Dear Reader,

While I was working on Healing Wounds, this story came to mind, and I fell in love with it.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Also, I hope that it touches you in a good way, somehow.

By the way, for the chapters following the Prologue, I will try to find a quote about love that goes with that chapter.

Before I begin, I would like to give special thanks to The Scheming Turtle for the help in being a beta in this chapter and giving me wonderful advice!

I hope you enjoy this story of unconditional love.

~+~PioneeringAuthor, the pioneer with a heart for people and a thousand stories to tell

P.S. Please write me a review and tell me what you think!

Unconditional Love:

A Hetalia Fan Fiction by PioneeringAuthor

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Dedicated to all who are in broken relationships that they want to repair,

or are in relationships where they wish they could keep loving the other person, but find it hard to keep loving.

May this encourage you to not give up in those situations.

Prologue:

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Russia scanned the piles of books once again, hoping something would hold the answer he sought. For countless years, his little sister, Belarus, was obsessed with marrying him, and there was no way to stop her. On this particular day, Russia could not take it anymore, and was searching countless relationship books for some hint on what to do about his sister. Finally, his eyes caught a page that he overlooked. It held a very valuable, verifiable piece of information that would forever change his life: the law of relationships.

According to this law, when two people spent enough time together, confided in each other, and depended on each other, they became emotionally attached. Suddenly, a wild idea sparked in his mind. What if he could convince Belarus to do that with another man? Surely then she would leave Russia for that other man, because she would be emotionally attached to him instead of to her brother! Before he could think anything through, however, Russia's sister burst into his study.

"Hello, Brother! How are you feeling today?" Belarus said in a silvery voice.

Russia quickly hid the book behind his back and nervously stated, "Fine, thank-you."

"That is most wonderful! What are you hiding behind your back?" Belarus asked with a hint of suspicion in her voice.

"Oh, nothing, just a book I forgot to put back on the shelf!" Russia rapidly explained as he walked over to the nearby bookshelf and randomly stuffed the book into an empty spot.

"Oh, I see…Tell me, Brother, when are you going to become one with me?" Belarus interrogated him as she leaned on his desk.

Russia looked at his sister, pondering what on earth made her desire him so unnaturally.
Did something hit her on the head when she was a child? Did she drink something tainted? Was she hit by lightning?

Whatever the reason, she was looking at him with an obvious longing to be something more than his little sister. For several moments, Russia contemplated if he ought to run out of the room now, or answer her. While her brother studied her, Belarus leaned on his desk, and sunlight from a nearby window illuminated her platinum blonde hair, blue eyes and pale skin. She was young and beautiful, but was also notorious for her temper and abusive side. Hence, Russia wanted to run away from her as often as possible. However, this day would be different. Standing in the room, Russia suddenly remembered his wild idea and began to present it.

"Uhm…Sister, I'm not sure if…what I mean is…are you sure you want to marry me?" Russia asked tactfully, knowing that he had to choose his words carefully or else the plan would fail.

"What do you mean, Brother? Of course I want to marry you!" Belarus insisted as she stood up, flustered that Russia would suggest that she DIDN'T want to marry him.

"Well…I understand that you love me…but…I mean…you hardly spend time with anyone else! What if you only THINK you love me when really you just…don't know anyone else…worth marrying?" Russia explained, hoping that she would listen to him instead of drawing a knife and ordering him to marry her.

For a few seconds, Belarus looked thoughtful, as if Russia's words had sunk in. Indeed, they had, partially. While she stood there, Belarus considered what her brother said. She didn't think anyone else was worth spending time with… but he did have a point: she refused to think about anyone else, so how would she know if some other man was suitable for her?

After a few more speculating seconds, Belarus replied, "I don't want anyone else, Brother."

"Exactly my point! You never take the time to consider anyone else; what if we do get married, and a few years later you find out that I'm a terrible husband? Besides, I'm your BROTHER! Siblings can't get married, it's…it's…we're…well…it's bad, okay? Besides, there's so many other men out there, you should give one a chance besides me! You spend far too much time with me to find anyone else worth being with!" Russia debated with her, carefully building his plan in his mind.

Belarus stared at her brother, unsure if she should stab him for saying that, or if she should listen.

Since it was her beloved brother talking, she decided to listen and answered with, "Well…what should I do to prove that I really do want to marry you?"

Seeing his chance, Russia said, "Well…I want you to marry someone else."

"WHAT? HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO PROVE ANYTHING?" Belarus objected swiftly.

"Well…if after one year of being married your feelings for me have still not changed… you can divorce him," Russia offered, hoping she would agree so that he would at least get one year of peace from her.

"But… Fine, one year, and that's it, okay? Who do you want me to marry?" Belarus mumbled, deciding it was best to go with her brother's idea.

She would do anything to prove her love for him, after all. Quickly, Russia took out a piece of paper and began writing down an agreement so that Belarus had something to stick to whether she liked it or not.

"What are you writing, Brother?" Belarus asked curiously, affectionately leaning on her brother's shoulder to see what it was.

"A contract, so that you will be held to this agreement," Russia explained, hoping against hope that this would work and she would leave him alone… at least for one year.

Belarus sighed, "Fine…but who am I supposed to marry?"

Russia hadn't thought of that. He stopped writing, and started thinking. Everyone knew that Belarus was… mentally unstable, so who could he convince to marry her? How was she supposed to get emotionally attached to someone else if nobody wanted to be with her?
What would he do?
Then, he remembered that there was one man who always loved her, even though she was… mentally unstable…
"Lithuania!" Russia exclaimed happily, glad that a name came to his mind.

"WHAT? NO! I REFUSE!" Belarus shouted, utterly detesting the thought of being married to Lithuania.

"You want to please me, don't you?" Russia probed as he stared into his sister's eyes.

The sun highlighted his pale, nearly white hair that clearly showed that he was indeed related to the angry girl beside him.

Stiffening up and crossing her arms, Belarus grumbled, "Fine. What am I supposed to do with him for a year?"

"That's what I'm deciding now," Russia soothed as he began writing a contract.

"All right, here's the contract: I, the personification of Belarus, do hereby agree to marry the personification of Lithuania for one full year," Russia read the opening statements of the contract, but before he could get farther, his sister interrupted with, "I will marry him, if it pleases you, but I will not do anything physical with him, understand? I refuse!"

"Well, I suppose we should add that, then!" Russia conceded as he continued writing with, "Under the following conditions: Lithuania will not be allowed to have any physical contact with me except for hugging and kissing and acts of kindness, unless I myself want to go farther."

"EXCUSE ME? DID YOU NOT HEAR ME?" Belarus objected as she slammed her hand on Russia's desk.

Normally, Russia would be intimidated by his sister at this point, but his determination and desperation fueled him into standing up, staring down at his sister and declaring, "BELARUS, it's part of being married! How do you expect to be married and have utterly no physical contact with your husband? I am going easy on you with this part, but I will not stop Lithuania from showing his affection for you, even if you cannot stand him!"

Surprised that her brother spoke to her in such a manner, Belarus sat down and silently nodded her consent.

Eventually, Russia drew up a contract stating that Belarus had to marry Lithuania for one full year, and was not allowed to divorce him until the day after their first anniversary. While she was married to him, she was supposed to sleep in the same bed with him, eat every meal with him, talk to him for at least fifteen minutes without cursing him in any way, and be faithful to him. However, she was allowed to beat him for fifteen minutes each day if she absolutely could not stand him. Although Belarus was permitted to abuse Lithuania, she was not allowed to make him bleed, internally or externally.

To balance that, Lithuania was permitted to be affectionate towards Belarus throughout the day, and Belarus was not allowed to stop him from kissing, caressing or hugging her. However, Lithuania was not allowed to go farther than that UNLESS Belarus consented, which she firmly declared that she never would.

Furthermore, Belarus was not allowed to drive herself anywhere; she would have to rely on Lithuania for all transportation. Also, if Lithuania wanted to take Belarus somewhere, she would have to go with him, regardless of her feelings. Also, neither party was permitted to speak of this marriage to anyone outside of their best friends or family members. Of course, Lithuania was obliged to remain faithful to Belarus no matter what happened.

If Belarus was found breaking this contract somehow, she would be punished in whatever way Russia found suitable, including extending the minimum amount of time in the marriage for another year or more. If Lithuania was found breaking the contract somehow, Belarus would be permitted to divorce Lithuania that day. Of course, there had to be absolute proof of either party breaking the agreement.

Russia wrote this contract out of adversity; he wanted at least one year free from his sister's crazed obsession with him. Based on what he knew of the law of relationships, Russia organized this agreement in a way that would force Belarus to spend time with Lithuania, share secrets with him, and depend on him, so that she would become emotionally attatched to him, and want to be with Lithuania instead of Russia.

Of course, that was the PLAN… Plans do not always follow through…would this one follow through, or would Russia have to scan more books for an answer?
Furthermore, would Lithuania survive this madness?