Second Chances
From BlueberryTeaLove
(England's POV)
I eyed the young woman before me curiously; Luka Bondevik is her name, apparently. I was slightly skeptical about whether Luka is the reincarnation of Norway, but as much as I'd hate to admit it…Romania has a point. We have had barely any leads over the past twenty years, and every time we followed one of our leads it was always a dead end.
"Personified...nations?" Asked Luka. I could not tell if she was in disbelief, for she seemed emotionless…just like Norway.
"It basically is the world's nations in human form," replied Romania. Luka raised an eyebrow slightly; her expression still remaining emotionless.
"It's true, Luka." I said. "I know you probably don't believe us but at least hear us out." I took a deep breath as I prepared myself for what I was about to tell her.
You see it all the time in movies, books, and the like. You have these characters that tell the main protagonist something extraordinary like this, but they either reject it, or accept it. Whether that worked here in real life I had no idea, but it was worth a try. We need to find them, and we would all do whatever it takes to get them back.
Romania glances at me with worry in his eyes. I nod to him to assure him that I was okay with speaking about the issue. But there is one small problem.
"Err, Luka. This sounds pretty weird but can we go sit in that corner? It may take a while and also," I quickly glance around, Romania does the same. Luka nods her head in understanding.
"It might not be safe, right? I see." She says.
The three of us make our way to the corner of Starbucks where less people were seated, well, almost no one was seated due to the strange placement of the seats. It is right by the door leading to the kitchens, not the best place if you ask me, but for the sake of secrecy it deemed efficient enough. As the three of us sat at the table, I began to speak.
"As mentioned before, personified nations are basically countries with human forms. We live for as long as our country is around –there is an exception though- and we feel whatever our country is experiencing. Such as having being ill during a fall in the economy and the like." I watch Luka for her expression but like before, it was still the same.
I waited for a question or a sign of rejection to the concept but there was nothing but silence.
"Go on." She says finally. I opened my mouth to speak but Romania decided to continue on.
"Well twenty years ago," says Romania, "Five of our friends who represent the Nordic nations; Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland all disappeared without a trace. The both of us are still looking for them." For a moment I saw a hint of expression upon Luka's face but with was brief.
"Again, what does this have to do with me?" Asks Luka. Romania and I glance at each other, wondering how we're going to tell her.
"Well..." I say slowly. "We believe that you might be..."
"One of them?" Finishes Luka.
Romania and I nod our heads. Luka raises an eyebrow.
"And how do I know that I can believe you? I don't even know who you are." She says. I blink for a moment, Luka does have a point. If it were me I wouldn't believe any of this at first, especially if the ones telling me did not introduce themselves.
"Ah pardon us." I say, "How rude of us not to introduce ourselves." I gesture to myself, "I am the human personification of England and my companion," I gesture to Romania.
"I am the personification of Romania." Says Romania cutting me off. The both of us look to Luka for some kind of reaction but she stayed silent.
I could swear I hear some sort of pin drop, for the atmosphere that follows our introduction is quite tense.