**I do NOT own FNL. This is for enjoyment purposes only! Enjoy! **

"So where are we going?" asked Anna as she got into her aunt's car.

"To the airport," she laughed.

"I know that, but where are we flying to?" asked Anna.

Anna was fixing to start her junior year in high school and couldn't afford to miss the first few days of school, let alone a few weeks. Her aunt didn't answer her and pulled out of the driveway of their beachfront Hawaii home. Skyler and Paul had decided to go back to Dillon and live with the guys after a few months. Her dad had been bailed out of jail by a staff member at the college and had gone back to Tennessee.

After a long drive they arrived at the airport. They grabbed their suitcases and walked into the airport. Anna's aunt wouldn't let her near the counter and wouldn't let her have her ticket. She was trying her hardest to keep this trip a secret. They waited around for another hour before their flight was called. Anna claimed the window seat and settled in for the nine and a half hour flight, to who knew where.

Skyler got up that morning and got ready to go to practice. He grabbed his things and headed out of the house. He caught a ride with Devon to the school. Kyle and Mark had graduated the year before and were going to Dillon Community College to stay close to home. They were acting as legal guardians to Paul, Devon and himself. He and Paul had moved with Anna to Hawaii but had decided that they wanted to go back to Texas after a few months.

He climbed out of the car and headed into the field house to get changed for practice. He had struck up a slight friendship with Tim Riggins when he had come back to Dillon, but they usually kept to themselves unless at parties. Tim and Anna had kept contact during the remainder of the football season but had lost contact after Christmas.

The plane finally landed in Dallas. Lucky for Anna's aunt, Anna was asleep and didn't hear the announcement. They finally got off the plane and grabbed their bags and got a rental car. Anna tossed their bags into the trunk of the car and climbed into the passengers seat. Her aunt climbed into the drivers seat and handed over a bandana.

"What is this for?" asked Anna.

"Put it on. This is still a surprise," said her aunt.

"Really Aunt Cara?" asked Anna.

"Really," she replied.

Anna sighed as she lifted the bandana to her eyes and tied it behind her head. Aunt Cara wasn't taking any chances and put a sleep mask blindfold over top the bandana. Anna sighed as she settled into the seat for a, who knows how, long drive.

"Can we listen to the radio?" asked Anna.

"No. I've got a couple CDs, but no radio," said Cara as she put a CD into the player.

Anna shook her head as she listened to the music that played through the car.

Skyler had put all his things in his locker for the day and got ready for school. He walked into the main building. As he walked through the halls of the school a Rally Girl named Kristen came up to him and introduced herself. Skyler talked to her for a few minutes before he disappeared into his homeroom class. He grinned as he walked in when he realized that most of the team had homeroom together. Sky sat down in a desk near the back of the class and waited for the bell to ring.

"Yo! Sky!" said Tyrone walking into the classroom.

Sky was still mad over the way Ty had talked to his sister the year before, but they had come to a civil agreement. In walked Matt Saracen and Tim Riggins and a few more people before the bell finally rang. Everyone sat around and talked about their summer break and what they hoped for the upcoming football season.

Cara parked the car and turned it off. She turned to Anna and told her to stay put and to not remove the blindfold on penalty of no shopping trip. Anna sighed as she sat back in the seat; she had been looking forward to a shopping trip with Cara for a while and was not about to jeopardize it now. Cara smiled and jumped out of the car and locked it.

Cara walked up to the front of Dillon High School. She found the front office with ease once she was in the school.

"Welcome to Dillon High, can I help you?" asked Teresa from behind the counter.

"I have an appointment with Mrs. Taylor," said Cara.

"She is out at the moment, but you are free to wait on her," said Teresa.

"How long will she be?" asked Cara.

"Not long. I'm here now," said Tami walking in the office. "Sorry about that. What can I do for you?"

"I'm Cara Preston, we spoke on the phone," said Cara.

"Oh, that's right," said Tami unlocking her office. "You were wanting to enroll your niece?"

"Yes," said Cara. "Well, it's more like a re-enroll."

"Re-enroll?" asked Tami sitting down at her desk.

"Yes. She was enrolled in the school last year but moved to Hawaii to live with me," said Cara handing over a transfer file from a Hawaii school. "AnnaLeigh Carter?"

"Oh. OH!" said Tami looking at the file. "I remember her. She decided to move back to Dillon?"

"I am moving here to take up guardianship of the kids so Kyle and Mark can transfer to a larger college if they want without the responsibility of having to watch after their brothers," said Cara. "I figured once they all head off to college I would head back to Hawaii, and if not I have a nice summer home."

Tami nodded her head as she listened and looked through the file. She keyed up the computer and went through the motions of enrolling Anna into the school. Tami printed off a paper and handed it to Cara.

"Fax this to the school in Honolulu. They will send the rest of her records to us and Anna can start tomorrow if she wants or wait until Monday," said Tami.

Cara took the paper and shook Tami's hand before she walked out of the office. The bell rang for homeroom to end. Cara weaved her way through the many students in the hallway. Skyler walked out of his homeroom talking to Saracen. He looked down the hall and saw a woman walked out of the school and could've sworn it looked like his aunt. Sky shook his head and focused on his conversation with Matt.

Cara unlocked the car and climbed back into the drivers seat and started the car. Anna was still sitting in the passengers seat listening to music. Cara pulled out of the parking lot and got back on the interstate and headed back to Dallas. When they pulled into the parking lot Cara turned off the car but sat there.

"Can I take this off now?" asked Anna pointing to he blindfolds.

"On one condition," said Cara.

"What?" asked Anna.

"That you don't get mad at me for being an adult," said Cara.

Anna reached up and pulled the blindfolds off and laid them in her lap. Anna looked over at her aunt with a confused look on her face.

"What are you talking about?" asked Anna.

"I talked to Kyle last month," said Cara. "He said that he and Mark too up guardianship of the boys when your dad went back to Tennessee."

Anna nodded her head. She had over heard the conversation between her oldest brother and her Aunt. Anna looked at her with a look that said 'go on'.

"Well, I decided that it was time for me to be an adult, at least for a little while," said Cara. "We are in Dallas at the moment. But over the weekend, while your files are being transferred, we will move into your old house in Dillon."

Cara watched as everything set in. Anna had a blank look on her face as she took everything in. Surprisingly Anna didn't scream and yell and say that she wanted to go back to Hawaii. She silently climbed out of the car and grabbed her bags and walked into the hotel. Cara grabbed her things and followed her niece into the hotel to check in.