Fan Fiction ❯ A Bloody Jewel ❯ Part Seven ( Chapter 7 )

A Bloody Jewel

Part Seven

By Tanya Nonsutoppo

It was a few hours after Jené and the other children had left the Chocolate Vault and Jené was just getting home. She stood in the doorway and called inside, "Maman! Je suis à la maison!" (Mama! I am home!) she called. A woman came out of a room and smiled at her.

"Bienvenue, mon chou!" (Welcome home, my cabbage!) Jené's mother called back.

"J'ai vu quelquün aujourd-hui, elle ai semblé familier... mais je ne la connais pas..." (I saw somebody today, she seemed familiar... but I don't know her...) Jené told her mother, uncertaintly in her voice.

"Comment cela?" (What is this?) she asked with a frown, "Vous êtes mis au courant de chacun dans la ville!" (But you are acquainted with everyone in town!)

"Je sais, Maman... cependant, pour quelque raison elle a ressemblé à Gizéle. Elle était avec Monsieur McKain..." (I know, Mama… for some reason she resembled Gizéle somehow. She was with Mr McKain…)

"Hm... J'irai à sa maison et lui parler ce soir, quand je suis là je demanderai si je peux voir cette fille que toi parlez de..." (Hmm... I will go to his house and talk to him tonight, when I am there I will ask if I can see this girl you speak of...)

"Ok, Maman." (Ok, Mama.)

Outside the ground was covered in snow and the air chilled all who dared to stop out into the cold. It was morning now, and at Porter's mansion Jewel sat in a chair near the fireplace, wrapped in a blanket and wearing thick socks to keep herself warm. She smiled as she drank the hot cocoa Nan had given her. Porter kneeled on the floor next to the chair, completely unaware of the cold even though he wore his usual outfit, a suit in the victorian style, his arm rested on the arm of the chair Jewel sat in as he stared blankly into the fire. Jek, meanwhile, sat near the hearth telling jokes and laughing.

"And then!" he said, hardly keeping himself from laughing too hard, "Ma'am, I was talking to the goose!" he laughed heartily and grinned.

Nan, who was just walking in with more hot cocoa laughed, "Jehk! Ah swar yar gunna mek sum'un dah lafin' wunna dese daeys!" she chuckled as she refilled everyone's mugs. Glancing at Porter, she poked him with the toe of her slipper, "Pohtah waht awr ya? Ihn yar awn li'l wurd?"

Porter snapped out of it and heard Jewel giggle a little, he smiled sheepishly, "Heh… guess I was!" he said, a bit embarrassed.

Jewel smiled and put her hands on Porter's arm before resting her head on them and closing her eyes. Her voice was soft and she had a French accent as she muttered "Bonne nuit… Portier…"

At the sound of her voice, everyone in the room went silent and stared at her as she fell asleep. A few minutes later, Porter smiled as he got over the shock of hearing Jewel's voice for the first time.

"Jewel… She… talked…" he said, amazed and overjoyed, he looked at everyone, smiling.

Jek blinked at Jewel, "Is it just me… or did she just say something…? Was she speaking in French…?" he asked, Porter nodded, still smiling, Jek smiled as well, "Well… She said something… that's the good thing… I just wish we could understand her!" with that he smiled sheepishly.

Porter, still smiling, replied, "I understood her somewhat… I think she said 'Good night Portier'…" he laughed, "I think maybe she thinks 'Portier' is my name" he grinned and Jek laughed.

Nan meanwhile smiled and took Jewel's hot cocoa from her so it wouldn't spill then took the mug down to the kitchen to be washed.