((Happy day two, everyone! Here's the next chapter. It's a little boring, but I'm not entirely sure how to kick things off… orz Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys it. And for those of you who've been keeping up with Hetaween: Isn't Hong Kong's costume the greatest? xD
By the way, the teacher isn't anyone in particular, he's basically just there to fill in the role of teacher. He was pretty inspired by Kuroi-sensei from Lucky Star, though, so I hope he ends up being a cool character. Also, random side note, I fixed the missing line breaks in chapter 1.))

"Buon giorno, Ludwig!" Feliciano called, waving to his tall friend. "Look, I got up on time today! Aren't you proud of me?"

"…Well, yes, but not getting up half an hour late isn't really something worth being proud of," Ludwig said awkwardly.

"Yeah, I guess that's true… Anyway, you'll never believe what happened to me last night!" Feliciano announced excitedly.

"You finally learned to tie your shoes?" Ludwig asked hopefully

"No," Feliciano admitted, staring at his feet sadly as he walked. "But it was really weird!"

"Alright then, what was it?" Ludwig asked, deciding he might as well humor the clearly excited teen.

"I saw an angel!" Feliciano replied, grinning widely.

"…What."

"Yeah! He had big pretty angel wings and a halo, and also really big eyebrows. I don't know what was up with the eyebrows. Also, he said he wasn't an angel, and he was a bit of a pottymouth." Feliciano frowned thoughtfully. "Anyway, he did this weird thing where he put his hand on my face, and then the room got all glowey and windy and I felt funny. Then I think I fell asleep 'cuz that's all I remember," he finished.

"Are you sure you weren't dreaming?" Ludwig asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Uh-huh! …Well, mostly, anyway."

Ludwig sighed and shook his head in dismay. "You need to stop watching so much TV before bed."

"It was real, I swear!" Feliciano insisted. "You have to believe me!"

"Alright, alright, I believe you," Ludwig said hastily.

"Really?"

"No."

"Ludwig!"

"Look, I'm sorry, but you can't expect me to believe something like that," Ludwig explained, giving his friend a sympathetic look.

"But it's true…" Feliciano insisted half-heartedly. "I bet Kiku will believe me!"

"Maybe," Ludwig said, although he didn't think he would. He just didn't want to further upset Feliciano.

Finally, the two arrived at their school. World Academy W was a large, fancy , western-style high school located in Tokyo. It was a private school, and accepted specially chosen members from around the world. Similarly, much of the staff also hailed from various different areas.

Heading to their classroom, Feliciano and Ludwig found Alfred sitting on his desk, apparently trying to eat as many M&Ms at once as possible. Several students were surrounding him chanting "Go! Go! Go!", including Kiku, Juan, Sadiq, Tino, and Feliks. Meanwhile, Matthew was standing off to the side looking exhasperated.

"Alfred, what the hell?" Ludwig said, frowning confusedly at the American's ridiculous behavior.

"Ah-" Alfred began, but stopped talking when candy began to fall out of his mouth.

"He's trying to see how many M&Ms he can eat at once," Matthew explained, sighing.

"Hey Kiku, guess what happened to me last night!" Feliciano announced, bouncing excitedly.

"Did you learn to tie your shoelaces?" Kiku guessed.

"Why does everyone keep asking me that?!" Feliciano shouted, frustrated.

"Ah, I am sorry," Kiku replied. "Please, tell me what happened."

"I met an angel!" Feliciano said, grinning.

"…Um… Are you referring to the mythical beings, or a pretty girl?" Kiku asked hesitantly, not entirely sure.

"An angel like in stories, although a girl would have been nice," Feliciano replied. Ludwig rolled his eyes.

"I do not understand," Kiku said confusedly. "Aren't angels just myths?"

"Yeah, but I saw one! He was blonde with really big eyebrows, and he put his hand on my head and then everything was all glowey and windy and I felt funny and then I fell asleep!" Feliciano explained.

"And you are sure it was not a dream?" Kiku repeated, suspicious.

"There's no way it could have been!"

"Um… Alright then…" Kiku was still doubtful, considering this was the same person who insisted that his washing machine was ABSOLUTELY 100% HAUNTED. (To his credit, they never did find out what was up with that washing machine. It probably had a Rotom in it.)

"Alfred, get off the desk," the teacher commanded, walking to his desk, "And for the love of Bob, get those M&Ms out of your mouth before you choke to death."

Alfred nodded and slowly chewed the massive blob of chocolate, painfully choking it down. He was silent for a moment, and everyone stared for several seconds with bated breath.

"I'm ok!" he announced after a while, grinning and giving a thumbs-up. The entire room burst into cheers. Ludwig slammed his head into the desk in frustration.

"Alright class, settle down," the teacher said, doing his best to hide his own amusement. "Before we start, I have a few announcements to make."

Feliciano's hand shot up.

"No, Feliciano, it is not about pasta," the teacher said in a monotone voice. Feliciano sadly put his hand down.

"As I was saying, we have a new school guidance counselor," he continued. "His name is Arthur Kirkland, and he just moved here from London. I expect you all to give him a warm welcome, alright?"

The class mumbled their various forms of agreement, still disappointed about having their fun interrupted.

"Good. And remember, he's the guidance counselor; His job is to help you, so if any of you ever have any problems, feel free to talk to him," the teacher concluded.

Alfred raised his hand.

"Yes, Alfred?"

"Does he play Pokemon?" Alfred asked innocently.

"I don't know, but once again you have missed the point by several kilometers," the teacher replied, sighing. "Now, it's time for class."

Lunch period arrived as usual, and Feliciano and his friends sat at their regular table.

"Hey, who's that?" Alfred asked through a mouthful of hamburger, pointing to a strange person sitting in a corner. He looked too old to be a student, but he wasn't a teacher, at least not as far as anyone could tell.

"Oh, that must be the new guidance counselor," Kiku said.

"Maybe we should go say hello, eh? Make him feel welcome," Matthew suggested.

"Ooh, yeah! Let's go say hi!" Feliciano agreed. "Maybe he'll be our friend!"

"Hmm… I suppose it can't hurt to make a good impression," Ludwig said thoughtfully.

"Then let's go!" Alfred decided, running over to the strange new person.

"Hey, wait for us," Matthew reminded him, walking quietly after him.

"Yo! You're like, the new dudeperson or whatever, right? I'm Alfred F. Jones, star student of World Academy W and resident hero!" Alfred announced, grinning widely. The man raised an eyebrow, which was unusually large.

Ludwig gently smacked Alfred on the back of the head. "Don't be such an idiot."

"Konnichiwa," Kiku said, bowing. "My name is Honda Kiku. It is nice to meet you. You are the new guidance counselor, yes?"

"That's right," the man replied, smiling politely. "My name is Arthur Kirkland. You can just call me Arthur if you like."

"My name's Matthew Jones," Matthew said, waving. "I'm sorry about my brother, he gets overexcited sometimes."

"I'm Feliciano Vargas!" Feliciano added, waving enthusiastically.

"My name is Ludwig Beilschmidt," Ludwig finished, nodding politely. "Nice to meet you."

"Well it's lovely to meet you all," Arthur replied, smiling. "What class are you all from?"

"We're from Mr. Johnson's class," Ludwig told him.

"I see… Well, you all seem like lovely people," Arthur decided. "I hope we can be friends."

"Yes, I hope we will get along well in the future," Kiku agreed.

"Feli, is something wrong?" Ludwig asked concernedly, noticing the strange look on his friend's face.

"…I… I think I know him," Feliciano said slowly, frowning confusedly.

"Well I do live near here," Arthur explained. "It's possible that you've seen me around somewhere. Probably the convenience store or something."

"O-oh, I guess so," Feliciano replied, now feeling embarrassed.

"You kids should probably get back to lunch," Arthur pointed out.

"Ah, I almost forgot about that," Matthew agreed. "We'd better go. Nice meeting you!"

With that, the group headed back to the table. They were just starting to sit down when Feliciano suddenly stopped dead.

"Are you alright, Feli-kun?" Kiku asked , glancing worriedly at the boy.

"I remember where I know him from!" Feliciano announced. He turned around and ran back, much to the surprise of his friends.

"You're the angel from last night!" Feliciano accused, pointing dramatically at Arthur.

"Sorry, lad, I don't have a clue what you're talking about," Arthur replied, smiling apologetically, although Feliciano could have sworn he saw his face twitch.

"But it was you! I know it was!" Feliciano insisted, flailing his arms a little before Ludwig grabbed him by the back of his shirt and started dragging him back to their table.

"Sorry about that," Ludwig told Arthur, sighing. "Please ignore anything stupid he says."

"Ludwig! Let me go!" Feliciano shouted.

"No," Ludwig replied plainly. He dumped Feliciano in his seat rather unceremoniously. "Come on, you're making a scene. You really need to stop watching so much anime before bed."

"Why won't anyone believe me?!" Feliciano whined, tears shining in his eyes.

"Calm down, Feliciano-kun. I am sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for all of this," Kiku said, quite worried about his Italian friend.

"But nobody believes me! I saw an angel last night, I really did!" Feliciano insisted.

"I believe you," Matthew said quietly.

"Really?" Feliciano asked, hopeful.

"Yes," Matthew replied, nodding. "I know it sounds strange, but if you say so, I'll believe it," he explained, smiling.

"Wow, thanks," Feliciano said, grateful for the support.

"Hey, are you sure it was an angel and not an alien?" Alfred asked.

"Um, I think so, yeah," Feliciano replied, frowning thoughtfully.

"Even aliens makes more sense than angels," Ludwig mumbled. Just then the bell rang.

"Ah! We will be late for class!" Kiku exclaimed, quickly cleaning up his lunch and starting to head to the classroom.

"I'll race ya!"

"ALFRED!"

Feliciano was walking home from Ludwig's house, humming quietly to himself. He paused for a moment, thinking he heard something. After deciding it was nothing, he resumed humming and continued walking.

Then he heard it again.

"Hey, you! Over here!" hissed a voice, seeming to come from the alley across the street.

"But Ludwig says I shouldn't talk to mysterious strangers in back alleys," Feliciano shouted back. He thought he heard giggling, then a "Shut it, frog", and a slapping noise. There was a short pause for a moment, and Feliciano began to suspect the person had gone, when they spoke again.

"Um, it's fine, I'm not going to hurt you or anything. Just come here, alright?"

"Well, if you say so," Feliciano replied, skipping across the street. He stopped in the alley. There he found a familiar face: Arthur. Next to him was a man Feliciano didn't know, with silky blonde hair and a stubbly beard.

"Ah! It's you again!" Feliciano exclaimed.

"Not so loud!" Arthur whispered. He sighed. "Yes, it's me. And this is my partner, Francis."

"Oh, so we're partners now?" the other man said, smirking.

"That is NOT what I meant and you know it," Arthur snapped. Francis just laughed.

"Ve, what are you talking about?" Feliciano asked innocently.

"Nothing," Arthur replied hastily. "Anyway, I wanted to apologize for earlier. I know it must have been hard with none of your friends believing you, but it's not the sort of thing that can be discussed in public," he explained. "And by the way, I'm NOT an angel."

"Yes you are," Francis argued.

"Don't make me curse you," Arthur mumbled, glaring at him.

"So if you're not an angel, what are you?" Feliciano asked.

"I'm a guardian," Arthur replied, smiling proudly. Feliciano was silent.

"…I don't think he knows what that means," Francis pointed out. Arthur sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Guardians are people who have been around for thousands of years, charged with protecting the Earth," he explained. "We have… powers most people don't."

"And you use them to stalk high school students while they're sleeping?" Feliciano asked, confused. Francis snickered.

"Wha- No, I do not!" Arthur insisted, blushing bright red. "Look, I know it seems strange, but I had a good reason for being there last night!"

"Ve? What was it?"

"Whenever humanity is in danger, guardians can choose special individuals from certain countries and grant them some powers in order to help protect it," Arthur explained. "Nobody's had to do that since the last world war, but there's been some strange activity lately, and I fear we're on the brink of some sort of attack…"

"Oh… I don't know if I can help with that," Feliciano said honestly.

"Unfortunately, you're going to have to," Arthur admitted. "Don't worry, though; You won't be alone."

"Really? Who else is there?" Feliciano asked, excited to meet new people as usual.

"It's not entirely decided yet," Francis replied.

"Look, I can't explain everything here, so meet me after school tomorrow, alright?" Arthur told Feliciano. "And most importantly, don't tell ANYONE."

"I won't!" Feliciano replied, nodding seriously.

"Good," Arthur said, seemingly satisfied. "Now we've got to get going, so I'll see you tomorrow."

"Ok! Bye-bye!" Feliciano said, waving. There was a bright flash of light, and Arthur and Francis disappeared.

Feliciano lingered for a moment, thinking about everything he had just been told, and then ran back to Ludwig's house.

"LUDWIG, LUDWIG, GUESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME!"