War or Love / Reich x Soviet

Chapter 8: The Truth

When little Germany ate something, Reich and Soviet were sitting on the sofa. Soviet had got a bottle of vodka from the kitchen before, but when he wanted to pick it up to open it, Reich quickly took it and placed it far away from Soviet, who just looked at him in surprise. In response, Third Reich looked in a bad mood and Soviet understood what he meant by that: "I won't drink too much. Don't worry, it won't happen again!" "As long as I'm here, you won't drink any alcohol!" Soviet Union gave in: "All right!"

Reich became more relaxed and he stared again, on the pictures on the wall, until something occurred to him: "Did my son tell the truth earlier?" "Yes, he did. The soldiers thought he was someone else and wanted to arrest him, but when someone caught him, the dog bit him and let go of Germany. By this they saw that he was not the someone they were looking for, but still thought that he had no good in mind and at the exact moment when they had pushed the two into a corner, i came over and took them with me after I had cleared everything up with the soldiers."

"And by someone you mean me, don't you?" "Yes!" After a short pause: "Soviet why were you gone at all?" "I heard from the soldiers that they saw you and wanted to see what was going on and I was also in the hospital." "Why, were you there?" "Why do you want to know that?" "I just want to now." "I wanted to find out what it was all about with all the medication on your slip of paper." "And do you have the medication with you?" "No, even if they had all medication, you wouldn't get it from me!"

"Why not?" "What they have described to me in detail on these three pages and your behavior prove to me that these medications are not good for you! See for yourself!", He asked him, took the pages from the pocket in his sweater and gave them Third Reich, who still didn't believe him. He looked at them carefully, often he had to read the sentences twice ore three times to understand what it said.

"Most of these drugs have made your feelings and emotions so weakened that you are constantly in a bad mood and only a few see the real you and you are horrible to everyone else and they also ensure that you can no longer think clearly. Who prescribed the medication for you?" "My doctor." "He doesn't really seem like a good doctor when he prescribes this trash for you in these amounts." From halfway through the first page, it was too much for him. He couldn't even trust his own doctor.

Reich laid the pages on the table in front of him and hung his head. Soviet looked sideways at Third Reich and understood how he was doing, but one day he had to find out the truth for better or for worse. "Reich, are you all right?" "Why do you care how I feel after what I've done to you, your people and many other people and Countryhumans?" Soviet Union saw a tear slide down Reich's face.

Soviet then put his right hand carefully on Reich's left shoulder and tried to cheer him up: "Reich, it wasn't your fault and I shouldn't have annoyed you so much a few months ago." "Nothing was your fault, its all my fault.", Third Reich replied and turned his head away. "Don't say something like that!" "It's true!" "No, that's not true and together we will find the real culprits and give them their punishment!" "The culprit is right in front of you!" "No Reich, I know that you are not the one to blame, so stop blaming yourself!"

Soviet had an idea, but he didn't know if it was a good one. He took his hand from Reich's shoulder and pulled him towards him. Third Reich didn't get what he was doing, but before he could do anything, Soviet hugged him. For a few moments Reich didn't understand what was happening, but his feeling said he should hug Soviet Union too, so he did that, couldn't hold back any longer and cried himself out on Soviet shoulder. After a while he got better, let go of Soviet and pushed himself away from him. That was very uncomfortable for him, especially since the children watched them all the time.

Germany called to them. Soviet got up and went to the little Countryhuman. The little one ran to his father and sat down next to him. Reich put his wing around him and gave him a kiss on the forehead. They both watched something on the television before they went to bed. "Dad can I stay with you?" "Gladly and Kira will come too, won't she?" Then she tried to lick Reich's face again. Reich took his supports and went to Soviet's room.

"What actually happened to you?" "I was a bit clumsy again and got hurt." When they were in the room, Reich and his son lay down in the soft bed. Shortly afterwards Kira jumped on the bed and I laid down next to the two. Soviet also came after putting his children to bed. A little later they all fell asleep.