***************~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MORNING~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*****************
The girls each get shaken awake by William, but each retaliate before laying back down. William gets hit in the head by Karen and kicked in the leg by Nika. "Breakfast time girls. Up you get! Come on! Off your lazy bums."
"Our lazy bums are the ones who fixed all but 2 of the sails, yesterday. We worked for nearly 15 hours straight. Bugger off!" Karen says, yawning and yanking the bed sheet back over her head.
"Come on Nik. Help me get your lazy cousin out of bed." William says shaking Nika.
"Ugh-ugh- unna" a muffled voice comes from Nika's bed.
"Sorry, what was that cousin. I don't understand foreign languages. That's Kar-bear's job, remember?"
"She said 'I don't wanna.' and if you don't get out of here, I will personally shove you threw the porthole over there." Karen says, gesturing to what she hoped was the window side of the ship.
With Jack and Will silently laughing at William's attempt to wake the girls, he looks over half- heartedly at them.
"If you find it so easy, why don't you wake them?" He says.
"The trick is to surprise them William. Like this." And with that, both men go to their daughters bed, and rolls them out of bed by lifting the mattress up. On the floor, both girls glare at their fathers. The glance towards each other, nod, and then get up and turn their backs on the three men in the room.
"Oh, come on luvs. You can't be angry at us?" Jack says to the girls' backs.
Silence comes from both girls. Karen turns around, glares, and points to the door. The men get the hint and go out of the room.
"I do believe that we have invoked the wrath of the Sparrow and Turner women." Will says.
"Aye. We need to get them back on our side, before they tell their Mums." Jack says.
"First of all, if what I'm thinking is correct, that's disgusting. Second, how do we get them back on our side?" William asks the older men.
"We'll figure it out son. Your sister and cousin are just like their Mums is all, which means we'll never know how they're going to react. There's work to do. Come on to breakfast you two." Will says.
During breakfast that day, the girls only talked to each other or their mothers, and when they finished eating the girls told their mothers that they were off to finish mending the last two sails, and perhaps finish before lunch. They walked off, and each lady of the ship took a man by an arm.
"Jack Sparrow and William Turners! What did you do to make those two give you the silent treatment?" Anna Maria asks the three men.
"Well Anna Maria, we went to go and get the girls up for breakfast, and they were being stubborn and would not get up for me..." William starts.
"And then Jack and I, we grabbed the girls' mattresses out from under them, and rolled them out of bed." Will starts. Each wife hits her husband on the arm, and Anna Maria hits William on the back of the head.
"What are ye? Daft? Those girls worked for 15 HOURS yesterday!!! You got them out of bed, when they were dead tired. No wonder they be mad at ye!" and with that the three women go off, to tell the girls to go back to bed, and to leave the rest of the mending to them.
"Great, now we've got 5 angry women on the ship. That cannot be good." Will says as he and Jack head off. William heads down to the girls' room.
"Karen? Nichole? Can I come in?" William asks in his sweetest voice.
Silence answers him. He hopes beyond hope that his sister and cousin are asleep and opens the door to find them asleep on top of their made beds, in their clothes and boots yet. Will and Jack come down to find him looking at the two girls asleep.
"That is mighty adorable." Jack says.
"Will, Jack and I will pick the girls up and you pull the covers down and then over them, okay?" Will says.
"Yes father." They do this and Will and Jack take their daughters boots off and then kiss them on their foreheads.
They go out of the room and Jack motions them into the conference room. There sit most of the head crew, with the exception of Karen and Nika. "Now, we'll be needing to assign jobs for us to do while in port. Gibbs how much damage is there that needs to be repaired?" Jack asks.
"There's a fair bit of damage. It'll take 10 people probably about five or six days to fix it up, Cap'n."
"Alright then, Gibbs. Take 9 of the lower staffed crew and buy the supplies and fix up our boat. Our laundry doers are currently asleep, but they know that they need to do this. Their regular crew of 2 other people will help them out. We'll be needin' more food for the next time we head out. Who all bought last time?" About 5 people raised their hands. "Right then, you don't have to again, we'll put Anna Maria, Elise, and Elizabeth and a crew of about 4 other people on that, got that Anna Maria?"
"Yes sir, Cap'n." she replies.
"How are the sails?"
"In fine condition now sir. The girls and us mended them well."
"Alright then. Now, we'll be havin' some time off until the Queen needs us to retrieve more of her goods for her. We'll be getting paid about a week after we get into port. I believe she said 10,000 silver pieces. So how much is that divided between 31 people Will?"
Will works it out on a piece of parchment. "It's about 322 silver pieces a piece. There would be 18 silver pieces left over. What could we do with them?"
"Well it costs a shilling to dock, so what do ye say about donating the rest to a charity? All in favor say 'Aye'." Jack says. The room fills with 'Aye's'. "Right then. We'll be donatin' seventeen silver pieces, and 9 shillings to a charity then. Any other business?"
"No, sir." The room says.
"Right then dismissed." With that the room disperses.
************************* AT PORT ROYAL (A FEW HOURS LATER) *******************
As the girls stood on the deck, next to their mothers, they watch as the crew below take care of the sails. Suddenly a man in the crow's nest cries out. "Land ho! Cap'n! Land ho!" Indeed Port Royal was in seeing distance now.
"Girls, you'd better get down below and change into your dresses. You know how your Grandfather hates seeing you two dressed like that." Elizabeth says.
"Yes mum."
"Yes Aunt Elizabeth." The girls head below to dress.
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Each girl opens a trunk at the foot of her bed and starts searching through it. From each trunk the girls pull a pair of shoes, a dress, 3 petticoats, a corset, and a matching hat.
"You want to go first Kar-bear? I did last time."
"Alright Nika, I'll go first." and with that Nika starts to lace up the corset that neither of them really needed. After dressing in the dresses, Nika's blue and Karen's a dark purple, the girls sit down to do each others hair. Pinning it up in a fashionable bun, with a few curls hanging down.
"Good thing that you pay attention to all that girl babble in our Dormitories Nika."
"I wish I didn't know any of that junk. Honestly, all those girls _ever_ talk about is getting married to a rich man." She laughs. "They don't know how good it is to be in working service of the Queen. We're richer than most of the people in Port Royal, including Grandfather."
"Don't I know it. On the train to school, there was a lady with a cart full of snacks. I pulled out my money bag and the other girls in our compartment nearly fainted. I was nearly in stitches then!" Karen says wistfully.
"Come on Kar we need to get back up there to see our third home come into sight. Tradition you know." They each put their shoes on, and walk slowly up the stairs. They walk so slowly because of what Elizabeth told them happened to her when she wore a corset. They honestly didn't feel like passing out and falling into the water today, although that was how she, Jack, and Will started to become close.
When they got up by their mothers, not acknowlegeding their fathers or brother/ cousin at all, they looked out and saw that Port Royal was closer than ever. They would be there in about an hour.
"How long were we down there, mum?" Nika asks.
"About 3 hours, we know how long it takes for you two to get into those things. It must be heck for you. We dressed as well, as you can see. We just got back up here about fifteen minutes ago." Elise says.
"My how pretty you both look. What did you do to your hair? It looks lovely." Elizabeth asks.
"Oh, it's something we picked up from the girls in our Dormitories. Obsessive they are, about looking good for the opposite sex." Karen says.
"We'll show you how to do it once we get home." Nika offers.
"Alright then." Elizabeth and Elise agree.
"Mum, do you know if the crews laundry has been collected for Nika and I and our crew of two to do?"
"No dear, why don't you ask your Uncle." Elizabeth says.
"Because Aunt Elizabeth, we aren't talking to the scoundrel's whom woke us up at an ungodly hour today." Nika replies.
"I know I wasn't asked, but yes the crew's laundry has been collected. It's down there in those four white bags." Jack says, offhandedly.
"Mum, would you please tell the winds voice thank you?" Nika asks.
"Yes dear. Jack, the daughter that you miffed off says thank you."
"We'll be in port soon, I'm glad that you girls got up here." Will says, trying to get them to talk to any of the three men.
"Mum, will you please tell the wind's second voice that we're not going to up- end tradition, just because the wind's voices got us angry and now we won't talk to them for a long time." Karen asks.
"Will-"
"I know Elizabeth, I heard."
The Sparrow and Turner Families stand at the Helm of the Pearl watching as the docks of Port Royal come closer. As the boat docks Karen realizes whose boat is next to theirs in port. "Oh no..." she groans.
Nika sees it too. "Darn it all. Bloody man's a menace."
"What is it dears?" Elizabeth asks.
"That is Commodore Norrington's ship, and it's just docking as well, which means that Jonathan and Karen are going to probably have another run in." Nika replies tying her hat on, as does Karen.
"Well maybe he won't recognize us." Karen says hopefully. The crew put the plank down to the docks and then all start to disembark the Pearl. As Nika and Karen come down with a bag of pirate laundry each, a voice can be heard from behind them.
"Well well well. If it isn't Karen Turner and Nichole Sparrow." Jonathan says.
Karen starts to turn but Nika stops her. "Remember, just ignore him." she whispers. They keep walking down the docks, Jonathan following them, to find their parents waiting for them. Elise and Elizabeth nod at the girls attempt to ignore the annoying Norrington. They put the laundry bags into a cart waiting for it and other luggage from the ship, and then get into a carriage that their Grandfather had provided.
"That meddling Anda (stalker in Spanish). If he doesn't stop doing that I swear."
"Bad news girls." Will's head pops into view as he and the other 5 people of their family get into the carriage. "It seems the Norrington's are headed for your Grandfather's house as well."
Karen and Nika both bang their heads on the carriages wall behind them. "It also seems they will be staying there for about three days." Elizabeth says. Groans from both girls can be heard.
"Mum, we live right next to Grandfather. Jonathan knows that. Bloody hell. I am _not_ going out of the house. He just looks to bother me and Nika."
"I know darling, but unfortunately we all have to deal with certain things we don't like. Like the fact that your Grandfather told the Norringtons that they'll be staying in our home with us."
"Oh, for the sake of the monkeys!!! Why in the world would Grandfather do this to us? To me?! He knows about the whole 'Karen- hates- all- things- Norrington' thing. He's been witness to it enough times."
"Well we'll all just have to make sure that you and he are never in the same room alone with sharp objects." The carriages stop, and the doors on both sides open. The footman offers his hand to help Karen and Nika out, and with the manners of ladies take them and get out. They then walk to the front door of their Grandfather's mansion and knock. A maid answers and leads them to the sitting room, with the Norringtons. Silence echoes through the room.
"Where are my grandchildren?" an old voice says through the room.
"Grandfather!" Nika and Karen yell. They go to the man and hug him as does William.
"Hello father." Elizabeth says hugging him.
"Hello Mr. Swann." Will, Jack and Elise all say.
"Mr. Swann, I believe that we have business to attend to." Commodore Norrington says. The old man nods but pauses for a moment.
"I've already given the Norringtons rooms in you home dears. Hope you don't mind."
"Grandfather, could you send someone for me when your done talking with the Commodore? I'd like to speak with you." Karen asks.
"Of course darling, now go home and get settled." and with that he and the Commodore walk away. The Sparrows, Turners and the youngest Norrington walk next door, and into the house.
"Nika and I are going to go upstairs and talk for a while. See you later Mum, Dad, Aunt Elise, Uncle Jack and William." Karen says to her family. The three men falter as she mentioned them as well. Jonathan follows up the stairs.
"I'm sorry, but what are you doing?" Nika asks.
"Going to my room." Jonathan replies.
They reach Karen's room, and Jonathan goes into the room right across from it. "What is my Grandfather trying to do. Push me to homicide??" Karen asks as she and Nika go into her room.
"I dunno Kar... maybe he just forgot... I mean he is nearly 60 years old." Nika says.
"I know Nika... It's just when it comes to Jonathan... He just annoys me to no end. He seeks me out just to say mean things."
"Maybe he's like that guy you met back at school, the one who everyone knew liked you... What was his name?"
"His name was Kevin, and he was a complete jerk. Everyone also knew that he only liked me because those girls in our compartment told him about my money bag. He only liked me for my money, I'm sure of it."
"I dunno... I thought that he liked you..."
"Let's not talk about men anymore... let's talk about something different."
"Like what?"
"I dunno... what we plan to do this summer..."
"Well I plan to fill out my application to become a governess because they're needed here, and then probably just hang around here and see what goes on... Port Royal is so boring."
"I agree."
"Ms. Turner? Could you please come down stairs?" a voice asks at the door.
"Yes, of course. I'll talk to you later Nika." Karen says as she heads downstairs to see a butler from her Grandfather's mansion standing in the sitting room. "Can I help you?"
"Yes, Miss. Your Grandfather has requested that you do not come to his home tonight. Instead he asks to see you tomorrow at Noon. What shall I tell him?"
"You can tell him that I will be there at that time. Thank you. Do you need me to see you out?"
"No Miss. I will take myself out. Thank you," and with that the butler leaves. Karen heads up to her room and sits down at her desk reviewing the applications as governess' that she and Nika filled out. There were governess' needed here in Port Royal, and they, having just graduated from being educated in such matters, decided to see if they could get the jobs. Finding no errors in neither she nor Nika's applications, Karen got up from her desk and checked the Grandfather clock in her room. Nearly 8 o'clock. She went into the bathroom and washed her hands, careful not to spill any water onto her dress. She went downstairs into the common library and picked her favorite book from the shelves. She sits in an arm chair near the window and opens to the first page, when she hears the dinner bell ring.
"Oh, drat! Well, there will always be later tonight." She puts the book back on the shelf and goes to the dining room. There their very own butler pulls her chair out for her and she sits down.
Dinner, that night, was very quiet. All three Sparrow and Turner men were talking amongst themselves leaving even Elisa and Elizabeth out. Unfortunately for Karen, Jonathan was seated directly across from her. Karen just sat there and ate as a noble- woman should. When dinner was finished, all conversation stopped for a moment.
"Daddy, I think I'll go to the library before bed. I'm not very hungry for desert, may I be excused?" Karen asked.
"Yes of course dear." Karen got up to go.
"May I go with her Daddy?" Nika asked.
"Of course Nika. What do you girls plan on reading?"
"Our favorites of course." Karen said with a smile, then she and Nika turned to go.
"Thanks so much for the dinner Mr. and Mrs. Turner and Sparrow. I'm not much in the mood for desert either. I think that I'll retire to my room for the night. Is that alright?"
"Yes of course Mr. Norrington." Elizabeth said, refusing to call him by his first name. Jonathan gets up and leaves the room, leaving the adults in the dining room alone.
The girls each get shaken awake by William, but each retaliate before laying back down. William gets hit in the head by Karen and kicked in the leg by Nika. "Breakfast time girls. Up you get! Come on! Off your lazy bums."
"Our lazy bums are the ones who fixed all but 2 of the sails, yesterday. We worked for nearly 15 hours straight. Bugger off!" Karen says, yawning and yanking the bed sheet back over her head.
"Come on Nik. Help me get your lazy cousin out of bed." William says shaking Nika.
"Ugh-ugh- unna" a muffled voice comes from Nika's bed.
"Sorry, what was that cousin. I don't understand foreign languages. That's Kar-bear's job, remember?"
"She said 'I don't wanna.' and if you don't get out of here, I will personally shove you threw the porthole over there." Karen says, gesturing to what she hoped was the window side of the ship.
With Jack and Will silently laughing at William's attempt to wake the girls, he looks over half- heartedly at them.
"If you find it so easy, why don't you wake them?" He says.
"The trick is to surprise them William. Like this." And with that, both men go to their daughters bed, and rolls them out of bed by lifting the mattress up. On the floor, both girls glare at their fathers. The glance towards each other, nod, and then get up and turn their backs on the three men in the room.
"Oh, come on luvs. You can't be angry at us?" Jack says to the girls' backs.
Silence comes from both girls. Karen turns around, glares, and points to the door. The men get the hint and go out of the room.
"I do believe that we have invoked the wrath of the Sparrow and Turner women." Will says.
"Aye. We need to get them back on our side, before they tell their Mums." Jack says.
"First of all, if what I'm thinking is correct, that's disgusting. Second, how do we get them back on our side?" William asks the older men.
"We'll figure it out son. Your sister and cousin are just like their Mums is all, which means we'll never know how they're going to react. There's work to do. Come on to breakfast you two." Will says.
During breakfast that day, the girls only talked to each other or their mothers, and when they finished eating the girls told their mothers that they were off to finish mending the last two sails, and perhaps finish before lunch. They walked off, and each lady of the ship took a man by an arm.
"Jack Sparrow and William Turners! What did you do to make those two give you the silent treatment?" Anna Maria asks the three men.
"Well Anna Maria, we went to go and get the girls up for breakfast, and they were being stubborn and would not get up for me..." William starts.
"And then Jack and I, we grabbed the girls' mattresses out from under them, and rolled them out of bed." Will starts. Each wife hits her husband on the arm, and Anna Maria hits William on the back of the head.
"What are ye? Daft? Those girls worked for 15 HOURS yesterday!!! You got them out of bed, when they were dead tired. No wonder they be mad at ye!" and with that the three women go off, to tell the girls to go back to bed, and to leave the rest of the mending to them.
"Great, now we've got 5 angry women on the ship. That cannot be good." Will says as he and Jack head off. William heads down to the girls' room.
"Karen? Nichole? Can I come in?" William asks in his sweetest voice.
Silence answers him. He hopes beyond hope that his sister and cousin are asleep and opens the door to find them asleep on top of their made beds, in their clothes and boots yet. Will and Jack come down to find him looking at the two girls asleep.
"That is mighty adorable." Jack says.
"Will, Jack and I will pick the girls up and you pull the covers down and then over them, okay?" Will says.
"Yes father." They do this and Will and Jack take their daughters boots off and then kiss them on their foreheads.
They go out of the room and Jack motions them into the conference room. There sit most of the head crew, with the exception of Karen and Nika. "Now, we'll be needing to assign jobs for us to do while in port. Gibbs how much damage is there that needs to be repaired?" Jack asks.
"There's a fair bit of damage. It'll take 10 people probably about five or six days to fix it up, Cap'n."
"Alright then, Gibbs. Take 9 of the lower staffed crew and buy the supplies and fix up our boat. Our laundry doers are currently asleep, but they know that they need to do this. Their regular crew of 2 other people will help them out. We'll be needin' more food for the next time we head out. Who all bought last time?" About 5 people raised their hands. "Right then, you don't have to again, we'll put Anna Maria, Elise, and Elizabeth and a crew of about 4 other people on that, got that Anna Maria?"
"Yes sir, Cap'n." she replies.
"How are the sails?"
"In fine condition now sir. The girls and us mended them well."
"Alright then. Now, we'll be havin' some time off until the Queen needs us to retrieve more of her goods for her. We'll be getting paid about a week after we get into port. I believe she said 10,000 silver pieces. So how much is that divided between 31 people Will?"
Will works it out on a piece of parchment. "It's about 322 silver pieces a piece. There would be 18 silver pieces left over. What could we do with them?"
"Well it costs a shilling to dock, so what do ye say about donating the rest to a charity? All in favor say 'Aye'." Jack says. The room fills with 'Aye's'. "Right then. We'll be donatin' seventeen silver pieces, and 9 shillings to a charity then. Any other business?"
"No, sir." The room says.
"Right then dismissed." With that the room disperses.
************************* AT PORT ROYAL (A FEW HOURS LATER) *******************
As the girls stood on the deck, next to their mothers, they watch as the crew below take care of the sails. Suddenly a man in the crow's nest cries out. "Land ho! Cap'n! Land ho!" Indeed Port Royal was in seeing distance now.
"Girls, you'd better get down below and change into your dresses. You know how your Grandfather hates seeing you two dressed like that." Elizabeth says.
"Yes mum."
"Yes Aunt Elizabeth." The girls head below to dress.
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Each girl opens a trunk at the foot of her bed and starts searching through it. From each trunk the girls pull a pair of shoes, a dress, 3 petticoats, a corset, and a matching hat.
"You want to go first Kar-bear? I did last time."
"Alright Nika, I'll go first." and with that Nika starts to lace up the corset that neither of them really needed. After dressing in the dresses, Nika's blue and Karen's a dark purple, the girls sit down to do each others hair. Pinning it up in a fashionable bun, with a few curls hanging down.
"Good thing that you pay attention to all that girl babble in our Dormitories Nika."
"I wish I didn't know any of that junk. Honestly, all those girls _ever_ talk about is getting married to a rich man." She laughs. "They don't know how good it is to be in working service of the Queen. We're richer than most of the people in Port Royal, including Grandfather."
"Don't I know it. On the train to school, there was a lady with a cart full of snacks. I pulled out my money bag and the other girls in our compartment nearly fainted. I was nearly in stitches then!" Karen says wistfully.
"Come on Kar we need to get back up there to see our third home come into sight. Tradition you know." They each put their shoes on, and walk slowly up the stairs. They walk so slowly because of what Elizabeth told them happened to her when she wore a corset. They honestly didn't feel like passing out and falling into the water today, although that was how she, Jack, and Will started to become close.
When they got up by their mothers, not acknowlegeding their fathers or brother/ cousin at all, they looked out and saw that Port Royal was closer than ever. They would be there in about an hour.
"How long were we down there, mum?" Nika asks.
"About 3 hours, we know how long it takes for you two to get into those things. It must be heck for you. We dressed as well, as you can see. We just got back up here about fifteen minutes ago." Elise says.
"My how pretty you both look. What did you do to your hair? It looks lovely." Elizabeth asks.
"Oh, it's something we picked up from the girls in our Dormitories. Obsessive they are, about looking good for the opposite sex." Karen says.
"We'll show you how to do it once we get home." Nika offers.
"Alright then." Elizabeth and Elise agree.
"Mum, do you know if the crews laundry has been collected for Nika and I and our crew of two to do?"
"No dear, why don't you ask your Uncle." Elizabeth says.
"Because Aunt Elizabeth, we aren't talking to the scoundrel's whom woke us up at an ungodly hour today." Nika replies.
"I know I wasn't asked, but yes the crew's laundry has been collected. It's down there in those four white bags." Jack says, offhandedly.
"Mum, would you please tell the winds voice thank you?" Nika asks.
"Yes dear. Jack, the daughter that you miffed off says thank you."
"We'll be in port soon, I'm glad that you girls got up here." Will says, trying to get them to talk to any of the three men.
"Mum, will you please tell the wind's second voice that we're not going to up- end tradition, just because the wind's voices got us angry and now we won't talk to them for a long time." Karen asks.
"Will-"
"I know Elizabeth, I heard."
The Sparrow and Turner Families stand at the Helm of the Pearl watching as the docks of Port Royal come closer. As the boat docks Karen realizes whose boat is next to theirs in port. "Oh no..." she groans.
Nika sees it too. "Darn it all. Bloody man's a menace."
"What is it dears?" Elizabeth asks.
"That is Commodore Norrington's ship, and it's just docking as well, which means that Jonathan and Karen are going to probably have another run in." Nika replies tying her hat on, as does Karen.
"Well maybe he won't recognize us." Karen says hopefully. The crew put the plank down to the docks and then all start to disembark the Pearl. As Nika and Karen come down with a bag of pirate laundry each, a voice can be heard from behind them.
"Well well well. If it isn't Karen Turner and Nichole Sparrow." Jonathan says.
Karen starts to turn but Nika stops her. "Remember, just ignore him." she whispers. They keep walking down the docks, Jonathan following them, to find their parents waiting for them. Elise and Elizabeth nod at the girls attempt to ignore the annoying Norrington. They put the laundry bags into a cart waiting for it and other luggage from the ship, and then get into a carriage that their Grandfather had provided.
"That meddling Anda (stalker in Spanish). If he doesn't stop doing that I swear."
"Bad news girls." Will's head pops into view as he and the other 5 people of their family get into the carriage. "It seems the Norrington's are headed for your Grandfather's house as well."
Karen and Nika both bang their heads on the carriages wall behind them. "It also seems they will be staying there for about three days." Elizabeth says. Groans from both girls can be heard.
"Mum, we live right next to Grandfather. Jonathan knows that. Bloody hell. I am _not_ going out of the house. He just looks to bother me and Nika."
"I know darling, but unfortunately we all have to deal with certain things we don't like. Like the fact that your Grandfather told the Norringtons that they'll be staying in our home with us."
"Oh, for the sake of the monkeys!!! Why in the world would Grandfather do this to us? To me?! He knows about the whole 'Karen- hates- all- things- Norrington' thing. He's been witness to it enough times."
"Well we'll all just have to make sure that you and he are never in the same room alone with sharp objects." The carriages stop, and the doors on both sides open. The footman offers his hand to help Karen and Nika out, and with the manners of ladies take them and get out. They then walk to the front door of their Grandfather's mansion and knock. A maid answers and leads them to the sitting room, with the Norringtons. Silence echoes through the room.
"Where are my grandchildren?" an old voice says through the room.
"Grandfather!" Nika and Karen yell. They go to the man and hug him as does William.
"Hello father." Elizabeth says hugging him.
"Hello Mr. Swann." Will, Jack and Elise all say.
"Mr. Swann, I believe that we have business to attend to." Commodore Norrington says. The old man nods but pauses for a moment.
"I've already given the Norringtons rooms in you home dears. Hope you don't mind."
"Grandfather, could you send someone for me when your done talking with the Commodore? I'd like to speak with you." Karen asks.
"Of course darling, now go home and get settled." and with that he and the Commodore walk away. The Sparrows, Turners and the youngest Norrington walk next door, and into the house.
"Nika and I are going to go upstairs and talk for a while. See you later Mum, Dad, Aunt Elise, Uncle Jack and William." Karen says to her family. The three men falter as she mentioned them as well. Jonathan follows up the stairs.
"I'm sorry, but what are you doing?" Nika asks.
"Going to my room." Jonathan replies.
They reach Karen's room, and Jonathan goes into the room right across from it. "What is my Grandfather trying to do. Push me to homicide??" Karen asks as she and Nika go into her room.
"I dunno Kar... maybe he just forgot... I mean he is nearly 60 years old." Nika says.
"I know Nika... It's just when it comes to Jonathan... He just annoys me to no end. He seeks me out just to say mean things."
"Maybe he's like that guy you met back at school, the one who everyone knew liked you... What was his name?"
"His name was Kevin, and he was a complete jerk. Everyone also knew that he only liked me because those girls in our compartment told him about my money bag. He only liked me for my money, I'm sure of it."
"I dunno... I thought that he liked you..."
"Let's not talk about men anymore... let's talk about something different."
"Like what?"
"I dunno... what we plan to do this summer..."
"Well I plan to fill out my application to become a governess because they're needed here, and then probably just hang around here and see what goes on... Port Royal is so boring."
"I agree."
"Ms. Turner? Could you please come down stairs?" a voice asks at the door.
"Yes, of course. I'll talk to you later Nika." Karen says as she heads downstairs to see a butler from her Grandfather's mansion standing in the sitting room. "Can I help you?"
"Yes, Miss. Your Grandfather has requested that you do not come to his home tonight. Instead he asks to see you tomorrow at Noon. What shall I tell him?"
"You can tell him that I will be there at that time. Thank you. Do you need me to see you out?"
"No Miss. I will take myself out. Thank you," and with that the butler leaves. Karen heads up to her room and sits down at her desk reviewing the applications as governess' that she and Nika filled out. There were governess' needed here in Port Royal, and they, having just graduated from being educated in such matters, decided to see if they could get the jobs. Finding no errors in neither she nor Nika's applications, Karen got up from her desk and checked the Grandfather clock in her room. Nearly 8 o'clock. She went into the bathroom and washed her hands, careful not to spill any water onto her dress. She went downstairs into the common library and picked her favorite book from the shelves. She sits in an arm chair near the window and opens to the first page, when she hears the dinner bell ring.
"Oh, drat! Well, there will always be later tonight." She puts the book back on the shelf and goes to the dining room. There their very own butler pulls her chair out for her and she sits down.
Dinner, that night, was very quiet. All three Sparrow and Turner men were talking amongst themselves leaving even Elisa and Elizabeth out. Unfortunately for Karen, Jonathan was seated directly across from her. Karen just sat there and ate as a noble- woman should. When dinner was finished, all conversation stopped for a moment.
"Daddy, I think I'll go to the library before bed. I'm not very hungry for desert, may I be excused?" Karen asked.
"Yes of course dear." Karen got up to go.
"May I go with her Daddy?" Nika asked.
"Of course Nika. What do you girls plan on reading?"
"Our favorites of course." Karen said with a smile, then she and Nika turned to go.
"Thanks so much for the dinner Mr. and Mrs. Turner and Sparrow. I'm not much in the mood for desert either. I think that I'll retire to my room for the night. Is that alright?"
"Yes of course Mr. Norrington." Elizabeth said, refusing to call him by his first name. Jonathan gets up and leaves the room, leaving the adults in the dining room alone.