The Hero

5: real names

Ryter's P.O.V.

I walk into the house, a little stunned at what just happened. I thought Alfred was going to kiss me but apparently not. He just wanted to tell me to be careful and that if I ever needed him he'd be here for me. Not that I didn't appreciate it though.

"Ryter," I heard Natrista yell as she came barring down the hallway. She crushed me in a hug and we almost fell to the ground. We would have if it wasn't for the wall behind me.

"What?" I laughed at her. She rolled her eyes at me before going into this big fit about me not telling her what happened the night before. I rolled my eyes and took my shoes off and headed towards the living room. Yea I get that she cared about me but it was in the past.

"Hey, Ryter, me your awesome bruder has gotten a room ready for you vhile you vere gone." Prussia said and Natrista ended her fit. She looked at Prussia and then I looked at her in shock.

"Oh no, Natrista. Snap out of it. He's not worth it." I told her snapping my finger in front of her face. She blinked at me and nodded sadly.

"Vhat do you mean zhe awesome me isn't vorth vhat?" Prussia asked and I just shook my head and leaned towards Natrista.

"He's already got an interest of his own." I said patting her shoulder lightly. She laughed.

"It all right, I just met him. I don't care. I just think he's hot, that's all."

"Okay, ew. he's my brother."

"Yea well I'm pretty sure you were checking Sweden out when we were at the mall today." Natrista nudged me.

"No I wasn't. Plus he's got a wife." I countered.

"How do you know about that?"

"I just do okay. It seems as if a lot of things just seem to pop in my head. Like people's real names. You know the names that we use when we go and socialize with the commoners." I told Natrista and she nodded.

"Zhen vhat is your real names?" Prussia asked. "Because Ryter you know mine and I'ze don't know yours."

I looked at Natrista and she shrugged. "Well mine is Riley and Natrista's is Emily. Last names are classified because they can be."

"Vell zhen." Prussia said turning to the tv again. I walked over to him and flicked him in the head. "Vhat vas zhat for?"

"You said you cleared a room out for me. May you please tell me where it is."

"Of course not. Vhere vould zhe fun in zhat be?" He asked.

I sighed. "Fine, I'll just go ask Ludwig." I walked to the kitchen. Natrista didn't follow me so I knew she must have gotten into a conversation with Prussia.

"Ve~ Riley!" Italy said as I came into the kitchen. I guess he heard me tell Prussia my first name.

"What is it Feliciano?" I asked the Italian.

"Ludwig's outside in the back yard and wants you out there for moment." I nodded and headed to the back door.

"Ludwig?" I questioned as I walked out the door. He walked towards me and held out his hand. Then using his free hand he grabbed my right one. Dropping something in it he looked at me and nodded.

"Your part of zhe family now. Everyone in the family gets one." He said and I opened my hand to see a pin that was exactly like the one him and Prussia wore. I opened my mouth to say something but no words came out.

"Ve~ I've got one too." Italy said running towards me. He wrapped me in a hug and I laughed.

"Calm down Italy. Come on and I'll help you finish making dinner." He smiled at this and grabbed my hand pulling me inside.

• • •

The next few weeks went by quickly. I spent each night helping Italy make his perfect pasta. Some how I had managed to teach him how to make it better. How? I have no idea.

Germany started my training, even if he found out I didn't really seem to need it. But he had me working at a higher level then Japan and Italy because some how I was stronger then the two. It was enjoyable though, watching Germany trying to get Italy to do work. One day though when I had finished my training early, I came and told Italy that if he finished his laps in a certain amount of time I would talk Germany into letting him have pasta for breakfast. He seemed over joyed with the idea and ran those laps as if he were retreating. And of corse he ended up getting the past for breakfast.

I had seen America a couple times. Ha, more like every other day. We were dating now and everyone knew it. He could be a Narcissus sometimes but it was funny watching how much that bugged England.

Right now though I was sitting in the world conference room in between Natrista and America. America squeezed my hand under the table trying to keep me awake. I put my head on America's shoulder and listened as everyone argued. The only things I could really make out was Switzerland threatening to beat people with his peace prize and France and England having another argument.

Standing up I let go of America's hand and walked over to his brother Canada. Grabbing his arm and pulling him up I pulled him out of the way just as a fist fight broke out between France and England. They fell onto the chair where Canada was just sitting moments ago and broke it. I pulled him to where my old seat was and motioned for him to sit and America pulled me into his lap.

"Thank you Ryter." Canada said in what sounded like a whisper. I looked at him and smiled.

"No problem. It's not like I could sit here when I felt like that was going to happen."

America laughed. "Dude, see the perfect hero girlfriend for the awesome hero." Canada only laughed and said nothing.

"So what do you want to do once were done here, dudette?" America asked me. I smirked at him.

"Well we should go get something to eat from the nearest McDonalds then go play some video games. How does that sound?" I asked.

He nodded his head. "What game?"

"Well I was thinking that maybe we could bring the T.V. form your room into the living room and we could see who can beat Assassins Creed first." I said and he nodded.

"Sounds like a plan. Let me guess, Black Flag?" He asked and now it was my turn to nod. "Okay, well you better start preparing to get beat at this because the hero never loses."

I rolled my eyes. "Well you better get ready for things to change."