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Warnings for Chapter 2: Mild Language, Violence, Extreme Attractiveness on Dark!Japan's part
Russia's POV:
After I hit the ground, I wasn't quite sure what had happened. I could have sworn Lithuania had come in the plane with us, yet he didn't jump out… And now Latvia was saying that he had been killed weeks ago? That couldn't be right.
In my confusion and frustration, I wound up taking it out on the only thing there: Latvia. Ready too swing my pipe forward for a final blow, I heard a shout from behind me, but it was too late to stop.
I found the attack interrupted by China, and instantly felt rage creep into my veins. I attacked her, not feeling any of the blows, until finally she knocked the pipe from my hands. My rage ended, I dropped to my knees, following my first instinct to apologize for taking my anger out on her. Just as I turned to apologize to the Baltic, as well, she attacked agin. I defended, my pipe forgotten but not needed. Finally, she got in a kick to my chest, and I stumbled back, breathing heavily.
Several things happened at once.
I heard Taiwan's shout, and China stopped her attacks. I pressed the smaller girl to my chest, thanking her for helping. A gunshot rang out, and my blood suddenly froze. I turned, my mouth forming into various shapes, but producing no sound. Latvia laid on the ground, blood pooling into a dark puddle on the snow.
I stood slowly, my dark glare turning into a manic grin. I would have gone after the figure that stood in the trees, but Taiwan beat me to it. I watched, still smirking in anger, as Taiwan was carried away. China started to fall, and I caught her. My expression turned sour as she spoke.
"Da, they have your sister. But they have the lives of two of my friends. Those bastards seem to have forgotten who the power lies with." My aura started to emerge again, a smile growing on my face.
"We should go reteach them, shouldn't we?"
Since it seemed as though China wouldn't be at a hundred percent very soon, I hoisted her onto my back, making sure she was alright before turning my attention to Latvia.
The bullet had gone straight to his heart, leaving him face down in the snow. I turned the small form over, brushing red snow off of his face with all the care of a porcelain doll. Ignoring the new bloodstains on my coat, I picked the boy up. Apparently, our pilot had noticed the commotion, because the plane soon landed near us.
Blinking something invisible out of my eye, I placed the limp form in the plane. China, now feeling good enough to continue, hopped off of my back, cold fury in her eyes. "Russia," She said quietly. I turned to her, keeping ahand on Latvia.
"Let's go get my sister."
I nodded slowly, taking a long time to let go of the boy and wave the pilot off. "It will be easier to track them on foot, won't it?"
Without waiting for an answer, I sped off, China keeping in step behind me. I stopped every few minutes to make sure we were going the right way, leading the way to where the Axis had made their base.
Finally, it was within sight. I drew my pipe, silently making my way up to the two guards. China held back, waiting. Both men were dead within a few seconds. An alarm sounded, and China quieted it with a quick gunshot. Not trying to be quiet anymore, I kicked down the door, my eyes settling on the monster that used to be Japan.
China was suddenly in front of me. "This is my fight. Go on ahead."
I didn't need to be told twice.
Taiwan's POV:
My vision cleared, but instead of seeing loving eyes looking down on me, I saw an immense grin and blood red eyes. "N-No!" I squirmed, but Italy leaned over me, pinning my arms to my sides. "Italy, keep her there." I glanced over, seeing Germany leaning against the wall with a gun ready. There was a loud banging from the other side of the door. Italy pulled me to a sitting position and started to tie my hands behind my back.
The door opened to reveal Russia standing in the doorway. He took a step into the room, and I heard a click next to my head. "Don't -" Italy pressed the gun harder into my temple. "Shhh."
"Take one step and Italy will shoot her." Russia froze, not wanting to risk it. Germany stepped quickly forward and used the gun butt to hit the Russian. A small scuffle ensued, but with Germany's increased strength, he won easily. A small sound of shuffling reached us, then Japan walked in, his warm brown eyes replaced with red.
"We should probably depart before the other Allies show up. I already took care of China." I struggled against Italy's grasp, shouting in outrage. "NO!" Tears streamed from my eyes as I fought, screaming, but his grip was too tight. Italy started to lead me out of the room. My yells went up an octave as I saw China sprawled on the floor, and in response Germany hoisted me back onto his shoulder. As it became clear that no one was coming to my rescue, I quieted, finally drifting to unconsciousness.
Time skip
The orange glow of a fire was all I had for light. The Axis were seated all around the camp. They knew I couldn't escape even if I tried, so they distanced themselves from me. We were slowly making our way out of Russia and towards Finland.
"Please… Please let them find me." I muttered, hugging my knees. "Hey." I turned and looked up only to feel a jacket dropped on my head. "I don't –" That's all I got out before Germany forced my head down onto a sleeping bag. "Get some sleep." I tried to sit up, but he kept a firm hand on my shoulder.
I sighed and closed my eyes, a brilliant idea coming to me. So they still had a spark of kindness in them. If they could remember how to be good… Maybe that was the secret.
Time skip
Third Person POV:
"Agh, that hurts." Russia put a hand to his forehead where he had been hit, sitting up. He grimaced as he entered the next room. "China, are you alright?" He helped the other nation up, and she growled quietly.
"That was the lat straw. First you take my sister, then pin me against my brother? When I get my hands on them again…" China made a strangling motion with her hands. Russia started into a mix of angry English and Russian. "Considering they defeated both of us easily… I'm quite a bit more than ticked off. The first person who actually wanted to be my friend, and she gets taken…" He trailed off. China patted his back softly. "Let's go get her then." Russia nodded, not trusting his voice any longer.
Time skip
Taiwan's POV:
My eyes opened after a hard bounce jerked me awake, and I realized I was inside a… carriage of some sort. I started furiously banging on the ceiling as I heard Italy's voice outside. "LET ME OUT!" I wasn't in the mood to just be passed around.
"Shh." A hand pressed against my mouth and pulled me to the floor. "Stop squirming…" whoever it was yawned. "… Or they'll hear you." This person was making no sense at all, but I complied and stopped moving. "So you're Taiwan, right…" Another yawn. "Japan's little sister…?"
"Y-Yeah, or at least what's left of him… He's turned –"
"Dark." This person sounded on the verge of sleep. It was more than a bit annoying. "Um… you sound tired. Maybe you should get some sleep?" As soon as I finished speaking the person let out a sigh and rolled over onto his side. "Let me go first, you idiot!" I squirmed and the grip tightened. Who was this, anyway?
"You should sleep, too." He said. I managed to turn over, only to be face to face with Greece, of all people. He seemed to already be asleep. I pushed away, which only served to make him pull me in tighter, resting his chin on my head.
Where was China when I really needed her? She was probably still chasing the Axis…
China's POV:
"This is my fight. Go on ahead." I spoke softly, my eyes not leaving my brother's. Russia was gone in a fraction of a second, leaving two former family member alone. "How could you do this?" I immediately shouted at him, rage twisting my features. "Taiwan is family! You sick, twisted bastard!" He completely ignored my rant, focused on tapping a rhythm along his sword. "You know, you're really annoying when you do that."
"Do what?" I asked. "Add 'aru' to the end of every sentence." Ugh, not this crap again. "I don't. What does that have to do with anything, anyway?" He smiled wickedly. "A distraction." In moments, he was on me, pinning me in place against a wall. My eyes widened.
"You got fast." I choked out. "And stronger." He finished. "I'll have to thank Britain for that before I kill him." He practically laughed at the thought of killing his former friend. Japan let me fall to the floor and threw a hard punch at my stomach, forcing all air from my lungs. I doubled over in pain, and he instantly grabbed my throat. With no air to begin with, I knew I was screwed.
He spun me, choking me with one hand and restraining me with the other. My vision blurred and my thoughts started swimming. The last thing I heard before losing consciousness was my brother's wicked laughter.
Time skip
I groaned, awareness mixed with pain slamming into me. Couldn't I just stay unconscious? It was oh-so-much more pleasant. I heard Russia speaking from the other room, and I continued lying there, livid with my brother. The man apparently saw me. "China, are you alright?" Without asking if I actually wanted to get up – which I didn't, mind you – he grabbed my hand and pulled me to my feet. "That was the last straw." I know I said more, because I could feel my lips moving, but I tuned myself out, choosing to strangle the mental image of the demon in my brother's clothes. "Considering they defeated both of us easily…" Russia pulled me from my daydream, breaking into a half Russian, half English rant about not having any friends. Well, hell, what am I? "Let's go get her." I sighed.
Time skip
Our temporary camp was by a cliff. The stars overhead looked beautiful despite what was going on. I sat on the edge, hugging my knees to my chest. I was having one of those questioning moments. What was I to the Allies? I sure as hell wasn't the leader. Not the hero, that was America. Not our best fighter, either. That had to be Russia. I could get my ass kicked by my little brother. What was I? The oldest. What a great title. I sighed, standing up. Sulking would get me nowhere.
But I didn't notice the rain-slicked stones. I slipped, grabbing a branch hanging from the side, and prayed that the twig didn't snap. But of course it did. I shut my eyes as I began to freefall.