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Chapter One
The waves gently curled over the sea, rolling and flattening to just touch the shore. Stretching it, the sea gently stroked the sand before retreating again.
To many, the sea was beautiful. To others, it was dangerous.
Elizabeth Turner gazed out the window, a small frown on her face as she stared at the sea. Her son was now in his twenties and her daughter...
Elizabeth sighed. Her daughter was growing more and more like her father every day. Loyal and adventurous, Elizabeth was constantly trying to find new ways to control her.
Frowning, she realized that it was too quiet. Ever since Lily found an abandoned puppy and brought it home (despite her mother's protests), Elizabeth never got a moment of silence in the house. Both Lily and the puppy, which she wittingly named Whelp (Elizabeth regretted ever telling her children the stories) would run around the house, shouting and barking until Elizabeth sent them out.
However, today, it was almost...silent.
"Lily! What are you doing?" Elizabeth called, moving from the main room that served as a kitchen and a dining room to stand by the door of her daughter's bedroom. "Lily!"
Silence.
Elizabeth narrowed her eyes as she knocked on the door. "Lily," She tried once more. The only answer she received was silence.
"Lily, I'm coming in now." She announced, reaching for the doorknob. If anything annoyed Lily, it was people going in her room. But still there was silence.
Her lips pursed together in annoyance, Elizabeth opened the door and stormed inside.
It was empty.
"So, if I step here..."
Lily grinned as she blocked each of her brother's attacks with swift, natural movements. Will also grinned, his attacks ceasing for a moment.
"You've been practicing."
"Of course."
Whelp whined from behind them, as if he was agreeing with Lily. He had suffered many days of being taken out for walks because of Lily's practicing. Laughing, Lily glanced over her shoulder.
"What's up, b - HEY!"
Lily spun around, but it was too late. Letting out an "Oof!" sound, she fell flat on her back and onto the floor. Will grinned.
"You cheated!" She accused, sitting up and glaring at him.
"Never turn you back while in a fight, Lillian," He replied. "You know better than that."
Lily scowled as she held her hands out. "Help me up." She ordered.
Will took hold of Lily's hand, ready to haul her up when –
"Oof!"
Lily grinned as she scrambled up triumphantly, playfully placing her foot on her brother's stomach.
"Never trust your opponent, William."
Will grinned back as he grabbed Lily's foot and pulled her down again. Before she could stand, he began to tickle her.
"No! No, stop it!" She squealed, rolling around.
"Say it!"
"Parley! PARLEY!"
Laughing, Will and Lily lay on the floor of the beach, gazing up at the clear blue sky and both breathing heavily.
"You're getting quite good now, Lily." Will suddenly announced. Lily grinned.
"You're not bad yourself."
It was at this point Whelp decided he was bored, and so bounded over to Lily, digging his snout into her cheek in a desperate way to get her attention.
"Whelp! Stop it!" She laughed, sitting up. "What's up, boy?"
Whelp whined again as he scrambled away from Lily and towards the sea, playfully splashing in the waves. His tail wagged back and forth as he watched Lily, almost daring her to join him.
"Oh, Whelp," Lily moaned. "You know I'm not allowed."
"Come on, Lily, we need to go home." Will told her, standing up. Lily frowned.
"Can't we – "
"Lily, Mum's going to be crazy as it is."
"I left a note…"
"Really?"
Lily shook her head. Will laughed as he leant forwards and ruffled her hair.
"It's alright for Will. Will works all day, so he have an excuse. But not me. No, I have to stay at home and be the good little girl that helps Mummy." Lily grumbled as she trudged up the hill, Whelp trotting after her. Will had left for work, and so Lily was left to face her mother's wrath.
"Why aren't I allowed to have fun, hey? Mum's always banning from me coming down here, and when I do, I'm not allowed anywhere near the sea." Lily continued, kicking a small stone as she walked.
Pausing for a moment, she spun around to face the sea.
"Y'know, Whelp, all I want to do is just…I just want to have fun."
Whelp barked in agreement. Lily grinned down at him.
"How's about it, boy? You, me, and nothing but the sea…we could be pirates!"
Whelp whined, making Lily laugh.
"Don't worry, Whelp, I'll protect you!"
Still laughing, Lily grabbed a stick of the ground (Will had taken the sword she was using back with him) and began waving it around, as if fighting off invisible pirates. Whelp barked as he bounced around Lily's ankles, trying to catch it.
"Oh no, Whelp, look out!" Lily yelled, still playing. "The pirate captain is about to –"
"Lily,"
Lily spun around to face Elizabeth. Grinning sheepishly, she held the stick out.
"En garde?"
Seeing her mother's disapproving look, Lily dropped the stick. Barking triumphantly, Whelp ran forwards and seized it in his mouth, growling.
"Lily, what are you doing?" Elizabeth asked.
"Me? I…erm…well…I'm fighting off pirates, of course."
Elizabeth couldn't help the small smile that came to her lips.
"Which pirates?"
"The invisible ones."
Elizabeth had to suppress the laughter that rose in her throat, and so stared at her daughter disapprovingly. Lily sighed, realizing she had lost.
"I'm sorry, Mum. I just wanted to have some fun with Will. He told me he'd practice sword fighting with me and you know how much I love doing that!" She ended her speech with a slight whine in her tone.
Elizabeth also sighed. Yes, she knew exactly how much Lily loved sword fighting. Though it was improper for a young girl such as herself, there was no reasonable solution that would prevent her from doing so.
"Fine, but you're going down to Mr Carter for me to fetch my order." Elizabeth told her. Lily groaned.
"Oh, not Mr Carter! He keeps me there for ages talking about 'when I was a young lad' and it is just so boring!"
"Lillian Emily Turner, Mr Carter is an old and probably very lonely man." Elizabeth scolded. Lily rolled her eyes.
"I know, I know. I need to respect him and be kind to him because he hardly ever has anyone to talk to and is very lonely sitting in that bookshop by himself, blah blah blah," Lily grinned at her Mother. "I'll go."
Elizabeth smiled. "Good. But you have to change first; you're not going to Mr Carter's in those." Elizabeth gestured toward Lily's trouser and shirt ensemble, both of which belonged to her brother and were passed down when he outgrew them.
Groaning, Lily followed Elizabeth back home.
