Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia, the characters or even the plot. Don't sue me, please. : _ ;

Author's Note: This is a crossover of 'The Little Prince' and Hetalia. I've actually had this idea for a long time. It just came to me during that time when my class watched a play of 'The Little Prince' but it was really bad that even the teacher regretted taking us there... Anyway! I'll be posting the next chapters immediately and I might merge some chapters but it depends, yknow.

Hope you enjoy and I'll be applying a few changes but I'll try to keep the style akin to the original.

Chapter 1

My name is Matthew Williams. I am about to tell you my strange encounter with a certain someone but before all that let me tell you a little more about myself.

I'm the kind of person that lives a relatively quiet life and a lot of people tend to... overlook me.

When I was six years old, I saw an amazing picture book called True Stories From Nature. In it, I saw a picture of a boa constrictor in the midst of swallowing a small animal.

"Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it. After that they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion." It said in the book.

I pondered deeply about the adventures in the jungle. After some time, I took out my pencil and made my first drawing.

I showed the drawing to the grown-ups and asked them if it frightens them. They answered with:

"Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?"

My drawing was not of a hat but a boa constrictor digesting an elephant! The grown-ups didn't understand it at all so I made another drawing showing the inside of it so they could understand.

This time, they advised me to put away the drawings of a boa constrictor and devote myself to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. At an early age, I gave what could have been a wonderful career as a painter. I was so disappointed by the two drawings...

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to always explain things to them.

Then, I chose another profession, and learned to pilot planes. Geography became very useful for me, indeed! At a glance, I can differentiate China from Arizona. It's very useful if you get lost in the night.

I've met a lot of great people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. I've spent a lot of time with grown-ups and it has made me observe them in time. Honestly, it hasn't really improved my outlook on them.

Whenever I meet someone who seems perceptive, I try to experiment and show them my first drawing, which I've always kept. I find out if that person is one of true understanding or not. Sadly, I would always get the answer:

"That is a hat"

If that is so, I wouldn't talk to that person about boa constrictors, or forests, or stars. I'd bring myself down to his level. We would talk about bridges, golf, politics, and neckties. The grown-ups would be greatly pleased to have met a sensible man.