quietly painted away, not use to using a small sketchbook instead of canvas.
hums as she was passing by in the area. She seemed to be around at the most random of times.
could tell she was around, he could feel it.
...thought that was seriously creepy for him to even drop that line. Seriously. She was an idependent nation for goodness sake!
knew that, but he still knew when his sister was around.
didn't think their sibling bond went that far.
couldn't seem to shake it.
wished he would get over it by now...
doesn't think it was a bad thing.
Belgium
was
just worried he'll get stuck in the past again and come creeping around to drag her back. Those times were seriously scary.
wasn't going to ever try and drag her back.
would hope so. On the other hand she put a basket of treats in front of him. " So this was were you were."
blinks as he looked up at her before taking the basket. "Dank u."
chuckles, " You're really out of it lately huh, broer?"
shrugs. "It's been a while since I've done anything artistic."
looks over to his sketchbook to see what he was doing, " Really? Whatcha drawing then?"
shrugs. "Another landscape."
blinks, " Again? Why am I not surprised?" She shook her head, sighed with her typical amused expression.
sighs. "It's what I'm known for."
rolls her eyes, " You could do more than just that. You are quite the romantic person after all." She smiles curtly.
raises his brow. "What do you mean?"
smiles more, " I'm more than aware of how much love poetry you read broer." She nudged him with her elbow playfully.
rolls his eyes. "I don't read poetry."
laughs at that, " Then what was the box of romance novels and books I found in your room when I was younger?"
shrugs. "Not mine."
smiles sweetly at that, " You're lying broer! The box even had your name on it with your own handwriting~"
sighs as he glared at her. "I don't care. It wasn't mine. I don't read that stuff."
pouts, " That wasn't what you said when I told you about them ages ago." She kind of was unhappy he had forgotten things he tried to actually hide in the past.
just kept quiet and went back to painting.
sighed, not sure what to do now as she was tempted to leave. Every time they met it usually ended up like this.
thought they'd get together more if she wasn't so stubborn.
wasn't as stubborn as he was though.
still thought it'd be better if she wasn't as stubborn towards him.
blamed him for that. He was the one who she got her stubborness off of.
doesn't see how, she spent most of her time with Spain.
Belgium
was
his sibling after all.
guessed so...
sighed and pondered about where to go. She guessed she could go find something else to do if she was unwanted.
doesn't think she was unwanted. He just didn't want her stubbornness to affect his painting.
figured he would blamed her for everything as per usual...
didn't always. Only when it was actually her fault.
would leave then if it was ruin his art that badly.
ruining*
hadn't made a bad mistake yet.
...would wonder why he was blaming her before it happens then.
would try to stpo that.
Belgium
was
a little skeptical of that so she sat down beside him and just watched out of boredom.
continued to paint without issue.
nibbled on one of her chocolate sweets while idly watching.
might have snuck a few in his mouth as he painting.
*painted
shook her head as she saw that. " You're going to get your painting dirty broer." She pointed out.
shakes his head. "I know how to eat and paint."
shrugs, " Just in case you pull a crazy and end up eating what you paint."
rolls his eyes. "I've not eaten paint in years."
smiles knowingly, " You better not. I'm sure Dorthe would laugh at you if she knew."
shakes his head. "She'd never let me live it down."
nods in agreement, " Niether would I broer. Neither would I."
pouted a bit as he looked at her before going back to painting.
blinks as she caught the pout and smiled widely. That was a rare sight to see.
didn't pout to her often.
thought it was cute of him. At least her brother kept a bit of that side even after he forgot.
had more emotions than just glaring and grunting.
Belgium
was
more than aware. She was just making sure he didn't turn into an alien robot or something.
wasn't going to change much more.
figures as much. He wasn't the type to change a lot either in the first place.
figured Dorthe had changed him a lot.
...could tell which was much of a surprised to her.
didn't think he'd ever change that much.
thought it was still an amazing improvement compared to before...
tried not to think about it too much...
didn't think it was a bad thing at all.
still wasn't fully use to it.
doubted even she could get used to the thought of her older more sophisticated broer who's kind of a shut in to get tied down and married.
never thought he would have either. He had mixed feelings about it
wondered if he was going to share. She was around to listen should he ever need someone for that job.
just wasn't use to it.
hums, " What do you mean you're not use to it?"
shrugs. "I don't like it."
frowns, " You don't like being married...?"
simply shrugs.
shook her head, " I'm sure your wife would be upset if she found out you said that."
nods. "I know she would be."
nudged him, "You sould be honest with her at the very least. Otherwise I think she'll blame herself in the end if things get out of hand." She didn't know how Dorthe would respond but she imagined it being bad.
Netherlands
was
too worried to mention it to her. She was so happy when marriage was mentioned, that he didn't want to break her heart...
would wonder if he loved the Dane in the first place...
did. Or that's how he felt... He hadn't been in much of a serious relationship before though.
frowns, hoping her broer wouldn't do something he would regret. She thought he needed to get it sorted out before the backlash hit.
didn't know how to talk to Dorthe about it...
thought he could sit down with her with a cup of coffee or something. The Dane seemed to be open though and it was better early than never.
guessed so... He just didn't know how to say he didn't like the marriage part but still loved her.
thought being straight forward might help knowing the female was similar to Soren.
would try to do that... He just didn't know what to do now since so much had happened. All this thought was starting to turn his painting into a mess, too.
frowns at that, " Are you going to be okay, broer?"
frowns and nods a bit. "Maybe..."
patted his arm lightly, " Just tell me if there's anything wrong if you ever feel the need to."
nods a bit. "Just be warned, Dorthe might contact you."
blinks, " I don't think you should hide things from her like that..." She frowned knowing this was going to turn out bad.
shakes his head. "I'm not. I'm just saying, if she gets upset, she might call you. Or live with you for a bit. I'm not sure."
elbows him. " I'm not letting any cowardly broer of mine run away fro his own wife and hide at my place you know..."
huffs. "I'm not going to hide. I'm going to talk to her tonight."
nods, " Just don't become a monster liker you did in the past. It's scary when you change..."
sighs. "The worst I'd get is become a hermit."
sighs as well, " Broer, you've change for the better. Look ahead, not behind."
nods a little. "If she leaves, I can't help but become a hermit. She's the only one that gets me outside, beside the few times I go out to draw."
rolls her eyes, " Has there actually ever been a time where she could leave permanantly though? Even from knowing Den, she doesn't seem like she'll suddenly leave you. It's weird hearing _
_this from the most rational person I know."
sighs. "I just don't know what to do. I'm not good with relationships. Never have been."
smiles, " If I know anyone that was knowledgeable in that field, it would actually be you. I think you're just overthinking things here broer..."
sighed again. He wasn't use to dealing with his own problems, just other peoples relationships.
thought it was possible to apply some of that theory to what was happening to him. She was around to help out too!
Netherlands
was
almost too worried to head home right now..
wondered why he felt that way.
Netherlands
was
worried about how Dorthe would react.
thought things would get worse if he kept worrying..
couldn't help it. He cared for her.
thought it was better to fix the problem sooner than later.
sighed and started packing up.
went to help him out so he wouldn't be so stressed.
appreciated it... he got up and slowly started to head home after.
followed after to make sure he got home in one piece.
would be fine...
Belgium
hopes
so. She stopped when they got to the door of his house. " I'll be heading home now."
nods a little as he stood at the door. "Dank u... for visiting."
smiles, " Yeap, anytime."
hesitated a moment before walking into the house.
watched before heading back home.
just went through everything in his mind before looking for Dorthe.
pokes her head out from the kitchen when she heard the sounds. " Welcome home!" She grinned. " I just finished making dinner."
nodded a little as he put his art supplies away. "Good, I'm hungry."
smiles more, " Ja, wash up and it'll be all served up. I made your favourite." She nodded to the lizard hanging out on her shoulder.
went to wash up, smirking a bit at the lizard before getting back to the kitchen and sitting down.
had set up everything nicely and even put some flowers in the vase on the table. She had thought doing a bit extra would brighten up his day.
thought it had. He hadn't seen fresh flowers in a while, at least none that looked good.
figured it was a nice touch considering all the cold weather lately.
just watched her as she moved around.
sat down after to eat once she got all the animals fed. " Dig in!" She hummed, hoping her could hadn't gotten too bad.
nodded and did just that, always loving her food. It was always so different from his own.
ate happily while asking him about his day and rambling away about her own. She seemed quite happy and cheerful today.
ate and talked without much hesitation. "I want to talk about our relationship."
looked up to him as she was a little surprised but nodded. " What about it?"
took a few sips of water. "I was wondering if we could get rid of the marriage status..."
dropped her fork as she blinked. She reached over to pick up the utensil as she tried to laugh it off as though she heard it wrong. " That's a joke right?"
frowns a little as he looked down. "Not entirely..."
drew quiet as she paled, not able to think of what to say as she stopped breathing for a moment or so. "...Ah." She blinked and tried to smile even though she started to blank out.
sighs. "Why does the status matter to you so much?"
tried to form words as she stuttered a bit and ended up rambling. "I um...I guess it really shouldn't. I mean we're n-nations after all." She gave a nervous and uneasy laugh as she tried to think but couldn't.
got up and walked over to her, hugging her. "My feelings for you haven't changed. I still love you. I just don't feel we need the status."
flinched and kept silent, trying to breathe and keep functional at the very least. Her mind went numb even after he said that.
doesn't see why she'd react like this...
wasn't very good at ever taking news even if she tried. She just mustered a smile after a while. " I guess...if that's what you want." She spoke finally in a small voice.
knew this would happen and instantly regretted it.
shifted a bit and looked at the food after. " Dinner is going to get cold if we leave it like this." She smiled to him after despite the situation.
shakes his head as he went back to his seat. "Forget I said anything..."
nodded once and went back to eating in silence this time. She finished her food and cleaned up after, humming quietly to lighten the mood. It was almost creepy in what she did.
knew something wasn't right as he slowly ate.
glanced over to her own ring more frequently while she did the chores. She excused herself and went to the living room after to clean up as well.
wanted her to fully understand what he meant..
Dorthe
was
in truth completely confused with herself with all the internal conflict she had. She stared at her ring quietly and just chewed her lip as many thoughts flowed into her mind as she retreated to her room.
felt bad and just sat in the living room once he was done in the kitchen.
sat on her bed, trying to stay calm for a long time. She sighed, wanting to respect what he wanted and pulled the ring off her hand, placing it on the bedside table. She grabbed her coat and went to the front_
_ door, slipping her shoes on. " I left something at the office this morning so I'm gonna head over to pick it up." She stated before heading out, wanting to be out of the house and think by herself.
had a feeling she was lying, but nodded. "If you need anything, I'm just a call away."
smiled faintly and just shoved her hands in her pockets as she closed the door behind her. She figured the office would be quiet by this time and decided to head there seeing it was at least an effort to_
_ not get into too much trouble.
hoped she'd be okay. He just continued to sit on the couch and think.
sighed quietly stay invisible from sight as best as she could. She arrived at the building but noticed that she couldn't access her office. Instead, she went to the roof of the large building and stayed there.
Netherlands
was
worried for her and couldn't help but text her and see how she was doing.
kept curled up as she wanted to ignore her phone from how queasy she felt. She reluctantly sent a text with a lie, stating that she was going to finish up the work she left behind before heading back.
knew it was a lie, but played it off as it wasn't. He hoped to just wait for her return.
hadn't moved from her spot as she had tried hard to sort things out mentally even though she could only draw blanks. She didn't know what to or how to even react from how mixed her feelings were.
waited for a while before sighing and going to find her.
sat quietly on the ledge, not sure what to do now. She could head home and accept it but even if she tried, she couldn't muster up the courage to move herself. She just felt betrayed in a way.
wondered how she felt betrayed?
wouldn't talk about it as it made her quite upset and angry. The last thing she wanted to do was lash out at him...
didn't think avoiding him was going to help.
wasn't trying to avoid him. She just tried to clear her own mind of things and sighed as she realized she had stayed out to long.
Netherlands
was
more so just wondering outside now.
checked her phone to noticed that there weren't any more messages. She frowned getting a few thoughts that she was a lost cause or something.
never thought she was. He was headed to the office, but got lost in thought and ended up going the wrong way.
she sent a text to the Dane, figuring that she should make a visit to her twin. She got up to leave but in her haste, her feet got caught up on the ledge in her clumsiness and she plummeted_
_ backwards down several stories with a loud gasp.
Netherlands
was
just under her when it happened, and ended up breaking her fall. With himself. He just fell to the ground with a hiss.
had been knocked out cold the moment she landed on him. She had hit her head on impact and being unlucky seemed to be injured quite badly.
groaned as he looked at her before sighing. He picked hre up and headed back home.
sort of did wake up in the midst of it for a brief moment and recognized his reaction before fall back unconscious again. All it did was make her feel even more worse than before.
brought her home and fixed her up before putting her in the bed.
awoke once in a while but she never seemed really like she was present. The more she thought about how annoyed he seemed with her, the sadder she looked and easily passed out again.
wasn't annoyed. He had really use to this now.
wasn't very good at staying out of trouble sometimes. She had been doing well before...
didn't know... all he seemed to remember now is whenever she was hurt. And how he'd have to help her back to health. And how she'd try to leave since she'd be a hassle and just end up hurting herself more.
Dorthe
was
an independent person...she could deal with it herself as she had always insisted. She did try hard to break out of the cycle and didn't move out of bed or try to leave for once. Then again...she couldn't.
knew she couldn't. He was watching her anyways. He knew how this worked.
stared at the ceiling when she did eventually wake up. She only felt numb and sick, not really recalling how she got there in the first place.
had some food and water by her side if she wanted it.
noticed but went through a widthdrawl when she started to remember bits and pieces of what happened. She closed her eyes again after without another word.
really just didn't understand her..
didn't think he should...since if he did she wouldn't have left the house in the first place.
just wanted her to be back to herself, and be much more careful...
had been fine up to the point he confronted her earlier. She pretty had a mental breakdown from how he went about talking things just as she had finally gotten back to her norm.
guessed he'd just stop talking then.
...thought that might have been actually a good idea for once. She went back to resting until she was able to sit up even though it was painful as hell.
tried to make her lie down again.
did as he wanted. Not a single word, or sound or even a protest. She felt sick but chose to keep it in and not talk about it thinking it would go out of hand if she did.
just watched her before heading to the kitchen.
watched from her spot before staring at the ceiling and listening to the footsteps. She quietly started to cry once she knew he was far enough not to hear her.
just went to pet his rabbit in the living room.
curled up as best as she could but it was painful to do. She pulled the covers over her head to hide in her own shame after...
just thought she was over reacting about everything.
Dorthe
was
hust have a hard time accepting what he had said. She couldn't just simply smile and laugh about the fact he practically asked for a divorce right after their wedding or even the matter that she tripped-
-and fell several stories from a tall building. She would be considered insane...
didn't want a divorce. He just didn't want the status.
thought it was the same thing in what he asked. She really thought he was trying to separate himself from her...
wasn't, he just felt uncomfortable being called a husband.
never really addressed him that unless she was fooling around.
knew that, but the thought got to him...
...blamed herself really as she was the one who proposed to him in the first place. If she knew, she wouldn't have committed to it but she usually ended up too late to fix anything after.
couldn't say no when Belgium brought up the idea and he saw her face... She was beyond happy it looked.
didn't think it was worth being lied to like this. Now she felt even more miserable...
wanted her to be happy, that was all..
wasn't happy at all now.
could kind of tell that.
eventually sat up again after a long struggle and a bit of thinking. She looked over to the bedside table to see the ring was still there, unmoved.
wanted her to still wear it. Even if they did get rid of the status, he didn't think it meant she had to get rid of the ring. They were still together, after all.
didn't understand at all. It wouldn't make sense to wear it if he didn't want to be married in the first place.
still thought it was a symbol that they were together. Just because it wasn't called marriage, doesn't mean that they can't think of it as something more.
still didn't understand. It was the little things that meant a lot to her and it confused her even more seeing he didn't want right after the marriage had taken place.
... doesn't see how marriage is a little thing.
hadn't really done anything that was this important in her life so it was what struck a really bad nerve with her. The more she thought about it, the more upset she grew.
just thought she got a little too into human relations.
only did because she had changed quite a lot over the course of meeting him. Usually she was oblivious and ignorant of it but now it was hard for her to separate herself from those kinds of things.
wondered if it was the best for them being together then..
Dorthe
was
reluctant to say anything as she knew it would crumble easily if she made any mistake and devastate her entirely. She would just try her best to accept what he wanted instead.
didn't want her to become a robot. He'd just stay quiet and let her be... He didn't know if it'd be better if he moved out for a bit and she got someone to take care of her for now.
would say he would make things worst the further he drifted from her like the rest of her family did in the past but she wasn't going to force him to do anything he didn't want to.
thought so, which was why he was staying. He just stayed in the living room.
sighed as she knew sometimes things were too good to be true. She had to ask the lizard to fetch the ring for her before she went downstairs slowly, ignoring her own pain so she could talk to him.
frowned a little when he heard her up and walking about.
knew she looked miserable but it didn't stop her before reaching the living room after a long struggle. She kept the ring clutched tight in her hands, not wanting to drop it.
got up to help her to sit on the couch.
mustered a smile as she winced and sat down, trying to settle down before looking at him. She looked worn out but tried her best to look cheerful." I thought it would be best to talk and get it done with."
nodded a little, worried abotu talkign still.
smiled more as she placed a hand ontop of his. " I'm okay if you want to get rid of the titles and going back to how it was before. I am upset about it but that doesn't_
_ give me the right to not take you into consideration."
sighs. "I... I want you to be happy."
squeezed his hand lightly as she nods and kept her composure. " Ja but it doesn't mean it should be at your expense." She exhaled quietly, remembering to breathe.
just wanted everything to work out..
tensed slightly as she tried to calm her hand from shaking. " It's just that I should be so selfish in what I want but next time if there is something you don't like, simply tell me. Even if we don't have that_
_ status anymore its at least something two people in a relationship should do." Her voice quivered for a brief moment as she seemed to take it hard.
knew she would, and felt terrible for it... He had no idea what to d.
took another deep breathe and smiled after, sniffling a tiny bit to keep her emotions under control. " I'll go prepare the paperwork now so you don't have to deal with it, okay?" She slowly got up after.
shakes his head. "We don't have to do it right now. And besides, we should do it together."
looks to him and nods, " I-I'll go back to my room then." She wasn't feeling too well again and didn't want to disturb him and his time alone.
Netherlands
was
more so giving her space since she wanted it. He went to help her to her room though, since that's what she wanted.
held onto his sleeve a bit longer than she had thought she would. She frowned thinking she was perhaps too attached him and shied away despite missing the contact.
kept a hold of her still to help her back.
knew there were a few places broken here and there which would take a while to heal. She wasn't surprised at the damage from how clumsy she was...though this time it seemed she was a bit too unlucky.
Netherlands
was
thinking of calling the Dane over so he could be a permanent watch guard for her...
didn't think that would end up well. Then again...she didn't really like having people watch over her because she wouldn't be used to it.
tucked her into the bed and sighed. He didn't know what to do with her clumsy nature...
had been trying hard as of late to be more careful and not take any risks. She was sure to be safe today but got side tracked and lost in thought.
Netherlands
was
just so use to it it was all he really remembered of her now.
...wondered if that was really the only thing he knew about her.
knew it was the only thing right now on his mind.
looked saddened about that and just pretended to sleep so he wouldn't have to think about that. She nudged the lizard weakly towards him to keep him company isntead.
played with the lizard a bit as he sat on the side of the bed.
pretended to sleep even if she couldn't. She felt too ill now to do anything.
wanted to help her still.
knew there was just some things he couldn't do now due to what happened. She curled up more as best as she could, wanting to be comforted but was too afraid to ask.
stroked her hair lightly.
tensed at that but stayed quiet. That action always seemed so little towards her now compared to before but it was at least something compared to nothing.
had no idea what to do anymore...
...thought things were starting to get to her from how much she kept it inside.
wanted her to stop doing that...
had tried to but this time she really needed to not say anything stupid...she really didn't want to hurt him.
didn't want to hurt her either, but that obviously couldn't be helped..