Chapter 4

"Drat that William, left her in the middle of the night so he could go drinking." I heard Arthur mutter quietly.

"He is a bloody git, something could have happened to her if we had been later." Lleu whispered.

"What if something happens to Cody?"

"How would we te-.."

"I have a feeling this won't g-…"

"Arthur, Lleu. Kiku is here." Cailean whispered from the door. Lleu walked out of the room and left me with Arthur.

"I want to go see Cody." I whispered. Arthur, not knowing I was awake, was clearly startled.

"You can't, he is in very bad condition, so are you." Arthur said quietly.

"I know, but I really, really need to see him!" I cried. Arthur looked at me with sympathy. After a few seconds of contemplating, he held his hand out to help me get out of bed.

"Here, be very quiet though. I don't want to startle him." Arthur whispered and brought me to the room in which Cody had been staying in.

I gasped and quietly ran to his side. Burns covered his entire body and scars were running along his features.

"Cody…" I quietly sobbed, holding his hand. I felt him squeeze back. I looked up and he had opened his eyes.

"Don't worry 'bout me, my Sheila. We 'ave gotten through this b'fore." He whispered and then got into a coughing fit. I kept on holding his hand, until Kiku came upstairs.

"Greetings Sheila, Cody." Kiku said in a small voice. Cody grunted while I waved.

"Excuse me Sheila, but you must leave. I will tend to you in a while." Kiku said and walked over to Cody's side with a bag of medical supplies. I squeezed Cody's hand one last time and left the room sadly.

"Ya re'lly should get back to sleep, s'only five in the mornin'." Cailean said from behind me. I turned around and saw that he was exhausted from the long night. He noticed the way I was looking at him and shook his head.

"Yer the one whose hurt, not me. Get t' sleep." He said, more quietly this time, and smiled. I lightly smiled back and walked slowly back to my room to sleep.

Wrenching pain tore across my back and I screamed out loud. I tried to reach for my back, and felt a warm liquid on my hand, pulling back, I noticed that it was covered in my own blood.

The pain came again, and I writhed and screamed.

"Kiku! We need you over here! Quick!" Arthur yelled from outside the door which burst open.

"Shit shit shit shit! Ok Sheila, j-just calm down, stop moving. Just lie there ok? Kiku is going to help you. Oh shiiiiit, what the bloody hell is going on!" Arthur cried, quickly turning on the television.

"And that was your early morning news on politics. I'm Nora Jameson, Goodbye Britain." Said the News Lady.

"NO! I need the news on New Zealand and Australia! C'mon!" Arthur yelled. Kiku ran through the door and was quickly working to save this countries life.

Arthur's POV

I sighed and shook my head. This really was a nightmare, for all of us. William didn't even care that two very important countries, one of them his own nephew, were on the brink of destruction.

Finally the news channel changed subjects and was back on the live report.

"The condition in Australia is lightning up. Fire crews have been working all through the day to help put down the fires. Also, the dams have been fixed and the floodwater is starting to go to the right floodways." Arthur sighed in relief.

"Oh good it's getting better."

"But the condition in New Zealand is gradually getting worse. Tremors are shaking the ground, causing some destruction and landslides all across the country. A landslide has fallen on the Town of Levin and it's been totally destroyed. The death toll in New Zealand is so far 300 people, not including the village.

If a relative of yours lives in New Zealand, do not panic. You will be able to try and reach your relatives in the later morning."

Sheila groaned from the other side of the room.

"Arthur, its terrible. You are going to need to keep a close eye on them." Kiku said, walking towards me. I buried my face in my hands.

"Do whatever you can Kiku. We can't afford to lose them."

Gilbert's POV

I woke up, due to Gilbird flying around my head noisily. I hit him with the back of my hand and he flew away.

"Ahh! Another awesome day for the awesome me!" I exclaimed, getting up out of bed.

Someone started playing piano from downstairs and I grumbled. Ludwig had sent me to live with Roderich for awhile, apparently he was 'busy'. How can someone be too busy for someone so awesome?

I walked downstairs to go bother Roddy to make me breakfast.

"Hey Roddy! Stop playing that annoying thing! Now go make that awesome breakfast for me!" I yelled and lounged on the couch.

"I will once you actually put clothes on." Roderich complained and continued playing the piano.

"Kesese! I'm too awesome for clothes! And I'm hungry, so go make me breakfast!" I yelled again. Roderich sighed and got up off the bench. I laughed at him as Gilbird hopped on top of my head

Ding Dong….

"Gilbert will you get that?" Roderich yelled from the kitchen. I groaned and got up, swatting Gilbird off of my head.

"Hello?" I asked opening the door.

"Hola Gilbert!" Came Antonio's cheery voice. Then he noticed I wasn't wearing any pants or shirt.

"Eso es asqueroso! Put some clothes on!" He yelled. I snickered and let him in.

"So what are you doing here so early in the morning?" I asked him.

"Pero Gilbert! It's already 11!" He exclaimed. I grinned and sat down on a lounge chair.

"Well then, why are you here?" I asked him.

"Ahh, I was bored." Antonio said, "hey Roddy, got any tomatoes?" Roderich threw a tomato at Antonio who caught it and took a bite.

"But really mi amigo, put some clothes on!" he exclaimed. I laughed and walked up to my room.

"Now to find an awesome outift..." I muttered, going through my closet.

Once I got back downstairs, Antonio was watching the television with a very worried look.

"Sheila..." He murmered sadly.

"Eh Antonio? What's with the long face?" I asked him, running down the stairs. If Antonio was sad, the worst possible thing was probably happening. Antonio pointed to the television screen.

"Electricity has returned to the main city, you can try and contact people there. But the rest of New Zealand has yet to gain electricity. The death toll has now risen to 400, due to the latest landslides and avalanches.

Another wave of forest fires have sprung on Australia, so please be careful."

"Oh my..." I gasped.

"Sheila mi hermosa!" Antonio cried out in spanish. I actually liked that girl...

"We must go check on her!" Antonio exclaimed, "But where does she live?"

"Well, I think I know what road she takes home! I caught her with my awesome trap!" I exclaimed.

"Here you go Gilbert, your breakfast." Roderich sighed.

"Were going on a trip! Bye Roddy!" I yelled and ran out the door, leaving Roderich standing there with my breakfast.

"Well this was the spot where I awesomely caught her!" I exclaimed.

"Ahh, and what were you planning to do with her, mi amigo?" Antonio asked, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Exactly! Kesese!" I laughed.

"Oh my, it is hot outside." I said, squinting.

"You are not used to hot weather?" Antonio asked.

"No, it's not awesome enough." I said.

"Yikes! It's a fire! A fire! A fire!" Antonio yelled. Sure enough, I looked over into the bushes and a huge wild fire had started.

"Awesome!" I yelled.

"But think about Cody! He's probably suffering! Vamos date prisa!" Antonia exclaimed. I listened to him, and continued walking.

It was about noon when I noticed a house in the distance.

"Antonio, I think that's it!" I yelled, pointing to the house.

"Sheila mi amor! I'm coming for you!" Antonio yelled and ran ahead of me. I shook my head, knowing that she loathed all of us. After 30 seconds of running, Antonio became tired and stood there, panting.

"Maybe running is not a good idea." He panted. I grinned and we soon reached the house.

"Hola? Sheila?" Antonio called out, stepping into the house.

"Sheila? Cody? Where are you guys?" I yelled out.

"Mira esto! A note from Arthur! It's for a commonwealth meeting, which was yesterday..."

"Then they are at the house of UK! Quick! We must go!" I yelled and we started running towards the UK!

~Translations~

Eso es asqueroso: That's Disgusting!

Pero: But

Sheila, mi Hermosa: Sheila, my beautiful!

Vamos date prisa!: Let's hurry up!

Mira esto!: Look at this!