Hetalia Ghoul

Trust

- Berwald's POV -

The car ride home was silent but not as tensed as I thought it would be. I was lucky that Tino or Peter didn't push the subject of Matthias on for much longer. At least, it wasn't until Peter spoke when we arrived to our house.

"Hey, Dad?" Peter had quietly said as I made sure he got ready for bed.

"Hm?"

"Do you hate Uncle Matthias?"

The question caught both me and Tino off guard. Mostly me because of Peter's quick decision to refer to Matthias as his uncle, "Why do you think I hate him?"

"You never talk about him. You've mentioned he was your family, and so was Lukas and Emil. But you always look said when you mention them,"

I frowned, not knowing what to say. I couldn't keep my old life a secret to my family. I was grateful that Tino didn't question about my past when we got together. It was for the best to keep them away from the others. I've only told them their names a few times before, when Peter would ask. But I rarely did mention them to an extent. I sighed and sat down next to my son, "It's a long story. We do not hate each other. We're just... Distant... We haven't seen each other in a long time,"

"Is he a bad ghoul?"

I paused and looked at Tino, who seemed to listen in on the conversation but didn't input his opinion, "No, he's not,"

Peter smiled, seeing that he could relax, "Can I meet the others too, then?"

Again, I hesitated to answer. Unlike many humans, Tino and Peter are not scared of what I am. They've learned to accept me for who I am, rather than the fact that I am a ghoul. Peter grew up listening to stories I've told, so it's natural that he is okay with ghouls. But I feared that his acceptance towards ghouls might make him foolish and too trusting of them. Not all ghouls will warm up to humans. And I also was scared of how the others would react. Seeing Matthias' reaction today made my concerns grow more. Yet, seeing Peter's hopeful gaze, I simply replied, "Maybe,"

He accepted the answer and climbed onto his bed to start sleeping. I leaned forward to plant a small kiss on his forehead and turned off the lights to his room and closed the door. Tino had been waiting in the hallway and looked at me with a worried expression, as if he didn't know how to address the current situation, "Uncle Matthias, huh?"

I shrugged, "I guess he would be his uncle,"

Tino stayed silent, trying to collect his thoughts until he finally spoke up, "I thought you said they wouldn't look for you"

"Yeah," I responded, "He wasn't looking for me. I never expected to ever see him again,"

"Berwald, I trust you and I know you hate talking about your past," Tino said quietly as he got closer to me and held my hand, "But I need to know if Matthias will be a danger to us. You only mentioned him once or twice. And I know you used to tell Peter tales of your childhood. You never actually told me about your friends,"

I sighed, hesitating to tell. But seeing Tino worry about it made me open up and recall the past, "Matthias and I were together since childhood. Our parents were killed so it was the two of us on our own. We stuck together to survive but soon, we acted like we were brothers. When we were about Peter's age, we met Lukas, who had a 4 year old brother, Emil. They were a bit hostile towards us but then warmed up to join us. Soon after that, we were recruited to a group that was recently increasing in numbers and discovered that staying together was the best chance of survival. That was the Kol Clan. There, we didn't have to worry about going hungry, because we seemed to kill everyday. Despite the excessive command to kill and fight, we had a decent life. Our family was always distant from the clan itself but we didn't dare to disobey. It wasn't until the leader, Ursa, started to create experiments with a scientist. They experimented on the young ghoul children and took them away from their parents. They planned on creating stronger ghouls that attacked on command. Many of them died. I think one escaped. Emil was close to be 7, we feared that he would be taken away. Matthias and Lukas made a plan to escape. No ghoul has ever dared to defy the clan and if so, it would end in death. I was too scared to join them and stayed behind. They left me. Months later, I realized I've done the wrong decision and I went out to find them. With no luck, I stumbled upon you and well, here I am now,"

Tino smiled at me sympathetically, understanding that I was all alone when we met. I could see that he was still worried.

"Matthias is my brother. Yes, he is a ghoul and so am I. Yet you trust me. You can trust him.And I already told him that I'll protect you both from him if I have to," I kissed his forehead to reassure him, "My top and only priority is you and Peter,"

"I trust you," Tino was satisfied with the answer and reached over and gave me a small kiss, "Let's go to sleep now,"

As well walked to our room, I started to think about Matthias and what he said about Tino preventing them from hunting and I decided to ask, "Are you sure you never met Matthias beforehand?"

Tino glanced at me and quickly answered, "No, I never met him,"

I didn't question him any longer. Tino rarely lies and when he does, he is very good at it. But I know him better than anyone, "Alright. I trust you,"

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A/N:

Short and filler chapter for today

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