"R-Really?" Aria asked. England nodded.
"The countries have all already gathered at my house. The magic circle has been drawn, and everyone is waiting. I suggest you pack your things." And with that, England left. The ones left sitting in the room stared after him, wondering if they'd heard right. Britony was the first to get up, followed by Reina and Hannah, and finally Aria. They filled their suitcases with all the things they had collected from the countries, from clothes to good luck charms to just stuff they picked up along the way.
The ride to England was silent, car to plane then back to car. Aria put up the biggest resistance at the airport without saying a word until they were finally able to coax her onto the plane after about 30 minutes. She curled into a ball in her seat and refused any food the whole plane ride.
When they finally got to the warehouse where England had told them to meet, Aria and the others took their time collecting their things and walking to the door. A crowd of the countries they had encountered were standing in the warehouse. They parted to let Aria, Reina, Britony, and Hannah through to the middle.
"I didn't get my paper mustache back…" Aria said under her breath. Aria's eyes welled with tears and she put her head down to avoid anyone seeing her cry.
"Do we really have to go?" Britony asked, already knowing the answer.
"I'm afraid so. While we know where you are, the people back in your world don't. It'll be okay." England smiled. Hannah bowed her head as well, tears running along her cheeks. Britony struggled to maintain composure.
"This- I don't want to go." Aria said shakily. Tears fell down her face and she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see America, Canada, Japan, China, and Russia.
"That's no way to leave the hero! You have to smile!" America said, wiping away Aria's tears and pulling her cheeks to form a goofy smile. She giggled and pulled his hands off her face.
"We'll see you guys again, right?" Reina asked. Japan nodded.
"Hai, I look forward to meeting with you again someday, Reina-san." Japan said. Reina went over and hugged him. He stiffened, but then relaxed and put a hand on her back. A round of hugs and goodbyes went around, the girls receiving even more gifts. England soon pushed all the countries back and herded the girls with their stuff back into the circle.
"Goodbye everyone!" All four girls shouted at once. England started chanting the spell and the circle around them began to glow. There was a bright flash and then it all faded to black.
Beep… beep… beep…
The steady noise of a heart monitor woke Aria up. She was staring at a blank white ceiling.
"She's awake!" Aria heard someone call. Soon after, someone shone a bright light into her eyes and she sat up, blinking several times to get the spots out of her vision. Before her were what appeared to be two nurses and a doctor.
"Where am I?" Aria asked, rubbing her head.
"You're in the hospital sweetie." Said one of the nurses. That couldn't be right, she was in the old warehouse with Reina, Britony, and Hannah… wait, Reina, Britony, and Hannah!
"Where are they?" Aria asked, looking around frantically.
"Calm down, where's who?" the other nurse asked.
"Reina, Britony, and Hannah, where are they?" she asked again.
"It's okay, your friends are safe, they haven't woken up yet." The doctor reassured her.
"Okay, then can you take this IV out of my arm? It's annoying and I'm hungry." Aria asked, poking at the tube connected to her arm. One of the nurses did what Aria asked and the other went off to go get the food. The doctor left to attend to another patient. Aria sat in the room, contemplating what had happened. England was chanting something, then there was a bright flash of light, then…
…
What happened after that? Aria assumed that her spirit or soul or whatever had come back to this world, thus leaving the Hetalia one behind. She would go back to school, catch up with the rest of the class, and life would continue on as normal.
Psssht.
When were things ever normal?
Aria smiled. It wasn't going to end like that. She would see them again someday, she was sure of it. As of right now, though, she would live life whatever way it came at her. She stared out the window at the rising sun. This wasn't over just yet.
~The End~
Everyone do the disclaimer!
Everyone: Death note Gal of Tomatoes does not own Hetalia, only her four OC's-
Aria: Me!
Reina: Me!
Britony: Me!
Hannah: Me!
Everyone: See you for the sequel~!
You didn't seriously think I would leave it at that, did you?