Of Strange Travelers and Stranger Nations
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Note: This fanfiction of Hetalia crosses over with a fanfiction of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles having a similar title. Although it isn't necessary to read the other fanfiction to understand the events in this Hetalia fanfiction, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both!
Disclaimer: Hetalia belongs to Himaruya Hidekaz while Tsubasa belongs to CLAMP.
It was one of those days in London when there was not a cloud in the sky and the sun basked all in its warmth. Seated on the porch of his house, England contemplated the sight with a fresh cup of tea. His country was finally starting to recover from the horrid recession, albeit very slowly. France hadn't bothered him at all for a week (rather, he put his phone on silent and never answered any of his calls or text messages).
And seeing the fairies and gnomes playing around his garden made him pleased. It was a perfect day.
That is, until a drop of water fell on his teacup.
England looked up and saw clouds suddenly gathering and turning grey above his house. As if to confirm his assumptions, another drop fell right between his eyes. So much for a sunny day.
He rushed to remove the tea set from the porch table before the rain could grow any stronger. Dry under his roof, he stared at his now drenched garden with the gnomes and fairies running from the rain. The plants may enjoy the shower, but they surely didn't like it. He frowned.
Then, he heard a strange sound coming from above him. It sounded like the sky was experiencing an earthquake. "What on earth…" He looked up, curious, and stared at what happened next.
Just when the sound couldn't get any louder, the sky bent as if at an unknown weight. Slowly, the sky gave way and gently dropped whatever it burdened right on his porch. England continued to stare, as the sky seemed to tear itself away from the weight and reveal… He blinked.
Laid on top of each other was a group of people who wore strange-looking clothes and looked more than slightly uncomfortable. Three men were squashed on top of the other with a lone girl fast asleep at the top of the pile. To top it off, a strange white rabbit dropped out of the sky and landed securely on England's head.
"We've arrived at a new world!" it exclaimed in its high-pitched voice.
The man at the bottom of the pile glared at the creature on his head, glinting red eyes just like Prussia's eyes. "You stupid puffball, couldn't you have made a better landing!?" The thing merely laughed.
Another man on the pile, the one with blonde hair, gave an easy smile. "Well, at least we've landed safely."
The other man, more of a boy than a man, seemed to be the only one aware of the nation standing before them. "Um…"
England narrowed his eyes at them and muttered, catching the other strangers' attention, "Who are… all of you?"
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England held the white creature on his lap as he looked at the strange group carefully. "So you're saying," he muttered with a frown, "that you're all from… another world and that you're travelling across other worlds in search of feathers?"
The boy, Syaoran, nodded. Since they appeared right before England's eyes, he thought it polite of them to give him an honest reason, as farfetched as it sounded. Then again, he himself practiced magic so he was aware of its many possibilities. Besides, they didn't look like the type to cause much mayhem (except perhaps that big man with the red eyes). Syaoran, at least, seemed like a trustworthy boy.
England looked at the sleeping girl on his couch before continuing, "And these feathers are needed to save this girl, Sakura?"
"That's right," the brown-haired boy confirmed. "Have you seen this feather by any chance?"
"Here," the blonde man, Fai, said and showed the man a sheet of paper with a drawing of the feather on it. "Maybe this'll help."
England took the paper from him and looked at it critically. The feather was uniquely beautiful, he couldn't help but notice, with its pristine white barbs and elegant diamond shape lengthened and almost curved at the tip. He particularly stared at the red mark of loops and strokes on its surface with an intricate shape of a heart in the middle of it.
He sighed and placed the paper on the coffee table before him. "I'm afraid I haven't," he replied sullenly and looked out to the window. It was still raining heavily outside. "And with this kind of weather, it'll be difficult to find it anywhere…"
Then, the white creature on his lap lifted a small paw cheerfully. "Mokona can sense the feather!"
England looked at the white creature, Mokona, surprised. "You can?"
It nodded and said, "It's faint, but it's definitely here!"
Syaoran explained at England's expression, "Mokona's been a great help in finding Sakura's feathers in every world we go to." Mokona bounced off England's lap and onto Syaoran's awaiting hands. "Is it alright with you if Sakura-hime stays here for a while?"
"All of you can stay here for as long as you need, but," England blinked, "where are you going?" He looked around as the other two went for the door along with the boy.
Syaoran looked at him with determined eyes. "We're going to look for Sakura-hime's feather now. If we take too long, we won't be back until nightfall." With that, the group left the room.
England looked at the closed door for a moment and glanced at the still sleeping Sakura on his couch. Even when he was aware of the many things magic could achieve, he didn't realize it could be so unpredictable. The markings of that feather looked a lot like a symbol of some sort, something magical. Moreover, Syaoran's group just appeared right out of a piece of the sky.
He realized then that he only knew so little of magic even with all the spell books and scrolls in all of Europe (well, most; Norway kept some of his own). Of course, he also wanted to help Syaoran and Sakura, but this was a good chance for him to learn a new kind of magic!
He paused to look out the window again and jerked at a thought. "Hey, at least bring an umbrella with you!"
A/N: And there goes my first! attempt of making a fanfic. Please comment (maybe even critique), I'd be so happy :)
Oh yeah, this fanfic has a twin! over in the Tsubasa side, though both would be on the cross-over category. Just to be clear (and coz I was worried about the rules), when I mean 'twin', I mean 'fanfics with similar elements but not the same'. So both storylines are roughly drawn on the same line, but different perspectives make them unique to each other. Okay? :)