Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia. I also don't own the layout for the Facebook parts. That belongs to Sascha-Gero (see: The Internet Killed The Video Star). I am only going to say that last part once, since I doubt I'll remember to put that in in the later chapters.
THIS IS INSPIRED BY: Sascha-Gero's The Internet Killed The Video Star. The first arc might seem similar to her Jeanette arc, but it will be different. As for the rest... Well, I think I can guarantee they're different :)
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Axis Powers of Hetalia
(First Arc: The Kirkland Manor)
- August 20th
Madeline Williams stared out of the car.
"You okay, honey?" asked her mom, Abby Williams.
"Y – Yes." She fiddled with the beret her cousin Francis had given her. Moving into a new town and a new school had always made her nervous, but this time not only was she anxious, she was also giddy. This was the town where her twin sister Amelia was living in. Her mom didn't exactly want to live in the same town with her ex-husband – that was the reason they moved away in the first place! – but the house she had bought in Hetalia was the nearest to her new workplace, which happened to be in the next town forty-five kilometres away. She did not like having to drive an hour every day, but the town where her work was didn't have a house or an apartment (or even a hotel room!) for sale, so this was the next best thing.
Her mom took comfort in the fact that at least she will not be living in the same house as her ex-husband.
Madeline sighed. She felt really bad for Amelia. She had drawn the short end of the stick and got stuck with their father. Now, Madeline loved her father with all her heart, but only because he was her father. Nate Jones wasn't exactly enjoyable to be around back when he was still with her mom, but ever since the divorce, he had turned to drinking his sorrows away everyday and spending the money her mom sent over on gambling. According to Amelia, she barely even lived with the man anymore. She was staying with a good family friend of theirs: the Kirklands.
"We're almost there," her mom said with forced cheerfulness.
Madeline looked out of the window again and caught sight of a sign.
Welcome to Hetalia
A Town of History
Madeline Williams: Is arriving in five minutes :)
[Amelia F. Jones and 6 others like this]
Amelia F. Jones: Awesome! We haven't seen each other in what, seven years?
Madeline Williams: Eight.
Amelia F. Jones: Aww, I missed you~
Arthur Kirkland: It's good to see you again, Madeline.
Madeline Williams: Thanks, Arthur :)
Francis Bonnefoy: I missed you too~ Do I get a virtual hug?
Madeline Williams: *gives virtual hug*
Francis Bonnefoy: Merci~
Adrian Kirkland: Good ta see ya again, lass.
Madeline Williams: Hi, Adrian!
Amelia F. Jones: Ask Mom if it's cool if we help you unpack.
Madeline Williams: She says yes.
[Arthur Kirkland and 6 others like this]
Amelia F. Jones: Yesss~ See ya at the house!
Madeline Williams: You all know the address, right?
Francis Bonnefoy: Oui.
Madeline heaved the suitcase out of the trunk and carefully put it down on the driveway. It was surprisingly heavy. What in the world did her mom put in there?
"Maddie~!" a familiar voice called out.
She turned and got a face full of blonde hair and happy smiles for her trouble. "Ah! A – Amelia!"
"Aren't you gonna hug your heroic sister back?"
Madeline rolled her eyes and tried her best to squeeze the life out of her twin. She was not successful.
"Madeline~!" Francis walked elegantly to the driveway, followed by Arthur and his four other siblings. "It is so good to see you, ma cousine."
"Bonjour, Francis," she greeted, letting go of Amelia. "You too, Arthur, Adrian, Auryn, Aiden, Peter..."
"Good afternoon, Madeline." Arthur cuffed Peter on his head. "Go on, help her with the bags."
Peter snorted, grabbed the lightest bag he could find, and dragged it inside the house.
"Oh, you're all here." Her frazzled mother popper her head out of the doorway. "Hello, dears. Would you mind bringing in all the other bags inside?"
"Sure, Mom." Amelia took the heaviest bag of the pile and effortlessly started dragging it in. Madeline wondered when the hell she got so strong.
"She started taking weight training," Arthur explained. He picked up a suitcase and walked into the house, the rest of his brothers following with loads on their shoulders.
Madeline glanced at the last bag – a small handbag – and picked it up. She wasn't going to complain.
"Amelia," her mom said carefully, setting a tray of lemonade on the table, "how is... your father?"
Amelia stiffened. "He's... fine."
Ms. Williams forced herself to say, "Good."
Awkward silence.
"So, Maddie!" Amelia turned to her sister with a big smile. "School's in two weeks, so we gotta introduce you to the gang."
"The gang?"
"The Axis Powers of Hetalia," Aiden answered, sipping his lemonade.
"What's that?"
Setting down his scone, Arthur said, "Hetalia is an extremely history-oriented town. About seventy years ago, the students of Hetalia Secondary had separated themselves into two groups – the Axis Powers of Hetalia and the Allied Powers of Hetalia – to commemorate World War II and the soldiers dying for their countries. The students pit themselves against each other in a year-round competition of sorts. They competed for the title for the side with the highest GPA, the best athletic skill, the best artistic skill, et cetera. This raised the school average so much that the school decided to keep this tradition, even though it should have ended when the war ended."
Sounds a lot like Harry Potter, Madeline thought.
Francis smiled. "We are all part of the Axis Powers. Would you like to join?"
"M – Me?" Madeline looked down at her lemonade, suddenly self-conscious. The rivalry sounded really important, and she was afraid she would mess up somehow. It wouldn't be the first time she got kicked out of a club because of her shyness...
"Oui. To be part of the group, a member must invite you to join and five others must acknowledge you as a part of the Axis Powers. I think the Allies have a different way of granting someone their membership, but that is irrelevant." Francis nodded at the five teens in the room (Peter scowled). "We have five others of the Axis Powers here, and I'm sure they will acknowledge you as a part of the group. Oui?"
Mumbles of "Yes" came from the boys and one girl.
"Then it is settled." Francis clapped his hands. "Welcome to the Axis Powers of Hetalia, Madeline Williams."
Madeline Williams has joined the group The Axis Powers of Hetalia.
Ivan Braginski: We have a new member~!
Sakura Honda: Welcome, Williams-san.
Yao Wang: One for the Axis Powers!
Mathias Densen: Awesome!
Amelia F. Jones: We're so gonna kick the Allies' asses this year!
[Gilbert Beilschmidt and 21 others like this]
Kyle Walker: Too right!
Gilbert Beilschmidt: Kesese~ This will be our year.
Madeline Williams: Thank you :)
#1: The Kirkland Manor = HetaOni Mansion
(what could be lurking inside...?)
So, since this is a long author's note, I've bolded the important parts. Please read at least those.
Did you get the slight historical significance in Amelia's and Madeline's parents' names?
Nate – Native America
Abby – Aboriginal
Clever author is clever.
-The little town of Hetalia is set in an unspecified country. They are in a neutral country (like Switzerland). So I can push all of them into the Axis side of WWII without any of them yelling that they're on the wrong side or something.
-I'm sure you can guess who the majority of the characters are, so here's one or two you might not be able to recognize either because I completely made the name up (they're not OCs!), or they are gender-bent. I will be posting this whenever I introduce a new character:
New Characters:
Madeline Williams (f) - Canada
Amelia F. Jones (f) - America
Arthur Kirkland (m) - England
Francis Bonnefoy (m) - France
Kyle Walker (m) - Australia
Adrian Kirkland (m) – Scotland
Auryn Kirkland (m) – Wales
Aiden Kirkland (m) – Ireland
Peter Kirkland (m) - Sealand
Ivan Braginski (m) - Russia
Sakura Honda (f) - Japan
Yao Wang (m) - China
Mathias Densen (m) - Denmark
Gilbert Beilschmidt (m) - Prussia
If you want the entire character roster I have so far (I think I have around forty or fifty), I can PM it to you if you want.
Okay, hope you like that! I know I broke the rules a bit, but it is kind of important. Besides, the majority will be written in normal form. Facebook will only be used... when I feel like it.
MORE IMPORTANT STUFF: (really, this is a list for the future arcs, please bear with me)
First Arc: The Kirkland Manor
Second Arc: The Williams Murder
Third Arc: The Beilschmidt Heist
Fourth Arc: The Vargas Paintings
Fifth Arc: The Braginski Experiment
If it all goes well, I will be planning more arcs.
So review, please!
PS: There will be a suspicious absence of police and adult presence at appropriate times.
