A/N: Hi guys, here is the sleepover chapter. Special thanks to Thalia Castellan who was my first review for the last chapter! What you should know is that the four older kids Temperance, Seeley, Elizabeth, and Steven are going to college in the fall and the other younger kids have just finished eighth grade. I don't know how when I'll update next since school is starting this week. Please review.
"Do you know what happens to quarter bloods who are going into high school with no best friend, crazy parents, an oblivious guy friend. Nothing. Nothing ever happens to them," Nikki said opening her locker.
"Hey, I've known you for the past three years. I was trapped in some god-forsaken casino because I'm a demi-god and needed protection. I feel it's my duty to go with Jason, the only and forbidden child of Hera, to Canada to find demi-gods and bring them here," Hannah said.
"Dude you're seventeen, you Dad, Lord Hades, has been going through hell to keep you here," Hailey whispered.
"Part problem," Stacy said running up to Nikki's locker.
"Oh I can't believe that Lindsey and Megan are having a slumber party with the rest of the whores," Nikki said slamming her locker closed. "Let's get out of this hell hole, I've already graduated anyway…no ceremony though."
The four of them walked out of the school and moved towards the high school. Spongebob and his brothers skateboarded in front of them. Spongebob crashed into the pillar.
"Stacy last chance to get a picture of me in a coma," Spongebob said.
"You were barely in a coma," Stacy replied.
"Three hours," he replied. "What's this somebody having a PART-AY?" he added grabbing the invitation from Hailey's hand.
"Keep it up Spongebob and you'll have two pictures of you in a coma," Nikki snapped taking the invitation back. The group passed them and continued towards the high school.
Jason, John, and Ryan were hanging out by the fountain. "There it is the lunch spot and there's where I'll be eating by the dumpsters with the rest of the nerds," Nikki said.
"Oh you could end up there," Hannah said. John sped up on his skateboard and jumped over the fountain.
"John is so plush," Nikki said as he landed and skated right past her. "We're best friends and yet he goes right by me."
"He and the other guys are probably going to your house for lunch," Hailey said. They were silent and continued their six-block walk to Nikki's house. When they walked through the front door the three guys were already eating sandwiches at the kitchen table, the gods and their parents standing around the kitchen.
"Some friend you are. You couldn't even wait for us," Stacy said pulling a chair out.
"Jason had his Jeep and there wasn't any room left for you guys," Ryan replied.
"Sure, that's obviously it," Hannah said.
"Did you buy the stuff?" Hailey asked Katie.
"Twinkies, Coke, and nail polish," Katie said handing the Walmart bags to the girls.
"Twinkies, I like Twinkies," Jason said with his mouth full of food.
"Well unless you suddenly get a facelift and sprout boobs and a…" Hannah started.
"Stop right there Hannah," Hades warned.
"Fine," Hannah replied just as Steven walked through the front door.
"Somebody stole my bike," Steven said moping.
"What happened to his car?" Artemis asked sipping a glass of orange juice.
"Repossessed by me after a slight accident with the Pizza 4 U delivery car," Jason said.
"What are we going to do about the backyard this summer?" Percy asked. "The fort is bound to come down this summer, the Crooked House is still good, and the pool is lovely," Poseidon said.
"We all know that you sneak into the pool with Athena at night," Elizabeth said from the living room.
"Working sucks," Seeley said. "Some dumbass in a red BMW rear ended me today as I was delivering pizza."
"The whores," the girls said together.
"Phone is for you Nikki," Temperance said tossing it to her.
"Hello?" Nikki answered.
"Nikki sorry I can't make your overnighter. I'm going to Megan's party," Lindsey said.
"I never invited you," Nikki replied.
"Oh right just reminding you that Megan's party is going to be better than yours," Lindsey said hanging up.
"So what are you doing tonight Mom?" Stacy asked.
"Us girls are having a night out," Clarisse replied.
"Okay, have fun with that while we set up for the party," Hannah said and the girls darted up the stairs. "There's an empousa in the hallway!"
"Stab it with the knife in the drawer," Annabeth yelled and the sound of the monster screaming was heard.
The girls were upstairs until about six then they walked downstairs to make food. They found everyone but the boys present.
"What are you making?" Apollo asked.
"Fried Twinkies," Hailey said handing him one.
"I wish I invented these," Luke said grabbing one.
"Percy I feel so bad leaving you and the guys in charge of the party tonight," Annabeth said.
"Relax go out and have fun. While you are gone my love, I will be installing the Aquapure Water Purification System," Percy replied.
"Our water is fine," Annabeth replied.
"It is not fine," Percy said dipping a PH tab into a glass of water. "Blue! Blue, do you know what that means?"
"Our house is having a boy," Nikki deadpanned.
"I'll find out what it means and I'll tell you it's not good," Nico said.
"Yeah, have fun with that," Hera said and they left the house. The girls walked into the foyer.
"Slumber house rules!" Thalia yelled as they closed the door.
"Yeah, yeah,"
"Finally, you know what this means?" Stacy said.
"PARTY!" they all chorused.
"Have fun with all this, we are going to a movie," Temperance said and she and Seeley left through the front door. Upstairs the girls put on music and started blaring it.
"It's going to be a long night," Zeus said cracking open a beer.
Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna zigazig ha.
The girls were dancing around and singing with wigs and all sort's of weird clothes on.
"I'll have two pepperoni and sausage, one with just cheese, and one with…" Nikki said into the phone.
"Anchovies," Hailey said.
"Great, yeah the dead, little, stinky fish," she finished and hung up. The doorbell rang loudly. "Better not be Spongebob."
If you want my future forget my past,
If you wanna get with me better make it fast,
Now don't go wasting my precious time,
Get your act together we could be just fine
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna zigazig ha.
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends,
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is.
What do you think about that now you know how I feel,
Say you can handle my love are you for real,
I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try
If you really bug me then I'll say goodbye.
Yo I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna zigazig ha.
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends,
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is.
Outside a Patrol Tech car pulled up outside the house and you could hear music blaring from inside.
So here's a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me
you gotta listen carefully,
We got Em in the place who likes it in your face,
we got G like MC who likes it on an
Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady,
and as for me you'll see,
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around.
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends,
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is.
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta,
you gotta, you gotta, slam, slam, slam, slam
Slam your body down and wind it all around.
Slam your body down and wind it all around.
Slam your body down and wind it all around.
Slam your body down zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover.
They ran down the stairs laughing, Nikki with a Coke can in hand. They opened the door to reveal a Patrol Tech officer.
"So who is responsible for all the sound," he said.
"You're not our usual rental cop," Nikki said.
"Chuck had a breakdown, Chuck was weak. This whole…" he started and whipped around clicking on his flashlight. The girls looked over his shoulder and didn't see anything. "This whole zip code is now my domain and I am hip to you little missy. Got a call about excessive noise. Keep it down."
He looked down at the Coke in Nikki's hand. "Hello? May I?"
"It's a Coke," Stacy said for Nikki. He took the can and sniffed it. Then he put his finger in a licked it. Still not satisfied, he took a sip and swished it around in his mouth then spit it out in the can.
"It's a Coke. But you can't be too sure, 'cause you kids are very crafty," he said.
"Oh yuck," Nikki said starting to close the door.
"Yeah yuck. I'm going to be watching you little yuck," he said as the door was slammed in his face again. The phone rang.
"I swear if it's that damn officer again," Hailey said.
"Let me get it," Hannah said grabbing the phone from the kitchen. "Hello?"
"Go upstairs I know you are in the kitchen," Lindsey said and the girls ran up the stairs. "Turn on your webcam."
Nikki quickly typed in her password and the other girls came up on the screen.
"So you've done all the typical stuff right?" Megan asked.
"But of course," Nikki said.
"We decided to make things interesting. A scavenger hunt," Lindsey said.
"That sounds great but we aren't allowed to…" Nikki started.
"What's in it for us?" Stacy asked.
"Thongs with your names on them," Paige said holding one up.
"Pass," Hannah said.
"Double pass," Nikki replied.
"The lunch spot. Winners sit at the fountain for the rest of high school," Hailey said.
"You're on. We just sent the list," Audrina replied.
"We added something extra special for Nikki," Megan said. Hannah printed out the list.
"Special what do you mean special?" Nikki asked.
"Dress an Old Navy window mannequin in your own clothes. Get the decal off a Patrol Tech car. Have somebody openly declare her love to Luke Castellan. Oh and…" Hannah began.
"Borrow a pair of John Castellan's boxer shorts!" Nikki shrieked.
"You have one of those Polaroid sticker cameras right?" Lindsey asked.
"But of course," Stacy said.
"Use it to document the tasks. We start at eight," Paige said turning off their camera.
"There is no way we are going to be able to get out of this house with out my Dad noticing," Nikki said.
"Twenty bucks...wait I need fifty," Steven said bursting into the room.
"Can you knock?" Nikki yelled shoving him out the door. "I am blooming I need a lock on my door!" she yelled. "Deal cover for us we leave in twenty minutes," she whispered and slammed the door.
"Teenagers," Ares said rolling his eyes.
"Women," Chris said. The girls sat around Nikki's bedroom trying to find a method of driving around.
"I think I can get us a car," Stacy said. "Ares taught me how to drive this little green electric car…let's get out of here."
"The blessing of Ares, I've never seen it on a quarter blood before," Hannah said shoving clothes into a bag. "I grabbed old stuff let's leave through the window."
The girls quietly moved onto the roof. Stacy hopped onto the rose trellis placed there by Apollo and Ares all those years ago (told you it'd come in handy) and was followed by Hailey. Hannah hopped off next. Nikki jumped on and regained her balance. The corner of her high heel got caught.
"I'm pretty stuck," she whispered.
"Pull harder," Hannah hissed. Nikki tugged and fell backwards as the trellis collapsed beneath her. She dangled by her knees. Percy held the instructions to the system up not noticing Nikki.
"Look at my Dad, he is so oblivious," she said. Percy smiled from behind the instructions. Zeus and Poseidon caught Nikki falling backwards and stood gaping. "Shit! For the love of the Gods help me! He is holding the instructions upside down too."
"Don't tell me, Nikki just fell backwards through the trellis," Percy said smiling.
"Yeah, you are going to let her leave," Ares said.
"Yeah, right now she is going on about how I am oblivious and holding these damn instructions upside down-oh that's why it looked wrong," Percy said. They heard Nikki shriek and fall down. They ran out of the yard and into Stacy's garage that was opening.
"Officially the smallest car ever," Hailey said.
"Get in, we should all fit," Stacy said. "Ares taught me in the mall parking lot."
"Okay," Hannah said and climbed in. "Ow that's my hand!"
"No sadly that's my hand," Nikki said as Stacy pulled the door shut. They relaxed and drove down the street.
"First stop Old Navy," Stacy said. It took them about twenty minutes to get there and they parked the car. The other girls walked out of the store.
"Good luck," Audrina sneered.
"Keep it and shove it up your ass," Hannah said. They walked into the store.
"ATTENTION OLD NAVY CUSTOMERS THE STORE WILL BE CLOSING IN FIVE MINUTES!" the lady said on the loud speaker.
"They locked it," Nikki said tugging on the display case doors.
"There's another window over there," Hailey said and they ran over. She pulled open the doors.
"They're guys," Stacy said.
"We have to try," Hannah said and stepped into the display case.
Freeze Frame!
1,2,3, WHOOO!
I could see it was a rough-cut Tuesday
Slow-motion weekdays stare me down
His perfect picture got me wound
Snap shot image froze without a sound
They started pulling clothes off the guys. Giggling hysterically. Outside of the case sat the Patrol Tech security guard. He stood up sensing something wrong.
"Freeze!" Nikki said.
Thursday morning was a pop shot factor
His face still focused in my mind
(doodle odle oop)
Friday night we'll dance the spotlight-light
(doodle odle oop)
Stop time heart for me if he's not mine
(freeze frame, freeze frame, freeze frame, freeze frame)
They stood absolutely still. The guard ran his fingers over his mustache and pulled up his pants. He then turned around. They resumed their task.
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame
Whoo!
Now Freeze
"Who would design this guy he has thunder thighs," Hailey said tugging a mini skirt down. The guard turned around again and they froze.
Now I'm looking at a flashback Sunday
Zoom lens feeling just won't disappear
Close up photo image looks so clear
His hold on me has got so strong
This freeze frame moment can't be wrong
Across the street Annabeth, Clarisse, Thalia, and Katie stood with the other goddesses.
"Is that?" Thalia asked.
"Pollux is a Patrol Tech guard?" Hera questioned.
"No, behind him in the window," Clarisse said.
"Oh my gods they snuck out," Aphrodite said.
(freeze frame, freeze frame, freeze frame, freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame
Whoo!
Now Freeze
Whoo!
"Oh no he's turning around," Katie said. The girls froze just in time.
"They're good," Demeter said.
Shoop shoop, doodle oodle oop
Oh yeah!
Shoop shoop, doodle oodle oop
Snap shot image froze without a sound
(freeze frame, freeze frame, freeze [I'm lookin at a flash back freeze frame] frame, freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame
Whoo!
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame (frame)
Freeze frame (freeze frame)
Freeze frame
Now Freeze
"We're done now get the picture!" Hailey yelled and Hannah snapped it.
"Aha! I gotcha!" Pollux yelled turning around. The girls screamed and tried to get the arm back on the mannequin.
"Oh no!" Persephone said. Pollux ran into the display case knocking over the mannequins. The girls ran out trapping him in there.
"Hi!" they all yelled running past the window.
"Oh that is so not cool!" Pollux yelled from inside the display case.
"Quick let's go back to the house before they see us," Athena said.
Hey! 1,2,3, WHOO!
Freeze Frame! (freeze fraaaame)
Freeze Frame! [shoop shoop, doodle oodle oop](freeze fraaaame)
Freeze Frame! [shoop shoop, doodle oodle oop](freeze fraaaame)
Shoop shoop, doodle oodle oop (freeze fraaaame)
Meanwhile back at the house the doorbell rang twice. "All right I'm coming!" Percy yelled getting up from under the sink and knocked his head on a pipe. "Shit!"
He walked over to the door and took the four pizzas. "You girls better eat all this pizza!" Nico yelled pretending he didn't know that Steven was covering for them.
"I'll deliver those pies to them Dad," Steven said.
"You're going to give these to your sister," Luke said.
"Yeah, guys you have Aquapure momentum don't stop now," Steven replied.
"You're right. In fact you're going to be the one to taste the new water," Chris said.
They walked into the kitchen and Zeus put water into a glass. It came out black and the phone rang.
"Did the pizzas come?" Nikki asked when Steven picked up.
"My sources say yes," he replied.
"Make them all disappear, I'll do your laundry for a month," she said.
"Done," he said and hung up.
"All right taste it," Zeus said.
"You first," Steven said.
"Oh, well we just have to check the line," Hades said.
"Yeah have fun with that," Steven said taking the pizzas upstairs towards Elizabeth.
"I'll have three slices you deal with the rest," she said. The two heard loud thumps come from inside Steven's room.
"Wrong room," he said. Spongebob, Lance, and Miles walked into Nikki's room. Steven and Elizabeth followed them. After a minute Miles knocked something over.
"Girls is everything okay?" Luke asked.
"Girls?" Percy asked. Elizabeth darted into Steven's room with the pizzas. The four guys put on wigs and robes, and then turned on the stereo. The "men" from downstairs were walking up the stairs.
They opened the door to see the four "girls" dancing to Wannabe by the Spice Girls. They held in their laughter and walked back downstairs.
Spongebob printed out the scavenger hunt list. "Boys we're going on a scavenger hunt," he said. They exited the room and jumped down onto the trellis, which collapsed beneath them. Hades and Ares stood open mouthed in the kitchen.
"Don't tell me the trellis just came apart when Malcolm's three kids jumped off from the roof," Percy said.
"I freaking put that damn thing together for this very night and it broke!" Apollo said. Nico pressed down on the water faucet and nothing came out.
"Nothing, try fixing the line," Chris said to Percy who slid under the counter. He hit something and the top of the faucet went flying up to the ceiling where it wedged itself in. Water was shooting up like a fountain.
"No, no," Chris said covering it with his hands. The phone rang loudly throughout the house. Poseidon grabbed his sweatshirt and tried to cover up the water fountain.
"Ah, yeah Twinkie!" Zeus said taking a fried Twinkie and shoving it over the faucet. It crumbled and water continued to shoot up.
"Hello," Hermes said answering the phone and put it on speaker.
"Are you keeping tabs on them?" Annabeth asked.
"Tabs on who?" Luke asked.
"The girls, you dumbass!" Thalia said.
"I have no idea what you are talking about the girls are upstairs," Poseidon said.
"No we just saw them in the Old Navy window dressing the mannequins," Clarisse said.
"Did you know that Pollux is a Patrol Tech officer?" Katie asked.
"Pollux is a Patrol Tech guy?" Dionysus asked.
"Yeah, we aren't mad at you guys for letting them out," Annabeth said.
"We are on our way home," Thalia said.
"I got it off!" Chris yelled triumphantly.
"Got what off?" Clarisse demanded.
"Love you bye!" Chris said hanging up the phone. The guys walked out to the shed to get the ladder and tools to fix the hole. Steven walked into the kitchen and turned on the water, which shot up into the air.
"Turn it off!" Percy yelled tossing the ladder down.
"I didn't do anything!" Steven said.
"Turn it off!" Chris said.
"But I…" Steven protested and Elizabeth was dying of laughter by the stairs.
"TURN THE DAMN THING OFF!" Luke said and Steven tapped the lever to turn the water on down so it turned off.
"Oh that was close," Poseidon said taking the ladder inside. Upstairs Steven turned on the stereo again and put on a pair of red pumps.
Downstairs the guys could hear music and heels on the hard wood floors. Percy was standing on the ladder spackling the hold shut. "HEY! HEY! NO HEELS ON THE HARDWOOD FLOOR!" he yelled. "HEY!" he added hitting the end of the scraped on the ceiling. It punctured the ceiling and he groaned.
"We're home!" Hera yelled and they slammed the door closed. Upstairs there was a loud thump from where Steven fell over trying to walk two steps.
"Oh shit quick fix it!" Luke hissed. Percy quickly tried to spackle the second hole closed, but the girls walked into the kitchen.
"My kitchen!" Annabeth shrieked in horror. "You are in so much trouble!"
"We can explain," Nico said.
"Oh yeah, well I think not," Katie said.
"Clean it up and finish installing that thing," Thalia said.
"I'm going to watch TV," Clarisse said leaving the room.
Meanwhile in the car, the girls were laughing at what happened. "Okay next up somebody calls Uncle Luke from a pay phone and says that they love him. I'll tape it," Hannah said.
"I'll do it," Hailey said giggling and raising her hand.
"To the corner where they have pay phones!" Stacy said parking the car. The girls ran over to the pay phone booth and all crammed inside it. Hannah hit the record button on the camera and Nikki snapped a picture. Hailey put in the fifty cents and dialed Percy and Annabeth's home number.
"Hello?" Apollo asked answering the phone.
"Hi my I please speak to a Mr. Luke Castellan," Hailey said with a southern accent and Apollo's hysterical laughter was heard on the other line.
"Sure, hang on a second. Luke, dude it's for you," Apollo replied laughing.
"Hello?" Luke answered.
"Hey Lukey, this is Shelley from preschool, remember. I just wanted to tell you that I am hopelessly in lurrve with you and I always have been," Hailey said still using her accent.
"You shut up over there!" Luke yelled covering the end of the phone with his hand.
"Dude, do you know who that is?" Artemis asked after Apollo whispered it to her.
"No idea," he replied. There was whispering on the other line. Hailey hung up the phone and they darted out of the phone booth laughing madly.
"Apollo totally knew," Hailey wheezed. Nikki's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" she answered.
"When you pleathers are done meet us at the high school parking lot," Megan said and hung up.
"We have to hurry!" Nikki said and got into the car. They sped off towards their neighborhood. Ten minutes later they were in front of John's house.
"There it is. Do you think he's home?" Nikki asked.
"Jason said he was taking the boys to the dance, so they might be there already," Hannah said.
"It's ten nobody great ever shows up before ten," Stacy said.
"Thanks for that," Nikki replied.
"Uh oh, I think the car needs charging," Hailey said as a red light flashed.
"What we ran out of juice here!" Nikki said.
"It has a quick charge feature I just need a plug," Stacy replied.
"Nikki, focus. We'll take care of the car, you just focus on getting his boxers," Hannah replied.
"Me why do I have to boost his boxers?" Nikki questioned.
"You're the one who likes him, that's why it's on the list, go," Hailey said and Nikki climbed out of the car.
"I can't do this. We lose," she replied trying to get into the car.
"You are Nikki, great knees, powerful brain. You can do this," Hannah said.
"Great knees? Powerful brain? Is that supposed to make me feel better? Why do you care, you're moving," Nikki replied.
"That's why I care, go do it," Hannah said. Nikki ran across the street. Megan and Lindsey were hiding next to Jason's Jeep.
"Here is John's bag, grab the boxers and let's go," Megan said. "Here she comes duck down!"
Nikki crossed to the side of the yard and hopped the fence; she dropped to her knees as to not be seen by anyone home at her house.
"Patrol Tech security please," Lindsey said into her phone. "Hi I'd like to report a suspicious person at 9247 Oak Lane, thank you," she said closing her phone. She and Megan crept off.
Hailey ran over to a light post. "A plug! I found a plug!" she said. Stacy grabbed the cord but it stopped short.
"Of course," Stacy said. Nikki ducked in the back door that was unlocked…weird of them. She heard John, Jason, and Ryan upstairs in the loft area of the house. She crept up the stairs and towards John's bedroom. Nikki heard John coming so she darted into his shower.
"Dude the dance ends at midnight, go shower so we can go!" Jason said. Nikki's eyes widened.
Outside Stacy and Hannah were pushing the car forward. "Keep going. Keep going we're almost there, okay stop!" Hailey said.
Stacy and Hannah stood and watched the car. "I said stop pushing!" Hailey said.
"We're not pushing," Hannah said. The three girls watched the car smash into a Patrol Tech car crossing the intersection. They shrieked and ran.
Inside John's bathroom he reached in a turned on the water. Nikki shielded her face and prayed for a miracle. A huge crash was heard.
"What was that?" John asked and wrapped a towel around his waist, leaving the room. Nikki stepped out of the shower and grabbed his boxers.
Jason, John, and Ryan stood at the window.
"Look someone smashed into the Patrol Tech guy," Ryan said.
"Sweet," John and Jason said. Outside Nikki was hopping the fence.
"Securing the perimeter," Pollux, the Patrol Tech officer, said shining his flashlight.
"Is there no one to stop us?" Megan asked from inside her car a few houses down.
"No, let's head over to the dance," Lindsey said.
"It's obvious they aren't even going to finish. Let's just go get juicers," Megan replied.
"Is there a reason you don't want to go to the dance, like a Todd reason?" Audrina asked.
"No, there's no Todd reason," Megan replied.
"Then my sister's friends can get us in," Paige said.
The three girls started pushing the car up the street. "Hey! I've spotted you! Patrol Tech Security!" Pollux said jogging over to Nikki holding his flashlight at her.
Spongebob and his brothers skated up to Stacy, Hailey, and Hannah. "Have you already panty raided skater boy John?" Spongebob asked.
"Yeah, but Nikki was snatched by you're old Patrol Tech. What she needs is a hero," Stacy said.
"I got a suspicious persons call for this address and you look suspicious…say haven't I seen you before?" Pollux asked Nikki.
"No, I don't think so," she lied.
"What's your name?" he asked.
"Nikki," she replied.
"And why are you damp Nikki?" Pollux asked.
"I was surprised by some sprinklers," Nikki replied. He looked around then spotted the boxers.
"What have we here?" he asked.
"I can explain," she replied.
"Yeah, I think not, come with me," he said turning around. "Where's the car?"
"What car?" Nikki asked.
"The tiny green car that hit me," Pollux replied. The two walked over to his car. "Your home phone number please."
He dialed and Nikki heard the phone faintly ring from inside her garage. "Hello?" Elizabeth answered.
"Hi this is Officer Pollux with Patrol Tech Security is this Mrs. Jackson?" he asked. "Your Mom wants to talk to you."
"Hi Mom," Nikki said picking up the phone. Spongebob lie on his skateboard slashing the tires.
"Get the rest of the stuff and get home soon," Elizabeth said.
"Okay I'll be home soon," Nikki replied handing the phone back to Pollux.
"I know I have a field interrogation kit somewhere in here," he said digging through the trunk.
"NIKKI GET IN!" Hailey yelled out of the window. Nikki took off running but then turned back. "What are you doing?"
"Winning!" she replied grabbing the magnetic decal off the car.
"That's my official decal!" Pollux said trying to get into his car through the window. Nikki climbed into the car.
"We have everything let's head to the high school!" she yelled getting into the car. Pollux put the car in drive and went forward into some garbage cans. His front airbags went off.
"Why do people even have children? Why?" he asked.
The girls drove off towards the high school. "Is that?" Hannah asked.
"They stopped for juicers?" Hailey said in disbelief.
"They're still in the game," Audrina said, and they ran into the car. The two cars raced to the high school and then tied.
"Tiebreaker," Nikki said.
"Deal, the first one to find the Queen and King's crowns at the dance wins," Paige said. The two groups walked into the high school dance.
"So this is it," Nikki said.
"This is awesome," Hannah said. The group walked over to Megan's ex-boyfriend who had been cheating on her.
"All right it's time for the dance contest," a teacher said. The four girls walked over and formed their own group.
"Dude, it's the girls," Ryan said. Spongebob danced past and a paper fell out of his pocket. John bent and picked it up.
"Hey this was for Nikki, that's where my boxers went," John said reading the list.
"Okay we have a winning couple," the teacher said handing the trophy to Spongebob and Hailey, who ended up dancing together. "And it's time to announce the King and Queen. You voted for Jason Peterson and Carrie Anne Matthews," the teacher added.
The two went over and got their crowns. Jason walked over to Hannah and placed it on herd head. "You win the spot for the girls," he said and danced with her. The group walked outside to the fountain. They left Nikki and John alone.
"Can I have my boxers back?" John asked and placed the crown that Jason gave him on Nikki's head.
"Yeah, you can have them back," Nikki, replied. John leaned in to kiss her, but Nikki's phone rang.
"Where are you guys get home now, Mom just got in," Steven said.
"Is your Mom home?" Hannah asked running up.
"Yeah, unbelievable as it is I have to go," Nikki said running off with the other girls.
The raced home, Nikki's crown flew out the window.
"My crown!" she said reaching after it.
"Tiny green car!" Pollux yelled hitting the crown. His bike flipped over. He stopped a car. "I am commandeering this car in the name of Patrol Tech Security if you will please…" he started and the car sped off. "I am a security guard I took a two week course!" he yelled after it. Pollux pulled out a cell phone. "Hi Mom, can you pick me up. I'm on the corner of Union and Grant…no I really don't want to talk about it."
They found the trellis in pieces in the backyard. Steven and Elizabeth stood at her window looking at them. "The fort," Nikki said climbing up the ladder. She tossed the rope to Steven and Elizabeth. They pulled on it and the fort started to tilt forward. The girls screamed.
"Don't tell me. The fort just came down," Percy said drinking a glass of their new water.
"Yeah they're going into her room now," Persephone said.
"Assume sleep position," Nikki said turning off her lights. They all grabbed a pillow and their sleeping bags and lie down on the floor. Steven and Elizabeth ran into his room. Everyone from downstairs was walking upstairs. They opened the door and looked inside. The girls feigned sleep. The door closed and they looked up at the ceiling.
"My Cinderella night and I didn't get the kiss," Nikki said as they changed into their pajamas.
"I'm sorry," Hannah said lying down on her sleeping bag. The girls fell asleep a short while later.
Nico opened the door around nine the next morning. "Ladies, wake up there are going to be foofystacks!" he said and closed the door.
"How long were we asleep?" Hailey asked.
"An hour tops," Stacy replied. They walked into the kitchen a half hour later. Everyone was in the dining room and the girls sat down in their chairs, even the guys.
"So what did you girls do last night?" Annabeth asked.
"Exactly," Athena replied.
"Here's the thing," Hannah started.
"We left the house but it was for a very good adolescent reason," Nikki completed.
"On a scavenger hunt," Stacy added.
"For a lunch spot," Hailey said.
"Oh we know all about the scavenger hunt," Aphrodite said sipping her coffee.
"We saw you in the Old Navy window, I must say it was funny," Demeter replied.
"And Hailey love you too," Luke said smiling.
"You told Uncle Luke you loved him?" Ryan asked spitting orange juice all over Hades.
"In that niece loves her Uncle way," Hailey replied handing Hades a napkin. A half hour later Jason was sitting in his car waiting for Hannah. She and Nikki walked outside.
"Everything changes now," Nikki said.
"Everything would've changed anyway, last night did that," Hannah replied.
"I blame you," Nikki said.
"Tell me how the view is from the lunch spot," Hannah said.
"If we sit there," Nikki said.
"You will sit there, we won the scavenger hunt," Hannah replied.
"Wherever we sit that will be the lunch spot," Nikki said, a tear slipping down her cheek.
"Take care of the girls," Hannah said. "And don't forget," she added placing a picture in Nikki's hand. It was of the four of them in the car, just after they scored John's boxers.
"Never," Nikki replied hugging Hannah. Hannah walked over to the car and waved goodbye.
Nikki walked inside and saw that the others moved outside to assess the damage to the yard. She continued up the stairs and to her bedroom. There was a post it on her door.
A knob with a lock. Love, Mom and Dad
She smiled and walked inside. Nikki looked around and a glint of something caught her eye. She walked over to the window and climbed out. On the fort there hung a crooked crown. Nikki reached over and grabbed it, but another hand reached out and took hold of it too.
"I think is yours," John said placing the crown on her head. "Not Hannah's."
"Where did you find this?" Nikki asked.
"In the middle of the street near Union and Grant," John replied pulling her low to the ground. "Before the see us," he whispered. He leaned forward and captured her lips with his. She melted into him and kissed him back, knocking them onto the floor of the fort.
Naturally Nikki told Hannah all about the kiss and high school. And as for Megan and Lindsey…well a deal's a deal they ate at the dumpsters.
