prologue
"Hey Artie," Alfred F. Jones yelled as he waved at his partner.
Bushy eyebrows knit themselves together as the shorter blonde glared at him. "How many times do I have to remind you, you bloody git," Arthur Kirkland glared at the American. "DO NOT CALL ME ARTIE!"
Alfred laughed, slapping the Englishman's back hard in a friendly gesture.
Arthur yelped and choked on his cup of Earl Grey Tea. He could not believe that the both of them were security guards, partners on the night shift in the Unlikely Non-museum, owned by a mysterious tycoon whose identity no one knew.
A short, blonde man entered the room, shaking his head.
"Tino?" Alfred asked, frowning. "Something wrong?"
Tino Väinämöinen looked up at the duo. "As you both know, we have the Mona Elisaveta in the house tonight. Be careful."
Arthur sighed. "So I've heard. It seems that vandalism and theft have been occurring most often during our shift," he inclined his head towards Alfred and he nodded in acknowledgement.
"It is most unfortunate and disconcerting," the Finn undid his tie. "All the best for tonight. We're counting on you."
"Of course! I've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night," Alfred flashed the other two guards a grin, which Arthur ignored and Tino tried to return. "After all, I'm a hero!"
Arthur rolled his emerald green eyes as his watch started beeping. "Time to face the villains, Alfred," he set his cup of tea down, picked up his huge torchlight and slipped a palm sized device into his pocket.
"You got it!" Alfred bounded after the shorter man, not knowing how bizarre the night would turn out to be...
a/n: (edit 22/10/2010: so today i found out that i can't de-anon for a hetalia kink meme. but well, the idea for this fic came from there, so i'll just acknowledge it, in any case) meme found here - http : / / hetalia-kink . livejournal . com / 10530 . html?thread = 16270370 # t16270370 , yup. hope you guys like this, do review! ((: (2nd edit: if you read this before, it was originally japan/kiku that arthur and alfred was talking to, but i have plans for him later on, so i changed it to finland/tino. yup!)