A/n: I am so glad that you guys like Meredith! Any of you are free to use her, but you must credit. I'll be gone for a while, and probably won't have access to a computer. I'll try to write in the plane, but my laptop is kinda crappy (it's hard to upload even now XD) So anywhoo, please enjoy this next chapter!

Top hat guy smiled at me and laughed. "I'm glad. This is your home for tonight, if you're alright with that dear." I nodded. He seemed nice, and if he had a family, I was sure he wouldn't hurt me. There was something else about him too. He seemed too gentlemanly to want to hurt me.

"By the way," I said, peering at all of the photos on the fireplace banister. "What's your name?" He smacked himself in the forehead. A face-palm, I do believe it's called.

"Oh, please forgive me. How very un-gentlemanly of me. My name is Professor Hershel Layton. But you can call me Professor." I smiled. Hershel Layton. It had a nice ring to it. And, it sounded familiar.

"And your name, my dear?" I stood tall and proud, feet spread apart.

"Meredith Abigail Stone! Adventurer extraordinaire!" He chuckled and closed his eyes.

"Well, Meredith, it's a pleasure to meet you." He kissed my hand and my cheeks flushed. No one had ever treated me like a lady before!

"I-uh, thank you. P-pleasure to meet you too sir." He laughed.

The front door swung open, and in came five people. The first one was a tall, thin woman. She wore a yellow khaki dress, with a funny little bow-tie around her neck. She was holding grocery bags and seemed to be arguing with someone.

Next came a young man, tall and skinny. He had a navy blue jacket on and beige pants. He was incredibly handsome and looked like the one who was arguing with the yellow woman.

After him came a girl with short, purple hair. Her eyes were bright green, and she was holding onto the skinny man's hand. She looked upset.

Lastly, two kids followed in. One was a little girl, who looked about my age. She had a funny little curl in her bangs and she was wearing a, ugh, pink dress with knee-high boots. The last one in was the little boy, again, looking around my age. He had on a blue sweater and green shorts, with a blue cap on. His hair stuck up in the back, like a little duck-tail.

"Look, Clive! Get your own car then!" The yellow woman huffed. She walked right past me into the kitchen. The girl with purple hair followed.

"Katia!" The man named Clive tried to grab onto her hand, but he missed. He ran into the kitchen after her. The boy in blue shuffled his feet uncomfortably and stared at the ground. The little girl giggled slightly and pinched the boy's cheek.

Professor Layton sighed. "Well, welcome to the Layton house, where nothing is ever boring."

A/n: What a way to welcome Meredith, huh? Review if you read and stay tuned! I'll be back, suckers! :)

MikuLover~