The Critter Club (A Creature Hub and More Fan Fiction)

Settling Down, Moving in!

"You're right about that, Nikki." Derek responded to me.

"We will be starting school as soon as we get settled in Denver." I turned to look at Derek.

"Actually, you're starting school in two days with Nat." Jordan told us. "Your parents didn't want you guys to miss too much school because of the move. And you have your own clothes to wear anyways, so no problem with that." He left the room in a rush.

"What, aw man! I have been waiting for a break from school since forever!" I moaned, face planting into my pillow and getting a laugh out of Derek.

"Yeah, it sucks. I wanted a break from always being close to you at school." Derek admitted. No one really liked Derek because of his quiet demeanor, so they always picked on him. His only solution was to always hang out with me when he had the chance.

"It's ok, you have me and Nat now!" I reassure him.

"Someone say my name?" Nat sang as she entered our room.

"Actually yes." I say, bursting out laughing. Derek and Nat joined in as we couldn't handle it anymore. "But we really don't want to go to school!" I say.

"Ahh, it's ok! I'll show you my friends and you'll be fine if you hang with us!" Nat says, making Derek and I smile.

"Cool, can't wait then." Derek calmly spoke.

"HEY GUYS DAD WANTS TO PLAY MARIO!" Jackson called from downstairs. "HE SAYS HURRY OR HE'LL BRING THE CATS UP THERE!"

Nat went pale, pulling the both of us out of the room and downstairs. "What's so wrong about the cats?" I ask her.

"When my dad beings out the cats, all hell breaks loose. It's pretty much like waking up the witch in Left for Dead." Nat explained to us.

A/N: crosses fingers because I am not sure if that's the right game.

We entered the living room just in time, seeing an amused Jordan turning on the Wii. "Ah! You made it!" He said, pulling all three of us to the couch. "Lets begin!"

We played for hours on end, going from Mario to Pokemon to Zelda to Call of Duty. We all were having a bunch of fun. (Well maybe Jordan let us have giant root beer floats but, eh.) We were all going crazy about each round we either won or lost. However, it wasn't long until the four of us were knocked out on the living room floor.

-----Morning!-----

I woke groggily, sitting up with a slight headache. "That was too much sugar, Jordan." I complained to myself, causing everyone else to wake up. Derek looked as beat as I was while Jackson and Nat got up, looking refreshed. Did Jordan and Monica do this often to their kids or were they never bothered by the sugar?!

"Morning guys!" Nat exclaimed, pulling Derek and I up from off the floor. "Why the tired faces?"

"We never have that much sugar so late at night before, that's why!" I yelled.

"Oh, whoops." Jordan said, walking into the living room.

"YOU!" I exclaimed, pointing to him. Jordan ran off as fast as a cheetah, knowing the fury of a child of the Viking. "Heheheh." I giggled.

"Woah you sounded just like Abigail when you laughed!" Jackson exclaimed.

"Who's Abigail?" Derek asked.

"Oh! She's a good friend of mine!" Nat said. "Hey, how about we watch a movie cause I'm bored!" Wow, Nat had the attention spam of a cat. Just like her dad, I thought.

"Sure, wait! You guys have Youtube on your Xbox, right?" I quickly asked.

"We do, actually!" Jackson answered.

"How about we watch our dads' old channels?" I proposed.

"Heck yeah!" Everyone said, sitting down and turning on the TV and gaming console. We found mine and Derek's dad's channel pretty quickly because he was the last one to finish his youtube channel. He waited until we were able to go to Day Care to stop so he can take us there and back while paying the bills and stuff. He said he misses his old life, even today, but he's still happy to have a good relationship with me and Derek.

"STUPID JERK WHY DID HE DO THAT?!" The TV exclaimed as someone in our dad's video screamed at something.

"Hey that sounds like dad!" Nat yelled.

"Oh I see your watching Steven's old videos." Monica said, now sitting next to Nat. "Have you watched any of your dad's old videos yet, Natalie? Cause that was him just then in that video."

"No, but I want to!" Jackson jumped up and down in excitement hearing his mother tell us about what his dad did before having him and Nat.

"Here, I'll pull it up for you guys." Monica took the console controller and went to a channel page with the name of Kootra. "Here's your father's old channel."

"That's a silly name! Kootra!" Nat chuckled.

"What's so funny about it?" Jordan walked up behind her, scaring the living life out of Nat.

"Dad! Don't do that!" She exclaimed as everyone laughed at them.

"Sorry, I wanted to come in after I heard me scream stupid jerk from the TV." He explained to us. We all shook it off as we watched a bunch of videos on Jordan's old channel. They were hilarious and he actually never swore in them, compared to the people he played with that said one in every sentence like my dad.

"Hey, it's dark outside." Derek stated, making everyone look out a window. It was indeed dark, causing me to yawn out of nature. "Guess your tired, huh Nikki?"

"Yep, seems so." I said, stretching when I got up.

"I think it would be best if everyone went to bed now since you have school tomorrow." Jordan told us. None of us wanted to argue as we climbed up the stairs into our own rooms. Derek and I quickly changed into our pajamas and got into bed before Jordan came in.

"Goodnight, Jordan." Derek said.

"Night Jordan!" I squeaked, making Derek chuckle and me blush a bit.

"Ha, night Nikki and Derek, see you tomorrow." He just hugged us and turned off our light, leaving Derek and I to talk.

"Are you excited or nervous?" I asked Derek.

"Both, really. We don't know anyone at our new school but Nat and that girl Abigail, whom Jackson was talking about earlier." Derek sighed as I heard him lay down and turn over.

"I'm nervous, too. I just hope this does good for us and that we enjoy Denver more than Sacramento, even though that it wasn't that bad of a place." I said, looking up to the blackened ceiling.

"I think we should go to bed, now. Goodnight twin sis." Derek said quietly.

"Night twin bro." I responded, turning over myself and falling asleep.