Hetachains (Rewritten Hetalia Reader Insert)

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

A Needed Explanation

World Meetings. A time meant for nations to come together and discuss the current matters of their lands, combining cultures, intelligence, and experience to make the world a better place for their citizens. At least, that is what they're meant to do. But the 'World Meetings' were, in reality, less meeting and more glorified playdate between the nations. Instead of discussing issues, nations accused others of sabotaging their ways of life or simply complained about whatever inconvenience they were currently facing.

The title remained a World Meeting but it had evolved into a quarterly get together of the world's nations. Some look forward to the meeting, getting excited to experience another culture or share their own. While others, usually the more sensible ones, dreaded the thought of a week filled with chaos and stuffy rooms.

However, when Vladimir walked into the meeting, the atmosphere wrapped around his throat like a collar that was slightly too tight. He had arrived five minutes before the meeting was set to begin and under normal circumstances, that would've been considered early. Yet, nearly all the seats were filled when he entered the room.

Solemn faces broke small smiles to him and he passed, some remaining serious as he made his way to the nearest open seat. From across the table, Feliciano gave a small wave but even he seemed slightly deflated. Light bruises had formed beneath his eyes, surprising for a nation who couldn't seem to get enough sleep. Though, vladimir wasn't much better off.

His hair had deflated from it's normal volume, ends crinkling as they died. Each movement was met with a soreness. As if he had run a marathon in a spur of the moment decision and faced the consequences as the seconds ticked by. He wasn't alone in his pain,though. These days, it felt like everyone was losing energy. As the clock struck 9 am, Ludwig stood and made his way to the head of the table, clearing his throat in an unneeded grab for attention.

"Good morning, everyone," He said, a rough quality to his voice signifying a bumpy night of rest, "Thank you all for meeting on such short notice. I'm certain we're all busy with the current state of the world." He stepped to the side, allowing a better view of the map behind him.

Set across a billboard was a map of the world. Decorating its surface sat hundreds of thumb tacks of various colors. Yellows bunched up near the sea while blues lined the flat plains. It resembled a child's art project more than it did a world map. Vladimir took particular notice of the red pins covering his own nation. Ludwig gave a moment for the nations to view the map before continuing his briefing.

"As you can see, there are multiple colors of pins covering the map. Each color represents a certain natural disaster that has taken place in the past year alone. Yellow representing tsunamis, blue for tornados, red for earthquakes-" A cough interrupted Ludwig, violently ripping from his throat. Prussia immediately stood from his spot next to Ludwig, but the younger nation waved his brother aside.

He swallowed a second wave of coughs and pushes forward, determined not to let personal issues affect the meeting. "Etcetera, etcetera. For the past year, every nation has been struck by an unprecedented amount of natural disasters which have left our infrastructure weak and our governments grappling for a way to protect the public. Thus far, there have been no answers to why these are occuring in such abundance or how to stop them. Now, any suggestions on where these disasters are originating from?" Ludwig said and though he had opened the floor for discussion, no one offered to speak.

"I think we first need to address how we're going to help our nations instead of finding who is doing this." Francis offered, attempting to stand from his chair. He got halfway before his legs gave out from beneath him and he fell back into the chair. With a groan he angrily gestured to himself, "See! I cannot even stand without assistance anymore! My pathetic state must be addressed before France itself can no longer stand."