Finally, here's chapter 4.

It'll take me some time to update from now on, finals week is a pain =_=

Chapter 4

"Are you sure this is a good idea? Cause Toris isn't getting hurt as much as he used to."

Although everyone agreed to go to Russia's for questioning, Eduard had his doubts. He knew his brother very well, and could easily tell if he had been tortured. But for a long time, Toris was happy, and he was always fine whenever he was around Ivan.

"He might have been scared into hiding it from you guys. Now open the door, Ivan!" Alfred ordered as he knocked on the wooden door.

The door opened. But it wasn't Ivan; it was Ukraine and Belarus.

"Oh, hello, friends! What brings you here?"

"Could you help me? Big brother's in the closet and he won't come out. He's been in there for three hours."

"Sure, we'll help you. We've got some business to do anyway. But could you go upstairs while we do so?"

Inside the house, Arthur heard Ivan mumbling something in Russian. "Ivan? Are you in there?"

"Ahhhhhhh! Go away!"

"It's me, Arthur. You can come out now; Belarus isn't here."

"Arthur? W-what are you guys doing here?" A scared-looking Ivan poked his head out of the doorway.

"We just need to know..."

"Okayyy, start talking! Where's Toris?"

"I don't know where he is..."

"Don't play dumb with me, just tell us where he is and everything will be all right.."

"Cut it out, you bloody git! Now, Ivan, do you know anything about where Toris is? Because he's been missing for a while.."

"I swear, I don't know anything. I saw Eduard and Raivis calling him, and he wasn't coming home anytime soon...I wanted to call him as well, but then Belarus came along and I had to hide in the closet for god knows how long..."

He stood there, shaking slightly. Everyone thought, maybe he is innocent.

"Great. Now what do we do?"

No one had an answer to that. With Ivan proven innocent, they had no more leads. As if Toris simply vanished into thin air.

Then Feliciano spoke. "We could hold another world meeting. If we let everyone else know, we could find Toris more quickly."

"Yeah. We can do that. Let's hope it works though."

-The next morning-

"Harold? Are you there?"

No answer. Karey knocked on the door again.

"Harry?"

Harold was inside one of his rooms when he heard her.

"Dude, open up before I break down your door."

He quickly ran out of his room and closed the door before heading to the front of the house.

"There you are. What took you so long?"

"I was just...playing with my electronics again. Now why are you here?"

"I...wanted to bring you something to eat, and see if you're okay. You've been a lot less...weird since last week."

"Weird? Who says I'm weird? I thought for once, you weren't gonna annoy me!"

"I wasn't trying to annoy you, I just wanted to visit! But if you really want to be alone, then fine. Be that way."

After looking at him with cold blue eyes, she walked away. Harold stared after her.

"Good riddance. You're more maddening than ever, not to mention I've got ANOTHER problem to worry about..."

He managed to pick himself up and go back to the room.

-yesterday, 5:00 P.M.-

After questioning Ivan, everyone parted ways to alert the other nations about the meeting.

"Alfred?"

The American turned around to face Arthur..

"Al, I'm really sorry this happened. I know how you feel..."

"Oh, Arthur..." Alfred wrapped his arms around the surprised Brit.

"Owwwwwwwww! Stop...hugging...me...let me go!"

"Oh, sorry."

"I'll find 'em, I will!" They both glanced at Poland, who was talking to himself.

"Don't worry, Liet, they're not gonna get away with this! No one takes Lithy away from me!"

Deciding not to listen anymore, they smiled at each other before going their separate ways.

"Toris? Toris?"

Alfred was searching for his friend in an alley. The place was dark, cold, and clammy.

It felt like forever; Alfred was getting more frantic by the second. Then, as he calls for him again, he sees someone.

A boy with shoulder-length brown hair looks back at him. "Toris!"

"A-Alfred?"

"Toris, it's me! Come on, let's get out of here!"

"No! It's a trap, we can't go ahead!" Toris was staring at him in concern.

"What do you mean? I don't see anyone." Alfred said as he walked away.

"Don't go, Alfre...AAAHHHHHHH! Help!"

"TORIS!" He ran back to where they were, but it was too late; Toris was already gone.

He'd failed. He'll never find Toris now. He hung his head as he started to cry.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Was all he could say.

*Beeeeeeeepppp*

Alfred opened his eyes. He sighed in relief as he realized it was all a dream.

He looked at the clock. 6:30 A.M.

At first, he wondered why the alarm went off that early. Then he remembered.

"Oh, we have the world meeting! I'd better get ready!"

And that's the end of Chapter 4.

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Signed,

Blue Cotinga Girl