Yay! Finished! We're going to be rehearsing for a play, so it might take longer for me to post more chapters.
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If he reads this, credit to my brother for a sudden inspiration after yelling at me! (And America fangirl for the argument idea!)
Chapter 9
"Who should we ask first?" Naomi asked Selena.
Selena returned from informing Jay and Sonya, coming up with nothing. She seemed like she didn't like to talk about it, so Naomi chose to start asking on how to keep their fangirl down until the adventure is over.
"We should probably ask Japan's closest friends," Selena recommended. "Maybe we should ask America; those two are really close friends, even though Japan did bomb Hawaii at the start of World War two…"
"Let's ask him then!" Naomi interjected. She grabbed Selena's wrist and pulled her over to America. "America, we have a problem."
"Does it have something to do with this adventure or the communist?" America smirked. Russia glared at him, and Selena could have sworn she heard Russia say "Kol" multiple times.
"It doesn't have anything to do with any," Selena shrugged. "We need help; Naomi and I are major Japan fangirls, so we're trying to keep our fangirl down so that we don't freak out, but we don't know how to do that without squealing! Do you have any advice?"
"Sure, I'll help," America agreed. "After all, he's really cool, unlike the communist here…"
"Will you shut up about me being a communist?" Russia snapped. "Look at who has a lot of problems with his own communities! I'm probably doing a way better job at handling myself!"
Violet and Jasmine glanced nervously at each other. "There's an argument…" Violet stated gravely.
"We should probably make sure that Selena doesn't snap," Jasmine stood up. "Hey, guys, I don't think it's the best time to argue now…"
"Well," America continued, ignoring Jasmine's warning, "at least I can act cool; I'm not the one who scares people off and tell each one of my friends to become one with me!"
"I don't stuff burgers in my face all the time!" Russia remarked. "If we were speaking in my language, I'd be kicking your butt!"
"Well, let's start right now!" America challenged. "Since some Russian people moved to my place, I had to learn to communicate with them!"
"Please don't tell me they're going to speak in Russian now," Jasmine hoped.
"Po kraĭnyeĭ mere, ya ne schitayu sebya geroem!" Russia argued in his language.
"They're speaking in Russian…" Violet groaned. Selena looked down at the floor, feeling angry.
"Why?" Annabel cocked her head. "If you say Selena would snap at an argument, isn't it good that Selena doesn't understand the argument?"
"No, it's worse," Jasmine explained. "She can understand the tone of their voices and all."
"How come it's bad that Selena hears an argument?" Naomi asked.
"You see," Violet clarified, "it all started after this one time her brother yelled at her all for a silly missing part of an Xbox controller. Since then, she has this kind of hatred for arguments…"
"She just hates arguments," Annabel shrugged. "What's bad about that nonsense?"
"Well, she gets in this kind of state where, you know…" Jasmine trailed off as America and Russia continued to argue. England, Japan, and Canada tried to break the two up. Suddenly, time stopped. Selena finally snapped.
"SHUT UP!" Selena screamed at the top of her lungs.
By this time, Jay, who was on a crutch Vera had made, and Sonya had entered the room, just in time to hear Selena scream. "Great, we're too late," Jay sighed. "She heard another argument…"
Everyone in the room, except for Vera, who was in the kitchen, stared at Selena in silence. "We were trying to warn you guys," Jasmine whispered to Russia and America, "but you ignored us!"
"Why are you guys even fighting?" Selena snapped. "It's for no reason! That argument didn't have a purpose! Our mission does: to find the nations across the globe and bring them back to their dimension. But you know what this mission has been doing to us?" She pointed at various people. "Annabel has a cast, Jay's ankle is broken and numb, Sonya is angry at Jay, and now we all have to suffer through another stupid argument! I thought this mission would be exciting, but no! It's just causing my friends pain and nations to fight! This was a waste! I'm still in the mission if we're going to get serious, but if we hunt down all the nations and just end up with arguments everywhere, count me out! I wasn't even supposed to be in this mission anyway!" With that, Selena grabbed her jacket and stomped out the door. She needed time to be alone.
The group stared at the door Selena exited out through. "She just turned from Japan fangirl to a miniature Germany," England stated.
"We should tell you guys," Jay sighed. "Selena doesn't really deal well with unreasonable arguments that include loud yelling."
"We tried to warn you," Violet moaned, "but you just didn't listen."
"In that case," Canada pointed out, "we should warn Germany, Romano, France, and China about this. Italy doesn't really argue."
"Good point, Canada," Sonya thoughtfully agreed.
"Someone has to go talk to Selena and get her back," Annabel implied.
"I would volunteer myself dude," America shuffled his feet, "because that's the hero thing to do, but it should probably be a close friend or family member because you guys warned us about her sensitivity in the first place."
"He's right," Violet smoothed her suit out as she stood up. "I'll go talk to her. After all, I've been her best friend for three years. She can trust me."
"No, let me talk to her," Jasmine offered. "I've seen my Mom and Papa argue a lot, and besides, I'm the cousin who is closer to her."
"Guys, let me talk to Selena," Jay undertook. "I kind of started this in the first place; Selena spotted me and Sonya arguing. That's why she snapped: she couldn't bear it anymore."
"No, I've been her best friend since fourth grade," Violet assured. "I'm sure I'll be just fine."
"No, she'll trust me more," Jasmine remarked.
"Guys, why are we arguing again?" Jay reminded. Jasmine and Violet stopped. "I know how to handle this: 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' for who gets to talk to Selena."
As Jay, Violet, and Jasmine played the game, Sonya thought things over. Selena was not alone; Sonya herself has seen her parents argue countless times, and most of the time, she and her sister, Irina, were the reason for the argument. Her parents fought about each other's addictions, bad habits, and influences so much, they soon couldn't bear it and divorced. Actually, Sonya tried to stop the fighting and pleaded with her Mom and Dad to stop arguing and make things better. But her parents misunderstood; they divorced so they can stop arguing and make things better for their children. She knew exactly how Selena felt.
When Jay, Jasmine, and Violet started the game over because they kept getting a tie, Sonya volunteered herself. "Let me talk to Selena. Even though we barely know each other, I can understand exactly how she's feeling." As Sonya grabbed her coat, she remembered when they were a full family here in Moscow; she would go to a certain place to calm down after her parents argue. "And I think I know exactly where she went." Sonya stated. She put on her coat and headed outside.
LSP: "Oh my glob you guys, drama bomb!"
Selena groaned as she covered her face. She wanted to go home. The yelling reminded her too much of her brother. Even though he was really annoying and loud, she missed the times the two would make jokes and help each other out. She buried her head in her knees. She wondered what was happening back at home.
"Selena!" a voice called. "Where are you?"
It was definitely not Jay's voice; it was too feminine. It didn't sound like Violet or Jasmine's voice either. Soon, she figured it out to be Sonya.
Sonya found the place she used to go to, and she was right. Selena was there, sitting with her knees to her face and her arms wrapped around her knees. Was she… crying? No, Selena looked up, but there were no tears; there was only an angry expression on her face. "What do you want, Sonya?" Selena groaned.
"I know how you feel," Sonya comforted, sitting next to Jay's cousin. "I was in the midst of arguments a lot of times."
"Have you been suffering arguments for more than two years?" Selena asked.
"Oh yeah," Sonya nodded. "My parents would argue for years. From what I recall, the arguments have started from when I was eight years old; that's nine years already." She faced the other girl, which forced Selena to look at her in the eye. "Look, I know you saw me and Jay argue first. We were in a relationship before. We might constantly fight about the reason for our break-up. You need to brace yourself for those arguments. And as for America and Russia, they were rivals. They will always fight. For one thing, America can never tell the atmosphere. Another thing is, Russia is scary, and America needs to learn not to mess with him. Everyone is never perfect, so we all will fight over silly things, but you just need to learn to let the people who are arguing let 'bygones be bygones.' Okay?"
Selena understood. "Okay," Selena agreed. "I miss home."
Sonya wrapped her arm around her new friend. "I would say the same thing, but I haven't left home yet. I miss my dad and sister, though."
Selena smiled and let Sonya take her back to Sonya's house. Sonya felt that maybe there was a reason Jay was back again. Maybe, it's a sign. Maybe Jay secretly misses the relationship. Sonya shook her head. Who knows? She'll find out soon.
"Was that the reason your parents divorced?" Selena asked. "Sorry for being personal."
"It's okay," Sonya dismissed. "Yeah, it actually was."
Selena looked at Sonya with pity. "Well, are you excited for this adventure?"
"Yeah, who knows where we might go next?" Sonya grinned.
Selena had a far-away look in her eyes. "Yeah," Selena absent-mindedly agreed. "We'll be farther away from home."
Sonya now had pity for Selena. She loved her family and home so much. Sonya patted Selena's back gently. "You'll be home before you know it." Sonya added, "I promise."
Aw~ A new friendship is made! Now you know: never argue in front of Selena.
Next Chapter Summary: Naomi knows where to go next. Meanwhile, Liang spots a guy he accidentally mistook for his missing older sister. Plus, a look back at what's happening back at Selena and Violet's homes and school.
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