Kuro's Awakening (Japan 2P Fan Fic)

Kiku woke with a start, feeling a pain in his head. He got up, going to the bathroom for painkiller, and looked into the mirror, seeing his eyes flash red. He gasped in pain, running toward's the phone. The first instinct he had was to call China.

"Nihao?" China answered. Kiku tried to hold in another gasp of pain.

"China, it's me... I need your help. It's urgent..." China's eyes widened, he quickly responded, "Yes, I'll be right there." and hung up. Kiku tried to open the painkiller bottle, suddenly too weak to stand he sunk down to the floor, back on the wall. He heard something whisper inside his head, as if trying to mock him.  

'Let me take control, Kiku. I can do what's best for us... I can kill your so called brother and drive him away...' it sneered at him.

Kiku stared at the being inside his mind. It looked like him, but he knew it wasn't him at all. Kiku stood staring at this being, it had chains on his wrists, and a spiked collar dug into its neck.

"W-Who are you?" Kiku stuttered. It glared at him.

'Why, I am you, of course... I have been waiting 50 years for you to let me out, Kiku...' He stared at this being's glowing red eyes, ambitious in every way, it struggled to get out of the chains and lash out at him. He took a step back.

"You can't be me... I am one of modesty and courtesy, not of death and ambition..." Kiku muttered, staring wide eyed at this thing claiming it was him.

'I am so very close to you Kiku... I could make you powerful, bigger than all countries...' it growled at him. 'Just-say-yes~' it sung.

Kiku looked horrified, but actually was considering this. "No," he told himself. "Don't think that way." Kiku looked at the being. "I won't ret you take over my thoughts. I don't want power." he said, confidently.  

The being glared at him with his evil red eyes. 'Then I'll take you by force..' Kiku felt a jolt rack him and he blacked out. The being took control of Kiku's body, picking up his katana from Kiku's room. China dashed into the house.  

"What happened, aru?" he said, staring at who he thought was Japan.

The being took the katana and pointed it at his neck, wickedly smiling at him. "China, are you aware of who you're talking to?" he sneered.

"I-I've dealt with Russia many times before, aru, you think you can just come and scare me like this, aru?" he glared at the being's red eyes. "I will end you...I am here to put fear of Japan back into your heart." he evily snickered at China.

China looked at him, confident, no signs of fear and spoke. "Alright, kill me, aru."

Kiku burst back into reality and shoved the being back, protecting his brother. "I am weak..." the being uttered the words before dropping to his knees and Kiku came back. Tears were leaking from his eyes. China looked at Kiku, a little confused and worried for his kid-brother. He dropped to his knees beside his brother. Kiku dropped and China caught him in his arms. "Ah..."

Kiku winced in pain, covering his stomach area with his forearms. "He may not have gotten you...but he got me..."

Kiku muttered as he moved his hands away from his stomach, letting them drop to touch he floor. China's eyes went wide and he got bandages and started to wrap the wound, blood immediately soaking the bandages.

"What was that thing?" he asked.

 "It was my subconscious..."

Kiku's voice trailed off and China picked him up carefully setting him on his bed. Kiku winced again, and sat up in his bed, in a comfortable position. China sat on the bed, staring at Kiku, with a worried expression. Kiku tried to stay awake, but his tiredness got the best of him. He drifted to sleep, sitting up in his bed and his head hanging, his straight black hair covering half his face. China got off he bed slowly, trying not to wake him, and took a seat in a chair in the corner of Japan's bedroom, and stayed there the whole night to watch over him.