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Chapter 8

England sighed as he reached his home and entered the kitchen. He had just returned from the trip to Canada's house, and he was already starting to feel worn out before even looking at any of his books. Deciding to make some tea before starting his research, England started the kettle and slouched against the counter as he began to think. He really hoped that Canada would think wisely about the idea of using the spell; for both her sake and the sake of her ever being in any kind of relationship with Prussia again. What could he say, he may not be the largest fan of Prussia or notice Canada all that much, but even he could see that the man seemed to have a good effect on the usually introverted Canadian.

The kettle for his tea sounded, taking him out of his thoughts long enough for him to fill a cup with his favorite drink. After letting it cool for a moment, he took a sip and allowed the taste and aroma to clear his head. He then took his mostly filled cup with him to his study and placed it on the desk. Looking at the shelves where he kept his books on potions and spells, he could not help but give an overwhelmed sigh. It was true that there were several volumes he almost knew by heart, but there were even more which he had not picked up in hundreds of years. If there was another spell which could turn Canada back into a boy, it would take him a while to find it.

Several days had passed since he gave the option to Canada, and England was for the most part done researching for an alternative spell. During his study, he had found several spells which could temporarily turn the girl back into a boy along with some which would turn her into a male permanently except as a different species, but none of which were what they were looking for. That is, none except for the spell he told her about when the question was asked.

Along with looking in to other spells, he had also looked at more of what this specific spell would entail. Side effects were mostly the normal lot; some memory loss, acting as a more feminine male, and lack of sleep being the main culprits. What worried him more was the fact that on several occasions there was chance for him to slip up. One fraction of a second of not concentrating enough, a slip of the tongue, ingredients not being prepared with the ultimate amount of care could all lead to the spell going out of control and bringing physical or mental harm to both him and Canada. If she was serious, then he would need to use all of the caution and concentration he could muster.

Shortly after finishing his research, Canada called him to ask about the spell. To her questions, he gave all of the answers he could. He then told her, "As you can imagine, this is not the kind of spell to be used on a whim. Are you absolutely sure that you want to go through with it? No second thoughts?"

Canada paused for a moment. It was true that she was still waiting for Prussia to apologize, but it had been almost a month since they fought and he had not even talked to her since. Certainly if he still wanted to be with her he would have at least called to say hi, right? And if he did not want to then why should she not take the opportunity to get her old life back, even if it was technically against the law? Agreeing with the questions in her mind, she gave a sharp nod only to then say "yes" after remembering that England would not be able to see her.

England then paused for a moment himself, mostly due to surprise that the young nation wanted to go through with it. At last he said, "All right then…it'll take me a little while to track down all of the things needed."

"How long do you think it will take?" Canada asked, almost cutting England off.

"About one to two months I would guess, possibly longer for some of the more bizarre items. I'll call you when I have them all," England said while looking at the list in his book.

"Is there anything that I'll need to do?" Canada asked, wanting to feel like a help since it was her wish.

"At the moment I don't think so. Simply come over when I am ready to do the spell and follow my directions from there," England said; glancing through the spell just to make sure.

Canada thought about this for a moment before agreeing. If simply following directions was the most that she could do at the moment, then that was that. It was certainly better than arguing with him and the idea gave her something to look forward to. After agreeing, she said thank you and good bye to England before hanging up. She hoped that he could finish whatever he needed to do quickly, before any second thoughts actually did come.

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