So this is my first story on FanFiction. I really hope I did good. I would like to have your opinions about it. Is it okay? I don't know, any advice would be fine. Please don't be too harsh in your reviews. Thank you.

(P.S.: The maid on the cover is not Maria. It's just a random maid in Hetalia.)

I don't own anything in this story except Maria, my OC.

Arthur was reading a book while drinking tea in the living room when he suddenly heard somebody singing.

"Hmm? What the…"

He closed the book and stood up with his tea before walking to the voice. It guided him to the garden, where he saw a young lady who was extending some clothes on the clothes line. Brown hair, blue eyes, lightly underweight, has some bruises on her body.

"Her voice…so beautiful…" That was England's thought. He rarely heard that kind of voice in the past. He watched her for a long moment as she moves gracefully through the rows of clothing. After a long moment, the young girl picked a basket before seeing the man.

"Oh, Sir Kirkland! I didn't notice that you were there."

"I just…heard something and I was wondering what it was…"

"Oh! Did I disturb you, Sir Kirkland?"

"Not at all, Maria. Don't worry about it."

"O-okay! Ummm…I'm going back to work. Please excuse me!" The young woman rushed inside the house. Arthur took a sip of his tea.

"Easy-worried as always. Silly little girl…How long has it been since she arrived here?..." The British started to be nostalgic.

*6 months ago*

"England!"

The British suddenly saw his boss waving at him when he came out from his meeting with the other countries. "…Boss? What are you doing here? Is there a job you want me to take care of?"

"No, not this time. There is somebody that I want you to meet."

"…Eh?" Without asking too many questions, the British followed his boss to a room. He then saw a young woman who was sitting on a chair in the middle of the room. At his surprise, she was really underweight and seemed pretty weak. She had a lot of bruises on her body.

"England, this is Maria. She will be your maid starting today."

"My…my maid? But boss, I don't really need a maid…"

"It was her request."

Arthur sighed. "Really?"

"Yes. Come on Maria, don't be so shy. Say hi to the one you will serve now."

The young woman stood up and opened her eyes to look at England. She started to hesitate before the young man said something. "It is a pleasure to meet you, milady." He gently took her hand before giving it a light kiss while smiling to her. She said nothing in return, which made him a little awkward. The boss intervened. "Don't worry my dear. He won't hurt you."

She jumped before starting to shake. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Sir Kirkland…"

"Maria, if you can excuse us, I would like to talk to Mr. Kirkland alone." The young woman went outside the room, leaving the men alone.

"Ummm, boss. The bruises…"

"I know, England. These bruises are from her previous master. He used to beat her up to terrorize her."

"Wait, what? That bloody little…" Arthur cracked his fists, ready for a fight. His boss stopped him.

"No need to angry. He got arrested not too long ago."

"I see…" The British looked on the floor.

"I found Maria lying in front of my door few days ago, very weak and close to fell unconscious. I took care of her, which was when she told me that she wanted to work for you."

"I see…poor girl."

"This is why I took her here so she could meet you. Please, Arthur. Accept her as a maid at your house. I know that you don't need one, but just to make her feel better."

England wasn't really enthusiastic for that, but he couldn't refuse to his boss and less to a lady who needed help. "Fine. I'll take her with me."

"Thank you very much Arthur. We will see each other in 3 months."

"Yes, sir…"

*Back to the present*

Arthur was daydreaming a little too much about his meeting with Maria that he didn't heard her calling him. "Sir Kirkland? Sir Kirkland!"

"Oh, Maria! Sorry I was daydreaming."

The young woman sweat dropped. "Do you want more scones, Sir Kirkland?"

"Sure! I don't see why not!" He followed her in the house. He watched her as she take out the scones from the oven. The smell was spread through the kitchen. "Smells pretty good Maria! You're a bloody good cook!"

The young woman blushes, "Why thank you, Sir Kirkland. I don't really think that my food is the best…"

"It is. Trust me."

"Thank you…" She smiled at him as she served him a small plate with 2 scones.

"You can take some if you want."

"A-are you sure? I mean, I am not really supposed to do that…"

"You should eat a little more, my dear. You need to gain a little more weight. I don't want the others to think that I am not treating you well."

"Oh not at all, Sir Kirkland! I really appreciate your kindness, but…sometimes I am afraid that I am taking to much place in your own house…"

England chuckled when he heard the weird statement of the young woman. "Oh, Maria! Don't be silly! You do like if you were in your own house. Except making problems like America…"

Maria's eyes blinked. "You think that Sir Jones causes a lot of problems?"

"You never saw him when he's acting with some person and I don't think you really want." Arthur smiled at his maid. They suddenly heard the bell ringing.

"Coming!" Maria left the kitchen, leaving England with his thoughts. He was about to take a bite of one of his scones when he heard Maria laughing and the last thing he didn't want to hear today.

"Ohonhonhonhon~"

"Don't tell me..." He ran to the front door before seeing France talking with Maria. "What the bloody hell are you doing here?"

"Sir Bonnefoy wanted to talk you." Maria answered for France. The French gave have a thorn-less rose.

"There you go, ma jolie." He winked to her.

"Thank you, Sir Bonnefoy!"

That made England not very happy. "Oi, don't start to flirt my maid, frog!"

That made France laugh. "Ohonhonhon~! Why shouldn't I, mon ami? After all, we have a beautiful demoiselle here..."

"Shut up and come inside before I decide to leave you outside!" Arthur was getting very impatient. Francis came inside the British house and followed him to the living room.

"Would you like some wine, Sir Bonnefoy?"

"Bien sûr, sweetheart." He winked to the maid.

England caught him. "Oi! What did I just said?" He then calmed down. "Maria, can I have some tea, please?"

"Yes, Sir Kirkland." Maria left the room

"So, what did you wanted to talk about?"

"Ummm..."

That gave doubts to the British. "If it's about the damn marriage again, the answer is still no." They suddenly heard the glass break. "...Maria?"

"Y-yes?" The maid seemed troubled.

"Is everything okay?"

"Y-yes! Don't worry!"

"I really have a bad feeling about this..." England stood up, but France stops him.

"She said that she was okay, why are you inquiet?"

"You never know, she might be hurt..."

"Don't worry too much! Just sit down."

The British sighed before sitting down again and started a conversation with his rival. Few minutes later, Maria came with the tea and the wine. He noticed the bandage at her hand. "What happened?"

"Eh?"

"Your hand."

"Oh. Ummm..." She served the drinks for the men. "I...cut myself with a glass that I dropped...Sorry."

"Lemme see..."

"N-no! It's ok!"

"Lemme see." He took her hand and started examinating the covered wound. "We'll talk about this later. You can go rest for a bit."

"...Ummm...well...please excuse me..." Maria left the room quietly, leaving the men alone.

France chuckled. "Well, well, isn't she a shy girl?"

"Yes...OI! WHAT DID I TOLD YOU, YOU BLOODY FROG EATER?"

So yeah, this is the end of the first chapter. So, how was it? Was it good? Or lame? Just say it in the reviews. Thank you for reading my story. :)