Japan was standing outside, staring at the land that would be his when he got old enough to take care of it. He turned and walked inside, tiptoeing so he wouldn't wake up anyone, but the closer he was to China's room, the less he could contain himself. He broke into a run, closing the gap of a few feet before halting in front of China's door. He listened for a few minutes, trying to hear if China was awake. When he decided that China was still snoozing, he slid the door opened and stomped loudly towards China, trying to wake him up.
"China," Japan whispered. "China?" He poked China lightly. "China." Japan stood quietly. He sighed quietly and poked China again. "China!"
"Isn't it Taiwan's turn to be here?" China mumbled. He was referring, of course, to the fact that Taiwan and China took turns teaching Japan how to be a nation and sleeping at Japan's house.
Japan shook his head, "You told her you were going to take her turn because you had to show me something that would mean more coming from you."
China opened one eye and studied Japan. Had he said that? It was too early to be sure, but Japan was already up and dressed, ready at a time that most kids would rather sleep through.
"You said that it had to be early morning. The sun will be rising soon," Japan reported.
China sat up and nodded. "Right, okay. I'll get ready."
Japan smiled and walked out of China's room, closing the door behind him. He walked outside and stood under a sakura tree as he waited for China. Even though he was only a child, he appreciated the way the sun rose over his home.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" China walked up behind him. He placed a hand on Japan's shoulder, "Let's take a walk." As they walked, Japan stayed a step behind China, letting him lead the way. They soon came to a beach and China squinted through the darkness, where the sun light had not yet reached. "You can almost see my home from here," he smiled.
"Almost," Japan replied, watching China. "Why are we here?"
China turned away from the water and motioned for Japan to do the same. "What do you see, Japan?"
Japan looked at the rising sun and everything it was lighting up. "Home," he said, looking back at China.
"Exactly. This is your home Japan." China turned back to the darkness, "And my home is that way. What is the difference between me and you, my home and your home?"
Japan had to think for a moment. "You have to take care of your home alone. Right now, I have help to take care of my home. My teachers, China and Taiwan have to help me. No one helps China or Taiwan."
China smiled again, "Exactly. The day will come when the sun will set and I will no longer be here to help you. The sun will rise the next day and illuminate your home, and you will have to care for it yourself."
"And all of it will be mine?" Japan scanned his home and decided it was very large, he wondered if China's home was as big. "Will I ever be able to visit your home?" Japan asked him.
"Of course you will," China chuckled. "We can go tomorrow if you'd like."
Japan turned to look at China's home and looked beyond. "What's north of your home?"
China's eyes widened. "You've met Russia, Japan. Do you remember." Japan thought back to the odd, childish man that always wore a scarf and nodded. "Well, north of my home is Russia's home. You must never go there."
"But if I'm to be a nation, shouldn't I visit all the other nations?" he asked.
"You can meet with Russia on different land, but if would be best if you never went to Russia's home and Russia never came to yours. Right now everything is in a balance and the balance isn't being disrupted. Who knows what might happen if you were to go there. You'll understand when you are a bit older."
A/N
And congrats to Oxenstierna D. Yuki-Rin for guessing the Lion King correctly. I was hoping it was painfully obvious.
The scene where Mufasa tells Simba, "One day the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you." Is the whole reason this fanfic is being written right now. All because something clicked in my brain that matched this scene with the scene in Hetalia where Japan says, "Hello China, from where the sun sets, I am Japan from where the sun rises."
So, before I started writing this chapter, I looked up Hetalia/Lion King in the search and 5 stories came back. Mine, a Parody of Kovu's Exile, Two that were nearly word for word except with name changes, and one really weird one involving Prussia and Germany that lasted one chapter. I hope my story is better than that.
Also, my mom brought home one of those japanese puzzles. The ones with the two sticks and each have a loop and you have to get them apart and together. Psh. My brother got it apart easily, but couldn't get it back together and I was able to get it together but not apart. It helps if you aren't really paying attention to what you are doing. Lol.
I hope that all of you enjoyed this chapter.
Have a good day, please review, and DFTBA