Damaged - A Hetalia AU (ON HOLD)

Chapter 5: Waiting on a Miracle

(A/N: If you recognize the title... yes I watched Encanto, it's fucking amazing.)

(A/N 2: Sorry for the late chapter! I moved to a new house, read two popular Hetalia fan-fictions, accidentally invented Kraft dinner soup, made cupcakes and a bunch of other shit. Enjoy the chapter!<3)

Ludwig's POV
My eyes opened, the bright sun shining straight into them. I grabbed one of the pillows on the bed and covered my face with it.

I'd woken up in that same bed I fell asleep in. This wasn't a dream. This was happening. Roderich was dead. Vash was just barely holding on. The family was damaged.

I forced myself up out of the bed. The mattress wasn't as comfortable I normally slept on, which was probably why my back hurt.

Walking up onto the main floor, I saw Vash's jacket. Lilli had an identical one, just smaller. I picked it up and hung it on the coat hangers near the front door. Maybe Lilli would be looking for it if she needed to feel as if Vash was there.

I looked over at the counter, which was an utter mess. How did Vash even cook in here? I looked up at the clock. It was pretty early, and it was the weekend. I decided to go on the hunt around the house for some stuff to clean the counter with.

I checked under the counter, as that's where the cleaning supplies in mine and Feliciano's house always were. There were a few things, and I assumed I could make use of them.

Cleaning up the counter was not an easy fight. It was a workout. The counters were like a demon, known for beating everyone that goes against it. And the cleaning products were the protagonist, destined to finally win.

Once the counter was clean enough to cook on, I looked through the cupboards, looking for something to make for breakfast. Lilli probably wasn't awake yet, and I don't even know if she wanted to leave her room.

She didn't just lose her brother. She lost someone who was a Father to her. Lilli's gone through so much... everything from putting up with Vash's temper to losing so many of her loved ones... I don't know how she does it.

Maybe with Roderich gone, Vash would be even more like a father to her than he already was?

No. I couldn't think of it like that. Roderich's care for Lilli is a hole that no one else could ever fill. Not even Vash. I probably had something similar, Roderich's care for me was a hole not even someone like Gilbert or Feliciano could fill.

I found some waffles. Like... a few boxes. I wonder who's the reason Vash has all these waffles... Anyway, I quickly put them in the toaster, before cutting up some fresh fruit, and getting some orange juice, with some ice cubes to make it fancy.

I wasn't the best cook in the world, but Feliciano always insisted on teaching me how to cook something good-looking, and good-tasting.

Feliciano also taught me a lot about cleaning. I have this... thing? I feel like if anything is just the slightest bit dirty, it feels like a mess to me.

I also wanted to learn so Feliciano didn't have to do all of that stuff himself, and we take equal turns cleaning and cooking. I never want him to feel stressed.

I brought the tray upstairs to Lilli's room, where she wasn't asleep. She was awake, but just lying there, her eyes seemed red and puffy from crying.