Hi!!!!!!

this is my first time in Hetalia, but I'm a big fan!

To those who've read my other stories: updating will continue soon. i haven gone to bed before 1 am in a little over a month and now i'm just trying to catch up.

Disclaimer: i wish. The song "King of the World" is by Jason Robert Brown from Songs for a New World

Summary: AU, song-fic. Please read the song lyrics, they are amazing!!!!!!!!!!

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Alfred furiously paced back and forth. He was stuck in this prison like a caged animal and he was close to falling into insanity. How the hell did I get here?!?! Alfred wondered to himself. He just didn't understand. How long have I been imprisoned and WHY? His anger boiled over, and not knowing what else to do Alfred lashed out against the wall. Pain reverberated up his arm, and it took all of Alfred's strength to stifle the scream that was nearly ripped from his lips. Energy spent he collapsed, his back resting against his greatest enemy, the barrier that kept him from the rest of the world. Alfred could only lean his head backward and remember...

"Once upon a time I had tides to control
I had moons to spin
And stars to ignite
And they threw flowers at my feet
When I walked through the towns

Once upon a time I had lives to protect
I had rules to change
And wrongs to set right
And there were people at my side
And there were rivers I could guide
I wanted nothing in return

Alfred let an ironic smile flicker across his lips, he really had been a hero. Let me out of here, Alfred rose to his feet and slowly approached the door to his cell.

Give me back all my dreams
Let me out of here
Let please see the sun
Let me out of here
At least tell me what I did wrong, desperation colored Alfred's voice and agitated fingers ran through blond hair.

I'm king of the world, Alfred proclaimed to the empty room.
Chief of the sea
I am the wind
At least I used to be, sadness crept in but Alfred, determined, pushed those feelings aside.

And I'm king of the world
Please set me free, Alfred tried to ignore the pang that came with begging.
Let me remind them of my promise
Live my given destiny

A nostalgic expression played over Alfred's face...

Once upon a time I had fate in my hands
And the confidence of a million regimes, Alfred had always been a little cocky, even for his young age.
And they said, "Brother, you're in charge
We'll follow anything you say," that may have been a slight exaggeration.

Once upon a time Brother said to me,
"Child you are everything
That you see in your dreams" He smiled at the fond memory of Arthur and himself.
And I thought, oh man, that's the key
There are no walls surrounding me
There are no prisons in this life, the irony stung and he paused before starting again, screaming at his invisible captor.

Let me out of here
Give me back to the wind
Let me out of here
Let me please see my son

Let me out of here, Alfred sprinted to the only door
Don't you understand who I am? Grasping the iron bars with tired hands, Alfred shook them with everything he had.

I'm king of the world
Chief of the sea
I am the wind
At least I try to be
And I'm king of the world
Please set me free
I had the power and the promise
Give me back my family

All attempts fruitless, Alfred pushed himself angrily from the door and dug his heels into his closed eyes. After a few minutes of haggard breathing and suppressed tears, Alfred turned his questioning blue eyes to the blocked heavens.

Why are we punished for wanting to explore?
Why am I sitting in this cell?
I was not challenging the system
I was working for the people
I just wanted to be better

Alfred got stronger and angrier has he continued.

Why are we punished for wanting to survive?
Why am I locked behind these bars?
Tell the children I'll return to them, his voice started to crack at the thought of his people,
Tell them...
Someone let them know I will be free, there was no more doubt.

Alfred flung his arms open wide and the cold metal box turned to bright sunlight, the world morphing into view.

I will not be defeated
I will stand like a mountain
And the road will stretch before me
And they'll know it's time to follow

And we'll lift our eyes
And raise our heads
And face the sun
And tell the future

I'm king of the world, Alfred laughed in pure exhilaration
Land of the free
High in the sky
The best that I can be

And I'm king of the world
Watch and you'll see
Nothing can stop me from tomorrow,
Keep me from my destiny

The spark was back, Alfred was back, America was back. That is, until he realized...

I'm king of the world
I'm king of the world, Alfred was trying so hard to convince himself,

I'm... but it was all so pointless,
I'm... and Alfred had to accept that.

Miserable, tired, and desperately clinging to what little hope he had left Alfred laid on the merciless floor. Before he slipped into sleep he whispered to whoever would hear him, "at least I used to be..."

FIN

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