A/N: Last chapter~

Weak. That's what England had thought of himself as.

When England had finally revealed his feelings about a week later, guilt had stabbed at America's heart. He had never known how much his and the other nations' insults had hurt England. He would've stopped a long time ago if he had known what his jokes were doing to England. He never realized how much of an impact it had made until now.

He wasn't the only one to blame, though. The other countries made fun of England, too. America knew he should've stick up for England all those times instead of joking around with the others, but his foolishness had gotten the best of him. What kind of hero was he? There was no way he could be classified as a true hero now, was there? Not after what he put England through, anyway.

He had always thought the jokes were harmless. Just minor teasing, that's all. He would've never imagined they would cause England to snap.

Despite knowing that he wasn't the only one responsible, he still feels like he's mostly to blame for everything. He truly should've just stuck up for England. He should've acted like a real hero. Like a real friend.

He had ended up breaking down and crying in front of England once England was done telling him everything. He had tightly hugged England, while telling him sorry over and over again. Knowing he's a part of the cause of England's depression truly made him feel like a horrible person. A person that didn't deserve to even be friends with England. England was definitely too good for him.

England had started crying, too. It was the most emotion England had shown all week, excluding the small smiles he had sometimes given the American.

They stayed like that for awhile, just hugging each other close, enjoying each other's warmth. America was surprised that he had ended up crying. This must've affected him a lot. The same goes for England. Having to admit all of that must've been hard for him to do. Having to relive those feelings as he talked about them. No wonder he started crying again.

Ever since England had told America everything, America vowed to himself that he'll stand up for England from now on and protect him from danger. He's the hero, right?

England was surprised to find out that barely any of the nations had known about his problem. He used to think that America had told everyone, but it was actually only the people he had woken up in the hospital to see.

England couldn't explain how happy and relieved he was to find out about that. He feels kind of bad that he had assumed that America would tell all of the others, and not pay attention to his feelings, when it was actually the opposite. He should've known that America would've made a smart decision. America has a big heart, after all.

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Over the next couple of weeks, France, Canada, and Japan visited to check up on England's progress, and were happy to see that England's eating normally again. They knew that soon England will go back to the way he used to be.

America had told France only about what England had told him. The reason America only told France was because France had known England longer. France obviously felt guilty afterwards. Although, he said that he can't help but tease England, and will continue to do so, but not in a mean way, since he knows that England wouldn't want things to change too much. England hates drastic changes, especially if it's out of pity or guilt.

Since the eating problem is now out of the way, all that's left it to help England with his depression. Fortunately, England's opening up more than he has in a long time, especially around America. He smiles more and shares his opinions a lot, which America actually enjoys hearing.

It actually makes him think of the past, when England would share his knowledge about the world while America was young. America would never admit it, but he loved those times. He loved it when England would let him into his heart and mind. Maybe that's why he enjoys it now, too.

On the day that England was going to be leaving, America comes into his room while he's making the bed. He's actually really sad that England's leaving now. He enjoyed England's company a lot.

They had gone through a lot, both good and bad things. But, in the end, they were able to get closer, and for that America was thankful.

They'll be having a G8 Meeting a couple days from now, so he's happy about that, since it means he'll see England again after all of this.

When England notices America there, he smiles at him. "Hey. I was actually about to go talk to you. I wanted to… thank you… for staying by my side all this time…" England blushes a little.

America smiles back.

He looks so cute.

"I was happy to take care of you. Probably more than I should have…"

England looks at him, a little confused at the last sentence.

"England, I…" This was it. This was where he'll confess. He's tired of waiting. He wants England to know how he truly feels towards him. "I love you…"

America closes his eyes, waiting for the worst to happen. Waiting for England to yell at him. Or worse, for England to not say anything at all and just leave. That would definitely break America's heart.

What he wasn't expecting was for a pair of lips to connect with his.

A/N: Am I the only one a little sad that this story's over? Anyway, I'd like to thank everyone who read this, everyone who had motivated me. Sorry if this chapter seems rushed or anything like that. It was kind of hard to finish this chapter, since I kept running out of things to write to end it.

Again, thank you, everyone~!