Previously on 50☆Stars: The States Annual Meeting continues to be in chaos. And now back to our daily scheduled program.

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"Grabbing women by the pussies is the equivalent to yanking guys by the balls! It's sudden and unpleasant!"

"We get it already! You hate the asshole. He's still our president."

"Fuck no! I'm not accepting a misogynist as my president! #Not my president!"

"So, you're fine with horny Bill, but not him? You're a hypocrite."

"Shut your damn mouth!"

"The nation's doomed! We're all going to die!"

"You're overreacting."

"Fascism! Racism! Sexism! How's all that great?!"

"Calm your tits, dude."

"How could I be calm? He declared himself a nationalist! He's pretty much a Nazi at this point!"

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"

"She just said the N-word. Ooooooh..."

"This is getting ridiculous."

"You know what's also ridiculous? Building a fucking damn wall!"

"That wall is going to protect us from criminals and drug lords!"

"Have you heard of something called the Great Wall of China? If that thing can't protect China from the Mongols, how's this wall going to protect us from the Mexicans?"

"I-I... ur... It's going to work! I trust him!"

"You're putting your trust in an angry flapjack with baby hands!"

"Better than another Clinton! Remember Benghazi?"

"Oh, here we go again!"

"I wish Bernie was our president..."

The meeting continued to spiral into chaos as usual. Alaska and Hawaii continued to watch the whole affair seats, feeling uncomfortable to say the least.

"Do you think we can sneak out without D.C. noticing us?" Hawaii whispered.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea..." Alaska mumbled unsure.

"Do you prefer being here then?"

"... Okay, let's go."

The two proceeded to sneak out without notice.

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After visiting Alaska's house, it was Hawaii's turn to show Alaska around her home.

"So... hot..." Alaska panted as they left the airport.

"What are you talking about? This weather feels so nice! I can finally see the sun now!" Hawaii smiled seeing the sun shine brightly in the brightly blue sky.

"Ugh... Why is it so hot?"

"Take off your coat then." She referred to the light blue parka Alaska still wore since departing from her home.

"But... I feel naked without my coat."

"But you'll feel so much better!"

"Well... Alright then." She proceeded to unzip her parka, revealing a thick, woven underneath it.

She frowned. "Take the sweater off, too."

Her eyes widened. "But-"

"Take it off!"

The Alaskan pressed her lips before taking off her wool sweater as well. When she did, there was another sweater underneath it.

The Hawaiian blinked her eyes. "... We're going to make a quick stop for some appropriate clothes."

~ Hetalia... ~

Alaska stepped out of a shop wearing a bright green, hibiscus-printed Hawaiian shirt, banana yellow shorts that reached below her knees, hot pink sandals, and a lei necklace. She was pretty much a walking rainbow, much to her displeasure. Normally, she wouldn't wear such bright clothes, preferring to wear clothes that blended her with the landscape. She also didn't like the fact she was exposing so much skin. It made her feel somewhat vulnerable. Despite her complaints, she forced a smile seeing Hawaii come out of the shop with her, wearing her own brightly colored Hawaiian shirt, shorts, and sandals.

"Awesome! You look great!"

"I do?" Alaska thought the opposite.

"Yeah! Don't you feel better without those thick clothes giving you a sauna?"

"I guess," she admitted, "although I still prefer to wear them."

"Well, at least you're comfortable now."

Once they returned to their taxi cab, they continued to ride it back to Hawaii's house.

"I thought this place would've looked more like..."

"More like what?"

"More like I saw on TV." Alaska stared out the window.

The town they were in didn't look like the commercials or TV shows she saw. It looked more like one of her towns, only it was much warmer and more vivid in colors. The buildings were no higher than the shortest palm trees. The people she saw looked like average folk; not the kind who strolled down the beach like bikini models. Where were the tall, white buildings? Where were the chic shopping districts? Everything she saw so far was fine, but it didn't seem to match up with her original perception of the paradisal island.

"Well, the stuff on TV is more focused on the city and resorts. The rest of my home is more average looking," she admitted while tickling her nose.

"How come you don't live there?"

"Dude, those places are freakin' expensive! There's no way I can afford that! Plus, I prefer the small towns than the city."

"Really?"

"Yup! I don't need to go swimming in those crystal clear pools or dine at the fanciest restaurants. I have something better." She smirked.

~ Hetalia! ~

"This is where you live?" Alaska awed at the luscious greenery and the giant, blue ocean behind the house.

"Uh-huh!" She nodded with pride.

"Not as big as my house though."

"That's because this is a normal house. You live in a castle," she chuckled.

"So, is that 'something better' the beach?"

"Yep! We should go swimming once we're done unpacking our things in the house."

"But, I don't have a swimsuit."

"That's okay. I bought you one."

"You did?"

"Yeah!" She pulled a blue, two-piece swimsuit out of a shopping bag. "I got it for you while you were trying on clothes. It should fit you well. If not, we can always go shopping again."

Alaska squirmed at the sight of the revealing, tight-fitting swimsuit. "Um... Well, we just got back from a long flight. And I'm feeling pretty tired, so..."

"Oh, come on! Swimming is great! You know how to swim, don't you?"

"I-I do! I mean, I can swim. It's just... I don't feel like swimming today." She glanced down at her feet.

"Oh..." Hawaii scratched the back of her head. "Well, if you don't want to go swimming, that's fine. Besides, we can always swim another time." 

The Alaskan softly smiled. "Thanks."

"For what? You're my guest. It's my job to make sure you're comfortable and having a good time." Hawaii grabbed her suitcase. "Anyway, let me take you to your guest room before we decide what to do for the rest of today."

"Okay."

The two went inside Hawaii's house with their belongings.

~ Hetalia! ~

After they unpacked their belongings, the two decided to spend the rest of the day fishing along the rocky shore of the beach.

"So, it never gets cold at all?"

"What do you mean by cold? I consider cold anything below 70."

"70? That's perfect weather." A gentle tug pulled on Alaska's line. "I got one!"

"Me, too!" Hawaii replied as soon as her line was pulled.

They reeled in their lines. Hawaii was the first to pull in her's. At the end of her hook was a foot-and-a-half long red snapper. She unhooked her fish and placed it in a large bucket of water. She looked to Alaska to see what she caught, however, Alaska was still reeling in her line.

Alaska's eyes widened seeing a dorsal fin with a black tip come above the crystal blue water. "Did... Did I just catch a shark?" She crouched down as she slowly reeled in her line.

At the end of her line was a blacktip reef shark. The two-foot long shark, tired from fighting the line, slowly swam around the black rocks. Alaska pulled the shark onto shore, letting it flop on the rocks before pinning it down with her hand. She was careful not to get her fingers bitten off as she took the hook out of the shark's sharp mouth.

"Wow! You caught a shark!" Hawaii exclaimed.

"No big deal."

"No big deal? I thought you would need my help."

"I caught a few sharks before in my home. This isn't any different although the sharks I catch are usually much bigger than this one."

"There are sharks in your home?!"

"Yeah." She looked down at the shark she just caught. "Do you have any use for shark?"

She shook her head. "Nah."

"Okay. I'm letting it go now." She carefully carried the shark in her hands and released it back into the water.

The two watched the shark swam away before going back to fishing again.

~ Hetalia! ~

Alaska burped into her mouth. "That red snapper was delicious."

"Thanks!" Hawaii giggled. "I hope you're still hungry because I also have something else for you to try." She giggled. "After tolerating your Eskimo ice cream, I decided to make you one of my own special desserts unique to my home."

She slowly nodded. "Okay."

Hawaii left the table and went to the nearby kitchen. When she came back, she held a small cake. The cake was layered with pineapple rings on top. Along the edges were brown pieces Alaska assumed was a slightly browned crust. Never in her life had she seen a cake with pineapple on it, let alone tasted one.

The Hawaiian kept a smile on her face as she served her friend a slice. Alaska took a moment to observe the warm presentation and its flaky texture before plopping a forkful into her mouth.

"Hmm."

"Like it?" Hawaii grinned.

She swallowed. "A bit sweet and..." she ate another forkful, "... slightly savory?" She ate another bite, this forkful in particular was mostly the crust without any pineapple. "... Did you do something with the crust?"

"Yup!" She nodded. "It's pineapple spam upside down cake!"

Alaska blinked her eyes. "Okay..."

She pouted. "Why aren't you surprised? You should be disgusted by it!"

"Why?"

"It's because there's pineapple and spam in a cake!"

"So? Food is still food. It's a bit sweet for my taste, but it doesn't taste all that bad." She took another bite out of the cake.

Hawaii sighed. "I thought I could weird you out as revenge. Then again, you eat ice cream made out of animal fat."

"Animal fat in ice cream isn't that weird."

"Yes, it is!"

~ Hetalia! ~

After taking a shower, Alaska wandered around the house looking for Hawaii. She finally found her outside the house, alone to herself. The Hawaiian sat in a hammock underneath a group of palms on a grassy hill. Her eyes watched the setting sun while playing the ukulele in a relaxed manner. She was murmuring a song in a language Alaska couldn't understand. Even so, she understood it was sacred and special to Hawaii. She listened to the song for a bit before going up to her friend

Hawaii turned her head when she heard footsteps. She softly smiled seeing it was her friend. "Everything okay so far?"

"Yeah." She nodded. "I can see why a lot of people would want to come here, let alone live here. This place is pretty much paradise." She looked down at the ukulele. "What song were you singing?"

She scratched the back of her head. "To be honest, I don't know."

"Don't know?"

"It's a bit complicated." She sadly sighed. "I remember the song from the times my sister sang to me. She didn't tell me what it was called before... she... Anyway, the song is something only I seem to know."

"Oh... Perhaps you could teach me."

"Teach you?" She frowned. "I'm not sure. It's in a language you don't know, so..."

"I don't mind. Even if I don't know the meaning of the lyrics, I think it would be nice to preserve the song, perhaps by telling more people about it."

"You really don't mind?"

Alaska softly smiled. "So, how does the song go?"

"Well, it goes like this..."

Alaska and Hawaii laid together on the hammock until the stars appeared in the sky. By the time they returned to the house for bed, Alaska knew the first lines of the ancient song, later learning the rest in the days she later spent with her friend.

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+ So, U.S. politics is still chaotic as usual. That's all I'll say on the matter...

+ Anyway, this chapter is the continuation of Alaska and Hawaii's friendship with Hawaii giving a tour of her home.

- Hawaii's home is located in the tropics, so her home is pleasantly warm throughout the year. Alaska doesn't tolerate the heat, having lived in an environment that's known to get below freezing. On another note, she prefers to wear conservative clothing, so she's usually reluctant to take her coat off unless she wants to.

- Hawaii is usually shown as a splendid paradise on TV, full of chic shops and clean resorts, when in reality there's so much more to Hawaii outside its cities and tourist spots. There are towns and villages across the Hawaiian Islands where many Hawaiians live average lives like any typical American from the mainland.

- In my headcannon, I picture Hawaii living close to the ocean.

- Shore fishing in Hawaii is pretty lax in regard to licenses and regulations. Fish like red snapper are commonly caught off the shore and later used in Hawaiian cuisine. On another note, there are many sharks in Hawaii, however, some sharks like the blacktip reef shark rarely bite people.

- Pineapple Spam Upside Down Cake is one of various Spam recipes originating in Hawaii (although Spam itself originated in the Midwest). Supposedly the Spam's saltiness and the pineapple's sweetness balance each other out into a tasty dessert.

- To those who don't know, there are two Hawaii OCs. Ancient Hawaii is present-day Hawaii's older sister who disappeared upon the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

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