The next world meeting was held in Australia, to the dismay of many of the countries. (America had especially been unhappy about this as the last time he was in Australia an emu had stolen his sandwich.) However, Australia had assured them that he wouldn't bring his pet koala, snakes, spiders, or kangaroos to the meeting so everyone agreed to go. Halfway through the meeting, Australia noticed that someone had left the window open.

"Alright, which one of you idiots left the window open?" Australia asked as he slammed the window shut.

"It was too stuffy in here, so I opened the window." Germany said.

"Ok, but you should have pulled down the screen for the window first." Australia said with a frown. "If you open the window without screens, insects come in."

"In Europe, we don't have screens." Germany said with a shrug. "I didn't think about it."

"Did you forget that this is Australia?" England asked as he pulled his feet off the ground. "Everything is trying to kill you here! What if a snake came in through the window?"

"Hey, not everything here is deadly!" Australia said.

"I think I just felt something brush against my leg!" Spain yelped as he jumped away from the table.

"Dude, I'm sure it was just your im-" America started to say when he felt something pawing at his feet. Looking down, he saw a brown fluffy creature with big pointed ears looking up at him. It had a long fluffy tail, large eyes, and a cute pink nose. It seemed to be interested in Americas shoe laces, and was pawing at them. America's eyes bugged out and for a moment he stared at the little creature in shocked silence.

"America, stay calm." Australia said as he tried to get close to America. "It's not what you think it is."

However, America let a small yelp of surprise and jumped away from the little animal at his feet. "POSSUM! GET IT AWAY FROM ME!" He shouted as he backed up against the wall.

"America, calm down, it's not going to hurt you." Australia said with a sigh. "We've been over this about one hundred times now. Australian possums are not like North American possums."

"Aw, it's so cute." Canada said as he crouched down to look at the possum. "I wish the ones at my place were as cute."

"America, you're scared of possums?" New Zealand asked as he walked over to America, who was looking embarrassed.

"Um, scared isn't the right word. I thought the possum was going to bit me. I'm usually only nervous around the ones at my place." America said as he tried not to look anyone in the eyes. "I just forget that the ones here are nicer."

"Wait, you mean to tell us that you have possums that are more aggressive than Australia's?" France asked.

"Yeah, the ones at America's place are nasty little things." Australia said as he picked the possum off the floor and put it on his shoulder. The possum looked quite happy and climbed on Australia's head.

"Why is it sitting on your head?" England asked.

"All the animals around here like me." Australia said with a grin. "They never cause me any trouble."

"What are the possums like at your place America?" New Zealand asked.

"Well, first of all possum is not the correct name for my "possums". Their real names are opossums." America said with a shrug. "Second, they have whiter fur than the possums in Australia. They also don't have fur on their tails, and have shorter and rounder ears. Their snouts are also longer and more pointed."

"That doesn't sound too bad." Italy said in confusion. "Why are they so scary?"

"It's the fact that they have fifty sharp teeth in their mouths." America said. "They also like to hiss at people when they get too close and have a bad habit of playing dead."

"Playing dead?" Italy asked.

"Yeah, if hissing and spitting at someone does not work the possums play dead." America said with a sigh. "It's a real pain if you're trying to get it out of your yard because they refuse to move."

"Alright, we have to get back to the meeting." Australia said as he walked to the front of the room.

"Are you going to keep that thing on your head for the rest of the meeting?" America asked as he sat back down in his chair.

"Yes." Australia said.

A/N: Possums, or "Opossums", in America are more aggressive than the possums in Australia. In America, possums are seen as pests and dangerous. If you try to get too close to one, it will show its teeth and hiss at you. If that doesn't work, it will play dead. And refuse to move. (My dad once had to sweep one into the grass because it played dead behind his car and wouldn't move. After that it got up and hissed at him and ran into the woods.) Possums in Australia are cuter and are a bit friendlier. (Although you probably shouldn't pet a wild one.) Look up Australia possums vs. American possums and you'll see the difference right away.