Place your bets everyone, it's time to think! This chapter's gonna be a competition, read this chapter, and wait in suspense afterwards; place your thoughts on it at the end in a review, I wanna see what you readers are thinking~!
Now arriving in front of a Britain's mansion, staring at all of the trees and life that made up its land. As Kimi approached the large manor, she took a brief moment to straighten her black skinny jeans and grey bear ear sweatshirt, before stepping along the gravel that lined the driveway. Fiddling with the iPod in her pocket, she gazed blankly while thinking nervously of what could happen. Reaching for the knock on the tall dark double wooden doors, Kimi took a moment to compose herself before knocking three times and waiting for a response. Each ticking second seemed like minutes as she tried keeping a friendly face.
"Y-yes?" A man that had a slight resemblance to America answered meekly.
"Hi, my name's Kimi, I was invited here by America." She greeted politely.
"You must be the girl he was talking so much about," He smiled lightly, "Please, come in. M-my name's Canada by the way, America's brother."
Canada was a shy and quiet person, sporting blonde hair a shade lighter than America's dirty blond color, blue eyes similar to his brother's, glasses, and a long hair curl strand.
"Glad to meet you, Canada." She grinned happily as they walked up the grand staircase of the entrance.
"I'm surprised you can actually see me…" He suddenly said, "Whenever I try to stand out, people only see nothing there."
"Really? Why?" Kimi arched a brow in curiosity. "I can see you, it's not like you're a ghost of anything."
"But that's what people think I am, for some reason they can't see me."
"Seriously? That's just absurd, no one should have to be ignored!"
"Y-you really think so?"
"Of course, you might be shy, but you don't deserve to be looked past."
"I'm so happy to know someone actually notices me!"
Right when Canada was about to say something else, America rushed past him to greet Kimi. No longer feeling the impulse to go into defense mode, Kimi stood her ground in wait to be tackled.
"Dude, you're actually here!" He yelled cheerfully, causing Kimi to twitch her head slightly.
"Of course I'm here, I said I would." Kimi laughed slightly.
"Right then, it's time you met the rest of us!" America proclaimed, grabbing her by the hand and dragged her through the halls; leaving poor Canada frozen in his place.
"Wait, shouldn't we bring Canada along with us?" She suggested as they ran.
"Who?" America asked puzzled.
"Never mind, I'll find him later." She murmured.
"America!" England scolded, "That's no way to treat our guest." He said firmly when the two arrived back in the meeting room.
"Oh relax, she's not complaining." America snorted.
"Can't complain, I just didn't think the running is very necessary." Kimi said dismissively.
"Why the bloody hell were you running?" England exclaimed, "It's not like we were doing anything while you were gone."
"I just wanted to get her here as fast as possible!" America mused, reaching over Kimi's shoulder. No response.
"Now look what you've done," France gasped, "You've frightened the life out of the poor angel!" He scolded as he removed Kimi from America's grasp.
"Don't touch her, a pervert like you can't be trusted!" America barked, taking her by the arm.
"Will you two grow up!" China yelled, "Honestly, neither of you are treating her properly, aru."
"Like you could do any better," England interjected, "You practically squeezed the life out of her during the ambush."
"Aw, but she's so cute~! Aru!" China protested, playing with the little ears on her hood.
"When you're all done playing tug-of-war with our guest, I'd like to get back to more serious matters!" England snapped at them, bringing the argument to a halt.
"This sounds confidential, I'd better step out and let you guys talk." Kimi suggested quietly, before slipping out the door to the hallway.
"Oh way to go you three, you scared her off!" France scolded as he took a seat.
"Me? You're the one who grabbed her!" America objected, "She was just fine until you butt in."
"Will both of you shut the fuck up!" England yelled, pounding his fist on the table. "Let's just get back to our meeting, then we can worry about it."
"Who was that anyway?" Russia questioned curiously, "She looks familiar."
"That was Kimi, the girl we tried to get on our side, I think you saw her while we ambushed the Axis Powers." China explained, "Isn't she just adorable! Aru~!"
"An interesting creature…" Russia commented.
"Don't give him any ideas!" France hissed at China, already noticing the evil dark aura emanating from Russia as he grinned.
"Focus everyone," England ordered, "Let's get this over with."
"Right, new idea!" America announced as he stood in front of the chalkboard, "The person who can get closer to Kimi can spend a day just with her!"
"America, that is the dumbest idea you've came up with yet from that stupid little brain of yours!" England objected.
"I agree with America!" France chuckled amusedly.
"France, I knew you were stupid, but not THAT stupid!"
"I'll side with America, this should be entertaining, aru." China grinned.
"Agreed." Russia smiled.
"Okay, we're all in agreement!" America cheered, "Meeting concluded!" He laughed, ignoring the piercing glare England was shooting toward him.
Outside the meeting room, Kimi sat patiently listening to One by Metallica on her iPod as she waited. Listening to the noises beyond the barrier of the earbuds wedged securely in her ears, she quickly jumped up and retreated to a nearby room when the sounds of footsteps approached from the grand staircase. Peeking from behind the cracked open of the door she hid behind, Kimi saw a trio of men; one with light brown hair, two with blond hair, one had blue eyes, one green, and the other purple eyes, but their uniforms were all different; one's was red, another blue, the other's green. Kimi stood silently as the three reached for the doorknob, but flinched when the door to the meeting room swung open and hit all three of them into a wall.
"I bet I can get to her before you, France!" America laughed as he ran out of the room.
"Over my gorgeous dead body!" France mocked, pushing him out of the way.
"Calm down," China commanded, "We don't want to scare her off again!"
Standing blankly in the random dark room, Kimi acted fast to back into a random corner to regain her nerves. Calmly taking out her earbuds and stashing away her iPod again, she cautiously approached the door once again. Though everyone seemed puzzled at her sudden disappearance, Kimi hesitated on whether she wanted to risk being the rope to another tug-of-war match.
"I was the one who agreed to this, so why am I hiding?" She thought to herself, "I've been through worse cases than this, so why am I acting like such a pussy?" Her conscience was practically whipping her at this time, to the point where she made a decision. "Fuck this, I'm just going to go with whatever happens today."
Swallowing her stress and paranoid feelings, Kimi put on a small grin, and stepped out into the hall to face them.
"I'm right here." She called to them with a friendly wave.
"There you are, you little ninja!" America chuckled. "Where'd you sneak off to?"
"Nowhere, I heard people coming, so I hid in that room over there to avoid raising any curiosity to my appearance." She explained innocently.
"You had us worried there for a second!" America laughed cheerfully, putting his harm around her shoulder again.
"I apologize for my brother's behavior," England sighed, "Also, I believe we have something to tell you…"
"What?" She tilted her head curiously.
"America purposed a bet, who ever spends the longest time with you today gets to spend another day with you alone." He answered remorsefully.
"That doesn't sound too bad, at least I'll have company today." Kimi responded optimistically.
"I CALL DIBS!" America suddenly shouted, picking her up like a bride and running.
"Me and my freaking conscience…" She thought blandly, clinging to America to avoid falling.
"May I ask where we're going in such a hurry?" Kimi questioned.
"Away from the others!" America proclaimed, gesturing at the fact that France was following them in pursuit.
Break.
Away from all of the havoc going on at England's home, America and Kimi sat casually at a booth he picked at a nearby McDonalds. Kimi absolutely hated fast food, but didn't complain seeing as how happy America was eating.
"So, tell me about yourself." Kimi suddenly spoke up, gripped her drink closer.
"Well, as you can already see, I'm a hero!" He answered after swallowing a bite of burger.
"You got me away from France, that's for sure." She giggled slightly, "Are there any types of movies you like? Horror, Sci-fi, Comedy?"
"I prefer Comedies," America explained.
"I like Comedy too, as well as Horror movies."
"Any specific ones?"
"I guess for example; SAW, the Evil Dead, Friday The 13th, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." She listed.
"They sound scary!"
"Not to me, I find them to be very amusing."
"How, they're slaughter films aren't they?"
"Yeah, but I tend to look past the blood and gore."
"Geez, I knew you were strong, but I didn't know you were a horror chick."
"Yep. I love my horror movies, as well as my video games."
"You really are crazy!"
"Only in this conversation."
As the two laughed and talked freely, America began noticing a change in Kimi's personality. Instead of being the shy and quiet girl when she arrived, she became so full of life and laughter when they talked about interests. His heart beat when he saw Kimi's dark brown eyes light up each time she smiled and laughed, by then it seemed like they had known each other forever. After America finished off his food, they to a stroll back to England's mansion.
"There you are!" England called to them as they entered through the doors, "Bloody hell, America, give someone else a chance to talk to her." He said firmly.
"Fine, let's see if you can do better, Brit." America smirked, "See ya around, Kimi."
Quietly, Kimi waved goodbye to America as he walked away before turning to face England.
"So, um…" England spoke, his green eyes moving away from Kimi's line of sight. "Would you care to partake in tea with me?"
"Okay, sounds great." She nodded, obediently following behind him like a little puppy.
Back in the empty meeting room, England and Kimi sat at the table having a friendly conversation as they enjoyed cups of earl grey tea.
"Personally I think that gothic literature is my favorite so far," Kimi proclaimed, "It's detailed, deep, and it's a very sophisticated writing style."
"I agree, what books have you read in that genre?" England asked.
"Well, The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray was a favorite of mine, it uses plenty of vocabulary, like the story The Turn of the Screw." She answered.
"You seem like a fan of eerie genres," England noted, "Do you enjoy ghost stories?"
"I enjoy reading them, but I can be very particular about them; urban legends prove to be my favorite. I am especially particular about movies of the horror genre." She added. "They have to meet a certain criteria of mine to appeal."
"Like?"
"I have to hear good recommendations, and the trailer of the film has to catch my attention."
"I see; it's good to know that you know what you like."
"Mind if I cut in~?" France chuckled as he snuck up from behind Kimi.
"Wait-France? When did you get here?" England yelped, jumping up from his chair in surprise.
"I just came to say, you're time is up!" France laughed evilly as he picked up Kimi from her seat, and bolted out of the room.
"This is so freaking ridiculous, I was enjoying myself just relaxing and talking. What the hell do I look like, a little teddy bear that everyone can just carry around?" She thought irritably, pausing momentarily to recall her appearance, "Son of a bitch…"
"Get back here you wine-loving bastard!" England yelled at France in hot pursuit.
Grabbing a hold of France's cloak, England managed to trip France, but sent Kimi tumbling to the floor as well.
"Now look what you've done, you klutz!" France scolded.
"Oh dear, I'm terribly sorry!" England apologized as he helped her up.
"No worries, I've been through worse." She grinned reassuringly.
"Such a delicate girl shouldn't be under the influence of such a punk!" France brooded.
"I'm not a punk!" England glared defensively, leaving Kimi's side to attack France.
"Those two are so immature," China sighed, "Let's just go before Russia arrives." He suggested.
"Who?" Kimi asked.
"The tall guy in the scarf you saw during the last ambush, aru." China explained briefly as they walked away from the scene.
"Oh yeah, him, what's so bad about Russia?"
"Trust me, you don't want to know, aru."
"Okay, I guess I'll find out myself if I run into him." Kimi shrugged, standing patiently as she watched China try to break up England and France.
"BIG BROTHER, LET ME IN!" A voice demanded from the corridors behind her.
Sneaking away from China and the others, Kimi quickly made her way to the noise. When Kimi found the person shouting, it was a young woman scratching desperately at a wooden door with her nails. The woman was dressed in a black and white dress, similar to a maid's with the apron, dark nylons and doll shoes, a dark blue ribbon tied around the collar of the dress, a matching bow in her long wheat blond hair to go with her dark blue eyes.
"WE WILL BE TOGETHER, RUSSIA, OPEN THIS DOOR!" She demanded, now pounding the door.
Kimi stood completely blank at this spectacle, but thought it was best not to interfere. When she turned around on her heels to walk away, Kimi accidentally ran into someone.
"Sorry about that!" Both her and the person said in unison.
Opening one of her winced eyes, Kimi was facing yet another woman. This one had short light wheat hair and eyes similar to the other girl's; with a yellow headband, two hairpins that crossed in an X formation on her right hair bang, wearing a blue bow around the collar of her white button up blouse that barely managed to stay closed due to her large bust, suspenders connected to light blue shorts that went over her knees, and a pair of brown boots.
"Sorry for running into you!" The woman apologized meekly.
"I should be the one apologizing, I'm the one who accidentally ran into you." Kimi giggled nervously, "I don't believe we've met. My name's Kimi."
"I am, Ukraine. It's nice to meet someone new!" She greeted warmly.
"I agree; meeting new people brings the unexpected." Kimi nodded.
"Have you seen my younger sister, Belarus?" Ukraine asked worriedly.
"You mean her?" Kimi questioned, pointing over to the maid-like girl.
"That's her," Ukraine confirmed in relief, "Belarus please stop, you're scaring poor brother!"
As Ukraine ran over to Belarus, Kimi continued on her way down the hall. England's mansion was a large property, confusing Kimi each time she walked through its corridors. Walking down yet another hallway, she heard small voices from a room with its door slightly opened. Kimi knew these voices; it was France and Prussia, talking of something that sounded strange. Not wanting to be seen by either of them, Kimi made a beeline in the other direction as quickly as she could.
"Who's there?" France asked, peeking his head through the door. "Wait, Kimi, come back!" He called out, realizing that she was the one who made those running noises footsteps.
Skidding to a stop on the thick heels of her combat boots, Kimi turned around to face France.
"What is it?" She asked innocently.
"Why are you running?" He asked concernedly.
"I'm…uh…looking for, Canada." Kimi explained, "By any chance have you seen him?"
"Who?" He asked again.
"Never mind, do you know where America is?" She questioned.
"I think he's in the kitchen." France answered thoughtfully.
"Thanks, France." She nodded in gratitude, before walking off.
Break.
Recapping on the bet she was told, Kimi tallied up the odds of who would win. Realizing how stiff she felt, she looked around to make sure no one was watching, and performed a brief backbend.
"Holy crap!" America screamed from out of nowhere.
"What! What's the matter?" She yelled over his loud voice, standing up from her stretch.
"Y-your spine, your spine is gone!" He stuttered in fright.
"No, I'm just really flexible." Kimi assured him, trying her best to calm him down.
"I knew that! I was just messin' with ya!" America laughed heroically, "A hero like me being scared of something like that! That's crazy!"
"Right…" Kimi said blandly, "So, it's almost time for me to go home. I think it's time for you guys to tally up the votes." She suggested.
"Oh, that's right! I'll gather up the guys, after the meeting I'll take you home." He proclaimed excitedly, running off to the find the rest of his allies.
"This is another confidential thing," She thought to herself, "It can't hurt if I just listen to my music for the time being." With that, Kimi took out her iPod once again, and selected Handlebars by Flobots.
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
Look at me, look at me
hands in the air like it's good to be
ALIVE
and I'm a famous rapper
even when the paths're all crookedy
I can show you how to do-si-do
I can show you how to scratch a record
I can take apart the remote control
And I can almost put it back together
I can tie a knot in a cherry stem
I can tell you about Leif Ericson
I know all the words to "De Colores"
And "I'm Proud to be an American"
Me and my friend saw a platypus
Me and my friend made a comic book
And guess how long it took
I can do anything that I want cuz, look:
I can keep rhythm with no metronome
No metronome
No metronome
I can see your face on the telephone
On the telephone
On the telephone
Look at me
Look at me
Just called to say that it's good to be
ALIVE
In such a small world
All curled up with a book to read
I can make money open up a thrift store
I can make a living off a magazine
I can design an engine sixty four
Miles to a gallon of gasoline
I can make new antibiotics
I can make computers survive aquatic conditions
I know how to run a business
And I can make you wanna buy a product
Movers shakers and producers
Me and my friends understand the future
I see the strings that control the systems
I can do anything with no assistance
I can lead a nation with a microphone
With a microphone
With a microphone
I can split the atoms of a molecule
Of a molecule
Of a molecule
Look at me
Look at me
Driving and I won't stop
And it feels so good to be
Alive and on top
My reach is global
My tower secure
My cause is noble
My power is pure
I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let'em all die in exasperation
Have'em all healed of their lacerations
Have'em all killed by assassination
I can make anybody go to prison
Just because I don't like'em and
I can do anything with no permission
I have it all under my command
I can guide a missile by satellite
By satellite
By satellite
and I can hit a target through a telescope
Through a telescope
Through a telescope
and I can end the planet in a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handle bars
No handlebars
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
A/N: Okay, I know- I know, I ended with lyrics to a freaking song. Sorry, I didn't know what else to put there! Anyways, I guess the result seems pretty obvious who won, but that doesn't mean that you can't say who it is. Honestly, I was gonna put something else in, but I guess I didn't find the space for it. Thanks for reading, see you next time~!