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As the lights dimmed down, all those in the audience quieted themselves. It took a minute, but after it was over and done with, it was time for the show to begin. The red curtains never parted, but the spot lights from the ceiling shot on, sending a warm stream of light onto center stage. All that was there was a microphone. And that was all.

But suddenly, out from the curtains popped one whom everyone knew. Deemed, by himself, most popular guy in school, Prussia was now standing on stage. He was dressed formally in the school's optional uniform. Obviously showing how he could be prideful of something other than himself.

"Welcome! Ladies and gentlemen!" Prussia shouted, waving his free hand all over the air, while the other held the microphone close to his lips. "To the Animalten High Talent Show!!" He held the word show for a moment before his voice trailed off, letting the room erupt with applause.

Prussia bowed before pulling a white note card from the pocket of his jacket. He announced the first act before reluctantly disappearing behind the curtains.

"Great job, you really got the crowd roaring for that one," a waiting student congratulated Prussia on his enthusiasm. Prussia smiled a hello before leaving on a quest to find his next note card. Where did that stupid thing go?

"You looking for this?" a female voice taunted. Prussia folded his arms at the sight of her. She was sitting up on some stage equipment, her legs swinging back in forth so far that they came up to a straight lines. On her face was a smile, but Prussia could see she was laughing from the look in her eyes.

"Give me that," Prussia demanded, returning the taunting smirk.

The girl pursed her cherry lips and stopped swinging her legs. Her emerald eyes shot him a glare before throwing the note card down to him.

"You need to get over yourself, Prushy," she said, jumping down and dusting off her rear.

"I do not!" He retorted. "I'm awesome!"

She laughed, "Of course you are." She ran her fingers through her licorice red hair before grabbing her shades. "But I'm better, I wear shades inside," she smiled and left. She was barely visible in the dark as her black t-shirt and dark colored shorts acted as camouflage.

"We'll just see about that, Ashley," Prussia snarled, crushing the note card in his fist. His own action shocked him, and he looked at the crumbled note card.

It was near the last act, which would in dubitably be Ashley. So Prussia had to make sure his act, which was right before hers, was better. This wasn't just a Talent Show. No, this was also a competition. Of course Prussia, with little help from all the others on the Student Council, came up with the idea without their help. It would be humiliating to say the least if he didn't win. However, he wasn't the type to cheat to get his way. He couldn't! Or he'd lose for sure.

That was it, the show was over and of course as all the finals sat on the edge of the stage, Ashley just had to taunt Prussia about her own performance. It wasn't that she wasn't a good singer or that the dance moves put to the song weren't good, she was just acting like a know-it-all.

"Stop talking~~!" Prussia mumbled, trying in vain to get the words to stop coming from the pony-tailed girl's mouth.

"Make me~" She winked.

Prussia sighed. All he could do know was tune the taunting girl out. Her attitude always turned him uncharacteristically annoyed; maybe it was because she had an even bigger ego than him. He called himself awesome; Ashley had to turn around call herself god.

Yes! The judges were done and it was time to hear what they had to say. Prussia gritted his teeth with excitement. If he won, he'd most assuredly be the most amazing guy in school. As his palms began to get sweaty, the speaker for the judges stood up.

He was one of the teachers at Animalten High. His name was Cecil Harvey. He was a tall good looking man with long white hair. Among the girls, he was a favorite because of his hair, his muscular body, and his kind attitude.

But that aside, Prussia just wanted to hear his name called. "And the winner is Prussia." That's all he wanted to hear. All he could do was Ashley hadn't beat him, doing the exact same thing he'd done.

"And the winner of the Animalten High first ever Competitive Talent Show is…" Cecil said as his thin fingers opened the envelope.

Ashley was leaning forward in anticipation now.

"Ashley Mikk!"

"YES!!" Ashley jumped up, pumping her fists in the air.

"WHAT?! NO that can't be right!!" Prussia whined, unable to believe what he heard. However, it was right, and Ashley was congratulated, not him. Now all there was left to do was pout.

And that's exactly what Prussia did. He sat in front of his red locker and pouted. His arms were crossed, his knees were pulled close to his chest and his head was partially hidden. No matter how many students, guests, or teachers came up to him and told him it was a close match up, Prussia wouldn't stop pouting.

"Man he's being a drag," he heard Axel huff to Noctis.

"It is hard to believe he lost to Ashley~" Sakura chuckled to Kazuho.

Prussia tried to hide himself the best he could without actually locking himself in his locker. It would've been easier, but he was too awesome to fit into it. He'd have to pay for it if it broke, which it would.

The light from the ceiling was suddenly blocked. All Prussia could see was black boots and green pants. But that was enough for him to want to hide even more.

"You're sulking because you got second place and not first?" his younger brother's gruff voice hit like a knife.

Prussia didn't answer.

"You're pathetic," Germany replied, stepping to the side to open his own locker. "It's not like you lost to someone with no talent like say Yuffie."

Prussia grumbled. He and Germany rarely got along, but at least the grouchy blonde was trying. Prussia couldn't be bothered to care though. Although Germany was right, Ashley wasn't talentless, he still felt humiliated.

Germany rolled his eyes. He could try all he wanted, Prussia was going to sit there and mope all day. As soon as Germany had his books put away, he stepped back a little before giving Prussia a light kick. It didn't do anything, but that was beside the point.

"I'm happy she won, she deserved it," Germany said before stomping away.

Prussia whined and fell down on the floor.

The next thing he was aware of was several pairs of feet in front of his head. He sat up, leaving the fetal position, and looked up. He saw Ashley. She was accompanied by her brother, Lavi, and a few of her good friends.

"Hey," she smiled, waving to the sulking white-head.

"Come to gloat?" Prussia mumbled.

"No…" Ashley dropped her hand. "I've come to ask you to lunch," She smiled.

Prussia raised an eyebrow.

"Come on, Prushy, why you gotta be so mean? I'm trying to be nice; I'm buying your lunch! So get up!!" she was whining now.

Prussia sighed. He was hungry. Being this awesome required energy which was derived from food. It couldn't hurt to eat something. As his stomach's noises confirmed this, he stood up and followed the small group outside.

The campus was beautiful and you could eat anywhere, it didn't have to be at picnic tables, or even in the cafeteria. And on a day like that, how could one not want to eat anywhere but outside? It was sunny and partly cloudy. There was a slight breeze blowing through and the bugs were almost non-existent. It couldn't have been better.

With their meals purchased, the group sat in the grass underneath a grove of trees. It was the perfect amount of shade to keep them cool.

"It's such a beautiful day out," Kazuho sighed contently before biting into her hamburger.

"Meh," Ashley leaned against a tree, "I wish it was darker outside. But I'll take what I can get."

"You're just too picky," Lavi grumbled, throwing a bundle of napkins at her.

They all laughed, even Prussia who was feeling better now. Even though he'd lost, Ashley wasn't a sore winner and wouldn't rub it in his face. So he felt better. Though nothing helped any more that that, especially with all the students and teachers coming by to congratulate her. Oh well, he had to get over it sometime, might as well be now.

"Ashley," a deep voice startled most everyone.

"Yush~~, Kanda?" Ashley said a smile on her face. Everyone knew Ashley liked Kanda, and only Kanda's friends knew he liked Ashley. So they stayed friends. It was like that hit drama that people watch just to see if the main characters get together.

"Good job on winning today," was all he said before waving and taking his leave.

Ashley giggled, "I'm so awesome."

"That's my line!" Prussia whined.

The next day at school, Ashley was walking down the stone pathway, talking to her English teacher, Tobari. They were interrupted when Germany stole the redheaded girl. He threw his bare muscular arm around her shoulders, almost smiling.

"I know I'm late, but good job in beating Prussia yesterday," He said.

Ashley looked at him, "You're happier than normal."

"Well it's fun to watch him whine and cry about things like that. You screw with his ego, Ash."

Ashley giggled, "Yeah, yeah I know." She pushed Germany off her after he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

That didn't end well as the next thing Ashley knew, Germany and Kanda were arguing.

"When did he get here…and why are they arguing about me??" Ashley thought, feeling thoroughly embarrassed now as they were making a scene.

"Why don't you just stay the hell away from her!?" Kanda shouted.

"Why should I? It's not like she's got a boyfriend," Germany crossed his arms.

Kanda rolled his eyes, "That doesn't mean anything. She's mine, get over it."

"And what makes you think that? Your name on her somewhere?!" Germany shouted. Germany started the fight, throwing the first punch.

Kanda caught his fist. He threw a punch back, ignoring the people around them. In minutes it was a full blown fight straight from Walker Texas Ranger. They were throwing punches and kicks, ducking and tripping. Soon though they lost all martial arts skill and went down to straight wrestling.

"R-really??" Ashley mumbled, covering her mouth to hide her laughter. Her crazed mind couldn't stop thinking "It looks like they're doing IT! HILARIOUS!"

Germany and Kanda didn't seem to care as they were fighting over Ashley. Of course they couldn't help but stop when they finally heard Ashley laughing. They both looked at her, paused in the most awkward position. Germany had Kanda pined to the floor while Kanda was attempting to push him off with his hands on his shoulders.

The minute they caught her drift, they both shot off the ground, angry at her now. Ashley just laughed and ran from them. Angry or not, they'd get over it. After all, how can you not when it's just another day at Animalten High.

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As the lights dimmed down, all those in the audience quieted themselves. It took a minute, but after it was over and done with, it was time for the show to begin. The red curtains never parted, but the spot lights from the ceiling shot on, sending a warm stream of light onto center stage. All that was there was a microphone. And that was all.

But suddenly, out from the curtains popped one whom everyone knew. Deemed, by himself, most popular guy in school, Prussia was now standing on stage. He was dressed formally in the school's optional uniform. Obviously showing how he could be prideful of something other than himself.

"Welcome! Ladies and gentlemen!" Prussia shouted, waving his free hand all over the air, while the other held the microphone close to his lips. "To the Animalten High Talent Show!!" He held the word show for a moment before his voice trailed off, letting the room erupt with applause.

Prussia bowed before pulling a white note card from the pocket of his jacket. He announced the first act before reluctantly disappearing behind the curtains.

"Great job, you really got the crowd roaring for that one," a waiting student congratulated Prussia on his enthusiasm. Prussia smiled a hello before leaving on a quest to find his next note card. Where did that stupid thing go?

"You looking for this?" a female voice taunted. Prussia folded his arms at the sight of her. She was sitting up on some stage equipment, her legs swinging back in forth so far that they came up to a straight lines. On her face was a smile, but Prussia could see she was laughing from the look in her eyes.

"Give me that," Prussia demanded, returning the taunting smirk.

The girl pursed her cherry lips and stopped swinging her legs. Her emerald eyes shot him a glare before throwing the note card down to him.

"You need to get over yourself, Prushy," she said, jumping down and dusting off her rear.

"I do not!" He retorted. "I'm awesome!"

She laughed, "Of course you are." She ran her fingers through her licorice red hair before grabbing her shades. "But I'm better, I wear shades inside," she smiled and left. She was barely visible in the dark as her black t-shirt and dark colored shorts acted as camouflage.

"We'll just see about that, Ashley," Prussia snarled, crushing the note card in his fist. His own action shocked him, and he looked at the crumbled note card.

It was near the last act, which would in dubitably be Ashley. So Prussia had to make sure his act, which was right before hers, was better. This wasn't just a Talent Show. No, this was also a competition. Of course Prussia, with little help from all the others on the Student Council, came up with the idea without their help. It would be humiliating to say the least if he didn't win. However, he wasn't the type to cheat to get his way. He couldn't! Or he'd lose for sure.

That was it, the show was over and of course as all the finals sat on the edge of the stage, Ashley just had to taunt Prussia about her own performance. It wasn't that she wasn't a good singer or that the dance moves put to the song weren't good, she was just acting like a know-it-all.

"Stop talking~~!" Prussia mumbled, trying in vain to get the words to stop coming from the pony-tailed girl's mouth.

"Make me~" She winked.

Prussia sighed. All he could do know was tune the taunting girl out. Her attitude always turned him uncharacteristically annoyed; maybe it was because she had an even bigger ego than him. He called himself awesome; Ashley had to turn around call herself god.

Yes! The judges were done and it was time to hear what they had to say. Prussia gritted his teeth with excitement. If he won, he'd most assuredly be the most amazing guy in school. As his palms began to get sweaty, the speaker for the judges stood up.

He was one of the teachers at Animalten High. His name was Cecil Harvey. He was a tall good looking man with long white hair. Among the girls, he was a favorite because of his hair, his muscular body, and his kind attitude.

But that aside, Prussia just wanted to hear his name called. "And the winner is Prussia." That's all he wanted to hear. All he could do was Ashley hadn't beat him, doing the exact same thing he'd done.

"And the winner of the Animalten High first ever Competitive Talent Show is…" Cecil said as his thin fingers opened the envelope.

Ashley was leaning forward in anticipation now.

"Ashley Mikk!"

"YES!!" Ashley jumped up, pumping her fists in the air.

"WHAT?! NO that can't be right!!" Prussia whined, unable to believe what he heard. However, it was right, and Ashley was congratulated, not him. Now all there was left to do was pout.

And that's exactly what Prussia did. He sat in front of his red locker and pouted. His arms were crossed, his knees were pulled close to his chest and his head was partially hidden. No matter how many students, guests, or teachers came up to him and told him it was a close match up, Prussia wouldn't stop pouting.

"Man he's being a drag," he heard Axel huff to Noctis.

"It is hard to believe he lost to Ashley~" Sakura chuckled to Kazuho.

Prussia tried to hide himself the best he could without actually locking himself in his locker. It would've been easier, but he was too awesome to fit into it. He'd have to pay for it if it broke, which it would.

The light from the ceiling was suddenly blocked. All Prussia could see was black boots and green pants. But that was enough for him to want to hide even more.

"You're sulking because you got second place and not first?" his younger brother's gruff voice hit like a knife.

Prussia didn't answer.

"You're pathetic," Germany replied, stepping to the side to open his own locker. "It's not like you lost to someone with no talent like say Yuffie."

Prussia grumbled. He and Germany rarely got along, but at least the grouchy blonde was trying. Prussia couldn't be bothered to care though. Although Germany was right, Ashley wasn't talentless, he still felt humiliated.

Germany rolled his eyes. He could try all he wanted, Prussia was going to sit there and mope all day. As soon as Germany had his books put away, he stepped back a little before giving Prussia a light kick. It didn't do anything, but that was beside the point.

"I'm happy she won, she deserved it," Germany said before stomping away.

Prussia whined and fell down on the floor.

The next thing he was aware of was several pairs of feet in front of his head. He sat up, leaving the fetal position, and looked up. He saw Ashley. She was accompanied by her brother, Lavi, and a few of her good friends.

"Hey," she smiled, waving to the sulking white-head.

"Come to gloat?" Prussia mumbled.

"No…" Ashley dropped her hand. "I've come to ask you to lunch," She smiled.

Prussia raised an eyebrow.

"Come on, Prushy, why you gotta be so mean? I'm trying to be nice; I'm buying your lunch! So get up!!" she was whining now.

Prussia sighed. He was hungry. Being this awesome required energy which was derived from food. It couldn't hurt to eat something. As his stomach's noises confirmed this, he stood up and followed the small group outside.

The campus was beautiful and you could eat anywhere, it didn't have to be at picnic tables, or even in the cafeteria. And on a day like that, how could one not want to eat anywhere but outside? It was sunny and partly cloudy. There was a slight breeze blowing through and the bugs were almost non-existent. It couldn't have been better.

With their meals purchased, the group sat in the grass underneath a grove of trees. It was the perfect amount of shade to keep them cool.

"It's such a beautiful day out," Kazuho sighed contently before biting into her hamburger.

"Meh," Ashley leaned against a tree, "I wish it was darker outside. But I'll take what I can get."

"You're just too picky," Lavi grumbled, throwing a bundle of napkins at her.

They all laughed, even Prussia who was feeling better now. Even though he'd lost, Ashley wasn't a sore winner and wouldn't rub it in his face. So he felt better. Though nothing helped any more that that, especially with all the students and teachers coming by to congratulate her. Oh well, he had to get over it sometime, might as well be now.

"Ashley," a deep voice startled most everyone.

"Yush~~, Kanda?" Ashley said a smile on her face. Everyone knew Ashley liked Kanda, and only Kanda's friends knew he liked Ashley. So they stayed friends. It was like that hit drama that people watch just to see if the main characters get together.

"Good job on winning today," was all he said before waving and taking his leave.

Ashley giggled, "I'm so awesome."

"That's my line!" Prussia whined.

The next day at school, Ashley was walking down the stone pathway, talking to her English teacher, Tobari. They were interrupted when Germany stole the redheaded girl. He threw his bare muscular arm around her shoulders, almost smiling.

"I know I'm late, but good job in beating Prussia yesterday," He said.

Ashley looked at him, "You're happier than normal."

"Well it's fun to watch him whine and cry about things like that. You screw with his ego, Ash."

Ashley giggled, "Yeah, yeah I know." She pushed Germany off her after he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

That didn't end well as the next thing Ashley knew, Germany and Kanda were arguing.

"When did he get here…and why are they arguing about me??" Ashley thought, feeling thoroughly embarrassed now as they were making a scene.

"Why don't you just stay the hell away from her!?" Kanda shouted.

"Why should I? It's not like she's got a boyfriend," Germany crossed his arms.

Kanda rolled his eyes, "That doesn't mean anything. She's mine, get over it."

"And what makes you think that? Your name on her somewhere?!" Germany shouted. Germany started the fight, throwing the first punch.

Kanda caught his fist. He threw a punch back, ignoring the people around them. In minutes it was a full blown fight straight from Walker Texas Ranger. They were throwing punches and kicks, ducking and tripping. Soon though they lost all martial arts skill and went down to straight wrestling.

"R-really??" Ashley mumbled, covering her mouth to hide her laughter. Her crazed mind couldn't stop thinking "It looks like they're doing IT! HILARIOUS!"

Germany and Kanda didn't seem to care as they were fighting over Ashley. Of course they couldn't help but stop when they finally heard Ashley laughing. They both looked at her, paused in the most awkward position. Germany had Kanda pined to the floor while Kanda was attempting to push him off with his hands on his shoulders.

The minute they caught her drift, they both shot off the ground, angry at her now. Ashley just laughed and ran from them. Angry or not, they'd get over it. After all, how can you not when it's just another day at Animalten High.