**sighs with relief** After having so much trouble with this chapter, I am FINALLY done with it! I got stuck a few times because I lost my train of thought a lot because I got distracted with a lot of things... but it is DONE! I will be working on three more chapters before updating again. I found that my train of thought on what happens in the next chapter flows better if I don't stop and update. So I will be updating three chapters at a time (or more depending on how well my train of thought is). Well, hope you enjoy this chapter!^_^
Chapter 4:
Prussia and Japan waited for Germany and Italy to come out of the ice cream shop. Once they were out, Prussia's plan would be put into action. After several minutes of waiting, Germany and Italy finally came out ice cream cones in their hands. Prussia and Japan hid behind the bushes again, Prussia letting out a small chuckle. Germany and Italy walked down the road.
"German Ice Cream is good!" Italy smiled as he continued to eat his. Germany didn't know what to say, so he remained quiet. Since Prussia and Japan were gone, he felt kind of weird because it made it seem that he and Italy were on a date. Germany didn't mind, but it was just weird since Italy still hadn't remembered all his memories of him. As the two continued to walk it seemed peaceful however…
"Watch out!" a voice yelled. Germany and Italy looked over in the direction of the voice and saw a cart racing towards the two. Germany's eyes widened as he grabbed Italy and moved both of them out of the way, the cart barely missing them and Germany's ice cream cone landing on the ground. "Sorry!" the person yelled as he chased after his cart. Germany sighed with relief. He was lucky he had fast reflexes.
"Ve! That was amazing Germany!" Italy said as Germany set him back on the ground. "You're really fast!"
"Ja… I guess so…" Germany replied with a slight blush on his face. Italy smiled happily as the two continued to walk down the road.
"Verdammen," Prussia said. "That didn't do anything…"
"Are you trying to kill them Prussia!" Japan exclaimed with fright. He didn't think Prussia's plan involved such dangerous things. Prussia looked over at Japan.
"Scaring Italy's memories out of him is the fastest way for him to remember West. So we have to put them in danger for that to happen." Japan sighed and shook his head.
"I don't think that will-" Japan looked up and saw that Prussia was already gone to start on his next plan. Japan sighed again. How did he get involved in this again? Japan hurried off to find Prussia and try to keep him from doing anything too dangerous. Italy and Germany came to a fork in the road. It was just a matter of where to go from there.
"Let's go this way Germany!" Italy said as he pointed off to the right. Germany looked in that direction and saw a clear road up ahead. So, with a nod, the two started walking down there. "This is so much fun! It reminds me of the time you promised to be my best friend forever!"
"Really…? I think this place is completely different from that time," Germany replied. He was trying to make it sound like he was normal even though he was happy that Italy was remembering more. However, the peaceful moment was ruined when Italy fell into a random hole in the ground. Germany raised an eyebrow with confusion. When was there ever a random hole in his area?
"Germany! Germany! Help me!" Italy cried, his voice echoing. With a sigh, Germany knelt near the hole, reached his hand out, and pulled Italy out of the hole before helping him wipe off the ice cream that splattered on his head. "Can we just go back home now!"
"Sure," Germany replied as the two stood up and started heading back to Germany's house. However, that wasn't the end of their troubles. It seemed that no matter where they went, something tried to hit them.
A random bullet almost hit them followed by a runaway horse. Next a bucket fell from the sky and hit Italy in the head, which seemed to be a common thing to happen. Germany knew this since he had spent an twenty-eight days trying to figure Italy out and a bucket always hit him on the head, no matter how probable it was that it couldn't hit him. Next they were attacked by a flock of pigeons even though they had done nothing to them. By the time Italy and Germany returned to Germany's house, they were covered in bruises, mainly from the pigeons attacking them. The two panted heavily. What was wrong with the world today? Germany cursed the world for not letting him enjoy his time alone with Italy.
"That was scary," Italy said with relief that he was inside.
"Yeah…" Germany agreed. What did they do to deserve such treatment? Nothing like this had ever happened to him in his entire life. Germany remembered the looks on people's faces as they watched him and Italy running down the road. He wouldn't be able to saw his face to anyone for awhile. It was bad enough that his arm was in a sling and now he was worse off than he had been when he first got back from the war… or at least his pride was shattered.
"I'm going to go take a shower. I'll let you know when I'm done." Germany nodded before Italy run up the stairs to his room. Germany walked into the kitchen and found Prussia and Japan there. Germany gave Prussia a stern look.
"What's with that face, West?" Prussia asked, disliking the glare that his little brother was giving him.
"Where the hell did you two go!" Germany yelled with anger.
"Prussia brought me back here," Japan said nervously. Japan was hoping his nervousness wouldn't show through. He was supposed to be lying after all. "I wasn't feeling good for some reason so I asked Prussia to bring me back here." Germany's glare didn't disappear from his face at all, which made both Japan and Prussia even more nervous than before.
"Japan didn't want to ruin the day out because he wasn't feeling well," Prussia continued. "So we snuck away from you guys so you two could at least enjoy the day out! I-I thought that's what you would want West…"
"Don't try lying to me bruder!" Germany yelled, seeing right through the lie that he and Japan were trying to think of. "Where did you two REALLY go!" Prussia and Japan looked at each other nervously. Japan was looking at Prussia, hoping that he would tell Germany what was really going on while Prussia was looking at Japan in hopes that Japan wouldn't cave in and let Germany know what they did.
"I'm sorry!" Japan yelled as he sat on his knees near Germany and bowed down at his feet. "Prussia made me try and ruin the day you two had by setting up traps! I tried to stop him but he wasn't listening and he threatened to kill me if I didn't help out!" Prussia had a look of fright on his face as Japan told Germany what had happened. His gaze traveled up to Germany as he felt the tension in the air thicken. Germany face was filled with anger and rage.
Germany walked over to Prussia, his face still flaring with anger. "You almost got us kill Prussia!"
"I-I'm sorry West!" Prussia said. "I thought putting Italy in danger would trigger his memories faster! I wasn't trying to kill you!" Prussia knew how mad Germany was at him. Germany never used his actually name unless he was really mad at him about something. Germany's eye twitched with anger as he stood over his brother who was feeling smaller and smaller the longer Germany stood there and looked at him angrily. Without another word, Germany stormed out of the kitchen and up the stairs. He wasn't in the mood to talk to his brother anymore and probably wouldn't for awhile. Germany walked into his room and sat on his bed, still filled with rage but his face didn't show it anymore.
Verdammen bruder! Germany thought as he fell back into his bed and placed his arm over his face. Just when I think everything is going well he has to go and mess it up! I knew I shouldn't have told him about Italy! Germany rolled onto his side and closed his eyes. He was exhausted from having to run away from all the traps that Prussia had set up. He was grateful to his brother for trying to help get Italy's memories back, but he wouldn't forgive him for trying to kill the two of them.
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Germany awoke at his body shaking. As his eyes opened, he could see the bright light coming from his window. How long had he been asleep for? It wasn't so bright when he had come into his room before. As his vision started getting clearer, his eyes met with gentle brown eyes.
"Are you awake now Germany?" Japan asked with a smile. Germany sat up and rubbed his hand over his face to wake up more.
"Japan? What time is it?" Germany asked.
"It's 7 o'clock in the morning."
Germany's eyes slightly opened wider with surprise. "In the morning? When did that happen?"
"Well, I guess you fell asleep from exhaustion last night. I tried to wake you up for dinner, but you were completely out of it." Germany looked away from Japan and sighed. He had been tired but never imagined that he had been that tired. Normally the slightest movement work in up, something he had gotten from being in so many battles. "Breakfast is ready if you're hungry."
"Alright, I'll be there in a little bit," Germany replied as he stood up and headed for his bathroom. "I'm going to take a shower."
"Alright," Japan said as he left the room. He was glad that Germany wasn't mad about what had happened yesterday. It was a relief to him that he wouldn't have his comrade furious with him. Of course, it wasn't really his fault. It was mainly Prussia's but he did feel some guilt since he simply didn't keep Prussia from doing all those dangerous things to him and Italy.
Japan returned to the kitchen and saw Prussia sulking in the corner. "I was really trying to help," Prussia said. He was still depressed about Germany being so mad at him yesterday and was trying to figure out how to make it up to him. However, when he couldn't think of anything, he became more depressed than he had been before.
"Prussia, I really don't think you should dwell on it so much," Japan said as he placed a gentle hand on Prussia's shoulder. "It didn't seem like Germany was still mad about what happened yesterday. You should just try to act normal. It'll only make other people depressed if you continue like this." Prussia sighed as he stood up and walked out of the room without a single word. Japan figured that Prussia was still upset about Germany being mad since he never acted like this unless he lost a war.
Prussia made his way to the phone and dialed a number. The phone rang before the sound of someone picking up could be heard.
"Hello?" the voice asked. Prussia froze as he realized who had picked up and it wasn't the person he wanted. "Hello?"
"H-Hey, I was wondering if-"
"What the hell are you calling here for!" Prussia sighed.
"Hungary, look… I want to talk to Austria about something. Could you please give him the phone?" Silence filled the other line.
"Fine… Austria, it's for you!" Hungary wasn't too fond of letting Prussia talk to Austria, but she figured that it was better over the phone than in person. At least he couldn't do anything to him. Silence filled the phone again as Prussia waited.
"What is it Prussia?" a voice came, this time male. Prussia knew right away that it was Austria.
"I was kind of wondering if you knew a way to make West to stop hating you." An awkward silence fell upon the phone, making Prussia become uncomfortable.
"How should I know? I've never had Germany get mad at me for anything." A heavy block fell onto Prussia's head as he heard those words. He was in deep trouble now. "What did you do to him to make him mad at you?" With a sigh, Prussia told Austria everything that had happened. He told him about Italy losing his memories of Germany and how he tried to help bring them back by trying to put Italy in danger.
"I really don't blame him for wanting to be mad at you," Austria replied once Prussia had finished his story. "You probably spoiled the day for him. He was probably happy to be alone with Italy for once and you killed that special moment for him."
"Huh? You know about Italy and Germany already?" Prussia asked with surprise.
"Yes. Germany came to me asking for advice about it. Of course, Hungary was more helpful than I was on that kind of thing." Prussia nervously laughed. He kind of wondered how many other people had known about Italy and Germany already. Silence filled the air again as Prussia and Austria remained silent for several minutes. "If you want some advice then just try telling him you're sorry. That would be the best thing to do." Prussia's face became a bit surprised at Austria's comment. "Even if Germany is mad at you, if you tell him that you're sorry he's more likely to forgive you than if you don't tell him that." Prussia stood near the phone and looked down at the floor. Austria was right. The longer he put off apologizing properly to his little brother, the longer he would be mad at him.
"Thanks Austria," Prussia said with his confidence back. "Even though I asked you for advice doesn't mean I'll be nice to you!"
"I wasn't planning on that happening. Well, if you have nothing more to say, I'll be hanging up now. Good-bye."
"Bye." With that, Prussia set the phone back down. With his confidence restored, he felt better about telling his brother that he was truly sorry for what he had done yesterday. Seconds later, Germany made his way down the stairs and spotted Prussia. His eyes narrowed a bit. "H-Hey West." Germany said nothing as he continued to walk over towards Prussia, his stern look still on his face. "Ich bin wirklich traurig, für was ich gestern gemacht habe! Ich hoffe, dass Sie mich vergeben werden (I'm really sorry for what I did yesterday! I hope you'll forgive me)!" Germany stopped in his tracks as he saw the expression on his brother's face. It may have looked like Prussia was constipated or something, but Germany knew that Prussia was sincerely trying to apologize. Prussia's eye twitched and his face was getting sweaty. He didn't know whether he should continue to stand there or run away and come back when Germany would actually forgive him. It was hard for Prussia to sincerely apologize for something since he normally didn't have anything to apologize for.
"Es ist in Ordnung... Ich bin ein wenig hat getragen gestern Abend weggekommen (It's okay... I got a little carried away last night)," Germany replied with a sigh. "I guess I just felt like the day was ruined because of you. But I realized that you were only trying to help and I'm sorry for getting mad at you." Prussia's eyes shot open with surprise as his head looked back at Germany.
"You forgive me?"
"Not entirely, but I'm not really angry with you anymore." Prussia sighed with relief. Austria's idea actually worked – to some extent anyways. Even though Germany hadn't completely forgiven him, he was content in knowing that his little brother wasn't furious with him. Prussia and Germany walked into the kitchen together and saw Japan setting up to serve breakfast.
"Where's Italy?" Germany asked with confusion.
"I told him to come down, but I guess he's still sleeping in his room," Japan replied. Germany sighed.
"I'll go-"
"Oh, Germany, I almost forgot to tell you. You have an appointment to see the doctor in an hour." Germany looked over at Japan with a bit of confusion on his face. "The doctor said that he wanted to check out your arm so I made an appointment for you. I hope that was alright?" Germany sighed again.
"No, that's fine." Germany headed for the door before slightly turning back to Japan. "Sorry, but I'll have to skip breakfast this morning." Japan nodded, knowing that it took almost an hour to walk to the doctor's office. Prussia and Japan watched as Germany left the kitchen.
"Good morning!" a chipper voice sounded. Italy came into the kitchen with a smile on his face.
"Good morning Italy, are you hungry?" Japan asked with a smile.
"Yeah! I'm star- huh?" Italy looked around the kitchen and saw that Germany was no where to be found. "Where's Germany?"
"West had an appointment he had to get to," Prussia replied as sat down at the table.
"Oh." Italy seemed a little sad that Germany wasn't around to eat with them which made Prussia and Japan look at each other.
"Was there something you wanted to ask him or something?" Prussia asked with a smug look on his face. He was hoping to hear something good coming from Italy's mouth. However, Italy only smiled and shook his head.
"It's nothing. I'll just ask him when he gets back." Italy sat down at the table and Japan started serving the food.
"Italy, why don't you head to the doctor's office after breakfast and meet up with Germany there?" Japan asked as he sat down to eat with the others. Italy looked at Japan with a confused look on his face. "I'm sure Germany would like it if you did that." Italy cocked his head to the side with confusion at Japan's statement.
"Are you sure he wouldn't be mad at me if I did that?" Italy asked. Japan shook his head.
"No. He won't be mad." Italy smiled happily as he started to eat his breakfast. Prussia, on the other hand, was surprised that Japan could so easily tell Italy that he should go and met up with Germany. It made it seem like he had done something like that before and he was in utter shock. Maybe Japan had been right to just let Italy and Germany hang out without having to put either of them in danger. Had he been wrong?
If some of you don't know, Verdammen means Damn it in Germany. Just thought I'd at that little note~! ^_^
