Does Berwald Remind Anyone Else Of A Lumbering Bear?
Something woke Berwald up. It was probably the feeling of distress that suddenly overwhelmed his senses. Blinking blearily up at the ceiling, he immediately grabbed his glasses and went to find Tino.
His sixth sense (as always) had led him right. Now down the stairs Tino rushed up to him, looking absolutely miserable. Someone will die and Who did this? were the first two thoughts to come to mind as he glanced about. What happened? followed shortly after, just in case it was not something someone did. After all, he just saw Eduard. He doubted that Eduard would have done anything to upset Tino so much.
"Berwald? Did you let Hanatamago in?"
Berwald did not even have to wait for Tino to finish that question to know what was wrong. He shook his head and immediately went back up the stairs to get dressed. Dog missing. Had to go find the dog. Where would Hana have gone? Hanatamago knew not to run off on his own and he was so well behaved... Berwald could not think of anything that would change that.
Well, he would find out soon.
Returning down the stairs, Berwald finished pulling on his coat as Tino had grabbed his own, already rearing to go and Eduard standing there, seeming rather awkward. Eduard was not an animal person. Still, Berwald appreciated the fact that he had stuck around to look for Hana despite that. The other two began calling and Berwald looked up and around for a little bit before he decided to look down and around.
It seemed as if nothing was wrong. Other than for the fact Hana was not there Berwald could almost believe that. So he headed out of the yard and started down the road. The first thing he decided he would worry about was if the elder of the Im brothers had decided that he needed a test subject again. Berwald had not been joking when he had told him that he would beat his brains in if he stole their dog again. That had been years ago, which was probably why Tino had not thought about it.
Berwald doubted that was the case, but he was going to check anyway. Walking straight up to Young Sil's door, he knocked on it a few times, loudly, so as to make certain that Young Sil would hear it.
It took a few minutes, but soon enough the door was cracked open and the grin of Young Sil could be seen. Until Young Sil saw who it was, of course, the grin vanished soon after. "Oxenstierna?"
"Where's m' dog?"
"I don't have him!"
And the door was slammed shut. Berwald continued to watch the door for a little longer before he decided that if Young Sil really did have Hanatamago he would have acted more guilty than nervous and so turned to walk away.
"What were you doing?" Tino asked as he walked down the stairs from the door.
"Askin' if h' saw Hanat'mago," Berwald shrugged. Tino nodded and continued to call for the dog. Berwald watched him walk away before trying to think of the next best place to look for Hana would be.
Berwald did not have to think too long about that, because he suddenly could hear (just faintly) the sound of a dog barking. A small dog barking, so it was not as if he was mistaking one of Ludwig's dogs for it. He turned his head to look up the hill and then started to walk in the direction.
"Berwald?"
"Hana," he responded as he continued in that direction. If it turned out that Hanatamago was just messing around, making Tino worry for nothing...
He was going to be in so much trouble.
Notes:
Well, I accept the reasoning other people have for Hanatamago being a girl, but I think I will keep the dog as a 'him'. Because it is Hetalia, so just because someone wants a name like Charlotte does not necessarily mean they are female. Hopefully no one cares too much about my interpretation.
Young Sil = North Korea. It took me forever to come up with the name, but I think it is appropriate. Well, as appropriate as bringing up either Korean in Hetalia can be.
