France's Daughter // Hetalia

Chapter Twenty-Three- Hold Me Like a Woman

- The Hetalia Girls will be in this chapter. The names may be a bit rusty, and they're hard to remember and recognize. If there's any confusion, just comment. Thanks <3

P.S. I'm lazy as shit, so please don't mind the time skips.

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Charlotte (Charlie, Lottie)

One Week Later

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World Meetings are boring.

I mean, they were fun when I was a kid. I got to listen to everyone argue about oil, taxes, each other- but now, with this pounding headache, I'm happily hiding out in the bathroom until Ludwig straightens everyone out. 

God.. I need to stop drinking.

After Bryce ended things with me, I've been sneaking liquor with Alfred. We'd get shit-faced, stay in a hotel, then he'd drive me home and tell Papa I wasn't feeling well. I think on some level, he knew I was hungover, but I'm pretty sure he just didn't care.

I don't blame him. He liked Arthur- a lot. When he moved out, I made sure to have Feli call him and give Papa a ride home. as far as I know, that's the last time they've spoke to each other. They're especially bitter towards each other today- and usual they're fighting and screaming and mocking each other- but it's so much worse today. I think it's thrown the whole meeting out of whack.

Instead of fighting, they're just- not talking. 

It's unsettling, really, and I never realized how much their bickering impacted the noise level. Sure, it was still loud, with Feli screaming about pasta, Alfred doing god knows what, and Russia just trying his best- but it's far quieter now that they're not talking. 

I sigh, and check my phone. Papa wasn't happy when I told him I threw my old one in the sea, but once I told him why, he bought me a new one. He knew all along that Bryce was a cuck. I should have listened- but, surprisingly, I'm not that heartbroken. I lost my virginity to him, sure, but I guess I should have expected him to do something like this. 

He's a manipulative bitch.

I snap my attention towards the door, now opening, and quickly slide my phone back in my pocket. I don't really expect anyone specific to walk in, but I certainly wasn't expecting a gaggle of the only women in the room to swarm in, locking the door behind them.

"U-Uhm... Bonjour?"

"Oh, Charlotte! We weren't expecting to see you here", Elizabeta grins, taking both my hands in hers. "We were just camping out here until those seggfejek quit being so ridiculous."

"Where's Erika?", Katyusha asks quickly, looking around and counting heads, Natashia close to her side. 

"Probably with that frer of hers", Michelle pipes up, fingering one of her bright red bows.

"N-No, I'm here", The small blonde girl twitters from the center, and everyone circles her to make room. 

"Hey, We should all take a girls trip to my country and have my famous waffles for brunch!", Laura grins, swinging her arm around Lin Yi, who squirms out of her grasp as a response.

"Or we could go to my country and eat Bánh Cuốn along the seashore", Liên suggests, allowing Lin Yi to usher over to her side.

"Whoa, I wanna come!", I tug on Tamara's sleeve, and she looks down at me. She reminds me a bit of Ludwig.