Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia, only this story concept. Please enjoy this chapter. I will try to update as often as possible, but juggling three stories is going to be hard. Enjoy.


"I'm sorry, do I know you? How did you know my name?" Arthur asked. I shook my head; of course he didn't remember me. We hadn't seen each other in over ten years. I turned to Flying Mint Bunny and smiled wryly.

"I guess Arthur doesn't remember me, but I remember him and you. Did his accent get stronger over the years? Flying Mint Bunny, where have you been? You left me alone and scared," I told the bunny. Her eyes seemed remorseful as she nuzzled against me. I giggled and started petting her soft fur. How long had it been since I've done this?

"You can see Flying Mint Bunny and the others? But, no one can see them, only me. I mean there was another, but I lost contact with her long ago," Arthur babbled. His eyes widened as realization hit him. "Wait a second, Alice? Is that really you?"

I nodded, overjoyed that he finally recognized me. "Long time no see, huh?" Suddenly Arthur was wrapping me in a gigantic hug, squeezing me to death. "How long have you been back?" I asked when he let go.

"About a week now. Why didn't you try to find me earlier? I could have sworn Flying Mint Bunny would have told you," he replied. I looked down at the ground, suddenly ashamed of my hiding from the fairies.

"She couldn't hear or see me, Arthur. She was constantly wearing the sunglasses you left her. She hasn't spoken with us since you left. It's why we swarmed her when she took them off," Flying Mint Bunny explained. Arthur's eyed widened as he looked at me.

"You've been ignoring them?!" he whispered, panic filling his voice.

"I didn't really have a choice. Without you around my parents started to think I was insane. They said if I didn't stop talking to myself they would send me to an institution. I started wearing the sunglasses you gave me and they left me alone. Whenever I took them off I was swarmed, so I just wore them all the time, only taking them off when I went to sleep," I told Arthur.

"I'm so sorry, love. I didn't have a choice. My family forced me to leave, but I'm back to stay. I'm even going to the local high school starting tomorrow," he said. I smiled at the knowledge of having a friend.

"We can go to school together again! It will be just like old times," I exclaimed in my excitement. He chuckled and agreed. I looked up when I felt tiny hands tugging on my hair. The fairies were desperate for attention, which meant they wanted to take me somewhere. I grabbed Arthur's hand and pulled him with me.

They took us to a wooded area of the park. I instantly recognized it as our special spot, because even more fairies were fluttering around the clearing. They all looked up and swarmed like their friends had earlier. They began swarming Arthur too, excited to have both of us back at the same time. I jumped when I felt something large and warm land on my head.

I reached up and pulled down the culprit. In my arms was a small dragon, his scales midnight blue and his eyes green as grass. "Lucky! It's really you! I can't believe how big you've gotten," I gushed, holding him to my chest.

"You named your dragon Lucky?" Arthur asked incredulously. His British accent was only adding effect to his question.

"I named him Lucky, because whenever I took a test with him around I got 100s," I retorted. Lucky started rubbing his head against me and I gladly started petting his scales. Arthur and I spent hours in the small clearing, catching up with each other and the fairies.

Turns out Arthur had gone to England when he left, explaining the thickened British accent. The fairies over there were just as friendly and helped sooth his loneliness. His family came into a better financial situation, so they decided to come back to their hometown. The only reason Arthur wasn't in an asylum was he is better at hiding the fairy conversations than I am. I filled him in on everything that had happened here while he was gone.

Without knowing it I even told him about the bullies. He frowned when it slipped out, I could see him tense up at the thought of me getting bullied. "Listen, Alice, I will make sure you never get bullied while I'm here," he promised. Tears of joy sprang to my eyes as I hugged him. We spent the rest of the time playing with the fairies, but soon it was time to go home. I said goodbye to Arthur and promised to wait outside of school for him.

For the first time in a long time I went to bed looking forward to school. Lucky had followed me home, so I curled up with him, enjoying the heat he gave off.

The next morning I opened my eyes without the sunglasses. I was greeted to the sight of fairies floating everywhere. In all the years I had worn the sunglasses, I had forgotten how beautiful mornings with fairies could be. I smiled up at them before taking my shower. I came back in a bathrobe to find clothes lying on my bed. I rolled my eyes at the antics of the fairies before pulling on the jeans, blouse, and flats.

I said a quick goodbye to my parents before grabbing a sandwich and running out the door. I got on the bus and waited for the ride to be over. I didn't even notice the people staring at my exposed face. When I got to school I waited out front like Arthur had asked. Surprisingly no one made fun of me, which was weird, because it usually started when I stepped on campus. I still wasn't noticing the stares people gave me.

I perked up when I saw those familiar eyebrows. "Arthur! Over here!" I called out, waving my arm in the air for him to see. He smiled and walked over to me, letting me jump him in a hug. "So, what does your schedule look like?" I asked.

"Well, I have English first period, then maths, history, theatre, lunch, science, intro to fairies, and finally early release," he recited. I began jumping up and down in joy, we had the same schedule! I know how intro to fairies sounds, but I chose it as my easy class.

"Yay! Our schedules are the same!" I exclaimed. I grabbed his arm and pulled him into the school. I was too excited to notice the jealous glares or the blush on Arthur's face. We were just about to head into class when the bullies appeared. My smile disappeared completely and I moved closer to Arthur.

"Well, well, what do we have here? Blind chick isn't wearing her glasses. What are you thinking blindie? Are you dumb enough to forget your glasses?" he asked. I gulped and stood in silence.

I was a fool to think I would be allowed to be happy.


I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I will try to post a new chapter as often as possible. If you want the bully to be a specific Hetalia character, just leave a comment, otherwise he will just be a random jerk. Thanks and look forward to the next chapter.