...We Could...

Fumi Fifty-Four! The Last

"Where are we going?" Faye asked Akane.

The red-head shrugged. "I don't know. Nekozawa's house, I'm guessing."

Indeed, they were. The two males lead them to a strange white house, and invited them in. As soon as they stepped food in the white corridor, their appearance changed. Slightly, but they changed all the same. Kyoya had more grayish hair instead of black, Akane's hair was more auburn, etc. etc.

"I'm sorry we've been keeping your memories suppressed," Radcliff admitted. "If you understood my job, you'd know why I did it. Kadi, Nekozawa, you understand."

The two nodded, their memories suddenly coming to them.

"Here," he stated, halting at a door with a sticker on it. "Kadi, please take this off, since we know which door to go through again."

She did as she was told, and he opened the door to another pure-white area. He urged them to follow him. The girls had no trouble walking through, though the boys had to struggle against a barrier. And then...

...They split into two!

"Whoa!" the albino Kyoya gawked, wide-eyed. "Zhat vas totally awesome! Vait?! I have a German accent?? Totally awesome!"

The grumpy Nekozawa sighed. "You really haven't changed... Wait, bloody 'ell?!"

Alice was laughing. "Oh, you guys!"

Radcliff was also smiling, holding out a box of candies. "Here, each one of you take one and eat it. It will break my barrier for your memories."

He turned to the boys with a sorry frown. "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to make you forget..."

The Ouran boys nodded, understanding, and each ate a candy. Adam pushed a few buttons on the panel next to the door, and sent them on their way back home.

Turning back to the group, he looked behind them and called out, "You can come now, Kiana."

Thundering footsteps were heard, and the country launched itself at Gilbert.

"Dad!" she choked. "I don't care if you're not my real father, I had no real father and you're the only thing that I have close to a real father!"

He chuckled, returning the embrace. "Oh, Kiana. I missed you..."

Kadi turned to England and wrinkled her nose. "Did I seriously fall in love with you back there."

He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "Eh-heh... How about we forget about that before we're both killed by Scotty..."

Kadi looked over her shoulder at a ticked-off, but controlled, Scotland. "Good point."

Adam cleared his throat to get their attention.

"As you know, Nami was killed... And that also means that Anahi was killed. There is a way I can bring her back, but..."

"But what," Kiana demanded, still in Prussia's arms.

"...But she'd have no memories of the anime world..." he finished.

They grew silent.

They could bring her back, but she wouldn't remember them.

They could have her keep remembering for eternity, and no longer have her.

"Let's do it," Kiana decided.

"What?" Al blinked.

"We can help her," she reasoned, looking at her aunts and uncles and friends. "We'll tell her stories until they're her memories. Sure, they wouldn't actually be her memories, but at least we'll have her, right?"

The group stayed silent, thinking over what was just said.

"...We could..." Prussia decided. "I say yes."

"Then it's decided," Kadi nodded. "If her daughter and husband says yes, then we can't say no." She turned to Adam and looked up at him. "Bring Anahi back."

Kiana felt tears in her eyes from hearing Kadi say "Anahi."

Adam nodded, and walked to the terminal, getting to work. He explained what he was doing as he was doing it.

"I'm sending her into the real world," he told them. "Where she first came into this world. Basically, I'm sending her out of a digital world and back into the real world. When a person has no life when they exit, they loose all memories."

Prussia remembered the Ouran jacket by the tree.

"I'm going, too," he decided.

"What?!" Kiana exclaimed. "No! You have to come back to Hetalia!"

He turned to her. "I can get her back. I can get her to come back to Hetalia, so all the rest of you see her, too."

Kiana felt tears in her eyes, but nodded.

"You all may go, now," Adam told them. "Go home."

All but Prussia went through the Hetalia door.

Gilbert stepped through a portal Adam had appear out of the floor.

~*~

“It’s time for some of us to go,” Chloe informed. “We'll wait outside.”

Preuss followed Chloe until they got to the door. “How do we know who’s able to go through?”

“The ones who don't fly up don't get to go home,” she told him flatly.

“Well aren't you a bright one today,” Preuss muttered, looking away from her. No that he could see her, anyway. At least he was able to walk on his own, now.

They reached outside, and bright light filled the air. Preuss could feel it, and almost see it! Chloe looked up as she heard cheers and cries of glee as one by one people took to the skies. She was one of the last on the ground when she felt her pull upwards. Quickly she turned around, grabbed Preuss's cheeks, and kissed him.

"May we meet back home," she murmured quietly as she floated upwards.

For a solid second, Preuss could see again. He saw Chloe smiling sadly down at him, tears in her eyes as she reached for him. Above her were all of the states and cities and children. The sky was pink, and the air was golden. But most of all, he could see Chloe one last time.

"I love you," he said, reaching out and touching her fingertips.

"I love you," she replied, gripping his hand before floating out of his reach.

“Mama and Daddy hasn’t come back...” murmured Perisa. “We’re stuck here...”

"We'll get out," Dastan assured. "Mom and Dad will come back, and we'll get out. You just wait."

Perisa nodded and looked out to see the sun setting behind a castle. In one of the rooms, sat Zelda, watching as everyone was able to get out of this hellhole. All but her own family, and the Hondas. But she'd be free. She'd be back home with her family soon. She knew it.

Her father was out there, fetching her mom right now.

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It's been great writing this story. ^_^ I've been updating a lot lately since I'll be gone for two weeks, and I want you to be able to read while I'm gone. I'm keeping the Epilogue for when I get back, though, so look forward to that.

One last chapter, guys! Then it will be time for book three, ...Learn To... :)