Soon morning came and it dragged both the sun and I up with it. I ran a hand through my hair and didn t move from my lumpy cot. My body ached and my eyes burned from little sleep. I suddenly snapped up when I heard the hard stomp of boots coming down the corridor. My heart sped up and I clenched the sides of the metal cot. The door clicked as it was unlocked, and the large and imposing image of Russia stood in the doorway. I noticed something was wrong though. Instead of his usual insane smile and maddened eyes, he now held a face with no emotions. He came over and ordered me to stand. When I didn t immediately respond he grabbed my arm and pulled me roughly to my feet.

Stand he barked. I straightened up and listened as my various joints popped and cracked from little use. He took me over to the wall on the far side of my prison cell, took my hands, and picked a pair of shackles that were chained to the wall. He clicked the shackles onto my wrists and stood back. He was turning to leave when I heard what sounded to be a cackle from the still open door. A young lady walked in, she had long platinum blonde hair, a large purple dress with matching bow, and she held the same features as walked slowly up to us; if possible, she looked more insane than him.

OH! Big brother, I love it! She suddenly lunged forward and wrapped her arms around her big brother , He s so pretty and his skin is so pale. He s just perfect for practicing my work. She smiled a truly insane smile. Now Brother is this our wedding present? Russia now swallowed heavily and turned severely pale accompanied by a frightened look.

N-now Belarus. we talked about this, da? I won t marry you. I said you could play with Prussia if you st-stopped asking me to marry you. He now pulled away from her as she slowly grew a murderous look.

But I love Big Brother. I want to become one with you Big Brother!" She lunged for him and he, with what I expected from experience, was able to dodge her. He bolted for the door and slammed it shut. I closed my eyes when I heard the click of a lock. She turned to me and looked positively insane. Now you are Prussia right?

I swallowed heavily and forced an answer. Ja, I m the awesome country of Prussia! I m only here until I get bored and escape," I tried to make myself sound all brave and awesome like, but my voice squeaked at the end of the sentence. She smiled and she drew out a long knife. She smiled and turned those murderous blue-ish purple eyes to me.

Well then Prussia, you do have a smart mouth don t you? I see brother has been soft on you. Now while I love big brother, he doesn t push boundaries like I do. I love playing games with toys and seeing how much you can play with them until they, she drew her finger lightly across the blade and she leaned in until her nose was an inch from mine, break. I flinched when I felt cold knife on my skin and started shaking a little. She gripped the blade and looked into my eyes. Now you re an interesting toy aren t you, you can t die as you re a country, but you still bleed and respond to pain like a human. She suddenly twisted the blade into my skin

.At first I felt no pain and, suddenly, it intensified until it felt as though my skin was burning. She began slowly dragging the knife over my skin. I felt the blood slowly, almost lazily, tread down my skin. She began almost drawing with the knife. She would laugh, growl, and crackle making an insane symphony be the music for her artwork.

She stood back and smiled. Brother didn t want me to play with you because he said your skin was too perfect for scars. I was mad because Big Brother never says anything like that about me She broke off and had an almost puzzled look clouding her features. , but, she suddenly continues, Big Brother is letting me play with you now, and that s all that matters. I do see what he means though. You have such pretty skin for the purples and blues of bruises, but your skin will also show the lines of scars so perfectly. She looked me into my eyes. Prussia, you may think we re monsters, but we re not, we simply want everyone to understand the beauty of becoming one together. The sooner you give in to Big Brother the sooner this will all be over. You will then become another brother in our wonderful family, and then we can maybe someday get your brother too. We can then make everyone one with us and then there will be no more wars. Everyone will just listen, share, and love each other. No more wars, famines, or pain, just a big happy family of the Earth. Now, Prussia,do you give up. We can make this all end, right now, join us and we can be the happy family that everyone truly ones."

I looked at her blood covered hands and knife, I felt the heat of pain slowly numb my body, I breathed in the slowly staling smell of copper. I glanced around the bland, cold, and grey room. I could make it all end. I could make the pain stop, the beatings, everything! I felt as though I could laugh. I looked up and smiled for what felt like the first time in years, but I thought about West, Austria, and yes even Hungary. I imagined if they found out I joined him. I felt the madness leave. I had almost broken down. I had almost given in to them, but now I realized that as long as I had hope, as long as I had the memories, I had my sanity.

I looked up and smirked. Well, Belarus, you can stick your offer up your ass, you incest obsessed bitch," She snarled and I m pretty sure I still passed out with my smirk on my face and the blood running down my body.
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I woke up in a pool of my own blood. The room was blurry and I felt nauseous. I dragged myself to my bed ignore the burn of the cuts around my body. I forced myself to stand and winced as I limped to my bed. Before I collapsed I looked in the mirror. Belarus had written the words PROPERTY OF THE SOVIET UNION into my very skin.
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Gah, i was basically forced into editing this for today. -_- aren't my friends wonderful? but anyway chapter three! wooh, done, bam. now i'll glare at chapter four. -Daemi