Gilberte sat up startled and blinked the light from her eyes. She had just woken up a moment ago on a couch in what seemed to be a piano room. She had had that dream again, the one where she was in an unfamiliar house with the strange man and the scary frying pan lady. She suddenly jolted out of her tiredness as she took in her surroundings. This was the exact same room from her dream! She was excited; these people knew her from before and she was sure they would be willing to help.
She stood up and went off to explore the other rooms in hopes of finding these people, Ludwig, and the others. Come to think of it, where were they? She pondered this when she heard what seemed to be the sound of a conversation taking place in the room before her. She grabbed the crystal doorknob and slowly pulled the door open, taking a step in.
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"And that's the situation." Germany ended as he put down his cup of tea and stared expectantly at the Austrian in front of him.
"I see. We will do everything we can to help once I tell Elizabeta about it. He may be a self-absorbed idiot, but he is still an old acquaintance." Roderich said as he took a sip of his tea.
"Vielen Danke Österreich, for your help is much appreciated." Ludwig said smiling and stood up, holding out his hand for a handshake.
"You're quite welcome, Ludwig. Now let's go check up on sleeping beauty." Austria said as he got up from the coach and shook Germany's hand. They both headed to the door and walked out into the hallway to go find Prussia.
Germany and the others had arrived there a few hours early with a bundle of silver hair and blue blankets in Ludwig's arms. After they had been let in by a very confused Austrian, who had been playing the piano while Hungary was cleaning the storage out, Lovino had demanded an empty room, grabbed Prussia, and gently laid her on one of the coaches in the piano room down the hall. Roderich had questioned them and Ludwig had promised to explain as he sent the others out to try and find some suitable clothes for the Prussian. They were unwilling but they left, leaving Germany to clarify the situation to Austria. Ludwig had described everything to Roderich and had asked for the aristocrat's help, who in turn sympathized with him and agreed.
"Here we are." Austria said as he turned the crystal door knob, letting the two enter into the room where they had last left Gilberte.
"Where is she?" Ludwig asked as he just stared blankly at the spot where his schwester had been.
"I don't know. Let's go find her before she 'accidentally' puts the house on fire." Austria exclaimed as he dashed out of the doorway and down the hall.
"I hope she's alright…" Germany said as he slowly closed the door behind him, giving the room one last look before following Austria down the hallway.
His sister, Prussia, was gone and he prayed it was for the simple reason of going to explore than what he feared it could be. He didn't want the Prussian to disappear no matter what he said. Ever.
Gilberte gasped in surprise at the sight she found behind the door. She quickly covered her mouth to hide the little outburst and hid behind the now open doorway. When she had slowly opened the door she had been expecting just some storage room and boxes, or maybe her brother and the others talking to the master of the house. Instead, she found a woman with light brown hair with a beautiful pink flower in it, wearing a green and white dress. The woman had been looking over some old dusty items from inside the many boxes of the room, smiling or scowling over them, and recounting old memories when the Prussian had entered. She seemed familiar to Prussia, but she still hid behind the door and stared at the woman in wonder when it suddenly hit her.
This was the frying pan woman from my dream! She thought as she squirmed further behind the door in a desperate attempt to conceal herself.
Suddenly the woman turned around and exclaimed, "I know you're here, so why don't you just come out already?"
"Ah, yes, h-hello there." Gilberte said as she slowly stepped out from behind the door, face down and hands behind her back.
"Hello, what are you doing here? My name is Elizabeta, what's yours? Where did you come from?" The lady, Elizabeta, asked kindly as she stood up and dusted herself off.
"Um, my name's Gilberte and I came here to find help with my friends, because while I was behind the Berlin Wall, something happened to me and I lost my memory. We are trying to get it back." Gilberte managed to say as she looked up to the scary lady who was now right in front of her. The woman put a hand on her shoulder, causing Gilberte to jump a little.
"I see. Don't worry! I'll help you, and I'm sure Roderich will too!" She smiled reassuringly as she patted Prussia on the back.
"Dankeschön." Prussia said as she continued to blush furiously, when she suddenly felt a hand grab hers.
"Let's go and see if we can find Roderich or your friends." Elizabeta said with a smile as she led Prussia out into the hall.
"Okay." Gilberte said as she let herself be led around the house in search of the others.
I wonder where they could be? She thought as they continued their search through the large house.
"Where could she have gone?" Austria asked as he raced through the halls with Ludwig in search of the female albino.
"I don't…wait, isn't that her over there with Hungary?" Ludwig said as he spotted the two at the end of the hall seeming to be searching for something.
"Why, I believe you are right!" Austria said as he quickened his pace and grew close to them. "Hungary? Gilberte?"
"If you don't mind me asking, why were you looking through those boxes before?" Prussia asked as she opened yet another door, only to find an empty dark room.
"Well, I also recently came out from behind that dreaded wall and was looking through some old memories." She replied as she smiled sadly. "I had a friend who was also behind the Berlin Wall. He was always smiling and making jokes, claiming how awesome he was, but I haven't seen him in quite a long time." She explained as she looked down towards the floor, tears forming in her eyes, "I'm sorry for tearing up, it's just-"
"Don't worry, it's okay. I'm sure your friend is alright and that you'll see him soon." Prussia comforted her with a pat on the back and lifted her face up to her ruby red eyes and smiled.
"K-Köszönöm, I needed to hear that." Elizabeta said with a genuine smile on her face.
Her smile is contagious, just like his…… She thought as she stared at Gilberte.
"Hungary?" Elizabeta looked up towards the voice that had just called her name.
"Roderich?" She asked curiously as she peered down the hallway and instantly brightened. Austria is here! She thought as she raced towards him pulling Gilberte with her. "Come on! Let's ask him about getting some help for you!" Hungary yelled as she almost ran straight into Austria. "Ah, Ludwig is here too?" She smiled and gave a wave to the German.
Ludwig gave a nod her way in response when he noticed Prussia and just stared at her. "Gilberte, where have you been! I was so worried……" Germany said as he uncharacteristically pulled the girl into a bone-crushing hug and wouldn't let go until Prussia asked him to in order to breathe.
"You know each other?" Hungary asked curiously.
"Oh right, let me explain the situation to you dear." Austria said as he led them into the piano room and sat everyone down on the couch.
One Explanation Later…….
"I see…that's horrible!" Hungary gaped as she turned towards Prussia with a pitying look. "I'm sorry I did not recognize you. I am Elizabeta of the country Hungary." She said, for once being kind towards the Prussian and thought back to the conversation they had early in the hallway and blushed with embarrassment. "About our conversation before in the hall…I-I well, I missed you, ya stupid idiot!" She yelled and pulled Gilberte into a bone crushing hug. They stood there awkwardly for a while when suddenly there was a flash of light from the window.
"What the hell?" Germany said as he turned his head towards the source of light. "Who's there? Show yourselves!" He demanded as he angrily walked to the window sill.
"Gomenosai Ludwig-san, I just saw them hugging and thought it as a once in a lifetime chance…" Kiku trailed off, embarrassed as he stepped out of the bushes and bowed before turning towards Hungary and Prussia. "I am sorry for what I did, do you forgive me?" He asked flustered and bowed again.
"Don't worry, it's quite alright." Prussia said and smiled, causing Japan to blush a bit.
"Yeah, it's alright, Kiku." Elizabeta said and pat him on the back before whispering into his ear, "Can I get a copy of that? And one for the club memory book of course!' Then she gave him another pat on the back and waved good-bye to him, of course only after he had agreed to her terms.
"So what do you need us to do to help you?" Austria asked as he cleared his throat to get their attention.
"We wanted to know if you still happened to have Arthur's spell book or have an idea to get her memories back." Germany asked hopefully.
"I'm afraid I gave that book to Ivan after I finished with it." Hungary said apologetically.
"Why don't you go to Russia, get the book back, and try and find out what happened to her. After all, people always say 'go back to the source,'" Roderich suggested.
"I don't know if she is willing to go back there." Ludwig said as he gave a glance his sister's way, who seemed to be shaking just at the mention of the Russian's name.
"Nien, I can do it." She said with a reassuring smile, at least it seemed reassuring. But Germany knew his sister could tell he knew she was afraid. Yet he knew she wouldn't give up. With a sigh he got up, thanked Austria and Hungary for their help, and took Prussia with him to where he was supposed to meet the others. He was just about to give up and go look for them when he spotted the group coming up the road bickering. Just great! He thought and rubbed his forehead, feeling a migraine already beginning to form.
"I think we should have bought that beautiful dress that was in that store, il étaitmagnifique!" Francis said as he smiled towards a grumpy Italian's way.
"Shut up, bastard! That dress was not something a woman should wear. These are normal clothes." He said as he gestured towards the clothes and acted like he was talking to a three year old.
Amazingly enough, Spain and Italy were just walking behind the two and chatting up a storm like nothing was happening.
"Alright, let's go to Russland then." Germany said as he and the other's turned to walk down the path to the airport, fear instantly plastered onto their faces of what was to come. This was going to be a long day.
A/N: Hey everyone sorry for the late update I kept getting distracted and stuff! Though I'm pretty sure this chapter is longer than my usual chapters…… Anyway I was thinking since the next chapter is the second to last, should I make a collection of omakes as the final final chapter? Thanks to my Beta Pk Phoenix for doing this chapter for me!~ See you all next chapter! Reviews of you please ma'am, it would make me oh so happy. Hasta Luego!
-Akai
