Long time, no see

A/N: It's been a while, hasn't it? I'm sorry about that, things have been rather hectic with everything I'm doing. And when I do have free time to sit at my computer, I haven't been up to writing, I've been too brain-dead. So I spent my time in Photoshop. On the bright side, I'm getting really good at it! You guys should go to my DeviantART account (username: mathmatixchicky, as seen on my profile) and check out some of my recent pieces!

Oh, and for those of you who asked, the amount of Pi I know is: 3.…
That's all. XD

And 10th Kingdom is a 3 disc movie. It's extremely good and is currently my absolute favorite. You guys should look into it, there's a bunch of you who I know would like it.

Alright, people I love: owlcitystars98, Cifer10, I no wanna log innnnnn & Same person from before, Zelda12343, darkangels1112, envysfangirl, NONAMESWEREAVAILABLE, Princess-Canada, HaruWitch, Anonymous, Dogsrule, HikariKegawaAshi, Anonymous, foREVerhauntingme, RaNdOm, Tono Radish, SafetyScissors, HungaryJayFeather, Random Fangirl Number 37, QueenMab, Sailingseas, Winterfox02, With love from Chibitalia, Kori24, Ines Bonnefoy, Bm, XxIntheShadowsAssassinxX, SilverReader littlemisssquareeyes5397

Shoutouts:

HikariKegawaAshi: Yeah, I can't do black either. And, no. 3.1415926535… XD It's a movie you should look into. My sister says she's sorry for not posting, but she left her computer in PA (we're out of state visiting relatives).

Kori24: Yes, that's exactly what that is! I'm really happy you know what 10th Kingdom is and I'm extremely glad you liked the chapter.

Bm: You should look into 10th Kingdom most definitely, and I'm right there with you: candy coffee!

XxIntheShadowsAssassinxX: Have I ever told you typing your name for a shout-out is rather daunting? XD How much did you have to memorize for your class?

foREVerhauntingme: uh, thanks? XD

Random Fangirl Number 37: haha! I love coffee! Numbers are my forte, and 10th kingdom is a terrific 3 disc movie that I am absolutely in love with for absolutely no reason! XD And I'm sorry if I took too long and you exploded.

Dogsrule: hot chocolate is absolutely wonderful, 10 digits is good, and 10th kingdom is a really good movie!

littlemisssquareeyes5397: O.O Scotland? Are you kidding? O.O You just completely made my day when I read your review, and again today as I respond! Oh my gosh! Hello Scotland!
hahahaha! And I try, as racist as it might be, to be completely stereotypical. But Hetalia started it.
And possessed Italy is lots of fun to write as. He's not an intimidating or useful character, so giving him something that makes him intimidating, but makes sense to the story is definitely something I'm proud of.
GO TRY COFFEE! STOP BEING SCARED! I'm just kidding, you don't have to if you don't want to, it's not like I can make you try it anyway. It's just the thing I live on here in the USA, but I guess it's because I'm American. XD What, America runs on Dunkin Donuts and coffee. I think that's the saying. XD However, I've never eaten at Dunkin Donuts, so I'm only half American. ^.^
O.O I've never heard the sniper insult before, that's terrific! 10 digits of Pi is good, even if it was just for Primary (by the way, sorry about the failing of the national assessment. Wish I knew what it was.)
haha! 10
th Kingdom is a 3 disc movie. It's not 3 separate movies, it's one movie split into 3 discs it's that long. But it's wonderful! You need like half a day at least to watch it, but I do recommend it!
Just to inform you, it was just past 11 pm here in the USA when you replied. That's insane! Oh my time difference! You need to teach me Scottish! I now know Oidhche mhath is goodnight. What's Madainn mhath?
Anyway, enjoy the chapter!

Tono Radish: haha! That sounds entertaining. Did you google 10th kingdom? And it's 3.1415… I think that's a typo, though. XD

owlcitystars: if you think 10 chapters is bad, you're in for a rough time! I've got over 60 outlined! O.O
And I'm not sure how scary revenge from Strunella would be, she's just a little 8 year old girl. XD Well I hope you got some sleep and did well on your finals, I did surprisingly great on mine!
haha! I've yet to spill coffee, but I spill nearly every other liquid in existence at least once a day. I know, I've got talent. XD
I'm sure you
could eat 10th Kingdom, but you really shouldn't. It's a 3 disc movie. XD
haha! Uh… your German Sparkle Part Song (besides the original) is either… Canadian Please or Roll a D6? I don't know, but those are my top two. I guess it could be Can you feel the love tonight… I don't know. Tell me! XD
Here you go! Next chapter!

With Love From Chibitalia: I. Hate. You. I'm not sure you're worth a shout out anymore.

SilverReader: I'm glad you like the story so far. I'm not a super strong writer, so hearing I have a couple brilliant moments is really nice. I was aware my story could use some work, though. Editing stories vs. scholarships and essays , I don't edit the stories too often. Once I'm out of school, I'll start editing the stories.
Glad you're hooked!

darkangels1112: Don't Mess With Me by Temposhark is a TERRIFIC song! I've listened to it like crazy recently! And there's a 1 between the 4 and 5. XD
I think I just fell in love with you. XD In a sense. I started writing this when I'd just finished Hetalia, so GerIta was the most evident pairing. Germancest is my absolute favorite and current obsession right now! Germancest just makes me happy in general, but probably because of how awesome Prussia is. When I wrote this outline, I didn't like Prussia, so he's not in it. I'm going to find a way to mention him a little, though. I'm debating pulling a Psych theme and having him mentioned once in each chapter, but I'm not sure how I'd do that. XD

Alright everyone, that's all for now! Here's the chapter:


Knock, knock, knock. Romano shifted his weight from his left foot to his right, crossing his arms. What was taking the damn Englishman so long? How dare he keep him waiting, didn't he know how urgent this was? It was important for Romano to stop by once a day at leastto see if England had figured anything out! It's not like Romano could go investigate on his own! Italy would easily suspect him, he knows Romano too well. But England… if he investigated from a distance no one would be the wiser.

The door opening interrupted Lovino's thoughts. "Romano? I don't have any new information for you."

"You didn't have anything new yesterday, either!"

"Didn't you say you'd talk to Spain as well?"

"The damn Spaniard won't a listen to me!"

"Well I'm sorry, Romano, but I've been doing everything I can."

He sighs, putting his face in his hands. "Well you're obviously not trying hard enough, something's a wrong and you don't a seem to care!"

"I do care, Romano, I just-"

"Then try harder!"

"You know what? Let me see if I fixed my computer and-"

"Your computer broke?"

"It broke a week ago and while I was looking for things for your brother, I was looking for spells to fix my computer."

"Since when can black magic fix computers?"

"Well my computer had a hardware failure and I was hoping to find a spell to fix it. The spell I've used says it should restart something that has had an internal failure recently, so I tried that. I think my computer's been dead too long, though, so I doubt it worked." He shrugged. "I guess we'll find out soon enough."

Romano sighed, following the English man back into his house as he walked to his computer, hitting the power button and crossing his fingers to no avail. After a minute, he sighs. "I guess not."

Romano let his head drop for a second before looking at him. "You don't a have any new ideas?"

"Right. I'm going to go talk to Germany and Italy for you, and-"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"That's a terrible idea, you're a going to die!" Not that that sounded so bad for Romano, but he'd rather the Englishman not die before he was done using him.

"You're very adamant about finding out what's happening, so I'm going to go find out for you."

"But-"

"That's it. I'll come back and tell you what I find, alright? If your brother seems odd, we'll start to think of ways to fix it. Until then, I can't really do much because I don't really know the problem."

"You can't a just go over there, you're a going to die!"

It was a little late; England was already pulling his boots on and grabbing a jacket.

"Aren't you a listening to me?"

"I'll be back in half an hour to an hour, you're welcome to stay here while I'm gone if you'd like."

"But-"

"Goodbye, Romano." With that, Arthur walked out the door, not listening for whether Romano came up with an argument or not. He needed some form of a lead if he was ever going to figure out how to fix whatever Feliciano's problem was.

Romano presses his lips together, running out the door and back to Spain. Like hell he was staying at England's house, and like hell he was going to let England go to Germany's house without letting someone else know. If something happens, he can't be called crazy by being the only one who knew it. He had to go convince the Spaniard!

The trip back to Spain's house felt like it took a lot longer than the trip to England's house, where he simply didn't have enough time to think of everything he needed to think of. However, he eventually made it to Antonio's house, rapidly knocking on the door. Why is this taking so long?...

Where's the Spaniard? Shouldn't he be opening the door by now? Oh crap, what did he do! Maybe he's just out… Wait, the door's opening!

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England sighs, driving to the German's house. Why he had said he'd go visit, he wasn't exactly sure. Yeah, it would calm S. Italy down and maybe give England some peace of mind, but visiting Germany was a headache in and of itself.

Keeping his eyes on the road, England puts his head back a little. Germany can be reasonable… depending on the day… … besides, he's just going to go talk to Italy… … who's as scared of him as his bother is…

This was a terrible idea. But now that he's told Lovino he was going to go talk to them, he had to continue. If he went back without any information whatsoever, who knows how Romano would react! That little nation could be so annoying at times, it was nearly unbearable!

Taking a deep breath, England pulls his car into Germany's driveway. Garage door's closed, so the car must be in there. Sighing, Arthur got out of the car and approached the front door, giving it a firm knock.

If he was lucky, Germany wasn't home.

Maybe he'd find no new information.

Wasn't it possible Romano really was crazy? Spain seems to think so a little, and Romano overreacting to something simple wouldn't be unheard of. What if Italy's just fine?

Hmm… neither of them appear to be home.England gave another firm knock, leaning to the side to try and glance in the window. All the lights were off, so they must be out, but out where? Maybe they're in the backyard, training.

The island nation walked around the house and into the backyard, biting his lower lip and hoping no one would see him. This could count as trespassing, right?

Upon the realization that the backyard was also uninhabited, England sighed. "Well where the bloody hell are they?" He scratched the back of his head, going around the front and knocking again. No answer.

"C'mon, Germany, it's not like you to not answer the door…" Alright, so Romano might be getting to England. A slight feeling of alarm was rising within him.

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Romano blinked, watching the doorknob. The door was opening! Thank heavens Spain was alright!

"You can't do that to me, Antonio, what have I told you about…" He let his sentence trail off, looking up and not seeing the pair of green eyes he'd been expecting. Instead, there was a set of hazel eyes looking straight at him, the rest of the Italian face filling itself in. "I-Italy…"

"Fratello, I was wondering where you were! I came to talk to you and Spain let me in! He said-"

"Where's Antonio, bastardo!"

Italy blinked, tilting his head. "Fra… Fratello? Are you alright?"

"Where's Antonio?"

"He went out to get you so we could talk."

"Where did he go to get me?"

"He said you were out, he didn't say where…"

"Let me in. I want to wait for him." What are you doing? He thought to himself. This is a trap! It has trap written all over it!

"Why don't we go-"

"Why can't I come in, Feliciano?"

Italy blinked, opening his mouth and closing it again. "Well, you can… you… it's just…" He sighed, smirking and shaking his head, stepping aside. "If you really want to, fratello."

Despite his better judgment, Romano entered the foreboding house, going straight to the living room and stopping short, staring at the sight. "S-Spain?..."

"He was struggling too much." Italy shrugged walking into the room.

Spain was laying on the couch, not moving, his eyes closed and face expressionless. "Is he… he…"

"No, I haven't killed him." Italy smirked slightly, pressing his lips together. "Romano, you shouldn't have left him alone. If you had been here, I wouldn't have done anything." He chuckled, watching Romano's face get more and more red. "Why don't you sit down,"

"Get out of here!"

"I just want to talk to you, and see if we can come to an agreement."

"There's no agreement between us!"

"Listen, I'm willing to let Spain go."

Romano grew silent, turning around to face his brother's face. "You… are?"

"I just want you to come with me."

"That's not going to happen."

"Listen, I have you pretty much trapped right now, and I'd prefer not fighting you."

Spain would want you to get the fuck out of here now… … … he's alright, right?... … Italy won't hurt him… … but that's not my fratello…

"If you just come with me and don't put up a fight, we can-"

"No."

"Listen, if you just-"

Romano pressed his lips together, looking over at Spain. "Sorry, Spain."

"What are you-"

Lovino turned around, ducking under Italy's arms and bolting for the door. To his dismay, it was locked. "Shit!"

"Lovino, I-"

"Shut the fuck up!" Turning around, the southern nation began examining exits. There's a window in the living room he could use. If he could get to it in time to throw it open and jump out, he'd be able to get far enough away without getting caught.

Italy walked into the room. "Lovino, sit down for a second. This doesn't need to turn into a struggle."

Romano took the opportunity to run around Italy and into the living room, unfortunately tripping over his brothers feet and sliding across the carpet, flinching slightly at the burn.

"Lovino, this is your last chance. I've locked the doors, so you can't escape through the back door. I just want you to listen to me."

Scrambling for his feet again, the Italian began running to the window, attempting to frantically throw it open. "Crap…."

"That's locked as well. Just sit down, Lovi~"

Standing on his toes, Lovino began running his fingers along the dusty top of the window, feeling for the lock until he found it. Clicking it open, he began desperately pushing the window up, freezing as soon as he saw a screen. "God dammit!"

Italy chuckled. "Lovino, you're being unreasonable."

He began searching his pockets frantically, fingers quickly curling around the object of desire and pulling it out. Opening the small knife, he began to stab and cut at the screen.

"Lovino!" Italy ran up behind his brother, barely missing him as he jumped out, breaking the rest of the screen with his momentum and narrowly avoiding landing on his knife. Next, the scared Italian scrambled to his feet and ran into the woods, disappearing from sight.

Italy sighed, slowly shaking his head. "Just gotta make everything difficult, don't you?..." He blinked, lifting his head and glancing back over his shoulder at the ringing phone. "Now who would be calling at a time like this… … …"

Sighing, Italy closed the window and pulled the shades, walking over to the coffee table and picking up the phone.

"Hello?"


A/N: So what'd you think? Terribly sorry about being gone since Thanksgiving, I've been busy as hell! The story is not dead! I promise! I love this story too much, it's my baby! XD

Songs: Lots of Billy Joel, Nickleback, Evanescence, and your favorite martian.

My itunes was on shuffle. ^_^

Random questions: Who's your favorite Hetalia character?

What's your favorite pairing?

Why?

^_^ Have a wonderful night, everyone!