Once Estelle was ready, she headed out. Everyone said goodbye to her and she went to meet up with Lee so that they could go to the house together as it seemed to be a nice day out for any kid, especially with some ice cream, and where there was soon shown an ice cream truck as some kids were getting ice cream. Lee soon met up with Estelle.
"Ah, there you are." Estelle smiled.
"Just had to remind Mom and Dad where I'd be," Lee smiled back. "So, which way is it to the house that we're going to be babysitting at?"
"Just follow me, it's not too far from here." Estelle smiled to Lee.
Lee smiled back to Estelle as they walked together, holding hands down through the neighborhood, though the house was pretty far, not that they, of course, minded each other's company. As they were arriving at the house they saw an ice cream truck with some kids buying ice cream.
"Mm... Ice cream." Estelle giggled.
One girl seemed to stand out among the crowd, she took out some money for her own ice cream, but she didn't seem to have enough money for any, but just as she was roller-skating, the ice cream man was heard ringing a bell. The girl soon looked over and skated to the ice cream man who gave her a free cone on the house so she could have some too.
"This must be the place," Estelle said, taking out her phone before looking to the house in front of them as the girl seemed to skate up to it. "Oh, what a lovely looking home."
"It sure is." Lee said.
They soon walked up to the house together with Estelle's 'Bag of Fun'.
"Take off those roller-skates." A woman's voice said as the girl came through the door.
"Yes, Mother." The girl smiled and did just that.
Estelle soon pressed the doorbell.
"Oh, that must the babysitter." The woman's voice said.
The girl soon put on some slippers and opened the door.
"Estelle?" The woman asked.
"That's me!" Estelle smiled. "This is my boyfriend, Lee."
"Hello, ma'am." Lee greeted.
"Hello, I'm glad you could make it," The woman of the house smiled as she carried her other daughter. "I'm sorry if I may not have enough money to pay you in the end."
"That's okay, ma'am," Estelle smiled back. "Meeting your little ones and playing with them is enough for me."
"Oh, you're sweet," The woman beamed from that. "That was Claire who got the door for you, and this is little Caitlin. My name is Miranda Hayden."
"Hi, Mrs. Hayden!" Estelle smiled. "And, hello, Claire."
"Um... Hi..." Claire said to them with a small wave.
"Aww... Aren't you cute?" Estelle cooed to the baby. "Hi, Caitlin!"
Caitlin seemed to coo and smile to Estelle. Mrs. Hayden soon handed Caitlin over to Estelle as she saw what time it was. Estelle smiled as she carefully carried Caitlin in her arms.
"Well, I'm late," Miranda said as she was now in a rush. "I left a list for you two in the kitchen, Estelle and Lee. Wish me luck, Emerald Eyes." She then smiled to her daughters on the way out.
"Good luck, Mom." Claire replied.
"Oh, and help take good care of your sister while I'm gone," Miranda said. "Pay attention. A baby's a big responsibility."
"They sure are." Estelle nodded.
Caitlin reached out for her mother, but Estelle kept holding onto her.
"And remember, dear, no daydreaming." Miranda told her oldest before kissing her forehead and Caitlin's before she soon left the house.
"Daydreaming?" Lee asked Claire.
"My mom says I have a big imagination." Claire said as she came to sit down.
"Nothing wrong with that," Estelle smiled before she let Caitlin on the floor so that she could crawl around. "How old are you?"
"I'm seven." Claire said.
"Seven," Estelle smiled. "I had a big imagination too at that age."
"What kid hasn't?" Lee asked.
"Don't tell me," Estelle smirked playfully to Lee. "You used to pretend you were a Top MVP?"
Lee smiled bashfully to that.
"I think that would be a yes, right?" Claire asked with a giggle.
"Um, well, heh... Yes, I suppose that's true," Lee chuckled bashfully. "So, anyway, what should we do now?"
Caitlin soon began to tear up.
"Oh, sweetie, don't cry," Estelle cooed. "I know your mommy's gone, but she'll be back!"
"Yeah, Mom will be back," Claire added. "Um, do you wanna play with a baby doll?"
"No!" Caitlin pouted.
"Um, okay, okay, how about a book?" Lee smiled nervously.
"No!" Caitlin huffed.
"Um... A sailboat? Or my jump-rope?" Claire tried to calm down her baby sister. "A video?"
"No! No! NOOO!" Caitlin cried.
"Hmm... You seem like a little girl who likes puzzles, am I right?" Estelle smiled at Caitlin.
Caitlin seemed to coo and giggle at the mention of puzzles.
"A puzzle it is then." Estelle smiled to that.
"How'd you know Caitlin liked puzzles?" Claire smiled back at Estelle.
"I had a feeling since she said no to almost everything else," Estelle giggled as they went into the living room. "I'm a pro. That, and... Your mom might've mentioned it on Facebook."
"Social media is bringing us all closer together." Lee chuckled.
"Let's see..." Estelle said as she took out a puzzle for Caitlin. "Here we go, Caitlin; a puzzle to play with."
Caitlin looked happy to see the puzzle and began to play with it. Estelle smiled to that.
"Why don't you ever wanna play with me?" Claire pouted to her baby sister. "All you ever wanna do is play with your puzzles and be cute for Mom."
"I'm sure she'll play with you sometime." Lee said.
"Nothing exciting ever happens around here," Claire pouted. "I wish... I wish I were... A princess."
"A princess?" Estelle and Lee replied.
"Yeah!" Claire smiled. "I wish I rode around on a pretty white pony instead of my scratchy old bicycle. I wish we at dinner at big tables, with golden plates piled high with yummy cakes, and I wish there were ladies-in-waiting, and guards to take care of you!" she then added, pointing towards her baby sister.
"You sure do have a big imagination." Lee told Claire.
Claire smiled bashfully from that. Caitlin soon began to crawl off on her own with her baby bottle.
"Oh, um, yeah, my, uh, cousin Sofia and I used to pretend we were princesses all the time." Estelle smiled to Claire.
"That must have been fun." Claire smiled back.
"It was..." Estelle sighed happily as she held onto her amulet.
Lee soon looked over and began to handle Caitlin as she crawled around.
"That's a beautiful amulet, Estelle." Claire smiled.
"Oh, thank you very much," Estelle smiled back. "It's very special to me."
"Did your cousin give it to you?" Claire asked.
"You could say that," Estelle smiled. "Um... During my first visit with my brothers, we had a lot of fun, and this was a gift she gave me."
"That was nice of her." Claire smiled back.
"She would probably love this." Estelle sighed softly about Sofia.
Lee soon carried Caitlin to give her her bottle.
"Wow, you're good." Estelle smiled to that.
"Well, I am a big brother." Lee reminded her with a chuckle.
"That's true." Estelle smiled.
"Hey, what's that?" Claire asked.
Estelle and Lee soon looked over with Claire as they saw a door against the staircase.
"Looks like a secret door." Estelle commented.
"But to where?" Lee asked.
"Hmm... I dunno... Claire, help me find a flashlight, we should check this out." Estelle suggested.
"Okay," Claire nodded. "Hmm... I wonder if Mom knows about this?"
"If she did, she might have had a good reason for hiding it." Lee said.
Estelle soon took out a flashlight, coming to the door with Claire before crawling inside. Lee and Caitlin soon joined them. Claire nearly tripped and Caitlin took the flashlight from her sister.
"Here, sweetie, let me see that." Estelle said as she took hold of the flashlight.
"You okay, Claire?" Lee asked.
"I... I think so..." Claire sighed as she wasn't hurt, but soon sat up.
"Weird... Usually attics have stuff like this..." Estelle commented as she explored the secret room.
"Yeah. This is weird." Lee agreed.
"Oh... A golden chest..." Estelle said before blowing the dust off. "This looks important."
"Wow!" Claire smiled.
"Pwetty!" Caitlin added.
"I wonder what's inside?" Estelle remarked.
"Let's see of what's inside then." Lee suggested.
Estelle soon opened up the golden chest to see what was inside of it. There appeared to be a few books, a scroll, a pair of gloves, a necklace, a doily, and a snow globe with a princess inside of it. Claire smiled, taking the doily for herself and gave her sister the gloves.
"Whoa." Lee said.
"Hey, look at this book." Estelle said, taking it out and opening it up to see some flowers inside of it.
"Pretty..." Claire and Caitlin smiled.
"Here's a princess," Estelle smiled back to them. "Sara Hayden... 14-years-old."
"Oh, wait, Caitlin, that's our last name!" Claire realized. "We must be related to her!"
"You just might." Estelle smiled at the girls.
"She's lovely." Claire smiled.
Caitlin giggled as she played with the gloves.
Lee soon found the scroll and opened it up before reading it aloud. "'The honor of your presence is requested at a Royal Ball in honor of Her Majesty: The Queen'."
"A ball!" Claire beamed from that. "Just imagine..."
"It would be great to be at a ball again." Estelle smiled.
"Oh, look at this book." Lee said, taking out another book.
"Oh, it's beautiful!" Claire beamed from it. "Look, Caitlin!"
A locket soon fell out from the book.
"That was random." Estelle said.
"That must be Sara's locket!" Claire smiled.
The locket then seemed to float like magic all around them until Claire caught it in her hands. Claire smiled and soon tried to open the locket, but couldn't seem to.
"Need help?" Lee asked.
"Oh, well, I can just wear it." Claire smiled before putting the locket on around her neck.
Estelle gave a small smile back. "You're starting to look like a princess now."
You really are," Lee nodded. "Now you just need the gloves and a tiara and you're good."
"Oh, I'd love to be a princess..." Claire beamed.
Estelle's amulet seemed to glow, but she put her hand to it. Claire soon looked like she was getting a bit tired.
"Sounds like someone needs a nap." Estelle said.
"But I'm not sleepy." Claire pouted sleepily.
"Yes, you are." Estelle said, taking Claire out of the room with Caitlin.
"No, I'm not..." Claire mumbled.
Estelle and Lee soon started to carry both girls out.
"What a lovely bedroom," Estelle smiled quietly. "I would've loved something like this when I was a little kid after Akito and I stopped sharing a bedroom."
Lee smiled down to Estelle as they came to put the girls down to get some sleep before they looked a little sleepy as well.
"I think I could use a nap myself." Estelle yawned.
"We did ave a big week in school this week..." Lee smiled, almost tiredly. "We had two quizzes yesterday, and one of them was a pop quiz."
"Maybe we could lie down for a minute..." Estelle suggested.
"Yeah, we deserve it." Lee nodded.
"Okay, let's see... Oh, good, there's a guest room." Estelle said, checking Facebook on her phone.
The teenagers soon came into the guest room, taking off their shoes and getting comfortable as they went to take a little nap before they would go back to babysitting. Unknown to them, this would become an adventure. Estelle's amulet continued to glow as she and Lee drifted off to sleep after Claire and Caitlin.
