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Russia stood up in surprise. Philip was already sitting up. A few students around the cafeteria heard,and were ready to listen to what Greg had to say.

"Who's back?"Russia asked.

"Your friends. I thought Philip said they won't be back until Saturday."Greg informed.

"What?Y-You mean,the ones who went to the field trip?"Philip guessed in surprise.

"Who else?The buses are arriving."Martial replied.

The four rushed outside,and the other students followed them. Outside,they saw the principal waiting with an anxious look.

"Dad!What's the news?Why are they back so early?"Russia asked,rushing to Soviet.

"There's been...a situation."he murmured.

The doors of the vehicles opened,and students hopped out,all of them had traumatized looks and scared expressions. All of them seemed to jump at the slightest of sounds.

Russia saw his siblings leave a bus,with the same scared faces everyone else had. Bela was basically hyperventilating,and she ran up and hugged Russia the moment she saw him.

"Bela?What happened?"Russia asked in a soft tone.

Bela only tightened her grip. Ukraine was biting her nails,not something she'd do. Zak's eyes were darting everywhere,looking a bit anxious.

Russia pulled the two and hugged them. Whatever happened must've been terrible for the three of his siblings to act so strange.

"Philip!"Indo shouted.

He tackled Philip into a hug. But this time,he seemed...relieved?Why?Malay and Vietnam,too. They ran up to hug their friend.

All of them were trembling. Philip could feel it. They all looked disturbed and stressed.

Soon,everyone was ushered back inside the school. Philip and Russia waved goodbye to each other as they parted ways to their dorm.

On the way,the Filipino noticed how the students they passed by were quite nervous. They had this anxious look on their face and jumped at the slightest of sounds.

When the four reached their dorm,Pipa was waiting for them. Vietnam smiled at the sight of his puppy. Pipa was also happy to see that his master is back.

Greg and Martial stood behind the friends,who were much shorter. The group entered and shut the door behind them.

When the three heard the door close,Indo,Malay and Vietnam let out a big,long sigh,like they were holding in the air for some time.

"What happened?Are you guys alright?"Phil asked,sitting down on the floor in front of his friends on the couch.

"Y-Yeah...We're fine."Indo nodded,although his face said otherwise.

"Did something happen during camp?"Philip questioned.

Silence engulfed them as the Vietnam flinched at the question,while Indo and Mal only glanced at each other.

The Filipino looked up at his brothers,who only shook their heads as if to tell him to keep quiet. Something happened in camp,and they're not willing to reveal it.

Philip only stood up and told the others he'd go on a walk. Greg and Martial offered to stay with the others.

The student went out into the hallway. It was slightly snowing a bit since it's still the second month of the year. Yet Philip felt hot with the tension and heat with whatever happened. What happened?

"Philip!Philip!"

"Huh?Lily?You're not suppose to be here."

Lily ran up to Philip and hugged him tight. The Filipino hugged back,patting Lily on the back. Once she let go,Lily smiled up at the Pinoy.

"I'm so happy to see you."she told.

"I'm glad you look okay."Philip replied,glad that Lily didn't look as disturbed as the others,but still had this unsettled look.

"I missed you. Camp was...It was...was..."Lily's volume started to decrease.

"There's no need to talk about it if you don't want to."Philip said.

Lily smiled up at him. A small tint of pink appeared on her cheeks. Philip only smiled at her while patting her head. He loved it when Russia pats his head. Why not give Lily that feeling,too?

"Yo,Philip!"

The Filipino's expression dropped when he heard that voice. He turned around with a face of disgust,and saw Marcus walking up to them.

The male didn't seem that distressed. In fact,he looked A-okay. Philip looked at him suspiciously. Marcus only smirked.

"How are you doing,Phil?Got bored for the past few days?"he asked.

"Hm."the Filipino hummed.

"Oh,right. You've got Russia. You were hanging out with your boyfriend while we were in camp."Marcus continued,and Lily flinched.

Philip blushed at what Marcus put in. But he snapped out of it quickly. Lily flinched,and the Filipino was quick to defend her.

"Don't talk about THAT so casually."Philip spat.

"Talk about what?Russia?"Marcus asked innocently.

"Camp!"Philip whisper-shouted at the boy.

"Tsk!People these days are so weak. I mean,it was just a..."Marcus trailed off when he saw the other glare at him.

He paused because coughing and turning away. The male only sighed as he turned to the two.

"Okay,okay!I won't talk about IT. But seriously,they're being too dramatic about this."Marcus shrugged.

"I'm surprised YOU'RE not as anxious as everyone is."Philip suspected.

"It's cause I have more backbone than everyone else here."Marcus gave an eerie smirk."Anyways,see ya."

Marcus strolled away without a care in the world. Lily wouldn't say it,but she isn't so fond of Marcus. Her brows were furrowed and she was pouting.

Philip returned to his walk,waving goodbye with Lily. He arrived at the back of the school,where a big space was. He sat down on a bench. What happened?

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