-Prussia-

I stood there looking up at the grey sky.

The vast land held nothing but ashes and melting snow. A broken looking wall fell on the left side.

Loneliness.

I could feel it in my veins. No soul wandering the land for miles.

All was quiet. No color seeped through the walls of snow and grey sky. Storm cloud brewed all around.

I could here nothing but the beating of my heart.

Where was everyone?

I walked further away from the wall as I ventured the land of snow.

I was panicking.

Where was everyone? Where are the people?

I started running. As I ran farther, I saw color seeping through the snow. The snow melted away as I ran up to find a small village. People milled around with wood for fires.

I cried with joy as I ran up to the village. Maybe they could tell me where I was.

I ran up to a young man holding an axe with chopped wood.

"Hey! Can you tell me where I am?" I asked.

The man looked at me as his eyes widened. Fear shone through them. He dropped his things.

"M-monster!" He yelled as everyone turned toward me.

I felt scared. Was I a monster? I just asked him a question!

The women screamed with their children as they ran for the houses. The men picked up their weapons and ran me out. They grabbed me and threw me into a nearby lake.

I felt the coldness hit me. I gasped as I tried to swim to the top. It didn't work as I felt the current push me farther from land. I finally stopped struggling, and let the water take me away.

Was I really a monster? What did I do wrong? Why me?

I choked on the water in my lungs as I felt darkness take over me.

I gasped as I shot up in my bed. I looked around at my surroundings.

I was sitting in one of the Camp Jupiter beds. I looked around to see Jason, Piper and Nico still sleeping. I was still dark out, so it was still early in the morning.

I sighed. I knew I wouldn't be able to get sleep once I wake up. I changed into my clothes, put my cloak on and walked out.

I walked through the silent streets of New Rome. Yesterday, Athena took us to Camp Jupiter. We all met Reyna and Frank, the praetors of the camp. We settled into a house inside of New Rome.

I walked up a hill as what I remember to be Bacchus's Garden. I looked around the garden.

It was quite beautiful. The garden was circular with a fountain in the middle. Grape vines grew up high with small grapes ripening. I sighed as I gazed out.

The view up here was also nice. You could see all of Camp Jupiter. From New Rome all the way to the Little Tiber.

I sighed and sat down. I closed my eyes as I tried to calm myself from the nightmares.

A few minutes passed as my eyes opened to hear rustling. I then heard footsteps as they walked toward me. I turned around to see…

Praetor Frank standing there. His eyes were wide with shock and fear. I was confused for a second when I noticed.

My hood was off.

I cursed myself for not noticing it blown off by the wind. I stood up calmly.

I guess I'll have to act how I used to be.

"What, never seen an albino before?" I asked. A smirk crossed my lips.

"I-I…uh… no." Frank stuttered out. I felt a memory of a blond boy with purple eyes and a curl.

I smiled genuinely at him as I patted the spot next to me. He hesitated but finally sat down.

I sighed. "Where do you come from?" I asked.

He seemed taken aback by that question. "Canada. Why?"

"Oh, nothing." I said. "You just remind me of someone." I sighed as I thought about the pancake loving boy.

"Oh." Frank said. He looked at his hands.

We sat there in awkward silence as time wore on. The sun was starting to peak out.

"What was your friend like?" Frank finally broke the silence.

I sat there in thought. "Well, my friend was also a Canadian. He was quiet though; and was always forgotten by people. He sat in his own brother's shadow. But he was still nice to everyone. He liked pancakes and loves hockey. He would beat the living shit out of everyone who dared defy him in the game." I said. I started opening up to the Praetor.

"He seemed like a nice guy." Frank said.

The sun was already out by then. I looked at Frank. He seemed like a nice guy.

"Hey Frank, can you keep a secret?" I asked him

"Um… sure. What is it?" I looked at him straight in the eye.

"Please, don't tell anyone else about this." I sighed. The secret that we countries always kept, I was giving to this boy.

"Now, I'm sure that all this Greek or Roman Mythology is hard. But, there is more than just gods." I breathed in.

"I am what my kind call a country. We are born from the land and rise with it. We face the wars that our people have seen. I am the dissolved country of Prussia. I'm asking you to keep my identity and looks as a secret."

Frank sat there looking out into Camp Jupiter. He nodded his head. "Ok. But, why are you asking me to keep this huge secret?"

"Because, you remind me of my friend. Hell, your one of his citizens!" I cried out. "I'm asking you to keep this because, if you really are a Canadian, you would keep the secret, even if you just met the person." I whispered the last part.

Frank sat there. He seemed deep in thought. That was when I saw the sun already in the sky.

"Let's head down. I need to get ready for the fight." I said, holding out my hand to him. He grabbed it and hauled himself up. I put my hood up and we walked down the hill together.

AN: I totally forgot about the Disclaimer, so here it is!

I do not own PJO or hetalia. It all belongs to the rightful owner.

Now. I'm just gonna say, these next few weeks I'm gonna be busy. Moving is taking a toll on me as I can't spend as much time writing as I want to. DX But, I'll try to write as much as I can. As for those who care, I'm moving from busy Beijing to a nice quiet city of Cincinnati in Ohio. I'm heading off to visit family for the rest of this week and then part of next week. I'll be moving into an apartment and then heading off to Hawaii for the second week of July.

I'm not sure if I'll be able to update, but keep your hopes up! I'm not giving up. I'm just gonna get used to rain and time difference of the US OF A! :DDD And then furnishing my old house and then school. (Sigh.) I don't wanna go to school.

Hope your holiday's been nice! If you're still in school, whelp, I can't do anything about that.

- ^J^ (Wow. The longest AN I've written.)