Prologue

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"I wonder what is over there?"

A Portuguese captain pulled a spyglass from his belt and stared at the small bed of land situated off the coast of Africa. The islands weren't much to look at, but the men were admittedly curious. After some debate, the men decided to cast a line and go ashore to explore.

"How beautiful!" were most of the exclamations as the sailors roamed around. While his men continued to walk around and analyze their surroundings, the captain just stood by the shore, thinking. The island didn't seem inhabited, but there were subtle signs that hinted at previous treks into the surrounding jungle. As more of his men began to enter the thick brush of trees, the captain spoke up.

"Wait, men. Before you all just go barreling into jungle that could be full of wild animals and poisonous plants, let us all make sure that we are armed and we shall go in together. Also, be on the lookout for anything unusual. Others have been here before us."

His crewmen obeyed his orders and they all slowly plunged into the tropic green. After hours of exploring, they found themselves on the other side of the island, with no sign of any human life. After some debate of what to do, the captain decided that this place would be a good hiding spot for a little chest of gold coins that they could leave behind to get later. Usual pirate business.

The men chose a little spot under a certain big tree in the middle of the jungle and soon after, they set sail and faded into the sky, never to return.

All the while, there had been a pair of golden-brown eyes watching them curiously from in the bushes and up in the trees.

Author's Note:Ohhhh wow... A Hetalia fanfiction now? *sigh* Ah well. Here's the method behind my madness: fanart and history of islands. I've been fascinated with the islands of Seychelles recently. Really want to go there SO bad now... When I saw that there was actually involvement between these islands with France and England, which involved France basically selling the islands to England, I became more curious... Yeah, just like a lot of other Hetalia fans, I bet. -_- Of course, the whole idea of the anthropomorphic countries becoming *romantically*involved became an idea and I began to imagine the characters going through a kind of love triangle like that of Pocahontas with John Smith and John Rolfe...

Anyways... this hopefully won't be too long of a thing. I'll do my best to keep the history accurate. In other words, this will be historical. But of course, with the Hetalia flavor still intact. :)

Hope someone enjoys this!