"Vehehe, we're he~re!" Feliciano sang this with an ominous tone somewhat similar to a little girl from a certain movie.
Italy, Germany, Japan, and Prussia all stood in the middle of the forest where a rather large mansion with several windows, one tallish wooden door at the entrance, and signs of neglect from its not-so-recent abandonment could be seen.
Feeling a slight shudder up his spine, Ludwig groaned, "Do we have to?" It wasn't that he was scared or anything (yes, he was), it was the freaking long-ass walk here. Getting lost 3 times with these mentally/ emotionally unstable weirdoes was tiring enough, now he had to be a ghost buster or something.
To his side, Gilbert nodded timidly, "Y-yeah… it's a bit…"
"creepy as f*ck." Kiku finished with a scowl.
"Psh, cowards. C'mon, those dumb allies are coming here soon." The Italian brushed off their comments and headed toward the door. Reluctantly, they followed.
Inside the mansion, it was mysteriously free of most dust and other signs of neglect that could be seen outside.
"It's mysteriously free of dust and stuff." Ludwig voiced, unaware he had just repeated what the narrator described.
"Oh yeah, it's totally abandoned." Kiku sarcastically said aloud as he eyed the suspiciously unsuspicious Italian who merely glanced around calmly and said offhandedly, "Hm? Must have one of those Roomba vacuums or something."
Hesitating, Gilbert managed to stutter out, "Uh… F-feliciano, are y-you hiding something?"
The Prussian's concerns were caused by the cautiousness and anticipation from the Italian who looked as if he were expecting the ground to start shaking or a smoke bomb crash through the window and knock them out or an assassin to just shoot one of them at any time or- great, now he was getting paranoid. The Albino suddenly became alarmed and started to wring his pale hands.
Then, a crash from another room made them all jump- Gilbert especially who gave a small squeak. They all just stood there for a few moments when Feliciano turned to Kiku, "Aren't you gonna check that?"
Bewildered at this question, the Japanese asked with a mix of offense, disgust, and confusion in his voice, "Why do I have to?"
Sighing, he responded as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, "It's our tradition."
"W-wait, what the fu-"
"Just do what he says, Kiks." Ludwig interrupted from his spot by the door with his brother; they kind of scooted towards it when they heard the crash.
"But I- why do… you are….. Fine." The frustrated and confused Japanese man gave up and trudged toward the sound of the crash.
After passing a bunch of similar-looking doors down the hallway and turning a corner or two, all Japan could find was a shattered plate in pieces on the floor. It wasn't even the nice, fine China kind. Stupid cheap past owners of this Roomba-filled mansion with its unlocked front door and ominous air and cheap furniture, utensils, and everything. Too stingy to waste money on a good plate to break?
You know what? He's gonna take these shards and cut Italy and those two German cowards with them. Just for irony and kicks.
Picking them up carelessly and cutting himself a tiny bit and shoving them away in a random hammer space, Kiku headed back to his "allies".
Now picture his reaction when he found them absent from the main hall. Okay, now imagine the words he practically growled out when he attempted to open the front door and find it locked. Got it? It was something, huh?
'What kind of door locks you in your own house?!' He irritably thought during his rage which included slicing a nearby table with his katana and yelling out Japanese curse words, 'I'm gonna kill those mother…'
So a search for a way out of this dreaded place began for the Japanese. He started by attempting to escape through a window by breaking the glass, but they were barred. What was weird was that he didn't particularly remember that. Next, he tried kicking down the door off his hinges only to get a really hurt leg. Then, he attempted creating his own exit by destroying the wall, but he unfortunately didn't have the strength of neither Alfred nor Matthew- or a lot of other countries. Now, he decided to take a look around the mansion for another exit or something possibly alive he could maim.
Though, he couldn't help but feel as if someone were watching him as he pretended to casually glance behind him only to find no one there.
And here is our "intro" of sorts! Kiku is angry, Gilbert is dreading, Feliciano is being questionable, and Ludwig would rather be at home right now. Ghost busters~!
