Since Roderich had no idea where to find Gilbert, he headed back to his hotel room.
His flight was leaving in three days and he had to find Vash before he went back to Austria.
The trip back seemed to pass before he even noticed he had started walking.
His mind was spinning while he tried to figure out even ONE place where Gilbert might be.
He sighed before unlocking the door to his room, eyes on the ground.
When he stepped inside, he raised his gaze and jumped back.
Lying across his bed in only his undershirt and boxers, was Gilbert.
"Velcome back Austria," he purred. "I've been vaiting for you."
"Prussia! You bastard! Vhere's Vash?"
Gilbert sat up and looked at him curiously.
"Svitzerland? I have no idea. I zhought he left you."
Roderich ran up to him and grabbed him by the front of his shirt.
"You have no idea vhat's going on Prussia! Vash isn't missing! He's zhat child zhat you took! Arthur was helping us vith somezhing and he accidentally turned Vash into a young boy! You took vhat you assumed vas my son, but vas really Vash!"
Gilbert stared at him with wide eyes.
"R-Really?"
"Ja!"
Gilbert's surprised face changed into an evil smirk.
"If he's a little kid now, zhen he has no memory of being a nation. Zhat means he's mortal."
Roderich paled.
Surely Gilbert wouldn't do what he was suggesting.
"If he dies, he stays dead." He advanced and trapped Roderich against the wall. "And vhat vould stop us zhen?"
He leaned forward and kissed the brunet.
Roderich tried to push him away, but Gilbert was much stronger than him.
He was pushed backwards onto the bed and pinned down.
Gilbert smiled at him.
"Zhis vill be better zhan zhat coward ever could."
Roderich stared at him with horrified eyes.
He couldn't move as Gilbert began to strip him.
Closing his eyes tightly, he thought, 'Please forgive me Vash'.
Roderich felt Gilbert shift above him.
"Ready?" he whispered in the terrified man's ear.
Roderich sat in the bathtub crying.
After Gilbert had finished, he had thrown his clothes at him and called him a filthy slut. He had said how disappointed Vash would be in him for sleeping with someone else while he was married.
Then he had smirked at Roderich again before laughing and leaving the room.
Roderich hadn't even bothered to get dressed. He had simply fallen off the bed and crawled to the bathroom.
He ran a hot bath but it had long since grown cold.
Eventually he forced himself to get out of the bathtub and get dressed.
Just pulling as he was shirt back on, someone knocked on his door.
He jumped and crept to the peephole, wary of being seen.
When he peeked through, he saw it wasn't Gilbert and sighed in relief.
"Just a moment."
He quickly buttoned his shirt and opened the door.
"Oh hello Arthur."
"Sorry to disturb you Roderich, but I thought you might want this." He held out a small, round bottle filled with a light blue potion.
Roderich bit his lip while he thought.
"Is something wrong?" Arthur asked when he noticed the man hesitating.
"You might vant to come in."
He stepped out of the way to let the other man pass.
Arthur walked in and Roderich gestured to an armchair.
"Thank you," he said as he sat down. Roderich nodded and sat across from him. "What is bothering you?"
He didn't know where to start so he just blurted out what he knew.
"Gilbert took Vash zhinking zhat he vas my son zhen came here to gloat. I told him zhat zhe little boy vas Vash and-and," he stopped and wiped his eyes.
"What did he do?" Arthur asked curiously.
"He-He," he took a deep breath. "He said zhat since Vash couldn't remember being older, he vas mortal." Arthur's eyes widened and Roderich took another deep breath. "And he said zhat if he died he vould stay dead."
He burst into tears, sobbing wildly.
Arthur stared at him.
'Gilbert,' he thought. 'What have you done to him? He never shows emotion and here he is crying his heart out. How could you be so cruel?'
"What else did he do to you?"
Roderich stiffened.
"Vhat makes you zhink zhat he did anyzhing else?"
"Because of how you're acting. Even Vash dying wouldn't make you so unsure of yourself."
Roderich looked away from him.
"What happened?"
Roderich closed his eyes tightly and mumbled under his breath, "He raped me."
Arthur gasped in surprise that quickly turned to anger.
"He can't do that! He can't threaten Vash's life and take advantage of you like that!"
"Zhere's nozhing to be done. It's already happened."
Arthur stared at him.
How was Roderich so resigned? Something could always be done!
"You can't just give up! Vash needs you!"
Roderich shook his head.
"I can't do anyzhing about him. Gilbert has him and if I try and do anyzhing, he'll kill him. At least if I leave zhem alone, Vash can grow up and live his live out happily."
"Don't be like that! Vash deserves to be with you! He NEEDS to be with you!"
Roderich just stared at the carpet.
"I could never raise him right. I tried my hardest and look at vhat happened."
"How could you know that Gilbert was going to do something so low? Did you ever notice how happy Vash was when he was with you? Even when you weren't doing anything but holding him? He trusts you the most out of anyone in the world! Doesn't that mean anything to you? If you leave him with Gilbert, he'll be so mistreated! He'll be abused and ignored! With you he'll be showered with love and kindness! He HAS to be with you!"
Roderich turned desperate eyes to Arthur.
"If I try and get him back, Gilbert vill kill him. He'll kill my Vash."
Arthur held the bottle up.
"Not if you give him this."
Roderich stared at the bottle.
"Does it vork?"
"Yes. I made sure."
A small amount of hope glimmered in Roderich's eyes.
"Come on. Let's go get Vash."
Arthur extended his hand towards Roderich.
The man stared at it for a moment before taking it.
AN: Ah mah gosh! Prussia be eeeevil!
Go get your Vash back Roddy!
Yeah so sorry about the wait, but I couldn't think of what to do. It may take a little while for the next chapter because I'm not sure what to write...so...SEE YA THEN! :D