Chains Part 24
Finally, Prussia entered the living room. Norway, Denmark and Hesse were playing a game of checkers. They looked up when he entered.
"He's exhausted." Prussia said. "I sent him to bed."
"I assume you'll be showing up to the next couple of meetings then?" Norway asked, getting up. Prussia nodded.
"Thank you for watching him."
"We didn't do much." Hesse said, putting the checkers away.
"Still, thank you." Norway winced and leaned against Denmark, who slung an arm around his shoulders.
"We'll see you at the next meeting then." Norway said, shrugged off Denmark's arm and limped out the door. Denmark lingered for a moment.
"He's a strong person," he said, "he'll be alright." Prussia gave him a grin.
"Of course he will!" Then more quitely, he added, "Thank you." Denmark smiled and followed Norway out the door. Hesse placed a hand on Prussia's shoulder.
"I'll talk to the others about handling our domestic affairs until West feels better."
"Thanks Hesse." Hesse's eyes flicked upward.
"Take care of him." he said softly.
"I will" Hesse squeezed his shoulder and walked towards the doorway.
"I'll get Bavaria to come fix the door."
"Thanks" Prussia said heading upstairs. Hesse nodded and left. Upstairs, Prussia slipped into the end room and quitely shut the door. Germany was asleep, curled up tightly beneath the blanket. Prussia smiled and picked up the book on the bedside table. He settled himself in the chair beside the bed and started to read outloud.
"Alice fing an sich zu langweilen; sie saß schon lange bei ihrer Schwester am Ufer und hatte nichts zu thun. Das Buch, das ihre Schwester las…"
"He's exhausted." Prussia said. "I sent him to bed."
"I assume you'll be showing up to the next couple of meetings then?" Norway asked, getting up. Prussia nodded.
"Thank you for watching him."
"We didn't do much." Hesse said, putting the checkers away.
"Still, thank you." Norway winced and leaned against Denmark, who slung an arm around his shoulders.
"We'll see you at the next meeting then." Norway said, shrugged off Denmark's arm and limped out the door. Denmark lingered for a moment.
"He's a strong person," he said, "he'll be alright." Prussia gave him a grin.
"Of course he will!" Then more quitely, he added, "Thank you." Denmark smiled and followed Norway out the door. Hesse placed a hand on Prussia's shoulder.
"I'll talk to the others about handling our domestic affairs until West feels better."
"Thanks Hesse." Hesse's eyes flicked upward.
"Take care of him." he said softly.
"I will" Hesse squeezed his shoulder and walked towards the doorway.
"I'll get Bavaria to come fix the door."
"Thanks" Prussia said heading upstairs. Hesse nodded and left. Upstairs, Prussia slipped into the end room and quitely shut the door. Germany was asleep, curled up tightly beneath the blanket. Prussia smiled and picked up the book on the bedside table. He settled himself in the chair beside the bed and started to read outloud.
"Alice fing an sich zu langweilen; sie saß schon lange bei ihrer Schwester am Ufer und hatte nichts zu thun. Das Buch, das ihre Schwester las…"