Nico

NICO WAS BORED. SO BORED. REALLY BORED. REALLY REALLY BORED. Ever since Caleb and Nica left to buy something, he was left alone in the apartment. A gun was stashed under his pillow and his wounds were still in pain

He just stared at the ceiling and remembered the incident. That Dr. Crazy! He just had to shoot him! Right now, he felt useless. He was supposed to be the detective of the group. Ever since their lives went haywire, he had been the only one who hadn't been able to do anything. Nica could trace Dr. Crazy. Nis could just hack stuff in his computer and invent stuff, too. Niche was a natural leader and a quick thinker. Him?

"Nothing." he muttered to himself.

Nico looked around. He noticed a laptop on a table nearby. It was at least three steps away! He thought he had to make himself useful to his siblings, so he was going to track his parents. He tried sitting up, only to wince in pain his wounds were giving him. On his fourth try, he was able to support himself and sat up. When he was on his way to get off the bed he was in, he fell.

He landed with a thud and probably muttered a few cusses too. Black spots started to dance in his vision and he felt his wounds opening up. He felt something warm oozing from them and his vision turned black.

When he woke up, he was back on the bed. He was still dizzy, yes, but not in pain. Nico noticed that his bandages were fresh and new. Maybe Nica and Caleb were back? And saw him on a very pitiful situation too. Suddenly, the door opened and revealed his older twin brother, Nis.

"Nis? How are you here?" he asked.

"I traced Nica's call and it led me and Niche here." he answered casually and gave him a bro fist.

The door opened once again and Niche came in. Well, more like dashed and gave him a tight hug which almost choked him. "My gods! Nico! I was so worried!"

"Niche.....calm....down....please!"

"Sis, I think you're choking him." Nis said. Niche immediately let go and he gasped for air.

"Sorry Nico. I was just so worried." he gave her a reassuring smile. "Do you know how worried I was when I found you unconscious and bleeding on the floor?"

"I'm fine Niche. Really. At least now, that is."

"Where's Nica by the way? We searched the whole apartment and didn't find her." Niche asked. Nico noticed Nis already sat on a chair nearby and fidgeted with his laptop.

"Nica went out to buy some medicine for me. We're almost out of stock." he answered.

The door suddenly opened and a familiar guy went in. At least familiar to him. He saw Niche and Nis pointed their guns on the newly arrived guy and Caleb in return stiffened.

"Nica? There are strangers who look a lot like you in the room." he voiced.

"What do you- Niche? Nis?"

Nica dashed to Niche and hugged her, then to Nis. Caleb just leaned on the door frame and watched their reunion.

"Wow! So there really are four of you. Amazing!" he said with amusement.

"Who are you?" Niche asked. "Who is he?" and looked at Nico.

"He's the owner of this apartment." Nico answered.

"If you had another person in the house, why did you leave Nico alone here, huh Nica?"

"Niche, I had to withdraw money from the bank. I can't just send Caleb to do it for me!" Nica replied.

There were tension between the two, and started to bicker. The boys just watched them, either amused with the fighting girls or too afraid to stop them.

When they were about to brawl, that was when Nico got full of it.

"YOU TWO STOP!!!" he yelled. "Guys, fighting amongst ourselves won't solve our problem. I thought you guys said cooperation is the key to succeed on this thing."

He sighed.

"Niche, don't shout at Nica." he said. "She's trying her best to take care of me. She has an injury herself but she still takes care of me. And Nica, don't argue everything Niche says. For once, you two should try talk ing like civilized citizens does! Don't immediately lash at each other and try to rip each other's head off! You get what I mean?"

"Sorry Nico." his two sisters also said together. Well, if there was something the two had ever agreed upon, it was reading, but most of the time they just scream at each other.

"Good. Now you two should make up. You guys should also probably get out of here. I wanna rest."

All four nodded and went out. Nico sighed. He could be useless with the fight and investigations his siblings did, but Nico just realized he was an important part of their group.

He was the glue that held them together. And he will stick to that role till the end.