Chapter 16: Dream
Gilbert awoke in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. The dream was still fresh in his mind. Glancing across the room, he expected to see the same cruel, sadistic face that had scarred him in Russia. His rapid heartbeat slowing a little bit and courage soon returning, he walked to the bathroom the wipe the sweat off his face. Not glancing at the mirror, he ran a rag under warm water and dabbed his face. Finally glancing at the mirror, he saw a scarred and bruised version of himself. The same look he had in Russia. He tried to scream, but no sound came. He ran out of the bathroom and began running down the hall, which seemed to never end. Finally, he felt something impale him. Looking down, he saw the end of a sword sticking out beneath his rib cage. He fell to his knees and the stranger kicked his head down to the ground. Glancing at the stranger, he saw the smirking face of Joseph Stalin himself. The last thing he saw and felt was the sword withdrawing from his body and Stalin walking into Alfred's room. Then, everything went black.
Gilbert awoke up silently screaming. Fighting his way out of his mountain of blankets, he fell onto the floor. Quickly picking himself up, he dashed into Alfred's room and threw himself on the bed, similar to what he did to Ludwig. Said American woke up with a jolt and instinctively wrapped his arms around the Prussian. "Shhhh, it's alright, Gilbert. Nothing's gonna hurt ya. I, the Hero, won't let anything hurt you." Gilbert began to cry as Alfred was rubbing his back.
"Really? You can't stop the leader of the biggest nation in the world by yourself." Gilbert said, blinking away tears.
"I'd fight every nation in the world in order to protect someone I love." Alfred nodded his head once with a sincere smile on his face.
"And I'd do the same for you." Gilbert gave a small smile when Alfred flushed red. Alfred ruffled his hair.
"Now go to sleep, do you have any idea what time it is?"
A few hours later, when Gilbert was the only one awake, there was a knock on the door.
A/N
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Short but sweet with a cliffhanger for dessert. Anyways, same old, same old. Reviews, follows, and favs are welcome and appreciated and expect the unexpected in the next chapter of Gilbert's Heroes! Dundundun!