Away

Germany stood quietly, his hands shoved in his pockets as he stared ahead plaintively. He made no movements, not even the slightest twitch in his facial expression. He couldn't show any weakness, not now, before his enemies.

Prussia smiled at his little brother, trying to combat the stoniness in the other's expression. "Chill out West. I'm just... going away for a while. That's all," he said.

He could still see the little boy that Germany had once been in his eyes. The adorable little trouble maker who he'd babysat so fondly once upon a time. Not that he'd ever told him that, God forbid. He'd always reminded Germany what a punk he was and that he was more trouble than he was worth.

Ah, but look at him now. Little Germany was all grown up now. He wasn't so little anymore. When had he gotten taller than Prussia anyway? The older man only grinned at the thought though.

"You can take care of yourself now kiddo. You don't need my help," he said with a grin. He felt a heavy hand rest on his shoulder. Russia motioned that it was time to go. Prussia nodded and waved to the German again.

Germany stood, lips trembling, tears dripping out of the corners of his eyes. "WAIT!" he barked. He staggered forward, reaching out and grabbing his older brother's hand. He clung to it like death, holding on to the Prussian as he fell to his knees, tears flowing freely now. "Don't go," he said in a hushed whisper.

Prussia smiled at him, pulling away from Russia momentarily to turn back to his brother. "You never change West," he teased, looking into those teary blue eyes. He gently kissed his brother on the forehead, then pulled away. "Take care of yourself."

Germany tried to say something, but to no avail. All the words became jumbled in his throat, all the things he wanted to say, to scream, unable to escape. He watched at Russia led his other half away. Would he ever see him again? Probably not.

He watched as Prussia turned back, waving one last time before the two of them disappeared, somewhere far away Germany.

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After World War II Germany was divided up between the allies, the unfortunate eastern part of Germany going to Russia. West Germany and East Germany remained separated by a massive wall until October 1990. They're happily reunited again, though West had to put a good amount of effort into fixing East's devastated economy. Who's taking care of who now Prussia?