Hong Kong followed England down the staircase after England promised that it would be safe. He found it weird that he still trusted England so easily after 15 years. Maybe, to him, England was still important.

"Hey, do you have anything that can give off light? It is getting hard to see now. I suppose you don't fancy rolling down the stairs, right?" England broke the silence and Hong Kong's train of thoughts.

Hong Kong reached into his pocket and took out a fire cracker as thick as his arm, then handed it to England, whose mouth was opening so wide that Hong Kong was tempted to chuck the fire cracker into his mouth and see if it fits.

"Why the hell did you have a fire cracker this big with you?" England enquired.

"China said that I should stop taking so many fire crackers with me wherever I go, so I only took one." Hong Kong replied.

"That is not the point. Besides, how am I supposed to see in the dark with this? I can't light it or it will explode." England felt a sweat down his forehead; he never did fully understand Hong Kong's mind set, but this? This was just a lack of common sense.

"Will you wait? I am looking for the lighter." Hong Kong answered as England heaved a sigh of relief. So maybe their mind set was not that different.

Then, the awkward silence took over again as the both of them continued walking, the stairs leading them further down. England was still at the front, holding the lighter and using the dim light, lead the way.

"Erm… How… Have you been?" England, finally defeated by the uncomfortable silence between them, asked as they came to the end of the stairs, another walkway.

"Fine." Hong Kong replied, reluctant to say anything after that, as if each word he spoke would cost him money.

England sighed, his attempt to strike a conversation failed miserably. It was probably his fault that they were stuck in this situation. Neither China nor he considered Hong Kong's feeling when China sent Hong Kong over to him, then back to China after a hundred years.

"You don't have to feel guilty; I am not blaming you, or teacher." Hong Kong suddenly said, scaring the shit out of England.

"No… No way! I am not feeling guilty!" England shouted, trying to sound convincing by being loud, and hiding the fact that he did felt guilty and sorry for Hong Kong.

"You expect me to believe you though you are blushing?"

"It is the freaking light! Like hell I would blush!" England protested, once a tsundere, always a tsundere.

Hong Kong could not help it but chuckle at the sight of the jumpy and protective England.

"Stop laughing! This is not funny!" England snapped, but hey, at least it was no longer that awkward.

"You are still how I remember you to be, that same person who would burn whatever he is cooking, talks to the air, and easily annoyed." Hong Kong remarked, taking a step closer to England. Now they were walking side by side.

"BURN WHATEVER-? Hey, you used to like what I have cooked!"

"But teacher agree with me too. So he insisted that none of your dishes go on the dining table when I suggested it for the party." Hong Kong said innocently.

"That China… I am getting him for this." England muttered under his breath as he thought of the different ways to teach China a good lesson.

"Ah… Ah… Choo! " China sneezed loudly as Taiwan quickly covered his mouth with a piece of tissue.

"Teacher! Cover your mouth when you sneeze! You taught us that, and now you are not following it yourself." Taiwan complained and passed China more tissue.

"I did not mean it, aru. Someone must be talking behind my back aru." China explained.

"Ah, then it must be Korea or Hong Kong. Speaking of which, where are they?" Taiwan scanned the room.

"Don't worry about Hong Kong, I am sure he can take care of himself, aru. Besides, all he do is blackmail me after he came back from England." He was still blaming England for turning his once adorable brother into… He shivered. As for Korea, the further away Korea is away from him, the better.

"Aniki!" Speaking of the devil…

"Quick! Taiwan! Hide me!" China pleaded, but he was a step too late.

"Aniki! You belong to me! Right? Your breasts belong to me! Right?" Korea wrapped his arms around China from the back. China felt his hair standing up.

"But China kun is one with me, da. Soon, you will be one with me too." Russia appeared right after Korea, still smiling despite the black aura he was emitting.

"No! Aniki is mine!" Korea persisted.

"He will be yours when both of you become one with me." Russia answered, his aura getting more intense by the minute.

"Ahh! Taiwan! Hong Kong! Japan! Help me aru!" China wailed, terrified, one Korea was enough.

"China kun, you called?" Japan, hearing China's cry for help, scurried over.

"Ah! Japan! My brother! Help me aru! Get me out of here!" China pleased, looking at Japan with puppy eyes.

"'I will try my best!'…Is what I would like to say, but I am afraid I cannot be of any help. Now, if you were to excuse me…" Japan took a step backwards, Russia staring at him in a friendly yet dangerous way. No matter how much he wanted to help China, he did not want to face Russia.

"Big brother… "

Russia shivered as his smile faced, replaced by pure fear.

"Come, instead of becoming one with him, marry me!" Belarus ordered, pointing a knife at Russia.

"But I locked you in that room!" Russia joined China on the floor and wailed.

"The door won't stop our love, let's be one! Marry me! Now!" Belarus took a step closer.

"Go away!" Russia screamed.

"AHAHA, seeing everyone having fun really makes me, the hero happy." America laughed.

"Oui, but don't you think something is missing?" France asked and looked at America.

Both of them stared at each other for 1 minute without saying a word, and as a sense of realisation struck them, they shouted together.

"ENGLAND IS MISSING!"