I rolled my eyes and shot David a seriously-what-is-wrong-with-this-girl look, which he returned. Then six more overly peppy people appeared and each one grabbed one of us by them arm and pulled us off to separate stations. My person plunked me down into a chair, gave me a huge grin, and then grabbed a pair of scissors and started chopping away at my hair. I started to protest but then acknowledging that nothing I did would stop her, I accepted it and settled in. When she was done with my hair, she grabbed my arm again, pulled me up, and pushed me into a small changing room that was attached to a bathroom.
"After you're done with your shower, pick an outfit and come back out here," she told me cheerily. Then, she slammed the door shut and I heard a lock click. I sighed and went to look in the mirror on the opposite side of the room. The stylist had taken my long blond hair and cut most of it off so it hung just above my shoulders. It was parted to one side, layered, and it faded into blue at the ends . Once I was finished playing with it and trying different hairstyles, I hopped into the warm shower. After I was done, I saw a second door in the room that I hadn't noticed before. When I opened it, it revealing the largest assortment of clothes I'd ever seen. As most of the clothes were ridiculously extravagant, it took me forever to find a simple, sensible outfit. Finally, I did and I went to examine it in front of the mirror. I was wearing regular blue jeggings and combat boots that would be easy to run in. I had found a plain blue tank top and a nice nondescript black jacket that would be warm while we were flying. I knocked on the door and my stylist yanked it open.
"All done sweetheart?" she asked, with, you guessed it, a giant smile plastered to her face.
"Yeah," I replied, rolling my eyes, "so if you could tell me where my family is, that would be great."
I peered over the stylist's shoulder, trying to spot everyone else.
"Don't be silly," the lady giggled. I kid you not, she giggled. "We still have to do your makeup!"
I groaned out loud and let her lead me back to my chair.
"Sure guys, let's get makeovers. It'll be fun," I muttered, kicking the floor. I grudging let the lady smear greasy makeup all over my face and finally she finished and released me. I jumped up and went to find the others. David, James, and Mason had all been done for a while because they didn't need makeup. David's too-long dirty blond hair had been cut so that it still flopped over his eyes but now it didn't reach his chin. He was wearing black jeans and boots, like me, and the dark shirt and black leather jacket he had chosen made his startlingly light ice blue eyes stand out. James' hair wasn't much different; his hair was already short so the best the stylist could do was mold it into a mohawk, which James looked very pleased about, and dye the ends black, which stood out a lot since he has strawberry blond hair. He had chosen a pair of –gag- skinny jeans, some sneakers, and an orange sweatshirt. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Really?" I said skeptically. "Skinny jeans?"
James just laughed and stuck out his tongue.
"You are so immature," I frowned at him. He shrugged and I turned to examine Mason. Luckily, the stylist hadn't made his adorable curly brown hair too extreme; it was only a bit shorter and parted differently. She had straightened it some though, which I hoped would wear off. Since he is only nine, Mason was wearing a green camouflage jacket with some kind a truck shirt and sneakers and jeans. I decided that their outfits and hairstyles were acceptable and went to check on Jade and Ally. I heard squeals of joy coming from one room and, knowing it had to be Jade, I knocked.
"Hey, are you almost done?" I asked through the door.
"I guess," came the muffled and rueful reply. Then I heard a gasp of
"Ooh pink!"
I groaned and rolled my eyes. Just then, Ally walked out of another room, looking like a little angel in a pink tutu and tights, little pink Uggs, and a frilly t-shirt. Her hair had one the opposite of mine. The wavy shoulder-length brown hair was now in two braids that extended well past her shoulders.
"You look adorable," I told her.
"I know," she giggled, hugging me. I laughed and hugged her back as Jade finally finished and walked out in what I suppose is a fashionable outfit. I mean I don't understand how ripped jeans and bright pink high-tops go together but whatever. The shoes matched the strip of bright pink in her hair though. I noticed a small bag in Jade's hand, which probably held makeup.
"Are you finally done?" I asked her, being the good person I am and not commenting about her hair.
"Yes," she sighed dramatically, something she's been getting very good at. I gathered the boys and we left quickly. We found an empty ally behind a restaurant and took off. After several hours, I was starving but I refused to give the guys another way to claim guys were tougher than girls. About twenty minutes later, Mason sped up to be next to me.
"Amy, I'm really hungry. Can we get food?" he begged. I nodded and started scanning for a town, or a restaurant as David shot me a you-know-that-doesn't-count-he's-only-six look. I smirked at him and spotted a tiny little village, adorable really. I pointed it out to the others and we went down and found a café. After explaining that yes, we can pay for all the food we ordered, we ate and took off.
"How far away do you think we are?" James called up to me once we were up and on our way again.
"About an hour or two," I replied. I could feel Mason and Ally staring at me, begging me to mention Disney World. Bracing myself, I added, "I'd guess about two until we reach Disney."
I heard silence behind me and I spun around, thinking they'd be screeching like banshees. I started laughing when I saw Ally, Mason, and Jade giving each other high fives and silently dancing around. David and James shook their heads, but they had grins too.
"Hey guys!" I yelled over the wind. "The faster we go, the more time we'll have at Disney!"
This time David and James laughed aloud with me as the three kids zoomed ahead of us. We caught up to them and then we started racing. David was close but I won, of course. Laughing and feeling freer than I'd ever been, I waited for them to catch up. We played around and spun in the sky on the way there until, suddenly, we spotted the much-loved theme park.
"Oh my gosh Amy there! Look, look it's Disney!" Jade gasped.
"Let's land there!" I pointed to a small wooded area close to the entrance of the park. Everyone nodded in agreement and we went down to Disney.
