"It started when I was with Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century. People were beginning to believe that there was something terrifying out there that they had no control over. They heard screams and saw the blood on the castle walls. I've always known this but people were accepting it now. It was a different time back then. You could get away with murder if you wanted to." Romania said looking at Bulgaria sadly.

"That sounds messed up." Bulgaria said with a laugh.

"It was. We were told that if we felt the war drums beat in us, then we had a right to kill. I never felt that beating but many people said they did. After Vlad, I was pretty quiet until WWI where I fought on the Allies side and then I met Moldova in WWII. Didn't see her for about 10 years after that war. That's all." He said with a smile.

"That explained nothing!" Bulgaria stood up and yelled.

"Shh… You'll wake her up." Romania said standing up and putting a hand Bulgaria's shoulder. It was about that time that how realized how short he was compared to Bulgaria. "You don't need know everything."

"Tell me what 'something terrifying' is." He pressed on. Romania let his hand drop and his eye fall to the floor.

"What do you think it is?" he said in low voice that was barely there.

"I think…" Bulgaria put a hand on Romania's shoulder and whispered. "Moroi."

"Leave. You being here is killing me." Romania said walking out of the room. "Tell no one of this." Romania walked away but felt someone grab his hand.

"No." he said but began to realize how creepy that made him sound. "Moldova needs me here. Without me, she won't survive through the night. Her bleeding back will kill her if she doesn't change the bandages."

"I can change them." Romania replied quickly, not even bothering to turn around to face him.

"You don't know how."

"I can learn."

"Please. The moment I leave, you're going to do something rash. I can see it in your eyes." Bulgaria said in a pleading voice. Romania was about to respond when he heard a door slam.

"What was that?" Bulgaria asked walking towards the door and opening it just in time to see a figure in the distance running. He looked down to see blood smeared on the ground. "Moldova! Come back here!"

"Moldova!" Romania screamed as he took off after her followed by Bulgaria. It had begun to snow and it was coming down in small flakes but was growing bigger and bigger. Romania fought to keep up with Bulgaria until he stopped. They had lost sight of her in less than three minutes. Romania fell to his knees.

"Get up. We can cut her off at a border if we hurry." He said in a hurried voice.

"It's no use. She does this when she gets scared. She must have heard you yell and went in this mode. Go back to the house. It's getting cold out and you are going to just slow me down." Romania said with a certain harshness and urgency in his voice.

"I'll come with you." Before Bulgaria could say anything else Romania grabbed his hand and started walking through the snow leading him back to the house. He walked him all the way back to the stairs. Romania grabbed his other hand and looked him dead in the eye.

"She's fast and strong. She could hurt you if she wanted to. Running has always been her strong point. She was considered the fox of the Soviet Union during WWII. She was a great shot back in the day but she may have forgot how to. I don't what to take any chances." He said with a hint of regret in his voice. He looked down and let go his hands. "Stay safe here."

"Just let me come with you." He tried to say but before he could say anything else, Romania looked up at him and grabbed the back of his neck and connected their lips. It was brief kiss and was barely there. As soon as it began, it ended. Bulgaria nearly fell forward. He was so dazed that he almost didn't realize Romania walk away.

"Don't get hurt…" he whispered to the wind as he watched him walk away. He opened the door to the house and found the closest couch he could find and fell asleep.

He woke up to the screaming of shrill voice that was defiantly a woman's. He jumped up to see Romania straddling Moldova and trying to calm her down. She was crying and screaming about Russia. Bulgaria saw the bow and arrow thrown to side but still in a reachable distance if her hands were free.

Bulgaria did the only thing that he could think of. He didn't want to see Romania get hurt and he didn't want Moldova to be in anymore pain. So he did the best thin.

He pushed Romania and let Moldova go. So she did the only she could think of.

She grabbed her bow.

Yay! Chapter is done! Sorry for it being so short. Next chapter will be longer. Maybe!

BW