Well, here it is. My first ever serious fan fic. I have it slightly planned out, which is more planning than I usually ever do for this kind of thing. Hopefully, this will cover about 8 chapters.
I'm sorry but I decided that the main character will be and OC. -_-' I know, I don't usually like reading about them either but it just didn't feel right using another character. I'd probably botch them up more than I would now.
I'm trying to keep them as close to their origional selves as possible.
I appologise in advance for my suspected failure.
The first chapter is written and is, I'm really sorry to say, absurdly long. All I have left to do is type it and some quick editing, but who knows when I get it up.
I just randomly created a general fan-art pic that would probably have been seen. If it happens to look like one you've seen or one you've created... well I'm just that awesome.
I'll shut up now.
Read and Enjoy!
Arthur had just sat down at the meeting table, early as usual, and was just about to enjoy his tea when he heard pounding feet moving quickly towards the room. He took a sip of tea and sat the cup down with a sigh. The all too familiar sound of running was getting closer so Arthur braced himself.
A dirty blond young man in glasses burst through the door, wearing a huge grin along with his usual bomber jacket. What shocked the older nation though (and it's not easy to really shock the huge nation of England, especially since he raised the stupid lad he sees before him now) was that Alfred had dragged behind him a teenage girl. The red-haired girl was flushed from running and looked just as shocked and astonished as Arthur felt.
And worst, the girl was defiantly not a country.
Damn, America never failed to find new ways to get him mad. "What the bloody hell is she doing here?"
The young nation didn't answer right away but made the girl sit in an empty chair and sped round to Arthur and popped open a laptop he hadn't seen earlier. He scowled at Alfred's excited silence. "Damn it, America, if you don't answer me…."
He looked at him with a very devious gleam in his eye that made him quite nervous. "You need to see this!" He tuned back to the computer that was still turning on, "You all need to see this!"
"But who's he girl?" Arthur had been keeping his eye on her. At first she just examined the room with growing interest and then she gazed at the two guys for a while, nodded in greeting when their eyes locked, and sat comfortably waiting for whatever to happen. What also worried Arthur, along with the fact that she was not a country, was that she always kept trying to suppress a grin, as if something about the situation severely amused her.
Alfred didn't answer but had stopped at his desktop, he was staring into space and obviously thinking. Arthur glanced at the picture on his desktop, expecting the McDonald's logo, a burger, his flag, or something. No, instead there was a picture taken back when the Allies won the war. Alfred was in the middle striking a hero's pose, left of him was Arthur scowling at him as usual. At the far left was a very tired looking Francis but smirking in his usual way, despite looking like he hadn't eaten in a month. To America's right was the looming figure of Ivan. To the far right was Yao, leaning heavily on Ivan, whose grin seemed softer.
Even by Arthur's standards it was a good, a stupid but good, picture. But it was rather old by this time; he was surprised the young nation still had it. Arthur guessed he was a little fonder of his friends than he let on.
This all whipped through the Brit's head in a couple seconds. He was awakened from his musings by Alfred making the statement, "Sorry Iggy, I've decided to show everyone at once, you're just gonna have to wait."
England's face reddened at the sound of his pet name. "America, how many times have I told you not to call me that?" He glanced at the still observing girl who instantly turned away when Arthur looked. Her face, too, was red and she was biting her lip, as if to keep from making noise.
Alfred looked up from where he was attaching the laptop to the projector in the back of the room. "Dunno," he answered grinning, "Besides, no one's around."
England glared t him. Alfred looked at the girl who was turning a little redder. He grinned even wider and shook his head, "Oh, she's ok. A little weird, but cool. She's been a friend of mine for a while. Oh yeah," he gazed at Arthur again, "England, Dani. Dani, England," and went back to work.
The girl took a couple deep breaths before she could even look at Arthur. She could only stand to look at him for a few seconds before she burst into a fit of giggles. Arthur raised a bushy eyebrow, but decided it best to wait. He took a sip of the now lukewarm tea.
After about a minute or two of serious giggles, she took another deep breath. "I'm ok."
"I should hope so."
She smiled pleasantly, "Sooo…. England?"
He set his cup down slowly, mind buzzing.
He was about to answer when Alfred leapt to the door shouting, "She knows Iggy, maybe a little more than we do. Don't worry about it!" and sped out the door.
Arthur sat there, thoroughly shocked for the second time today. The girl was again caught in a fit of giggles, silent this time. Arthur angrily took another sip of tea and immediately made a face. Cold. He sighed and looked at the girl who was trying to compose herself.
Arthur leaned forward and rested his elbows on the table. "So why are you here, Dani?"
The girl's giggles subsided and she looked at him. "I'm not entirely sure. I borrowed his laptop to get onto the internet while he went to McDonald's." She made a face as if to say he does that way too often. "When he returned he snuck up behind me to see what I was doing." Her face flushed slightly and continued, "He was watching for a bit before he gasped and said something like 'you need to meet my friends' or whatever. Either way, he took his computer and dragged me here. Other than that I really don't know anything."
Arthur mulled this over. "How long have you known America?"
She smiled as she thought for a bit then shook her head. "A really long time, Alfred's a friend of the family. Even my grandparents know him very well."
The Brit managed to only blink at the use of America's human name. He raised his eyebrow again, "Wouldn't that make him…"
"Really old? Yeah." She smiled, "from early on my mom would tell me that I shouldn't worry about it. But it's hard not to notice that the same teenager you knew when you were 5 hadn't aged in 12 years."
Arthur did some rapid math, "You're 17?" She nodded. Arthur's brow furrowed in puzzlement. Why would a national superpower associate himself with a 17 year old high school girl of seemingly average status?
He opened his mouth to ask another question but was cut off by the wooden doors opening and a group of nations coming in.
Arthur studied them until he finally discerned the group. They were the nations he mostly associated with during the World War II years. France, Russia, China, Germany Italy, and Japan; along with some that were less prominent: Spain, Romano, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Prussia, Hungary, and Canada. Arthur spied the girl's eyes grow rather large as each nation took a seat at the table. He also saw that they looked at her with an expression much like his own: curiosity, astonishment, wary, and some with anger.
The poor girl was unfortunate enough to end up beside Ivan, who stared at her with his usual childish smile. Unlike many who immediately shrink back from his very threatening purple aura, which was up and flaming now, she stayed put, didn't go closer but didn't move away either, and seemed more fascinated than frightened, but wary.
Arthur was starting to like her.
"Okay, everyone we need is here!" Alfred began, fiddling with the projector, unable to keep an immensely goofy grin off his face. "I have gathered us here to show you something my friend, Dani there, has introduced me to." Dani flushed as all eyes flicked to her. "It's a manga of epic proportions!" he spread his arms wide to show how epic. From the corner of his eye Arthur though he saw Kiku stiffen. "It's called…" he paused for dramatic effect as a picture faded up onto the screen at the other end of the room, "Hetalia!"
"Ve~?"
Up on the screen came the cover of a manga featuring Ludwig, Feliciano, Kiku, and their respective flags.
"Ve~ hey, Germany, that's not what your flag looked like during the war."
The room went stone quiet as everyone looked at Germany whose face tinged pink and kept his focus on the back wall.
"Um, yes, well—America would you care to elaborate?" Arthur can't believe he asked that but at least it broke the silence.
"Oh, uh, yeah. It features all of us and…. Hold on…" he started messing with the internet window and accidently closed it down.
What lay underneath that particular window made the room go quiet once again save for Hungary's squeal and a 'thunk' as Dani put her scarlet face onto the table.
It was a picture of the characters of America and England. They were clad in American Revolutionary uniforms. But that wasn't the worst of it. They weren't just standing there, oh no, they were locked in a very intimate embrace. There was rain in the background and tears flowed from England's eyes.
Arthur felt his face heat up to a degree even he didn't know was possible. Without moving his head he flicked his eyes to Dani, who seemed to be trying to disappear.
After a moment or two the screen went black. Arthur forced himself to look back at the projection unit. Kiku was standing there, having evidently taken over from the immobile America. He cleared his throat, "I suppose I owe you an explanation for the manga."
Germany seemed to recover himself quickly, "Ah, yes, the manga." Everyone hastily nodded in agreement. The awkwardness was stifling.
Kiku nodded as well, "As many of you know, manga and anime have become quite popular with my people over he years. I, myself, have become quite fond of it.
One day in New York City during my last visit, I ran into some guy. Literally. We started talking and I found out he was a manga artist in search of a new topic," he sighed, "I just couldn't help it."
Arthur found his voice, "You just told some random guy?"
France jumped in, sounding impressed, "And he drew that?"
"Ah, well…."
"No," again Dani found herself the center of attention. Her face flushed deeper but she held her eye contact. "Um, well, that was…. fan art." Hungary started to make a squeeling sound but quickly clamped a hand over her mouth.
Austria closed his eyes and asked, "Please don't tell me that means what I think it means."
Hungary nodded but Dani jumped in at the same time, "Not all the time, literally speaking."
Hungary nodded in agreement, "Yeah, but the other kind isn't as good." To Arthurs's horror the two girls broke down in giggles. He glanced at the poor Austrian man who gave the appearance that he's dealt with this before and there's nothing you can do.
When the giggles subsided slightly Canada asked, "So, um, how much more of this 'fan art' is there. I mean, it can't be that much."
Again with the giggling and Arthur started to feel worried. "How much are we talking about?" The two girls made eye contact. Hungary stood up and motioned for the girl and a pink faced Japan to follow her. "Excuse us," she said as they walked out the doors.
The silence that followed was both astonished and supremely awkward. Eventually, they heard, "I found it!" America was going through the computer. "I found the anime if you guys wanna watch it." Without waiting for a reply he clicked something, turned the volume up, and reattached it so that it came up on the big screen.
Arthur braced himself. The first thing they saw was America at a seemingly random World Conference meeting. He proceeded to watch the 5 minute episode with a mixture of shock and amusement. At the "Britannia Fork!" part he actually had to keep himself from laughing. It was really good. During the ending song he heard Italy hum along with the tune 'Maru Kaite Chikyuu'.
When it was over everyone looked at everyone else. China was the first to speak, "That wasn't bad~aru. Slightly unrealistic, but not bad."
"But there's more of this 'fan art', da? Perhaps we should…"
"No!" It was Dani, the three had reentered the room without their noticing, "Trust me, not something you want to see just yet."
The Russian gazed at her with his huge purple eyes as they sat back down, "Oh?" She nodded, somehow managing to keep eye contact with him.
"We have decided," announced Hungary dramatically from her chair, "To not tell you anything." Arthur was about to protest when Japan spoke up.
"Instead, we mean to ask you one question, America."
"Okay?"
"How do you know Dani and her family?"
Everyone looked at the young nation expectantly. Even Dani looked curious.
Alfred bit his lip, a habit he shared with his brother when he was thinking or worried. "It's ok," Dani piped up, "I won't tell mom."
"It's not your mother I'm worried about."
Dani grinned, "Or Grandma either."
Alfred winced slightly. Arthur was slightly impressed. It took a lot to get at nation, especially America, nervous. And it's hardly ever a human's doing.
The young nation appeared to make up his mind. "As it often happens, Washington didn't trust me when he took office. Luckily, that changed after a while but before then he would often leave me in the care of a friend of his, to 'make sure I was kept safe'." America chuckled, "He wanted her to make sure I didn't cause trouble," Arthur rolled his eyes as America leaned back in his chair, "Well, as you probably know, it didn't work out like that. Sarah, Washington's friend, and I traveled together all over the country watching its progress until she settled down. I've remained friends with the family since."
"You didn't disturb them?" Germany asked.
Alfred laughed, "I probably do, but I don't think in the way you're thinking of," his face became rather serious, "I believe they've taken it upon themselves to make sure I don't do anything too stupid." Arthur was sure they also kept him from getting hurt, if he was following correctly.
Arthur turned his attention to the girl, "And you knew he was a country?"
"Um, well….uh… Yes, yes I did. It took a lot of guessing but I figured it out."
"Does everyone in your family?"
"More or less just my mom's side."
China rubbed his brow, "There are more people who know about this than I thought~aru."
Dani looked slightly confused, "You mean none of you know any people?"
"We are people," Arthur shot back.
"You know what I mean. Regular people. Uh, humans."
America answered, "Well, other than our bosses, none of us really interact with other people."
"Humans tend to die off quickly, don't they?" Russia was still smiling.
Arthur noted Dani's disturbed countenance before Japan stood up, "I do believe that's enough for today. Dani, we will need to finish discussing this later but right now we have a World Conference to attend." Everyone in the room gave a small "Oh!" Obviously, everyone had forgotten that.
As if on cue, the wooden doors opened and some other countries that Dani didn't really recognize walked in. Kiku quickly lead the girl out of the room. When out of earshot he told her, "You can stay in my room until we finish. Call your mom and try to convince her to let you stay. Hungary will be ecstatic you agree. She herself has been working on it for quite some time on her own."
"And you're going along with it?" Dani grinned.
Japan smiled ever so slightly, "I have a… fondness for Hetalia and its characters."
"But for the countries themselves it's risky. We're playing with fire here."
Kiku nodded, "Very risky, but I have faith in their common sense." He paused, "Well, most of the time."
They've gone up two flights of stairs and were now outside a door. Kiku gave Dani his card key and was about to walk away when she spoke up, "Alfred…." Japan flinched. Dani remembered Alfred saying something that using their human names was extremely intimate. It showed vulnerability and an absurd amount of trust. She would have to watch herself. "Oh, I mean America. He really cares for England. He wouldn't do anything to hurt him unless England turns on him first. If we're right about everyone else like I'm sure I am with these two, hopefully we won't have to worry."
Japan let that soak in, then he nodded, "It's not the countries themselves I'm worried about." Dani nodded in understanding. Kiku turned and went back down to the Conference as Dani slipped quietly into the room.
