dang, this ended up being long!... oh well. this is part 1. of a two part chapter :)

enjoy the tragic tale of a young-ish heart broken Germany! it all has a happy ending, i promise. ;)

Ch, 4. "For never was a tale of more woe…"

Austria took his seat. He looked up at his fellow countries and smiled. "I see you're all dying to know what happens next." He folded his hands and put his elbows on the table.

"yes!" everyone else jumped up, except the ones who know what happened next.

"very well." He took a deep breath. "let's begin…

"Germany! Read the last line!" his teacher barked as she fixed her glasses. she was an uptight woman.

He stood up from his desk holding a small-ish book. "for never was a tale of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo." He sat back down.

"very good." The teacher scanned the room. "can anyone tell me what Shakespeare was trying to tell us? Anyone?"

Japan's hand shot up.

"Japan, do you know?" she smiled.

"he was trying to tell us that, love has no boundaries and knows not of feuds. He is also telling us that love conquers all." He smiled and put down his hand.

Germany thought for a moment. The countries and the norms had been separate long before his older brother had gone to the academy and it would most likely stay that way. Even the classes were separate.

Yes, he had fallen for Miss Kayman, but he noticed that the feud in Romeo and Juliet seemed like truth in the school and in life. If he told her how he felt, he was afraid she would reject him. Or worse, stop speaking to him entirely. But, she was too nice to let society rule her and she was the one who asked him to be in the fake relationship in the first place. He also noticed that she didn't care about what others thought about her. She was 100% her all the time. And he liked that.

He liked that she didn't pretend to be anyone but herself. She was feisty, fierce, and at the same time motherly to those who needed it. He had a hard time understanding why she would care, but that was one of the many things he liked about her. It's like she became another person when someone (especially someone close to her) did something wrong, got hurt, or just needed some advice or a boost in their self-confidence.

She didn't lack any self-confidence and she wasn't full of herself ether. No, she cared for others more than herself. He once watched her save a little boy she didn't know from an attacking dog. She scooped up the poor boy and death stared down the vicious mutt until it became afraid of her and ran away. She then put the boy down and check to see if he was ok. The poor thing was more scared than anything. The boy's mother thanked kayman for saving her son. All kayman said was, "if people didn't care, then what kind of world would we live in?" and smiled.

He was shocked to hear that. He expected her to say something like : "all in a day's work", "no problem", or perhaps "it was nothing". Anyone else would, but she wasn't like anyone else.

"Germany!" the teacher barked and shocked him out of his thoughts.

"beware the dog!" he quickly stood up. He realized what came out of his mouth and blushed. The other countries giggled. He quietly sat down.

"welcome back." The teacher glared at him.

He looked around the room and sighed.

"kayman?" another teacher (a man) called on her. He was a fitness nut. "can you please tell us why the Capulet's and the Montague's were fighting in the first place?" he smiled.

"sure." She smiled back. "no one really knows why they were fighting in the first place. In fact, they didn't even know themselves." she scratched the back of her head.

"exactly!" he clapped. "now can anyone tell me how stupid that was?"

Everyone raised their hands. "exultant! Good, we're all on the same page." He smiled.

Kayman became deep in thought. She couldn't stop thinking about Ludwig. She became fascinated with him. She wanted to know everything about him. He had become her new obsession. But, it wasn't crazy obsessed. Just normal "we're dating" obsession. She didn't care what others thought about her.

The funny thing was that the other countries thought she was the Caiman Islands and not a norm. and the other norms thought he was one of them and not a country.

She, her friends, and Jonny were the only ones who knew the truth about the two of them. Jonny didn't know that Kayman and Germany were only pretending to date however, and that was Kayman's plan. Appear to be taken. Although, she now wanted to be Germany's actual girlfriend. And she didn't know that he felt the same.

She sighed heavily and the teacher noticed she was deep in thought.

"kayman!" he called her and she came back to reality. "are you going to join us for some History? Or are you gonna stay in LaLa Land?" he smiled.

She sank in her seat and giggled nervously. "what page?"

It wasn't long before the lunch bell rang. "see ya'll after lunch." The teacher waved his students out the door.

Kayman picked up her books and her lunch from her desk. She started for the door. "Kayman, can I speak to you for a second?" the teacher stopped her.

"why not." She sighed and stood in front of his desk.

"let me ask what's so important that you zone out and stop paying attention in class?" he spoke softly.

"sorry sir, I just have a lot on my mind lately. I didn't mean to zone out completely." She apologized.

"like what, you know you can tell me anything, right Kayman?" He smiled. "I just want to help you know."

"well, I've been having a little bit of boy trouble." She blushed.

"is that Ludwig guy being mean to you?" he jumped up out of his seat.

"Oh no!" she waved her arms about. "He's the perfect gentleman." She pointed out. "it's just, Jonny won't leave me alone. And he's getting on my last nerve. Ludwig is fine, in fact, he treats me like a princess." She smiled at the last part.

He sat back down. "ok, but if that Ludwig guy starts being mean to you, tell me. And I'll do something about Jonny."

"thank you, can I go to lunch now?" she smiled and bowed. "I'm kinda hungry." She joked.

"ya, your free to go." He waved her out.

She rushed out the door. She came close to the yard but was stopped by a huge guy.

"Caveman." The red-headed bully smiled. "gonna eat your cave-lunch?"

"Hello Will." She rolled her eyes. "at least I'm not a Neanderthal like you." She weaved past him. He quickly got in front of her again. "do you want something?" she raised an eyebrow.

"ya, as a matter of fact, I do." He smiled again. His orange hair had been buzzed cut. He had freckles all over his body. His eyes were green and he was big.

"well what is it? I'm hungry, and lunch don't last but so long." She tapped her foot impatiently.

"a date, with you." He blushed throw his freckles.

"no!" she walked past him.

"just hear me out, I really do like you!" he called out.

She stopped walking and looked back at him with an annoyed expression on her face. she was now standing on the lawn, in the sunlight. The sunlight made her look angelic. "then how come you call me caveman? It's not my name you know."

"I was flirting!" he blushed.

"my answer is still no!" she walked over to her friends.

"is it just me, or did Will ask you out?" Crystal put down her chicken alfraido.

"can you believe he had the nerve?" Kayman pulled out a PB&J from her little brown paper lunch bag.

"I thought he hated you." Juli fiddled with her spaghetti.

"I thought he did too." Kayman stuffed the sandwich into her mouth.

"doesn't he know that your dating Ludwig?" Crystal smiled her I know something you don't smile.

"that's right, kayman is taken." Juli smiled the same way.

"makes her desirable to the guys if they think they can't have her." Crystal shrugged.

"I wish all the boys I don't like would just leave me alone. I'm getting sick of being popular with the guys." Kayman sipped her sweet ice tea (minus the ice, it had melted).

"it's a real love triangle." Crystal daydreamed.

"I thought it was a real life Romeo and Juliet." Juli pointed out.

"that too." Crystal smiled.

"I just want to be left alone and ta maybe, for real, date Ludwig. That's it!" Kayman sighed. "I mean he and I have so much in common, but at the same time, we're nothing alike." She smiled. "And I like that. Will and I have nothing in common. And Jonny and I have too much in common. There's no middle ground." She huffed. "that's why I can't stand those two. Will is a bully and Jonny is an annoying wimp." She crossed her arms. A dreamy look found its way onto her face. "but Ludwig." She blushed. "he can conquer me any-day." She accidentally thought out loud.

"Kayman?" Crystal smiled and Juli jumped.

"did I say that out loud?" kayman scratched the back of her head.

"yes." The other two smiled.

Kayman started to laugh and soon they joined her. All three girls were laughing their heads off.