Hey hey! How is everyone? I hope your all doing good!~ *huggles to everyone!* You guessed it! I'm here with another chapter of AFOA! In the last chapter, Italy was with Japan but they got attacked by aliens! Japan held them off and Italy was to escaped. He got out, but Japan...Not so much! Back in the U.N building, Canada rescues Sealand and they have a small chat. What happens now? Find out in this chapter! :D I hope you guys enjoy it!~
Italy sat still and sobbed quietly. It only lasted a few minutes but just hearing Japan-of all people-scream out in pain...It was terrifying. When it finally ended, it was quiet. Real quiet. Italy slowly stood up and sniffled, wiping his eyes. He slowly walked to the window, and reached his hand out. Something slammed against the window and Italy jumped back in surprise. They were definitely still in there. Italy, hesitantly at first, turned and stepped away from the window. He went quietly in case the aliens decided to come barging through the window.
Italy wasn't quite sure what to do. Where should he go? An idea immediately came to him and he pulled out his phone. He dialed in the number and put the phone to his ear. Please...Please answer...Plea-
"What?"
"FRATELLO! Fratello, where are you right now!?"
"What? I'm heading to Spain's! I went to the grocery store...What the hell do you want, idiot?"
"I-I...Call Spain before you go to his house...I...He might have..." Italy sputtered and tried to figure out what to say without sounding crazy.
"Veneziano, just spit it out...What is it?" Romano spoke in a softer voice this time.
"Well...Please don't yell at me, but well, something happened and now there are aliens running around and you can't kill them because they heal super quickly and-"
"Stop it, stop it, what the hell is this!? Did you have another stupid dream again?! Why don't you just tell your stupid potato bastard boyfriend?!"
"Because he's gone!" Italy sobbed and collapsed onto his bottom. He brought his free hand up to wipe at his tears.
"W-What do you mean gone? Ita-"
"JUST LISTEN TO ME! H-He's gone! They came outta n-no where! And he was protecting me, and I ran away like I-I always do...And now...J-Japan, he...he was protecting me and...and I..." Italy started sobbing uncontrollably. He couldn't fully make out what Romano had said. He was scared, and felt guilty. He wasn't thinking straight, he couldn't think straight.
"Italy, Italy, calm down. Where are you? I'll go to you, alright? Stay where you are and I'll find you."
"NO! They're still here...I left through the window in England's house but...They might still be in the front and they could get you, and I can't lose you, not you, please..."
"Italy...I'm gonna come and get you okay? Come to Spain's..." Romano spoke in a quiet, calm and soothing voice. He was beginning to get really worried for his younger brother.
"C-Call him...Call him first...Make sure he's there...Please?"
"A-Alright. I'll call you back and tell you what he said, okay?"
"P-Promise...you'll come back? You...won't leave me alone?"
Romano froze and a sudden sadness rushed over him. "Si. I promise, Veneziano. I promise..."
Italy sniffled and listened as Romano hung up. He slowly stood up and began walking away from the window. He looked back and then turned and began jogging away. The closest house's to England's are America's, Japan's and the Canada's. Spain's would be a little way's past Germany's but that would take about an hour to get to from here. He had better start running then...
Canada and Sealand searched most of the U.N building, but found nothing. There was a lot of goop blocking the door to the meeting room. The bathroom was empty, the break room was empty but furniture was upturned, and tossed around the room. The only other rooms were two more bathrooms which were empty, and kitchen which was empty and smelled like burnt toast.
The two of them, tired and goopy, sat down in the break room and sighed. "Now what? Do we just wait for others to arrive? And I stink! I need a bath, desu yo!" Canada groaned and sat back against a table that was turned onto it's side."Yea, I just wanna go home and sleep..."
Sealand stood up and began walking away. "Wait, where are you going?" He scowled and crossed his arms. "The bathroom, you jerk! We can use the bowls from the kitchen to wash the goop off and wash our clothes." "If there's soap..." Canada stood up and stretched.
There was indeed soap and they were able to wash their clothes and themselves. They both used cloth from the tables to wrap around their waists, and waited for their clothes to dry. "Oh, I feel SO much better, eh!~" Canada sighed and laid back, a big smile on his face. Sealand grinned and crossed his arms. "I told you so! Now, once our clothes dry, we go out and look for the other nations!" Canada nodded and sat up. "Right!"
It took a while for their clothes to dry. But all they had to dry them was the oven in the kitchen and it was a small oven. They dried their underwear first and then their shirts. The pants were the heaviest so they would take longer to dry. After everything was finally done drying, Canada suggested they look around for something to protect themselves with.
"There's nothing here...I guess we have no choice but to rely on me, desu yo! I'll kick back to where they came from, desu yo!" Canada chuckled and crossed his arms. "Actually, I've been thinking about these aliens...When I first encountered them, they were pretty fast. The one that was in my house caught my leg and I kicked it in the head and it was like...It was slower and seemed like it was thrown off guard..." Sealand nodded and sat on a chair. "I see so are you saying their weakness is their head?" "Yea, I guess so...It's the only thing I can think of."
So it was decided then. Canada and Sealand looked for items that maybe wouldn't kill it but with a good hit to the head, it would definitely slow it down. "Okay, I found a...chunk of wood...I mean, we could use it I guess..." Sealand shrugged and crossed his arms. "Wait a minute! We could use that to get the goop off the door! Maybe there are some guns in the meeting room?" Canada peered down the hall to the door and then looked back at the wooden piece. "I guess it's worth a try."
It took some time, but the the goop eventually was removed enough so that they could open the door. They found a first aid kit, and three guns although two of them were empty. Canada took the loaded gun and told Sealand to hold onto the wooden chunk.
"Why do I have to have this?! I can handle the gun, desu yo!" Canada put the gun away and shook his head. "I think I'll just hold onto it for now. Alright, where should we go now? England and America haven't gotten here so I kind of fear the worst..." "Who lives closest? Maybe we can just head to them and see if maybe they can help us?" Canada shrugged. "I don't know. I guess we could, we better go now though, I don't think we'll be safe if we stay here. Eventually they'll find us."
Sealand frowned and crossed his arms. "Fine, let's go. I don't want to stay in this nasty place any longer..."
Italy sniffled and continued running to Spain's. He knew Romano. Romano would call, and if he didn't answer then he would go to Spain's. He knew it. He had to get there to stop him.
Italy had to stop to catch his breath. He wasted energy crying his eyes out. He sighed and as he was about to start running again, his phone went off, causing him to jump.
"UWAAH! Ohh mio dio...Che mi ha spaventato!" Italy pulled out his phone, and a huge rush of relief came over him when he saw it was Romano.
"Oh Romano, thank go-"
"He didn't answer...Italy what is going on? Please, tell me. And where the hell are you? I don't want you out of my sight."
"I...I'm on my way to Spain's. To meet up with you...I...Well, I told you what happened. T-These weird creatures just came out of nowhere and..."
"Right, right. I'll wait for you here. I'll be outside his house, okay? How far away are you?"
"Not far at all! I should be there in about fifteen minutes! Romano, one last thing. Keep your eyes open. I don't think anyone else can see them..."
"What? What the hell does that mean? Hurry and get here. My battery's gonna die soon."
"Okay! I'll see you soon!"
Italy hung up and ran as fast as he could. He suddenly had more energy than he did before. He was so close...
They wouldn't attack in broad daylight would they? So if Romano stays outside, he should be safe...
He arrived in exactly, seventeen minutes. Romano was no where to be seen. "R-Romano?" Italy peered through the buildings first floor windows. Spain had recently moved into the first floor, but a lot of his stuff was already unpacked. The windows were the living room and a hall. It was a small apartment, or so Italy had heard.
As Italy reached for the door slowly, a hand grabbed his shoulder from behind and gently pulled him. "OHH!" Italy jumped and punched at whomever or whatever was behind him. "Woah, relax! It's me, shit..." Italy sighed and apologized in a small voice. "Whatever. Are we gonna check on Spain or do we just let whatever the hell is runnin around get him?" Italy turned back to the building and shrugged slightly. "Well...I don't know. I think they might have already gotten him..." "Look, I'm not fucking waiting anymore. I want to check on him, and you will come with me. I don't want you out of my sight."
Italy and Romano went inside and began looking around. It was indeed a small apartment. They weren't inside for any longer than ten minutes. "Fuckin hell, where are you Antonio!" Romano slammed the door behind them and gritted his teeth. "H-Hey Romano...I..." Romano turned towards Italy and raised an eyebrow. "What? Say something." Italy turned towards the building and bit his lip. This feeling...
Romano grabbed Italy's arm and pulled his arm. "What? Fuckin speak dammit!" Italy turned and started pulling Romano away from the building. "We have to go. I have a-a really bad feeling that things are gonna take a turn for the worst. We need to go. Now." Romano groaned but followed him anyway.
They half jogged in a random direction. Romano watched Italy closely, his worry for his brother growing. Just what happened? "Oi. You wanna explain to me what the hell that was?" Italy stopped and turned towards his brother, stepping close.
"I can't explain it but I just...I got this weird feeling, and I felt we needed to get out of there or..." Romano placed his hands on the sides of Italy's head. "Hey, relax. We're countries, they can't kill us. Plus, we're strong, sexy ass Italians. We can kick their asses any day, ya hear?" Italy chuckled and nodded. Romano smiled and patted his cheek. "Now, let's go look for someone else to help." Italy nodded and they continued on.
They decided to go to the U.N building. If there were any countries that weren't hurt, they would probably be there. "Alright, once we get there, I don't fucking care what anyone says, you stay with me. Understand?" Italy nodded and walked close to his brother. Part of him wanted him to grab Romano's hand but another part of him said that he would probably slap him. So he didn't, and instead he shoved his hands into his pockets.
While Italy was lost in his thoughts, Romano started heading off to the other side of the street. "Oh! Hey, wait where ya goin?" Italy quickly followed. "We can..borrow this car." He pulled something out of his pocket and started to get the car door open. "But, we can't just take it..." Romano got the car door open and grabbed Italy's arm. "Get in the passenger seat. We'll be fine." Italy climbed in and scooted to the passenger seat. Romano got in the driver's seat and buckled up.
Italy sighed and glanced at Romano. He seemed calm...Yet kind of pissed. Basically, he seemed normal...
"Alright, buckle up. We're gonna get to the damn U.N building real fast." Italy turned to reach for his buckle and screamed, jumping a mile high. Staring back at him were two black, beady eyes with a gross, dripping toothy snarl.
Romano jumped out of his skin when he heard Italy screech. He immediately started undoing his seatbelt and tried to get out at the same time. The creature hissed and reached its arm out at Italy, swiping at his face. "Guuh! Get the hell away from me!" Italy kicked it and it flew backwards, growling at him. Romano got out of the car and grabbed Italy's arm. "Let's go!" Romano pulled Italy and Italy yelled out. "AH-HAA! Get the FUCK off me!" Italy kicked his leg in attempt to get the alien's...hands off of him? Whatever it was, it needed to be off.
Romano pulled out a knife from his boot and slashed at the thing on Italy's leg. It finally let him go and they both fell back. Romano pulled Italy to his feet and they ran in the opposite direction. Romano pulled Italy in front of him and glanced behind him. "FUCKIN SHIT! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?" Italy opened his mouth to say something but was suddenly shoved forward and Romano let out a cry of pain.
Italy turned around to see the aliens claws stuck fast in Romano's leg. It screeched and bared its teeth, scrambling over Romano and hunching over his back. Italy got up and kicked it in the head, knocking it back off of Romano. He reached down and started to lift Romano up. The creature scrambled to his feet and growled at Italy, slightly spitting and getting ready to pounce. Italy turned and went as fast as he could, carrying Romano with his arm around Italy's shoulders. It was getting closer...
Italy ran across the street and glanced back. The creature was gone. Italy placed Romano down on his back and brushed some hair out of his face. "Romano! Romano, say something! Romano..." Romano groaned and whimpered. "It...hurts...Nng...It...It fucking hurts..." Italy went to his leg and pulled off his jacket. He gently wrapped his jacket around Romano's leg.
"FUCK! Ow! Shit..." Italy crawled back and grabbed Romano's hand. "I'm sorry, Fratello...I can't do anything else...I can get someone to call the ambulance-" "No...No...I can't...Just...Find out...what...the hell is goin on...I think it fucking poisoned me..." Italy teared up and shook his head. "No, come on, its gonna be okay. Things can wait until I get you help." Romano gripped his brother's hand and shook his head. "Forget it, just forget it...Find England or...somethin..." Romano started to black out, and his hand slowly slid off Italy's wrist. "No! No, Romano stay awake! Please..."
Romano had fallen unconscious. The alien was no where in sight but that wasn't really relevant right now. All that matters is getting Romano some help. He lifted Romano up onto his back and sobbed quietly. He started walking in the direction he hoped was a close hospital.
Canada and Sealand ran on, no specific destination in sight. "Maybe we should head to England's...Find out exactly-" "It's them! The twin jerks!" Canada looked forward to see Italy carrying Romano on his back and sobbing.
Italy fell to his knees and Romano slid off his back and onto the sidewalk next to him. Canada fell to his knees beside Italy and placed his arm on Italy's shoulder. "Italy, what happened? Are you okay?" Italy sobbed and buried his face in his hands. "He won't wake up! He won't say anything either! It's all my fault!" Sealand and Canada shot each other a look. "What do you mean? Calm down, Italy, please." The Italian didn't and only sobbed harder.
They did their best to calm him down. Canada helped him up and took Romano on his back. "Come on, the only safe place we know right now is the U.N building. We should go back, and talk things out. We need to figure out what to do next..." Italy sniffled and nodded slowly.
Sealand crossed his arms and walked on Italy's left side. "So, what the hell happened? Is he alright?" Italy sniffled again and started to tear up again. "Hey, let him be. Just...Give him some time okay? We'll ask questions later." Sealand nodded and they walked on. Canada slowed down a bit to re-adjust Romano on his back.
They weren't far now, just a little bit further...
Right! I'm gonna stop it here! I am SO SO SO sorry for the late update. *^* I was trying to write it but whenever I started writing it, I felt like i wasn't focused enough...So, I was feeling focused and...hot xD So here is the next chapter. And I think I'm going to try and upload another chapter today. I wonder what will happen now? They've all reached each other, and Italy is a mess...Yea xD Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and if there are any mistakes or anything, let me know! Also, let me know how you liked it or what you didn't like in the reviews!~ Your views/reviews are much appreciated!~ ^^
Translations:
Oh mio dio - Oh my god
Che mi ha spaventato - That scared me
