Niles shivered then looked down at his hands. His fingers were starting to wrinkle.

"It's time to go."

"Your right it is. I'm…." Niles swims to the shoreline.

"Where are our cloths."

"What do you mean where are our cloths, they are right there." she pointed. She looked around. "They're gone. But who…those brats…"

"You mean Max's kids?"

"What other brats are with us. But why?"

"Stay here I'll be back." Niles runs to the cabin hoping not to get seen by anyone.

But just his luck Fran is outside the one cabin he needs to get into. She looks down at him then quickly back up.

"What are you doing out here?" she swallows. "Naked."

"I was in the lake, see the hair," he shook his head. "It's wet."

"Naked?" He could feel his face starting to turn red.

"Yes," he smiled. "I was enjoying my time till those," he greeted his teeth. "Kids took my cloths." Niles' mind: I'm going to kill them if I get the chance too.

"Why would they do that?"

"To embarrass me maybe? I really don't know."

"I'll go talk to them. Find out why they did that." she looked around she knew that Max was coming back soon. She didn't want him to find her and Niles like this. She saw something moving behind a tree and heard a slight giggle in the distance not to far from them..

"You go get dressed and I'll take care of them." she winked. Niles got some pants from his cabin and grabbed a towel from the bathroom. Niles' mind: This should do for her. But I like her the way she is.

"I saw and talked to Niles. He told me you took his cloths as a joke." B couldn't take it anymore. He busted out laughing. "That wasn't funny at all." Fran shouted in her stern voice.

"It sure was." He laughed again.

"shut up B. We are already in trouble." Fran noticed CC clothing along with Niles'. Fran's mind: why would they have both Niles' and CC's cloths in here? Unless…na both of them were in the lake together. That's why they took the cloths to embarrass both of them together. Still this joke was not funny. I wouldn't want them to do that to Max and me. "This was not funny for anyone." Fran collected the cloths from the floor. "We will talk about all of this later and what to do with you."

Niles nodded at CC.

"It's clear." She slowly climbed out of the water and he wrapped the towel around her.

"There you go." CC took a deep breath. The towel still had the smell of fresh laundry.

"Ah…."

"CC," Niles turned around to see Max walking up to them. "Why are you in a towel?"

"I was out swimming." CC's mind: so far that's the truth.

"The kids took her cloths." Fran called. "I think this belong to you." Fran held out her hands holding CC's cloths. "They told me they did it as a joke. I will deal will them later." She winked at Niles as she passed him.

"My kids did that. I…"

"No, really I'll talk to them." Max sighed. Fran was always better talking to his kids then he was. "Niles what are you doing out here?"

"I was going to go swimming." He sighed. "I saw her. She was screaming at me something about the kids…." Niles's mind: Brats I should say. CC's right they are brats.

"Stealing her cloths." Niles' mind: I want to kill them. "I thought it was a joke till I got closer to her. So I thought I'd be nice, and bring her a towel."

"I thank you." she stepped away from him then ran off towards the cabin.

"I'll go with her to make sure that she's alright." Fran followed her in.

"Nanny Fine I want to take a shower and to be alone, so I can rest."

"Are you sure?" CC sat on the bed. She put her head down.

"I'm just embarrassed. That's all. I mean look at what happened to me."

"I would be too." Fran walked up to her. "I'm going to punish the kids don't worry. You get some rest. That's what this trip was all about." Fran walks out the door heading to the kid's cabin. Fran's mind: those kids, I swear. If they cause any more trouble…now I see why CC dislikes them.

"Niles, are you actually going swimming? I…"

"No, no." Niles waved at Max. "I'm going to take a walk. I don't want to end up like…"

"I'm going to talk to those kids, did you see CC, how embarrassed she was."

"I know poor…"

"I'm so furious with them." Niles' mind: I'm too I had to walk in her shoes too. At last Max didn't see both of us in the lake together. "They had no right to treat her that way." Max shook his head not knowing what to do. "What to do with those kids." Max's mind: now I see why CC calls them brats.

"Just talk to them. They'll listen. A long, long talk is all they need. They need it from you."

"That's what I need to do. Thanks old man." he patted Niles on the back. "You're always there when I need advise."

"Glade I can help sir." Niles tried to smile. Niles' mind: that should give CC and me more time. Niles walked off down the path. I'll wait a few minutes then go see how she's doing.

"I'll go to the tree house that I found earlier. That way I can watch him. I'll leave the first note as a clue then others." CC placed the note on her pillow. Fran will be gone dealing with those brats and if she finds the note, oh well." CC slowly opened the door. "No signs of anyone that's good." Then she saw Max coming towards her. "Great, just what I needed." She shut the door quickly. She went to the window "what's he doing here?"

Max was about to knock on the door. Max's mind: I better not I don't want to upset her again. She needs her rest. He turned around and headed to see his kids. "That was close. I guess he changed his mind." CC decided to go out the back door. She heard Fran's loud voice. "Good she's gone over there too."

Niles makes his way to the front door of the cabin that CC shared with Fran. "I heard the kids getting an ear full, so we are in the clear." He hesitated at the door. "I don't want to scare her so I'll look thought the window first. I don't see anyone is that a good thing.

Where did she go?" He opened the door. "CC..". he got no answer. "What a note…another game? Great." Niles walks the path that the map in CC's note outlines for him. I follow the one path to the right and see an x made of sticks. He sighs I see the x but not her. CC, who was watching him from the time he came in to view, tried not to giggle at him. "Hello. Hello." He called out.

"Hello hello." She answered him. He turns all the way around.

"I don't see you where are you?"

"Where the birds are?"

"What? Where the birds are? What does that mean? They fly."

"Up" He looked up to see her looking down at him.

"I'm going to get you now." he climbed the tree house after her.