Wednesday

Clare got up at the same time as Link and walked with him down the stairs. A seven-teen year old was setting the table when they came down.

"Morning guys!" She said happily.

"Adda, guhha, i...She's pretty!" Link said pointing to the girl.

"Is that the only thing you can say? Din you're usually more articulate." Clare said and gently pushed aside by Linebeck.

"Morning Anni. What's for breakfast?" Linebeck asked as he sat down at the table.

"ANNI!" The two others yelled. They looked at the girl and blinked.

"Well no wonder I got turned into a cat yesterday. There be witches here." Clare said as she walked over to her seat. A plate was placed in front of Clare as she sat down and looked at the food.

"This isn't going to transform me into something else, is it?" She asked as she poked at her food.

"I supervised everything. It's safe." Anni said sliding a plate over to Link and Linebeck. The boys came down soon and the fight for food started. Clare was slapping any hand that got too close to her food for her liking, Linebeck had repeatedly pulled his own plate away and Link was fending off Niko.

"Give me back my bun you little weasel!" Link shouted as Niko swiped his bun.

"This is revenge for stealing mine that night." Niko said as he licked the bun.

"Why you little!" Link said then was about to jump up to strangle Niko when a spoon connected with both their heads. Anni had hit both boys and was tapping the spoon against her arms and tapping her foot.

"If any of you want your breakfast, I suggest you calm down. Lest I take it away." Anni said. Anni then gave Link a new bun.

"Now hush!" She said while walking back into the kitchen. Clare looked over at Linebeck

"Linebeck, your family is not normal." She said.

"And you are?" He questioned.

"Touché." Clare said as she picked up her fork and stabbed an egg.

"Anni, can I have a coffee?" Tetra yelled over the boy's shouts.

"Sure." Anni called back from inside the kitchen. Minutes later, Anni was again rushing outside the kitchen getting orders for drinks, Clare had her tea again, Linebeck had a glass of water and Link had something pink. Clare finished eating and was now watching everyone else eat while sipping her tea. Including watching Linebeck, watching Anni's feet.

"Anni where are your shoes?" He asked.

"My shoes. My shoes are MIA." She said as she continued to run about.

"Don't you have another pair?" He asked his niece.

"Uhh, no." She said as she whizzed by again. Clare looked up from her tea and blinked.

"So, what's on the agenda today?" She asked Link, who was stuffing his face full of food.

"Hmm, oh, ah." He tried to get out.

"Swallow then talk." Clare said just as Anni said.

"Don't talk with your mouth full." Link rubbed his head.

"What is she, my mom?" He said and turned to Clare.

"Nope but I am you're sister, and don't talk with your mouth full, pig." Clare said as she snorted at him.

"I'm not a pig; you just don't have a sense of humour." Link declared.

"Me, not have a sense of humour, remind me again who managed to ..." Clare has started her rant.

Halfway through Clare's rant...

CRASH

"Crap! Where's that bloody broom?" Anni said. She had knocked over a bunch of plates.

"Do you want help?" Linebeck asked.

"No I got it." Anni said and cursed in Old Hylian. Clare stared at her.

"Did she just ....she did! Oh My Goddesses." Clare said. Tetra looked at her.

"You speak Old Hylian?" She asked.

"I was born then. It is my native language. It took me one and a half years to learn this one, and I'm still trying to figure out the Ancient one." Clare said.

"So what did she say?" Tetra asked the ninja.

"Let's just say, it's out of character for Anni." Clare said and finished her tea. The cursing continued to get worse until Anni fell out the door.

"Foot plus glass equals pain!" She said and hopped around.

"And that's why you were shoes." Linebeck said.

"Would if I had any!" Anni yelled at him. Linebeck stands up.

"Bloody women are such klutzes." He muttered.

"OI!" Clare yelled to him, "We are not klutzes. We just give men a chance to 'sweep us off our feet'." Clare said with gusto.

"Well, can someone sweep me off my feet, and the floor while they're at it." She said. Link stood up quickly.

"I'll sweep you off your feet!" He declared.

"You already did that once." Anni said.

"Yeah, he already did that once." Tetra snickered. Clare rolled her eyes. Anni shakes her head and hops down the hall and into the bathroom. Clare then started to twitch. Everyone looked at her.

"Are you okay?" Gonzo asked.

"No...I haven't pulled a prank in...I don't remember. If I don't bug someone soon, I'll go crazy." Clare said as she sat on her hands. Anni comes back with a broom and a pair of sandals that she found in her room.

"Why don't you go bug the Keatons. They are known for their pranks." Anni suggested. Clare sprung to her feet and ran out the door to go play with the Keatons.

Clare came back just before supper with a jar full of Keaton fur.

"Here. I out pranked them." She said then put the jar in front of Anni. Anni blinks up at Clare.

"Uhh, thanks, "Anni sniffed the air, "Oh no! The buns!" She said then rushed into the kitchen. Clare raised her eyebrow in a 'what just happened' kind of way and took her seat at the table. Anni reappears with a bunch of slightly crispy buns and sets them on the table.

"Got them before they became charcoal." Anni said as she put them on the table. Clare picked up her fork and poked the nearest bun.

"Are they safe?" She asked as she stared at the buns. Anni glared at the ninja, picked up a bun and chucked it at Clare, who caught it in her mouth.

"Yup they're safe." Clare managed to say before she was smacked by Anni with her ever present wooden spoon.

"OWWW!" Clare said as she ducked her head and put her hands over her newest bruise.

"What the hell was that for?!" Clare shouted.

"You make it sound like my food is going to kill you geeze!" Anni said as she stormed into the kitchen. Linebeck sat down beside Clare.

"She takes her cooking quite seriously. I think you offended her." He said.

"I'm being cautious. I don't want to get turned into a cat again. Once is enough, thank you." Clare said as Link sat down on Clare's other side.

"What is Anni cooking for supper?" He asked as he grabbed a bun. Linebeck sniffed the air.

"Smells like, potatoes, corn, carrots and..." Sniff Sniff "Oh, she's cooking steak." Linebeck said as sat up straighter. Everyone but Clare looked at him as she nodded.

"Okay that sounds good." Clare said as Link leaned over.

"What's steak?" He questioned the ninja.

"Wait and see." Clare said as she cut her bun in half. Since Clare didn't answer his question, Link leaned back and looked over her shoulder at Linebeck.

"Hey, Linebeck, What's a steak?" He questioned him.

"The most delicious thing in the world." Linebeck said as he started to day dream about the last time he had Anni's steak.

"You're lucky to be here when she does cook steak. We can't have it because we're out at sea." Linebeck complained.

"Where are we going to get a steak and where are we going to store it Mister." Clare grumbled.

"We could always get Anni to enchant a trunk before we leave." Linebeck said coming out of his day dream. Clare rolled her eyes.

"Why doesn't she enchant that stupid crate of yours?" Clare suggested.

"I hide in that crate, thank you very much." Linebeck said as she stuck his nose in the air.

"Pansy." Clare muttered under her breath. Anni walked by with carrots and corn on the table.

"What are you doing hiding in a crate? You are one of the few members of this family who can use a sword!" Anni said. Clare fell off her chair at that information.

"WHAT! You really are a chicken!" She said standing up.

"I'm not a chicken. I just like my limbs where they are." Linebeck said rubbing his arms. Clare looked up at Anni.

"Mom used to kick his ass at least once a week. I was left to bandage the cuts and bruises, of the one I thought as my 'BRAVE UNCLE'." Anni said as she walked back into the kitchen. Link looked over at Linebeck.

"You got your ass whooped by a chick! PANSY!" Link laughed. Linebeck reached around Clare and smacked Link.

"My sister was one of the scariest pirates on the ocean! She could scare off Jolene." Linebeck explained. Clare snickered.

"Pansy." Clare snickered under her breath. Linebeck smacked Clare on the head.

"I'M NOT A PANSY!" He yelled. Clare put her hands on her head.

"Why is everyone hitting me?" She said as she rubbed her head.

"Your head is an easy target." Linebeck snickered. Clare elbowed him in the ribs.

"Your ribs are an easy target." She said as Linebeck rubbed his rib cage.

"Ow, that hurt thank you very much!" He said to her. Clare laughed.

"I barely even touched you. You are a pansy!" Clare laughed again.

"No I am not. My ribs were broken. They never set properly!" Linebeck whined. Clare looked at Anni, who was bringing out the potatoes.

"My mom had a nasty streak. She brought the flat of her blade across his ribs about two years ago." Anni explained. Clare raised an eyebrow at Linebeck.

"That was two years ago. You are a PANSY!" Clare laughed again.

"How about I break your ribs and see how you feel?" Linebeck said cracking his knuckles menacingly.

"I would like to see you try!" Clare glared at him. Anni stood in between them.

"Do I need to separate you two?" She questioned them while tapping her foot. Link put his elbow on the table and put his head on his hand.

"They fight like an old married couple." Link grumbled quietly. Clare then elbowed him in the ribs. Anni looked over at Link.

"Do I have separate you three?" She corrected herself. Clare put her head on her knuckles.

"I'd rather sit beside Gonzo right now." She said. Suddenly Link slides out of view and Gonzo slides into his place.

"Where did you come from?" Clare said looking up at him.

"Well you did say you would rather sit beside me." Gonzo pointed out. Clare nodded her head. Anni then came out with the steak.

"If you guys don't act your age, you don't get any dinner." Anni said. Clare looked at her then back to the table.

"Okay." Clare said and pretended to die. Anni then hit Clare with her spoon again.

"Quite being melodramatic!" Anni ordered.

"I'm 525 years old, and you said to act my age!" Clare said.

"You're 25, TRY ACTING LIKE IT ONCE!" Anni shouted. Clare slumped down in her chair while Linebeck snickered. Anni whacked him in the ribs with the spoon end of her wooden weapon.

"And that goes for you too mister. Your 29, for Din's sake. You're one of the older people here!" Anni lectured. Linebeck crossed his arms.

"Who does she think she is, my mother?" Linebeck asked.

"If granny could see you now, she would be rolling around in her grave." Anni said. Clare covered her mouth to hold back the laugh waiting to break out.

"You didn't even know your grandma, how would you know?" Linebeck sat up and shouted at his niece. SMACK

"Just because I never actually met her, doesn't mean I don't know what she's like!" Anni said shaking the spoon. Clare snorted in humour and nearly fell out of chair. Anni storms out of the room muttering.

"Sometimes I swear I'm running a day care not an inn. I'll be in the library!" She said. Clare then fell out of her chair and laughed loud and hard.

"OH MY GODDESSES! Is it always like this? I could get used to this place...Isn't Anni having dinner?" Clare asked. Link thought.

"Actually, I don't think she's had a meal with us." He said. Clare then sat up.

"That can't be healthy." She said as she stood up.

"And that is coming from you miss piggy, snort snort." Linebeck said while poking Clare is the side with his finger. Clare glared down at him and balled up her fist. Linebeck shuffled away.

"Sorry sorry." He said as he shuffled. Clare nodded and sat down at her chair and stabbed a nearby steak. She started to cut it.

"Wow, I've never had a steak that I could actually cut." Clare said as she cut the steak into chunks. Linebeck was already on his second steak. Clare looked over at him.

"Glutton." She said under her breath.

"Says the one who hasn't even tried hers yet." Linebeck said. Clare rolled her eyes and looked at the center of the table. The boys had a fork in the last steak.

"You've already had yours!" Nudge yelled.

"So you've already had two!" Senza yelled back.

"This coming from the guy who had three!" Gonzo yelled.

"Does anyone care that I haven't had one yet!" Niko said.

"NO!" The three taller ones said. Niko ducked his head. Clare sighed and put half of hers on Niko's plate. He looked at her.

"I doubt I could eat all that anyways." Clare said as she sat back down. Niko hugged her leg.

"THANK YOU MISS CLARE!" He shouted.

"Okay, quit humping my leg." Clare said with a blank look. Linebeck nearly choked on his steak. Clare pushed her glass of water over to him. He took in and downed the entire thing before laughing.

"I'm good." Linebeck snickered to himself. Clare shook her head at him and finally bit into her steak. Her eyes widened and she looked down at her plate.

"For once I regret being generous." She confessed as she ate the rest and looked at Link who had globs of potatoes and corn on his plate. His eyes were shifting side to side; making sure no one stole his dinner. Then when his food was safe he started to stuff his face. Clare couldn't help the joke coming to her head.

"Need a shovel?" She questioned him. He looked up at her and glared, with his cheeks puffed out, he didn't look very menacing when he looked like a chipmunk. Clare starts laughing at him. Link has a 'what' look on his face. Linebeck poked his cheek.

"You look like a chipmunk." He told the young man. Link put his hands on his cheeks and swallowed what was in his mouth then chokes. Clare starts laughing as she leans her chair back.

"No Clare. I really think he's choking." Linebeck said.

"I know. That's why it's so funny." She laughed. Linebeck goes and give Link the Heimlich. Link then started to cough.

"What have we learned?" Linebeck said standing him up.

"Chew than swallow." Link gasped out. Clare leaned farther back while laughing. The chair legs slipped out from under her and she fell on her back, knocking the wind out of her. Clare started to cough as she rolled onto her stomach. Linebeck went over to Clare and wraps an arm around Clare's mid section and picks her up while standing the chair up with his foot.

"Breath Clare." He ordered her. Clare took one deep breath after the other until she could breathe normally. Linebeck sat down after putting Clare back in her chair.

"Anni is like a safety net." He muttered, "People get hurt and nearly die when she's not around." He grumbled. Clare was back in her seat and breathing normally and Link was eating way slower than before.

"We may not have a safety net. But we do have a first aid team...A one man first aid team." Clare snickered to herself. Linebeck looked at Clare's back.

"You have a chair shaped bruise on you back." He stated.

"Thank you captain obvious." Clare said.

"Now don't be like that." Linebeck said pointing a fork at her.

"Why are you threatening me with a fork?" Clare asked. Linebeck looked at the fork in his hand.

"I'm not threatening...," He removed the fork form his hand, "I'm not threatening you with a fork." He said.

"Then why were you waving it around?" Clare asked.

"It was in my hand at the time." Linebeck said waving his hand around. Clare raised an eyebrow at him.

"You are going to hit someone if you keep waving your hand around." Clare stated. Linebeck sighed put the fork on the table and stood and walked up the stairs.

"Geeze Clare, your making everyone leave tonight." Link chuckled. Clare glared at him and kicked him in the shin. His hand went down to hold his now throbbing shin. Clare chuckled to herself as everyone shuffled away from her.

"Moody ninja." Mako said from the other end of the table. Clare sat up and everyone jumped.

"I'm bored. Time to play in the rafters." Clare said as she jumped from her seat and into the rafters above their heads.

"Oh look a dust bunny." Clare's voice said. She picked up the dust bunny and walked over to stand over Niko. She dropped it and it landed in his cup with a tiny plunk. Niko picked up the cup and looked at the dust bunny.

"There is a dust bunny in my drink...Oh well." He said and threw the cup up and it landed on Clare's head. She growled but didn't combust. She picked the glass off her head and put it on a string and hung the string in front of Link's face.

"AHHH GHOST CUP!" He fell back off his chair and Clare laughed.

"Link, quit being a Linebeck." Tetra said. Clare had to sit down because she started laughing so hard. The string loosened around the cup and Clare pulled the string back up. She leaned down and looked at them all.

"This is TOO easy." She said and sat back up. She listened for sounds up stairs.

"It's too quiet up there. What is going on up there, time to go find out." Clare said as she dropped down beside Tetra, who looked over at her and sipped her coffee. But inside her head she was screaming. Clare looked over at her then snickered before standing up.

"I'm going up stairs. SO you are free... For now." Clare said as she laughed evil and climbed the stairs. Clare was staying in the shadows and watching where she stepped since if you make one sound you were caught. She poked her head around the open library door and Linebeck was lying on the couch with Anni's head in his lap, she was sound asleep and Linebeck had his nose in a book. Linebeck plus book equals a confused Clare and her four other personalities. Linebeck with a book...WE ARE CONFUSED! ...Linebeck acting sweet! WE ARE VERY CONFUSED!!!!!!!

"Yes, Clare, Can I help you?" Linebeck asked without looking up. Clare twitched. Busted. She came around the corner and sat on the couch opposite him.

"How did you know I was there?" She asked him.

"I have a sixth sense for you. Kinda like radar. Claredar. Also you made the stairs creak on your way up." Linebeck explained. Clare growled before she stood up and walked out the door and back down stairs. Before she comes back up to glare at him.

"What she doing asleep, on the couch I use to sleep on." She questioned him. Linebeck then raised his eyes to her and hushed her. Clare's eyes twitched and she opened the window and jumped out to land on the ground. She then ran over to the SS Linebeck and went to her cot. When she curled up on her cot did she fall asleep, but of course what ninja ever truly falls asleep.