Yami Ryo: Okay, a few people seem to really like this so I'll keep going. Onward march!

Disclaimer: Yami Ryo does not own Axis Powers Hetalia because if she did then it would have been way more graphic than it was.

Sort of a Chapter Three

Lydia hummed happily to herself as she stirred the pot of tofu stew she was making.

"What in the hell is that?" Souta asked leaning over her shoulder to look inside at the pot of bubbling...stuff.

"It's tofu in seaweed and curry! I added a few of my own spices and veggies too." Lydia told him proudly. Souta made a disgusted face.

"Gross. We're tryin' ta make Maw and Gordy better not kill 'em!" Souta complained, Lydia punched him in the stomach.

"This will clean out their systems! You're having some too! You can't just eat meat all the time!" Lydia scolded, Souta gawked in disbelief for a moment.

"Woman, I ain't eatin' that crap." Souta protested scowling. Lydia turned to him rapidly a dark scowl on her face and whacked him hard in the head with her wooden spoon, he howled in pain crouching on the floor and holding his head in both hands. "Whadya do that fer! ?"

"You'll eat what I give you and like it!" Lydia hissed eyes blazing, Souta cowered a little in the face of her rage.

"Geeze! Fine!" Souta surrendered with a grumble. Lydia beamed happily.

"Wonderful! I know you'll just love it when you give it a taste." Lydia squealed happily turning back to the pot and putting in a few more spices as she stirred. Souta fled the kitchen while he still had the chance.

"Crazy bitch! Why are all the women crazy! ?" Souta groaned to himself going back to Alfred's room. Inside Alfred was sleeping and Gordon lay awake just watching Alfred sleep dark bags under his own eyes. "Can't sleep again Gordy?" Souta whispered. Gordon looked over at Souta and sniffled.

"No...Aren't you supposed to be makin' sure Lydia doesn't put any of her shitty tofu in our food?" Gordon asked his voice reflecting his exhaustion. Souta groaned.

"I tried, crazy woman hit me with a spoon and now I gotta eat it too." Souta complained, Gordon laughed.

"Mama woulda made you eat it too anyway." Gordon told him softly, Alfred hummed in his sleep and cuddled Gordon closer as though hearing his name used. Gordon smiled at their sleeping mother and brought a hand up to play with his golden hair. Souta shuffled over quietly and crawled into bed with them curling around Alfred.

"Y'know I remember when Mama was pregnant with you." Gordon told Souta softly his fingers tucking Alfred's hair behind his ear and gently caressing his smooth soft face. Souta raised a questioning eyebrow. "Mama was isolationist back then so me and Libra kept wondering how Mama could get pregnant without a partner. You, Cecilia, and Lydia were all born a few years apart so you probably don't remember when the other two were born."

"Wait, go back and explain how Maw got preggers without a partner!" Souta demanded his voice soft. Gordon looked at Souta confused for a moment before realizing he did not really explain.

"Oh, see back then Mama always knew he wanted his land divided into different sections so that all his people had a say. When he divided himself like that he unconsciously created us so that he wouldn't split himself so badly. We are the manifestation of Mama's wish for his people, of course it wasn't totally smooth and there was a civil war between me and North cause we couldn't agree on anything." Gordon's eyes teared up and his eyes clouded with painful memories. "Back then Libra and I hated each other with everything we were...In our rage and hate we were too blind to see how we tore Mama apart with our fighting. It was a long time before the fighting stopped and by then it was almost too late...We had almost killed Mama and we had no idea..." Tears fell freely from Gordon's eyes and Alfred opened his own watery blue eyes tears falling from his eyes as well. Alfred kissed Gordon's forehead gently complete forgiveness in that one touch. Souta's own eyes were misted with sorrow, he had had no idea of what happened then. Souta, Lydia, and Cecilia had all been born after the civil war and none of them had ever dared speak of it before then.

"I never wanted my North and South to fight like that again. I wished harder for just a few more children so that the voices and opinions of the people would not be so strong in my little ones. That is how you, Cecilia, and Lydia came to be. I divided myself again so that you would all be able to share the burden and not go mad with hate again." Alfred said softly his voice trembling. "I hope still that you can handle the burden I've placed on you all together, as you were meant to. I don't ever want to see such a horrible split between any of my children again." Souta and Gordon nodded and held Alfred between them in a loving embrace.

"Never again Mama..." Gordon vowed.

"United we stand..." Souta promised quietly.

"Divided we fall." Alfred finished tearfully holding his children close. Souta lay quietly with his family and vowed to himself to warn his sisters of what happened, what they were all meant for.

"When you were born Souta it was the single most traumatizing moment of my life." Gordon said trying to break the somber mood, it worked well enough to make Alfred laugh and Souta snort. Souta thought for a moment before he sat up and looked at the two in horror.

"Wait one g-damned minute! If Maw ain't got no lady parts how in the hell did he pop us out?" Souta demanded his face filled with cautious horror. Gordon smirked up at him and Alfred blushed.

"Mama went into labor and Libra and I held his hands while the doctor cut him open and yanked ya out." Gordon described with a dark grin, Souta looked at him with horror. "There was blood everywhere." Alfred pinched Gordon's arm in reprimand.

"Gordy! Don't traumatize your brother!" Alfred scolded.

"I think I need to go wash my brain." Souta told them weakly.

TBC...

PAIRING VOTES

Matthew/Alfred: 7

Yao/Alfred:5

Yami Ryo: Mattie's still in the lead!

Canada: Wooo! (victory shimmy)

Yami Ryo: He's greatful for all your votes.

Matthew: Soon Alfred. (pervy laugh)

Yami Ryo: Wow...I'm a little creeped out now. (sneaks away)

Yao: (glaring at Matthew) This isn't over! (attacks Matthew)

Matthew: ACK! (fights back)