Why hello again~ sorry fot not updating for two weeks. I was camping with my siblings and my grandparents (and their friends and their kids... so, there were ten of us.) Don't be mad! *holds out a cupcake*

Sorry for uploading this on Wednesday as well, the internet keeps going down *sigh*

Haha. This chapter will be longer than usual and will involve riddles! Oh riddles, what fun!

First Riddle

The four nations looked at each other before looking at the door leading to the second carriage. A paper that wasn't there when they got on was now taped to the door.

'Miss, quickly, we were about to leave.' one of the train attendants said with a sigh as she ushered someone on.

A tall girl with chin length black hair and hazel brown eyes walked onto the carriage. She was wearing a black Volcom cap and her hands were inside the pockets of her baggy dark green sweater. She had a red and black checkered bag slung over her shoulder and was wearing skater shoes.

She mumbled her apologies before sitting in the seat two ahead of America and England.

They each just shrugged their shoulders and turned back to the door. America practically tore the paper from the door, which caused China to shriek, as he heard the paper rip.

Russia just "Aww, Yao scared, da?'

No one answered him.

America unfolded the paper as quickly as he had torn it from the door.

'Gentlemen, we will be leaving in a few minutes. I'd advise that you all sit down,' a plump, raven haired woman told the nations. They nodded (America sighed) and each sat down in their seats.

America cleared his throat and finally began to read.

'Your first riddle is quite simple. Answer it, the door to the second cart will open, failure will result in time-'

America raised an eyebrow at this and pulls the paper close to his face, like he couldn't see it.

'Will result in time? That doesn't make sense!' he groaned.

'We are leaving now, please do not raise from your seats unless permitted, thank you.'

The train lurched back an inch or two before going forward, slowly gathering speed as it went.

'Hm, perhaps the next riddle will explain it?' China said and rested his chin on his hands.

'Either way, Alfred, keep reading,' England told him. America nodded and looked back to the page.

'Weight in my belly,

Trees on my back,

Nails in my ribs,

Feet I do lack.'

One word to describe the nations? Confused. Very confused.

'Weight in my belly...' England whispered to himself.

'Trees on my back... okay, that's just weird!' The U S of A whispered to himself.

'Nails in my ribs... oh my, aru, acupuncture gone terribly wrong...' Must I tell you who said that?

'Feet I do lack... I have feet, da, as do you Yao!'

'I know the answer...' Canada whispered.

Ten minutes later

'I want a burger!' America groaned after ten minutes of hard thinking.

'A burger! ? You want a bloody burger!'

'No, I prefer my burgers without blood thank you very much~' America told him, completely serious.

Russia and China were actually thinking, an not about food or bloody food for that matter.

Russia had drawn a childlike drawing of a person laying on the ground. Chiba drew in the elements of riddle. He drew trees on it's back, a metal weight in it's stomach, and nails piercing it's ribs. China also erased the feet on the person.

'What does it look like, Yao?'

China scrunched his eyebrows together, deep in thought. 'Aru... I don't know...'

'I know the answer!'

'EEEK! GHOST!'

'There is no ghost you git!'

China frowned but continued to think.

'Russia? Do you know, aru?' China asked with a sigh.

'No.'

'Damnit! I know the answer!' Canada yelled as loudly as possible, caused the toddler to cry, her parents to give him glares, the redheaded girl to simply shrug her shoulders and continue reading, the curly haired man to do nothing (heavy sleeper), and for the late girl to sigh. An attendant walked out and said 'Young man, please be quieter!'

'Um... sorry, everyone,' Canada whispered.

After about a minute, America spoke up 'Mattie? When'd you get here?'

'I- I've been here the whole time...'

'Wha~?' he was practically astounded.

Canada almost snapped, but as he's used to this he did nothing.

'Alfred, stop being so rude, now, Matthew, you said you know the answer?'

'A ship,' he said proudly.

Click.

They heard the door to the second compartment open slowly behind them.

Second Riddle

The attendants weren't looking so they all quickly ran into the second compartment. It was empty, except for... well, nothing. It was deserted.

'Where do you suppose the next riddle's hidden?' England asks the others.

America shrugs and looks around the compartment.

'I don't know, aru.'

'Look what I found!' Russia exclaims and shows off a paper in his hand. He's standing in the front of the door to the third compartment.

'Maple! When did you get over there?' Canada squeaks.

'Whoa, dude! When did you get over there?' America asks, oblivious about Canada already asking.

Russia just grinned and walked over to them, handing the paper to China.

'I'll read, then,' China said and opened the paper.

'What does man love more than life,

Fear more than death or mortal strife,

What the poor have, the rich require,

And what contented men desire,

What misers spend, and spendthrifts save,

And all men carry to the grave?'

'Aru...'

'You guys are real idiots, you know that?'

Someone else had entered the compartment.

Organising books is fun!

Especially my books, although, it did take awhile...

I have left you with a cliffhanger! Because I am the kindest person ever~ and I just needed to update ^-^'

Next chapter should be up tomorrow, with the end of the Second Riddle and the Third Riddle.