Word Count: 321
Pairings: France/Nyo!UK; one sided FrUK
Warnings: Character deaths
Note: Can be seen as a sequel to the "She Will Be…" and "Too Late" storyline
Alone
The fact that he was alone was his own fault really. He'd been the one to cast the original spell in the first place. He'd been the one to ruin their relationship. He'd been the cause of his love's desperation. He'd been the cause of his twin sister's heartbreak. He was the reason France disappeared.
It wasn't because he was angry with the Frenchman, quite the opposite in all honesty. Arthur was in love with Francis. Deeply in love. To the point of insanity he now realized.
But Francis had chosen Alice.
That was the worst part. Arthur had been unable to handle the sight of his twin sister in the arms of the man he loved. Touching and kissing the one Arthur wanted for himself. Francis was Arthur's and Alice couldn't have him.
So he tried to get rid of her. After all, there was no reason for two representations of England, it was a small country. She was never supposed to exist anyway, so it would not be damaging to their country. The spell was simple, he'd done it before, not that anyone but him remembered. He would erase her from existence, and once the spell sunk in enough that Francis forgot her, he would fully belong to Arthur.
In the end, Alice was still there, but only until she could handle her grief no more. Francis had still found a way to choose her, sacrificing everything so that she may be happy. Because Alice was the one Francis couldn't live without. Alice was the one he had chosen to give his life for. Arthur was the one left behind.
History was doomed to repeat itself. Arthur had chosen to follow in the footsteps of the one before him. And just like her, he was alone. He would never have a lover. He no longer had a sister. He could do naught but lay a rose on a grave.