I...I have NO idea how I came up with this one o_O I was just bored at school and...this happened XD This story would probably be better as a K+ then a T, but you can never be too careful XD

It wasn't a good day for Alfred. He had gotten an after school detention for getting in a fight with a certain Russian,(who, for some reason, only got off with a light warning) which meant he missed all the buses that went to his house, which also meant he had to walk home.

And did I mention it was raining?

The only reason he wasn't completely soaked was because his brother Matthew had made him take an umbrella to school. But of course this umbrella was filled with holes, so it wasn't exactly doing its job properly.

"Stupid umbrella" Alfred muttered under his breath. "Stupid rain. Stupid teacher for making me stay after school. Stupid school for existing. Stupid Ivan for...for...for everything!" He said angrily. "And...stupid Matthew for abandoning me. And stupid Kiku, for...well, he didn't do anything yet, but still!"

It was so unfair too! Everyone had been cheering them on when they were fighting, but when the teachers came to break them up everyone immediately said he was the one who had started it. No one said that Ivan had been threatening Toris (that's what it seemed like to Alfred at least) and that, like the completely amazing and awesome hero he was, he had tried to stop the Russian.

No one had stood up for him.

If Matthew and Kiku had been there they would have said something. Well...maybe. Matthew had been playing hockey with Ivan lately, so they kind of got along. Kiku was one of Alfred's closest friends, plus he didn't like Ivan, but he had a habit of reading the atmosphere (whatever the heck that meant) and saying nothing.

The rain seemed to get heavier as Alfred's mood dropped.

He was loud, arrogant, and tended to go into situations without really thinking about them. Because of this people usually thought of him as annoying. Which also meant he didn't have many friends.

In fact, he practically only had one friend. Kiku Honda, a quiet Japanese boy who had a rather large otaku side. He didn't really count Matthew 'cause he was his brother, so they had to get along. Sometimes.

Toris was usually pretty nice to him, but then he was nice to everyone, even Ivan at times.

"A friend..." Alfred said sadly "I wish I had a friend. Someone who I could talk to whenever I needed to, who would stand up for me...and..."

Alfred stopped. A little bit ahead; someone was wandering about, a lost expression on their face. They were shivering from the damp and cold, and, for some reason, were wearing a long black robe.

"Hey! Um...Are you okay?" He asked the new person.

The stranger looked up at him nervously. Alfred immediately had to bite his tongue to stop himself from laughing. His eyebrows were huge.

"I...I'm fine" He said. There was a sort of suspicious tone in his voice.

"Okay...Are you lost?" the American asked worriedly.

The robed person sighed "You could say that...I'm meant to be looking for someone but I'm not too sure where to go"

Alfred hummed thoughtfully. His parents would never let him take a stranger in off the streets after what happened last time. But he couldn't exactly leave him...

"There's a hotel down the road from here" Alfred said finally "It's pretty nice. If you have some money you could stay there. If it's just for one night it should be cheap..."

"I suppose I'll have to" The stranger shivered again.

The American looked at his umbrella, to the stranger, then to his umbrella again. He was near his house so it shouldn't matter too much...

"Here" He handed the umbrella to the British person, who blinked in surprise. "My home's just a couple of streets away and you look like you've been in the rain for a while. It has a few holes in, but it should still keep you a little less wet then you already are..."

The stranger stared at Alfred in shock "But why would you...?"

"'Cause I'm Alfred F. Jones, the Hero in case you didn't know" The American grinned even though he was now getting drenched by the rain.

"Oh" The stranger's eyes widened "Oh. So you're..." He started fumbling inside the pockets in his robe furiously.

Alfred stepped back slightly when what looked like a business card was suddenly thrust in front of his face.

"I'm meant to give this to you" He said, slightly relieved.

The American took the card uncertainly. It was hard to read in the downpour, but he could make out the words:

Dear Sir/Madam

Congratulations -Inset name here- ! A fairy has now been assigned to you. Being assigned to a human is important for a fairy's final stage of learning. We hope that this experience will be beneficial for both you and -Insert name here-.

Good luck!

Alfred wondered to himself if he had misread the card "What the hell is this?" He nearly yelled at the very strange stranger. If he had been there, that is.

He was gone.

"I'm back~" Alfred collapsed through the front door and dragged himself into the living room.

"Welcome home" Matthew was curled up on the couch, reading a book on...maple syrup? "How was detention?"

Alfred managed to crawl onto a seat "It's detention. How do you think it was?"

"I've never had one so I wouldn't know" Matthew didn't try very hard to hide the smug tone in his voice. "Why did you get in a fight with Ivan in the first place?"

"He was threatening Toris! I couldn't just stand there!" Alfred said in his defence.

"...Al, Ivan wasn't in school yesterday so he was asking Toris what he missed. He wasn't 'threatening' him."

Alfred scoffed "That's just what that psyco wants you to think. If Ivan was just asking him what happened, why did Toris look so scared?"

"'Cause Ivan scares everyone. Even the teachers. Which is probably why he didn't get stuck in detention too" Matthew said coolly.

"No, the reason Ivan didn't get detention was because everyone immediately blamed me for the whole thing!" Alfred said angrily. "They made it seem like I had attacked him out of nowhere!"

"You did attack him out of nowhere!"

Alfred glared at his slightly younger brother. "Sorry for thinking that you'd understand!" He huffed "Where are our parents anyway? I'm surprised they didn't yell at me the moment I came through the door..."

"Only one of them is actually our parent" Matthew sighed "They've gone out. Unless the school calls home or something they won't find out the reason for your after school detention. They'll probably just think that you forgot to take your P.E kit again"

"I only did that one time!" Alfred groaned as he stood up "Whatever, I'm gonna get changed. I'm completely soaked..."

Matthew looked up from his book in confusion "I told you it was going to rain. What happened to your umbrella?"

"I gave it to some weird British dude. It was full of holes anyway" Alfred said quickly before climbing up the stairs. The last thing he needed right now was his brother lecturing him for giving away things to strangers. Again.

All Alfred wanted to do now was flop onto his bed and fall asleep. Forget changing clothes, he was tired. He could always sneak downstairs in the middle of the night and get some food. Would Matthew notice if he took one of his pancakes?

He was ready to do all of the above as he opened the door to his room, but stopped. There was someone sitting on his bed...and reading his comics?

The stranger from before looked up nonchalantly. "Ah, good you're here. I was starting to get bored of these" he held up the comic for Alfred to see "I don't get this obvious obsession with superhero's you have" he smirked faintly.

Alfred started to slowly get over the initial shock you get when you find someone else in your room. But unfortunately he could only say a few words, such as "What...you...how...why?"

"I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Arthur Kirkland" Arthur held out his hand to the American as he stood up.

Said American was still too stunned to do anything.

Arthur seemed to realise this and let his hand drop. "You know, I had a lot of trouble finding this place" He said, trying to break the awkward silence "Peter decided to hide all of my research and I could only remember the city you lived in. And the rest of my brothers actually supported that little-" the Brit caught himself before he could say anything too bad. "Anyway, I had to get by with your directions. Do you know how many houses there are 'a few streets away'?"

Whatever kind of reply Arthur had been expecting, it was not a lamp being thrown at his head.

"Who are you and why are you in my house?" Alfred screeched as Arthur narrowly ducked away from the lamp, which shattered as it hit the wall. "And how did you get in my house?"

"Arthur Kirkland...I..." the Brit looked puzzled. "Didn't you read the card?"

"Y-yeah I did...it was just some weird stuff about fairies..." Alfred said nervously, not taking his eyes off the mysterious British person.

"Exactly. That's why I'm here"

Alfred was obviously annoyed "Look. Just go before I kick you out. I'm not allowed to let in any more homeless people" he said firmly "If you go now I might not call the police on you for breaking into my house. And if you don't go willingly, let me tell you that my brother's downstairs, and you don't want to mess with him. He's Canadian"

Arthur frowned "If you're American why is your brother Canadian?"

"Long story...well, I guess it's not that long...Hey! That's not the point!" Alfred said angrily. "Just leave!"

"I can't" Arthur said simply. "I've been assigned to you"

"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"When my kind are at their final stage of learning, we have to go stay with a human to watch and assist them. It's meant to help us learn what it's like to live in the human world" Arthur explained. "I guess you could think of it like some kind of work experience"

The American blinked "Your kind...what?"

"Yes, my kind. I'm a fairy"

There was a short silence.

"That's it" Alfred grabbed Arthur's shoulder, his eyes full of concern. "I'm taking you to the hospital"

First chapter finished XD This will probably be something I work on when I'm bored or having trouble with other stories, 'cause you can go lots of ways with this one XD I know I said it's USUK in the description, but honestly I don't know how much USUK o_O I've never wrote romance before, only small hints, so I don't know if they'll be friends or start to fall in love or whatever XD Anyway, please review and tell me what you think ^_^