I was reading one of my old fanfictions and I got the fantasy bug back in my system. Yep, I'm going to write another fantasy fanfic. Some of you probably saw another one of mine, but I ended up giving up in the beginning. Horrible, really. But whatever. I was trying not to do so, but after a while I gave up. So there will be OCs in here. So much for RPG Maker, huh? But that means that I'll be able to include your OCs as well! Awesomeness! *Details below*

The main characters (well, something like this) will be the Philippine twins. I'll try not to focus too much on Charice (I already have Persona Powers to do that), but just because Rizal needs the love. There were Rizal fans out there? Dang.

I do not own Axis Powers Hetalia or any accepted OCs. I only own the twins…and apparently the plot. Maybe.

Oh, and for those of you who get extremely confused early, take a glance into Artalia. You'll get it there.

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Once upon a time, there was a planet known as Gairan. Rich with life and opportunity, four kingdoms emerged from the lands. Each kingdom is run by the King and Queen, the king's valet being the faithful Jack, this trio forming what is known as the "hand". Underneath them are the noble families of the kingdom, led only by the king and live with pure honor.

The main continent houses the kingdom of Spades. Led by the youngest king and the wisest hand, the Spade kingdom has become one of the most scientifically and technologically advanced societies in the world. Their goal is to find the peaceful harmony between the realm of magic and the realm of machines, and so far the nobles in charge of that have been doing quite well with that vow.

The second largest continent is the mysterious kingdom of Clubs. Unlike the Spades, the Club kingdom is filled with rich wildlife and surrounded by mystery. The hand of the kingdom is just as mysterious as the legends surrounding the area, led by a king that is said to be colder than the warmth that the land emits. Rumors have it that those who live in the Clubs are not particularly human, and as such the Clubs and Spades have increased tension.

Between the Spades and Clubs is the kingdom of Diamonds, known to be the oldest kingdom in existence. Once the strongest empire in existence, it has now been downgraded to a constitutional monarchy, their existence now one of nostalgia. The hand of the kingdom prefers to be neutral in many events, and because of that they have known to house many refugees during the war times.

Among the boarders of the Spade kingdom lays the kingdom of Hearts, the youngest of the kingdoms to be created. The inhabitants of this continent are mainly people who have grown tired with the tension between the Spades and Clubs but could not find any refuge in the Diamond kingdom. Upon the creation of the Treaty of Creation, the Heart kingdom was established in an old island that used to be that of the Diamond's. As such, the Hearts and Diamonds have a mutual treaty between the two hands.

This story starts in the modern day, when the Jack of Spades offered a treaty to the king of Hearts: the inclusion of a queen.

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Charice wandered back into the village as the ships started to pull into the harbor. After a bit of hunting, she couldn't help but be grateful that she decided to come back early. Still, if she was paying attention to anything that her brother was saying, she'd still have no clue what was going on.

"He's here, he's here!" She heard voices echo out. "The new Queen of Hearts is here!"

"I can't wait to see him!"

"Isn't he related to the Jack of Spades or something?"

"Yeah, that's what I heard…he still has his own valet too!"

"Guess the King of Hearts is going to be stuck with his ol' Jack, huh?"

Charice blinked for a few minutes before walking forward, wondering what the hell is going on. She couldn't crawl through the crowds and god forbid she has to start climbing up walls and houses. Instead, she gave up and started heading around the crowd; maybe they'll be a gap around here. The only problem is that all she could hear was the cry of an older man commanding the army and trying to move everyone out of the way for the entourage to get into the carriage toward the kingdom.

That's my brother… She sighed. Serious as always.

The crowds started to disperse as the entourage started climbing into their carriages, and she noticed that there was something on the ground when the doors closed: a silk ribbon with many flower pins attached to it. Without even thinking, Charice picked it up and examined it. The silk was of the highest quality, the pins made of solid Armagite and white marble, and she grinned. Despite the fact that this was definitely an expensive creation, they resorted to cheap metals for their outfits.

Speaking of the entourage…

She looked up and saw with shock as the carriages started to head away. Normally, she would have just turned away and waited for Rizal to come to their house so that she would tell him what she had and asked that he would return it to whoever the heck owned it (hopefully, this was a woman's). But seeing as if there's a foreign group in the kingdom and seeing that he might have to stay over…

Charice didn't even start thinking. Five seconds later, she started chasing after the hastened carriage and clung onto the bars of the back, hanging on for dear life as the group started heading up the hills toward the kingdom. At the edge of town, she could hear the barkeep laughing again.

"Wahahahaha! Chasing after someone again?" He called.

"Just trying to return something!" She answered.

"All right; just don't get arrested like the last time!"

"Yeah yeah, rub it in why don't you? Hey, if you see Antonio, tell him I said hi!"

"Sure can do! Now watch yourself!"

"Yeah yeah, save your tongue from repetition!" At least everyone's used to this by now…

The road started getting bumpy, making her jump up and down and realize that tying the ribbon to the back of the carriage was not going to guarantee that it stays. She would slap her face if she had the arm space to. The last time she did this, she got arrested and Rizal had to bail her out. Again. Hopefully, the new entourage would be a lot more…willing to forgive.

With a deep breath, she swung up to the side of the carriage she was on and clung onto the door (not the door handle…she didn't want to remember the last time that happened). With her other arm, she forced herself forward and started knocking on it. Instantly, the curtain covering the window opened up and there was a face on the other side. It was that of a man with brown eyes and light black hair…if that was even a color.

"What the hell are you doing?" The man asked. He sounded quite young for the intimidating side.

"I just have a question!" She answered, lifting up the ribbon in her hand. "Does anyone on this carriage own this ribbon at all?"

"…yes, they do." He sounded surprised. "That is one of ours!"

"All right."

*awkward silence*

"So, uh…do you want me to give it to you? Tie it up somewhere? Stay here until we stop, what?"

"Eh? You're not going to force yourself in?"

"Uh…I-I'll do so only if you ask me to jump off the carriage. There's a cliff right behind me and I am not jumping into it." She thought for a few seconds. "Don't worry; I dusted off my shoes and cleaned them before I jumped on! I'm more than willing to polish anything I tarnish!"

There was an awkward silence and some low muttering in a strange language from inside the carriage, making her wonder just how in the world she was hanging on in the first place. She was about to contemplate just climbing over the carriage to the other side when the door swung open and the man looked at her, gesturing her to jump in. She didn't know why, but she followed orders.

After she climbed in, she saw the inside of the carriage. To her surprise, it wasn't one of those blue velvet things imported from the Spades; it was one of those really new-looking Heart carriages (they're all white on the outside; how was she supposed to know?). Two figures were in the carriage; one being the man she was talking to, bearing the robes of a Spade noble and having a curl (which I swear to God had a face in it), and the other one being a soft-mannered man wearing red robes that still looked like that of a Spade culture. Charice climbed to the other side and lifted up the ribbon.

"Sooooo…who am I leaving this with?"

"Pardon?" The other man asked. His voice was extremely gentle and noble…weird, really.

"You let me in, right? Which means I'm leaving this with one of you and jumping out this door." She gestured behind her. "I'm just trying to return something, not trying to hitchhike or anything."

"No, we do not mind." The man smiled. He was different from the other guy. "You are related to Rizal-san, are you not?"

"Hah…? How'd you know him?"

"The king ensured me that he was one of his greatest knights, and he in turn sent me a letter talking about his sister…a warning, he said it was." The robed man lifted a letter. "If the description serves me correctly, you must be the older sister of this knight…Charice, am I right?"

That's when she realized whose carriage she jumped into.

Oh COME ON! It couldn't have been the noble's carriage! Why didn't I jump on theirs? "Oh…you're the new Queen, aren't you?"

"Yes. I am the Queen of Hearts."

"…ohhhh…shit." Charice blinked. "…uuhhhh…I'm just going to…leave this here and…go…now…"

"Why?" He looked curious.

"…cause last time I accidentally jumped on a carriage I got arrested." She sighed. "For the same reason, too. Poor Lukas didn't see me coming."

"Well, I'll make sure that you won't." The Queen smiled. "Sit next to my valet. I'm sure your legs are dying at this point."

"But Kiku-san-" The valet blinked. "Are you sure about this?"

"Yeah, you sure about this?" Charice blinked. "I'm the one that broke in and I'm agreeing with him!"

"I insist. Besides, if you try anything, Yong Soo will be there to hurt you."

"…yeah, that's true."

Charice blinked for a few more minutes (sure is a lot of blinking, huh?) before hesitantly sitting next to the valet Yong Soo and looking out the window. There were a few more tense minutes as the carriage rolled up the hill toward the castle before she started looking in her bag.

"Is there something you're looking for?" The Queen asked.

"Just making sure everything I got is in here. Guy in the city asked me to get something and I was just about to hand it over to him when I met up with you guys." She sighed. "Yep, there it is."

"Errand girl?" Yong Soo blinked.

"It's a good income." She answered. "Keeps up the adrenaline rush and has good pay. I'm planning on exploring the world, you know."

"And the reason why you're still here?"

"Rizal keeps me back sometimes, and I still don't have enough money." Charice waved her hand. "Most of what I get ends up being able to pay for food and stuff."

"That's pathetic."

"Don't rub it in…Yong Soo, right? At least you get money…or at the very least a decent roof over your head."

"If that is the case, why don't you join the army with your brother?" The Queen asked.

"I'm not one to wear armor and that heavy stuff. Besides, armies usually go around for war. I just want to go around for the sake of going around." Charice grinned. "The capital city of the Diamond kingdom has food that almost rivals the Jack of Hearts, you know!"

"I am aware of that." He answered. "I've eaten there before."

"And?"

"…I haven't eaten any of the food here, so I can't compare just yet."

"DAAAMMMMMIIIIITTTT! And here I thought I was going to get an answer to thaaaat!" She sighed. "Forget it; I'm gonna have to wait for Antonio then…"

The Queen giggled as he looked out the window, smiling at something. Charice blinked for a few minutes before turning her head out the window and seeing the final destination: the gigantic castle that sparkles white and red with marble and rubies. She couldn't help but think there were more hearts painted on it.

The Jack's been going rabid again…

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I might drop this if I start losing ideas…

Anyway, OC rules. Anything goes: nations, providences, cities, states, heck even ordinary human people! So if you have an OC from another fanbase, submit it over! I just need a name, gender, status (nation, human, etc), and an age. If you want a physical description and a personality attached, why not send it in! Maximum two OCs per review, AND DON'T TRY TO ABUSE THE ANONYMS. The last thing I need is a swarm of the same person trying to submit five or something under the same name.

These are the places I need OCs for:

Simple maids and butlers

Townspeople

Antonio's Pirate Crew

Other people's pirate crews

Part of the Magistrate

Bad guys

Etc.

Or if you don't care for OCs, send a review~!