Ben sat awkwardly in the Loud family vehicle, which he'd heard the sisters call Vanzilla, and tried not to show how nervous he was. He thought when Lori gave them it ride it would just be him and Luna. But for some reason Luan wanted to tag along too. Then Lynn and Lucy said they wanted to go, and then Lana for some reason. So now here he was riding with half the Loud sisters.

Luna sat beside him bobbing her head as she listened to her headphones. Lana was sitting behind him, just staring at him strangely. Luan looking through a notebook of jokes, she had said something about asking his brother about her routine. Lucy and Lynn were talking about tattoos, which was making him a bit worried. The last thing he wanted with their parents holding a grudge against him for getting their daughters to ask for tattoos.

The car started to slow down. "This is the address. Are you sure we're in the right place?" Lori asked curiously. They were outside of his house, which was also the café.

He looked out of the window. "Yep, this is the place," he said.

"You live in a café dude?" Luna asked pulling down her headphones.

He nodded. "It's my aunt's place. But me and my bros help her out all the time. Gotta earn our keep, you know?" he said making his way out of the car. "Well, thanks for the ride. I'll see you guys later."

"What? But we wanna ask your aunt about the tattoos!" Lynn said as Lucy nodded beside her.

"Yeah, and I wanted to ask Beck about my routine!" Luan said.

"I do kind of want to check this place out. This would be a cute spot for me and boo-boo bear to hang out at some time," Lori said looking over the building.

"I wanna donut!" Lana shouted.

Ben scratched his head. The place wasn't open yet, and he wasn't even sure Beck was home. But it would be pretty rude to just turn them away after they just gave him a ride. He guessed he could at least invite them in for something to drink. Suddenly he felt something tackle him from behind, knocking him to the ground.

Brutus jumped on Ben's back and started licking him in the back of the head. "Brutus! Down! I said down! Stop it, get off me you mutt!" he tried to push Brutus off of him, but the Great Dane didn't budge.

The girls watched as the dog manhandled the boy before them. "Whoa, he's big," Lana said wide eyed. Brutus suddenly looked up from Ben and towards the Loud sister. "Uh-oh." Brutus ran over and began sniffing at Lana. After a few seconds he licked her face, nearly knocking the girl over. "Ha, that's so gross!" she laughed.

Brutus moved from one sister to the next, sniffing the unfamiliar scents before giving them a lick of approval. "Ew! That's disgusting!" Lori said wiping her face.

Luan laughed as she patted the dogs head. "He's really friendly huh?"

"And way more active than Charles," Lynn pointed out.

"Too active," Ben said pushing himself off the ground. Brutus turned back towards him and got ready to pounce on him one more. "Sit down!" Ben said sternly. The dog stopped and then sat, still panting happily. "Sorry about him. Brutus just gets… excited."

"No worries dude. We don't mind," Luna said.

"I mind! I'm covered in dog slobber!" Lori complained.

Luna rolled her eyes as she made her way to the trunk. "It's not like you haven't been covered in worse," she said as she picked up one of the amps.

Ben grabbed the other and the group made their way inside. "Okay, just a heads up. My brothers are weird… like really weird. I mean separately we're kind of tolerable, but together we're one huge mess. So brace yourselves."

"C'mon dude, you just met my family. How weird could they be?" Luna said.

They walked through the doors and saw the Brittle brothers gathered around a table in the middle of the room. Bruce and the twins were standing around the table, while Bruno and Beck sat and were each chugging a two liter of soda.

"Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!" the twins cheered.

"Good god…" Ben said shaking his head. His aunt must have been busy, or just not in the mood to put a stop to this nonsense. He set the amp down and walked over, the rest of the Loud sisters following behind him.

As they got near Beck glanced off to the side. He noticed his brother and then Luan. Suddenly he grew wide eyed and choked, spitting the soda out on Bruno. The eldest brother didn't seem mad however. He just finished his soda and slammed his hands on the table before he got up and cheered. "Hell yeah! I win! I told you I could drink a whole two liter first!"

Bruce walked over and raised Bruno's hand in victory, and the twins ran over and began taking turns drinking the rest of Beck's soda.

Beck quickly wiped his face and turned towards Luan with a smile. "H-hey Luan. What's up? How's it going? I was just… having a drink."

Luan giggled. "You sure? Looked like you were having a contest. And you kind of choked. Get it?" she said. The Loud sisters all groaned while Beck burst out laughing. The rest of his brothers looked at him confused.

Ben rolled his eyes. "And here we go…"

Bruno stood up and looked over the sisters. "So, you guys are the Loud sisters huh? I'm gonna guess with the way you made Beck crack up over here that you're Luan. And you seem like a total rocker, so you must be Luna," he guessed.

"You are correct sir," Luan said nodding.

"Right on dude," Luna confirmed.

"Which means the rest of you must be their sisters. It's nice to meet you all. I'm Bruno, and these are my brothers. Bruce…"

Bruce offered a shy wave.

"…Beck…"

"What's up?" Beck said smirking.

"… and the twins Billy and Brady."

The twins both blew raspberries at the girls. Bruno grabbed them by the back of their shirts and lifted them up. "Hey, remember what auntie said. Be polite in front of guests." They both pouted at him, but settled down.

Lynn hummed. "So I guess we're not the only family with the whole naming thing going on."

Lori gestured to the Loud sisters. "Nice to meet you too. I'm Lori, and this is Lynn, Lucy, and Lana. Try to learn all our names now or else you'll be literally done for when you meet the others," she said.

"I think we can manage," Bruno assured. "So I'm guessing you gave Ben a ride home. Thanks. Knowing him he probably tried to carry those things home by himself right?"

Luna covered her mouth to keep from laughing while Ben blushed and scowled. Lori flipped her hair. "Oh, it's literally no problem. I know how little siblings can be. Couldn't let him walk all the way back on his own."

"You didn't even want to give him a ride…" Luna muttered. Lori glared towards her.

Ben got ready to cut this little introduction short, but suddenly another voice cut in. "Oh my god! You actually brought them here!" They all turned and saw Berta standing in the kitchen door. "I don't believe it! You brought them here!"

The girls looked worried for a moment. Were they not supposed to be here? "Ma'am, sorry if we're-"

"Ben brought friends home! And six of them at that! I thought you'd only hit it off with the rocker girl! I never thought I'd see the day!" Berta cheered.

His brothers burst out in laughter while the girls looked confused. Ben flushed in embarrassment. "C'mon auntie! Don't go saying stuff like that! You're making it sound like I'm some friendless shut-in!" he shouted.

"You pretty much are bro," Beck teased.

Ben punched him in his side. "Shut up you moron!"

Beck growled and tackled his elder brother to the floor. "Yay! Fight!" The twins quickly jumped into the brawl, and the four of them began punching, kicking, and biting at one another. Brutus suddenly ran over and jumped into the commotion, pouncing and slobbering over the group.

"That's our aunt," Bruno introduced casually.

The woman seemed to ignore both the commotion and confusion. "Come, come sit down! I'll whip something up for everyone! Bruce, go grab some of the menus for them!" she said excitedly. Bruce grunted before following her to the kitchen.

Luna hummed as she turned back to the remaining brothers. Bruno was just smiling casually while the others continued their slug fest. "I might have to give him that twenty dollars back…"

The wait for the food had been… entertaining? Lynn and Lucy had asked Berta about the tattoos, which she said she'd be happy to give them so long as they're parents said yes and they remembered the cultural meanings behind them. Beck showed off a few card tricks and Luan went over some of her new routine which everyone seemed impressed by.

The twins had ended up taunting Lynn after finding out she was going out for the basketball team this year, saying a girl couldn't play basketball. Then they were both thoroughly beaten by her in arm wrestling, which they were still steaming about.

After Berta finished with all the deserts the girls had asked for, and Bruno easily separated the four youngest Brittle brothers, they gathered around a table and enjoyed their meals.

Lori moaned in satisfaction. "This is literally the most delicious thing I've ever tasted," she said in pure bliss. "What did you call this?"

Berta smiled proudly. "It's a Samoan Brownie Parfait with salted caramel."

Lori pulled her phone out and snapped a picture. "I'm totally sending this to everyone."

"And these are called Muddy Buddies? My kind of snack," Lana said shoving another handful of the chocolates into his mouth.

"This Frozen Pie is so good it almost makes me want to smile," Lucy deadpanned.

"You get to live here and eat stuff like this. That sounds like one sweet deal. Get it?" Luan asked. Her sisters groaned while the brothers, save Beck, slammed their heads on the table. "Oh c'mon, it was funny!"

"These are all really good. When this place opens you guys are gonna be packed," Lynn said before eating another cookie.

Berta chuckled. "Well, those really aren't the best we have. Just something I whipped up. If you really want to taste something great come back when Bruce or Ben are cooking. They're both auntie's little baker's around here."

Luna smiled towards Ben. "You bake?"

Ben shoved Brutus' head away from his plate before he looked away nervously. "Yeah, sometimes. I mean I'm okay. Bruce is the best out of all of us but sometimes he's on DJ duty so, you know."

Bruno put an arm around his shoulder. "Oh don't be modest. You're just as good in the kitchen as Bruce is. We just swap them out between the kitchen and the stage whenever they're not on waiter duty. Pretty obvious which ones he likes better though. Ben practically lives on that stage. Used to be a part of a band you know," his brother said gesturing towards the stage.

"Wait, you mean you actually get to play in front of people? Like a live audience?" Luna asked looking excited. "Dude, that is totally wicked!"

Ben looked a little embarrassed. "Well, it's not like I can do much now. Bandmates are back home and I'm pretty much rolling solo now-"

"You've performed solo before," Beck said smirking.

He glared towards his brothers, as if visually telling them he was going to stab the next person who opened their mouth. Why the heck were they trying to put him in the spotlight right now? Why couldn't they just let them eat their freaking desert and shut up? "Can you play something?" Lana suddenly asked.

Ben looked at her surprised. "What?"

Lana looked down at her feet shyly while Luna spoke up. "Play something dude," she repeated. "You could show us what you got and break in the new amps while your ate it." The rest of the girls seemed to agree.

He could feel himself starting to blush slightly. "Uh, I don't know…"

Beck patted him on the back. "Oh come on big bro. It could be a warm up for opening day. You got a few solo songs written up anyway right?"

Ben narrowed his eyes at him. He was going to get him back for this. "Fine. Hold on a sec." He got up and headed upstairs to go grab his guitar. When he got back he saw that Bruno and Beck had already set up the stage for him.

"Just lending you a hand bro," Bruno said smirking.

"Shut up…" He plugged in his guitar and stood at the front of the stage. He wasn't sure why he was feeling so nervous. He'd performed in front of much bigger audiences before. For some reason however he felt hesitant performing in front of the Loud sister's. Especially Luna. The way she was staring at him right unnerved him. He sighed. "Any request?"

"Let's hear one of your songs dude," Luna said. "I want to hear what a Brittle brother original sounds like."

Right, one of his. He thought for a moment and then smirked as he got ready to play. "This one goes out to the girl I'm gonna beat in Guitar Gladiators," he said pointing at Luna. She smirked back at him as he began.

"Switchblade, do what I got to,

Vacate, coming right at you,

Slow down, before you take your last step!

This is a test of the; bumps 'n' bruises,

You know you get used to!

I choose to run with my whole crew!

Lock down, it's gonna be a blackout!

Now it's your turn, let me hear you shout!

Yeah!

Yeah!"

The moment Ben had begun playing he'd seemed to completely forget about his nervousness. It was like he'd completely blocked out everything that wasn't on the stage.

I'm gonna teach you, class in session!

It's a long rope, like a flexi-fall!

Above ground, do the things you used to!"

'Cause if you could live like me,

Underground, lonely sights and lonely sounds,

Could you fight the darkness, all around?

No way up and all ways down!

For me this is the only game in town!

At this point Ben had seemed back in his own little world. Not unlike when he'd played against Luna the other day. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the music, and the rocker of the Loud family herself was holding her hands out and bobbing her head with the music.

"Action, everything is set to,

explode, cause now it seems you got to!

Reload, it's time to go solo,

Hey duck! This place is gonna blow!

Chucked down, you're covered in dirt and,

stay down, trouble is you're hurt now!

You're back, this is what it's all about!

Now it's your turn, let me hear you shout,

Yeah!

yeah!

I'm gonna teach you, class in session,

It's a long rope, like a flexi-fall,

Above ground, do the things you used to!"

'Cause if you could live like me!

Underground, lonely sights and lonely sounds,

Could you fight the darkness, all around!

No way up and all ways down!

For me this is the only game in town!"

Ben moved around on the stage now totally absorbed in his performance. He stomped his foot down singing into the mic as loudly as he could.

"Do you want this?

Break it down now!

Can you feel this?

This is how we groove now!

Can you live this?

This is what we fly now!

This is how we got it going!"

Could you live like me?

Underground, lonely sights and lonely sounds,

Could you fight the darkness, all around,

No way up and all ways down,

For me this is the only game in town!"

Ben panted as he finished the song, a wide smile on his face. He took a few breaths and then looked up at the others. They began clapping. "Dude, that was totally awesome!" Luna said shooting out of her seat. "You wrote that song?"

He chuckled. "Yeah, just something I threw together on the way up here. Nothing special."

"It was amazing!" Lana said. "I haven't heard anyone that good except Luna!"

"Yeah, you really rocked the house with that performance!" Luan joked.

"Show off…" Beck mumbled scowling.

Luna quickly ran up to him, looking excited. "Bro, you blew the house down! You play like that in front of a packed crowd and they'll be cheering you on till their faces are blue!" she shouted. Suddenly she gasped. "Oh! Wicked idea! We should totally start a band!"

Ben looked at her surprised. "What?"

"Yeah man! Just imagine it!" she said putting an arm around his shoulder. She gestured forward towards some seemingly invisible crowd. "Ben Brittle and Luna Loud, jamming side by side on the big stage! The crowds yelling out names! I bet we could find some other bandmates at school too! We could end up being the biggest thing to come out of Royal Woods!"

Ben scratched his head. "Seriously? You really want to start a band. I mean I guess I don't have anything else to do here but-"

"It sounds like a great idea," Berta said cutting in. "Think about it, you could perform here for the costumers. That would bring in people and get you good word of mouth. And you'd actually have to interact with other people…"

"I'm not a shut-in!" Ben shouted.

"The point is I think it's a good idea."

Ben looked back and forth between his aunt and Luna. His aunt was smirking at him while Luna was looking at him eagerly. "Okay, I guess," he said.

"Yes! We're gonna totally blow the roof of the place man!" Luna said giving him a punch on the arm.

Berta laughed. "Great! You guys could come here tomorrow and practice if you want. Until the place opens the stage is yours to use. The rest of you can come by and hang out too if you want. Just don't go bringing a bunch of people here. I'm not offering a free buffet."

"Sweet! You rock Ms. B!" Luna said giving her two thumbs up.

"Thank you Ms. Brittle, I am literally going to tell all my friends to come here opening day," Lori said.

"We'll all try to get as many people in here opening day. It's the least we could dough for you," Luan joked. "Get it?"

"Oh, you girls are all so sweet," she said before turning towards the brothers. "You three could take a tip from these girls you know."

Lori stood up. "Well, it's been really fun hanging out, but we should start heading home. C'mon everyone," she said gesturing to her sisters. They all began getting up and following her.

"See you Beck," Luan said winking towards him. Beck smiled goofily and waved after her.

Lynn cracked her neck as she left. "Any time you want a rematch dweebs," she said smirking towards the twins. They both growled towards her.

Luna held her fist up. "Catch you at school tomorrow?"

Ben smiled and bumped her fist. "Sure." After a few more goodbyes the Loud sisters made their way out. The moment they pulled off Ben felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up at his aunt who was smiling down at him. "I don't like that look…" he said narrowing his eyes.

"So, that was the rock star girl huh?" she asked deviously. "I like her. And Luan. And the rest of the sisters. I think they're going to make fine editions to the family, so you two try not and screw it up you hear me? Especially you Beck." she said looking to Ben and Beck.

Ben groaned. "Please stop…"

"Hey! Why especially me?!" Beck shouted.

A/N: The Brittle Brothers meet the Loud sisters! At lest most of them. I just couldn't write out a scenario in which ALL of them met up. It would have been way to chaotic to write out, and I wanted to try and give all the characters some dialog.

The next chapter will have Ben and the brothers in a school environment, and maybe a little bit of their band practice. They will find other band mates at school, and those characters will kind of make up the main cast of the fic. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Time for some review responses! Actually got four this time!

Guest 1: I don't think I'll have Luna explaining their quirks. As Ben and the others get to know them better they're just kind of pick up on them, just like they'll pick up on the brothers. Thank for reviewing!

HardWrapping: Thanks for the kind words. I know it's been a while since I put out any stories so I'm not expecting to gather a whole lot of reviews, and I really just write cause I like to. Reviews just kind of help me gauge how people are liking the direction I'm going in.

Guest 2: Well, you got what you wanted this chapter! Don't worry, they'll meet the rest of the sisters and Lincoln soon enough. Thanks for the review!

Guest 3: Oh my god that's such a catchy phrase. Mind if I use that for a later chapter? Anyway, yes, as crazy as having four brothers can be having eleven kids in one house is definitely got it beat. But I'm sure Ben can embrace the crazy. Thanks for the review!