Hello everyone. Thank you to those who have read and reviewed my stories. Please continued to and also please vote on my poll.
Here is the full summary: After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Austria hurries to see Hungary. When he finds her, it is not what he expects. Austria tries to help in any way he can, but it is difficult for him. What had happened to Hungary behind the Iron Curtain? What surprises have been brought?
Anyway, here I go.
After the Wall Comes Down
Chapter Four
Prussia started, "At first everything was alright with the situation we were in. We were all adjusting to the house and each other. Hungary and me kept an eye on one another the best we could. Besides us, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia were also there. All of us stayed in the main house in Moscow with Russia. We barely saw Russia at first because his boss, at least that is what I was told. All of us had to take care of things around the house like with paperwork, chores, and some other stuff. All but is sisters tried to keep away from Russia when he was home. Hungary and me rarely saw the others so that we wouldn't cause any problems. We were all kept in different parts of the house and different rooms and the only time we saw one another was mostly at dinnertime, but sometimes, one or a few of us weren't there at times and when we did see them again, they were injured in some way. Hungary and me knew that Russia hurt them, but he never hurt us. It was like that for a while, but things all changed when Hungarians started to protest against in Budapest. When that started up, Russia started to be around Hungary and me more. Suddenly one morning, I woke up and went to the dining room for breakfast, but Hungary wasn't there. I checked the parts of the house that we stayed in, but I couldn't find her. I didn't see her for a few days. Suddenly one day, I saw Russia coming out of her room. I quickly went and Hungary was lying on the bed. She was pretty bad. She had bruises and cuts all over her body and marks on her wrist from struggling against restrains. She was very weak and could barely get out of bed. I took care of her the best I could, but the way Hungary looked told me it wasn't going to be easy because of what he did to her. Few weeks later, a doctor came and examined her. He told us she was pregnant. We didn't know how to react because we knew the kid was Russia. Another problem was that things weren't getting better in the house. Food was becoming less and less, which wasn't good for Hungary and the baby. When Brooklyn was born nine months later, she was a small and a bit underweight. We didn't know if she would make at first, but she did as you can see. We did our best to raise her and give her everything she needed or wanted, which wasn't much. Brooklyn slowly grew. She stayed as the baby for about four years. But as she grew, Russia was paying more attention to her. Hungary always made sure to keep Brooklyn with her or me, but that didn't stop our fears. One night, Hungary found Russia in her room, watching her sleep. From then on, Brooklyn and I stayed with Hungary in her room at night so that we knew that Brooklyn was safe. We did everything that we could to make sure that Brooklyn was safe and healthy. Hungary and me would even give her most of our food at times. Russia was still around though, but he never did anything. His eyes would just stare at Brooklyn and then he would leave. As time passed, Hungary and me could sense that something was going to happen. We got ready to leave, packing and waiting. Then a few months ago, Russia went mad and all hell broke loose. He started to attack us. He then looked at Hungary and grabbed her, dragging her away. I went to help her, but Hungary told me to stay with Brooklyn no matter what happened to her and I knew I had to protect Brooklyn. We didn't see her for about a week. She was even worst than before. She was pregnant again and I knew we had to get out of there before Russia snapped, hurting Brooklyn or Hungary if not both of them, mostly with the new baby. A few months later, Hungary and me heard about the Iron Curtain was going to come down soon and we knew that was our chance to leave, but we had to wait for Russia to leave. We waited for about a week and then we ran. I don't know how long we were running for before we met up with you two. Thank goodness because I don't think we could have kept going for too long," said Gilbert. Tears were in his eyes, but he forced them not to come down.
The room was silent until the doctor came into the room, telling them that they have to leave and let Prussia rest. Austria and Germany walked out of the room, disbelief looks on their face. Outside the room, they saw Brooklyn laying on the floor, drawing. She looked up at them when they exited the room.
"Can I go see Uncle Gilbert now?" asked Brooklyn.
"Not now. He needs his rest for now," told Austria, kneeling down next to her.
"What about Mommy?" she asked.
"Well, I'll ask the doctor if we can see her," said Austria. He packed her stuff into her backpack. He then picked her up.
When they found Hungary's doctor, he said, "I will allow you visit, but you have to stay quiet. She needs her rest."
"How is she?" asked Austria.
"She slowly getting healthier and the baby seems fine, but I think it would be best if she stayed here until after the baby is born. There maybe problems, its hard to say. Other then that, she is fine. Now I must leave, excuse me," said the doctor and left.
They walked into Hungary's room. Hungary was lying still on the hospital bed with the only movement was her stomach moving up and down. A continuous beeping was heard in the room, telling them that Hungary was alive. Her face was peaceful. A small bulge on her stomach could be seen through the hospital garments and blankets.
Austria walked to the side of her bed and held one of her hands. Brooklyn looked at her mother and then at Austria. "Mommy is going to be ok, right?" she asked.
"Yes, she is going to be fine. She is just going to stay here for awhile so that the doctors will make sure she and the baby will be healthy," said Austria. Brooklyn looked at her mother and then leaned her head on Austria's shoulder.
After a moment of standing there, Austria placed Brooklyn on the bed and grabbed a chair, setting it next to the bed and sat down in the chair. He took hold of one of Hungary's hands in his hand and gazed at her. Brooklyn stared worriedly at her mother, silently. Austria saw the look in Brooklyn's eyes and said, "She will be fine, Brooklyn. Your mother is very strong. All she needs is rest and then next thing, she will be awake and happy to see that you are alright."
Brooklyn was silent for a while and then asked, "How do you know?"
"I just do," said Austria, smiling.
They stayed there for about an hour and were told to leave by a nurse. The three of them got into the truck and Germany started to drive to Austria's house. Germany and Austria were silent as Brooklyn fell asleep with her head on Austria's lap.
As it was getting dark, Austria and Brooklyn returned back to Austria's house. Austria carried Brooklyn into the house and to her room, setting her on the bed. He took off her shoes and socks and tucked her into bed. Austria smiled down at her and then left the room.
Austria headed to the bookroom that was the size of a small library. He walked to one of the many shelves and picked up a large white photo book and took a seat in a large cushion black chair that was in the middle of the room with a small mahogany table next to it. He opened the book and the first picture he saw of him and Hungary. It was their wedding picture and right after their vows. Hungary was in a beautiful and modest white dress with white-heeled shoes and he was wearing a white suit and pants with brown dress shoes. She was carrying a beautiful bouquet filled with tulips, roses, and daisies. He had an arm wrapped around her waist. Both of them were smiling happily. Austria flipped through that book with pictures of him and Hungary. Some of them had pictures of them with Prussia, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, England, and a few other countries. All the pictures were filled with happiness and smiles. Austria was so deep in thought that he didn't notice the door being opened or when Brooklyn entering the room and walking up to Austria. It was until she tugged on his pant leg that Austria knew someone was there, but the action caused him to jump in his seat and he yelp in surprise. He looked down to see Brooklyn.
"Brooklyn, you scared the life out of me," said Austria, calming down.
"I'm sorry," said Brooklyn, looking sad. One of her hands was wrapped around the necklace with the golden ring.
Austria sighed with a smile on his face, closing the photo book and set it on the table. He picked up Brooklyn, setting her on his lap. She leaned her back and head against his torso.
"What were you looking at?" she asked, looking up at him. Austria picked up the photo book and set it in front of them.
"This is an old photo book of pictures from a long time ago," told Austria.
"Who are in the pictures?" asked Brooklyn.
"Well, me, of course. Also your mother, Gilbert, Ludwig, and a few of our friends," said Austria.
"Can I look through it?" asked Brooklyn.
"Of course you can," said Austria. He opened the book to the first page.
Brooklyn's eyes widen a bit at what she saw. "That is you and Mommy," she said, surprised.
"Yes, you are right. That was the day your mother and I became married," told Austria, looking down at Brooklyn.
"You and Mommy were married?" said Brooklyn, surprised.
"Yes, a long time ago though," said Austria.
"Then why aren't you and Mommy still married?" she asked, looking at him with a curious expression.
Austria was surprised by the question and then sighed. "Well, it wasn't really your mother's or my choice. It was our bosses choice I guess," said Austria.
"Why would they want that?" asked Brooklyn.
Austria sighed and said, "They just did. I guess they thought it was the best for their countries."
Brooklyn was silent for a while and then said, "Oh."
A question then came into Austria's mind. "Brooklyn, did you know exactly what you mother and I are?"
Brooklyn again looked at him and then said, "You and Mommy are like the countries in a human body."
"I guess that is one way you say it. What else did your mother tell you?" he asked.
"She told me about some the people who are countries. Like she is Hungary, Uncle Gilbert is Prussia, Ludwig is Germany, and you are Austria," said Brooklyn.
"Your mother talked about me?" asked Austria, a slight surprised expression on his face.
"Yeah. Mommy said that you are a nice person. I think she really missed you because whenever she talked about you, she would have a sad look on her face," told Brooklyn, playing with the ring on her necklace.
Austria looked at the ring and asked, "So your mother gave you that necklace?"
"Yeah. Mommy said that she got the ring from someone special," told Brooklyn.
"Someone special?" whispered Austria, looking at the ring.
"Do you know who gave this ring to Mommy?" asked Brooklyn, turning in his lap to face him.
Austria looked at her with surprise look on his face because of the question and then smiled. "Yes, I do. I gave her that ring. It was her wedding ring," told Austria, placing the photo book on the table.
Brooklyn laid her head down on Austria's chest and closed her eyes, resting.
"Are you alright?" asked Austria, softly.
"Yeah, just tired," said Brooklyn.
"I'll take you back to bed then," said Austria, about to stand up from the chair with Brooklyn in his arms, but Brooklyn stopped him.
"No. Its comfortable like this," groaned Brooklyn.
Austria sighed and then smiled. "Alright. We'll stay like this for awhile," said Austria.
Brooklyn smiled with her eyes closed and snuggled into Austria's body. Austria ran his hand through her hair in a soothing motion as she fell asleep. Soon his eyes became heavy and he fell asleep.
Finally done. Hope you like it. Please continue to read and review. Also please vote on my poll. Have a nice day. Bye.