Chapter 2: The Confederates

"Howdy, guys." A blonde scruffy haired sheriff walked in to a room filled with a lot of his sisters.

"Kenny!" A ginger haired girl exclaimed happily as she & her sisters wrapped him up in a hug.

"Long time, no see." A brunette girl stated.

"Yes, Nina it has been a while. Looks like all the 'rebels' here..." Kenny teased.

"You're one to talk, Ken! You aren't even with those Yankees." The ginger remarked.

"I'm not for or against y'all, either. And, I'd watch it if I were you, young lady. You're sounding like that horrible boss of your's. Not like my little sister, Dix. I won't have that. We're already breaking Dad's heart. I'm not going to be apart of that. I'm not sure why all y'all are." Kenny remarked.

"Nothing you say is changing my mind." Dixie remarked, "You on the other hand need to get off the fence & choose a side."

"I guess, I'm as stubborn as you, because I want no part in this!" Kenny remarked.

"Guys, that's enough!" A blonde, blue-green eyed girl wearing a stetson remarked,

"Kenny, it was great to see you again, but the whole separation ordeal is got everybody uptight. I think it's for the best if you just stay away until all this blows over." She muttered.

"Tess..."

"... Kenny, don't make this any harder than it already is. Just go. It's almost hard to trust anyone who isn't on our side." Tessie explained.

"But, I am on your side." Kenny protested.

"You're also on their side. I'm sorry, Ken, but we've got no say in the matter, the boss' orders." Tessie remarked. Kenny said nothing, he simply nodded & walked followed after him, "Ken?" She asked.

"What's up, Tess?" Kenny asked.

"You really meant that? Everything, back there?"

"Every single word, little sister."

"Is all of this really breaking Dad's heart?"

"He's told me he hates that everything has come to this. He wishes so much to be a family, again."

"Take me to him."

"To Dad? " Kenny asked in confusion. Tessie nodded.

"Won't the others wonder where you are?" Kenny asked.

"No, we were all about to go our separate ways." Tessie stated.

"Alrighty, come on, then." Kenny said as he jumped up on his horse. Tessie followed after him after jumping aboard Autumn, her horse.

Sasha walked into a room where Nathaniel was being kept. She brought him some things to help his wound. He laid on the bed gripping the sheets because of the pain he was in.

"Hey, Nate. How ya feeling?" She asked.

"How do ya think? I'm injured, some good men were killed, the rest; prisoners, and you holding me hostage in your corders. How am I supposed to feel?" He remarked.

"I understand. Really, I do. Please, believe me when I say, that I am only following most of the order I was given. I was supposed to have everyone at the camp killed." Sasha replied.

"You disobeyed orders to save my life, eh? Just outta curiousity, why did you attack my camp that night?" Nathaniel asked as Sasha wrapped his wound up in fresh gauze.

"To attempt to start a war with the Union & it worked. The Union's declared war on us." Sasha stated.

"You're kidding!" Nathaniel exclaimed.

"Nope. Front page news." Sasha replied as she laid a newspaper on his lap.

"I don't understand, this is what we were trying to avoid! Dad's probably crushed." Nathaniel muttered as he looked at the newspaper.

"Here. I'm not Mason, so here. Drink this. It'll numb your pain." Sasha replied as she poured some liquid into a glass & handed it to him.

Nathaniel drank the whole thing before handing it back & coughing a bit, "What was in that?"

"Whiskey. The alcohol will help, trust me. Now, get some rest." Sasha remarked before walking out of the room.

Kenny & Tessie were riding towards where Alfred was staying when suddenly, Kenny stopped. "What is it Ken?" Tessie asked.

"I heard something." Kenny remarked as he pulled out his gun. Tessie stayed quiet listening to her surroundings. There was no more any signs of movement so, Kenny put his gun away and began riding slowly out of the area, that is until he was tackled off of his horse and sent summer salting down a hill nearby, stopping only when he leaned into a small creek. Tessie giggled as she rode all the way down to where the soaked sheriff was, "Are you alright?"

"No! When I get my hands on the little..."

"Kenny! Tessie! That was some fall ya had there, big bro." William teased.

"Will, I am gonna give ya until I get to the top of this hill to get out of here! Before I kill ya!" Kenny snapped.

"What'cha gonna do pick the banjo til I pass out?" William remarked.

"Why, you little son of a..."

"Kenny, it's not that big a deal." Tessie said trying to talk some sense into her older brother. Despite Tessie's efforts Kenny ran up the hill & whacked William in the head with his banjo. Tessie sighed, then rode back up the hill and fired her pistol grabbing her brothers' attention, "That's enough!" She exclaimed.

The two brothers had each other by the necks and looked at her, "He started it." Kenny remarked.

"And, I'm finishing it. Now, you back on your horse & you, you can join us as long as you promise to stop picking fights." Tessie remarked.

"Like that'll ever happen." Kenny muttered as he climbed back onto his horse.

Tessie smirked then swiped Kenny's handcuffs slapped one of the sides on Kenny's hand & the other on William's, "The heck, Tess?" William asked.

"How are we gonna ride if we only have one hand?" Kenny remarked.

"You'll figure it out." Tessie remarked as she dropped the key down her shirt, "Now, lead the way you two."

Kenny & William's jaws dropped. Kenny sighed in defeat before riding off, leading Tessie to where Alfred was.

"Tess. Key. Now." Kenny remarked as they finally reached their destination.

Tessie threw him the key before walking inside the huge home. She walked into the living room and saw her father sitting in a rocking chair watching things outside the window, all she could think of was how sad he looked, Kenny was right, this whole slavery thing wasn't worth the suffering of her father. "Daddy?" Tessie asked.

Alfred smiled, "Tess, how's it going, little dude?" He asked.

"Pretty good, I guess. Dad, I am so sorry." Tessie stated.

Alfred placed a strong, but gentle hand on her shoulder, "You've got nothing to apologize for, Tess. You're following orders. I don't like this, but I also can't stop it, no matter how much I want to." He stated.

"Dad, I don't want to be apart of the confederates anymore. I wanna be in the union." Tessie remarked.

"To be honest, I'd rather you not be on any side. But, if that's what you want. I'm not going to tell you, you can't." Alfred replied.

"This is what I want, Dad. I want to fight along side with you & the others." Tessie stated. "Okay." Alfred said.

Dennis, the eldest of the States walked past the living area, and noticed Tessie talking to their father, "What's Tessie doing here?" He wondered.

"Hey, Den. Could you please unlock us?" Kenny asked.

"I don't even wanna know." Dennis remarked before walking away.

"Oh, come on!" William & Kenny whined.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia. I just wish I did. Also, Tessie, Dennis, William, Sasha, & Nina do not belong to me they belong to my bestie, Lilia x Undertaker. This chapter was also inspired by Lilia x Undertaker.