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Chapter seven

Several days had passed since Prussia and Canada's fight, and by that time most of the usual gossip listeners had heard of what happened. This, of course, came to the enjoyment of everyone who did not like the relationship between the two and caused the couple much more strife. Canada was determined to keep the vow she made after the fight, and found the rush of male nations wanting to try picking her up on the rebound quite annoying.

After forcibly kicking one said suitor out of her front door and slamming it on him, she went to her living room grumbling. There she sat down and pulled her phone out to find a list of missed calls and text messages from "concerned friends" but none of them was the one which she was hoping for; Prussia. What could she say, the fact that she refused to remove the ring he gave her was proof enough that she was still hoping for him to call and say that he was sorry and would never do it again. He had not called, however, which only made her more depressed.

She was not sure how long she had been staring between the cell and her ring, but she stopped when she heard a knock on the door. Upon hearing the knock she sighed and got out of her seat, grabbing her hockey stick in case it was yet another unwanted guest. Looking through the peep hole first, she saw that her guest was England.

Hiding her hockey stick as well as she could behind her back, she slowly opened the door and welcomed him. He smiled at the welcome and said, "Hello Canada, I heard what happened between you and Prussia and wanted to apologize."

Canada inwardly groaned when she heard the first part, only to then look at him surprised when he apologized. To this she asked, "What are you apologizing for?"

He gave a slight smile and blush before he said, "Let's just say that I know what it's like to have someone cheat on you."

Canada paused at this with a slight blush before she gave a slight nod. They were then silent for some more time before England began to ask, "So then how are you-,"

"-doing? Please don't ask, England, I've had so many other nations come and ask me that question that I'm sick of it," Canada said while moving so that England could enter the house. He was being civil, and she figured that it would not hurt to have someone to talk to who was not obviously trying to flirt. Even so, it did not stop her from carrying her hockey stick with her and placing it within arm's reach. She could not help but smile slightly when she noticed his face pale.

"So you've been getting a lot of guests recently," England stated while sitting in a chair across from her.

Canada gave out a slight sigh and said, "Yes, and I can't believe it I'm already sick of it. I can't believe I'm saying this but I miss my old life where I had as much free time as I wanted."

England nodded silently to this before saying, "It's understandable, with so many changes to your lifestyle in such a short amount of time."

"I just don't understand why everyone is caring so much. And then Prussia and those pictures," Canada began only to trail off as she thought about the pictures.

"Well as for all of us guys giving you attention, can you really blame us? After all, it's not every day that someone like us becomes a lovely, young girl," England said matter-of-factly. This received a threatening glare from Canada, followed by a short nod. England then continued, "As for Prussia, I really am not sure what he was thinking. Most likely he was just being a drunken idiot…not that I'm trying to defend him, of course."

Canada nodded again and whispered, "I'd like to know who took those pictures, even if it won't really change anything.

"Why do you say that?" England asked.

"Because while it's broken me and Prussia up, I don't want to be with anyone else…it's complicated but…," Canada began only to then think for a moment.

"You know, if there's anything I can do to help I'll try my best," England said, intrigued as to what she wanted.

"…anything?" Canada asked after a pause to think. It was true that England practiced magic and such and therefore could work miracles, but could he do the thing which crossed her mind.

"Of course, love. What would you like?" England asked.

Canada paused again and blushed. Even if he could grant her request there was nothing saying that he would. At last she said, "It's just that, I'm so tired of all of this drama that has come up since the attack. I think that what I really want is my old life back. Back when Prussia and I were only friends so his actions didn't hurt me, and back when I could go about my life without all of the disturbances."

"I know Canada, changes can be hard, but it's something that you can pull through. Besides, I can't exactly change the minds of the entire world," England said, not completely sure what she was getting at.

Canada shook her head in response before saying, "You don't need to change the world, just me. Use your magic or whatever to change me."

England paused for a moment, giving Canada a peculiar glance to see if she was thinking seriously. He had turned plenty of people into plenty of things before, but that did not mean that he would want to do so if it proved dangerous. At last he asked, "And what would you want to be turned into?"

"I want to be myself again. Myself as a boy," Canada said sternly.

England blinked when he heard this answer. Sure, right after the attack he had toyed with giving Canada that option, even to the point of looking up to see if it was possible to use magic to turn him into a boy permanently. The problem became that the spell had several intricate parts which could turn disastrous. Due to this and the fact that she seemed to be growing used to her new self, England had forgotten the idea of ever telling her.

After noticing that he had been silently thinking for sometime, he looked up to see Canada's pleading face. To this he asked, "There is a spell which I looked up early which would turn you back into a boy, but there is a very good chance that it will go wrong or cause side effects. Are you certain that you would want to go through with it?"

Canada paled slightly at the idea of the spell backfiring and asked, "What exactly could go wrong?"

"…Anything really. The spell to make you permanently a boy has many parts which require a large amount of concentration. Any part could backfire and have untold effects. I'm not trying to tell you no, but I feel that you have the right to know exactly what you are going into."

Canada paused for a moment before asking, "Is there only one spell which could work? I'm sorry, I'm not exactly all that knowledgeable about this, but it just seems kind of vague to me."

England nodded and said, "There may be some more spells in some of my other books, but I kind of doubt it. Tell you what, why don't you think about the idea some more while I look into it some more, alright. Then if you decide that you really must have this then I can hopefully tell you a little more about what to expect."

Canada agreed to this idea and got up as England made for the door. She would need to think a bit more in depth if that was her only option to become fully a male again along with if her slim chance of getting back together with Prussia was worth continuing as a girl.

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