The Hero

23: Gifts

  It's been a month and the only people who remember me are Holy Rome, Grampa Rome, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Natrista, Zierstien and Prussia. I didn't really mind but it kind of hurt to know that they didn't remember all the things we had done together. Like everyone remembered the laser tag, but no one remembered me being there. They didn't remember Russia kidnapping me and even worst, America didn't even know what we had been. We hadn't even talked since after saving everyone.

  "Ryter, you should just tell them. Use your magic to make them remember or something." Natrista said and I shook my head.

  "No, I don't want to force my feelings on anyone. And I don't want them to feel guilty because they don't remember me. It's better if they just think I'm a new country or something. We can say that you're my big sister and everything." I told Natrista.

  "That's not an awesome way to do it but I do see where you're coming from." Prussia said. He's been hanging around our island ever since he found out about me being Ryer. Since I was his first sibling and he had thought he lost me all those years ago. But I have to admit, even though I got by just fine with out him, I loved having him around. If it weren't for him, I know for a fact, I would have died that day, so long ago.

  "Please Ryter, at least go talk to them." Natrista said and I sighed.

  "Fine but you better go get your gift for France since I might not be leaving this island for a long time after this." I told her and she nodded before running to her side of the island.

  "Why are you going if you don't want to? I mean anyone can tell you don't want to go." Prussia said and I smiled at him.

  "Well Natrista's right, I have to at least talk to them. As much as I don't want to, nothing's going to happen if I stay here." I told him and he nodded. He understood, I wouldn't put it past him that he had been in a position similar to this one before.

  "I'm ready." She said as she ran up to me with two people behind her. I rose an eyebrow then I realized who the other person was. Amelia was here along with Joanne. I smiled at them both and they smiled back.

  "Ready to see your long lost loves?" I asked them both. I couldn't help but feel guilty seeing Amelia, she had lived America way before I even met him. If anyone deserved to be with him, it was her. Sure she was only human but Holy Rome was using his one thing to keep her alive. Just as Natrista was doing for Joanne.

  I smiled sadly and snapped my fingers for effect. One moment we were on our island and the next we were in France. My smile only grew because I had never been able to teleport this far before. But now I could.

  "Oh my." Francis said as he looked at us in shock. I laughed when I realized we had teleported into his house. That was great, a lot more accurate then I would have thought.

  "Francis we have a gift for you." I said and he looked at us with a raised eyebrow. I moved to the side and Joanne took a step forward. She looked a bit sheepish but had a smile on her face.

  "Joanne!" France said in amazement and ran towards her. He picked her up and hugged her and she just laughed happily.

  "It's so good to see you Francis." She said and put a hand to the side of his face. He turned his head and kissed her palm before turning to look at us.

  "How?" He asked and I smiled.

  "A magician never reveals her secret I said and made a motion of throwing something on the ground and making smoke appear. As it slowly started to clear up I teleported us to America. Again I was surprised at being able to teleport this far.

  "Ryter, Natrista, Prussia, what are you dudes doing here?" America asked. The only reason he knew my name was because after we defeated the one who controlled everyone, I had told them my name.

  Suddenly I had a saddening feeling wash over me. I couldn't do this. Sure I could let Amelia and Alfred be together. But I could witness it. Not when I still had feeling for the American.

  "I have to go." I said and teleported one last time. I found myself in England's house and had to take a moment to catch my breath. I wasn't supposed to teleport that many times in such a short time. I used up too much energy.

  "Hey, what are you doing here?" Romania asked as he walked down the hall with England and Norway. I looked at them and smiled as best I could.

  "I said I was going to teach you the spell after this was all over, didn't I?" I asked and they all looked at each other for a moment before looking back at me.

  "We thought you forgot or had lied." England said.

  "Well I'll have you know I stick to my word. Now do I have a volunteer?" I asked and Norway stepped forward. I walked up to him and told him to say a curse.

  He muttered one under his breath and I smirked as I deflected it and then said the curse I was teaching them aloud. "Qui maledixerit omnes magicis amitteere. Unuis diei tempore per textum."

"Oh, so you just say 'The ones who curse lose all magic. only for a day through the time fabric' in Latin." England concluded.

  "Yes but you can also switch a day to say a year or something, although a day is the most common. Once there was this one person who took away someone's magic for forty years." I said and their eyes all widened.

  "Is he still alive?" Romania asked and I shook my head.

  "He died February fifth 1843, he's the one who taught me the spell. He's also the one who originally made it as well."

  "You talk of him as if you knew him well." Norway said. I looked at him and gave him a sad smile.

  "I did. He was the one who helped me perfect my magic. Although, it's probably not all the way to its potential yet. Oh, if you want, I could help your guys' magic get stronger."

  "You'd do that? I thought we were the enemy." England said. I shook my head.

  "The only country that I consider my enemy would be Austria. I don't like him since he almost killed me once. But yeah, I'd be more then willing to help you guys."