Bound by Destiny | COUNTRYHUMAN AU

Questioning

My patience was already extremely thin after Singapore's questioning and Poland was not helping me. "...you should have died along with your father!" I snapped at those words. Fury consumed my being and everything disappeared in a blurry rage. Part of me was vaguely aware that I was harming both Poland and Singapore with my ability but other than that, everything else was numb. I don't know how I raged for but the next thing I knew, UN, Prof. EU and Prof. ASEAN were in my room as UN used his ability on me. My body fell to the ground like lead as my senses slowly returned. Oh mein...what have I done? I wanted to say something but my body was so very very tired...my eyelids fell shut as I fell into oblivion.

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"You should go kill yourself!"

"F**king hypocrite!"

"You and your father are the same!"

"Germany? More like N***!"

"You're starting another war aren't you?"

"You should have died along with your father!"

"NO!" I screamed, my eyes snapping wide open and I was greeted by the white ceiling of the infirmary. UN who was sitting next to me, half asleep, jolted awake and nearly fell out of his chair. "Huh?! Wha...what happened?!" he whipped his head around frantically. His gaze finally settled onto me and I saw him relax. "Ah, you're awake," he smiled, except it didn't fully reach his eyes, "Do you remember what happened Germany?"

I blinked and then everything came back to me. "Oh mein...are the two okay?" I asked, panicky, as I shot up in the bed. UN tsked before admitting, "Singapore's awake now but...Poland he's...he's still unconscious." A wave of guilt coursed through me. If Poland died...I would never forgive myself. Why did I have to lose control? UN looked at me before lightly clearing his throat. "I know now is probably not a good time to explain your punishment but I have to," he explained before continuing, "Your power is one of the more volatile ones and for the cause of harm to others, you will be barred from using your ability outside of training until further notice."

When he was done, he brought out two golden bands. Despite how harmless they looked, I knew that they were imbued with an ability nullification spell. Dismay must have shown on my face for UN gave me a sympathetic smile. It didn't help at all. Just then, Prof. EU and ASEAN entered. Prof. ASEAN was glaring at me and I shrunk in my seat. It was no surprise that he was angry. In fact, I fully expected UN and Prof. EU to leave so that Prof. ASEAN could give me a piece of his mind. Afterall, adopted or not, Singapore was still his son and he didn't take lightly to people messing up his children.

"Placing the restrictors now UN?" EU asked , earning a nod from the principal.

"Arms out Germany," UN instructed. Reluctantly, I held out both arms as UN clicked the restrictors on my wrist. I felt my ability stagnate almost immediately. Stepping back, UN nodded to ASEAN who came to take his place. "Could we have some privacy please?" he asked, and I felt fear seep into my bones. What is he going to do to me? Kill me? The two adults left and soon, I was alone with ASEAN. He looked at me and I couldn't help but feel akin to a maths equation or puzzle that ASEAN wished to solve. Maybe I was. Many of my schoolmates found me mysterious since I wasn't very expressive and kept to myself most of the time unless spoken to.

After a few minutes, ASEAN began to talk. "You could have killed Singapore and Poland, you know?" he started off. I nodded, guilt gnawing at my heart. I was the embodiment of shadows and my power was one of the stronger yet volatile ones in the academy. It was volatile because I refused to learn how to actually harness it and rather kept much of my ability repressed. I feared that if I knew how to use my ability properly, I'd only cause harm. The only thing I was actually good at was thinning shadows or using them to cloak me. Perhaps it was a physical manifestation of my wish to hide away. Maybe. Other than that, the rest of whatever my ability could do was left to my suppressed emotions to deal with. That basically meant if my emotions spiralled out of control, my ability would also flare to life and bring along destruction. Which is basically what happened.

"What happened exactly? Singapore refuses to tell me. Did you do something to him?" ASEAN's last statement held an accusatory tone.

I let out a sigh before saying, "I didn't do anything apart from well whatever my ability caused. And he was talking to me about why he needed me and Poland to be friends. And then Poland came in and then he...he...said stuff...and I snapped." ASEAN's eyes narrowed as he asked me to explain further. "Some threat, he said UN didn't specify," I mumbled. There was silence as ASEAN ran his hands through his hair. Did I say something wrong?

"ฉันบอกเด็กว่าอย่าพูดอะไรเลย..." I heard him mutter. ASEAN shook his head before returning his now troubled gaze on me. "Does Poland know?" he asked, tone commanding. I nodded and ASEAN sighed loudly. "Promise me you will not tell anyone else. This is highly classified information and UN is going to kill me if other countries find out. It's bad enough that I told my so-Singapore and now you two also know," he groaned. I nodded. It wasn't as if I had anyone to tell anyways.

Sighing, ASEAN stood up to take his leave. "You will resume lessons later in the afternoon. It's still early so get some more rest if you can," he told me before exiting. I blinked. That was it? Huh, I'd expect him to yell at me like a madman. Flopping back onto the bed, I spied a clock next to my bed and I grabbed it. It read: 4.30am. I sighed as I shut my eyes hoping to get more rest.

It never came.

When the alarm rang, I slammed my hand down as I slowly got out of the bed. My body creaked like an old man and I made a face. Shuffling out of the private room, I was greeted by a darkened lobby. Just then, I saw movement. I froze. "Who's there?" I called out nervously. A light clicked on and I saw a bedraggled Singapore. We stared at each other before Singapore made a squeak and ran off. I sighed loudly. Just great. Just great. He's scared of me now. I stood there, alone in the brightened room, almost as if in a trance.

Are you gonna apologise or stand here? Great, the voices were back. Could my first week back at school get any worse?

Translations:

Oh mein: Oh my...

ฉันบอกเด็กว่าอย่าพูดอะไรเลย... : I told the child not to say anything... 

A/N: Another week and another chapter! For those who are wondering what language ASEAN is speaking, it's Thai. I chose Thai because ASEAN was formed in Bangkok, Thailand, so I thought that this would be fitting. Thai is ASEAN's second language aside from English and he often uses it so most of his children can't understand what he's saying.  He speaks, all the official languages of the ASEAN countries. 

Now...I'm starting CHAPTER QUESTIONS!!!
STARTING OF...

1) What should ASEAN's ability be? 

2) Who is your favourite character so far?

I really want to draw all the organisations as one of those: "Meet our staff!" photos buttttt I think I'm going to die drawing...1, 2, 3, 4, 5....8 main organisations from the story. We'll see if I can find motivation. 

Anyways, see you soon! Ciao!