To those of you who guessed I'm sorry but AnimeApprentice guessed right first so the character that she chose will make a random appearance at the most inappropriate time.

Maria's POV

The Halloween Party is tonight and everyone got a break from school. I met up with Francis and Antonio.

"Hey guys do you have your costumes ready for the dance?" I asked them.

"Si," replied Antonio.

"Oui" France said. "I also have my eyes on Arthur's sister Alice, Ohohohohon." Francis said.

"As do I," replied Antonio. "I have my eyes on a certain Italian chica," Antonio said in dreamy tone.

"Well it better not be Felicia my little brother Ludwig has his eyes on her but he just won't admit it, even though she spends almost all her time with him." I stated.

"No, I'm talking about Lovina, her sister." He replied.

"Ah but what about you Mon Cher, who do you like now?" Francis asked.

"Um…I don't know?" I told them. Francis gave me an 'are you serious' look. "You guys really want to know?" They both nodded. "Well, I'm not telling you guys." They both pouted at me.

"Well we should get our costumes and props ready," Antonio said.

"Yeah…but I don't think the school will allow us to bring in potential weapons to school," I replied. "But no one said anything about Halloween." We all smiled at that. Even though we were in High School we still acted like kids from time to time.

Party Time!

Daniel's POV

It was finally time for the party and oddly enough almost everybody was dressed in a military uniform. Myself included. (Basically he was wearing the uniform that Hungary wore when she was beating the Prussians). Alfred had come too, dressed in a revolutionary war uniform his glasses gone from his face. His sister Amelia was wearing a WWII bomber jacket complete with military uniform and combat boots. The Vargas sisters were wearing matching beige colored uniforms with a more feminine touch as in they were wearing skirts instead of pants. Arthur was dressed in a revolutionary war uniform as well but chose the British side…I wonder why? His sister Alice was wearing a British maid uniform. Madeline was wearing a Canadian Mounties uniform. Maria's little brother Ludwig was there too dressed in a WWII German uniform. Huh where could Maria be? Then the doors to the party burst open revealing three people. Francis was one of them dressed in a blue pirate uniform complete with a hat and there was Antonio as well dressed as pirate too. In between them was Maria dressed in a Prussian uniform that was used way back during the Austrian Succession. (They're in the outfits that they were wearing when Prussia, France and Spain fought Austria). Except that it was more modified, since she was wearing white thigh-high boots, a skirt and the coat had different ends. The scar on her face and her unique eyes made her more intimidating. I swear I let go of a breath that I didn't know I was holding. She walked up to me and smiled.

"Hey there Hungary," she said.

"Well hello to you too Prussia," I replied. We then burst out laughing.

"I like your costume it looks so awesome."

"Thanks, likewise Maria." Everyone was having a good time we drank some of the punch before someone probably Francis spiked it. We danced to things like the Monster Mash, This is Halloween, Thriller, Ghoul's Dance, Stayin Alive, Men in Black, Ghostbusters, Somebody's Watching Me, Time Warp, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Witch Doctor…and so on. But then things got slow. That's when the DJ announced something.

"Alright you ghouls and witches or in this case military commanders and lieutenants. Grab that special someone and hold them close." From what I could tell Francis took a hold of Alice, Antonio took Lovina, Ludwig took Felicia, Amelia grabbed Arthur and Alfred took a hold of Madeline. All that was left was me and Maria. I grabbed Maria's hand and pulled her close to me. When the DJ was satisfied he turned on the music. The song was Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift. I held her close as we swayed to the music.

I remember tears streaming down your face

When I said I'll never let you go

When all those shadows almost killed your light

I remember you say don't leave me alone

But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight

Just close your eyes

The sun is going down

You'll be alright

No one can hurt you now

Come morning light

You and I'll be

Safe and sound

I felt her bury her head into my chest. As the song was almost over we looked each other in the eyes, green eyes meeting pink/blue. At that moment I know that I've loved Maria for as long I can remember. I still do. I decided to make the first move and lent down slowly. She slowly moved her head to meet mine…our lips were only inches apart. Then it happened.

"Hello! My name is Peter," said a little boy dressed in a sailor costume. We both looked at him and back at each other. We quickly let go of each other. Maria started to rub her arm nervously. I started to rub the back of my neck nervously as well. "What's wrong? You two were about to kiss weren't you." We both blushed red as tomatoes. "Oh I knew it ha! Oh well this seems to be a pretty good party don't you agree? I snuck out of the house and came here; don't tell my brother and sister though. They still think that I'm at home..."

"PETER!" Alice and Arthur exclaimed in unison.

"Oh that's my queue. Tata." He said and left sprinting followed by two angry Brits, an angry French guy, an angry Spaniard, two angry Americans, an angry Canadian, an angry German and two very angry Italians….Did I mention they were all angry? Well they were full out pissed off.

Maria's POV

I looked Daniel right in the eyes and at that moment I realized that I've been going out with the wrong person. I realized at that moment that I've loved Daniel for a long time but I just couldn't admit it to myself. Curse my stubbornness. We were only inches away. That is until a little boy named Peter showed up and ruined the moment. We let go of each other and Daniel was rubbing the back of his neck nervously, while I was rubbing my arm.

He left sprinting followed by two angry Brits, an angry French guy, an angry Spaniard, two angry Americans, an angry Canadian, an angry German and two very angry Italians….Wow this sounds like the start of a very racist joke or story. Well that was uneventful. Daniel and I almost kissed….ah when I get my hands on that little Brit I'm going to…well I have a lot of ideas. In side I was grinning like a maniac. On the outside though, we both stood there nervously.

"Well um that was really awkward." I stated. "Um…do you mind taking me home?"

"Um…no problem lets go." He stuttered. He looked so cute when he was nervous. We walked back home together. He walked me all the way to my front porch. "Um…good night Maria. I hope you had a good time." He said.

"I did and it was all thanks to you." I blushed when I said that and so did he. Just before he could leave I did something either really stupid or super AWESOME. I think I'll go with the latter of the two. I gave him a light kiss on the lips.

"Good night Daniel." I stated and closed the door behind me. I ran upstairs to my room and closed the door shut. My fingers went up to touch my lips. When I kissed Daniel I felt a tingling sensation that just warmed me all over. I smiled to myself. Yup this was definitely super AWESOME.

Daniel's POV

She kissed me. She actually kissed me. Oh my god she KISSED…ME. I walked back to my house my fingers never leaving my lips. The kiss that she gave me in her words was "Awesome." The kiss she left me gave me a warm feeling inside. But that left me with one crucial question…Are Maria and I going out?