I felt something move beside me, pulling blanket after blanket over me. It felt like I was lugging 50 pounds! I also felt stuffed animals and pillows being pushed to the sides of my head. What the hell was going on? I felt a pair of hands tucking in the blankets around me. Then I was poked in the eye... Who the hell in their right mind would wake me up this way? I mean I'm like a bear in hibernation. I'll lash out at you, all 107 pounds of me!

"Are you awake...?"Ari whispered. Well I was awake, but obviously I didn't want to be...So I continued and pretended to be asleep.

"Oh okay, your still sleeping-"

"Ari wake up kid, breakfast is ready- what the hell is that?" It's the god damn summer! Why are these people even awake?

"Iggy, shh! Max is sleeping so you gotta be quiet."

"Yeah I can see that. So whats all that loaded on her?"

"I made it so she can be extra comfy!" Just the sound of his voice gave away the fact that he was smiling proudly at his work. To bad It really wasn't all that necessary. But in truth I was sorta touched. This kid's only known me for a day and he's already pampering me. I'll make sure to buy him an ice cream later.

"You also made it a hazard buddy. She's gonna suffocate her self under that mountain you just wait and see."

"What! But that's bad!" Suddenly the one thousand pound load was pushed off of me.

"Eh...it depends on how you look at it." Wow, thanks Ig. I'll be sure to repay the favor... I heard footsteps coming closer to the bed, and then I felt myself being sat on.

"Hey Max, wake up before I slap you in the face!" He started to jump on me, and he's not that light. He was like a damn elephant while I was the poor helpless mouse. Except that wouldn't normally work 'cause you know elephants are too chicken shit when it comes to mice...

"GET OFF YOU STUPID LOSER!" I sat bolt up, and watched with satisfaction as Iggy hit the floor in front of me. Then the door bell rang, and heavy footsteps followed going down the stairs. I felt sorry for those stairs, 'cause honestly it sounded like they were being trampled by hundreds of Iggy elephants.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" I heard two distinct squeals come from down stairs, and then again the sound of people running up the stairs. The thing was they didn't stop at the top of the stairs, but they kept on truckin' till I was face to face with a girl around the age of 11, with big dark brown eyes and crazy curly hair. I'm talking really curly.

"HI MAX!" she yelled at me. I jumped back at the loudness of her voice. Frankly I preferred being talked to with indoor voices...

"Um..." I didn't know what to say, could I just go and be all 'Hi...girl'? I didn't know which was why I didn't really say anything. I watched as she climbed on to the bed and sat in front of me. She stared at me for a couple seconds before turning to Iggy.

"ZOMG, Iggy, you have got the prettiest cousin in like the whole world! I wish she was my cousin! No wait I take that back, I wish she was my sister! How fun would that be? Real fun!" I was struck speechless. I flinched again when she turned back to me, and I caught myself thinking 'dude, whats up with my pansy status? Why does this loud girl scare me?', but I decided that most people in their right mind would be like this with her.

"Oh I really like your earrings! I don't have pierced ears so I can't wear earrings, but I'm trying to convince my daddy into letting me. Then me and you could go earring shopping! That would be so cool!" With each word she got closer and closer to me, this...happy glint twinkled in her eyes. No one can honestly be that happy to meet me. Not to mention she seriously was getting in on my personal space. The next thing that happened was like an instinctual reflex. I stuck my hand out and pushed her face away from me.

"Chill out girl that I've never even meet before." I heard a soft snort come from the doorway, and i turned to see this emo kid. Don't get me wrong...he was good looking, but my first thought was 'this kid likes black'. I watched as Iggy walked up to him and they did one of those guy hand shakes.

"So Max, this is Nick and that's Nudge." Iggy explains. Oh I get it now.

"So this kid, is Fa-imeannick? The one scared shitless of hoes?"

"ZOMG! Those are bad words Max!" I just sort of patted her head, and 'Nick' gave her a look.

"Yeah that's him. And watch out for Nudge, she never shuts her mouth." I looked around the room and noticed that Angel, Ari, and Gazzy weren't anywhere in sight.

"Where are the kids?"

"Nice going Max. You haven't even started babysitting and you already lost the kids!"

"Shut up, I just woke up James." Iggy made a face at the mention of his real name.

"You suck! They're down stairs by the way. Minor detail, but they're eating the last of the my famous and fabulous chocolate chip pancakes. But you know that's not really important."

"Why didn't you tell me!" I shoved him away as I past him, "it's to damn early to be stressed out"

"It's 12 o' clock, Max"

"Whatever!"

"...lovely cousin." Nick mumbled

"Shut up Fang...don't let her hear you."

"To late, and who's Fang?" I was down stairs by now and I was almost positive that everyone else from the room was behind me. I don't know, I couldn't be to sure 'cause I was intoxicated with the delicious fumes of pancakes.

"Oh that's Nick's knick name. It's 'cause-" I turned around just in time to watch 'Fang' slap his hand over Nudges mouth, and Iggy slip down the last three stairs. I tried really hard to keep a straight face when I said

"How graceful James."

"Oh my god! Well you're not much of a ballerina yourself." Iggy retorted

"Thank god for that. And you might as well be blind, considering how clumsy you are." I mean you'd think something was wrong with him.

"I AM!" That was really unexpected. I was only joking, I never thought it an actual possibility

"...really?" I asked just to make sure

"No." he says this so nonchalantly that it makes me want to kick him in the gonads, but I don't cause I've learned that that's just the way Iggy is.

"You're such a little turd!" First I'm really annoyed when I say this, but then I start laughing.

"Speaking of turd..." Gazzy starts, and then I find myself going from laughing to choking.

"Ewe!" I hear both Angel and Nudge squeal as they run up the stairs.

"I could feel my brain cells dying! Why must you rip ass!" Iggy pulls out the dramatics as he clings to Fangs arm, all the while Fangs trying his hardest to shake him off.

"It's not my fault. If I held it in I'd most likely implode" Gazzy defends.

"Oh jeez Gazzy..." He just cackled

"Okay well I'd say now is the perfect time for me and Fang to leave. Let's go buddy." Iggy whacks Fang on the back, sending him to stumble into me. I scoff as he looks over at me after straightening himself out, but then he looks down at me and his eyes go wide for a second. He has nice eyes...

"Sorry." He says. I'm not...is that weird? That I totally liked that he bumped in to me? He doesn't talk much, but damn...he's what my mom would call a 'looker'... It takes me a moment to realize that Iggy and Fang had left, but when I do notice I also take in the fact that I don't know where any of the kids are apart from Gazzy.

"Max likes Fang! Max likes Fang!-" Gazzy starts blurting. I shoved him and that shuts him up.

"I don't"...oh jeez i totally do...Life is such a bitch. But hey pancakes make everything better.