A/N: I'm baaacckkkk….. it's been so long. Enjoy?

"ARTHUR!"

A bright light erupted through the room. Suddenly, the world around and below the American's feet dissipated into thin air, as if it had never existed to begin with.

"Wha-ARGGGHHH!" Alfred shouted as he fell in into the oblivion below him.

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"Ugh…" Alfred groaned in pain, clutching his head and wincing at the pressure. He gazed at his surroundings, turning his head slowly as to not make the throbbing in his skull worse. "Where…where am I..?" he mumbled questioningly, quietly, as if speaking any louder would make the world disappear once again before his very eyes.

"So the Alfred is finally awake!"

"Yay!"

"Ooh, his eyes are pretty!"

Said American stared blankly, his cheeks a light tint of rose from the last comment. "Wh-who are you? WHERE are you?" he called out loud, his voice uncertain.

"Oh! That's right, you can't see us!"

"Ooh, Blitz! You forgot again!"

"Oof, it's not my fault! I wanted in on the fun too!"

With that, three small children seemingly appeared from thin air. Well…small was quite the understatement. They were fucking puny.

"Hey, don't make fun of our petite proportions!" exclaimed the red-headed girl, presumably Blitz.

"How did you-," Alfred sputtered, blushing.

"Of course we can read your mind silly!" giggled the blue-haired girl. "We're not human, after all!" She chimed.

"Then…what are you? And where am I?" the American asked. He just wanted to search for his Arthur and go home. Tears pricked at his eyes at the thought of never finding him again.

'Al, why did you leave me..? Why?'

"Don't worry, he's safe. Your Arthur is just sleeping for now." soothed a green-haired girl. "AS for your other questions, we are…light-seekers, we love feeling the happiness in others. You, Alfred, are in what we call…the Purgatory. No, you're not dead, of course not, you're just…it's hard to explain. The Creator decided that it would do justice for you to lose Arthur for what you've done to him…but…it wouldn't be fair…to live the rest of your life alone…watching from the sidelines as Arthur moves on, finding another love. So, he brought you here." She explained quietly.

"Oh…" Alfred couldn't help the lone tear trailing down his cheek. "So…how do I get Arthur back..?" he questioned, not bothering to wipe the wet trail marking the side of his face.

"We will give you another chance. But if you fail…"

"Then we will lose each other forever…" said a voice. Alfred immediately recognized it as Arthur's. His eyes widened.

"I won't fail him! The Hero never makes mistakes twice!" the American shouted, newfound hope welling within his chest.

"We will hold you to that promise." And with that, Alfred was surrounded by a blinding light once again.

"Humph, that went fairly easily. He should be ours soon enough."

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"America! Wake up!"

Alfred rolled over in annoyance. Although, something about that voice seemed familiar, almost…soothing, to say the least.

"Git, don't you dare ignore m-wah!"

Alfred had bolted up and pulled the Brit into a crushing bear-hug before the elder nation could finish his sentence. Then came the crying.

"A-alfred!" Arthur sputtered. "What the bloody hell has gotten into you?" he shouted, blushing brightly at the contact. The younger male was…quite comfortable.

"I…I…" the American couldn't manage a sentence as he collapsed into Arthur's arms. The Brit touched his forehead lightly.

"Git, so he WAS sick the whole time."

A/N: Yay. Moar people collapsing. Cookies for people who can guess what the next chapter will be about (and don't say it's the end!) I have no Idea what to write next, so here's your chance to make suggestions! If I use your idea, I'll list your name(s) on my next chapter! All names listed will be used as characters (with names, please post up the name you want, something realistic plz) somewhere in the plot! The top 2 ideas will be the other two light-seekers from this chapter. Kukuku~ As you can guess, they have a major role in this story. Your guess if they're cheesy goodness with odd sayings, or evil mini-frances trying to steal Iggy (or America)!