For three days Seychelles obeyed without question.

It must have been a record.

It was no fun if she did. The very morning of the fourth day she broke.

"I`m not hungry." She muttered when England placed what was supposed to be in the form of breakfast in front of her.

"I told you last time. You don`t eat now, you won`t eat a meal for the next week. Am I clear?"

"Crystal Monsieur."

"God damn it girl watch your tongue."

"Technically you cannot watch your own tongue while speaking."

"You could if I ripped it out of your French speaking mouth. "

"Je suis desole!" She whimpered covering her mouth. "Sorry it slipped out it won`t happen again."

"I don`t believe you." He roughly grabbed her collar, choking her and making her gag but she didn`t make such noises, her sounds were whimpers of fear. "You want that sexually abusive frog back? Do you?"

She wanted so badly to say yes. She turned her head towards him. "Anything would be better than here." She spat in his face.

He pulled her out of her chair onto the floor where she remained in a crumpled heap. "Would it now? Perhaps you should talk to Latvia on that one. Go to your room, and remain so until I come." Quickly she got up and ran to her room but not before over turning the plate he had handed her onto the floor.

Arthur sighed and rubbed his temples. Five minutes later he stood and approached the girl`s room unable to calm down. He slammed the door open to see her curled up in a corner, glaring at him, clutching the box of ashes. For less than a second what looked like guilt flickered through his eyes before the blind rage came back. "Come here." He ordered.

She cautiously stood and slowly stepped towards him.

"I said come here. When I tell you to do something you do it now not taking your sweet time."

Seychelles` pace quickened. When she approached him he realized he had no idea what to do. So he improvised.

"How many things do you keep around you that remind you of the frog?"

"At all times?"

"Yes. What things are so special to you that remind you of your precious frog that you keep on your person at all times?"

"Two."

He already knew what it was but he wanted her to say it. Just to give him more reason. "And just what might they be?"

"I don`t see why I have to tell you." She snapped.

I took her by the back of her neck, my fingers digging into the muscle.

Pain was apparent in her eyes but nowhere else.

"Say it. What two things did your darling frog give you? What two things can you not possibly live without?"

Her voice was strained. "Non. I refuse to tell you." She looked away and he used his free hand to turn her chin to look up at him. Seychelles raised her hand and smacked him hard. A red welt appeared quickly.

Arthur took her hair yanking it roughly. "Do not raise your hand to me. Who do you care about most in the world? Who do you think will save you every time you`re in a pinch?"

"F-…" She cut herself off.

"Say it damn it!"

"Francis Bonnefoy."

Arthur pulled her hair hard enough to make her cry out. He then let go grabbing a lock of her bangs breaking it in half and giving it a small yank before beginning to twirl it around his finger. "And what exactly did he give you that is so special? What would you be crushed without?"

She narrowed her eyes. "I will never tell a complete and utterly cruel bastard like you."

Arthur pulled harder on the hair holding it tightly around his finger. A few strands came out painfully. Her face showed the pain now. "How about now."

"M-mon rubans." She uttered.

"What was that?"

"H-He gave me my ribbons."

Arthur chuckled. "And we have a winner. Now apologize for what you have done and said since you were here."

"I won`t. You can rip all of my hair out but I have done nothing that you did not deserve."

Such a stubborn girl.

Arthur then proceeded to pull the entire half-a lock out of her head, giving her a headache and making her cry out. "Apologize!"

"Non!"

"Apologize or I swear to God I will burn those ribbons right off of your stuck up head."

"You wouldn`t." She narrowed her eyes. A challenge. Fun.

"Watch me." It was then that he pulled the silver lighter from his pocket.

"You-you are just bluffing."

"Apologize and you don`t have to find out."

A/N: chpter would have been longer but i thought this was a good place to cut it off for the anxiety to read more you know? Every review makes me more anxious to write! please do! sorry its been a while but ur not getting rid of me that easily!