I do not own Hetalia okay? I am looking to wrap this up soon. These last few chapters will be what does that and if you want me to do something like this focusing on Matthew and Katyusha as a kind of spin-off sequel let me know. But anyway, enough of this A/N, on with the fic!
September 15th 1919
(From the diary of Alfred F Jones)
It was a sunny day today. But we decided to go to Vanya's grave as a kind of visit in the year after his death. I had a lot I wanted to say, knowing that I would probably forget I wrote it down and I'm putting it here to just keep that record. So here it is:
"Well, it's been a year since you died Vanya, and well a lot of things have changed since you passed. It feels rather weird saying it like this but here goes. You may know some of this, I don't know how it works on the other side. The war ended November 11th at 11 am France's time back in 1918. Soon after that I came down with that flu that was going around and I swear your ghost is prowling around my house. Well back in the spring on April 15th Katy and Mattie got married after dating in secret for at least a year. Their honeymoon was up to Canada, guess he can never really let it go. But Katy was happy with it, so that's all that matters. And just before I wrote this, we found out that Katy is pregnant. Like that took long...although to be fair, Nattie and I conceived not much longer after we got married but she was trying really hard. I don't think Mattie and Katy were. At least he didn't look as exhausted as I felt. And they picked the names they want already If it's a boy Chadwick Wayne Williams and a girl Louise Alberta Williams. The girl's names are inspired from Canadian Providence. Yeah I know Vanya, but if Katy agrees with it then that's all that matters. And I am going to teach Nikolai, Anya and little Ivan to look after their cousin with those names. That's just asking for trouble when going to school. Nikolai is learning to read both English and Cyrillic. Nattie has been teaching us. She started by reading me some of your journal but couldn't. So I asked her to teach me to read it so she figured that would be helpful.
The twins are full of energy and if we didn't have Nikolai teaching them and playing with them, They're speaking a lot. Anya tells fantastic stories and enthralled with fairy tales and little Ivan is being Nikolai's little shadow as he thinks his older brother is awesome. They were given your old plush toys from your childhood that I swear looks like NO animal known to science and love them. Those are the few toys they are careful with. You're never really gone with things like that still around.
I did learn enough to realize just how deep you loved me too. And I don't think any different of you. No matter what, you were like a brother to me and hooked me up with the best wife and mother ever. Yes I know many think that is not something that would ever be of her but she is. That is what I will remember of you. I love you, maybe not the same that you did me, but you are the best friend and brother in law anyone could ask for. I promise to not do anything stupid to get myself killed and try to stay healthy so you don't see me in the same realm until like you told me when I had the flu, until I am an old and grey dedushka. Honestly the only thing that got us through your death was knowing how much you loved us and how much that you'd be disappointed if we did not carry on. I will never forget you and I know you are with us. If only I could get someone to believe me that your ghost appeared to me, but they aren't making fun of me at least. Anyway, feel free to hop in as long as you aren't noisy and scaring the kids and I'll see you when I see you. You've done more for me than I could ever hope to repay."
I know it seems stupid I wrote out a whole letter I read off to a grave but I swear he's there somehow. If nothing else it makes me feel better and Nattie liked it.
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