England sighed, rolling his eyes as Germany began his usual angry rant that seemed to have become customary for the world meetings. Life these days was certainly different, and world meetings were certainly more hectic, but sometimes, the lack of seriousness of it all was soothing, calming, because no matter how many times the British nation complained, he wouldn't truly have it any other way.

Yes, he wished America was an idiot less often, and yes, he wished he would stop proclaiming he could save the world, and God yes, he wished he would stop calling him anything except England or Arthur, but he would tolerate it all, for he was, not that he would admit, incredibly grateful America had fretted so much over him and stayed with him after the incident in the 1770's. The lad was an nitwit, but he had a golden heart.

For similar reasons, he would tolerate France's over-exaggerated accent, and he would tolerate his teasing, and their ridiculous arguments, because the amount of times he had sucked up his pride and come crying brokenly on France's doorstep was one too many. After all, he had actually come to check on him after the Revolutionary War. Too long after, but that could be overlooked.

Centuries after the event, it still lay vivid in his mind, and still plagued him every Fourth of July, but he would get over it eventually, someday, when he would stop hacking up blood every time on that fateful day, and he could come to one of America's insufferable parties and sulk in the corner, but he would be there. 

So all in all, the event and following incident was just another in England's too long life as a nation, one that could not be changed, and was had prompted a lot of events. Yet to this day, England still ponders when he sits in solitude, if he had pulled the trigger that stormy day...

What would have happened?

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And there ya have it! That's the story! I'm going to be honest, I changed a lot of things fromy my notebook to what I hope is the better, seeing as this was my first ever Hetalia fanfiction. So... Yeah! Hope y'all enjoyed the ride! See ya in the next one!