Never Left

Chapter 4

Originally published on: April 18, 2020

Ame yawned as he woke up, but not in a place he imagined. He was in a field of flowers. Marigolds.

"What the heck?" He mumbled to himself and he stood up. "Wait a sec! I'm not a dog anymore! Woo hoo!" He yelled excitedly. But there was something that was different. He had large white wings.

"Woah...I look like Poland now, sweet. I wonder...can I fly?" The country thought aloud. Then it occurred to him, how did he get here?He looked around and didn't see any people, but there was a pond. Ame walked towards it and looked into it.

"Wait, Russia!" He yelled. In the pond he could see Russia sleeping. Then he noticed Chips on the bed next to him. He splashed into the water, reaching down to try and get to his lover.

"I just want to tell him I'm okay!" He said before swimming down. At first it seemed like it was working but then it started to seem endless. Suddenly he felt something grab him and start to pull him back up. He felt himself be thrown back onto the shore of the pond.

"Were you trying to drown yourself?" Ame heard a country ask. He looked up to see Yugoslavia.

"N-No! I just want to see Russia!" He said, standing up and heading back into the pond. The other country rolled their eyes and grabbed Ame's arm before he could get too far.

"The pond is endless, there is no bottom." They informed the determined country.

"But, but, that's not fair!" Ame pouted.

"Well deaths not fair." Ame turned and looked at the other country.

"So I am dead.." he said, the other nodded.

"Mhm. I don't really know what this pond is for but I've heard others say they see their loved ones in it."

"You don't see anything at the bottom?" Ame asked, tilting his head. The other country just shook their head. "Who Else is here?" He asked.

"Well there's quite a few. Ottoman Empire, Austria Hungary Empire, Third Reich, Second Reich, USSR, basically anyone who has died. Unless they are in the same situation as you were they've been reincarnated. In that case they'll only be hear as long as their alive self is asleep." Yugoslavia explained. Ame nodded, and turned his head to look back into the pond. I just wish he knew that I'm okay. Ame thought to himself as he watched Russia sleep.

Russia groaned as he was awoken by his alarm clock. He mumbled a few profanities under his breath and smacked the little black box. Russia rolled over, not really in the mood to get up at the moment. Then he paused if a moment as he heard something else moving around. Opening his eyes he saw Chips wagging his tail and with his nose just inches away from Russia's face. Russia groaned.

"I thought I told you to stay off the bed?" He grumbled, the dog just licked him in the face in return. This made Russia smile, he missed when Ame would kiss over and over again him to wake him up in the mornings.

"Well come on dog, lets go. I'm assuming that your probably going to want to eat something." The man said as he hobbled his way out if the bedroom, the white dog following close behind. Though he stopped as he reached the stairs, Chips bumping into the back of his legs. The man looked at the dog.

"Did you do this?" He asked, pointing to the dig bed that had been pulled halfway up the stairs. Chips only wagged his tail. The man rolled his eyes.