Chapter 6: Moving On

And again, years pass by. The seasons pass. Everyone moved on.

Almost everyone…

Autumn has come again. This day, Japan has decided to take Pochi for a walk. It was a beautiful day, the golden leaves drift slowly to the ground, children have smiles on their faces but still, the sadness in his heart remained. The memories of the young Filipina never faded.

That time Manila had come, she held a small box for him which came from Philippines. For the longest time, Japan has been wondering what it held inside.

After some time, Pochi started to bark.

"What is it, Pochi?"

In his mouth he held a necklace with a key as a pendant.

"Oh, it seems to be a necklace. Why are you giving it to me?"

At the back there was something engraved which read: Philippines' Music Box

"I see… this must be the key to that box."

Pochi barked happily in reply.

Flashback

"Huh?"

"What's the matter, Philippines?"

"I think I dropped something..." Philippines and Japan looked around for a bit.

She sighed. "Never mind. It's probably not that important."

They walked away.

End of Flashback

They went home after.


Meanwhile in Italy:

"POUR IN MORE *hic* BASTARD!" Romano was drunk.

"Ve! Stop it already Oni-chan! You drink too much!" Italy tried to refrain his brother from drinking more.

"I DON'T *hic* F***ING CARE *hic*!" Romano replied.

"I agree with Italy, Romano. You've been drinking often." Spain was also worried about Romano's drinking habits.

"I TOLD YOU *hic* I DON'T *hic* CARE!" He took another shot.

"THAT'S YOUR 29th SHOT! STOP IT ALREADY ONI-CHAN!"

But then Romano collapsed.

"I've already told him many times to stop or else something like this could happen." Spain said with a low voice.

"We should rieally bring Oni-chan to the hospital. I'm very worried about his health since he drinks almost every day."

They brought Romano to the nearest infirmary.

Later

"The doctor said his alcohol levels are really high and we shouldn't let him drink. He'll be fine though." Italy told Spain.

"He's probably having a hard time. He's been drinking ever since he knew mi hija died." Spain said sadly.

"What if Oni-chan's in love with her?"

"WHAT? Don't be crazy." Spain said in disbelief.

"Isn't it when you lose your love life the tendency is to drink uhm stuff like that?"

"Maybe…" his voice just trailed off.


Meanwhile in Japan's home

"Now where have I placed that bo- oh, here it is." He held the key tightly in his hand.

"Here goes nothing." As he put the key into the keyhole, the lid opened and played a beautiful melody. It was a music box, which played a Filipino lullaby. But when he turned the key one more time, another portion of the music box opened.

There was a letter inside, it read:

December 24, 3051

Dear Japan,

I don't know if by the time you'll read this, you already know of what has happened to me or not. But just in case, I will tell you everything.

The time the war has started, I already felt that I need to do something. Then I thought of a plan that could help you become stronger as to fill your population losses. I sent all Filipinos to every country in the world, to live and thrive there forever. As a result, I will eventually die.

I'm really sorry but I have to do this, to help all of you at least. I also apologize for lying to you at your last call, since if you knew, the plan wouldn't push through and all efforts will be wasted.

The reason why I gave you this box was so you will remember me, at least through this. This is one of my favorite lullabies, I hope you will enjoy it. It is entitled 'Sa Ugoy ng Duyan'.

Remember, I love all of you. I didn't die since I wanted to. It's not suicide. It's for all of you. I'll miss all of you, your faces, your voices, your chaoticness, everything. I'll watch you from heaven.

Again, I love you.

Philippines

Tears fell on the letter. Memories of her flashed in his mind. He missed her dearly. If only the war didn't happen- probably she'll still be living, and he can still see her smiling.

But suddenly…

"YO JAPAN!" a familiar someone said, who barged in the door.

"Can you hel- wait dude are you OK? Did I just ruin the moment or something?" America was clueless, and he didn't read the atmosphere.

"Ah, no everything is fine Amerika-san." Japan wiped off his tears.

"Are you sure? What's that?" He was pointing to the letter and the music box.

"It's nothing. Why do you come, Amerika-san?"

"Oh yeah. CAN YOU HELP ME MAKE MY NEXT PLANE? PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEE?"America made puppy-dog eyes.

"Alright." Japan sighed.


A couple of days later

"EEEEEEENGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNDD D!" Loud knocking was heard from England's door.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" England replied.

"I WANT TO SHOW YA SOMETHIN'!" America broke down England's door and grabbed his hand.

"IT'S MY NEW PLANE! What do you think about it?" America showed England the plane he and Japan made.

"It looks better than the last one you showed me." England replied sarcastically.

"Thanks dude! Oh by the way, I'm thinking of holding a world conference the day after tomorrow."

"What for? If your going to mess it up again I'm definitely not attending."

"I am not going to! Can you call the others about it? And when they ask tell them they'll see when they come. It's extremely important!" America tried convincing England about it and finally said yes.

At the World Conference

"Now since everyone is here, let's start the meeting!" America said in his usual cheery voice.

"But first, please tell us why you called us in such a short notice." He was asked by Germany.

"Well, now that you ask, I will tell you why." He became serious.

"Just tell us already." England said impatiently.

"Fine. Well the reason is..."

"We are going to try to rebuild the Philippines."


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