Guardian of Chigii

Chapter Three

"You know, mate, I think we should just let this one slide. Sure, Manny's gonna be mad but WHY should someone with a sailor's mouth protect the children of the world?!" Bunnymund growled.

"Dude, you guys to take his brother instead! Ita here has got a huge heart for children!" America butted in, having a not-so-sure north Italian by his side.

"I agree with the American." Bunnymund said, looking at his fellow guardians.

"Replace South with the North? Seems alright to me." Jack shrugged.

Little did they know how much that not only pissed the Southern Italy off, but how much it pushed him. He had been replaced all his life by his little brother. Now the winter spirit is saying it seems alright without realizing what he is really saying. Romano pushed Spain off of him and walked over, grabbing his brother from America.

"You'a replace me with fratello and'a you'll be put in'a bag full of cats and drowned in the waters of Venice!" Romano growled with a thick accent. He threated Jack with a Mafia execution.

Now Jack didn't know Romano's past, but Romano also didn't know Jack's. Drowning was a horrible threat to put on the winter spirit. The words waters and Drowned made Jack gasp in horror as memories flashed in his eyes. He glared at the Italian with anger.

"Fratello! Stop it!" Italy pulled back his older brother, but Romano didn't break his glare on the spirit.

"Think about what you talk about, Romano." Jack tried to calm himself, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.

"What? Have you drowned before? Hate water? Hate cats? Well'a listen here, Freezer! Ever since I was'a baby I was'a replaced with Fratello! By Grandpa, by Austria, by Spain, by Seborga, by everyone!" Romano yelled.

"FREEZER!? DID HE JUST CALL ME FREEZER?!" Jack gasped. He then ran up to Romano's face. "I DID drown! I drowned in a lake so cold I didn't get the chance to react! To save myself! But I did it to save my sister! Who have you saved?! You've got the nerve to fight a guardian! I don't see what is so special in you!"

"I've been alive for thousands of years, how old'a are you teen!? I've fought for'a my people! From ages zero to one hundred!"

"World War One, World War Two, Civil War…" Jack started naming wars that he was sure Romano had fought in a lost tons of lives in.

"VAFFANCULO!" Romano screamed.

Romano was about to attack the Winter Spirit, but Jack used his staff to tap the country's nose. In seconds a layer of ice had covered Romano, freezing him in his steps.

"E-EH!? What did you do to fratello!?" Italy panicked.

"Don't worry about his hot head." Jack growled, crossing his arms. "He needed the ice. To, you know, help him cool off."

"I think this is worse the Bunny and Jack when Jack was called to be a guardian." Tooth said.

"But we can all agree that it is a surprise that Manny would want this person to be a guardian." North added.

"We agreed to that a while ago." Bunny said. Sandy stood there, nodding and watching.

"So, tell us more about you guys. More about being a guardian." England decide now was best to step in.

"Again, we guard the children of the earth. Every single one of them. We each represent something special to them. I'm Wonder, Tooth is Memories, Bunny is Hope, Sandy is dreams, and Jack is Fun." North grinned, happy the subject was changed.

"So…What would Romano be then?" Hungary asked, walking over.

"Well, what is his center? What does Romano seem to show, or protect, most?" North asked.

"Tomatoes!" Spain hopped in.

"I…don't think that Manny would pick him for that. Anything else?" Tooth smiled awkwardly.

"He has a lot of pride." Germany stated.

"America has a lot of pride." England reminded.

"And Prussia." Hungary said.

"Of course Prussia!" England agreed.

"Well then I guess I can't come up with anything." Germany sighed.

"Are you sure he didn't pick Romania or Rome?" Russia asked.

"HA! What could Romania protect in children!?" Hungary laughed.

"OH SHUT UP!" Romania yelled at Hungary.

"Hey! Ve! Hey guys!" Italy tried to get everyone's attention. Surprisingly, everyone did look at him.

"Fratello is a decedent of Grandpa Rome, so that must be that he's special! Right?" Italy asked, a smile on his face.

"But, italia, so am I!" France smiled, spinning in a circle.

"And…..me…." Greece yawned.

"And I!" Seborga raised his hand. "Sorry."

"You tried. You tried." Tooth patted Italy's back, knowing he was trying to stand up for his brother but failed.

"So…Should we take the Italian and leave now?" Jack grumbled.

"If you take Fratello, can I come with you?" Italy asked.

"We'll probably need you, mate." Bunny sighed.

"Well I guess that was our meeting for the day." England said.

"Alright!" North took a globe out of his jacket and slammed it on the ground, it turning into a portal to the North Pole.

Jack poked the frozen country with his staff and the ice cracked, falling apart until Romano was free. Romano instantly fell to his knees, huddling into a ball for warmth. He didn't say anything or look up at anyone. He kind of resembled a child for that one moment. He was scared, but he didn't show it.

Chibimano huddled up into a ball, the snow around him freezing him. His eyes were closed and he didn't say a word. He didn't talk to or look at any passing stranger. They didn't talk to him, but they sure did stare at him. He was scared, but he didn't show it.

"Come on. Let's go." Italy tugged at his brother. Romano got up, but he still didn't look at anyone.

The guardians and Italy brothers stepped into the portal without a goodbye. The other countries sighed, leaving for home. Soon they would hear from Italy and Romano. I guess that was what they should start waiting for.

"Romano? There you are!" Spain pulled the little boy up, his face full of worry. "Come on, let's go."

Chibimano didn't fight back, but he didn't look at anyone or say anything. Spain sighed, half in relief and half in worry.

"Let's go home, alright?"

A/N:

I'm trying to finish "Setting Fire to the Snow", which I'm almost done with, so hang on.

Thank you all for the reviews, and two people told me they use Google-translate for this. THANK YOU! This is the first time anyone is willing to do that to read my story. Thank you so much.