#4: Dark

Pairing: Slight PruCan, but mostly Prussia.

Words: 747


Whenever I went to the unawesome world meetings with West to bring some awesomness to everyone else this one kid is always ignored. I've taken an interest in him and been going more frequently to the meetings to find out more about the guy. West asked me why I was suddenly interested in the meetings when I hadn't been before and I gave him the obvious answer.

"I'm awesome. Just in case you haven't realized it yet, your older brother is the awesomest person or nation alive. Or former nation..." It had never really bothered me much before because now I didn't have to do any work or anything, but currently it was painfully ripping me to shreds. Who am I? Without a nation I'm a nobody that's somehow still alive. West tried to make me tell him what was wrong, but it would be unawesome of me to give him all my problems.

So like always I went to the next world meeting. I didn't even try to put up an egotistical front as I always did, I just sat in the corner thinking. The other countries thought that I was just hung over from drinking, so they dismissed it as normal. I was great with that because the awesome me doesn't need help! At least that's what I kept telling myself.

Scraping myself together I walked over to the little country that was always ignored. Well, he's not little but he's younger than me.

"What's your name Birdie?" Looking up at me surprised he answered in a whispered voice.

"Y-you can see me?"

"The awesome me can see all the nations in this room, why would no one else be able to see you?" Then a scary thought came to me. 'What if I'm fading, and this guy is so far gone that only other fading countries can see him?' Horrified at my own thought I examined myself. As far as I could see I was still as solid as I ever was.

"The awesome me isn't faded at all, right?" Looking confused by my question the dainty blonde answered.

"Of course not. I'm sorry, what country are you? I don't normally see you here until lately." Wincing I turned away slightly.

"I'm not a nation anymore. I changed names many times, but I prefer Prussia." It was making me depressed that though I had only been officially abolished 66 years ago already no one knew who I was.

"Oh..." The Canadian was unsure of how to respond to that, so he didn't say anything. About a minute later Germany started the meeting and ended the awkward moment. I got up and went to my usual place diagonally behind my younger brother. I didn't blame the poor blonde guy... 'Wait I never actually got his name!' Throwing out my chair behind me I stood up and interrupted America's speech about some hero crap. Pointing shamelessly at Birdie (Cute and awesome nickname, right?) I yelled across the table.

"What's your name? Where's your nation?" Glancing around I realized that the others thought I was crazy, they didn't see anyone there. "Why can't you idiots ever see him? He's sitting right there!" Then turning back to the pale blonde. "What's your human name?"

It was easy to see that he was overwhelmed, and it took him a moment to answer.

"I'm Canada. I'm the country above America, and my name is Mathew Williams." His voice was so quiet that it was hard to catch all if it.

"Gilbert, please sit down so that we can resume the meeting." Brother was being polite, but I knew that he was annoyed already.

"Who's Gilbert?" I smiled wickedly at him. This was something that I did once in awhile, to see if he still could see me the same way I used to be. The open emotion display was just to hide the fear I felt inside. What if my only family saw me as a nobody?

"Prussia. Teutonic Knights. East Germany. Please sit down." With an inner sigh of relief I did so. That is what I now have to resort to just to be called by what I consider is my true name. I don't think any of the other countries know how painful it is to become a mere shadow of what you once were. A figure lurking in your own legacy, always out of sight in the darkness, therefore out of mind as well.


Not enough PruCan! That didn't turn out at all like I had originally planned...