YonderBlue's Artbook/Short Stories

Your Humble Servant (Short story)

(Based on the audio above.)

(Hey a small Countryhuman AU, in it Britain is a female.)

Dear Britain Empire,

I haven't seen you in so long, do you miss me? I'm not saying that in a bragging way. I want to know if I was special to you. Well for your information I miss our daily cups of tea. You always complained to me about your work and I listened. After you would thank me for listening and showing a sweet smile. I miss our talks, I miss your voice.

You were the only country I knew, you said when I formed you knew I belonged to you. You raised me as your own, I even had your flag on mine. You were a mother to me; You taught me how to read and write which is one of my skills you wanted me to improve every day and I agreed. You always knew what to tell me because you knew me so well.

I knew you had a lot of work and I would be doing my own. I was stuck in the lonely Palace we lived in. I remember coloring in the halls waiting for you to come home. I remember every stormy night I would sleep with you and you were gentle with me.

I never saw you in the mornings due to your schedule, so I would make my breakfast. After I would work on the paperwork you wanted me to do for you, I would work untell lunch. Then I would make us tea and I liked that when I was done I would see you for the first time of the day. We would talk as long as possible then an hour later you would have to leave me to my work. Then when I was done I would have dinner with you than I was off to bed. Remember when I needed to drop off a map for you? That was the first time I met more Countries they were all so much taller than my self, I was 10 at the time. (Which is weird to say since I was talking about loving work.) I got lost and was too scared to ask for help because of their cold eyes on me. You found me though, and let me be with you for the rest of the day.

What happened? 

I remember one day I felt sick and you let me take the day off. I woke up with wings, I still remember screaming and crying. Though I don't remember why I was so scared, anyway I remember your fear in your eyes when you found me. It looked like you stopped breathing. You calmed me down but your voice wasn't it's usual calming, your voice used to be like waves from a hidden lake but it changed to a ship at sea in a storm. You yelled at me to be calm and that I was being a child. I was 11 you know...

You were cold to me after that, you never let me try to fly with them, you never let me talk about them. You never let me talk to you, I stopped making you tea since you never came. Where did you go? Is what I always asked my younger self.

Then one day you gave me so much work so suddenly and expected me to finish by the end of the day, you saw me crying because I was so stressed.

For the first time, you beat me... I can't even begin to describe my betrayal. I wasn't the same person, I smiled less and was flooding into my work. I was scared of you and I didn't know where to go because I didn't know anybody. Not like I could go anywhere, you kept me in the lonely Palace for so long.

Finally one of your friends, France found me and encouraged me to become independent. He taught me how to fight so then I could be free. I flew to new heights and found new land where I thrived. But you found me and tried to get me back but I fought back which you didn't expect. I won the Revolutionary war but...

In the end... we both lost each other and ourselves.

I researched why I got wings and I wasn't expecting the answer. I found that when a country is first born they are born without wings but when they gain wings it is time to leave and become independent. So I had to leave the nest you tried so hard to keep together.

I can't believe I'm saying this but... I'm sorry I left. I truly do miss you but I'm scared to see you in person because you might try to clip my wings. You've done it to many others that I won't name but will you do it to me?

I am older now and more aware of the world, I see that you just didn't want to lose me. Right? I'm still not sure. I hope so because I would like to fix things up with you.

Sincerely,

         The United States of America.

P.S. Thank you for all the cups of tea.

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Thank you for reading it was very small but I think cute.