The eavesdropping technique was borrowed from PrincessSolaria read her stories they're awesome!
This sets up the scene for the sequel!
The five children left the ship's council as they were told and went off to their newly claimed rooms. Casey shoved her door open, it was an old door that stuck shut, and entered her room. It was definitely neater than her other room, being she had it a grand total of two days. Lying on her bed, she thought of how things were going to be so much more fun with two new things: a ship and a grandfather. Casey boldly forcing her grandfather aboard the Black Pearl had actually been working out very well. He was now with her family aboard their new ship the Elizabeth Cassidy and no enemies have given them a hard time. Dieum and Jack were fascinated by their 'pop pop's' (as they called him) stories, Willy still didn't know who he was and Tom and Casey enjoyed spending time with him.
"Casey we're bored," Dieum exclaimed entering his sister's room followed by Jack.
"What can I do about that," she asked.
"I thought we could do something we all used to do together back at home, I mean we've been separated for weeks now," Dieum replied with a grin. Casey immediately knew what Dieum spoke of, a favorite pastime of the Turner children. Gathering Tom and Willy they went off to where their parents' room was. After arguing over who went where, they settled finally on Tom on a chair above the door, Dieum on the hinged side, Willy on the door itself, Jack on the floor and Casey ear to the keyhole. In their formation, they listened to their parents' conversation. Tom, Casey, Willy, Dieum and Jack always fought over who eavesdropped where, but learned that arguing attracts the attention of who you were listening to.
On the way there, Casey explained Dieum's motive, "He was bored, like usual, but pointed out something good," she had said earlier, "They have a lot better things to talk about now that they're back into the whole pirate thing."
The eavesdropping technique was only broken out at holidays and birthdays hoping to catch a hint on what they'd be receiving, and when one of them was to be punished wanting to know what they'd be without for a good while.
"We need somewhere to sail to," Will shouted inside.
"We can't go there with them," their mother shouted back later.
"This is awesome," Dieum whispered. Jack shifted himself on the floor. The brushing noise just outside their door caught the attention of Will and Elizabeth. Opening the door, Will found Tom crashing to the ground just inches away from him, next Willy straight onto Tom, then Dieum falling from the side added to his brothers, all finished by Jack throwing all thirty-five pounds of himself on the top; Casey just leaned nonchalantly onto the wall beside her.
"How's it going," she inquired.
Will sighed, At sea or not, some are never going to change.
that button looks rather tantalizing...
