AN: This is one of my favorite songs and I've recently fallen in love with Hetalia and it just kind of clicked on day to write a story relating both. Seemed like a good idea at the time and well you can see for yourself if its any good or not. Praise and Criticism are very welcome.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia or the Dixie Chicks.
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Travelin' Soldier

'two days past eighteen, he was waiting for the bus in his army green. Sat down in a booth, the café there gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair. He's a lil' shy so she give 'im a smile and he said 'would you mind sittin' down for a while and talking to me? I'm feelin' a lil' low.' she said 'I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go.'

Well, Alfred was neither a girl, nor did he wear a bow in his hair. However, he was a part time waiter at a local diner near the sea, and his life changed the day a man in uniform walked into that little diner. He was quite nervous to be going off to war and Alfred could read that in his face and demeanor, so he beamed the handsome man one of his famous, bright smiles, introducing himself and asking if there was anything he could get for him. The man felt too nervous to eat anything so he just asked for a cup of tea "but what I really need is someone to talk to...if that's okay…" he added.

Alfred smiled at him and said "My shift is over in an hour and I know a quiet place we could talk." He started walking away and stopped when the man spoke again.
"That would be great. I have few hours before my bus arrives and I just need to get my mind of things for a little while." he paused and looked at the waiter "My name is Arthur, in case you were wondering." Arthur said with a weak smile which Alfred returned.
"I'm Alfred." He said with his big smile when he came back with Arthur's tea.

'so they went down and they sat on the pier, he said 'I betcha got a boyfriend but I don't care. I've got no one to send a letter to.. would you mind if I sent one back here to you?''

When Alfred's shift was over, Arthur was there waiting in that same booth. After three cups of Earl Grey, he still wasn't feeling any better. He didn't really expect different but, when that newly familiar blond haired, blue eyed boy reappeared, in blue jeans and a well-worn bomber jacket, something inside seemed slightly more at ease.

"Hey Arthur, you ready to take a walk?" Alfred approached with a smile.
Arthur gave a small smile and a nod and followed Alfred out the diner and down the street and the beach in the mild autumn weather.

They stopped at a small pier, not a noisy boardwalk, but a lonely pier with a bench at the end of it and sat down.
"So, what would you like to talk about?" Alfred asked breaking their silence.
"Well.." Arthur began "..if you couldn't already tell, I'm shipping out today." Alfred nodded, looking at Arthur, noticing how remarkably green Arthur's eyes were. He almost couldn't look away as he caught himself staring at the man who had a slight British accent.

Arthur then continued, oblivious to the other man's staring "And well, I really do not have anyone to write to, to tell them how I am." He paused, feeling akward and then continued, "I mean, you probably have better things to do or are busy with a girlfriend or something but,-"
"Arthur," Alfred interrupted, "you can write to me all you want."
"Oh," Arthur slightly blushed and gave a light laugh "I appreciate it Alfred, I really do." He said to Alfred, giving him a newly confident smile that Alfred returned with his big, infamous grin.

They continued talking about little things, nothing really about themselves. Just conversation, until it was time for Arthur to get back to that bus-stop next to the little diner where Alfred worked. Alfred stayed with Arthur until the bus came, putting a hand on Arthur's shoulder before he boarded saying "Write whenever you want. Good Luck. Stay Safe. And come home in one piece, okay?" Arthur, calmed by his time with Alfred, smiled and promised to do his best and write whenever he could, he also thanked Alfred who just said "Just being the hero. But it looks as though you need to be the hero now." Arthur nodded and boarded, looking back at Alfred as he did so and smiled. And as the bus pulled away, Alfred waved while slight sadness and happiness pulled at his heart.

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Well, there is the first part.
The next chapter will be much longer I'm assuming and there will hopefully be lots of letters between the two, for those of you who know the song, you probably know what I'm talking about.
There will be, I believe, 3 chapters in total. The first and last are/will be pretty short chapters.
Hope you like it so far
"And then I'm happy for the rest of the day, safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it."
^^ song has been stuck in my head and I like this line
-Kay 3