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The blazing glow of the sun, shined down on a certain house a day in July. The 27th, to be exact. You walk through the cobalt blue painted door and enter a warm looking living room. Carefully walking on the wooden floor, you see three jade colored couches with neatly placed pillows placed on their seats. Don’t move this pillows if you like your head. In the center of the room is a mahogany fireplace. Since no witches or wizards live in the area, it would be preferred for people to arrive by the floo network, which has been set up for the day.

To the right, you will turn to see a hall way or a swinging door that leads to the kitchen. Venturing into the swinging door, you find yourself in the kitchen. It was a pretty simple kitchen, nothing too fancy. But it was big enough to fit at least fifteen people. The island that sat in the middle of the kitchen always had a fresh bowl of fruit sitting for anybody to grab. Four stools sat near the island for people to sit at. On the other side of the kitchen sat a long rectangle oak table. Dinner was always eaten at the table. No matter what. It was tradition to eat at the table.

In the far right corner, a set of steps leading down will take you to the basement. Unlike other basements, this one is cozy, and where the family likes to spend their time relaxing.

You walk out of the kitchen and head down the hallway and find a flight of stairs. You walk up them and find yourself facing four doors. The one on the near right is a bathroom, and everybody knows what a bathroom looks like so you go for the door on the left. Upon entering you see a couple of bunk beds pushed against the walls, which were painted a baby blue color. This room used to belong to Sam’s dad, but it will do as the girl’s room for now.

Exciting that room, you walk further up the hall and see a door on the left with a sign that says, “Do not enter please!” This is Penelope’s room who is on vacation in Ireland. She doesn’t want anybody in her room. But the door on the right is wide open for the boys. You enter this room and see floating (not literally) bunk beds. This room used to belong to Sam’s uncle, so it has a manly vibe. The walls were painted a neutral gray with wooden floors. There should be enough floating bunks for every boy, but if not there are extra sleeping bags in the closet.

Leaving the boys bedroom, you see a flight of that lead up. These take you to the master bedroom, where Sam’s grandparent’s sleep. Next to the flight of stairs that lead, almost hidden next to the steps, is a door that leads to the balcony. From the balcony a clear view of the beach is seen, which is exactly five minutes away.

Character List:

MUSTANG SALLY:
Dionysios Edwards Age: 64
Samantha Edwards Age: 17
Danny Edwards Age: 9
Ethan & Breanna Edwards Age: 3

D.A Forever:
Conner Mae Age: 20
Savannah Mae Age: 18
Kaitlynnh Mae Age: 11
Julian Mae Age: 11
Monique Lombardi-Russo Age: 10

Kaos.Doodles:
Alexis Chosen Age: 17
Miguel Ulysses Age: 18
Carter Lombardi-Russo Age: 13
Legend Chosen Age: 10
Tobias Mae Age: 3

Phoenix 8390:
Dustin Phoenix Age: 18
Rocco Moon Age: 18
Leah Moon Age: 11
Jae Maguire Age: 11


Loki:
Frederic Krum Age: 18
Matias Sulo Age: 11
Melania Sulo Age: 18
Dominic Sulo Age: 4

Monkey Princess:
Ariana Castior Age: 19
William Cullack Age: 12

Samia:
Sarah Corner Age: 17

Miss Lissy Lou:
Cale Newell Age: 18

Anna Banana:
Anna Greingoth Age: 17

Potter101:
Jordan Paige Age: 20
Reed Kaisen Age: 15

tex:
Curtis Diggory Age: 19
Cyrus Andrus Age: 11

The Old Toad:
Gemma Jewels Age: 18

PhoenixRising
Amelia Rose Age: 20
Aaron Rose Age: 10

Dionysios was content as he walked into the kitchen. He poured himself a cup of coffee and relaxed on one of the bar stools. It was reaching ten o'clock in the morning, so Samantha's friends should be arriving any time now. He was blissful that his grandchildren were all staying the summer with him. The older man felt like he rarely ever saw them. This was going to be a summer he will never forget, even if his wife wasn't going to be here to experience it. Somebody had to go to Ireland with their daughter.

Danny took timid steps down from the second floor. Stairs always made him nervous he was going to trip and this place had a million stairs! Ok only 3 stair cases, but still. Upon taking the last step, the small boy smiled triumphantly.

A soft meow came down by his feet, and he looked down as Jersey began rubbing her head on his leg. Danny's smile grew bigger and he bent down to pet Sammy's calico. He about jumped a foot in the air as a loud frustrated growl came from upstairs, followed by two high pitched giggles. As quick as a quidditch seeker, the nine year old swiftly picked the cat up as two three year olds came running past. They were carrying something that Danny wasn't able to distinguish before they disappeared into the living room. And so the day begins.

Where the heck was it? She couldn't have left it home, she had it last night! Of course Sam just had to lose her wand right before everybody arrived. Letting out an aggravated growl, she threw her clothes back in her trunk, where she had been a few moments before looking though. Then she heard it. A set of mischievous giggles.

"Breanna! Ethan! You two better not have my wand!" she shouted, then ran out of the room. Taking the steps two at a time downwards, she found Danny holding her cat. He spoiled that creature...

Back to the problem at hand! Looking down at her little brother, she said through gritted teeth, "Which way did they go?" She watched as color flew to his cheeks and he slowly pointed toward the living room. Giving him a quick thanks, she rushed into the living room to find the twins trying to hide behind the couch. Their giggles gave them away. "Hand over the wand and nobody gets hurt." she said, eyeing the two of them dangerously. Yeah they were only three year olds but come on now!

Ethan couldn't help but giggle harder as an angry Sammy came into the room demanding her wand. "What wand Sammy? Did you lose it?" the three year old let out another giggle as his twin passed over the stolen wand behind their backs.

Upon hearing a commotion in the living room, Dion placed his mug in the sink and pushed the swinging door open to see Samantha looking livid at her younger siblings. Didn't take much to irritate the older teen. This made the grandfather chuckle. "What goes on kids?"

Breanna was very much amused. An angry Sammy was just as funny as making Jersey take a bath. When the swinging door opened, the three year old jumped to her feet. "Bapi! Sammy is scaring me!" she said and clinged to his leg, trying not to giggle.

Sam scowled as Breanna tried playing the "scared card." "Dude! They stole my wand!" she said and folded her arms over her chest. She was still fuming as Bapi began asking for the wand back. Ethan was the one to bounce up and hand over the wand. He then proceeded to give her the puppy dog eyes asking for forgiveness. Brat. he knew she would cave.

"Thank you Eth." she said and ran her hand through his sandy brown hair. He gave her a wide smile and clapped his hands excitedly. "People should be arriving soon, so you and Bre stay away from the fire place ok?" she said with a light smile. Now just have to wait for people to arrive.

Finally, they had arrived. This was the right house, right? Oh it better be. Before Legend had to use the bathroom. Again. That kid had a bladder the size of a pea, Conner was absolutely sure of this. That was okay though, it didn't ruin any fun of the road trip. Two and a half days, and now here they were pulling up in the driveway to their cousins' grandparents on their father's side, in Athens, Greece. Pulling up in a yellow mini school bus. The same one, apparently, his father drove them in a few summers ago to Alexis' house.

Driving had been Conner's brilliant idea, he thought it would be different from the usual methods of traveling. Now, they wouldn't bypass everything any normal tourist would be disappinted to miss. Nope, Conner had done his homework on the laws as well as the way to Greece and impressed, uncle Bear had let them borrow the bus. Because any car or truck or van would not do with their large group. They had stopped countless times to eat, stretch and for bathroom breaks; the vehicle got it's rest both nights when they arrived at hotels, too. Though the children still fell asleep before those points. Though he didn't mention it, Conner hoped the others were enjoying themselves atleast a little bit. "We're here!" He announced, grinning as he opened the bus door. He saw no need to prod them with the rules Savannah had already gone over with them earlier, being respectful, not being too loud, listen to Mr. Edwards, no magic - Ah, best remind them of that part again. They really couldn't afford any accidents of that kind. "Remember guys, no magic. Not even by mistake - Katie, keep your temper in check, got it? This is a muggle neighborhood,"

Kaitlynnh Mae rolled her eyes towards the ceiling of the bus, tossing the strap of her red backpack over her shoulder as she scooted down the little aisle to let her best friend out from the seat between her and the window, she huffed a sigh. "No magic, got it Con." Katie called back sweetly, in her false cheerful tone. Pausing as she went past Legend, she glared at him warningly. Her voice dropped so only he would hear her whisper, "I will hold you responsible for any 'magical mishaps' you provoke." Because if she did unintentionally perform any tricks, it would be his fault. When her twenty-year old brother called again, Kaitlynnh turned her dark eyes towards him and beamed, again, her tone becoming sugar coated. "Coming Conner!" Throwing one more glance to Legend, the girl walked off and grabbed her twin brothers hand in her own, leading the way off the bus and outside into the lovely, fresh summers air.

Although Julian was a little disappointed his and Monique's conversation had to come to a halt since they arrived, he was happy to be able to stretch his legs and move around again. He lost count of the hours they had been driving, but knew it was from before the sun came up; they were able to watch the sunrise. It wasn't too high in the sky now, which had to mean it wasn't past noon yet if that. Where was a clock when you needed one?

Easily, he slipped past a few people, some were making their way off the bus and others were collecting their belongings. Katie's bag was already gone, he noticed, dark brown orbs that matched hers wandered in her direction for a moment. She was talking to Legend, that couldn't be good. Julian shook his head, turning back to dig out his own brown backpack and Monique's purple one, before venturing back towards where she waited with the most delicate smile. She looked nervous. "You don't need to be shy, the others aren't going to shun you anymore than Legend does." The young boy assured her unspoken worries quietly, grinning as she met his gaze with bright eyes.

Monique Zina Lombardi-Russo, you are being ridiculous! The ten year old scolded herself mentally, frowning slightly at both the fact she was yelling at herself in her head, and for her middle name. She did really hate it. Who gave their child the middle name Zina? Then again, there was alot of things she could disagree with that her parents - Andy Russo and Victoria Lombardi, - did. For instance, their splitting up was at the very top of the list. Immediately, the little latin girl shook this out of her head. She was on a vacation with her brother, best friends and their older siblings and friends. Ariel was with Kaitlynnh and Julian's little sisters, Lydia and Lissy and little brother Gabriel too. So there would be no coming home to hear 'Mon! Spencer did this-' or 'Mon! Sebastian did that-' or 'Mon! I had a nightmare about Mallory again, she was just like that evil step-mother in that one muggle movie-'

No. Monique was here to have fun. No school, no parents, no demonic step-brothers or spoiled little half-siblings to deal with. And, she was going to meet Legend and Katie's other wizarding friends. Without knowing, she must have looked hesitant because Julian was now trying to make her feel better. It worked, she gave him a feeble smile; even though she knew it wasn't possible, sometimes it felt like he could tell what she was thinking. Not just Julian, but everyone. Despite her nerves, Monique laughed. That would be a relief, Legend didn't have any problems with her so hopefully the others wouldn't either. "Carter, I'm going to follow Julian and Katie." She told him, brushing one of the dark strands from infront of her face as she quickly followed beside Juls, whom her best friend had a good grasp on.

Savannah was settled in the seat opposite from the one behind the drivers seat, since she couldn't sit in the front seat across from Conner with a little one on her lap. Sitting sideways, her legs outstretched on the seat, the young woman had her three year old nephew resting against her chest, his little feet barely reached past her knees. Her arms were wrapped around his little body, holding a book between their arms. For the past twenty minutes or so she had been trying to read him a common wizarding childrens story, Beedle the Bard. Needless anyone be reminded, because little Tobias had made it pretty clear to everyone on the bus, he was not a happy camper this morning. He was grumpy, after falling asleep late last night caused from a late afternoon nap that day, and had been woken up far too early for his liking. Upon arrival and Conner announcing their arrival, Savannah closed the book and set it against the back of the seat, between that and her leg.

The others were working on getting their stuff and darting from the bus, it was rather crowded to try moving around with so many kids and even young adults already standing. Savannah decided to wait a moment, stroking the short dark hair against Tobias' forehead. She said softly, "Remember, biting isn't nice. We use our words, okay?" She could only hope he would listen this time.

Once most of the kids were out of the way, the eighteen year old pushed herself up more, having been leaning her back against the window. She scooped Tobey up while telling him, "We gotta get up now." Vannah set him on his feet infront of her, stretching her stiffened limbs out abit as she went towards the back to grab her own bags, and Tobeys. Where are they? the thought crossed her mind while ocean blue eyes searched, hearing Conner not too far behind her she turned. Of course, he had them. She moved back to the front, slipping her tan messenger bag over her shoulder and her grabbed the other bag strap afterward. "Thanks."

Somehow, and it shouldn't have been a surprise because this was Savannah after all, she managed to lose her footing as she stepped down one of the TWO steps in the bus. It was the last step; whether she tripped, or simply slipped she had no idea nor did she care to know how it happened, but Conner had been behind her along with Tobey and caught her under the arms before she could hit the ground. She sighed, being pulled safely to her feet again. A murmur of "I hate these steps," could be heard if you were close enough, or good at reading lips. It wasn't hard to put together, really. This was NOT the first time she tripped on these exact stairs. Infact, it was every single time.

Conner shook his head, only letting go of Savannah when she was steadily on her feet. She hadn't changed at all, and yes part of him was convinced she would have after all these years."What are we going to do with you, Savs?" He asked, picking up Tobey's bag and helped him down to his aunt he so cleverly named Vammy.

"Why do we have to drive? I hate cars." William whined pathetically as he sat there, arms crossed with a pout on his lips. It had been Ari's idea to take her car, but William didn't care. He hated all things that could hurt him. Ziella however was having a blast; her head stuck out over the side, ears flapping in the wind as they drove down the highway. She had been awesome since they left school, learning even more cooler tricks than before. She didn't even seem to notice half her tail missing, and for that William was glad. Just the thought of the Severing Charm being used on her gave him nightmares for a few days, seeing her sad face when he tried to calm her down.

Now though it didn't seem to bother her and she barked happily at a bird and William took a better hold on her leash, just in case. "I mean flo powder is so much more cooler you know? Green flames that don't hurt you, it's instantaneous!" he exclaimed, shouting a bit over the wind. "Just because you've been too busy to drive this thing all year doesn't mean I have to be in it." He grumbled turning to look at her.

"Willieboy, stop please." Ari groaned, closing her eyes in exasperation. Ever since she had come back home to see her mom she had had to listen to him complain. Little did he know she mused, shaking her head and smiling as her hair whipped around her. Her green eyes shone brightly as she revved the engine, laughter escaping from her lips as she slowed down, truly enjoying the miserable look on his face. "Well, think of this as punishment. You should know not to talk bad about professors. It's just lucky I wasn't there when it happened or you'd look like a canary now." she replied, turning to look at him. She sighed, a small grin on her face. "But other than that you loved Hogwarts, don't tell me otherwise. Look at Graziella, you've taken excellent care of her." she added, grinning over at him before slowing down a bit more.

The sky was a glorious blue, no clouds in sight and she grinned even more. Wearing the blue windbreaker Jaoni had given her before he left for Egypt she undid the zipper a bit, her blue shirt poking out. Wearing muggle clothes was beginning to become second nature now for her, of course she missed her robes but hey she figured she could forget she was a witch who worked with dangerous creatures for awhile and just have fun. That meant torturing Will.

Putting his arm on the door he turned his head, mock glaring at her. "Hey, was it MY fault he hates me? No." he said in a slightly hurt voice. "And besides I did well after words right?" He said, not mentioning what he had learned. He didn't need her worrying about him all summer. Ziella poked her head back in, laying on the backseat and falling asleep. He had to admit the scenery around them was nice.

Suddenly over the next bend he saw a house. Pointing he said, "Is that it?" in an awed voice, his excitement at seeing his friend palpable. Sitting up a bit more straighter he tried to see if he could see anyone outside yet, but he couldn't. Sitting back down he took out a chocolate frog and popped it in his mouth, chewing quietly.

Scanning the area around her she took out the map she had drawn herself looking at it and nodding. "That's it. Nice place eh?" she asked, grinning again as she pulled into the driveway seeing the bus she knew had held Vannahs' crew. Turning the red sports car off she turned to look at him, the speech on the tip of her tongue. "Okay, no magic, got it? No 'no-wet-start fire works, none of that WWW stuff, nothing you got me? We're guests in this house so act like a gentleman." she said, her green eyes sparkling with mirth as she looked at him, his blue eyes going lighter. "And be nice to Katie, no telling her lies about the school." she added with a grin and a wink as she opened her door and got out, stretching. It had been a long journey.

William nodded, crossing his heart, "Got it Ari." he said, jumping out of the car and closing the door before patting his thigh. Ziella got out, moving to stand beside him, looking up. He tossed her a treat and patted her head before glancing around and whistling. "Nice place." he said in awe again. He stretched and was totally glad to be out of that metal thing. Seriously it gave him the creeps. Looking around for something to do already he glanced down at Zie and grinned. "Well, let's go Ari." he said, before walking over to the house, his eyes roaming wildly.

Mel was the only one up in the house. She had been up for at least two hours now. As she looks up to see what time it was, the clock was showing ten. A smile spread across her face. This day had been circled in the calendar for quite a while and finally it has arrived. Mel was overexcited on the fact that she was able to go on a trip to meet her friends. Even though she didn't went to the same school as they all did and that lately she was so much into the model thingy she had started a year earlier she still wanted to go there so bad. Plus Greece was a so beautiful country that she wouldn't have passed on the occasion to go there. Nope, nobody would have stopped her. The only sad things is that she had to take care of her two little brother which was a bit annoying but she was used to this by now. Her father was away meeting a client and her mother had to leave early for works.

Even if he was looking forward for this little trip and was ready to meet his buddies, well maybe Katie was the exception. Mat wasn't up until 10:15. He was basically not a morning guy but when it was school day it was the painful exception for him to get up earlier. This time was more his normal time. As soon as his feet touch the floor he bounced his way toward his wardrobe and literally bounced in his clothes. Like a true boy it only took him thirty seconds max to get dress. The clock didn't have time to turn 10:16 and he was already out of his room and running toward Dom's room.

Bursting inside the room and quickly closing the door behind him he didn’t want Mel to know he was up. This was way funnier to pretend otherwise. She was the one officially in charge but this didn’t mean he couldn’t have some fun either. As he turned around to face Dom’s bed, he was expecting to see his little brother still in bed but it wasn’t the case. Dom was already on the floor playing with his toys. He didn’t even react when Mat entered the room like it was something he was expecting. It seems that he didn’t have much to do here.

Dom was in a good mood that day; it wasn’t much hard to be like that since he was playing with his car toys. His mother had waked him up before going to work and he was waiting for either his brother or sister to show up so they could finally leave. Not looking up as he noticed the door of his room open he knew immediately who it was. Only one person could enter the way he did. He was more expecting Mel to show up instead of Mat but at least one had showed up.

Letting himself fall down next to Dom, he put his head on his hands waiting for his brother to finish playing. His stomach was starting to growl and he wanted to go in the kitchen fast. Maybe if he was lucky enough he could eat a chocolate frog or two… or even more…

Finally deciding that this quiet moment was more than enough, he look up at Mat and let go of his toys, “Can we go now?...” A grinned appears on his face as he felt himself lift up from the floor and rushed toward the kitchen.

Deciding it was the time to pack up and get the boys ready to leave, Mel walk first toward her room. Two black and pink luggages were already packed. To tell the truth she had been ready from a week and she got teased for it but she didn't mind. It was better to be over prepared. She opens them to scan if nothing were missing, just in case. It took her fives minutes to verified her effect. As she closed then up, she dragged them with her toward the living room. She then noticed that two other luggages were already there. Well it was more like one suitcase and one bag. If she could have Mat carried is own suitcase she could easily take Dom's bag and have him in her arms. It was a good thing that she wasn't apparating and was using the floo network instead. She couldn't figure out how she would have done it otherwise.

About to walk toward the kitchen to prepare a little breakfast, she heard some noise coming from there. Was it possible that the boys had finally woke up and went make their own breakfast!?! This was a big stretch for what she was used to be the slim possibility was still there. Pushing gently the kitchen door with the tip of her finger, she saw Mat sitting on one chair his head almost in a cereal box and Dom was sitting on the table eating few bits of cereal spread across the surface that had fallen from the box. She sighed of exasperation the seconds she saw that. Boys will be boys.

Out of the two boys Dom was the only one to have a somewhat reactions to Mel’s. Waving childishly to her a grinned appears on his face as he pop a piece of cereal inside is mouth. Those were good one not those bad ones that was making him feel wrong after eating them. Deciding he have eaten enough and that they had waste loads of time, Dom tried to step down the table but it wasn’t as easy as he was hoping and using a chair nearby, he stumble down. “Are wesh leaving… now?” Stamping his left foot on the floor he could sense his brother had already thrown the cereal box in the trash and was scooping him on his back.

Rolling her eyes as she watches Mat carrying Dom on his back, Mel couldn’t help her smile growing. They were both running toward the living room. Well at least she didn’t have to argue with them that they should be going like now. She did make a small stop toward the fridge in order to pack two bottle of apple juice. She knew oh to well that Dom would be demanding one soon so she rather have it on her. Running behind them she noticed that her brothers had already left and that only her luggages were in the living room. “BOYS!!!!” Not wasting any time of yelling at an empty room, she rushed toward the fireplace and woosh she was gone.

Fred was pretty much unaware of everything that had been happening during the trip. He was still dreaming about where he could be, or to be honest nightmare about the fact that he had no clue where the future were for him. The only fact that he was there in a bus full of people he didn’t knew or simply tolerate, with one exception was proving him that the future had a plan for him no matter if he was ready for it or not. It was still strange to him that he had agreed to travel in a bus but since he had no idea where the place was he couldn't refuse the invitation. The only good things about his trip are that he had a sit entirely for him and nobody else. From the time he had step him he could hear the chaos all around him but in a way this was soothing him. He wasn’t bother by it and at some points his eyes had closed and the only open up as he felt the bus stop.

So there they were. A mix feeling was brought back to him and a certain uneasy wash through him. Why did he accept the invitation in the first place. 'Oh yes because I'm an idiot.' Not moving from where he was, he waited until the last person had step down. It was pretty much the only way he would feel somewhat comfortable, if it was even possible.

Curtis Diggory was graduated, and he still couldn’t believe how weird it felt. Professional Quidditch practice started for him in a few short months, so he had these next few, SHORT, months to enjoy with his closest friends. Life was good. He looked at his watch, noticing that it was time for him to leave by Floo Network. Teal Andrus had contacted him a week ago saying he’d send Cy off at 10:20, Greece time. And he demanded strongly suggested that Curt leave at the time to to make sure Cy got there ok.

Waving goodbye to his parents, Curtis stepped into the fireplace and threw down the floo powder. The green flames ignited and off he went. He was used to travel like this, and before he knew it he was standing in the fireplace of a completely foreign home. He sorted through familiar faces for a bit until his eyes set on his fiancé. He grinned slightly and ran over to her, giving her a quick peck on the cheek. “Long time no see.” He said jokingly with a wink. “This place is great!” He said, looking around. This was going to be a great summer. A great summer indeed.

The flames behind ignited again, and out dropped an 11 year old boy, looking half way angry and half way lost. “Cy made it here safely, thank merlin.” Curt said with a big sigh, he needed to owl Teal as soon as possible.


Cyrus had actually managed to land on his feet, pretty impressive for a person inexperienced with Floo Powder. His mother or Teal, ahem NOT dad, would usually transport him through apparition. His mischievous dark eyes eyed the room and he bounded out of the fireplace, VERY ready to get it all going. All the strange people didn’t worry him, and idea after idea popped into his mind. Curt wasn’t going to like these idea’s.

Teal’s annoying house elf had tried to feed him oatmeal before he left, and Cy really hated oatmeal, so he ended up feeding it to the kneazle. So he was starting to feel hungry; Kitchen was first on his to do list. The short 11 year old wandered around the house for awhile before he finally found his destination. THERE WAS MATIAS!! Cy had met him last year in Hawaii, he was a cool enough dude, for sure. “MAT! What’s up mate?” Cy basically floated over to his fellow incoming first year and slapped him on the back. “That floo powder stuff is wakka! I think I saw the Queen of England drinking tea in front of her fireplace.” It was probably some old, random lady that Cy saw. But his imagination OFTEN got ahold of him.

Grabbing a bit of floo powder in her right hand, Anna Greingoth quickly stepped into the fireplace. After speaking the words that would take her to Greece---to hang out with her friends, of course---Anna vanished within seconds. In no time at all, she reappeared, this time in a different fireplace---in a different country entirely. Smoothing out her already smooth skirt, Anna smiled and walked into what had to be the living room. Taking a moment to appreciate its beauty, Anna stood still and simply glanced around. She could already tell that she'd end up loving the place! The only thing really missing was her friends, which she really needed to find. They had to be around here somewhere!

As she walked around and looked at the beautiful home she'd just arrived at, Anna let her mind wander to the upcoming school year. She'd be a seventh year---a seventh year!!! She could hardly believe time had passed so quickly. It seemed like only last year she sat on that stool in front of the Great Hall and got sorted into Gryffindor house. It seemed odd to think about the fact she would be graduating soon. Not only that, she'd just been named Head Girl, an honor she'd always dreamed off. In the meantime, though, where were her friends?

Gem Jewels arrived in a crash. She was new to Apparating, and an eager learner. Perhaps overly eager... Sparks seemed to fly from her body like a sparkler as she appeared, scorching a few blades of grass, and a rather uncomfortable warmth enveloped her entire being. For the first time ever, Gem was somewhat gymnastic as she rolled down the driveway, propelled by the force of her grand entrance, picking up a layer of dust as she did so. When she finally tumbled to a stop, a few rocks were sticking to her skin and she was in a dizzied haze. Giggling madly, she tottered to her feet, the earth colliding with the sky in kaleidoscope colors. "What a trip! Eehehheh. Trip. I tripped. And vacation... Yes," she benevolently hummed, patting down her poofy, black and blonde hair that was woven together in intricate tangles. Gently, Gem scooped her cantaloupe-sized violet toad from the floor and cuddled him into her loving arms, squeezing until his eyes slightly bulged. "Don't you like that? This time I didn't even splinter or anything! You do still have all four feet? All toes? CHECK!" The thin teen's voice was helium-high and slightly squeaky, like a child's, and carried the same innocence and glee as one. After straightening herself out, she proceeded to skip up to the door, rainbow skirts swishing around her ankles, unicorn backpack bouncing energetically against her back.

Aaron had somehow managed to roll into the sparkling clean living room and land in a long sitting position on the wooden floor. For an inexperienced floo network user, he was quite thrilled though by this behavior and hoped though that they had arrived to the right location. His sister had of course made him go first to make sure he said the right words. Greece. Pfft. Hopefully there would be other boys his age cause spending a week or so with his OLDER, mature, and hormonal sister was not his idea of summer vacation. Or maybe just candy would do. Glancing around, his dark green eyes flitted with mischievous delight at the cleanness of the place. This would definitely have to change, he grinned, standing up to brush his blue jeans off and look for someone to prank play with.

Well he had said the location right as he tossed the powder into the fireplace back home and really, Amelia was going to try and not be so overprotective this week. But it would so hard since Aaron was only just turned ten years old. A baby still, practically and if he didn't behave himself in front of some of her old school friends, then she just didn't know what she'd do. Landing perfectly on her feet from the fireplace - she smiled a little to see Aaron was safely in here too. Excellent. But wait . . . "Aaron...Where are you g...?" the redhead started to ask, eyes widening. "Oh bother. Just be safe and remember, we're guests." She reminded him for what had to be like the hundredth time.

Why Andrew and Alex had to play a weekend trip to Scotland was beyond her? And why did it have to be this weekend? Couldn't they see that her taking their younger brother to Greece would be a royal pain? Obviously not because they just LIVED to torture their younger, hormonal sister. Reasons for the new hormones of which she just found out recently, but was equally exhilarated by the idea too. She just wished Tancred would have been able to take off work for even a couple days. Lucky he was supportive though and encouraged her to get away for a bit. Unlucky that she had not even told him yet.

Scanning the room briefly for familiar faces, she beamed though when she saw Savannah and her boyfriend, Curt there. "Vannah!" Mia called, wrapping her arms around the younger girl's neck and then turned and pulled Curt into a group hug too. "Curt! Long time no see! I've missed you both, but Congratulations on graduating ... well, I guess you two actually graduated from Hogwarts, huh?" She snorted lightly, knowing they'd get that since she did not see Hogwarts in her final year.

Alexis leaned her head against the cool window. She was tired. And she was bored. And she did NOT like stopping ever 5 minutes because of Legend's bladder problem. Shifting a little in her seat the seventeen year old could not wait until they reached Greece. Or...wait weren't they already in Greece? She didn't even know. She was that tired.

Through out the whole trip Lex had done nothing but sleep. The reason for this was simply broken down into two parts. Part one; sitting in one place for more than 2 minutes while doing NOTHING made her extremely bored and fidgety so she was better off just closing her eyes and relaxing. And two, because a couple of nights before they had started the bus ride she had tried testing some of her new candy. Needless to say, after testing a small piece she was up almost 3 three days. Hence the reason why normally hyper Alexis, had actually been sleeping. Shocking.

Blinking once then twice as she heard Conner's voice Lex tried to register what he had said. It took her about 3 minutes before her brain finally processed it. THEY WERE HERE! Jumping up out of her seat Alexis grabbed her bag and ran out of the bus. Clearly she was not tired anymore.

She was now ready for anything. They were in Greece and they were freee!! This was their last vacation together before the younger ones went off to Hogwarts. So they HAD to make it count.

Spotting her favorite monkey boy looking....well...miserable (like always), Alexis walked over to him and slipped her hand into his. "Frederic. This is like...our last vacation with the 'midgets'. I command you to enjoy your self, and talk to people. Who aren't only three or four years old." She added, remembering the last time that she had said this he had deiced to talk to toddlers.

Why oh WHY was he here? He would rather be at home picking his nose or doing his hair or....doing something other than spending another pointless summer with his pointless step sister and brother and their pointless friends. Resisting the urge to run his hand threw his hair (he had just combed it about an hour ago after another bathroom break) Miguel continued to kick the seat in front of him.

It was weird. His mom had stopped forcing his to go since last year. He was an adult so she couldn't technically do it anymore anyways. Yet...he was still here. He guessed it was because annoying Alexis's stuck up friends was just fun! And because he got to go all around the world. Yeah......it was the free trip thing.

As Savannah's older brother (he didn't even know the name of this one) told them that they were here Miguel slipped out of his seat and grabbed his bag from the back. Running down the bus steps a small grin appeared as he reached outside. It was nice. Not the house. No. It couldn't be the house because it was kinda the annoying short girl Sam's house. But the sight of Greece itself. Turning as he heard Savannah's brother asked her a question Miguel couldn't help but answer. "I dunno ship her to the zoo? I'm sure they would love her as a new attraction."

No waterrr. No thoughts on wateeer. No thinking of water!!! GAH it wasn't working. Legend shifted in his seat as he tried not to notice that fact that he really needed to use the bathroom... again . "Sorry" He muttered as he bumped into Carter who as sitting right beside him.

It was hard to keep thoughts of going to the bathroom away AND stay still at the same time. Need to goo, need to goo!! He vaguely heard Conner say something about no magic. Yeah SURE like he would really use magic when he had no wand. He wasn't some anger management case like Katie either so he surely wouldn't be using magic. Unless there was a way he would get a toilet.

Anyways he wasn't paying attention to that. He was paying attention to the "We're here!" Jumping out of his seat Legend slipped the straps of his backpack over his arms. He couldn't wait to find a bathroom. Eyes widening Legend gazed at the girl would just passed him. What did Katie think she was playing at! Her false "I'm so innocent Con" act was getting SO over played. Walking quickly to catch up to her he looked over and made sure that Juls couldn't hear. "Magical Mishaps that I provoke? Ha. Here's some news for you Kaitlynnh. It won't only be me. It will be Mat. Cy. And even Car!! Soo if you want a war, you've got one. You are definitely not gonna be able to enjoy this 'vacation'." HA take that Katie!

Giving her one last smirk Legend rushed inside. He still needed the bathroom!

Carter turned the page of his book. It had started out dull and dry, with no real concept or idea. But now it was epic. Now it was exciting and he just couldn't stop reading. Carter was sucked into the book until he had received a little nudge from Legend taking his eyes off he grinned. "Its okay man." He said as he closed the book and sighed. The main character Maprix was..so brave. He wasn't scared of anything. He was that cool. He was the type of guy that Carter wanted to be. He was the guy that everyone already thought he was.

Carter Jackson Lombardi-Russo. He was laid back but still not a slacker. He was 'cool' and worked things out with out fighting. He understood how people worked. He wasn't scared of anything.

Yeah right.

On the outside it seemed that way to everyone. But it wasn't true. He was soo scared that he wouldn't fit in with anyone here. He wasn't as young as the kids but certainly not as old as the adults. And the toddlers. Well duh no way. He always seemed calm cool and collected but he wasn't. He wasn't even close! Yet he had to act like it. He was an older brother. And...like a mentor to Legend. He couldn't act scared . No way!!

As Legend rushed off the bus to use the washroom Carter chuckled then nodded to Mo. Standing up he already felt uncomfortable. Over the last 2 months he had gone from being 5'0 to 5'5! A whole 5 inches, and when he walked or did anything it just didn't feel right. He was just too lanky. He soo missed back when he was 10. Leaving the bus Carter walked around looking for well...something?

Tobais Mae huffed and crossed his arms. "Bad Bebble" Tobey whispered with another huff. He did not like this book it was bad. And this ugly yellow bus was bad too. BAD BAD BAD. Bad C-Dude for making this bus go. And bad Vammy for reading to him about bad Bebble.

Ignoring the "Bitting isn't nice" speech Tobey resisted the urge to bare his teeth at Vammy as if to say. "I DONT CARE I BITE YOU" But no. He wouldn't bite his Vammy or do that. Because if he did then she wouldn't believe that he was sorry when he did bite someone. And he wouldn't be. But she had to think that he was.

"Otay." The three year old muttered as he stood up. Not paying much attention Tobey was confused as he noticed that Vammy almost fell. Why? Was it because of the bad yellow bus? "BAD C-DUDE. Bad ywellow bus. We could habe used the pwortal key. Not ugly bad ywellow." Tobey muttered as he rolled up his fingers into a fist and punched his dad in the knee. That's what he got.

As the doorbell rang, Dion excused himself from the living room. A smile graced the older man's face as he opened the door. A woman with dark hair and a younger boy stood at the door. "Come in, come in. You must be a friend of Samantha." he said politely. Much to Samantha's dismay, he liked to use her whole name. It really was a beautiful name and he had no idea why kids couldn't accept their names they were born with. Seeing more people arriving in a bud, he left the door open.

Just as Sammy told the twins to stay away from the fireplace, it exploded into green flames and out popped out the Sulo family. She smiled down at little Dom and waved to Mel. "Hey you guys. Glad you could come." she smiled. They were always good to see. Seeing Mat glance around, he already knew he was going to cause trouble with Katie. They were entertaining to watch.

She barely had time to say hi to them when out popped more people. This time it was Curt and Cy. The Gryffindor chuckled as Curt mumbled something about Cy making it here. "He's here alright." she teased as he ran out of the room. It sounded like more people were arriving outside. But she grew distracted as the fireplace exploded with flames again. This time a flaming red head flew out. "Mia! You made it!" she said excitedly, giving the older woman a one armed hug.

Then came out the Gryffindor girl that secretly scared Sam. Anna Greingoth. The girl that would come hunt you down if you didn't do your homework. The girl who would go ballistic if she found out you lost a house point. The Gryffindor prefect Head Girl. "Hey Anna. Good to see you here." she called to her.

Danny couldn't help but shake his head as Sammy chased after the twins into the living room. Sometimes he really had to wonder if he was born into the right family. Everybody was always loud and could be heard from the other side of the house. Him on the other hand could barely make his voice loud enough to be heard. But he couldn't see being raised anywhere else.

Hearing a car approach, Danny retreated toward the window. Taking a quick peak, he saw that the school bus had arrived. A smile slipped onto his face and he turned to go open the door. Just as he was about to open the door, Grandpa Dionysios beat him to it. He stepped behind him, and peaked around his legs. William was here! The nine year liked him. William was a sweet little boy that was always willing to share his chocolate frogs. He gave him a light wave, before stepping outside.

Danny didn't have to look, to know that Katie and Legend were close. He could already hear her irritated voice. Wonder how many rounds they were going to have while they stayed here. This made him chuckle lightly to himself. They fought a lot, but he knew they would do anything for each other...he thinks. There was another boy with them that he didn't recognize though, and another little girl. Immediately, the small boy began to grow shy. The boy was tall!

Breanna watched as the fireplace began to turn colors. Colors! She liked colors. Then people began shooting out. She wanted to try that! "Eth! We try!" she said, her hazel eyes glistening with mischievousness. For being a small little girl, she was a sneaky one. She moved a piece of her sandy brown hair from out of her eyes as the living room began to fill up with people. Crowded places didn't bother this three year old, as long as Ethan was with her.

Letting a giggle escape from his lips, Ethan shook his head at his twin. "No no Bre. People here." he said to her. Breanna was the master mind of all their mischievousness, but he was always there to stop her if something is too extreme. Identical hazel eyes to his sister, scanned the room before landing on a familiar little boy. "Dom-Dom!" he squealed and ran over to him.

Savannah didn't even need to turn and see Conner's expression, or hear the low tone of his deepened voice to know Rae's son had just struck a nerve of her older brothers. The remark, she knew, would bother Conner alot more than it effected her. But the eighteen year old was use to the curly haired, arrogant, obnoxious boy; she had plenty of time in the past three or so years to know what to expect from Miguel. To this day, she wondered how it was even possible for someone so.. URGH, to come from Lexi's step-mom, a wonderfully pleasant woman to be around. "I don't look or behave like an animal, unlike you. I could put a good word in for you though! Maybe you'll find others that admire you as much as you admire yourself. I can't make any promises though, little children usually get bored with your type." Savannah smiled amusedly, dark eyebrows raised. "I see the year did you any good; haven't grown up at all, have you? How unfortunate. By our law and the muggle law your an adult. Too bad you can't act it."

Ahead, beyond Miguel's big bush of hair, Vannah could see Arianna and William going inside. Legend darted past, more than likely needing a restroom, and the rest of the kids followed in the same direction. Steering away from the young man, she tugged genty at her nephews hand and started towards the house. "Come on Tobey, let's go inside."

Conner's dark navy eyes narrowed on the kid - okay technically not kid, but that wasn't going to stop him from thinking it. Or saying it, for that matter. - who had the guts to insult his sister. His baby sister. Already, he was running out of patience for Miguel. Usually he had ALOT of patience, it wasn't something he needed to work on. Conner wasn't an angry kind of person, the end. However, he wasn't one to just stand there while someone messed with his little sister. It was a lame comment, yes, and that's the only reason he kept his mouth shut. Teeth pressed hard together, to keep him from talking. To his surprise, Savannah did speak up. A wide grin slowly spread on his face, his eyes softening on the shorter girl.

His gaze moved a moment later, halfway in to what Savannah was telling this kid, Tobias smacked his leg. It didn't hurt, obviously. The little guy was tiny, and his fist even smaller. A sigh escaped his parted lips, glancing to his sister before shrinking down on his knees to be more at height with the three year old. "Cool your jets little man, the driving is over with" for now. "You should have suggested a portkey. Tell you what, if you can use the manners we've been teaching you; no hitting, no biting, then I'll see if auntie Savannah can take you home using a portkey, or floo powder." Conner bargained, using a hushed voice at the end to prevent any possible nosey neighbors from overhearing their bizarre way of travel.

He stood straight when Savannah began to pull Tobey away with her, casting a dark look at Miguel he said in a low, clear voice "Lay off my sister," as a slight warning and went to make sure everyone was off the bus and going the right way.

Kaitlynnh could have stopped dead in her tracks, but that would have caused Monique and Julian to notice her and Legend's not-so-friendly conversation. Neither were ever fooled by her, of course, but that's not why she didn't want them to catch on. Her dark eyes rolled towards the almost clear blue sky. What, the boys were going to team up against her? That wasn't news! Delusional boy. Still, she glared at him. "I'm well aware of your little sidekicks, Lysander. Actually, I'm sure I will enjoy this vacation and you know what? Bring. It. On." HMMPH! As if the boys scared her. HA. No. In their dreams, maybe.

She shook her head, watching him run into the house. Her dark curls bounced near her shoulders, a red ribbon tying her hair up into a cute little ponytail. "Hi mister Edwards! Hey Danny," Katie greeted sweetly, beaming at her cousin and his grandfather. She slipped her hand from Julian's, skipping forward to hug Danny before she proceeded further into the house, once again pulling her twin brother alongside her. She could hear voices, becoming louder as they approached the living room. There was a group of people, Mat's family, and others she couldn't identify. Samantha! "Eeee! Sammy!" the little girl squealed with delight, running past anyone in her way to wrap her arms around her older cousin. Something Sam probably wasn't expecting. "Who's Anna?" She had come in just in time to hear that greeting.

"Hey Danny, mister Edwards." Julian greeted beside Kaitlynnh, smiling slightly. Poor shy Danny, Julian didn't think Katie was thinking straight when she practically pounced on the younger boy. He gave him a sympathetic look when his dark haired sister stepped back to fall into place beside him. The young boy's manners weren't forgotten, he looked up to Dion now. Saying sincerely, "Thanks for inviting us."

And then Katie was pulling him away, literally. She would have been dragging him if he didn't walk on his own, but Julian was use to this and kept her pace with ease. "Katie, you don't need to yell." He reminded her quietly from her side, relieved when they finally reached Samantha. He waved his free hand, the one Kaitlynnh wasn't holding. She still didn't let go, and he barely noticed this fact. "Hey Sam."

Stepping out from behind her best friends, Monique looked shyly up to the older man at the door. He seemed really nice, like a grandpa. She knew he was a grandpa, too. "Thank you for having us over, sir." She said politely, wringing her hands nervously behind her back. She would meet the 'boys' soon, the ones Katie and Legend always talked about. She was nervous. Her dark eyes, even darker than Katitlynnh and Julian's identical chocolate brown orbs, moved automatically towards the little figure behind the nice old man. Katie and Julian greeted the pair, the ten year old waved hello to the bashful boy. "Hiya Danny." As soon as this was uttered, the two she had been standing with were off to venture further into the house, towards the many voices.

Monique didn't know what to do now, they had left her and she didn't want to move now. Afraid to wander the halls on her own, and end up in the wrong room. Where's Carter? Had he come in with Legend? She glanced over her shoulder, outside. Her brother wasn't far away now. She smiled, waving him over. "Cars! This is Legend friend and Katie's cousin, Danny. Where'd Legend go?"

After greeting Dionysios and Danny warmly, Savannah went ahead inside, holding onto the little hand that willingly held hers. Ever so often, down the hall and while making her way past friends, saying her 'hello's' all the while, the young woman would glance down at Tobias. Not so much to make sure he was still there, but to see how he was doing. He was as grumpy as ever, and she was hoping to somehow get him out of this mood. Conner, Vannah happily noticed, was right behind them the entire time. He'd caught her arm again, when she tripped forward. The cause? Her own foot.

Ocean blue eyes scanned the pale leaf green living room, she had stopped beside a couch, watching the fireplace errupt with bright green flames. Her smile brightened, lighting up her face as excitement set in. "Curt!" She laughed, settling for giving him a one-armed hugged since Tobey still had her hand. "It's very pretty," Vannah agreed, watching this time as a slightly dazed looking eleven year old dropped out of the flames that errupted once again. She nodded, "Safe and sound. And off to he goes," Vannah chuckled.

An all too familar voice reached her, right before the actual young woman did. Savannah's eyes widened in surprise, "Miaa!" she responded, hugging her back. She couldn't help from laugh when their former Prefect and Captain at one point, pulled her fiancé into the hug too. She felt Tobey's little hand slip from hers, a sudden worry struck and vanished in the same moment when she heard Conner's gentle voice behind her; he must have moved the toddler. "We've missed you too!" Assured the brunette, giving her one more hug for good measure. Merlin, it felt like it had been forever since they last talked in person! She was thrilled, to say the least. At her comment, Vannah giggled. "Fortunately, yes. I was afraid we may end up graduating from Belle's and Cooper's, or some other strange school they decide to throw us into. Anyway, that's of the past now! Not important; how have you been?"

Conner stood behind Savannah and Tobey, keeping an eye on both - Savannah was clumsier than ever, he wasn't sure how she'd made it so long without getting seriously injured. And Tobey was a handful, he was utterly greatful that Vannah had been a huge help for the little guy when he wasn't able to be there. When Tobey's mother wasn't there. Con bent down when his sister was greeted by multiple people, scooping up the hot-tempered toddler that was at her side and reluctant (such an understatement) to move. He knew the risks of moving the child. Tobias would more than likely throw a fit, yelling and hitting out of enough rage to fill his entire little body. He was honestly clueless as to how his son had become so easily angry, he was probably worse than what everyone told him about Kaitlynnh. It was something they would have to work on, along with their bond. "Hey, why don't you go play with the other little kids Tobes?" Conner suggested, motioning over to Breanna, Ethan and another little boy that looked about their age.

Ari shook her head at Williams' obvious enthusiasm, leaving her with all their stuff. Frowning she wished she could just take out her wand use a spell and have it finished in a second, but no she promised herself no magic and she meant it. Moving to the trunk of the car she looked around before opening it, seeing how big it was. Taking out her blue suitcase, which had stickers of all the places she'd been to in the previous years she set it on the ground before picking up William duffel. She bent down taking a small whiff of it and cringed. "William!" she exclaimed, the smell of melted chocolate wafting towards her. Ew that was so disgusting!

Sighing loudly and shaking her head she dropped his bag and slammed the trunk down before running her hand over the shiny exterior. "Be a good boy car." she said softly before turning and locking it before walking over to the house a soft smile on her face. Catching up to William she tossed him his bag her face scrunched up. "Now you got melted chocolate all over your clothes. I hope you're happy now chocolate boy." she grumbled. "I am NOT cleaning those, you are." he added before pushing past him and into the house.

William was almost at the door when he heard his cousin shout his name. He ducked his head, looking around for a place to hide before she practically marched u p to him dumping the bag at his feet. "What did I do now?!" He exclaimed, his blue eyes searching those of his cousin. He heard her say something about chocolate and froze. "Oh no..." he muttered, dropping down to open the duffel. Sure enough the bag he had been keeping the candy in had burst during the long trip, and with it being in a small enclosed dark place the candy had melted. "Great!" he said, "Wait I'm not cleaning them. If you took a port key or flo powder like I wanted this wouldn't have happened." he said defiantly, arms crossed as he stood up to face her.

He didn't want to hear her response so he closed his bag up, picking it up and hefting it over his shoulder and turned on her heading for the house. He needed food.

She shook her head as she stepped into the open door, hearing voices she knew. Leaving her bag in the hallway she walked right into the living room he eyes growing large as she saw Vannah talking to Mai, a girl she definitely remembered from the old times. "Well, look at you graduate girl." she said laughing as she walked up to Vannah and grinned. "Congratulations!" she said her light green eyes lighting up even more as she looked at her best friend. She heard Vannah mention Bellas and Coopers and shuddered, "Oh please don't remind me of them. I haven't been able to look at flowers since I left." she chuckled, shaking her head.

She turned a bit and saw Mia, and she grinned even more. "Hey Mia, how are you?" She asked. they had been friends at school, but not as close as she would have liked.

William blinked as Ari walked right past him not saying a word in defense. Great, just what he needed an angry adult after him. Not that he didn't really much think she'd do anything to him here, but on the way home was a different story. Shrugging he put down his bag next to hers and walked into the hallway having no idea where to go. He wanted to find kids his own age, but yeah he wasn't really in a talkative mood right now. His head as down as he bumped into someone. "Sorry." he muttered, before looking up and seeing Katie. "Oh, hey Katie!" he said, his blue eyes lighting up. At least she wouldn't scream at him for being messy like a normal boy. He hoped anyway. He smiled down at Monique and Julian, "Hey you two." he said in a friendly voice before looking back up at Katie.

There were so many people now he had no idea what to do. Stay here and talk to Katie, or try to find others and make more friends? He shrugged thinking of the only thing he could have. Raising his head he cleared his throat. "Hey everyone!" he almost shouted, before wincing at how loud his voice was. Blushing he ducked his head and lanced around. Okay that didn't work.

Ahh, what a summer it had been. Greece had fun---amazing even---but Anna really needed to get back home and start packing her trunking for her seventh and final year at Hogwarts. Final year. Yikes. That sounded so...final. Graduating was inevitable, but it still didn't make leaving Hogwarts forever any easier. Nevertheless, the train was coming soon, so Anna would have to say goodbye to the summer, goodbye to her friends, and goodbye to Greece. She made the rounds, hugging her friends and giving her well wishes to everyone. "I'll see you on the train!" she called out to those who'd be joining her at Hogwarts. With a final wave, she apparated back to her home in London.