Disclaimer: I am not privileged enough to own the awesomeness that is Hetalia. However, I'm still working on that "owning the world thing" which will take sometime. For the meantime please hold.

Warning: Lame filler chapter is lame.

Dome

Chapter 3: ReEducation - The Welcoming

Previously:

"Private school?" my father asked.

"Yes we will pick him up tomorrow morning. He will not need to pack anything. We will provide him new things at the school."

I went into my room quickly and quietly. I pushed the door shut with a soft click and collapsed onto my bed. Private school? I hugged my pillow tightly. I didn't want to leave everyone here, I couldn't. They said they would give me new things. Does that mean that I'm staying at the school? What about my parents? What about my little sister, Petey? I haven't spent any time with her lately. I can't leave her! Sure we fight nearly constantly and call each other names but that doesn't mean that I don't love her. And what about Kiku? I'd never have a chance to make up with him. My parents hadn't even fought back! Shouldn't both me and my parents get a say in this? They'd both say that they wanted me to stay home and they couldn't bear to live without me.

I turned over on my bed and stared out the window. They would want me to stay, right? I pushed the thoughts from my head quickly. Of course they'd want me to stay. They were my parents after all. But then again…

I turned again. This time I laid on my back with my arms spread out and my head on my pillow. I didn't even know any more. Everything was so confusing. I just wanted to wake up and find out that everything had all been just a dream.

Continued:

"Arthur." I felt something shaking me lightly and groaned in annoyance. "Arthur, wake up." They whined.

I swatted half heartedly at them and turned my back towards them. I felt my bed move and my eyes suddenly flew open. I would have sprung out of bed and across the room in a matter of seconds but I had too late realized what was about to happen.

"Gah!" I exclaimed feeling the small yet heavy body land on my stomach. I curled up clutching my stomach with my eyes tightly closed. "Petey!" I growled, "I've told you not to do that!"

I slowly opened a green eye and looked at my little sister. Her blonde hair was tied back in her normal short pigtails and her blue eyes shone brightly even though it was dark.

"But you wouldn't wake up and it's our last day together!" she argued, "I just wanted to spend some time with you before you go to special school."

I sighed not being able to argue with her. "Alright, get off of me and we'll go on the porch and watch the sun rise." She jumped down from the bed and I threw off my covers. I noticed something as soon as my feet hit the ground. "Hey wait a minute!" I shouted turning towards my younger sibling who had her hands on the doorknob, "How did you know I was going to special school?"

He blinked at me and was silent as if trying to figure out what to say. "See you outside!" she yelled and rushed out the door.

I ran out after her not bothering to change out of my pajamas. I burst through the front door and found her sitting on the bench everyone had on their porches. Her playful expression had become crestfallen and calm. The sight of it had made the smile on my face droop as well. I had never thought of it before but I really was going to miss her. Even though we argued almost constantly and insulted each other it had all been just fun games. That was how we bonded. I moved over to the bench and sat down next to her. She let herself go limp and her head fell against my shoulder. I smiled softly and wrapped an arm around her.

"You jerk." The insult had no bite to it like it usually did, "Why do you have to leave?"

"If I had a choice in this, I would stay here with you, and mother, and father." I paused for a second and looked at the sky that was just beginning to brighten, "If I had my way, I would never turn sixteen. I want to go back in time and fight with you less and have more moments like this."

Petey smiled. "That'd be nice." She agreed.

Everything was silent as we just enjoyed each other's company. The sun was fully in the sky when my sibling decided to speak again. "You'll keep in touch won't you?" she asked.

"I'll write a letter especially for you every day." I promised.

Our conversations continued like this. Talking about something for not a long period of time before there was a long silent pause. It all flew by too quickly and the men who had been here yesterday were soon in front of the house. One was holding a suitcase while the other held out a neatly folded outfit.

"Go change and say goodbye." The one said as he handed me the clothes, "We'll be leaving as soon as you are finished."

I nodded in understanding and walked into the house but not before calling for Petey to also come in. I told her to get ready for school since the teachers would be coming around to pick up the students soon but truthfully I did not want her alone with those men. I did not trust them what so ever though I doubt they'd harm her. It would make them look bad as well as the government. I was worried that they would question her and even though she had no idea where I went she knew that I was gone a lot and I was always with Kiku. And that was all they needed to know.

I took as long as I could changing and getting ready. When I finally walked down the steps I could tell that it had irked them.

"Hurry up." They growled as I went to say goodbye to my parents.

I shot them a glare and bid goodbye to my parents receiving a hug from both and a kiss from my mother. Saying goodbye to Petey was by far the hardest.

"Now you be good for mom and dad." I said hugging her tightly, "You have to help them through this, alright? Give them hugs and kisses everyday and reassure them. I'll see you on May 19th and I'll write to you every day."

One of them men behind me cleared his throat warning me to quicken my farewells. I shot him a glare over my shoulder but he remained unfazed.

I planted a swift peck on Petey's forehead and ruffled her hair. "Goodbye, Petey." I said standing up and walking over to the men. "Ok." I sighed, "I'm ready."

We walked out the door with one on either side of me. We barely made it to the porch when Petey called after me. "Arthur!" she cried running to me and wrapping me in a hug from behind, "Arthur, please don't leave!" Tears were slipping down her cheeks making it hard for me not to cry as well.

I hugged her back. "I have to." I said softly, "I don't want to go either, trust me."

"I love you big brother!" she hugged me tighter and buried her head in my stomach.

It took all of my strength to peel her off. "I love you too, Petey. And I know this is hard for you but you have to be strong right now." I felt my eyes start to well with tears but I blinked them back. I couldn't let her see me cry so I forced a smile.

I walked away from her slowly each step felt like a stab at my heart.

"You better write you jerk!" She yelled.

I turned back with a smile on my face. "As soon as you stop being so spoiled you brat!" I called back to her. She had a crooked smile on her face even though she was crying.

The government men had stopped as soon as they got off the porch and I stopped as well. The teachers were guiding the older children to school in their lines. I watched as they passed by. I probably looked like a criminal to them so I decided to look at their feet instead of their surprised and disapproving looks. My eyes widened and I looked up. There was a gap in the lines which meant that someone was missing. I looked at the people around the spot and noticed them quickly. Kiku. Where was he? His spot was empty. Had he fallen sick? But he couldn't have. People rarely get sick here. I looked around the lines and finally found Yao at the end of the lines.

"Kiku!" I yelled to him, "Where is he?"

Yao looked at me silently. He didn't have to say anything, his eyes said it all. He didn't know but he was just as worried as I was. I watched him leave with the lines sadly but my thoughts were quickly stolen from me as one of the men grabbed my upper arm and pulled me along. Clearly they were upset that I had taken so long and made us wait for the lines to pass. I yelped in surprise but remained quiet for the rest of the trip as I attempted to memorize buildings and turns. I didn't know how long we had been walking or where we even where after a while. The buildings all looked the same and it felt as if they were just going in circles. After the fifteenth left turn (or was it the nineteenth?) I had given up and just kept my eyes on the ground letting my thoughts wonder.

I thought about where I was being taken. I wondered what it would look like and what would happen to me. Maybe I would finally find out what had happened to all of those people who had just simply vanished. I had often found my thoughts lingering on these people in the past and I had come up with several possibilities. It was possible that they were being treated for a sickness they had contracted and were unable to return until they had gotten better. Another theory was that they had been relocated to a different part of the town but their family had remained so that had been eliminated. Though there was a multitude of things that could have happened, the one that worried me most was the thought that they had all simply been disposed of. It was the entire concept of the idea that disturbed me. The knowledge that I was living under people who would simply do away with anyone for just getting sick or asking questions was the prime source of my dismay. The only reason for me not being taken away sooner was that I had never openly doubted the system. My mind was the only one who had heard these thoughts except for Kiku.

My eyes landed on wood instead of the normal cobblestone streets and I looked up meeting a wooden door. It was exactly like all of the other front doors in the city but there was something more about it. It seemed to loom over me arrogantly and mock me. It acted very odd for a door. Most doors were silent but this one was rather loud. Almost alive. I followed one of the official's hands as he placed it in the middle of the wood. It was rather quick but I think that I saw something like a ripple as if the door were made of water and a stone had been dropped in it. Finding it rather peculiar, I passed it off as a trick of the light or my mind playing tricks on me because I had been walking for too long. There was a soft click before the door swung open at a pace that was neither too quick nor too slowly. It looked perfectly normal from what I could see however the feeling it gave off was misgiving. I felt a hand on my back before I was pushed none too gently into the building. The door closed the same way it had opened as soon as we were all out of its way. I was lead into the kitchen where my eyes met a door in the back of it.

I had never seen a door in that spot before. Not in my house and not in Kiku's. Even when looking through the kitchen window of other's homes I had seen no door. I looked over my shoulder to see that the curtains were shut over the large window that usually let in more light than what was needed. The door swung towards us and I was pushed through it and down long winding steps. We traveled through a long hallway with absolutely no light where I stumbled about blindly for a while. I could hear the men snicker behind me but instead of letting me make a complete fool of myself for much longer, my upper arms were grabbed once again and I was dragged down the hallway. The sound of creaking metal collided with my ears while I was blinded by a very bright white light. I shielded my eyes and blinked in an effort to get used to the light.

"Welcome." Said a heavy yet feminine voice, "To ReEducation."

So basically this chapter had nothing important in it... we met Fem!Sealand... yay? (she looks like: www. zerochan .net/216440 by the way)

And we have more names!

Thank you for suggesting all of the names but there were some that stuck out that I felt fit the characters:

Wy - Wynn (Winn suggested by Yuu-chi)(I actually had considered this name (with the y) but pushed it off before then it got suggested and I thought it was cute)

Seaborga - Luca (suggested by Choco-Pocky-Usa-chan)(nearly choose Marcell (suggested by Yuu-chi) but I'm biased for that name because there is a gas drilling company with a smiliar name that I loathe.)

Cyprus - Deniz (suggested by Choco-Pocky-Usa-chan)(I keep wanting to write Denzi instead of Deniz but that is what autocorrect in word is for)

Osaka - Kazuki (suggested by Choco-Pocky-Usa-chan)(It seems to fit him cause the chibi picture I found of him looks fun and the name sounds fun)

This leaves Picardy (who I have found on the map). Why Picardy? Why are you so hard to name? And why do you always have cat ears? I think you'd be cuter without them.

Anyways, I have all of their pictures (although I think the picture I found of Cyprus was a fanpicture of Libya but it works) I can put links for them up here next chapter or I can send them out. Either way I get to look up the links again... yay... Oh well no biggie. (I have all of the links I went and found them)

Other info: Published: September 5th, 2011. Words: 2,264 Written: September 5th, 2011.