Butlers and Nations
by RavenExpert
A Hetalia and Kuroshitsuji crossover.
Chapter 26: Don't Live in The Past
Be careful of possible bloody scenes.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own both Hetalia or Kuroshitsuji. Every rights go to their respectful owners.
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"America!? What are you-!"
"So, happy to see me again?"
"Jack! I know you're in there! Don't you dare to mislead me using America!"
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After that abrupt silence, suddenly Jack, wearing the face of America, started to talk.
"What is the oh-so powerful empire doing here?"
"What?"
"Aren't you supposed to raid the seven seas, like you used to?"
"I'm not a pirate anymore. Well, I WAS a pirate, but that's not-"
"So, you don't deny it..."
"It's the truth after all. Why should I deny it?"
"Then, it will be easy. Why should a pathetic empire like you live?"
"...Huh?"
"You can't even take care of your colonies... You're a British Empire, and yet, why are you looking so lonely? Maybe this is what they called by a lone wolf."
"I-I don't get what-"
Jack went closer to England.
"Surely you realized it... But you decided to abandon the truth and live in painful lies... I pity you, "Great Britain"..."
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England stepped backwards while he was closing his ears using both his hands.
"Damn it... Stop!"
"People both hated and admired you. Many people held a grudge against your "mighty" empire. You hurt people here and there. You know that well. You realized it."
"I said, stop it!"
England was getting frustrated, and he fell to his knees, as he kept on closing his ears.
"You were like a high-leveled criminal. You know, everything might turn to the better... No. The best, if you had shot this person back then. You're just too scared. That's all. Isn't that just... Frustrating? "England"?"
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Jack, with his manipulation ability, kept on mocking and pressuring England.
"Now what? You dare to make friends with these guys? You're just lonely. You only wanted to take advantage of them, then drove them away, like you used to do. Do you realize how many people have been hurt by that cowardly action?"
He couldn't see this through to the end, thus Japan quickly took his katana and attempted to slash Jack. He quickly stood in front of England.
"Stop it! How low of you, to weaken the enemy using his past experience!"
"What, Japan? You dare to hurt this person? The person who finally motivates you see the world? Well, he only motivates, though. You get out yourself."
Japan could only gritted his teeth. Jack was low. He IS low. That's what Japan thought at the moment.
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Unexpectedly, in the midst of that event, Sebastian chuckled a bit. He smiled evilly.
"A demon always brings their prey to the darkness. They attracted their prey by using sweet words, and then let them be swallowed by a never-ending darkness... Such is a nature of a demon... I trust Jack had gained an ability enough to manipulate another person by changing form to the person who is closest to his victims... I must say, I'm quite impressed."
"Then, I'm practically a demon, huh? It doesn't have a bad feeling to it~" Russia shrugged.
The scarf-wearing nation lowered his body, and then he dashed in a full-speed, directly towards Jack. The latter didn't notice it, and until he was about to, Russia's iron pipe was really close to his face. The next thing he knew, was that he was smashed onto a wall.
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England managed to calm himself down a bit, although he's still in no condition to fight. When looking at him, Japan knew that England won't be able to get out easily. He decided to protect England until he could recover from his current state.
Jack stood up, and his vivid, light blue eyes started to change color into the deep, Prussian blue again. He chuckled a bit.
Russia and Sebastian continued their effort to attack Jack. Using his hand armor, he blocked all of them. Japan also couldn't really concentrate. The enemy was using his friend's face in order to mislead him. The foe was quite sure that England was in a bad shape. As he continued to block the attacks, he stretched his hand towards England, creating a small dark energy.
Japan noticed it, and quickly slashed the energy. He took a quick look at England, and approached him. When he looked at his face, he was shocked.
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England's eyes were lifeless.
They looked like they're staring towards something, but they were unresponsive.
Those were a pair of blank eyes.
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England was back in the place he had in his dreams. However, this time he was back to the dark place.
"Since when I fell asleep? I was in the rooftop battling Jack..."
After a silence, he suddenly heard a voice.
"Pathetic. Just pathetic."
England was more than surprised to hear this. He closed his ears.
"You should've just called it quits. What's the point of continuing?"
"Who... this is... Jack...!?"
"You can't handle anything when you're alone... People approached you, yet you're the one who drove them away."
"Why did you even bother to manipulate me even in this situation!?"
"My main target was you to begin with. I shall finish what I do."
"Shut up!"
"England... You do want to become stronger, right?"
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Strong...
Yes.
This word is something that impacted England. Become stronger... Wasn't that everyone's wish? They wished to become strong. Stronger than everything, so they may drive anything that scares them. He could also become stronger to protect the people whom he cared about.
Wasn't that the same for England?
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"This voice..."
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The mysterious voice that came out started to soften, and it began talking like someone England knew well, and cared deeply.
"Yo, England! Dude, you do want to become stronger, right?"
"America...?"
"What's the matter with getting stronger? You can do a lot of things, right?"
"A lot of things..."
"Yeah, you can crush down every enemies you encounter, or maybe, protect those whom you cared. Wasn't that so heroic? I've always want to be a hero..."
"Says the idiotic hero, huh?"
"By becoming strong, I know that there will be more countries to form an alliance with you! That doesn't sound bad at all, right?"
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In the midst of that whole darkness, suddenly, a form appeared. It resembled America, but with different outfit. It also resembled Jack, with his demonic form.
He stretched his hand towards the despaired England, as if he wanted England to grab his hand. He was inviting England to go with him.
"Is... there really a way for me to become stronger?"
"There is... Form a contract with me, the demon. I will make sure you'll be stronger than ever, you will no longer live a weak life. Riches and everything will be on your hands, I can revive your era of pirates, and more importantly..."
"What?"
"I'll let you see America."
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This condition attracted England more than the others. Will he be overjoyed, if he met someone he cared about, who had died? However, could it be that the form is lying?
"What do you think? It's not a bad deal, right? All you have to do, is to form a contract with me. You'll receive power and strength all you want. You'll also meet your adopted younger brother. How good is that?"
"...Can I really trust your words?"
"Whether you trust me or not, that depends on yourself. But, I'll make sure I'll let you see America. With my power, I'll be able to let you."
"Heh... It's probably just another demon you created."
"Maybe, but what if I put every single of America's memories in him?"
"What do you mean?"
"When he's linked to me, I manage to take a look at his memories. I can see that you two have a complex brotherly relationship. With all my power, I will be able to make America "alive" again."
"It's still a demon."
"A demon that is bound to me. As long as I'm not dead, he'll live forever. Even though his homeland destroyed, he'll keep on living. Doesn't that mean that you will be able to see him for eternity?"
America... will live again... And not the "new" one... the old one... The same America who sacrificed himself...
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The form continued to wait patiently. Slowly, England released his hands from his ears. He stretched his hand slowly towards the inviting hand of the form. He wanted to reach that hand.
Jack smiled evilly, knowing that everything had gone exactly the way he wanted. If he was able to make England formed a contract with him, then practically all of United Kingdom will be at his hands.
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"Mr. England, please forgive me beforehand."
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When England awoke, he was lying on the floor, with Japan looking frustrated at him. He touched his cheek, and he could felt a pain on it. Looking at Japan's standing pose, he could understand immediately that Japan had slapped him.
"Japan..."
"Mr. England! Please open your eyes! What good is there if you chose to live in the past!?"
England was speechless to see Japan lectured him.
"A past is a past. This is the present! You have to live in the present, and never look back! What you should search, is not the past, but the future! Don't live in the past!"
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It seemed that Japan understood that England was trying to return to the past of when he was still a great pirate, a pirate that was so big until it screamed its name throughout the continent, even the world.
Even in the real world, Jack kept on pressuring England. Looks like that's where Japan realized about England's situation.
That came about the awkward silence, until Japan stepped forward.
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"Do you need any help to stand up?" He stretched his hand, wanting to help England.
England went to a sitting position, and sighed a bit.
"...Sorry to worry you. I'm alright now."
He grabbed the hand, and stood up, before he looked coldly towards Jack, who was busy fighting with Russia and Sebastian. He had a determined look on his eyes. They were not lifeless like before.
Then, after the awkward silence, Japan bowed to England apologetically.
"Mr. England! Please forgive me for slapping your cheek!"
"Huh? Wh-what are you talking about, Japan? You shouldn't apologize!"
"But it was very rude of me..."
"No, it's fine. If only you hadn't opened my eyes, and beaten the hell out of me, I might've surrendered to Jack already, and become his puppet. If there is anyone who should apologize, it should've been me."
"Still, I'm terribly sorry. I will treat it once we're out of here."
"I'll look forward to it."
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England and Japan looked at Jack with determined look on their faces. The latter was still busy dealing with both Russia and Sebastian. He had a time to look at the European and Asian. There, he gave a snickering smile. He sneered at them.
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Author's note:
Hiya guys! I'm hooked up with this story recently. I'm writing this while listening to America's Justice Breaker, Home Made Kazoku's Thank You! (Bleach), and Len Kagamine's Servant of Evil. They are good songs, so I recommend listening it.
Actually, I kinda having fun writing this. This is a little bit out of my main plans. My favorite part was when the "America" Jack pulled out started to manipulate England.
But... I DO hope I did this right... I mean, I hope that the bold words were manipulating enough. I don't know if they were really manipulative or not. Anyway, I'm just going to do my best to write the rest of the chapters.
But...This is also the trickiest chapter. I had to learn some more history, and so I had to revise few parts. The teachers in my school didn't teach World History, so I'm practically knew nothing of European History.
Oh, I almost forgot:
As far as my memories serve, I think England-no. United Kingdom was still an empire, which was called British Empire, during this era. I don't want to make major history mistakes. I already made few mistakes and I hated if I had to create another. The empire crumbled down in 1997, and thus returning to their current monarchy (Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm not fond of the history of Europe).
And also:
In one of the Hetalia episodes (I forgot which one, if I'm not mistaken, it's the Black Ships Have Come), America managed to let Japan opened his nation and met other countries, thus ending the 200-years of isolation. It ends in 1858 if I'm not mistaken. I'm not sure if America's the one who made Japan opened up, but I think he's the one to motivate Japan to see the world.
If you wanted to know, (WARNING! SPOILERS! (maybe)) Jack's main power is manipulation.
Thanks for reading and please review!