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Prologue

The weather that day was miserable. The winds were harsh and cold to begin with, but they felt even worse since the sun decided not to come out from behind the thick grey clouds. A tall muscular man walked through the once lively streets of the Italian city. He sucked in a harsh breath and winced as the icy air filled his lungs. Sky-blue eyes looked down at the large bouquet in his hand. Instead of his eyes seeing the blood red color of roses, (a type of flower that he'd usually buy) they met a soft violet color.

The man couldn't help but smile at the flowers in his hand. Felicia Daisy's to be exact. The flowers seemed to carry a cheerful mood with them, no matter where they were. They made the man forget about the grey clouds, the bone-chilling temperatures, the fading city, his best friend… But once his eyes lingered away from the beautiful daisies, all of his thought's ambushed his mind at once. It was so exhausting, that he almost had to sit down on a vacant bench to try to calm his emotions.

No… I need to stay positive. For him.

"Ah, it's fratello's friend!"

"Ciao~!"

Two children ran up to the man, with warm smiles on their faces. A woman ran up behind the children and placed a comforting hand on both of their shoulders. She then looked up at the man with a smile, "Ah, you came this year too!"

"Yes." The man simply responded.

"Every year… thank you very much," The woman had a vacant look in her eyes before meeting sky blue again, "I'm sure fratello will be very happy."

The man stared as the kind woman led the two kid's off toward the church. He sighed, and watched his cloudy breath rise in the air. The harsh wind hit him, causing his neatly slicked back blond hair to fall in front of his face. He felt weak…not only as a man, but also as a nation. The man that represented the country of Germany stared out at the harsh waves only a few feet ahead of him. They splashed up against the side of lonely vacant buildings, waiting to swallow them into the sea along with the rest.

. . . . . . .

Over the recent years, Venezia's water levels have risen drastically and the city has become one that is inconvenient for humans to live in. The population is on the decrease. Many buildings have been closed off. The area is slowly being infected by the sea.

After being pulled apart. And apart. And apart. And apart. I finally realized. I realized that this beautiful world shone, only because it was behind that smile.

A/N: This story is entirely based off of a doujinshi that I discovered. It was so sad…and I felt like writing it into a fanfic |D Anywayz, this is the prologue. I hope you enjoyed it and I'm going to post chapter one very soon ;) Oh yes, and I will post the link of the doujin later. Please leave comments and tell me what you think. Thankyou~