This fanfic revolves around the confusing families of Hetalia.
Sitting in her little house in Beijing, Qin, the first state and the base of the People's Republic of China, sipped her tea quietly.
"I ought to send some letters to people. Especially my son, China. He needs a good scolding once in a while. This old woman needs something to do once in a while." she decided.
This is only part of the reason she was sending letters. Qin was extremely interested in family histories. In her country, it was routine to keep track of ancestors. She was especially interested in the descendants of the Roman Empire, Africa, and that oddly rich-in-culture country, Harappa. No one remembers her, because there's really nothing left. Too bad that she's gone now.
Anyway, back to the point. Qin wasn't used to using computers, so she went and read many books on the histories of the countries mentioned earlier.
She found something EXTREMELY interesting... The countries that formed Roman Empire were largely in Europe, and many of them, with the exception of Italy, didn't know of their lineage.
"Oh! I can freak out a lot of people with this! But... what about France? Eh... screw that. I'm going to die soon anyway. Looks like that letter to China will have to wait. " she thought.
Letter to England
Mr. England:
Hello, this is Qin. You may not know me, but if you paid attention in your history classes, you'll know. I came across some very interesting information in my studies of the Roman Empire. You may not be aware of this, but the Roman Empire once encompassed England, and several other European countries. Due to the fact that the Italy brothers are the biological grandsons of the Roman Empire, you are a sort of stepbrother to them. Obviously, at one point or another, Rome slept with Britannia, your grandmother, I believe. Just thought you'd like to know. I don't take any responsibility for any other country realizing this connection.
Qin
Letter to France
Monsieur France:
In my studies of the Roman Empire, I discovered that England and France were once part of the Roman Empire. You and England are technically stepbrothers, in that aspect. Gaul was your grandmother, correct? I believe she may have had an... affair with Rome. So, the Italy brothers are also your stepbrothers. However, because they are his biological grandsons, they receive first priority for the inheritance of Rome. This is just a little fact I thought you might want to know.
Qin
Letter to North Italy
Signore Veneziano:
Hello, little one! I want you to mail this list of countries to every country on this list. You must say that they are the grandchildren of Rome. This is a little trivia for you. Have some fun with your new stepbrothers and stepsisters!
North Italy
South Italy
Sicily
France
England
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Vatican City
Hungary
Greece
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Egypt
Israel
Palestine
Iraq
- Qin
