Mein Gott this is late. This chapter would have been out last week but I caught a nasty bug. It has been unnaturally cold for South Louisiana tonight it is getting down to like 39 degrees and it's suppose to be Springtime down here right now. The original chapter has been split into two chapters because of how long it was. For some reason I kept writing and writing without stopping to I had to split it up to keep the word count to its normal level.
Ivan: Phantom does not own Hetalia.
Warning: I don't think there is any only the mentions of death and I think swearing.
~Mysterious Beast~
Habitat
The little one stopped running around and hid under the older. It had no idea what was about to happen. Arthur and A was in a staring contest. Arthur found himself on the losing end of the battle. He diverted his eyes from A's piercing blue ones. The larger creature walked to the cage bars.
"So you learned our secret human." A said in a poison laces voice.
"So this whole time you knew what we were saying." Arthur responded.
"We are not stupid. We know more than you know."
"Are you saying we are inferior to your species?"
"Exactly, we don't lock other creatures up." A lashed his paw out the cage.
Arthur had to jump back almost three feet, "Don't you know we did that for their protection. Most creatures were on the brink of extinction. Humans were invading their natural habitat and killing them for sport."
"You should have left us alone. We are far from extinct. My race will never die out."
"How do you know that?"
"My race is on that can change with the times. We know how to adapt."
"How do you know that, times are changing? Humans need more room to live and are moving to any space available."
"We have been here since before the land was even found by the Eastern settlers. We had no problems before they came."
"The Native Americans were there before the Eastern powers."
"We had no problems with the Native Americans. We worked side by side to hunt, gather food, settle and move. It was a peaceful relationship until the Eastern powers came and disrupted it all."
"You act like you know the exact history."
"I do. Do you even know how old I am?" A screamed. "I have seen more than you. I have scars from the Seven Years' War do I have to name more for you. I went in to protect my people. I could tell you every detail like it was yesterday."
"Arthur-san are you here? I hear voices." Another voice came in.
"I'm in here Kiku." Arthur called back.
The smaller man walked forward, "We were wondering where you went off to Arthur-san."
"Mon ami, why did you leave me alone like that, I was lonely." Francis said from behind Kiku.
"I wanted to leave you frog." Arthur growled.
"Who were you talking to in here? I am sure I heard another voice." Kiku said.
The smaller creature's ears perked up and ran from the larger, "Kiku!" she said jumping on the bars.
"Did she talk?" Francis said pointing at the younger.
"You have a problem with that?" A said.
"When could you do that A-san?" Kiku said dumbfound.
"First, I could always do it. Second, my name is not 'A' it's 'Alfred' and she is my daughter Amelia, so get all that mate thing out of ya'll head." The beast now known as Alfred said.
"Your daughter, then shouldn't she be with her mother?" Francis said.
Alfred's eyes looked away with sadness in his eyes, which Amelia noticed and started running between her father's front legs trying to comfort him in the only way she knew, "I rather not talk about it." He said looking at his daughter.
Kiku took the hint and changed the subject, "Alfred-san I have a proposition for you. If you will not attack any of us we will put you both in the habitat so you will not be locked up in here. We can at least come to a compromise"
"What I have to preform to?"
"No, just stay in the habitat, go to the front every once in a while."
"I can do that."
"Tomorrow we will let you go in; we are also putting a microchip in also."
"I'm not letting you put anything in me if I don't know what it is." Alfred said baring his fangs.
"It's a microchip that gathers data." Francis informed. "It shows different status: stress levels, heartbeat, as well as general data such as height, weight, blood type, hair color, eye color, etc. It also has a GPS just in case. All the microchip is for is if an animal gets shipped to another country the information is already there and to track it to make sure it arrives at the destination."
"Kiku, can I go play with Gupta again?" Amelia said running to the bars again.
Kiku crouched down by the cage and scratched behind Amelia's ear, "Tomorrow if your father allows."
"Kiku I thank you for taking care of my daughter for me." Alfred said with a head nod.
"It was nothing Alfred-san." Kiku bowed.
Alfred bowed his head before looking at his daughter, "Alright you time for bed."
"But daddy," Amelia whined.
"No 'but's little one, time for bed if you want to play tomorrow."
Amelia's ears perked up before walking to her father in defeat, "You big meanie."
"Whatever you say," Alfred said walking to the back of the cage.
Alfred lied down and curled into a ball once he was in the back of the room. Amelia walked on her father until she got to the top and pawed around before lying down by his head. Alfred moved a little to get comfortable. Soon bother creatures were asleep soundly around each other.
"We got twelve more hours left Arthur." Francis called.
"I am not spending my time around you. I am going read." Arthur said.
"That hurt mon ami, you don't want to be around me no. That's harsh." Francis said following Arthur.
"Those two never get along." Kiku said shaking his head before following the arguing duo.
In the cage Alfred's ear twitched at the lack of noise. He opened his eyes to look around the room but found his sight blocked by his daughter's head. A sigh escaped his muzzle before falling into a peaceful sleep.
~Mysterious Beast~
"Alfred, hold still." Francis growled.
"Coming from the man that is trying to stab me with a huge needle," Alfred said moving his paw again.
"It's the chip I told you about yesterday, it has to go under the skin."
"What about a collar? Wouldn't that work just as well?"
"Alfred-san, Amelia is done and ready to go into the habitat." Kiku said walking into a cage.
Amelia ran around Kiku's legs, "Come on daddy, I wanna go."
"Fine," Alfred said. He lied down and put his paw out, "Just get it over with."
"Alright," Francis nodded to his assistant who went and sit on Alfred's paw to stop him from jerking. Francis used an alcohol swab on the area before pushing the needle in. "There all done."
"God that hurt," Alfred said shaking his paw once the assistant was off.
Amelia ran to her father and started pushing on his hind leg with her head, "Get going I wanna go explore."
"Alright, I'm going pushy." Alfred grumbled moving his leg making Amelia stumble.
"Does she always get excited like that?" Kiku asked.
"Only when she wants something," Alfred sighed.
Kiku pressed the button to lift the gate, "Will you allow her to see Gupta later?"
"Of course, she needs to make friends. If you don't mind can I go to?"
"Of course, you probably want to know who she is getting along with."
"I'm just worried. She is the only thing I have left of her mother, reminds me a lot too."
Kiku noticed the look in Alfred's eyes when he spoke, "If you doing mind me asking how did she die. It looks like it holds heavy on your heart Alfred-san."
"Amelia's mother died in childbirth with the rest of her siblings. There were two others, two boys. She was the only one that survived the first hour of their birth." Alfred watched Amelia take off laughing into the habitat. "I never had the heart to tell her she had siblings. I told everyone else around her to keep quiet about it also. She looks so much like her mother, especially her eyes."
"Alfred-san you want to talk to someone about it. I won't tell a soul it just looks like you need someone to listen." Kiku said patting Alfred's front leg.
"I may take you up offer one day." Alfred stepped into the habitat.
"Just know I am here to listen."
"Alright, see you later."
"Bye." Kiku pressed the button to close the gate.
~Mysterious Beast~
When is this going to end? Alfred thought.
He was lying down in front of the habitat. Amelia was still running around the habitat exploring every nook and cranny. The children came running with their parents in tow outside the habitat all day. Alfred lost count on how many times he saw a camera go off. An animal cry rang out which made Alfred's ears perk up. He lifted his head to find the sound.
What was that? Alfred thought.
The same cry rang out. Alfred turned his head to see Amelia stuck at the top of the high rocks at the very back of the habitat. He could not suppress a laugh. Amelia loved heights and being up high but hated heights because she could never get down. When she got up, five times out of ten, could not get down.
Alfred got up from his comfortable spot and walked towards the rock formation. He looked up at the forty foot wall of rock. In one leap he jumped up ten feet. It only took him three leaps on the almost vertical stone to reach his daughter.
"How did you get so high?" Alfred whispered.
"I climbed now I can't get down." Amelia whispered back weaving herself into her father's front legs.
"There is a way to get down, come on I'll show you so you don't have to be rescued again."
Alfred started walking along the edge with Amelia walking under him. Soon they came to a steep ramp and started walking down. Amelia was staying behind her father's legs to stop herself from falling, which she almost did a few times. The slope was steep making a turn every ten feet or so before making another sharp turn. Once they were on the ground Amelia started rolling around on the grass.
"Oh sweet ground," Amelia happily said.
"Don't climb then." Alfred replied.
"But I can't help it, I am your daughter. Aunt Mei told me I acted like you when you were younger." Amelia cocked her head to the right, "So does that mean I am going to get boring."
Alfred's body became rigid before relaxing and bending his head down, "Boring am I," In one swift gesture of his paw Alfred knocked over his daughter on her back and started nuzzling her belly with his muzzle, "You give?"
Amelia tried prying her father off by kicking his muzzle laughing, "Never!"
A swift kick close to Alfred's eye made his head involuntary move back. Amelia took the opening and bolted towards the clearing. Once Alfred regained his senses he took off after his daughter. By the time he reached the clearing Amelia just got there. The younger looked around for an escape route.
Amelia started to run but was quickly caught. Alfred used his paw to lightly push his daughter down. When she got up he would push her back down. The people's faces above him were covered in horror. Someone out of the corner of Alfred's eye was video tapping the scene. A plan formed in Alfred's head just to mess with the people.
~Mysterious Beast~
"Vash how many more do we have to read." Lilli said sitting in her brother office helping him write down all the names.
The man sitting behind the desk was stern looking at first glance but was actually soft for kids and his sister. He had blond hair and grass green eyes. The normally trigger happy man was soft and calm around his sister. Currently reading glasses were sitting on his nose while a pen rested in his hand.
"This is just yesterdays." Vash replied.
The Exotic North American Zoo was currently having a name contest to name the new species of animal. They had a scientific name just not a general name. Vash had heard that the two beasts were just released into their habitat this morning. From the reports he was getting back from Kiku they were doing just fine.
"How long is this contest going on?" Lilli asked.
"About another two weeks."
"Why, it is going to take forever with us two only."
"I usually have other people helping me but you're here today and I wanted some quality time with my sister. I haven't seen you in five months since you're off to college."
"That's sweet Vash. I checked out the new ones today."
"You did, how does it look?"
"It looks wonderful just like the mountains in the back and a forest in the front. The young on was really hyper, running around the habitat. The older one was relaxed watching the younger one."
"Kiku told me this morning that they are father and daughter."
"They look alike. Both their eyes are so pretty. The older eyes are a sky blue while the younger has a lavender color. They was so pretty."
"From what I understand the little one likes people maybe I can take you to see her."
Lilli's eyes lit up, "Can I?"
Vash just smiled, "After we finish this."
"Alright," Lilli said going back to work of calling out names to her brother while he wrote them down.
She was really looking forward to meet the new addition to the ENAZ family.
~Mysterious Beast~
Alfred and Amelia are father and daughter. He has a plan for the people watching. Lilli and Vash have been intorduced. For some reason I like putting Vash in an authority position, in Biodiversity he is the head of the instunte, here he is the head of the zoo. Well Lilli meets Amelia in either the next chapter or the one after that, dependes on the word count. I think this chapter is crap probably becasue it does not reveal that mush information. If you can guess how old Alfred is you will get a fresh baked cookie and I gave ya'll a hint about it. If ya'll can guess who Amelia's mother and you guess right you get another cookie. Another secret about Alfred's species will be revealed in three to four more chapters and it is a doose. I really don't have much to say. See you next chapter.
Ivan: *waves* Bye-bye. Review comrades
