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"Good morning!" Everyone greeted each other. As they ate their breakfast, Japan's mind started to wander to the various times his brother called him for something.
"Japan, do you want some bao?"
"Japan, are you hungry, aru?"
"Japan, do you want to go somewhere, aru?"
"Tears don't suit you, Japan, aru."
"Japan, you should…"
"…smile more." Another voice broke his trail of thoughts.
"Huh? I'm sorry, what?" He turned around to see China staring at him.
"I said, you should smile more." China's hand reached for his face and wiped away tears that he didn't realise were there.
"Tears don't suit you, Japan." China smiled. Japan just silently nodded, tears still falling.
"Japan Ge Ge, you're not yourself these few days." Taiwan said.
"Yeah, you keep spacing out." Hong Kong agreed.
"Da-ze! Not to mention you crying all the time!" Japan just shook his head.
"I'm sorry. I know I'm not acting like myself but thinking about Ge Ge in this state is… well, it makes me think back to our times together so it's very nostalgic." All of their eyes seemed to glaze over slightly at what he said.
"Yeah…" Taiwan said and they unconsciously sighed in content. China just looked at them with an adorable confused look on his face. As usual, they did some cleaning after that before going out again. As they approached England's house, they heard the loud voice of America and England's shouting from inside.
"DUDE! Put it out! Put it OUT!"
"I know, you bloody wanker! I'm TRYING!"
"Trying is not going to help! DO IT!"
"If you're going to bloody complain so much, then YOU do it!"
"No way! It's your cooking, not mine!"
"Then HELP me, you bloody git!" They opened the door only to be attacked by large puffs of black smoke.
"What happened?" Hong Kong asked as they entered the kitchen to be greeted with a huge mess and a very dirty America and very black England.
"You know what? You two go and clean up." Taiwan said.
"Da-ze! We'll handle the cleaning!" Korea shouted.
"I'll help too!" China joined in.
"Me too." Japan said. Naturally, since the Asians are pro housekeepers, there was not a speck in the house when they were done.
"Thanks."
"Dudes, you didn't have to clean the entire house but thanks anyway." They gathered in the living room.
"So, what happened?" Hong Kong asked.
"Destruction Chef over here decided to cook something." America started.
"And that's only because Ungrateful Villain here decided to drop by." England retorted.
"Hey, you know that I'm the hero!"
"Yeah, self-proclaimed hero."
"At least I'm not a self-proclaimed gentlemen!"
"I am a true gentlemen, thank you."
"Yeah, and I'm a real hero!" America then sighed.
"Well, anyway, I decided to drop by and Iggy decided to cook something. Which caused a fire."
"Don't call me that! Anyway, the fire was caused by magic. Smoke started to arise from the scones in the oven so in our panic, I casted a spell."
"That obviously went wrong. You know how his spells always go wrong."
"Yeah. I know all too well." Hong Kong nodded.
"Hong Kong, you were taken by England for quite some time, right, if I remember correctly, when China lost the Opium War?" America asked. Hong Kong nodded.
"Yeah and tha-!"
"STOP! I don't want to hear anymore, aru!" They looked at China who had abruptly stood up. He turned towards Japan, who then noticed the tears glistening in his eyes.
"Kiku, I want to go home, aru…" He begged. Japan nodded and they left. Once they were home, China had stopped crying and told them that he remembered losing the Opium War and Hong Kong with it.
"Ge ge, I've always wondered but do you know Italy-kun's grandfather?" Japan said, wanting to change the subject. China nodded.
"Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and Germania were friends of mine, aru." Japan nodded.
"Italy-kun told me about someone that he had once loved. It was a boy who disappeared in war. Do you know him? His name was Holy Roman Empire." China flinched.
"Yeah, I knew him, aru."
"Italy-kun said that he never returned from war. Is he dead?"
"No, he isn't, aru. He did return from the war, aru. But by then, Holy Roman Empire was already dead, aru."
"What do you mean?" China ignored him.
"In fact, he had always been there with Italy, watching over him, aru. It's just that Italy doesn't know, aru. Holy Roman Empire was severely inured in war and nearly died, aru. However, he was saved, aru. He returned as a totally new person, with no recollection of his times as Holy Roman Empire, aru. Keep this a secret from Italy, aru. His new name was Germany, aru."
"Germany-san?" Japan looked baffled. China nodded.
"You can confirm with Prussia, aru. It's true, aru." Japan nodded.
"I see. Indeed, this cannot be told to Germany-san. After all, I wouldn't want Italy to be sad if he heard this. I'm sure Prussia-san hid this from both of them for their happiness, right, Ge ge?" China just remained silent.
"Ge ge?" Korea asked. Ancient…
"Ge ge?" Taiwan asked. Chinese…
"Ge ge?" Hong Kong waved his hand in front of China's face. Magic…
"Ge ge? Are you ok?" Japan asked. Happiness… The words circled in China's head. They seemed familiar. Suddenly, China let out a strangled sob and rushed into the bamboo forest.
"GE GE!"
Ok… I feel so excited for the next chapter even though I'm the one writing it. Oh well, R&R and thanks!