SERIES: 'Hetalia'

TITLE: 'A Confused Sacrificial Love'

SUMMARY: After an unexpected encounter in the woods, Tiina becomes a captive of three stranded Vikings longing to return home. Sweden x FEM! Finland. AU

WARNINGS: GENDERBENT FINLAND~! Lemon in later chapter, human names used, Viking Alternative Universe, MULTI-CHAPTER fic

MAIN PAIRING: Sweden x FEM!Finland (Berwald x Tiina)

SIDE PAIRING: Denmark x Norway (Mathias x Lukas), one-sided FEM!Finland x Estonia (Tiina x Eduard)

SETTING: Set around the end of the Viking age in Finland

DISCLAIMER: We do not own Hetalia and we do not claim to be historically accurate.

***This fic contains a FEM!Finland and is rated 'MATURE' for later chapters. ***

'A Confused Sacrificial Love'

"Waaahh. It's cold," Tiina whined with a shiver as she sat up in bed. Her bedmate stirred, cocked its fluffy white head and then replied with a playful "Arroo."

The Finnish woman reluctantly crawled out of bed, wrapping the blanket around her body and the dog's as she headed over towards the hearth fire.

"Oh no. It's almost out," she lamented, "I forgot to put more wood in the fire and now it snowed."

She looked over at the basket near the front door. It was nearly empty; only one log and a handful of twigs. The dog whined and gave her a piteous look.

"I know. I know. I was suppose to go out and get some but.." The blonde patted the dog's head as her voice trailed off into the frigid air.

It was hard being a woman living alone, well almost alone if a dog truly counted as a housemate. Her house was at the edge of a dark forest in a land where the daylight hours were so short. What did her dog Hanatamago expect? The Estonian Eduard hadn't been coming around quite as often lately and helping her chop down and carry back the wood so naturally there was going to be a delay in the supply. The heavy snowfall hadn't helped either.

"Arroo." the white dog nudged her master.

"What's that, Hanatamago? You think we should go out and get some more?"

Certainly that would be a great idea and they could do with a walk. While she was out getting firewood she could allow her dinner to cook in the little bit of fire. By the time she return to the house it would be done.

Tiina quickly went over to a wooden box and removed an ice packed fish from inside of it. She then placed the fish into a pot over the fire and wiped her hand with some cloth. When it was ready later, it would taste really good.

Tiina picked up her white cloak and wrapped it over her shoulders. She then slipped on a pair of shoes and headed towards the door carrying a basket. Her hand glided to the door latch. She set foot out into the snow and shivered a bit. It was so cold yet lovely; she adored the beauty of this weather.

The landscape had always been so much prettier after a freshly fallen snow. Tiina couldn't help but admire the way the icicles crystallized on the trees or the smell of pine as she headed deeper into the forest.

Hanatamago didn't seem to mind either. She enjoyed playing with her owner and trotting over the ice-coated snow.

Tiina broke off a small branch and tossed it for Hanatamago to fetch. The small dog barreled off across the snow, pouncing accidentally into a snow drift and making a plop sound. White powder flew up into the air.

The Finnish woman giggled. Her dog was just so adorable.

"Arf" Hanatamago's little white head popped up. She glanced from side to side.

"Oh, did you lose your stick?" Tiina replied playfully, "Let's just get another one for you."

Again, Tiina broke off a small branch and tossed it back across the ground.

"Arroo." This time, Tiina had thrown the stick much further. As the day progressed, she realized with some worry that she had walked further away from her house than she had ever done before. This part of the woods was foreign to her and it would probably be much too dark to see by the time she started to head back if she didn't turn around now.

Tiina coaxed the dog back towards her side. It seemed like a good time to collect the final pieces she needed before returning.

Suddenly, there was a strange sound that spooked both her and Hanatamago. It was a low howl coming from somewhere nearby. Tiina threw the basket onto the ground, causing all the firewood to scatter. The dog jumped nervously and they both bolted from one another in terror as something continued approaching.

Tiina quickly ran away from the sounds. Something else, another animal, closed the gap between her and itself. The animal dashed passed her madly.

Tiina screamed, stopping dead in her tracks. She took immediate notice of her surrounding, vaguely realizing that animal was a rabbit and it was running away from a wolf.

Tiina gasped, covering her mouth in a silent horror. The wolf stopped, shooting a glance in her direction. The blonde trembled, reaching shakily for the small knife she had tied at her waist. It was going to attack her, she feared.

Dread swelled up in her chest as both beast and woman stared back at one another.

A sudden sound of branches cracking off in the distance caused the wolf's attention to shift back towards the woods. It was eager to continue pursuing its prey so it turned and bolted away from her.

"That was close huh, Hanatamago?" Tiina sighed with relief. Then her heart began to pound loudly as she looked down and realized with some horror that her dog was no longer by her side.

Tiina immediately started to look for Hanatamago. She hoped the dog hadn't gotten too far and that she was alright.

"She must be so scared," Tiina thought to herself as she searched.

"Hanatamago!"

She called out again for the dog, hoping Hanatamago would respond to the sound of her voice. She paused to listen but still there was nothing.

Tiina frowned when she realized she had no idea which way her dog had gone. She walked a little bit more into the forest trying her best to retrace her steps.

It was unfortunate that her panic had resulted in some disorientation. She thought she had come from somewhere over in that direction but it was getting hard for her to tell because her footsteps had started to go in circles.

This was not a good situation at all. She was getting lost searching for her dog and a quick reunion was starting to become less and less likely with each passing moment.

What if Hanatamago couldn't answer her anymore. What if another animal came by and harmed her dog while she was out there looking for it. The thought frightened the Finnish woman. Hanatamago was truly the last family member Tiina had left in this world and she couldn't bear to lose her too.

Tiina wouldn't give up. She'd keep looking until she was once more reunited with her beloved Hanatamago.

To be continued…

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