Yes...I have too many stories going on at once. But I had to write this one! I don't own Hetalia or its characters...I just claim my original characters. :) I am trying to be as historically accurate as possible, so let me know if anything is wrong. Please review...I love to know how I am doing! Hope you enjoy the story!
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Stranger!
The little girl with no formal name ran as fast as her chubby legs would carry her through the tall grass. She finally reached the shelter of the mesquite tree that served as her shelter. Beneath the buckskin draped over the large bush, she hugs her legs to her chest.
She knew all of the creatures and peoples that roamed freely over her lands. Yet today, she had seen some new and strange creatures. They looked like deer in a way, but they were way bigger and they had a second head that was shiny. The girl shivered at the thought of the creature. Silly! Don't be afraid of that! Nothing scares you!, she reprimanded herself.
After some time had passed, the girl cautiously peeked outside of her shelter...only to be blinded. She put her grubby hands to her eyes as she squealed in pain.
Antonio Fernandez Carriedo, better known as Spain, lifted up the visor of his helmet to see the source of squealing he heard. He knew the land he was exploring was home to fierce natives that he had no desire to conflict with. Looking down in front of him, Antonio blinked in surprise.
Standing in front of him was a little girl, no more than a toddler really. The strong breeze whipped her brown braids as her dark eyes glittered at Antonio furiously. Her little hands were tightly clenched into fists on either side of her fringed buckskin dress. Behind the girl was something like a tent made of a stubby tree and animal hides. "Go away you bad animal! I'm not afwaid of you!"
Smiling, Antonio dismounted from his horse and removed his helmet, passing it to a soldier. She's like Romano, in a way... The young man crouched and held out his hand to the girl who looked different from the other natives of the land. "Hola!" Antonio greeted the girl warmly.
The little girl maintained her defiant stance. It's a man...and a strange animal. Are the others like that too? He sure doesn't look like any of my people. Antonio's green eyes, fair skin, and metal armor were a stark contrast to the appearance of the people that cared for the girl some. Those people had skin the color of clay, hair the color of midnight, and eyes the color of mud. Those people that gave her a bath, braided her hair, gave her clothes, and built her shelter.
"Me llamo Señor Carriedo. ?Como te llamas?" Antonio again greeted the young girl before him.
The girl stared at him for several moments before speaking, deciding if this new man was a friend or an enemy. "Sometimes I yam called Teyshas. She stepped forward and placed her small hand into Antonio's.
Antonio gently squeezed the tiny hand in his. He was about to speak when a clap of thunder interrupted him.
"!Senor!" an alarmed companion of Antonio's called out, gesturing to the sky.
Antonio followed the soldier's finger to the sky, which had gone from clear to a boiling mass of wicked bluish clouds over the course of the afternoon. Antonio picked up the little girl. "Vamanos, mija." There was no way he could leave her alone out here.
"No!" the girl screamed. "I don't want to go wif you!" She bit her captor hard and landed a kick in a sensitive spot, causing him to drop her as he yelped in pain. Teyshas bounced onto the ground and ran away.
Antonio winced, sore from where the girl had kicked him. Panicking, he surveyed the landscape around him. Somehow, in the thirty seconds his eyes were closed, the girl had disappeared. Antonio reluctantly mounted his horse and signaled for him men to move out. I hate to think of that little child being out here all alone in this storm. I have to take care of my men too, though, and judging by those clouds we don't have much time to lose. Dios mio, she is like Romano. Antonio smiled at the thought of his young charge back in Spain as he and his company rode away.
After the storm passed, Teyshas looked for the man in the funny suit for a long time, but she did not see him again for nearly 200 years.
Historical Note: In 1519, Spaniards discovered Texas quite by accident. They claimed the territory and explored it a little, but until about 1700 most of Spain's focus was on Central and South America.
A/N: Since Texas ultimately passes through many hands, she will be called different names. Her first name, Teyshas (later Tejas in Spanish) comes from a Native American word meaning friendship. Her full name, Susannah Marie West, comes from the names that France, Spain, and America will give her.