Maria had skipped her first two classes thanks to the alarm clock and chased around by Arthur and Natalya. Finally after a catastrophic morning, she reached her homeroom. When she entered everybody female nation glomped on her.

"Where the bloody hell have you been all morning?" asked a very worried Malaysia.

"We were like worried sick about you" said Indonesia and the other nations nodded in agreement.

Yao seemed to notice that Maria was being cornered. Seriously what is up with women he thought and tried to intervene between the female nations. "Give Maria some air, all of you aru" and all of them backed off a little bit. "Well, Maria, what did happen to you?"

"I woke up late, then I tried to catch up to our first class, but unfortunately the gate was closed and I climbed it"

"Eeep! Maria you're bleeding" as Mei took notice that the white handkerchief Maria tied to her leg now turned crimson red. Mei's scream caught the male's nations attention and went up to where the crowd was, curious about the commotion the others were making.

"What happened Gramps?" asked Hong Kong.

"She's bleeding" said Kiku who has a horrified look. He doesn't want to see blood anymore, especially on Maria, even if it is just a little. He still couldn't forgive himself for World War II. The blood reminds him of the pain he inflicted on Maria, good thing it was only a scratch.

"Vietnam, get some bandages aru" ordered China. Vietnam nodded and looked for bandages.

"Wait" as Maria grabbed Vietnam's arm.

"What are you doing Maria?, For Christ's sake you're bleeding, let go of me" she scowled.

"Come on guys, it's just a little scratch, see? and plus it will heal momentarily" Maria took of the handkerchief, but it wasn't just a scratch, she was still bleeding and all of them panicked.

"Maria we have to get you to the clinic" said a very worried Japan.

As if on cue, the teacher entered the classroom. "What is all the commotion here?"

"I think Maria is not feeling well, teacher" said Macau as he was playing cards with Thailand.

"You two, no gambling" said an irritated teacher. "And Miss Maria? Is it true you are not feeling well?"

"No sir, I'm feeling perfectly fine" Maria thought that her fellow nations are just overreacting, but she is happy because of their concern for her.

"Well, then let's start our lecture, Please got back to your seats class" and they did what they were told.

"Are you sure you are alright?" asked the twins.

"I already told you, don't worry" as Maria gave them a reassuring smile.

"Here, Maria" Kiku handed her a handkerchief so she could cover her wound.

She accepted the piece of cloth and carefully wrapped it in her still bleeding leg. "Thank you Kiku"

"Now class, your assignments if you will" said the teacher as the students brought out their homework. Oh my god, I completely forgot about the assignment

"Good Morning this is your Student Council President" The whole class was interrupted by Arthur's announcement. "May I call on the attention of Lovino Vargas and Maria Clara Carriedo dela Cruz, please report to the Council room" All of the nations snickered when the two nations' names were called. She saw that the twins and Mei were giggling. "Shut up" she whispered in an embarrassed tone.

"You should get going Miss Maria" said the teacher. "You may pass your assignment later in the faculty lounge"

"Yes Sir" and then walked out the classroom.

Did Arthur knew that it was me he was chasing? And what did Romano do to be called as well, Well I guess he did save me from not having an assignment she thought as she was walking. When she reached the Council room she was fidgeting and when she was in front of Arthur's room she knocked and gulped at the punishment that was waiting for her.

"Come in" Maria entered and saw Lovino who was already there. "For your punishment Mr. Vargas, you will serve detention for a week, two hours after classes. You may now leave" and with that he left. "Second day here in World Academy and your already getting punished Maria?, you gave me a hard time chasing you, good thing your uniform classifies which class you are from but still, this made me realize who I was chasing" as he held out a flower in hand and smelled it. "I have encountered this flower once in my life, and there is only one land that this could have come from"

I must have dropped it when I was running. "Alright, you got me, so how many hours do I have to spend in detention?" she asked in a know it all manner.

A smirk formed in Arthur's face. "Who said you were receiving detention?"

She was shocked, she thought she'd only receive detention but she guessed wrong. "Then what is my punishment, good sir?" as she regained her composure.

"You will become my lackey, my dear pearl, for a week. Think of it as an assistant" he said while his hands clasped together and was now wearing a devious smile.

"What! But that's not fair Lovino only got detention" she practically hissed at him.

"But what he did was light, he only cursed, you on the other hand, climbed the school gate and did not stop when you were called by a school officer which coincidentally was me"

"Bbut, Alright, when do I become your "assistant"?" she said mockingly.

"After classes, Come here at four pm sharp. You may now go"

Maria was already cursing in her mind and when she walked out that sadist's office, she saw Romano sitting in one of the luxurious couches. "Romano, why are you still doing here?"

"Classes are boring, so I decided to stay here-Holy crapola! You're bleeding, bitch" he spotted the wound on her leg.

"Look, I'm fin-_" before she could finish her sentence. Romano grabbed her wrist and dragged her to the clinic. "Let go of me Romano"

"Shut it, bitch, you're hurt and that wound needs to get treated right away". They reached the clinic, but it was already lunch time, they have been in Arthur's office a bit too long. "Shit, the nurse's isn't here, but the door is unlocked. Get in" shoving Maria inside.

"Okay, okay you don't have to push me you know" as she sat on one of the chairs while Romano tries to look for bandages, warm water and antiseptic.

"Give me your leg" as Romano knelt down in front of her and Maria did what she was told. "What happened to you anyway?" he asked and Maria told him. "You are so clumsy" he said while he cleaned the wound.

"Look who's talking, like I'm the one who tried to clean and suddenly knocked the bookshelf before I could even start"

"Watch it bastard" Maria laughed at the memory of it whilst Romano applied the antiseptic and wrapped the bandage over her leg. "All done"

"You're really good with your hands" admiring the work of Romano.

"That's not the only thing my hands are good at" he smirked

"What?"

"Nothing.." his face turned bright red as he realized what he said. "Come on, let's go to the cafeteria, I'm freaking hungry"

The cafeteria was at its usual loud atmosphere. "So are you going to eat with Papa?"

"No, Francis is with him"

"Oh, I see" Maria knew, from Antonio's stories that Romano is terribly afraid of Francis, he thinks that Francis will rape him, if he ever gets his hands on him, though she never personally met the guy until yesterday.

"Aren't you going to sit with the Asians?"

"Nope, I think I need a break from the "Asian Inquisition", they keep on linking me to someone"

"Who?"

"It's a secret" as she winked at him.

"Suit yourself" Romano searched in his pants for his wallet. "Oh crap, my idiot brother has my wallet"

"Then come on, let's go" and headed for the European table. She noticed that Arthur was not there.

"Aah, Maria, belle fleur, are you alright? Your name was announced, too bad Angleterre caught you" as France was about to hug her but Maria quickly evades it, leaving a pouted Francis.

"Yeah, now I'm his slave"

"What? That Inglaterra has no right to make mi hija a slave, first Romano, now my daughter" said an angry Spaniard

"Please papa, calm down, it was my fault anyway, besides Lovino only has detention" as she restrained her father. "Speaking of Arthur, why is he not here?"

"Sadly, everyone hates Angleterre because he is the student council president, whenever he punish a country, friends of that country will get mad at him, and he couldn't just bear to see someone mad at him, like now, he punished you and Romano, basically Antonio and some will get mad at him, so he decided to stay cooped up in his office. Don't get me wrong, punishment is normal for those who committed a violation, but for Arthur, even if the person has committed a light violation, he tends to give them a heavier punishment whereas the scale is unbalanced"

Poor Arthur, I guess having that power has its disadvantages she thought as Romano walked up to her. "Come on, let's eat, my treat" but the bell rang. "Damn it!" he said and muttered a few curses as well.

"You two can have my tomatoes" as Antonio was holding two bags of tomatoes."One for you, Lovi and one for you, hija" he hands us the bags and Maria separated from them joining the Asians.

"Hey guys, Wait up!" Maria yelled at the Asians.

"We saw that you were with Romano" the twins said in unison.

"Change topic, please" said Maria

"So what did Mr. Arthur told you?" asked Japan. Hmm, Japan polite as ever

"Unfortunately, I'm his slave for a week"

"What? You're kidding right?" asked Mei with disbelief

"No, I'm not" Maria's smile was now turning into a frown with the thought of her being bossed around AGAIN. "Well, the good side is, I'm used to being bossed around all the time, so at least I'll have a long patience with him" she thought positively.

Classes ended and Maria bid farewell to her friends, finished her assignment, passed it to the teacher and headed towards the Student Council Room. She was surprised to see a woman in there. She had long dark brown hair that were tied into two pigtails by red ribbons., she also had a much darker skin tone compared to Maria. The woman seemed to notice Maria and approached her. "Hello?" she said in a kind of French accent.

"Uhm hi, is Arthur here?"

"Yes, he's in his office" as the woman pointed in the direction of his office. "Are you his colony?"

"No, well kind of for a week"

"Wait, you're the new student, I remember you from yesterday, the one who-"

"Please don't remind me again" as Maria shrugged on that embarrassing memory.

"I'm sorry" the woman bowed down apologetically. "I think from what I have heard, your name is Maria? Am I right?"

"Yup, and you are?"

"Seychelles" as the woman extended her hand and Maria shook it

"Well then, please to meet you Seychelles" offering the woman one of her biggest smile. "Oh, I'd better get to Arthur, he might give me a heavier punishment if I showed up late" and Seychelles just nodded in agreement.

Maria knocked on the door. "Come in" said the voice behind the door, and she entered. "Ah, just on time Maria". "Come with me" as Arthur grabbed his jacket and went out the door.

"Where are you going Arthur?" asked Seychelles.

"To the Magic Club, I have something to do for Miss Maria" winked Arthur which earned him a blush from Maria

"Oh, Well then good luck, Maria!" said with a cheery smile by Seychelles. Maria was about to say thank you when Arthur said it for her. "Thank you Seychelles, she will be needing all of it". There was silence when they were walking in the corridors and Arthur broke the ice. "I see you and Seychelles have already been acquainted"

"Yeah, can I ask you a question?"

"Alright, what is it?"

"Seychelles is in Africa right? Then why is it she is wearing the European class' uniform?"

"She is expected to wear that uniform so nations would know she is a part of the council, since most of the members of the Student Council are from Europe, we decided to make it our official uniform. She is actually my real assistant, though she volunteered for it"

"I see, I see"

"I actually courted her, but turned me down and chose Francis" he said very frankly and with these words Maria was very surprised. Say what! They were supposed to be a thing? But didn't, because she chose Francis! So that's why she had that French accent. Wait, then Arthur and her are in good terms since she volunteered to be his assistant she thought in her mind. "But as you can see we are still friends, I still care for her but only as a friend" as if he read Maria's mind. What came after that conversation was utter silence.

They walked downstairs into an unknown hallway. Maria was now getting scared, it wasn't like the other clubs, whereas their rooms were altogether, this particular club however was separated due to it being mocked by other students who doesn't believe in magic.

"Uhm, Arthur, do you know exactly where were going?" They were walking into some unknown hallway at the bottom of the school, which were made up of stones, more like the wall stones in the medieval period. At the end of the hall was a door and a large one at that, like the walls it has a medieval theme to it. Arthur conjured up a key and unlocked the door.

Both entered and from the inside, the room was made of cobblestones but fortunately, the furniture and the décor has modern touch to it. "Wow, this is amazing!" she gaped in amusement.

"thought you would like it, Welcome to the Magic Club" as he gestures Maria to the middle of the room. "Come, this is only the lobby" What! How many rooms does this club have to occupy? she thought to herself while she was left in the lobby. "Maria!" called Arthur from another room.

"Coming" and quickly follows.

"Don't lose your head in the clouds woman" he said as he swept his hair from his face. "This is the potions room". The potions room was filled with what else but potions, bottles were stacked in shelves, in the middle of the room there was a table, and on that table is what you would normally see in a chemistry set, flasks, burners, etc.

"Wait, why are you showing me this? I'm not even a member here"

"Well since you are my assistant, at least for the end of the week, you will have to know what I do, and since I am the president of this club, I might need you to run some errands for me regarding the Magic Club"

Grr, assistant my ass, couldn't he just use the word slave? I mean, I think that is my job until the end of the week, speaking of jobs, I need to find one myself.

"Now, I'll show you to what you are going to do today" he said as both of them entered another room.

"Holy mother of God! What happened here" while she was staring at the room which is now a mess. , Books were on the ground, papers were scattered, it was like the room was hit by a tornado.

"Watch your mouth young lady" Arthur quickly warned her and Maria simply nodded. "Now, what you will do is clean this mess up, with your skills, you can finish this before seven, don't worry I will check up on your progress at quarter to six" and with that Arthur closed the door and went back to his office and left Maria on her own.

While cleaning up she didn't complain, it was a really bad day and complaining won't get her anywhere, she just wants to finish this and go back to her dorm and sleep, she first arranged the scattered papers, then the books, while she was piling them up in the shelves she encountered some with weird labels on it, some she couldn't decipher and some were just as heavy as her. As she was stacking the heavy books on the top of the shelves, she went off balance, and immediately fell from the ladder. She closed her eyes to ease the pain, but she never landed on something hard, instead something soft. "Can you please get off of me, Maria" the ma groaned underneath her.

"Arthur! What are you doing here?" she was still above him. A small tint of red came upon Arthur's face as they came face to face. Maria stared at his emerald eyes whilst he was burying his stare at her chestnut ones.

"I told you that I will check up on you ... And would you please get off me"

"Oh, sorry" as Maria got up and fixed her uniform

"Honestly Maria, you shouldn't have stacked something you couldn't even carry" he said while he was brushing his jacket. "All In all, you have done a good job" as he observed the whole room, no more scattered papers, the only thing that was out of place was the heavy book Maria dropped.

"Are you alright, Arthur?"

"Yes, I am"

"No broken bones?"

"I already told you, I'm perfectly fine" he said in an irritating tone.

"Geez, no need to get all grumpy, I was just worried about you" while Maria rolled her eyes. Arthur's face reddens as the word worried about you rang through his thoughts. "Are you sure you are alright?, you look like you have a fever" as Maria faced him again. Arthur was now trying his best to hide his blush but I guess he couldn't. She was standing a bit too closer to him.

"What's going on here?" said a man that has short, light blond hair and dull blue eyes and sports a barrette. Wow he looks very stoic like Hong Kong

"Norway where is the eye of newt?" said a man who has strawberry blonde hair and has red eyes

"Ah gentlemen, this is Maria, and is my temporary assistant" as Arthur introduced her to the two men.

"My name is Lukas and I represent Norway" said the man with the stoic appearance. Wait, why does he have a floating curl?

"And I'm Romania" said the man with red eyes. Is he related to Gilbert?

"Romania? Isn't that were Count Dracula was born?"

"Yes, and my fangs represent Transylvania" as he pointed to his teeth

"That is so cool!" Yes Maria is a big fan of the vampire mania, she's a sucker for anything that is surreal

"Can you see magical creatures like us?" Norway asked bluntly.

"Yup, I have encountered some of Arthur's friends as well, such as Flying Mint Bunny"

"And I have encountered some in my short stay at Maria's place, although some of them are a bit scary" continued Arthur.

"Then why don't you join the magic club?" asked Romania.

"I will think about it, I'm still having a pretty hard time adjusting to the Academy" as she thought of the bad luck she has been receiving since yesterday.

"If you will excuse us gentlemen, I still have some important matters to discuss with Maria" Arthur grabbed her arm and pulled her to the lobby, while he has a smug look on his face. "Now tomorrow, before class, you will have to come by the office so I can give you the details of what you are going to do tomorrow, I can't meet you in the afternoon since I have a meeting with the principal". Maria nodded in agreement. "Well then, I bid you goodnight, Maria" and heads for his office.

Author's notes:

You see I was wondering why Seychelles was wearing the European uniform instead of the African uniform, don't get me wrong I'm not a racist, I just think it's not fair while other continents have their own uniform and her, from the Africa class is wearing a European uniform. So I just made her a part of the Student Council.