Nico looked around the Starbucks in search of Percy; he saw no one and decided to grab something to drink. He shifted his backpack and got in line. 'I guess I'll grab something to drink."

Nico ordered his favorite beverage, a shaken ice tea ( green tea) with lemonade. He took a seat by the window and searched through his phone. He was reading his conversation he had with Percy. A soft smile was hiding behind his deep brown eyes. A bell chimed as a group of people walked in. Nico's eyes shifted from his phone to the people.

At the door stood a young man with honey colored hair, his bangs were brushing his face and a thick braid rolled down his broad shoulders. He wore a crimson coat and black clothing, his boots squeaked as he walked forward. Behind him stood what looked to be a suit of armor. It stood at Nico's guess of seven feet tall, the suit was covered in protective spikes and scratches and dints to show it had been through a lot. Nico looked closer to the armor and saw the person who was hiding behind the armor had gentle eyes.

Behind the suite a girl stood, she looked to be around seventeen years of age. She was long black hair that cascaded down her back and halted at her waist. She had out grown bangs that swept over her eyes and sometimes brushed her right cheek. Her eyes were round and soft; they were dark brown that looked almost black, very similar to Nico's eyes. She wore a navy blue jacket, a sea green shirt, skinny jeans, and black converse. She looked over at Nico and smiled. Nico looked away embarrassed of being caught examining her.

Nico navigated away from the conversation he was reading and switched to another application in his Android phone. He could hear voices of what he thought were the group of people who had walked in. They sounded like they were fussing over the menu and what if it's possible to prepare coffee so many ways.

"What the hell is a Frappuccino?" Nico shifted his eyes over to the group, the blond boy pointed at the menu. He looked totally lost.

"Beats me. What is an Espresso?" the suit of armor shrugged and looked at the girl, she sighed and looked down in defeat. This coffee shop is more confusing than alchemy books. Forget it; I'm just ordering that shaken ice tea with lemonade. It's the only thing I understand on the menu." She growled and walked toward the counter. Nico looked away and took a sip of his drink. 'Alchemy? What century are these people from?'

Nico's cell phone buzzed and chimed his text tone. Nico looked at the incoming message:

Percy: I'm here. Come out.

Nico: Kk.

Nico stuffed his phone in his pocket and picket up his backpack from the table. He gave the group one last look and left the Starbucks. Spotting Percy's car, Nico approached the parked vehicle and opened the door. He slid into the passenger's seat and closed the door. "Hey, long time no see. How have you been?"

Percy smiled and leaned toward Nico, he placed his hand on top of Nico's and leaned in the glass toward himself. Percy took a big gulp and smiled, "Yum, this is good."

Nico flashed Percy a frown, "Hey don't drink it all. I'm the one who paid for it."

Percy laughed and sped away from the curb. "When we get to my place my mom wants to meet you." Nico took another sip of the tea and stared out the passenger's side window. "Okay." He yawned, tossing his head to the side, removing wild bangs away from his eyes. Nico laid his head on the cool glass; he began to drift off to sleep until Percy went over a speed bump too fast and bounced the car. Nico banged his head on the glass and shifted his whole body over to lay his head on Percy's shoulder. "Crap!" Nico sprang up in his seat and looked over at Percy.

Percy kept his eyes on the road and glanced over at Nico a couple of times, "Sorry for that. I misjudged the bump. Are you okay?"

Nico nodded silently and closed his eyes again as he laid back against the glass.

The rest of the ride was smooth.

"So…how is the lemonade?" Edward and Alphonse leaned in to stare at the beverage.

"Stop staring at me like that. It's kinda creepy!" She poked Edward in the forehead.

"Come on Dan! I wanna know!"

"Yeah Ella, please tell us." Alphonse laughed. The girl who Edward called "Dan" and Alphonse called "Ella" smiled the two brothers and took a sip of her tea; her true name was Daniela. Within seconds, her eyes sparkled with complete joy. "Oh dear Lord, this tea is amazing!"

Edward grabbed the tea from Daniela, "Let me taste that." He took a sip and stared at his brother. "Amazing, this is good!"

Alphonse smiled at the two, he laughed at how silly they were acting. Daniela looked at Edward and swiped the tea away from his hands. "Mine…" she guarded it and hid behind Alphonse. Edward leaped toward the counter and ordered his own. Within a couple of minutes, Edward was satisfied. "Holy crap this stuff is good." He grinned deeply.

"Brother, we need to go get a room for the night. It's getting late." Alphonse pointed at a wall clock that read 9:15 P.M. Edward nodded and approached the counter, "Excuse me do you know where the nearest lodging area is?"

Edward talked to the employee, Alphonse and Daniela talked, Alphonse stared at Daniela and smiled as much as his suit of armor would allow him. He could feel his hands shaking, and his head was spinning. Daniela was blushing at every word Alphonse said. They were not talking about anything too serious, but being around his made her heart flutter and a blush blossom upon her cheek.

Edward thanked the clerk and approached Alphonse and Daniela, "guys, I know where we're going to stay for the night." He grinned at the two and grabbed his suitcase. Daniela and Alphonse smiled and followed Edward out into the crisp New York night.