"Sounds like an ok idea. I'll let the two of you go. Might I ask why Edward isn't going?" the Flame told Chanticleer in his office. Al would be happy to know his request had been accepted and they could figure out what the light show was about.

"Ed figured it was nothing so he didn't bother tagging along and I'm not the one to force him to come only to find out it is nothing and having to listen to him whine."

"And what will you do if nothing is there?"

Chanticleer shrugged.

"Come back here with curiosity satisfied and endure Ed's haha's and I-told-ya-so's."

"Just be sure to tell me everything if something turns up."

"Yes, sir." And the Dawn left.

Going back to his room Chanticleer rounded a corner….

"SO WHAT'D HE SAY!"

…. And ended up on the floor, heart racing.

"You can't just pop out like that. You're likely to give someone a heart attack one day."

"Sorry I just really want to know!" Al helped him to his feet. "So what'd he say?"

"I'll tell you later."

"WHAT!"

"That's your reward for being impatient."

Al eventually found out and nearly hit the ceiling with excitement once Chanticleer got fed up with his irritating begging. Edward still couldn't care less but didn't say anything about the trip being a total waste of time.

"Brother, we're gonna be leaving on the next train out. You sure you don't want to come?"

"He still thinks there's nothing to find." The Dawn said from across the hall with his door open. "I'm positive we'll come across something."

"Only idiots are positive." Ed stated.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm positive…I FELL FOR IT! I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMING!"

Al tried to suppress a giggle but Chanticleer didn't bother hiding his amusement.

"Oh will you two just get out of here!"

"See you in a few days, brother." Al half laughed.

With that he and the Dawn left.

"We still have a good hour and a half so I want to stop and tell my brothers I'll be gone for a few days."

"Ok." Al agreed. "I want to see what they've done with their house."

"Not everything has been moved in yet but it's looking really nice. Even though he doesn't really look the part Mark is quite the neat freak. He's given the place quite the palace setting. You'd think you had been transported back in time and were on your way to meet the queen once you open the front door."

"Sounds really cool, and you said it wasn't even finished yet?"

"Yep."

"Wow."

Chanticleer delivered the message to Brody and the others pretty quick…after he got winded when Brody flew at him with a hug around the middle.

"You really gotta quit doing that."

Al couldn't say anything once he entered the house. The feeling of going back in time wasn't just an expression he really felt as though he'd gone back a few centuries with the royal look the house had taken on. And to think it was at one time nothing more than a rundown warehouse.

"I can tell by your silence you like what we've done here." Mark said. "We've got some more stuff coming in tomorrow."

"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" Brody looked up at his older brother. "Mark even said we could get a chandelier!"

"Well I hope you have fun decorating and we've got to go." The Dawn hugged Brody and had to drag Al out the door.

Me: Oh boy, now the journey has started. But will it be like Edward said the whole time and it's nothing or will they find something amazing enough to blow your hair back? o Part of what they find is so cute- OOPS! I slipped! Just forget I said anything. Speaking of cute I had a run-in with my little friend Kamikaze the Tree frog. When I say run-in I mean I nearly swished him.

Chibi me: Nature freak.

Me: And proud of it. So what if I think the little tree frogs are cute? I love their sticky feet! Maybe I'll make Chanty put one on Ed's nose while he's asleep so he freaks when he wakes up. (thinks) I might be able to make it work…