Chapter 3
Closing the door softly, the five children ran ahead, flying down the block. Denmark ran ahead, laughing his ass off.
"D-Denmark! Wh-where are we even going?!" Finland howled, slowing down. To this question, Denmark stopped in his tracks, Norway and Iceland bumping into him and landing on the ground with small 'oophs!'
"Uhh…good question actually." He replied nervously, "I have no idea where we're going."
"You mean to tell me that we ran out of the house without England knowing, to go somewhere we don't even know we're going?" Sweden snarled. Denmark gave a small shrug:
"It was spur of the moment!" He laughed. Norway stood up and slapped a hand to his face.
"You idiot. Shouldn't we decide where we're going?"
"Ah, yes! Hmm….how about the forest?" Denmark suggested. The other's eyes widened.
"What?" Iceland asked, "why there?"
"It's dangerous!" Finland squealed. Denmark just laughed and waved his hand:
"Do not worry! I'll be here to protect you!"
"Oh whoopee." Norway twisted his finger in the air, "I feel so protected now."
Denmark laughed. "Ok guys, let's go!"
"Wait!" Finland called, "Like I said, it's dangerous. We could get lost, or attacked by an animal. It's a stupid suggestion Dane and you know it."
"It is not!" He snapped back, "Hey, at least I'm coming up with ideas! Anyone else?"
The others looked at each other, then shook their heads. Denmark gave a huge grin: "I win. Come, to the forest!"
He pointed ahead and ran ahead, "I AM the Viking!"
"That was centuries ago!" Sweden called angrily.
"Oh lord," Finland sighed, "let's just go after him."
The four chased after the foolish Dane. They were at least a few meters from the house until they reached a path with a sign that said, Pinewood Forest.
"You know it's a park right? We can't get lost if we follow the path." Norway pointed out. Finland nodded.
"Mm. We better be careful, though. Lord knows what's in there." Sweden murmured. The others nodded and made their way down the path. Walking in the forest, the sun shined brightly between the tree branches. Finland looked down and grinned, "Look! Ants!"
A little line of ants carrying leaves were passing next to them, making their way to an ant hill. Norway rose an eyebrow, "This is definitely nature at it's peak. Now where the fuck is bro?"
"Should we call for him?" Finland asked.
Norway shook his head. "No, we could attract a big animal."
Finland and Iceland gulped.
"Don't worry wife; I'll protect you." Sweden put a hand on Finland's shoulder. Finland just sighed, giving up. They continued down the path. Small dragonflies passed over their heads, followed by hawks flying high above the trees. A small butterfly landed on Finland's head, then flew away when he tried to touch it.
The sound of crying hawk chicks could be heard from above, and the sound of deer prancing from a meadow was not too far away.
"It's beautiful here!" Finland cried, "Why haven't I ever come here before?"
Norway shrugged.
Suddenly, fast footsteps came hurtling towards them. Iceland moved back a little while Finland gave a little squeak.
"AHHHH!"
A loud scream, followed by loud buzzing noises sounded from around them. The four of them ducked below the tall grass, until a figure popped out of the ferns, screaming in pain.
"DEN!"
"AHHH! Get them off! Get them off!"
The others shrieked when they realized bees were swarming around the Dane. In the fit of fury and fear, Norway grabbed the nearest smudge of mud and flung it at Denmark. The wet ground wet the bees' wings, making them fall and die. With a few more throws, all the bees retreated or died. Finally they were gone. Denmark gave a long panting until he finally collapsed on the ground.
"Den!" They yelled.
They raced to their fellow Nordic, checking him for injuries.
"Owwwww…." Denmark whined, "It hurts…."
"He got stung a few times, but not that much. You're lucky, bro." Norway said, silent relief in his voice. Denmark panted slowly, small tears escaping his eyes, "Owww."
"How the hell did that happen?" Sweden asked.
"I-I…I was running, and I tripped on a twig. When I did, I felt something crack under my belly. And then, a bunch of these stupid bugs began attacking me."
"So you fell on their hive? Figures." Sweden grumbled.
"Ugh, what is that sticky stuff on your clothes?" Iceland snarled. Norway helped the injured child stand up, and Denmark gave a whine of pain. Iceland rose an eyebrow, "You didn't answer my question."
"Give him a minute, little bro," Norway began, "he's in pain."
Iceland shrugged.
"I-I don't know what it is. It smells good." Denmark panted. Norway rubbed his finger in it and sniffed, "It's honey. I could use this for spells."
"Ew. It's all over you; you need a shower." Iceland grumbled. For once, Denmark didn't laugh, which shocked them all; well, except for Norway.
"He's in pain, don't bother him." Norway commanded. "He'll clean himself later."
The others nodded. Norway helped his brother up, and Sweden dashed to his side to help him. They nodded ahead, "Come on," Norway began, "We're going home."
The others nodded swiftly, hoping to get out of there as fast as they could. The sped-walked out of the forest park and made their way home. They opened the door softly and walked inside. Sweden shut the door silently, and he and Norway poked their head through the kitchen doorway. Sweden eyes widened.
"Good lord. It was almost a half an hour ago and he's still knocked out?"
"Like I said before, impressive." Norway said. Sweden just shrugged.
"Nor, Swe, come help us take care of Den." Iceland called. The two children dashed to the bathroom to help their fellow Nordics. Once inside, Norway poured cold water on a rag and handed it to Denmark, "Rub this on yourself. It'll cool down the burning."
"Is it gonna sting?"
"Probably." Norway answered, throwing it on Denmark's leg. He let out a yowl of pain from the cold, but slowly eased down.
"It-it feels good after a few seconds." Denmark breathed. Iceland and the others gave a sigh of relief.
Norway gave him some lotion and all he could reach from the medicine cabinet. Damn my new short height.
He jumped down and scampered over to Denmark, "How ya' feelin?"
"O-ok." Denmark answered softly.
"Don't run so fast into a forest like that again. You have no idea what's out there." Iceland snarled.
Denmark nodded, signaling he had learned his lesson. "I'm so tired." Denmark sighed.
"It's the damn poison from the stings. It'll just go away after a while." Norway murmured. A second after that, Denmark just passed out. Norway shook his head. "Poor bro. Bring him to the couch let him sleep."
"What the fuck happened?"
With a gulp of fear, they all turned around and saw a brit staring at them from the doorway. They backed up.
"What the fuck is going on here?" England asked again.
Before anyone could explain through a lie, Norway explained everything.
"What?!" England howled, "You left without my permission, and then Denmark was attacked by a swarm of bees?! Why didn't you wake me up and tell me?! You're all in SO MUCH trouble!"
They all gulped. England glanced at the sleeping Denmark, "How is he?"
"He's doing fine." Norway explained, "He didn't get stung enough times to where he needed a doctor."
"Ok good."
"Listen England, it was our mistake. We know we're children again, and we shouldn't have gone outside without an adult, even if we are nations." Norway began, "Everyone, apologize."
Everyone dipped their heads in apology. England was surprised at how grown up they were acting.
"Yes, we're sorry. I'm sure Denmark didn't know it would happen-" Finland began.
"What?! It was Denmark's idea?!" England yowled. Finland stepped away, realizing he had just gotten his fellow Nordic in a lot of trouble. England put a hand to his face. "Dammit, all of you! America wasn't even this bad! Then again, there's five of you, and there was only one of him."
"It's not our fault. We shouldn't have let this imbecile lead us into such a place." Norway explained. England shook his head.
"That's not the point. You shouldn't have followed him."
"We had to catch him. He went missing among the pines." Finland stated. England nodded, figuring it was true. England gave a glare at the Dane sleeping on the floor:
"When he wakes up, he's in trouble." He walked over and picked him up in his arms, carrying him to the couch. He laid Denmark on the couch and let him sleep, but little did the child know how much trouble he was in.
….
A little while later, Denmark's eyes opened slowly, and he sat up on the couch. He gave a small yawn. I feel better.
He flinched when he noticed Iceland was sitting next to him, watching TV. Denmark grinned, "Hey Ice. How long was I out?"
"A few hours." Iceland answered. Denmark snickered.
"So, where are the others?"
"In the kitchen with England. You're in trouble."
Denmark gulped. T-trouble? What'd he do? "What'd I do?"
Iceland sighed angrily and explained everything, making the Dane's eyes widen. Denmark jumped off the couch and eased toward the hallway, "Shh. I'm gonna jump out the window, so make sure they don't hear or see me."
"Roger that." Iceland snorted sarcastically. But like usual the Dane didn't get the sarcasm and grinned his thanks. He tiptoed to the hallway-
"Denmark, I hear you! Get in here!"
Denmark gulped when the brit's angry voice sounded from the kitchen. He shivered, wondering if he should run or obey. He gave in with a sigh, and walked slowly to the kitchen. "Yes, sir?"
"Come here." England beckoned with his finger. Denmark moved slowly towards him. He glanced at the other Nordics, who were just watching this whole scene with interest. He stopped in front of England and shook. "Y-yes sir?"
"You could've really gotten yourself or your friends in a lot of trouble. Look at yourself. You got yourself injured, and what would've happened if your friends got hurt or worse? I'm sorry Denmark, but you're punished."
"Punished?! I'm not a chil-"
"You are a child….again." England reminded him, "And until you get back to normal, apparently I'm the sucker who has to watch you."
"B-but…"
"You're punished," Norway but in, "and England said no legos for a week."
Denmark's eyes widened. He gave ou a small screech and released some tears. "Nooooo!"
Sweden grinned at the little play going on in front of him, while Finland just shook his head in sympathy. "Poor Den. He loves legos."
"I can see that." England said.
….
It was later after dinner when England began writing things down on paper, to which caught Finland's interest. "What're you doing?" He asked from behind.
"Huh? Oh, Finland, it's you." England breathed, "Just writing something important."
"Like what?"
"Like what the hell I'm going to tell everyone at the next world meeting. It's in a week you know? And Norway was supposed to be hosting the next one, here in his country."
"Oh, that's not good." Finland shook his head.
England nodded, "No it is not." Suddenly another thought popped into his mind, "Where's Denmark anyway?"
"In Norway's room."
"Still?"
"Yeah. He just ran in there a passed out."
England sighed. I didn't mean to make him this sad, just wanted him to learn his lesson.
"We're all just watching a scary movie. Wanna join us?" Finland smiled.
"No, I have to finish this. Go enjoy yourselves." England smiled, returning to his papers. Finland just shrugged. "Ok."
He padded back into the living room and sat next to Iceland, who was staring at the TV wide eyed. Finland rose an eyebrow, "What's so interesting about this movie anyway? It's not even scary."
"It's a mystery." Iceland answered, "You've never seen clue?"
"Nope."
"It's a pretty good movie." Norway shrugged, "Me and Ice know who did it."
"Who?" Finland and Sweden asked together. The other two shook their heads and grinned.
"You'll have to wait." Norway murmured. Sweden and Finland pouted and returned their attention to the TV.
"Hey…guys…."
The looked down and saw Denmark crouching under the couch below them. Norway rose an eyebrow, "I thought you passed out in my room. What made you come back? Thought you didn't want to be around England at the moment."
His stomach rumbled, "I got hungry."
"I'm not getting up until this movie's over." Sweden said, "I wanna know who did it."
"Me too. Sorry Den." Finland said.
He glanced at Norway and Iceland with a pleading look, but the other two had already returned their attention back to the TV. Denmark pouted, then looked at the TV. He gasped, "Look out man! He's got a gun!"
"Shh!" They shushed him. Denmark blushed with embarrassment. They returned their attention to the TV, which had peaked Denmark's interest. He forgot how hungry he was.
….
Later on, England had gotten up and sighed. His paperwork seemed to get nowhere, and it was already midnight. He yawned, eager to sleep. "I'm going to borrow Norway's couch tonight. I'm too tired to go home."
He padded to the couch, but gasped at what he saw. With a small sigh and grin, he chuckled when he saw all the children had fallen asleep, toppled over each other. They looked so cute. England swiftly got out his camera and snapped a picture. It came out perfect.
"That's a keeper."
Author's note!
Has anyone here seen clue? I love that movie.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! A review would very much be appreciated. Also, Denmark got in trouble no legos the poor baby. He'll get them back trust me XD
See you in the next chapter :3
Tails