In a house down the road from that of the Kirke family was a small cottage that was home to the unusual Plunkett family. A young boy was plowing the garden in the strange house's front yard, using a hand-held hoe. The house was small, made of brick and wood with a shackle roof and very small. Only about three bedrooms and one bathroom, it was tiny. A stone walkway led up to the house's oak door. But to the point...
The lad working in the garden was named Daniel Plunkett. He was one of the last few mortals with faerie's blood, but was something he never told anyone. But even if he did, it wouldn't matter. Daniel figured no one would've believed him anyhow. He sat in the soil in a pair of overalls, plowing rows for his mum so she could plant her accursed marigolds. A sigh escaped his lips as he broke into a sweat. "I hate working the garden." "Why couldn't Mum come do this herself?"
A few hours and he was finally finished. Daniel stood up and wiped the sweat from his brow, before putting his hoe in a bucket and going inside the house. His Mum was standing at the sink, washing dishes and just looking out the window like she had no sense of what was going on. Daniel knocked on the doorframe to get his mother's attention. "Mum? Mum!" he said, getting louder and louder in his Soprano-pitched voice. Josephine Plunkett was snapped out of her daydream and turned to her son with a smile on her face. "Yes, dear?" she said.
"I'm finished with the garden work, Mum." the boy told her. Josephine nodded and turned to the sink. "Daniel dear, I'd like you to go to the Kirke's manor down the road and give them this basket of goodies I made." "We need to get more accquainted with our neighbours." "But Mum, do I have to?..." "Yes, Daniel." He sighed and walked next to his mother, who gave him a basket. Peering inside, Daniel saw that there was some tea sandwiches, some tea packets, and some small cakes.
With that, the lad kissed Mum goodbye and left his small house to go to the Kirke house. He stopped on the way to look at himself. He'd luckily managed to change out of his work clothes and was dressed in a collared shirt and khaki shorts with his knee-high socks and brown shoes. Daniel's 'journey' ended at the door of the Kirke house. Clearing his throat, he knocked on the door, awaiting an answer.