I was waiting at the bus station with Natalia with about one inch of snow on everything. We couldn't place our bags on the ground unless we wanted them to be wet for the rest of the day. It was numbingly cold and I was bringing my arms as close to my body as they could go.

"What's your name?" Natalia inquired.

"Mary-Anne, with an e," I coldly stated.

"Brr,"

"I know it's bitter out."

"No it's you that's cold."

"Justification, please."

"Wha? I don't speak fancy."

I sighed, "W-h-a-t d-o y-o-u m-e-a-n?" I said loud and slow

"I mean your so uptight. Like you use big words and fancy terms, just maybe start saying stuff with like an expression. Like smile and stuff..."

"But, I'm so dissatisfactory," she coughed "I mean I'm so crappy at talking like a, feebleminded person."

"You just can't stop can -" the bus' outcry cut her off. I picked up my things and stepped onto the bus. I herd Natalia behind me stepping on. I handed the disregardful driver mine and Natalia's tickets and started to sauntered to the back of the bus. 

I could here the clumping behind me of Natalia. The first empty seat I saw I sat on with my bags close at my feet. Natalia sat beside me put her bags beside mine. She looked flustered.

"Where are we going M.A?" She asked me. At first I wanted to get mad at her for calling me M.A instead of Mary-Anne but there's no point, stubbornness must run in the family.

So I stared around the foul smelling bus that had gum everywhere and lighter burns on the seats. I heard people talking about varied things, how cute some Nathan guy from their school is, how nice the new rug will look. To some little kid wanting a lolly but the mother won't let them. It was quite droll actually.

Then i remembered Natalia still waiting for her answer. But why would I tell her we are going to New York she will want to shop. That's not happening we are going there to find our 3 sister and that's it!

"I'm not telling."

"Please!" she pleaded

I paused "Listen this is my research not yours so you will come on the journey to get each sister then we will find mother and father and be a Menage again! Okay,"

"Wow even in an angry rant you manged to slip in an 'A' plus plus word,"

"Chichi would have been a better word but,"

"Stop with those fancy words and terms I can't understand you."

"But I can't, that's just who I am. I've been like this eternally and will be until hell freezes over okay!" I  roared

"God, you didn't have to be so mean."

"And please don't use the lords name in vain."

"Fine, gosh," she stuck out her tongue. Those were the last words spoke for the rest of the bus ride. I saw people get off and on and us go through a lot of roads and different scenery, until we finally made it to New York. 

"New York." Natalia gaped

Once the bus dropped us off I went straight to the nearest main road and waved for a taxi.

"To 56, 94th Ave," I commanded the driver 

He drove us there through the endless traffic. All the car horns going off and loud music gave me a head ache.  And you saw the weirdest people on the streets. Some people wore the stagest costumes there were people dressed like bears and bunnies and clowns (shudder) and so much more! New York was the wildest thing I've ever seen.

Then the taxi stopped in front of a large apartment. I paid the taxi driver and grabed my bags I opened the door to the building and walked into the lobby where there was a secretary and I walked up to her.

"We're here to see the Loly household please."

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Chapter 2 thanks for reading again. (:

-Aunamonk <3