Hallo everyone~! I am back with chapter thirty seven~! SafetyScissors- Thank you! So…Gilbert getting revenge from that war in this story or…a totally different one? Just curious. Yeah…the French are coming. RUN. Thank you my dear! Zexion-Demyx- Wow…I can see him doing that though. Ah, keep thinking and then…read. Thank you! That means a lot to me~! Thank you my dear! KitakLaw- Yeah…let's hope! You are right. Thanks~! …I guess our dear Iggy wasn't really thinking. Thank you my dear! Luigi1997- Thanks~! Right on it! Ah…:D The French. Thank you my dear~! Shadow-Gaze14- THANK YOU! I was thinking about that. Maybe not this fanfic but maybe a different one. I was thinking about doing a little sequel but it would be all cute and stuff~! We shall see! Thank you my dear! MDWOLFGIRL- Oh yes Brotherly love~! He shall…soon enough! Thank you my dear! –Enough blabbering from me, on to the story! Enjoy my lovely readers~!
Alfred's POV
Chapter 38:
I looked up at Holly, giggling rather loudly. Holly simply rolled her eyes, smiling softly down at me. I was watching her cook lunch, sitting on the floor with my bunny close to my side. My blanket was still with me, sitting in my lap actually. Holly shot me a wider smile than the earlier one before going back to cooking.
"Are you really hungry Al?" Holly asked, glancing down at me once more. I nodded my head vigorously.
I opened my mouth to exclaim the simple three lettered word but my tummy beat me to it. It growled rather loudly actually, making my cheeks heat up in embarrassment. Holly laughed quietly, pressing her lips together in an attempt to keep the smile off of her face and hide the laughter wanting to escape her throat so badly.
"B-Beautiful Al," Holly commented. I could hear the smile behind her words. "I can take it that you are hungry then, right?" I nodded slowly, looking down at my lap.
"Yes…" I trailed off, earning a quiet laugh shortly after.
"That's great because I made a lot of food…" Holly trailed off. I looked up at her, seeing that she was staring intently at the food she was cooking. My blue like orbs widened, my lips parting just the slightest bit to form an 'o' like shape. I was completely shocked. My tummy was just as hungry as I was, growling once more for added affect.
I looked down at my tummy instead of looking down at Holly. The growl that emits from my tummy when I am really hungry has always scared me. Whenever it growled, I thought it was angry at me or something else. Maybe it was trying to scare me…or maybe it was hungry too. I have always been completely terrified of the growl that my tummy made every now and then. The first growl wasn't that deep like the one that had just happened. Normally Iggy was around to tell me there was nothing to fear, that I was just really hungry. My tummy was nothing to be afraid of…but now that Iggy was gone, it made my tummy seem even scarier.
"Alfred, are you okay sweetie?" Holly asked me, snapping me from my fears and my thoughts.
"Y-Yeah…" I trailed off, looking up at her. My blue orbs were glistening with fresh, newly made, tears. Holly bit her lip, staring down at me with confusion etched out all over her face.
"Maybe eating something will make you feel better?" Holly asked me, bending over the slightest bit to pat my head lovingly. I nodded slowly, fearing that if I didn't eat my tummy would growl at me all over again. "Come on then!"
Holly bent over some more to pick me up fully. Before I was in her arms completely, I grabbed my bunny off the floor. Holly giggled when she saw me hold it close to my chest, along with my blanket. You never know what could happen to the two of them if you just left them there, stranded on the floor with no owner. Besides, it seems I can't really go anywhere without these two things. I love them too much.
Holly set me down in a chair, making sure I was sitting down completely before she went off to get my food. I stared the kitchen table down, hoping deep down inside that I would win the stare off. Holly came back in seconds, setting the food filled with plate on to the kitchen table right in front of me. The plate was smaller than a normal sized plate so it wasn't that much food to an adult but to me, it almost seemed like a three days meal. I kept staring the table down, still hoping that I would win.
Holly seemed to realize what I was doing for she placed her hand right over the spot I was staring intensely at. Just as the hand appeared, it disappeared just as quickly. I tilted my head to the side, wondering what the point of that really was.
"It blinked Al!" Holly exclaimed. I didn't quite process exactly what she said until about what seemed like a whole year later. I blinked, looking up at Holly with a victorious smile playing atop of my lips.
Once Holly smiled back, I dug in to my food. I felt like I hadn't eaten in days I was that hungry. I don't know exactly why I was this hungry, for I ate supper around five yesterday. I had skipped breakfast for I woke up late, which could be understandable. Going one meal without eating was like a whole week to me almost. The sad part was, some kids didn't get to eat every meal every day. Some lucky ones got to eat at least once a day. Iggy told me that, shaking his head slowly. I did hear him mumble how sad that was, knowing that the kids needed the food to grow up. It was rare…I think. I don't exactly know, I don't keep up to date with that kind of stuff.
"How does it taste?" Holly asked me, pulling me out of my thoughts once again. I looked up at her, pulling the fork away from my now closed mouth. I tried to smile at her but the whole problem was, I had food in my mouth…a lot of food in my mouth. I obviously couldn't talk so all I could do was simply nod my head. Holly smirked at me, shaking her head slowly.
I chewed through my food, chewing slowly because I knew Iggy would have been so mad if he found out I was chewing too fast. Once I had swallowed my food and I knew it was all the way out of my mouth, I opened my mouth to talk to Holly. Though before I could even get a word out of my mouth and tell Holly how much I loved the food, I felt a sharp, sudden pain in my left side. I let out a small shriek, my eyes widening in pure pain.
Holly's eyes widened as well, obviously a tad bit scared, if not completely terrified. "Al, are you okay sweetie?" she asked, standing up slowly. I bit my lip, not answering her question. I…I couldn't. The pain was too much; I don't even think I could've formed the right words to say. It seemed as if my whole world was spinning, the pain still completely unbearable. "Al…?"
I didn't even notice Holly right beside me for I closed my eyes. They were shut tight, as tight as they would go really. I could start making out images, hearing something.
"A-Al…?" Holly asked once more, still not getting an answer. Instead of asking for me again, she picked me up. Surprisingly enough, I still had my blanket and bunny in my arms, holding them tightly as ever. I just wanted the pain to go away…
"Are they being serious?"
That was the first full sentence I heard. I couldn't help but open my eyes, even though the pain was starting to kill. I looked around, wondering where exactly that had come from. It wasn't Holly's voice…and I didn't say anything.
"I am afraid they are Mallory."
That voice…I know that voice. I closed my eyes once more, biting my lip throughout the pain. Who was that?
I started seeing the images become clearer, two people starting to be visible. I squeezed my eyes shut even tighter, trying to figure out who the two people were. Wait a second…
THAT WAS IGGY.
"Well then, I think we have a date with the French," the man beside Iggy said, smirking softly.
Finally the two men were clear. It was Iggy and some other man, whom I was guessing was Mallory for that is what Iggy called him. Finally the image was clear, as well as the shouts. I couldn't even hear Holly anymore, and didn't even process that she set me down in my bed. What makes it even sadder is I didn't even realize I started clutching the sheets.
"Not an actual date," Iggy stated calmly, directing glare Mallory's way. Mallory snickered softly, rolling his eyes.
"Obviously," Mallory mumbled, pulling out his weapon.
When I saw the weapon…my eyes flew open, startling Holly. I could still see the image very clearly even with my eyes wide open.
That weapon scared me. I wasn't even there technically and it scared me to no end.
"Let's get this over with, I am not having this Frog faced Frenchman take MY fort," Iggy hissed, looking over his shoulder. "ARE YOU READY MEN?"
All the men nodded, not saying a word. Then a brave soul yelled out that he was ready. Iggy shook his head, turning around completely to look at his men. "ARE YOU READY MEN?" Iggy yelled once more. All the men shouted as loud as they could how ready they were, looking dead serious.
That would have made me laugh if it wasn't of war and if I wasn't in so much pain. I wanted to scream out in pain, I wanted the pain to go away…I wanted Iggy. I wanted all of these things but I don't think I was getting them soon, especially Iggy.
Iggy's men ran off, running out of the fort the slightest bit. They were soon met with the French, the battle beginning. Iggy was nowhere in sight anymore.
Eventually, he showed back up so to say. He was standing off to the side of the little battle happening between the French and us, pulling out his sword completely. I then saw France walk up, smirking softly at Iggy.
"Prepared to lose your precious fort Angleterre?" France asked, the smirk still playing on his lips. Iggy had simply rolled his emerald green eyes.
"If I do lose it, I am not going down without a fight," Iggy hissed, smirking at France.
France rolled his bright blue eyes, smirking back at Iggy. That seemed to confuse Iggy for his smirk was wiped off his face, his facial expression changing to pure confusion. France used that to his advantage.
France tried to stab Iggy with his sword but Iggy was quick, moving out of the way. The smirk that had once vanished from Iggy's face returned soon after.
"Thought you could catch me off guard Frog face?" Iggy hissed, glaring France down.
"Thought I could…I know I will be able to soon," France mumbled, blocking off Iggy's sword with his own.
I wanted to smile but the pain was too much for me to handle. Finally giving in to the pain, I let a small whine escape past my lips in a hurry. I could hear Holly, feel her beside me but it was all very vague. I was more focused on little battle between France and Iggy than Holly.
"Ah, Angleterre, you seem to have weakened a bit!" France exclaimed, slashing at Iggy.
"How have I gotten weaker Frog?" Iggy mumbled, the two of their swords meeting one another to form a clanging like sound.
"That would be by spending way too much time with your precious America!" France exclaimed. "You could have done something better with your time…like practice. Instead you waste your time with the worthless little thing that will soon be mine."
Iggy's emerald eyes widened, a scowl now present on his face. It was rather scary…
That was when Iggy brought his sword down on France, though the Frenchman may have avoided it Iggy did stab him in the arm, not too deep though. France yelled out, his hand flying to his newly made wound to cover it.
France wasn't the only shout of pain I heard, let me tell you. I heard many others coming from the soldiers, both sides. It made me want to curl up in to a ball and hide away from the world, tuning it all out. The horrors seemed a little too real to me right now.
"You want to play that way Angleterre? Well, two can play that way!" France exclaimed, earning a confused look from Iggy. Next thing that was heard was Iggy's cry of pain, the next thing that was seen was France stabbing Iggy right in the stomach. France pulled the sword back out, smirking softly down at the nation who was now hurled over. Iggy was biting his bottom lip to keep the screams of pain within, even though he has experienced this many times…it still hurts like you could not believe.
"IGGY!" I screamed, sitting up right. Holly jumped up a little, obviously a bit frightened from my sudden exclamation and how quickly I sat up.
"A-Alfred, sweetie, are you alright?" Holly asked me, just about to reach out to me. I quickly shook my head, still holding on to the sheets for dear life. Iggy was hurt…and there was nothing I could do about it.
"Looks like I won this battle Angleterre," France stated, smirking down at Iggy. France bent over to pat Iggy atop of the head, still smirking softly. Then he trotted off to join his commander-in-chief, taking Fort William Henry.
"You may have won the battle…but you haven't won the war," Iggy hissed in pain.
I couldn't help but let the tears flow, still hearing the voices cry out. I was still in agonizing pain, the pain acting like it wasn't going to go anywhere anytime soon. Holly watched me cry, frowning softly. She had no idea what to do, that I could tell. It seemed though that eventually she got an idea of what to do for she reached over to me, wrapping her arms around my small and at the time, fragile body. I let the tears flow, knowing Holly would never hold this against me. She didn't even know what was going on but still decided to comfort me. Actually, Holly had absolutely no idea what was going on.
I cried in to her shoulder, clutching her for dear life now instead of the sheets. Who knew that on August 8th of 1757, Iggy's Fort William Henry would be taken from him by none other than France himself? Who knew that Iggy was going to get hurt? Well, definitely not me because if I did know, I would have found out a way to stop all of that from happening.
Once my cries had calmed down, and I was at a low sniffle for now, I lifted my head just a centimeter up from Holly's shoulder that way she couldn't tell the difference. I kept hearing her words of comfort being shushed in to my ear, now feeling my body being rocked back and forth by none other than Holly. As Holly kept whispering those words of comfort and kept rocking me so to say, I let two words slip past my lips and in to the air.
"I-Iggy's h-h-hurt."
Well? I think of Alfred as the one who would hate war as a small child, also fearing all the horrors of it. After having Iggy go off to wars and such, he doesn't like it much. SO SORRY. I meant to update earlier than this, I really did. I updated today, on my brother's birthday! I meant to update around my birthday…a present from me instead of the other way around but never got around to it, guess I was too busy. Consider this a late present from me! I really hope you guys liked this. Type me up a review and I shall see you all with chapter thirty nine~! Danke my dears~!
~Lovely Kacey Faith