After the whole 'God debacle,' there a bit of a reflective mood going on. So, God did exist. That was a shock for more than one nation. After several nations had practically interrogated Saiska about what God was like, Mia decided it was her turn to read. She sauntered up to Luciano and flashed her seductive eyes at him as she grabbed the book. Luciano stared at her as she walked away to her seat.
"I want that," he said, practically drooling.
"What about Lutz?" Feliciano pointed out.
"What about him?"
"Aren't you dating?"
"Eh… he'll live."
"You do know," Mia popped up, "I only did that so you wouldn't say shit as I took the book. There's no way I'm going to go with you. Plus, we live in two separate worlds."
Luciano, as much as he'll deny it, pouted.
"Okay," Mia said, rolling her eyes at the love-sick puppy, "so the first one that I'm reading is mis hermanos They know each other like the back of their hands. Sometimes, during meetings, they'll switch. Most times it's because they're trying to be silly, but other times they just need a break from being themselves."
Amelia and Matthew blushed a bit as their secret had been revealed. Arthur and Francis looked at their children in shock. How had they not noticed that?
"What does that mean?" Roderich asked, confused.
"What does what mean?" Amelia asked, confused about what Roderich asked.
"What does it mean that you need a break from being yourselves?"
"Um… Mattie, explain!"
Matthew rolled his eyes and explained how sometimes it's hard to be themselves. That they just need a break from being the center of attention or being invisible all the time. Most nations understood the pressure of just being themselves and wanting a break.
"Ahem," Mia cleared her throat before forcing the narrative back to the book. "The next one is Arthur knew that Amelia would have a hard time after becoming independent, that's one of the reasons why he didn't want to grant it. He knew he was too young to fully understand what it meant."
Amelia looked over at Arthur, shock, and disbelief in her eyes, "you knew?"
Arthur closed his eyes softly and nodded slowly.
"Did you know I would be used and hurt?"
Arthur, eyes still closed, sighed and nodded once more.
"Yet you, instead of helping me after I got my independence, hurt me yourself. Did you plan on hurting me all those times?"
Arthur's eyes and mouth shot open, "no. I- I didn't mean to hurt you."
"But you still left me to be fed to the dogs? I'll reiterate, no help!"
Amelia's eyes were no longer in disbelief but had a fire in them now. She flew out of her seat so fast that nations who blinked missed it. She quickly pounced on Arthur, swinging a punch towards his face. Before her fist could impact, she was suddenly frozen. She tried to move but was stuck. She could, however, mover her head.
"Why can't I move?" she growled out.
Arthur was staring at his former colony, frozen in his lap. He looked at the fist that was about to hit him.
"My child," Saiska sternly spoke, "violence is not the answer."
Amelia huffed, "Fine! Just let me go! I don't wanna hit him anymore."
Saiska looked over at Matthew who had hastily put the spell on his sister. She nodded his way. Matthew let go of his sister. Amelia's fist fell and she collapsed onto Arthur for a moment before rushing off and into her room. She slammed the door quite loudly.
Arthur barely got his footing around what had happened when he was hit upside the head. Francis had hit the younger nation.
"Ow!" Arthur yelped. "what'd you do that for?"
"Because, mon amour," Francis spoke softly, "you are an idiot."
"I have to agree with papa," Matthew said quietly, coming up behind Francis. "You were an idiot. How could you not help Amelia when she was just starting out?"
Arthur looked down at the ground, "I was still hurt he left me."
"That is no excuse," Francis pointed out.
Inside Amelia's room, she had locked the door before flopping down on her bed and screaming into her pillow. When she eventually stopped screaming, she rolled onto her back. She lifted her arms into the sky and started playing with her hands.
"How could he do that to me?" Amelia asked. "Did he prepare Mattie, but not me? What's wrong with me? What did I do wrong?"
Tears rolled down her temples. She dropped her arms and sobbed openly.