Mixing Cultures
America, as we all know, is a melting pot of diversity. Taking a few things from different cultures here and there, America has more cultural variety than any other country in the world. So it makes sense that the human representative of the country, Alfred F. Jones, would like a lot of different things. His most recent interest, due to a particular growing demographic in his country, is with Anime and things of Japanese culture. More and more Otakus and Japan lovers are forming in America, and Alfred is becoming more and more fascinated by his good, reclusive friend, Kiku Honda. He happens to be the representation of Japan.
Japan, the small, isolated island nation, is trying to welcome more cultural influences. The young Japanese people are more willing to, but the older Japanese people are a bit more skeptical and not as trusting. Both qualities reflect Japan's personification, Kiku Honda. While Kiku wants more allies and to be a little more outgoing to do so, he can't help but suspect that another nation will turn against him and his people, so he's a bit quiet and anti-social. Even so, he still tries to make friends, not just for himself, but for his people too. Kiku is making progress, for he has his good, extrovert friend, Alfred F. Jones. He represents the United States of America.
They're very close friends, even though they had a rough patch years ago. Their countries mended fences, and now there are people in Alfred's country that are obsessed with Kiku's country. Their art, shows, music, food, and much more intrigue and captivate the younger and even some older people in America. Alfred is progressively becoming an Otaku himself, much to Kiku's delight. It's a small thing that bring the two nations closer.
Japan also has people that love America as well. It's not as strong as the opposite group of people, but it's there. It's mainly for that feeling of freedom that the country gives off, and some songwriters and those of the musical field enjoy America music. Of course, with the creativity and individuality of those from Japan, they take whatever American inspiration they got and make it their own. Kiku likes that. He likes still having his culture and not having to assimilate to others, but he's willing to be somewhat influenced, and Alfred is more than happy to do that.
This friendship is not only a fun and pleasant one to have, it was also beneficial to the people. Kiku was glad to have someone to converse with and get him to think outside of the box more often. Alfred was glad to help out the lonely nation by offering companionship and give more inspiration to his friend's citizens. He wanted to get closer to his introvert pal. To learn more about him as a person and his land, but there was one little issue... How close did Alfred want to be to Kiku anyway? He was a bit scared to find out.
AN: This is the prologue of the story. It's my first fanfic and it's something that I just wrote on a whim. Don't judge it too harshly. I'm gonna put dialogue in the next chapter. It will be the first real chapter anyway. Thank you for reading!
