Six years and one day later, it was announced that the war was over and Germany was defeated. Sweden quickly went to the world meeting to see his brothers, to see Finland but also to see how Belgium was holding up after everything. When he got there he was surrounded by his brothers who were happy to see him.

Denmark was thinner and quieter, he just came over and shook the Swede's hand, smiled and walked away. Norway did the same, but with a gentle pat on the shoulder. Norway looked in better shape then Mathias for once. Finland had dropped so much weight from the war between the Germans and the Russians. He came over and hugged the Swede for what seemed like forever.

Then moments later, Belgium walked in. She was a skeleton. The woman never got to recover from the first war and she had to endure a second. Ukraine and her nodded to each other. The women had a simple understanding what it was like to be a woman in war and they had developed a bond under the rule of the German house. Both looked frail and malnourished but Russia wrapped his strong arm around his sister and walked away with her.

Belgium had no one, not even her own brother. Sweden took note that she never once looked in his direction. He had to admit, he didn't even know what he would have done if she did. Her eyes were sunken in and her arms were so thin. She was a bag of bones with skin.

Bel looked so tired and warn out. The woman left the room of nations and not a single person stopped to wonder where she went. Like a ghost, he watched her fade behind the closing doors. His heart sunk further and never really recovered after that.

Sweden knew he always treated her so unfairly. He was rather disgusted with himself but there was nothing he could do about it. Maybe that's what kept her going after all these years. He didn't know. Berwald did admit he waited for her to ask him for help. Him being neutral, he couldn't offer her any. He would have jumped at the chance, but she didn't. The woman was hurt by so many, her pride wouldn't allow her too.

Years passed and they never spoke. No letters though he waited patiently. He had wrote her but his letters were sent back many times. Some weren't, he knew she had to have read a few. It disturbed him a little, he knew why she ignored him for so long.

Then one day, he received a letter from her. It was her apology for not writing for so such a long time and for being unfriendly. Sweden's body shook with excitement when he received that letter and as if nothing happened they started writing again, what seemed like books to each other. Then as the years progressed he'd send a letter or two and she'd do the same...