There isn't too much fluff with the main pairs in this chapter, but I decided that since Japan and China was lagging behind in polls, I'd put him with someone else! I think Japan and Seychelles is my new OTP. Just by the way. Don't own Hetalia, probably never will. ON WITH CHAPTER 8!

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Turning the World Upside Down

Chapter 8: Hungary the Matchmaker

"And so," Austria said, squinting at the girlish cursive written in pink gel pen, "We, the student council, re... rescind our hasty and...stupid... rule against dating and PDA." He paused to give England a stern look. Spain punched England lightly on the arm, grinning, and England avoided their gazes, looking down at his shoes in mortification. Hungary was sitting in the front row of the auditorium, a triumphant beam on her face. When Austria made eye contact with her, she waved at him and mouthed 'Hi, President'. He blushed and the entire audience started to talk to each other.

"What? The president is BLUSHING!"

"I know! His face is so red! Look at him!"

"HOLY CRAP! THE APOCALYPSE! EVERYBODY OUT! WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND PRUSSIAS FIRST!"'

"Sh-shut up!" Austria said, turning redder. "The no dating rule is abolished! Everyone get out! The assembly is dismissed!" With that said, he turned and stormed off the stage. Hungary giggled, tucking her pink gel pen back into her backpack.

"He's too cute," Hungary said to Seychelles, who was sitting on the seat next to her.

"Uh-huh. Absolutely," Seychelles said in a dazed voice. "Too cute." Hungary noticed her flushed cheeks and followed her gaze to the trio of Asian guys in the corner of the auditorium. Hungary had only been a student of Chikyuu High for a few days, but she already knew they were the smartest kids in school. Korea was groping a very flustered China, and Japan was merely observing with mild confusion.

"Oh, so you have a thing for that Kiku kid?" Hungary said tactlessly. Seychelles snapped out of her daze and a variety of emotions flitted across her face, the primary ones being embarrassment and guilt at being caught.

"N-no! I was looking at the... the... the clock!" Seychelles said, waving her arms frantically.

"The clock is in the other direction, Seychelles," teased Hungary, her eyes gleaming with amusement.

"Oh, so it is! I hadn't noticed!" Hungary raised an eyebrow.

"Your face is like an open book. Don't ever play poker or you'll lose all your money and end up working on the streets as a cocaine-snorting whore. And that goes DOUBLE for strip poker. Especially if Kiku is playing." Hungary got the pleasure of seeing Seychelles turn a nuclear shade of read and try to say something, which came out as a squeak.

"K-Kiku would NEVER play strip poker! Never!" she squealed. Something over her shoulder caught Hungary's eye and she began to tune out Seychelles's rant. Kiku's eyes had briefly flicked in their direction, before returning to the two Asians next to him. A few minutes later, he looked over again, his ink black eyes focusing on Seychelles, who was jumping up and down in her agitation. A small, fond smile graced his lips for a moment, only to for it to slide off when he saw Hungary staring at him and smirking. He looked away hurriedly, an almost unnoticeable blush lighting his cheeks. Her smirk widened.

"Come on, Seychelles," interrupted Hungary, grabbing her friend's wrist. "We have to get to lunch." She pulled Seychelles along to the exit by Kiku, grinning when she noticed how both Japan and Seychelles carefully avoided looking at each other. She leaned close to Japan for a second, ignoring the confused look he gave her. "Have something you'd like to share with the class, Kiku-san?" She whispered in his ear. He looked at her in embarrassed shock as Hungary brushed past him with a giggle, grabbing Japan's hand and pulling it close to her so that the black-haired girl's hand accidentally touched his. Seychelles barely had time to apologize before Hungary dragged her out of the room. The second they left the auditorium, Hungary spun around with a massive grin on her beautiful face. Two students passed out from massive nosebleeds (Not Prussia, though, who was able to stuff his nose with tissues before blood gushed out of it) and Seychelles backed up, a little confused.

"Okay, he is so into you it's not even funny." Seychelles blushed.

"R-really? How can you tell?"

"Elementary, my dear Watson," Hungary chirped with a wink. "He looked at you for a second, then looked away when you were talking to me. Then he blushed a little when I caught him at it. That means that he has a crush on you, but he isn't sure that you like him and is nervous about telling you. He's a little afraid of putting himself out there and taking the initiative because he thinks he's going to be rejected. You can also tell that he's shy about it and he doesn't think he's as obvious about it as he actually is. That's why he was embarrassed when I caught him at it. His friends also were grinning at him when we left, so he has clearly confided his feelings to them, which I wish you had done with me. It certainly could have helped you two get together sooner."

Seychelles blushed a bright red. "You don't mean..."

"YEP!" grinned Hungary. You two are getting together and I'm going to be your cupid!" With no further comment, she grabbed her friend around the wrist again and began to cheerfully drag her to the cafeteria despite any and all protests Seychelles was uttering.

"Come ON, girl! You have to take the initiative if he's too shy! And believe me, he's too shy. It was all over his face." Hungary continued to skip to the cafeteria, keeping poor little Seychelles in tow. They eventually did enter the room, and Hungary almost immediately noticed Japan calmly eating soba in the back half of the cafeteria, close to the left corner. "There he is," she said with a conspiratorial grin.

"I don't think I can do this," Seychelles said faintly.

"You don't even have to do anything! Just go get chicken nuggets or something from the lunch line and watch me work my magic." Seychelles took an uncertain step forward, and Hungary gave her a gentle shove. "Go!" she said sweetly. Without another word, Seychelles stumbled to the food line and Hungary turned on her heel, strolling purposefully to the table in the corner and sitting directly across from Japan. Ignoring his startled expression and China who was watching her curiously (Korea was getting hot lunch), she smiled at him in a businesslike manner. "Hello, Kiku. Can I call you that? And is this seat taken?"

"Yes, you may call me Kiku, no, it's not taken, and may I help you?" he asked, delicately taking another mouthful of soba. Bad timing.

"Yes, you may. You've got a thing for Seychelles, am I right?" Kiku instantly choked on his soba and probably would have died if China didn't thump him on the back when he started gasping for air.

"Who told you that?" he coughed. His face was red, and not just from his near-death experience.

"Are you kidding? It would have been more subtle if France Bonnefoy was riding on a unicycle in the hallway juggling live cats in his birthday suit, screaming it to the heavens." Kiku looked down at his hands resting in his lap for a few awkward seconds before finally glancing over at Seychelles in the lunch line, who had managed to spill barbeque sauce all over a clearly irritated Germany. A smile unwillingly tugged at his mouth.

"Alright, I like her. Why does it matter?"

"Because she likes you and you have to ask her out, stupid!" barked Hungary.

"Really? How can you tell?"

"Jeez, you guys are exactly the same. Because she frikkin told me! So ask her out! Right now!"

Japan looked at his lap again. "It's not that simple."

"It should be!"

"Come on, Kiku," piped up China unexpectedly. "Grow some balls already."

Kiku sighed. "Alright, alright, I'll go." He stood up, uncertain for a moment. Then, his delicate face hardened in determination and he started striding purposefully towards the tanned girl.

"Hey, Kiku!" Hungary called after him. He turned to her and she smirked.

"You break her heart, I break your spine." Japan smiled at her, the first bright, happy grin she had seen from him, before turning around again and continuing to walk.

"Nice job," China said to Hungary with a smile. He held out his hand and the brunette slapped a high-five to it. "He really needed that extra push. I have a feeling Seychelles can help with that stick he has shoved up his ass."

Hungary giggled and watched them. Kiku was looking at his feet, saying something to Seychelles. A beaming smile spread across her face and she tackled him into a hug, nodding her head frantically. Kiku turned a light pink and smiled at her, lightly playing with the end of one of her pigtails.

'Wow, they are SO cute together! I must be the best matchmaker ever!' Hungary thought immodestly. Suddenly, she heard arguing and turned to see Romano and Spain. Romano was snapping something at him with a bright red face and Spain was holding up his hands in a pacifying motion.

'And,' she thought, a devious expression slowly spreading across her face, 'I think I know who to focus my talents on next.'

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Yes, Spain and Romano fans, there WILL be fluff next chapter. Thanks to Hungary. You just have to wait for it =D