Hey guys new chapter. I'm sorry to tell you that I wont be updating for at least 3-4 weeks after this because of midterms.

Chapter 22

Minutes, that felt like hours slowly passed, and Romano was starting to get hungry, and now that he thought about it, the last time he'd eaten was yesterday's breakfast. He could feel his stomach growling now, louder and louder, but he had better things to be worrying about. Like how to get back? Would Spain be alright? Was his brother safe? Who died because of him? Then he stopped and his mind came to ease when he saw a familiar sight.

It was their cabin! At long last! Snow-covered and messy, but there it was! Romano was ecstatic; he never thought he could be so overwhelmed at such a sight. His face lit up as a tear threatened to fall.

Is that really it? I-it's our Cabin! It really is! Finally I-I made it…

"Oi, Antonio!...Hey, Antonio! We're here, come on, wake up!" Romano yelled as he shook Spain's body, but he knew something was wrong as Spain wasn't waking up, and his breathing became very shallow.

"H-hey bastard…are you ok? Come on we're here..." Romano shook his head in denial, sobbing, "Come on! Spain…we're -we're here!" Romano was unsuccessfully fighting off tears, knowing that he wasn't going to get a response, but was shocked when just a small quiver came from Antonio. Spain was alive! Romano fell down on his knees and embraced his boyfriend, and felt for a heartbeat. It was faint, but it was still there! He still had time. Spain was getting worse with every second. Romano took the nonexistent response as a no, and limped as fast as he could run with Spain down the mountain without falling. They were so close. They reached the doors of the half hidden cabin and Romano tried to yank it open. It wouldn't budge…no matter how hard he tried the doors just wouldn't open! He-he was just too weak…

"Damn doors…Hey! Is anyone there? Please, PLEASE, help me!" Romano screamed out while banging on the doors with his free hand then wiping his sweat and tears away with his shoulder.

Kiku, waiting in the other room, heard the yelling and noticed it right away as Romano's. He ran into the living room and could see that they were both in poor shape.

Japan pulled as hard as he could on his end of the door, while Romano pushed, and together the door finally swung open as the both fell and toppled in. They stumbled over one another and both lay there motionless for a couple of seconds. Kiku's look was taken aback, shaken, and too stunned to even say anything. What had happened to these two?! Seconds later Romano slowly got up and limped over to Japan pleading,

"Kiku! Kiku! Please! You have to help me! Spain's in a really bad shape right now, he-he needs to see a doctor…His breathing is bad...I don't think he'll make it any longer!" Lovino rasped out coughing up small bits of blood. The atmosphere was so different in here, than outside; it was much warmer, much calmer…

"Romano, are you sure you're ok!? You're coughing up blood!" Japan asked scared for Romano's safely.

"FORGET ABOUT ME! I'm fine, but Antonio really needs your help! Now, Kiku, can you help me carry Spain to our bedroom or not? I need to look at his wounds, and could you get me some hot rags and a warm drink? Make that two. Oh! And are we the first ones back?" Question after question kept rasping out of Lovino's mouth.

"Kiku! Where's Feli!? Is there any food left? How are we the first ones back?! Wh-where is everyone...?" Romano stuttered, feeling lightheaded after Japan mentioned,

"Yes, you're the first ones back…everyone else is still out there…I'm really worried for everyone's safety" Japan stated out toward the exhausted Italian.

"Romano? You look horrible, are you feeling well? You look pale…" Japan asked as he saw Romano leaning up against a wall with his hand up to his forehead. Feliciano's not back yet...?

"I'm fine! But Spain, we need to help him! We need to-" but soon after Lovino said this, another violent fit of coughing burst forth from his lips. As bits of blood dripped to the floor from his mouth, Lovino gripped his stomach with one hand and an empty chair with the other and his world started spinning in circles. Lovino could feel his temperature rise little by little as he tried to re-focus on Kiku's blurry face. But as soon as he felt that dizzy sensation, Romano hit the floor with a "bang" and passed out. Japan ran over toward Romano and felt for a pulse, quickly trying to pick him up.

He still has a pulse! That's good, but for how long? He's also starting to show bad signs of a fever…We better treat him right away. Thank God he's back though, any longer and he'd probably be dead…It must have taken him almost all of his energy to bring Spain back here as well. That coughing didn't sound too good though…that's what I'm worried about…he might have pneumonia or something. Kiku contemplated as he hurried over to Antonio and saw how horrible his body looked as he lay unconscious and motionless on the floor, small short breaths were seeping out of his mouth as his body rose and fell, but they were inconsistent…There were scratches, cuts, gashes, wounds…everywhere…and his poor leg…was twisted and looking beyond prepare. What on earth happened to him?! I need to get England...no, what I need is a doctor, a real one, Romano's right.

If possible, his leg might have gotten worse…bones stuck out, and his some of his ligaments were torn. It really was an awful sight. Just as Japan bent down and grabbed Spain, England came into the room and freaked out.

"WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL HAPPENED IN HERE?!" England shouted, dropping his tea as he saw the mess of Lovino and Antonio on the floor.

"England! Thank God you're here! Help me with these two! They need medical care as soon as possible! Spain's breathing is pretty bad…" Japan informed him with a worried tone and pleading. Arthur knew there was no point in arguing so he did just as he was told to do, that way he could keep his mind off the American. England ran over to Japan and knelt down to gently pick up Spain's feet but noticed his leg and recoiled like a snake.

"What the fuck happened to him?!" Arthur protested as he looked at the Spaniard, a look of disgust crossing his face.

"I don't know! Just hurry and pick him up he needs to be treated!" The Japanese man exclaimed as England once again lowered his arms to pick up the Spaniard's body as he carefully carried him into a room. He was bigger than Japan and England and had more muscle than either of them. But they managed to pick up the broken, beaten up Spaniard, and move him into a bedroom. After all Romano had been able to drag him here, and he's also bigger than him.

When they entered, they laid him on the bed. When they went out to get Romano, Iceland appeared from the opposite hallway holding his wrist.

"What are you guys doing out here?" Iceland questioned as Japan quickly turned around noticing the sound of his voice.

"Iceland! Could go to the kitchen and grab as many towels as you can, and go into all the bathrooms and grab every first aid kit you can find?! We have two injured people that just returned. Spain looks awful and Romano is in bad shape. We don't really know how bad the conditions are on either of them so I can't say for sure. They could have internal damage, so please hurry!"

Iceland nodded and ran down the hallway, glad for something to do.

Iceland ran down the halls as fast as he could, looking in room after room. Just as he was about to open Canada's door, he bumped into Matthew just coming out of him room.

"Oh Ice! I'm sorry I didn't see you there." Canada said while leaning against the wall and putting a hand up to his forehead.

"What's going on out here?" Canada questioned, "I heard a lot of racket…"

"It's Spain and Romano they've just returned and they're both in really bad shape!"

"Oh that's horrible what can I do to help?" Matthew asked getting up from leaning against the wall.

"You take these rooms over here on this side of the cabin and I'll take these rooms over on this side and we have to find all of the first aid kits we can and bring them over to Japan and England! There just down the hall in those two rooms." Iceland yelled pointing to different directions. Canada agreed and they were both off finding as many first aid kits that they could find. Mattie slowly limped over to the bathroom in his room and looked hastily through all the cabins. After a few seconds, he finally had some good luck in finding a small first aid kit. Matthew took it out and went over to the other assigned rooms.

Japan and England grabbed Romano and took him into another room across the hall from Spain.

"I'll stay here with Romano and see how he's doing; you go take a look a Spain. He needs medical treatment soon and your magic might help him out even more than a first aid kit." Japan told the Englishman, as Arthur agreed and went across the hall.

"Sounds good to me. I'll be across the hall if anything happens." England called out and left the room. Japan stayed back and scanned Romano, he heard that coughing earlier and it didn't sound good at all. Romano looked awful, pale and thin, his breathing was coming in staggered breaths, and a fever was slowly arising on his forehead.

Iceland arrived in the doorway carrying white towels and some first aid kits instants after. He went over to Japan and handed him some towels and a first aid kit.

"Arigato, Ice." Japan stated

"Not a problem, if you need anything else just ask. I also got Matthew helping as well." Iceland nodded and they both turned to look back at Romano on the bed.

Japan opened one of the first aid kits, and took out a thermometer. He then preceded by taking the thermometer and placing it inside Romano's mouth glancing at his head where some dried blood was. He reached over, grabbed wet cloth, and wiped Romano's forehead to get the dried blood off. Romano shuddered at first from the cold impact of the cloth but slowly released that tension, and went back to normal. Japan opened the first aid kit again and grabbed a gauze pad bandage and placed it on the upper right corner of his forehead by the hairline on the swollen spot that he just wiped off with the cloth. Kiku cleaned off his face and felt his forehead again. He was hot, sweating, and his breathing was still staggered. This was not good. After a few seconds, Japan took the thermometer out of Romano's mouth and looked at it.

"One hundred and two degrees! Oh geez, this is not good at all! His temperature's too high…" Japan stated as he grabbed another wet washcloth and placed it on the sweating Italian's forehead.

"Do you need my help with anything Japan?" Ice asked as he saw the worried expression on the Japanese man's face.

"No, not right now. But what I do need you to do is take these bandages over to England; he'll need them more…" Japn sighed and Iceland just nodded and walked out the door.

"I wonder how England is doing?" Japan thought as he took his forearm and wiped the sweat off his face. Where are the others at...?

England wasn't doing much better; it was true what Japan said…Spain was in pretty bad condition. At least Iceland gave him some medical care boxes, but this wasn't going to be enough. He needed more. But nevertheless he was still going to try and at least heal the lashes all over Spain's body. England looked down and slowly took off Spain's coat and unbuttoned his shirt to get a better look at everything he had to work with.
Oh gosh...he really is horrible...how did he get all of these?
Arthur managed to get bandages on most of the wounds, but there were so many things wrong with him that even England didn't know where to begin. He had tears on his skin, bumps, lashes, bruised, broken bones, that leg of his, and so many other problems...England wondered if he would even have enough magic to help him after all. Just then, the door slightly opened and Canada stumbled in.
"Here Arthur..." Mattie huffed out and he handed more first aid kits to England, something that he was really in the need of.

"Thank you Matthew." England said back and moved to the side to go fix up some bandages. Just when he moved though, Canada really saw Antonio.
"Whoa! What happened to him?!" Matthew asked and Arthur just shrugged.
"I have no idea, but obviously something bad." he huffed, "Something very bad..."

Arthur turned Spain over and showed Canada the gashes and lashes on his back, a particular one stood out with little bits of blood still running down it. He patched up that one and turned him back over so he lay on his back again.

England put both of his hands out toward the body and his head down while reading a spell book that was placed on the bed. Arthur read the words on the page while his hands glowed a greenish color. Matthew just stared fascinated at the process.

Although he didn't have much healing powers, England did have some. After a while, he managed to get a few of the big gashes to heal, like the one on his back that was particularly bad, but his power was weakened so he had to refer back to the first aid kit.

"I need more power..." England stated thoughtfully as he rubbed his chin. Spain's body was so hurt that in the end he just looked like a mummy.

"What am I going to do? I don't have enough bandages for the leg…even with the ones you brought me Mattie…" England pondered as Matthew just shrugged.

"I wish I could be of more help. I'm just feeling a little light headed right now but I'll be fine." Canada exhaled as he sat down on a chair next to the bed.

England thought and thought over what to do but nothing came to mind so he decided to pay a little visit to Romano's room. As he left the room to walk into Romano's room, Arthur was surprised by the commotion he heard as he stepped into the doorway.

"What is going on in here?!" Britain asked as he saw Japan and Iceland rushing back and forth helping out the fidgeting Italian.

"His fever is getting worse! And we don't know what to do! We're not doctors...what do you do to help someone in this situation? His temperature is now up to one hundred and four degrees, and because he keeps tossing and turning we can't seem to help him right." Japan yelled to the bewildered Englishman.

"I see. My hands are full next door. Antonio may not be moving and he's not any better."

"Well, the main reason I came here was to see if you guys had any more bandages? Spain needs more and I already ran out. I just hope no one else needs any like these two because we won't have any left when they get back…" England specified as he began to look around.

"Bandages...no...I don't think so? Maybe try using a curtain or something like we did for Prussia's arm." Japan stated as England huffed.

"Yeah, I was afraid you were going to say that...Okay then. Oh, do you guys need another helper? Canada's been sitting in my room talking to me for a while now. I mean he's still kind of shaken up and hurt, but he might be able to help you in some way...I don't need any help right now since I'm just putting on bandages. I can ask him if you want me to." England advocated as he turned in the doorway, "It looks like you got your hands full, so maybe you could use another hand."

"Yeah bring him in." Japan said.

Before England left, Japan added, "How is Antonio doing?"

"Well, he's still pretty bad, but I managed to heal him a little bit. I put bandages everywhere on him but I seemed to run out, and I'm having trouble with his leg. I don't have any more bandages left so I came in here to borrow some." England said back towards the Japanese man.
"Yeah, sure. Take my first aid kit; I don't need it anymore. Just make sure that he doesn't die. He's going to need surgery later. But I'm not the one that's going to do it, we need a doctor, a real doctor…We'll just have to deal with this as long as we can until we find a way out of here." Japan said handing over the first aid kit.

"Thanks…and yeah I know, I'm trying to keep him alive, but really, Kiku, he's in bad shape! I-I've tried everything…I've healed some of his wounds using my magic, and using the first aid kit, but he's still in bad condition…I may need to strap him down before he wakes up because I can't have him moving. I don't know what happened to him before he came here, but it looks like someone purposefully did this to him." England sighed, "And I don't specialize in healing incantations. I just don't know. I'm going to try my best to fix his leg…but I honestly don't think I can. We might have to carry him to the closest hospital if worse comes to worse." England sighed and turned to leave the room once more.