A/N: So this is sorta a continuation of my original story. Hope you like it ;)
Trent, Nick, Ellie, and Lexy arrive at Ellie's House in South Park, Wyoming while on their quest.

Nick's POV

"Dad! What is that?" asked Ellie shrilly. I quickly walked past a staircase and several closed doors. I found her in the kitchen that was right next to the living room. Her father was sitting in a stool by the island, guiltily eating potato chips.

He was a tall man, with a balding head and a slight beer gut to match.

Ellie quickly lunged at her father, snatching the chips right out of his hand.

"But, Michelle! They're baked chips!" complained Mr. Green, pouting at his daughter.

"But your still not supposed to have salt," retorted Ellie. But I could see that she was really happy to see her family.

"Alright fine, fine. Oh, I didn't notice that we have company," commented Mr. Green, noticing us.

Ellie made the introductions distractedly, her eyes darting to a pair of French doors that led to the backyard.

"You know Lexy, dad. And this is Nick and Trent," Ellie said pointing to each of us. Mr. Green looked at Trent and I suspiciously. But he soon broke into a wide smile, the corners of his green eyes crinkled.

"Nice to meet y'all. You can call me Clark," drawled Clark, shaking each of our hands gruffly. "Showers are upstairs, why don't you get washed up before we give you some food. I assume you're all hungry."

My stomach rumbled in response.

But no one heard since the French doors burst open, letting 4 boys into the house. Ellie bounded to the tallest boy and flung her arms around him. The boy paused—shocked—and immediately hugged her back with such enthusiasm that he lifted her off the floor. The boy was grinning widely, and he had the same brown eyes as his mother. He also had shaggy ink-black hair. Ellie's brother perhaps?

The other boys crowded around the pair, hugging Ellie with a loud chorus of, "Mickey!"

I exchanged a confused look with Trent. Mickey?

One boy stood out from the rest of the black haired boys. He had red hair and pale blue eyes. He looked about the same age as Ellie.

I felt my nails dig into my palms as he hugged her and kissed her on the cheek also. Ellie was laughing and grinning so widely that I was positive that her face hurt, but she kept on talking with the boys. I'm pretty sure she forgot about us.

Suddenly, the French doors opened again revealing another guy who was about 5'9. He had messy light brown hair that was a little bit longer than his ears. His deep blue eyes widened when he saw Ellie.

"Nat!" Ellie called, and she wrapped Nat into a bone-crushing hug.

Seriously, who were all these guys?

"I think Ellie, might take a long time with her reunion, so why don't you two follow me," mused Sarah, pointing to Trent and I. "You can share Michelle's room, Lexy."

Lexy smiled and waved goodbye to Trent and I as she made her way over to Mr. Green—I mean Clark.

As I was leaving the living room/ kitchen I turned back to see Ellie kissing Nat shyly on the cheek.

My fists clenched and unclenched, as I walked up the wooden staircase.

Ellie's POV

After greeting all the boys, Lex and I walked upstairs to my room.

"Wait!" I warned, holding out an arm to stop Lexy from walking into my room. I suspiciously, crouched down and inspected the door for any trip wires—I had an ongoing prank war with my youngest brother, Brad, who was also sixteen.

Seeing nothing wrong with the door, I warily walked into my wide green room. I inspected every corner and nook before beckoning Lexy to enter.

She rolled her eyes while coughing, "Paranoid!" She lazily sat on my green bean bag and examined the many pictures I had posted on my melon green walls.

I ignored her comment—after all, she wasn't the one who found all her socks filled with bugs. Remembering my memory, I tentatively peeked into my dresser drawers. Thankfully, I didn't find any creepy insects.

"I think these might fit you," I said to Lexy, tossing her a pair of shorts and tank top for her pajamas.

I grabbed an oversized gray shirt and a purple mesh shorts for myself, and then set up the air mattress for Lexy. We walked across the hallway, going to separate bathrooms to take much-needed showers.

After my very long shower, I felt thoroughly refreshed; smelling more like a girl instead of dirt.

I found Lexy in my room, towel-drying her waist length red hair.

"DINNER'S READY!" bellowed Dad, from downstairs.

Darting out of my room, with Lexy following close behind, we made our way downstairs. We hadn't had a decent meal in a few days. Nick and Trent greeted us as they came out of Brad's bedroom that they were sharing. Brad had to share with Kenny in the time being.

"Hey, so do your parents know about Camp Half-Blood?" asked Trent, wearing a clean shirt.

"My dad, and Sarah know about the camp and demigods and such, but my brothers don't know the truth. So keep the magic and weapons to a minimum," I advised, looking pointedly at Nick. He just smiled innocently at me.

"So which ones were your brothers—wait they're your step-brothers right?" questioned Trent.

"Yes, they're my step-brothers. And the three black-haired ones are my brothers. The other two are good friends, and neighbors," I supplied, as we walked down the stairs.

"Good friends of whom?" interrupted Nick, peering at me.

"Jake, that's the ginger, is friends with Kenny my 17 year old brother. Nathan, the brunette, is my friend, but he gets along with my other brothers just fine," I explained. I paused on the last step of the stairs, and looked at them. "Any more questions?"

"What are all their names again?" asked Trent who looked thoroughly confused.

I chuckled slightly before naming them all again.

"Ethan is the oldest and tallest of my brothers. Kenny is the one with the longest black hair. Brad has the buzz cut and he's our age. Jake is the ginger, and Nat is the brunette who is also our age," I clarified.

"Alright, but are you sure your parents don't mind having 9 teenagers in the house? Plus, we might attract monsters," said Trent nervously.

"No they won't mind. And, I'm sure we won't find any monsters in Wyoming, plus we won't stay too long," I assured him. My stomach rumbled nervously, and I gave him a look that said do you have any more questions, because I'm really hungry.

Trent smiled and shook his head, so we walked down to the empty kitchen.

"There you are," acknowledged Kenny, "C'mon the pizza's getting cold."

The four of us followed him outside to the huge table that was only used for large family reunions and summer lunches since it was the only table long enough to fit 11 people comfortably. It was a cool summer night, and several small lanterns stretched across the table.

I grabbed a chair on the right of Brad, and Nick sat next to me. I noticed that my dad went to sit at the other end of the table—probably in hope of getting away from my food monitoring.

"Pass the peppers, Mickey," said Brad, as a form of greeting. I leaned over to grab the peppers, accidentally brushing my bare knee with Nick's. He didn't appear to notice however, and he took two pizzas from one of the many boxes.

Immediately, the conversations around the table started to flow. I could almost here Lexy's voice, which was on the other end of the table, talking to my parents. Trent, Kenny, Jake, and Nat were having an intense discussion about American Football.

"So what did you put in my room Brad?" I prodded, while handing the peppers over to him.

"I don't know what you're talking about," commented Brad—but I knew he was lying from the slight twitch of his lips.

"Does, he usually put stuff in your room?" asked Nick curiously. I turned to answer him, when I noticed him taking a bite of his pizza. Cheese strings stretched from his mouth and his tongue flicked out to lick some tomato sauce on the corner of his mouth. I momentarily mesmerized by the way his mouth chewed the pizza.

With a slight shake of my head, I replied, "We're always pranking each other so I expected some bugs waiting for me or something," I replied, glancing at Brad who was suspiciously grinning into his pizza.

"Ah, I see."

The three of us continued a conversation about past pranks—trying to talk over the other loud voices.

Finally after many slices of pizza—Ethan ate 9 slices, a personal record—and cups of soda—I drank half a liter—we were all done.

I sluggishly walked up to my room after bidding my family members and neighbors goodnight. It had been a long day. The air mattress had filled out nicely for Lexy, and I sluggishly pulled back the covers of my bed. But suddenly, my eyes snapped open, and I screamed loudly.

Nick's POV

I bounded up to her room and threw open the door expecting some kind of Greek monster. Instead I found Ellie standing stock still, clutching a pale-looking Lexy. I walked towards Ellie, and gently placed my hand on her shoulder, but Ellie just pointed to her bed.

There were about 5 centipedes crawling around on the sheets of her bed.

"That's what made you scream?" I asked while Ellie's brother, Brad, burst into the room with a wide smirk on his face. Nat quickly followed curiously.

Ellie ignored me and turned to Brad—her face murderous. "Oh, I am so going to get you back, Brad."

Brad just chuckled, and looked appreciatively at the centipedes.

"GET OUT!" screamed Ellie, shoving Brad out of her room. She then turned to me, with a hopeful look in her eyes. "Could you please get rid of them?"

I nodded—glad that she asked me instead of Nathan—and I got Trent to help me with the insects. After I deposited the creepy crawlies I found Ellie waiting for me at the top of the stairs.

"Thanks for doing that," she said bashfully.

"No problem. I didn't realize how much you hated centipedes," I commented. Ellie gave an involuntary shiver, and I felt like hugging her at that moment.

"Most girls hate spiders, but I hate anything that has way more legs than it should," she admitted while examining her toenails.

"Hey," I said, tipping her chin so her emerald eyes met mine, "don't worry about it." My finger moved away from her chin to trace her soft cheek.

Leaning closer to her, I whispered, "Good night. Don't let the centipedes bite."

I dodged her punch and quickly walked to the room that I was sleeping in. I knew I was going to have a very fun time in the Green household.

A/N: Please review? More to come soon about their time at Ellie's House ;)