It was supposed to be a fun night. The kids would be in bed by midnight, the adults then could go drink wine and champagne.

"Claude," hissed a little voice, tugging on his pajama shirt's sleeve. Claude blinked his eyes open, and studied the set of dark brown eyes who peered unhappily at him, "it's dark." Claude sighed into the inky darkness.

"Bea. Go. To. Bed!" He hissed at Bianca, who frowned at him unhappily. She was an exact copy of Uncle Nico; dark eyes, dark hair, and olive skin. The easygoing smile had him rattled, and he wondered what she could have done. Mom had promised him snacks if he was nice to Bianca. But she was girl! She was annoying and a know-it-all.

"Cousin Theseus and Cousin Anastasia are...being weird." That piked his interest. He braced himself, pulling on the lamp string. The lamp illuminated one of Auntie Reyna's guest rooms, where Silas and Milos were still dead asleep. Bianca couldn't have woken up Silas, who was related to Sia, or Milos, who was related to See.

"I wanted to wake up Vanessa, but she's at home, with her grandma." Claude nodded, studying Bianca. She was dressed in a pair of ugly pink pajamas, that had purple stars all over them.

"I remember, Bianca! I'm not dumb." The unlike you, was heavily implied, and Bianca crossed her arms. Unlike most of the kids, the two were actually related; Claude's actual uncle was Uncle Nico, though he preferred Uncle Leo.

"C'mon!" The two crept out of the room, tip-toeing across the landing. He could hear Uncle Will laughing at something Dad had said. Bianca giggled, high on the sneaking, and Uncle Jason turned around. The two hung in the shadows, and Uncle Jason shrugged, going back to—gross—kissing Auntie Piper.

"You almost got us caught, Bea!" Claude accused, arms crossing. He did hear near-silent laughter coming from the room. It was Sia's—she had the prettiest laugh.

"Yeah well if you didn't make me laugh!" Bianca retorted, arms crossing. She let out a huff. Claude raised an eyebrow,

"How! I was walking, stupid!" Bea rolled her eyes, and stuck her tongue out at him. Claude stuck his tongue out, and Bianca opened the door quietly. Sia didn't notice, and neither did See. They were...

"Gross!" They both shouted, and Sia and See sprung apart. Instantly, feet ran up the stairs, and Uncle Jason was the first to arrive.

"Percy! I want my five bucks!" Uncle Leo shouted, barging through the door. Uncle Will scooped up Bea, kissing her forehead.

"Oh my gods you gotta be kidding me." Auntie Calypso supplied, and Sia turned really red. Still, her lips began moving,

"There is no excuse for lip-locking. Especially in a closed room. In the dark. With your parents downstairs! Anastasia, didn't I teach you better?" Uncle Percy lectured, and there was a faint eww heard from the eleven year old children.

"Uncle Percy!

"Dad!" See and Sia chorused, with See rubbing his face off with a shirt-sleeve. There were a few faint red marks.

"Sia." Uncle Jason said warmly. He ruffled her hair, and gave See a disappointed look. Claude blinked at his mom, who shrugged her shoulders. "You could have, at least, told Percy. Who is now Mister Jackson."

"Oh my gods I grew up with him, Dad!" Theseus said, and Anastasia giggled. Theseus gave her a bright grin.

"May I date your son, Mrs Grace?" Anastasia asked nicely, and Piper—who was hiding laughter—nodded.

"Call me Piper, dear." She replied, and then the two burst out in laughter. See was still being stared down by Uncle Percy and Uncle Jason.

"If you hurt her," Uncle Percy said, voice ominous,

"I'll skin you alive." Uncle Jason concluded, and See groaned, hiding his face in his hands. Auntie Annabeth was giggling with Aunt Piper, and Auntie Calypso was leaning against Uncle Leo, who was laughing so hard there were tears running down his face.

"You can't gang up on me!" Theseus grouched, eyes narrowing at his father. Uncle Jason shrugged, then laughed.

"Theseus and Anastasia, sittin' in a tree." Bea chanted from Uncle Will's back. Even Uncle Nico cracked a smile.

"K-i-s-s-i-n-g. First comes love," Claude offered up, and Uncle Will chuckled.

"Then comes marriage,"

"And a baby in a carriage." The two finished up together, proudly smiling at each other. Auntie Annabeth groaned.

"Theseus, Anastasia. At least tell me—"

"OH MY GODS NO STOP INNOCENT EARS WOMAN!" Uncle Percy shouted, running out of the room with his hands over his ears.

"I'm just asking,"

"My son and your daughter being irresponsible is highly unlikely." Uncle Jason offered, and that was the end of that.

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