Hetalia is owned by Hidekaz Himaruya, this fanfiction is owned by me.

"Yeah, yeah, I got here nice and safe."

"Dad, I told you I'm just fine!"

"Ok, talk to you later. Bye."

Antonio sighed and hung up, before he let himself flop onto his new bed. He was already exhausted from the long few days he'd had, and a last minute call from his father, anxious to know if he was alright didn't exactly help.

He let his mind wander back to how he'd got to this small, neat room that'd serve as his accommodation for the year. Hetalia Academy was one of the most prestigious schools around, well known all across the globe for only giving the most intelligent, talented and promising kids the chance to attend. So when the headmaster had visited Antonio's school in Malaga and offered him the chance to come to the academy, he'd found himself flying out to London, completely ecstatic over being given the opportunity of a lifetime, in spite of having to leave everything he ever knew behind. He sincerely hoped that getting a great education would be worth leaving home for.

Antonio absentmindedly got up and wandered to the other side of the room, opening the wardrobe and studying his new uniform carefully, making sure it was completely free of any imperfections; something as small as a speck of dust here, or a crease there would surely tarnish his reputation at this school, where the best was expected of everyone.

Once he was certain that his uniform looked ok, he dug his timetable out and scanned it again, making sure he knew for certain what classes he had and where. Though he'd paid close attention during his orientation yesterday, he still wasn't quite sure he knew his way around the place…But he had to at least know what he was looking for if he got lost. Speaking of orientation, he'd managed to make friends with some of the kids he was going to be in class with. There was Monan, a cheery girl from Belgium, Lovino, a rather…interesting boy from the south of Italy, and lastly, Arthur, an English boy who was ever such a looker, but seemed kind of hot-headed.

As he put the timetable back in his bag, he sighed happily, getting rather excited for his first day at the academy...

Well, I'm back now, and since I've been getting requests to do a long SpUK fic, I thought I'd give it a go! I hope you liked this first chapter, and I'll try and post the next one soon! Bye~

Kitty x