A/N: This chapter is dedicated to the guest Mazue! She (I'm assuming gender here...) requested a camping thing-y with the Great Lake States! So this is a tad longer than usual, just a tad. But I think it's because I actually had someone else read it first. (Shocking. I know.) Without further ado, ON WITH THE STORY!

Bored.

Bored bored bored.

BORED.

BOOOOOOOORED.

B-O-R-E-D.

Boredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredbored.

Bored.

Yes, believe it or not, Wisconsin was bored out of his mind. Four hours of driving had passed, listening to nothing but 70's hits, and actual hits from the trunk. What's worse? Every time he, or Kansas, tried to save their siblings from the horrid music, North Dakota would slap their hands away.

"Come ooooonnnnnnnnnnnnn," Wisconsin groaned, draping his body across the seat divider. "This music is so ooooollllllllld. Change iiiiiiiiiittttttt."

North Dakota huffed in frustration, gripping the wheel until her knuckles turned white. "I'm sorry you have no taste in music, Wisconsin. But I'm the driver, and the driver picks the tunes.

"That is soooo unfair! Kansas, back me up here! What's that whole thing about uh...majority rights minority rule?" Wisconsin poked at the seatbelt literally strapping him to Kansas.

"It's majority rule, minority rights, cheese-head." Kansas replied, leaning against the door and tracing the shapes of clouds on the glass.

"Kaaaannnnsssssaaaassss!"

"If you're so bored, go bug your lake friends." North Dakota suggested, rolling her eyes and flicking the turn signal, copying the car ahead of them. Which so happened to contain an Alfred, why he wouldn't let some of the States ride with him was a speculation topic a couple hours back. Indiana claimed that she saw Tony stick his head out the window, and that was the reason their dad was riding solo.

Wisconsin shrugged at the thought, unbuckling the seat belt which caused some very distraught voices to start screaming. Paying no mind he climbed over the small hump between the driver's and passenger's seat. Once on the other side he grabbed Nebraska's wrist and pushed the other State up to Wisconsin's old seat. As soon as North Dakota stopped howling, Wisconsin looked expectantly over at Iowa. Who promptly huffed before climbing over two rows of seats.

"Obviously you just don't- Iowa? What are you doing back here?" Ohio's voice rung confused over the pandemonium.

"Wisconsin's bored. He wants to chat with Michigan."

"Oh."

Michigan couldn't have crawled over the annoyed States faster, slumping into the seat next to Wisconsin.

"So I heard you're bored?" Minnesota prompted, shuffling around in his seat to cast his warm smile at the other two.

"Yeah, 70's Rock can only last so long," Wisconsin feigned a disappointed sigh, clicking his seatbelt into place.

"Well...I'm sure Michigan could read his story to you, if you asked." Minnesota replied again, motioning to the thick novel tucked under Michigan's arm.

"No. Way. Romance novels are the WORST!"

"Excuse me?" Michigan asked incredulously, quirking an eyebrow up in obvious offense.

"Ugh, I just don't like them! I mean, why experience all that drama, angst, and heartbreak when you could be laughing, right?" Wisconsin looked between the two other Great Lake States, one looked annoyed, the other slightly put off.

"You have no heart, it's probably made of cheese anyways." Michigan snapped, slipping open the pages with an all too real pout.

"Mmmm...heart cheese...wait! I totally have a heart!" Wisconsin argued back, wiping off some saliva from the corners of his mouth.

"Then prove it! I'll read a passage from my book, and if you can sit through it WITHOUT interruption, then you have a heart." Michigan struck up the deal, narrowing his eyes in challenge.

"Deal! Start reading!"

"Ahem! Gerard knew that June was a hard to get gal. Probably the toughest challenge for anyone to try. Most of the males of this ash ridden city had given up, hearing her shouts of anger directed at them without an ounce of restraint.

But she was perfect for him, the way her hips moved, with dark hair rivaling Spruce trees swaying against the chilled air. Her dark green eyes could pierce through any shadowed alley, and her collection of woolen sweaters would make sheep bleat in fear.

It was pouring down on Gerard's sad blue umbrella, the midnight roses tucked behind his back wilting slowly from the downpour. He glanced up at the moon, it's beauty hindered by swirling angry clouds. But she caught his eye, June, with her bright yellow umbrella seeming to part the din of the rain.

"J-June!" He called out, racing up to greet her with a shaky smile.

"Oh! Hey Gerard. Why are you still out here? It's pouring!" June fretted, already moving her umbrella towards him in concern.

"W-well...I needed to tell you something...get it off my chest..." Gerard sucked in a terrified breath, her silence as a key to proceed. "You see...I love you, June! I've loved you since we ran into each other at the library! I love the way your eyes sparkle when we talk! I love you, June! I really truly love you!"

June was silent, until a gasp wormed its way from her lips at the sight of her favorite roses being held out in a sad bouquet. "Oh! Gerard!" She gasped, quickly throwing her arms around his neck and showering it with soft kisse-"

"NOPE! No more! That was awful! And awkward!" Wisconsin visibly shuddered.

"Well, it's official. You have no heart." Michigan harrumphed, clamping the book shut with a sigh.

"That story was dumb. Besides, our own invention stories are far more interesting!" Wisconsin rivaled, smirking inwardly as the other States in the car seemed to be listening as well.

"Like sliced bread could be interesting." Nebraska snorted, rolling his eyes from the front seats.

"How's the baseball season, Nebraska?" Iowa asked suddenly.

Nebraska stopped talking.

Wisconsin scoffed waving the two neighbors away, rolling his pale blue eyes. "I'm not talking about anything like that! I'mtalking about my inventions!" Clearing his throat and preparing his storytelling smirk he began.

"One day, three awesome States were out in the wilderness, resting on the bank of Lake Michigan. I, the glorious Wisconsin, was accompanied by my sidekicks: Michigan, and Minnesota. We were just hanging out when I started feeling really really hungry! But this fishing trip was turning for the better! Because right then, an equally awesome mermaid popped out of the lake! Michigan and Minnesota were like 'OM GEE' and 'HOOOOW?!' But I was all cool, so I started talking to the mermaid, and she passed me some bowl of some warm thing! I drink it and name it 'Beer Cheese Soup'! 'Cause that's what it tasted like!"

Minnesota sighed at the story, shaking his head almost sadly. "That's not what happened...we got lost...and all we had brought was a fire starter kit, cheese, and beer. So you made soup."

"Uggghhhhhhh," Wisconsin groaned again, dragging his palms against his cheeks. "It sounds so boring when you say it like that though!" He protested, pouting with furrowed eyebrows.

Michigan rested a hand on Wisconsin's shoulder, smirking to himself while attempting to soothe the rattled blonde. "Here then, let me try and tell the story. I'm sure with all of my...-ahem- research on writing, I can pull something together."

Michigan started on his second story that evening, making sure he had everyone's attention before beginning.

"It was a beautiful day in Michigan, the lake was sparkling, economy was doing great, and everything was peaceful. So Stevens 'Michigan' Jones called his two lake-bound siblings. Nelson and Alexander agreed to go fishing by the lake side that afternoon.

So the trio gathered under the soft shadows of pine and oak trees, settling into a remote beach and casting their lines.

"Hey, guys?" Nelson suddenly asked, a hand propped over his stomach. "I'm hungry..."

Alexander sighed softly, reaching into his pockets and pulling out a pot and a fire starter kit. "Sorry, Nelson...I don't have anything..." He huffed quietly.

Stevens fished around in his tackle box, whipping out a few bottles of beer. "I got beer, although it's made in Ohio so watch out." He advised, passing the bottles to Nelson.

Nelson himself hummed, pulling out a block of cheddar cheese from his pocket, suddenly, an idea struck him. "Hey, Alex, can ya get a fire started? We need to boil some beer!" The Sates nearly shouted, already flopping the ground and impatiently staring at Alexander.

"U-uh...sure..." He whispered in reply, dropping down next to Nelson and making a pile of dry grasses and small sticks. Once the fire had been started, Stevens poured the beer into the travel pot and Nelson held it over the fire to boil. After it had boiled, he literally just plopped the cheese into the scalding liquid, watching it melt together.

Soon enough, three bowls had been procured, the bee-cheese mixture being poured into them.

"Ya know? This is so good, I'll call it Beer Cheese Soup!" Nelson declared happily, beaming at his siblings as they watched their lines for fish. The end." Michigan finished, earning applause from nearly everyone in the car.

Two States weren't clapping, Ohio because Michigan'ssstories were always dumb. And South Dakota because she was beginning to panic. "Wait!" The State called out, fear and concern laced in her voice. "Illinois' missing!"

A/N: Okay so two things happened. 1) I got a kind of beta-reader. His name is Zach and he's a guy in my 8th block. Anyways we started talking about the personifications, and decided on some key interactions for some of the states.

Iowa and Nebraska are usually friendly. Unless one of them brings up baseball or agriculture. Then it's a blood bath.

Minnesota is friendly with everyone. Nothig more to it than good ol' Minnesotan love.

Ohio and Michigan have a love/hate relationship "they're rivals, AND lovers," -Cornonlecob's mother, 2016

The Dakota's hate each other, and are constantly picking on each other.

And finally, Missouri is seen as the responsible older sibling, (even if she isn't really older.) because she has been known not to loose her head. (At least on the outside.)

And that's it for now! I would appreciate if you leave any sort of requests, or facts about certain states that you desire to be seen! Less google searching for me!

Thanks a whole bunch! -Cornonlecob