AN: I am sorry for not posting for a while. I had some issues and family emergencies come up. First of all my computer decided to act buggy. I think my sister may have downloaded something that messed it up and I had to fix it. Next, my Internet decided to stop working due to the weather. 11 days of rain forcasted. 6 days left. Thank goodness for Libraries! ...And Secondly my Daddy had developed stage four cancer around January/Febuary and these past few months have been hard on us. He passed away last month. We're pulling through though. I wrote this as a memory of him from when I was younger. He always reminded me of England ever since I first saw Hetalia, but I would like to share this memory. Plus I think that England would be equally as afraid of snakes as my Daddy was.

Please enjoy and I hope you weren't saddened by my little let-out.

"Francis?" Arthur called out as he searched the suddenly quiet and empty house. "Alfred? Matthew? Bloody hell, where could they have run off to in the past five minutes?" He asked himself as he passed a window. He stopped, hearing familiar voices coming from outside. Arthur took a quick peek to check, and saw Francis, Alfred, and Matthew in their new neighbor's backyard.

Their new neighbor, Jett, was Australian and had only been there a week. And from what Arthur had heard, Jett had a few interesting creatures. One of them being a ball python. Arthur hated snakes. For him that was reason enough to stay away, but unfortunately it was to get the boys washed up and fed.

Arthur walked outside and over to where everybody was standing. "Alfred, Matthew! It's time for lunch. Please go inside and wash up."

"Aww, but dad, Jett was telling us about Australia." Alfred pouted. Despite being sixteen, he still thought his pouts worked. Sometimes he was right.

"Yeah, it's really cool. There are a lot of interesting things. Especially the animals." Matthew jumped in, smiling softlly.

Jett looked to Arthur. "They really took a liking to Lucy. Especially this one." He said as he ruffled Alfred's hair.

Alfred chuckled. "Yeah, she's the coolest ever, but I think papa likes her more than I do."

"Yes, Angeleterre. She is absolutely gorgeous! So beautiful and exotic!" Francis nearly shouted, holding his hands over his chest.

Arthur became confused. "Lucy? Is she your girlfriend?"

Jett laughed, somewhat amused. "No, she isn't."

"Is she your wife? Sister?" Arthur asked.

"Nope."

"Then, may I ask who she is?"

"My snake." Jett replied with a grin.

"Y-your s-snake?" Arthur's voice trembled.

"Yep. Lucy is my Ball Python. You wanna see her? She's around here somewhere." Jett asked as he looked around.

"P-python? Um, no. That's quite alright, thank you. I need to get lunch going soon for the boys." Arthur said nervously. He felt something move against his leg and he looked down at his feet to find a large head look up at him with tiny black eyes, as it flicked its tounge out at him.

Arthur yelped and tensed for a second before sprinting towards the house, his feet never touching the ground.

Jett scratched his head and turned to Francis. "You never told me he was afraid of snakes. I would have brought her inside."

Francis just smirked and shrugged. "Eh, I wanted him to be surprised." He paused then added, "Why don't you join us for lunch?"

"Yeah, will you Jett?" Both Alfred and Matthew asked.

"That sounds great. Thanks."

"Well of course. You are our new neighbor, and we want you to feel welcome."

"Thank you Francis. Let me put Lucy inside first, then I'll be right out." He said as he picked up the large snake and headed inside. A minute passed and Jett was back out. "Alright, I'm ready."

As they walked back towards the house, Francis leading them, Alfred and Matthew were asking Jett about his other critters.

"What other animals do you have?" Matthew asked quietly.

"Well, I have a cockatoo, a bearded dragon, and this big ol' tarantula..." Jett held out his hands, emphasizing the size.

At that last creature listed, Francis stopped dead in his tracks while the others passed him. Voice trembling, he near-shouted.

"T-tarantulas!?"

AN: I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did remembering it. :)

Until next time... *double waves* Asta-la Pasta!