A/N: Hello, I'm back~ I'm really glad that so many people have taken a liking to my story, even though the favourites are 1/20 of the views, it still makes me really happy~
Also, all in good time the one thing with England knowing what's going to happen will be explained…. Possibly. *evil laughter*
Here's chapter three, I hope you enjoy. Now, the chapters will take A LOT longer to upload since now it will be Italy, Germany, Japan, Prussia, England, America, Canada, France, China, and Russia. So, basically there will be much more dialogue.
Once again, HetaOni English belongs to Pianodream and Neo-Kyno on deviantart, HetaOni belongs to Tomoyoshi, and Hetalia belongs to Hidekazu Himaruya. The only thing that belongs to me is the plot of this story.
Enjoy~
CHapteR ThRee: The AlliEs
I took over the controls. "….Where were we supposed to go?"
"Look for tools." Japan answered.
"Ah…" I nodded.
I went to the third floor, not really knowing why. I looked at the doors and found that all of the doors were still locked. Something's here…. I know it… I'll… look for a key…. I thought when I was at the door on the "top" of the floor.
I looked at every door on the first floor and the bottom section of the doors on the second floor. Once I looked at every door on the second floor, I went back up to the fourth floor.
The door that wasn't the attic opened. Oh good, I don't have to find a key….
I looked around the room and when I went to the box nearest to the door, it said:
Found: Piece of paper.
"Hm?" I went to the items and looked at the paper.
Piece of Paper B: It's torn in half. Just because it's a B doesn't mean there's also an A.
…If the paper's torn in half and called 'Piece of Paper B', I'm pretty sure that there's an A. I thought.
I clicked on the paper.
You take a look at the paper.
It was indeed torn in half and had two rectangles that were vertical- one green and one blue.
I waited for the game to go back to Japan, but the game didn't budge, even after I pressed the spacebar.
I exited-out of the game and then went back on, thinking that I shouldn't wait for such a long time to go back to the game.
Once it was back on, it erased ALL of the data. I probably looked like I was about to scream.
"E-England-san, it's alright, you can go back through it."
"…" I nodded, glaring at the computer.
I clicked New Time Loop and put the codes in once again, playing the game all over (with some differences, of course) and finally got back to where I was before.
Everyone in the room was speaking by the time I got to the place that we were before it decided to act up.
"All right! Everyone quiet down!" I said and everyone did as told.
I got the piece of paper, not daring to look at it and went to a lever thing in the corner of the room.
I looked at the paper beside the lever first.
Up is Heaven
Middle is Earth
Down is hell
I went over to the lever.
Move the lever?
-To the top
To the middle
To the bottom.
…..Don't click the 'to the top'. I thought and went to 'to the middle'.
"Huh? Why didn't you click the top?" America asked.
"…..I-I…" I shrugged.
Japan: "The Earth..?"
Nothing happened.
Japan: "Maybe it's broken?"
I clicked "To the bottom".
"Why did you pick hell?!" America asked.
"….I…" I shrugged.
Japan: "Ah, it broke."
Something moved on the lower part of the room, revealing a hole in the floor.
I went over to it and clicked on it.
Japan: ?
He jumped on the hole and soon fell through.
I went over to the piano in the room and clicked on it.
Japan: "It's an ordinary piano.
Maybe I can play something?"
I have to say, the tune sounded familiar…
Japan: "It's not off-tune, even if it has probably been here for years."
I went over to the bookshelves, seeing if there was anything important.
Turns out there wasn't.
I went to the other room on the third floor, which is where I ended up when I went out of the room with the piano (I'll call it the Piano Room). I walked in and found an Italy.
Japan: !
"Italy!"
Italy: "Japan! You're okay!"
Japan: "Yes, thank God. Somehow."
Italy: "Right after you left, a monster suddenly appeared from the hallway and came after us. Germany was the first to scream. You… heard him, didn't you?"
Japan: "No, not at all…"
Italy: "I see. Germany's scream surprised me, too, and I was too confused at the time and tried to run away and leave you behind. I'm sorry, Japan… But the front door wouldn't open no matter what and we split up while running away."
Japan: "No need to apologise. Anyone would have done the same in a situation like that. Even me. Still… what on Earth is going on in this house? The exit door and the windows can't be opened. Our cell phones don't work, either."
Italy: "Yep. It looks like we're locked up. But! I'm so glad I found you, Japan! Aren't you hurt or anything? Aren't you hungry?"
Japan: "I'm fine. But… you're surprisingly calm about this, Italy. You were even wandering around the house…"
Italy: "Well… When that monster appeared, I wanted to cry and cling to Germany, but… well, both Germany and Prussia were falling apart, too. So I figured someone needed to keep a level head, and even I was amazing by how calm I felt! And then I began to look around for everyone so we could get out of here as soon as possible!"
Japan: "That makes sense…. I was startled at first, too, but after seeing everyone else so flustered, I felt oddly calm."
Italy: "So, what about Germany and Prussia? Haven't you found them yet?"
Japan: "No, I've found them. They're on the fourth floor, but I'll explain the details on the way. They were both very worried about you. You'd better go and let them see you as soon as possible."
Italy: "Ah, okay! Let's go together, then! I found some stuff when I was exploring, so I'll leave them with you. I also made pasta~ You can have that, too."
Italy joined the party.
Received from Italy:
Beer x 3
Onigiri x 5
150 HETA
Fully restored HP and MP with Italy's refreshments.
Before I went upstairs to check with Germany and Prussia, I saved the game and looked at Italy's status/skills.
"…..'Wanna be a Pasta'. Well… That's different…" I said, laughing a bit.
I went upstairs and went into the attic on the fourth floor.
The Thing was there….
Italy and Japan: !
Japan: !
Italy: "AAAACK! Japan! The THING! It's the THING!"
Prussia: "Tsk… You came too soon! Japan, take Italy with you and run!"
Germany: "Italy! You're all right!"
Italy: "G-Germany~ Ve… Your face looks weird…."
Prussia: "Me and West will take care of this! Just go, quickly!"
Japan: "…."
Prussia: "Japan!"
Japan: "My, my… I must be losing my hearing in my old age. I can't hear you at all."
Prussia: "Wha…!? Huh?! Hey, Italy!"
Italy: "Oh, um… I suddenly got deaf, too!"
Germany: "Italy! You-!"
Italy: "Now that you mention it~ We've been in peace for a while now, so I'd completely forgotten about it~"
Germany: "Italy…. Japan…."
Japan: "It is my honourable duty to fight along with you. Let's go, Italy."
Italy: "Y-Yeah!"
? emerged!
It took only about a minute to defeat the Thing since there were four of them.
Japan's Part was victorious! 2 EXP were received! 100HETA were obtained! Onigiri was found!
The Thing disappeared.
Japan: "It's gone…"
Italy: "Ve~ It really IS a ghost…"
Germany: "Italy!"
Germany ran over to Italy while Prussia went in front of Japan.
Japan: "Are you hurt?"
Prussia: "The hell?! You totally ignored what I said!"
Germany: "I thought the two of us alone could do something about it… Sorry. You really helped. Are you okay, too?"
Italy: "Yep. But I'm so relieved now! You two ran away really fast, so I'd been wondering what had happened to you."
Japan: "I am really glad that everyone is all right. Now, what are we going to do from here?"
Prussia: "Yeah. The Thing could show up here again, so we should move to a room that is as safe as possible. Besides, if the four of us stick together, it won't be so scary."
Germany: "Good idea, Prussia! Now, let's search for a room that looks as safe as possible. And let's not split up, of course."
Italy: "Roger, Captain!"
All joined the party.
I saved the game, thinking What could be a safe room?
I went down to the second floor to the bottom portion of the floor and went to the hallway on the right, going into the room on Japan's left.
It's locked.
I went to the one on the other side of the hallway, and… something appeared in my mind… It… was Italy, on the ground, covered in blood, saying something but I couldn't hear the words. After a few minutes, his body went limp and I saw Germany freaking out. The "flashback" ended and I shook my head.
"England? Are you okay, dude?" I heard America ask. "You kind of spaced out there for a second."
"I'm… fine, America, nothing to worry about." I said, and saw America nod out of the corner of my eye.
An image appeared in my mind. ….So I have to go to the one room that led to the piano room…
I went there and went over to the lever, clicking on "The Middle"
Japan: "The Earth…?"
A key fell from the ceiling by the door once Japan pulled the lever to the middle.
Japan: "Ah! The levar broke."
I/Japan in the game went over to the key to pick it up.
Obtained: Second Floor Key.
Oh… So now I should be able to go in that one room, yes?, I thought.
Firstly, though, I went to the room across from where I found Germany's whip.
Used Second Floor Key.
I went over to the table, clicking once I went by it.
There is something under the table.
Obtained: Match Box.
…Where do I find the box to set on fire?, I thought. W-wait… What!? How the hell… How the hell do I know to do this?! I never even known of the game befo-
I screamed as a random pain from my left shoulder down to my right hip occurred suddenly. I put my head in my hands as a... memory? came "back" (if it ever was there to begin with) to me:
"England…? England?! England!" I heard America yell as he shook my shoulder.
"Wh..what do… you want?" I mumbled, too weak to speak loudly.
"O-oh, good, you're still h-here… E-England, don't worry, I'll… I'll get some sheets a-and an aid kit! Don't worry, y-you'll be okay!" He said, sounding more like he was trying to convince himself.
I heard the door open and slowly turned my head in that direction as America ran to find an aid kit.
"I…Italy?" I asked, my voice hoarse.
"…Oh no… N-not you too…" I heard Italy say.
My vision was growing dark.
I smiled at Italy, "D…don't worry, I'll be fine. Plus… I'll be reunited with the dead other nations… I'll…I'll tell them that you said hi and…. and you want them to be happy, okay?"
Italy shook his head, "N-no, don't go too! I-I can't… I can't deal with another death!"
"…Italy… you… you sh…should rewind time… This…this time loop has became useless with the first death… Don't… don't…don't…don't let anyone else suffer…" I mumbled.
America ran over, an aid kit in his hand. I didn't notice he came over until he began to bandage my wound that was stretched from my left shoulder down to my right hip.
"America… You and I both know that that won't help me… So… why don't you just… give up?"
Tears began to run down America's cheeks as he continued to bandage my wound. "Pl…please don't go, England… I've…I've already lost Canada… Don't…don't go… You're… you're both important to me… a-and… I don't want to lose the two people who are most important to me…"
"I'm…sorry, America, but… it seems as though I have no choice… I… I need to sleep now, America, I'm… I'm too tired to keep my eyes open… Can… can you get me a pillow? I don't want to be…un…uncomfortable…" As I said this, more tears ran down America's face. "St..stop crying, will you? You'll make it fl…flood at this rate!" I saw him try to fake a smile, which disappeared in about a millisecond.
"Please, England… Don't…." He mumbled.
"….I'm sorry, America." I mumbled, my vision turning dark, but not before I saw the Thing enter the room, it running towards America, who was in no condition to fight. My breathing and heart stopped before I could see what happened and… I felt…. nothing. Nothing at all.Once back out of my little world, I began gasping for air, feeling as if I just died, like in that little…. Little… what the hell was that?! A flashback?! A-A daydream?!
"E-England?! What's wrong!?" I heard America yell to me.
"N…Nothing! It's nothing… It's…. it's nothing..." I yelled at first, but by the time I ended the sentence I was whispering.
I looked up, not realising until then that my eyes were tightly shut. I saw everyone looking at me worriedly.
"I'm fine, really… Let's just continue playing…" Everyone continued to stare at me as I focused my attention on the game and tried to forget that… daydream? Yes… I guess I'll call it a daydream. That mansion couldn't have been real and there was no way in hell that that we gone into it, much less that daydream happening.
I looked around the room in the game, going to the drawers.
At the one in the corner, it said:
You found a First Aid Kit in the drawer. Your party recovered.
Hm… That's neat…
I went to the room that's on the side by the stairs that lead to the third floor.
Used: Second Floor Key.
I went back to see if I could lock the door.
Lock the door?
-Lock it firmly
Go out for a minute
I chose the first option. A "meeting" between Gemany, Prussia, Italy, and Japan began. At this point, the nations stopped looking at me and paid attention to the game, occasionally glancing at me.
Prussia: "We can't get too careless, but I think we're safe here, for now. We have the key, and the door is firmly locked from the inside."
Japan: "It is only temporary, but it should do for one night, I suppose…"
Italy: "One night is good enough for me. I'm really tired from running around~"
Germany: "You're right. We ran a lot for one day. It makes me feel like having some beer…."
Italy: "I'm a little cold, too… I wonder if it's because of this house?"
Japan: "If I'm not mistaken, we found some matches. There is also enough firewood for one night, so we can warm up."
Germany: "Hm. I'll do it, then."
Germany walked over to the fireplace and set the firewood on fire.
Prussia: "Ooh! That's nice, huh?"
Japan: "Yes, I feel much better now that we have some light. And I'm not alone, either."
Italy: "Yeah~ But it was really scary at first! Even though Germany was the first to run away, it was me that monster chased after!"
Prussia: "Yeah, you're right. I remember thinking "No, not my precious little Italy!" and then both the monster and Italy disappeared! And West had vanished, too."
Germany: "I hate supernatural things! B-besides… it's not like I just ran and hid—Well, never mind now. As long as we're all okay, it doesn't matter."
Japan: "Yes, exactly. Besides, rather than think about how we acted in the past, we should discuss what to do from now on."
Germany: "I see. We can only conclude that that monster has really made us prisoners here. Though, having no way out is what really bothers me…"
Japan: "Indeed… I really wish I could go home. I've been waiting for several games that will be released soon…"
Italy: "Me too. I can't eat pasta or pizza like this!"
Prussia: "Um, hey, you keep talking about a way out… If all the exits are locked, why don't we just make one ourselves? Didn't you do that when you were prisoners of war, too? It's time to put that into practise now!"
Japan: "Huhu. That brings me memories, too. I miss those times when I kept trying to commit seppuku."
Italy: "Germany worked hard to make a way out for us. But this time, I'll do everything I can, too!"
Germany: "All right, all right. So, the plan for tomorrow is to make a way out. We can't forget about that."
Japan: "Right. Well, now, I don't know what time it is, but let's sleep here tonight."
Italy: "My watch broke when I wasn't looking, too!"
….Has anyone else noticed that the last two times Italy's spoken… he's sounded like… this was in the past or he's already saw this? I thought. Judging by everyone else's faces, they haven't. Maybe… maybe I'm just reading it wrong…
Germany: "Wait. Won't it be dangerous if we all go to sleep? I think one of us should stay up to keep watch."
Japan: "You definitely have a point. So, shall we play janken to decide fairly who will keep watch tonight?"
Italy: "Jan—ke? What are the rules?"
Japan: "Well, er… It's a very simple game. You play by showing three types of hand-signs…"
Prussia: "Whatever, let's do it already! I'm really tired! I wanna sleep!"
Germany: "Prussia, wait just a little."
Japan: "—and Rock beats Scissors. You can throw Rock, Scissors, or Paper."
Italy: "Ah, it's a little like "La Morra". Okay, I got it, Japan! Let's do it!"
Japan: "Let's go, then.
Jan…
ken…"
-Black screen to signal time passing-
Prussia: "Aah… Seriously, it's so fun being alone…"
Prussia: "But those three, they really are sound asleep…"
Prussia: "Haaa… If only I had my computer, I could update my blog. Now all I can do is take pictures of their sleeping faces."
Prussia: "It's just… their serious faces when we were playing janken… They looked awesome. I couldn't resist them."
Prussia: "….."
Prussia: Sniff sniff….
-Small pause
Prussia: "I'm kinda… cold. The fire is… strong enough. What the hell!? I just felt a chill running down my spine…"
There was that creepy-arse music again to signal the creepy-arse monster. It tried to open the door.
Prussia: ! "Th-!"
Prussia: "L-Look, this isn't funny. I'm just… hearing things, right?"
The Thing continued trying to open the door.
Prussia: ! "There's no one here! No one! Why aren't those three waking up!? Can't they hear anything!?"
Prussia: "Hah! That's it! I'll use Japan's strategy and pretend I'm not here! If I turn off my aura, I won't be found!"
The Thing still continued to try to open the door.
Prussia: -sweat-drops- "….I guess I can't do it. Right, I have no choice then…"
Prussia began to walk towards the door.
Prussia: "Forgive me. It's tough being alone."
Prussia: …
Prussia: "….SHIT! No! I won't die yet!"
Prussia walked out of the room and the screen turned black. All you were able to hear was Prussia's sword.
You can not easily set foot into that "mysterious mansion" in your town. Because if you anger its former occupant, you will not get away lightly….
Especially when there are no people there…
The screen lit back up and you could see the outside of the mansion again.
"Huh? Did it start over?" I asked no one in particular as soon as I saw the mansion.
After about 10 seconds, it showed me, America, France, Russia, China, and Canada walking up to the mansion.
"….Oh."
China: "It's really here!"
England: "I thought it was just a rumour. But it's actually here…"
France: "The desolate feel give it a rather… nice touch, vous ne trouvez pas?"
Canada: "I don't think it's very interesting though."
America: ? "Did you just hear a voice just now?"
Russia: "Oh, America, you tease~! We didn't hear anything, did we?"
Canada: "…."
America: "Still… It doesn't really look like a very fun place."
England: "…"
Russia: "Well, why don't we take a little look inside and then go back? I think we can leave before nightfall."
China: "Yeah! I don't want to stay too long, either!"
France: "Eh bien, alors, shall we go in?"
-Pause+Black screen to signal them going into the mansion-
Russia: "The rumours say that there're ghosts here, da? That's why nobody comes near the place…"
America: "No wonder. It's such an eerie place."
Canada: "Huh? How unusual of you, America. Are you scared?"
America: "No, but it's a little… Hey where is everyone?"
Russia: "Um… They said they would leave the first floor to us, and then went right up to the second floor."
America: "Hmmm…. Then we'll…."
You heard a door close and the Thing ran at America at full-speed. A white light flashed and the screen went dark. Once it was light again, it showed me, France, and China on the second floor.
France: "It's cleaner than one would expect, isn't it?"
England: "Y-yeah, but… Um, can we go now?"
France: "What's the matter, England? Are you scared?"
England: "O-Of course not, you idiot! That's not it! It's just that this place is sort of…"
China: "Haaa… It's silly. There are no ghosts here or anything. You can go back."
France: "He, he, are you going to look around on your own?"
China: "I'll just peek into this room over here. It smells a little bad."
England: "What? Isn't that a little risky? Hey, w-wait!"
Chapter IV: GunShOTs
I yawned and stretched as the new chapter loaded. I looked around and saw everyone looking at me worriedly again.
"…Yes?"
"…..Why… why were you screaming earlier?" Canada asked.
"…." I stayed silent.
"….England-san?" Japan's worried voice came from beside me.
"…" I didn't say a word. They just continued to look at me. "..H-hey, the…. the game's all done loading…" I said, trying to take the attention away from me, which only worked with China and Russia.
The other eight continued to look at me worriedly.
….I'm not going to tell them what I saw… It's probably not important, anyways… I thought before turning my attention to the game. Soon, the rest of the nations looked at the screen, too.
A/N: Okay~ So here's chapter four. I hope it's good, I was tired the entire time writing this and it may have made it bad… -facepalms- Sorry 'bout that. About the entire Paper-B-and-the-game-not-saving part, that really happened to me and I almost went on a full-on rant although it was around 11 in the morning here. Plus, the flashback things, with Italy dying and England dying, that will be explained later~ Although, the death scene wasn't too rushed, was it? I tried not to make it too rushed but, well… I thought of that right when I was at that part in the game so it might be… Anyways, the next chapter will probably be up tomorrow or in a few days~ Until then, arrivederci~~
