Ooh shiny! [COMPLETE]

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Characters: England, Prussia
Date: September 8
Format: Prose
Content Warnings: most likely swearing, also Prussia in a dress.
Summary: England plans on going on a quest to find a gem, since he is a pirate. Prussia invites himself along. They can't stay away from each other, apparently, even though they are enemies. 8I



True to his own determination, England had decided to take on a quest in hopes of raising some money to have his own apartment. It was not that he disliked his roommates, but they were both girls. Besides, England preferred to live alone. Living in such close quarters with two girls made him uncomfortable.

Of course, there were other reasons why he wanted to get his own place, but he felt that he'd keep those a secret. Even he was disappointed in himself for those reasons.

In any case, he was signed up to find a gem in the gnome district. It was part of some wedding ritual, but the best part was that he would get a gem of his own, and he wanted it, regardless of how much it was worth. He could not escape his pirate lust for treasure, so having a gemstone would make him feel happy. He wondered where he would hoard it...

England began his journey to the Gnomish District. He had to go quite a ways, through the upper class neighborhood. That would be alright. He could scope out the area, see if he could find any of the government officials to talk to. He was pretty excited about this quest. He hoped it went smoothly. Now that his injuries were pretty much healed, he didn't think he'd have too much of a problem.

Ah, delicious treasure!

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Prussia was leaving the government offices, to head home after work, when he spots a somewhat familiar head of blond hair. He considers his plans for the rest of the day, then discards them in favour of following after said blond man. As the crowds thin out through the upper class neighbourhood, he sees that, indeed, it is England. With a smirk, he lengthens his stride, catching up to the other nation.

Unless England dodges, he slings his arm around the man's shoulder. Looks like England found a government official, if by official he meant presently low-ranking paperwork bitch. "So, what brings you here?"

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Obviously not the government official England wanted to see. Now he was regretting walking by the building. However, he did not pull away from Prussia, nor did he dodge when he sensed the man coming up behind him. He did roll his eyes, though.

"I'm busy. Go away."

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"Busy? Doing what?" He hasn't checked the quest boards lately, otherwise he'd see what England had signed up for. Probably for the best. He'd only invite himself along that much sooner. "Is it awesome?"

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"Is it awesome?" England replied with a scoff, though a grin was pulling at his lips. His eyes began to light up as he thought of searching for beautiful gems. "It certainly is! I am going on the most bloody fantastic quest ever!"

He didn't realize the mistake he'd made.

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"Kesesese~! AWESOME! So, what are we doing?" Oh, come on. Like England didn't see the quests for hunting down monsters outside of the city and whatnot. That's what he'd need some sort of weaponry for, and definitely not any kind of governmental coup.

Besides, if England's supposed to be avoiding Prussia to keep them from fighting, he's been doing a horrible job of that considering certain communications and ensuing attempts at mutual distraction. Really now. Are they certain they are enemies?

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It hadn't even occurred to him that Prussia would be fighting monsters. Due to his feelings from the war, he was thinking Prussia was planning on hunting humans, or something.

At the other's question, he pulled a small piece of paper out of his pocket. It had instructions and a map. "Gem hunting," he replied as he removed his hat and combed back his hair with his other hand. He couldn't hide his eagerness. "We're supposed to find a jewel of a certain size for a gnome wedding."

Did you hear that, Prussia? He said we.

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Wow, it's a good thing England didn't voice those thoughts aloud, then. Otherwise Prussia would be storming off, extremely pissed. He's a soldier, not a monster.

"Ooooh..." He leans over to peer at the map and the instructions. "A foot in size... Holy shit, gems come that big?! Can we take some for ourselves too or what?" Whilst he doesn't quite have England's pirate hoarding tendencies, Prussia can certainly see the value in keeping gems around. He may or may not have a small stash from the ones his roommate occasionally leaves laying around the apartment...

And yes, he totally heard that we.

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"Of course we can take some for ourselves!" he said. He'd already planned on it. "I don't think there's a law that says we can't." And if there was, he did not want to know, because he'd already made up his mind. Even a few small gems could add up. Though England was still on the fence about whether he wanted to sell them or not. He wanted to keep them!

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"Okay then! We'll find the most awesome gem ever!" Prussia grins triumphantly before turning back to the tunnels stretching out from the main entrance. After some thought, he heads towards the largest one. To him it makes sense. If the gnomes are small then they'd definitely take advantage of that to go where other races couldn't. So why contort himself to go through a smaller passageway that might be well picked over by now.

"It can't be that hard, right?"

In any other log, those might be famous last words. However, the narration is confident in their eventual success.

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Don't jinx it!

England takes a quick look around, hoping his light would catch any glimmer. When he finds nothing, he heads down the larger tunnel with Prussia. Already he can feel the tingle of hunting deep down in his bones. Somewhere in him is a shiny-radar. He's too excited!

"We'll see when we actually have to start doing work." But England's grinning widely, like a confident hunter.

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Prussia is, as always, supremely confident in his ability to complete the task at hand. In fact, he is bordering on overconfidence, because he sees no way this could go wrong. He leads the way boldly, already planning what he could do with the money from the gems he'll find. A new sword... bullets, perhaps, if he can find a chemist and someone capable of fine metalcraft... Ah, he'll unearth the most expensive of jewels! "Kesese! That won't be a problem at all! I can dig up all the gems; just watch!"

Of course, he will need to rely on that sense for shiny England has. "I know! Why don't you do a magic thing to find the best jewels for us?" Does magic even do that? That would be awesome and profitable if it did!

england is not rarity, prussia

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"I can't do that," England replied. "Even if I could, I don't know if I'd have enough strength. Magic like that takes a lot of power and concentration." He hated being cut off from all of his abilities. He rolled his eyes, not at Prussia, but at the whole situation. What a bother!

"Besides, that takes all the fun out of searching. Finding treasure is a game. It's supposed to be difficult and exciting!"

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England's furry eyebrow twitched in irritation. Prussia was such a show-off. A sexy show-off, but a show-off none the less. Sometimes, England liked that, but the other country needed to learn when to not mock him and just ride out the fact that England thought he was more awesome when he didn't laugh.

Without saying a word, England pointed his finger at Prussia and swished it around. Suddenly, Prussia's clothes were changed into a German barmaid's dress. He even had a wig with long braided pigtails.

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...Huh. Is it drafty and kind of hard to breathe in here or is it... just... him...

Prussia slowly looked down as that thought ran through his head, until he finally saw exactly what he was now wearing.

"ENGLAND!!!! CHANGE MY CLOTHES BACK! THIS ISN'T AWESOME!" And also it makes it difficult for him to yell at maximum loudness, because the bodice is inordinately tight. Likely to push up breasts that his awesome self does not have.

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Too bad England didn't have his wand, because he could make breasts for Prussia. Alas, this would have to do now. Instead of replying, he just takes a seat and lifts the pickaxe with his magic. Then he has it do the work for him. Now he can relax.

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After another quick nuzzle, England stood up. He was grinning from ear to ear, not bothered by Prussia's comment.

"This one's too small for Herrisgeld's daughter, but not for me! I'm keeping it." He directed the pickaxe to finish getting it free and then picked it up. He held it out for Prussia to see. "It's more beautiful than a woman."

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He raises his eyebrows. Yes, it is a very lovely gem and will probably look even better once it's cut to show its full brilliance, but it's still just a jewel. Useful? Certainly. Valuable? Undoubtedly. "Uh, maybe, but you can't fuck a pretty rock."

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England pocketed the gem and gave Prussia a quick peck on the cheek before moving along. The pickaxe floated behind him. He was in high spirits again.

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Prussia's loud curse echos through the room, gets England's attention. "What'd you do now, idiot?" he asks from across the way. He keeps his pickaxe moving as he goes to see if Prussia really hurt himself. After all, he didn't know if those ribs were healed up yet. Prussia could've fallen on them.

Of course, England wouldn't voice his concern out loud. No, he just would call Prussia an idiot, like usual.

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"This stupid rock moved when I went to lean on it!" he whinges, sitting up. His ribs are fine, thank you, but his pride is severely damaged. With a huff, he looks away... and right into that crevice. Huh. It seems as though there's some light on the other side of it.

"...I'll be back." He pushes himself to his feet and disappears into the opening.

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England stares for a moment before following after Prussia. "Oh, no you don't!" he grumbles. He wasn't going to let Prussia explore an unknown territory alone! It was too exciting.

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He takes the hint and happily walks forward into the cavern, finally coming to a stop once he's certain England has plenty of room to exit behind him. Prussia is standing at the base of a particularly tall crystal that slants gently up towards the ceiling. His inner adventurer with bad ideas wants to climb that crystal until he gets up to the top, then find another place to climb until he can reach the hole in the ceiling, but thankfully the voice of reason wins out for once.

Well, that, and he doesn't want England to pitch a fit. Nor does he plan on falling and breaking his neck any time soon.

So instead Prussia turns to face the island, grinning widely. "This is so awesome!"

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England's response is a tired grin of his own. Perhaps he would come back here once he regained his strength. He wanted to collect this treasure more than anything, but he had no energy. So all he wanted to do was finish this quest and go get something to eat.

"Yeah... We have the pick of the litter." He finally gets outside and takes in the whole scene. Beautiful!

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"Okay, so. You pick a stone for this Harrygold guy and I'm gonna go get a pick-axe." He's hungry too, so the sooner they can get out of here and get the gem delivered the happier he will be. Especially since Prussia knows exactly who will be carrying it the entire way.

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He must be tired, because he doesn't even notice the beginnings of such a grin. Instead, he nods, following behind England cautiously. The glowing bauble is quite helpful -so, moving that rock didn't sap all of England's magic- as he picks his way back through the cavern. Once they're out into the huge expanse that is the cavern containing Darstone, he breathes a sigh of relief.

From there, it isn't too long a journey back to Herrisgeld. The gnome is extraordinarily pleased with their find, especially once the gem is compared in size to his daughter. It is the perfect size to follow the tradition. England, of course, is the one to receive the payment, and after accepting Herrisgeld's thanks, they finally depart. It's grown quite late, and Prussia's main thought is dinner. Not that he wants to cook. Well... he can use some of his earnings from the customs office for dinner.

He invites England along. Just to keep an eye on him, of course. Gotta be sure of what the old man is up to. Can't trust the British and all that.

Besides, he needs someone to drag his arse back to the housing when he inevitably falls asleep into his dinner.