Hi guys, thanks for reading, just wanted to say that this will have little to no romance, mostly just Italy and Japan's FRIENDSHIP and that it will focus on the BROTHERLY relationship of China and Japan. Also I won't be writing the accents, sorry. Thank you and please enjoy!

Japan yawned, as he slowly sat up from his bed. He opened his eyes, and his brain registered 3 things:

1. He was not in his own bed.
2. He was not in his room.
3. Germany was sleeping next to him.

He immediately got out of the bed, closing his eyes, and very bashful. He tried not to make a sound or wake up the sleeping blonde, but he was also very, very confused.

How had he gotten here? He had obviously not slept in this room, and most certainly not with Germany.

He looked around. If Germany was here, where was Italy? Had he slept at his own house?

As he slowly backed away from the bed, trying to think of some excuse he could tell Germany as to why he was in his room, Germany stirred.

"I-italy...?" The German slowly sat up, rubbing his eyes blearily.

"Ah, Germany-san... This is Japan. I am very sorry for being here, I don't know how I got here-" Japan stopped speaking since he noticed how different his voice sounded.

"Italy, stop fooling around. How did you get in here again?!" Germany asked, looking rather pissed.

"I-Italy-kun? I'm not him... Germany-san, do you feel alright?" Japan could not help but feel something was off, he felt like a different person. And what was wrong with his voice?

Germany didn't seem convinced. "Italy, I'm not falling for that. How did you even wake up this early?"

"Germany-san, I don't know what you're talking about-"

"I don't have time for games right now Italy. Seeing as you're here, you get to cook breakfast." Germany got up, and walked away, leaving behind a very confused Japan.

Why did Germany call him Italy? More importantly, how did he get in here? He was about to ask Germany if he knew what was going on, but he stopped dead when he caught sight of himself in a full length mirror.

It was Italy.

"Italy-kun, I..." he moved closer to Italy, but Italy did the exact same thing.

He stopped dead in horror, and put a hand to his face. Italy did the same thing.

He blinked once, Italy did so too, he blinked twice, so did Italy.

Japan was in a state of shock. He was Italy. Did that mean that Italy... was in his body? How was this even possible?

Would it affect his citizens? Was this just a dream? He pinched himself once to make sure, and when he felt the slight pain on the area he had pinched, he confirmed that it was real.

He heard a phone ringing. Looking around, he saw Italy's phone, and the contact said 'Japan'.

"That must be Italy-kun." The nation thought, as he picked the phone up and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Ciao! J-Japan, is that you?"

So he was right. "Yes, Italy-kun? Is it you?"

"Yeah! Japan, how did you know?"

"Er... Just a hunch. Anyway, do you know how we ended up like this?"

"Hmm... Nope! I just remember going to sleep last night and waking up here!"

"That's all I remember too..."

"What should we do now, Japan?"

"Well... in most anime, when this happens, you have to pretend to be the other person... I never knew this thing was real though..."

"So we try to act like each other?"

"Perhaps... Maybe we have to learn some sort of lesson about looking at the world through different eyes?" Japan said thoughtfully, although he couldn't imagine why he had to switch with Italy.

"Maybe~ Ah, Japan, do you think this is because of magic?"

"Well... it might be... so we have to act like each other then?"

"Yeah! It'll be fun!" Italy genuinely sounded excited, and Japan bit his lip.

"Then we shall try to act like each other for the time being. We'll just meet up at my house later to sort this problem out."

"Okay!"

"Anyway, I doubt anyone will believe us even if we tell them. I tried telling Germany-san but he thought I was just joking."

"Veh~ Japan, did you wake up earlier than Germany?" The other country sounded earnestly interested at this random subject.

"Ah, yes, I did. Why-"

"Yay! That means that since you're in my body, I woke up earlier than Germany too!" came the cheerful reply.

Japan couldn't help but let the corners of his - Italy's? - mouth twitch upwards at this. "Ah, then we will celebrate once this is sorted out. Just wait for me there in my house."

"Sure thing! Bye~" Italy hung up, and Japan sighed as he massaged his forehead.

How on earth had he gotten into this mess?

Japan realized that Germany and Prussia were probably waiting for him. He rushed downstairs, and tried to act as happy as possible.

"What were you doing upstairs, Italy?" asked Germany, an eyebrow raised.

"Oh, I was just in the bathroom~!" Japan tried not to blush thinking about having to go to the bathroom in Italy's body.

"We're hungry already, Ita-chan!" Prussia said as his stomache grumbled.

"Ah- Si!" Japan navigated his way to the kitchen, and he tried remembering the ingredients to making pasta.

A while later, the three of them began to eat.

"Eh, Ita-chan, I just wanted to ask, why are your eyes open today?"

Japan gulped. "V-veh? Oh, I just wanted to try something new today!"

"Really? Or maybe you just couldn't keep your eyes closed at my awesomeness?!"

Germany gave Prussia a smack on the head. "Shut up, bruder."

"So, shall we eat now?" Japan winced. That phrase didn't really sound like something Italy would say.

"Er- yes." Germany began to munch on the pasta. Japan didn't miss the slightly confused look on the blonde's face.

"Is something wrong Germany~?" Japan asked, trying to sound as happy as possible.

"No. But... this tastes... different somehow."

Japan tried not to let the surprise show on his face. He should've known he would never be able to cook pasta as well as Italy.

"Eh?! Really?!" Japan tried to sound as energetic as he could. Which wasn't much.

"Yeah. It tastes a bit... off..." Prussia trailed off, as he chewed on the food.

"Oh... okay..." Japan wondered how Italy would react, and he decided to try pouting and looking sad.

Breakfast was eaten in a very awkward silence.