Disclaimer: I do not own House of Anubis, but idea, children, Derrick, Bonnie, and Wilbur are mine.
"We'll take care of them, promise." A dark-haired girl assured, sharing a grin with the dirty-blonde girl with creamy skin to her left. A large group was gathered outside of an old boarding school house – Anubis House. The grounds were swarming with families, sharing tearful goodbyes and last minute reminders.
"We don't need taken care of, Eve." One of the younger kids, a girl with auburn hair and sharp blue eyes, in the group interjected. The auburn haired boy and blonde girl at her side nodded in agreement.
"Well, maybe not you lot, but Johnny and Alvin sure do." The dirty-blonde girl next to Eve, Addison, spoke up, sending a look at two snickering boys.
"Come on sis, we said sorry for the shampoo thing." Alvin grinned, nudging the blonde boy next to him.
"Alright guys, we should be heading off…" Jerome sighed, glancing up at the large clock tower. The small brown-haired woman at his side frowned and beckoned two children forward.
"You two be good, okay? Watch him, Jilly, if he steps a toe out of line, let us know. And Johnny, please try to stay out of trouble – at least for the first few weeks." Joy pleaded, her gaze shifting between a small blonde girl with natural brown streaks in her hair and a tall blonde boy, whose hair was styled and gelled carefully and had a few stray brown hairs here and there.
"I can promise a week, Mum, but I'm not sure about any longer then that. Al and I run on a tight schedule." The boy said lazily, his brown eyes scanning his hand interestedly.
"I don't want to be his babysitter, Mum! I'm avoiding him at all costs, last year he played all sorts of horrible pranks on me." The girl, Jillian, said as she grimaced at the memory. "And besides, I have more interesting things to do this year." She added; a sly smirk and a tell-tale blush on her pretty face.
"Ah, let him go Joy. Can't be any worse then what Alfie and I used to do." Jerome shrugged, putting a hand on Joy's shoulder. "And no boys, Miss Jill – if I find out you've been seen with a boy I'll pull you out of school." The over-protective dad threatened, making Joy slap his side gently and his daughter groan loudly.
"Ellie, watch your mouth. I don't know where you've gotten the idea that cursing is okay –" An auburn haired women groaned, glaring at what looked to be a miniature version of herself – minus the eyes.
"You curse all the time, Mum! And if someone bothers me, then I'm going to let them know." Ellie snapped back, crossing her arms.
"Maybe you let them know a bit too much, Els. Try shutting up for once, yeah?" The boy teased, nudging his sister and making her turn to glare at him. The blonde man that stood at Patricia's side held back a laugh as he looked between the twins and his wife.
"Okay, Ellie, Elijah. Just behave? No pranks, no sneaking off, no skipping class." Eddie instructed, making Elijah laugh loudly.
"That's all you and Mum did in school!" Elijah protested, running a hand through his spiked hair.
"Not all." Eddie replied mysteriously, making Patricia throw him a glare. Both of them worried greatly about their kids going to this school – they didn't want them to ever have to go through what they did.
"Oh, yeah, that and snogging. You don't have to worry about Eli doing that though, no girl would kiss him with his breath." Ellie smirked mischievously at her brother.
"Look who's talking! At least I don't drool every time Robbie or Johnny is around!" Elijah retaliated, making Ellie blush and step on his foot.
"Guys." Patricia groaned, raising her eyebrows at her two children. They mumbled a sorry and looked away guiltily. "Well? Give us a hug, losers; we won't be seeing you for a while." Patricia teased gently as the twins hopped into their parent's arms with a grin.
"I'll miss you, Daddy." The small blonde girl whispered into her father's broad shoulder. Fabian was bent down in the grass, hugging his youngest daughter tightly. He hated sending them to boarding school, but both of them – all of the gang's kids, really – had insisted on coming to the school, the same school their parents went to.
"I'll miss you too, Isabelle." He whispered back as she pulled away. Noticing tears forming in her large brown eyes, Fabian raised a hand to swipe them away. "You don't have to go, you know. You can stay with Mummy and Tommy and I and go to the local public school."
"No, I want to go here, I really do! I'll just miss you and Mum and Tommy, i-is all." Isabella insisted to her father before turning around to face her mother. She and Eve switched parents, and now Nina was bent to speak to her.
"Excited, Izzy?" The dirty-blonde haired woman asked, beaming into her daughters face. A young dark-haired boy, Tommy, was at Nina's side, and she held onto his hand tightly. He was quiet, a pleasant smile on his chubby face as he looked around curiously.
"Excited… and a bit nervous." The girl admitted, twirling a piece of her long, wavy blonde hair around her finger.
"I was nervous coming here, too. But you're lucky! You have Evie to show you around, Eli and Ellie to talk to, Robbie, Addie…" Nina began as Izzy giggled softly.
"I get it, Mum." She laughed before flinging her arms around her mother's neck. Beside them, Fabian was looking down at his oldest daughter proudly.
"I can't believe you're seventeen." Fabian muttered, shaking his head.
"One more year until I start driving!" Eve sung, hoisting her purple polka-dotted bag back up onto her shoulder.
"I'm not looking forward to that." He laughed as Eve made an offended noise. "Be good this year, Evie – not that you ever aren't but… Take care of Izzy, Elijah, and Ellie, okay? Try to keep them out of trouble, if you can."
"I will Dad, I promise." Eve laughed, taking a step forward and hugging her father tightly.
Alfie smiled sadly, propping his chin on top of his daughter's head as he hugged her tightly. He had mixed feelings about his two children going to the same school he had gone to. On one hand, he had made his closest friends within the walls of the boarding school, but on the other, he had also made his greatest enemies and saw things no one ever should. But Addison and Alvin were happy to go here, and nothing had happened to them, so Alfie couldn't complain.
"Daddy?" Addison's small voice mumbled into his chest.
"Hmm?" Alfie hummed, lost in his thoughts.
"You're kind of squishing me." The girl pointed out and Alfie squeezed her even tighter. "Dad!" Addison giggled, pulling away from him.
"You're too big to hug anymore." Alfie sighed, shaking his head.
"Rude." Beside them, Amber was saying her goodbyes to Alvin. Alvin was a bit darker then his sister, but not as dark as his father. He had curly brown hair that he usually kept cut short to his head, much like his father did.
"Can I please have the itching powder back though, Mum?" Alvin begged, puckering his lip childishly and staring wide-eyed at his mother.
"Alvin, no. You need to stay out of trouble this year!" Amber scolded, tapping his nose and making his pucker fall into a pout.
"Aw, don't take the fun out of school, Mum." He complained.
"Tell you what, give me a hug, and I'll consider giving the powder back to you." Amber teased, and Alvin immediately threw his long arms around his mother.
KT watched fondly as her son, Robbie, and her husband, Derrick, said their goodbyes and hugged. She had met Derrick in college – Amber had set them up – and they had hit it off instantly. He had agreed to allow her name their son Robert – after her great grandpa – though he didn't know why exactly it was so important to her. They had settled in the UK, like the majority of Anubis house's previous residents (Willow and Mara's families the exception). KT had told Derrick a lot of things, but Sibuna was not one of them. Still, though, he and all of her friends got along greatly, and they all operated like a one great big family.
"Mum?" Robbie's voice brought her out of her thoughts. He stood in front of her, his curly black hair falling over his deep brown eyes. His tanned cheeks were spattered with dark freckles, and he had an easy smile on his face.
"I know, I know…" KT sighed, motioning him forward. She put her arms around his neck and gave him a quick squeeze. Derrick came over, putting an arm around his wife and another around his son for a quiet group hug. He wasn't one to talk a lot – he believed actions spoke louder then words.
"You be good, okay, Robbie? Help out Ellie, Eli, and Izzy if they need it, and keep your nose out of trouble." KT reminded, and Robbie rolled his eyes good-naturedly.
"As always." He remarked with a grin, his eyes sliding between his smiling mother and father.
The group of kids smiled and waved as their parents and younger sibling pulled out of the parking lot on the grounds. They waited until the cars were out of the gate before turning to each other. Eve put on her best guide-face and turned to Elijah, Ellie, and Isabella.
"Ready for a grand tour?" She asked excitedly, her smile falling somewhat as Ellie and Elijah stared at her in disbelief.
"We already got a tour last week, Eve. We're good on our own, thanks." Ellie grumbled, rolling her eyes as she tugged on her suitcases.
"Hey, don't be so grumpy." Eve frowned, brushing some dark brown hair from her eyes.
"Then don't treat us like babies." Ellie replied, raising her eyebrows at Eve. Sure, she was 6 years older then her, but Ellie couldn't back down from a challenge.
"Fine." The dark-haired girl gave, throwing her hands up before walking back over to Addison. Ellie and Elijah shared a smirk as they watched her go.
"Coming, Iz?" Elijah asked as he grabbed the handles of his suitcases and began walking towards the front door to Anubis House with Ellie. The small blonde girl shook her head clear of thoughts and nodded quickly, grabbing her luggage and scurrying to catch up with her two friends-since-birth.
"John Clarke and Alvin Lewis, you will be sleeping in the second room on the right, as you did last year." The Anubis House caretaker said sternly, walking down the hall with four boys trailing behind him. "Robert Mayson and Elijah Miller, you will be in the first room on the right. Settle in and then report to the dining room for supper. Do not mess around." He growled, turning to face and glower down at them. Elijah looked like he was about to remark on this, but Robbie quickly noticed and elbowed the younger boy in the ribs before he could speak. The man walked briskly past them and back up the stairs as the boys dispersed into their rooms.
"What was that about?" Elijah complained, rubbing his side and glaring at the dark-skinned boy.
"You were going to say some smart remark to Wilbur and get us all in trouble before we even settle in." Robert responded with a roll of his eyes. "And don't pretend you weren't, I know you better then that." He said as he threw his luggage onto the crisply-made bed.
"Well, maybe I was. But you didn't have to elbow me…" Elijah grumbled, unzipping a suitcase and beginning to throw his neatly folded clothes into his dresser in crumbled heaps.
"I decided to switch up the rooms, girls. I figured you two would like some privacy," A kind, plump, older woman smiled, motioning towards Addie and Eve, "So I had you two put into the smaller room we didn't use last year. And then Jill, Ellie, and Isabelle can share the bigger room. Sound good?" The girls all agreed quickly, perfectly happy with this arrangement – Eve and Addie were in the same year, and Jill was only a year higher then Ellie and Isabella. As they began tugging their luggage to their rooms, Bonnie waved after them.
"Supper will be on the table in a half hour! Be down then or Wilbur will be having one of his fits!" The woman warned. Ellie rolled her eyes and pulled her suitcases and bags into the room she was assigned to and threw them on the floor beside one of the beds.
"I don't see why everyone says Wilbur's so scary. He's as harmless as Dad." Ellie remarked while bending down and unzipping one of her suitcases.
"Don't speak too soon – he can be a real pain, Els." Jillian muttered.
"Don't call me Els!" The auburn-haired girl hissed, throwing her pajamas into the little nightstand provided. Ellie wasn't one for nicknames – especially not Els. Elijah seemed to be the only one that could call her that without a telling-off, not that the others never tried.
"Thoughts on the house so far, Izzy?" Jill focused her attention on the quiet blonde girl who was carefully taking out her possessions and laying them on the bed.
"It's really gorgeous, and Bonnie reminds me of Gram-Gram." Isabelle replied with a small smile, looking up at the other blonde.
"Bonnie's awesome, and wait until you taste her cooking – even Johnny likes it, and he's the pickiest person I know." Jill laughed, laying a blanket and a few stuffed animals down on her bed.
"I hate unpacking." Ellie groaned from the corner, flopping down on her bed dramatically. "I should just leave everything in my suitcase."
"I wouldn't, if I were you. Wilbur checks – he wants everything unpacked." The older blonde said, now taking some shirts and pants out of a suitcase. Ellie rolled over and sat up to glare at Jill.
"Wilbur can bite my arse, then." She mocked, taking a hair-tie off of her wrist and whisking her wavy auburn hair into a high pony-tail. Izzy looked up from the bed beside her.
"You really need to stop cursing, Ellie. They give detentions and stuff for that here; I read it in the handbook." Izzy scolded.
"This place sucks." The dramatic girl groaned, rolling off the bed and crawling over to her suitcase.
By the time Ellie and Izzy made their way down to supper, the others had already sat down. Eve and Addie were together at the head of the table, their heads bent, whispering and giggling quietly about one thing or another. Johnny and Alvin were on the right side of the rectangular old table, Alvin balancing a spoon on his nose while Johnny slowly applauded his performance uninterestedly. Robbie was in the kitchen, helping Bonnie carry out the food, though his chair at the side of the table diagonal from Addie and Eve was pulled out. Ellie took her seat beside Elijah on the left side of the table, and Izzy dropped in beside her.
"Nice of you to finally show up, Ellie-poo, Izzy." Elijah remarked, leaning back in his chair and watching Bonnie and Robbie walking from the kitchen, arms laden with trays of food.
"Shut up, bug-breath." Ellie snapped, scooting her chair in as she turned to Izzy. "You should be a nice best friend and help me finish unpacking after supper." She begged, looking over at her friend innocently. Izzy rolled her eyes, nudging Ellie's arm gently.
"If I have to." Izzy laughed quietly upon Ellie cheer beside her. Robbie and Bonnie began setting the plates and trays of food down on the table as Alvin whooped loudly.
"Dig in!" Bonnie said happily, clapping her hands and motioning for all of them to begin eating. The table instantly sprung to life as the children all leaned forward to grab their favorite foods and chatted louder with their friends.
"Missing Mummy yet, Bells?" Alvin teased, raising an eyebrow at Izzy as he shoveled more food into his mouth. She promptly looked down, a blush gathering on her cheeks. Ellie narrowed her eyes and glanced up the table, waiting for Eve or Addie to scold Alvin. However, the two hopeless older girls were awfully giggly tonight – too absorbed in their own jokes to notice Alvin's taunts.
"Bugger off, Ally." Ellie decided to stand up for her shyer friend.
"Oh? And what's little Ellie gunna do about it?" Johnny poked in, snorting with laughter. Ellie's knuckles tightened around her fork, Elijah noticed. Before Ellie could make another move, Elijah nudged her side and shook his head.
"Not worth it, Els." He muttered in an undertone, jerking his head to the doorway, which Wilbur was hovering in. Ellie sighed loudly and leaned over to whisper something in Izzy's ear, though Alvin and Johnny took her silence as a continued challenge.
"Is Ellie not fighting back? Pinch me, Johnny-boy, I must be dreaming." Alvin gasped, shoving his hand under Johnny's face. Johnny pinched him – a little harder then needed – and Alvin made a dramatic display of jerking in shock.
"Guys, come on. Leave them be." Robbie pleaded as he looked up calmly at the other two boys.
"Why do you have to butt into everything, Rob?" Johnny sighed, putting his head in his hand and looking at the boy with a dull expression. Izzy looked down into her plate guiltily, feeling as though this argument was her fault.
"I don't – but they clearly don't need to be bothered. They're still adjusting to the house and you don't help." He argued back, taking a bite of food. Before Johnny and Alvin could argue back, Wilbur stepped into the room and cleared his throat to announce his presence.
"No more is needed, Lewis and Clarke, unless you would like to be on bathroom duty your first day back." The black haired man drawled, clasping onto the back of Johnny's chair. Johnny and Alvin fell unnaturally quiet, and even Eve and Addie stopped their conversation as Wilbur began talking again. "You will finish eating by 7, and then return to your rooms to finish unpacking. Lights out at 9 and everyone is to be in bed at 10 – no exceptions. Anyone found wandering in the halls past 10 will be adequately punished."
"Yes Wilbur." Was muttered by all the children before Wilbur began speaking again.
"You will be woken up at 5:30 sharp and breakfast is served at 6:30. School begins at 7, and being late is unacceptable." Wilbur's rules continued for another few minutes and the rest of the meal was finished in near-silence. Afterwards, the worn-out children trudged back to their rooms to finish unpacking. The night was ended when Wilbur made his way through the halls, rapping sharply on the doors and demanding the house residents to bed. Everything was normal.
For now, anyway.
Woo! Tried to give everyone a bit of a moment there, so this was sort of choppy, but we'll get more onto the adventures of Ellie, Elijah, and Izzy soon! As you can see, Ellie's got a bit of a mouth on her, even if she's 11. While I (nor Patricia, apparently) approve of this, I thought it'd be an interesting addition here. Sorry if it offends anyone D:
Anyway, I think I covered everything in my first chapter that was purely an Author's Note xD Let me know what you think and see you soon! (:
xGaloshes