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"I am talking."
'I am thinking.'
I am a flashback.
I list items and provide information.
Just (1)
"I can't help but have a very unpleasant feeling about this place…" France shivered a little as he glanced around.
"…" England ignored him.
"You've been really quiet for a while now. What's wrong? Is there something strange here?" France asked the silent nation.
"…No. There is nothing—or no one-at all." England said after a moment.
"Russia and the others are on the first floor, aru." China informed him giving him a weird look.
"Yes, I know that. When I said there's no one here at all, I meant… How should I put this? It feels… as though everything has been consumed…" England said trying to find the right way to say it so it would make sense.
"You mean you can't see the usual illusions? If even illusions have been consumed, maybe we really should keep out." France said getting nervous.
"I agree. In that case, I'll go and take a look upstairs. What are you going to do, Opium?" China asked.
"I don't really want to stay on this floor; I'll go upstairs, too." England said, eyebrow twitching at being called Opium.
"What, you're leaving me here all alone? Well, then when you're done checking out upstairs, we'll meet again right here." France said.
"All right, then we'll leave the second floor to you, aru." China nodded at him.
"Thirty minutes should be enough. Don't fall asleep on us, France." England told him.
"You can trust me~ well, see you later." France said with a teasing grin as he began walking away.
"Are you going to start from that room over there?" China asked.
"Yes~ that room is bad news, isn't it? I'll leave it for later!" France said.
"Let's go, quickly. If we make America wait, he won't shut up about it." England said uneasily.
"You look pale. You really hate it here, don't you, aru?" China said concerned.
"… I never thought I would envy people who can't 'see' so badly." England said with a sigh as China walked past him.
"What was that? I didn't hear you." China said by the stairs.
"Nothing." England stated as they walked upstairs.
England Lv. 4
876/876 HP
846/846 SP
153/259 E
China Lv. 4
742/742 HP
828/828 SP
153/259 E
Skill
England
[Expecto Patronum] Come, my guardian spirit!
China
[Eight Extremities Fist] So fast you can't see it.
Equip
England
[Weapon: Secret Grimoire] A suspicious accessory. The contents are a secret.
[Head: Headband (Yellow)] Mustard colored.
[Body: Gentleman Clothes] Apparently gentleman clothes. Easy to take off so that he can turn into an angel.
[Accessory: Pathetic Scone] Something that was supposed to be a scone. Very pathetic.
China
[Weapon: Taiji Sword] For dancing, very sharp, so handle with care.
[Head: Headband (Green)] Puts strength into tree planting. Now it can be dyed with paint…
[Body: Chinese-ish Clothes] Looks Chinese, but slightly different…
[Accessory: Wok] Can also be used as a weapon.
Once the evaluation of their person was finished, they wasted no time in entering the room to their right that turned out to be a library.
"So many books. Japan would feel more at home." England commented after searching the library.
"I wish I was with Japan instead, aru." China sighed.
"Even I would prefer Japan over you. That reminds me, has he replied yet?" England asked.
"Replied to what? Ooh, you mean that message I sent him? Last time I checked, I was out of range." China responded. England took out his cell phone to check his reception.
"Oh, me too. Maybe the reception is bad? If Japan also wants to come over, that would be a problem. We should leave." England stated.
"I don't think he wants to come, though…" China said. They exited the library and entered the other room on the third floor to find the white room with the white piano.
"There is something about this room that is bothering me." England said agitated as they left the room immediately. They went to the fourth floor and entered a room that had two beds.
"What, what? 'Up is Heaven. In the Middle is Earth. Down is Hell,' huh? Better not move it down, then." England muttered leaving the room and entering the last room.
"Oh! This is—" England said sounding shocked.
"What a creepy chair. It looks like a cursed chair I saw somewhere." China interrupted.
"…Well, we've come all the way to the fourth floor, but… everything looks pretty normal. The air is terrible, though." England said giving the chair an uneasy look.
"The bad feeling still isn't gone. Let's go back to France and go home!" China stated.
"Yeah. Well, let's—" England jumped when he heard gun shots coming from downstairs.
"That sound…" England glanced at the door worriedly.
"Is it the sound of America's pistol? He fired a lot." China said looking at the door.
"That means something must have happened, right?" England said looking at China.
"In a place like this? Don't you think he just fell for Russia's provocation?" China reasoned.
"Oh, well. They do get carried away when they mess around with each other…" England said giving a slow nod of agreement.
"… No… I feel that it's something different from messing around…" China said. He opened his mouth to say something more when they heard the door knob jiggle.
"France?" England asked. The door opened to reveal a skinny black haired female holding a skateboard.
"Oh, excuse me. I'm looking for a friend of mine. You haven't seen a girl with auburn hair, have you?" she asked sounding hopeful.
"Sorry, miss, we haven't seen anybody except the people we came with." China responded.
"Oh, I see." She sighed before turning to leave.
"We could help you search for her; we just need to get together with some other friend first. I'm England, this is China." England told her.
"I'm Dysis. The friend I'm looking for is named Halia. Thank you, I appreciate the help." Dysis responded politely.
"Let's join France and go see what happened. Maybe we will run into your friend." China suggested.
"If you insist!" England said with a loud sigh annoyed at the idea of being near France. The three went straight to the second floor where they waited by the staircase for France, Dysis kept glancing at the fireplace room as though expecting someone to come out of it. England was leaning against the wall as China walked back and forth impatient.
"Fifteen minutes…" England muttered. "Isn't France coming?"
"What's the meaning of this? It shouldn't take this long to check out the second floor." China complained. Dysis remained silent as she glanced around nervously.
'I hope that thing doesn't appear… I hope Halia is okay… I hope the others aren't angry at me for leaving to search for Halia by myself…' she thought glancing at the room once more.
"Maybe he got tired of waiting and went downstairs?" England suggested.
"Well, he does get bored easily. I'll check the rooms on the second floor to make sure we didn't miss each other. You two wait here! If I find Halia, I will let her know you are looking for her." China said.
"Yeah, or else we might miss each other again." England agreed. Dysis gave him a silent nod as he walked in the direction he had seen France walk toward earlier. He went in, gave a quick survey of the room and walked out, following the wall, he entered the room next door doing the same and heading to the room across not noticing Dysis eyeing him. He searched the room and went to the fire place.
"Burnt firewood… So this is the source of the bad smell…. Huh?" he backed away in shock.
"These are—No doubt about it… It's—Japan's clothes… Wh-why are they covered in blood like this…? There are… remains of several things in the fireplace. But I can't tell what got burnt."
Fk306: Short chapter, but as you can probably notice by now, I'm following this based on the episodes on YouTube… The response to the last questions were staggering. Majority want romance between Halia and Japan… We shall see…
Sirflightypencil: I suppose I can see Halia and Japan together… I don't see there being a lot of romance in a haunted mansion with aliens trying to kill you but hey, if you are going to die, you might as well go out with a bang. Pun intended. Oh, I have a question.
What do you think is in Halia's backpack?
a. A dragon
b. A cat
c. Zombie blood
d. The key to freeing the mochi
e. All of the above
f. Other [please elaborate]
Fk306: Sorry to those of you that didn't want Halia to go missing.
Sirflightypencil: No, you're not! Besides, they never answered my question from before thus there will be no romance.
Fk306: … You're right I'm not. I had decided even before writing chapter 1 how this scene was going to take place. Congratulations to you all who remembered that Germany is Halia's favorite character. Though just because he is her favorite, does not mean that she is loves him. Congratulations to Poppyseed22 who was the first to guess Halia's favorite character.
Just – Adj. A fair or impartial in action or judgment.