Story of my Life (Hetalia One Shots)

Agreement

Arthur paced the length of the meeting room, deepening the path he was making in the carpet. He was anxious. Well, anxious was an understatement. No one had heard from Francis for a while and the former Axis powers were oddly quiet as well.

“Arthur, please sit down,” Elizabeth tried to get him to relax. “I’m sure things will be-”

“Elizabeth, darling, whatever you do please don’t say the word fine,” Arthur ran his hands through his hair.

She sighed, bouncing up and down slightly in her chair to keep the baby from waking up. Arthur was not usually nervous before meetings, but this one was a big exception. Elizabeth opened her mouth to say something in order to get Arthur to relax when the door opened.

In walked the more than slightly obnoxious American who had suggested Arthur hold this meeting. Behind him was a much quieter man who was dressed as though he was about to go hiking through snow. Arthur felt proud of himself for readily recognising Matthew Williams (a.k.a. Canada) on sight. Matthew was usually so quiet and looked so much like his brother Alfred that Everyone found it easy to confuse the two.

Quick introductions were made between Elizabeth and Matthew. Not long after, they were followed in the room by a large Russian man and a smaller Chinese man. They were fellow Allied members, Ivan Braginsky and Yao Wang. Elizabeth was introduced to both of them and all of the assembled countries took their respective seats. No one mentioned the empty seat behind the French flag that seemed to take up the whole room.

Once everyone was settled, Arthur stood up and cleared his throat nervously. “Well, I’m glad you all could make it on such short notice. But, um, like I said before, this is a very urgent matter.” Arthur paused, taking a deep breath. Alfred nodded encouragingly and Elizabeth rubbed his arm reassuringly. “Uh, well, you’ve all met my wife, Lizzie.” Elizabeth nodded to the other countries. She shifted the slightly invisible bundle in her lap. She and Arthur had decided that it would be a good idea o not show everyone the baby right away. “And I understand that perhaps you don’t agree with the choices I’ve made, but now is not the time to debate that.

“We have a larger matter at hand here. As you can see, Francis has not joined us at this meeting. And I think I know why. I’m fairly certain that his allegiances have changed.”

“But why would he do that?” Yao interrupted, folding his arms across his chest.

Arthur sighed and opened his mouth to reply, but Elizabeth beat him to it. She stood up and shifted the blankets of the bundle in her arms so Daniel’s face was visible. “Because of this.” She said, her voice surprisingly strong and steady considering she was talking to the majority of the world. “Francis wants our child so he can sell him. All he wants is to make a profit. He paid us a surprise visit months ago when I was still pregnant. He tried to convince Arthur to agree to sell the child. Arthur refused and Francis left, furious. We haven’t heard from him since.”

“And there have been some stirrings in other places as well,” Alfred jumped in. “I don’t know if you guys have noticed, but all of the former Axis powers have been strengthening up their militaries lately. From where I am, I’ve been keeping as close of an eye on Japan as I can and it’s not looking good.”

“And there has been a sudden influx of French naval ships in the English Channel in recent months,” Arthur added. “And I think we all know what this could mean. Which brings me to my second reason for calling this meeting.

“We haven’t always been the nicest to each other in the past. We’ve…definitely had our differences and we don’t always get along. That being said, now is as great a time as ever to put those differences aside. Yes, we argue. Yes, there are times when we want to rip each other’s throats out. But that is not going to help us now. Judging from the dubious looks I’m getting, you don’t necessarily agree with me and that’s fine. But now is the time for us to band together. Now is the time where we fight, side by side. As brothers. As friends. As countries.

“Now is the time where we fight.”

Arthur finished his little speech and sat down, feeling drained. The meeting room sat in silence for a moment as his words sank in. Alfred glanced around nervously, hoping the other countries would agree with Arthur.

Ivan was the first to speak, “England is right. I would not want anyone to hurt little, tiny baby.” The large man waved his finger above Daniel, who giggled and reached up with his tiny hands and grabbed onto the large finger. The Russian looked like he was about to just die from happiness.

“Then it’s settled,” Yao glanced around the room. “If the Axis or France make a move against any of us, we agree to fight together.”

Everyone nodded. “Sounds good to me,” Matthew whispered.

Just then, a messenger walked in and looked around the room. He spotted Arthur and walked over to him, whispering something in his ear. The messenger left and Arthur stood up again. “Well, we were right. France’s allegiance has shifted. He is now an official member of the Axis powers. And they have declared war.”

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Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. School has started up again and I don't have as much free time as I would like. Homework has been a real bear this year. Hopefully, my parents get me the laptop I want for my birthday (which is a week from tomorrow!) and I'll be able to write more. 

The only reason I was able to get this out is that I am currently home sick and had the time to be able to write. 

Anyway, hope you all enjoy this!