24. No Time
Title: No Time
Author: poptart_chan
Fandom: Axis Powers Hetalia
Characters: Veneziano & Romano
Pairings: N/N
Summary: [Part of 100 Theme Challenge] "There was no time to think, to react, to whatever had hit him."
Notes: I practicing a writing exercise while listening to Come Tenderness by Lisa Gerrard. Be warned. There is no beta for this, for I have none. ._.
A shot rang out and something warm sprayed across his face.
There was no time to think, to react, to whatever had hit him. Veneziano's eyes focused solely onto his brother as he jolted back. Suddenly time seemed to slow to an impossible rate.
Romano was falling. It was like watching a scene in a movie, the moment when everything seemed as though the heroes had won, only for the protagonist to suddenly struck down. Except this seemed all too real.
Veneziano couldn't move. Try as he might, he couldn't will his body to go forward, stretch out his arms and catch his brother as he fell. It felt as though he was made of marble and could only watch. Somewhere, he dimly was aware of a car speeding away and screaming. People around them scattered, though they seemed only a blur to him.
Romano hit the ground with a solid thud and he remained there unmoving. Blood pooled around his head, slowly forming a reddened halo. His eyes, hazel green that burned bright with raging emotion, were half-mast, staring unseeingly at the clouded sky.
Veneziano stared down at his brother's body, suddenly becoming aware of the droplets of blood across the side of his face. It was in his hair, his eyes, his mouth and it's taste was too familiar and yet too foreign. His brother, the other half of his heart and country, lie dead at his feet.
His fingers tingled and twitched. He could suddenly hear his heart racing, feel his breath quickening and his eyes beginning to burn. His body trembled as the numbness that held in him in place was swept away.
Then, he let out a horrible scream.
Author: poptart_chan
Fandom: Axis Powers Hetalia
Characters: Veneziano & Romano
Pairings: N/N
Summary: [Part of 100 Theme Challenge] "There was no time to think, to react, to whatever had hit him."
Notes: I practicing a writing exercise while listening to Come Tenderness by Lisa Gerrard. Be warned. There is no beta for this, for I have none. ._.
A shot rang out and something warm sprayed across his face.
There was no time to think, to react, to whatever had hit him. Veneziano's eyes focused solely onto his brother as he jolted back. Suddenly time seemed to slow to an impossible rate.
Romano was falling. It was like watching a scene in a movie, the moment when everything seemed as though the heroes had won, only for the protagonist to suddenly struck down. Except this seemed all too real.
Veneziano couldn't move. Try as he might, he couldn't will his body to go forward, stretch out his arms and catch his brother as he fell. It felt as though he was made of marble and could only watch. Somewhere, he dimly was aware of a car speeding away and screaming. People around them scattered, though they seemed only a blur to him.
Romano hit the ground with a solid thud and he remained there unmoving. Blood pooled around his head, slowly forming a reddened halo. His eyes, hazel green that burned bright with raging emotion, were half-mast, staring unseeingly at the clouded sky.
Veneziano stared down at his brother's body, suddenly becoming aware of the droplets of blood across the side of his face. It was in his hair, his eyes, his mouth and it's taste was too familiar and yet too foreign. His brother, the other half of his heart and country, lie dead at his feet.
His fingers tingled and twitched. He could suddenly hear his heart racing, feel his breath quickening and his eyes beginning to burn. His body trembled as the numbness that held in him in place was swept away.
Then, he let out a horrible scream.