Jess's POV
I wake up past 8 am not wanting to get out of bed, Nestor walks into my room bringing me breakfast.
"Good morning miss Jess, here is your breakfast" Nestor replied as he places my breakfast on my lap.
"Morning Nestor, thank you for bringing my breakfast to me. Did my father get his breakfast?" I replied and asked Nestor.
"Yes he did" Nestor replied
"Thank you Nestor" I replied
"What would you like to wear today, miss?" Nestor asked me
"Anything for today but not too fancy" I replied
"Well today you and Mr Sakharine are going to the market" Nestor replied
"Oh right, I forgot about the market today. Okay I'll wear a dress" I replied and I sighed, Nestor pulls a dress out for me to wear for today as I eat my breakfast.
I finish eating my breakfast and I get out of bed grabbing my dress walking towards the bathroom to have a quick shower. I turn the shower on then I get out of my nightgown and I get into the shower.
~10 minutes later~
I get out of the shower grabbing my towels, I wrap my first towel around my hair and I grab my second towel to dry myself off. I finish drying myself, putting moisturizer on my back and chest which I do every morning and I put my clothes on including my dress. I dry my hair to brush it, I brush my hair and I decided to tie my hair up. I finish up in the bathroom walking out to put my nightgown on my bed. I grab my shoes to put them on and I grab my rose gold purse and I put my earrings and necklace on with a bit of light makeup on. I walk out of my bedroom walking downstairs seeing my father ready to go.
"You look beautiful, my dear" Sakharine replied as he smiles and kisses both of my cheeks
"Thank you father" I replied and I smiled back kissing both of his cheeks
Nestor opens the door for my father and I walking out of the mansion towards the car, Nestor locks the door and he opens the car door, my father and I entered the car and Nestor closes the door, Nestor gets into the car to start the car up and we drove off to the town market.
Tintin's POV
~2 hours later~
I stay seated on the chair as the painter continues painting and Snowy has been waiting for a bit.
"Very nearly there sir. I have to say your face is familiar, I have drawn you before"
"Occasionally"
"Of course! I've seen you in the newspaper. You're a reporter?"
"I'm a Journalist, be patient Snowy, not much longer." I pat Snowy on the head and he starts to whine a bit.
Snowy's POV
Tintin pats my head as I whine a bit until I see a man and I decided to follow him to see what he is up to.
Jess's POV
My father and I finish having lunch and we start walking around the market to see what I can buy or to just have a look around.
Tintin's POV
"There, I believe I have captured something of your likeness." The painter shows me the painting and I hold it to show Snowy.
"Not bad, what do you think... Snowy. Snowy." I take the painting and I give the money to the painter. "There you are, sir, now where's he run off to?" I walk to find Snowy. "Snowy!" I hear Snowy barking and he runs towards me. "Where have you been? Chasing cats again?" I look at the mirror until I see something amazing. "Snowy, look at this" I turn around to see a ship as I walk close to it my eyes widen to see it in person. "Triple masted, double decks, fifty guns, isn't she a beauty."
"That's a very unique specimen, that is. From an old sea Captain's estate." The old man stated
"The Unicorn" I simply replied
"Unicorn, man o'war sailing ship, it's very old, that is. 16th century" The old man replied back
"17th, I would think" I replied
"Reign of Charles I" The old man stated
"Charles II" I stated
"That's what I said, Charles II. As fine a ship as ever sailed the seven seas, you won't find another one of these, mate. And its only two quid." I stand up looking at the unicorn then I look at the man
"I'll give you a pound" I offered
"Done" The old man replied and I give the money to the old man and he opens the cabinet pulling the unicorn out "Here you go, careful." The man asks the man that I paid him for the ship until the man offered me a double but I told him that it's not for sale.
"Look, kid, I'm trying to help you out. I don't think you realize this, but you're about to walk into a whole mess of danger." "What kind of danger?" "I'm warning you, get rid of the boat and get out while you still can. These people do not play nice." "What people?"
Jess's POV
My father and I walk up to three gentlemen and a white dog.
"I'm warning you, get rid of the boat and get out while you still can. These people do not play nice." "What people?" The ginger hair boy asked
"Wonderful!" Sakharine replied as he accidentally startled the boy
"It's just wonderful, don't bother wrapping it, I'll take it as is. Does anybody object if I pay by cheque?" "If you want to buy it, you'll have to talk to the kid." The man replied and I look at the boy as the white dog looks at me.
"I see, well, let the 'kid name his price" "'Name his price?' Ten years I've been flogging bric-a-brac and I miss 'name his price' by one bleedin' minute" "I'm sorry, I already explained to the other gentleman" "American he was. All hair oil and no socks." My father explains to the boy about the unicorn and I stay quiet not wanting to interrupt their conversation.
"But as I told you before, it's not for sale, good day to you, sir" The boy walks off with the dog and I watch them walk away.
"That young man, what's his name?" Sakharine asked the man
"Him? Everybody knows him. That's Tintin" The man replied. I walked away from my father to catch up with the boy and his dog.
"Hey!?" I yelled and the boy turns around
"Hey" The boy replied
"I'm really sorry about my father's attitude towards you, it wasn't nice for him to talk to you like that." I apologize to the boy
"No it's okay, I'm used to it, I'm Tintin by the way and this is Snowy" Tintin replied and introducing himself and his dog
"I'm Jessica, you can call me Jess" I replied
"I've heard of you, you're an explorer," Tintin asked
"I'm a singer as well" I replied
"It's nice to meet you, Jess" Tintin replied
"You too, Tintin" I replied
"You would like to come to my apartment to have a cup of tea?" Tintin asked me
"I would love that, Tintin" I replied
Tintin, Snowy and I walk together to Tintin and Snowy's apartment to have a cup of tea and to look at the ship.
YOU ARE READING
The Adventures Of TinTin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
AbenteuerWhile shopping at an outdoor market, young reporter Tintin, accompanied by his faithful dog, Snowy, buys a model of an old ship called the Unicorn. A shady character named Sakharine with his daughter Jessica and later an American named Barnaby try t...
