AN: HEY ALL! BEFORE I BEGIN I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE FOLLOWS AND FAVORITES-IT REALLY MADE ME SMILE AND FEEL BETTER DURING THIS CRAZY TIME IN MY LIFE. IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME SO THANK YOU FOR THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, VIRTUAL HUGS FOR ALL OF YOU! *GIVES A GIANT VIRTUAL HUG* I'M ALSO SO SORRY ABOUT THE LATE-ISH UP DATE, BUT YOU KNOW… COLLEGE TENDS TO DO THAT :3

SO WITHOUT FURTHER OR DUE HERE'S CHAPTER THREE! :D

DISCLAIMER-SILLY PEOPLE I DON'T OWN HETALIA! THE OC'S ARE MINE THOUGH ;)

A STRANGE DAY PART TWO~

The sun shone down brightly on the madness that was Manhattan, it's giant buildings basking in an almost hallow like glow. Standing in front of one of those tall buildings, a most luxurious hotel, was a door man dressed in a red and black uniform. He stood with a calm smile with perfect posture and his hands held neatly behind his back. All around him the famous city hustled and moaned with life before him. Car horns honked furiously, voices shouted in an attempt to be heard and there always seemed to be music playing. The man felt at peace watching his beloved city. Having lived there for many years he believed nothing could surprise him about Manhattan.

Then out of no where the usual sounds were overwhelmed by a horrible screeching noise, like tires desperately trying to keep their grip. The door man leaned forward to investigate, and within a moment a large black car came hurdling towards him like a wild shooting star. Reacting on a instinct he let out a yelp and jerked back to avoid being hit, causing him to fall just as the car stopped. While the door man brought himself up to his feet he heard a door swing open and a loud, boisterous laughter. Once on he feet he found himself watching a woman with short blonde hair opening the other doors and forcing the other passengers out.

"See! I told you I could get us there in an hour and beat rush hour!" Amelia cried proudly, pulling a pale faced and shell shock Eva out of the car. The others stood for a moment on the side walk and allowed themselves a moment or two on solid ground. All were pale and wide eyed with terror.

"Amelia you could have killed us!" Madeline snapped, only causing her sister to laugh more.

"Yeah but I got us here before we even HAD a chance to get stuck in that awful traffic! Now let's go!" Madeline rolled her eyes and let out a sigh as she followed her bouncy sister into the hotel. The kids trailed behind silently, trying their best not to stare in awe at the scenery around them. The hotel's golden ceilings seemed to go for miles and even in their shoes they could feel the softness of the red carpet beneath their feet. All around them was elegance on a scale unseen to the suburb kids. It was almost enough to sooth their nerves and erase their reservations…almost. Elsa still found herself clutching her large book close to her chest and her heart rate refused to slow. A part of her wanted to blame Amelia's deadly driving style, wanted to blame it her uneasiness on being in a strange new place but a nagging little voice in her head knew the truth. There just seemed something so strange about being pulled from school by total strangers, something that went agents everything she had ever been talked. Yet there she was, willingly following two strangers. Maybe had they given more information she would feel more at ease but the two women staid tight lipped on the subject. It seemed so strange that a little more than an hour ago Elsa had been sitting anxiously waiting for that final bell to single her to freedom, to finally move on with her life.

Going with two strangers on the most deadly car ride she ever experienced to New York was not at all what she had in mind. What else could she do though? If anyone else had any reservations they certainly felt no need to voice it. As the group stopped walked right past the front lobby desk Elsa glanced over at Eva, who seemed utterly entranced by the sheet grander of the hotel to notice anything else.

"So much for being so good at reading the atmosphere…." Elsa thought bitterly, tightening her arms even more around her book. She wanted to allow herself to be entranced by the beauty of the hotel as her fellow classmates seemed be, wanted to forget about the knots in her stomach and her tight muscles. Yet no matter how hard the girl tried she could not ignore a nagging voice in the back of her head, telling her to never drop her guard. So she continued to follow the two lovely strangers with a straight back and wide eyes, praying the others were feeling the hairs on their necks standing up and their stomach twist into strange shapes.

The group stopped in front of two rooms, their mahogany doors and golden knobs shining brightly. Amelia spun around and flashed her beautiful wide grin.

"All right, before we do anything else you all need to change." She explained, earning a rather nasty glare from Maria.

"Why?" Amelia's friendly smile began to fade ever so slightly, and Elsa could have sworn she saw the corner of her eye twitching ever so subtly. Yet she still remained tall and confident with her hands placed squarely on her hips. She let out a chuckle and leaned forward, patting Maria gently on her head. A small grin dared to appear on Elsa's face as she watched her least favorite person in the world squirm under Ameila's friendly touch.

"Because you can't wear your college shirts silly!" The blonde claimed. Maria's brow furrowed even deeper as her face began to turn a tomato red. She quickly backed away from Amelia and crossed her arms, her green eyes becoming hostile.

"First of all not ALL of us are wearing those dumb college shirts and second of all what are we doing that we have to so presentable in the first place?" Amelia's beaming grin finally faltered and her face relaxed into a calm, sympathetic look. She let out a sigh and placed her hands on her hips-something Elsa could tell the woman did a lot.

"I understand this is all extremely confusing for all of you and trust me Maddie and I would absolutely LOVE to explain everything to you all right now-but I'm afraid that you have to wait. Please just be patient for just a little longer, and I promise you'll all get the explanation you want." Amelia explained, her voice the most tranquil it had been since they met her. That little voice in Elsa's head screamed for her to say something, to demand the truth before they took one more step or followed another instruction. Yet the second she looked into Amelia's large cornflower blue eyes that voice suddenly got softer and softer, until she could no longer hear it. There was something about the woman's eyes, something about their depth and beauty and the way they sparkled. There was something so trusting and childlike about her eyes that it was almost impossible to believe she a mean bone in her body. Every fiber of Elsa's being wanted to be wary and not trust them. But the longer she looked into Amelia's child lie eyes the more she could feel her defenses slowly begin to slip away. Her grip on her book began to relax along with her tight stomach.

After all, if this was what God wanted who was she to disagree?

Somewhere in the middle of Elsa's thought she heard a sigh and grumbling. She watched Amelia carefully as her usual smile appeared again. The blonde clapped her hands excitedly let out a soft squeal of delight.

"Awesome! Maddie and I spent a lot of time picking out your clothes-you'll all look wonderful. Now boys your on the left, girls on the right. There are also hair brushes, hair accessories for the ladies and mouth wash and gum for everyone."

"Mouth wash and gum?" Maria questioned, cocking her head in the same manner a dog would when confused. Amelia shrugged in return and her smile grew ever larger.

"Yeah-why not?" Another sigh could heard followed by Madeline shaking her head in disgust.

"I'm sorry, Amelia went a little…over board." She huffed, causing the kids to glance side wides at the oblivious blonde. She was still smiling happily as if she hadn't heard what sister had said. Eva turned her gaze back to Amelia and then back to Madeline, her calm demeanor crumbling ever so slightly.

"Does she always go over board?" She asked. Madeline nodded and finally Amelia seemed to notice her sisters distain, causing her face to scrunch in anger. Letting out a huff of anger she crossed her arms over her chest and pouted her lips.

"Just go get ready! Come on Maddie we got to go make sure no one's destroyed the place." Amelia snapped, turning on dime and gripping her sisters arm. The group watched with huge eyes as the now agitated blonde dragged Madeline down the hall. They continued to stand perfectly still, their eyes glued on the two sisters. They waited until pair disappeared into the distance, and even then they were hesitant to move. Maria seemed to have been the first to regain her nerve-or at the least was the first to allow her curiosity to bubble over. She spun around to face the others, her large green eyes filled to the brim with confusion and anticipation.

"So…what are we supposed to do now?" She asked.

"I tell you what we do-we get the fuck out of here, call the police or our parents or at the very least pull our money together for a train back home! This is completely and utterly nuts!" Ricardo spat, earning yet another glare from his sister. Maria crossed her arms and turned her eyes directly at him, their usual oblivious and care free appearance gone.

"For the hundredth-no the millionth time I told you NOT to talk like that! But you do have a point-why should we trust these people?" With that Ricardo threw his arms up triumphantly in the air and let out a loud "HA!", causing Eva to jump ever so slightly.

"See-if my dimwit of a sister can't trust them there's something fishy. Now let's get out of here and find our way to Grand Central-Maria you're the loaded one so you pay for us because I know you have a shit load cash stacked in your purse and don't pretend I'm lying!" Maria rolled her eyes in protest and once again crossed her arms. Her green eyes narrowed and her beautiful, marble like face tightened with anger and annoyance.

"First of all I do not have a 'shit load' of cash in purse-I have a credit card and my parents would kill me if I charged that much money on it." She passed and looked down at her perfect ballet fats, something she always seemed to do when in a deep thought. Silence fell over the group as Maria began to tap her foot-another habit of hers when deep in thought. The seconds ticked on like a bomb while the group watched her. Each seemed to hold their breath, their minds racing with all the possibilities of how to escape. Elsa once again found herself clutching her book close to her chest. Even her fingers began to stroke it's hard withered spine, not minding the fact it was partially held together with tap. She didn't seem to notice her still lingers and pounded heart-all she noticed was Maria and her tapping foot. After what seemed and entreaty Maria closed her emerald eyes and let out a loud sigh. She staid in that position for a short second and then stood in her usual prim posture.

"It's obvious isn't it? We have to stay."

A shocked hush fell per the group at that moment and the air seemed to become thicker. They stared wide eyed in disbelief at the brunette, their eyes wide with horror and shock. Elsa for her part could feel her heart lungs constrict and her heart stop. She just knew her skin was somehow becoming paler by the second as the silence continued, and for the first time since their childhood she longed to hear Maria talk. She longed to know what was going through that pretty little head of hers, to understand her logic and thinking.

However if Elsa was being perfectly honest with herself she knew why Maria said they should stay-there was no possible torture known to man that could make her verbally express her agreement. Instead Elsa did what she always does in a stressful situation, hug her book close her chest.

"Okay I think she's finally lost it…" Fritz said, causing Maria to roll her eyes yet again. She shook her head in annoyance and placed her prim hands squarely on her hips as she glared at her worse enemy.

"Use that head of yours-that is if you actually have one. Neither of us have enough money to get to Grand Central-let alone even get a cab. Do any of you even know where we are or how far Grand Central is from here?"

Once more dead silence fell between the group as an unsettlingly reality began to set in-Maria was right. None of them could boast a profound knowledge of Manhattan geography, and even though figuring our where they were was as simple as using their phones none of them, not even Maria seemed to have enough funds to get them back home. Elsa could only let out a bitter sigh as she forced her body to relax.

What more could they do?

"All right then, let's go change." Elsa said, her voice oddly flat and monotone. Eva, Maria and Isabella followed Elsa as she gripped the golden door knob and swung the door open.

On the other side was a lavishly furnished room similar to the lobby; a red carpet, gold trimming and beautiful dark woods. The beds alone seemed to be calling out for them to lie on, their fluffy exterior oddly inviting despite the bags sitting on them To top it off there was a rather large, shiny flat T.V situated on the dresser. It seemed there would be no end to their luxuries.

"It's a shame we can't enjoy any of this…" Maria muttered.

"I suppose so…" Eva replied her dark eyes scanning the room. Elsa looked at her dear friend with a sympathetic look, resisting the urge to put her hand on Eva's tiny shoulder.

"You really want to play video games on that thing don't you?" She asked, fighting the urge to laugh as Eva gave a sheepish nod. Instead she let out a sigh and walked over to the bed where Maria and Isabella were already look through the bags.

"So which back is for who? She asked, staring tentatively at the large white bags. Isabella picked up the bag in the middle and handed it to Elsa, her obviously and warm smile returning once again.

"I think this one is for you. It's a cornflower blue dress, tights and black flats."

"How on earth do you know that's for me?" Elsa questioned, attempting her best to keep her voice calm and even but her anxiety was slowly beginning to crack through her facade. Isabella's smile managed to grow bigger as she practically thrusted the bag into Elsa's tiny hands.

"Because blue is your color!" She proclaimed loudly. Elsa could feel her cheeks beginning to heat, silently thanking God that Isabella had not made a Frozen reference. Her curiosity began to intensify, causing her heart to beat just a little faster and her fingers to tingle ever so slightly. She placed her bag on the floor and reached down, daintily pulling out a dainty blue lace dress. A gasp almost dared to escape her lips. It was so beautiful and soft, it felt like butter in her hands. Her lips twisted into a large smile as she held it up agents her chest.

"Oh! It's so lovely! I wonder what we have." Isabella cheered. She wasted no time bending down and rummaging through her bag, her olive face practically sparkling with joy and anticipation, like a child on Christmas morning. A moment later she pulled out a short sleeved scarlet peasant like dress. She was so overwhelmed by the sight she let out a massive squeal that shattered the momentary silence and jumped up and down, holding the dress tightly to her chest. Her happiness was utterly congruous. It began to melt away the tension and fear among them if only for a moment. Even Elsa and Maria glanced at each other and shared a momentary smile but only for a moment. Then even Isabella's plaque like happiness couldn't effect them. They looked away from each other and Maria rolled her eyes.

"All right all right! Come on let's get changed, the faster we get changed the faster we can get this day over with."

Fifteen minutes later Amelia and Madeline returned back to the assigned changing rooms and it was clear something was making them nervous. Madeline held her hands tightly in front of her and kept her eyes turned down towards her little feet. Her entire face seemed distant, as if she was in another world. Amelia on the other hand found herself unable to keep her hands still. She get fidgeting with her skirt, then with her hands and when they reached the two rooms and paced back and forth in a nervous manner. Her heart was beating far to fast for comfort and she could feel her skin crawling with each passing second. She barely noticed her sister staring, her face growing ever so slightly harder. She crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her blonde eye brows.

"Amelia please stop! You're making me nervous." Madeline snapped, causing Amelia to stop dead in her tracks. She narrowed her eyes and glared at Canada and let out a low grumble before she continued to pace.

"Patience is not a virtue of mine!" She snapped back, causing Madeline to roll her eyes. After that the only sound that could be heard was Amelia's frantic foot steps. After a moment of listening to those foot steps Madeline felt her patience growing thinner and thinner and thinner. She knew what her sister was feeling, knew the anxiety that racked her stomach and the feeling of little bugs crawling over her skin. Yet that was not Amelia and she hated seeing her that way. So she walked up to her sister and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, causing the young woman to finally stand still. She looked into those child like blue eyes and felt her lips curl into a kind smile.

"Amelia everything is going to be okay." She said in a gentle voice, knowing it was what her sister needed to feel a sense of calm. Almost instantly she saw Amelia's body begin to relax and her lips curling into a smirk.

"Of corse it is! Why wouldn't it be?" Madeline rolled her eyes and smirked at the sight of her sisters boisterous nature returning.

"At least she's pretending to act normal." She thought, a brief sense of relief washing over her.

Suddenly the sound of a doors opening broke their moment, causing the sisters to spin around. Out of the rooms came seven neatly dressed children. The boys wore matching khakis and and button down shirts ranging from royal blue to white. The girls had on similar style dresses and took care to make sure their hair was out of their face. In a moment reminiscent of Maria's out burst Amelia let out a piercing squeal and bounced with delight, resisting the urge to throw her arms around them and squeeze the breath out of their lungs.

"You all look wonderful! See Maddie I TOLD you this was a good idea! Now come on let's go!"

Before anyone had a chance to say anything Amelia began bounding down the hall and the group had no choice but to follow her.

Elsa still couldn't escape the strange feeling she had in her stomach, and at at the moment she longed for nothing more than her teddy bear to hug towards her chest.