@Feliks: Oh, definitely! I can't talk about WWII without tearing up now. XD Or Germany. Definitely. Or Poland. I'm glad Himaruya-sensei didn't go into what happened to Poland; I'd probably start weeping if it was something like Germany abusing/killing/beating/*insert any horribly heinous act here*-ing him.
I can't picture any of them as "evil". Just can't.
@Iggy: It makes sense; That is exactly what I thought too. I never realized how horrible war and violence were before; now, when I picture Pearl Harbor, I picture Japan ambushing America, and stabbing him in the back. (A little harsh, but, hey, an apt description.) I imagine America, writhing in pain on the ground, watching the naval base burst into flames, and Japan, standing above him with determination--and some slight shame--in his eyes.
"Why, Japan?" Alfred asks, shock coloring his voice. "I thought we were friends..."
Kiku tries his hardest not to look into the blond's blue, betrayed eyes. "I had to, America-san."
Don't look, don't look...!
But, alas, he looks. The sadness that leaks from Alfred's eyes streams down his cheeks, which are pale from loss of blood. He looks straight at his new foe, his former friend, the Judas of the nations; at least, in his eyes. The turquoise of his irises is tinged with melancholy and hatred.
Japan wishes he hadn't looked.
"I had to."
At that, Kiku walks away, slowly and deliberately. As soon as America notices, he manages to stagger up from his knees, pain stabbing him everywhere in frank response. He protectively clutches his side, hoping it will assuage the hurt. His chest knots up; his throat is lumped, his eyes are blurred, his people are dying. Yet, he manages to speak, in a loud, enraged voice.
"I hate you..."
Japan almost can't hear, but he stops at those words.
"...I hate you, you... you backstabbing b@$t@rd...!"
Japan turns around.
"...I HATE YOU!"
Alfred drops to his knees, the sobs that wrack his body causing tides of pain. "I hate you... I hate you...!" Soon, his cries patter off into intelligible mumbling.
Japan sees the nation at his peak of weakness, and, he wants to deny those words.
Yet, Kiku knows every word America said is true.OH YEAH. INTENSE. XD
I dunno how to MEP either. XD
Another Cold War fanart.
http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=hetalia ... 8#/d2myezw@Lore: The URL is malinformed. ^^;;