Okay, I felt weird about leaving myself to die… I have no idea when the hell to end this thing. Because of that, I feel that it's better because with the story, it makes me feel as if I'm finding out where it goes along with you guys. If you have any ideas for a Hetalia story that I could write, that would be great. Message me in the pm if you want

Ronald's POV

"Hey..." I brushed her hair away from her face as she rested in my lap. The humvee was jostling a lot. I was surprised she could actually sleep through this at all. Then she started to adjust herself, leaning her head on my shoulder... It was very awkward. I didn't try to wake her up though, after what I'd just seen. I pulled her in closer, wrapping my arms around her and laying a hand on her head. Her breathing looked normal. I didn't really know what to do. I caught her when she blacked out and carried her into the humvee then... Yeah. Now that I knew about her having... Something, I couldn't just leave her on the battlefield anymore. I pitied her. But I did fear her as well. She stirred.

"Mornin'," her brown eyes fluttered open. "Slept quite a lot you know," she rubbed her eyes then looked at me properly. "You okay?" Her eyes widened before she scuttled off of me. "Are you okay?"
"W-What happened?!" She was just... I don't know. "Why was I"-
"You passed out," I slid along the seats to her. "Is there something you want to say?"
"Well... I have asthma, I was pretty sure that it was gone but, you never really know," she sighed. I wrapped an arm around her, letting her rest on my shoulder. "Wh..."
"You need to rest," I said. "Just go back to sleep."
"T-Thanks..." She didn't resist and instead came in closer to me.

It was weird. This girl was a machine but now here she was, resting on me. It was strange. If she was a reaper, then she could've been awesome. Maybe if all of us could make it out of here then she could come back with us. I mean, Grell'd love to train her. William didn't mind her for something that happened in class which he refused to tell me. But, she'd make a good grim reaper. The only dilemma was that we didn't know how to go back. We'd enjoyed this normal world for so long that we forgot about our own. I wonder how Alan and Eric were doing. I didn't know what my age was a reaper was but here I was something like, fifteen? It was strange.

Being a reaper, you'd think you'd live forever. But now, I was mortal. I had told all this to Viridian because I could trust her. Now, it was anyone's game. Anyone could die. I didn't want anyone of us to die. We'd been through a lot in like... One or two days? Yet, I'd be willing to be with these guys for years. Simple mortals. People like Caleb, Eden and Viridian. They'd never been through what Ciel, Elizabeth and Alois had but they were ready for it. Caleb was a good shot. Eden was as well. Viridian was awesome with a sword. It was-

"We're getting off here," Sebastian said as the Humvee came to a halt. He looked at Viridian who was still-
"Kay," she got up from me. "I got my keys!" What? Was she even sleeping? Oh well, at least it was some kind of rest. She got her sword from the side and pushed the door open.

Viridian and Ciel lived in flats next to each other? She wasn't kidding when she said they were kinda close. I decided to follow Viridian, Caleb, Eden and Grell into Viridian's house when everyone went to Ciel's. We went to the door. She was about to put the key in the lock but when it touched. Then I realised it. Seems like she didn't because she went straight in.
"Hey you guys," she said. "Grab whatever you want, we're not gonna be here for long," she disappeared out of the hallway and into another room. Something wasn't right. Then there was a crash.
"Viridian!" I bolted after her. She was held against the wall by her sword and one of them. She didn't want to fight back. I took action and pulled it away from her, pushing it against the wall. She stood with her sword frozen. I sent a kick to its head then it was over. Viridian started shaking then fell to the ground, her sword clattering beside her. "Viridian, are you okay?" I knelt beside her and put my hand on her back... Then she was shaking again... She was...crying? "Viridian..." I wrapped my arms around her.
"What happened?!" Grell came into the room, Eden and Caleb behind then saw the scene. "Oh god..." That's when I realised it. As she was sobbing into my blazer, I looked to the body. Slightly grey hair, but the same dark brown eyes, facial structure. Oh God no… Her dad...
"Viridian, I'm sorry," I felt horrible. "I"-
"It's fine Ronald," she clutched at my back. "I know what you did and why you did it," she pulled away from me. "It doesn't matter." She picked up her sword then looked at the body, then turning away with a choke. "There's nothing else you could've done."
"Viridian..." Grell stepped towards her. "Are you"-
"I'm fine. I showed weakness, that's all there is to it," she stated simply. "I lost sight because I let my emotions get in the way." She wiped a tear away. "There isn't any room for emotions in this world anymore..."

Viridian and I sat on the roof of the humvee as Sebastian drove. The leaves rustled peacefully as the humvee slipped past them, like there was not a care in the world. We sat facing backwards as I put my arm around Viridian so she wouldn't fall off. It was nice to see her at least smiling a bit. One week on the road and she was almost back to normal. Luckily, this part of town seemed as if none of them had invaded. We were in the clear.
"Why so happy?" She asked me.
"Haven't you noticed?" I replied. "Today we haven't seen a single one of them. We should enjoy this spare moment that all of us have."
"Yeah," she brushed her dark hair away from her eyes and leant on my shoulder, catching me off guard. "You said enjoy yourself. My idea of enjoying myself is relaxing with a friend." It was nice to see a peaceful side of her. But then again. Girls like this had many sides.

She had a vicious side which came out for battle. This peaceful side whenever she was surrounded by serenity. The happy side when she was with her friends. Just how many sides did she have. It was like she adopted a different persona and they'd swap between themselves. It was just her war face that scared me. She didn't respond to any of us wanting to help her. She just kept on fighting till there was nothing left.

Now that we knew that the disease was infectious, we were all on our feet. Things had took a complicated turn for the worse. Yet, I know it sounds stupid, but, I think we can get by as long as we're a team.

"Red alert," I opened my eyes when Edward yelled. Viridian and I turned around and hung on. "Turn left!" They were rapidly increasing in numbers. How was that even possible?! Okay it was possible but we hadn't seen any of them the whole day. We held on tightly as Sebastian made a sharp turn. There were even more here! "Right!" It was a straight road next. But-
"Stop the car! Stop the car!" Viridian shouted.
"It's a wall!" They probably put it up to contain the infection but they hadn't taken any consideration for survivors. "Turn the car!" Lizzy shouted. The car turned sharply so Viridian and I crouched down and held on. But it wasn't stopping!
"The tyres are locked," Sebastian shouted. Wait where was the bus? They'd gone missing!
"Shit," I had no concern about swearing anymore. "The guys on the bus are missing." Then the car came to a sudden halt, it reared up on it's front tyres. Viridian tumbled off as I tried to reach out for her. She fell to the ground with a thud. "Viridian!" The car levelled but then I paid attention to Viridian. They were coming at her. I gritted my teeth and jumped off the car.

She saw me coming and leapt into action. She got into a kneeling position and took her sword out of her scabbard. She jumped up to it, kicking upwards at it's chin, throwing it off balance and sending it tumbling across the road.
"It's fine," she laughed. "I can take this." There was a gun shot. I looked back to see Lizzy and Sebastian firing as Edward got out of the car.
"You're not doing this alone though," Sebastian called out.
"You do the shooting," Edward patted my back. "Viridian and I'll cut em' into tiny pieces," he followed Viridian's lead, slicing one after the other.

The day turned to afternoon. No sign of the bus crew, no sign of them giving up. I didn't know how Viridian had gotten her energy since she kept on slicing through the masses. Edward had retreated and taken up Lizzy's gun as she went to fight with her sword. Was this it? For people like Sebastian and I, we didn't expect death. Lizzy, Edward and Viridian did. Lizzy and Edward were children of the leader of the British Knights. I didn't know about Viridian. But we all had a good run. But then Viridian ran through them, dragging her sword along the ground, scraping metal against concrete.

"Come over here you bastards!" She swears? What was she doing! "Come at me!" No. She was leading them away? I couldn't let her do that... Alone. I ran after her, using my gun as a club against any of them that stood in my way. She noticed my actions and scowled. "What the hell are you playing at man?" This wasn't the vicious side that destroyed everything, but rather it was a protective side, one that wanted to sacrifice for her friends. "I said I'm fine on my own."
"Just ignore me then!" I shouted, trying to draw attention to us. "I just want to get these things away from everyone!" She laughed.
"You're just desperate to be a hero," she was like... A Mary Sue? Like one of those people who seemed too perfect. "But I'll let you." We crashed our weapons against the concrete, shouting and stomping to draw attention to us. It wasn't working. She spotted a staircase that lead up to higher ground. We ran up the stairs in an attempt to lead them.
"They keep coming..." I looked at them. Lizzy backed away.
"Lizzy," Edward pulled her back.
"Get over here!" Viridian screamed. She looked like she on the verge of tears. She banged her sword against the pipe. Was it all futile? It was like we only saved ourselves.

"Get them out of there now!" Footsteps echoed as Viridian looked up. Four figures jumped on top of the wall, all wearing black scarves. Two of them, a boy and girl, lowered down a ladder as the other two shot at the undead. Shot after shot, not a single fire missed. It was like they'd practiced for this one occasion. "Get up here," one of them commanded, the girl who had lowered the ladder, she looked down at Lizzy. "If you do want to live." The boy got out a small pistol and started shooting as well. Lizzy was first up, then Edward and finally Sebastian. They kept firing shots. "We'll get the car later if you want." All we heard was the groups and gunshots, nothing slipped past Viridian and I's ears.

Everyone made it across safe and sound. Viridian gave an exhale. Edward bowed in gratitude to the girl. She lowered her scarf, revealing herself to be an asian girl with long black hair, the ends dyed blue.
"Not only are you survivors," she said. "You're also commrades of one of our friends." She smiled. "What were we supposed to do? Leave you?"
"Saya!" Viridian shouted, practically jumping up and waving like an idiot.
"Hey Viri!" She waved back at us, giving a smile at me for some odd reason. "Nice job keeping them all intact!"
"We're coming to you!" Viridian answered. "Don't wait up!" She moved away from the stairs and started walking away. "Ronald I know this area. Her house isn't that far."
"Huh?" She pulled my hand.
"I'll be waiting!" We heard Saya's voice echo. "Come to my house! We'll be waiting for you!"

As we ran I saw a smile slip across Viridian's lips. We were in the middle of hell yet I was loving every moment. I felt alive. I knew why Viridian had felt so good now. She had been given new hope. She had seen her friends and now she had a reason to live.

But then I saw something more. When she fought, I knew before that she was unstoppable but there was something else. She was a told me that she was holding back. If inhuman speed and strength is holding back, then what would happen if she let lose? She was dangerous. I didn't want to get on her bad side.

"So then," I started. We found a place to take shelter for the night since it was too dark to set foot outside. It was a church ironically. I was, if there was anyone out here, what people would call, a pagan god. Being a death god and here felt strange. "Who were those people?" We sat in what seemed to be a downstairs area so it wasn't really the 'churchy part' of the church. She found a small kitchen but refused to take a drink... It stank.
"Friends of mine," she said, coming to sit next to me. "The girl who took of her scarf, her name's Sayuri Yuoki, we call her Saya."
"Care to explain why they had guns?"
"Who knows," she replied instantly. "She's a weird girl. She always finds whatever we need whenever we need it."
"Is she like you?" She looked up.
"What do you mean?"
"Like some kind of swords master? Or rather gunsmaster?" She laughed.
"Nothing of a sort," she answered. "She used to be a bad shot... I remember one weekend we went to a shooting range but she absolutely sucked!" Her laughter echoed through the room. "Almost took one of the gangs heads off," she muttered.
"So it's a gang is it?"
"Nothing like that," she said. "We're just friends." She paused. "Do you mind if I go into the church for a second?"
"O-Okay..." I said. "Don't be gone to long, I'd be worried. If anything happens just yell." She nodded and vanished up the stairs to the church.

So here I was. Bored and sitting in the downstairs of a church. I was guessing this was where they held church classes or whatever. I mean, there were a couple of tables and chairs etc. I sighed and leant my head on the wooden table. This chair was really uncomfortable... I was tired as well. I sat there counting how long she was gone. I mean, it was boring sitting here alone... Okay, it was only a couple of minutes but I just went up to the church.

Row upon row, the benches were set up facing the altar. The whole church was perfectly intact. The monstrance was set at the front of the altar for anyone to see. Yet it was empty.
"Viridian?" My voice bounced off of the church walls. No reply. "Viridian?" No reply again. The church doors weren't open... Did she leave me? Lock me in here? Then I saw the confessional boxes. I heard murmuring. I crept a bit closer.

"Well..." I heard Viridian say. "I know like... There's not an actual priest but in the middle of all of this, I know you're still there God..." She was from a Catholic school after all. I guess being a death god, I never really considered other religions or stuff like that. "So... In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. My last confession was... Well. It was like before my Holy Communion." There was a pause. "Well, my sins then... I've lied. I've hit and hurt people... I've killed. I mean, I know they weren't human anymore but... It's just the way I felt when I did kill those things. It was bliss. To have control over a life. I felt happy... I felt alive. I know it's wrong so... I guess that's why I'm here." She paused again. "I am sorry for these and all the sins of my past life." I heard a deep breath then sigh. "O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell. But most of all because I have offended you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen." I heard shuffling inside. She was coming out. I ran to one of the benches, hopefully she wouldn't suspect anything. From the bench, I heard the door slide open.

I turned around, pretending not to know. Viridian gave me a look then sighed.
"What you doing up here?" She asked, raising an eyebrow with suspicion. "I heard shuffling and stuff."
"Well um..." What to say? What to say?! "I've never been to a church y'know, I thought it'd be cool to take a look." Please tell me that was believable?
"Oh... Fine then," her footsteps echoed as she walked down the aisle. She sat down next to me and looked at the monstrance. "I used to be in choir and altar served a lot so, I was involved with all this holiness stuff."
"I wouldn't have guess you know..." I muttered.
"It was kinda weird. Watching your show and reading your manga," she said. "It was a show about demons and death gods who are good while the angels were evil. The main character forsakes his faith. It's just weird."
"Well, you can do one thing but have a different opinion like..." I tried to think of something. "Like someone being a person who loves maths but bein' absolutely rubbish at it." She laughed at that.
"Kinda," she leant on my shoulder. "We should wait here for tonight."
"Sounds good," I replied. "After all, wouldn't wanna be walking 'round town with those things loose." But when I looked down at her, she was already sleeping. At least she could take a steady breath now.

Summer is coming up soon! Gah! Can you people believe it? I'm so glad that you guys have stuck with me for… a long time. I mean, even after I deleted my other story and all. I just want to say, I'm really thankful. I won't update as much during the summer holidays cause in Philippines… Underneath all that awesomeness… is slow internet. I'll be writing a lot for when I come back though so don't you worry my Kyos! Is that what I should call you guys? Okay, Kyo sounds kinda cute so I'll keep it for a while. Thanks a lot. This Asian is out! (-_-)