A/N: I am torturing myself writing this chapter! I really brought pain upon myself with this story, but I love this story at the same time! Why do I have to be affected by these FEELS! Ahh, well. Read & Review!

Chapter 3

"Where is Alfred?" Natalia asked, anxiousness showing in her voice.

Both of Natalia's siblings stared down at their feet. Silence filled the room, creating a tension in the air. Natalia's brow furrowed. Ivan took a breath, as if he was going to speak, before letting his breath out, remaining silent. Natalia began to grow angry, an evil aura seeming to emanate from her.

"Сестра, let me get Matthew. He will want to be the one to tell you," Katyusha explained in a depressed tone.

"Tell me what? Where is Alfred? I need to speak to him!" Natalia was growing louder with every word, rage evident in her tone. Katyusha pulled out her cell phone and speed dialed a number, waiting patiently for her husband to pick up.

"Kat?"

"Mattie! Natalia is awake. You need to get here right away."

"I will be right there. I am in the lobby right now."

"Please hurry. Сестра is scary when she is angry…"

Natalia calmed down slightly, knowing she would get nothing but a worse headache if she kept yelling at her siblings. A few minutes later, Matthew Williams walked into the room, his eyes showing signs of crying.

"Hello, Natalia…" Matthew greeted in his usual quiet, almost nonexistent voice, but with a noticeable note of sadness in it.

"Hello, Matthew. Where is Alfred?"

"A-Alfred… H-he…" Matthew began tearing up, his eyes were bloodshot and his face was deathly pale, "I-I-I… H-he…" Tears streamed down Matthews face. "Natalia… Alfred… H-he didn't… H-he didn't make it…" Matthew burst into a sobbing mess as he delivered this news. Katyusha sat next to Matthew, comforting him with a back rub and embracing him, tears beginning to fall from her eyes, too.

Natalia sat back, the news hitting her harder than the truck did. She began to cry, her violet eyes watering uncontrollably. "No… I-I… I don't believe you… Alfred can't die. H-he's the hero. The Hero can't die!"

Ivan stepped forward and placed his hand on Natalia's shoulder. "Natalia, Alfred was a good man, annoying at times, but good nonetheless. I am sorry that he is gone." Ivan sat on the bed next to Natalia and comforted her.

"B-but… H-he was… H-he p-proposed to me…" Natalia burst into a fit of sobbing, as Matthew, Katyusha, and Ivan all looked at her in shock. Ivan's face grew dark and Matthew quieted down, his face looking more depressed than ever.

Katyusha looked at Natalia with concern. "What did you say?"

"I-I said yes…"

Katyusha reached out and held her sister's hand. Natalia's tears fell freely as she finally accepted the truth. Ivan stood up and walked to the window, muttering something about stupid Americans going off and dying making his sister cry. Pale moonlight shone through the window onto Ivan's face where a single teardrop slid across his skin.

After half an hour of crying, Matthew and Katyusha wiped their eyes and headed home. Ivan sat back down in his chair and watched Natalia as she silently cried herself to sleep. Ivan slipped into slumber a few minutes later.

Сестра- Sister

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