"Fake news!"

"It's not fake! It says so right here!"

"Lies! Total lies!"

"Are you stupid? There's no way that's true!"

"Where are the facts? Where's the evidence?"

"It fucking says it right here! Why don't you believe me?"

"Because what's written here is a scam to convince your gullible brain into believing their fascist bullshit!"

"It's not bullshit! Look at the state of this country! They're telling the truth!"

"They're twisting the truth and replacing it with blatant lies! Lies I tell you!"

"Fake news!"

"Stop being a crybaby!"

"Oh my god! I'm going to shank a bitch if someone mentions fake news one more time!"

"You social justice warriors are worrying over nothing."

"Shut your pie hole! You don't know shit!"

"Fuck you! All you care about is your political agenda; not the state of this country!"

"I do love my country! Which is why I support their actions!"

"You're agreeing with a bunch of racists!"

"They're not racists!"

"Yes, they are!"

"AaAaAaaaaaaaaAaAhhhh!"  

"Jesus Christ! I wanna die!"

Sitting at the back of the meeting table, Alaska and Hawaii watched the whole room become a shitstorm on steroids.

"I'm really glad we don't live on the mainland," Alaska whispered.

Hawaii agreed. "Yeah. Me, too..."

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The 49th and 50th states had been close ever since they joined the Union, being the last states to do so. Even though their upbringings and cultures are vastly different, they remained pretty close friends throughout the years of their existence. During one point in their friendship, they agreed to visit each other's houses. This was how it went during Hawaii's trip to Alaska's home.

"Brr! Why is it still cold? Isn't it supposed to be spring by now?" Hawaii shivered, enduring the chill of Alaska's early spring weather.

She stood along the sidewalk of the airport while Alaska packed her suitcase into the back of her rusty truck. "Didn't you bring a bigger coat?" the Alaskan questioned.

She shook her head. "All I have is this light sweater I'm wearing now."

Alaska sighed. She took off her dark olive green parka and handed it to her. The parka was two sizes too large for the Hawaiian, swallowing her up like a giant lettuce roll. Nevertheless, she wasn't freezing anymore. She thanked Alaska, however, she noticed her friend was only wearing a flaxen sweater.

"Won't you freeze?" Hawaii questioned in a concerned manner.

She blinked her eyes. "... I never freeze."

"Oh... That's good to know."

~ Hetalia! ~

Hawaii groaned. "Are we there yet?"

"That's the hundredth time you asked that."

She pouted. "Well, that's the hundredth time you said that!" The Hawaiian looked out the window. "Oh, wow! You live here?"

After seeing miles of road and wilderness for three hours straight since their departure from the airport, Hawaii finally got a glimpse of a small, Alaskan town. Initially, she was awed by the sight. But slowly, her smile disappeared as soon as she got used to the town's dull landscape.

"Not really," Alaska answered her questioned. "I live an hour away from here."

"Another hour of driving?!" she groaned. "Where do you live? In the forest?"

"Yeah."

"I..." She scowled. "Can't you live closer to the airport next time?"

~ Hetalia... ~

After another hour of driving, they finally reached Alaska's house. Hawaii's jaw dropped onto the snow seeing the log mansion for the first time in her entire life.

"That's your house?!"

"Uh-huh." Alaska grabbed Hawaii's luggage out of the back of her truck.

"It's so big!"

"Of course it is. My house is the biggest after all."

"That's not a house! That's a castle!"

"If you say so."

Hawaii ran up up to the house while Alaska calmly followed behind her. Once inside, Hawaii was greeted by a small, fluffy, red and white dog. It looked like a cute, miniature husky.

She gasped. "Puppy!" She went over to pet the dog.

"I'm going to get the rest of your luggage." Alaska went back outside.

At first, the klee kai was cautious of the stranger. But slowly, he understood the Hawaiian was not a threat. When the dog rolled over and showed off his white, fluffy belly, Hawaii had no trouble figuring out where to pet him next.

"Oh, who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?" She grinned.

As she continued to pet the puppy, her ears perked up to a rumbling echo. She thought it was her stomach until she heard the howls and woofs. She gazed up at a pack of dogs running toward her.

"Aaaaaahhh!"

From outside, Alaska heard Hawaii's screams. She dropped her luggage and ran back inside her house. "What happened?" She saw Hawaii getting devoured by a pack of huskies and malamutes. "Hold on! I'll get you out of there!" She dived into the pile of fluff.

~ Hetalia! ~

After surviving an onslaught of thick fur, Hawaii finally got herself adjusted to Alaska's house.

"Where are you going?" She questioned Alaska who was about to head out the front door.

"I'm going ice fishing." She showed her the fishing pole she carried.

"Oooh! Can I come with you? I never went ice fishing before."

Alaska cocked her head. "Are you sure? It's kinda boring. Plus, I don't want you to catch a cold."

Hawaii nodded with sparkling eyes. "That's a risk I'm willing to take. Also, I like fishing. Ice fishing shouldn't be that different. If anything, I think it'll be fun."

A few hours later...

"This is really boring..." Hawaii mumbled.

The two sat in foldable chairs around a pair of ice holes. They held their fishing rods, waiting for a tug at the end of their line. After spending ten minutes just sitting there, Hawaii was already growing bored. She was about to complain when she felt a tug on her string.

"H-Hey! I think I got something!" Hawaii reeled in her line. At first, the line was coming back smoothly, but then she felt a heavy snag that was powerful enough to get her out of her chair. "W-Whoa! I think I got a big one!" She struggled to reel in whatever's at the other end of the line. 

Alaska stood up and went up to support the small Hawaiian. "Don't let go!"

Together, they reeled in the line with all their might, pulling what appeared to a gigantic, gray fish out of the water. But before they could see their catch, a pudgy seal leaped out of the freezing hold, taking the entire fish into its gaping mouth in one whole bite. They blinked their eyes at this unexpected catch.

A creepy, violet aura crawled over Alaska's back. "... Have you tried seal before?" She lifted a pipe from out of her coat.

"WE'RE NOT CLUBBING SEALS!" The Hawaiian held her back.

~ Hetalia! ~

Thanks to a fat, greedy seal who should be fortunate it was allowed to live after the stunt it pulled, the two went back to the house empty-handed. Fortunately, Alaska had some venison in one of her freezers. She managed to cook up a few slabs and served it as tonight's meal with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus on the side. The two were able to enjoy their warm dinner while watching a couple of episodes of Friends.

"Aw~ That was delicious." Hawaii patted her belly.

"Really? I was about to fetch out the dessert."

"Ooh! Dessert!"

She giggled. "Wait right there. I'll be right back with dessert." She left the table and went into the kitchen. 

A few minutes later, she came back with two bowls and a pair of spoons. "I know it's winter, but are you ready for some ice cream?"

Hawaii nodded with a pure smile on her face. "Ice cream is always great no matter... the..." She was presented with a bowl of blackberry mush. "Uh..." She poked at the ice cream with her spoon.

"Delicious!" Alaska hummed as she ate a giant spoonful of 'ice cream'. "Try it!"

The Hawaiian took a tiny scoop of the indigo mush out of the bowl. She sniffed it, but there was barely any smell; only a frosty chill from being in the freezer. Not wanting to be rude, Hawaii pretty much shrugged and took a leap of faith. She placed the spoon in her mouth and tasted the mush with her tongue. "Hm..." She slowly chewed the dessert. Her faced relaxed as she continued to chew it before swallowing. "This... This isn't as bad as I thought." She took another scoop of ice cream and put it in her mouth.

Alaska smiled. "I'm glad you like it. Whenever I tried getting others to eat it, they would always refuse whenever I told them it contained animal fat."

She choked and coughed. "Animal fat?!"

~ Hetalia! ~

"Hawaii! Where are you?" Alaska looked around her large house.

She didn't find Hawaii in her guest room or the bathroom. She assumed the Hawaiian was lost which didn't surprise her. After checking multiple rooms, she finally found her on the second floor, outside on the balcony. Alaska noticed what she was seeing and went outside to join her.

"Is it true you don't see the sun on most days?" said Hawaii, still looking up at the dark blue sky.

"Yeah." Alaska stood next to her. "But it's not that bad." She softly smiled.

Hawaii smiled. "At least you can see the stars. And those lights, I heard about them, but this is my first time seeing them."

They watched the Northern Lights sway in the night sky.

"Beautiful, right?"

She nodded. "Yeah. It makes me mind the col- Achoo!"

She giggled. "Let's head inside. I'll make you some hot cocoa before bed."

They head back inside and continued watching the Northern Lights from indoors before going to bed.

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+ I didn't specify when the introduction scene took place, but I'm sure everyone who's aware of the current state of America can take a guess. Overall, that scene basically sums up the mood of U.S. politics post-2015.

+ Among state pairings, one of the more common ships is Alaska x Hawaii. This chapter mostly showcases their interaction as well as give a brief glimpse of Alaska's lifestyle which is a different experience compared to parts of the United States.

- Some Alaskans live in small towns that are known to be remote where transportation and certain facilities are limited, especially during the colder months.

- My Alaska OC owns a bunch of dogs, mainly Alaskan huskies, malamutes, and a klee kai.

- In certain cold places like Alaska, ice fishing is a common outdoor activity. Also, seal hunting, while a debated topic, is nevertheless legal under strict limitations. Seal hunting in Alaska isn't as active as other parts of the world, but many Inuits continue to hunt seal under the conditions of subsistence hunting and fishing.

- Akutaq/Eskimo Ice Cream (not really ice cream) is an Alaskan (and Canadian arctic) dessert that's usually made of various ingredients such as: berries, tundra greens, fish, meat, tallow (animal fat), and animal oils. Recent modern variations include raisins, sugar, milk, and Crisco (a shortening product).

- The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights is a natural light phenomenon one can commonly see near the northern magnetic pole. Alaska's human name is based on this occurrence.

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