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"This is how I speak."

'This is how I think'

This is how I show inventory.

This is when something out of the ordinary happens.


Giddy (1)

New Game

~Continue

Quit

"… If… If possible… Mr. Japan, sir… I would rather avoid going to Heaven just yet." Japan heard Halia say quietly as they entered the other room on the fourth floor.

"Excuse me?" He asked turning toward her only to have her wander over to the beds to see if she could find anything.

"Yes?" she asked him as she turned to face him.

"Did you say something just now, Haria-san?" he asked her.

"No, I didn't say anything." She told him though the way she seemed to avoid making eye contact made him think she was lying.

"I see…" Japan decided not to pursue the matter as he wandered to the cabinets in search of the tools Germany needed. Finding nothing, he wandered to the sofas and the small coffee table. As he passed the first half of a sofa he froze and backtracked.

Found "Piece of Paper."

After finding the paper, he wandered a bit before walking up to a lever on the wall. Ignoring the paper on the wall, he took a look at the lever.

Move the Lever?

~To the top

To the middle

To the bottom

"Japan!" Halia shouted when she saw him put up the lever. She ran to his side as she began hearing what sounded like heavy breathing. Japan turned to face her as she reached him and desperately clung to his arm.

'She didn't call me Mr. or Sir…' he briefly thought in wonder.

"Japan! What's happening?"Halia asked him; as she looked up at him, he could see her eyes pleading at him with absolute terror oblivious to the tears streamed down her cheeks.

'I had hoped this wouldn't happen…' she thought as she tried not to panic. The red light was making it difficult not to panic.

"Haria-san, get behind me!"He shouted as the lights began to flash red. He took out his katana despite the lights blinding him. He flinched when he heard the door slam and a moment later he turned to see Halia's outline in the entire redness slump to the grown with a heavy thump.

"HARIA-CHAN!" He shouted running to her side. As he bent down to grab her, a strong pain pierced him before he slumped down beside the lifeless Halia.

"Ha…ri…a…-chan…gom…en…na…sai (2)…my…fa…ult" he mumbled as the red faded to black.

G A M E O V E R


New Game

~Continue

Quit

"Mr.…."

"Mr.….Jap…"

"Pan, sir." a hesitant voice and a tug of his kimono's sleeve brought him out of his daze. He glanced around himself and found himself right outside the room with Halia looking at him with concern.

"Haria-chan?" he asked her as he grabbed on to her shoulders and shook her lightly. She blinked at him, surprised at the change addressing her.

"Yes, Mr. Japan, sir?" She answered meekly. 'What has gotten into him?' she wondered worriedly. When they had exited the room he had completely frozen and she had tried to snap him out of it to no avail. When he finally came to, he clutched at her desperately which confused her to no end. They had just left the room after all, what could cause Japan to act in such a way.

"You… don't remember?" Japan asked her.

"Remember what Mr. Japan, sir?" Halia asked him. 'What the hell is he talking about?'

"It is… of no importance. If you wish, you may call me Japan…" Japan said. 'It's only fair considering she doesn't seem to be against me calling her Halia-chan… What was that I just saw? It felt so real… I don't ever want to see Halia-chan like that ever again…'

"Er… Okay… Mr.…Er… Japan. Are you going to be okay? If you're not feeling well, we could get back to Mr. Germany, Mr. Prussia and Aleron." Halia suggested.

"Hai (3)… I mean, not that wirr not be necessary, I am fine." Japan said as he began to walk forward toward the room. 'Why do I have this feeling of dread. When they entered the room he saw Halia head toward the beds to investigate for the tools. He watched her, blissfully unaware of being watched as she felt the beds trying to see if anything stuck out, as though waiting for her to do something, though he could no longer remember what he was waiting for. He didn't have long to wait before he saw her stiffen and take a deep breath.

"I would rather avoid going to Heaven just yet." She said quietly before continuing on in her search as though she had never said a word. Japan moistened his lips.

"Excuse me?" he said as he took a few steps forward before stopping.

"Yes?" she asked as she turned to face him.

'Why is this so familiar?' he thought.

"Did you…" Japan licked his lips to moisten them some more feeling his throat go dry. "Did you say something just now, Haria-chan?"

'Why do I feel as though she is going to lie to me?' he thought suddenly.

"I don't recall saying anything." She told him as she tilted her head as she tried to remember if she had said anything. 'Did I say anything out loud?'(4)

"I see." Japan answered unable to detect any lie behind her words. Feeling a pull toward the couch he went straight to it to see a piece of paper sticking out from beneath the cushion.

Found "Piece of Paper".

He spotted a lever and headed straight for it before noticing a paper attached the to the wall next to the lever.

Up is Heaven.

In the Middle is Earth.

Down is Hell.

"I would rather avoid going to Heaven just yet." He shook his head to clear his thoughts.

'Is this what Halia-chan meant?' as he went to the lever.

'This place reminds me of hell…'

Move the lever?

To the top

To the middle

~To the bottom

He braced himself for whatever was to come as he turned to the door. He heard a scraping noise towards where Halia was and turned in time for him to see the bed she had been leaning over move to the side making Halia loose her balance.

"Kyaah!" she yelped as she fell down the hole and landed roughly on the floor below.

"Haria-chan!" she heard from above.

"I'm okay!" She yelled.

"Prease move to the side and wait for me!" Japan told her.

"Wait, you are not seriously thinking of jumping down? Take the stairs I will unlock the door!" Halia shouted as she moved away from the hole.

"Halia?" she heard a familiar voice from behind her. She turned around to see her missing friend standing by a white piano.

"Dysis?"

"Halia!" she shouted as they both ran and tackled each other with a hug.

"You're okay!" Halia said once they separated before hugging her again in excitement.

"So are you! Kinda..." Dysis said taking a look at the scratches and scabs littering Halia's arms.

"Yeah… I'll live… How did you end up in here?" Halia asked.

"Aleron and I thought it would be funny if you came into the house to find us nowhere. I swear Halia, had we known about that ugly thingamabob roaming around, we never would have come in here much less willingly separate from you to fend for yourself!" Dysis said as they hugged once more.

"Haria-chan?" Japan said having come down through the hole.

"J…"

"Oh, Dysis, this is Japan. Japan, this is Dysis, my best friend in the whole world!" Halia interrupted Dysis before she could say anything hoping that Dysis wouldn't give anything away.

"Ah, nice to meet you Mr. Japan." Dysis said politely getting the hint.

"Nice to meet you too, Dysis-san." Japan greeted.

"It seems that Mr. Italy is the only one missing now. I'm sure we'll find him soon. Hopefully we will find him around the time we find the tool Mr. Germany needs." Halia told him cheerfully.

"Wait, what's going on? Halia?" Dysis said uncertainly.

"Run down, you guys entered the mansion without me, went looking for you, wound up in the kitchen where I caught sight of St… an ugly ass creature… Japan found me, we went searching together for both you two, as well as, his friends. Found Mr. Germany, while I kept him company I went to the room next door real quickly where I ran into Aleron. We went back to Mr. Germany where Japan joined us and gave Mr. Germany questionable water…" Halia said.

"Questionable water?" Dysis asked tilting her head.

"Yes, don't know what he was thinking…. Anyway, went to the library had a fight with St…the creature, went upstairs, found Sweetie Pie…" Halia continued. Japan ignored the two as he went to search through the room.

"Sweetie Pie?" Dysis interrupted.

"Only the cutest thing ever! It's stuck to the wall and I want Germany to take it out which is why Japan and I are here, well, we were in the room above when the bed moved and I fell and we ran into you… Mr. Germany needs a tool and that is what we must search for, Aleron is with Mr. Prussia and Germany is by himself and…and we need to find a tool and Mr. Italy so we may get Sweetie Pie out of the wall." Halia said waving her hands around. With a laugh Dysis grabbed Halia's arms and made them go back down to her sides. "The mochi looks a lot like America." Halia whispered to Dysis.

"Haria-chan, Dysis-san." Japan said to them as they turned in unison spotting him by the door.

"Ah, coming!" Halia said.

"Yes." Dysis agreed.

Dysis joined the party.

Unlocked door.

"You're not surprised?" Halia asked bewildered.

"About?" Dysis asked.

"The text box that appeared just now." Halia clarified.

"No, I kinda got used to them already." Dysis admitted.

"Oh, I see." Halia said as they followed Japan into what appeared to be yet another library.

"Another one? I would love to live in this house, that is, if there weren't a creepy thing wandering the halls…" Halia said as the three wandered through the book cases. Japan passed the two females as he headed toward the next section of book cases. Halia jumped up when she heard a door slam from the other side of the library. She peeked over and saw Japan standing still as a figure approached him. She felt Dysis lean on her as she tried to peek past Halia.

"Itary!" Japan exclaimed in surprise.

"Japan! You're okay!" Italy said sounding relieved.

"Yes, thank God. Somehow." Japan said.

"Right after you left, a ghost suddenly appeared from the hallway and came after us. Germany was the first to scream. You…heard him, didn't you?" Italy asked.

"I didn't hear him scream; I was with Japan at the time." Halia muttered to Dysis.

"No, not at arr…" Japan said.

"I see. Germany's scream surprised me, too, and I was too confused at the time and tried to run away and leave you behind. I'm sorry, Japan…" Italy apologized as he got this puppy eyed look.

'Aww, Italy looks so cute!' Halia silently gushed in her head and refused to make eye contact with Dysis who was giving her a knowing look.

"But the front door wouldn't open no matter what and we split up while running away." Italy continued unaware of the two hidden females.

"No need to aporogize. Anyone wourd have done the same in a situation rike that. Even me. Stirr… what on Earth is going on in this house? The exit door and the windows can't be opened. Our cerr phones don't work, either." Japan waved off the apology.

"Wait, I've been following Japan this whole time, not once did I see him check the windows…or check his cell phone!" Halia told Dysis.

"I dunno…" Dysis responded.

"Yep. It looks like we're locked up… But! I'm so glad I found you, Japan! Aren't you hurt or anything? Aren't you hungry?" Italy asked looking at Japan searchingly.

"I'm fine. But… you're surprisingly calm about this, Itary. You were even wandering around the house…" Japan wondered.

"Well, when that ghost appeared all of a sudden, I wanted to cry and cling to Germany, but, well, both Germany and Prussia were falling apart, too. So I figured 'someone' needed to keep a level head, and even I was amazed by how calm I felt! And then I began to look around for everyone so we could get out of here as soon as possible!" Italy explained.

"That makes sense… I was startred at first, too, but after seeing Haria-chan and everyone else so frustered, I fert oddry carm." Japan said.

"So, what happened to Germany and Prussia? Haven't you found them yet?" Italy asked.

'Isn't he going to ask who Haria is?' Halia thought confused. 'Unless, he already knows me from a previous timeline… ugh, better not think about that unpleasant thought. I'm probably over thinking things.'

"Yes, I've found them. They're on the fourth floor, but I'rr exprain the details on the way. They were both very worried about you. You'd better go and ret them see you as soon as possibre." Japan told him.

"Ah, okay! Let's go together, then! I found some stuff when I was exploring, so I'll leave them with you." Italy said. "I also made pasta~ You can have that, too."

"When did he have time to make pasta?" Halia asked with a pathetic look in her face.

"Who cares, it's pasta!" Dysis said happily.

"Ha? Who are you two?" Italy asked finally noticing the two females.

"I am Halia, this is Dysis. Nice to meet you!" Halia said cheerfully. 'Did he almost say my name? Agh, stop over thinking things…'

"Veh~ It's nice to meet you! I'm glad you're still alive!" he greeted happily.

"Yea, so are we." Halia agreed.

Italy joined the party.

Received from Italy:

5 x Rice Ball

3 x Beer

150 Heta

Fully restored party's HP and SP with Italy's refreshments.

"Halia should you really be drinking beer?" Dysis asked.

"I'm of age… besides, it ain't so bad." Halia responded as she took another sip. 'Blegh, I hate beer…but my water hasn't thawed enough to be any good…'

"Your cheeks are turning red…" Dysis said.

"Yea… I can feel them red…" Halia said feeling the warmth in her throat spread throughout her body before focusing on her face.

"You're not drunk, are you?" Dysis asked.

"Not yet. Not even tipsy, just warm." Halia said as she took several stable steps to prove that she was fine. Once she stopped she took another sip of her drink.

"Pity, I wanted to see you drunk…" Dysis said.

"So sorry to disappoint, my dearest." Halia teased with a grin as she waved the beer around a bit before drinking some more.

"Are you sure you're not drunk?" Dysis responded a little disturbed.

"Positive, I would know it… I think… well, maybe a little? But I'm not stumbling around… I feel fine… What type of beer is this?" Halia asked smacking her lips as she tried to get the aftertaste of the beer.

"German…" Japan responded worriedly.

"Aw, shit. Maybe a little drunk…" Halia muttered as she drank the last of the beer.

"Stop drinking it!" Dysis shouted as she aimed to grab the beer as Halia, surprisingly, let her take it.

"It's empty… Heehee." Halia giggled.

"You're drunk…" Dysis said.

"Not really, no, I'm just teasing." Halia said sounding sober but still had a happy grin pasted on her face. 'I wanted to continue pretending but we really should go back to Germany even though we haven't found a tool…'

"…"

"…"

"Veh~ you were starting to convince me." Italy said with a smile. Feeling relatively happy, Halia took the lead as they exited the white library, unknowingly further convincing Japan and Dysis that she was, in fact, not drunk when she walked without stumbling.

Japan Lv.3

813/813 HP

687/687 SP

87/129 E


Halia Lv.2

723/723 HP

710/710 SP

29/53 E


Dysis [Normal] Lv. 3

736/736 HP

840/840 SP

73/124 E


Italy [Normal] Lv. 4

939/939 HP

880/880 SP

133/227 E


Items

5 [Rice Ball]

4 [Beer]

[Piece of Paper B] Paper torn in half. Just because it's B doesn't mean there is also an A.

Skill

Dysis

[Healing Spring] Let my spring sooth your aches. Heals HP and Sp of party.

[Avalanche] Can you handle the weight of the sky falling?

"Wow, Dysis, that is pretty awesome!" Halia said looking at her best friends skills. 'I'm jealous… but I'm glad she can take care of herself by the looks of it.'

Italy

[Carbonara] Restores a little the HP of a single party member.

[Peperoncino] Reduces the speed of a single enemy.

[Vongole] Increases the strength of a single party member.

Equip

Dysis

[Shield: Mirror] It is old yet well taken care of.

[Body: Fashionable Clothes] A combination of colors that blend well to create a comfortable yet stylish look.

[Accessory: Necklace] A greenish blue that matches her eyes. It seems to radiate with some sort of power.

'Like Aleron's graduation ring… I wonder if I have anything on me. Greenish blue for earth and water, Aleron had a white ring to signify air… so if I do have something it will most likely be red or orange for fire… I can't believe Dysis is stronger than me!' Halia thought.

Italy

[Weapon: Bible] He has it memorized and often reads it out loud.

[Head: Silk Hat] He used it to flirt. It doesn't help.

[Body: Stylish Clothes] Fashionable in several places. There is candy in the pockets.

[Accessory: Stylish Boots] Japan bought them. Wearing them for the first time.

'Ouch, wearing new shoes for a long period of time is painful… They need to be broken in otherwise…poor feet…' Halia thought with a wince. Finishing the analyzing of the newest party members, they went to the fourth floor only to hesitate when they heard a noise from within the room.


Fk306: Yay, everyone has been found! Since I haven't been getting a lot of reviews though the few reviews that I do get as well as the story favoriting, story alerting, and Sirflightypencil have been great motivation. Plus I keep an eye on the traffic of the fan fiction and seeing so many visitors from all over the world makes me really happy. I'm going to start asking a random question per chapter to see if anybody answers them.

Sirflightypencil: Next chapter! Pop Quiz to see who has really been paying attention!

What is the opinion you readers have of Halia and Aleron?

I would ask Dysis but ya'll don't know much about her considering she was reintroduced in the chapter.

(1) gid·dy [gid-ee] adjective frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty: a giddy young person.

(2) Gomen nasai – I'm sorry or something along those lines.

(3)Hai – Yes.

(4) Halia has already shown in several instances that she unknowingly thinks out loud. Though up until now, it has only been during battles.