Fading away

I couldn't save you

(Warning, get your tissues ready)

"Alfred I-"

"How could you not tell me! How could you not just stand there and let yourself die!" He shouted angrily. "Is this why you didn't want me here in the first place! So that you could die by courself in the dark! Canada... you can't leave me alone here, I love you..."

"Yet you can leave me!" Canada shouted, hugging Kumajirou, saddness quickly becoming anger. "This so called love you have for me didn't stop you from leaving me alone for over 145 years! That's why im dying in the first place! All of my 'family's' neglection! You have no right to say that I can't leave you!"

"Both of you, stop it right now!"

Canada and America turned to France, who had just recovered from shock, angrily.

"Look at yourselves!? Matthew is practically a ghost and you both are fighting! Yes, we all have our fair share of mistakes in the past but now is not the time to be arguing about it! I can barely see Matthew right now so both of you shut it or so help me I will do something!"

Both of them stared at France, ashamed and shocked. He was never one to yell, that was England's job in the relationship.

Canada looked at hands. They were so see through he almost thought they weren't there anymore. He began to cry again as he buried his face in Kuma's head.

"I-Im so sorry!" Canada cried, "I was going to tell you guys I swear, I just didnt know how to come out with it, but- but now its too late... Im going to die now, I can feel it." He felt Kuma lick his face and Canada in return hugged him tighter.

If America felt like a jerk before, he felt like a complete douche now. He, along with France, hugged what they could see of Matthew.

"I- I... no... we- we can fix this... We Have To!"

"Alfred..."

"No Matthew, I will save you." Alfred said determinedly, "I will find a way to keep you alive... I'll do whatever it takes!"

"Alfred I-"

"Wait, you said this was happening to you because of the neglect you've been getting right, nothing wrong with your government?" France said, forming an idea.

"Yes, my government is fine for now. They'll begin to disfunction a bit when I die though."

"Then there is an answer! If we get the other countries to recognize you then you can be saved, non?"

"Papa, it's-"

"It's genius! Papa your plan is so amazing even though I, the hero, didn't even think of it! We can call Ludwig an-"

"Guys!" Canada said shouting, which wasn't very loud, but none the less he was still heard.

"What is it Mattie?!" Alfred asked excitedly and worried, "Does it involve the plan?"

"Yes," Canada said painfully, "it won't work... it's too late... I have to go now.."

Tears were streaming down his face, but he was happy. He was happy he got to spend his last moments with people who truly cared. He was happy he got a chance to see they truly loved him. He was happy had finally been remembered, even if it wasn't enough to save him, he was happy.

"N-no Mattie, you can't be dying! Not yet... We-we still need to fix this! Your just feeling things, look!, you are growing solid again!" Alfred said sobbing, "you're going to be okay..."

Matthew shook his head and handed his crying polar bear to a crying France. "I want you both to take care of him, papa... brother... I love you."

"B-but Matthieu, le Amérique is right, you are growing solid again, see you're alright." France said desperately, hugging the bear.

"Non Papa, Alfred, it just means that my representivity of the country is no more... I'm a human now..."

"S-so you'll still be around, but just human?" Alfred asked, hopeful at the thought of having his brother stay with him a little while. To his dismay though, Canada shook his head.

"Alfred, my body has been around for centuries, fighting deadly battles, slowly straining me. I was only alive because the nation part of me helped my body recover, but that is no more... my body will suffer what it did in the past and no human can survive what we have all gone through..." Canada- no, he was no longer that, it was now what Matthew said.

Moments after, blood began to pool out of his mouth and his clothes were beginning to become stained from the blood of the now opened wounds that covered his back and chest. Matthew collapsed, but Alfred caught him and cradled him on the floor. France and Kuma were instantly beside him, holding Matthew's hand.

"H-hey France, you were the b-best papa I could ever have, I love you, don't change." France covered his mouth with his hand to stop the sobbing noise threatening to escape, but let the tears run free.

"Kuma," Matthew said turning to his white furred companion, "t-take care of these two knuckle heads for me alright, I love you as well." Kuma shook his head and replied "I will... Canada, Matthew Williams."

He turned to Alfred, who had finally and painfully accepted the fact his baby bro was leaving.

"Alfred, I want to ask you something very important..."

"Anything Mattie.

"Do you love hockey and Maple Syrup?"

"With all my heart."

"Good, your going to have to if you want to personify Canada correctly."

"W-what!?" Alfred was sobbing harder. he couldn't take his brothers land... he couldn't...

"Yeah, I put it in the filed papers Alfred, I had already electronically sent it a while ago to my government officials and you are now the new official Canadian representative." Matthew said with a small painful smile, "I- I love you Alfie..."

Matthew's eyes were slowly fading in life. He closed them. The rhythmic beat of his heart stopped and so did the rise and fall of his chest. It was done... Matthew had parted from this world. The burning neither country had really felt ceased and they sat there in silence mournfully.

Alfred closed his eyes and clenched his jaw in anger, he had promised he would make Matthew feel better but he had failed. He broke his promise to him, just as England had. Alfred couldn't save him.

Alfred clenched his fists and hugged Matthew's body tighter. He looked to the ceiling and let out a loud scream. not just any scream, a scream of true sadness, true agony, and true anger. Screams like this were rare, but they held the most real feelings that could be felt everywhere and Alfred had truly felt this...

(To be continued)
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I warned you

Oh goodness, so how is that for a long chapter. One more left before we are officially finished with this story, yay. don't get your hopes up though Canada stays dead. well, I hope you enjoyed it~

I feel like this chapter came out bad, did it?