Alfred stood there as Arthur stared at him in shock waiting for him to explain himself.

Just as Alfred opened his mouth to speak, he heard the calm voice of Yao as he entered the room wearing a full-length silk nightgown and his hair tied up as it always was.

"The shower in his room was not working so I offered him mine as thanks for his help the other day in my garden." Yao said calmly as he stood leaning against the door frame as straight as he could.

Alfred could tell Yao was is a lot of pain as he moved walking towards Arthur smiling as best he could.

"I apologize for not answering the door Arthur I was meditating and I you know I tend to tune out when I meditate"

"Oh... of course, I should have relied it was you mediation time. I apologize for intruding"
Yao smiled respectively towards Arthur but in his mind he was screaming in pain, Shots of pain were streaming through his body as his hand started to shake holding in the pain.

Alfred noticed this and interrupted quickly "Arthur what are you doing here anyway?"

"I had a meeting with Yao and Ivan today" Arthur said as he looked over at Alfred not impressed with his question.

Alfred smiled dorkly and looked over at Yao, his face was as white as a ghost and his body shaking, He couldn't believe that the mere mention of his name could have this affect on him.

Arthur removed his glace from Alfred and back towards Yao to ask him about his absence, freezeing as he saw Yao standing there propping himself up against the wall pale as a cold sweat came to his face.

"Yao…are you ok? You look like you have just eaten some of my cooking" Arthur said as he walked to wards Yao.

"d…do not worry yourself Arthur, I am just feeling un well… that is why I did not attend the meeting, I… apologize for not informing you" Yao said his voice shaking along with all his body.

Alfred walked over and helped Yao stand up straight and smiled gently at Arthur.

"Why don't you head off Arthur, ill put Yao to bed and call Kiku" Alfred said with a smile on his face.

Arthur nodded and walked to the main door wishing Yao well and left closing to door behind him, as soon as the door closed the dam broke and Yao fell to the ground crying painfully and gripping Alfred who moved to the ground with him.

Alfred picked Yao up carrying him to his room and held him sitting on his bed holding him protectively hiding Yao's face against his chest.

"shh..shh… he wont hurt you ever again Yao.. ill make sure of it" Alfred said as he moved putting Yao into bed and stroking his head undoing his hair.

"Alfred please doesn't…promise me you won't do anything…please?" Yao said as he griped Alfred's arm.

Alfred sighed and unwilling agreed and moved holding Yao looking at all the cuts and bruises on his body gently holding the small Chinese mans body until they both fell asleep.

Alfred woke to the sound of birds and the morning sun shining through the curtains onto Yao's body, he rolled carefully so he wouldn't wake Yao and looked at the clock that sat on the bedside table and saw the time.

"The meeting is in an hour" Alfred thought as he sat up scratching his head yawning, he moved gently hopping out of bed and getting changed before moving out of the bedroom closing the door quietly behind himself.

As Alfred sat in the kitchen drinking his coffee that he some how managed to fine the large kitchen, all he could do was think about how he was going to kill Ivan for what he had done to Yao.

"But I promised Yao I wouldn't do anything, Grr.. stupid Ivan…" Alfred said as he rested his head in his hands angrily and then looked at the clock noticing the time he moved walking back to Yao's room.

He gently walked in a placed the cup of tea on the bedside table next to where Yao slept and leaned down kissing his head gently as he placed a note next to his tea, he sighed and moved walking out of the apartment locking the door behind him, checking twice to make sure it was locked tight.

"there we go, no one getting in or out" Alfred said to himself as he turned walking away from Yao's front door and headed towards the meeting room.
As he walked he looked at the ground he wasn't in the mood to have any contact with anyone all he really wanted to do was get this meeting over with and go back to Yao and make sure he was ok. As he walked around the corner he saw the meeting room the door open and Arthur arguing with Francis like normal.

Alfred walked in and smiled at Arthur and sat down in his normal spot waiting for the meeting to start that's when he saw him. Ivan walked in smiling his normal smiling and saying good morning to everyone as he entered and sat across from Alfred smiling at him, Alfred gave a nod in reply.

Once the meeting started it went normal pace Arthur was giving a presentation about hell knows what, to be honest Alfred wasn't even listening that was until he heard Yao's name.

"I'm guessing Yao is still unwell, How was he when you put him to bed last night Alfred?" Arthur said looking over at Alfred who nodded.

"He was still pretty sick, Kiku asked me to stay with him last night cause he was out of town" Alfred lied as he felt a stare on him, sure enough when he turned around staring right at him was Ivan.

Alfred didn't like to be stared at and the stare that Ivan was giving him was a death stare, Alfred tried to ignore it concentrating on the meeting and what Arthur was saying.

"So we are all in agreement? The meeting with the Axis nations shall be moved to next week instead of this week?" Arthur said as he looked around the table waiting for anyone to make a comment against the notion.

"Will the meeting still be on if Yao is sick?" asked Francis raising his hand politely

"Unfortunately yes we need to settle some matters and it needs to be done as soon as possible, you all know how grumpy the German gets if we postpone this again"
"To be honest I think we should just have the meeting with the weakling" Ivan said smiling softly. "I mean if his weak enough to get sick then why don't we…"

Ivan's sentence was cut off as Alfred dove across the table punching him in the jaw causing him to fall out of his chair with the American following closely behind holding the Russians neck to the ground and punching him again rupturing his nose casuing blood to pour out of it.
Ivan retaliated by grabbing Alfred's jacket pulling him down clashing there heads together and holding them there as a smile came to Ivan's blood covered lips.

"Oh… so you're the one who's screwing Yao" Ivan whispered as he held Alfred down. "him my property, all those cuts prove it.. I think I might go to his room and put some more on him, I do enjoy the way he cries when he is in pain"

"You Bastard I'm going to kill you!" Alfred yelled grabbing Ivan's throat before Arthur and Francis pulled him off separating them.

"Alfred are you crazy? What the bloody hell has come over you?" Arthur said she he held him back

Alfred could only hear his heart beating in his ears his vision blurred in his left eye as blood run from the cut on his head. All he could feel was rage, Ivan's words had cut deep and only fed the rage that was already welling up inside him.
He walked out with Arthur who took him down the hall to the first aid room to treat his head wounded head, Alfred sat there in silence thinking of the events that just took place, he had promised Yao he wouldn't do anything and what had happened?, he had punched Ivan in the face and broke his nose.

A sudden sense of happiness came over Alfred as a smile came to his lips, that smile went away quickly as he looked up at Arthur.

"Arthur… Where did Ivan go?"

"What you want more you bloody dick?" Arthur said a bit of anger in his voice

"Arthur where is Ivan?" Alfred said standing up

"If you must know he went back to his room, he said he was fine nothing a bit of vodka couldn't fix" Arthur said trying to impersonate the Russians ascent.

Alfred looked at Arthur before pushing past him apologising and running off down the hallway as fast as he could heading for Yao's room. As he rounded the corner he saw the one thing he was hoping not to see, The door to Yao's room was open.

Alfred burst into the apartment leaving the door open as he saw Yao sitting on the couch and there sitting along side him was Francis, they stared at Alfred shocked as Alfred's sudden intrusion.

"Alfred" Francis smiled "I was just telling Yao what happened at the meeting, you seem to have recovered fast, but I must say I have never seen you be so barbaric before"

Francis stood up placing his tea down and smiled at Yao who smiled back kindly at him.

"Thank you for the tea Yao but I should be going, I hope you get well soon and hopefully see you at the meeting. Adieu~" Francis smiled as he walked past Alfred giving him a nod and closing the door behind himself.

Alfred looked over at Yao who had stood up looking back at him.

"Yao I'm so sorry… Ivan said things and I couldn't help myself…I just snapped"

"…Get out…" Yao said looking Alfred right in the eye.

"Yao please…"

"Get….Out!" Yao said pointing to the door.

Alfred had to fight back tears as he turned and left the room slamming the door behind himself in rage.

A tear fell down Yao's face as I dark figure emerged from the door behind him grabbing him around the waist.

"Aren't you sweet, protecting that stupid American so I wouldn't hurt him" Ivan said as he nipped Yao's ear "but you know what? After I'm done with you… I'm going after him and you will never see him again"

Yao clenched as Ivan griped his waist tighter breaking all his wounds causing them to bleed.

"We are going to have fun my little Yao"

~Chapter 5 end~