My American Oneshot Book

Oneshot 37

Get the tissues cause Alfie's dyin

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America was so strong that everybody thought he was invincible. All the nations looked to him for safety and shelter in their times of need. The aftermath of World War II was when the nations were especially dependant on him. He had proven his strength with the invention of the most powerful weapon on the planet, the atomic bomb. Many nations asked him how he was able to perfect and wield such an ungodly weapon. His answers varied, but the gist was always the same.

"It's a secret"
"That's confidential"
"You don't have to worry about it anymore"

The nations eventually dropped the subject, realizing that he wouldn't tell. The secret was kept for decades and Alfred continued to prosper. Many nations noticed how Alfred's attitude shifted after World War II. He was bolder, happier, and lived his life with a wild spirit. This didn't set off any alarms for the nations, America was a young man after all. He was bound to be energetic and bouncing with life. Nobody figured anything was wrong, this was Alfred being Alfred.

But they were very wrong.

Alfred didn't tell them that the atomic bombs were tested on him before he used them. He didn't tell them he was a lab rat for the scientists when it came to nuclear energy. He didn't tell him he knew he would die because of it somehow. He didn't tell them anything, he never told a single immortal soul.

In the year 2019, America had been formally diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. He knew as soon as he got the diagnosis that his cancer would spread quickly. He wasn't wrong at all. Within three months his cancer spread to his liver, kidney, stomach, and began to creep onto his lungs. No treatment was working, no matter how much the doctors tried. America, because of nuclear testing, became immune to all the treatments. Chemotherapy, radiation, and even cryoablation failed to extinguish the torturous disease. America knew that he didn't have more than a few months left, so he began mending burnt bridges.

He began to give China gifts to make up for his debt.
He confessed his feeling to Russia, knowing that he would regret never telling him the truth.
He spent an entire weekend with England, doing whatever he could to make the Brit smile.
He cooked with France to show he truly appreciated his company.
He took Germany to a bar and had a few beers, just so he could hear the stoic blonde laugh.
He had a yaoi binge session with Japan, fangirling over every gay ship.
He went on a drive with the Italian brothers, letting Feliciano drive so he would feel loved.
He went to a hockey game with Canada and let his brother douse him in sticky maple syrup, showing that he loved his brother infinitely.

After Alfred apologized to other nations, like Vietnam and North Korea, the said nations apologized back. He went to many different appointments to get everything in order for his family after his death: his will was established and signed, all of his bills had been paid, he had set aside a good amount of money for his funeral, and handwrote letters to each nation explaining what had happened. He was finally ready to die, so on July 2nd, 2019 he admitted himself to the hospital. He spent his final day as a free man partying with his brother and family.

JULY 3RD, 2019
10:24 PM

Canada was sipping some maple coffee in front of his fireplace. He was humming to himself and had his phone right by his side so that right at midnight he could call Alfred. He was pretty happy and was bouncing from side to side. Kumajiro was copying his movements and swaying side to side. The clock on his phone read 10:28, causing the Canadian to growl.

"Midnight can't come fast enough. I'm just aboot to hop the border and burst into his house. I really want this to be the best birthday for him, eh. I'll barge into his house and make him a tall stack of birthday pancakes. Then we can go to the Statue of Liberty, it is his favorite place to visit. Then we can grab some hotdogs from his favorite vendor and walk around the park. When we get home we can watch movies and eat junk food before we go to the rooftop and watch the fireworks. We can finish the day by making burgers together and drinking five kegs of his favorite beer! It's a perfect birthday, eh!" Canada squealed excitedly.