Author: MercurialLily
Fandom: Hetalia
Title: Gilbert and Elizabeta's Infinite Playlist
Rating: T
Pairing: Eventual PruHun

A/N: This plot basically popped into my head while I was half-asleep. I have no clue where it'll go. You have been warned! Yes, the title is a rip-off of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. I just thought it sounded cool.

Each chapter is going to be named after a song title, which may give clues to what the chapter will be about. Or not. I don't know, it's terribly planned out D,:

It's a high-school AU, so most of the characters are 16-17 (Grade 11, eleventh grade, junior, what have you) unless otherwise noted. Elizabeta has transferred part-way through first semester.

"I'll see you later, sweetie! Have a good first day!" Ms. Héderváry said as her daughter stepped out of the car. "You're going to have a great time."

Elizabeta took up her bag and smiled. "Thanks, Mom." She waved and turned to face the school. It was an old Gothic-style building, three stories high. Her old school was a modest two-story building with an inviting exterior.

"Well, here goes nothing," Elizabeta murmured to herself as she started up the stairs leading to the front doors. Taking a breath, she opened the door and entered the school.

The building had a musty smell similar to that of an old library. The carpet in the foyer was a deep red, and what floor she could see was a shiny hardwood. Directly to her left was a staircase, and a little ways to the right was what looked to be the main office. That's where I need to go. As she walked toward the office, she was suddenly bumped by a student heading for the stairs.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" the student shouted, clearly annoyed.

"I-I'm so sorry," Elizabeta apologized. She looked up, wanting to see who she bumped into. The student was a boy, relatively tall and slender, wearing a red hoodie over his uniform shirt. The thing she found most fascinating about him was his snow-white hair and dark red eyes. He was so different from anyone else she'd ever seen.

The boy glared at her. "Yeah, just be more careful next time," he snapped as he made his way to the stairs.

Elizabeta stared after him for a while before continuing to the office. As soon as she opened the office doors, she heard the bell ring. "Great," she muttered. "Late on my first day..."

"Can I help you?"

Elizabeta looked up. She saw a young secretary smiling at her from the front desk. Elizabeta nodded and said, "Yes, actually. My name is Elizabeta Héderváry. I just transferred here."

The secretary tapped on her keyboard. After a short pause, she replied, "Ah, here you are. Elizabeta Héderváry... You are in Mr. Vargas' homeroom class. He's on the second floor. Room 221. You have a map, don't you? I'll still give you directions. Go up the stairs across the hall and turn right. The room is the second door on the left."

"Thank you," Elizabeta said as she left the office and headed up the stairs. "Turn right... Second door on the left... Ah!" Taking a second to look as presentable as possible, she knocked on the door.

She heard a clamour from inside the classroom before the door was opened by a middle-aged man with dark hair. "You must be our new student," he said with a smile. "Your name is...?"

"Elizabeta Héderváry," Elizabeta replied. "You're Mr. Vargas, right?"

"That's right. Come in, we've been expecting you." Mr. Vargas ushered Elizabeta into the room and clapped his hands to get the students' attention. "Everyone, this is your new classmate, Elizabeta Héderváry. She just transferred here recently. Please make her feel welcome."

As Mr. Vargas introduced her, Elizabeta looked around the room. Some of the students were watching her curiously while others looked as though they couldn't care less. One student, sitting in the back corner by the window, stood out from the rest. Elizabeta's eyes widened slightly. It was the boy she'd bumped into earlier. He was looking out the window, utterly disinterested in what was going on.

"Elizabeta, you may sit between Lukas and Antonio," Mr. Vargas said as he pointed to an empty desk near the back of the room.

"Thank you, sir." Elizabeta made her way through the aisle of desks before sitting down at her assigned seat. To her right was a bored-looking blonde boy with a strange cross-shaped barrette in his hair; to her left was a smiley brunette boy with striking green eyes. As Elizabeta set her bag at her feet, the brown-haired boy greeted her.

"Hi! I'm Antonio," he said. "It's nice to meet you."

Elizabeta smiled politely. "It's nice to meet you too, Antonio. If you couldn't guess, I'm Elizabeta."

Antonio laughed slightly. "You're funny."

"All right, class," Mr. Vargas said. "Please turn to page 130 in your textbooks..."

. . . . .

The bell rang to signal the end of class. While most of the students left the room quickly, Elizabeta took her time packing her things. As she stood up, a blonde girl from the front of the room walked over to her. "Hey, Elizabeta Héderváry. My name's Laura Dupont."

"Um, hi," Elizabeta said, picking up her bag. "Can you tell me how to get to the cafeteria?"

"You have lunch now?" Laura asked. "Me too! I'll show the way. If you don't mind, I'll sit with you so you're not lonely."

Elizabeta smiled. "Thanks. Lead the way!"

Laura smiled back and led Elizabeta out of the classroom. Once they were out in the hall, the strange boy from that morning brushed past them, nearly knocking Elizabeta down.

"Hey!" Laura yelled. "Watch out, you idiot!"

The boy glanced over his shoulder. "Whatever," he said as he kept walking.

Laura shook her head. "The nerve of some people."

"It's okay," Elizabeta said. "He didn't hurt me or anything. It was just an accident."

"I doubt it. He's a jerk to everyone. No wonder he has no friends."

"What's his name?" Elizabeta asked.

"Gilbert," Laura answered. "Gilbert Beilschmidt."

A/N: Ooh, terrible cliffhanger! XD

Mr. Vargas - Ancient Rome

Laura Dupont - Belgium

Did anyone catch Antonio trying to be flirty? What a dork. But we love him anyway.

Also, yes, I made Gilbert sit in the cliché anime spot because why the hell not?

Like I said before, I don't quite know how this story is going to play out. However, I hoped you enjoyed!