The countries were still baffled for what happened last night. This was not like China at all. They haven`t seen him so aggresive since... No, no one has ever seen him this aggresive. Once again they were all gathered up, this time it was a gathering to enjoy each others company and wish each other a Merry Christmas. But they were not in the mood, this whole situation about China occupied their minds. China was not with them and neither was Russia, he had went to China to see if he could get some information out of him about last nights event.

No one was speaking, everybody was sitting still in their seats. The tick tocks from a clock was the only source of sound, it almost seemed like the clock was the worlds leader and could not be disturbed by any other sounds, not even by the sounds of breathing. Of course, there was one in perticular who broke the norms:

"When will Russia come back? I really want to know some things!"

Italy was the first to speak, with his usual loud voice, after this long time in silence. Some countries jumped out of surprise.

"I don`t know, Italy. All we can do is wait till Russia comes back with information" Germany said.

"Yeah, I just want this to be overwith so I can stop thinking about all this. I want to celebrate Christmas, dude!" America exclaimed.

"If he has been gone for such a long time, China must be telling him a lot" France said.

The door opened wide.

"And he did! Poor little China is so miserable, da"

Russia came in and brushed off newly fallen snow from his coat. His hands, the fingers especially, had a reddish purple colour but Russia still had his usual smile plastered on his face as he came towards the others and sat down on a vacant seat. Normally no one wanted to be near Russia, but now they all came closer to him like they were children excitily wanting to hear a bedtime story. Russia seemed to like this attention as his smile seemed to become genuine. After a 3 hours visit at China`s, Russia was telling them all about it:

"

There was no expectation China would open his door. Russia had been knocking on the said door for 20 minutes, it seemed like no one was at home. But Russia knew, he knew China wasn`t in any other place. The miserable ones held themselves locked up where they felt safe. Russia was getting impatient and his digits would maybe come off if he stayed out in the cold any longer. The winter in China was nothing compared to the usual temperature at his home, but Russia did have a limit of how long he could stand still in cold temperature as snow was falling on him.

"I don`t want to be alone in a hospital all Christmas long but neither will go till you have said anything, China" Russia said to himself.

"Gah! What are you doing here, Russia?! Am I dreaming, is this a nightmare? I am sick of having them!"

Russia entered China`s bedroom as a trail of snow coming off of him.

"This is no dream. I am very real, China" Russia said as he shook snow off his hands.

"What are you doing in my home?! The door was locked!"

"It WAS but if you don`t answer when someone is knocking, then I have to take the matter in my own ice cold hands"

China was in his bed with the duvet almost all over him. It seemed like he didn`t bother to get up today. Russia approched him and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"What do you want?" China didn`t seem to care for too long about Russia breaking in to his home or not be left alone when he desired to be.

"Last night ended quite intense. I had fun but you didn`t"

"Oh, please... I don`t remember what I did, neither do I want to remember."

"But there is something you seem to remember if it gets you into mood"

There was a time China was with Russia in a bar and he cried as he was reminiscing about the time during Japan`s childhood and how it had affected him and China. China was heartbroken for losing his precious little brother and how this little brother went against him. It has been many years ago since the wars between China and Japan started and after a long time it did end but China struggled to let that go. There were scars that could never be healed, the scar on his back he received from Japan couldn`t, neither could the memories that wounded his heart.

"Indeed and I won`t forget it even when I die eventually"

China started to sob. He was having a hangover or maybe it hasn`t even come yet, Russia knew China was going to tell him what was bothering him. Alcohol was poisonous after a certain amout but also a real truth serum.

"This is something that I will never get over. Japanese soldiers marching into my capital and do all those barbaric things! My people didn`t do anything wrong, they weren`t and should not have been involved that way. The Japanese murdering my people in cold blood, it seemed like it was all just a game for them. Shooting, stabbing, beheading... Women being raped when they were seen, including the ones to old to walk and the little ones who just learned to walk!"

China clenched his chest.

"I could feel their pain, I felt it happening to them. And guess what? It happened to me too, in very person! The soldiers thought I was a woman but figured out the truth ones they tore up my clothing. Since I was a country, they couldn`t kill me. Instead they would torture me by forcing me to do the same awful things they were doing to the women. Instead of threaten to take my life, they would threaten to kill more of my people in front of my eyes"

For one moment Russia thought China fainted, but it seemed like China wouldn`t even allow himself to faint as he would be unconcious and see those things he was telling Russia.

"I wonder why I compelled to what the soldiers told me to do, I knew my people would get killed anyway."

China violently shook his head, tears flying off like heavy rain.

"Why couldn`t I do anything? Why did it all happen in the first place, happen to be like this?!"

"

All the countries were just as silent as they were earlier when Russia was at China`s.

"So this is why China has been so upset... What was it he was telling you about!" Germany said.

Japan was breathing heavily before he spoke up.

"This was the Nanking massacre. It happened in 1937. The mass murder and mass rape started December 13th..."

Japan wasn`t looking at anyone as he was saying this.

"All countries have been through awful things, why is he suddenly broken by something that happened many years ago?" England said.

"There are anniversaries of events like this that makes us feel sadder than usual.." France said with a monotone voice.

"And during Christmas, that so awful!" Italy exclaimed.

"It is really not any good, but what can we do about it?" America said.

Italy got up with an even mix of determination and exitement.

"We are going to give China the best Christmas ever!"

All eyes went on Italy, many of those eyes expressing bewilderment. Italy pumped his fists.

"We are going to have a wonderful time and so is China. Listen up, I have some ideas"