Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia. I do however own Portugal, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. I don't think Portugal is part of the Hetalia team and if he is then he belongs to them. The couples are Spain/Fem!Romano, Germany/Brazil, Portugal/Fem!Italy, and Japan/Puerto Rico. Other side pairings are USUK, PruCan, France/Everyone, Russia/China and Greece/Turkey. Human Names if you needed:

N. Italy-Feliciana Vargas

Germany-Ludwig Beilschmidt

Japan-Kiku Honda

America-Alfred F. Jones

England-Arthur Kirkland

France-Francis Bonnefoy

China- Yao Wang

Russia- Ivan Braginski

Spain-Antonio Fernandez Carriedo

S. Italy-Lovina Vargas

Prussia-Gilbert Beilschmidt

Turkey-Sadiq Annan

Greece-Heracles Karpusi

Canada-Matthew Williams

Portugal- Juan Carlos 'J.C.' Cruz

Puerto Rico-Mariana Vega

Brazil-Regina 'Rei' Cruz

Chapter 3

"Are we gonna die?"Feliciana asked, gripping on tightly to her sisters' sleeve.

"No stupid, we'll be fine," The girl snapped before wincing when her sister started to cry.

"Look, I'm sorry, I'm just worried is all," Lovina said and the ginger wiped her eyes. Something falling down the stairs made them all jump. A low groan was heard before something bumped against the door. Fiddling with lock, it clicked open. The girls waited with bated breath as it slowly creaked open. A blonde man stumbled inside; it was one of the crew they had seen when they had been brought aboard. Blood was starting to soak through his shirt. Rei was the first to react and grabbed him under his arms. She dragged him to the bed and laid him down. She cut his shirt and inspected the wound. He had a shallow gash on his side and it was already starting to clot. She ripped off a piece of his shirt and pressed it to the wound.

"Mariana, hold this in place, I'm gonna go get some water to clean it out," Rei told them, trying not to pay attention to her bloodstained hands.

"B-but, we have to stay here," Feliciana protested, taking a step forward.

"Ludwig never told us that and besides he could get an infection if not treated," The brunette argued before she swung the door open. In an instant, she was forced to the ground by a man they'd never seen. He straddled her as she put up a fight. She bit the arm he tried to force against her neck. He cried out and slapped her across the face. The girls looked on helplessly before Lovina tackled the man into the hall. He kicked her way from him and was about to do further damage when he jerked to a stop. Rei and Feliciana went to Lovina's side in an instant. The end of a sword was jutting out the man's stomach and blood poured out. Feliciana hid her face in Lovina's shoulder. Another blonde man was behind wounded one.

"That's what you get for almost killing Arthur," He growled in a deadly calm voice before taking out his sword in a swift motion. The man crumpled to the floor and the blonde spat on him. He noticed the girls and locked his blue-eyed gaze on them. He lifted his sword and pointed it at them.

"Are you one of them?" He demanded, coming closer. They faintly heard Mariana call out to someone but were too petrified to do much about it. Rei shook her head but he didn't seem to care. His eyes were strangely dull as if all the life had been drained out of him. He shook his head and growled. He was about to lunge when someone spoke.

"Alfred," A quiet, weak voice called. The blonde blinked and looked behind him. His eyes instantly lit up when he noticed the man before him. It was the same man that had been injured moments before. He was leaning against the doorframe and winced when the taller blonde engulfed him in a tight hug.

"Don't ever do that to me Arthur," The man whispered, hiding his face in the other man's shoulder. Arthur did likewise and hugged the other man back.

"Ok, I think I just pissed my pants," Feliciana murmured, gripping tightly on Lovina's sleeve. Alfred looked back at them sheepishly, his eyes definitely lighter than before.

"Sorry about that, I'm really protective over Iggy," He blushed and looked down. The other blonde looked up, green eyes narrowing slightly.

"I can take care of myself perfectly fine Alfred," Arthur snapped but the taller man wasn't listening.

"Yeah almost getting killed is being perfectly fine," He glared right back down at him.

"Stupid git," The Brit muttered, crossing his arms and pouting.

"Well, I'm Rei, this is Feliciana and Lovina, and that's Mariana," The brunette stepped forward, seeming torn between shaking their hands and curtsying like she was taught. She decided to do both. She curtsied and shook their hand.

"My you have such nice manners, I should've known you weren't a pirate," Alfred smiled warmly and the smaller girl returned it.

"Thanks but it'll va—" She never finished as the ship shook once more.

"We're still under attack?" Mariana questioned, her eyes widening.

"Yeah, we should be done soon, I think it'll be safe to go above decks," Arthur answered and they all started to go up. Antonio had just slit someone's throat when they came up. The girls jumped in surprise before feeling their stomachs clench. Rei spotted Ludwig in a heated battle between someone who wasn't all that good but was much bigger. Another enemy pirate was going in for the kill from behind. Rei gasped and did something stupid. She grabbed Alfred's sword and ran forward. She brought up the sword and blocked the swing. Falling on her back, the sword slid away from her. Rei scrambled back as the man advanced. Her hand found the sword and she hid it behind her back. The man lifted the sword and she lunged forward. He stumbled back, the sword lodged into his chest. Ludwig finally turned and looked at her in astonishment. Rei slid to her knees in numb shock. The blonde knelt next to her and touched her shoulder.

"Prinzessin, are you alright?" He asked, concern etched on his face. She launched herself at him and started to cry.

"I-I killed someone," She sobbed, clinging onto his shirt. Lovina felt helpless but walked over anyway. She placed her hand on her back and rubbed it comfortingly.

"Shh, it's alright, you were protecting yourself," Ludwig said and Rei shook her head feebly.

"No, I was protecting you, you big idiot, you weren't paying attention and the man was coming and I couldn't just stand there and watch you die," She whispered, snuggling deeper into his chest.

"You're the idiot," He told her and she looked up at him.

"Why would you die for me, I would never forgive myself," He told her and she blushed.

"Ludwig, I-I—" She stuttered before kissing him softly. His eyes widened in shock but he returned it. Lovina slowly walked off, a small smile on her face. Someone put their hand on her shoulder and she looked over. Antonio was silently glaring at them but a smile betrayed the anger he was feeling. Unfortunately, J.C. was fuming, he looked about ready to stomp over and break them apart. Mariana grabbed his arm and pulled him back. The green-eyed boy glared and ran off the deck. The couple broke off and Rei looked after her brother. She sighed but her eyes held a mixture of sadness and irritation.

"What's wrong with J.C.?" Mariana asked, rushing over quickly.

"Just a little thing called Overprotective Brother Syndrome," Gilbert snickered, earning an elbow to the gut by Matthew.

"Yeah and you're suffering from Foot in the Mouth Syndrome," Alfred said as he and Arthur soon came over to them. The albino glared while Mattie smiled.

"Thank you, I've been trying to tell him that forever," Mattie laughed when Gilbert glowered at him.

"When everyone's stopped abusing me, we can get back to the matter at hand," He told them.

"I don't know, I like abusing you, you did steal my brother away after all," Alfred smirked. Rei soon came up, Ludwig's hand in her own.

"Is he alright?" She asked, looking where her brother disappeared.

"He will be but for the next few months, he's just gonna be a prick," Antonio informed them and they cracked a smile.

"Well, we'll be ready for him," She said but didn't feel as confident as she was trying to seem.