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 4

Mariana sighed as the wind blew onboard. She was up earlier than any of her other friends and decided to come and watch the sunrise. She jumped when a body positioned itself next to her. She looked over and saw Kiku looking out over the ocean as well. The small girl wouldn't have thought someone so polite and refined would be a pirate. Although she couldn't believe Arthur was one when she first spoke to him. However, the blonde fit right into the pirate life. Kiku never seemed like it but everyone seemed to like him. The sun glinted off his dark hair and his brown eyes seemed lighter as the sun focused on them. Mariana blushed when she realized she was staring. The raven-haired man didn't say anything so Mariana took it upon herself to.

"You like watching the sunrise too?" She asked, looking over at him.

"Hai, it makes me feel at peace," The Japanese man smiled at her and she blushed. She wished for Rei's confidence right now. He made her speechless and tongue-tied. A distraction would be good but except for the occasional crew member they were alone. He must've picked up on her discomfort because his face grew concerned.

"Is everything alright, you seemed distracted," He questioned and she smiled weakly.

"Yeah, just a little hungry," She answered, hoping for some sort of escape.

"I could ask Francis to cook for you, he makes the best food but don't tell Arthur, it hurts his feelings," The taller man joked and she laughed. Said man came onto the deck with Alfred following close behind. Arthur was still holding his side in discomfort but it seemed better. Alfred was still as chipper as ever but was positioned on Arthur's uninjured side. The blondes waved at them and the pair waved back.

"I have to wake up the rest of the crew, including Antonio and J.C. it won't be pretty," He bid her farewell with a bow of his head. She stared after him and yelped when Rei jumped next to her.

"Hey, I thought someone kidnapped you, you're never up earlier than Feli or Lovi," Rei smiled at her cousin but it dropped when she saw her crestfallen expression.

"You ok?" She asked in concern, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Yeah, just royally screwed up with Kiku, but other than that everything's peachy," Mariana let her head fall with a thump against the railing of the ship.

"Ow," She moaned when the pain finally registered. Rei patted her back but saw movement from the corner of her eye.

"Ooh Ludi's up, bye," Her cousin waved and rushed over to the blonde man. She granted him with a kiss and laughed when he blushed. Mariana sighed once more and decided to go join the others. Lovina was being doted on by Antonio, although she didn't seem to want the attention. She was blushing furiously, a scowl on her face. Feliciana was getting the same treatment by J.C.; she seemed to calm his down. The ravenette never felt so jealous of her friends before. They all seemed to have someone and she was stuck in a dead end with Kiku. Speaking of the man, he had just come back onboard with Gilbert, Mattie, and two others. One of the men had brown hair in a low ponytail, brown eyes, and tanned skin. He looked similar to Kiku except he was slightly shorter. The other man towered over everyone on the deck except maybe Ludwig. He had silver hair, violet eyes, and pale skin. He looked Russian and her assumptions were correct when he spoke.

"We are almost to the next port, da?" He asked, his eyes flicking to Antonio.

"We should be there in a matter of hours, if the wind and luck are on our side," The Spaniard answered, looking over at the horizon. He went back up to the helm to steer them on the right direction. The ravenette walked back to the railing and didn't jump when Kiku came next to her.

"So, how do you like it on the ship?" He asked, sneaking a glance at her.

"It's fine, the people are surprisingly nice, we grew up in a place where all pirates were evil," She told him and he smirked.

"Only the good pirates are, Antonio doesn't believe in killing unless he has to, we respect him for it, except the ones that are out for blood," He looked around and landed on a specific group of people. There were about five of them and they seemed to be off all by themselves.

"Yeah I guess, hey I have a question, who were those two guys you brought with you?" She asked, looking at the two in question. He followed her gaze and smiled slightly.

"Ivan Braginski and Yao Wang, Yao's my cousin and Ivan is his significant other," He explained, leaning on the rail and looking down at her.

"Oh, they make a cute couple," She smiled as she watched them.

"Hai, I was shocked when he told me though, I didn't think he would pick Ivan," Kiku told her and she looked up at him.

"Well, love is love I guess, so do you have a significant other?" She asked, although she made her voice sound teasing so he wouldn't be suspicious. He laughed and shook his head.

"No, I'm waiting for that special someone, who knows maybe she's right on this ship," He gave her a look which made her turn pink.

"Uh, I think Rei may need me," She said, panicking slightly. She waved quickly but practically ran towards her cousin. She missed the way Kiku smiled fondly after her before he went to his post.