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I DO NOT OWN HETALIA: AXIS POWERS!
Germany
All was well back in Germany, sort of.
After the battle in France, there was a boost in the number of rallies across Germany to replenish the troop numbers, due the number that had fallen in the battle. Adelheid attempted to be at all of them, however being there seemed only to worsen her mood.
Back at their mansion, Gilbert was disappearing and reappearing at the strangest of moments. Adelheid often saw him furiously writing into a small hardcover book, while speaking out the words he was writing. He spoke of cake, a frying pan, and an aristocrat between curses and incomprehensible growling. Every now and then Gilbert would be playing around with yellow birds in the gazebo.
Then there was Ludwig, who was still making his way back to Germany. Everyday Adelheid found herself waiting on the front gateway, looking out through the lightly rusted bars, clinging to them and hoping that today was the day he would return. She eventually even began staying at the mansion, with no company but Gilbert, and occasionally Ludwig's dogs who had taken a shine to her. Ludwig was in war, and now he was putting himself in position of the main enemy in war.
While she waited each day, her mind would go back to Sweden's words, the day of their meeting. Every mundane thing she questioned with those words. "What is the reason?"
"Yoohoo~ Adelheid Fritzi!" Adelheid snapped out of her trance at the sight of Gilbert.
"Pru- Gil- S-sir!" Adelheid was tongue tied at the sudden presence of her country's older brother. She took a moment to steady herself. She was in the sitting room, sitting on one of the soft leather sofas, staring out the half veiled window. With her by the sofa were Ludwig's dogs; Blackie was laying to her left, Berlitz was on her right, and Aster was resting by her feet. "Did you need something, sir?"
"Vhat's up vith you?" Gilbert asked, shooing Berlitz off the sofa, receiving an annoyed growl (1) before Berlitz jumped off and rested beside Aster. Gilbert took a seat beside Adelheid and continued, "Something's been up since you came back from Sveden. Now you don't have to tell me if you don't vant to, but you should still feel privileged that the awesome me is concerned about you!"
Adelheid stared at Gilbert, basking in the silent cheer of his invisible audience. While he did not look like the type of person to be talking about problems to, he was the only one at the moment. "I… When I went to Sweden, he asked me what my reason was." Adelheid noticed Gilbert stared at her with his blood red eyes, before continuing, "I told him I wanted to be of help to Germany. Ever since I was a little girl, he was… this greatness that I could only dream of being close to. He told me… that there was much more to life than working hard for my country. There's something I am missing, and… Si-… may I call you Gilbert?"
"You have to ask?" Gilbert chuckled. "You can call me that, and I bet Westen vouldn't mind if you called him Ludwig, either." Gilbert said slyly when he noticed a blush on Adelheid's face.
"Gilbert… all those years of war, what were you fighting for, what is your reason?" Adelheid asked. Gilbert stared at Adelheid. For once he saw a hint of emotion in her visage, desperation.
"All those years, I fought for my bosses, I had no real choice in the matter, except for the vars I fought under Old Fritz!" Gilbert smiled a toothy smile. "However, I knew deep in my heart that my strength vouldn't last forever. Right now, I feel my power leaving me… soon the Kingdom of Prussia vill be a distant memory that no one vill remember. However, since I vas alvays going out for vars and battles, I could not fulfill the duty of being an older brother. So, I made a promise to myself every time I set off to battle, that one day I vould return to my little brother, and be the awesome older brother I alvays vanted to be."
"Gilbert…" Then the sound of the door opening alarmed the two. The two got out of their seats, disturbing the dogs, and hurried over to the front foyer. There was Ludwig.
"Westen."
"Si- L-L-Ludwig," Adelheid said sheepishly. "W-welcome back."
"Good to be back," Ludwig smiled. His uniform was in tatters and stained with dirt, and blood. "I apologize, but this welcoming will be a bit short, we have to prepare again for battle."
Adelheid stared at the current state of Ludwig, and realized she had to do something… but what?
Niko: So I'm pretty sure it is clear now that Adelheid's character is developing.
Notes:
1. I have this fun little idea that Prussia doesn't get along well with Germany's dogs. Why's this? Because I find it that the two parties are constantly trying to get Germany's attention.
Translations:
Westen - West
That's pretty much all there is for this chapter. Hope you enjoyed it!
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