Arthur ran and ran, everything around him is but pure white. He kept running until he saw that familiar figure standing a few feet away from him. He smiled widely as he pumped his legs faster, as fast as his boots can allow him. Yes, he is in his pirate uniform, but he didn‘t mind. All he wants was to get to her.

Nanami Vincent.

That very name made Arthur remember the adventures with her and that near-death experience. But no matter how much he tried or how fast he ran, he couldn‘t get there. To her. It seemed as if she only kept going further and further away from him.

Suddenly, Nanami turned around, revealing her bright cerulean eyes that Captain Kirland surely missed. Nanami gave him a pitiful smile as if to say, “That won‘t work.“ Tired, Arthur stopped and and rested the palms of his hand on his knees, his breath quick and shallow. He let his head go limp, hot air surrounding him.

A cool and gentle hand rested on his shoulder, making him look up. “I‘m sorry Captain Kirkland, but I have to go. Until we meet again!“ she said the last sentence happily, her body dissolving into bright light. Arthur reached out a hand to grab her, only to catch thin air. A sad expression glinted in his emerald eyes as his hand swung down, emptiness around him once more.

All of the sudden, the ground began to quiver, a hole appearing beneath Arthur and swallowing him into darkness. He kept falling... and falling... and falling...

England jolted up from his bed, beads of sweat dripping down and his breath shaky. It was like he‘d been running for eternity. Looking at the digital clock on the nightstand, which proudly displayed ‘3:45 am‘ in bright, red colour. England pondered for a moment before remembering his dream. “Until we meet again!“ Nanami‘s voice said in his mind. He let out a wistful sigh before lying back down and closing his eyes.

“It‘s been a while, huh, Nanami?“

Anime: Hetalia