Hi everyone. This is a fanfiction idea I've wanted to do for a while but I've been so god damn busy :P
But I've managed to get this chapter done, so that's good :D
This fanfic is inspired by a reality show called Big Brother, which is an international franchise and has shows in several countries around the world. In my country, which is Canada, it's called Big Brother Canada - or bbcan for short. I wanted to post this story when it the 5th season of BBCan started, but time was limited for me :(
If you were expecting another fanfic about big brothers in Hetalia or some shit, I'm sorry, you clicked on the wrong fanfiction XD.
In this reality show, contestants or "houseguests" live together in a house that is isolated from the outside world. Every week (usually), houseguests are voted out, or evicted, by fellow houseguests and are out of the competition. The contestants also compete in weekly competitions. One of those competitions, called the Head of Household competition, determines who will have all the power in the house (and the person who nominates fellow houseguests for eviction). Another competition is where the nominees for eviction fight for their right to stay in the house. Challenges are completely random and can differ from physical endurance challenges to memory challenges.
You don't have to know everything about Big Brother or watch an episode of it to read this fanfiction, you will get it as you read along.
This is a social and strategic game. So there will be a lot of drama XD
The format for Big Brother is different in other countries, so I will be following the format I know most - which is the BBCan format (The U.S has the same format, and it airs here in Canada too.) :D
If my explanation of the Big Brother game was not good enough, a simple and quick google search can help you out :D
I do not own Hetalia or Big Brother (Though I wish I did XD)
Anyways, hope you enjoy!
The house was huge. It looked like the most luxurious place he'd ever been in. He didn't even feel worthy setting foot in this place. The walls were pristine and well decorated with expensive portraits, the furniture was made with the finest material and by the best designers. The colour gold was plastered on the stair railings, on the walls, on the couches, and even on the floor. Feliciano had never seen such an expensive place before, even in his home country of Italy. He actually couldn't believe He made it, that he was selected! He can still feel the energy and excitement pulsing through his veins from the roaring crowd outside the doors. He didn't think that the producers would ever consider him because he thought of himself as not very strong and not very bright. But maybe they just liked his personality.
Feliciano just entered the house with four other people, who are the first group to enter the house. The other housemates in the group are Ludwig Beilschmidt from Germany, Kiku Honda from Japan, Elizaveta Héderváry from Hungary, Matthias Køhler from Denmark, and Michelle Laroche from Seychelles. The door they just came through is on the second floor, which peers above the first floor. The kitchen and Living room are on the first floor and can be seen from the entrance beyond the gold railings. Not too far from the door, there are a few couches, loveseats and coffee tables, making it look like a hotel lobby.
All of the new guests are looking around in amazement and taking it all in - each of them carrying a black bag of their luggage with the Big Brother International logo on it. Words of excitement can be heard coming from some of the new housemates. Each of them were also given a small microphone beforehand to wear around their neck.
"Whoo! We made it guys," Matthias shouts. "Oh. By the way, I'm Matthias from Denmark," he finishes. He never really came up with a clear strategy. He just thought about all the fun he could have in the house.
Ludwig would never admit it, but he was happy that he made the final cut. Before coming into the house, he promised himself that he would use the strategy of staying low and not take sides for the first few weeks. He would try not to make a target of himself until the last few weeks - if he even makes it till then. He really hopes that his plans won't get ruined by some dumb and annoying person.
Feliciano turns to greet Elizaveta, "Ciao pretty donna," he shakes her hand with quick speed, "I'm Feliciano Vargas."
Elizaveta smiles and laughs, "Nice to meet you Feliciano, I'm Elizaveta." She was ecstatic when she found out she was going to be on the show. She was not doing very well financially, so she would fight to the death to get the prize.
Michelle always dreamt of travelling the world one day. She had never been outside her home country of Seychelles before, so this was a first. Even though being isolated from the outside world inside a house with a bunch of strangers doesn't count as travelling, these strangers are people from many different nations and cultures - so that's a start.
Michelle was too busy admiring the house when she was interrupted by a voice, "Ciao bellezza," Feliciano greets.
"Oh," She takes his hand. "Hi. I'm Michelle."
This really is a good start, Michelle thought to herself.
Kiku is not the extroverted type, unlike the screaming Dane named Matthias who won't shut up. When Kiku planned out his strategy for the game, he decided that he will not pick any sides, as the social demographics of the house will soon take shape. He would only stay in the middle so he won't be considered a target by the others. When needed, he will only team up with a few players, but that alliance won't last very long. He decided that now was the perfect time to meet a few people.
"Kon'nichiwa," He bows towards Ludwig, "I am Kiku."
"Hallo, I'm Ludwig-"
"Group hug!" Matthias interrupts as he holds his arms out. Kiku and Ludwig get awkwardly caught in the middle by everyone else.
"What the hell?" Ludwig stammers.
"I-I need personal space!" Kiku says, definitely way out of his comfort zone.
The awkward hug ended with a few chuckles.
"What's that downstairs on the kitchen counter?" asks Elizaveta.
Matthias takes a good look, "Awww yeah! It's alcohol." He then goes running down the stairs. "Come take a seat in the living room as I whip up some drinks for us."
Everybody then starts to walk down the stairs to the living room. Looking in amazement at the rest of the first floor.
Feliciano grabs the stair railings and sits on it. "Ve. I'm going to slide down!"
Ludwig interrupts him, "Nein, you might break something."
Feliciano lets out a little scream and then runs down the stairs.
Did I really sound that mean? Ludwig thought to himself.
Everyone else went to sit on the couches while Michelle, Elizaveta and Feliciano looked around the first floor a little more - with excitement in their voices. Matthias started preparing the drinks while Ludwig and Kiku chose to wait in the living room.
Ludwig took a seat, "I was interrupted earlier." He sighs, "My name is Ludwig Beilschmidt, from Germany."
"It's very nice to meet you," replies Kiku. "I'm from Japan."
At that moment, Feliciano came running into the living room. "Ve! everyone! I just checked outside and there is a pool and a hot tub there," he said while excitingly waving his arms in the air.
"Really?" Matthias asks.
"Really," Elizaveta answers as she enters the room.
Michelle comes back in, "This has to be the best day of My life." Tears form in her eyes, "I can't believe I'm really here." She fans away the forming tears in her eyes.
"Ve! Me too," Feliciano replies.
Matthias puts out a few glasses, "Drinks are ready."
Everyone grabs a glass and chats in the living room for a bit. Most going on about how grateful they are to be here and introducing themselves.
Upstairs, Six more guests entered the house. Those new housemates include Antonio Fernández Carriedo from Spain, Ivan Braginsky from Russia, Arthur Kirkland from the UK, Laura Maes from Belgium, Lukas Bondevik from Norway, and Vash Zwingli from Switzerland.
The doors on the second floor opened. "Hola amigos!" can be heard by the houseguests in the living room. Footsteps and chattering can also be heard coming from upstairs. All the guests downstairs looked up towards the door and saw several people standing there, who are all part of the second group of guests to arrive.
Matthias raises a glass in the air, "Welcome!"
Arthur is snapped out of his thoughts when he hears a loud voice. He follows the source of the voice and sees a few people downstairs. "Oh, there's people already here."
The entire group starts to make their way downstairs while admiring the house.
Matthias hands out glasses of liquor to the new arrivals as they make it down the last few steps. He introduces himself as he hands out each glass.
"This place looks expensive," says Vash.
Ivan takes the drink that was offered to him and also grabs an entire bottle of vodka on the counter. "I need my vodka."
Feliciano rushed to meet the new housemates. He was kind of freaked out by the tall Russian guy and kind of curious about the shy and mysterious Norwegian. He immediately clicked with Bella who was equally excited as he was to be in the house. Him and Antonio bonded right away. They both had a cheery, carefree personality and spoke languages that sounded similar to each other.
Arthur greeted everyone politely. Some people were surprised by the 'two huge caterpillars above his eyes' as they liked to call them. He managed to not lose his composure every time someone bothered him about his eyebrows. He thinks of himself as a smart person, but lacking in physical strength - both of which are essential to winning this game.
The new guests quickly took a little look around the house, some of them amazed at what they saw. There were four rooms on the second floor with each room decorated differently. All the beds in these rooms were made for two people to sleep on. And there were three more rooms whose doors couldn't be opened - to keep some things a secret for now. Everybody then heads back to the living room after the short tour.
Antonio grabs a bottle of unopened champagne off the kitchen counter, "Here Feliciano," He gives the bottle to the Italian, "Do the honours."
Laura took a seat after having small talk and greeting the other players. She had developed a liking towards Antonio, even though they literally just met. She began thinking of forming an alliance with him, maybe even something more.
Lukas was seated on a couch that was situated by the kitchen. He appeared uncomfortable while being smothered by a cheerful Dane. I guess he's glad he's not the only Northern European here? He thought to himself. He knows that he is not very good in social situations and that people find him weird or creepy. He probably won't stick around with me very long.
Antonio grabs a bottle of unopened champagne off the kitchen counter, "Here Feliciano," He gives the bottle to the Italian, "Do the honours."
Feliciano hesitantly takes the bottle, "Ve... I'm too weak."
"Just cradle it back and forth," says Elizaveta.
The Italian presses his thumb on the cork and pushes hard. After a long and awkward minute of trying, he gives up. He whines, "My thumb is sore!"
"C'mon, just a few more tries?" Antonio begs.
Matthias pats Feliciano on the back, "You can do it."
The houseguests start chanting, "Feli, Feli, Feli."
After the much needed encouragement and a few more cradles, the cork pops off the bottle. Cheers erupt in the house at that moment. The clang of glasses and laughter can be heard. Feliciano receives pats on the back as everyone has a good time.
After a few more moments of socializing and drinking, a partially drunk Brit speaks up. "Alright everyone. Since we are waiting for more guests, why don't we all take a seat and introduce ourselves."
People gathered in the living room and took a seat. There were two couches at each end of the living room, facing each other. Another couch was positioned on the far side of both couches, so all the housemates would be facing each other.
"Alright. Start it off Michelle," Arthur says.
Michelle takes a few breaths, "Hi. I'm Michelle Laroche, from Seychelles."
Everyone greets her back.
"I don't know where that is," Feliciano blurts out.
"Haha... I don't either," Antonio scratches his head.
Arthur comes into the conversation, "It's a group of islands off the east coast of Africa."
"Thank you," Michelle says.
Arthur nods his head.
The person next in the order was Kiku, who was seated beside Michelle on her right side.
Kiku gives a bow, "Kon'nichiwa, I'm Kiku Honda."
"From Japan?" asks
"Hai."
"I'm Ludwig. From Germany."
"Ciao everybody! I'm Feliciano Vargas from the beautiful country of Italy."
"Hola, I'm Antonio Fernández Carriedo!"
"That's so long," says Matthias.
"Don't be rude," Arthur says.
Everybody continues to introduce themselves.
"I'm Matthias. Nice to meet you all!"
"Lukas, from Norway."
"Hi, I'm Elizaveta from Hungary."
"I'm Laura Maes, from Belgium."
"Vash, from Switzerland. That's all you need to know about me."
"I'm sure there's more to know about you," says Laura.
"Later," Vash stammers.
Arthur clears his throat, "Hello everyone. I'm Arthur Kirkland, from the United Kingdom. I like tea, reading, writing, fairy tales, magic, the supernatural, embroidery, literature, cra-"
Matthias interrupts, "Okay! I think we've heard enough."
Arthur was irritated, "Rude."
Matthias shrugged it off. "Cheers everyone!" He raises his glass. "For making it into the Big Brother house."
The houseguests bumped their glasses together and continued to have a good time. Laughter and chatter filled the room.
A few moments later, a feminine voice can be heard coming from the giant screen in the living room. "Hello everyone, hope you are all-"
The voice is cut off when static fills the screen and a loud buzzing noise replaces it. All the lights in the house shut off.
"W-what is going on?!" Feliciano panics.
Arthur covers up his ears to muffle out the noise coming from the TV, "Bloody hell!"
"Was that the host?" Laura asks.
The static on the TV Is replaced by a colour bar and a long beeping noise, which signaled a connection loss. The guests stare at the TV in confusion.
Ludwig is the first to speak up, "What... just happened?"
"I'm so confused," murmurs Antonio.
Ivan lights up, "Hmmm... maybe it's a good time to tell scary stories, da?"
"Ahhh! I hate scary stories!" Feliciano says as he trembles.
"I know some good scary stories," suggests Kiku.
"Cool! I want to listen," says Matthias.
"I'm a good storyteller," Lukas says.
Feliciano covers his ears, "Please don't!"
A few of the houseguests snicker, some of them wondering why someone like him was selected to be a contestant on the show.
The long beeping noise suddenly stops and the colour bar disappears on the TV screen. A small, white figure popped up on the screen. It had big, bulging red eyes and a bald head. It looked more alien-like than human. It was sitting on a command chair and typing on a small device, murmuring a few things.
"What the bloody hell is that?" Arthur says.
Feliciano cowers, "Ahhhh! It's an alien!"
Vash sighs, "Calm down. It's part of the show."
"It looks so real," says Laura.
"I think I've seen one before," Ivan says.
The alien puts down the small device and looks into the camera. "Hello humans. I have taken over the Big Brother house. Everything from now on will be under my control."
"What does that mean?" Antonio asks.
"I'm getting kind of creeped out," Michelle says.
"There will be more twists and bumps on the journey now that I'm in charge."
"Who are you anyway?" asks Arthur.
The alien thinks for a bit, "Hmmm... I forgot."
"What do you mean you forgot?"
"Hold on..." the alien's attention switches to the smartphone in its hands.
"Ummm... are you still functioning properly?" Vash asks.
"Oh! I remember now. My name is Tony."
Ludwig face palms, "How are we supposed to trust you?"
Tony ignores what Ludwig said and looks at a computer screen nearby, "Let's see... one, two , three... twelve. There is twelve of you, that's the proper amount." He picks up the smartphone again, "Since I am in control, I am going to..." Tony taps his finger on the smartphone, "duplicate that number."
"What do you mean?" asks Kiku.
"You'll see," Tony snickers before the screen goes dark. The light comes back on and the whole room is quiet. The message leaves everyone either freaked out or confused.
"I... don't know what just happened," Matthias says.
"Ve..." Feliciano pops up from his hiding place behind the couch, "Is it over?"
Elizaveta speaks up, "What does he mean by duplicate?"
"I think it means that he is going to clone us," says Ivan with a smile.
"That's ridiculous," says Arthur.
'I'm curious," Michelle says.
Feliciano asks a question, "Was that really part of the show?"
Vash replies, "Don't be naïve. Of course it was."
"Hello houseguests," a deep, robotic but human-like voice echoes throughout the house.
"Eh?! Not again!" Feliciano braces himself.
Antonio whines, "Not again..."
"It is time for the very first Head of Household competition. Make your way to the backyard," the strange voice continues.
Everybody is looking around, confused.
"I guess it's starting already," Arthur sighs.
Antonio shifts in his seat, "Right now?"
All the houseguests make their way to the backyard, which is really a huge indoor room. They are surprised to see a large pool with several beams going across the top of it, a wide space between each beam. The houseguests were given matching, black polyester outfits to change into for the Head of Household competition.
Feliciano gets curious, "Ve, What are we going to be doing?"
Arthur thinks, "From the fabric of these outfits, we are either swimming or getting wet..."
"It looks like we will be going on those beams," Ludwig replies.
Michelle takes a look at the set, "Let's see... there are 6 beams. Does that mean that two of us go on one?"
"That makes sense," says Lukas.
A voice booms throughout the room, "Ok houseguests, here is the challenge."
"Tony?" Feliciano asks.
"Two of you will be on one beam on each end. Your goal is to be the last one standing on your beam. The person who last the longest will be the first Head of Household." Tony continues. "The Head of Household gets their own luxurious room within this house, free laundry service, and will have the power to nominate two houseguests for the very first eviction."
"Doesn't sound so hard," Matthias says.
"But there is something I should say before I end my speech. As you can see, a random liquid will come raining down from the ceiling from time to time to speed up the competition."
Feliciano freaks out, "Eh?! But I-I don't want to get dirty!"
"I can't get my hair dirty!" Matthias points to his hair, "I spent hours on this."
Vash sighs, "Why am I even here?"
Antonio gets nervous, "I don't think I can take this!"
Michelle seems anxious, "What is going on?"
Elizaveta reassures herself, "I will do all it takes."
Ivan forces a smile "This should be fun, da?"
"Kill me," Arthur says while annoyed by all the ruckus.
"I-I don't... want..." Kiku stutters.
Laura is whispering reassurances to herself.
Lukas yawns.
Ludwig tightens his fists, "Everyone shut up! We are tasked to do a challenge where the new Head of Household will be determined. And since most of you don't seem up to the challenge, maybe you should all just self-evict yourselves right now!"
The room goes quiet and all eyes turn towards Ludwig. "Now, are you all calm and ready now?"
Arthur rubs his temples, "Thank you Ludwig. I was starting to get annoyed."
Tony's voice comes back, "Are you all ready?"
Feliciano shivers.
The deep and robotic voice comes back, "houseguests, please head to the pool sides and in front your designated beams."
All the houseguests head to their side of the pool where a sign with their names instructed them to go.
"Now walk onto the beam until your toes touch the red line."
The houseguests take a few steps to reach the line. Two competitors are placed on one beam on opposite sides. Elizaveta was on a beam with Feliciano, Ludwig was on one with Arthur, Vash was on one with Laura, Matthias was on one with Ivan, Kiku was on one with Michelle, and Antonio was on one with Lukas.
Michelle looks down after taking a few steps, "I'm getting nervous."
Antonio appears relieved, "This doesn't look too high."
All the houseguests make their four steps onto their beams to begin the challenge.
"Everyone get ready. Stay still on your beam as I set up," the automated voice says.
Some houseguests get nervous.
Tony's voice echoes throughout the room, "Before this competition, we had every one of you to bet on who would be the first to lose and who would win."
"Oh, I remember," says Elizaveta.
Matthias smirks, "Everyone probably bet on me to win."
"I hope it's not me," Michelle says.
Tony continues, "If the person you all bet on to lose first falls off their beam first, they have to spend the week eating slop for their meals."
""What is that?" Asks Feliciano.
"It's a lovely combination of things. But it may not taste good to some of you," Tony says.
"I really hope it's not me," Antonio says.
"The opposite will happen for the one you all bet on to win," Tony says. "If they do not win this competition, they will be eating slop for the week."
That statement earned a few shocked looks and gasps from some of the houseguests.
"The person you all bet on to lose first is... Feliciano," Tony says.
"Huh?!" Feliciano bows his head down in disappointment.
"And the person you bet on to win this challenge is... Ludwig."
Ludwig nods, expressionless.
"It was pretty obvious," says Arthur.
"Woah, You're so cool Ludwig!" Matthias yells.
Tony lifts up a small device, "Are you ready?"
"No," Vash blurts out.
"Go!" Tony presses a button on the small device.
Cold water comes raining down from the ceiling and onto the contestants.
Feliciano cringes, "It's so cold." He kept thinking to himself, I can't fall. I need to hold on, at least until somebody else falls before me.
"You didn't tell us there was going to be cold water!" Arthur shouts.
Ivan doesn't budge, "This doesn't bother me."
All the houseguests are trying their best to fight against the cold sensation-with some taking it harder than the others. But Ivan seems to be fine.
Eight minutes pass after the start of the Head of Household, or HOH competition. The cold water continues to batter down on all the contestants.
"I don't think I can take this any longer," Michelle winces. She lets herself fall from her beam and into the warm water below.
"Michelle is out of the competition," Tony says through the intercom.
Shame and embarrassment fill Michelle's mind. She swims to the stairs on gets out of the pool immediately. I'm useless and weak, she thought to herself.
Feliciano shouts through the rain and noise, "Good job Michelle!"
Other houseguests add in their praises to Michelle after hearing Feliciano's compliment.
"Yeah. Good job," says Matthias.
"You did a good job," Elizaveta says.
Those words of praise that came from the houseguests, the very same people she is competing against, brought joy to her heart. "Thanks everyone!"
Feliciano was freezing. He couldn't take it anymore. He was grateful that someone else fell of before him. He thought to himself, at least I won't be spending the week eating slop.
The Italian gladly jumped from his beam and into the pool. Sweet relief was his as the warm water washed over him.
"Feliciano is out. And he won't be spending the week on slop," Tony says.
A smile forms across his face, "Ve~ I feel better now."
The cold water stops raining down. Tony speaks up over the intercom, "Here comes the first batch!"
Feliciano gets out of the pool as fast as he can.
Moments later, a light-red, thick liquid comes pouring down onto the remaining houseguests on the beams.
"What the bloody hell is this?!" Arthur yells.
Vash is irritated, "This is disgusting."
"I don't think I will last long," Lukas says.
Matthias shrieks.
Ludwig and Kiku try to keep their composure, but Ludwig looks like he is going to snap at any second.
Laura is murmuring things to herself, trying to encourage herself.
Elizaveta seems unbothered, but annoyed.
Ivan appears to be the least affected, with a forced smile on his face.
Antonio takes a closer look at the substance despite being grossed out, "Is this tomato sauce?"
Feliciano averts his attention to the remaining competitors, "Tomato sauce?"
The cold water comes back seconds later. The houseguests still on the beams are caught by surprise by the sudden cold sensation.
Tony's voice comes back, "Time to clean off that yucky, dirty grime!"
Laura starts to get exhausted, I'm going to have to give in now. She jumps into the water below.
"Laura is out," Tony says.
Vash is also worn out. "It's not worth the risk," he says before jumping down.
"Vash is out."
Ten minutes pass. The beams start moving higher from the water, which startles the remaining houseguests on the beams.
"I just wanted to move it up a bit," says Tony.
Antonio's legs and feet are tiring out. He decides to give in. "Adios!" He says before jumping in the pool. It's no big deal, he thought to himself.
"Antonio is out."
A strange, green substance comes pouring down, "And here's the second one!" Tony exclaims.
"What is this one now?!" Ludwig asks.
"Seriously, what is-" Arthur is interrupted when he slips while adjusting his footing, sending him down into the water.
"Arthur is out!" exclaims Tony.
Arthur rinses himself off in the pool, "Bloody hell, this water is so dirty! And did I just slip?" Well, that was embarrassing, Arthur thought to himself.
"It's from the sauce and that weird slimy stuff," says Matthias. "I just wish I could bathe myself right now."
The cold water then comes back on.
"Never mind," Matthias says.
A couple of minutes pass with no new activity. The houseguests that are out of the competition on the sidelines are cheering for the ones remaining on the beams.
The competition would go on for another while before a winner was announced. The worst was yet to come for the remaining competitors.
Meanwhile, on the second floor in the house, the doors open.
Lol hope that was good. Like I said, I wanted to post this story weeks ago, but school and stuff. Anyways, please leave a review and follow (but be kind when reviewing) :D
