"Ugh, dad. I told you, I don't need a babysitter." Frank groaned.

"Yes, you do." Neville nodded.

"I'm old enough to be left alone." Frank crossed his arms.

"I was never left alone, I had to look after my grandmother." Neville pointed.

"So?" Frank looked around,"Phi, don't you think I can be trusted alone?"

Phoenix blinked slowly, "No, no you can not be trusted alone."

"What are you talking about?" He asked.

"You nearly destroyed your dad's tie that-" Phoenix began.

"Right, shush." Frank quickly covered her mouth.

"Oh! I remember that." Cedar nodded.

"I get it, I'm not that trustworthy but still!" He looked between them both,"I can look after you two."

"Yeah, right." Cedar scoffed.

"I've done it before." Frank rolled his eyes.

"Not with our cousins." Cedar shrugged.

"Matteo and Trixie." Phoenix nodded.

"Oh, anyone but him." Frank sighed.

"Something wrong, Frank?" Cedar smirked.

"He's the worst." Frank shook his head.

"How?" Cedar hummed.

"Literally everything." Frank sighed.

"He's not that bad."

"He hasn't stolen your girlfriend, has he?"

"No."

"Then you don't understand." Frank told her.

"Sad." Cedar hummed.

"It was." Frank pointed.

That's when they heard the doorbell.

"That's them." Neville walked towards the door.

"I'm going-" Frank began.

"No, you're not." Phoenix grabbed his sleeve.

"Phi." He pointed.

"Nu-uh."

"Let go." He groaned.

"Nope." She shook her head.

"Ayo, I've arrived!" Matteo walked into the room.

"Fabulous." Frank spoke through gritted teeth.

"Why are you here?" He rolled his eyes.

"Because this is my house." Frank told him.

"Oh, yeah." Matteo nodded.

"Frankie!" Trixie ran in.

"Trixie." Frank sighed.

"Hiya." Trixie waved.

Frank waved back slowly, still trying to free his sleeve.

"Hi girls." Trixie smiled.

"Hi, Trix." Cedar walked over to her.

"Oh, I missed you guys." Trixie hugged her.

"I didn't." Frank shrugged.

Matteo glared at Frank.

"I'm not scared of you, Lover boy." Frank rolled his eyes.

"You still upset that I stole your girl?" Matteo hummed.

"Very much so." Frank nodded.

Matteo chuckled while Frank was caught off guard with Trixie hugging him.

"I hate my life." He muttered.

"Enjoy it." Matteo hummed.

"I cannot." Frank shook his head.

"I don't care." Matteo shrugged.

"I'll make you care you little b-"

"Enough." Neville pointed as he came through with Erica, Blaise and Parker.

Frank rolled his eyes and just accepted what was happening. Trixie pulled away before she went and sat down.

"And... I'm leaving." Frank tried to walk away.

"Frank." Blaise sighed, "This is for everyone."

"But why?"

"Because it is." Neville answered him, "You all sit while we get stuff sorted."

"And don't die." Erin pointed.

"We'll try not to, mum." Cedar nodded.

"It's a difficult thing for you lot to do." Phoenix shrugged.

"Well, this is going to be fun." Parker sighed as they walked into the kitchen.

"'Fun' is an interesting way to put it." Frank crossed his arms.

"Adult time Frank." Parker hummed.

"Don't say it like that, it sounds weird." Frank shook his head.

"No, it doesn't." Parker shrugged.

"It really does." He nodded.

"Shh." Parker hummed and turned to Erica, "Are you sure this is a good idea Erica?"

"Oh, it's a horrible idea. I regret everything." Erica whispered to her,"But it's too late now."

"We'll be okay." Parker nodded slowly.

"But will they?"

"Hopefully."

"They'll have to get along sooner or later." Erica shrugged

"Okay, so what's first?" Blaise asked them.

"You thought I had a plan?" Erica blinked.

"You always have a plan." Blaise sighed.

"I do?" Erica looked around.

"Sometimes." Neville shrugged.

"I never have a plan, I just hope for the best." Erica sighed.

"Okay... So, what are you hoping for the best here?" Parker asked.

"That they get along." Erica sat on the counter.

"We can only hope." Parker sighed.

**

"No, I'm not doing it." Frank shook his head.

"Oh, come on." Trixie bounced.

"It's stupid." Frank rolled his eyes.

"Is not." Trixie crossed her arms.

"Is too."

"Is not."

"Is t-"

"Oh my god, shut up!" Phoenix snapped.

"Phoenix, can you please just tell him the blanket fort isn't stupid?" Trixie sighed.

"It's not stupid. Stop being a baby and do it." Phoenix rolled her eyes.

"Yeah Frankie, stop being a baby." Matteo walked in.

"Stop being a womaniser." Frank muttered.

"You stop talking." Matteo pointed.

"How many girlfriends have you had again? Ten? Twelve?" Frank asked.

"More than you've had anyway." Matteo pointed.

"Enough with the arguing." Parker held her head.

"You realize how you're talking to. Right, Ced?" Phoenix raised a brow.

"Hm?" Cedar turned.

"Those two are both assholes, they clash." Phoenix closed her book.

"I think we should do it." Cedar shrugged.

"You're outvoted Frank, just do it." Phoenix told him.

"You guys are actually so annoying." Frank rolled his eyes.

"But you love us. Well, not Matteo." Phoenix hummed.

"I don't love any of you."

"That's not what you said after I-"

Frank threw popcorn at her.

"What did you do?" Cedar asked.

"I'll tell you another time." Phoenix told her.

"Okay, Neville. Where do you keep your blankets?" Parker clapped.

"They're upstairs." Neville pointed.

"You and Er wanna get them?" Parker hummed.

"Race you there." Erica smiled, running off.

Neville chuckled softly and ran after her.

"How the hell do you even do this?" Frank looked around.

"So, you get chairs, and then when the blankets come we hang them and we make it all cosy." Parker explained.

Frank blinked slowly,"Right."

"So, Frank. You can grab a chair.'

"I'm grabbing a chair." He sighed.

"There we go." Parker nodded, "Matteo, you too."

"I'm going, I'm going." Matteo walked after Frank.

"Hopefully they'll talk." Parker leaned back into Blaise.

"Talk nice things." Cedar added.

"Very nice things, Cedar." Parker nodded.

Frank picked up a chair and began walking back to the others. That's when Frank nearly tripped due to a chair touching his leg.

"Fuck's sake." He muttered, turning to Matteo.

"What? I didn't mean it." Matteo shrugged.

"Likely story." Frank rolled his eyes.

"I didn't!"

"Whatever you say." Frank went to walk away.

"Yeah, I do say it." Matteo muttered.

"Not like it has much worth." Frank mumbled.

"Oh my god, get over it." Matteo groaned.

"Get over yourself, first." Frank nudged him.

"Shut up."

"Make me."

"I swear to-"

"Boys." Erica called to them,"Behave."

"We are." Matteo hummed.

"We can all hear you both." She sighed.

"We're being nice." Matteo nodded.

"Very nice." Frank agreed.

"No, they're not." Parker sighed.

"How do you know?" Frank crossed his arms.

"You never agree."

"Fuck, she's right." Frank looked at Matteo

"We're getting sloppy." Matteo cursed.

"Very."

"Shit." He sighed.

Frank began walking back towards the others, sitting down the chair. Matteo moved and sat down next to Frank, crossing his arms.

"Now what?" Frank sighed.

"Now, we start putting the blankets over them. Girls?" Trixie grabbed a blanket.

"On it." Cedar nodding, grabbing one too.

The girls then began to make a fort of sorts, putting the blankets on the chairs and letting them hang.

"Now get in." Phoenix pushed Frank towards it,"We need a test subject."

"Wh- Me?" Frank turned.

"Yes. You." She nodded.

"Why me?"

"Because I said so."

"You go."

"No."

Frank rolled his eyes before he slowly crawled into it.

"Is it good?" Cedar asked.

"It's... Yeah, yeah it's good." Frank slowly laid back.

"Right, we're joining you." Phoenix told him.

"No, give me a minute." Frank pointed.

"Oh, you enjoying yourself?" Matteo smirked.

"Shut up." Frank threw a pillow.

"We get it." Phoenix told him

After a minute, "Okay, you can come in."

"Thanks." Phoenix smiled, crawling in.

"How many can fit?" Blaise wondered.

"You can't fit in, Blaise." Frank told him.

"It looks big enou-"

"No." Frank shook his head,"Quick, get in before Blaise tries anything!"

All the kids rusbed in, Trixie pushing Matteo in.

"Hey!" Matteo shouted, landing inside.

"He said quickly and you didn't shift." Trixie hummed as she sat down.

"She has a point." Frank nodded.

"Thank you, Frank." Trixie smiled.

"Don't mention it." He told her,"Like really, don't mention it."

Trixie nodded, she was definitely gonna mention it.

"Now what?" Frank looked at them all.

"Movies?" Cedar suggested.

"From in here?" Frank raised a brow.

"I'm sure we can sort something." Neville nodded.

"Great." Phoenix leaned against Frank.

"I wanna watch a musical." Trixie hummed.

"You always want to watch musicals." Matteo rolled his eyes.

"Blame mum." Trixie shrugged.

"Which musical?" Frank raised a brow.

"Any of them, I like them all." She answered.

"Fair enough." He nodded

"I'll see if I can get my copies of them." Parker clapped her hands.

"You are obsessed." Erica chuckled.

"Oh, I know. It's better than all that classical crap Lucius made me listen to." Parker hummed.

"Ew." Erica blinked.

"Right?" Parker pointed.

"Right." Erica nodded.

"I'll be back." Parker began to walk off, humming, "Soon you'll see."