A/N: Hey, guys! Next Chapter is here! HALLELUIAH! Adding some fluffiness… and a whole lot of chaos! Hehehe…
Sorry about my mess up on the last chapter. The sentence, "The eggs cracked open all over the stood a foot back, holding a large pitcher" was supposed to be, "The eggs cracked open all over the floor, and Nellie stood a foot back, holding a large pitcher".
Disclaimer:
Me: IAN!
Ian: What, filthy peasant!
Me: Will you do the disclaimer for me?
Ian: NO! YOU ARE BRINGING THAT EVIL BEAST BUFFY INTO THE STORY!
Me: *sigh* Ok, if I promise to take Buffy out of the story, will you do the disclaimer for me?
Ian: Very well. Amycahillfan101 does not own the 39 clues, iPods, or the amazingly awesome me. How was that?
Me: …notice I didn't say I would take out Buffy? I said "if".
Ian: Wha- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Me: MWA HAHAHAHHAHA!
Dan's POV
"The Cahills, of course.
I nearly gagged. The Cahills? Here? All under the same roof? He couldn't be serious!
But Uncle Fiske showed no signs of joking. Amy went into shock, then stutter mode. "B-but they just c-c-can't come here without our p-permission!" She stuttered. "That would be a c-c-catastrophe!"
Uncle Fiske smiled sadly. "I am sorry to say that I was the one who brought up the idea for them all to come here…"
"WHAT!" Amy, Nellie, and I shrieked at the same time.
"How long do we have before they arrive?" Amy squeaked. I felt sympathetic towards her. She was the one who always had to tolerate their madness. Having one group of Cahills over was alright, but all of the families combined? She would never get her book reading time… and for her, that was a nightmare.
"The first party should arrive in no less than 3 hours. I would suggest that you get a move on," Fiske replied.
"Why so sudden?" Nellie prodded.
"Well, we had to postpone last year's due to Vesper attacks…" Amy shuddered, touching her watch that contained Gideon's ring, and Nellie scoffed. I tried to hide the dark memories that always came up when the Vespers name came up. Casper holding the gun, the Wyoming's wave goodbye, leaving us to suffocate…
"…So when I found a window of opportunity, I scheduled a reunion as quick as possible. Jonah's Father will not be coming, due to a meeting, and neither will Eisenhower and Mary Todd Holt."
Amy let out a sigh of relief. The Holt parents could be pretty tough, and after all, they were there when our parents were murdered…
"So how are we going to clean this place up in time?" I blurted.
"We have to shower and change, too!" Nellie added, gesturing to her pie smothered rock T-shirt.
Fiske sighed. "I didn't expect for this to be waiting when I got here…"
"We're Cahills," I interrupted. "What do you expect?"
He laughed and nodded. "That's true. Hmm, maybe I can call a cleaning service while you three change. And dress nicely! They will be staying here for one week."
"A WEEK!" We all exclaimed at the same time, again. I raised a hand. "Dudes, we have got to stop that!"
"What could we possibly do in an entire week?" Amy asked, exasperated.
"I've planned some… activities for each day." I couldn't tell, but it kind of looked like Fiske was suppressing a smile. "I will stay only for today, day 1. Then, Amy, I will leave you with the weekly planner. Is that all right?
Amy nodded, still looking slightly scared. Fiske waved us off, and we went to take showers and change our clothes.
Fiske's POV
As soon as the threesome went off, I started flipping through their phone books, searching for a nice cleaning service to clean their mess. I settled on one, and dialed their number.
It amused me, thinking of how their week was going to go. The children seemed suspicious… but I was sure that they had no idea what was coming. I smiled, and then the service picked up.
"Hello, I would like to make a cleaning appointment…"
Phoenix's POV
I was fairly excited when Jonah told me that I was invited to this year's Cahill family reunion. I couldn't wait to see Nellie again; she was my best friend during the Vesper attack. The other Cahills were pretty cool, too… when they weren't fighting and shooting each other with dart guns.
I tried to relax in Jonah's private jet, but I was too jumpy.
"Jonah, what are Cahill family reunions like?" I asked, scooting closer. Jonah laughed, a laugh that was famous around the world.
"Well, bro, the Cahills can be pretty whack, awight? Just hang with Da Whiz, and you'll be fine." I was used to Jonah's slang, so I could easily understand him.
"Well, what do you mean by 'pretty whack'?" I probed, questions filling my head.
Jonah's expression darkened. "Well, we used to hate each other, and in the clue hunt, we would even try to kill each other. Dan and Amy definitely got the worst of it…" He trailed off. He lost his pop star talk, which meant he was serious. I've heard bits and pieces about the clue hunt, but I didn't know this!
"You never did any of that, right?" Jonah's weak smile answered for me, before he even spoke.
"Twice I tried to harm Dan, and once Amy. Luckily, the Madrigals changed us, so we probably won't do this type of stuff at the reunion. Probably."
That silenced me, and I slumped in the back of my seat and remained silent for the rest of the ride. During this reunion, I've gotta find out more about the clue hunt!
Nellie's POV
After I had washed and changed, I stampeded downstairs to see several men in white uniforms expertly cleaning the kitchen. They were just about finished, and were packing up their supplies.
"Niiice, Fiske!" I complimented, grabbing my iPod.
I couldn't hear his reply; my iPod was cranked up to HIGH. I turned it down. "What was that?"
"The Cahills are here!" He shouted, pointing towards the door. I got the message and jogged over to the door, opening it.
"Hello, dear," an Asian voice crooned.
"Hi, Alistair," I greeted, taking his luggage. He was holding his cane in one hand, and a dog leash in the other, leading a rather large dog.
"Who's this?" I asked, inspecting the large dog. Then I remembered, and burst into a giggle fit.
"Is that *chuckle* Buffy, the dog that *hehe* ripped Ian's pants and exposed his…" I couldn't go any further; I was so succumbed in laughter. Alistair nodded, looking like he was going to laugh himself.
"The usual dog sitter couldn't come, and I figured you would mind." I ushered him in, and took the luggage up to one of the guest rooms.
"Nellie, who's here?" Amy popped out of nowhere, her hair wet, dressed in jeans and a jade sweatshirt.
"Uncle Alistair. Here, can you take his luggage?" I piled the suitcases into her arms before she could reply, and raced downstairs, ready to greet the next guest that would arrive.
I didn't have to wait long, because right as I got downstairs the doorbell rang again. I swung it open, revealing Phoenix.
"Phoenix, how are you, fella?" I ruffled his short black hair, and he smiled and hugged me. After we broke away, I asked, "Where's Jonah?"
"Well, when we got off the jet, there were these girls…" Phoenix trailed off, and I got the message. The last time Jonah was attacked by his fans he lost his shoe, bits of his shirt, and was knocked unconscious. Hopefully he'd make it out of this one okay.
I let Phoenix in, and we sat on the couch with Alistair, chatting amongst ourselves. When the doorbell rang again, Amy, who was talking to Fiske, went to get it.
Hamilton's POV
My sisters and I walked up to Amy and Dan's mansion. Even though I had seen it before, it still took my breath away. Then I felt a pang of guilt for burning down the first one, even though they forgave us a long time ago.
Madison and Reagan were racing each other to the door, and Madison got there first, ringing the doorbell. Reagan caught up, and tackled Madison before anyone even opened the door. I stepped over them (I would never stop a good wrestling match), grabbed their purple suitcases, and waited for someone to get the door. A few seconds later Amy opened it, and I felt my heart racing. I hadn't seen her in a year, but she had gotten prettier in that time. Her red hair flowed to her waist, and her jade eyes sparkled so magnificently…wait, what am I saying?
I dropped the luggage and wrapped her in the usual Tomas bear hug. "AMMMMY!" I jokingly shouted and she laughed. I let her go and she gestured to my sisters.
"Wrestling again?"
I nodded, and she just sighed, letting me in. I immediately spotted Dan, and wrapped an arm around his neck and gave him a supreme noogie.
"DAN-O!"
"Hey, Hammer!" Dan maneuvered his way out of my grasp, and grinned evilly. "I've got some special tricks planned for the reunion, you want in?"
Only Dan, I thought. I glanced around, making sure that nobody was watching. "Yeah, I'm in," I whispered. "I just have… one question."
"What's that?"
"Is… is Tolliver coming?"
Dan snorted, suppressing a laugh. "Evan? Nah, Amy broke up with him 3 months ago, although he keeps on trying to get her back. Wait, why would you ask?"
"No reason." I turned my head the other direction, making sure that Dan wouldn't see the relieved grin on my face.
Sinead s POV
A couple of weeks ago, I took Ned and Ted to a special doctor, to help them with their blindness and headaches. The visit was a success, and right after the appointment, we got a call telling us about the reunion.
I was excited for this year's Family reunion for two reasons. 1, I wanted to show Amy how Ned and Ted have been doing. Ned's headaches rarely occurred, and were several times less painful, and Ted could see (with the help of very large, thick glasses). And 2, I wanted to tell a certain muscular Tomas how I felt about him.
I started feeling this right when the vesper attacks started. I don't know, but working so close to Hamilton brought out my true feelings about him. Sometime during the week, I promise that I will tell him, and hopefully, he'll feel the same way.
I sighed, thinking of Hamilton, and rested my head against the cold Taxi window. Ned and Ted were discussing some weird blueprint for another one of their inventions (something about a time machine?). After a couple minutes, we finally arrived in front of Amy and Dan's mansion. I hopped out of the Taxi, and sprinted gracefully (thanks to our training) to the front door (where Madison and Reagan were for some reason wrestling?), then rang the doorbell.
The door opened, revealing *gulp* Hamilton! He was tanner and buffer than ever before, and I felt my knees grow weak. He flashed a smile that nearly made my knees completely give way
"Hey, Sinead!" He gave me a huge hug, nearly crushing me, but I still enjoyed it.
"H-hi Hamilton," I stuttered. Darn, I sound like Amy!
He didn't seem to notice my stutter (thank goodness) and we both entered the mansion, him holding my luggage. Amy raced over to me, and we embraced, smiling like crazy. Ned and Ted entered after me. Hamilton stood awkwardly to the side, then went over to go speak with Dan. Wait, why are they laughing? Oh this is not good…
"DING DONG!"
"I'll get it!" Dan shouted, running to the door.
Dan's POV
I ran over to the door, and opened it to find none other than the Cobras, with a butler holding their several bags, standing outside. Sure, the clue hunt was over and all, but I still found them extremely annoying.
"Hello, Daniel," Natalie crooned, smirking. Her voice was like velvet; I hated every bit of it.
"How many times do I have to tell you, it's DAN!" I rolled my eyes.
"Come now, Daniel, just let us in," Ian said suavely. I clenched my fists until my knuckles turned white, but let them in. Natalie strolled over to Amy and Sinead, and joined their conversation about something that was probably boring. Ian led the butler (who struggled with 4 pink and 5 black suitcases) to their rooms.
"Where's Jonah?" I heard Hamilton inquire, and suddenly he burst out the door, his clothes ripped and sweat drenching his forehead.
"I'm here, yo," he gasped. Nellie took him to his room, where he could shower and change clothes.
Madison entered a few seconds later, smiling victoriously, while Reagan looked angry.
"Well then, it's settled," a voice boomed. I whirled around, and found it was Uncle Fiske. "Everyone is here. Let the Annual Cahill Family Reunion begin!"
A/N: Yay, finished! Took a looong time to write. Did you enjoy it? I need advice, should Hamilton end up with Amy or Sinead? Please read and review! Next chapter: Dan and Hamilton stir up some chaos, and Ian will encounter Buffy for the second time in his life! Hehehehe…
