I know this story is slow starting and may not seem wonderful, but it will
get better I promise.
Chapter 2: The search
With a vague idea of where they would want to stay, Kimi and Angelica had got hold of a map of Great Britain and had begun looking for a city to stay.
"I wonder why Tommy asked us to look for one slightly inland. Surely one by the beach would suffice." Kimi said.
"I think he doesn't like the idea of being crowded by loads of tourists." Angelica suggested.
"Anyway, why don't we search the Northern England first?" Kimi said as she looked at the north.
"Leeds is too far in...Newcastle is too big..." Kimi began saying. It was obvious that most of the places were a little too big, too small or too far inland for staying.
"Blackpool would have been nice." Angelica said.
"I'd prefer London." Kimi stated
The two searched down the south, the east and the west. The amount of suitable locations were few and far between and it did not look promising.
"Either we are gonna have to go to another country or we are gonna have to go to one by the sea." Kimi said, almost giving up.
"Yeah...Hmm. What about this place?" Angelica pointed to a smallish city near the south west.
"What about it?"
"It seems ok. It might be a little on the big side but it is not too far from the sea, though I am worried about tourists as it is the only decent sized place in the area." Angelica explained.
Kimi looked at where Angelica pointed. She had to agree with what Angelica said but felt like a good go. She didn't bother asking for the city name and waited for Angelica to tell her.
"Norwich. Seems alright I guess." Angelica said.
"Well, I'll get the guys and you see about the ticket prices. Be sure to remember the time zone difference for arrivals." Kimi told Angelica as she went to get the others.
"Gee. I'm not sure about this country, the weather always seems to be on the bad side, or so I've been told." Doubts had formed in Angelica's mind. Maybe she was dreading going there or maybe she didn't want to go on a vacation with Chuckie Finster. God how she hated him.
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"I hope you like the place we found Tommy. Believe me; it's impossible to find the exact location due to contributing factors." Kimi explained.
"What factors?" Lil asked.
"Cities too big or they are next to the sea or they are too small and so on." She told them.
"Well, we shall see." Tommy said.
They all went to Angelica's room where she was looking at the ticket prices.
"Hey guys." Angelica greeted them.
"So, let's see." Chuckie was eager to see the map location.
"Here." Kimi pointed.
They all looked and thought about the location, city size and so on.
Susie, Phil, Lil, Dil and Chuckie were content with the place. Tommy, on the other hand, was still considering it.
"What do you say bro?" Dil asked.
"It seems alright. But what about the plane tickets and where to stay exactly?" Tommy asked.
"I've had a look at some places but I need to know whether you wanna stay in a house or a hotel and the possibility of hiring 2 cars." Angelica told them.
"Why 2 cars?" Phil asked.
"Use your brain DeVille! Do you think we can fit 8 people in one car?" Angelica snapped.
"I see your point." Phil replied sheepishly.
"Well, I think that if we are hiring 2 cars, we should go for a house. Getting 8 hotel rooms would be difficult, not to mention expensive, while a house would be cheaper." Tommy explained.
"You gonna look for a mansion cuz?" Angelica asked.
"No! We will just have to share rooms. I doubt that there would be an 8 bedroom house for tourists." Tommy told her.
"I am not sleeping in the same room with any of you!" Angelica reacted angrily.
"Come on Angelica! We'll do it by family, me you and Dil in one room, Phil and Lil in another and Tommy and Chuckie in a third. Susie can choose to sleep in the same room as the DeVilles or the Finsters." Tommy explained.
"I'd prefer to be with the Finsters. No offence Phil and Lil." Susie said.
"None taken." The twins replied at the same time.
"What do you say Angelica?" Tommy asked hopefully.
"I'd prefer a hotel room. But I can see what you are saying...I guess it couldn't hurt. I mean my image wouldn't be shattered as no-one would know us or even hear about it." Angelica said. Suddenly, the idea was not as bad as she could easily force Tommy and Dil to sleep on the floor and no-one would ever know that she had to sleep in the same room as her cousins.
"What about the tickets?" Lil asked.
"Don't worry about the cost guys. Chuckie and I have already sorted that out; all we need is the exact cost." Dil said.
"How?" Phil asked.
"You see, we sweet-talked all of our parents to pay the tickets for us. A little negotiation here, a little negotiation there and a few favours thrown in as well." Chuckie explained.
"When did you do this Chuckie?" Tommy asked, intrigued by his brother's and his best friend's ingenuity.
"Last night. We will spare boring you with the details though." Chuckie told them.
"Hey guys look, this place is perfect. It's about 8 miles from the city centre and is a 3 bed room detached house with conservatory, en suite built on in the master bedroom, garage and 2 bathrooms. One upstairs and one downstairs. Sounds like the place we are looking for." Angelica said excitedly.
"How much per week Angelica?" Kimi asked.
"Let me see. It's...uh-oh, £550 per week!" Angelica exclaimed.
"So, were gonna have to pay £1100 then. That means each of us will have to pay...£137.50. What's what in dollars?" Chuckie asked.
Angelica looked it up on the Internet.
"It's about $252. Now I'm glad that all 8 of us are going." She said to them.
The others nodded their heads in agreement.
"Well, I'd estimate that each of us is gonna have to pay around $300 for the renting. We should also have around $200 of spending money as well. I'm glad Chuckie and Dil were able to get our parents to pay for the plane tickets." Tommy said.
"Angelica and I will deal with the plane tickets while you guys start on the money." Susie said.
"Okay. See you two later." Phil said as the others left.
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Kind of a boring chapter I know. Not to much to say about the chapter apart from that they will not have too much money left with all that they have to pay for. The next one will start with them at the house as it will be boring writing about their trip on the jet. Basically they will probably try to sleep as I think it's about a 12 hour flight and then there would the 6 hour time zone difference to add on as well. Anyway, R&R please.
Chapter 2: The search
With a vague idea of where they would want to stay, Kimi and Angelica had got hold of a map of Great Britain and had begun looking for a city to stay.
"I wonder why Tommy asked us to look for one slightly inland. Surely one by the beach would suffice." Kimi said.
"I think he doesn't like the idea of being crowded by loads of tourists." Angelica suggested.
"Anyway, why don't we search the Northern England first?" Kimi said as she looked at the north.
"Leeds is too far in...Newcastle is too big..." Kimi began saying. It was obvious that most of the places were a little too big, too small or too far inland for staying.
"Blackpool would have been nice." Angelica said.
"I'd prefer London." Kimi stated
The two searched down the south, the east and the west. The amount of suitable locations were few and far between and it did not look promising.
"Either we are gonna have to go to another country or we are gonna have to go to one by the sea." Kimi said, almost giving up.
"Yeah...Hmm. What about this place?" Angelica pointed to a smallish city near the south west.
"What about it?"
"It seems ok. It might be a little on the big side but it is not too far from the sea, though I am worried about tourists as it is the only decent sized place in the area." Angelica explained.
Kimi looked at where Angelica pointed. She had to agree with what Angelica said but felt like a good go. She didn't bother asking for the city name and waited for Angelica to tell her.
"Norwich. Seems alright I guess." Angelica said.
"Well, I'll get the guys and you see about the ticket prices. Be sure to remember the time zone difference for arrivals." Kimi told Angelica as she went to get the others.
"Gee. I'm not sure about this country, the weather always seems to be on the bad side, or so I've been told." Doubts had formed in Angelica's mind. Maybe she was dreading going there or maybe she didn't want to go on a vacation with Chuckie Finster. God how she hated him.
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"I hope you like the place we found Tommy. Believe me; it's impossible to find the exact location due to contributing factors." Kimi explained.
"What factors?" Lil asked.
"Cities too big or they are next to the sea or they are too small and so on." She told them.
"Well, we shall see." Tommy said.
They all went to Angelica's room where she was looking at the ticket prices.
"Hey guys." Angelica greeted them.
"So, let's see." Chuckie was eager to see the map location.
"Here." Kimi pointed.
They all looked and thought about the location, city size and so on.
Susie, Phil, Lil, Dil and Chuckie were content with the place. Tommy, on the other hand, was still considering it.
"What do you say bro?" Dil asked.
"It seems alright. But what about the plane tickets and where to stay exactly?" Tommy asked.
"I've had a look at some places but I need to know whether you wanna stay in a house or a hotel and the possibility of hiring 2 cars." Angelica told them.
"Why 2 cars?" Phil asked.
"Use your brain DeVille! Do you think we can fit 8 people in one car?" Angelica snapped.
"I see your point." Phil replied sheepishly.
"Well, I think that if we are hiring 2 cars, we should go for a house. Getting 8 hotel rooms would be difficult, not to mention expensive, while a house would be cheaper." Tommy explained.
"You gonna look for a mansion cuz?" Angelica asked.
"No! We will just have to share rooms. I doubt that there would be an 8 bedroom house for tourists." Tommy told her.
"I am not sleeping in the same room with any of you!" Angelica reacted angrily.
"Come on Angelica! We'll do it by family, me you and Dil in one room, Phil and Lil in another and Tommy and Chuckie in a third. Susie can choose to sleep in the same room as the DeVilles or the Finsters." Tommy explained.
"I'd prefer to be with the Finsters. No offence Phil and Lil." Susie said.
"None taken." The twins replied at the same time.
"What do you say Angelica?" Tommy asked hopefully.
"I'd prefer a hotel room. But I can see what you are saying...I guess it couldn't hurt. I mean my image wouldn't be shattered as no-one would know us or even hear about it." Angelica said. Suddenly, the idea was not as bad as she could easily force Tommy and Dil to sleep on the floor and no-one would ever know that she had to sleep in the same room as her cousins.
"What about the tickets?" Lil asked.
"Don't worry about the cost guys. Chuckie and I have already sorted that out; all we need is the exact cost." Dil said.
"How?" Phil asked.
"You see, we sweet-talked all of our parents to pay the tickets for us. A little negotiation here, a little negotiation there and a few favours thrown in as well." Chuckie explained.
"When did you do this Chuckie?" Tommy asked, intrigued by his brother's and his best friend's ingenuity.
"Last night. We will spare boring you with the details though." Chuckie told them.
"Hey guys look, this place is perfect. It's about 8 miles from the city centre and is a 3 bed room detached house with conservatory, en suite built on in the master bedroom, garage and 2 bathrooms. One upstairs and one downstairs. Sounds like the place we are looking for." Angelica said excitedly.
"How much per week Angelica?" Kimi asked.
"Let me see. It's...uh-oh, £550 per week!" Angelica exclaimed.
"So, were gonna have to pay £1100 then. That means each of us will have to pay...£137.50. What's what in dollars?" Chuckie asked.
Angelica looked it up on the Internet.
"It's about $252. Now I'm glad that all 8 of us are going." She said to them.
The others nodded their heads in agreement.
"Well, I'd estimate that each of us is gonna have to pay around $300 for the renting. We should also have around $200 of spending money as well. I'm glad Chuckie and Dil were able to get our parents to pay for the plane tickets." Tommy said.
"Angelica and I will deal with the plane tickets while you guys start on the money." Susie said.
"Okay. See you two later." Phil said as the others left.
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Kind of a boring chapter I know. Not to much to say about the chapter apart from that they will not have too much money left with all that they have to pay for. The next one will start with them at the house as it will be boring writing about their trip on the jet. Basically they will probably try to sleep as I think it's about a 12 hour flight and then there would the 6 hour time zone difference to add on as well. Anyway, R&R please.