12/4/2011

I do not own Hetalia.

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Alfred Jones was a strange child.

Everyone in the Hearts Kingdom knew this, including the Royal Deck. Yet no one was able to pinpoint exactly why this was true; in all cases, Alfred seemed like a normal, loyal Hearts citizen. He worked normal hours, he ate what was expected of him, followed the curfew, did the proper amount of time in the armed forces that was mandatory per year, and generally did what was required of him. However, there was still something off, something not right about him; it was almost as if he did not belong here, in Hearts.

But, that was impossible. You only lived in Hearts if you belonged in Hearts; this was true of all Four Kingdoms. If you were a Spade, you lived in Spades, a Club resided in Clubs, and a Diamond stayed in Diamonds. If you didn't belong in that Kingdom, you were probably visiting, or on an errand of some kind. No one stayed if they did not belong there, and it was easy to tell where you belonged since everyone had the Tattoo. Of course, your Tattoo could change, but this was a very rare occurrence which automatically resulted in banishment. Alfred's Tattoo had not changed because there were Numbers in the Royal Deck for that. They kept tabs on who belonged and who did not.

So, it did not matter that no one could see Alfred's Tattoo, especially since Tattoos were often in places that were difficult to spot or see because of the heavy clothing Hearts wore. If Alfred was still in Hearts, his Tattoo was a Heart, and he did not belong anywhere else, regardless of how other "suit-like" he acted or behaved.

Case closed.

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"Cards are war, in disguise of a sport."
Charles Lamb