Portraits of History

by CelticGames4

A compilation of short Hetalia one-shots based on History, the show, and requests from the readers. Get some brief glances at the history of the world, some drunken nations, and some bonus scenes from show segments such as "Running Away with Mr. Sweden," "America's Storage Room Cleaning," and "Boss Spain & Chibi Romano"! Come, read, and request what you'd like to see next!

1. The Search For A Child

Chapter 1: The Search for A Child (Part I)

It was the early 1500's. Spain at this time was young, not having any other nations to talk to. The other nations were still growing to nations from groups of kingdoms, leaving poor Spain very lonely!

"Where do you think you're going!?" Spain's first boss, King Ferdinand, made him stop short. The young nation turned around, "Oh, my king, I want to go to the new world with the conquistadors! Oh, please, please let me go!"

"You are too young to brave the sea." Who knew what would happen if his nation drowned?!

"Oh, please?! Won't you let me go with a conquistador!?"

Queen Isabella approached her King and Country. "What is this argument about!?" she asked. In the short time that Spain had been growing, he really had not argued with his bosses.

"Oh Queen Isabella! I am muy solitario! But… Maybe… Since the conquistadors are making colonies in the New World… Just maybe… There is a child there like me!"

"How can you be so sure?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I cannot," he confessed honestly. "But… Maybe I could find out! Please please please please! I will get there before mi hermano Portugal, just like our explorers did. If Portugal finds el bebé before I do, who knows what disaster might happen!?"

The King and his Queen exchanged a look, obviously debating it. Finally, she nodded and he nodded in agreement. "Fine. You can go on one voyage. But you must stay safe and come back."

The young country grinned, his green eyes shining with happiness. It was one of the first times this happened, but it certainly wouldn't be the last.

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A/N: Hello, welcome to this story I thought up during my AP American History Class! I will warn you that I've watched all 5 seasons of the show but I'm still working on reading the manga, so if I do any scenes that are put in the manga, I'm sorry. I was bored and wanted to write something short and sweet so this is what I came up with. This arc will eventually be continued, and I'll be writing a lot of random one-shots through the year with historical stuff, as well as stuff from the segments of the show (bonus scenes, if you will), and pretty much anything else I think of.

Please, request what you want to see next! Thanks for reading!