America the Mysterious (United States of America #1.5)

His American Wife (England) (Part 1)

"England."

Oh...oh...

America was blank when she responded. "Did he say as to why he wanted a marriage alliance with me?"

"Yes," said the President. "As you may have heard, the population has expanded dramatically, meaning that the economy is unable to keep up with the growing amounts of people. England's personification hasn't been doing well as a result, and Queen Elizabeth is desperate for a solution, so she looked to the United States."

"Pardon my words sir, but how can we be expected to help her?"

"I was getting to that. Now, being that we have enough resources to help not only ourselves but others, the queen is asking if we can negotiate a trade agreement while she's working on stopping the rapid growth in the population. That is where the marriage alliance comes in."

America stayed silent as her boss continued.

"Now, this wasn't an idea Elizabeth herself came up with, but England himself. He said that a marriage alliance would help to secure allies between the United Kingdom and the United States, especially when war or an inner conflict occurs. Having this alliance can also secure that we would be able to help the United Kingdom should something like this occur."

"And I take it Her Majesty didn't agree to this right away?" asked America.

"No, not right away. In fact, even when she was speaking to me over the phone she sounded hesitant to proceed with this alliance. As for the exact reason why, I can't say, but if I were to guess, she doesn't agree with arranged marriages much, despite being of royalty."

America nodded. That was understandable, but as far as America was able to tell, the queen genuinely loved her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, and the elder prince loved his wife back. Though, personally, America didn't know the pair enough to care about their personal lives, mostly because it was none of her business and she sensed no threat to herself or her country.

Though America doubted that Queen Elizabeth would go as low as to declare war on her country, especially now that the old woman knew that America's personification is a mother.

America looked back to her boss. "And what is Queen Elizabeth offering us in return for this alliance?"

"Allies," said the President. "Queen Elizabeth stated herself that if we proceed with this marriage alliance, we would have an ally in Great Britain, which can help us in case of war or, again, an internal conflict."

America thought for a moment. She couldn't deny her boss' words, or what the queen was suggesting; having allies was something that the United States needed, and they have been without allies for some time now, which wasn't a problem at the present moment. Still, America did not think this was a good thing, especially when one looks into the potential future.

They needed an ally, and America found who she was looking for.

"I would like to have a word with Mr. Kirkland in person if that is alright Mr. President," she said.

"So you are agreeing to this negotiation?" asked the man.

"Not yet," answered America. "I wish to speak with him first to be sure that he is being honest about all this and that he isn't secretly planning something."

"Why would you think that?"

"Do you remember how poor our relationship was before he even discovered I was a woman Mr. President?" asked America. "He treated me like I was an immature child whose opinion didn't matter, and not only that, but he didn't care about my feelings or what harm he could do to me or my children, some of whom are his own children. How do I know that he's not trying to use this negotiation to get back at me?"