Sophia emerged from her new room half an hour later and padded quietly down the hall and toward the noise. Apparently they were still in the pool.

She looked at the family pictures that were framed on the walls. Mostly school pictures of the boys. She smiled to herself, they certainly were cute children.

"OK Pea?" Penelope asked when Sophia sat down next to her on a lounge.

"Yes, I'm fine. Just been sorting out a few things," Sophia replied, giving her sister a look for using her pet name for her.

"Hey Sophie! Come on, you're just in time for a game of volleyball!" Scott shouted over the noise of splashing water. Sophie? She decided to let it go, after all, she had been called that by someone a long time ago.

"Oh no, I don't want to play," Sophia began to say but Penelope put a hand on her shoulder.

"Go on," She said quietly. "Don't be such a stick in the mud."

"I'm not being a -," Sophia began through gritted teeth but she felt someone grab her arms and hurl her forward into the pool.

"Oh my goodness!" Sophia spluttered, after she had emerged from underwater. Someone had thrown her in the pool! She might've drowned! Granted, she could swim and the pool wasn't very deep and there were plenty of people around but still.

"They need an even number anyway!" Jeff called from Penelope's side, Penelope herself was having a good chuckle at her little sisters expensive.

So it had been Jeff! Didn't he know how dangerous it was to throw someone into a pool full of boys? Better still, no-one should be man handling ladies in such a manner.

Sophia had to roll her eyes at her own thoughts; she really needed to lighten up.

"Sophia can be on my and Alan's team," Scott shouted to Gordon whilst Virgil and John were fighting with the volleyball net.

"I can't play volleyball," Sophia said just loud enough for Scott to hear.

"What do you mean you can't play?" Scott shouted, loud enough for everyone to hear.

Sophia felt her cheeks burn slightly as Alan began laughing.

"I've never played, I don't know how to," Sophia explained, wanting to whack Alan for he was now quite hysterical.

Penelope was looking sympathetic as the boys all began laughing.

"Never played volleyball! That's a good one!" John cried between laughs, hanging onto Virgil to stop himself slipping underwater.

"I'll teach you. It's really easy. Maybe you'd better change though," Scott said to Sophia. It was a good job Sophia had put on her bikini under her clothes.

"Just one minute," Sophia said, backing toward the edge of the pool. When she reached it, it pushed herself up onto the ledge and got out. With her back turned to everyone, she gingerly peeled off her soaking shorts and vest and dived back into the pool.

"Hey," John said quietly to Virgil who hadn't blinked yet, pushing the volleyball into his arms. Virgil looked at his brother who smiled at him. "Let them serve first."

Virgil threw the ball to Alan who passed it to Scott, who was already behind Sophia, helping her with her arm movements. Virgil watched Scott move Sophia's arms up and down, making her laugh.

"You've gotta sorta link your fingers together to make a flat surface, like this," Scott explained, doing it himself so she could see.

"Like this?" Sophia said, mimicking what Scott was doing.

"She's got it!" Scott joked, pulling the ball out from under his arm. "Just watch for a while if you want. The rules are you've got to hit it over the net away from the other team so it touches the water. That's one point. You get ten for hitting Gordon in the nose though!"

"Hey!" Gordon cried. "You do not!"

Sophia allowed herself another smile as Scott served the ball. John whacked it back with such force; it almost took Alan's head off.

"Heavens," Sophia muttered to herself, this wasn't looking a very nice game.

"Go on Sophie!" Scott shouted as the ball came toward her, thankfully at a slower rate. Sophia smacked it up but didn't aim very well and it smashed her sister's drink from out of her hands, making her scream in shock.

"Nice one kid," Scott laughed, patting her shoulder. Sophia just held her face in her hands.

"I'm so sorry about the glass," She shouted over to Jeff when she had swum under the net onto the other side of the pool where Jeff and Penelope were sitting.

"Forget the glass, what about me!" Penelope shouted back, wringing pink lemonade from her clothes.

"Best thing what could happen to those fashion travesties!" Sophia shouted back, half joking.

"What is it with your family and colours?" Alan asked, still laughing when Sophia swam back under the net to join him and Scott.

"Well, I have taste. Pen unfortunately just needs to see that pink makes you look like a little pig," Sophia said, her voice rising so her sister could hear.

"At least I don't dress like a pineapple," Penelope said to her sister, smiling sweetly. Sophia raised her eyebrows and got into place, the volleyball in hand.

"Ready?" She asked John, Gordon and Virgil who all backed as close to the sides of the pool as possible.

She served and this time it wasn't so bad. Virgil had to lunge forward to get it back over the net to Alan who scored their first point for them.

"Good job kiddo!" Scott exclaimed, high-fiving his youngest brother.

- - -

They finished the game later in the evening because the boys had begun fighting and it ended with all four turning on John and attempting to drown him because he argued that he was the best player out of them all.

Sophia had gotten out of the pool, not wanting to play fight and was sitting with her sister, attempting to soak up the last of the evening rays.

"I told you you'd enjoy it here," Penelope said to Sophia as she placed her drink on the small table between them.

"I've only been here a few hours," Sophia replied, scratching her arm.

"You were laughing after a few minutes with those boys. I saw you Pea," Penelope said, knowing she was right.

"Will you stop calling me Pea? I am not a vegetable!" Sophia scolded through gritted teeth.

"I've always called you it and always will," Penelope replied coolly, taking no notice of her sister's tone.

"Humph," Sophia sighed angrily, folding her arms and looking away from her sister into the trees.

"Listen, I'm going to have to leave in a few days time for about a week so for heavens sake, try to lighten up," Penelope said, leaning over and putting a hand on her sister's bare leg.

"Leaving?" Sophia said quickly, turning back to her sister. "You said nothing of leaving! I'll come back with you!"

"You know why you're here; it would be fruitless to bring you back home, wouldn't it? Stay here where it's safe and fun, get to know the boys. They're worth knowing Sophia," Penelope said seriously, a tone she rarely used.

"What in case I need them drown someone for me?" Sophia hissed, motioning to the lot in the pool who were still play fighting.

"Just lay back and relax, explore the island, talk to Jeff, anything!" Penelope exclaimed, throwing her arms up into the air.

Sophia remained quiet, her arms folded across her chest.

"Anyway, who knows? If you lighten up, you might notice someone...I'm sorry, something you like," Penelope said, looking innocent as she sipped her drink.

"Ha ha," Sophia said dryly, looking over to the pool from her older sister who was resisting a smirk.