Adventures of the Golden State (Hetalia)

Author: Ashynarr

Summary: Under much protest and complaint, I've decided that since I have nowhere else to put these, I'm going to share some of my state OC drabbles to see how people like them. Mostly focused on California, but will feature other states.

Disclaimer: Hetalia's not mine.

Warning: State OCs, a bit of a detour...

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"How often do you drive this?" Texas asked his girlfriend from behind the wheel, fingers tapping idly on the steering wheel as they made their way down some of the lesser used roads of New Jersey.

"Only when I'm picking up my brother or Bella from the airport, really, and sometimes not even then if we're staying in the city the entire time," New Jersey replied, having been giving him directions in between their idle chatter. "It's usually just easier to Walk when I'm on my own."

"Guess that makes sense," He replied, slowing the car down slightly as he spied a deer peeking from around the trees. "I like taking my car out for a bit just to enjoy the scenery. It's slower than walking, but sometimes you get to see things you might've missed by Walking."

"You and Bella are so alike," The smaller state snorted, though there was an amused smile on her face. "I suppose it's just a large state thing."

"And Alfred, of course."

"Of course."

"I do like seeing this side of you too, though," Texas continued. "The empty parts, I mean. It's sorta like seeing into the past, remembering how things used to be."

"Only with the benefits of air conditioning and cellphones in case we get stuck," New Jersey replied dryly, unable to keep back her laugh after he started chuckling.

"Fair enough, there are benefits to being in the present. Still, I think our lands say a lot about the sort of people we are."

"Oh?"

"Yeah. Me? I'm all open plains and lowlands. I tend to keep going on the steady, no shaking things up or making a huge deal out of things if I don't have to. But sometimes, if my temper gets going, whew! You remember that last lightning storm at my place, don't you?"

"It was definitely something else," She agreed. "What about… Bella, then?"

"She's everywhere. She's dragged me around enough of her place to see that she's got a hundred different faces, which're all still her to be fair, but she's the most honest when she's at home, looking out over the ocean. She hops from hill to hill like she does her ideas and interests, and sometimes she tends to overshadow you, but if you're willing to look past that, you'll see she's got a huge heart'a gold, to excuse the pun."

"I bet she'd be red in the face if she ever heard you say that," New Jersey teased, grinning widely.

"Nah, she gets more than enough complimenting from all the tourists who pass through," He joked back, though she could easily see the light flush dusting his cheeks. "There's a reason she likes to play tour guide in her free time."

"It's not the same and you know it," She disagreed, leaning over with a sly smile. "Speaking of which… what do you think about me?"

"You like to keep to yourself, not because you're shy but because you just don't feel like sharing unless you have to." He turned his head enough to look her in the eye, smiling softly. "People might not always think you have a lot going for you, but that's just because they don't bother to look."

And here he gestured out to the woods again, where he'd slowed down enough for the small family of deer grazing just a few feet from them to look up, but otherwise not startle. "Anyone with eyes and patience could see you're a gorgeous woman with more depth to her than any guy could hope."

"Okay, now I know you're just making this up as you go along," The smaller state shoved at her boyfriend. "Not that I don't appreciate the compliments, of course."

"I'm just calling it like I see it," He denied, leaving over to give her a kiss. "Can't help if it's the honest tru-"

"Sam, car!" New Jersey suddenly yelped, having just caught sight of the parked vehicle out of the corner of her eye.

Texas slammed on the brakes, though the skid still had them just bumping into the other vehicle and leaving the two lovebirds frazzled and broken of the mood. "Shit, gave me a heart attack there, Sue."

"Sorry I was trying to keep you from totalling two cars," She shot back, unbuckling her belt and opening the car door. "Was anyone in the other one?"

"Doesn't seem like," Her boyfriend noted, doing the same on his side and coming around to access the damage. "Damn, looks like some dents. Hope they aren't too pissed when they get back…"

With a shake of her head, the eastern state made her way to the trunk of the car, waiting for her boyfriend to pop it open from the dashboard while he reached over to grab the pad of paper in the storage compartment.

"Hey, you wanna give them my information your yours- what the hell?" He yelped as he looked up from his hasty scribbling, just catching his girlfriend about to start pouring gasoline around the other car.

"They can't pin this on us if there's no evidence," She replied. "Give me the matches once you're done with that."

"No, we aren't setting their car on fire!" He denied, marching over to grab the can from her unsuccessfully. "It was just a minor accident!"

"That'll go on my records if anyone finds out! I have to keep it clean or else I'll have to pay twice as much for my insurance."

"Look, if we just leave some money for repairs and an apology note, will you promise not to set their car on fire?"

New Jersey looked from her boyfriend to the other car, and then to the gas canister in her hands.

"Fine," She sighed. "But only because I don't want to have to refill this next time we're in town."

Texas just shook his head and finished the apology note he'd been working on, leaving off his name and number, before grabbing his wallet to pull out a few bills. He loved his girlfriend, really he did, but sometimes moments like this made him wonder just what was in the water on the eastern seaboard.

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AN: What's this? A State drabble from me that ISN'T about California? What is this world coming to? Of course, this is what happens when you see a roosterteeth tumblr post which amounts to 'in texas you get an apology note, in new jersey they burn the evidence'. Naturally, my friend egged me into writing this, so here we are. Whoops.