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A/N: Sorry for not updating earlier I was busy with my AP classes at school so its like extra homework and not enough time for my fics. By the way this chapter is just the tiny bit sad. Well anyways hope you enjoy this chapter and just as I promised some ChiVi in this chapter.

"How is Mei doing?" Vietnam asked as soon as she saw Hong Kong entering the room.

"She fell asleep, but she requested that you come see her." he walked over the the cupboard and took out a glass cup and filled it with water. After he drained the cup and placed it down on the counter he left to go sit in the living room.

"I guess I'll go see Mei now." Vietnam walked off to their shared room. As she walked in she saw that the younger girl had drifted off into a peaceful sleep. She didn't have the heart to wake her.

"Maybe I'll come back later." she closed the door and walked back out.

"Hey I thought you were going to see Mei." Korea was eating some type of candy of some sort...

"Shes asleep. I'll check back later."

"Hue." she turned around and caught a water bottle flying her way.

"Thanks Thai." she opened the bottle and started to drink from it. She capped it and put it down on the counter. She walked over to the very large couch that everyone was sitting on. They all sat there in slience listening to the wind and the sound of the ocean. Vietnam sighed and leaned into the person on the right of her. China made a soft sound as she leaned into him and rested her head on his. He looked over at her to see that she already asleep.

"Is there anything we can do?" Korea was loud and China was afraid that he would wake her up.

"Shhh!" China held his finger up to his lips to tell him to shut up.

"Oh! Sorry!" China let out a frustrated sigh and leaned over to tell Hong Kong something. He nodded and then China picked her up bridal style and carried her off.

China's POV

Young Soo can be such a child sometimes, he almost woke her up. I was carrying her to mine and Hong Kong's room because Taiwan was already in their room and bringing her in would just disturb her. I slowly opened the door to our room and walked over to my bed. I placed her down gently as to not wake her. A sudden rush of nostalgia came over me. I remeber back when things were so much simpler. Me and Hue have always been the two eldest out of all of us, back then nothing else in the world mattered except for our little family. We were all so happy, but then they all started to drift away starting with her. But maybe it was all my fault. My rulers and my country were so overbearing of her. Never did we once think about their feelings.

I let out a sigh thiking about things like this never helped. Before long I found myself staring at her, she was so peaceful. I watched as her chest rose up and down from her breathing. I wonder if she remebers any of it after so long?

"Do you remember how happy we were back then aru?" I murmured as I brushed some of the hair out of her face. Out of habit I leaned over to her and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. I got up and left the room making sure to just barely close the door.

Normal POV

Hours passed before Vietnam woke up from her nap. She looked at her surroundings and found that she was in one of the bedrooms and judging by the belongings that were scattered about it was China's and Hong Kong's room. She got up and made the bed. She walked out of the room to find that no one was there.

"Anyone here?" she walked around to the various rooms looking for them but they were gone. 'This house is much bigger than it looks' she thought to herself. Finaly she gave up and walked into her's and Taiwan's room to see that she was still sleeping. She sat down on the bed gently, she looked over to Taiwan's foot to see the bandages. There was light spotting of blood but it wasn't much. She found some extra ones by the nightstand and started to unwrap the ones on her foot. Taiwan woke up just as she started to undo the bandages.

"Hue?" she gently rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and gave a soft yawn. Taiwan watched quitely as Vietnam re-wrapped her foot in some new bandages.

"Có đau không?" it took her a while to register what the other was saying but she shook her head.

"No, not really. It just throbs a little but its not unbareable." she tried to stand up but she just wobbled back and forth until she had to grab the nightstand for support. Vietnam walked over and helped her support herself and she took her into the kitchen. She helped Taiwan sit down in a chair by the counter.

"Are you hungry?" Vietnam checked the cupboards and the refrigerator.

"Yeah I am." her stomach rumbled soon after she finished and the two laughed.

"So what do you want to eat?" Taiwan shrugged before a thoughtful look took over the features.

"Oh! How about some phở?" Vietnam let out a soft chuckle and gathered everything that is needed to cook it.

"Alright then, but it takes a little while. You think you can wait?" she started to boil the water for the noddles.

"Of course! I'm not like Korea."

"Here,"she handed the younger girl a cutting board, a knife and some partly frozed meat,"cut the meat really thin and put it in this bowl." she set a bowl next to her for the meat.

For the next hour and a half the two sat, talked, and laughed while they cooked the food.

"By the way wheres everyone else Hue?" the elder looked over her shoulder from the pot that she was currently stiring.

"I don't really know. I fell asleep and when I woke up they were all gone. But I am starting to get worried."

"I hope they're alright..." but before either one of them could speak more on the matter they heard a voice.

"We're bacckkkk! Vietnam! Taiwan! You two up yet?" the loud voice could only belong to Korea.

"Well I guess theres no point in dicussing this any longer." the two laughed.

"Hey what are you two laughing about?" Thailand walked in leaned on the counter.

"Oh nothing." Vietnam gave him a soft smile before she went back back to her cooking.

"I smell food da-ze!" Korea ran into the kitchen smelling the food. "Whats she cooking?"

"Phở." Taiwan swung her legs back and forward impatiently.

"Alright! Her's always taste better than anyone else ana~" Thailand had started to get some bowls out.

"Why thank you Thai."

"So when do we get to eat?" Korea was impatient and was practically jumping up and down.

"Soon, its almost done. Why don't you go set the table or something." irritation was creeping into her voice. Korea sensing this did as he was told and Taiwan let out a soft giggle, before Hong Kong picked her up. She let out a loud gasp and almost knocked them over. He took her over to the dining room where Japan had pulled out one of the chairs and Hong Kong gently set her down. She watched as everyone worked at setting the table and getting ready as she just sat there. Korea placed a pair of chopsticks and a spoon that was used for soups(A/N: Anyone know what those are call?) next to her.

"So is it done yet?" as soon as the table was finished he went back to bugging her about it.

"I swear if you ask me that one more time I will take that bottle of chile sauce and dump it in your phở." even though he could take some heat being one to just eat kimchi at random times he knew that she was serious.

"Sorry." and he left her alone. Minutes passed before she announces that it was finished. Before long they were all sitting at the table with the steam of the food everywhere.

"Mmm this smells good." Taiwan reached for the limes were cut and put on a plate. When she squeezed it it got all over her hand, she brought said hand up to her lips and licked a finger. Her nose scrunched up at the taste. "That was a bad idea." everyone at the table laughed.

"Ow! Hot !Hot! Hot!" everyone looked over a Korea who had seemed to have started eating and got burned.

"Aiyah Korea you should know better aru." he passed the younger nation a glass of water. Korea drank it up very quickly.

"My tounge burns." but not being one that could be put off for very long he started to eat again, but this time he was careful not to burn himself again. They all started to eat soon after watching the younger nation eat for a while. They all started to eat, there was utter silence while they ate.

"So why were you all gone when we woke up?" Taiwan spoke up.

"We went hiking and exploring different parts of the island." Hong Kong responded from his place beside her.

"Oh. Well how was it?"

"It was amazing aru. Maybe if your leg is better we can take you and Vietnam there tomorrow."

"Alright." Taiwan smiled with delight and continued her eating.

They chattered about random subjects while they ate their dinner. When they finished Vietnam had started to clean up but was stopped by a larger hand over her's. She turned around to see that it was China's and her eyes narrowed slightly.

"What is it?" she asked him, but then he smiled.

"Go sit down, we can do it aru. Besides you and Mei did all of the cooking by yourselves aru." he let go of her hand and took all of bowls from her hand. She stood there and stared at him. He came back out to get the rest of the dishes and to push her out to the living room. "Just relax we have everything under control aru~" a smile was ever present on the older nation's face as he walked back into the kitchen.

"I guess I'll go take a shower then." she sighed and walked back into her and Taiwan's shared room. She was deep in thought and didn't notice that the light was on in the bathroom. She walked in and found that Taiwan was half-dressed.

"Sorry I didn't know that you were in here." Vietnam was about to walk back out but then Taiwan spoke up.

"Its alright, I'm finished anyways." She stood up, dressed herself, and slightly hopped out of the bathroom. Vietnam held the door for her and the younger nation planted herself on her bed.

"Do you need anything before I take a shower?" Vietnam wanted to make sure the younger girl was okay before she did anything.

"Nah, I'm good. Besides Hong is in the next room, if I need anything I can always ask him."

"Alright." Vietnam closed the door to the bathroom and locked it. She would not want a repeat of a certain incident. She quickly undressed herself and stepped into the shower. She started the water and the warm water rushed out of the shower head. She let out a soft sigh and grabbed the shampoo; she started to wash her long, dark hair. Then a question ran through her mind at that moment.

"Do you remember how happy we were back then..." the voice was a famliar one. One that she has known her whole life, but she had no idea where the question came from. She shook her head and rinsed her hair. She washed the rest of her body, turned off the shower, and got out. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it around herself. She opened the door to the beadroom to find that Taiwan was nowhere in the room. She walked over to her side and dug through her belongings for her bra, panties, and nightgown. Once she found them she quickly put them on and tossed the towel into a basket with her other clothing.

She found that Taiwan was in the livingroom with everyone else, and they where chatting about something. She took a seat between Taiwan and Thailand, and listened to them talk but she soon found herself drifting off into her own thoughts and was no long paying any attenion.

"Hue? Hue? Are you there?" it was Thailand's voice and she forced herself back into the subject they were talking about.

"Huh?" she found herself feeling very tired.

"Are you alright?" his voice was full of concern. His hand currently rested on her forehead, then her neck checking for a fever.

"Yeah, I am I'm just a little tired is all." she gave a weak smile at the man.

"Alrigh then if you say so." he didn't sound very convinced but he didn't push the subject. She heard a loud yawn and looked over at Taiwan; the girl was half asleep and she was currently leaning against Hong Kong for support.

"Maybe its time for bed." Japan spoke up from where he was sitting next to China. They all nodded in agreement. As they all stood up and was about to go to their rooms Vietnam stopped China on his way out.

"I-I want to talk to you." her voice was shaky.

"Alright aru. How about we go outside?" she nodded slightly and followed him out into the large garden out back. The two sat down on the bench, there was silence but it wasn't an uncomfortable one.

"I don't know if I was dreaming or that if it was real," she hesitated for a moment she could see that his eyes were trained on her's. She could see everything in his eyes; wisdom from all of the years that hes been on this earth, kindness and tolerance from the years of being alone, and understanding from going through his own problems and suffering more than anyon could know. She was suddenly no longer hesitant and contuned on,"but I heard a voice it was yours, it asked me a question. And I want to give it an answer." she let out a shaky breath. "Yes, I do remember how happy we were back then." she looked at him and his eyes widened.

"Y-you heard aru?" he couldn't believe that she had even heard him. He was just mostly talking to himself, without much of a thought.

"So you did ask that question."

"Yes. But you were never ment to hear it aru..." he was hoping that it wouldn't change a thing bwtween the two, but the chances of that weren't very good at this point.

"I was happy back then too. Don't think that it was just you." her voice was laced with what he assumed was longing. Longing for back then back when it was simpler between the two.

"Then why aru? Why did you do that?" his mind was slightly fuzzy, but he knew that he needed answers. He has been holding this question in for the longest of time but now it was such a burden that he just wanted to let it go. And now it was in the air, he could no longer take it back.

"Because, it wasn't like it was my choice. My people were unhappy with your rulers. They needed their freedom and I need to do what I know is best for them. For them your rulers were unbearable and they were suffering. And you and I both know that when a country's people are suffering they will suffer too. I had to end the pain even if it ment fighting you I would do it, for my people." a familar pain gripped both of their hearts.

"Then why didn't you tell me about this aru?"

"Do you really think that you would've listened to me? Even back then you always thought you knew what was best. My opinion didn't matter, you were always going to brush it off. I had to fight back. It was the only way that you would see me as an equal and not as little sister that you had to dote on. I needed to be my own country and if I didn't fight back I would never be strong." the years of pent up emotions from way back then came rushing forth. She was suddenly aware of what she was saying and didn't want this to continue any longer. There was now nothing but silence between the two while the words hung in the air.

"Is that why you left me aru? You did it because you wanted to be my equal and not my little sister?"

"I did it for my people." she was a stubborn one but he knew, he always had that she wasn't telling all of it. A soft chuckle came from his lips. It was amazing how the air between the two seemed to have cleared up instantly.

"Its getting late aru. Lets go back inside." the two stood up and walked back in. most of the lights were off except for the ones in the kitchen. Since Vietnam was closer she turned that light off. The two walked back to their rooms softly so they wouldn't wake up everyone else. When they each came to the end of the hall they split up to go into their seperate room.

"China?"

"Yes?" her turned around to face her and he felt soft lips on his cheek. She pulled back and he blinked a couple time. He touched his cheek softly where she had kissed him.

"Cảm ơn." she smiled back at him.

"What for?" he was baffled, there was no reason for her to say thank you to him.

"For everything you did for me back then. I really don't think I would've become this strong if it wasn't for you." he chuckled to himself.

"Good night aru." he smile softly and gave a soft yawn. He turned back around and headed into his room.

"Good night." she did the same as he had and went into her room.

A/N: I find that after a day at the beach or pool I always feel tired so I wated to add that felling into the story. I find it hard to write in normal POV or some reason, I like writing in someone's POV(can't remember what that was called*fail*).

The way Vietnam is making the phở is the way my family makes it. I don't know how anyone else does it so don't go off and tell me she is making it wrong or whatever.

Translations-I forgot to mention that these are just rough translations so they might be off or just wrong, its hard for me to acually give a full traslation on vietnamese words because I suck at at explaining and translating is pretty much the same thing for me so its as close as I could get it to an english translation. If you can correct any mistakes about it for me thank you and that would be wonderful.

Có đau không?-Does it hurt?

phở-Do I really need to explain this one? If you don't know what it is please go look it up.

Cảm ơn-Thank you

Love,

Dragon