Author's Note: Okay, so, Iceland gets some screen time! I watched the English dub of the episode of the Nordics on you tube the other day and a billion times today. The one where Iceland shows the others his DNA results and it *SPOILER ALERT* says he's Norway's brother. That one. That's where a lot of the banter between Emil (Iceland) and Lukas (Norway) come from. Emil says 'Luka." I intentionally put that there, it's not a spelling error. Anyway, hope ya like it!
Light shined up from the symbol on the floor, Valentin, Arthur, and Lukas whispering strange words, their clothes rippling from and invisible wind when- "Hey! Luuukkkaaaaaa!" The basement door slammed open, revealing Lukas' little brother, Emil. Lukas groaned in irritation, "Emil! What do you want? Can't you see we're busy? Go away, I'll play with you later." Emil skipped down a few steps before stopping, hand on the railing. "Luka! I want to play with you guys, mom said to let me." the little boy skipped down the rest of the stairs, stopping at the bottom. "I told you not to call me that. Call me Big Brother if you're going to call me anything." Lukas pouted, putting his hands on his hips and glaring at his little brother. "Never!" Emil shouted, running in circles around the three older boys. Valentin giggled at this, finding it adorable. "Who are you?" He asked the little boy, bending down to meet him. "My name's Emil! I'm Luka's little brother." Emil introduced himself, stopping his rounds around the group. "Fine, little bro, if you're going to be down here, you're going to have to sit over there." Lukas gave in, pointing to the old couch some feet away. "Aww, that's sweet of you to let your little brother stay, Luka." Valentin teased. Lukas glared at Valentin for a moment before turning to his littler brother. "Emil, you can stay, you just have to say one thing."
Emil glared at his brother before sneering, "I'm not saying that!" Lukas crossed his arms, "Then you can't stay." Valentin and Arthur started snickering at the scene of the bickering siblings before them. "No! I'm not saying that. I'm going upstairs." Emil stomped up the stairs, slamming the basement door causing the three boys to jump. The door opened again, Emil peeking out them slammed again. It opened again, showing Emil once more, "Big Brother." he said quietly, slamming the door again, only to open once more, Emil's little arm peeking through with a thumbs up that he turned upside down, slamming the door for the last time. "You're brother's weird." Valentin said looking up at the basement door above the stairs, Arthur nodding in agreement. "Yeah, I know. Little booger." Lukas said before opening up the book he held in his hand, the other boys doing the same to start over their spell little Emil had interrupted.
It was late when Gilbert arrived home, dark outside, he slipped through the front door, closing it quietly. He looked around, not spotting the monster, and let out a sigh of relief. He walked downstairs and placed his beloved bird in its cage. "There you go little buddy." he cooed, smoothing the bird's feathers with one gentle finger before closing the cage gate with a soft smile. "Welcome back, you little shit." Gilbert jumped and spun around to face the deep voice that spoke to him. His heart began to beat fast when he caught sight of the monster in his doorway. Gilbert swallowed hard, frozen in place. The monster approached him, "Ludwig said you came home with him, but you weren't here when I looked for you. Now I know my son wouldn't lie to me, not like you, so the only conclusion would be that you snuck out. Through that window." The monster said, pointing to the window Gilbert used to sneak out of. "Trying to avoid me, are you?" Gilbert shook his head with a lie. The monster scoffed, "I know you're lying to me Gilbert. But, no matter. I'm going to let you go. If you can. I'm going to let you leave, all you have to do is open that window and you're free. I'll never bother you again."
Gilbert couldn't believe what he was hearing. He was really going to let him go? Just like that? Gil looked behind him towards his bird. He couldn't leave him behind. The monster noticed this and smirked. "Don't worry, when you get the window open, I'll give you time to get your little bird." Gilbert could only stare at what used to be his father, knowing that there was something up his sleeve, that this was too good (considering the circumstances) to be true. "Go ahead, I promise I wont do anything to stop you." The man said, even taking a step back to prove his point. Gilbert hesitated for a moment before deciding to try it. He turned around and got on top of his night stand to try and open the window. Simple enough right? Gilbert pushed on the glass, but it wouldn't budge. Knowing it stuck sometimes, Gilbert pushed harder. After a few moments of this, Gil looked at the window pane to try and figure out why it wasn't opening. He could hear the monster behind him give an evil chuckle that sent shivers down the young boy's spine.
Gil's eyes widened in fear as he realized that the window was sealed shut; nails and caulk preventing anyone from opening it. The monster mocked him with another evil laugh. "What's the matter? Cant get it open?" he feigned curiosity. Gilbert looked over his shoulder with an angry fear. "You sealed it shut?"
"I did. Looks like you wont be going anywhere anytime soon." the monster mocked then hardened his expression, "Get down. We still have to finish what we started yesterday. Down!" he sneered. Gilbert jumped at the sudden increase in volume, jumping down from the nightstand, only to be thrown against the wall, sliding down it. The monster reached down to his belt buckle, fiddling with it until it came undone. Gilbert's eyes widened in terror and he shook his head frantically. "Nein, nein, nein, Vati bitte! I promise I'll be good! I-I'll be like Ludwig! Vati, please don't do that, please!" Gilbert begged. He'd rather have his father do anything to him, just not rape him. The monster looked down at his belt then to his trembling son in confusion. "Oh, you thought I was going to that. Nein. But danke for the idea." he said with a menacing smirk. The monster ripped his belt from the loops, "Und, how many times do I have to tell you: I am not your father. You have no right to a call me that. Now stand up und strip."
Gilbert's whole body shook with terror and he watched his father rip his belt away from his pants, telling him to strip. "B-bitte. Bitte, nein!" Gilbert begged, tears clouding his eyes. "Do it!" the monster shouted. You could shout all you wanted down here, you would barely be heard upstairs, nonetheless on the second floor, which is where Ludwig was. With his headphones in. Gilbert slowly stood up on shaky legs. "I'm not going to tell you again, Gilbert. This is your punishment." his father sighed. "For what?" Gil shouted in confusion. He hadn't done anything worth deserving this punishment. The monster grabbed the boy's jaw tightly and growled into his face, "I have no problem with beating you to within an inch of your life. Do not ask questions. Strip." Gilbert breathed heavily, his heart racing as the monster roughly let go of his jaw.
With shaky, nervous hands, Gilbert striped to his underwear, completely humiliated, knowing that his bird was there, forced to watch everything. "Those too. Get rid of them." The monster demanded. "Please, no." Gil whispered, but seeing the look on the monster's face told him otherwise. Humiliated, Gilbert slipped his boxers down his legs. "Turn around, put your hands on the wall." The boy did as he was told, tears of embarrassment and fear stinging his eyes. The monster groped the boy's behind in his large paw, leaning forwards and whispering into his ear, "Then again, I just might not be able to help myself. We'll have to see by the end of this." Gilbert's eyes widened and he prayed that tonight wouldn't end in his own father raping him. He let his head fall, then heard a sickening crack, feeling a harsh stinging on his backside. The monster had whipped him with the black leather belt. Gilbert screamed in pain, feeling the terrible burning that was left behind.
The monster did it again and again. Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!, only stopping for an occasional moment to rest his arm, then would go straight back to whipping his child. Gilbert cried in pain as the tears flowed from his eyes. He was in pain, embarrassed, and scared, Gilbird witnessing the whole thing. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the cracking sounds stopped, the blows quit coming leaving the monster very out of breath. "Looks like I'm too tired for the last thing we had planned," he sneered as the boy sobbed in pain, "We'll have to do it another time." his father whispered into his ear. He could hear the smirk on his face. The monster left, putting his belt back on and going upstairs. Gilbert continued to sob as his backend and thighs throbbed in agony. Gilbird offered a chirp, trying to comfort his master. Gilbert only shook his head, the pain too great to be comforted.
That night Gilbert had to sleep on his stomach, his backend hurting too much. It hurt just to put his clothing back on. The moment Gil hit the pillow he was asleep, all the crying wearing him out.
It was Friday night and Valentin was getting ready for work. He wore his new uniform: black dress pants, black dress shoes, black vest and bowtie, a white dress shirt, and a thin black band around his left arm, his little hat completing the look. Looking into his mirror, he straightened his already straight bow tie. Valentin had been a little edgy lately, worried about Gilbert who seemed to be avoiding him as much as possible. That morning he had gone up to the German boy to ask him what was wrong and why he didn't show to tutoring the night before. Gilbert just looked at him and said he was sorry, that he cant go to tutoring anymore and to just leave him alone. That hurt Valentin greatly; a pang in his heart. That was the only time Gilbert had talked to him since the end of the school day the day before. He had been depressed all day, feeling like he had been dumped even though he wasn't with anyone to begin with.
So there he was now, forcing fake smiles so his brother wouldn't ask questions. Valentin's brother didn't know he was gay, but Vali knew that he wouldn't care because Aleks loved his brother no matter what. Valentin walked down the stairs, hand on railing, seen his brother straightening his nice jacket in the mirror by the front door. "You ready?" he asked his younger sibling. "Almost." was the reply. Valentin walked to the end of the hall and opened the door to Eden's Room. "Hi you two." He greeted his pets who bounded over to him. "I have to go to work, but I've left the door to the study open, so you two can pass though here and there. And you have plenty food and water…" He told the animals as if he were talking to his own children. "Vali! Sunbeam! C'mon!" Aleks called from the front of the house. "I'm coming!" Valentin called back, "Be good you two, love you guys." he finished with a smile, kissing both animals on the head before closing the door and leaving the house.
When they got to the Blue Flamingo, it was dead compared to what it would be within the hour. Valentin had already been introduced to the staff long before hand, so he wasn't too nervous about not knowing anybody. There was Katyusha, a bartender and the principle, Mr. Braginsky's sister, Natalia, the bouncer, also Mr. Braginsky's sister, she was little but very intimidating, Shizuo, another bartender who could double as another bouncer, and Aleks' girlfriend and assistant, Sofia*. Valentin was going to be a bartender. Before starting his job, Shizuo and Katyusha taught him how to mix drinks, and since this was Aleks' establishment, he was trusted with his job. Valentin liked to mix the drinks, to throw the bottles around and mess with the weird shaped cups.
Blue Flamingo had been open for about two hours and was already booming, it was no wonder it was the most popular night club in town. Valentin was behind the bar, tapping his foot to the beat of Stupid Grin by Dragonette (he had peeked at the play list) that blared from unseen speakers and cleaning a glass when a tipsy patron knocked on the bar's surface. Looking up, he was shocked to see…Gilbert? "G-Gilbert? What are you doing here? Have you been drinking?" Valentin interrogated, smelling the alcohol on the boy. "Ja, I gotta to stop thinking. You don't know what goes through my head." Gilbert slurred, leaning heavily on the bar. "I didn't know you worked here. You're like, 16, right? That's not legal." Valentin glared at the boy in front of him, how dare he what's legal and what's not when he's the one participating in underage drinking. "Look at you! You're no older than me and you're drunk!" Valentin hissed over the loud music, leaning in towards Gilbert, and looking to his right at the other two bartenders who were busy with customers.
"Listen, Vali." Gil said with a flirtatious tone, "I just need a drink. C'mon, baby, for me? If you get me one, or two….or four, then I might consider a date. You know, you and me. Together, alone on a romantic date. What do you say? Couple drinks for that, huh?" Gilbert tried to persuade. Valentin blushed hard at this, hard to see in the colorful flashing lights of the club. The blonde thought about this. A date was all he wanted, he wanted to be close to Gilbert like he had been a few days ago. This deal was tempting, oh so tempting. Valentin looked to his coworkers who weren't paying attention, then back to a tipsy Gilbert. With a sigh he asked for the other's ID and purple slip. "Fake ID?" He asked once he had the plastic card in his hand. Gil nodded. "How long have you been doing this, Gil?" It took Gilbert longer to think through the haze in his mind, coming up with a shrug, "Long time. I don't drink a lot only sometimes. But I'm going to have to more often." Valentin sighed again, he didn't like the idea that Gilbert drank, and punched his purple slip with a hole puncher, indicating on the paper what drink he was giving the patron and how many. Two beers.
Valentin didn't like this, but he so desperately wanted to go on that date. "Here." He handed the beers to the tipsy German. Gilbert turned around to leave back to the small round high-set table where his friends stood, when Valentin stopped him. "What?" He asked, turning halfway around. "What about our date?" Vali asked, hopeful. Gilbert feigned thought for a moment. "I said I'd consider it. So…. Nah. Thanks for the drinks though!" he said with a back handed wave, beer bottle in hand. Valentin's shoulders sank. He should have known that Gilbert didn't really want to go on a date with him. He should have guessed that by the other boy's behavior of the past few days. Gilbert on the other hand, didn't process anything of what he said, mind too induced in alcohol to register any conversation. Too hazed over to process the fact he had just hurt the boy he was trying to protect.
Meanwhile…
"Is he gone?" Eliza asked in a bored tone. She and Alfred were hiding behind the hedges at the opposite end of the street of Valentin's house. "Yeah." Alfred said once he seen Valentin and his brother get into their car and drive away to Blue Flamingo. "Great. Let's go." Eliza said with a 'finally!' kind of tone. She stood up from the sidewalk and both she and the blonde American headed up the street to the Romanian's house. "You know how to pick a lock right?" she asked Alfred who answered with a nod. "Uh, duh! I used to break into my dad's porn cabinet all the time! Still do." Eliza rolled her eyes, "Just shut up, and pick the damn lock." They stood on Valentin's porch while Alfred picked the front door's lock. "Got it!." he whispered and they entered the house,
Author's Note: Awww! You guys are so supportive! I love you!
*Sofia- incase you guys forgot, (I did) In the first chapter I put in a notice about Sofia. Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, (it's actually called Sofia) she is not an OC, just in here for Bulgaria's benefit. Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! See ya!
P.S. Here's the link to that Hetalia episode I was talking about:
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You know to take out the spaces ;D Tootles!