Marcus's POV

Dear god please let me get through this. I look to see the two deadest guys in the planet grinning down on me. They are going to pay of it's the last thing I do. Though in all honesty it will probably when they do their tasks, I'll do exactly what they're doing to me. This is basically anything but helpful.

I sucked in a deep breath and closed my eyes. And for good measure took five more. Just to be on the safes side. I don't think anyone would be best pleased if I didn't do this and Lucy stayed a kitten. But I have to admit being around Lucy when she can't say anything back is a hell of a lot easier then when you can. That girl is just so damn opinionated.

I let my 6ix breaths of air out quickly and grabbed a small box from my pocket. And slowly bent down onto one knee. I couldn't help it my brothers were making me so damn nervous that I actually was starting to shake.

"Ashley" jeez here it goes "uh" Oh good god I have completely forgotten the duded (yes dudes) last name, I looked at my brothers for some help but there grins just got bigger once they realized what was going on. I would have just gone with saying "Ashley" but I know Aunt Hyacinth would have given me a clip round the ears for it.

"Lying in my bed I hear the clock-"bugger what was this national embarrass Marcus day. I quickly grabbed my phone, god my brothers are gonna give me hell for this tonight. I looked at my phone someone had sent me a text. I looked up and said quickly "UH- one minute" I didn't want to be rude and leave the poor guy hanging. I quickly looked at my phone to read the word:

BANKS

Oh thank whoever sent that text. I looked around to see who texted it, it couldn't have been any of my brothers. There all laughing too hard. And neither Dad, mum or Hyacinth have phones. That could only leave Kieran and Solange neither of which knew the guys first name. Who the hell could it have been? The number didn't match any of my contacts so that also leaves out Isabeau and anyone else I knew.

Oh damn I must have zoned out Ashley's still waiting. "Ashley Banks-"

Nicholas's POV

Me, Sebastian, Logan Duncan were all pretty much crying with laughter once Marcus finally worked out the poor guys last name. And mum was pretty close to as well. God I hope Lucy knows how much we all love her. "Ashley Banks" Marcus said in a slightly strangled voice. "I've loved you from the moment I met you please do the honour of becoming my bride- uh I mean groom" OH-GOD Marcus just had to propose to the guy, not admit his un-dying love. I really cannot wait to go to that wedding.

"Yes" Ashley said.

WHAT THE HELL?

"What?" pretty much every Drake family member said in unison. Marcus being slightly louder than the rest of us.

"Yes" Ashley said reaching for the box. Aw hell, Marcus is not going to live this down.

"Gah" Marcus gagged as Ashley tried to take his hand, he promptly dropped the box and legged it to the car speeding. Damn it there goes my ride.

"Wait" Ashley yelled running up the road after him.

"WOW" Quinn said laughing hysterically.

"I know" Connor said trying his catch his breath. Nobody else could talk they were all laughing so hard. Isn't wasn't so much the face Ashley had said yes, for all we knew this could be the pheromones, it was more Marcus's face once he'd said it. I would not be surprised if Marcus didn't leave his room for a week. First he had to deal with Connor and Quinn stirring the whole thing up. Then we discovered he's a secret Ashley Tisdale fan. I knew there was a particular reason he dragged Lucy and Solange to see it. I had just thought it was because of Zac Effron. Even though he had insisted it was an experiment for Uncle Geoffrey to see the reactions of the crowd. And finally he has the shock of Ashley actually saying yes to his proposal. He's gone through all that and it's not even four o'clock yet.

"Ah dear" mum said wiping her tears from her eyes "come on girls we've got somewhere to be" she said leading Solange and Isabeau away. Before any of us could react they were gone.

"What in god's name are they up to?" Dad muttered.

"Beats me" Logan said darkly. We had all rather hoped that we would be able to force that information out of Solange but the girl would just not budge. Not even with threats to keep Lucy a kitten, but as soon as the threat left my lips I worked out that that would never happen seeing as I'm her boyfriend and the rest of us are basically as over (or in our opinion "perfectly justifiably") protective of her as we are Solange.

"Well then" a defeated looking Dad said miserably "I guess we should just go home" he said heading to where we parked the car.

"Uh-Dad" Duncan said quietly.

"What is it Duncan?" Dad asked.

"Marcus took the car" he said quietly.

"That's cool we'll just have to squeeze into mum's" Quinn said merrily still running high from his night/morning of embarrassing Marcus. He walked off into the over direction.

Every Drake brother (minus Marcus) (but including Liam

GROAN, MOAN and then walking home having listening to Quinn and Connor over who had the better acting skills. Mum, Solange and Isabeau had taken the car. Jeez, we might be vampires but that doesn't mean were thrilled at the prospect of having to walk home just before dawn, it's been a long night.