(A/N: Yup, back with another chapter! Mentioning new characters in here~ Don't forget to put in requests and details! Thank you to those have put in requests, they save me a tremendous amount of time of working how to portray a state. You guys have made my day in seeing those pop up. Enjoy!)
Texas left soon after, yelling back to them that urgent business had come up and he would see them around later. California rolled her eyes, and called someone yet again on her phone.
"Like, Mass, hurry up!" she said, agitated. "They're already here and they still need their rooms!"
America came back to them with some water, and Japan was taking pictures of the lower floor.
"Yes, this wirr rearry help me know America-san's curture and their different ways of riving." The asian said, and Italy was making small chat with Ludwig as usual.
"Ne, Doitsu, I can't wait! I love meeting new people, and now we can meet America's states! I wonder if they'd be fine with us just calling them America's children. What do you think, Germany? Are you having fun?"
The German didn't know which question to answer first and whether or not Italy meant if he thought it would be okay or if he was having fun, but he luckily did not have to answer either way because in the moment, a tall boy older than Texas entered the room. He was shorter than America but not by a lot, and had green eyes and hair that had an uncanny similarity to England's own appearance. He wore plain brown pants, a collared shirt, and black shoes.
He cleared his throat, and the countries turned their heads to see him. The moment England made eye contact with the boy, both of them stiffened. The boy had a hard look in his eye, and England frowned and clenched his water glass. America waved to him, offering a small smile which almost lightened up the tension growing in the room.
"Is it just me, or does England know that boy, aru? They seem to... have a very distinct distaste for one another."China whispered to them.
"Ja... zhey have reason to, zhough..." Prussia said quietly, casually drinking some beer he'd managed to get from nowhere.
"Und how vould jou know zhat?" Germany questioned, looking at his brother. The albino gave a short and quiet laugh, wiping his mouth.
"Because," he replied, "I trained America und his colonial army und over zhe years managed to briefly come into contact vith his earliest colonies. Or, as zhey are now, states."
"Wait, so you're saying zhat zhat boy is one of Amerique's colonies which turned into a state?" France asked, and Prussia nodded.
"It's actually pretty easy to tell which one it is. This boy, or state, had the vorst ties vith England."
"... Oh, is it who I zhink it is?" France questioned, and Prussia nodded.
"Ja, it is."
France sighed, shaking his head and catching a glimpse of England's tightly drawn face. The Brit refused to look at the boy straight in the eyes but was focusing very intently on his face. The boy's nostrils flared once, and his jaw tightened. Only countries knew and were able to see this type of behavior; unresolved anger or hate between other nations. And, well, in this case, a personal grudge that lasted through many, many years now brought back again within the span of three seconds. France looked to Prussia, who nodded solemnly before returning to the "awesome" demeanor the ex-nation was usually perceived as.
The boy cleared his throat again and said curtly, "Hello. I am Massachusetts, the 6th state to join the Union." He threw England a dirty glare before looking at the other nations and holding up the stack of papers. "These papers right here are the contracts you shall all be under while staying here." He went around and passed a thick packet to each country. It had their country name up there with their flag.
"Vait, vhat? Ve need contracts?" Germany said, alarmed, as he flipped through the packet.
Massachusetts nodded, looking over a contract of his own. "If you look on the first page, you'll find the Terms and Conditions which involve any injuries or harm you'll encounter while staying here. We will not be responsible for any injuries or deaths that occur, but we will take care of them. Please sign under there."
China flipped through it skeptically. "Are you sure, aru?! What kind of family is this, aru!?"
Russia laughed. "Will I be responsible for any injuries or deaths that occur here that I may or may not be responsible for?"
"No, but Alaska can maul you, if she feels like it." Massachusetts said blankly, and Russia's face went flat. He didn't say anything back, not even a kolkolkol in response. Massachusetts went on as the countries skeptically signed their names. America sat there eating a burger like it was nothing.
"On the next few pages, we have some general info about the mansion, but you don't really have to read that. But we also have a few pages about some states. You might want to read that. It's kind of important."
Germany read it:
1. Try to avoid angering Tennessee, Michigan, Alaska, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, the Carolinas, and the Dakotas. (Especially South Carolina. If you make North Carolina cry, he'll- well, it varies from time to time. But he'll probably beat you violently. Michigan is not afraid to scare the shit out of you, Tennessee will just get out right violent, Alaska will maul you, Delaware and Maryland don't get angered easily but they'll make you shit in your pants, and Illinois is dangerous. Don't get New York mad either. He can hold a grudge if he wants to.)
2. The Southern states, be careful around them. Especially Louisiana. Don't talk about the Civil War or segregation. She's not afraid to take an axe to your head. And the last thing you want to get the South riled up. Last time, they blew up half the mansion.
3. Football season. Soccer season. Baseball season. Don't bring up any rivaling teams. Illinois will absolutely kill you if you bring up the Cub's loss in 2015-16. Wisconsin and him are great friends but on football, they'll come to blows. Just be careful.
4. Lay off of Wisconsin's cheese. Don't trust Nevada with important stuff you'll regret or gamble will him. Don't take Georgia's peaches. Delaware's turf is her library. Don't take her books without asking or she'll take your intestines without asking as well. New Mexico, don't mess with him. Same for Idaho's potatoes.
5. Keep in mind that America knows almost every single language and so do his states. It won't really work if you try and talk in your native languages.
6. The twins are really interesting... and dangerous. Caution must be taken, for the Dakotas run the tech systems and the Carolinas cand be pretty laid back but you never know.
Germany didn't want to read any more. Just what were they? States, yes, but if this was what America was compromised as, was America just as...?
He took a discreet peek at the said country, and saw him lazily sipping a Coke.
No, these were just states. They were powerful countries, and America was just lazy and carefree, he never really used his mind for anything, and he couldn't read the mood to save his life. He sighed, flipping back to the front page.
Massachusetts motioned for them to stand up. He led them to the elevator, and pressed a button. As they rose, a voice came on through an intercom.
"Hey, Mass!" A girl's voice greeted.
"Hello, North Carolina," Massachusetts greeted, "Where is Michigan?"
"Oh, she went out for a drink real quick, but now she's back! South Carolina and I disabled the deadly systems, at least that's what he told me. I think he's cleaning up underground though. Here's Michigan!"
"Thanks, North. Michigan, is that you?"
A different girl answered, quiet and calm. "Yeah, it's me."
"Great. I'm showing the countries to their rooms. What time is it?"
"About dinner." Came the monotone answer.
"Shoot, is it already that time?"
"Yeah, but we don't have anything prepared as of the moment. Alabama and Louisiana said they were too lazy to cook, but Kentucky can swing by with some fried chicken. That's all we have right now."
Massachusetts sighed and turned towards the countries. "Sorry, but do you mind having fried chicken for tonight? We don't have any of your native foods right now."
"Nein, it's fine," Germany and Prussia said. China gave a reluctant yes, Russia shrugged, Francis gave his weird laugh, Canada was already used to this, America was unwrapping another burger, Japan and Italy didn't mind at all.
Massachusetts said, "Yeah, have them drop it off at their rooms."
"'Kay." The intercom went off, and the elevator doors opened. They stepped out to a wide hallway, with numerous doors with the countries' flags on them.
"Here you go," Massachusetts said. "You have the keys, so you can get in. Remember don't lose it, otherwise you're going to have to go to Michigan for another one and that might annoy her, if you manage to reach her. I'll you guys to get unpacked, and I'll see you tomorrow." He left on the elevator, leaving the countries to themselves.
"So there you go, guys!' America said. "You're gonna meet my states tomorrow! Well, you've obviously met some and heard about some."
"America, are you ever worried about them?" England asked, frowning.
He laughed. "Nah, they're fine! The gov can watch them, too! Anyways, see ya tomorrow!"
He and Canada left on the elevator as well, and the remaining countries went to their rooms. Well, after Francis tried talking some of them into sharing a room with him, but a glare from Germany solved that.
A few hours later, a nice, big platter complete with fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, mac n' cheese and vegetables arrived anonymously on a tray for them. Wine was included for Francis, sake for Japan, beer for Germany and Prussia, ale for England, laojiu for China, and vodka for Russia. It managed to be a rather calm evening and night, for the rooms were big and comfortable, made to fit each countries lifestyle.
However, as much as they were at ease now, the next morning would come crashing down on them.
(A/N: Really sorry for not updating in a long time! *shot* But I was busy and couldn't use the computer for a while, since my grandpa was always on it! This chapter was relatively uninteresting, sorry for that, but I just needed to end day 1 so next chapter, I can introduce states properly! DX I mentioned some in this chapter, though. Like Kentucky, Delaware, some southern states, etc. Don't forget to put in requests, those help me very much!
'Till next time.
Author-chan~)