A/N: WOOOHOOO! I'm done with the next chapter. Rambles at the end. ENJOY! (hopefully)

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"SHUT UP!" Katarina flinched from the booming voice in her ear. The German beside her had finally snapped and released all of his anger in one swift bellow.

The room rang with his echoing voice as each and every nation froze in their spot. Some were still in their seats, others were standing, with fist raised and teeth bared, or they lay where they had been knocked flat on their backs by an angry Britt. To Kat it had all been an amazing sight.

She just couldn't help but smile at each nation's behavior, throughout the meeting. Whether it be the happy, little Italian's cries of 'PASTA!', or the cute Finnish man's attempts to get a big Swedish man to stop revering to him as his wife. But what got Kat the most was how both Alfred and Arthur bickered and fought, or how Gilbert would aggravate his brother to see the veins in his face strain against his skin.

But at this moment all that has ceased. All nations stared at the German, who was breathing heavily now. His head down, eyes closed, and brows creased.

The man took a deep breath and let it out with a heavy sigh. Raising his head, he stared at the occupants of the room with two pools of ocean water. When he finally spoke once again, his voice was calm, as though he had never yelled in the first place.

"Ve are getting novhere. The meeting is over for today." And with that he sat back down, his head in his hands.

The other nations began to leave, each grumbling about angry German's. After ten minutes, only about twenty of the nations remained in the room. Everyone was silently staring at Kat and Gilbert, waiting for one of them to speak.

"Ve…. So-you're a friend of Prussia?" The Italian asked, breaking the silence.

Smiling, Kat turned to the small, smiling man. "Yes, we are very good friends."

"You mean best friends, Rina." Gilbert corrected.

"Of course, Bert."

"Rina? Bert? What kind of names are those? And I thought you couldn't remember anything?" Asked Alfred, who was very much confused.

"What do you mean she can't remember?" Prussia asked, bewildered.

"When I saw Gilbert, some of my memories resurfaced. I don't remember everything, but I do remember spending time with Bert." Kat replied.

"Wait. What do you mean you don't remember? Rina?" The Prussian was becoming more and more confused.

"A week ago, we found your friend in America's living room. She had no memories of how she got there, or who she was." Arthur answered Gilbert, and then trained his eyes on Kat. "I never would have guessed that you were a nation."

"I'm not." Kat said as Gilbert shouted "She's not!"

"So, if you're not a nation, then what are you?" asked a small Japanese man.

"A Guardian." The two answered together.

"Vhat?" The German looked up at his brother in confusion.

Both Gilbert and Kat glanced at each other, before simultaneously sighing. "What would it hurt to tell them?" Gilbert pressed Kat.

"I suppose, but there is a reason they don't know." Kat squinted her eyes, looking over every nation in turn.

"Yeah, but has that ever helped them. Besides, it is in his lands now." Gilbert countered with a nod in Germany's direction.

The two watched as the other occupants became more and more confused with each statement. No one spoke, in hopes that both would explain.

After what felt like hours of silence, Kat sighed then began to explain. "Long ago, before even the first nation came about, there was a war between the immortals. They fought against the god of darkness, to protect Earth. The god of darkness wanted to destroy the goddess of the earth in order to take control of the earth and expand his dominion.

After many deaths, the immortals were able to defeat the Dark lord. They sealed him in a realm apart from this one. At the same time, they created an alternate dimension in which the Gods could live in safety. They placed an emergency gateway to this dimension somewhere on Earth.

But the Dark lord found a way to get around the seal, by possessing humans. He used the humans to spread corruption in the world as he search for the gateway. The immortal saw this and decided to lock the gateway. They created a key, the only one able to open the gateway.

To stop the corruption from taking over the world, they created nations. The nations would govern over eachother and their people. They would battle the evil of mankind for the immortals.

To protect the key, the immortals made him into a nation, then gave humans special powers that abled them to protect nations. These protectors were called Guardians. It was set up so that a Guardian would protect one nation until death, but a nation could have many Guardians.

But the system was slightly flawed.

When a Guardian first dies, the next Guardian may take days, or years, before showing up. This makes nation vulnerable to the Darkness. We can see examples of this by simply looking at each nation's darkest hours.

The reason nations don't know about their Guardians is because they'll become weak. They would see no need to fight any battles, assuming that their Guardian would do it all for them. I have seen this happen with my very eyes." Kat sat back while she let her explanation sink in.

"So…You are…Mein bruders, Guardian?" The German slowly asked.

"Ja." The two said in unison.

"And it is…?" Arthur trailed off.

"The gateway, yes." Kat finished.

"It used to be on my lands." Gilbert continued. "But since my abolishment, the gateway is now on Ludwig's lands."

All eyes turned to the German, whose eyes were unfocused in thought. When they did focus, his eyes landed on Kat.

"So, vhat does this mean for me?" He asked her.

Kat was silent for a little while before answering. "It means you will be a target. Unless they already know that you're not the key. Then you have nothing to worry about." Then she addressed the entire room. "If fact any nation with a dark past is probably safe." At that many shoulders slumped in relief.

As the information sunk in, silence fell on the room. Then Alfred looked directly at Kat. "So, do you know who the key is?"

Kat looked at Gilbert, who nodded his head, then raised her hand. A beam of light burst from her palm. When it hit the ceiling, it broke apart, raining little bits of light over the whole room. Everyone stared at her. She shrugged at them.

"The room is now secure. But, yes I do know who the key is. He is in this room as we speak." At this everyone began to fidget and look at one another.

"Ve…Who is the key Mrs. Kat?" Asked the Italian, whose eyes were now open to show a pair of warm, amber orbs.

Kat contemplated how she would answer, when Gilbert put a hand on her shoulder, reassuring her. "The key is…Gilbert."

Everyone's eyes became the size of saucers as they stared at the ex-nation. Ludwig was the first to snap out of his shocked induced trance. He stood up and walked to his brother, where he shocked everyone by embracing him.

This seemed to strike a chord in everyone as they all shifted in their seats.

Twenty minutes later, everyone had started to leave. Gilbert, Ludwig, and their Italian and Japanese friend were going with Alfred, Arthur, and Kat, back to the Americans house.

Each was given their own room, and everyone turned in for the night after a pasta dinner.

A few hours of tossing and turning, Kat left her room, and entered Gilbert's. As she lay next to him, he turned to face her.

They both stared at eachother before Gilbert put his arms around her, pulling her close. "I missed you Rina." He whispered into her hair.

"Missed you too, Bert." She whispered, snuggling close.

Both were asleep in seconds.

A/N: Its done, finally. I actually liked this one. Except it kinda fizzled at the end. But other than that, I say it was pretty good. But what do I know.

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