Dream-chan: Hello and welcome to the first chapter of Hetalia Public Schools! This story is set in the middle school portion of a K-12 school and features some gender-swapped characters. My name's LittleMissDreamstar, but you can call me Dream-chan. This story probably won't be updated as much (I'm a huge procrastinator) but I'll try updating it as often as possible. Updates will probably slow down starting August 20 due to school, but I'll try updating on the weekends. I chose the K-12 school model because it would be easier to keep the characters together and the middle school portion because I want to keep the characters in the school for as long as possible while making them at an age where I can easily write about them. We also have a Tumblr for this AU where you can submit your OCs to go to school with the Hetalia characters, suggest ideas and spin-off stories, and enjoy some bonus content including a map of the school. The Tumblr is hetalia-school-au dot tumblr dot com. I update both on the Tumblr and on FF as well, so you can get your updates on your Tumblr dash by following us. Thank you!
Felicia waited at the bus stop for what had seemed like forever before the big stinky school bus pulled up. It was the first day of school at the Hetalia Public Schools, and she was starting as a 7th grader. Last year in 6th grade had been a bit tricky with bullies and all, but Felicia decided that she would try to do a better job of reporting the bullies, both when she was being bullied and when one of her classmates was being bullied. She looked over at her sister Lovina, who was cursing at the smell of the bus and yelled toward her.
"Ve~ Lovina, the bus is here!"
"I know idiota. Shut up."
Sometimes Felicia wished that Lovina wouldn't be so harsh. She got on the bus and headed toward the middle where she usually sat. Her neighbor Ludwig followed with a serious look on his face. Felicia decided to make an attempt at cheering Ludwig up.
"Ludwig! Come sit with me!" Felicia waved her hands in the air to try to flag Ludwig down.
"I guess."
Ludwig sat down in the bus seat next to Felicia and sat quietly until the bus started. Once the bus was rolling, Felicia attempted to start a conversation.
"How was your summer? I haven't talked to you in a month or so!"
"Fine. I've been to the pool a lot lately, since it's been so hot out."
Felicia blushed a little bit at the thought of Ludwig in a swimsuit shirtless. She'd had a little bit of a crush on Ludwig since about the middle of 6th grade, and she wished that he would ask her out. Of course, it seemed a little obvious that she liked him. Felicia looked out the window and thought of the perfect scenario. A school dance? No, by the pool. How about in secret, in the hallway behind the 8th grade classrooms? There were so many different scenarios and there was no end to what she could think of. After a few seconds, Ludwig tapped Felicia on the shoulder. Felicia turned her head around to face Ludwig.
"Felicia? Why are you blushing?"
Felicia was silent as she grew redder.
"Okay then. Sorry about that."
As the bus pulled up to the school, Ludwig thought for a second about what had happened a few minutes ago. Felicia was red as one of her sister Lovina's tomatoes, and didn't speak at all. He'd always been a bit awkward around girls, and was a bit oblivious to romance. Wait, romance. Was that it? Did Felicia have a crush on him? They did see each other a lot since they were neighbors, but Felicia hadn't talked to him much. This was really confusing. As Ludwig got off the bus he decided to talk to the 8th grader named Francis. Francis was an expert on romance and those sorts of things and Ludwig needed advice. Francis also rode the same bus as Felicia and Ludwig, so finding him would be a bit easier. After a few minutes of searching outside the school, Ludwig managed to find Francis. He approached Francis and waved at him.
"Hello Francis."
"Salut, Ludwig! Ça va?" Francis said in French. Francis was originally from France and could speak both French and English fluently.
"I'm fine, thanks. I wanted to ask you for some advice."
"Sure, mon ami. What do you need?"
"Well, there's this girl…" Ludwig started.
"And you like her."
This slightly angered Ludwig. "No, she was blushing when I talked to her and she didn't respond. I think she likes me."
"Who?"
"Felicia Vargas. My neighbor." Ludwig said quietly, so nobody would find out.
"Ohonhonhon~ I think she likes you. I've seen her blush around you a whole lot."
Ludwig slightly blushed at that. He had recently been thinking about Felicia a lot and was probably starting to like her. "Okay, that's all for now. Thanks."
"De rien."
Ludwig walked into the school, anxious to get to class.
At lunch, Felicia decided to sit with Lovina, Sakura, and Chun-Yan. Sakura and Chun-Yan were twin sisters who were in 7th grade like Felicia and Lovina. Felicia, Lovina, Sakura, and Chun-Yan had been friends since 3rd grade and since then had been inseparable. The girls often sat together at lunch and often hung out outside of school. As Felicia sat down, Sakura and Chun-Yan seemed to be acting a bit different. They were staring off into space, it seemed. Once Felicia looked at what they were staring at, she noticed that they were staring at some of their fellow classmates. Boys. Chun-Yan appeared to be staring at a creepy-looking Russian named Ivan, and Sakura was looking at Heracles, a boy who loved cats and taking naps. Of course, he was napping in the lunchroom. Felicia decided to talk to Lovina since Chun-Yan and Sakura were "daydreaming".
"Lovinaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"WHAT. DO. YOU. WANT." As usual, Lovina was… grouchy.
"Ve~ Sakura and Chun-Yan are looking at guys, so why don't we talk?"
"Fine, whatever. What do you want?"
"I was a bit awkward around Ludwig this morning…"
"What do you mean?" Lovina started to calm down a bit.
"I didn't respond to him when he talked to me, and then I was blushing."
Lovina immediately got fired up again. "WHAT? YOU LIKE THE POTATO BASTARD?"
"Um… yeah…" Felicia was a bit nervous about what Lovina would say.
"WHAT THE HELL, FELICIA, YOU IDIOT! WHY WOULD YOU LIKE HIM?"
"Well, he's nice to me…"
"SO? HE MIGHT BE TRICKING YOU!"
Sakura and Chun-Yan then turned around and stopped staring at the guys. Chun-Yan then began to speak.
"What's wrong, aru?"
Felicia began to cry a bit. "Lovina is yelling at me for liking Ludwig…"
Sakura then began to comfort her friend as Lovina got up to leave, probably to find somewhere else to sit. "Lovina has no control over you. You can love who you want."
"Thanks… but what am I going to do about her?"
"You can't really do anything. Just ignore her."
Calmed by her friend's soothing words, Felicia finally began to eat her lunch.
Once the school day was over, Alfred, a school sports star and one of the most popular 8th graders, came up to Felicia and Lovina, who were waiting for their bus.
"Hey! Felicia! Dude!"
"Ve~ Alfred, what do you need?"
Lovina turned around. "What is the burger bastard doing here?"
"I have something for you two!"
Alfred then proceeded to hand the two invitations to something. "It's for a pool party to celebrate the end of summer!"
The girls read the invitations. August 25 at 1:00? Sounded like a plan. They weren't doing anything that day, so they were going to ask their grandpa if they could go.
Felicia spoke to Alfred. "I'll ask my grandpa and call you! Vee!"
As Alfred walked away, Felicia wondered why in the world Alfred would invite them to such a party. They weren't even in his grade! Maybe it was Alice, his girlfriend and the student council president, who influenced him. The girls knew Alice well. Even so, Felicia continued to question it.
Dream-chan: I'll be chatting with some of the characters occasionally after the chapters, but THIS TOOK ME FOREVER SDFLJKSFDLKJSFDLJKSF. So, let's bring in… Ludwig and Felicia!
*Ludwig and Felicia walk in*
Ludwig: What the heck is going on?
Felicia: Vee~ We're talking to Dream-chan! YAAY!
Ludwig: Who's Dream-chan?
Dream-chan: *waves hands all around* I'M RIGHT HERE! THE ONE WHO'S WRITING THIS FANFICTION!
Ludwig: Sorry Dream-chan. What did you want to talk to us about?
Dream-chan: Stuff. Like YOUR CRUSH ON FELICIA!
Ludwig and Felicia: *faint*
Dream-chan: Sorry about those two. Anyway, next chapter is the pool party! We'll see what happens at the party… and whatever, yada yada yada. Let me call their parents to come get them, and we'll see you next chapter! And I write GIANT AUTHOR'S NOTES SFDLKJDFLKJFSDJLK. And a lot of gibberish.