p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Japan's POVbr /_/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Dude Japan! What's up bro?" I hear the familiar American accent call down the market isle. I turn away from the manga to see him striding towards me like the hero he thinks he is. America. the self centered, childish and ridiculous man who needs a head shrinker. but I will never come out and say that to his face./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Oh, herro America. how are you?" I reply, placing one of the books in the shopping basket./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I'm good dude. Hey, where are Germany and Italy? are they here with you? I mean Italy practically follows you everywhere so..."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"I can feel my lips tighten into a line but he doesn't seem to notice, staring at one of the magazine's with half naked women on the cover./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""No... I'm not with them anymore." I tell him. why did I even leave? just because I can't keep up with Germany's training doesn't mean I need to put my country in danger. I mean, they were like part of my country themselves, Germany and Italy always helped me when I had trouble with it. now that they're gone, I don't have that extra help and protection. though I think having a little time to myself won't hurt. I'll go back at some point. but what will they think of me? a coward?/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""so, you're on your own now? you're out of the axis?" he questions, raising a blond eyebrow and looks at me./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""yeah? so what?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""maybe, if I talk to them enough, you can join us! be part of the allies! with your Japanese technology we can like, make huge robots to dominate! plus you got some wicked awesome fighting skills!" he exclaims a bit too loud, getting weird looks from passerby. if humans found out about us countries, who knows what will happen? his face Is full on anticipation as he bounces up and down on his toes. "this'll be awesome!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""No." I say plainly. he automatically freezes and gapes at me, his mouth hanging open./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""what?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I said no. after I've had a rittle... vacation.. I'm going back."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"he snickers and shoves his hands in the pockets of his bomber jacket. "back to boring Ludwig and annoying Feliciano I guess. why would you want to be with them, when you can be training with the HERO? with your addition to the group, we can be so powerful! And you want to be with emthem? /emsure Germany is strong but Italy is a huge baby!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""how do you know their names?" I ask confused. countries are only supposed to reveal them to their allies or close friends./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"he grins. "I have my ways."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"I think for a moment. he can find out information that not a lot of people can, plus if I join them, I'll have the entire allied forces on my side. that's more than just Germany and Italy... br /I'll be... strong.. maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to join with them. see what happens.. plus if I decide to go back, I'll have information./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"I sigh and he looks back up at me again from the magazine, now in his hands. a glint of hope flashes through his eyes and he smiles./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""you're considering?" he asks, grinning ear to ear./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""a rittle. I guess it wouldn't be emthat/em bad of an idea."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"he jumps up and exclaims happily. "Yes! a new member! come with me! we're going to my place. they're all waiting there for me to get back." he grabs onto my arm and I drop my basket as he pulls me with his amazing strength towards the exit./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""w-wait America, I didn't buy my things-" I stutter, being dragged like a rag doll to his car./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""that doesn't matter dude! we need to get you to my house to settle things. especially with the old man, he's not going to think it's a good I idea, having an axis soldier and all."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"I gulp nervously as I climb into the passenger seat, watching as America gets behind the wheel. emis this really a good idea? what if they think I'm some sort of spy? well technically I am doing this kind of in Germany and Italy's /ememfavor/emem, getting information. so yeah a spy./em/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"the entire ride to his country is long and silent, only the soft pur of his red convertible is audible. it reminds me of when italy took me for a... ride... in his red convertible. I never want to see him behind the wheel of a car again. I look out the window and daydream about my time with Italy and Germany. it was fun while it lasted when we weren't training./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"the hills and pastures zip by as the car speeds at least 20 miles over the speed limit. he's a crazy driver./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""we're here, my house is just up this road. I own acres so I basically live out in the middle of no where." he says, easing up on the gas. the car slows and I hear the pebbles crunch under the tires. /p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"as we roll up to a huge farm house, I spot four other cars in the driveway. they are here./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"he cuts off the engine and looks over at me./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""are you nervous?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""no." I lie easily, removing my seatbelt./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""you should be."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"well that doesn't make me feel any better. my heart leaps in my chest as he leads me to his front door. he jingles his keys in the door lock, letting it swing open./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I'm home!" he calls into the huge hallway. his house is actually quite nice, the light maroon walls go good with the Brown leather sofa in the room ahead./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""ah bonjour mon ami!" France yells, striding down the hallway towards us, his hips swaying. "you've returned."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""ugh, you're too perky you bloody frogg.." England grumbled from the sofa, setting his tea on the coffee table./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I brought Japan with me! you'll never guess where I ran into him at-"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Japan?!" England exclaims, giving America the death glare. "why?!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"America scoffs looking down at me. "I knew the old man wouldn't approve."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""WHO ARE YOU CALLING OLD MAN?!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""nothing nothing..." America mumbles, placing a hand on my back, gently nudging me forward. it feels... weird./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"he pushes me into the room and I see Russia sitting in the arm chair, knitting. this shocks me because Russia doesn't seem to be the kind of person who knits. the entire time, I can feel the scornful eyes of England burning holes in the back of my head./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""So everybody! I brought him here today, because he is currently out of the axis. I figured he could join us!" America exclaims, rupturing a few eardrums I'm sure./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""bloody hell you can't be serious. obviously he's just acting as a spy! we can't trust him." England scoffs, giving America the emyou-/ememhaven't/emem-figured-that-out-yet?/em look./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I believe that Japan is strongnot/strong an axis spy. tell 'em buddy!" he says, giving me a friendly- yet painful- whack on the back./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"I clear my throat nervously. "there have been some issues between Germany and I, so I reft. he was simpry too hard going on his training and I couldn't take it."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I didn't see you as a man to give up. ohonhonhon" France chuckles from his seat on the sofa next to Russia. he crosses his legs and rests his head on his palm./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"when I didn't respond, America did for me. "and he's not. if he had given up, he would have let down his country. that's why he is joining us!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I see no reason why we should let him in." England says simply. he really is a negative person./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I do." America argues, folding his arms across his chest./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""and what is that? he's a spy!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""is not! he just left the axis, and obviously he's going to need someone else to help him protect his country."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""why does that have to be US?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""think about it, it would benefit us too! Japan has some awesome technology that would help us dominate!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""that still doesn't mean we can trust him!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""what if we made him sign the contract?" Russia's voice cut in. I almost forgot he was there considering how quiet he /the room went silent as they considered it. contact? why would I have to sign a contract? I feel like there is something they are not going to tell me.../p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""maybe... i suppose we can trust him after he signs it.."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""which contract is this again?" America asks confused, scratching the back of his neck./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"England and France both stand up, walking him into the hall out of earshot. Russia soon follows behind, leaving me alone and confused./p