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Chapter 2 A figure stepped through the door way. He smiled at Ella. Ella smiled back. Ella embraced him in a hug. "Ishtar, you're late."

"I can't help traffic, little sister." He smiled at her again.

"I'm not your little sister. We're not even related."

"Oh, I know that, you just act like one and I like to tease you." Ishtar laughed.

Ella made a pretend pout and swatted at his head playfully. "I missed you." She whispered.

Out of nowhere came Ella's cousin, Kim. Kim stared at Ella.

"Ella, Mom says you can't have boys in the house!"

"I am aware of that. This is our driver for the next too weeks. Ishtar this is my little cousin Kim. Kim meet Ishtar."

Kim muttered something and walked away. "Preteens, no life and non social." Ishtar laughed.

"What?"

"I remember you used to be like that."

"Yeah, right . Any way, you want something to eat?"

"Sure."

Ishtar follows Ella into the kitchen. She hands him leftover pizza from dinner. Ishtar makes a face.

"No real food huh?"

"Not until tomorrow. I have to shop tomorrow. Want something to drink?"

Ishtar nods. "Anything liquid that is cold and has sugar and caffeine is fine."

Ella sighs and rolls her eyes. "You don't sleep much do you?"

Ella puts a can of Coke on the table. Ishtar grabs for it. "Not really. Been driving for six hours straight. No sleep."

Ella laughs. "It's great to see you again, Ishtar." Ishtar grabs her hand, with an evil grin. His hands are ice cold. As if on cue, Steffy yells at the top of her lungs. "ELLA!" Ella jumps up from her seat.

"Sorry, I have to take that. The couch is all yours, for tonight."

"I wouldn't think of sleeping anywhere else." He smiles.

Ella rushes into Steffy's room. "Yes, Stef, what can I do for you?"

"Bed-time-story?" Steffy asks timidly.

"All right. How about a fairytale?"

"No."

"A fable?"

"No."

"A princess story?"

"No."

"A funny story?"

"No."

"An adventure story?"

"No."

"What then?"

"Jack Sparrow."

"Oh, Pirates of the Caribbean. Ok."

Ella starts to tell the story. She is just at the part where Will meets Jack for the first time, When Steffy starts to snore. Ella kisses the girl on the head and leaves the room. Ishtar is fast asleep on the couch. Ella smiles and goes to check on the rest of the kids.

Soon Ella is in the family room, where the boy's are staying. Andy and Mike are sitting in front of the TV, watching Alien Adventures.

"Do you know what time it is ?" No response

Ella picks up the remote and shuts off the TV

"Hey! We were watching that!" protested Mike

"Too bad! It is nearly eleven-thirty and you two are not asleep! Lights out now!"

Both boys mumble in protest but turn out the lights and get into bed. Ella smiles triumphantly and leaves the room.

She soon checks the rest of the house and everyone is asleep, including Robin. Before going to sleep, she locks the dogs in the kitchen for the night. Then slips in to bed a quarter to midnight.

Around midnight, Andy hears some noise in the kitchen. He gets up and investigates. Three figures are in the hall. Andy is about to scream but holds it. Instead he picks up on of the dog toys. "Eat dog slime alien scum!" He yells, than heaves the toy at the middle figure.

"AYE, WILL! I THINK WE BE UNDER ATTACK!!" The figure when it gets hit. The dogs start barking. Ella jumps from her bed. She rushes to the hall. She turns on the light and stops the dogs from barking.

Ella looks into the hall and sees Will, Jack and Elizabeth standing in the hall. Jack looks annoyed. "I leave Tourtuga a day early and this be the thanks I get to visit me bird!"

"Jack?"

"Ella! Luv! Where be Robin?"

Andy comes from nowhere. "WOW! Is that..." Ella covers his mouth. "Shush Andy!"

She smiles. "Robin is sleeping. It is midnight. How did you get here?"

"Ask the bracelet. I just wished to see me bird and here I am and so are Lizzie and Will."

Suddenley Ishtar comes out of the living room, with a baseball bat over his head.

"Who is he?" Jack and Ishtar ask at the sametime.

Cliffhanger. Hope you like. This is going to be funny. Yeah, Jack is finally here. Remember to R&R