"Woah!"

My eyes flashed open at the realization that a scranny guy, about my age, was jumping on my bed.

"Hello there, sleeping beauty!" he called, continuing to jump.

"Get the fuck out off my bed," I demanded.

"Oh, fiesty," another guy, with a hair sticking up in odd places, said from the doorway, his arms crossed over his chest. He decided to invite himself into my room, too, leaving behind another two boys in the hall, staring in. One was a bit more muscular than the other, but they both seemed like tough dudes. They caught me staring and crack smiles - Oh, they didn't seem too tough anymore.

"I'm Alex," Mr. Odd Hair Placement said. "Monkey boy is Jack." He pointed to his friend, still standing on my bed.

"I told you, Jacko. Get off, or I will seriously injure you." My growling seemed to do the trick, and he hopped off and went to go stand by Alex.

"I'm Rian," one called from the doorway.

"I'm Zack," the buffer of the two said. He was still smiling, and he stept into the room, and Rian followed.

"Why are you all in my room?"

Alex decided to speak for the group. "Matt told us his sister was moving in."
"His twin sister," added Jack.
"We were hoping you were hot," Alex finished off.
"You kind of are," went Rian.

"All of you, OUT!"

My brother walked through the door, and laughed when he saw his friends. "Uh, Mel, these are my friends -"

"I met the creepers already, thanks," I cut him off. They all seemed perfectly comfortable, chilling in my bedroom. I decided to get out of bed, finally.

"WOAH, MEL! Back under the sheets, please!" Matt said as I stept onto the floor. I realized I was just in my undies. I looked up to the faces of the four friends, and their eyes were basically popping out of their heads.

"Oh my God, have you never seen a girl in a bikini? This is no diffrent." I shook my head and put my feet into my skinny jeans, and pulled them up my legs. I left the zipper and button open, and just decided to try and push them out of my bedroom.

"We're not going anywhere," Zack said, feet planted firmly to the ground. I think that was the first real thing he said to me, no counting his name.

"Yea, we're not leaving our new friend Melanie," Jack told me, putting an arm around my shoulders. I shrugged it off, and sighed.

"Seriously, guys? I'm not in the mood," I announced, crossing my arms over my chest.

Matt spoke up. "Mel, dinner is in half an hour, alright? Just be down." He walked out of my room, annoyed with my attitude.

"Guess I'll be seeing you in half an hour?" Jack pointed out, beaming.

"Leave!" I told him a final time, with a shove. The rest of the crew trailed out behind him.

-

"Sorry I'm already leaving, Melanie, what with you just getting here. It's an emergency, I'll be back as soon as possible." My dad kissed my forehead, his eyes tired. I had just come down the stairs, for my first dinner in Baltimore, and he was already gone?

"I completly understand, Dad. Don't worry about it," I smiled up at him.

He fixed his tie. "Mathew can show you around the town tomorrow, if you'd like."

"What?" Matt called from the kitchen, overhearing.

We both laughed, and my dad took his briefcase off the dining room table. "I love you, kid. I'll see you soon." With that, he walked out the front door.

I slowly made my way to the kitchen, where I was greeted by three boys, Rian, Alex and Matt, at barstools. Jack was staring blankly at the refridgerator, and Zack was fiddling with the stove. I scanned the scene and decided to walk over to Zack, seeing as he had bothered me the least so far.

"Need some help there?" I offered, lightly touching his elbow. His head whipped, in surprise. He chuckled.

"Yeah... How do you 'pre-heat to 450 degrees'?" He held up the red bag of frozen chicken nuggets in his left hand.

I grinned and pushed a few buttons, successfully setting the oven up.

"Thanks," he mumbled.

"Mhm," was my reply.

He got two pans, already wrapped in aluminum foil, from off the counter. I opened the bag, and helped him set out the chicken nuggets.

"Mickey shaped?" I observed.

"Duh!" Matt answered.

I shook my head, knowing it was going to be quite an adventure to be living around these kids.