Hetalia one-shots written for BookBird1497's contest! (If you haven't already, go read her "Home" trilogy!)

If you think you've wandered into a Fruits Basket-type story with sugary sweetness and romance, you are wrong. Dead wrong. This is a story where you probably won't survive the night. Welcome to a world where you have to be wary of going out of your home. Lock your doors behind you. Carry a weapon of the highest caliber possible. Don't stay out after sunset, even if you have a flashlight and camping gear. Beware the Zodiac. They are everywhere, and they are so thirsty... Thirsty for your annihilation. The cover photo and many of the side photos are by Yuhon on deviantart, so I in no way claim ownership of any kind of them. This is a Hetalia AU of my own creation, something completely new to the world. Please be kind and don't be too critical, though there shall be some gore and violence, possibly death (especially in flashbacks) so read at your own discretion. Again, this is something I myself came up with (with some inspiration from Yuhon's pictures) so have fun!

You all know Mary. But you don't know what she's been through. This is her story. For BookBird1497's contest.

The conclusion of Markus (Mary and Lukas)'s story.

A Mary + Norway Valentine's Day one-shot. WARNING: This story is full to the brim with cheesy romance!! Read at your own risk! P.S. This story was partially inspired by Gary D. Chapman's awesomely accurate Five Love Languages theory. P.P.S. Starting with this story, I am giving up writing Norway's accent. It is WAY too much of a hassle... I hope you guys aren't too disappointed, but I figure you've read it so much by now that you'll be able to imagine it, right?

Professor Lukas Bondevik, tormented by a patronizing ghost, meets Mary, an American abroad student. "I'd cut my soul into a million different pieces Just to form a constellation to light your way home I'd write love poems To the parts of yourself You can't stand I'd stand in the shadows of your heart And tell you I'm not afraid of your dark." -Andrea Gibson Rated PG-13 for violence.