When he first opened his eyes all he saw was white and green. A cold breeze swept across him and caused him to shiver. He curls tightly into a ball trying to warm himself up to little avail. In the not too far distance he hears voices, though he can't recognize what they were saying. One of them makes an exclamation and the voices draw nearer before he feels himself being wrapped in something warm and soft. His next sensation was of being picked up and held against someone's warm chest. No longer cold, he opens his eyes and looks up at the man holding him. He has pale blonde hair and blue-violet eyes.

"Are you alright little one?"

"Hmm?"

Before he could answer another face is thrust into his line of vision, this one belonging to a darker blonde with blue eyes.

"Wow, he's kinda cute, isn't he?"

The first man seems to scowl at the interruption and turns the both of them away from him. "Back off Danmark, you'll scare him. Aside from that we should get him back to the others so he can warm up, get him into some proper clothes."

"Oh come on Norge, I couldn't possibly scare him that much."

He felt the man, now named as Norge, walking away from where they had picked him up as Danmark followed them. He managed to peak over Norge's shoulder to catch a glimpse of the other blonde.

"So what are we gonna call him, we can't just call him lille en?"

"He's probably the personification of the new settlement we're making, Vinland."

"Vinland, huh? I suppose that makes sense."

He watched as the taller blonde settled into a comfortable pose as he walked alongside them. Eventually they made it to a small temporary settlement being set up on the shore of a vast ocean. Vinland, as he had learned his name was, looked on with awe from the warm cocoon of Norge's arms. He noticed how several of the settlers looked up as they approached, some even came up to them and began to speak in a language Vinland couldn't understand. They seemed to be asking questions and several of them would glance at him every now and then, it made him nervous and he turned away, borrowing into Norge's shoulder. After a short time Norge managed to shake the small crowd and make his way into one of the huts before setting his small bundle down on a pile of furs making up a bed.

"Stay here for a moment Vinland while I find you something warmer to wear than that nightshirt." Norge then turned away and opened a trunk and began to rummage through it to find something for the newly found settlement to wear. He had come prepared for this, knowing of the possibility they could find one like themselves, they had found Iceland at a previous settlement after all. And that was the reason they had been out searching. Norge managed to find what he was looking for and turned back to the little one on his bed.

"Alright, lets get you changed into these." He held up a heavy woolen tunic and leggings with a woolen cloak. Vinland looked up at him curiously and let the cloak wrapped around him fall slightly from around him as he sat up. Norge quickly helped him to get into the warmer clothing.

"There, nice and warm."

Vinland was now standing and looking up at Norge curiously as he straightened his clothes for him. It was while Norge was doing this that he noticed Vinland's feet were still bare.

"One moment let me get you some shoes and then we can head out and introduce you to everyone." He turned back to the trunk and rummaged around a bit more before finding a pair of leather boots that would reach Vinland's knees.

"Here we go." With a little help the two managed to get Vinland's boots on and tuck the leggings into them. Once done Norge stood and held his hand out to the newly born nation. "Come, I'll introduce you to everyone."

Cautiously Vinland takes the offered hand and is led out into the settlement. Once there he is introduced to the settlers and properly introduced to Danmark, who he learns is now his sovereign nation.

Over the next several months Norge and Danmark began to teach Vinland their languages so that he can communicate with the settlers. They tell him that they are doing this because soon they will have to leave him with just the settlers because their homes are very far from here and they need to go back and check on things.

Eventually the day comes when Norge and Danmark must leave. Vinland stands on the shore with the others being left at the settlement to wave them off. Once the boats are out of sight the settlers go back to doing what they usually do while Vinland looks around before following after a few to watch as they work.

A few days after the departure of the boats the settlers awake to screaming and shouting. The smell of smoke drifts heavily in the air and Vinland finds himself huddling in terror as natives to the land attack the settlement, burning it to the ground and killing everyone. Vinland is spared but captured by the natives. They can tell he is not like the others in the settlement, being the only child notwithstanding. They label him a demon and cast him out into the wilderness to fend for himself.

Cold and hungry Vinland curls up against a tree in the snow and wraps his cloak more tightly around himself. It has been three days since the attack and the young nation had no means of taking care of himself. He had always relied on the settlers or Norge or Danmark to care for and feed him. Now that he was outcast by the natives with his home burned to the ground he had no one and no means. He had tried to sate his thirst with snow but it did nothing to warm him up. He sat there shivering until eventually that stopped and he gave in to sleep when it found him.

Just as the young nation was on the brink of death a golden light surrounded him, encompassing his cold and tired form and when it died down he was gone.

Hey everyone, new story that I have been wanting to get out for a while and I finally have it finished. And yes it is complete but I will take my time posting each chapter. I don't know how often to post though so I'll take suggestions, might end up being once a week or something. Anyway please review and let me know what you think.