OH MY FRIGGIN MARSHMALLOWS! OVER A HUNDRED REVIEWS AND FOLLOWS! Holy shit. (that's how amazed I am). Wow. Ohmigod. Wow. Wow.

In case all of you haven't figured it out, this is MY FIRST STORY TO REACH OVER ONE HUNDRED REVIEWS! I know that's not a big deal for most of you. Most of you guys have probably passed the hundred mile mark a bajillion and one times. But this is definitely my first. So, I just want to say, thank you for the support :D You all are so friggin amazing.

Okay, time to stop gushing! Annnyyway, this chapter is long overdue. I think I probably lost my touch. Still, hope you enjoy just as much as the other chapters :)

"OPEN THE DOOR!" Nico screamed, pounding on the glass.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"Percy yelled, trying not to show how annoyed he was. What was wrong with that boy, anyway? I mean, I know he has a crush on me, but he doesn't have to fake an emergency just to see me, Percy thought as he unlocked the back door.

"Um, who's that?" Amanda asked, looking suspiciously at Nico. Percy didn't blame her. After all, it wasn't everyday you saw a dude dressed in all black with chain link bracelets and a skull tattoo knocking on your back door. Come to think of it, Nico actually looked pretty shady.

"I'll bet he's a serial killer!" Esperanza exclaimed excitedly. Everyone's eyes widened and turned to Leo, who held up his hands in response. Being parents for a while had turned them all slightly overprotective.

"Dude," Travis said, putting an arm around Leo, "It's okay. You can tell me. We all feel random urges to watch shows filled with lots of violence and drugs and alcohol and other things I won't even get into."

"I swear," Leo said shakily, "I didn't watch anything!"

"Leo," Jason said, looking him straight in the eye with his signature creepy I know what you're lying gaze, "It's okay."

"Yeah," Frank chimed in, "Once I was watching Criminal Minds and Sam came in the room. But I got over it. No big deal."

"But I never-" Leo started.

Percy felt like this would be the perfect moment to demonstrate to the others that he was the best man babysitter. "Of course," he said, "That's never happened to me. I never watch anything rated above G." It certainly felt selfish and conceited to be bragging about his awesomeness in front of his friends, but it also felt good. Leo and Travis stared at him for a full five seconds without saying anything. That was probably some sort of record for them.

Frank finally spoke up. "Um, what do you watch? Dora?" Everyone snickered, including Jason who was supposedly Mr. Nice Guy. Huh, thought Percy, so much for being nice, Jase.

"Hahaha, how very, very funny Frank, Percy said dryly, "I actually-" Just as he was about to defend the fact that he had a collector's edition pack of the first thirty episodes of Dora on DVD, a deafening scream shook the house. Eyes widened. Everyone on edge. No talking. Time to panic.

"THAT CREEPY GOTH GUY VANISHED!" Lucy exclaimed, pointing to right where Nico was. Percy had to admit, he'd forgotten about Nico. Sighing, he turned to Lucille.

"He probably shadow traveled or something," Travis replied, patting her shoulder as reassurance.

"Yeah," Leo agreed, "He does this weird thing where he, like, vanishes. He's such a creepo." Scratch, scratch. That was definitely weird.

Jason nodded in agreement. "I mean, I don't want to say anything bad about your brother in law, Frank, but he is kind of creepy." Scccccreee! The sound was just starting to become just a bit north of CREEPY. Percy felt a tickle run up his spine. Was he the only one noticing the weird noises? Stay calm, he thought, It's just a stupid noise.

"It's okay," Frank said, nodding his head, "I'm scared of my own brother in law. Not that I really see him that much. He kind of just slinks by every now and then." SCCCCCCCCCREEE! Now Percy was certain that he wasn't the only one freaked out because everyone's eyes were practically out of their sockets. Except Esperanza, of course, who was using a plastic knife to chisel something into the kitchen table. Annabeth wouldn't be happy.

"It's coming from there," Frank whispered, pointing to the cabinet underneath the sink.

"He's a serial killer!" Travis whispered.

"It's a rapist!" Leo hissed.

"What's a rape?" Sam asked.

"It's rap with an e," Travis replied, eyes still focused on the cabinet. Come to think of it, why were they so afraid of it? It wasn't like anything had gotten in or out except Nico. In fact, chances were that that thing inside the cabinet was most definitely Nico (how he managed to fit in the cabinet was still a mystery to Percy). There was nothing to be afraid of. There was just a scrawny emo kid hiding behind that cabinet door.

"…Or maybe it's KESHA!" Frank whispered loudly, looking extremely alarmed at the possibility of Kesha hiding underneath the Jackson's sink. Judging by their facial expression, everyone else felt more or less the same, too, except Leo who looked kind of offended. Percy sighed. They were so stupid. This was why he was the best babysitter/parent.

"It's not Kesha," Percy announced taking a few steps closer to the cabinet, "It's not, like, a serial killer either. Or a rapist." Pause for dramatic effect, Percy thought, watching everyone lean forward, trying to see where Percy was going with all of this.

In one quick movement, Percy thrust the door open, and a mass of skin, bones, black, and spikes spilled out of the cabinet. Nico cast everyone in the room a sour glance, as they gawked at him. Then, he picked himself up off the floor, dusted off his black jeans, and hoisted himself up onto the counter.

Silence.

"Ohmigod, we're wearing the same jeans!"

"What?" Nico asked coldly, turning his attention to Amanda. Percy caught Travis facepalming.

"Me and you! We both have, like, the same black jeans on! That's so cool," Mandie exclaimed excitedly. Nico, on the other hand, looked like he had just swallowed a cockroach.

"That is not cool," Nico said sullenly, snatching a banana from the fruitbowl beside him. Percy was pretty sure the banana had gone bad, because the entire peel was freckled with dark black spots, so it looked like some mutant Dalmation. Nico ate it anyway.

"Um, do you want, like, a, um, yellow one?" Percy offered pointing to a ripe bunch of bananas, which, compared to the diseased banana Nico was eating, looked like a ray of sunshine.

Nico glanced at the bananas and shuddered. "Color," he said distastefully. Percy took that as a no.

Nico chomped on his banana. Everyone stared. Every once in a while, someone would clear their throat, but other than that, no sound was heard. Finally, Percy couldn't take the silence any longer, and said, "Kids, this is Nico. Nico, these are all our, um, kids."

A few of the kids gave half hearted little waves or said 'hi' or 'hey' but no one made a move to actually introduce themselves. After scrutinizing the kids for a few seconds, Nico stroked his invisible beard and muttered, "Interesting, interesting." Percy shivered invouluntarily. He knew better, but he felt like Nico was going to cook them up into some sort of stew. Maybe it was some emo/goth thing.

"So," Frank said, clearing his throat, "Why did you, um, come over anyway?"

Nico turned over to Frank. "Oh!" he said, a little bit of enthusiasm in his voice, "We bought a dog!"

"We?" Percy asked.

"Me and my boyfriend," Nico replied.

"Ummmm…?" Lucy asked, her face demanding an explanation.

"I'm gay. Deal with it," Nico shot back, not missing a beat. Percy smiled. Just like Nico.

"Oh. That's cool."

"What's gay?" asked Esperanza, setting her water gun on the table.

"It means if you're a girl you like girls and if you're a guy you like guys," Leo explained, then turned to Nico, "But wait, dude, I don't get it. What were you running away from?"

"My dog, Sherlock," Nico said exasperatedly, rolling his eyes.

"Don't be getting smart with me, boy," Leo snapped, "My wife would cut you for messing with me."

"I am so frickin' confused," Amanda said, pounding her head on the table, "So, you and your boyfriend get a dog-"

"It's a black dog," Nico said proudly.

"Okay. Cool. So, you and your boyfriend get a black dog and then-"

"He also has a spiked flea collar."

"UGH! Okay, so you and your boyfriend get a black dog with a spiked flea collar and then you run away from him? What? Was your dog, like, rabid?"

"Oh! About that," Nico said, "So, I was just minding my own business, cooking a crown roast-"

"Seriously? Crown roast?" Jason asked.

"I like to eat in style," Nico sniffed. "Anyway, so I was taking it out of the oven and I was going to the table when this dog peed on the floor and I slipped and fell and my crown roast went splat on the floor."

"Well, I was MAD! So I made the dog go outside because that's what Jacob told me you do when dogs are bad. Like, you have to discipline them or whatever. So, I went back in, minded my own business, took a walk in the graveyard, watched TV, blah blah blah."

"Then, at four, I went out to water my rock garden. Except I didn't realize the dog was out there, and that dog must've wanted, like, revenge or something, because the next thing I knew, he was chasing me all around the yard! I was like, Ohmigod, what the heck am I supposed to do with a frickin' dog chasing me?! So I ran fast. I think I busted a lung. I cut across so many people's lawns, and I'm pretty sure I killed at least seven garden gnomes. Then I ended up at your house."

Percy breathed in through his nose. "Do you even know how to take care of a dog?" he asked.

"Noooo," Nico answered, picking up another diseased banana.

"Wait, do you even know your dog's name?" Jason asked.

"No?"

"Hey, did you know that dog is god spelled backwards?"

"Shut up Leo."

Percy smirked. He glanced at Jason, who was also smiling. So was everyone else. Smiles all the way around. Even on the kid's faces. Finally, even Nico cracked a smile. Well, whatever you would call a crooked I-watch-you-sleep sort of smile. They were just one big unrelated family smiling like idiots.

"Well," Travis said, "I don't know about all of you, but I'm starving. I'm going to order Chinese food!"

Percy's stomach let out an involuntary growl. He could feel the hunger sneaking up on him. Chinese food had never sounded better.

And that's the chapter for all of you guys! I know, I know, I probably lost my touch :/ It's okay, I'll try to get better:)

NEXT CHAPTER: YOU PICK- JASPER OR LEYNA! You guys decide:) I'm gonna go by popular vote.

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