A/N:

Hi! I'm back! Sorry it took so long for me to do anything, but school got really crazy for a while. The good news is that the 'crazy-school-time' should be over now, so my posting should be more frequent!~ ^^

Eshe = Karankawa

Taak = Comanche

Kushala = little Texas

Taw = Coyote pup

I don't own any hetalia characters, but Texas and her siblings are mine!


The birds were chirping so loudly that Kushala had no choice but to wake up. Especially when her brother opened up the tent, letting in the cold morning air as well as the sunlight. She groaned as he pulled the fur blankets off of her, and she blindly tried to grab at them.

He chuckled and bent down to her. "Sister, it is time to wake up." He gently prodded her shoulder. "Eshe wanted to show you around her home, but because you are not getting up, I'll just go tell her-" he didn't even finish his sentence before she jumped out of bed and out the tent. Taw jolted awake at the sudden noise of her running out, and Comanche laughed as he picked up the sleepy pup.

When he came outside, he saw Eshe and Kushala talking animatedly as they served eachother breakfast. He smiled, and sat with them by the fire.


"...And that is where the ocean spirits live to this day." Eshe concluded some minutes later as everyone finished with their food. Comanche looked at his younger sister, who was looking at the bushes that the ocean was behind.

Suddenly, she turned back to them and asked "When can I meet the spirits?"

Eshe, looked at Comanche for a moment before looking at the small girl. "Kushala, I don't think that Taabe wants you to-"

"You can take her to see some of the ocean spirits if you want, but Kushala, I want you to stay with Eshe no matter what." He interrupted, looking seriously at the young child.

She nodded, and went over to Eshe, pulling on her hand impatiently. Laughing, the woman stood and walked with the girl out of the camp. Before they were out of sight, Eshe turned to look back.

"Are you coming as well?"

Taabe shook his head. "I do not want to anger the spirits by intruding on them. THey are your people's, so you should be the one to introduce her to them" Eshe nodded her head and led Kushala out of the camp, who was waving goodbye to her brother.

When he waved back, Kushala turned and followed her older sister. They walked for a few minutes in silence as the ocean crashed along the shore. Finally, they arrived at a large canoe lying on the shore.

"Is this yours?" Kushala asked in wonder, leaning in to see the small, intricate carvings on the side of it. Eshe smiled and nodded her head. "Yes, I made this with my older sister many decades ago."

Kushala looked up at her, and turned her head to the side in confusion. "You had a big sister? But I thought that you were the only girl…"

Eshe sighed as she motioned for her to get into the canoe. SHe pushed it into the ocean and lept into the back as it slid across the waves.

They sat in silence as the older of the two paddled across the waves towards a sand bar. "Sister, if I said anything to-"

"No. You did nothing wrong." Eshe sighed as Kushala looked back at her. "I was just lost in my memories." and she left it at that.

After a few minutes, the two came to a large sand-barrier island, and Eshe secured the boat while Kushala looked around. There was nothing there but a few tufts of grass that grew in the center of the narrow island.

The young girl frowned. There was nothing here.

She began to get a strange feeling inside of her, something that she had never felt before. It was very uncomfortable, like something was gnawing at her insides and making her jumpy.

She let out a small yelp when she felt a hand on her shoulder, and looked up only to see Eshe. "Little one? What is…" Eshe stopped talking as she noticed the complete absence of life where they were standing.

She began walking about the sand island, looking everywhere for any spirits, but none gave a hint that they were ever even there. "Isn't it possible to summon them?..." Kushala asked tentatively, looking up at her sister.

"Normally we could, but we cannot call for them when we are in their home." She said with a hint of frustration in her otherwise concerned voice. "It is not you… They have heard of you, and would know what to expect…"

Eshe sat in the sand and sighed. Kushala followed suit and looked at the older tribe in confusion. "We can come another time. I don't want to make you angr-"

Before Kushala could finish her sentence, there was a loud 'pop', and a bright green light. When the girl blinked the spots out of her eyes, she saw a green rabbit, that was somewhat see through.

A spirit! She thought with wonder as the creature looked at the two women carefully, before it bounded over to Eshe.

"My lady," it began in a soft voice that seemed to echo around Kushala's head, "I bring urgent news from the sea!"

Eshe nodded for it to continue, and hopped up into the air so that it was standing at about the same level as her face. "There is a strange tribe approaching from the East! It brings with it strange clouds and some of the ocean spirits say that it has the power of thunder! I implore you to be on your guard when dealing with them."

Eshe looked at Kushala with an unreadable expression, and turned back to the spirit. "Thank you. Do you know when they will arrive?"

Just then, Kushala saw something break over the flat surface of the ocean. "Eshe, look!"she gasped, pointing at the obstruction on the horizon.

The woman and spirit turned to look, and the spirit promptly vanished as she jumped up. "We are going back. We need to talk to your brother." She said tensely as she grabbed Kushala's hand and pulled her back to the boat.


"Slow down! You know I don't speak you language that well!" Kushala heard her brother say outside of the tent that she had been told to stay in.

"I am nervous! Look at the ocean! This new tribe has almost made landfall!" Eshe yelled, making the little girl inside the tent flich. Taw licked her hand in comfort, and Kushala wasted no time in scooping him into a hug.

"We do not know their intentions," Comanche said calmly, "what we need to do is talk to them and see if they are friendly or not." Kushala frowned at his words, which were meant to be calming, but she heard the slight tremor in them.

Taak had never shown any fear before. Kushala had been there to bid him farewell before he left to fight in countless wars and hunting expeditions, never batting an eye. SOmething about this new tribe has him worried, though. Very worried. Eshe had never snapped at anyone that Kushala knew of either, so they were both very stressed.

Kushala had been told to go inside as soon as the two made it back to camp. She had been sitting on her sleeping mat for what felt like hours, listening to the older tribes argue not-so-quietly.

Suddenly, both of the adults outside stopped talking. Kushala held her breath, waiting for someone to make a sound.

"I shall go and greet them." She heard Eshe say after a few moments.

"I'll go with you-"

"No. You need to stay here with Kushala. I can take care of myself, but she needs you."

Kushala felt her face heat up in anger. She could too take care of herself… sorta. She huffed and laid down on her mat, allowing Taw to wiggle out of her grasp.

Taak sighed, and Kushala could hear him mumble something in his language as he stepped into the tent. The young girl looked up, and he placed a smile on his face.

"Don't worry. How about I tell you about some of my legends while we wait for Eshe to return?" Kushala huffed, but nodded her head as she came to sit by the older tribe. He smiled as she looked to him in interest, despite the fact that he knew she could recite all of his stories by heart now. He cleared his throat, and dove into the story of how his people were created, hoping that Eshe would be back soon.