Hey there everybody, I am finally done with exams so I will be updating a lot more often. Also, I am so happy with how this chapter came out, I have been dying to write this chapter, for so long! Just a quick warning for anyone who is not comfortable with this, there is death and this chapter mentions Hitler, so anyone who is not really comfortable with it will now know what is coming.
Disclaimer - still don't own Hetalia.
I awoke one morning to my door being slammed open and to someone screaming 'little awesome'. I groaned and ducked under my covers for this happens every morning and every morning I do the same thing, eventually Ludwig has to come and drag me out of bed (yes she calls him Ludwig, the reason for this is because she doesn't see him as her dad yet and she also called someone else dad for 14 years).
"Come on little awesome, time to get up!"
"No, I'm tired, wake me up in an hour."
"Come on, don't make me drag you out."
To prove his point he grabbed my leg from under the blankets and began to pull me out of the bed.
"Nooo."
I made a grab from my headboard, but missed and was dragged onto the floor by my albino uncle. I shot him a glare as he laughed to himself. His laugh made me glare at him more and I pushed his legs, making him fall to the ground beside me. I started laughing myself and not long after we were both a laughing mess on the floor, because of this, we both didn't notice Ludwig standing in the doorway.
"Vhat is going on here?"
We both sat up and looked at Ludwig, still slightly laughing. Ludwig raised an eyebrow at us and crossed his arms
"Oh, hey Luddy, Italiana here vouldn't vake up so I kinda dragged her onto the floor."
"Then vhy are you on the floor?"
"Hehe, vell vhen I dragged her onto the floor, she kinda pushed me."
Ludwig sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Did you at least tell her vhat ve are doing today?"
"Huh, oh, no I didn't."
Ludwig sighed again and you could see the crease forming in his head.
"What are we doing today?"
Ludwig look at me and his eyes softened as he started talking.
"Gilbert and I have a meeting to go to and ve are defiantly not leaving you here alone."
"West, vhy don't ve just take her vith us?"
My head snapped over and I looked at Gilbert.
"That has to be the most horrible idea I have ever heard, you don't honestly think I want to go to a Nazi meeting do you?"
I looked back over at Ludwig as he sighed again.
'Vell ve can't just leave you here, vhat if something happens to you?"
"And you honestly don't think somethings going to happen to me if I went to this meeting, have you forgotten that I have an American accent, it almost got me killed when I arrived here."
"Ja that is true."
We all fell into silence for a few seconds until Gilbert piped up.
"I got an Awesome idea, I'll be right back."
And with that he ran out of the room, leaving both me and Ludwig very confused, he appeared soon after with what seemed to be clothing in his hands. He placed them on my bed and I rose from the floor to inspect them.
"Oh, hell NO!"
Gilbert put his hands up defensively.
"Hey, it vas the best idea I could come up vith."
"Vhat is it?"
Ludwig walked towards my bed to inspect them too.
"There is no way I am wearing an SS uniform! With an armband, are you CRAZY!"
"I ask myself the same question everyday about him." Ludwig said picking up the uniform off my bed.
"Hey! Vell here me out, Italiana vears this and everyone will know shes German, there goes the problem of people trying to kill her because of her accent."
"You do make a good point."
I whipped around to look at Ludwig.
"Wait, are you actually thinking this might be a good idea!?"
"At least try it on, see how it feels."
I looked at him like he was crazy, but eventually glared at him and grabbed the uniform out of his hands.
"Fine, I'll try it on, but if I don't like it I'm taking it off right away."
"Alright, ve'll be in the hallvay."
He walked out of the room with Gilbert and closed the door behind him. I sighed and looked down at the uniform in my hands. I threw them on my bed and pulled off the shirt and pants I was sleeping in, letting my night clothes fall to the floor I picked up the jacket from my bed and looked it up and down. I sighed threw my nose and threw the jacket over my shoulders, slipping on the pants as well and doing up the two belts that went with it, I laced up the boots and moved over to my full length mirror to see what I looked like.
I don't look that bad in this.
I pulled at the jacket and twisted one way and the other to get a better view of what it looks like. I stopped and sighed once more, looking towards my door. I walked towards it and reached my hand out to grab it. Pulling open the door and walking out into the hallway has to be one of the most nerve wracking things I have ever done, and I was scared to see the expressions on there faces, so I stood in the hallway looking down at the hallway, wearing a SS uniform, and it wasn't until Gilbert spoke that I looked up.
"Damn, and I thought she couldn't look anymore like you west."
I looked over at Ludwig to see if he was going to say anything, but he didn't, he stood there and looked as if he was thinking of something. It wasn't until he turned to leave that he spoke up.
"Give me a moment."
And with that he walked towards his room and entered it. Gilbert and I looked at each other with confused looks on our faces and turned back to Ludwig's door to see if he would come out of it. Not long after he did, but he held something clutched in his hand. He walked back over to us and opened his gloved hand to give me whatever he had, in his hand sat an Iron Cross necklace, identical to the ones he and Gilbert wore. I looked up at him with a shocked expression, but he just smiled down at me.
'This vas the necklace I gave your mutti, it vasn't until I saw you in that uniform did I think that you should have it."
I continued to look at him shocked as I reached my hand out to grab the necklace. I took it into my hands and ran my hands along it, feeling the cold, smooth iron. I undid the clasp and re-clasped it around my neck, hiding the chain under the collar of the uniform. I looked back up at Ludwig and gave him a smile.
'So, is she coming vith us then?"
Ludwig and I both looked over at Gilbert, who we both forgot was there. Ludwig closed his eyes and sighed, crossing his arms as well.
"It does seem like it would be the best option, she does need to get used to going out into Berlin anyvay."
I slowly widened my eyes at him as he said this, was he insane, he actually thought it was a good idea to bring me to a Nazi meeting!
'Great! Vell I better go get ready, be right out!"
And with that, Gilbert ran to his room to throw on his uniform. Ludwig sighed again and looked at me.
"Come on, ve better get breakfast ready."
I slowly nodded at him and started to follow him down the stairs.
-Time skip-
Breakfast was quickly finished when Gilbert came down and not long after all three of us were piling into Ludwig's car. I remained quiet the entire ride, the only sounds reaching my ears being the car's engine and Gilbert's loud voice. We soon arrived at the same building I was taken to when I first arrived here and I shivered, remembering the memories of my first day in Germany. We exited the car and I stuck close to Ludwig as we walked in, hiding my eyes behind my hair. Many people saluted Ludwig as we walked through the building and I wondered how much power Ludwig had around here. We soon reached a set of double doors, guarded by two Nazi members. They saluted Ludwig as we reached them and opened the door for us, allowing us to walk in like we run the place. I noticed we were the first ones there and wondered how early we were.
It turn out we weren't that early for not even ten minutes later more members of the Nazi party started filing in, taking notice of me right away. I sunk down in my chair as far as I could, trying to become 'invisible' from the Nazi officers.
Soon the room was filled and I immediately took notice that everyone but Ludwig and Gilbert were staring at me, luckily the doors opened once more, making everyone in the room, including me, look at the door. A man in his thirties walked in, he must be important for everyone, minus me, stood up and saluted him. He motioned for them to sit down as he moved to the head of the table. As he reached it, he looked around the room, but stopped when he set eyes on me. He turned to Ludwig, who stiffened when he did.
"Ludwig, wer sie ist?"(1)
Ludwig stood up as he started talking and immediately answered him back.
"Das ist meine Tochter, Herr"(2)
"Dein tochter?"(3)
The man looked at Ludwig suspiciously.
"Ja, Herr."(4)
The man walked over to us, not taking his eyes off me as he continued to speak with Ludwig. They went back and forth speaking German when suddenly the man turned to an officer in the room and shouted a command at him. The officer stood up, saluted him, and left the meeting room. Everyone in the room sat quietly as they waited for the officer to return from wherever he went. The officer returned, but he wasn't alone. With him was a man that looked to be in his forties, wearing a yellow Star of David on his jacket. The man that stood next to Ludwig motioned for me to stand up and to stand in front of the officer. I did so and the Jewish man was brought to his knees in front of me, and a pistol was placed in my hands. I gasped and dropped the gun, tears prickling my eyes. The Nazi members laughed at this and more tears started to reach my eyes. Ludwig, having has enough, stepped in front of me, pulled out his pistol, and shot the man, the man falling to the ground, dead. I threw my hands to my face as I struggled to keep to tears from flowing out of my eyes. Ludwig turned around and glared at the other man, who just smirked back at him.
"Ich denke, dass über diese Besprechung abgeschlossen."(5)
He moved to walked towards the door and before he left, he turned around and said the two words that sent chills down my spine.
"Hail Hitler."
Everyone repeated it back and they began filing out of the room. Gilbert and Ludwig, who both didn't want to be there anymore, grabbed my shoulders and quickly lead me out of the room. They didn't stop walking until we had exited the building, where they both turned to me with worry in their eyes. The tears began to waterfall down my cheeks as I threw myself into Ludwig's chest. Ludwig hugged me back and began to whisper comforting words to me. My tears soon dried, but I continued to hug Ludwig.
"Thank you, vati."
Ludwig froze, but quickly relaxed and hugged me back tighter. Gilbert soon joined the hug and no words were spoken, but none needed to be.
1. Ludwig, who is she?
2. This is my daughter, sir
3. Your daughter
4. Yes, sir
5. I think, that about concludes this meeting
Sorry if any of the German is wrong, you can blame google translate, also the man who ran the meeting is supposed to be Himmler, who was in charge of the SS and was basically the person the ran Auschwitz.
