(Btw if a ship isn't accurate...

Whoops ig

I don't really care too much, for shipping states together is a HELL of a lot less controversial and difficult than shipping countries together so like...

Yeah

Besides, I'm mostly basing the ships around the actual characters themselves rather than the irl states

I'm not exactly aware of any two irl states who love each other to that degree anyway so meh

And also, like in Hawaii and Alaska's case, I just figured their powers are cute together so I might base ships on that as well)

The next morning, New York woke up, realizing he forgot to take off his necklace. He smiled and gently kissed it. He changed, and then got ready for whatever this day would bring.

"New York! Have you seen New Jersey?? We've been looking for him everywhere!" Delaware exclaimed.

"I haven't! When'd you last see him?" New York asked.

"Yesterday morning, he needed me to help him with something, so I did... but that was the last time I saw him," Delaware said.

"What'd he need help with?" New York asked.

"Nothing important... maybe have Utah call him?" Delaware said. And so, they got Utah and had him call New Jersey... but nothing happened. They waited for hours, but he didn't show up.

"He's probably just playing an advanced game of hide and seek... he might even be a chair in this room... he'll show himself eventually," New York said.

"And... if he doesn't?"

"...I guess we'll see," New York said.

Meanwhile, Rhode Island was casually walking through the halls, when he casually shrunk down to the size of a mouse. He scurried into a hole in the wall...

And entered his private little room.

Nobody else in the house knew about it. It was an escape for him. He did like his room, but his hole in the wall was less accessible to everyone else in the house. Inside, waiting for him, was a baby mouse he found. When he first found it, It was sitting beside its dead mother, who was caught in a mousetrap. This broke Rhodes heart, so he took the mouse in as a pet and named him 'Roger'. He made sure to keep Roger very clean and disease-free, just in case he did want the other states to meet his friend. He didn't want them alarmed that he might be pestilence-ridden. He always told Roger his kind give the Europeans nightmares. Roger seems content with that fact.

"Roger, I got some good news! I might transfer you to my actual room! I feel bad just keeping you in a small hole in the wall like some kind of pest," Rhode said. Roger just nibbled on a carrot. "I'm glad you're open to it! Who's a good mouse? Who's a good mouse?" Rhode sing-songed, petting Roger. Suddenly, there was a loud thud against the holes door. Yes, Rhode put a door inside of the hole. He didn't want Roger wandering off and getting hurt.

"Rhode? Are you in there?" He heard Michigan said. Rhode facepalmed.

"Dammit! I forgot you could even hear my frequency when I'm tiny!" Rhode exclaimed.

"What are you doing in there?" Michigan asked.

"Just chillin, what are you doin out there?!" Rhode exclaimed.

"Chillin... uh... ok... well, have fun in your hole-,"

"Don't tell anyone! This is my hole and I want it to be my secret getaway! If everyone knows about it they'll know where to find me just to bug me!!!" Rhode exclaimed.

"Your secret is safe with me, trust me... I've heard some sh*t," Michigan said.

Meanwhile, 'Minnesota' was walking through the halls, when suddenly, Wisconsin bumped into her.

"Agh! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Wisconsin exclaimed, scrambling to pick up the books he dropped.

"Oh... uh... no problem, do you... need help?" Minnesota asked. Wisconsin looked at her in surprise.

"O-oh... I'm ok... um...," Wisconsin said, but Minnesota helped anyway. Wisconsin stared at her in surprise.

"...what?" She asked.

"It's just... Heh.... you usually hate me, but you're acting kinda... nice right now... I mean- you are nice! Just... I thought you didn't like me?" Wisconsin asked.

"Oh... uh... meh... you're alright I guess," Minnesota said. Wisconsin smiled cheerfully.

"Thanks... hey, if you don't mind... do you wanna hang out in the garden later?" Wisconsin asked.

"Um... sure," Minnesota said.

"Great! I'll text you later then, when I'm free," Wisconsin said happily. Minnesota smiled awkwardly and nodded. Wisconsin walked away, and once they were sure he was gone, Mississippi shapeshifted back into themselves.

"Whoops....," Mississippi said.

Meanwhile, California and Arizona were having a ✨boys night✨

"Calllliiiii can I tell you something supppperrrr embarrassing," Arizona asked.

"Go ahead, tell it," California said.

"Ughhhhhhhh New Mexico is f*cking hooooooooooooooooot," Arizona exclaimed.

"Yeah? And?" California said.

"And I wanna date him but... I...,"

"You...?"

"I grow spikes if I get too flustered! If we cuddle and I start panicking all gayly I might hurt him!!! I don't want that!!" Arizona exclaimed.

"Well, what if he's into that?" California asked.

"I know he isn't, we've talked about it before... he really does hate pain... it reminds him too much of... y'know... traumatic sh*t... and... my whole power is really only good for causing pain...," Arizona said.

"Hm... That does kinda suck... maybe talk it out with him? Be open?" California said.

"Yeah... I mean, confessing to him is gonna be hard enough... but I know if we... kiss... I'll freak out and spike up again and... I don't want to hurt him...," Arizona said, getting choked up. California patted him on the back, before pulling him into a hug.

"It's ok... I'm sure you'll figure it out... love always finds a way," California said. Arizona smiled.

"Speaking of love... how's things with Texas?" Arizona asked. California sighed.

"He still wants to take things slow... but he's not making any moves, and I don't want to make him uncomfortable, so I haven't been making any moves, so we're kinda at a standstill...," California said.

"Kiss him," Arizona said, before pausing. "Ask permission first,"

"Yeah but... it's gonna be his first ever kiss! I want to make it romantic for him," California said. Arizona nodded.

"Well, his birthday is coming up...,"

(authors note: no it isn't, but just pretend)

"That'd be a nice birthday present," Arizona said. California chuckled.

"I guess we'll see...,"

Anyway have a birb (yeah I'm just gonna post animal pictures at the end of every chapter for no reason)

This is a nice tit