Chapter 18: Don't hold a grudge

It all happened so quickly, it was almost a blur. Feliciana went on a psychotic rampage, killing all the kaydoms pretty much on her own; she then went to the aid of Monika who had jumped in front of Italy to shield him from the claw which impaled her in the stomach.

"Monika, Monika, Monika!" Feliciana started to cry as she tried to wake Monika who was bleeding out.

The others gathered around but Feliciana pushed them all back screaming "GET BACK!"

Monika opened her eyes, but the life was draining out of them. "Feli, it's okay."

Feliciana looked at her, crying on her chest. Sakura ripped off a part of her kimono and tied it around Monika's stomach even though it bled through quickly; Alice tried to heal Monika with a spell but the wound was to extreme. François called 911 and kneeled by Feliciana who was still crying.

"Monika, don't go. We need you." Feliciana wept.

Feliciana felt a hand on her head, realizing it was Monika's. "Don't cry, really its fine." She put her hand on her wound. "As long as you all are okay I'll be fine."

Monika shut her eyes and her breathing slowed to a faint breath every now and then. Feliciana got up and turned to Italy and grabbed his shirt, her face filled with hate and hot tears. "This is your fault! Why didn't you listen and stay out like we told you?!"

The guys looked with guilt and pain as the girls glared at them with detestation on their faces, though Feliciana looked like she was prepared to set them all on fire. None of them had ever seen an Italian so angry and honestly, it was frightening.

"Call an ambulance, now!" Amelia ordered.

France called 911 and they were all left there to try and save a dying Monika. Sakura ripped of a large part of her Kimono and wrapped it around the wound even though the blood soaked right through, and Alice tried to close the wound up with a spell but it was too deep.

Feliciana sat by Monika, keeping her hand on Monika's chest to make sure she was still breathing. She turned to the guys with fire in her eyes.

"Get out!" She pointed her balisong (butterfly knife) at the guys and they quickly walked out of the room and sat outside while the girls tended to Monika inside.

America was first to speak. "Man we really f***ed up this time."

"Tell me about it." England sulked.

"It's all my fault." Italy cried and Germany tried to comfort him but it didn't help.

"In all honesty, it's all our faults. We shouldn't have tried to intervene." Germany tried to tell Italy but he wouldn't hear it.

The ambulance arrived and they brought a stretcher in for Monika. Feliciana had to be held back since she refused to leave Monika's side, but there was no room for her in the ambulance. They all watched as she was put in the ambulance and was driven away, the intenseness between all of them was unbearable.

"I hope you're happy." François mumbled to the guys as she tried to comfort Feliciana who was still red in the face with anger and hot tears.

Alice turned to the guys. "Why wouldn't you just listen to us?"

"We were trying to help, but we didn't expect something like this aru!"

"Because of you guys's refusar to risten, we may have just rost our reader and friend." Sakura glared at all of them.

"But…" China tried to argue but he was immediately stopped by Chun.

"No buts, we specifically told you to stay out…aru."

"I hate this, I hate this, I hate this!" Feliciana cried on François's shoulder.

"Shhh mon petit, we'll visit her tomorrow. I'm sure she'll be fine."

"I think for now we should just go home and cool off. It's been a long day." Amelia remarked and they all agreed though Italy was afraid to be around Feliciana while she was still upset.

Each car ride was silent and depressing since each girl had grown a hateful aura towards their male counterparts. Italy kept looking at Feliciana only to see her glaring out the window, wiping away any tears that hadn't come out earlier. France tried to start up a conversation with François but all she did was dismiss his attempts; China wanted to give Chun a hug for comfort but she flipped him onto his back, telling him to back off of her. Even Russia was a little scared of Anya since she kept shooting him deadly glares while Japan felt it strange to not be talking to Sakura who was holding her hands in a fist. America tried to talk about fast food to Amelia but all she did was insult him and tell him he was going to die because of his eating habits. England was the only one who was able to get some kind of conversation out of his double.

"Uh, Alice?"

She ignored him.

"I know you can hear me Alice."

"I don't want to talk right now, just leave me be."

England didn't enjoy being in the car with her while she was so hateful and distant though he understood why. She had just witnessed what could be the death of her friend Monika and it was because he and the other male countries thought they could help. Then he came up with the idea to stop at a local pub just so that Alice could release some of her anger and pain.

"Why did we stop here?"

England got out and opened the door for Alice. "I thought you could use a pint to drink after today."

Alice was reluctant but she went in with England; first she stopped in the bathroom to change her clothing (with magic, BTW) since her dress had become burned while fighting.

She came out wearing a short dress that looked like England's flag and tall black stockings with black heels.

England saw her. "You look lovely."

"Don't try and flatter me, I'm still not happy with your idiocy."

Alice and England took a seat at the bar and ordered two shots of gin and tonic. England had left for the bathroom but when he came back he saw Alice and a large, hairy man sitting at a table, starting a drinking competition.

"Alice, what the bloody hell are you doing?" England stormed up to her but she put her hand in front of his face.

"You can't talk me out of this, this bloody wanker called me a crazy broad. I'm taking him down." She turned back to the large man with one missing tooth.

"At lassy, yer boyfriend there looks like he could use a kick in the face."

England looked at him then put his hand on Alice's shoulder. "Kick his ass."

The competition began and the two were taking down shots like no one's business; then the large man showed signs of weakness while Alice was still going strong.

"Had enough yet?" She smirked as she took down another shot, going ahead of the man by two.

"I'll show you." He muttered as he took down one more shot, but that was too much for him because he fell face flat onto the cold floor.

"That's what *hic* I thought." The alcohol kicked in all at once for Alice and she toppled over onto an unsuspecting England.

"What a lady." He muttered but Alice heard him.

"You wanna see a real *hic* lady?" She looked up at England and stammered towards the stage but England grabbed her arm and stopped her from going any further.

"Stop before you make a fool of yourself."

"Oh I'm the *hic* fool here? Look at ya, not even man enough to take on the big oaf yourself, pathetic." She was so blindly drunk that she was on the verge of blacking out.

England took the insult knowing that the only reason she was so drunk was A) he invited her to go drinking, B) she was challenged to a competition, and C) she had just witnessed what may be the death of her friend.

"Is she okay?" A man came up after noticing Alice who was extremely tipsy and uncoordinated.

"Hey there pretty boy, you free tonight?" Alice leaned on the stranger making him extremely uncomfortable.

"Uh, no ma'am." He answered; England was becoming infuriated at the sight of Alice with another man, though he didn't know why.

"Buy a lady a pint? My host here won't mind it, will ya Iggy?"

"Alice, you're drunk, let's go home." He took Alice's hand but she pulled it away.

"You don't want me around, I see it in *hic* your face. You think I'm a nuisance don't ya?"

"That's not true at all!"

"Prove it then."

England didn't know what made him do it, but he grabbed Alice's arms, pulled her close, and kissed her on the lips, shocking her to the point of her face turning white. Alice pushed him away and turned red all over; then she passed out on the floor. England picked her up and paid the bartender, then walked out to the car.

"I still don't forgive you." She muttered.

"I don't forgive you either." England tried to play the entire situation a coolly as possible.

Alice looked up furious with him. "And why's that, Mr. Smartass?"

"You were about to leave without saying goodbye." England didn't know why he was saying all these things, but he knew that it was helping the situation.

Alice passed out in the back, leaving England to think of his actions during the night. Then it hit him like a bunch of bricks.

"My god, I think I've fallen in love with myself."

-Monika NOOOOOOO! It pained me to write this chapter. She seems to get the worst of them all. :'(