Hey everyone. I know starting another story while I have many still to finish is not good, but I've been having writers block with those stories and don't know how to continue so I'm going to start on this story.
Also, sorry for any mistakes I have made. Also:
This story maybe historical in some parts and not historical in other parts. So in a way, this story is not fully historical.
Also I don't own Axis Power: Hetalia.
Summary: After decades of not seeing each other, Austria is ordered to take care of Prussia. Once seeing the albino, he is surprised at what he sees. What has happened to the Prussian to cause him to be this way? How will this change the Austrians views and the future?
I'll Protect You
Chapter Three
Over two weeks had passed until Prussia was completely over his sickness. Austria had spent most of his time staying by Prussia's bedside and watched over him. The only other thing he had done was cleaning Prussia's room so when he was better, he could sleep in his room. He had been sleeping in Austria's bed and Austria had been sleeping in the chair, causing him to be a bit sore in his back and neck.
Austria had thrown away all the torn up clothes and changed the bed sheets. Changing the bed, he replaced the black sheets, covers, and pillowcases with white ones. He put one of the quilts, a white quilt with black edges and in the middle was an Iron Cross, on top of the bed.
Since he was better and allowed out of bed, Prussia had been following Austria all over the place. The only place he wasn't allowed to follow Austria into the bathroom, but he would wait right outside the bathroom door.
That night after dinner, Austria was trying to put Prussia to sleep in his own bed. This was hopefully going to be the first night that Prussia would be sleeping in his own room and not in Austria's room. But every time Austria was about to head out of the room, Prussia would grab his arm and cling to him.
Sighing, Austria said, "Ok, I'll stay with you, but only until you fall asleep."
He knelt down next to the bed and tucked Prussia into bed again. He gave the toy bunny to Prussia, who held it close to him. Austria ran a hand through Prussia's hair to sooth the boy. Slowly Prussia started to nod off, fighting so not to sleep, but soon he lost and fell asleep.
Austria sighed happily at this and quietly left the room. At the door, he didn't close that door all the way, leaving it open just a crack. He walked into his room and got into bed. Soon he too fell asleep.
The next morning, Austria slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he noticed was pressure on the bed near his leg. He slowly sat up and saw that Prussia was sitting between his leg and the edge of the bed, rubbing his eyes.
Sighing, Austria asked, "Prussia, did you just wake up?"
Prussia nodded.
"Well, would you like some breakfast?" asked Austria. Again, Prussia nodded.
"Then lets get dress and get something to eat," said Austria, getting out of bed. They got dress and then he picked Prussia up, carrying him to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Austria set Prussia onto the counter and started to cook breakfast. As breakfast was being cooked, Austria started to set the table with Prussia helping him.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
The two of them looked up and then at each other.
"Maybe its Paul," said Austria as he headed to the door, Prussia following close behind him.
At the door, Austria opened it and all of a sudden, a force pushed him back.
"Hungary," said Austria, abruptly.
"Oh, Mr. Austria. I was so worry. I thought something had happened to you. No one had heard anything from you. Did something happen. Did Prussia hurt you or anything?" asked Hungary in a panic, holding him tightly in her arms.
"Hungary, calm down please. I'm all right as you can see," said Austria, trying to calm him down.
Letting go of him, Hungary looked at him and asked, "Then why haven't you contacted anyone?"
"Well, I've been busy," said Austria, looking down at Prussia, who was peeking from behind his leg.
Hungary looked down and saw Prussia. A surprised expression was etched on her face.
"Prussia?" questioned Hungary.
"Yes. I was surprised also when I first saw him," said Austria.
Hungary knelt down to Prussia's level and said with a smile, "Hey Prussia, its been a long time since I've seen you. You haven't changed a bit."
Prussic hid himself behind Austria.
Hungary was confused at this and looked up at Austria with a questioning look on her face.
"I'll explain it to you later. We have breakfast cooking if you like to join us," said Austria.
Entering the manor, Hungary followed Austria and Prussia into the kitchen. When the food was ready, they ate in silence.
When they finished eating, they decided to take a walk outside. They headed to the lake and walked by the edge of the water. Austria and Hungary wanted to talk, but couldn't since Prussia was in earshot.
"Prussia, how about you go play by the water. Hungary and I need to talk about some things. Nothing for you to worry about," said Austria.
Prussia looked at Austria and then gave a side-glance to Hungary. He then nodded and walked away.
Once he was out of earshot, Hungary turned to Austria and asked, "What's been going on? Why is Prussia still little? What's wrong to him?"
"I'm not sure. He was like this when I first came here. He was really distance with me at first and only recently has he begun to trust me. And that was after he was sick for over two weeks," told Austria.
Hearing this caused Hungary to be worried.
"When you say distance, what do you mean?" asked Hungary.
"He was scared of me and would run away from me. He even bit me once to get away," said Austria. This really surprised Hungary.
"But things had been getting better. He's now been clinging to me. Following me all over the place. Like last night, I finally was able to get him to sleep in his bed. He had been sleeping in my bed since he got sick. I've slept in a chair by his bedside since then," said Austria.
"Poor thing," said Hungary.
There was a moment of silence until Hungary asked, "Is something bothering you, Mr. Austria? It seems like something is on your mind."
Looking at Hungary, Austria said, "In my opinion, I'm pretty sure that Prussia was left alone for a long time, probably for several years. I don't think anyone was taking care of him. When I arrived here, the manor was a mess. The whole place was filled with dust and every room was dirty. It didn't seem like anyone had cleaned it for many years. Paul, he takes care of the stable, has been working here for about four years and said that he has barely ever seen anyone here. When I arrived here, the only food that was available was stale bread and beer. If he was a normal human, he probably be dead by now."
This horrified Hungary.
"How can anyone do that to him?" wondered Hungary. Austria didn't answer.
They walked in silence until Hungary asked, "So what have you been doing?"
"Well, mostly cleaning the manor. I've cleaned most of it, but there are still a few rooms to do. Then I was thinking next spring, I would plant a garden. Make the place look nice on the outside also," said Austria.
"That would be nice," said Hungary.
Austria looked to where Prussia and saw him standing, working with something in his hands. He walked up to the boy with Hungary behind him, following him.
He knelt done next to Prussia and asked, "What are you doing, Prussia?"
After a moment, Prussia showed Austria a wreath of flowers that he picked.
"That's very pretty," said Austria.
Suddenly Prussia placed the wreath on Austria's head. This surprised Austria and Hungary.
Austria then smiled and said, "Thank you, Prussia." He patted the boy on the head and then picked him up.
Hungary walked up to him and said, "That was very nice, Prussia." She went to pat him on the head, but Prussia moved away from her hand. This made Hungary kind of worried and sad.
"Its ok. She's not going to hurt you," said Austria, but Prussia nuzzled into in Austria's neck like him was trying to hide away.
Austria shrugged at Hungary and she sighed at this.
They stayed outside until it was time to start cooking lunch. Austria and Hungary started to cook lunch with Prussia watching them.
Watching them kind off saddened Prussia. Austria seemed to be having a good time with Hungary.
Sliding off the counter, Prussia left the kitchen without Austria and Hungary noticing. He walked down the hallway, heading back to his room. In his room, Prussia sat down on his bed and took hold of his bunny, holding it close.
In the kitchen, Austria and Hungary had just put the food in the oven when the noticed that Prussia was gone.
"Where could he have gone?" wondered Hungary.
"I'll go look for him. You stay here," said Austria, leaving the kitchen. He headed straight to Prussia's room.
Austria entered Prussia's room and saw the boy curled up in bed, on top of the sheets, holding his bunny.
Sitting down on the bed next to him, Austria asked, "What's wrong? Did something upset you?"
No response.
"Is it because of Hungary?" asked Austria. Prussia tensed at hearing this.
"Ok, so that's the reason. She's only here for a little while and she won't hurt you. I promise," said Austria. He raised his hand and ruffled Prussia's hair, playfully. A small smile appeared on Prussia's face from this.
"Is that a smile on your face? Is that a smile?" teased Austria in a playful way. He started to tickle the boy's sides causing the boy to laugh very hard and his face to turn red.
They did this for a bit until Austria stopped, letting Prussia, who was panting very hard and almost tomato red, calm down.
"There. You feel better?" asked Austria.
When Prussia finally calmed down, he went over to Austria and wrapped his arms around the Austrian's neck, hugging him.
Austria smiled at this hugged the boy back.
When they broke apart, Austria took the wreath of flowers off his head and placed it on Prussia, saying, "It looks cuter this way."
Prussia's eyes widened at hearing this and looked away, a slight blush appearing on his face. Austria was surprised at this reaction and then smiled at him.
"Come on, let's go. Breakfast should be ready by now," said Austria. He picked Prussia up and carried him to the kitchen, where waiting for them.
"Oh, thank goodness. I thought I was going to have to eat alone," said Hungary.
"Sorry for taking so long. Lets eat," said Austria. He placed Prussia in a chair and took a seat next to him. Hungary sat down on the other side of Austria. They ate mostly in silence with the only conversation between Austria and Hungary. Prussia was mostly looking at his plate and sliding his food around his plate with his fork, bored.
But conversation caught the Prussian's ears.
"I do miss playing the piano. This is the longest time that I haven't been playing the piano since I started to play," said Austria.
Hearing this, Prussia slid out of his chair and walked out of the dining room. This surprised Austria and Hungary.
Austria quickly stood up and followed him with Hungary right behind him.
"Prussia, where are you going?" asked Austria, following the boy, but as usual, no response.
Prussia led them to a room that Austria hadn't been in yet. Opening the door, Prussia walked in with Austria and Hungary.
Austria gasped at the sight of this room. It was a music room. It contained a violin, a viola, a flute, and in the middle of the room was a grand piano with a large sofa next to it. This room of course needed some cleaning and the instruments probably needed to be tuned, but Austria couldn't wait to play some music. It has felt like years since he last played any music.
He looked down at Prussia, who was looking up at him, waiting for how Austria would react.
Kneeling down in front of the boy, Austria ruffled his hair, playfully and said, "Thank you, Prussia. Thank you very much for showing me this."
A little smile appeared on Prussia's face.
This was the next room to be cleaned. With the help of Hungary and a bit from Prussia, the room took about an hour to clean. Austria then started to tune the instruments, which took over an hour.
Once everything was done, Austria, Prussia, and Hungary took a seat on the sofa to rest. Hungary leaned against the armrest of the sofa, Austria, who was in the middle, leaned against the back of the sofa, and Prussia lay down with his head on Austria's lap.
"We should start making some lunch. It'll take a while and it will be about lunchtime by the time we finish," said Hungary.
"Ok. Lets go," said Austria. He turned to Prussia and was about to say something when he saw that the boy was asleep with a peaceful expression on his face.
Austria smiled and turned to Hungary. "We should let him sleep," he said.
Hungary nodded in agreement. Austria carefully stood up, holding Prussia's head so not to wake him. Placing the boy's head on the sofa gently, Austria took off his jacket and covered him with it. They left the room to start cooking lunch.
"I should leave soon. I don't think it is good for me to stay here for long. Prussia doesn't like me to be here," said Hungary as they headed to the kitchen.
"Maybe, but he needs to get use to others. He can't be afraid of people," said Austria.
Hungary smirked at this and said, "I don't really think he is that afraid of me. I think it is something else."
"What do you mean?" asked Austria, confused.
"I mean I think he is more jealous than anything," said Hungary.
"Jealous?" said Austria.
"He's jealous because I'm here and you're paying attention to me and not him. You said it yourself. He's been clinging to you. He wants you to only pay attention to him. You're probably the only person who has been giving him attention for a long time," said Hungary.
As Prussia slept, he began to turn and twitch in his sleep. His face expression showed pain and tears came from his closed eyes. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and sat up, screaming. He continued to scream until Austria and Hungary ran into the room.
Austria went up to the couch and said, "Its ok, Prussia, its ok. Its just a nightmare, nothing is going to hurt. It was just a bad dream."
Prussia quickly went to Austria, grabbing the front of the Austrian's shirt, sobbing on his chest. Austria wrapped his arms around the boy and picked him up. He felt Prussia shaking in his arms. He took a seat on the sofa and tried to comfort him, whispering 'Its ok' to him.
He looked up at Hungary and saw that she was really worried, but knew she might make it worse.
"Hungary, it might be better if you leave us alone for a while," said Austria. Hungary nodded and left.
Austria turned his attention back to Prussia.
"Its ok, Prussia. No one is going to hurt you. You're going to be fine. It was just a bad dream," said Austria, trying to calm him down.
The boy continued to cry into Austria's chest. The Austrian stroked Prussia's back to soothe him.
It took a while before Prussia's cries subsided. His eyes were becoming heavy and started to close. Austria smiled sadly at him and stood up, holding Prussia in his arms.
"Lets get you to bed," said Austria. He walked out of the music room and headed to Prussia's room.
In Prussia's room, he tried to get Prussia off of his chest to put him in bed, but the boy wouldn't let go of him, who nuzzled his head into Austria's chest.
"You're not going to let go, are you," said Austria. Prussia responded by tightening his grip on Austria's shirt.
"Guess you're not," said Austria. He lay down on the bed with his back against the headboard. The boy fell asleep as Austria became relaxed, still clutching the front of the Austrian's shirt.
After a few minutes like this, the door opened and Hungary walked into the room. Austria put a finger on his lips and showed her that Prussia was asleep.
"Foods ready," she whispered.
"We'll wait. You can go eat if you want," said Austria.
Hungary nodded and whispered, "How is he?"
"He just fell asleep. I think he'll be fine. He just had a bad dream," whispered Austria.
"Ok," muttered Hungary and then said softly, "I'll bring in some food for the two of you later. I'll start cleaning the rooms you haven't yet clean after I finish eating."
"You don't have to," said Austria in a low voice.
"Its alright. It's something for me to do. I'll see you later," said Hungary, quietly and left the room.
Austria sighed and then looked down at Prussia. He then closed his eyes, letting them rest for a bit.
Then he too fell asleep.
Finally done. Glad I got it done today. Hope everyone has a nice night and good trick or treating. I know I will. Happy Halloween! Bye.