The thing about minivans is that they have three rows of seating. Theres the front seat, two chairs consisting of a driver's side and a passenger side. Then there's the backseat, a bench seat big enough to hold three people or so. And of course, the wayback seat. Another bench directly behind the back seat. As anyone who has ever been on a road trip, or who has read John Green's Paper Towns, would know, the wayback seat is the best place to sleep. The wayback seat is quiet and dark and you can't hear anything else in the car, just the relaxing, and semi hypnotic, sound of the road under the minivans tires.

Unfortunately for Nico, on this particular road trip the wayback seat was filled with junk, and the only place to sleep was the back seat, which is where Nico was now laying. He was drifting in and out of conscious, absently hearing but not listing to the conversation from upfront between Will and Lou Ellen.

Until he heard something that caught his attention.

"This was a bad idea." Will's voice

"How?" Lou Ellen replied

"It's not safe. I put you and Nico in danger, there could be monsters anywhere!"

"You're being ridiculous."

" Are you kidding? We've been out here a day, a day, And I've already seen three Mormo and a Lamia! Why can't we just have a normal road trip like normal godsdamned americans?!"

"Is it really a good idea for us to say godsdamn?"

"It's a movie reference. Zombieland."

"I know, but still"

"Not the point! The point is that I put you two in danger and it's my fault if anything happens and oh my gods we should just go home!"

"Will, no. We agreed to this, if something happens it's our faults. You need to understand that you can't just keep everyone safe! I doubt anything's going to happen, anyway."

Nico decided he had heard enough. Who needs sleep, anyway?

He stretched and sat up. "Mornin."

Lou Ellen and will both stopped the conversation immediately.

"Only just barely." Will smiled, pointing to the clock from the passenger side- funny, when nico had gone to sleep Will had been driving.

It had also been 9 o'clock, but now it was 3 am.

"6 hours. What is that, a new record?" Lou Ellen joked

"Hmm, yeah, probably." Nico muttered.

A wild plot appears! So to recap: Will is overprotective and the back seats of minivans suck. The whole hearing everything in the minivan thing isn't an exaggeration, either. seriously, like I have very vivid memories of just about every road trip I've been on being half asleep and accidentally listening in on conversations I probably shouldn't have.

any way…

until next time!

-demigod-from-galifrey

mormo/ lamia: blood sucking vampire demons from greek mythology. YAY! :D