AN: A week without internet... And this came out. I know, this prologue is super boring but I think this summary of events before the story would help at least. If it's too boring I'll just delete it and post chapter one so please just tell me in the review, okay? Other OC's will start appearing next chappie and so will chapter one. I own nothing by the way~ Hetalia belongs to Mr. Himaruya and all OC's belong to their respective countries :) The only thing I own is the plot but even then it's not that original ^^

Note: If this was too boring please go to chapter 1 instead. :)

There was one simple thing that Maria was sure about when it came to relationships. One undeniable truth that came from her own two failed experiences with love that she was completely and utterly sure of. It was that men, in general, just really suck. They really truly sucked.

Growing up, Maria was one of those girls who were a victim of reading or watching way too much shoujo manga, romance movies, and dramas that led her to believe that the perfect guy for her was out there. But now… After experiencing what it was really like to be in relationships, she could say that the images of a perfect guy and a perfect romance were completely obliterated from her mind and that they were mostly lies made by the media industry to trick unsuspecting young girls. Of that, she was quite certain.

Her first boyfriend was a Spanish guy named Antonio. He was over all a sweet and cheerful guy with a strange fondness for tomatoes. When they were younger, Maria looked up to him as a cheerful albeit quite oblivious older brother. Admiration quickly turned into love and they started dating. They lasted about a year together.

Antonio seemed like the perfect guy at first. With him being extremely kind and caring, it was easy to see why she had fallen for him but he also had a side that she didn't know about. Although he didn't show it, he was actually very controlling and imposed many rules that he expected her to follow when they were together. Maria didn't mind at first but after a while, the unnecessary rules he started enforcing began to suffocate her. She hated being controlled and broke up with him as soon as she got the courage to.

The next guy she fell for was her American classmate, Alfred. She didn't really like his loud and somewhat egotistic personality at first but his optimism and bright smile won her over in the end. He had an infectious grin that never failed to make her giddy.

When her friends found out they were dating, not many were supportive; in fact, they, to be frank, were downright obstructive. Alfred had a reputation for being a player and, as her friends; they were really worried about her. Her Vietnamese friend, Kim, who had also once dated Alfred before had pretty much called him a number of obscenities that all were, more or less, synonymous to the term "man-whore". However, Maria, being the stubborn girl she was, didn't listen.

After two months of dating, Alfred cheated on her. While this was not surprising fact to those who knew his infamy for being a player, what did surprise them was whom he cheated with. No one expected that he, their class's notorious playboy, would end up with a guy, to be more specific, Arthur Kirkland. Many people knew they were childhood friends but no one knew the true extent of their relationship.

Anyway, Maria was obviously heartbroken by these turn of events and thus developed a deep distrust in men, much to the chagrin of her friends (to Mei in particular). To get her mind of guys (and to earn a little more cash as well), she took a part time job in the Huang Ti Mian noodle house. And that's pretty much where even bigger troubles started appearing before her too...

AN: Yeah... I know it's boring but I really wanted to do this idea for some reason. No offense, but I always see a Philippines x *insert western country* fic so I wanted to see her with an Asian nation. Again OC countries like Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia will appear next chapter. And lastly, thank you very much for reading~ I hope this prologue wasn't that boring and I will shut up now before I start annoying anyone. Thanks again~ :3 ~cloud