Nico looked out of the large window as the car parked in the driveway, his eye twitching at the sight of another family. "Here they come."
Annabeth pursed her lips. "How do you think they'll be?"
Nico shrugged. "The guy looks stuck up to me."
"Nico!" Will hissed. "You know how rude that is?"
Nico shrugged. "He can't hear me. He's all the way out by his car. Oh, god, he's got kids."
"Two girls." Annabeth looked behind her to see if her daughters were around. "They'll have friends to play with, now."
"Or they'll be scared away," Nico commented. "There's also that option."
Annabeth hit his arm as the man unlocked the front door. "Will was right, you know. You can be rude."
Nico rolled his eyes. "So?"
Will couldn't help but chuckle. "Just don't be rude to the new people, Neeks. We all made a deal not to scare them away."
"So that means no appearing to them." Annabeth reminded her husband. "They'll freak if they see us."
Percy held his hands up in surrender. "I won't, I won't, I promise. You already reminded me five times."
"It's the only way to get through the seaweed in your thick skull." Annabeth joked. "Oh, here they come!"
As she spoke, the man opened the door. Blond hair, blue eyes. A purple shirt and jeans. Behind him was a woman around the same age, carrying two small girls that looked exactly like her. The color of her eyes couldn't quite be placed, but they were beautiful anyway.
"It's beautiful," she stated, her shoulder brushing against the man's. "How'd you get it for so cheap?"
"I have my ways, Pipes." he took the oldest girl into his own arms. "Look, Katie. Isn't it awesome?"
Katie nodded, her big eyes wide. "So big!"
"Anything's bigger than the apartment." the woman mumbled. "Jason, show us around. You said you checked it all out with Leo?"
Jason nodded. "Made sure it was safe for us. Come on, I'll show you our room. It's beautiful."
"It's also our room," Percy muttered, only heard by the other dead spirits in the room. "Now I'll be sleeping on him."
"We can stay in another room." Annabeth put a hand on his arm. "I know we're used to our room but we can make a new one work."
"Ha, Will and I don't have to move." Nico stuck his tongue out at Annabeth and Percy.
"Put your tongue back in your mouth." Will kissed his boyfriend's cheek. "You're being childish."
"So?"
Will sighed. "Nothing, Neeks."
"That's what I thought."