The Berkeley Castle: New Home of the Bakers
by: moonlightbear
Chapter 1 TALK
summary: The Baker's move(how many time have we heard that?lol). After Kate sells her second book, and the movie rights to the first, they have enough money to move the whole family... into a castle no less... CBTD1only verse)
author's notes: i don't know own CBTD i do not own the castle or home... although i wish to... the berkeley casttle is real... check it out... go to google and search-- castles for sale ... the website name is something like castles for sale. com anyway... if you find it great but keep in mind i'm adding to it...
also... in 2003 june/july is when the Bakers moved to Evanston, also at that time kate's first book was published... in Oct. 2004 kate's second book was published, and understanding of most shows the book tour came to Evanston rather then Kate going on the book tour... in feb. of 2005 the movie rights were sold for the first book... Kate's second book is still on the Bestseller's List... Tom has a coaching job as always and also is the assistant coach at the high school, henry and lorriane now go to... Charlie graduated in 2004 and is now going to the college his father coaches at, but doesn't play football anymore, instead he has a fulltime job at an autorepair place near the college and lives at home... Nora moved back home after her and Hank broke up(ie, she never went back to the apartment that one night) and she stop paying the rent, in which she was doing all the paying for... Hank is now living in his mom's basement and hasn't got a job since his ONE commercial... the rest of the kids are they way they've always been... and everyone is tired of Evanston...
ages of the kids in may of 2005(which is when my story starts):
Nora 24
Charlie 20
Lorraine 17
Henry 15
Sara 14
Jake 13
Mark 12
Kim&Jessica 10
Mike 8
Nigel&Kyle 7
and so the story begins... but where will it end... i don't know... mwhahahaha
"Day 715 on the alien planet." Jake sighed, yeah we got over the whole 'everyone for themselves' deal a long time ago... ie after mark ran away and we found him, but we all still hate this place... there's no reason to stay, even nora wants to leave... Jake thought.
"Day after boring day." Mike replied.
"There's nothing to do around here!" Sara exclaimed.
Lorraine came out of the house at that moment, "I agree with you, butch." She said leaning on the railing of the porch. "But do you guys have to go through the same old routine every weekend!"
"What else is there to do? Nothing" Jake asked and answered himself.
"We should've been in the movie..." Nigel said.
"Yeah not those loonies!" Kyle finished.
"HAHA" The twins laughed.
"I agree then we could've been doing something." Mark said, while holding his newest frog, Cheese. Pork had passed away before we got to meet her; Beans passed away just before the Oprah show(that never took place); Bacon died 6 weeks ago when it hopped in to the road and you can imagine the rest; and now Cheese is apart of the Baker family.
What are Kim and Jessica doing?" Mike asked.
"Umm... They were reading Biographies I think, Jackie Kennedy and Eleanor Roosevelt."
"Charlie where you going?" Henry asked as both him and Charlie come out of the house.
"To the shop for a minute. I left my school bag ther, you wanna come with?"
"Sure!" Henry said and jumped in the car with Charlie.
Lorraine sighed, "I want a car..." She said.
"You want Charlie's car!" Sara laughed out.
"No, butch, I want A car, not that car. yugh..." She shuttered. "No, I want a cute little green beetle." She smiled thinking of her car.
"Eww won't fine me in a car like that!" Sara exclaimed.
"Whatever..." Lorraine said and walked inside.
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As riveting as the conversation was outside, the conversation inside the master bedroom was more important...
"Do you think they'll be ok with it, Kate?" Tom asked.
"Look out the window, close to the porch, dear. What do you see?" Kate said. Tom walked to the window and looked below, and smiled know what she was getting at...
"What day is it?" Tom laughed.
Kate laughed as well, "They do that every weekend, we are on an alien planet to them. It's time we moved. They were happy in Midland and they'll be happy to go to a small town again."
"And into a castle no less." Tom smiled. "They'll find all sorts of things to do. Number one is to explore, I bet."
"You got that right, sweetie. When should we tell them?"
"After dinner. Make sure everyone comes home, no exceptions." Tom replied.
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Each of the baker kids stood in line, including Charlie and Nora, waiting for there dessert. As each child pass their mom, heading in to the living room, they received a large chocolate chip cookie. In the living room they sat in there respected spots. Nigel and Kyle in the armchair; Mike on the sofa arm; Kim and Jessica on the sofa itself. Mark on the floor with Cheese; Jake on the footstool; Sara, next to Kim and Jessica, on the sofa. Henry on the other couch; Lorraine along side him; Charlie sitting on the back of the first couch. Finally Nora on the arm of the second couch. Kate and Tom turned toward the anxious group...
"Kids, what would you say about moving?" Kate and Tom winced at the yell and hurrays, but were smiling all the way.
"Yeah" "that's great!" "When?" Where?" "Why?" Who cares why! let's go!" "Are going back to Midland?" "Schools not over yet, we can't go." "Oh shut up J K" "Stop calling us that!" "let's move, let's move, let's move!"
A wistle sounded throughout the room and everyone turned back to their parents, "We leave two weeks after school's out, ok. Happy Kim and Jessica?"
"Yes, mother." They said in unison, smiling.
"And we're moving to West Virginia--" They were cut off to the shouts of 'what?' 'why?' 'cool' and the abnormal 'weird'... again the wistle sounded. "Everyone calm down if you'd let us we'll explain... Thank you. I answered 'when?.' Now let me finish 'where?' Berkeley Springs, WV... A small town, alittle bigger then Midland, but not as big as here. I got a great deal on a fantastic home you will all like and enjoy." Kate said keeping the castle part to herself and Tom... She wants to see their faces when they get out of the car. "Now 'why?' because you don't like it here and everyone is likely to vote yes on the moving idea. Also we have enough to put more then half down on the home. We were looking for the right time, place, and home, and now is the time..." The kids cheered and hooted and yelled, happy to be leaving this god forsaken place...
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author's notes: what do you think? is it good or should i quit when i'm ahead... sorry for cutting the second movie out but one it didn't work in this story and two truth be told... it didn't do ALL the character's justice... btw most of my idea is coming from just wanting to live in a castle... it would be awesome! what would you do if you lived in one, tell me and maybe i'll put it in here for you! also i would have moved the family out of the states but i don't know what the school system in other parts of the world so yeah anyway i'm blabbling now... i'm stopping now... PUSH THE BUTTON AND REVIEW! I'M WAITING!