This Is Just Between Us

Helpful redemption

America
(TW: mentions of past murder)
(art by my pumpkin crowsong on YouTube, Tumblr, and Wattpad {Rainbowstar772} )

America:" Ok what the flipping ferret happened?"
Alaska:"I was hungry so I showed Florida how to make some European recipes"
South Carolina:" More like she gave him more energy drinks than his a- butt can handle and made him her cooking slave"
I blink, not really sure what to say.
Once I process what is happening I go to say something when my phone buzzes.
I checked it and saw that Germany sent me an image.
I tap the notification to see it's an image of Poland taking shots of vodka- well he was, he's passed out on the table.
Then I get another notification from my favorite sister, Aussie.
Wild child: Hey big bro! How've you been?
Me: I've been fine, I'm about to put the states to bed though, is there anything you need?
Wild child: Yeah... I know you hate dad...
Me: What's going on?
Wild child: He wants to talk to you. Like tomorrow. It's serious. Like seriously, he's been looking at rum for the past... years.
Why does Britain want to talk to me all of a sudden? What does he want from me? He was a shitty father and favored my sisters over me.
Me: Fine. But tell him that if he's trying to apologize for all the bullshit he's done, I'm not going to forgive him. He doesn't care about me, he favored you and Canada over me, HIS FIRST BORN!
Wild child: That's the thing America... you don't have the full picture, just listen to him. For me?
I sigh, even through text I can still see her saying please with her gapped teeth and heterochromia puppy dog eyes.
Me: Fine, but only because you said please...
Wild child: That's why I said it, you've never been able to resist my pleas!
I laugh and tell her good night!
I then put the states to bed and go to plot my murder for Moldova, I could use this play to my advantage, but how? Electrocute him? Drop something heavy on him? Find a way to give him a heart attack?
Taking a sip of my lemonade I go to make Aussie a plush, she loved it when I made those for her when she was younger. She'd find ways to get upset so I'd make her a plush, she'd sit on my bedroom floor with some animal whether it be a snake or a chinchilla, she'd have it and watch me sew!
I decided to make one of her favorite animals.
A snake!
She has a lot of those, every type with every mutation, even water snakes!
Her immunity is venom, so she's safe with all those snakes. Plus the other venomous animals.
I worked on this all night, since it's the weekend I'll let the states sleep in, I on the other hand... I have to have a meeting with Britain.
I grab my jacket and walk out to the car.
I can't believe I'm doing this, I cut him out of my life after the war, yet all of a sudden he wants to talk? Ugh.
When I got there I walked in and saw Britain making a cup of tea....the way I like it....
I could tell he was probably crying earlier and it's not clear that Aussie wasn't kidding because the next thing I saw was him grabbing a bottom of rum to take a chug before lighting a cigarette.
I stepped in more and cleared my throat.
Britain hadn't seemed to notice me, but mom, Aussie, and Canada did! They all greeted me, by kissing my cheeks, this is normal for me.
Then they told me to go to Britain so I did, I also took my cup of tea with me.
America:"Hello Britain."
Britain:"There it is, my name.... Do you like the tea I made you?..."
I take a sip and nod, I'm not going to lie to him about this.
America:"What do you want?"
I said sharply.
Britain:"I just wanted to see my favorite child... although, you probably didn't know you were my favorite, did you?"
I blinked, this is information I had no clue about-
America:"How am I your favorite? You didn't seem to care about me when I was younger, didn't even try to apologize"
Canada:"That's the thing. He did."
France:"Your anxiety got in the way and you didn't listen"
America:"Uhuh, what about everything you have my sisters? There was never room for a gift for me right? Mom was the one giving me gifts. Not you."
Aussie:"Actually mom told me that every gift she gave you was from dad, he knew you'd reject it if you knew it came from him"
I look at my sisters, then my mom, and finally Britain.
Britain:"I'm not asking you to forgive me, I hit you once when you were young and I let you start a war with me. I didn't mean for things to end this way ok?"
America:"Suuure. Also, for your information, I won that war fair and square. You're so weak, weak to the point a 12 year old defeated you."
Britain mumbled something.
America:"What was that?"
Britain:"I let you win, I am one of the strongest people you'll ever know. I wanted you to be proud of something, so I let you win. I let you have that victory so you could be proud..."
America:"Wh-what..."
Britain:"I'm sorry, you probably don't feel as proud of yourself as you originally did, but to be honest... you reminded me of when I was young. Anxiety and a grudge against my father, except he killed my mother and abused me...and got mad at me because I threw my sister into a river...but then again she deserved it- That's besides the point"
America:"You abused-"
France:"A single hit is not abuse. Also, he didn't know it was you coming from behind him. That's just how he reacts when something comes to him from behind."
Canada:"You do the same thing."
Britain+America:"Everything is a threat until it's not."
So that's where I got that from...
Britain smiled as he put out his cigarette.
America:"I- Britain...."
Britain:"Yes, my son?"
I shake my head.
America:"Nevermind.... Does anyone mind helping me get rid of my next victim, I need ideas."
All the girls left the room, leaving me and Britain alone.
Britain:"Where are you killing the person? If it has cameras I can help with that, believe it or not, I'm pretty good with tech."
I blinked kinda confused before answering him.
America:"Well 1. The person I'm killing is Moldova and 2. Inside a theater."
He nods as he pours himself a cup of tea.
Britain:" Is he an actor or backstage crew?"
America:"Actor, he's going to be in a murder scene."
Britain:"What you're gonna do is see what the murder weapon in that scene is, you're going to sneak in and switch it to the real deal and I'll edit the video footage. Whether he's the killer or the victim, he'll be out of the picture by either being dead or in jail."
America:"He's going to be the victim."
Britain:"That's great! It's always fun to watch someone die!"
I give him a weird look.
Britain:"Your mother wasn't the only one killing for love-"
America:"Love? Pfft, nah! I'm killing people who dislike Russia so I can be the only one who can hate him."
Britain:"You got all the strange traits from your grandfather. Eh, at least most of your traits are from me and my mother. She's the reason our eyes glow and why we have night vision!"
I laugh a bit... Maybe I should give Britain a 2nd chance, maybe I'll have a dad again!
America:"Now, what was that about throwing a sister I didn't know you had into a river?"
Britain:"Ok listen! She deserved it, she abused me just like my father, my father also favored her over me. So-"
America:"It was an act of jealousy and spite wasn't it?"
Britain:"Yes, yes it was-"
I face palmed.

AN: You have no clue how long I've been wanting to write this!