Bunnies For Your Amusement (Hetalia)
Author: Ashynarr
Summary: A bunch of cute and/or serious story ideas featuring my favorite Hetalia bros – America and Canada! May or may not be pairings depending on story. I guarantee all of these are, if not unique ideas, unique takes on ideas, so come check them out!
Disclaimer: Hetalia's not mine.
Warning: Random Shit, Bros Being Bros, Vinland!verse
Bunny: Strings and Secrets
~It's been fifty years since the revelation of America and Canada's true origins, and once again China finds himself... bored. So he uses his Sight to look at the current relations between Nations (represented by strings), only to notice something very interesting between the twins... two strings. Curious, he decides to find out exactly what it means... (Sequel to 'Lost Colonies')
((Based on the 'red string' myth, but more along the lines of 'China's Red String of Fate' here:
hetalia-kink . livejournal . com (slash) 17465 . html?thread=54415929#t54415929
and 'Color' here: www. fanfiction .net (slash) s/6551793/1/Color
And, of course, one particular line from 'Lost Colonies'... you know the one.))
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Another World Meeting, another handful of wasted hours as China listened to the younger Nations bicker and fight amongst themselves. He sighed, letting his gaze wander around the room. It lingered on Japan for a moment, taking in the polite expression that meant he was bored out his mind. He caught China's wandering eyes and nodded slightly, the older Nation returning it before moving on.
Not all meetings between the Nations dissolved into this mire of chaos, but it happened often enough for it to lack whatever appeal it might have had otherwise. For a moment he considered just leaving while the others were distracted, but he was obligated by duty as the oldest Nation currently alive to set an example for the rest, so he simply sat, bored out of his mind.
On a whim, he pulled up a bit of magic, allowing him to see the strings that represented the relations between the Nations in much the same way as the Nations themselves represented their people. It had quite a while since he had used it last, almost sixty years in fact, and he was curious as to how things had changed.
Some were no different – the tie between Germany and North Italy, for example, was as strong as ever with its lovely swirl of colors. Others, like the one between America and Russia had changed dramatically, no longer frayed or dominated by the oil-black of the Cold War. His gaze wandered from string to string, each coming into and out of focus as his old eyes settled on them before moving on.
Finding nothing that truly surprised him (after all, he was very good at keeping track of the relations between Nations even without his Sight), he was about to let the magic fade when a flash of silver caught his eye. Blinking in surprise, he glance around the room, trying to figure out where it came from...
There! America had started talking to his brother Canada about something, waving his hands as he conveyed whatever crazy idea he had in mind. He could barely make it out, but beside their thick rainbow string was a faint ghost of another.
Without a second thought, he pulled up more magic, earning startled glances from his siblings. However, he had just seen something he hadn't thought possible - a second string. And not one of the usual colors, either – no, this string was a brilliant silver, almost as if it had been dipped in moonlight.
It was bizarre, to be certain. In all his years, he had never seen anything like this, and it both scared him and... excited him. For the first time in centuries, here was something new. Something he didn't know, something he hadn't predicted or otherwise seen coming.
China was startled out of his thoughts by a polite cough next to him. His gaze reluctantly tore away from this new puzzle to settle upon Japan, whose eyes were questioning even as his face remained impassive. "China-san." He said, bowing politely.
"Japan." He returned the bow, his eyes still flickering back even as he gave his younger brother most of his attention.
The island Nation's eyes followed the elder's gaze across the room, his lips slightly down-turned. "You seem very interested in what America-san is saying to his brother. Is something the matter?"
China's eyes gleamed with magic and excitement. "You have hardly forgotten everything I've taught you. Why not See for yourself?" He tilted his head towards the twins, giving Japan a silent invitation. Out of the corner of his eye he could see South Korea and Vietnam making their way over as well, curiosity burning in their eyes.
Another pull of magic, but this time from the Nation beside him. Japan frowned, his eyes trying desperately to pick out what had so entranced his brother. His eyes shined with the light gold of magic.
"You need more." China said quietly, so only the ears of his siblings picked it up. Confused, the other two started pulling up magic themselves, while Japan drew more in himself. The island Nation gasped lightly, his eyes widening in shock. "A second string..."
Korea and Vietnam gasped in unison soon after, less reserved than their older siblings.
"It's so lovely!" The female Nation whispered, entranced.
"What does it mean, big brother?" Korea asked, turning to the elder Nation.
China shook his head. "I do not know. It is... new."
There was a moment of silence.
"You have never seen this before?" Vietnam asked, surprised.
"I think I would remember seeing silver strings, little sister."
She blushed. "W-well, if anyone had seen it before, it would be you..."
Japan looked thoughtful. "We seem to have a puzzling mystery..."
Korea grinned. "I invented mysteries, you know. There's no way we can't figure this out!"
The other three rolled their eyes.
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Japan rang the doorbell, nervously fingering the bag in his hand. It held several of his latest games, and he had decided to bring them over himself so he could get a closer look at the string that had held his interest since his older brother had pointed it out at the last meeting.
The door opened, and America grinned once he saw who it was. "Hey, Kiku! You brought over the new games?"
He bowed slightly. "Hai." He pretended to look surprised at seeing the extra pair of sneakers in the hallway. "Oh, I did not realize you had other guests over..."
America slapped him on the shoulders, getting an internal wince from the island Nation. "It's no prob – Mattie is hanging out for the weekend! I figured we could all play since he's pretty good at your games too... not as good as me, of course!" He laughed.
"You say that like I don't regularly kick your ass at the first-person shooters!" Canada yelled from the living room. America turned his back to Japan to yell something at his brother, and Japan's eyes flashed gold as he quickly drew in the magic he had quietly been gathering during the exchange.
The silver string was right there within his reach... but it would be too strange if he tried to grab for it now, not when the superpower's attention would come back to him in a flash if he made any sudden movements. He allowed the magic to fade just in time for America to finish his exchange, turning back to the island Nation.
"Don't just stand out there, dude! C'mon, the system's already set up!" America stepped to the side to let him in, closing the door behind him. Once Japan handed him the bag, the Nation rushed back to the living room to join his brother, leaving him alone in the hall.
A small notebook and pencil was pulled from inside his shirt, and he jotted down a few sentences before returning both to their hiding spot.
I have successfully managed to arrive at America's house while both brothers are present.
I was only able to get a quick glance at the string, but it is clearly just as thick as the regular string between the two. Perhaps this has some significance?
...I do not think it is natural. But I need proof before I continue this line of thought.
"Hey, Japan, hurry up, we're about to start without you!"
Yes... proof. Perhaps he would spend the night...
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AN: ...so... I might have been looking at AmeCan fanart... and I might have noticed several with the Red String... and I might have gotten curious and looked it up on TVTropes... and I might have read a couple stories involving 'strings'... and I might have just reread 'Lost Colonies'...
So... yeah. I was wondering how exactly the Spirit-bond between the two would be represented, and I remembered a line I wrote, specifically:
"No matter what happens, always protect each other. You are twice bound by blood, now and forever; what unites you is far greater than whatever may divide you."
Yeah... that means two strings... and combined with Sight, it leads to a very interesting story about the 'secret' getting out. (Plus this is character practice for the Asians I mean what?) What can I say? It's something new to the guy, and would he just let something like that go unexplored?
Oh, and when they find out... oh, the chaos... Mmm... (The reason he didn't notice before was because... well... it was usually overshadowed by the other strings, plus he's never used it when the two are in the came room before.)
...and no, I did not give any specific colors to any of the strings I mentioned other than the silver one, just vague mixtures you can take anyway you want... you can use the color scheme from Colors or imagine their meaning for yourself...