Hello everyone! I'm doing another Hetalia OC, but this time I'm trying to make her a bit different than the last one. I'm actually getting a lot of my inspiration from things I've heard about the characters of Hetalia themselves, or their original planned design. (Like the original Russia and alcohol.)

Anywho, on with the show!

Disclaimer- I don't own, I only play in this world!

Chapter 1

"You did what?" Steel grey eyes met violet in a clash for dominance, as well as acceptance. Norway, Lukas Bondevik, had never felt so put out! How dare he!

Lukas sighed, realizing it wasn't recent. His friend, turned room mate seemed to be missing something vital in his life: A brain.

"Yeah, it'll be fine! It'll bring in a few extra bucks a month, we have the extra room, and it's only one guy. It'll be fine, right?" Denmark, Simon Densen grinned, watching as the other rolled his eyes.

"So, what happens when we're out for meetings every couple months? Are we going to leave some random stranger alone in the house?" Lukas grumbled as Finland, Tino Väinämöinen walked through the door, a curious look at the arguing, even though no one could deny it was a daily occurrence.

Something in Lukas' eye worried him. "What's up?" He asked as Sweden, Berwald Oxenstierna followed Tino into the room, glancing around.

"Simon invited a stranger to come live with us." Lukas fumed as Tino stood and thought for a moment.

"It might be fun to have a human living with us." He smiled, glancing over at Berwald who shrugged.

"M'be. D'no til they get 'ere, Ja?" Berwald's broken tone still sounded like music to Simon's ears, and like shattering glass to the startled Norwegian.

"Seriously?! We have meetings and things to go to! Do you really think it'll be safe to have a random stranger living in our house while we're gone? What if he steals all of our stuff?" Lukas watched as the others looked around thinking, while Lukas' little brother, Iceland, Emil Steilsson, finally followed the sound into the living room.

"What's going on?" He watched as Lukas and Simon started talking at the same time as Tino's happy tone chirped over both of their voices.

"We're going to have someone living with us!" He looked excited and Emil sighed, looking over at his brother.

"I know. I signed the contract to allow them to stay." Emil's tone brought Lukas crashing out of the hope someone would talk this idiot out of his insanity, and Lukas gritted his teeth, deciding to return to his room.

"How long til they get here?" Emil asked and Simon looked at his watch.

"He said he'd be here at four, so we still have two hours." Simon looked up, already bored since Lukas had left.

"Wait, they're coming today? In two hours?!" Lukas ran back into the room and Simon and Emil both nodded. Lukas looked around the house before standing tall, crossing his arms. "In which case... shouldn't we make a good impression? Let's get to cleaning." Simon looked about to run off, but Berwald grasped his arm, narrowing his eyes dangerously at the other.

"C'mon. Ye help too." Simon sighed in resignation as his eyes shifted over to Lukas, staring at him with his normal expression, somewhere between anger and boredom.

It was two hours later, though no one had noticed the time, when Lukas heard a timid knock at the door and walked over, sighing. He glanced at his watch and realized the time. He realized with annoyance that it must be the boarder as he sighed and reached out, opening the door.

"Pardon... I think I have the wrong house." The young woman looked down at the paper in her hand in surprise and Lukas frowned.

Great, instead of an over-rambunctious twenty something party boy, it was a timid little girl. She looked to be around twenty, with long black hair tied up into a ponytail that seemed to come to her mid back. Large brown eyes roved over the slip of paper in her hand and Lukas almost grumbled at her.

"The new boarder?" The girl looked up with wide eyes and slowly nodded. "You're in the right place. Come on in." He stood back and the girl quickly lifted her bags and shuffled into the house. Lukas watched as she seemed to wrap her arms around herself as she looked around. She was terrified. "Come on, I'll show you to your room." She looked over with a nod and lifted her bags again as he took her up the stairs. He got to the open room and watched as Emil finished sweeping the room up. It was a pretty nice room, so Lukas knew she couldn't complain too much. "Emil." The other glanced up and looked at the girl, practically hiding behind the doorway.

"Ah, so she's here. It's a pleasure to meet you, Edelweiss." Emil pulled her into the room and gave her a quick point out of her room before telling her to come to the bottom of the stairs after she'd gotten unpacked for a tour of the house. As they wandered to the bottom of the stairs, Lukas' eyes shifted over, meeting his brother's gaze.

"You knew her name. You knew it was a girl?" He asked and Emil nodded, staring.

"Of course I knew it would be a girl. Did you think Simon would keep in contact with them after his interest was lost? He stopped paying attention the instant the paper was signed." Emil watched as Lukas sat on the step beside him, with a sigh.

"She thought she had the wrong house. She was probably expecting it to be women." Lukas watched as Emil's eyes widened.

"That was unintentional. They knew we were men. I wonder why they wouldn't say anything." Emil frowned, glancing down.

It was only a few minutes til the girl came down the stairs, the hoodie she'd been wearing removed, showing a black tank top. She wore jeans and knee high combat boots and for a moment Lukas couldn't help but wonder why everyone in his life always seemed to wear combat boots. "Alright, now for proper introductions. My name is Emil Steilsson, this is my brother, Lukas Bondevik." He said softly and Edelweiss nodded with a smile.

"Edelweiss Jones." She said softly, reaching out to shake hands.

"An American?" Lukas asked and she nodded, a shy smile gracing her cheeks.

"Yeah, my big brother thought it would be a good idea for me to get out in the world and explore things, I just wasn't expecting to see countries while I was out." She gave an apologetic glance and both of the guys before her sat up, staring.

"Countries?"

"Yeah, Iceland and Norway, right? So the other three that are here are probably Denmark, Finland and Sweden, right?"

"Ja, but how do you know all of this?" Lukas suddenly felt worried.

"We've met before, actually. I had to accompany my brother to a meeting, and we were introduced." She said softly, looking between the two men and they looked at each other, then to her.

"Are you a country?" Iceland asked as the girl shook her head, paling at the thought.

"No, nothing that important! I'm just a state!" She clasped her hands before her, turning red under their gaze. "I'm just a little state. Nothing as much as a country."

"Edelweiss Jones... Don't tell me your big brother..."

"Yeah, it's Alfred." She sighed, shaking her head at the thought and Emil grinned.

"You look horrified about him!"

"You can say things like that. Your big brother isn't completely insane." Her eyes shifted over to Lukas before turning back to the younger, who glanced over at Lukas and sighed.

"Thanks for not being like America, Lukas."

"If you really appreciate it, you can call me Big Brother again, like you used to." Lukas glanced over, watching as Emil turned pink.

"Not saying it. We should show her around, Já?" He turned, shoving his hands into his pockets. Edelweiss couldn't hide a smile at the two before her.

She'd always been a part of America, but she was also very close to her brother's brother, Mattie. She usually wore a hoodie, as it was more comfortable than other things, but the heat in this house was killing her! She wasn't too used to being seen, and generally slid into the background. Unlike Mattie, though, when she decided she needed to be seen, she usually was. She sighed, remembering Mattie's words at the airport, as Alfred had been too busy to help her out. "You're going out to see the world. You'll meet new people and see new things. Don't get scared to try new things, like learning the language, or just... of finding someone." He watched her and Edelweiss understood.

He was sending her off completely. He'd blown off her crush. It's not like they were really siblings, but she always called him her brother, just to remind herself to put that space between them. They had that border. Though they were always side by side, she was always with Canada. Her eyes downcast as she walked to the next room, following the two men.

She would either be really happy here, or really miserable, and she realized a lot of it would be whether she was able to stop that crush. He'd done it on purpose. He'd been the one to send her off just so he could say those words.

She sighed as they came into the next room and Lukas gave her in inquisitive eye, his head softly shifting to the side. "Are you alright?"

"Fine, why?" She asked and for the first time she realized the tear traveling down her cheek. "What?" She reached up, honestly surprised to find it and chuckled nervously. "Sorry, must be my allergies. I didn't even notice." She wiped it away and blinked hard, trying to press any excess moisture from her eyes. "Are there a lot of flowers around here?" She asked, glancing over to Lukas, who thought for a moment before nodding.

"There's a bunch around here. Is that what caused that?" Emil asked and Edelweiss nodded.

"It's pollen. Is there somewhere around here that sells local honey?" She asked, memorizing this, in case it was asked again.

"I'll take you out to show you the town after we show you the house. There are a few shops that sell it." Emil smiled softly and Edelweiss bowed, confusing the others. She was acting horribly shy and quiet. The bow was almost Japanese.

The living room was cause for Lukas to still, standing tall. Edelweiss could see his hands shake. His eyes swept the room, glaring before he noticed a knee sticking up from the other side of the couch. "Du lure! Jeg fortalte deg å rydde opp!" Lukas pushed the knee, effectively knocking Simon from the couch.

"Ow!" He scrambled to his feet and yawned. "It's fine! We have plenty of time!" Simon stretched and yawned, picking up a few things from around the room, not even noticing the girl hiding off to the side. She was in Canada mode. Iceland looked over to see her and was surprised at how well hidden she was in plain sight. Lukas grumbled as he started picking up as well and Emil waved his hand around.

"This is the living room. And that's Simon." Simon glanced up, finally noticing the girl and his eyes widened.

He grinned as he clamored over the couch before holding out his hand to greet her. "Simon Densen!"

"Edelweiss Jones." She held out her hand, but still offered a soft bow, looking up at him with an expression that neither of the men there could place. When she pulled her hand back she immediately crossed her arms and snuck back, leaning against the walls and both men could tell she'd been made very uncomfortable.

'Probably Lukas' yelling', Emil thought as he glanced over at the other man, taking a load of dishes to the kitchen. 'I'll have to tell him to curb it around her if she's going to react like this'.

"So, a girl, huh? I didn't see that coming!"

"Guess we're all full of surprises in this house, right?" She cocked her head to the side and smiled softly, surprising the other two.

"Why? What does that mean?"

"I am Ohio. It's a pleasure to meet you, Denmark." She bowed low again and he stared.

"WHAT?! Are you a country?!"

"No, just a little state." She held up her hands showing a small amount and Denmark laughed.

"A state? From where?"

"Edelweiss Jones, you guess." Emil stated flatly and Simon thought.

"America. You're an American state? That sounds cool!" Simon's grin was contagious and Edelweiss nodded.

"It can be, until my big brother starts eating or speaking." She chuckled, remembering having to give him the Heimlich after he forgot to chew half of a cheeseburger at a meeting a few years back. "Here's hoping he doesn't die while I'm away." They could practically see the anxiousness cross her face.

"There are other states, I'm sure someone else can keep an eye on him while you're away." Simon grinned and Edelweiss nodded, smiling.

"You're right. I'm sure Mattie will keep an eye on him too." She giggled as Simon looked down at her, confused.

"Mattie?"

"Mathew Williams. Alfred's Brother. Canada." Edelweiss was quite used to this, and could only sigh as Simon nodded blankly.

"Honestly, I didn't know they were brothers. So, You know him? Mattie, I mean?" Simon asked and Edelweiss nodded.

"Mattie and me are actually pretty close. We share a border, and so we spend a lot of time chatting and hanging out." She smiled softly, remembering his smile two years ago at the bar.

"I know that look! You got the hots for him!" Simon stated with a grin and Edelweiss sighed, shaking her head.

"It's not like that." She sighed, looking up at him and Simon could see the heartbreak so easily, though she tried to hide it. He couldn't help but grin at the realization she wasn't very good at hiding her emotions.

"Either way, Mattie's awesome. Netherlands never stops talking about the time Mattie saved his ass, so I've gotten to know a bit about him.

He actually did know him? "And you never forget?"

"Hell no." Simon grinned, seconds before he glanced over at Emil, who was glaring.

"Sorry about the language." Simon said after realizing his words.

"It's fine. I've used worse." Edelweiss chuckled, watching as Emil looked at her with skepticism. The look made her giggle and he couldn't help but smile as Lukas came back into the room.

"Why aren't you cleaning?" His arms crossed and Simon sighed, looking back down at the girl.

"Guess I'll be seeing you around! It's a pleasure!" He grinned as he started picking up more of the stuff from the living room and Edelweiss smiled.

He was nice, if not a little over-rambunctious. He actually reminded her a lot of Alfred. "Come on, let me show you around some more." Emil watched as the girl offered a happy nod. It was hard to believe this happy, shy and polite girl was related to Alfred. It was like day and night.

"This is the kitchen. We usually eat meals as a household. The big fridge is for household use, you can use as much of it as you want. The smaller fridge is for personal items. I think it's all full right now, but I did order a mini-fridge for you, it should be here in the next day or two." He watched as Edelweiss looked around, seeing a very tall man doing the dishes. She nodded, but didn't pull her eyes away from him. "Hey, Berwald." The taller man turned, seeing the girl and turned the water in the sink off, wiping his hands on the dark blue apron he wore. "This is Edelweiss Jones."

"It's a pleasure." He said a soft look on his face, though his eyes looked her over with a care Edelweiss understood.

"Indeed. It's a pleasure to meet you." She offered her partial bow as their hands separated and she looked up at him with a smile. "Sorry if it's a surprise that I'm a girl."

"'T's fine. Prob'bly more trouble f'r ye." His eyes narrowed in annoyance as he heard something shatter in the living room.

"My mug!" They heard Lukas yell and Emil groaned. As he charged back into the living room Lukas and Simon were forehead to forehead, and it was easy to see a fist was about to fly at any moment. Edelweiss noticed the mug and frowned, lifting up the pieces, seeing where they'd fit. It was only broken into three pieces, and honestly it would be easy to fix. She didn't think much about it as she went back to the kitchen and grabbed a paper towel to dry it before reaching into her bag. She pulled out a tube, a brush and eventually a small vial before getting to work. She evenly spread a thin layer of glue before holding the pieces together for a minute. Berwald watched as she opened the vial and dipped the brush in, coating the crack in the substance for a while before going over it again, making sure it had soaked through, into the crack as much as possible. She smiled as she looked it over, knowing after the sealant finished drying, it would look brand new. She walked into the other room to see the two still fighting and sighed.

"I fixed the mug." She called out and Lukas stilled, looking up at her. "It should finish drying in about two hours, then it'll be fine." She said softly, watching as Emil turned to her, a little surprised, but he smiled.

Lukas walked over to her with a sigh. "Sorry you had to see that. That mug is kind of important to me. Thank you for fixing it."

"It's not a problem." She smiled and looked over at Simon, his legs sticking over the back of the couch. "Is he going to be alright?"

"Yeah, he'll be back to himself in an hour or so, after the wounded pride goes away." Lukas grumbled, glaring at the feet.

"My pride isn't wounded." Simon grumbled and Edelweiss looked over with a half smile.

"This is going to be interesting." She giggled.

Translations

Du lure! Jeg fortalte deg å rydde opp!

Fool! I told you to clean up!

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