A laugh trickled out of Harper. "Sure you are," she said. The smirk on her face said she didn't believe him. He wasn't a morning person and nothing he could say would make her believe otherwise. Not that it really made a difference. She was planning to do most of the driving.

Mr Parker wasn't convinced by Walker's statement, and the authoritative look on his face only hardened in response. A heavy breath escaped him as he looked toward the road at the sound of more arrivals. 

Harper turned a little, smile lighting up her face when she heard Ben's hi. "Hey, didn't have any trouble finding the house, did you?" It never really gave her problems, making the trips from her house to school, but she knew it was a hike for most people. She hoped it wasn't too much of a hassle. 

Before he could answer, arms wrapped around Harper from no where. She gasped, a small squeak escaping her, and the smile melted away. Spinning from what she realized was a hug by the time she finished her turn, she glared at Ellie. The smile curling back onto her face ruined the attempt to scold. "You scared the crap out of me." Even as she said that, she laughed, mostly because that was how she came down from sudden surges of adrenaline like that. A few calming breaths, hand on her chest, helped steady her heart beat. 

Blowing out one final deep breath, she straightened up, putting on her usual smile that lit up her face. "Ben, Ellie, this is Forest - Walker's cousin." She gestured from each of her friends to Forest, since someone needed to do introductions and Forest had been cut off from his. Glancing at all of them preceded her clapping her hands. "Alright, so let's get all your stuff into the van."