50 States: Chapter 3
The Thirteen, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island, stared at their father with disbelief. Delaware and Pennsylvania bore grim expressions. Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia were outraged. New Jersey and Massachusetts were cursing up a storm. Connecticut, New Hampshire, and North Carolina looked worried. New York, Maryland, and Rhode Island seemed to have trouble processing what their father told them. After so many years of lying and hiding it... this just couldn't be true!
Washington DC, who was basically a female version of America, was fighting back tears and her hands were clenched into fists.
Delaware, whose real name was Charity Jones, would make an individual think of a proud lion at first glance. She was tall and had an angular build. She had round eyes the color of valuable emeralds and medium length curly blonde hair. Charity often wore a purple business suit since she started working with the capitals and with national affairs. She would appear powerful at first glance. Only her family knew what she was really like. A sincere, jovial, self-reliant, and energetic but reliable young woman.
"What do you plan to do now then?" Charity asked her father. If the nations knew about the states then they would eventually find out about the capitals. Alfred sighed.
"I'm not sure yet." He replied. "I'm still waiting for an update from your uncle."
"God damnit." New York muttered, burying his face in his hands. Massachusetts gave his brother a slight pat on the shoulder, setting their usual rivalry aside for now.
"I know you're all scared, believe me, I am too." Alfred continued. "But we all need to support one another now that the nations know of your existence. We'll discuss what to do at dinner later on, 'kay?"
The states voiced their agreement while DC just nodded. With that, Alfred dismissed the states. Only he and DC remained in the office. The latter hadn't spoken a word since Alfred announced that the nations knew about the states. Flashes of fire and screams echoed through DC's mind. And pain. So much pain.
"Em," Alfred got up from his seat and walked over to his capital. "It's not going to happen again. I'll never allow it."
Tears fell before she could stop them. Her country handed her a handkerchief to wipe her eyes.
"It's not just me I'm worried about." She said, dabbing at her cheeks. "What if they find out about Canada's provinces or Mexico's states? If they know about your states then they will surely discover them and the capitals."
DC, her human name being Emily Jones, saw the states as her own children. Some even called her 'Mom' or 'Mama' while others called her Auntie Em or Aunt Emily. She never wanted any of them to experience what she went through in 1814. The majority of her burns were gone but a scar remained over her heart and it would burn every year on August 24th.
Alfred only embraced Emily and ran his hand through her blonde locks. He also felt the pain of DC's burning. When a capital is burned, their nation would feel as though their heart had been set on fire. When his people bombed Tokyo, Sakura had burns all over her body along with open wounds. This also happened to London, Warsaw, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin. Despite their wounds these women continued working to end the war alongside the country they called their home for many years. They were all family and would endure whatever hardships came their way.
After a moment, country and capital parted.
"I'll go inform the capitals." Emily said, her eyes dry. "Del's probably telling the others right-"
DC was cut off at the sound of things breaking and a shouting crowd coming from the fourth floor. Both Alfred and Emily flinched at the sound of gunshots. America sighed.
"And I just fixed that wall last night." He said, pinching the bridge of his nose. DC couldn't help but laugh.
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"It's settled zhen." Germany announced. "Ve vill meet America and his states. I vill call him tonight to arrange vhen. Meeting adjourned."
As the countries departed, Canada, Russia, Belarus, Romano and Lithuania remained. Once the coast was clear, Prussia crawled out from under Canada's seat.
"Verdammt! My awesome back!" Gilbert complained, stretching. "I'm heading for America's. No doubt the kids know the cat's out of the bag."
"I'll go too." Belarus announced, standing up. Canada dialed his brother's number. Alfred picked up halfway through the first ring.
"How'd it go?" His voice was dull, devoid of any emotion.
"The countries want to meet the states." Matthew replied. "Expect a call from Germany later. He wants to arrange a date to meet them."
"Noted." Alfred paused for a moment. "Anything else I should know?"
"Gil and Natalia are coming over. Mexico walked out before the meeting ended. I'm not sure where she's going."
"Thanks bro. Later."
"Bye, Al."
When Matthew ended the call, Gilbert and Natalia were gone. Ivan and Toris remained.
"I would go too but I need to check on my brothers." Lithuania stated. "I don't want them to get suspicious."
"Not to mention my stupid fratello will ask questions if I suddenly disappear." Romano added. "He'll go crying to that potato bastard who will then alert the tomato bastard. That's the last thing I need."
"Da. I believe that is wise." Russia agreed. "I'll be seeing you later Matvey. Tell your provinces I said hello."
"Sure, Ivan." Canada gave him a small smile. Matthew's disappearance wouldn't raise any suspicion due to his invisibility. He was going to get on the nearest plane back to his country to see his children. Mexico might be going to see her states as well. Their nieces and nephews have been discovered. Who's to say their children won't be next?
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Delaware didn't even flinch when her siblings acted out to the news. The South were especially angry and scared. The first even more so. Not even five minutes passed and Texas had taken his guns out again. Beside her, New Jersey was shouting at the other states to shut the hell up and Pennsylvania was trying to calm Vermont.
Charity took a whistle identical to her father's out of her pocket and blew into it. Immediately, the states stopped what they were doing and sat back in their seats.
"Now that I have your attention again, we can finish the announcement." She said, sitting back in her seat. "As I was saying earlier, Dad doesn't know what the nations are going to do yet. Uncle Mattie, Tía Rosa, and the godparents are still in the meeting. Dad will let us know of the updates at dinner. That's all for now. Dismissed."
As the states exited, Pennsylvania nearly bumped into DC in the hall. She looked a little better now minus the pissed and worried expressions on the other capitals behind her.
"Anything else damaged besides the wall?" Emily asked, amused.
"Just another vase." Pennsylvania, whose real name was William, replied. "Can't say I'll miss that one though. It was really ugly."
They both laughed.
"It's all my fault." Sakura said to Berlin and Rome as they walked to their rooms. "If I had paid better attention to Lani-Chan..."
"It would have happened eventually." Berlin, or Monika, assured her friend. "We just didn't expect it to be so soon."
"Si, don't be so hard on yourself." Rome, Alice, added. In other areas of the house, the states and capitals were discussing the news.
"What if they try to take us back to their countries?" Chun Yan, the personification of Beijing, asked in a worried tone. "I can't go back to China! It's...it's just too much!"
California embraced the Chinese woman as she started panicking. "Hang in there, Gūmā. As long as you're here, they can't force you to do anything."
Oslo buried her face into Minsk's neck who wrapped his arms around her in a protective embrace while Oslo's sisters, the Scandinavian capitals, worriedly talked amongst themselves.
"What does this mean for us, Dmitri?" Moscow asked her older brother. "Ivan helped us get out of Russia before the Soviet Union could take over and we've been here for over a century now. Do you think we will have to go back?"
"I don't know, Anya." Kiev replied, gazing out the window. "He would want us to stay but if his boss finds out..."
Budapest held Warsaw as she sobbed. Seeing his love like this made him feel rage for the nation responsible for Warsaw's pain. The Polish capital instinctively held her left arm which was tattooed with very familiar numbers.
Vienna, Bern, and Konigsberg were whispering furiously to each other, no doubt plotting an escape should Anneliese and Heidi be forced to go back to their native countries. Vaduz watched his sisters anxiously while Riga held his hand. Vilnius and Tallinn were speaking with New York and Illinois. The Estonian capital held her hand over a diamond ring that had been given to her many years ago. Naples was comforting Connecticut and London was speaking to Delaware with Paris and Madrid.
"Did you call Ottawa and Mexico City?" The Englishwoman asked Charity.
"Yeah, before the meeting started." She replied.
"Bon. Then Canada should be able to warn his provinces." Paris declared.
"Mexico City is probably panicking right now." Madrid added. "I heard Mexico walked out during the nations meeting."
"I called her a few minutes ago." Maryland cut in. "She's at home with her states."
"Gracias, Mason."
"If I see that slant-eyed drongo I'll kick his arse to the next generation." Canberra said, flatly.
"I'm with you, sister." Wellington agreed.
"Can we join you?" Washington piped up with Oregon behind him.
"I don't see why not." Wellington said, grinning. "Let's just try not to get caught by Liz this time."
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America was just about finished with today's paperwork when he heard a knock on his door.
"Come in." He called out and his 17th state, Ohio, entered his office. Ohio was physically sixteen years old with blue eyes and platinum blonde hair.
"Onkel Gil and Ciotka Nat are here." He informed.
"Thank you, James. Bring them in." Alfred told him. Five minutes later, Gilbert and Natalia entered the office.
"How are you holding up?" Natalia asked. Alfred gave a half smile.
"Better than I expected."
"Und die kleinen?" Gilbert asked.
"They're... adjusting." He said, hesitantly. The three flinched at the sound of southern accents yelling throughout the house. Alfred sighed before pulling out a walkie talkie.
"Edith, make sure no one, especially Gabe, fires anymore guns."
"Got it, Pop." Virginia's voice came through the walkie talkie. "Tex! Put your guns down-"
"Keseseses. Sounds like Gabriel hasn't changed a bit." Gilbert cackled until Natalia nudged him with her elbow.
"What of the capitals?" Belarus asked.
"Also adjusting." Alfred replied. "They're not reacting as badly as the states. They're mostly worried about being forced to leave if they're discovered."
"The nations want to meet the states." Prussia stated. "All of them."
"I know." America said, removing his glasses to rub his eyes. "I'm still waiting for Germany to call. I've decided to introduce them tomorrow, along with the capitals."
The two nations did a double take. Their friend was taking it better than they expected. He nearly laughed at their expressions.
"I figured it would be best to get it over with." Alfred explained. "I'll call Mattie and Rosa later since it seems appropriate. Call it a family reunion of some sort."
Gilbert just nodded solemnly while Natalia whispered 'I see.'
"Thanks guys. Now..." He suddenly smirked before calling out. "Kids! I know you're out there."
"Shit!" New Jersey's voice hissed.
"This is all your fault!" Michigan shouted.
"MY FAULT?!" Ohio yelled back, outraged. "You're the one who smells like motor oil! Seriously, I could smell you from across the hall!"
"That's it!"
The door was suddenly knocked down by Michigan and Ohio who were brawling on the floor. New Jersey slapped his hand against his forehead while Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona watched with wide eyes. The Dakota twins were also behind the younger girls along with Wyoming.
Gilbert and Natalia immediately broke into the fight with Prussia holding Ohio back while Belarus restrained Michigan.
"Knock it off!" Alfred shouted and the fighting states instantly froze. "Let's just try to keep it together, okay? We're going to be extremely busy tomorrow so I want the fights to be kept to a minimum. Got it?"
"Yes, sir." Ohio and Michigan muttered as Gilbert and Natalia released them. With that, America dismissed them.
"You guys can go too." He stated once the spying states were gone. "I'm sure Penn would want to see you, Gil. And Michigan's dying to show you her newest prototype, Nat."
The two nations lit up at the mentioning of their godchildren and Alfred gave them each a key to one of the guestrooms before they left.
America then decided to call Russia, Lithuania, and Romano before the sun came up. Since they already knew of the states and capitals existence, it would probably be best if they arrived early.
AN: First off, I would like to thank one of my Guest reviewers for the information. If any readers want to see this as an AU then you may do so. This is fanfiction, I don't write to offend anybody. It's purely for entertainment. This story is not related to Canon. (At least, I'm trying not to make it seem that way.) Also, I'll try not to make the states too much like their stereotypes. If it bothers you so much then Washington will only make a minor appearance. If you don't like this story you don't have to read it.
To another Guest reviewer, I promise not to make West Virginia, or any of the states, too much like their stereotype. Each state is going to make at least a minor appearance. WV will be one of them if it bothers you that much.
Next to Puppylove84, you're right. California has the strongest Chinese roots but Japanese have mostly emigrated to the West Coast which California is also part of. He has some Japanese roots too.
Finally, if I see any negative reviews I am going to ignore them because why make a fuss over a story you don't like? There are plenty of better stories on fanfiction that you can turn your attention to. I'll say it once more, I mean absolutely no offence in my writings.
P.S.- The capitals are going to be different from their nations personality-wise and their reasons for remaining hidden from the countries and fleeing to America will be explained later on in the story.
Translations:
German
Verdammt: Damn it
Onkel: Uncle
Und die kleinen: And the little ones
Italian:
Fratello: Brother
Si: Yes
Russian:
Da: Yes
French:
Bon: Good
Spanish:
Gracias: Thank you
Chinese
Gūmā: Aunt