This is it, hope you enjoy it.


"Girl, you're my Angel, you're my darling Angel,
Closer than my peeps, you are to me..."

Two hours later, Rory and Meiying had their plan ready. The bus was supposed to come at five, but Meiying said it never got in until about twenty after, so that bought them some time. Rory was going to drop Meiying off at a neighbour's house at about quarter to five. She would then go outside with the neighbours seven children and start up a game of hide and seek, which was their favourite game. She was the oldest, so she would make one of the younger children be 'it' and help the rest hide, like she normally did when they played. Meiying then would run and hide. Instead of hiding, she was going to run and catch he bus with Rory. Rory had papers that Logan had sent with him to get her on the bus without trouble, and for a cover-up from the neighbours, Meiying was going to run up to him just as the bus pulled in to hug him and say goodbye. The bus would pull away and she would have already left to continue the game. She was short enough to get on the bus without being seen in the windows by the neighbours.
Rory and Meiying would then take the bus to LA and stay there for three days; he would have to buy some clothes for her with the money Logan gave him, because she would have to leave everything behind. After three days in LA, they would take a train to Portland and stay two more days, and then Logan and Max would drive down and pick her up. Rory would stay in Portland two more days when he would call the cell phone he 'left' behind, ask how everyone was doing and say the phone had to be disconnected, but Max and Meiying could keep it to play with. He would then take the bus home to Seattle.
As they waited the afternoon away, Rory and Meiying talked and packed his things. He set the cell phone on the dresser. At about twenty to five, he went downstairs to the kitchen, where Meiying was writing a note to Jace, saying where she was going to be.
"Are you ready to go, Meiying?" Rory asked, as she signed her name.
"Rory?" she set the pencil down on the table, looking at the signature.
"Yes?"
"Call me McKenzie."
"Alright, let's go, McKenzie."

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Three Days Later, Los Angles

"Are you sure nobody saw me get on the bus?"
"McKenzie, it was days ago, if anyone saw you get on the bus, Zack and Jace would be here by now, looking for you. Don't worry. It's time to get everything packed to go to Portland anyway."
Their plan had gone well, only one of the children wanted to follow McKenzie around, so she almost missed her chance to get to the bus stop. She finally got him hidden just as they heard the counter shout she was coming. The bus drove up right then, so McKenzie ran out of her hiding spot and gave Rory a hug as it pulled up. They both then quickly got on the bus and it took off, because there was no one else in sight.
They had spent their three days in LA mostly in the dirty hotel that they had rented. They went out once for shopping, and for meals at a small diner across the street, under the story that they were half-siblings and he was escorting her from their mother's house to her father's house.
The train station was only a five-minute walk from the hotel, so Rory settled their bill and they went for one more meal in the diner. The cook was really good, and the owner a nice older woman who treated them both like they were her own. After lunch, they walked down to the station and got on a train for Portland. Rory had talked to Logan once since they left, and he had said Max was ecstatic about McKenzie's homecoming. Since she had remembered everything, Max had decided to move back into Logan's and remake McKenzie's old room instead of keeping it the old way. McKenzie couldn't wait to get home. It had been five years since she remembered her parents, five years to long. McKenzie fell asleep to the rocking of the train, thinking. Two more days…

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Two Days Later, Portland

"Mama and Papa are coming today, Rory! They'll be her in two hours!"
"McKenzie!" She was jumping on the bed of another cheep hotel. "Come on, that bed is going to break! It looks like it's from before the Pulse!" She jumped off the bed, landing on the floor with a loud thump.
"Rory, do you know how to braid?"
"No, why?"
"Here, I'll show you." She grabbed a handful of her long dark blond hair and started braiding. An hour later, Rory caught on.
"So now what?" he asked.
"Now you can braid my hair. My arms are too short to braid it in the back, so can you? Please?"
"Alright." He laughed. She ran to the backpack Rory had bought her and pulled out a ribbon.
"Here, use this too."
"Where did you get this?" he asked, as she sat on a chair and he started braiding.
"I bought it yesterday, when we were out getting a gift for Mama and Papa." He braided her hair down the back. It wasn't very tight or strait, but she liked it. Then McKenzie changed into a clean shirt and pair of jeans and cleaned her glasses. She came out of the bathroom and looked at Rory.
"How do I look?"
"Great! And they should be here soon."
"Oh no! What if they look at me and think I look silly, and decide to send me back with Aunt Jace! What if they don't like me, it's been six years!"
"Mac! Sit down. Don't worry!" She was still standing in the middle of the room looking worried, so Rory picked her up and set her on the bed. "Now sit here and read until they get here. Don't worry, they have always loved you and always will love you."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"It's alright." McKenzie picked up the book and tried to read, but couldn't. She kept looking at the clock.
"They're an hour late," she finally said. "What if they changed their minds, and decided to leave me here."
"McKenzie, don't worry. They'll get here. They probably got caught at a checkpoint."
"You're right." About ten minutes later, they heard a knocking at the door. Rory got up from where he was reading and went over to it. McKenzie sat on the bed, frozen, the book in her lap.
"Calm down, McKenzie. Don't worry." He turned and opened the door, then went outside. Max and Logan were there, Max looking as nervous as McKenzie. He turned to Logan. "She's inside, on the bed. She's really scared and nervous, though."
"So is Max." Logan said, glancing at her.
"Max, why don't you go in first. Logan and I will come in in a few minutes."
"Ok, but..."
"Don't worry, Max." Logan said, taking her hand and putting it on the doorknob. She went inside slowly. A couple of seconds later, they heard tears coming from the room.
"Are you ready?" Rory asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Logan replied. Rory put a reassuring hand on Logan's shoulder, then they went inside. When McKenzie saw Logan, she let go of Max and ran to him.
"Papa!" she shouted, throwing herself on him. He gathered her in his arms, crying.
"We're together again. And nothing will ever separate us. I promise."

The End

Music: Words at the beginning of part one from "Gangster's Paradise" by Coolio
Words at the beginning of part twelve from "Angel" by Shaggy