No longer warm (A CountryHumans AU)

Arc I, Ep 0: Past, Present and the future

The republic of the Philippines Archipelago or also known as Philippines, has many regrets, but he mostly regrets that he trusted HER. She manipulated him and many countries, she used him as a plaything same with the others, he knows he shouldn't blame for what the countries has done to him because of her manipulation, but Philippines wouldn't forgive them for all they made him gone through. He was angry at her, angry at the world but most importantly angry at himself for not being strong enough to fight her manipulation.

He suddenly felt warm and comfy.
'So this is after life?' The Filipino thought, even though he felt the warm, it was dark, really dark. Like pitch black, he can't see a thing.

"....nes?" The wind whisper or was it the wind? He can't tell but, he knows someone or something whisper that, he look around but all he saw was the same pitch black.

".....pines!" It was getting louder, Philippines quickly rushed where he heard the sound, or call.

"Philippines!" Someone called him and suddenly he opened his eyes and saw he was at a hospital, 'he was alive? He lived... From that assassination attempt?' The Filipino thought, he wanted to laugh but he won't more like he can't. Philip raise his head, it seems that he was resting using his arms as a cushion and his arms were resting at a bed. He was at the hospital yes, but not the hospital he was rushed into. This hospital looked familiar, he look around and saw the patient, the person who started it all. Petra.

Petra was a mysterious person, she suddenly appeared in the past, when past Philippines, and past Indonesia was walking in a park. His past self found her almost drowning in the lake, being a kind country his past self is, he saved her from drowning, and brought her to the hospital to get healed. After she was healed, she thank his past self and Indo for rescuing her, she then told her past on how she once was a maid to recently died lady called Athens. She told them how devastated she was when she heard the news of her deceased master, as she loves her dearly. Indo comforted her, while past Philippines thought the most regrettable idea of making her one of his maid. Past Petra eyes shine at the thought, present Philippines and past Philippines knows that the way she lit up when she heard about the offer, was genuine, so the question is. Why did she suddenly changed? Philippines was snapped out of his thoughts when Indo shake him, hard.

"Philip! Talk to me, damnit!" Indo yelled, shaking his best friend who was in trance. "Ah... Indonesia... Can you please let me go? My head is starting to spin..." Philip plead softly, Indo gently let him go when he realized he almost made his Filipino friend dizzy.

"S-sorry! You just wouldn't respond!" Indo said as he scratch his head, he look at the side trying not to contact his eyes to the Filipino. Philip let out a quiet sigh as he checks at Petra who was still sleeping. The Filipino stare for a moment before he looks forward, he then gesture the indonesian to follow him outside of the room, which his friend did follow him outside of the room.

"We should leave her, here." Philip said after closing the door of Petra's room. Indo shot him a surprise look before asking in disbelief. "Phil, what the heck are you talking about? We can't just leave the person we saved from drowning, she might have a panic attack!" Indo argued but Philip look at him dead in the eyes, Indo looked at him surprised but scared, 'Since when did his stare become... Cold and lifeless?' The indonesian thought as he gulps and tries to hide his newfound fear to his friend. "But Philip we-... We can't just leave someone who doesn't even know what her savior looks like..." Indo convinces the filipino to stay, as he looks away from him and stare at the door of the patient's room, that Philip saved from drowning. Philip shook his head and sigh.

"Okay, then I'll leave her up to you." Philip, turn around and walk away. Indo quickly snap his head and saw the south east asian country, walking away. "Wait! Philip! You can't just tell me to stay while you leave!" Indo yelled at his friend who didn't turned around and step out, of the hospital. To say the least, Indonesia was hurt by Philip's action, he sighed and entered the room only to see the lady, Philip rescued, is awake.

Petra looks like Jordan but without the triangle, and has red star instead of white and placed in the middle of her face. She had straight mid length hair, that reach to her shoulder blade. The lady looked at the door and saw the indonesian who waved at her awkwardly. "H-hello! My name is Indonesia, I'm a country master, nice to meet you, miss... Uh..." Indo introduce himself and Petra smiled softly.

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Philippines was walking towards his old house, which is where he, Martial, and Del lived once, before their betrayal, same goes to his long timed servant, Davao. He really doesn't want to go there, but he doesn't want to 'worry' his 'brothers' for his sudden disappearance. He should start working again with his military, financial and the concerns of his people. He just hoped that Martial and Del weren't in the house, meeting Davao is unavoidable as he is, Philippines personal servant.

He stop at the front of the gate and saw the mansion in front of him, maybe he should ask the local carpenters to make a small house made out of wood in the outskirt so he could lived there. Philippines wasn't a fan of large space with only a few people. And Philip isn't used of someone serving him like in the past, he grown, to do it all of the house chores on his own, as he was afraid that he might get the maids and butlers in cross-fire when someone suddenly attack him. Fearing that, he told the servants (in the past) to take care of the house, even though he decided to live in a bahay-kubo near outskirt of the city, to protect the civilians from harms way. Taking his shoes off, and pick it up, Philip grabs the handle and opened the door, Philippines notices a few of the maids where cleaning, and saw Davao guiding them where to clean.

Davao turned his head when he heard the door shuts and only to see, his master neatly discard his shoes at the side and dusted off, his foot using the door mat. Davao quickly rushed to help him, but Philip didn't respond, and react at his sight. Davao cleared his throat and,

"Welcome home, my lord." Davao greeted his master who didn't even payed him attention, and walk forward. Davao notices this but didn't felt bothered because maybe his master (Philippines) was in a bad mood. Philippines took off his jacket and placed it at his left arm, as he was about to walk upstairs, he heard heavy footsteps coming towards him.

"Welcome back, Bunso." Looking beside him and saw the oldest of the three. Del Pilar, warmly greeting him with a smile, and Philip holds back a frown as he look his dull eyes at the warmness of his older brother. Who was internally startled at the sight of his younger brother, dull eyes.

Key words:

Bahay-kubo - is a type of stilt house indigenous to the Philippines.

Bunso - younger brother/sister or little brother/sister.