Author's note:
Lunara: Welcome to chapter 4 which has almost 4,000 words! Yay, round of applause all around! Thanks for all those who reviewed! My beta and I really appreciate it. Also to those who reviewed…
Japan: Thank you!
Lunara: Yup! Japan is not going to China's evil room thanks to all of you. Now some words from my very awesome beta.
Prussia: But I'm the awesomest!
Lunara: No you're not! You don't have to correct my commas and you don't know how to use grammar. It would be most awesome NOT awesomest. Now get out of this AN. You'll have your turn. Right now it is Stjarnas' turn. *mumbles* though awesomest is fun to say…
Stjarnas: You're getting better. Should we start the story now?
Lunara: Yup! We hope you enjoy! I had a ton of fun writing this one. Wait, I love all of them...Oh well I'm not going to bore you anymore, on to the story!
Japan looked at Hikari in surprise. She was wearing his old uniform. It looked good on her. Though it was strange seeing all her hair pulled into a ponytail.
"Alright let's go!" Germany broke into Japan's thoughts and opened the door motioning for them to get going.
"Yes sir," Italy said before running out the door.
"Hai," Japan nodded as he followed Italy.
Hikari ran after them. Wow, those two can run really fast. She thought to herself as she struggled to keep up. I'm really out of shape. I haven't done anything like this since I was… I can't remember the last time I did this.
"Keep up with the other two, or I'll leave you behind to find your way back to Yao's." Germany snapped at her when she had started to jog by him.
All Hikari could do was nod and speed up after Italy who was a couple meters behind Kiku.
They ran to a track that was near a high school just to run a mile on it. By the time Hikari had finished her mile, Kiku was doing push-ups with Germany's foot on his back, and Italy was on lap 3 out of 4.
"If you're going to train with us you might was well start doing push-ups." Germany barked at her.
"Y-Yes sir," Hikari panted and took a place next to Kiku and started doing push-ups. She was amazed at how well she was able to do them after so long.
Germany smiled at Hikari as he watched her do the push-ups in perfect form. He decided to make it a challenge for Japan and Hikari.
"Prepare yourselves." Germany said.
"Prepare for what, Ludwig-san?" Japan asked, he was breathing hard but his push-ups were still in a certain rhythm.
Hikari gasped when she felt Ludwig's boot press firmly on her back. She looked over and saw his other foot still on Kiku's back. He's standing on us!
"This is to teach teamwork." Germany smiled. "If I fall off, you fail. If I stay on by the time Feli finishes his laps, then you pass."
Germany was certain he'd fall off the two of them at first; they shook at his added weight and were unable to decide how to continue with the workout. But soon they were doing the push-ups in perfect unison. It gave him one of those, proud to be a teacher moments.
Hikari was dripping sweat after a couple minutes had passed of Ludwig standing on her back. I'm gonna die! She thought to herself when she saw Feliciano was only half way done with the 4th lap.
Japan was soon drenched in sweat after Germany's weight nearly doubled since was standing on him now, not just putting his foot on him. He sure is going harder on us. I wonder if it has anything to do with Hikari being with us. Surely he's not trying to break her, is he? He looked up and saw that Italy had only a quarter of the final lap left, and felt relief spreading through him.
"Veh~ I'm done," Italy panted as he ran over to the human push-up tower of Germany.
"Thank goodness," Hikari sighed as Germany got off her. She was sure she would have a bruise shaped like his foot imprinted on her back for awhile and she lay on the grass, completely worn out.
Japan lay next to Hikari, breathing to hard to say anything. He groaned when he felt Germany's combat boot painfully kick him in the side. Or was it just nudging him? He couldn't tell.
"Ludwig, please, that area's still sore," Japan complained as he got into a sitting position.
"Then you should get up," Germany smiled teasingly. "Come on, you nearly lost your last war. I'm not letting you off easy just because you're injured."
Japan let out a groan and lay back down onto his stomach. He shook his head while facing the ground. He didn't want to move anymore.
"Leave him alone, Ludwig," Hikari grumbled and rolled over to put her arm over Kiku to prevent him from getting up.
Japan froze as he felt an arm lay on him. He tried to roll away from is or get up, but it held him there.
"Please, let me go," He hoped his voice would work but instead it came out in a small whimper.
Hikari got off him and sat up. She looked at him with a confused expression. He had been fine when she carried him. Why didn't he mind her arm resting on him?
"What's wrong?" Hikari asked him once he was sitting up as well.
"I just don't like to be touched by people," Japan said, looking away in a sad attempt to hide the small blush that was forming on his cheeks.
"That's why you let Gil carry you," Hikari shook her head.
"That was a completely different scenario!" Japan protested the blush growing darker.
Hikari's mind wandered and she suddenly remembered how she got here. They kidnapped me and now I'm training with them? I must have gone insane. I could run for it and catch the first train back to Japan. Wait, didn't I realize this earlier. I think I did. Man, why am I forgetting these things so easily? It's pathetic. Hikari sighed and facepalmed herself.
"Ludwig, isn't there a meeting in a couple days?" Japan asked suddenly. He was in mid curl-up.
"Hmmm," Germany thought for a minute. "Ja, I think there is."
"Veh~ we'd better go or I won't be able to see fratello before he leaves!" Italy looked distressed.
"You just want to get out of training again!" Germany growled. "The meeting isn't until Friday and today is Tuesday!"
"Hai, I agree with Ludwig-san," Japan gasped as he came up again from another curl-up.
Hikari looked over at the road. It was tempting to run, but she didn't want to leave Kiku. She kept looking between the road and Kiku, trying to decide which way to go. In the process of her thinking she didn't hear Ludwig calling to her until a familiar voice penetrated her hearing.
"I FINALLY FOUND YOU SAD IDIOTS!" Running full force at her was her ever-protective friend.
Japan took a defensive stance in front of Hikari, blocking Kiki from her friends view. Germany and Italy finished the triangle around Hikari, leaving the girl feeling very claustrophobic.
Kiki paid no mind and simply tackled Japan with a yell of rage and hatred.
Japan wasn't able to keep back the squeak of shock as he hit the ground relatively hard. He tried to get the girl off him but she had his arms pinned to his side and his legs were pretty much useless at this point. All he could do was struggle vainly and try to reason with her.
"Please, let me go." Japan shook his head, the corners of his vision going black. "I honestly don't like being touched by anyone."
"That's why some albino carried you out of that hospital!" Kiki growled. Her brown eyes were a fiery red. "I'm not gong to fall for any crap from you! Now tell me what you've don't with Hikari, or have you already killed her? You sick son of a gun!"
Japan felt the usual panic that came from being held so tightly and tried to focus on the crazy woman pinning him down. His consciousness was rapidly leaving him and he was about to tell her that Hikari was behind her when he fainted altogether. He could still hear what was going on, but everything was jumbled and confusing.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Kiki spat. "He fainted? But I'm not finished with him! I still have so many questions." Her voice was a mixture of disbelief and confusion.
"Ja, he doesn't like people touching him or holding him like that," Germany said, trying not to laugh at Kiki's utter surprise.
"She's scary," Italy whined from behind Germany.
"KIKI!" Hikari couldn't hold back her cry of joy as she tackled her friend and burying her face deep into the short brown hair.
"Gah!" Kiki gasped as she fell off Japan and onto the ground. "Hikari, you're alive!"
Kiki hugged her friend tightly almost as if she thought letting go would make her wake up from a nightmare to find Hikari dead. She buried her face into Hikari's long hair, rejoicing as the familiar strands tickled her nose.
"Come on, Kiku," Germany sighed as he waved the emergency fan Japan kept on him in the nations face. "This is not the time to be unconscious. We have to get back to Yao's on foot for Pete's sakes!"
Japan let out a groan of protest as he blinked against the harsh sunlight. He sat up and looked over at Germany. His ally looked annoyed while Italy looked like a mixture of worried and scared.
"My sword!" Japan shouted, standing up much too quickly and falling back against Germany. He couldn't believe that he had forgotten about it this entire time.
"What about your sword?" Germany grumbled as he pushed Japan back to his feet.
"It's either still in that field, with Russia, or in the hands of some punk kid." Japan said in a rushed and worried voice.
"Russia?" Kiki and Hikari asked in unison.
"Well, it's your sword; can't you tell where it is?" Germany asked completely ignoring the two girls. "I thought you were connected to it somehow like I am to my favorite gun and how Feli always knows where to find twine."
Japan looked at Germany in shock. Of course! I completely forgot about that. He thought to himself. Smiling, he sat down again and focused hard on his sword. Horror stuck through him as he felt his sword being gripped tightly by an all too familiar large hand. He yelped as the man's pipe stuck his blade with such force that the metal shook long after the blow.
Hikari broke away from Kiki and stared at Japan. His face was twisted in fear and pain. It alarmed her to the point where she wanted to run for her dear life.
"Kiku?" She asked, walking up to him and placing a hand on his back.
Japan's eyes flashed open and were wide with alarm. He just looked at Hikari as if he were trying to figure out who she was before he stood and looked at Ludwig with an expression that read 'this isn't good'.
"So it's with him?" Germany asked, seeing the look on Japan's face.
"…Hai…" Japan felt like he was close to tears. His sword was with him. The one person one the entire planet should never touch his sword had it.
"Veh~ let's go get it, then," Italy smiled. "It's on the way to the world meeting in a week anyway, isn't it?"
"I guess it is," Japan looked up. He turned to Hikari and Kiki before grabbing Hikari's wrist and began to drag her towards the main road.
Hikari instantly grabbed Kiki when Kiku began to drag her off. She could tell it was important if he risked physical contact with her. She couldn't prevent the blush that formed on her cheeks when his hand firmly gripped her wrist.
"Please, Hikari-san," Japan put her wrist down. "Forgive me."
"What?" Hikari asked, completely confused.
Japan nodded to Germany and both of them grabbed the women bridal style and began sprinting back to Yao's house. Japan was rather uncomfortable carrying Hikari but it was better than being kicked multiple times by Kiki, who was still trying to kick Germany.
"Let me go, you good for nothing German!" Kiki snarled as she managed to kick the man in the face. "You have no right to even touch me, let alone carry me! Put me down!"
"How do you do that?" Hikari asked as she saw her friend's foot in Ludwig's face.
"Talent and practice," Kiki responded happily to her friend before turning her attention back to poor Ludwig. "I said put me down!"
"If you insist," Germany smiled as he dropped her on her butt on Yao's lawn.
"Ow! I didn't mean like that you bloody German!" Kiki hissed. Her accent had slightly changed.
"You should be more specific then," Germany smirked.
Hikari shot a warning glance at her friend hoping no one saw it. Thankfully, no one did. Either that, or they decided to ignore it.
Japan placed Hikari down gently. He was blushing, now, but it didn't seem to matter considering the problem at hand.
"I'm sorry, but it was much faster this way," He bowed to her as he spoke.
"It's fine, but how did you run that fast?" Hikari was a little dizzy from the speed of it all.
"It's all thanks to Ludwig's training," Japan nodded to her before running inside and right into the last person he wanted to see.
"What the-," Prussia gasped as Japan ran into him. "Japan, what are you doing?"
"Hush, Gilbert," Japan glared at him before trying to get to his room with little success.
"Keseseses~" Prussia's red eyes were gleaming. "Where are you off to in such a hurry? I wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Gilbert, let me pass," Japan usually liked to stay level headed but the Prussian just found his way onto his nerves every time they met.
"That would be rather awesome of me in your eyes, but I'm not going to," Prussia was just being cruel now.
"Get out of the way, Gilbert!" Germany shouted at his brother and pushed him aside.
"Aw~" Prussia pouted a little. "But I was having so much fun."
Japan ignored them as he continued to his room and changed into his white military uniform before grabbing his cape. He could hear Hikari in the room next to his talking excitedly to Kiki. For some reason, the happy mood emitting from the room soothed and calmed him down a little.
Hikari couldn't believe that Kiki had found her. She immediately dragged her friend into her temporary room and began to interrogate her.
"How did you find me?" She asked once she was sure no one was listening.
"Easy, your watch has a special chip in it that can be tracked from anywhere in the world." Kiki smiled. "It's the one thing you refused to burn after you two separated."
"I forgot about that." Hikari smiled and sent a silent 'thank you!' to her ex-boyfriend. She hated his guts for what he did to her, but at the same time it wasn't his fault they broke up. It was all his older brother's fault. She growled at the thought of the older brother.
"Hikari, are you in there, aru?" China's voice asked through her door.
"I'm here Yao, you can come in. Kiki won't attack you…I don't think" Hikari smirked.
"Good, could you girls stay here with Gilbert for awhile?" Yao asked as he poked his head in. "I'm going out to buy some stuff and the other three are going to be gone awhile."
"Where's Kiku going?" Hikari asked innocently.
"I don't know," Yao sighed. "He just left again."
"Something wrong?" Kiki asked bluntly.
"Nothing's wrong," Yao snapped. "Just behave, ok?"
"Oh, because it's us you should worry about behaving?" Hikari retorted.
"I trust P-Gilbert more than you two," Yao shook his head as he walked out the door.
"What was he about to call Gilbert?" Hikari wondered out loud.
"I don't know, but who is this Gilbert guy? He sounds kinda nice." Kiki smiled at her own image of Gilbert.
Hikari looked at her friend in disbelief. "How many times do I have to tell you that he's the albino?"
"I don't know," Kiki smiled.
"Keseses, so you girls are all alone with me huh?" Gilbert smiled wickedly from the door. He was shirtless.
"I guess so," Hikari sighed. "Don't you go getting any ideas and put a shirt on!"
"I'm not the one who fell asleep on my chest," Gilbert teased, his red eyes were sparkling.
"I was tired!" Hikari objected. "Now please go get a shirt!"
Gilbert walked in and stood close to Kiki, too close for Hikari's liking, and bent down to look at Kiki at eye level. He seemed to be inspecting her or something to that affect. Hikari was ready to slap him and tell him to go put on a shirt when he stood at full height again. He wasn't that much taller than them but it was enough that Hikari had to slightly bend her head to look him in the eye.
"Well, I can't just leave two innocent women alone," Gilbert said. His voice was thick and seductive. It made Hikari want to slap him even more. "That would be totally un-awesome of me."
Hikari let out a sigh of annoyance. What is wrong with this guy? Yao hasn't been gone for more than 3 minutes and he's already trying to hit on us. To top it all off he has no shirt! Maybe I just need to bite him? That worked with all the other men who tried to get me to go out with them when I was with…him… Hikari became lost in her thoughts as she remembered how her ex-boyfriend would punch people in the face for trying to kiss her.
Gilbert gently grabbed Kiki's chin and made her face him. He smiled, slightly letting his eyes narrow in a seductive pleasure. He would have to tell Spain and France about this at the next world meeting. They would be so jealous!
Kiki couldn't stop the blush that formed on her cheeks when Gilbert forced her to look into his deep crimson eyes. They made her want to melt, but something was off about this. Something felt like she should be punching him, not just gazing at him like this. Then she felt something odd, it made her blush deepen into the darkest red that she thought was possible. He's groping me! The fucking smooth, hot German is groping me! Kiki growled and soon her blush was that of fury, not embarrassment.
"Kiki?" Hikari asked, worried at her friends sudden anger.
"You fucking pervert!" Kiki screamed as she kicked the albino in the face with her combat boots. She had refused to take them off since they had arrived at the house.
"Ow!" Prussia fell backwards onto the floor. "That was so un-awesome! Why'd you kick me like that? I thought you were enjoying it!"
"Enjoying it?" Kiki kicked him again in the side as hard as she could. She earned a sweet sounding yelp of pain from his lips. "Why on this entire planet would you think that I would enjoy being groped?"
"You were blushing and it didn't look like you were going to move away!" Prussia complained from the floor.
"Kiki, you're cussing almost as bad as Romano!" Hikari said, trying not to laugh as Prussia gripped his side and attempted to get up. He was quickly pinned by Kiki.
"What are you gonna do now?" Prussia growled before smirking wickedly. "Do you want me or not? Make up your mind!"
"Oh trust me, I don't want you." Kiki smiled darkly as she leaned her face so close to his that they could feel each others breath on their cheeks. "I want you, to realize that there is no wa-,"
Her sentence was cut off as Prussia smiled and kissed her. Hikari stared in horror for a few brief seconds before pulling her shocked friend off him and stomping her foot into his face.
Prussia let out a muffled complaint as her foot pressed his face to the ground. He didn't care though, it was worth it. Friday's world meeting was going to be awesome. He couldn't help but smile at the thought of telling Spain and France about kissing a mortal, a rather pretty mortal at that. Spain would probably be to busy attacking Romano, but France would be all ears and all jealousy by the time he finished.
"Hey," Yao's voice came from the front room. "Gilbert, Hikari, Kiki, I'm back!"
"Thank goodness!" Hikari called as she used Gilbert's face to propel herself out the bedroom door and into the front room. Gilbert gave a yelp that told Hikari that Kiki had done the same.
"Where's Gilbert?" China asked, looking around the room for the albino.
"I'm right here in all my awesomeness," Prussia grumbled as he entered the room, leaning against one of the walls.
"What happened to you?" China asked once he saw all the bruises on Prussia's face and sides that were beginning to form. "Those look like combat boots on your sides."
"He fucking groped me!" Kiki growled obviously over her shock. "So, I kicked him a few times."
"Then kissed me," Prussia smiled before giving that strange 'keseses' laugh he seemed to do a lot.
Yao's eyes were wide with a mixture of shock and fear. "K-kissed you?"
"Yeah right you good for nothing liar!" Kiki growled recovering completely now. "You're the one who kissed me!"
"You were starting to kiss back when Hikari pulled you away." Prussia teased.
"You wish," Kiki growled.
"I honestly believe Kiki more than you, Gilbert," China sighed. "I thought I asked you to leave them alone while I was gone. I only went to go get rice!"
-In a dark room made of concrete-
"You thought that you could just waltz in here and ask for it back, da?" A cold voice asked almost childishly.
"It's my sword," Japan growled. "You know you can't break it as long as I don't fear you."
"That's just it," The childish voice grew dark. "I'm going to see how long you can say that after I'm done with you."
Lunara: Hah! Bet none of you saw that coming! Well, maybe you did, but that's beside the point. Can anyone guess who that was? (it's kinda obvious if you think about it) Japan is in danger, again! Only, this time I'm not the one to blame.
Hikari: You do realize that all the Japan fangirls out there are going to kill you this time, right? I'm on their side too.
Lunara: You can't! I created you! Wouldn't you defend me?
Hikari: No! Not when you put Japan's life in danger.
Lunara: I swear, when it comes to Japan you get all defensive. I thought I was bad.
Hikari: Hey!
Lunara: Before a major argument occurs here I'm gonna turn the rest of this AN to my awesome beta! Stjarnas, if you would be so kind.
Stjarnas: Fucking **********! I will kill that bastard! I will sic Sanosuke on him! Wait... Sano's in a different fandom. Damn. Lunara, can I sic a character from RuroKen on the fucking bastard? Please? And don't worry, my own OCs and I will protect you. By the way, guys, flames will be used for warmth. It gets cold in the winter where we live.
Lunara: No!You can't sic Sano on him. I need him to live.