Set Fire to the World
Disclaimer: I really don't own Hetalia…honest
Random fact about me: I love Pirate! England…what? He was the freaking Great Britain that conquered most of the world! I would so do him ^_^
Another fact: of the Bad Touch Trio I personally love Spain and his ass!
"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
-Dr. Seuss
Chapter Ten:
America slid open the sliding glass door seeing Evelyn lying on the hammock staring up at the night sky. "You're going to get sick if you stay out here any longer." America said holding up a blanket.
Evelyn raised an eyebrow at America who was grinning nervously "So the blanket is for?"
"If you wanted to stay out here…and if…I can…maybe…join you?" America asked a little uncertain. Evelyn smiled and scooted over to give room to the nation who happily tossed the blanket over both of them after he settled himself and almost caused the hammock to flip on both of them.
"It's nice," Evelyn commented once they were situated and equally covered by the blanket "living in a small town, no loud noises, no light pollution, we can see the stars go on forever."
"And the moon is the same size as your thumb no matter where you are on earth." America said holding up his hand to cover the moon with his thumb.
"…you stole that from Dear John." Evelyn said.
"I never watched the movie." America said.
"Did you read the book?"
"Nope."
"Have you read any books? Besides Dr. Seuss." Evelyn asked.
"I've read books." America said turning to look at Evelyn who had turned back to the stars exposing her neck where the bruises stood out against the skin. Without thinking America reached out and gently brushed one of the finger impressions. Evelyn stiffened but didn't move away.
"I never did thank you America." Evelyn whispered shivering slightly as America continued to trace the bruises "you kept screaming at me not to give up." she turned to face America who locked eyes with her.
"Well I couldn't leave you alone now can I?" America asked trailing off.
"Well it wouldn't be very heroic if you did leave a girl alone." Evelyn said aware that they were getting closer "where is everybody?" okay…even Evelyn had to mentally smack herself at a drastic change of topic. She needed to talk about something and maybe she could forget that she was almost on top of America, while using his arm as a pillow, the way that he smells…damn hormones.
"Leila kidnapped England and they are sitting in the front, Russia is out with Nikita, and the others are somewhere in the house." America said "trying to change the subject are you?"
"Yes." There was no denying it. Evelyn tried to change the subject but somehow America wouldn't let her go. Not that she was complaining about it. He was warm, but it wasn't like she had a crush on her nation. How would that be possible? Plus the weird dreams about wars and historians didn't help the fact that it reminded Evelyn how good America looked in a military uniform. Which made her wonder how he would look in any of the current military uniforms…?
While Evelyn's thought process distracted her America took the opportunity and gently pulled her into a kiss.
It was safe to say that Evelyn's mind shut down feeling America's lips on her own. Unlike her last boyfriend, America's kiss warmed her from the inside out. Shifting America angled his head deepening the kiss, Evelyn responded wrapping her arms around his neck pulling him closer. After a couple of minutes they pulled away for air Evelyn looked up at America and said "I can safely say that your kiss is so much better than morphine." America chuckled and kissed her forehead before pulling her closer to him.
Leila sighed taking a sip of her hot chocolate. She had convinced England to come out with her with the promise of peace and quiet and earl gray tea. Sighing she snuggled closer to England grateful at the blanket that covered herself and England. "Comfortable love?" England asked smirking down at Leila who took another sip of her drink.
"Extremely, thank you for sitting out here with me." Leila said looked up and kissed England on the cheek bringing out a light blush. Raising an eyebrow before rolling her eyes and tucked herself into the former pirate. "I'm curious England…you guys are nations and I remember you being pretty busy when you were Great Britain, so what do you do about paperwork?"
"Well we have to do something when we are in the scroll for a better part of the day." England said making sure that the blanket, which had the United Kingdom flag print on it, was properly covering Leila.
Leila grinned tucking her head underneath England's chin curling into the English nation. "Don't you two look comfortable, da?" Leila glanced up seeing Nikita and Russia standing at the bottom step of the front porch smiling at them.
"Get your own bench." Leila replied before barrowing into England who flushed.
Nikita shook her head and pulled Russia into the house the muffling sounds of laughter kicked up before dimming as the door closed. "Was it just me or did Russia look…calmer?" England asked.
Leila blinked and slowly nodded "Do you think that he'll ask Nikita to be his historian?"
England shrugged before saying "It would help cut down the creepy factor that he has that's for sure."
Leila smiled before detangling herself from England giggling when he reached out trying to snatch her back to him. Bending down she pecked him on the lips before pulling him up and into the house just in time to see Chloe run towards them holding a camera, "I got the picture! Look!" and turned the camera to show the screen. The picture of Evelyn and America passed out on the hammock. "Aren't they adorable? Oh we have to get them together!"
"Why?" Leila asked taking England's cup into the kitchen where Iris, Romano, Italy, and Spain were sitting. Spain was at the stove cooking something that smelled delicious; Leila peeked over the Spaniards shoulder seeing tomatoes being mixed in with noodles.
"Because you're with England so it would be hypocrite of you not to." Chloe said handing the camera to Japan with China leaning over his shoulder to see the picture.
Leila turned to raise an eyebrow at Chloe and was about to say something when Evelyn and America stumbled into the house rubbing their eyes. "Something smells good." Evelyn muttered looking around seeing Spain cooking.
"Hey Evelyn, got a question for ya." Leila said rinsing out her cup.
"Shoot."
"Are you and America together?"
"Yes." America said before Evelyn could answer. She turned to look at America who grinned at her with his happy looking puppy look.
"What he said." Evelyn answered handing America one end of the blanket he had brought out and started to fold the blanket.
Leila turned to Chloe and said "Not a hypocrite now, now am I?"
Chloe, Iris and the rest of the nations stared at Evelyn before the two Italian girls tackled Evelyn squealing and hugging the brunette American. Stumbling back Evelyn caught the back of the chair Romano was sitting on before the three girls could fall to the ground. Italian flew out of Chloe and Iris's mouth so fast only Romano and Italy understood what they were saying. "Are they excited?" Nikita asked looking at Leila confused.
"I…think so?" Leila said watching the three fall to the ground landing with a thump. "Poor Evelyn getting smother by two Italian sisters. Well it was nice knowing her. How's the food coming Spain?"
Evelyn glared at Leila while trying to shove Chloe and Iris off of her looking to America she mouthed 'help me!' America grinned and walked over to the three girls and lifted them up and untangled Evelyn from the two babbling sisters and hug her from behind. "You two are so cute together!" Iris gushed grinning at the two.
Evelyn rolled her eyes as her stomach growled. Leila and Chloe grinned as Spain handed Evelyn a plate of good smelling food. Handing out the plates and ushering the girls into the dining room with their food.
Hetalia! Hetalia! Hetalia!
Iris and Chloe walked into their darkened home, Chloe flipped on the lights in the kitchen while Iris dove into the darken house to make her way to her bed room cursing every time she hit something or stubbed her foot on a piece of furniture. "Turn on the lights you idiota!" Chloe yelled hearing her sister run into a wall. A muffled reply was given; Chloe rolled her eyes and walked towards the fridge seeing a note written by her mother.
"Hey sis, parents are on a business trip we have the house to ourselves for a couple of days." Chloe called out opening the door to grab a water bottle. Closing the door she turned around just as a baton swung out catching her in her collar bone crying out she fell onto her knees. The attacker pulled a syringe and stuck the needle into her arm injecting a purple liquid into her arm. She passed out before her body hit the cool tiles.
Evelyn finished loading the dishwasher and started the machine before wiping her hands on a towel. Turning around she spotted Iris's purse frowning she picked up the purple bag and saw that the wallet and keys were still inside. "Hey dad I need to go to Chloe's house her sister left her purse here." Evelyn called out grabbing the keys to his Chevy Impala and waved to the nations before closing the door.
Turning off the car Evelyn got out and looked around. Walking up to the home of the Moretti and Lombardi household she reached out barely touching the door before it swung open slightly. Frowning Evelyn looked around seeing that Chloe's car was in the driveway then slowly walked back to her father's Impala grabbing the .45 from the hidden compartment before walking back to the house.
Slowly opening the door Evelyn reached out to flip on the light switch blinking quickly to get the spots out of her eyes. "Chloe? Iris? Iris you left your purse at my place." Looking around she moved further into the house passing the mantle full of family pictures turning on lights as she went. Walking down the hall towards the bedrooms Evelyn saw a hand near the door. Turning around Evelyn saw a baton swinging down towards her. Stumbling back Evelyn barely had time to recover as another person wrapped a strong arm around her neck lifting her off the ground cutting off her air supply.
She felt something prick her shoulder; Evelyn gasped feeling her body slowing down. Garbled Italian reached her ears as dark shadows crossed her blurred vision before someone turned off the lights.
America hovered at Hanna's door watching the doctor work on some paperwork. "If there was something you want to talk about America you can come in." Hanna said, not looking from her paperwork. She looked up smiling at her nation who still didn't move from where he was standing. "Well?"
"Oh, right." America said, moving into the office and closed the door making Hanna raise an eyebrow. America sat down in one of the leather chairs and looked around. A picture of Hanna, Jonathan, Evelyn and three other boys wearing different military uniforms sitting around a camp fire "her brothers?" America asked pointing to the picture.
Hanna looked at the picture smiling, "William, Scott, and Matt. But that's not what you're here for is it?"
America shook his head and took a deep breath and said quickly "Evelyn is my historian and I thought that you should know!" Hanna frowned and pushed her paperwork away and turned to focus on the nervous nation in front of her.
"Want to say that slower?" Hanna asked smiling at America "because I'm sure I heard something about my daughter being your historian?" America stared at Hanna in shock the red headed mother chuckled and said "My uncle on my father's side is a government official for Scotland so I've met the personification of Scotland when I was growing up and visiting my uncle and he told stories about historians, and to be honest if Evelyn is a historian I'm glad she yours America."
America grinned feeling better than he was feeling earlier. Standing up America said "I'll let you get back to work…" he trailed off suddenly feeling sick to his stomach. His vision started to blur and his body felt like it was tilting.
"…America?" Hanna asked standing up slightly staring at America worriedly. America stumbled back clutching at his head, Hanna darted forward as America started to fall "America! Jonathan get your ass in here now! America? America?" her door flew open as her husband, England and Canada ran into the study "get my kit Jonathan." Hanna said looking down at the nation she cradled in her arms seeing the sheen sweat breaking out on America's forehead.
"What happened, eh?" Canada asked staring at his brother.
"He just collapsed." Hanna said taking the bag from Jonathan and pulled out a penlight, gently removed America's glasses and pointed the light into America's eyes. Setting aside the penlight Hanna placed two fingers underneath America's chin checking his pulse. Suddenly America grew still and for a moment Hanna thought that he had died. The nation groaned and started to convulse "Hold him down." Hanna instructed moving America's glasses out of harm's way as England and Canada attempted to hold the super power nation. Jonathan poked his head out of the door and called for several other nations. Germany, China, and Russia walked into the room seeing America on the floor and England and Canada trying to hold the nation down. "Just hold him down until he stops convulsing."
Even with the extra muscle it was still difficult to hold down with America twenty minutes later America stopped moving, the nations moved back allowing Hanna to check America's pulse. "America?" Hanna asked gently tapping America's cheek said nation groaned and opened his eyes.
"Wha happen?" America mumbled clenching his eyes shut trying to sit up.
"Easy America," Hanna said gently pulling America to a sitting position. "Open your eyes please." Hanna said turning on her penlight and shined the light into one eye moving it away quickly to check his reaction before moving to the other eye to repeat at the process. Pulling out a stethoscope and listened to his heart. Doing everything short of a blood test Hanna couldn't find anything wrong with the nation. "How are you feeling?" Hanna asked gently wiping the sweat off of his forehead.
"Like I've been poisoned…and yes it has happened before." America said looking around squinting "Where's Texas?" America asked.
"His glasses." Canada said softly Hanna's face lit up in realization she plucked his glasses from the leather chair she had set them out of harm's way and handed them to America.
Evelyn groaned opening her eyes. She felt as if she was recovering from a cold, and it sucked. Rolling over she slowly pushed herself up resting on her hands and knees trying to catch her breath. Groaning again she sat down watching the hall spin for a couple of minutes before solidifying. Taking a deep breath Evelyn pushed off the wall and stumbled down the hall her hand going to her lower back feeling the gun, still on safety, tucked in the belt. Looking down she saw Iris on the floor, going back to her knees she felt for a pulse and thanking any deity out there when she found one. "Okay…where's your sister Iris?" Evelyn asked herself stumbling back up waiting for vertigo to pass before looking around finding Chloe on the kitchen floor, still alive. Wincing as Evelyn pulled out her phone and called 911 stumbling out of the house and towards her dad's car, giving the address and the situation to the operator she sat down on the hood of the car.
She watched the ambulance arrive and go into the house she hung up and dialed her mom's cell phone "Hey mom…I'm fine…I think…Chloe and Iris are going to the hospital…something happened to the them." Evelyn rubbed her eyes, "I'm going to the…what do you mean America convulsed? Is he alright?" Evelyn listened to her mother explain what happened to America her stomach clenched to in fear listening to everything. "I see…alright…okay…I'm going to the hospital so…I'll meet you there? Alright see you there, bye." Evelyn hung up and climbed into the Impala and drove to the hospital.
Hanna ended the call with Evelyn and turned seeing the rest of the nations crowding at her door "Chloe and Iris are being admitted into the hospital."
"Are they…is she…are they all right?" America asked torn between worrying about his historian and his historian's two friends.
"We won't know until Chloe and Iris are admitted and blood tests are done. Shall we go meet them?" Hanna asked looking around at her husband and the nations.
Hetalia! Hetalia! Hetalia!
Chloe stared out into Sicily watching the night lights come on as the sun sank lower out of sight. What she wanted was to be in town wearing a dress that Italy had gotten her for her birthday walking among the humans, but instead she was wearing a blue uniform waiting for Italy to get out of the meeting between him, Germany and Japan. Blowing a puff of air watching her bangs fly up before settling back down on her forehead to say she was bored was an understatement. Turning away from the window she walked down the hall back towards the meeting room pausing when she saw two strange men standing outside the meeting room, one wearing a black German uniform and another wearing a white Japanese uniform.
Not wanting to interact with them until she had no choice she turned around just as the doors opened and Italy bounced out and spotted Chloe "Chloe!" the Italian historian stopped and turned around catching the hyper nation before he could tackle her to the ground.
"Italy" Chloe answered smiling at her nation.
Italy smiled at her and dragged her towards their boss and the others, Italy began to talk to the stern German. "…the attack on America is on schedule and they have no idea." Now Chloe was paying attention. Pulling Italy away from the group and down the hall she made sure that the rest of the Axis were far enough before turning to her nation.
"Why is Japan attacking America? That's not a good thing to do unless we want to pull America into the war, and if that happens the Allies would have another nation on this side." Chloe said.
Italy opened his eyes to watch his historian begin to panic "I know Chloe; I know la mia ragazza bella but there's nothing we can do." Chloe turned to Italy watching him open his arms falling gratefully into his embrace. Everything fading into a dark oblivion.
Iris stared out the window it had been three months since she last saw Romano. She closed her eyes resting her forehead on the cool glass. "Hey," Iris opened her eyes and turned back to the door seeing an American soldier trying to blend in but failing. Frowning at the clashing labels "I've got orders to keep you safe and you standing at the window for everybody to see isn't…"
"That's enough soldier." A feminine voice drifted from behind the soldier, "Go back to your post, I'll take care of her."
The soldier turned around and nodded to the person. Evelyn walked in wearing an American uniform, "I have someone that wants to see you very badly." She stood to the side and a familiar Italian walked into the room looking tired but smirking.
Iris stared at Romano before launching herself wrapping her arms around his neck "I missed you Romano."
"I've miss you to ragazza." Romano said pulling Iris closer.
Evelyn smiled and said "I'm just going to let you two catch up, just stay away from the windows." And closed the door.
Evelyn stared at the wall in front of her holding a Styrofoam cup of over brewed hospital coffee that already cold. Jonathan sat down next to Evelyn and handed her the scroll in necklace then pulled her into a warm embrace. "It will be okay Evelyn." Jonathan said gently rubbing her shoulder.
Slipping on the necklace she heard Romano demanding to get out of the necklace and see Iris. Raising an eyebrow Evelyn tossed the cup into a nearby trashcan before returning to her father's arms. Hanna thanked a doctor and walked over to the two nodding at Benjamin who looked up from his side of the hall, "test results came back." Hanna said "they were poisoned."
"Poisoned with what?" Benjamin asked.
"They don't know, apparently the poison broke down too much for there to accurately tell what kind of poison was used to try to kill the sisters." Hanna said sitting down "what they do know is that they should have died."
"So now we wait." Evelyn sighed.
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