A/N: I'm so sorry that this is late but I was celebrating same sex marriage with my friends and then my mom decided to redo the down stairs closet and turn it into a walk in closet to put our shoes and stuff in. So we cleaned it out and started to paint it and add shelves. It's still not finished either. But I found enough time to finish this. This is the last part of chapter 1 so I hope you enjoy.
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~Arthur's P.O.V~
It was quite as everyone at the table started to take in what I had said. Were they going to dismiss it? Call me a freak? It was always hard to tell. There were some that believed and some that didn't.
"That's it, magic! It would explain everything." Elizaveta said excitedly.
Well I wasn't expecting that.
"You believe me?"
"What reason would we have not to?" She asked with a kind smile.
"Usually when I tell people that magic's real they think I'm crazy."
"Oui, it's hard to believe but a lot of strange things have been going on around here. Magic seems to be the only thing that can explain it." Francis said agreeing with Elizaveta.
"Alright, but if you're messing with me I'll curse you." I threatened.
"Don't worry we're not. We wouldn't do something as horrible as that." Katyusha said with a reassuring smile.
I smiled back, letting her know that I believed her.
"Do you know how to break it?" Elizaveta asked.
"Depends on the type of spell. When it started, who or what it was for, and why." I answered.
Everyone at the table nodded so that I knew that they understood.
"It's time for me to go practice my music." Roderick, who was quiet the whole time, said getting up.
"Alright, I'll see you after school." Elizaveta said and kissed his cheek.
He blushed as he walked away and she sat with a smile on her face.
"Matthew, you said that it started with Alfred?" I asked the quiet Canadian deciding to ignore what just happened.
"Yes, one day he was the geeky boy that always put a smile on someone's face the next he was the cool guy that scared everyone with just one look." He confirmed.
"Do you remember what day it started?"
"Umm... I believe sometime last year, in the beginning of the second semester." He tried to recall.
"Alright, so we have who and when. Now we need why." I said hoping that one of them knew the answer.
Unfortunately no one said anything which means that it would be something we would need to figure out.
"Judging by the silence it looks like none of you know why." I sighed. Looks like we'll have to do this the hard way.
"How do we figure out what the reason was?" Katyusha asked.
"We get close to him. As we get to know him then we can figure out why someone would want to change him." I said looking at the boy across the room. He was currently eating his last hamburger.
"How do we do that? We're his worst enemies." Elizaveta asked with a frown.
"We get him to join the mystery club."
"Elizaveta just said that we're his enemies. How do you expect to get him to join our club?" Antonio spoke up.
"Don't worry about that. I have have something that would kill his reputation with Kiku." I said with a smirk.
"That's great! When are you going to do it?" Elizaveta asked excitedly.
"After school. But for now we need to figure out what we can about the rest of the spell." I said starting to think of what we could do for now.
I looked around the room at all the people grouped together. It looks like we should start with the separation between the students.
"Do you guys know who hung out with who before everything changed?" I asked them.
"Oui, Elizaveta here was the gossip queen of the school." Francis answered with a mischievous smile.
I didn't know what he was thinking nor did I want to.
"Shut up Francis. Anyway, I do know who hung out with who. I also know who was originally in love with each other before the separation. Why do you want to know?"
"Because, we're going to start to get rid of this ridiculous separation. It'll weaken the spell and help us find the culprit for this whole mess."
"How will it help find the culprit?" Antonio asked confused.
"Because they won't be under the spell. Judging by the spell's qualities it's pretty advanced and the spell needs to be redone every month or so."
"I get it. If they notice that the separation between the students begin to change they'll take action. They may even become desperate and accidentally reveal themselves." Katyusha said realizing my plan already.
"Exactly, we also need to figure out who else wasn't affected by the spell."
"That reminds me, how come we weren't affected?" Francis asked.
"Because you're either wearing magical items, have magical creatures following you or you yourself has enough magic to protect yourself naturally. Elizaveta has the flowers in her hair, Antonio has garden fairies and Matthew has an animal fairy with the form of a polar bear, Francis and Katyusha has a little bit of magic themselves."
"What about you?" Katyusha asked.
"I have magic but that's not what protects me." I pulled out a silver medallion with our family crest on it. "This has a protective seal on it. It protects me from any harmful magic."
My father enchanted it with the last of his magic before he died. I remember having to clean it right after. All the blood almost made it unrecognizable. I mentally shook my head. I don't want to remember that.
"How can you tell?" Francis asked.
"I can sense magic in people, materials and I can naturally see magical creatures. It runs in the family." I answered.
"What about Lovi, Gilbert and Roderick?" Antonio asked worried.
"Lovino has fairies as well because of how much you care about him. Gilbert has a yellow bird fairy that seems to be friends with Matthew's polar bear fairy. Roderick on the other hand is being affected by the spell but not by much. He must be near a magical item most of the time."
"Can a piano have magic?" Elizaveta asked.
"Yes, fairies love music so if an instrument is played enough they will enchant it so that nothing happens to it."
"That makes sense, Roderick is always practicing for future concerts."
"Some of the magic must rub off on him, keeping him safe when he isn't near it. He'll be okay for now but I'll have to have my older brother Alistair enchant something with a protection spell. What kind of thing would he wear?" I asked getting extremely serious now.
"Enchant his Music binder, he never leaves home without it." She informed me.
"Alright, have him give it to me tomorrow morning. My brother should be able to enchant it before he goes to school."
"Thanks Arthur, I really appreciate it. I owe you." Elizaveta said with such sincerity that I could tell that she was definitely in love with the musician.
"You don't owe me anything, I'm just doing the right thing. Besides, I know Roderick's father." I said feeling a little uncomfortable. I wasn't used to people thanking me like that.
"Anyway, how do we fix this separation?" Antonio asked trying to get back on topic.
"We fix whatever caused the problem. Some will be easy and some will be hard. It will depend on the situation." I explained.
"Who do we fix first?" Katyusha asked.
"How about we start off with something small and easy. Preferably something we can do with only a little bit of magic." I suggested.
"We can fix Tino and Berwald's relationship or fix Feliciano and Lovino. Either way I think that it would be easy." Elizaveta explained.
Before I could give my answer the bell rang. "We will decide tomorrow. I have to get to class." I said gathering my things and walked away.
I heard them saying goodbye and I waved not turning around. I had to keep the appearance of the school punk or else who knows what would happen.
Class was boring and I felt like hitting my head on the desk. But finally the bell for school to end rang and I went looking for mister hotshot. Luckily for me I was able too spot him before he left school.
I ran up and grabbed his arm, pulling the surprised boy behind me. I forced him into the nearest bathroom and locked the door.
"What do you want?!" He growled the second he realized it was me.
"I have a proposition for you." I said, leaning on the door so that he couldn't escape.
"I don't want to hear it." He said seeming to get irritated.
"Just listen, if you don't like it then I'll let you leave." I tried to reason.
He looked hesitant before sighing and leaning on the wall. "What is it?"
"I want you to join the mystery club. And in exchange I won't show your boyfriend the video. What do you say?"
He looked completely shocked. "You expect me to join those losers? That'll ruin my social reputation!" He exclaimed.
I smirked, "Oh well, guess you can say goodbye to your relationship with Kiku."
He froze at that. "I'll give you till tomorrow morning to decide. If you can't decide then I'll just tell Kiku."
I left after, not giving him a chance to respond.
A/N: Hope you guys liked it. Also, I want to give you a choice of their first mystery. Should they help Tino and Berwald or Feliciano and Lovino? Let me know in the reviews. The one chosen the most will be done first then the other will be second.
X: Sorry to keep you waiting. I've been so busy lately. But I'm really glad that you're so excited about this story. It makes me happy to hear that. :)
Russia says hello: Yep, magic always makes things interesting. Especially when something goes wrong. And I hate allergies to, I can't eat a certain type of red beans. My stomach gets really messed up. :(
I don't own Hetalia.
