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Sequel: Chapter 2: A New Adventure in New York II

Kevin's PoV:

We arrive at the New York Airport. An airport van takes us toward the heart of the city, where Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette live. I barely ever get to travel to New York. So, every time we do travel here, I always enjoy everything about the city. I love to see the tall buildings, the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Centre, and Times Square. We always get to explore the city every time we come here to visit Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette.

We finally arrive to Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette's house. I'm so excited for this vacation! Things will for sure go back to normal again! Mom, Dad, and the others help unload the van. I try to carry what I can up to the door. Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette must have heard us, because they open the door, greeting us. I'm the first one to the door, and they say, excited, "Hi, Kevin!"

"Hi, Uncle Rob! Aunt Georgette!"

"Hiya, sweetie!" Aunt Georgette says, overjoyed. I set down the one bag I'm carrying and hug them.

"How's my favourite nephew?" Uncle Rob jokes.

"Fine, now!" I'm so excited to be here with my family, especially Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette, because they're the part of the family I barely see.

Mom and Dad are finally up the townhouse steps, and Dad hugs Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette, saying, "Hiya, brother, Georgette! Long time, no see!" Buzz, Megan, Linnie, and Jeff finally make it up the steps and hug Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette, too, individually.

"Come on in!" Aunt Georgette invites us in. We all carry in our luggage into the very large townhouse. It seems like forever, since I've been in here... "We just got a call, not more than five minutes before you arrived, and Frank and the others are on their way here. They should be here within the next twenty minutes or so,"

"I can't wait to see them!" I say, excited. I never thought I'd be excited to see Uncle Frank... He's as bad as Buzz for teasing me... But, I think after Mom and Dad talk to him and the others about what happened to me, I don't think he'll tease me as bad, anymore...

"Well, you'll see them in no more than twenty minutes, honey," Aunt Georgette says. "Come on, let's all go relax in the living room, while I serve lunch."

We all go relax in the living room. I sit down on the couch with Mom and Dad. "So, what's going on in your World?" Uncle Rob asks. I'm afraid of Mom and Dad's answer, even though Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette already know the basics of what happened... I sink down into the couch, hoping they don't talk about it right now...

Mom places her arm around me and says, "Everyone's been doing fine in school. Our jobs are going great. Things are going good," I think Mom knows what I thought she was going to say... "How about you and Georgette?"

"Things are going fine. We plan on renovating soon. This old house could use some new wallpaper, flooring, etc..."

"It's a beautiful house the way it is," Mom says. "It's very old and unique."

"It is. But, I think we should fix it up, at least, before it comes crashing down on us,"

Aunt Georgette enters the room with some sandwiches for us to snack on. She asks, "You heard about us renovating?"

"Yes. When do you plan on starting?" Dad asks.

"Sometime after the holidays," Aunt Georgette answers. "It needs to be fixed up."

"Yeah. It's a beautiful home, but it doesn't hurt to fix it up a bit," Dad says.

"We hope to visit more often," Mom says. "I can't wait to see what it looks like."

"That'd be great if you guys could visit more often! You barely ever visit us here in the old NY," Uncle Rob states.

"I'd love to see more of New York!" I say, excitedly.

"Well, speaking of seeing more of New York, I was thinking of after visiting with Uncle Frank, Aunt Leslie, and the cousins, we'd all go down to Times Square,"

"Really?! I love going to Times Square!" I say, over excited.

"We'll also find some place to eat down there, too!"

"Can we have pizza?! Cheese pizza?!"

"We'll see, little buddy," Uncle Rob says...

About Twenty Minutes Later...

We visit more, when we hear a knock on the door. "That should be Uncle Frank!" Aunt Georgette says, excitedly. We all get up, and Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette answer the door. We all greet and hug Uncle Frank, Aunt Leslie, and the cousins.

"Hiya, little squirt," Uncle Frank hugs me. I remember the one time Harry called me "squirt", but I shrug it off, because it's Uncle Frank's affectionate name for me. It's one of the most decent names he calls me... I think after Mom and Dad talk to Uncle Frank and the others about what happened to me, he'll take it easy on me.

"I've made lunch for everybody," Aunt Georgette invites everybody into the living room. "So, how's this part of the McCallister Family?"

"Same as usual," Aunt Leslie answers.

"Except for now. Now, we're in New York. There's something new for ya," Uncle Frank jokes.

"It'll be even newer tonight, when we all go to Times Square together!" Aunt Georgette says, excitedly.

"We're going to Times Square tonight?!" My cousin, Heather, asks, excitedly.

"Yep. We'll be leaving shortly. It's always so much more beautiful at night!"

"I can't wait to go!" Heather is excited.

"Me too!" So am I...

At Dusk...

After hanging out and chatting in the living room, having random conversations, mostly about old memories, Mom gestures everyone, including Dad, except for me, Buzz, Megan, Linnie, and Jeff, into another room. I think I know what she's doing...

Kate's PoV:

"What's up, Kate?" Rob asks.

"You, Rob and Georgette, already know the basics about what happened,"

"Are you talking about Kevin?" Rob asks. I nod.

"What happened with Kevin?" Frank asks.

"Your nephew, Frank, a couple weeks ago, was kidnapped by these two people, named Harold Lime and Marvin Merchants," I shiver at those names...

"Why didn't anyone tell us this?" Frank asks.

"We thought we'd wait until we're all together," I answer.

"How's Kevin been doing since then?" Leslie asks.

"He was suffering from trauma from it. So, after we got him home from the hospital, all the way in Washington, DC, where he was saved, we took him to a therapist,"

"What happened to him?" Leslie asks, with fear.

"He was beaten, insulted, tied up. He was held for ransom,"

"Is that why he has a broken arm? I was meaning to ask him. I don't know, it just seemed that he was nervous about something... That's why I didn't ask,"

"Yes. He was also stabbed in the shoulder of the same arm. His ankle was shot, and he was hit over the head a couple times to cause a concussion," Leslie holds her hand up to her mouth, shocked. "I must say, we have a brave little boy. No matter what, Kevin did everything he could to escape. The thing is, Mr. Merchants grew a soft spot for Kevin. He tried to help Kevin, but Mr. Lime was clearly not the soft kind, as he hurt Kevin more than he and Mr. Merchants did before Mr. Merchants got taken into custody. The thing is, Mr. Lime is still out there..."

"So, we beg you, don't name-call Kevin. That goes double for you, Frank," Peter says. "If he says he feels uncomfortable about something, please don't continue it,"

"We understand. We tease him, because we love him, but I wouldn't do anything to upset him," Frank says.

"Thank you. He has been getting better, though, but sometimes, he just has those days..." I state.

"Just don't discuss it with him, OK? Pretend he broke his arm from a bike ride or something," Peter says. "A bike ride in the Winter."

Frank can't help but chuckle at what Peter said. "That's OK. We understand," Leslie says.

"Thank you," I say...

Kevin's PoV:

Mom, Dad, and the others reenter the room. I know exactly what they were talking about... Me... Me and my kidnapping with Harry... Oh, I wish I don't have to see him again... I hope Krista's right...

I pipe up from my thoughts and ask, excitedly, "When are we going to Times Square?!"

Mom shrugs, looks at the others, and smiles. "We can go now,"

"Yes!" I fist pump.

The rest of us jump up from where we're sitting in the living room. "Make sure you have your coats, hats, mitts... Everything to keep you warm," Mom says.

"Yes. It's awfully nippy out there..." Uncle Frank jokes.

We all bundle up. I miss my grey coat... It was much warmer... This is more of a city coat. "Mom?"

"Yes, honey?" she asks.

"Will I be warm enough with this coat? It's more of a city coat, for temperatures that aren't too cold... But, it's even really cold here in New York!"

Mom sighs, looks at Dad, and asks, "Peter, did we pack an extra coat, by chance?"

"No, I don't think so..." Dad answers.

"I think I did!" Uncle Frank pipes up.

"Really?" Dad asks.

Uncle Frank nods. "It may be a little big, but it should do, for the time being,"

"That's OK. As long as it keeps me warm," I say, with a smile. Uncle Frank is barely ever this nice to me... Plus, I don't want to be extremely cold... Not ever again...

Uncle Frank gets his extra coat out of his bag and brings it over to me. I put it on over my green coat. I feel very warm, already. I think it'll help me, when we go down to Times Square... I can't wait until we go down to Times Square! I hope we go get a cheese pizza for dinner... We head out the door. I can't wait for tonight!...

To be Continued...

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A/N: Thanks for reading! Review positively please! Thank you! Next chapter will hold more excitement! ^_^ If I can, I'll at least start it tonight. I don't know if I'll be able to upload it, though... For today's useless information: I'm not quite done my project. I need to add some more things to it and make it better, so that I can present it tomorrow. I hate presenting things... I thought I was presenting today, but I guess not! So tonight, I have the chance to make it better! I just had to update this first, because you guys have been waiting for two days... But, don't worry, next chapter will hold more suspense! Do you guys think something will happen at Times Square? Hm? ;) Well, you'll have to wait and see! Ciao!

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