For that night, they allowed the former nation to rest in their tent instead of running back up to the castle. Just in case, so that way he wouldn't be attacked in the way back. Although they doubted it would happen, it was a chase they didn't want to take. South was more reluctant to have him stay in the shared tent, it took a promise of giving her all the blankets to convince her. Before they went into the tent to retire for the night, the clouds did prove that it was going to rain again. They've been looking like so for quite a while, but it wasn't as light as expected. South expected more of a lighter rain, then heavier later on in the week...it was down pouring. She could hardly hear anything over the strong winds, and drops of water that slammed against the cloth. Though she really didn't care, it was slightly worrying. The main problem in the country was definitely the weather. Mudslides, avalanches, storms so bad that it would tear through villages. The girl curled up in the pile of sheets wrapped around her, glaring at the side of the tent that has been staring at for the past few hours. She decided to do something stupid, something that Spain told her to do when she was a child. Though she didn't want to admit it, counting sheep did help her sleep. Except they were goats instead of sheep. Slowly, but surely, the girl found herself dozing off.

North, on the other hand, couldn't find any way to sleep. She hardly ever did, even in the comforts of the castle. Nothing helped her sleep, there were a few exceptions but they were rare. The peaceful sounds of the storm raging outside slightly calmed her nerves. She glanced over to the personification next to her, and sighed softly. He was curled up, holding his legs up to his chest. His white hair still poked out in random places, but it didn't look as bad as when she first saw him. Though he looked peaceful, she doubted he was actually asleep like South was. He had the same probably she, and many other nations had. South was basically a caterpillar with how much she was curled and wrapped up in blankets. A little like England's eyebrows, in a way...nah she looks like only one of them. The white-haired girl sighed softly once more, and placed her arm over her forehead, it slightly hurt. Her body still ached from the wounds, but she refused to show it, not wanting to be a burden anymore. South scowled at her enough for being an idiot and going around trying to find a camp. So complaining about her wounds really wouldn't do much for anyone but herself. She felt thankful that her hair was pulled back into another tight braid, this time it was wrapped around her neck into a small little scarf. It felt weird as it rubbed against her neck, but where else could she put it? It's not like she's just going to throw her hair around. The girl inhaled, taking in the smells of the wonderful world around her, it smelt much better than it did back in the north. Constantly smelling nothing but the dead trees around her, with the touch of vodka and heavy scent of blood...She shuttered at the thought.

It was nice to finally be resting on something that wasn't melting under her due to blood. Though she didn't have a blanket to cover her, the humidity of the air was good enough. The air around her now was nicer, calmer. It smelt like mud, and wet grass. It smelt like trees, and she even got the small touch of Japanese cherry blossom...Japanese cherry blossom!? She snapped her head to the side, and glared at the soft-snoring man next to her. He moved slightly, nearly throwing his arm to the side. North clicked her tongue softly. "You little shit. That was my body wash." She whispered in a fake-hurt voice, and jumped when he exhaled deeply. North remained quiet, listening to the sounds of both of their breathing to make sure they were both asleep. Or at least resting. One'd breathing was slow and long, while the other was rapid and short. She watched as England's eyebrow moved up and down quickly, proving that South was the quick breathing and Prussia was the softer breathing. I wonder if she's having a nightmare? North hummed, and closed her eyes, letting the darkness consume her again. She opened her eyes again at seeing the complete nothingness, not wanting to be engulfed into it was horrifying, seeing nothing but a void for days. A shutter ran through her spine, causing the still healing wound on her back to itch with pain. Before she could rub her back to sooth it, a loud and strange sounding sneeze echoed throughout the tent, causing North to almost scream.

The Prussian man yawned, and sat up, stretching his arms in the air. North's heart pounded against her chest, she placed her hand over it to try and calm it. "Did I wake you? I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you." He yawned again, and rubbed his eyes gently. "No...I just...I sneezed." He whispered to her, causing her to lift her top lip slightly, her eyes squinted slightly in confusion. She tilted her head, her bangs and face-frame covering part of her face. Prussia then looked over to his bird, who was peacefully sleeping in a small pile of unused bandages. "You...sneezed yourself awake?" She asked, though she was a little surprised, she knew she shouldn't be. He's done a lot weirder things, but...sneezing yourself awake? And a sneeze like that?! Though the darkness, she could still make out his infamous smirk, and glint in his crimson eyes. "Yup~ So now I'm bored of sleeping!" He clapped his hands together, almost immediately after a loud crack of thunder and a flash of lightning followed. The two gave each other a look of pure enjoyment and happiness at the fact that he timed it perfectly. But then North's brain progressed what he said, and her expression turned into one of disappointment and misery. She slowly placed her hand was placed on her forehead to rub her temples, and she exhaled deeply, "You...were bored of sleeping...because you sneezed? Or you sneezed because you were bored?"

"Yes."

"You know, mein Freund, no matter how long we hang out, or how much we hang out...you always somehow have something new to say or do that will make me question everything." North said, looking up at him in amusement, as he looked at her in pride. A soft laugh rose from his throat, though it was soft it still sounded rough. "Well, you know, you shouldn't be surprised anymore." The two jolted when South rolled around and groaned. The two stared at the girl, making sure that her movements weren't her waking up. If they learnt something from the years, it was that waking up South was worse than waking the most evil demon. They learnt that the hard way back in the day. Prussia looked back at North when another flash of lightning shot through the land. The former nation sputtered on his own saliva when he noticed the slight green that speckled through her red eyes. Unlike everyone else in the camp, he knew what it meant. She looked at him in shock, and held out her hand to make sure he was okay, thinking that he was having another coughing fit. They were quite common with him, some weren't that bad, but others ended with him coughing up blood.

"Shud up!" South shouted, her arm tried to move out of the blankets to hit them, but she was too swaddled up. Prussia coughed a few more times before holding his hands up and rolling his eyes. She shuffled around, muttering insults and curse words at the two albinos. The two waited for her to calm back down, and started to breath heavily again before doing their own thing. While Prussia was gently caressing his birds head to clear his mind, North crawled over to the flap of the tent, and poked her head out. It wasn't a shock that her head was soaked in a matter of seconds. It was almost like camping in a way, instead of staying in a camp for war. It felt like an autumn trip through the woods, insects that normally would bombard their bodies were now gone. Animals still running around, but less than they would during summer. Like a camping trip that everyone decided to go on to just run away from their problems. The cold water felt nice pouring down her face, dripping down her hair. The water droplets felt like tears. Before North could think of anything aesthetic, or sad, she felt something move behind her.

"South told me that it was too humid out and gave me one of the blankets..." The albino girl smiled softly when the man poked his head out of the tent as well. Before she could reply with something like 'That's nice of her' or even 'Well that's a surprise', the man finished his sentence. "...and told me to kill myself." Prussia snorted, causing the nation to slap her hand over her mouth to cover the laughter. The two had their laughing fit, while another bright flash of lightning lit up the area around them. The land illuminated the land around them, making everything seem white for just a moment. The two slowly stopped laughing, but Prussia seemed more confused when he stopped. "I'm soaked, continue to be wet, friend, but I'll be inside. Regretting my life, and sleeping...probably." North said, almost going back inside the tent, but a hand grabbed the back of her head to keep her looking outside. "Did you...see that?" He asked, squinting at the trees in front of them. North blinked a few times, before snorting again. "My main mean meme man, if you think I sleep with my contacts in, you're insane." She patted his head, and tried to go back inside again. He refused to let her go, and held onto her hair tighter. "No...look ahead, look closely the next time lightning comes."

"There!" Prussia said, pointing to the trees with his free hand to seemingly nothing. North slightly shook her head after some time of squinting and adjusting her eyes. She saw nothing but large blurs, and streaks of water that pelted the ground. "I can't see anything. You should know this." She said pathetically as she was finally allowed to stick her head back inside the tent. Almost slightly regretting looking outside anyways due to how wet her hair was. Her clothes were starting to get wet as well. Oh well, it'll dry soon. She watched as her friend returned his head back inside the tent as well, and wiped her face free from the rain. "So, friend, what did you see? How did you see anything?" North asked, her voice was quiet to make sure South didn't loose it. She slept with a gun, after all. North cringed at what she would do if she woke up. Prussia scratched his hair and sat Indian style, he looked at his wet hand, and wiped it on his shirt. "I could of sworn I saw someone watching the camp? Like, mein awesome senses totally sensed someone out in the woods. And stuff." He explained, voice just as low as North's. She raised an eyebrow at his explanation, and grabbed the sheet on the ground. Guess he wasn't kidding when South gave him a sheet. She wrapped it around her shoulders. Her dripping hair made parts of it damp, and other parts almost soaked.

"What exactly did you see?" She yawned, finding herself to get more and more tired by the second. The cold water must of helped. "I don't fuckin' know, I'm blind too you know. Albino pact of 1869." He held his pinkie out, grinning as she rolled her eyes and wrapped her pinkie around his. "Albino pact of 1869." She agreed as they shook their hands down, and let go, making a weird sound as they did so. They made that pact back in said year after they found out they were both nations that were different from everyone else. "Well, I do think I saw something white. Like hair or something? Clothes? I'm not sure it was just a flash." He scratched his chin, staring up at the top of the tent. A loud crack of thunder rolled across the hills around them, though it wasn't bothersome. The only thing that was bothering anyone in the camp was the fact that mud was starting to slip. North hummed at his response, and closed her eyes. Her shoulders tensed at the darkness that surrounded her. Her nose twitched slightly, taking in the smells once more. "I'm still pissed you used my body wash." North said, slightly opening her eyes and looking at the opening of the tent. Before Prussia could save himself, North suddenly jolted at a thought that ran through her mind like an animal.

"Are you positive that it was white hair?" She asked, looking at him sharply, her never ending smile was faltering ever so slightly. "The awesome me is positive!" He said in his normal voice, the both of them tensed up and looked at South when she groaned and rolled over. She now faced the two of them, but was so covered with sheets that it was almost impossible to tell which way she was facing. If it weren't for the way her leg stuck out of the sheets, they wouldn't of known. She turned her attention to Prussia once more. They waited a few more moments before confirming that she wasn't going to shoot them. "Well...the only countries that have white hair are us, and Iceland. Kugelmugel also has white hair, but he isn't in the war. Plus I don't even think he cares." North explained, making small hand motions as she spoke. While rambling about her thoughts about the strange whiteness Prussia saw, she seemed to forget that Prussia wasn't a country anymore. He didn't mind, he liked it when people thought he was still a nation. North kept explaining things randomly, somethings not even in order. Her hand motions suddenly stopped when she realised something, and looked up at him with horror. "Wait...you said..that you, even with your bad eyesight, could see him with the lightning, right?" The man nodded.

"That means...that whoever was out there must of saw us too, right? Like if you saw them even without your contacts..." She said slowly, they stared at each other, then slowly looked at the flap of the tent. The wind caused it to move, not not enough to open it, but enough to let it flutter. The red and greenish eyes darted to look at the deep red ones. "That's...unawesome." Prussia simply said, shrugging it off, North nodded as she removed the blanket from around her shoulders and threw it at the man. She covered her mouth to hide a laugh when the sheet covered his face. North bit her tongue to keep from laughing, and flopped down onto her makeshift bed. Her arms rested behind her head, lifting it up slightly. Her wet hair made it uncomfortable, it was like rubbing your arms against wet fishing string. The wound on her back also made it a little difficult to rest.

Prussia basically gave up on life and laid down with the sheet still covering his face. South groaned again, and rolled over... on top of Prussia. North slightly looked over in amusement, she then looked at Prussia. Though she couldn't see his face, she could just feel the disappointment radiating off of him. Without thinking, she opened her mouth and started talking in a normal tone, "Oh yeah, hey South. Hey hey South. Hey-" North removed one of her arms from behind her head, and started poking England's eyebrow. This time, they knew she was completely awake due to the fact that she rolled over back to her side of the tent and spoke with a voice that was filled with poison, "Shut up, and leave me the fuck alone." The man placed the damp blanket away from South, wanting to join in on the fun. Neither of them really thought about the consequences of their actions as they continued to bother her. The tan girls annoyance only grew more and more as the two idiots continued their stupid fun. "We have something to tell you, actually-" Neither of them got to explain what was wrong before South hushed them. The hammer clicked back, and then two moved out of the way of the barrel that was originally pointing at them.

Her finger threatened to pull the trigger, but something stopped her. Well, more like someone. Don't shoot them! At least not yet! Just rest, forget their stupidity. You don't need them, don't need to waste your bullets on them. I mean, I personally wouldn't mind, but I don't think you want to explain to Germany that you killed his brother. She agreed with the voice that shooting them wasn't that bad of an idea. She also agreed with the fact that dealing with an angry German with the strength of a Russian bear on steroids wasn't as fun. South groaned, and rolled her eyes. All she wanted was to sleep. Her arm slowly dropped, but her grip on the gun didn't loosen. The sounds of the weather outside were the only things reaching her ears, the other two people in the tent were silent. It was nice. Finally...peace...and... She inhaled deeply as the sound of the two whispering to each other reached her ears.

"Well damn son."

"When should we tell her about the watcher?"

"Maybe in the morning, it doesn't seem like she's in an awesome mood right now."

"All right, get back in your bed, you keep the blanket."

"I am fucking not going near her."

She was sharing a tent with two insomniacs. She silently cursed everything, her brown hair was in her face. Making everything seem like she was behind bars. Although something did seem a little off with the bars, most of them seemed...lighter. South did enjoy hearing Prussia's voice again, it was like the good old times, she just wished it was Neverland. West meant so much to her. She couldn't imagine a world without the little ball of light constantly bouncing around the castle. She missed him. The last time she saw him was before the war started, it was almost February. She missed having someone to cook for, that could rightfully stay in the kitchen and not blow up whatever she is cooking just by being there. South narrowed her eyes as she cursed Norths name. Simply for being someone who wasn't as good as her little 'brother'. She missed her little brother. You know you could win this war and see him. A thought entered her mind, without her thinking. It was her. South clenched her jaw at the sound of her voice.
Fuck off. She replied back to the voice, only to hear a loud laugh in return. Whaat? Is there something wrong with wanting to win? You said you wanted to go back to West, and I can help you. The voice cooed, South could almost feel her finger caress her cheek. Her was someone South always wanted to forget, never wanted to hear again. Ever. The owner of the voice that echoed in her mind was no one other than her wonderful Doppelgänger. Her 2p. Just let me take over this body, and I can help you win the war! The voice chirped happily, it followed with a loud laughter. The Doppelgänger pushed her way deeper into her thoughts. You snapped West's neck during the Civil War. South replied to the voice, wanting that to be the end of the conversation between them. Though she should of known that that wouldn't be the end of it at all. It helped our cause! We have to do what's good for us, and what helps us. Winning is winning, and you want to win, yeah? You want your country to prosper don't you? The voice tried to sweet talk her way deeper into her mind.

Sadly it worked.

You don't want to end up like poor Prussia, do you? Or even worse, poor, poor, Holy Roman Empire, now do you? Having your nation be taken over, and being human or disappearing? South listened to the soft speaking voice. It sounded smooth, like a mother coaxing a scared child to come out from under the covers. For some reason, she couldn't find any reason to push her away. The points she makes aren't wrong. The girl slightly shook her head in response. A giggle hand loosened around the gun, the metal weapon slipped on the ground. Slowly, South let her arm slither back under the covers, resting on top of her body. Then let me help you, let me take over this. You know I'm stronger than you, for I have no limits. You know that, I do what it takes to win. Just let me take over, and I can win this war faster than you can bake a cake! You want to see West again, and I can help you with that. I can make this war end so you can see him again. Just let me free, and this war is won. This war will be nothing more than a memory, you can see your King and Queen again. And more importantly, West. Trust me. Trust me. Trust me. Trust me.

T̷̮̲͉͈̖̞͐̔̌̎̒̋́̈͂̉̚͝ ̵̒̉͑̄rű̴̧͍̱̟͙̣̼̱̎̈́̒͆̈́ ̸̱̹͑̒͆̊̃̐͆́̿̈̈́̌̽͝st̴̫͕͍͈̝̫̺̠͚̲͂͘ ̸̦̜̥̹̼̓͐͝mé̴̬̳͕̯̭̳̝̹͒͗̽̂͘

T̶̛̳̼̻̦̯̄͗̂̔͐̃͝ͅ ̵̧̠̯̅͋̃̔͐͂̍͒͋̽͆͜ ̴̣͉̫̑̊̍̏͌͋̿Ř̴̟̪͙̩̼̲͎̯̪̺̣͒̀͆̈̓͂̋͌̽͘͠͠͠ ̵͔̾̑̓͒̽̽̎͋͐͌̅͝ ̵̡̨̝͔̺̲̫̼̤̈́Ǘ̶̬̫̤̲̜͔̺͖̔̏͗̃̒̉̓̚ͅ ̸̛̣̺̰͈͍̭̭̮͍͉̤̫̊́̿̃̋̍̄̌̏̚͘͜ ̵̳̩̥͔̗͎͓͇͕̱̲́̆̂̇̀̒̓̈̀̈́́͋̇̈Ş̵̨̛̤͍̻̫͈͇̼͙͈̺̼̳̀̿̓̚ͅ ̷̢̩̺̳̺̗̖̟͎̖̱̼̎͐́̀͋̐́́͆́͠ ̷̠͋͊̓T̸͎̮̠͕̥̲͇̆̐̎̇̕͠ ̵̛̫̘̯̞̩̮͐̎̉̾̓̈́̄̀͌͆̌̚͜͜͝͝ ̶̨̛̫̥͍͖̜̽͋͗̽͒͌̽̐̐̏̐̉̕̕͜͜ͅ ̷̹̳͕͉̮̥̩̥̟̙͎̝͕̪̣̓̒̅͌̃͘͠M̸̢̛͎̖̯̙̯͕̯̻̟͍̘̖̍̆͋͑͐̀́̕̚͝͝ ̵̧̡̢̛͚̹͓͎̜͍̱̘̥̱̥̟̓̀͒̂̇̒̚̕ ̴̢̨̯͍̣͓̠̻͖̳̤̄͛̓́̒̄͆̓͑̾̔́͜͝͝Ȩ̷̳̝̼͈͉̳̙̗̜̓͒̓̐̔͜

North gently shook her friends body, with her other hand she moved the gun away. Just to make sure she wouldn't loose it again and try and shoot them. She handed it to Prussia, who just shoved it in her boot. "We really need to tell you something, it involves the war." She said softly, keeping her voice as so to also keep South calm. Prussia poked her with his foot, moving her a little more roughly. Though North didn't want to, she could feel herself trembling slightly. Again, it wasn't the brightest idea to wake South up...and they kind of pulled a dick move earlier. "Yeah, we have unawesome news. There's someone-" He was cut off when South started unraveling herself from the sheets. Prussia shot his foot back, and curled up the second South moved, while North did the same but more frantic. North made sure the gun was hidden out of sight, noticing that it was in her boot. South finally pulled off the last blanket, and rotated her shoulders. Her back was facing the two, but it was obvious something was wrong. She didn't move a muscle after moving her shoulders. After a while, she tilted her head, and slightly turned around.

"Święte pieprzone gówno." North said in pure and utter horror, trying to scoot back even more from the other girl. Prussia raised an eyebrow, and glanced at North, whispering, "No fucking way." The blonde girl who sat across from them grinned widely, and gave an innocent giggle. "What was that? Did you have something you wanted to tell me?... Mm you two are silent now. Guess not! Ahaha! Don't ever fucking wake me up saying you have something to tell me, but end up having nothing to say. You'll loose your fucking tongues that way." South made another innocent laugh, closing her redwood eyes as she did so. North held up her hands and nodded her head, giving a very nervous smile. "Ahaha, yeah dude no no we had nothing to say we're fine you're fine everything is fine we just wanted to say thanks for the blanket that was really nice goodnight!" She spoke quickly, not stopping to breath once. Both her and Prussia snatched the white sheet off of the ground. The tan girl had her eyes squinted, showing a small bit of her eyes, smiling widely.

"I'll be taking my gun back, too." South said as she leaned over, and grabbed the weapon out from inside of North's boot. It was almost like she knew exactly where it was, even though she wasn't looking at the two when they hid it. North stopped moving in fear when she wiggled it slightly, then winked. "You might want to stay awake tonight just to make sure I don't pull the trigger! It just might be aimed at your head." She purred, and laid back down. She didn't wrap the blankets around her, she just rested on her back. Her gun rested on her chest, held loosely in one hand. North wrapped the sheet around them more, and curled up slightly. "Prussia? Can I tell you something?" He didn't reply, just nodded his head ever so slightly. He didn't want to speak, knowing what the alternate personality of the southern nation would do when annoyed. They've seen her before, but only once. It was during the Civil War, and she was a person they never wanted to see again.

"My friend, we're so fucking dead."