Chapter 2~ I still don't own Axis Powers Hetalia~

Natasha was reminded of a winter from her early childhood. Gray clouds obscured the sky from view, and the entire world seemed to be silent. Natasha was just... standing there. Snow covered everything around her, the ground, the trees, everything. The blonde stood on the bank of a frozen river, gazing at the ice thoughtfully. It was frozen solid, and frosted like the windows in her brother's house sometimes got. She wondered what she would see if she knelt down and wiped the frost away.

For some reason, she didn't really know why, she was compelled to take a hesitant step onto the thick ice. Her boot connected with the ice solidly, and when she applied pressure, didn't budge. She took another step, and another, and another. Soon she found herself standing in the middle of the ice covered river.

It was too late by the time she heard the telltale cracks. Fissures shot across the ice, the silver surface starting to break into large chunks. Natasha barely had a chance to cry out before plunging through the ice. Below the calm surface, the current was just as strong as ever. It swept her away, the freezing cold chilling her to the core.

Gasping for air, Natasha expected her lungs to fill with the icy water, but none came. It was then she realized she was still staring into the eyes of the old General. Drawing another breath, she averted her eyes, as if finding the floorboards very interesting.

"I remember when you were a little girl." That voice made shivers run down Natasha's back. He may have been attempting conversation, but his voice remained as cold and hollow as before. "How you used to hide behind your brother's legs." He chuckled, but it didn't sound... right. "You've grown up to become your own independent nation."

General Winter made Natasha feel incredibly uncomfortable. She opened her mouth to speak, but couldn't find the words. She wanted to ask him to leave, but the words wouldn't leave her lips.

"Yes, quite the independent nation..." He repeated, almost appearing thoughtful. His unnerving gaze remained fixed on Natasha. When she finally looked up, the General was much closer than before, closing the short distance between them. "And still pretty as ever." He reached out running a hand through the girls long blonde hair.

It took everything she had to keep from flinching, and pulling away. He wasn't even touching her, but she could feel the cold radiating off of him.

"You're probably wondering why I'm here." Well, the general might as well have been reading her mind. "Well, you see..." When he spoke, he leaned in closer, as if it was all some big secret. "I would like to extend to you a /privilege/, that before has only been offered to you brother." The large man chuckled at the confused expression on Natasha's face. "An alliance of sorts..."

A/N: Oh look, another Cliff hanger ; REVIEW FOR MORE, DA. Kolkolkolkol -waves pipe about-