One Last Time part 2[1947]

"You're not going anywhere. Are you sure" Ludwig raised an eyebrow and leans back resting his back.

Gilbert nods like a dog, and takes a bite of the toast bread. He looks at Ludwig like a puppy eating its food. "So, What do you usually do during weekends?" Gilbert smirks

Ludwig slightly drops his jaw and narrow his eyes to Gilbert "changing topics? Really?" The German crossed his arms

"It is not nice to talk about someone going anywhere, but anyway..What do you usually do every weekends?"

"Uhh do chores? Do my assignments and complete some files"

"Oh. That sucks. Y'know, I've been thinking. We should go outside" Gilbert drinks a glass of water

"It'll be fun" he added

"I don't think so..It's not yet safe" Ludwig replied

"Right, do you still have any business?" Gilbert smirks. Ludwig shooks his head in disagreement, as he realized that he might dissolved, Thinking about what happened before the WWII ended.

It was the day when the allies and the axis powers were all in a same place, same ground. All eight of them.

Alfred points his gun to Ludwig "End this war already." He glares. Looking at the German's eyes. The axis however, was hold up by Francis and Yao. Ludwig chuckles "end war? Nein...It's beautiful to have war" He grins at Alfred.

"P-please, don't kill him!" Feliciano shouted. He wanted to be released by Francis but the french is holding the Italian's hand at the back so tightly, so as Honda. "Y-you know what happens if he-" He added, but was cut off by Ivan. The Russian looks at him "It'll be better if you just keep quiet, you know?" He smiles innocently.

Feliciano teared up and was trembling in fear.

"Everyone will perish..On my hands. Just you wait, Axis Powers...We will rule the world" Ludwig giggles, grins at Feliciano's anxious face

Honda stood there while he was handcuffed by Yao, looking really worried to Ludwig.

Alfred points a gun to Ludwig

Arthur points a gun to Lovino

And Ivan points a gun to Gilbert.

Gilbert was there as well. He couldn't do anything but he will be get killed if he attacks.

The complete German kept on laughing silently, looking at the pale grey ground.

Ludwig kneeling down on the ground, everything that surrounds the allies and the axis are just some kinds of destroyed wall from the war and are outside.

"If you are not going to end this war, we will end you!!" Alfred shouted

"Don't fucking shoot him!!" Gilbert interrupted "huh?-" Ludwig reacted.

"If you want to shoot him, then shoot me instead!! I will be the bait! But don't ever kill my brother!!" He added
He tried to break it off the handcuffs but it was too hard to do it. Ivan narrows his eyes to Gilbert "The time has end, Gilbert" Ivan said.

"YES, FINE, IT'LL BE AN END BUT DO NOT KILL HIM! IF YOU ARE GOING TO SHOOT ANY OF THEM THEN SHOOT ME INSTEAD!!" Gilbert shouted. Francis looks at him really worried. Feliciano cries "No..Please don't, Gil.." He said.

Arthur looks at him "You had or have never been a country, Prussia. How come you still exists" he said.

Gilbert calms down. Ludwig looks at his brother immidietly, looked like a psycho. "If Germany dies, I will too. But I can't just let him die, There is no way that he will be the same as me if you are going to kill me so if you want to kill him, then choose me instead. I won't bother. Dissolve me, Undo me, Forget me, It's alright. I let my blood run into his veins in order to be a true country. I....planned to resurrect Holy Roman Empire" A 10 second breakdown. Everyone was listening to him.

Ludwig paused. His eyes looks at Prussia, looking to an empire who's been around for hundreds of years.

"Brother?" Ludwig asked,

Feliciano looks at Gilbert. He looks something that is tearing up with worried face.

Gilbert meets Ludwig's eyes, "At least..Let me talk for him..Just for a while?" He said.

Alfred sighs, moves his arm pointing at him
"Go."

Gilbert walks to his brother, dropped himself on the ground and kneels.

"What do you think you're doing?? You are suppose to attack them, not having concern about me, I'm alright." Ludwig hissed, feeling disappointed

"Ludwig. Listen to me. They say..people who were born before their younger siblings are meant to protect their siblings."

"What?" Ludwig tears up

"No..I have to do this.. Just Listen to me. I have a room that is locked for 8, weeks. There is a golden old key above the bookshelf in the living room, as soon as you get inside, do not break anything. They are the most precious things on earth." He looks at Ludwig's eyes, sliding his thumb on the german's cheeks.
"B-brother...I.."

"It's too late, Gilbert. You are now declared as a dissolved nation, and starting now, you will be a normal human." America speeches. He tries to shoot Gilbert but was stopped by Feliciano in words.

"Stop this bullshit, America!!"

Alfred looks at him. "How about you stop yelling!"

"Can't you see what're they doing?"

Alfred glances at Gilbert and Ludwig

"Don't you even felt the same way when you received your independence??" He said. Everyone looks at him. They lower their guns down

"You..Can't just break a family's heart,"

Feliciano trembles and cries. "Gilbert is Ludwig's remaining brother. He is the only one left. Now if you have a brother like him, what would you do?" Speechless. Everyone went speechless. The wind blows, as the sunlight begins to appear. The sky was beautiful.

"We can't just..take away other people's faith..Gilbert wanted to sacrificed himself just to make his little brother safe and to have a good life. He smiles all the time, he even cooks so good. He has a pet bird, and he's probably worried by now. If you can't understand, try to feel your heart beat. It's probably beating right? Now try to remember who looked after you when you guys were still young. And realize that yor life has made it through now. The ones who took care of you did everything and they made you made through out now. You are alive. You should know that. They took care of you, they love you, they have faith in you.."

A pause. "You have someone you once loved, right? Do you even know how it feels to be taken away? Do you even knowhow it feels to lose a family??" Feliciano said.

Everyone was speechless. Arthur looks at Alfred's tremble of realization. "Al..Stop" He calls out. Alfred closed his eyes, then opens them to see reality. "Very well then." He walks out. The other  allied countries followed him, Yao, Ivan and Arthur. Francis remained. "Alfred wait!" Arthur follows him trying to call his name just to get his attention and wanted to talk to him.

Francis released Feliciano and Honda. The two went closer to Gilbert and Ludwig. "Gilbert!" Feli said.

Francis came closer as well. "Gil.." He calls out.

Gilbert meets his eyes. "I'm sorry...Alfred is an idiot I know. But I actually don't want you to dissolve and become a mortal human. We've been fighting side by side together, with Antonio. Well, Antonio as well doesn't want you to dissolve as well. He always calls me on the telephone on how you are doing and he kept on telling me about the three of us. He loves recalling the past when we were still together and happy. And I hope those days will come back" Francis smiles, The sunlight touches him. Gilbert chuckles and smiles back

No matter what, we still look to ourselves like brothers too

A glimpse of Ludwig's view of Gilbert looking at him takes a moment of silence in Ludwig's mind.

"Luddy? Hey, Bruder!" Gilbert shooks his hand in front of the German.

Ludwig blinks his eyes and meets reality. "What has gotten to you? You've been staring at the window for 5 minutes straight" Gilbert points at the window and looks at Ludwig.

The curtains dancing from the wind that blew. Children from outside starting to reach their parents. "Beautiful day, isn't?" Gilbert noticed Ludwig looking outside.

He nods. "Ja..beautiful"

"You know what else is more beautiful?" Gilbert smiles.

Ludwig looks at him. He noticed that his hands are always together. "Are you alright?" He asked

"What?"

"I said are you alright. What happened to your hand?"

"I'm fine"

"Show me your hand, bruder"

"I'm fine,"

"..No you are not." Ludwig stands up and grabs Gilbert's hand. A bite of a dog. "You were bitten by a dog?" Ludwig asked again. Anxiously looking at Gilbert.

Gilbert nods. "When did this happen?" Ludwig added. "..About few weeks ago." Gilbert frowns.

A silence. Ludwig finally knows the truth that Gilbert is perfectly mortal. A complete mortal human. Ludwig slowly drops Gilbert's hand. "It wasn't a stray dog, right?"

"..probably."

"Stray dogs have rabis."

"I know."

"Tell me. Are you a complete ordinary human?"

A nod. Ludwig leans down and immidietly hugs Gilbert. Gilbert hugs back, they both hugged tightly. Ludwig starts to sob and Gilbert frowns. "Sshhh...It's alright, Luddy.." Gilbert whispers, comforting Ludwig to calm him down.

Everything is going to be alright

"N-no.."
"No, it's not! It's not alright, big bruder! Y-you've been there on my side the whole time and now you're leaving?? Humans get old. For few years you will be gone forever!"

"Can't you understand?" Gilbert whispers. Ludwig stops crying. "I live with you now. I am part with you. I will be here" Gilbert places his hand on Ludwig's right chest where the heart is beating.

It is a sad day for Ludwig. He doesn't know what to do to stop Prussia being an ordinary human. All he can do is to spend a lot of time with him. A lot until his last breath. Faster changes will happen to Gilbert.

Gilbert will have to spend a lot of time with his beloved ones and also other countries that used to be his enemy centuries ago. This who were part of his life.

On the next day, letters scattered in the entrance door. A lot of letters.
All of it are for Gilbert. He reads all of them, he even starts to tear up and it makes him happy.

For years and years. The letters are gone in the entrance. Ludwig noticed It first. He remembered. Going to Gilbert's funeral. Countries gathered around, crying and sobbing.

Ludwig also remembers. Gilbert had told him about the room that has been locked for years. A key hidden at the top of the book shelf in the living room. He grabs a chair stepped on it and looks for a key. A golden key perhaps. He quickly grabs it and goes down. He runs to the door, twisting it open and a door creak sounded.

The room is full of pictures. He looks around, seeing some of Ludwig's old stuff when he was a kid. Gilbert's sword as well he used to use it when he fought with Russia. Guns from the 18th century, his old clothes in the closet. He walks to where the globe is. Yup, Prussia is on the map. He also found an old style map when the other nations thought that the world was flat.

An old telescope, compass, he even has a shelf filled with diaries.

The last diary left, was on the table. He opens it and about a hundred pages are empty.

"He would have a lot of time.."

And the last page...

August 25, 1945

Dear diary,

None of us are an enemy. None of us are strangers. We could have a last laugh, last smile and last cry. But I love to spend a lot of time with my beloved ones. At least once. Because They are also part of my life and I think it's awesome.

Ludwig closes the diary, the pictures posted on the wall are pictures with Gilbert and other nations. Ludwig thinks it's beautiful.





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