A/N: Hey! Thanks for reading!~
This is an idea I have had for a while, and I am really excited about it. Please R&R ('cuz this is the first fanfiction I have ever put online).
So the basic story is just following the life of Texas, and all of the struggles that come with being a personification in the new world. The first chapter is an intro to young Texas, or Kushala as her siblings call her. I will introduce more familiar faces later on.
I do not own any Hetalia characters. Texas and all of the tribes, however, are mine.
"Kushala! Don't stray too far from the camp!" A male voice rang out in the otherwise quiet landscape. He was only answered by the laughter of a young child, and the excited "yip" of a small coyote running alongside her.
Kushala's bare feet excitedly pushed the sand away from her body as she propelled herself towards the ocean before her, causing her short, red hair to fly behind her tan body. The coyote struggled to keep up with her frantic footfalls, and quickly fell behind. Noticing her companion lagging, she stopped for a moment to catch her breath.
"Look Taw! It's the ocean!" she squealed happily, bright blue eyes shining. She picked up her companion, Taw, and spun him around. She then began running again, past the grasses growing on the sand dunes, and she smiled brightly as her feet touched unencumbered sand.
When she set foot on the cold, moist sand, she cried out in surprise and lept back. Taw whined and licked her hand in comfort. She placed him down on the sand, and gently crept forward. She came back up to the wet sand, and poked it wearily with her toe.
"This is my first time seeing the ocean…" she murmured more to herself than anything else. Her eyes widened as a huge wave came crashing onto the shore, water rushing towards her. With a gasp of surprise, she scrambled back.
She watched in wonder as the water retreated just as quickly as it had come, and was soon replaced by another wave.
"It is quite an interesting sight isn't it?" a female voice asked from behind her. Kushala turned her head and cried out in joy. She lept to her feet, and ran into the waiting arms of the woman.
"Karankawa!" she smiled into the woman's shoulder as they embraced.
"Hello little one! It has been quite some time, hasn't it?" Karankawa smiled back warmly, brushing some stray hairs from Kushala's face.
The little girl nodded, "About twenty years. I think…" Her face screwed up in concentration as she tried to recall how long it had been. Karankawa laughed as the coyote pup lept up onto the child and began whining for attention.
"Who is this?" the adult laughed. Kushala smiled brightly and held the pup closer to her. "Brother gave it to me! I named him Taw." she said proudly.
Karankawa frowned slightly at this information. "Do you mean Wichita? He gave you a coyote?" she asked in mild concern. Wichita was not always known to be the most… child-friendly tribe. Especially not when it concerned young personifications.
She moved to take the pup from the child, but stopped when Kushala moved out of her reach. "Big brother already checked. You don't need to worry." she said, motioning with little enthusiasm towards the camp she had just been at, where a thin plume of smoke was already beginning to wander into the sky.
Karankawa relaxed a little. Leave it to Comanche to be the ever-responsible big brother to the odd young child. She held out her hand and cringed inwardly as the child placed her pale, almost white, hand into her larger, tan ones. The tribes had agreed it was best not to let their people get long looks at her, because of how much she resembled a corpse. It took about a year for them to realize that she was not sick, but was simply pale.
She squeezed her hands, and pushed the troubling thoughts away from her. "Would you like to go swimming?" she asked the girl slyly. Kushala's eyes lit up, and Karankawa scooped up the child (who was still holding her coyote) and walked knee-deep into the ocean.
"Wait! What are you doi-!"
Karankawa laughed as she dropped the girl into the water, and doubled over when the coyote pup began to frantically climb on top of her to get out of the water, forcing the girl back under.
When they had both calmed down, Kushala sent a pointed glare at the older tribe, who smiled back mischievously at her.
With a cry of determination, the child used her arm that wasn't holding up her companion, and ran into the unsuspecting woman, pushing her into the salty water. She yelped in surprise as she felt the world continue to move as she too went back into the water.
Deciding he had had enough, Taw wiggled out of her arms and paddled his way over to the shore. He sat and watched in amusement as the two females splashed each other and ran about like nothing mattered.
Taw's ears perked up as he heard someone walking on the sand towards them. He turned to see a tall young man, with his long black hair pulled back into a single, long braid. A hawk feather hung loosely from his hair, as the wind caused both to sway in the breeze.
He smiled at his sisters, and put a hand up to call to them. "I don't need her getting ill, Eshe! Our food is ready, so let's come back to camp!" Karankawa, or Eshe, nodded to let him know she had heard him, and she scooped up the child, walking to shore.
Kushala whined in protest, but brightened when she saw the man on the sand. "Brother, look! The ocean is sooooo big!~" He smiled and nodded. "Yes, it is hard to miss." He said simply, taking the soaking girl from Eshe.
The older tribes went back to the camp, where Kushala promptly ate her food and went into her shared tent with her brother to sleep. That night, the young girl dreamt of her home in the plains, where pronghorns and bison were so plentiful that they covered the entire prairie. Taw, on the other hand, dreamt of chasing a rabbit.
Tribes mentioned:
-Karankawa, or Eshe (female): a small tribe that was located on the coast of Texas
-Wichita (male): a tribe located in the north, near present-day Oklahoma
-Comanche (male): I never call him by name in this chapter, but he is 'big brother'. Located in the center and panhandle of Texas