A/N: reminder for the names:

Lucian: 2p Italy

Axel: 2p Germany

Takeshi: 2p Japan

Adolf: 2p Prussia

Lionel: 2p England

Garrett: 2p America


The unbreakable Zhoey vs. the breaker Lucian. A contest of wills between two opposite forces, causing conflict.

As mentioned before though, Lucian has gone for help to crumble the other. What could possibly be suggested that would end the fight between the two?

The unexpected.


Blinking, I refocus my eyes on the door, as the slap of feet hitting the floor angrily becomes apparent. Surprise, surprise, Axel's in a bad mood.

Well, it's probably caused by the fact that I just aggravated him. Axel prefers to keep his door unlocked 24/7 so he doesn't have to get up from the couch, but I usually make him get the door for me just to make him mad. It's pretty sad how I can manipulate him like that, after all, he could just ignore me.

Lazy idiot.

Huffing in annoyance, he opens the door.

"Lucian, for the last time, THE. DOOR. IS. UNLOCKED!" I breeze past him, rolling my eyes. Anger is so petty.

When I first became Axel's friend, it wasn't even a friendship. Just to make things easy on the brain, I'll just come out and say it; I was using him. When I first started to hang around Axel, it was to trick the other alter egos. Despite his lazy nature, the one thing besides sitting on the couch, ironically, that Axel likes to do is work out. A lot. As a result, he's the best street brawler around. And because of my, ahem, short stature, I often get overlooked when I'm around him.

That's often everyone's most infamous mistake. They underestimate me. Until they are broken. That's when they realize that I'm the only one with the power.

Somehow, I can't help but wonder if Zhoey underestimated me, or if the singing was her way of saying, sure I have the power, but at the same time she has some too.

The way I keep thinking about her, I'm starting to sound like a lovesick fool.

Anyway though, in the process of trying to use Axel, it progressed to actual friendship. Friendship being a loose term; more or less we tolerate each other.

Following Germany into the living room, I notice another hole in the wall.

"You and Adolf had another fight again, didn't you?"

"No." He denies it like usual, but I know the truth. The two don't get along very much due to Axel's laziness. Adolf wasn't locked in prison like the rest of us because he wasn't "a threat to society". As a result, he has worked hard over the years to get wealthy.

He has yet to succeed. Which explains his depression.

When Axel came out of prison and decided to crash permanently with his brother, it really made Adolf mad; not only was he condemned to the life of hiding because of his brother, but he also had to give up most of his "wealth" to do so. Poor, poor man.

I sit on the couch, despite the fact that it's covered in split beer, saliva, and...other things. Other, unidentifiable things. Never one to wait, I turn to Axel.

His eyes are glued to the television.

Irritated, I turn to look for the remote and quickly flick the television off. He doesn't even exclaim; this has been happening as long as we have known each other.

"Why are you here Lucian?" I take a deep breath.

"I have a girl." He spits out his beer in surprise, and it goes all over the floor. Ugh. Disgusting.

"You have a girl? As in girlfriend?"

"No. Girl, as in, the usual."

"Oh."

"Why did you act so surprised?"

"Nothing." I don't bother to press him, but I file it away for later in my brain. He'll pay dearly for that.

"Has she broken yet?"

"No, she hasn't"

"Yet."

"You don't get it Axel, she's not breaking! I've had her for five days, and she won't; she refuses to!" I explain everything I can remember about her to Axel, her singing, her family, her sarcasm, everything. I even told him how she smelled before the dankness of the cell destroyed her scent-like clean, air-dried sheets.

"I watched her for days before I took her. She was the perfect candidate; she had friends, family, and God. All of them would never rescue her. Their failure would cause her to fall apart. Of couse, their failure is because of me. I would be the one who ultimately broke her.

Only, she isn't cooperating."

Axel isn't the brightest person in the world, but he's a nation, so he's pretty good at coming up with solutions.

"You sound like your in love with her. Are you sure your keeping her prisoner?" Inwardly, I seethe.

"No, you idiot! I have no feelings for her! Do you have any solutions or should I go to Takeshi. I'm sure he would be better at coming up a solution then you." Actually, even though technically we are friends, it's never a good idea to visit him. I repeat, never go to his house. It's like a death trap. I could call him on my untraceable phone though, it's way easier than going to Japan for sure. Plus, if I'm gone, I won't be able to monitor her...breaking. Yeah, breaking. That's what I meant; no hesitation necessary.

Forget that.

Anyway, Axel has the grace to look slightly apologetic, but not enough for my taste.

"You should let her go."

Whatever happened to logic on this earth?

"Are you crazy? What are you thinking! What kind of solution is that?" He's gone insane.

"Let me finish Lucian. You're always jumping to conclusions."

Actually, I don't. I'm probably the most level-headed and rational person I know, with the exception of my decision to go to Axel for advice. You should see him and how easy he jumps to conclusions when he just want to fight someone. I steady my voice to satisfy his ego.

"Go on."

"As I was saying, if you let her go, it will really mess with her mind. The question that will haunt her for all eternity-Why did I survive? From what you've told me, she seems really strong. But if you let her go, she knows that you had the power over her to do whatever you wanted. But you let her go. You'll always be in the back of her mind, diminishing her happiness."

My mind races as I sort out what he just said. Now he's starting to make sense. Even though I won't get to see her break, I will get the satisfaction of knowing that I caused it.

Knowing that, in the end, I was the one with the power.


A/N: Chapter 3 Yay! Let me know what you think and how you like the direction of the story.

Thanks to StripeySocksNinja and Kittyruvsyou for the reviews and Crystal Sawada for the favorite!

Just to let everyone know, two chapters left.

I don't know whether to be sad or happy