Emma's SIX original chapters

Our Summer Holidays

A/N: I was going to do something different with this chapter, but my brain came up with the ending for this as I want to include another fandom within this story. I hope you enjoy it.

A Different Kind of Sleepover

'I can't wait for tonight,' I squeal for what must be for the fifth time this morning. Today, Katherine, Anne, Jane, Anna and Kitty are coming over for a sleepover. My bedroom floor is clear, the TV is ready, and I want everything to go perfectly. Everyone agreed to bring over a movie or the first series of a TV show we can watch. As almost all of my stuff is on Henry VIII's wives, I don't think we will watch that.

Jane is the first to arrive. She is smiling and telling me about the fact she will be a big sister again. I smile and nod along, but this is what sets me apart from the other girls in SIX. All of them have siblings; I am an only child. I asked Mum and Mummy why I am an only child, but they said they had an adopted daughter before I was born. I still haven't met her yet.

The doorbell rings again; it is Anna. She hugs me before she walks towards the living room. The doorbell catches my attention again. Katherine, Anne and Kitty are standing on the doorstep. I greet them warmly and invite them in.

'One thing before we begin,' Katherine says as we sit down. 'Can you please call me Catalina? I asked my parents to change my name back to Catalina as it is unique, and I prefer it to the English Katherine.'
'Sure,' we agree.

'What shall we do?' Anne asks.
'We could play a game,' Catalina suggests. 'Truth or dare?'
'Sure.' We all sit in a circle on the floor.
'Anna, truth or dare?'
'DARE!'
'I dare you to lick the rug.'
'I'm getting you back for that,' Anna says before licking the rug. 'Anne, truth or dare?'
'Truth.'
'Who is the love of your life?'
'Catalina,' she says. 'Jane, truth or dare?'
'Dare?' Jane asks, nervous.
'I dare you to stay in your sleeping bag for the rest of the game.' My friends have left their belongings in the living room as we will take them up later. It isn't long before Jane finds her sleeping bag and snuggles into it.
'Kitty, truth or dare?'
'Truth.'
'Do you sing in the bathroom?'
'Sometimes. I was once in there for an hour because I was singing. Anna, truth or dare?'
'Dare!'

'Kiss the person you love the most.'
'You were asking for it.' Anna stands up and kisses Jane. Jane slowly melts into the kiss.

After a few goes, we decide to abandon the game. Mum and Mummy walk through. 'Hi, girls. You all ready for a treasure hunt?'
'That sounds like fun!' Anne says.
'Everything sounds fun to you, you little gremlin,' Catalina teases.
'We put a Tudor twist to it seeing as you all enjoyed doing your history project together,' Mum says, handing us the first clue.

Where servants prepare food for a banquet

'Kitchen!' Anna says. We hurry into the kitchen to find my parents decorated it a little. There are a range of spices sitting in wooden bowls, a wooden spoon and a few things that you no longer see in the kitchen.
'Where shall we look first?' Jane asks.
'Check under the spice bowls,' Kitty suggests, but there is nothing there. We all spread out so we can cover more ground. I eventually find it wrapped around the handle of the door leading to the cellar. I unravel it and begin reading.

'I found another clue,' Anna yells. 'No, it's a shopping list, never mind!'
'I found it,' I say.

Not the Great Hall but where people serve food

'Dining room!' We all hurry through and begin searching.
'I found it, no it's a love letter between your parents,' Anne says.
'THEY FOUND WHAT NOW?!' Mummy asks. 'Oh, right, the decoy.'
'I'll leave that letter for them.' Anne places it on the table. We find it in the cupboard where we keep our best plates.