In Plain Sight Chapter 7: MAY, a hetalia - axis powers fanfic

May 1 2052

I don't really know what to write...my head is in a complete daze by what happened today. I finally met the girl that keeps coming to work but it's not what I thought at all. She's not interested in me romantically. Apparently I remind her and her older brothers of someone they lost. Of their papa in fact. When I first talked to them all one of her brothers did was show me a cross that looks exactly like mine, same size and style, and then asked if I had one as well. I was shocked that he knew about that and showed him mine. They all seemed to wait for something to happen, and believe me I kinda was too since I was shocked by how much the two boys looked like me, except with lighter hair. And since I got a really good look at their sister I realized that she has the same color of eyes as me. When nothing happened for a few moments they all looked disappointed and I think I was as well. Then the boy with the curl on the same side as mine started crying and began saying it wasn't fair. I was so confused and wanted to know what was going on so the other boy told me. But then the crying one said that it wasn't that I resembled their papa it was that I was! But there's no way that I could be considering that the boys can't be more than a few years younger than myself! Unless what they say is true and I really am a reincarnated country. The country of Northern, or Veneziano Italy, hence why I reappeared in Venice! Which seems to be the case because they knew about the scar on my chest and said that I got it in the war with the aliens over 3 years ago. They told me that I was shot and killed on April 19, the day that my chest hurt so much, and that my brother Lovino, South or Romano Italy was killed on that day as well. I think they told me all of this in the hopes that it would spark any memories of my past, but none of it worked. I told them that I needed time to think things over and they agreed that that was probably a good idea. But when they were leaving, the girl, Juliet, Verona, turned back and said softly

"I know why you keep rubbing your ring finger nervously. It's in a box on Vater's dresser. Here's my E-mail if you want to know more." She slipped it into my hand and then gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Love you papa. Please remember soon."

And with that they were all walking away and when I arrived at the side street they had taken, they were gone.

Like I said...I'm so confused! I don't really know what to do about this but crazy as it may sound, everything they said made sense. They seemed to know so much about me and they all looked so much like me...is it possible? Am I really a country? Are there holes in my memory because I was killed and came back with a false life? Something really stuck out to me about what Juliet said, something made me feel even warmer inside than holding the cross.

"It's in a box on Vater's dresser."

What's missing IS a ring. My ring. A ring that "Vater" gave to me. Whoever that is. Vater means father in German right? So I was married to another man?! That's kinda unexpected but then again...my inspiration for the water color...a foreigner with crystalline blue eyes. A German man with crystalline blue eyes?

Holy hell I just closed my eyes and a gentle whisper went through my head! A strong man's voice saying one thing so tenderly.

"Italia"

I have to contact Juliet! I have to know more!

~*IPS*~

MAY

May 1 2052

Well Laszlo is an idiot but at least papa reacted better to his blurting everything out than England did. When we first showed him the other cross and he pulled out his I got this sense that he was hoping for something to happen as well. All through our conversation I noticed him continuously running his fingers over his ring finger on his left hand. So he must sense that the ring is supposed to be there! I told him where it was and gave him my e-mail. For now I'll just have to wait. And if he doesn't ever send a message what then? This was our chance for our sake as well as everyone else's. If we've been denied too now then we'll all be relying on Uncle Gil, Courtney, and Keme. Yep someone else knows now, one of the young ones. So Coen is the only one still in the dark in that family.

So now I wait and hope. Please! PLEASE!

~*IPS*~

From the inboxes of veronaisjulietvargas and fvargas031722 on May 2 - 3

Hi, I need you to tell me some things

fvargas031722 received at 7:54 PM

I really hope this is you Juliet and not a prank. If your name is not Juliet then please disregard this message. I got pranked by some teenagers.

Juliet, I did a lot of thinking after you and your brothers left and I really want to believe you but what you were saying seems really crazy and impossible. But I've decided to believe you since it just feels right. You understand that even though I believe you it's just not possible for me to come home with you guys quite yet right? I do want to know some other things though. Who knows...maybe something you say will spark a memory.

First off, you said what I've been missing is in a box on your Vater's dresser. What is it that you're talking about?

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

veronaisjulietvargas received at 10:51 PM

So sorry for the late reply! It's Lorenzo and Laszlo's birthday today so our family went out to dinner and star gazing in our special meadow.

I'm so glad that you've decided to trust us! I know that must have been quite a shock but we've been dealing with the shock of finding you again for awhile now so...

It's a ring. Kindof an unusual one. Vater proposed to you with it on Valentines Day many years ago. It was the second time he did actually (the first was by accident since he was following a dating book's instructions). By the way, Vater is Germany but his human name is Ludwig.

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

fvargas031722 received at 11:07 PM

That would explain why I felt so self conscious about missing it on Valentines Day. So that means that Ludwig and I were married? (It's easier to call you guys by human names rather than countries)

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

veronaisjulietvargas received at 11:18 PM

No, because you're countries you can't ever actually marry anyone, but there was nothing that said you couldn't be engaged. So that's what you and Vater are...forever engaged. And before you ask in confusion how me and my siblings came to be since you're both men, we just kinda appeared at different times. And we grow however fast or slow we feel like.

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

fvargas031722 received at 11:22 PM

I guess that makes sense. You said siblings instead of brothers, are there more than just the three of you?

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

veronaisjulietvargas received at 11:35 PM

Yes I have two younger siblings as well. Ari (Venice) and Michael (Munich). Michael had the appearance of a seven year old when we lost you and he hasn't grown up at all since. He also doesn't talk at all anymore. You were the only one that he would actually speak out loud to all the time. The rest of us he would just use gestures and writing on occasion he would actually talk but not anymore. Not in three years. I understand you're feeling uncomfortable with coming back to us soon but Michael really needs you. We all really need you.

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

fvargas031722 received at 11:45 PM

I'll think about it. I really will.

You told me that my brother also died. Did you find him as well? And were there others besides us?

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

veronaisjulietvargas received at 11:51 PM

Yes to both. Romano is down in Naples currently but my cousins are too afraid to confront him after what happened with England and his kids. England reacted quite differently than you did when my brother told you everything. He told them to get out and never come back. So we're very glad that you didn't have that same reaction.

We lost eight of you. Iceland, Finland, Lithuania, Canada, Japan, you, Romano, and England. Everyone has been found at least. But all the families are handling things in different ways.

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

fvargas031722 received at 12:02 AM

Are everybody's hopes pinned on me and my actions? That puts a lot of pressure on me. But I think...

Juliet...your Vater...Ludwig...I...can I meet him? Here's my actual address. *address here* I'm free on the 18th. If you could come by my apartment with him? Just the two of you please. I don't think I can handle all of you yet. But...I think that seeing your Vater might really convince me, even if it doesn't make me remember. Though I really hope it makes me remember if what you've told me is the truth.

RE: Hi, I need you to tell me some things

veronaisjulietvargas received at 12:14 AM

We'll be there. It's time for all the secrets to be revealed.

I really need to sleep now but please keep E-mailing me until we meet again. Even if it's just to say random things or tell me how your day was.

Sleep well papa. I love you.

~*IPS*~

May 3 2052

I was unable to tell Vater today. He had a meeting and then when he came home late he was exhausted and just read a little to Michael before crashing on the couch. I covered him with a blanket but hopefully he'll wake up in the middle of night and go to his actual bed.

I was able to tell Lor and Laz about papa's request though. They're absolutely thrilled! It may not be an official acceptance of coming home but it's a start. And at least we're having better luck than the others.

Roslyn and Serefino still refuse to go anywhere near Naples currently

Aaron is beside himself with guilt and Andrew still has had no contact from England

Kazumi has yet to have actually seen Japan in person

Forseti and Sofia couldn't stand working with Finland but not having him recognize them as more than coworkers

Uncle Gil couldn't stand it anymore and told Matthew everything and he freaked out much the same as England

Same thing happened with Vilnius. Warsaw found out and when he saw Lithuania he spilled everything as well. According to Dimitre, Toris was more shocked and disbelieving than angry. He thinks they mixed him up with somebody else.

And Isolf got kicked out of the store where Iceland works because he thought that maybe Mr. Puffin would spark memories and instead the bird got into a fight with the shop bird.

So it is looking like everything rests on our shoulders to find something ANYTHING to spark memories. And if we can't...I'm going to feel like such a lousy failure

May 4 2052

I woke up early to tell Vater before my younger siblings could get up. I had told Lorenzo and Laszlo this plan the night before so they were up as well for moral support.

To say that Vater was shocked is an understatement. At first he didn't believe us, thought we had just dreamed it but when we insisted that it was true and told him all the details, apart from the ones only I know still, his attitude changed and...currently I think Uncle Gil is being yelled at because when I told Vater that it was Uncle Gil that I found out the fact that countries can get reborn, he immediately wanted to hear that directly from his brother's mouth and also the reason he knew this. I feel sorry for my Uncle but it had to be done. It's the only way to convince Vater that we're telling the truth. It's the only way to get him to step foot in Venice.

I'm counting down the days. 14 left!

May 9 2052

Papa has kept his word and tried to e-mail at least once every day. I told Vater about this and asked if he wanted me to forward them to him but he said that was fine. It seems that his talk with Uncle Gil really convinced him, though he said that he still doesn't remember his life as Holy Roman Empire. That doesn't bode well for getting papa to remember, but I'm trying to keep my hope alive that he will. Somehow he will!

9 days left!

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From the inboxes of thegreatlordandrewjkirkland and Ibelieveinmagicakirkland on May 14-15-16

This doesn't mean you can come back!

Ibelieveinmagicakirkland received at 8:18 PM

I debated with myself for many many days on whether to contact this e-mail address but curiosity finally won over sense. If this was a prank I'm going to track down those teenagers and make them wish they had never tangled with me!

So I do believe in magic, always have, so after I thought back over your brother's claims they didn't seem so unrealistic by my views. So hypothetically let's say that I believed...how do you propose that I get my memory back?