Yay my first Hetalia fanfic :3
Inspired by the last episode of an anime I won't name because it'll spoil the ending XD
/disclaimer/ darkcrownjewel doesn't own Hetalia
/also/ AU & OCC
Title: Wasted on You
Pairing: Prussia x Hungary x Austria
Summary: A new school year has come again but questions have yet to be answered. Why did Elizabeta and Roderich break up? What does Gilbert have to do with any of this? /school AU. Austria/Hungary/Prussia love triangle. She ends up with one of them in the end.
If you didn't know:
Eliza- Hungary; Gilbert- Prussia; Roderich- Austria; Feliks- Poland; Lili- Liechtenstein; Mei- Taiwan; Michelle- Seychelles; Natalia- Belarus; Mathias- Denmark; Lukas- Norway; Toni/Antonio- Spain; Kiku- Japan; Katyusha- Ukraine; Francis- France; Feli/Feliciano- Italy; Ivan- Russia; Yao- China; Alfred- America; Vash- Switzerland; Arthur- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Tino- Finland; Berwald- Sweden; Emil- Iceland; Toris- Lithuania; Eduard- Estonia;
The weather was perfect at Hetalia Gakuen. Students were sunny-happy about the weekend. The gust of excitement had a steady pace. There were some storm clouds from the teachers but no one pays attention to them. And wait...is that love in the air?
It was a supposed girls-only meeting in the washroom during lunch period when Feliks started to complain about how the teachers would get mad at him again if he used the girl's washroom. Remembering that his gender is really male, Eliza, Lili, Mei, Michelle and Natalia agreed on having their girl talk and lunch on the roof instead. They were previously discussing the (obvious) sexual tension between Mathias and Lukas when a disagreement took place ("But Mathias is totally the catcher!" -Michelle) that caused an awkward moment of crickets chirping. And of course, it was the non-stop-talk Feliks who broke the silence.
"So girls...are any of you, like, in love?"
Eliza choked on her sandwich, as did Lili and Mei. She reached for the nearest water bottle in their little circle and chugged it. After she gasped for air, Eliza asked with a flushed face, "What's this all of a sudden Feliks?"
He put his juice box down (fabulously) and raised both hands in defence. "Like, calm down girl. It was just an innocent question. And, like, omigod, Lili and Mei, you're both as red as Toni's tomatoes."
Blushing even more, Lili excused herself to the washroom and Mei patted her cheeks. "You're just imagining it. You know I'm sensitive to light."
Michelle, who spent the awkward moment texting, looked up and commented, "That's not even true?"
"She just can't admit she likes Kiku," Natalia stated bluntly. The Belarusian smirked when Mei turned another shade darker and innocently took the bag of chips from her lap.
"Aww," cooed Feliks, reaching out to hug her. "Mei-mei's in loooove~"
Mei glared/blushed at Feliks and stomped over to Natalia, grabbing her snack. "It's none of your business so-"
"I think you are Kiku are cute with each other," Eliza smiled honestly. It was true. Although her fujoshi self preferred him with Heracles, her friend deserved to be happy.
"Ditto," said Michelle, not taking her eyes off her phone.
Admitting defeat, Mei sighed. "Shut up. You all know already so stop acting like your surprised." Eliza was about to add something when- "No Liz. I am not asking him out." Eliza stuck her tongue out and mentally took notes in how to set them up later.
She knew Mei was always obsessed with those childhood friend love stories but she never found out why. Until the beginning of their freshman year that is. Last year, Kiku Honda returned from spending his middle school years in Japan and Mei was trilled. It turned out she had always been in love with him from their younger days but never had the guts to risk the change in their brother-sister-close relationship.
Eliza chuckled to herself softly. She didn't blame Mei. When you're close to a person and start noticing feelings for them, you would rather let things be than going through the stress of ruining the friendship...
"We all know Eliza's trying to avoid the subject, so I'm going to bring it up," Mei said mischievously. She had her eye on Eliza as she continued, "How are things going with Gilbert?"
The other girls, plus Feliks, giggled at their match-making-master-friend-who-fell-in-love-but-can't-hook-up-with-him. Ever since Eliza broke up with Roderich, they suspected there was someone else. And no one was really surprised when that someone turned out to be her other childhood friend, Gilbert the obnoxious.
"You know how it is," started Eliza slowly. "We stopped talking to each other when I started seeing Roderich. Not to mention the 'transformation' that went with it." She shuddered in the memory and Feliks laughed.
"You were totally, like, the biggest tomboy, eveeeer!"
Michelle got up and sat down next to Eliza, taking Lili's spot. "But you were completely in love with Roderich and convinced that since he loves classical stuff, you needed to become a 'proper lady' to get his attention." She quoted the words with her hands.
"And although you changed on the outside, you were still bi-polar on the inside," joked Natalia as the roof-top door opened. Eliza playfully punched Natalia while Lili rejoined the group. Mei filled in what Lili missed and the other four reminisced over their freshman year.
"I still can't believe Katyusha, Francis and Feli helped though," spoke Michelle who looked lost in thought. "I guess it's true that I'm the only one here who hasn't seen your past self since I transferred just this year but I can't really see it, somehow."
Natalia chuckled. "Oh, it was a surprise alright. We weren't as close as were are now, but seeing Eliza being that desperate was completely-"
"Hey! I was not desperate!"
Silence.
"Thanks a lot guys..."
The Polish giggled. "Don't worry. We, like, totally still love you!"
Eliza softly smiled and reflected what had happened in just the past year. Sometime during their grade 8 summer, she started seeing Roderich as a man and not as the pansy she and Gilbert would beat up. Wanting to capture his attention, she asked her closest friends for ideas. It was Feliciano who suggested becoming a woman Roderich would want. With the knowledge Katyusha and Francis had with femininity, they were able to 'transform' the tomboy into a 'magnificent lady'. And not only did she surprise herself; she surprised everyone around her. After the make-over, she went to Natalia, Mei, Lili and Feliks for advice and confidence, and that was what brought them so close today.
But as their first year anniversary came by, Eliza realized some conflicting feelings. Whether it was because she missed the Germa- sorry- Prussian, or because she got tired of him, she did not know. That summer of their freshman year, three months prior, she broke up with Roderich.
Eliza realized she had fallen for Gilbert after that. Even back then, he accepted her for who she was, besides those times he made those sexist remarks. She could be herself, without trying. And yet, when her rough personality disappeared, he started avoiding her.
"Ok, enough of this," insisted Eliza as she stood up and stretched. "Let's change the subject and talk about why Lili was blushing." All heads turned to look at the blonde. Lili blinked, in thought, and then went to a light shade of red.
Feliks jumped up and down like a little girl. "Omigod! So, like, Lili is in love with someone to?! This is, like, the first I heard! You totally have to, like, tell us who this mystery boy is."
Lili covered her face with hesitation when Michelle warned her, "Or else we'll get Francis to find out..."
"Gilbert!" she squeaked, scared and shaking. She slowly opened her eyes when no sound was made. Everyone's eyes were big, surprised. Cautiously, she glanced at Eliza. The Hungarian's mouth was in a shape of a small 'o'. It looked as if she was about to say something but then closed her mouth and avoided eye contact.
This was when the bell rang.
"Saved by the bell," muttered Natalia under her breath. "Well, see you guys later," she added, louder this time and quickly took her purse and left.
The others began to gather their things as well when Eliza spoke up. "I want you to know that it's cool, Lili." The short haired girl looked up from her lap. There were tears at the corner of her eyes. "I would never let a boy ruin my friendship with you." Lili smiled with relief and hugged Eliza.
"Thank you," was all she said.
Walking down the stairs, half-listening to Feliks' random chatter, Eliza thought, ''But I hope I won't ruin my friendship with him even more.'
The rest of the day turned out normal. Ivan kept pestering Yao and earned a bloody nose, Alfred set off some fireworks (from where, no one knows, but according to Mei, it was from one of her brothers) and got in trouble with both Vash and Arthur (disciplinary head and student council president respectively), and Francis, Gilbert, and Antonio were sent to the office for inappropriate behaviour during PE class. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Eliza sat on the benches just outside the school's main entrance waiting for Lili. It was her routine to walk over to her favorite ice cream shop after school with a friend and get picked up there. Today, Michelle was stuck in the student council room, Feliks had detention for molesting Toris in front of their teacher, Natalia had family matters to attend and Mei had to go home and make sure her siblings didn't blow up the house. Lili, who was the only one free, had to drop some forms off at the office and so the Hungarian waited patiently, observing her fellow school mates. She set her eyes on Tino who had just left the school building with Berwald hot on his trail.
"I'm sorry," blubbered the Finnish boy, walking past Eliza. "But I can't do something like that-"
"Please," Berwald pleaded, clutching onto Tino's bag. "With Mathias losing his voice, he won't be able to perform." The rest of their conversation was muted as they walked out of Eliza's hearing range. Those two, along with Mathias, Lukas and Emil, were part of a well known band in their city, the Nordic 5.
Clash. Bang.
Eliza got startled by the loud noise behind her. She turned around to see Michelle apologizing to some students and picking up the fallen garbage can. The African's head lifted and saw her. Fixing the object once more, she ran up to Eliza, out of breath.
"If you see Francis, tell him you didn't see me," she exclaimed quickly and ran ahead.
"But I thought- oh okay. Fine. Ignore me. Run away. W-wait! Chelles!" Eliza tried to get the other's attention but failed as the school bus pulled up in the front, blocking her view.
Suddenly someone tazered her sides.
"Eep!" Eliza jumped.
"Ohonhonhonhon~"
Her right eye twitched as she turned around to face Francis. "Do you need anything?"
The Frenchman pouted, "This is what I get for a greeting?" He didn't wait for an answer and sat next to Eliza. For a moment they both didn't say anything...until he started leaning closer.
"Don't. Even," she snapped, voice cold.
Francis chuckled and stood up. "I would never do something that would insult my best friend~"
"What are you-"
He interrupted her. "Have you seen my lovely Chelles?" Eliza glared at him but shook her head.
"If I did, I still wouldn't tell you."
Francis held his hand to his mouth and gasped dramatically. "Well that's mean." He was about to say more when he cell phone rang. The blonde gave a perverted wink before he started walking back to the school.
"Hello Anglettere~ ...Hm? No I didn't catch her. It's your fault that she ran away in the first place...ohonhonhon it's fine since that means we get to be alone~"
The brunette sighed. What was taking Lili so long anyway? Coincidently, the short girl popped up right at that moment.
"Hey, sorry I took a while."
"Nem problema," Eliza smiled and took her friend's hand. "Off we go~"
After their little friend-date, Vash picked them up and dropped Eliza home. She immediately ran to her room and went online, blogging about her fantasies about that day. Then she ate dinner, helped around the house, did more internet stuff and slept or laid in bed pondering about whatever.
That was all to it. She would repeat the same routine almost every day. Did she ever get tired of it? Of course. Although these days, she barely slept a wink thinking about Gilbert. It could've been just her forgetting about the single life, but she felt lonely. No, bored, is a better term. She missed talking to her obnoxious childhood friend. There was never a boring day. The night four days after she and Lili went out, Eliza stayed wide awake, getting a feeling that something was going to happen the next day.
Students were carelessly drawing in their notebooks when they were told to take notes. It was Tuesday, which meant the teenagers were almost awake for the new week. Eliza sat in English class, second period, doodling the pet bird Gilbert always carried around. She, and majority of their classmates, still didn't understand why he kept it, but he never killed it yet, so Gilbird must be important to him.
Eliza lightly yawned when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Glancing back, Eduard held a small piece of paper in his hand and handed it to the Hungarian. She noticed the handwriting immediately.
' To Elizabeta. '
Only her closest friends were allowed to call her that. She looked back again to see an Austrian watching her. Roderich simply nodded and went back to his writing. Although they had broken up, they were still good friends. It was unnatural, but Eliza still had close friend feelings for him. And of course only he would still be writing notes in this generation. Reassured no one was watching, she casually opened the folded note. It read:
'I need to discuss a very important matter with you. If it wouldn't be in your way, please meet me outside the classroom after our lesson is over. P.S. we have a test coming up so I suggest you should be taking notes.'
Eliza rolled her eyes and chuckled. She sent a nod in her ex's direction, wondering what he would want to talk about. She stared at the front of the room absentmindedly. Slowly, her eyes started to grow bigger. Was it possible that what he wanted to talk about was getting back together? Roderich flattered her, being the first person to call her a lady and all but she was focusing on Gilbert right now. Call her a narcissist, but that was the only thing Eliza thought he thought. Although she would never admit it out loud, the Hungarian did have feelings for the musician. Maybe not as strong like the ones she had for the albino, but some form of love was still there.
She shook the thoughts out of her head when the bell rang. Almost reluctantly, Eliza gathered her things and started towards the door. She spotted Roderich in the wave of students and approached him at the end of the hallway. After a short greeting, the Austrian started explaining why he needed to talk to her.
"Sorry to start the conversation awkward, but you have your eyes settled on Gilbert now, no?"
Eliza cautiously processed the words into her brain. "Well yes, but...how do you know?" Things would get worse if Gilbert found out already.
Roderich fixed his glasses, saying, "I had a talk with Lili last week; on the day you and your friends discussed it, if I recall. After lunch, I had noticed Lili acting a bit strange and asked her about it after school." The long-haired girl leaned against the wall next to him. So that was why Lili took a while to meet with her. "She mentioned that she told all of you about her feelings about Gilbert and-"
"Wait," interrupted Eliza. "You don't sound surprised at all."
"Lili is like a younger sibling," stated Roderich calmly. "Though I would never say the same about her brother...but that's not the point. I was the first person she confronted when she had realized her feelings for him. She also knew how you felt about him and that was why she had never brought up the subject."
The Hungarian stood in silence as the other European continued. "After school she said you looked quite surprised once she told you and was afraid your friendship with one another would change. I knew for a fact that something like love would never get in the way of your friendships, so I was sure it wouldn't bother you and promised I wouldn't interfere. However, watching the two of you these past few days, I noticed that there was an awkward vibe.
That is why I wanted to have a word with you, Elizabeta. Now, I do respect you for breaking up with me and I know that it's none of my business, but if you're going to like Gilbert, don't let it affect the more valuable friendships around you-"
"Is that an indirect way of saying you still want to get back together with me?"
An obvious blush appeared on Roderich's face. "N-no. I'm talking about you and Lili along with both your feelings with Gilbert...I promise I don't have any ulterior motives." Elizabeta remained glaring at him as he continued on. "It's important to treat the injury before it gets worse. There's only one way to do that and I trust you will make that decision. I'm sure he'll say yes, unfortunately for me..."
The Hungarian sighed. He was right. She bit her lower lip and she flew into dreamland, ignoring half of what her ex had to say. There was always a possibility for her and she'd been thinking about it the past few weeks.
It was time for her to confess.
The bell announcing next period rang and she dashed down the halls. "Thanks Roddie~ I'll see you later~"
The Austrian waved a goodbye. When Eliza disappeared around the corner, his smile did also. A heavy weight around his heart replaced it. Roderich turned to the direction of his next class and murmured, "I hope he'll make you happy."
"I'm in love with you."
Elizabeta stated it bluntly, with no hesitation.
Gilbert arm stopped halfway to take a sip out of his juicebox. He blinked and raised an eyebrow at her.
"I'm serious," she said. He stayed in one place, not moving. Eliza watched the leaves flutter in the wind, passing by Gilbert's confused face. Suddenly, he laughs.
"Kesesesesesese~ HA. Of course you do. No one can stand this hot body of awesome-ness."
Her eyebrow twitches, hand in position to reach for her magic frying pan. Isn't she just lucky to fall in love with a stupid egoistic albino? A few seconds pass when Eliza realizes he became quiet. She looks more closely, to see him clutching his juicebox more tightly. Gilbert then spoke up.
"Sorry," he says in a very-rare-serious-Gilbert tone. He turns around, back facing her. After a few steps he glances over his shoulder, but his eyes are covered by his lowered bangs. "I'll need time to think about it." Then he left Eliza alone under the tree in the corner, behind the school.
She stood in her same stance, watching the doors close behind him. She shook her head, eyes almost watering. Though no official answer was given, she felt her heart sink more. Then, she whispered to herself,
"Was he crying?"
A/N:
-cheesy opening is cheesy.
-I sincerely apologize with my writing style. I'm all over the place with it ~
-I ship Prussia x Lichtenstein & Japan x Taiwan okay. They're cute.
-I want to make this centering around the three main characters, so I'll try and not ramble. I'll make some one-shots sometime later though ^_^
-Sweden's accent is too complicated for a beginner like me
-I can so see the Nordics in a band. I don't know how, but I can. Denmark- main vocals. Sweden- guitar. Finland- keybord. Iceland- bass. Norway- drums. Cheesy name is cheesy.
-France is not a creep. Pervert, maybe, but not omg-he-is-the-most-disgusting-creature-ever. Why do some people hate him so much.
Translations: (that are probably not accurate)
Nem problema - Hungarian - "No problem."
