Himayura Hidekaz owns Hetalia.

Warning- May contain some racial slurs or "speaking the lord(s) name in vain." I don't mean to offend ANYONE!

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Alfred was going back to Germany. He was sitting next to Nicolas in the back seat, who was in the middle, with Ivan sitting to his right.

"So, Alfred, are you excited to see Ludwig, again, after not seeing him for a month?" Ivan asked him.

Alfred shook his head. "No. Not at all. In fact, I wouldn't have done any of this, if it weren't for my brother."

"Oh..." Nicolas pouted.

"U-Uh, but..." Alfred looked out the window. "B-But I am glad that I did, though... I got to meet my first pretty-boy."

"What? "Pretty-boy?" Nicolas asked.

"It's an expression, though, I think it's used more for men who looks kind of like girls, maybe... It's not an American expression, I don't think."

"So, kind of like Toris?" Ivan asked in a cheerful tone. Toris pretended to not have heard him, and continued driving.

"I guess... I was actually talking about Nicolas at first, though." Toris' breath hitched.

Nicolas looked away, blushing. "Wh-What?"

"Who did you think I was going to say?" Alfred couldn't help the blush spreading across his face, as well.

"Toris!" Ivan yelled. Toris gasped and shoved his foot against the brake, making everyone in the car move foward.

"T-T-Toris..." Ravis stuttered. "A-Are you o-okay?"

"I-I'm sorry, I mean... I didn't see the street light. I'm so sorry!"

"It's okay! Just, pull over when you can, okay?"

"Are you okay, Toris?" Alfred asked, but he didn't get an answer. The car was soon pulled over, and Toris, Ravis, and Ivan all got out of the car. "What's going on?"

"Well, Toris has a bit of an annoying crush on me. I don't know why, but when you were flirting with me, I guess he heard it, and didn't pay attention to th-" Nicolas had to stop when Toris was back inside of the car, in the passenger's seat.

This time, Ivan was the one in the driver's seat, and Ravis was sitting next to Nicolas. Nicolas started drawing on Alfred's leg with one of his fingers. He drew the same thing over and over again, before Alfred figured out what he was doing.

"Oh..." He whispered. 'It's an H..." Nicolas continued "writing" on his pants.

'H-E' Pause. 'A-L-S-O' Pause. 'H-A-S' Pause. 'E-M-O-T-I-O-N-A-L' Pause. 'P-R-O-B-L-E-M-S.'

Alfred started "writing" on Nicolas' pants to reply. 'O-H-I-D-I-D-N-T-K-N-O-W.'

'H-O-W, C-O-U-L-D, Y-O-U-? Y-O-U, W-E-R-E, I-N-F-L-U-E-N-C-E-D, B-Y, I-V-A-N T-O, T-A-L-K, T-O, M-E. N-O-T, H-I-M.'

'T-O-B-E-H-O-N-E-S-T, I-E-N-J-O-Y-E-D-T-A-L-K-I-N-G-T-O-Y-O-U. I-T-W-A-S-N-T-B-E-C-A-U-S-E-O-F-I-V-A-N.'

'O-K. Y-O-U, C-A-N, S-T-O-P, F-L-I-R-T-I-N-G, W-I-T-H, M-E, N-O-W. A-L-S-O, C-O-U-L-D, Y-O-U, P-A-U-S-E, I-N, B-E-T-W-E-E-N, W-O-R-D-S? Y-O-U, A-R-E, K-I-N-D, O-F, C-O-N-F-U-S-I-N-G, M-E.'

'I-M S-O-R-R-Y.'

"If you don't mind me asking, how much longer is it until we get to his place?" Alfred asked.

"About an hour, now." Ivan answered.

Alfred smiled, and Nicolas started tracing letters on his pants, again.

'Y-O-U, S-E-E-M, H-A-P-P-Y.'

'A-N-O-T-H-E-R H-O-U-R W-I-T-H-O-U-T T-H-A-T B-A-S-T-A-R-D I-S A-T-R-U-E H-A-P-P-Y H-O-U-R.'

'I, S-E-E.' He paused for a moment, before thinking of something suddenly. 'D-I-D, I-V-A-N, E-V-E-R, T-O-O-K, Y-O-U, I-N, H-I-S, B-E-D?'

'N-O, S-U-R-P-R-I-S-I-N-G-L-Y E-N-O-U-G-H. H-E T-O-L-D M-E T-H-A-T H-E W-O-U-L-D, B-U-T H-E N-E-V-E-R D-I-D.'

Nicolas sighed in relief. 'I, S-E-E.'

'I-S T-O-R-I-S G-O-I-N-G T-O B-E O-K-A-Y?'

'Y-E-A-H. H-E-'-L-L, B-E, J-U-S-T, F-I-N-E. I-V-A-N, W-I-L-L, K-E-E-P, A, C-L-O-S-E, E-Y-E, O-N, H-I-M.'

'I-S T-H-A-T W-H-Y H-E I-S S-I-T-T-I-N-G N-E-X-T T-O I-V-A-N?'

'Y-E-S.'

'I-S-E-E.'

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"Are you getting excited to see Ivan again?" Ludwig asked. Eduard shrugged.

"I'm not really sure, but to be completely honest... I think I would be bored, not doing anything besides maybe make the bed."

"Really? If you would have been so "bored," then why did you beg me to buy you off of him before?"

"I-I..." Eduard looked down. "I guess... Because you pay more attention to me. Again, I'm just kind of frustrated, because it seems like he bought me for no reason."

"You know, most slaves would kill to be in your position."

"I know. I just get... Bored. After he broke me, and taught me how to speak and read in Russian, and cryllic, he really didn't have much of a use for me. He would just take Toris, and later on, Ravis, into bed with him, instead of me..."

"It sounds to me like you're almost complaining over nothing. Though, every person is different, I suppose."

"Yeah... You're not going to take his offer, are you?"

Ludwig sighed. "No. I want to break Alfred. Plus, it's a bonus, to have a slave from America. So rare..."

"Um... This is a random, and unrelated question, but... What do you think happens to those who has worked enough to have paid off what their masters has paid for them? Wouldn't it just go in a big circle, if the person can't turn his or her's life around?"

"That's a good question... I think they do that on purpose, so the person could be sold, twice. Greedy bastards, those slave traders are. That's how they got Alfred- greed."

"Ah... That... Actually makes a bit of sense, as sad as it is to say, and think about." Ludwig nodded.

"Well, despite all of that, I don't plan on letting Alfred work until he pays off the debt. I am keeping a very close eye on what he owes me, including the cost of food and clothing."

"I..." Eduard didn't know what to say to that. "I see..."

"His brother, on the other hand... I want him to go home, for two things. His sake, first of all, but also, so Alfred will become disobedient again. Then, I can take pride in breaking him down to my little begging bitch."

"Uh-huh..." Eduard was starting to doubt Ludwig's kindness, now. He was also starting to think otherwise, about him being bought by Ludwig.

"But, that's still a while to go, yet. It costs a lot of money to give one immunity of becoming a slave here, and then a lot more just to send even one person back to America."

"But, doesn't the immune get a discount?"

"Do they?" Ludwig raised an eyebrow. "Huh. I didn't know that. That's helpful information, actually. Thank you."

"You're welcome. Also, sometimes, they have special deals. I also think that the prices, depending on which ship you're using, either raises, or decreases their price in tickets during a holiday. Though, the ones who decrease, might have something wrong with it. Not being clean, or the such..."

"That is VERY good to know! Thank you, Eduard! I promise, I'll praise you, when I talk to Ivan."

Eduard looked up at him. "R-Really? Th-Thank you. I'm honored to hear such a kind thing."

"I really have nothing bad to say about you. You've been wonderful this past month. It's just that I want to break the slave myself. Especially the American ones."

"Err... One, but yeah. I understand what you're saying."

"I'm sorry, but I'm glad that you understand, at least..."

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"No, wait a second!" Alfred said, all of a sudden.

"What is it?" Nicolas asked, confused.

"I have met ONE other person before, to meet the "pretty-boy" standard. If he were to shave, and wear loose, but unrevieling clothes, he would look like a girl. He already has a lover, however. Or, something like that..."

"Oh... And you had to scream this, why?"

Alfred shrugged. "I'm sorry. I just remembered him."

"What did you mean by, "or something like that?"

"Well, one bought the other, they fell in love with each other, and they want to marry each other, but the master is too afraid to let the guy be free, in case he never comes back."

Nicolas tilted his head. "Do they know that they want to marry each other? Have they even talked about it?"

Alfred shrugged again. "I'm assuming that they didn't. One talked to me about it, and the other talked to Ludwig about the whole marriage thing."

"Huh... Oh, I guess we're offically in Germany, now."

"Huh?" Alfred looked outside. "...How can you tell?"

"We just passed a sign that was marking the border. We should be there in no more than thirty minutes now, right?"

"Da!" Ivan practically chirped out. "I can't wait to see my Eduard again~! I did enjoy getting to know you though, Alfred."

Alfred nodded. "Me too... I mean, I enjoyed getting to know you, too, as well as Nicolas. It's kind of a shame though, that I wasn't able to talk to Irunya as much."

"Do you like Irunya?" Nicolas asked.

"Huh? Oh, um... Well, she seems to be very nice."

"What were the first things you noticed about her."

"Uh..." He looked away. "ThingS..?" He repeated.

"You know exactly what "things" I'm talking about."

"Well, th-they're... How can't... They're distracting to the eyes! One could suffocate in between them!"

"Hey! That's my sister you are talking about!" Ivan pouted.

"But... It's true..."

"I know it's true. That's why I want you to stop."

"Okay. I'm sorry..." He sighed and stared outside of the window. 'I really don't want to go back...'

APHAPHAPH

Yes, I know. Shuddup.