Hooray! A new story filled with magic and kittens.

Ivan: That's a lie. ^J^

Sssh, the readers don't know that.

Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia.

Everyone at the orphanage was excited. Another person wishing to adopt arrived. Among the many excited children, there was a small three-year-old girl.

The child's bright blue eyes glittered with excitement. Her pretty silvery-white hair was put up into a ponytail using the girl's favourite white ribbon, the one with the blue snowflakes. She was wearing a knee-length white dress and white Mary-janes.

Today was a very special day for this young girl. It was her birthday, not that anybody except her siblings recognized the fact.

The young girl hurried to the main hall in hopes of seeing the person that was looking for a child. Or, as this little girl would hope, children.

"Natalia! Where are you?" The little girl's older sister Katyusha called. Katyusha's real name was Yeketerina, but the Ukrainian girl preferred her middle name.

Natalia ran to her 'sister'. The two were not actual siblings, and the girls' 'brother' was not their real brother at all. Katyusha, who was ten; Ivan, their six-year-old brother, and little Natalia had just always been close. They all considered each other to be brother and sisters.

"Silly girl, you were going the way." Katyusha giggled. The orphanage was huge, so it was very easy for a three-year-old to get lost.

"Where's Ivan?" Natalia asked.

"He'll meet us there." Katyusha said. She picked Natalia up. "Now let's go."

They walked down the halls of the old mansion. Strange paintings covered the cracked and dirty walls, which had been in desperate need of a new paint job. The two Slavic girls finally made their way to the main hall, where a crowd of children were waiting outside the office door. They'd get scolded later, but it had been such a long time since anyone came wanting to adopt a child that they were beyond excitement.

Natalia's eyes scanned the crowd until they fell upon Ivan. The little girl leaped out of her sister's arms and ran as fast as her little legs would allow. She ran over to Ivan. "Ivan! Ivan! Did you see him? Or her?"

"Nyet, but we shall see them soon, da?" The Russian boy said. "Privet, systra." He greeted happily when he saw Katyusha.

"Hello~!" came the happy reply, followed by a hug.

Suddenly all the children quieted down. The office door opened and out walked a man with a cold face.

Natalia looked at her brother and sister. "I don't want to go with him." she whispered.

"Neither do I." Ivan whispered back.

"Shh. Ivan, Natalia, do not judge people before you truly get to know them." Katyusha lectured. Ivan quieted down immediately, and muttered a quick 'sorry'. He remembered how no one had wanted to be with him. The Russian's purple eyes, white hair, and tallness scared everyone.

Natalia, however, said nothing. She didn't want to go home with the man with a cold face. The Belorussian girl simply didn't trust him.

The Headmistress of the Russian orphanage, Miss Anya, walked out with a smile on her face. The young lady brushed a piece of dark blue hair behind her ear. "Katyusha, Ivan, Natalia; please come into my office."

Katyusha smiled. She took Ivan and Natalia's hands and together the trio walked into the Headmistress' office. They sat down together on a soft blue couch.

Miss Anya and the man walked into the office. Miss Anya sat down at her desk, still smiling. "Children, this is Mr. Braginski."

"You may call me Nikolai." The man said. His voice sounded harsh and was deep. Nikolai scared Natalia.

"Introduce yourselves, deti."

"I am Yeketerina, but I prefer to be called by my middle name, Katyusha."

"Privet, I am Ivan~."

Natalia opened her mouth to speak, but found that nothing would come out. Katyusha noticed this. "This is Natalia." Natalia mouthed 'thank you' to Katyusha. The older girl smiled.

"Nikolai is looking to adopt three children." Miss Anya looked at him. "Would you like these children?" The man nodded.

Natalia's heart sank. She knew she should be grateful, but she was scared of the man. The little girl had no desire to go with him.

"Alrighty then, go pack up your things, deti." Miss Anya told Natalia and her siblings. The children went to their rooms. Once they got all of their items together, the children hurried down to the main hall.

Natalia and Ivan stood by and watched as all the other orphans crowed around Katyusha, crying and saying their goodbyes. Natalia felt a stab of pain and jealousy in her heart as she watched. No one ever wanted to talk to little Natalia, but Katyusha seemed to attract friends.

Tears started gliding down the 3-year-old's cheeks. Had it been Katyusha's birthday, everyone would have noticed. Why was the world so unfair? What was Natalia doing wrong?

"Don't worry, Natalia. Someday EVERYONE will be our friends too. Someday we won't be outcasts." Ivan said. He looked down and smiled. "Happy Birthday."

Natalia sniffed and gave him a hug.

~End~

Translations:

Nyet - Russian - No

Da - Russian - Yes

Privet - Russian - Hello

Systra - Russian - Sister

Deti - Russian - children

Remember kids, I get all translations from Google Translate, so they may not always be accurate.