"Mom!" I ran down the hall, trying to find my mom.

"What, Mandy?" Mom asked. I found her in the kitchen.

"Jacob asked me- can I go?" I begged. She rose an eyebrow at Dad. "Please, please, please, please, please?"

My name is Mandy and I am the daughter of the one and only Maximum Ride. I have a brother who is months younger than me: Lucas. And another brother named Milo who is five years younger than us. I am sixteen as well as Lucas and Milo is eleven. My father is Fang Ride. Mom is still in her band: Saviors of the World. Nina and Steve are married with twins our age- Ivan and Daniel. Jane and Toby have kids our age too: Maxine and Gregory.

Uncle Iggy and Aunt Ella live across the street and have four kids: Jessie and Devin are twins and Lizzie and Trevor are twins too. They're all around our ages. Jessie and Devin are sixteen and Lizzie and Trevor are fourteen.

Aunt Nudge and Uncle Kyle have three kids- Nikki, Tyler, and Thomas. Nikki is eighteen, Tyler is seventeen, and Thomas is sixteen.

Uncle Gazzy and Aunt Michelle have a boy and two girls: Oliver, Fiona, and Lily. They're triplets and all fifteen.

Aunt Angel and Uncle Ryan have one girl: Ivory.

Grandma and Grandpa live next door and Johnny- their kid, my uncle- just turned eighteen.

Mom looked at Dad and they seemed to have one of their silent talks. I don't understand it t all- they stare at each other and they can have an entire conversation. She looked back at my begging face. Bambi eyes. Aunt Nudge and Aunt Angel taught me how to do it when I was little.

"Fine, go ahead. But keep your phone on you and be back at 9." I hugged her squealing.

I ran up to my room to get ready. I passed Lucas' room.

"I don't see the big deal about this guy." He followed me to my room.

He leaned against my doorframe and crossed his arms- he looks so much like Dad when he was our age. He smiled. "Thanks, sis." He can read minds.

"The big deal, Lucas, is that Jacob is THE hottest guy in school and he asked ME out!" I ran into the bathroom to change. He and I were going to go dancing at a new club. I came out in a red dress that flows out when I spin.

"He may be the hottest guy in school, but he's also the biggest player." Lucas came further into my room and got me my heels while I did my make-up. He handed them to me. He looked concerned. "I want you to be careful, alright? I don't want my sister to get hurt."

I smiled at him and hugged him. He, of course, takes after Dad and stiffens when people put their arms around him. "Just hug me back." I mumbled.

He did and chuckled. "Whatever you do, don't tell Aunt Nudge about this; you know how she gets." He pulled back and left my room.

Milo ran in and hugged me. He smiled. "Don't do anything stupid." He ran back out.

"Hey! I don't do stupid things!" I paused. "That's Lucas' thing!" I sighed and left my room, going downstairs as I heard a car horn honk. "Bye, guys!"

"wait!" Dad called, wary and protective.

I groaned. "You're not going to interrogate him, are you?"

Dad furrowed his eyebrows. "No…I just want to see who's driving."

He opened the door to see Jacob leaning against his Mustang that his older brother was in the driver's seat. He nodded and hugged me goodbye.

I closed the door behind me, excited.

LUCAS POV:

I sat in the game room in the basement with Milo, playing Guitar Hero with him. "I don't know…Jacob is bad news."

"Look, I'm eleven. I don't know much about dating so-" I had cut him off with my laughter.

"Please, Milo! I already know about Janette." We tilted the guitars to get the extra boost.

"Don't tell Mom and Dad." He sort of begged me. "But anyway, why are you worrying so much? Mandy can handle herself- you saw her last week when that idiot stole her purse."

"FYI, dude, Mom and Dad already know."

"Did you tell them?!"

"No, Mom can see the future, dimwit. She saw you two on your first date months before you guys started dating."

"She's not mad?"

"She wants you to be happy. Plus, Mom and Dad were basically together all their lives and no one freaked on them- she knows how all of us feel. Why do you think she let Mandy goon that date?"

Milo paused the game. "Why don't we ask Mom to spy on the date- the future part. You know, to see if anything bad happens?"

"Or…we can just go spy on them. They're going dancing so we can just go to the same place with dates. You bring Janette and I'll bring…"

"Nobody. Because you're all alone." Milo laughed. Then he snapped his fingers. "I know! Janette has a friend in your grade! You could bring her."

"What's her name?" Jacob might be the hottest guy in the grade but I'm the most popular.

"Wendy."

"fine," We ran upstairs. "Hey, Mom, Dad, Milo and I are going to take some friends dancing."

Even to me, that sounded gay.

"Okay, just don't ruin your sister's date. Have fun with Janette and Wendy." Mom smirked and Dad chuckled.

I frowned. "Must you ruin our fun?"

They looked at one another and then at me, nodding.

I rolled my eyes. Milo and I went to pick up the girls. And Mom and Dad KNEW that we were definitely going to ruin their date- it's in the Little Brother Handbook.