Here We Go Again

Chapter 5

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia.

Parenting is a stage of life's journey where the milestones come about every fifty feet. ~Robert Brault

It was a warm sunny fall day and the kids wanted to go outside. They had been stuck in the house for two whole weeks because of the rain and they wanted nothing more than to run around outside and breath in some fresh air. Now as much as England understood why they wanted to go outside and play and usually he would have no problem with it, but today there was something that was stopping England from letting them and that thing came in the form of work. England had a lot of papers to sign and look over and they were all due in two days. He had been pushing it off because he was busy taking care of the children and when he was not busy he was just way too tired to do it.

He could not push off working on his paperwork any longer and England had to admit he was more than a little reluctant to let the kids run around outside unsupervised. However, England did not think it was really fair that the kids should be stuck inside because of him and after thinking about it some and by having the kids beg him to allow them to go outside England finally relented. "I want you kids to stay in the front yard, alright? No going into the forest and don't go walking out onto the road." England said as he helped Belarus zip up her lavender colored lightweight coat. "We won't get into trouble don't worry." Ukraine said rather cheerfully as she swing the little plastic container full of sidewalk chalk that she was holding around a little. Russia just nodded his head a bit at what Ukraine said as he adjusted his scarf and said just as cheerfully as Ukraine "We will be ok big brother!"

England smiled at the children before he shook his head a little. "I know but I still worry about the three of you being outside by yourself." England then stood up and walked over to the front door and opened it up for the three kids. "I'll be in my office working, don't hesitate to get me if something happens ok?" England said as he looked at the three children. The three children just nodded their heads before they raced out the door as fast as their little legs could carry them. England chuckled a little before he closed the door and started to walk to his office. He had a lot of work to do and so little time to do it...

As the children played outside they started to draw on the driveway with their chalk. The driveway made a perfect canvas for the children and it did not take long for the driveway to become covered in their drawings. Ukraine had drawn a giant sun with a smiling face and then she proceeded to draw the people that she knew. She drew Belarus wearing a purple dress, she drew herself with a big smile, and she drew Russia wearing his beloved scarf. She drew Canada holding his polar bear, Japan with a gentle smile, and England with extra big eyebrows.

Belarus drew animals like rabbits, foxes, and bears. Russia however drew sunflowers, lots and lots of sunflowers. The children continued to color and draw all while they chattered happily about random things, jumping from one subject after another. "I want to play hide and seek." Russia said rather randomly as he helped Belarus color in her fox drawing. Ukraine looked up from a drawing of a rainbow and looked around the yard before she looked over at Russia and asked "How can we play hide and seek here? There are not a lot of hiding places for us here in the front yard and we are not allowed to go into the backyard."

Ukraine was right, their where not a lot of hiding places in the front yard. Their where a few bushes located in front of the house, but other than that that there was really nowhere else for the kids to hide. However, there was a large garden in the backyard that had plenty of places to hide and there was the large forest that was surrounding the house that they could hide in as well. Russia was quick to voice the fact that they could hide in the woods and the backyard, but Ukraine was not very fond of these ideas. "Didn't England tell us to stay out of those places?" Ukraine asked as he gave her brother a worried look.

Russia just gave her a reassuring smile before he said "It will be fine, we are big kids and we can take care of ourselves. Besides as long as we don't go to deep into the forest we will be alright." Ukraine still looked a little worried about this idea and it showed rather well. "I don't know about this..." Ukraine said slowly as she looked down at the chalk covered driveway. "Please big sister!" Russia begged before he looked over at Belarus and gave her a look that seemed to say 'help me'. As if being able to read Russia's silent message Belarus gave Ukraine a hopeful look before she said "Please big sister."

Ukraine sighed a little before she said "Alright, but we are staying within sight of the house." Russia cheered a little and Belarus just smiled. "You're going to be it first Ukraine. Count to twenty then come and find us." Russia said rather happily. Ukraine nodded her head before she covered her eyes and started to count. Russia and Belarus immediately split up and ran off into upset directions so that they could find a good hiding place. Russia went into the backyard and hid in the bushes that were surrounding the lone tree in the backyard.

However, Belarus did not go to the backyard like her big brother did. Instead she went into the large forest to hide. She thought that would be the perfect place to hide and she was right about that. However, what the little girl did not think of was the fact that it was also a great place to get lost…..

One… Two…. Three… Four… Five….

Belarus could hear Ukraine counting and she knew she had to hurry if she wanted to find a good hiding spot. Her brother had decided to hide in the backyard, but she decided to hide in the forest. There would be a lot of places to hide in such a big place.

Six… Seven… Eight… Nine… Ten…

The very edge of the forest was not a very good place to hide so Belarus decided to go a little deeper into the forest. As Belarus ran deeper into the woods her sister's voice grew softer and softer. The small girl thought that maybe she should stop running now, but she wanted to get a bit further away before she starts to hide.

Eleven… Twelve… Thirteen … Fourteen… Fifteen…

Belarus looked behind her to make sure that the house was still in view only to be surprised by the fact that she could no longer see the house. Belarus stopped running and looked around the woods to see if she could at least see a part of the house or the yard through the trees, but she could see nothing but trees and more trees. Ever so faintly Belarus could hear her sister's voice in the background, but it was so soft that Belarus had to really listen to be able to hear it.

Sixteen… Seventeen… Eighteen… Nineteen… Twenty…

"Ukraine! Russia!" Belarus called out in hopes that they would be able to hear her, but her shouts where in vain. She was lost in the woods and her siblings will never find her. Belarus sat down in front of one of the many trees that where around her before he hugged her knees to her chest and started to cry. Her crystal tears feel from her eyes like a waterfall and her harsh sobs shook her tiny body. Belarus was scared and she wanted to be back at England's house with Russia, Ukraine, and England but she didn't think it would be possible. She had a feeling that this one game of hide and seek where she would never be found….

Ready or not here I come!

For some reason Ukraine felt as if something was wrong. She didn't know why she felt this she just did, but she just shook the thought that something was wrong out of her head and continued counting. They were just playing hide and seek, what bad thing could happen from that? Ukraine finished counting and opened her eyes before she looked around the yard. Since Russia had insisted that they get to use the backyard and the edge of the forest so much it would only make sense that he would be hiding in those places.

Ukraine made her way to the backyard and started to look around only to notice some of the bushes that where surrounding the lone tree there where moving. Ukraine walked over to the bushes and moved some of the branches over only to find Russia sitting there. "You know you should really not move around so much when you hide." Ukraine said with a smile on her face. Russia just smiled at her in response before he stood up and got out of the bushes. "So have you found Belarus yet?" Russia asked as he looked around for his little sister.

"No I haven't, but you're going to help me look for her." Ukraine said. Russia nodded his head before help started to help his sister look for Belarus. They looked in the bushes surrounding the house, they around the garden shed that was in the backyard, they even carefully looked around the large rosebushes that where growing in the back and front yard but they still could not find the little girl. They searched the very edge of the forest and called out Belarus' name constantly and yet their little sister answered their cries. After a good hour of searching Russia and Ukraine where in tears and they both had a pretty good idea of where their little sister could be. "She must be deep in the forest." Ukraine whispered as she looked out toward the large forest.

Russia, who was clinging onto his sister, just let out a little hiccupped sob before he asked "What should we do?" Ukraine whipped away her own tears before she said "We need to get England." Russia just nodded at what she said before they both rushed into the house in hopes that England could find their little sister.

England was tired but happy. He had just finished signing his last paper and now he did not have to worry about paperwork for awhile. England sighed a little before he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. England was perfectly comfortable and he was happy for the chance to rest his eyes for a few minutes, but he opened his eyes right back up when he heard the sound of running in the hall. His office door was swung open and Ukraine and Russia ran in, both children were crying and Belarus was nowhere to be found.

"Russia? Ukraine? What's wrong and where is Belarus?" England asked. Russia just let out a little sob and Ukraine just looked at England with tears in her eyes before she said "We were playing hide and seek and we didn't follow your directions to stay in the front yard. I think Belarus is lost in the forest!" England immediately sat up from his seat and ran over to Ukraine and Russia before he knelt down so that he was at their height. "Children I want you to listen to me. I need to to stay here in the house and do not leave it no matter what. Do you understand?" They both nodded and England gave them a week smile before he stood up and walked toward the door.

"Are you going to look for Belarus?" Ukraine asked. England just looked over at the girl and nodded before he said "Yes I am and when I come back I'll have Belarus with me." England then raced out of the room and out of the house. England made sure that he had his cell phone with him, but he didn't bother grabbing a coat. However he did make a quick stop to his magic room to grab a small gold whistle that was attached to a chain necklace. Once England had the whistle he went outside he walked right toward the forest.

Once he was standing at the very edge of the forest England blew on the whistle, which was very loud, and waited. After waiting for about three seconds England could hear what sounded like howling in the distance. Suddenly a large green creature jumped out of the forest and landed right in front of England. The creature was a Cu Sith and it was very loyal to England. The Cu Sith looked a lot like a dog, but it had shaggy green fur, a long braided tail, and it was almost as big as a horse.

The Cu Sith's tail was wagging about at thousand miles per second and its blue eyes where shinning in happiness. "Hey their boy it's been awhile." England said as he gave the creature and kind smile. The dog only gave England a little whine as if to say that it had been while before he leaned his head over and licked England's hand. England just scratched the Cu Sith behind the ear a little before he said "I need you to help me find someone who is lost in the forest. I'm looking for a little girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She's a nation like me so her scent should smell a little like mine. Can you track her done for me?"

The Cu Sith nodded it's head before it started to sniff the ground. After a few seconds had passed the Cu Sith lifted its head and gave out a little yip before it raced into the forest. England quickly followed after the best all while being careful to not trip over any tree roots. After running for about five minutes England could hear what sounded like a child crying. England knew that the crying must be Belarus and that fact that just caused him to run a little faster….

Belarus had been in the forest for a long time. To her it felt like she had been out there for days while she had really only been out there for about an hour and a half (which is still a pretty long time). Her tears where still falling from her eyes and her sobs could still he heard throughout the forest. Belarus had lost all hope in being found, but that was all about to change all so soon enough. At first it was quite but soon enough she could hear what sounded like someone calling something out.

At first she could not figure out what they were calling, but as the voice got closer and closer she was able to figure out soon enough. "Belarus!" She heard the voice call out and she could not help but gasp a little at before she looked up and toward the sound of the voice. Soon enough someone ended up appearing in front of her and Belarus was slightly surprised to see that it was England. Belarus could have sworn that she saw what looked like a giant green dog beside him, but it was gone within a matter of seconds. When England's eyes landed on her a soft kind smile appeared on his face and something told Belarus that England did not smile like that very often.

The sunlight that was streaming into the forest made the English man's golden blond hair glow and his bright emerald green eyes seemed to shine with relief, warmth, and kindness. To Belarus England looked like an angel, a guardian angel to be exact. England walked over to her and picked her up before he hugged her close to him. "Belarus I was so worried when I heard that you where missing." England said softy. Belarus said nothing to this she just held on tightly to England's shirt before she looked up at his green eyes.

"Come on let's go home." England said, his kind smile never leaving his face. Belarus just nodded her head and smiled back at him in response. As England them back home Belarus lied her head on his chest and smiled. "Thank you for finding me big brother England." Belarus said at just a loud enough tone so that England could hear her. England was shocked to hear Belarus call him big brother, but when he looked down at Belarus to say something he could not. Belarus had already fallen asleep in her guardian angel's arms….

Alright so that's chapter 5. Anyway, info time!

Cu Sith: A Cu Sith is a giant otherworldly dog which haunts the Scottish highlands and fairy mounds. It is said to be roughly the size of a horse and have shaggy green fur with a long often braided tail. Its main duties are to transport fairies and be a watchdog. It can transfix a target it's chasing by barking three times. I kind of got the idea for using it when I first found out about it in a game called 'Persona 4'. Since England can talk to mythical creatures I figured it would not be too hard to believe if he had befriended a Cu Sith during his long life.

Belarus calling England big brother: I kind of wanted to show how Belarus stopped seeing England as just another person and started to see him as her big brother. England went into the woods and rescued her from being lost so I imagine Belarus would be very grateful. Also this is probably just me, but I think the child Belarus would probably grow attached to anyone who showed her love and kindness. Belarus will also probably talk a bit more to England, but she will still be really shy around strangers.

Anyway, I will try and get the next chapter out as soon as possible so please review and don't flame.