Hetalian Protectors

Reunion

Prussia's POV: My whole body froze as she turned, clasping to her chest a small bouquet of wilted snapdragons and roses, tied together by a black and white ribbon that was frayed along the edges.

How did she...? Those are... Why does she have those...? I clutched at my chest, gripping the small ring underneath my shirt.

A body covered in blood. Tears running down my face as a small hand caressed my face. "Don't you worry now. The awesome me won't die. So, I want you... to leave me here and burn this place to the ground... I love you, Gil... Hurry now..." Running feet. Burnt hands. Shriveled bodies, blackened by fire.

Before I knew what was happening, I was running back through the maze, leaving my thoughts and Arwen behind.

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Arwen's POV: The car hadn't even come to a complete stop yet when I jumped out, panicked shouts coming from behind me as I sprinted towards the growing crowd in front of the capital building. It occurred to me that my group was the last to arrive, but that thought flew right out of my mind when I spotted the familiar faces of my friends. They had all gathered together at the center of the conversing nations, having a reunion of their own.

A beaming smile overtook my face and I raced forward, swerving in between countries with ease as I tapped into my natural dodging ability. I did this all stealthily, only drawing a few shocked yelps as people saw me duck under their arms and jump past other such limbs. I gave Feliciano a pretty bad scare when I randomly popped up next to him, causing him to drop his flowers he was trying to give to a blushing Ludwig.

I gave him an apologetic smile and picked them up, handing them back to him before starting up again, getting within leaping distance to Scarlett. With a triumphant yell, I did just that, throwing myself onto her back and sending her stumbling forward with a sound of surprise. "Who-?!" I caught her eyes with a giggle as she glanced back and I felt my smile grow larger as her eyes lit up with recognition. "Arwen!"

Freeing herself from my grasp she whipped around and hugged me. I laughed as I reached out, grabbing ahold of Kyoko's arm and Luna's hand to yank them into the group hug. "Cuddle Pile!" I shouted, gesturing from Aridan to come over and join. I only had so many ways of seizing people, and she was too far for me to reach anyway. Thankfully, she didn't fight me, Aridan grinning and accepting my request by joining, wrapping her arms around my back. Happiness washed over me, a feeling of wholeness washing over me. This is how things were supposed to be.

We stayed like that for a while before we became aware of the stares that were on us. They were making the hairs on my neck stand on end. I slowly pushed us apart, ignoring the pain that came with the small separation, to look around. "Are we ready to head inside. It's pretty late and I'm sure we all want to get some rest."

Scarlett nodded, "Yeah. That'd be nice. Though I have to say, I'm going to miss my bed back home."

"Are you saying you didn't miss us!? Scarlett how could you!?" Kyoko threw a hand upon her chest, overexaggerating every word. Scarlett sighed, even as a grin was obviously still present on her face.

"Kyoko it's too late for this..."

"IS IT!?" She poses dramatically, poking Scarlett in the chest as she did. "You just can't accept my fabulousness!"

"Not at 2 in the morning I can't."

Luna, Aridan, and I looked at one another before we all started laughing, Scarlett and Kyoko soon joining in. Shaking my head, it took me a minute to calm down, my chest heaving and my hand coming up to wipe away a tear.