Hetalian Protectors

Tea Anyone?

Kyoko had England, America, France, Sealand, and Canada, plus the Nordics.

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Kyoko's POV: As I spread my palms the familiar tingling sensation ran through my body, my hands beginning to leak the accustomed green light. I felt my body tense up as I spread my teleportation magic over all of us and sent each of our individual groups to their separate locations. This is a lot harder than moving just the five of us...

My legs began to shake as the tension in the air continued to build and I focused on sending us where we wanted to go. My stomach started to churn. Why is this getting so difficult...?

I winced as a sharp pain sliced through my mind. Suddenly, though I was still connected to the teleportation route, I sensed the tension snap and the strength in my legs gave out. I sank to my knees, exhaustion washing over me like a river. My mind became clouded, like fog rolling in over a lake.

"Hey?! Are you all right?!" Alfred's voice cut through said fog like a hot knife through butter. I managed to release a small, pained moan, waving my hand in the air to let them know I was fine.

"J-Just give me a sec..." My voice sounded like a squeak, tiny and thin.

"Idiot... You used to much magic at once." I heard footsteps come towards me and I shifted a little in panic. I looked pathetic... I didn't want Arthur to see me like this. My hands moved out in front of me, blocking my face from anyone's view.

"Stay over there... I'll be fine in a minute." A firm hand grabbed my arm and tugged, trying to drag it away from my eyes.

"Let me see would you?!" Arthur's voice was irritated beyond belief... but it was Arthur, what should I expect. I could practically see his face, his emerald green eyes burning with impatience and frustration and his lips set in a thin line. I giggled tiredly. Picturing his face always managed to entertain me. Yet my laughter didn't seem to please him.

"What the bloody hell is so funny?!" The anger in his voice just made the image in my head that much more amusing. I burst into laughter, which quickly turned into dry coughs as my throat dried out. I felt the insistence in Arthur's grip increase and he yanked harder on my arm, making me immediately lose the cover I had created. I heard a gasp right in my ear and I tried to shove him away, my hands coming into contact multiple times with the rough texture of his business suit.

"I said give me a minute, would you?!" I couldn't force him away. In fact it wasn't much longer that his hands grabbed hold of my wrists and stopped my movements altogether. However, I never ceased my struggle, not allowing my fatigue to stop me. "Please Arthur... Let me go...?"

The hold on my skin tightened at my begging. "What... did you just call me?" Shit... I should have kept my mouth shut... Good going Kyoko...

"A-Arthur...?" Other than his hands I couldn't hear or make out any other part of Arthur's body, his breathing disappearing from my ear. I also couldn't hear Alfred and the others anymore. I shivered, This is really bad... Darkness washed over me, knocking my senses out of wack. The last thing I felt was my head and chest collapsing into someones lap.

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England's POV: Kyoko's light brown hair swayed as she fell into my lap, catching me even more by surprise. First she knows my human name... and now this? Bloody young people... Even though my thoughts were kinda harsh, I felt concern rise in my chest. I know what happens when you use to much magic, and it looks like Kyoko was really beginning to hurt before she passed out. As gently as I could, I flipped her over so the back of her head was in my lap and not her face. She looked....tired. So very tired.

The dark circles under her eyes were much more prominent up close and her jaw clenched in her sleep, preventing her from opening her mouth. Her skin was practically translucent, even in this darker lighting. Pity wormed it's way into my heart and I gestured to France and America. "Come over here you two... She's passed out."

France's normally irritating voice was now close to caring, laced with worry, "Poor thing..." He crouched down next to me, his cloak that he insists on wearing spreading out behind him. America however kept his mouth shut as he took a seat on the other side of the sleeping girl, his face and eyes closed emotionally. I wanted to ask what was wrong, but I chased those thoughts away. Now is not the time to worry about America.

Half scared about what I would see under her eyelids, I carefully reached across her face and placed a finger on the one closest to me. I lightly pulled it open. What I saw underneath made all of us flinch. Kyoko's eyes were clouded, showing that they had lost their vision. I felt my hand's begin to shake. Not this... Anything but this...

A jarring feeling caused the ground to shake and I stiffened. Have we gone off course?! Bright green light enveloped us once again and I leaned my body over Kyoko's, hoping to protect her if we popped up somewhere dangerious. America's voice yelled out over this new light, making me wince at its close proxcemity, "Where are we going?!"

I could only shake my head though knowing he couldn't see it, "I don't know America. I don't know."

***Tiny Time Jump***

I hit the ground softly, using my own magic to slow our fall as we tumbled out of Kyoko's teleportation space. I heard a whoosh as we landed, followed closely behind by several other similar sounds as France, America, and the others fell forth. I made their landings easy as well, not wanting to get into a fight later.

Looking around I sighed in relief. We seemed to be inside a nicely furnished house. Off to the left a huge table sat with multiple chairs situated around it. To the right there were three oak doors, leading to one of the apparent many rooms in this place. We had fallen on a rug, which had complex designs sprawling over its dark blue surface. What I assumed to be the entrance door was right behind us, made of a dark colored pine wood.

A loud whistling echoed around the house, causing us to jump in surprise. I motioned to America, "Can you go check whatever that is?" He nodded and headed off pass the table and chairs to a swing door in the corner. He stepped in and yelped in shock, triggering France to get to his feet and race to the door, followed closely behind by a transparent figure. I stiffened in astonishment for a moment before I relaxed. It's Canada...

I held tight to Kyoko's shoulders, ready to pull her away if something other than America, France, or Canada came out of that room. "What's wrong?!"

"It looks like your kitchen Mon ami. Everything has...well...exploded." Annoyance prickled under my skin at France's comment. That is until a tiny groan emanated from Kyoko's mouth, causing my head to jerk down. What I saw made my eyes widen in disbelief. Her eyes were back to normal, the cloudiness completely gone. She seemed to focus on my face.

"Arthur?" She looked around and smiled softly, "I guess we're home now." She started to push her self up, immediately noticing that she had been asleep in my lap. A red tint overcame her face and she stared at me in embarrassment, but I barely registered it. Her eyesight is back... but how?

A sudden tap on my shoulder made me refocus and I came face to face with Kyoko, her blue green eyes staring into mine. "Welcome to Fluernia!" She glanced towards the kitchen, where France and the others were looking at her incredulity. She noticed the red tea pot in France's hand and her smile became stronger.

"Tea anyone?"