Chapter 21
Reunions and a new danger
Grace's P.o.V
I rolled around in my bed and hummed to myself. After that attack in Ignacia, I had to have bed rest for a week. A WEEK! And I couldn't dance at all! So unfair..... But that doesn't mean I can't sneak out while the others are gone. I look around and listen if there's anyone else around. When I hear silence I slowly get out of my bed, my side hurting a bit from where I was stabbed. Seriously, that woman was FAST. I couldn't even blink and I was out of ammo! How fast was she?! Anyways, I opened the door a bit and looked around. When I saw no one I walked out of my room. Right after I closed my door, a voice startled me:
- Grace-san? What are you doing?
I turn around and see Japan standing right behind my door. I yelped a bit but relaxed when I saw him.
- Look, my wound is basically healed and I REALLY need to move around. Pleeeeeeease?- I asked giving him the puppy eyes. He seemed unfased by that and instead he just shook his head.
- Arright, Grace-san.- He said. I smiled.
- Thanksies~!- I say before running off. Once I got to the main part of the bounty, I noticed Germany was looking out of the window. I walked over to him, somehow not getting noticed.
- What'cha doin'?- I ask him. He jumps a bit and turns back at me. He visibly relaxes once he sees it was only me.
- Oh, it's you. Vhat are jou doing here, anyvay? Aren't you supposed to be in your room?- He asks me.
- Well, I was just bored. Besides, my wound's basically healed.- I tell him. He humms and looks back through the window.
- What are you thinking about?- I ask him.
- About a friend.....
- Ooooo~! Really? What's she like~?- I ask him, my intrest piqued.
- It's a he, actually. I can't stop vorrying about him.- He says.
- Why not? If he's a guy, he can protect himself, right?- I ask. Germany shakes his head.
- Nein, he cannot. He's a veakling.
- That's not nice.- I comment.
- Vell, nice or not, he isn't strong, zhat's for sure. But he has gut* intentions.- The blonde says. I swore, I could've seen a miniature smile on his face. Though, that was probably just my imagination. I then look at the monitor and see two red dots going towards the Bounty.
- Uh, Germany? There's something coming here, fast.- I say. He looks over to the screen and takes out his gun.
- Might as vell be prepared.- He says before going outside. I take my tessen and go outside. Surprisingly, no one else was there. I then saw Germany pointing his gun at something in the forest surrounding the bounty. I then hear some rusteling. I tighten my grip on my tessen. After a moment or two two women ran out of there. The first one had honey blonde hair, crystalite blue eyes and pale skin. A weird curl like hook hung around her left eye. She wore black glasses that had no bottom. She wore a red hoodie, light blue jeans and brown, fluffy boots. Looks really cozy! The weird thing is that she had black and purple fox ears and a black and purple fox tail. The second girl had brown hair and slightly tanned skin. Her eyes were closed, so I couldn't see her eye color. Though, for some reason I got the idea that she had amber eyes. She wore a blue militairy uniform that looked a bit too tight on her and dark brown boots. She had a white flag with her. How did I notice it? It was waving like crazy, that's how. I kept hearing her saying something, but she was talking way too fast for me to understand. I then see the fox girl stop and turn around to her.
- Feleciano Italy Veneciano Vargas, CALM DOWN!- She yelled in a deep voice. The flag girl flinched and stopped. Foxy (Hehe) took a deep breath. I could see that she was talking, but I think she was whispering. She then turned around and looked at Germany.
- Hallo, Deutschland*!- She says in a higher pitch. So she deepened her voice on purpose. The first girl opened her eyes and they widened significantly when they landed on Germany. I guessed it. She had amber eyes, which were quite pretty. Foxy tugged on the other girl's hand and lead her to the destiny's bounty. I saw that Germany lowered his gun and I did the same with my tessen. Once both of them got onto the bounty the flag girl hugged Germany. His face was as red as a tomato but hugged her back nonetheless.
- If Nihhon-hun was here, he would so be taking photos of this.- Foxy said. I then hear a camera shutter. She looked over and saw Japan standing on the little balchony, taking pictures.
- You were saying?- He said. Foxy giggled. She looked at me.
- Beatrice. That girl hugging Deutschland is Italy Veneciano.- She says as she stretches out her hand. I shook it. That's what the others do, right?
- Grace.- I say my name. Beatrice backed away and her ears moved around.
- Do you hear that?- She asks as she looks back at Veneciano and Germany. They detached from each other by then.
- I don't hear anything...- Italy says.
- It sounds like chains moving.....- Beatrice says while running towards the training area. Me, Venecniano, Germany and Japan all follow her. Once we got there I saw Maya being tied to the punching bag with duct tape on her mouth. Kind of like Lloyd when we was a kid. I ran over to her and quickly untied her and tried to take off the tape off her mouth as quickly as possible. I could clearly see tear stains and her eyes were red and puffy as if she was crying for hours. Once the pins and needles feeling got away, she started to sob.
- Shhhh, it's okay, Maya.- I tell her and start to comfort her.
Maya's P.o.V
I cried a lot. Gracie rocked me like Momma. At the thought of her I started to cry more.
- Shhhhh, it's okay, Maya. No one's gonna hurt you.- She whispers. I start to calm down a bit, reducing my crying to little hics and sniffles.
- Maya, what happened?- I hear one of the men from before ask me. I look up at him. He got on one knee to meet my eyes. He reached his hand out and gently wiped away my tears. He was a lot like Papa. I hiccuped a bit and talked with a shaky voice:
- M-m-momma and P-papa were att-ttacked.- I tell him.
- Vhat attacked zhem?- He asked. I think back to it.
- A woman.- I say. He looked at me with a weird face.
- A voman? Do you remember vhat she looked like?- He asked again in the same, soft voice.
- Sh-she h-had white hair a-and blue eyes.- I tell them. A woman with yellow tilted her head to the side.
- Did she wear a white and yellow gown? It's a long dress.- She asked me. I shook my head up and down. I looked at the woman again. I saw two black and purple triangles on her head. I got scared. She was one of the women that attacked momma and papa! I got out of Gracie's arms and ran towards the man, holding his shirt. He slowly wrapped his arms around me.
- Shhhh, vhat's zhe matter?- He asked me. I looked at him and said:
- She was one of the women that attacked my momma and papa!
I pointed at her. He turned around and looked at her. After a second she looked annoyed. She let out a breath and mouthed the word "peachy". She then started walking around in circles.
- Great, now what?- She said.
- Figure out how to get zhem back.- The man said as he put me down. He looked into my eyes and rubbed my head with a smile.
- Be careful, alright? I don't knov your parents all zhat much, but I can tell zhat it's not vorth messing vith zhem.- He said. I giggled and shook my head up and down.
- I got that! Thank you, sir!- I say before running out of the dojo and into my room.
Beatrice's P.o.V
I look out of the door to make sure that Maya wasn't around. I sighed and went back in.
- Now what? I'm betting that the 2P's are here.- I say.
- How did you-?!- Germany was about to ask. I shrugged.
- Lucky guess? I mean, the way she got scared of me, I knew it.- I say.- You know, I foretold this. You see, as a kid, I always wrote these little "stories" about all of this. Me and Ula falling into this world, me getting raped, meeting Liet... Everything. But, due to my age and stress due to school and college I kinda..... forgot what happened next. But I remember that something bad happened.
All of them looked at me as if I was possesed by Lucifer or something. Oh yea, that son of a bitch. I swear, if he exists, I am SO going to kick him in his balls for everything. Anyways, Grace was the first to speak.
- So what, you're a fortune teller or something?
- Nah, more like a prophet.- I say and then chuckle. Who knew that I would have had something similair to Chuck's powers? That was awesome. - Though, minus the celestial connection.
- So, we have to-a fight our 2P's?- Veneciano asked.
- Yea, though, not all of us. Grace , for exapmple, doesn't need to because she doesn't have a 2P. She's pure, that much I remember.- I recall.- So, tomorrow we make a plan. For now, we need to sleep. All of us.
They all nod and go to sleep somewhere. Me on the other hand? I need to remember what I wrote.
~Timeskip~
I couldn't sleep. At all. I decided I have had enough of it so I want outside. I rubbed my eyes once I was there. I guessed that it was late summer in Ninjago. Quite opposite to our world. I guess time flows differently here, huh? I opened my eyes and saw that familiar tall figure leaning against the railing. I smile and walk over to him.
- Guten Abend, Deutschland*- I say. He jumps but relaxes when he sees me. He turns back to the railing. It was almost midnight, from what I could tell. Stars were out, no sounds, just the trees and grass rustleing in the wind.
- Couldn't sleep?- I ask him. He nodded.
- I tried, I really did.- He said.
- Don't blame ya. What's on your mind?- I ask the germanic country. He looks down.
- I...... don't know.- He replies.
- "Don't know"? What do you mean?
- I just....... I keep getting these visions. I think zhey vere from my past, I'm not sure.- He responds. Wait, wha? Can this mean.... No freaking way.....
- What are they about?- I ask him. I probably already knew the answer, but I don't care.
- I zhink I vas going to var. I could tell zhat I vas vearing black clothes. As I vas about to leave, but zhen I hear a voice. A really high pitched voice at zhat. I turn around und* I feel my heart sink. Behind me vas a girl. She vore a green maid's dress. She had brown hair, pale skin und-
- .... A weird curl?- I step in. He looks at me.
- Ja*... Let me guess, you wrote zhis too?- He asks me. I nod.
- Zhen, can you explain zhem to me? Bitte*?- He asks me. Curse my weakness for foreign languages! But, I stand firm and I keep my mouth shut.
- No can do, Germany. You'll find it out yourself soon enough. But what I can say...- I turn towards him.- ...Is that this includes Veneciano. Maybe you can already see a connection. But I'm gonna leave this to yourself.
He looks down confused and worried. I smile and pat his back.
- Come on, it's not that bad. It's not that hard once you think about it.- I say.- Besides, you were amazing back there with Maya! How did you know how to do that?
- I can't even imagine. It just felt... natural.- He said.
- Are you planning to have some of you own little kinder* in the future?- I ask him. His eyes widen as he swallows air and begins coughing. I pat his back.
- Was*? Me? A vater*? You have to be making a joke.- He looks at me with a complete "WTF" face. I almost laugh at it.
- Hey, who knows, right?- I say. I look back at the star-filled sky.
- Speaking of who knows, how long do you think we've been out in our time? I mean, it's the beggining of autumn here! It's basically december in our world. Time flows differently here, obviously.- I say.
- Let's just hope zhat not too long.- Germany says.
- I really do hope so.- I say before yawning.
- Well, I feel really tired right now. Guten nacht*!- I say before turning around to leave.
- Vait!- I hear that same deep germanic voice call me back. I turn around.
- You von't tell anyvone about zhis conversation, right?- He asks me. I make a motion looking like I'm zipping my mouth shut.
- Consider it a promise. This is just a secret between us, german boy.- I say before walking off. I turn back around once I'm at the doorway to the rooms. I look at Germany, smile, wave towards him and go inside. Germany isn't a bad nation, to be honest. He's a good kid at heart. Sure, his bosses caused caused the world wars....
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Ok, the first one was mostly Austria's fault, but still! He didn't want any of that. And...... I can relate to that. I've done things that I horribly regret, people got hurt and I...... I still can't live with them. The guilt. So yea, I know what it feels like to be misunderstood. To be taken as something you were, a freak. A monster. I got into my futon and closed my eyes. I know that something big's about to happen. I can feel it.
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