Ukraine is depicted as "Iryna". Hong Kong is "Leon" and Taiwan is "Xiao Mei".

I don't own Hetalia! By the way, in this AU, Yao is a girl. She just dresses as a boy at school and outside of the house.

Also I really wanted to thank the guest review ("One") from my last story. If you see this, I wanted to say thank you so much for the motivation! It means a lot!

Please read and review! Enjoy!

Day 1: Hectic

Rushed activity, in a hurry.

Yao woke up the first time the alarm rang.

And promptly slammed it.

This went on for a few minutes until the alarm stopped ringing and Kiku burst through the door.

"Good morning nii-san, it is already past 7:30. Shouldn't we go to school?"

Yao's eyes were suddenly wide open and she jumped out of bed exclaiming the daily,"Aiyaah, why didn't you wake me up earlier?!" Her voice, like usual, was so loud that both Leon and Xiao Mei woke up, without Kiku having to go into their room.

"I will make breakfast, okay?"

Of course, Kiku didn't really plan on hearing an answer as he went down the stairs, saying good morning to his brother and sister on the way. They had a talent of getting ready within ten minutes.

It was depressing, in a way, as Yao had always planned on changing her sleep habits at the beginning of the school year.

It was the last year for Yao in high school and nothing had changed from the beginning.

Each morning for the past five years have been rushed. Of course, it hadn't been so bad in the beginning. They had a distant relative that lived in Canada and was willing to accept the whole family with open arms after Yao's parents passed away. Originally the family consisted of her two siblings and her cousin, Kiku. That was when they met Yong Soo, who was their 'cousin'. But eventually, Yong Soo and his mother both moved back to South Korea, leaving Yao to take care of everyone.

It hadn't been easy. Yao tried to prepare all the meals, but she took too long. So Kiku insisted on taking care of breakfast and occasionally taking Leon and Xiao Mei to school (since they were still in elementary school while both Kiku and she were in high school). Yao tried to get random part time jobs on the side as both the money left from their parents and the money sent from South Korea was really not enough for the family. It was then that Yao decided to dress as a boy since it was easier then to find jobs and walk down a street at midnight after the job.

And she never minded that at school either. Yao had never been too girly or into any romance. The only time she acted remotely feminine was at home and as a mother to her siblings and Kiku. Though maybe Kiku didn't really see her that way…

"Yao, are you ready yet? I'll take Leon and Xiao Mei to school, so please hurry up. I do not think it is a good idea to be late on the first day."

As true as that was, she already had a solid reputation for the largest amount of accumulated late slips.

Yao heard the door being closed gently and ran down the stairs to see a hot breakfast prepared for her.

Maybe it wasn't so bad that Kiku helped out so often.

I shouldn't think that, I'll be a failure of a mother

And with that thought Yao finished tying her tie and ran out the door, backpack slung over her shoulder.

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First Period: Calculus

"Wang? Wang, Yao?" called the teacher.

"H…Here…" spluttered Yao in a soft voice after running up three flights of stairs. The class turned towards her with the annual judging eyes.

At least she wasn't late.

"If you would please go sit over there."

It wasn't necessary to point. There was only one seat left in the entire Calculus class. As Yao sat down she looked at the seat next to her.

It was a young boy with beautiful snow white hair with matching pale skin. His lips in a smile and his eyes deep violet which seemed to stare deep within the depths of her soul. He seemed out of this world. Something about him seemed so pleasant yet so…so…..different.

A few minutes later, the teacher told them to talk to the person sitting next to them. It was the first day, after all.

"My name is Ivan. Ivan Braginsky. I hope we become good friends, da?"

"Right. My name is Yao Wang."

And so, to rid the silence, they talked about where they came from ("Russia! I only moved here a few months ago") and their family ("I have on-two sisters. Iryna and….well Natalia" Yao noted that the last part came out in a whisper). Yao talked about Kiku and everyone back at home ("Wow you take care of so many people? How responsible of you.") It was surprisingly easy to open up to Ivan.

After all this, Yao couldn't understand why everyone seemed to fear the Russian. There wasn't anything particularly scary nor creepy.

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Lunch

The brown- haired girl ran down the second floor and grabbed Kiku into a big hug.

"Kiku, how have you been? Do you like the lunch that I made you? How was class?"

"Y…Yao, C…c..an't breathe…"

Yao let go of the poor boy with a warm smile on her face, expecting a reply.

"I have not eaten lunch yet Yao…"

"Let's eat lunch together then!"

Kiku looked back at the German and Italian who stood by their lockers in awe as Yao dragged him down the hallway.

It seemed that even after the two years that they'd known each other, the episode never failed to surprise.

They sat at the table in the center of the cafeteria, where all the guys sat. Ludwig and Feliciano joined them at the end of the table and the rest of the students came filing in. The table was filled with warmth, joy and life.

And then Ivan walked towards them.

"Hello Yao-Yao! Can I sit with you?"

"Sure!"

The entire table seemed to turn their heads towards Yao with faces of shock and horror (except for Feliciano and Kiku).

"Wait Yao, you can't just let him sit there!" exclaimed Alfred from the other side of the long table.

"Why not?"

Somehow, that shut Alfred up, and all the others.

Ivan smiled his warm smile and everyone else ate their lunch in an uncomfortable silence.

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After school

It wasn't surprising that Alfred pulled Yao aside after school ("Yao, wait up!" as he held his signature bitten hamburger).

"What is it Alfred?"

Contrary to popular belief, Yao was not clueless. She knew that the entire table didn't like Ivan for whatever reason. So she wasn't surprised when Alfred said:

"Look Yao, you're cool and all, but Ivan isn't. Don't you get it? He's creepy. And he's from Russia, like doesn't that tell you something? And I heard that he beats people up in his spare time! Don't hang out with that dude. He isn't cool."

Though, Yao had to admit, it was surprising how quickly rumors spread around the school. Ivan was a new student.

"Alfred. He's new to the school. How do you even know what you hear is true? Ivan's all alone, and he seems like a nice kid."

"Yao. I'm gonna have to put this bluntly. We don't want a potentially dangerous kid around us. Just don't invite him next time or just don't sit with us."

As Alfred left, Yao stood there, alone.

But try as she might, she couldn't see any harm in Ivan as the sweet boy passed her waving goodbye with a bright smile.