A/N: Yeah...so i just watched the Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. And then I rewatched Hetalia. And that's how this was born. This will go along the Ariel's beginning plot and story, but with my character adjustments and additions to the story. Pairings: Gerita, Prucan, Ameripan, Spamano, Rochu, FrUK.
Prologue
"Luddy~! Luddy, hurry up! We'll be late!" Squealed 14-year-old Feliciano. Feli was a small, skinny merboy with bright, brown eyes, blue tail and he wore a golden flower in his curly, auburn brown hair.
Feliciano swam faster, speeding towards the surface. In his haste, the golden flower flew from his auburn locks. He gasped and reached for it as it began to sink, but a pair of paler, stronger hands caught it first.
"Careful, Feli. You don't want to lose this." Feli looked up to see a pare a piercing blue eyes.
"Hehehee, sorry Luddy~. I'll try to be more careful." Feli giggled as 15-year-old Ludwig, a fair skinned, blonde haired, blue eyed, and green tailed merboy, placed the flower back into Feli's hair. Ludwig was also fairly skinny, however there was evidence of developing muscles.
Feli reached up to touch the delicate flower in his hair. " I would never want to lose this."
Ludwig smiled and grabbed Feliciano's hand. " Come on, Vati and sir Romulus is waiting."
The two continued to swam to the surface as an amorous aura slowly over took them...
For about two seconds as a blur of black and white barreled past them. Once the world stopped spinning Ludwig managed to see what exactly swam by. All he needed to see was the black tail, extremely pale skin, and white hair. "GILBERT!"
"Kesesesesese, what's the matter lil' bro? The awesome me disturb you and your little boyfriend?" Gilbert snickered.
Ludwig blushed deep red and lunged at his older brother. "Get back here! Gilbert!"
Gilbert swam in circles around his little brother, cackling, "KESESESE! It's no use bruder! I've got two years on you and that makes me older, wiser and stronger. Keseseseseses!"
"If you were wiser you wouldn't get in trouble with Vater as much and you'd be the next king, not me!"
"PFFF, who would want to be a king. It's soo boooorring."
Ludwig rolled his eyes.
Feli giggled at the two of them as a quiet voice spoke from behind him. "G-Guys we should hurry, we don't want to be later than we already are."
Mathew, a small, blonde haired and red tailed merboy, swam up and grabbed Gilbert's arm. "C-Come one Gilbert!" Mathew tugged on Gilbert's arm and started to drag him towards the cove, Ludwig and Feliciano following behind.
The young merfolk broke the surface of the water. What awaited them was and orchestra of merpeople singing and playing instruments while others danced or played.
"There you two are! I was wondering when you'd show up!"
Gilbert and Ludwig looked up to see their Vater, the sea King, Wolfgang, sitting on a rock just above the water. With his back straight, shoulders back, stern expression and overall muscular physique,and his magic trident in his right hand, he looked every bit the serious and powerful king he was meant to be. He sighed and waved his sons over. "Come, I have gifts for the both of you."
"HA! All hail ze awesome Gilbert!" Gilbert crowed as he scrabbled up the rocks, sitting on Wolfgang's left while Ludwig sat on the right. Wolfgang handed Gilbert and new sword. "Here, for your future as head of the Royal Guard and King's Adviser."Gilbert's eyes lit up as he strapped it to his waist and ran off the show Mathew. Wolfgang then handed a small music box to Ludwig. "Here, open it."
Ludwig slowly opened the small box. A familiar melody flowed out of the music box. "Mom's song." Ludwig smiled as he listened.
"Ja, the very one. She use to sing it to you before you and Gilbert went to sleep." Wolfgang stoically surveyed the scene before him. Merpeople happy played and sang and danced. "She would have loved to be here with us."
"...Do you ever miss her Vater?"
"Everyday, my son, but there is one thing that you mother told me before she left that keeps me going."
Ludwig looked up and his father. "What was that Vati?"
Wolfgang looked down at his youngest son. " She told me, that if she died, she wouldn't want to live a life of grief. That would make her die over and over again. Instead, she said, she told me to remember the loved ones that are still there and to remember the people I ruled over. They need me, and they can't exactly have me wallowing in my own misery can they." Wolfgang chuckled at the last bit.
Ludwig chuckled with his father. "That sounds like Mutti."
" Hm, yes, my queen has never steered me wrong, and I doubt yours will either, if you listen to him." Wolfgang gestured to Feliciano who was singing with his brother Lovino for their grandfather Romulus.
Ludwig smiled affectionately at Feliciano.
"HEY! Wolfgang!" Romulus splashed into the water and swam up to Wolfgang. "Come on, you old coot."
Wolfgang groaned, "What do you want Romulus?"
"You and me, come on! A little show of strength like the good old days."
"The good ol' days? You mean when we we thirty years younger?" Wolfgang teased behind a slight smirk. None-the-less he slid into the water. He turned and handed the trident to Ludwig. "Hold this for me son."
Ludwig took the trident from his father and Wolfgang launched himself onto Romulus. The two mermen wrestled in the water, trying to overcome each other, while the other merfolk cheered and clapped.
Ludwig watched in admiration of his father as Feliciano swam up and sat next to him. "Hi, Luddy~!"
Ludwig looked at Feliciano, smiled, and put an arm around his childhood crush and future queen. There was a moment of peaceful silence between the two, before Felicano spoke, looking up at him with doe eyes. "Ludwig, can we always be like this?"
Ludwig raised an eyebrow to his question. "What do you mean, Feli?"
"Happy." He gestured to the other merfolk around them. "Can it stay like this? Where we're together, and we're all happy."
Ludwig smiled and held Feliciano close. "Of course Feliciano. I promise."
Feliciano giggled and snuggled into his side.
...Then he went ridged. "L-Ludwig!"
Ludwig looked at him, his eyes were wide with terror. Ludwig followed his gaze and saw what frighted Feliciano.
A pirate ship.
"VATI!"
Wolfgang stopped fighting Romulus to look at Ludwig who pointed at the approaching pirate ship.
Wolfgang's eyes widened in horror. "GO! EVERYONE! GO! UNDER THE SURFACE!"
The merpeople scrambled off the rocks, rocketing into the water. Wolfgang grabbed Ludwig and Feliciano and dove into the water.
"Wait!" Ludwig cried and tried to swim up to the surface.
"Ludwig! Where are you going?" Wolfgang grabbed Ludwig's arm.
"T-The music box...the one you gave me."
"Stay here! I will get it for you." Wolfgang swam for the surface.
"WAIT! Vati!"
"Stay there! Keep the trident safe!"
Wolfgang swam past Romulus, who was escorting Lovino and his intended, Antonio. "Wolfgang! I'll go with you!" Romulus followed him to the surface.
Ludwig watch win horror as the pirate ship approach. He swam for the surface, but was held back by Gilbert."Bruder! Let me go!"
"No, you dummkopf! You could be killed!"
"BRUDER! LET GO!"
"NO!"
The brothers heard a crunching sound and looked up. The pirate ship was crashing into the cove.
Ludwig tried to wrestled away from his brother and go to his father.
To his horror, the pirate ship crashed into the cove. Wood bent and splintered on the rock. Humans in on the boats abandoned ship.
Ludwig and Gilbert watched with weeping eyes as their remaining parent was ripped away from them.
Finally Ludwig cried out and reached for his father.
"VATI! NOOOOOOOOO!"
It was sunset, the next day.
With the death of his father,along with Romulus, Ludwig was crowned as the next king and he and Feliciano were arranged to be married within the week.
The present king was on the surface mournfully gazing at the sunset, with the trident in his hand.
"Ludwig." Gilbert's voice sounded from behind him.
Ludwig slightly turned his head."Yes, Bruder."
Gilbert place the music box on the rock next to him. "The guards managed to save this from the wreckage."
Ludwig tentatively picked up the music box and opened it. The same beautiful melody echoed out, but this time with every note he heard Ludwig's heart panged with agony and tears fell down his face.
Suddenly Ludwig's face heated up with rage that ignited itself in his heart. Anger at humans, fro killing his father. Anger at himself, for not stopping his father. Anger at the stupid song for making him remember it all. In a fit of rage Ludwig hurled the small box haft way across the ocean. Ludwig panted as grief took over his heart.
"Gilbert!" Ludwig barked.
Gilbert looked at his brother with bewilderment in his eyes. "Y-yes?"
"Take note of this! This is my first royal proclamation! I hereby ban music from my kingdom!"
Gilbert's eyes widened. "W-What, WHY?"
Ludwig started to sob. "I-It hurts too much."
"But Ludwig...!"
Ludwig reared on Gilbert, pointing the magic trident at him. "DON'T QUESTION ME GILBERT!"
"...Yes my...king."
A/N: SO...this is the first chapter of My Little Italita. If there are parts of this that you are confused about or don't understand, don't worry. There will be flashbacks throughout the story indicated by italics. I hope you enjoy the rest of this story.
