Australia (Jett Kirkland) X Reader Kids AU
Children ran around in the courtyard as the new British colony gazed at them curiously from behind Arthur's leg. The English nation smiled down gently at her "Why don't you join the others (Y/N)?" She clutched onto his pants tighter and shook her head. He placed a comforting hand on her head "Alright." The pair remained standing there until a young brown haired colony noticed Arthur. He made his way over and peeked at the female nation hiding "Who's the sheila?" Arthur internally sighed "Jett mind your manners. This is (Y/N), a new colony of mine." She peeked her head out from behind Arthur and watched Jett carefully. He smiled brightly at her and placed his hand in front of hers "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name's Jett Kirkland." She silently shook his hand. She vaguely understood the words, but she struggled to translate them back into Spanish.
Arthur noticed Jett's confusion at the lack of vocal response "She used to be Spain's colony. Her understanding of English is at the elementary level." Jett remained silent before nodding. He gently removed her from Arthur's leg and sent a comforting smile "Since I'm the oldest here, other than Matthew who occasionally visits, I'll take care of you." (Y/N) stared at him for a few moments. She racked her brain for the proper English word to use "Friends?" Jett's smile widened and he nodded "Yes. Amigos." Arthur decided not to comment on his colony's knowledge of his enemy's language.
Jett gave her a tour of the manor and introduced her to the other colonies. She held onto his hand tightly the entire time. She peeked up at him curiously "Cuántos años?" Jett racked his brain for the translation but came up empty. "She said how old. I think she's asking your age" a soft voice called out, and the two colonies looked up to see a teenage male. Jett smiled brightly "Thank you, Matthew." He turned back to her "I'm seven." He held up seven fingers to show her. She nodded in understanding and held up five fingers "Cinco." Jett nodded "Five." She repeated the English word several times as she counted her fingers. Jett conversed with Matthew for a few moments, introduced the two, and then continued the tour. Her grip on his hand tightened as she stared at the manor. Arthur called them for dinner and (Y/N) obediently sat down at her seat. Antonio had never spoiled her like he did with Lovino. He expected her to act like a proper lady.
Matthew took a seat next to her and she turned to him in excitement. She conversed with him in Spanish and Matthew tried his best to answer. Jett watched the two with a bright smile. He felt happy that she fit in with them. Arthur entered the room and she immediately stopped talking. She understood Arthur didn't like to hear anything other than English. They silently ate their food and (Y/N) tried her best to stomach the food. She refilled her glass of water to wash away the burnt taste present in her mouth. The older nations watched her knowingly and Jett took another bite of his food to hide his smile.
Centuries passed by and (Y/N) stepped foot on the Kirkland manor. The annual reunion started today and she buzzed with excitement. She couldn't wait to see Jett again. They were inseparable as children, and even as adults whenever in the same room. The door opened to reveal the older English nation "Hello (Y/N)." She sent him a soft smile and presented him with a box of chocolates "Hello Arthur." He accepted the gifts with a smile. She entered the house in search of her favourite Kirkland. Jett appeared from the kitchen and froze at the sight of her. Heat rushed to his face as pink slowly dusted his cheeks "Hey (Y/N)." She grinned and tackled him in a hug. He hugged her back and ignored the hammering of his heart in his chest. She pulled away and placed a kiss on his cheek "I missed you, Jett." He grinned in reply "I missed you too." The former British colonies entered the living room for the annual present exchange.
The colonies presented each other with gifts from their country. Jett passed her a teddy bear with a heart on it. She looked at it in surprise and turned her gaze upward to meet his green eyes. The other former colonies and Arthur grew silent. Jett swallowed away his nerves "I know this is an odd way of telling you this." He paused, but seemed to regain his typical courage and energy as he grabbed her hands gently "I've loved you for so long (Y/N)." She smiled as she remembered the young Australian boy who had welcomed her to his home, who had helped her meet Arthur's expectations, who took care of her. She squeezed his hands "Te amo Jett."
Author's Notes
Ok so there are a few Spanish words in here and I'll translate them below. I kept them simple, so I think it wasn't too hard to understand. This is all translated by Google Translate so if there is an error, sorry about that.
Amigos = friends (masculine)
Cuántos años? = How old? (She says it like this because she's still young).
Cinco = five
Te amo = I love you
Additional things about the story:
Antonio was never a real father figure to her. He owned her land, but he never treated her like he did Lovino. In a way, he emotionally neglected her, but Arthur and Jett and the rest of the English gang help her out. (Also I'm not hating on Antonio, but Spain as a colonial power was not the friendliest)
I hope you enjoyed the chapter
The next character is Iceland