[Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia~]

[This is my first time making a AustriaxSwiss fanfic, so hopefully they aren't too OOC /shot/]

[I reuploaded this since I wanted to have them have human names instead!]

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-[Roderich's POV]-

"Let her go!" I look around and saw Vash, my ex-best friend, holding a gun pointed at Ivan. "Let Lili go," He demands, and I turn to see the scary male holding her. I just wanted to take an afternoon stroll but it appears I won't get it.

"Vash, put the gun down!" I scowl at the littlest male and he glares back up at me, not moving his gun.

"I. Want. Her. Let. Go. Now." He growls out, and Lili whimpers.

"Brother... Put the-"

"No. Not until he lets you go, Lili." He barks out and Ivan pulls Lili closer to him. Both conflicting men are scowling and I sigh again, gripping onto my music sheets. Vash holds the gun steady, the rifle long and sleek (typical Swiss); the wind stops, creating a stagnant airflow. I cough to sort of 'break the ice', just to try to calm Vash down. The room is stuffy as Vash's eyes turn to slits. "I will shoot you, Ivan. And I will kill you. Let. Her. Go." It was silly and childish how he went to a gun as a last resort, but I wouldn't blame him, since this was the Russian holding Lili back and not someone like Feliciano, who would give her back right when he said 'Give'. Although I honestly would've had a trade; Lili for vodka.

Wait... Can't he just give Ivan vodka? "Vash..." I snap out and he glares at me.

"Stay out of this, Roderich." He hisses out my name and I step closer to him; he aims at Ivan's head. I look at Ivan and, not wanting to get shot at (because he really would want to shoot me), do nothing. Vash looks at Ivan again, pulling the trigger.

And it's now that I realize that the Swiss bastard has earplugs in his ears. I hear the burst of the bullet clashing against the walls of the barrels and the Russian isn't hit. Vash moves when Ivan does and shoots from the left side of me, and I hear another pop, this one faint and smaller than the last one. Ivan isn't hit, but gives up and leaves. Lili had her hands covering her ears and I look at her. I play with my ears and tug on them slightly; Vash looks at me, then back to his sister, dropping the gun. He pulls her into a hug and I sigh, but when I hear it come out it's faint. I look at them and Lili looks back at me, her eyes shining. I scoff and look away from her, moving to her brother's eyes. He takes out his earbuds and looks back at me. They flash from concern to anger as I see his lips move.

"What?" I ask, but I don't hear myself say it in my normal voice. Maybe I didn't say it loud enough...? I glare at him and his lips move faster, but I don't hear anything coming from them. What the hell is going on? His lips move slower, his head rocking back as Lili whispers something into his ear. He looks at me like he just figured out what happened. "Vash!" I cry out, but I hear myself faintly. "Tell me what happened!" The Swiss man doesn't move, but in fact Lili does.

Lili stands on her tiptoes; she looks at me before looking into my ears. I see her lips moving, but I can barely hear what she's saying.

-[Vash's POV]-

"He's got a little blood in his ear, more on the right than the left. Maybe his left eardrum is still intact, but... His right one... might be completely broken." She says, glancing back at the confused Austrian. "That's what I'm predicting. You did shoot closer to his right ear than his left. Plus, you didn't give him earbuds."

"I didn't think he would stay there if I had picked up the gun." I say, glancing back at him. It must be driving him crazy not to know what we're talking about.

"What is going on?" He asks pleadingly, and Lili shakes her head. "Vash, tell me!" His voice rings in my ears and I look away. That stupid Austrian. He should have left...! He should've let me handle it, and we wouldn't have had this happen. He plays with his right ear, and gets blood on his hand. He looks at it, bewildered, and plays with his left - the same thing happens.

"Roderich." I say, but I know he can't hear me.

"I'm... bleeding..."

Lili uses her hand to create a 'cut' on her neck, meaning 'no'. She tugs on her ear as a sign, meaning 'hear'. 'No' plus 'hear'...

Roderich's eyes grow and he drops his music sheets.

...I forgot about his music...

"I-I'm deaf...?" His fragility in his voice kills me, but I try to hide it by looking away from him. Dammit, this is why I should listen to Lili whenever she tells me to keep my guns at home... Someone gets hurt every single time! I scowl and the Austrian grabs my hand. "This is your fault..."

Like I didn't need him to tell me that.

"Roderich... He didn't know you would still be here when he pulled out the gun." Lili says, and Roderich looks at her lips. She repeats it again and he looks back at me. He loosens his grip on my hand but he still holds it. I'm taken back by that, but I look back up at him. I could tell he didn't fully understand what she said, but he must've connected it back, thus for the loose grip.

Roderich immediately looks at my lips, waiting for me to say something, but I don't say anything. He looks at me pleadingly, and... I'm not going to help him. I can't. I can't help him - he's already deaf. I pull my hand away and he looks up, a confused look on his face.

"Y-You're not going to help me?" He asks and I shake my head no. His frown becomes a scowl and he crosses his arms. "...Fine..." He says and turns back, exiting the room. Lili looks at me.

"Why didn't you help him, brother?"

"There's nothing to help - he's already deaf, Lili." She frowns and I grab her hand. "Plus, he and I aren't on good terms anyway. Just be happy I didn't shoot him too."