Hello! I guess I'm just in the mode for some angst today so here's a rather weird story in a way, I guess. Enjoy and prepare some tissues if you're the emotional type. (Like me. *Runs to get tissues.*)

They didn't know what was wrong. All they knew was that Hong Kong called them and told them to come to China's house immediately. There was a sense of panic, urgency and even fear in his voice that worried them. As far as they knew, their little brother was usually very emotionless.

"Hong Kong, what's wrong? What did you call us for?" Taiwan shouted. The Asian countries, save Japan, stumbled into China's house at almost the same time. Hong Kong was standing in the hallway waiting anxiously for them. He looked up at them and they all gasped. It must be a very serious problem if Hong Kong seemed to be on the verge of crying.

"He- He- I- He- Floor-!" Taiwan hugged her little brother.

"Shh… Shh… Calm down, Hong Kong." Hong Kong hugged her while crying and took a few deep breaths.

"Are you feeling better now?" Hong Kong nodded.

"Can you tell us what's wrong?" Hong Kong, in between sniffles, brought them to the room that was connected to the garden. They gasped at what they saw. In the middle of the room, on a mattress, lay an unconscious and very pale China. Hong Kong led all of them out of the room and closed the door.

"What happened to Aniki?" Korea asked. Hong Kong started sobbing.

"I don't know. I just decided to visit him today but there was no answer so I just entered. I searched the house for him and found him lying on the floor. He was so cold and pale that I almost thought he was dead. I dragged a mattress down stairs and placed him on it, hoping that it would warm him up while I called you." They had all left the house years ago but Hong Kong was the only one who occasionally visited their 'brother'.

"Ok, Hong Kong, go and take a break, ok? You've been through a lot. Go and calm yourself down. Korea Ge Ge, can you go with him?" Korea nodded and brought Hong Kong to the kitchen to get a glass of water that will hopefully calm him down a little. Suddenly, there was a scream from Taiwan and they both rushed over to find her sitting on the floor in front of the room China was currently in, her eyes wide in shock.

"Da-ze! Taiwan, what's wrong?" She could only point at China. They walked over only to cover their mouths to muffle their screams. Japan quickly opened the door only to have his younger sister pounce on him.

"Japan Ge Ge!" Japan struggled out of her grip.

"What's wrong?" He frowned. Something had scared her to tears. She led him into China's temporary room and he slapped his hand over his mouth to muffle his screams. China was as pale as a ghost and the fact that he was cold to the touch was adding onto that effect. As if that wasn't as scary as it already seems, China's eyes were half-opened and staring into nothing. But what shocked Japan the most was his eyes. China's usually bright amber eyes that were full of life were now dull and soulless. The China that they were looking at right now was just like an empty shell.

"His eyes were closed when we first came but when I came to check on him the second time, his eyes were open! And now he looks just like a zombie! He wouldn't react to anything I said or do so I had no choice but to call you!" Japan took deep breaths to calm himself down.

"W-Where's Korea and Hong Kong?" He could tell that Taiwan was just as shaken up as he was.

"Hong Kong totally broke down when he saw Sensei like this so I sent him upstairs. Korea Ge Ge is with him." Tears streaked down Taiwan's cheeks.

"What should we do, Japan Ge Ge?"

"Calm down, Taiwan. We'll figure a way out of this."

"Da-ze! You're here!" Korea came down with a much more calmer Hong Kong following behind.

"Glad to see that you're feeling better." Hong Kong nodded silently.

"Korea, Hong Kong, you came at a good time. Firstly, let's try to get a reaction out of him."

"But I've already tried everything!" Taiwan argued.

"Maybe, but we can still try." Japan shot back at her. The rest agreed. They tried tickling, pinching, shouting and others but nothing worked. Japan grabbed his brother's hand. Maybe it's hopeless after all… Suddenly, the other three gasped. Japan looked down and gasped as well. Somehow, Japan had worked out a miracle. Slowly but surely, tears were forming in China's eyes as his mouth started to twitch. Japan couldn't hold his overwhelming emotions anymore.

"Nii-Nii… Ge Ge!" His tears fell on China's face as China's tears streamed down from his eyes to the pillow, creating a tiny wet spot there.

"K…Ki…ku…" They watched in shock as China gradually began to form words.

"Yo…ng… S…oo… M…ei… Ch…un…" Tears threatened to spill from their eyes. China fell back into his zombie-like state after that, like it had never happened at all. It was only that one time but it was enough to give them hope. They were determined to bring their brother back. Hong Kong ordered a wheelchair while Japan went to cook lunch. Meanwhile, Taiwan and Korea were giving China a sponge bath. After the bath, Taiwan came running into the kitchen.

"Sensei just closed his eyes!" Japan nodded.

"That's a good sign. It means he's already starting to get better." After lunch was cooked, Taiwan and Korea laid the table while Hong Kong and Japan went to fetch China.

"Ge Ge? It's lunch time." Japan lifted China up while Hong Kong held the wheelchair in place. Japan placed China gently down onto the wheelchair. Once at the table, Japan shook China gently a few times before his eyes opened again.

"His eyes are fully opened this time." Hong Kong said and the rest smiled.

"Though they are still looking lifeless, at least they're fully opened. It's slow but we mustn't give up hope. He's slowly getting better." They decided to write an observation diary on China's slow recovery after lunch.

"Ge Ge, can you swallow?" No response. Japan sighed. We'll just have to test it out. Cooking porridge proved to be a good idea. Blowing on the spoon of porridge, Japan slowly fed it to China. China didn't move for a few minutes. They all sighed again. Japan took a tissue and was about to take the porridge out of China's mouth but frowned slightly when he opened his mouth.

"Da-ze! What's wrong, Japan Ge?"

"It's gone."

"What?" Taiwan asked.

"The porridge is gone." Taking the small flashlight that Korea passed to him, Japan started to search China's mouth.

"He swallowed it." He said finally and they all smiled.

"Da-ze! That's Aniki for you!" They then continued with their lunch.

"This reminded me of that time when Hong Kong was sick." Japan said and they smiled at the memory.

"Yeah, he had an extremely high fever and was very weak. Sensei fixed him some porridge and had to feed him." They took turns feeding China. It was Hong Kong's turn now.

"Da-ze! He took great care of us!"

"So now, it's our turn to return all the love and care that he showered upon us as children." Hong Kong said as he fed China. They all nodded. They gazed at the full moon together that night and talked a little. Soon, they found themselves looking very worried and frowning. It's been a week since and they haven't been to any World Meetings, ignored the other countries and stayed in the house all the time except if they had to buy something. But, no, that's not why they're frowning. It was the fact that China wasn't making any progress.

How was it? I'll be posting soon, so please read and review to let me know if you liked or enjoyed it!