Remember Me [ Canada x Reader] 04

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existance of that goodness.

-Alan Alda
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[ Past Memories ]
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-Matthew-

"Hey! What are you doing here?" a soft sounding voice called out to me, turning to look behind me my eyes land on a girl, who looks about my age, stood a few feet away from me. Looking at me, a soft smile gracing her already angelic features, I couldn't help but blush.

After all, it wasn't every day that a girl would come up and talk to me out of the blue. Her smile and sudden appearance left me a bit stunned. Leaving me speechless, and a bit afraid. What if I said the wrong thing? What if I chase her off and she gets lost!?  After that thought so many horrible scenarios started to play out in my brain. Leaving me to stare at the ground, I could hear footsteps walking towards me again.

A warm hand placed against my forehead, a small gasp as the girl said. "AH! Your forehead is burning up! No wonder your face is red! Come on, lets go and get you home before you get anymore sick that you already are!" Giving me no time to say anything, the girl dragged me onto my feet, I had to struggle to keep up with her.

After all, she is holding my hand and dragging me along through the snow at a fairly decent pace. She's much stronger than she looks, was my first thought, are all girls this way? Not that I'd ever know, everyone's always forgetting me. It's almost as if I do not exist in this world. Stopping abruptly I ran into the girls back mumbling.

"Why did you stop?"

The girl did not answer, she remained silent and deathly still. Becoming worried I grabbed her shoulder with my free hand and stared to shake her. "Hey, are you alright? What's wrong, why did you stop?"

The girl still remained quite, looking only at the area in front of her. Biting my lip, I poked my head around her shoulder to see what made her stop in her tracks. A Moose, no wonder she stopped. It's never smart to approach a moose, a few words could be heard. But I had to ask the girl to repeat them, smiling at me she said.

"Were going to have to back away slowly, if the moose feels threatened then he will charge at us. But if he does not then he will leave us alone. But...if we make any unnecessary movements or noises oh boy...this moose will be really mad." A small giggle could be heard from the girl, nodding my head I began to follow her instructions.

Backing away from the moose, one step at a time, the moose still standing there staring at us, I started to feel relieved when it turned around. That I wasn't paying attention to my footing, and stepped on a twig, a scream rolling out of my throat, alearting the moose it began to charge right at us. Still sitting there, petrified, the girl grabbed my hand, pulling me out of the moose's path, I could hear a small yelp of pain come from her.

Blood, that's all I could see on her left hand. She'd cut open her hand somehow after she pulled me away from the moose. Swallowing my fear, I used my scarf as a means to help close the wound on her hand. I could tell that she was gritting her teeth in pain, trying to not cry out so more animals would not be attracted to us.

Standing up on her own two feet (her legs shaking a bit), the girl looked to the left and then to the right. Sighing she sent me a calm smile as she said. "Ah, the moose is gone and it's safe to walk that way again." nodding my head, I took the girls right hand into my own, her hand...it's still so warm, but it's shaking. Is she cold? Is she in pain? I couldn't help but think those things while she held my hand.

Soon we were in front of my house, the girl took a deep breath and fell onto her back, the snow breaking her fall she started to giggle. A bit melancholy about what happened to her hand, I looked down at her and said. "U-um....s-sorry that I wasn't strong enough to move myself out of the way."  staring at me, the girl smiled as she replied. "Hahaha~ It's okay, after all that was pretty scary."

"But you didn't seem scared at all! Your really strong!" I yelled, becoming giddy all of a sudden. The girl stared at me, scratching the back of her head she mumbled. "I'm not really strong at all, to tell you the truth...I was really scared...I thought that moose would have hurt both of us."

She was scared? But...she was acting so strong and brave...why would she beat herself down? "You were scared?" nodding her head yes, the girl replied. "Yep, I was really scared, but I had to try and think with a calm and cool mind on what we had to do. I was really just faking my bravery...and I'm not really strong at all...." the girl trailed off, smiling I bent down to where she was sitting, taking both of her hands into mine I said.

"Hey, how about I become stronger so you do not have to act strong? And I'll become braver so you do not have to act brave!" looking at me the girl smiled saying. "Ahahaha, that would be nice...I would really like for that too happen. That would be nice...um..I'm sorry but I do not know your name yet~"

"Ah! My name is Canada! Don't worry if you forget it I'm used to being forgotten." all thoughts of her forgetting me were forgotten when she replied. "Well my name is, (y_n)  and not to worry Canada...I will not forget you." she finished, placing her forehead against mine, allowing her warmth to warm me up. I couldn't help but smile, never has anyone been this kind to me before. And the words 'I will not forget you' ringing in my mind, told me that I could believe in her.

(y_n)'s kindness, her smile, her strengths, and bravery are all so inspiring to me. Hopefully, hopefully when I become stronger....I can ask her to become mine?  Hahaha, nah, I quickly casted the thought out of my mind, looking at the sky, then looking back at her, I couldn't help but want a life where (y_n) is in it.

Because maybe then....I can truly become strong. Because one needs kindness, a smile, and one of a humble nature to allow them to become strong. And...I think I've just found mine.