America the Mysterious (United States of America #1.5)

No Care in the World

*Requested by OfficialBookOwl*

The landscape was beautiful, the land stretching on for miles as far as the Baltics, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, could see.

They wished to visit America during their small vacation, and she wholeheartily agreed, but said that she was going to be visiting her son, Wyoming, in the meantime.

"I hope you don't mind?" she asked, appearing uncertain.

"That's perfect Miss America! Thank you!" Lithuania had said. In fact, he wanted to see what the other states were like, including Wyoming. So did Estonia and Latvia.

When he first met Wyoming, he was pretty cold, but Lithuania could see that he was a different man when around his family. Depending on the winter coats he's often seen wearing, Wyoming must have a cold climate.

He never had any idea how close to the truth he was.

As soon as they landed in the small airport, America looked at them sternly. "I hope you brought your heaviest clothing?"

Estonia blinked. "W-What for?"

"This." America opened the airport door to the outside, and a ruthless blast of strong, below freezing wind came in and swept over the Baltics. The trio shivered, turning blue for a moment before America closed the door.

"Wyoming isn't known as one of the coldest states in the world for nothing," America explained. "And you didn't bring any heavy clothing, did you?"

Shamefully, the three shook their heads.

"Then you three better be ready to run, because thankfully for us our ride is nearby." The Baltics shivered again at the thought, but nodded and braced themselves.

They hoped they had a warm fire waiting for them at Wyoming's house.

~~~

The heating of the car managed to serve as that much needed fire, because the Baltics were freezing like all Hell. The driver, a man in his late fourties or early fifties, glanced back at them in sympathy and had turned his heater up to the near maximum, then turning to America with a questioning look.

America seemed to give him a weary look. "I thought they brought their clothes. Either that, or it completely slipped my mind to inform them of this."

"Well, to be fair Miss, it didn't start snowing until this morning," the driver told her.

"Still, I should've known the winter season was here," America persisted.

The driver didn't say another word, even when they finally arrived at Wyoming's little farm. He parked as close to the house as he dared, before he helped America get the luggage inside the house and eventually the ice blocks that were the Baltics.

Thankfully for the Baltics, there was a warm fire in the house, and a soft pair of lovable, big dogs.

~~~

The next day, the Baltics realized how beautiful the countryside of Wyoming appeared. The snow covered any and all signs of the ground, seemingly going on forever. The trees around the house were decorated with it, and the forest was like a small sanctuary. The mountains in the far distance also seemed to add to the natural beauty around them.

The countryside of America truly was beautiful. It was a shame though that many foreigners didn't bother to visit those areas of the country.

Right now, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia were watching the mother and son ride horses across the farm, clearly having the time of their lives, while the latter's dogs, Astrid and Buddy, ran alongside them. America had a big smile on her face, one of pure happiness, while Wyoming was also smiling, though not as big. The both of them were dressed in their heaviest and warmest winter clothes, and the cold was turning their cheeks and noses bright pink.

It was wonderful watching those two pretend they did not have a care in the world, and the trio inside the warm house wished that was the case.

After all, America had said herself that she'd rather spend the rest of her eternal life in her own country and spending as much time as she could with her children.

I couldn't resist writing about people's reactions to Wyoming's winters. For those of you who do live in Wyoming, this is something you understand perfectly.

Also, I need to let all of you know since I'm so busy right now (with college classes and high school classes driving me crazy), I may need to have a break on a few of the books that I'm writing so I can have a little more time for the other ones. I haven't updated America the Majestic in awhile, so I'm just going to focus on that for the time being, and the new novel I'm working on: America, In My Dreams, is going to be on my top priority list.

Don't worry though, I will still update this when I have the time, and I will work on the Through My Eyes one-shots, but I need to ease a little pressure off my chest, and hope I don't kill myself by overworking.