Croatia's POV

'Italian troops land in Rence,Slovenia causing mayhem and disturbing-'
I stopped reading there and put the palaver down.Slovenia is at his country right now trying to hold off Italy and his damned troops.

Rodney stopped by to check on me but,I'm not a little kid anymore!I don't need him checking in on me...I feel like he is bored rather then checking on me.
"Croatia!Hey man I came to check on you!Hope your country is doing good..."

"*sigh*Its been doing fine Rodney.How's yours?"I let him in the house and he just sat down and watched tv.Shouldn't he be worrying about the Italian troops attacking Slovenia?!?I am pretty worried myself,hence why I am hiding in my room most of the day.

"Croatia?You look kind of spooked.Do you want me to make you some banana bread?"I froze,and bit my lip.

'Croatia!'

There it is.Her voice echoed inside my head.I quickly shook it off and went toward the stairs."Ok now I know something is bothering you.What's going on?"I looked at him for a second...his face hasn't changed in forever...just like...I don't know...it's nostalgic somehow.

"Rodney.I feel like I'm missing something.And I need it.Bad."His expression quickly changed making me a bit uneasy."I know you miss her,but she's not going to come back if you isolate yourself.Come on."He held out his hand to go to the kitchen with him and I followed.

"Look.We are both in the same boat of not really remembering the past so...you know what we do?We focus on the future."He got the ingredients out and started to mix them together.

"Now I might not remember her that well,but I know she was like a little sister to me."I never got my mementoes back,and I only know what I've heard from my siblings.

"Yeah (c/n) seemed like a nice country though-"

"Please don't say her name..."I gripped my sleeve and held back my tears from spilling.I couldn't believe that...I let...I couldn't...I wanted to....I did....NOTHING!"I'm going to my room."He didn't stop me,which I'm glad.I let the tears roll over my cheeks and splatter on the floor as all of these...loose thoughts jumbled in my head.

I remember when my siblings saw me wake in the hospital...I didn't know how to feel.
Confused...
Saddened...
Joyful...
Thankful...

It was a blur to me.

And the things they told me...scarred me.A guilt I wasn't really meant to burden because it's 'not my fault'.I must have known what I was doing so it is my fault that all of that happened though right?I slammed my door and curled up ok my bed.

I just want to see her again...I want it to be like a new experience again...like we never knew each other...

And I have an idea on how to get it to happen.

Countries come back during war sometimes because of uprisings and such,who says one would start in mine?Or Rodney's?Either would bring her back....with this war starting up,and how much I don't want it to come to this...

Ahh!Im so conflicted with myself...I'm going to sleep it off...I couldn't do that to Rodney even if I wanted to,she wouldn't forgive me.

*BOOM*

I snapped out of my thoughts and looked out the window.I couldn't see anything but Rodney was calling me down."I'm on my way!Whats going on?"

I slammed my door open and slid down the railing to see him throw a phone on the ground."DAMN.Croatia we need to go."He seemed a bit panicked and him not telling me wasn't helping me either.
"Tell me what's going on-"

"Slovenia just got hit!Come on let's go-"

"That's nothing new!"

"YES.It is when it's a freaking NUCLEAR BOMB.We could see it from here,and we're in a different country!We need to go make sure he's safe!He's your brother right?"My eyes widened in disbelief as we raced to the car.

Engine on,got to go."Where are we going?We won't be wherever that is in a day or two by car!"He didn't respond at first and made a hard turn."Your right...We're going to the military base.They have to listen to us!"

As we drove and drove somewhere in between I was extremely nervous for Slovenia.He was the one that got my country back on my feet and governed it while I was...yeah.Its not that I don't care it's just I don't really like a lot o my siblings.Slovenia I can at least sorta accept him.

I looked over at Rodney who seemed to be focused and set on getting to this base.Don't want to distract him,so I'll look at what we are passing by...Gotta focus on other things...curse my simple minded self!Ok Slovenia,were coming for you-"AHHHH!"

*CRASH*

Ugh...I'm ok....R-Rodney!I slugged my body out of the now recked Jeep and pulled Rodney out.His body is tingling and he's not moving.He is still breathing at least...We are on a trail not to far from the town we passed...but why did we crash like that?

Oh god he might have a slight concussion along with that gash on his arm...come on Rodney...we're getting out of this...I hoisted him up on my shoulders and began to walk at a snails pace toward the town.

"HELP!ANYONE?PLEASE!"I yelled into the forestation.To no avail.I walked as far as I could up the trail,and kept hollering for help but nobody seemed to hear me.

I tripped and Rodney's body crushed mine,so I just stayed there."SOMEONE?!?HELP!!"I yelled out again.Closing my eyes I began to regret letting Slovenia fight against the roach Italy...I'm a horrible brother...friend...lover-All of it,I can't do anything right...

???'s POV

Where am I?I am siting down on the top of a hill.How did I get here?No clue.Why am I here?I don't know or care.What is going on?I don't know.
When is it?It feels as if nothing has changed.

There are voices...angry voices fading out of my head.Words of rebellion and hate.I quietly observe my surroundings.There is an ocean in front of me,crashing on the rocks.I'm under a tree and it's a bit cloudy.

This place all seems familiar.Only one thing strikes me as odd.Im sitting next to a gravestone.It has a country flag on it as well as some engraved message.

'We miss you,love you and respect you.Have a well deserved rest.

R.I.P. (C/N)'

There must be a reason why I'm back...last thing I remember was...Being in Italy.With everyone there and...oh no....The war!The war still must be going on or at least I have to find...CROATIA!

How could I forget that for even a moment?

All of a sudden,I got flashbacks of all of what has happened to me from the war and it made me shudder.I reluctantly stood up and stretched to the sky.

"Guess who's back everyone.(c/n) has joined the fray.Draw a circle that's the earth I am (c/n)!"
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Yes!Its time to get back into doing these!Now I hope you guys enjoy this story to the very end ok?Cupcake out~!