This Is Just Between Us

spying is quite rude

(art by my pumpkin crowsong on YouTube, Tumblr, and Wattpad {Rainbowstar772} )
(Tw: mentions of blackmail and abuse/home problems)

America pov

I finally get off my phone once everyone else goes to bed. I walk out of my room and sense that someone is around, but I don't know who.... I'm not going to try to catch them. They seem like they might be scared but strangely determined, none of the states are like that- is there just some unknown person in my house?! Whatever.
I'm going to make myself some coffee since I'm choosing not to sleep, I have to figure out what's going on with Denmark.
I don't know much about the guy so this group chat and school is all I have to gain information. I will have to gain his trust because I'm labeled as 'anonymous' and I don't think I'd trust anyone who refuses to show who they truly are. Hmmm, I'll have to skip a few classes to figure out walking patterns, responses to trigger words, who he hangs around with and what's going on at home. I might have to start a forced routine to walk by his house at night, he lives 4 houses down from me so it'll just look like I'm the weird neighbor who goes for walks at night.
I sigh.
I took my last sip of coffee
America:"No one will be getting in my way"
I said with a smile.
An alarming smile.
Then I hear a beep and a click.
I turn my head to see a streak of yellow rush by
Alaska?
I go to her door and knock.
I hear shuffling and then her open the door.
Alaska smiled but looked scared, must have had read something and was playing around with stuff to make her feel better.
America:"Alaska sweetie what are you doing out of bed and why is your laptop on your desk? Thought I told you to put it away for tonight."
Alaska gripped her nightgown and bit the inside of her cheek before speaking
Alaska:"I was reading a book, but then I saw words I didn't understand. So I looked them up using the Google app that was hacked into my computer to look them up, the results were scary...."
I sigh and went to hug her but she backed away.
Alaska:"please don't touch me...."
Strange, she used to love hugs...... Something's not right.
America:"What's wrong? Why don't you want hugs"
Alaska:"America please leave me alone.... I don't want to be touched by anyone right now..."
She used my name, she's both scared and possibly angry?
America:"Alaska what have I told you about using my name when upset."
Alaska:"You're not my real dad so that label is a privilege. Now please leave me alone."
I didn't like the disrespect but she has a point, she's the only state that knew her biological parent personally. Texas and New Mexico didn't know Brazil and Mexico are their actual parents until 7th grade. She's still probably slightly attached to Russia, the man who abused and gave away Alaska. Yet she acts like he didn't do either of those things. She's never told me what her life was like before Russia gave her away, but I already know she's just hanging onto the very few good memories she has of him.
I look down, maybe I should ask
America:"How did Russia treat you before he gave you away?"
Alaska:"I'm not telling, that's my personal business."
America:"Alaska please, you seem very attached to him and I want to know why? He abused you and gave you away."
She stared at me in awe before getting an angry glare
Alaska:"УБИРАЙСЯ ИЗ МОЕЙ КОМНАТЫ! ТЫ МОНСТР! Я УСТАЛА НА ТЕБЯ СМОТРЕТЬ!(GET OUT OF MY ROOM! YOU ARE A MONSTER! I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT YOU!)"
Monster....
I sigh, I've just made her upset, no need to worry.
America:"Sorry Ask-"
Alaska:"Don't call me that America."
She spoke coldly
I just left, she's always been the state to hide lots of things from everyone but Wyoming. She's the only state I don't know much about because apparently she didn't talk much at the orphanage, meaning they didn't have that much information to give me. She's also one of the more aggressive states, she's got secrets and doesn't trust me with them.

Wyoming pov

I overheard the entire argument between Alaska and dad, no wonder she told me instead of him. He wouldn't believe her anyways. The secrets she tells me are very personal so even though I have a lisp and don't usually speak, the things she's said don't leave my lips. The others know she knows her biological father personally and ask about him, his name, personality, bad habits, other family, but she never tells. She always replies with "Once you see him, you'll know him" and then walks off. She's smart to answer that way. She told me everything, I know everything, and I know they wouldn't understand.
I hear my door open and see Alaska crying.
Wyoming:"come here Alazka, what happened?"
She just poured and started to explain in Russian, her native language that she taught me. Dad doesn't know I know Russian which is the point.
Although he can understand Russian, he can't speak it.
Eventually I got her to calm down and she decided to spend the night in my room, she started to write in her notebook. What did she write? Don't know, she doesn't want me to know so I don't question it.
Soon I fall back asleep while she stays awake reading, she has FFI which I don't know what it means exactly but she told me it's what dad also has. It has something to do with not being able to sleep at all, I'll probably ask to borrow some of dad's medical books to study it.