Rated M for Language and Violence, you have been warned.
I was currently riding in a black taxi towards where my new home would be. As I looked out the window I grabbed the note out of my pocket that was the reason why I even came to England. I looked at the words again and it was a letter saying that my grandfather had died. My grandfather was very rich and he was the watchdog for the queen of England. I took a deep breath as I knew what role I had to do now and I looked back out the window as I watched the trees go by as we drove towards the estate I was going to live at. As I looked ahead I saw a huge gate that was open and the car drove through it as the estate came into full view at the back window of the taxi. I could see all of the trees and I could see the garden. I was amazed at how big it was and the taxi came to a stop at the front door. As I opened the door and I stepped out I looked at the mansion amazed. I grabbed my backpack out of the backseat that I was sitting at and I gave money to the driver before it drove off. All I had with me was the backpack full of clothes that I had on my shoulder and the jacket over my outfit that was a red leather jacket. I was wearing a white spring dress with some tan high heeled sandals and I took a deep breath as I walked towards the door. The doors were huge and the doors opened to show five people. A tall man stepped out of the mansion and I looked at him. He had dark crimson colored eyes and his skin was pale but not as white as mine and I looked at the other people. The man that stood in front of me bowed and put his hand over his heart.
"Welcome, Ms. Phantomhive to the Phantomhive estate," the man said before he stood up.
I was a little bit shorter than him but I was pretty close to his height.
"I am Sebastian Michaelis and I will be your butler," he introduced himself.
I looked at his black hair and I was amazed at how dark it was compared to my dark crimson curly hair that reached my waist but I knew it was in a ponytail so it only came to my back.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Michaelis I am Melinda Phantomhive," I introduced myself while holding my hand out to shake his hand.
He gently grabbed my hand and then gave a light kiss to my knuckles. I could feel all of the blood in my body go into my cheeks and he stood back up with a smirk as he looked at my bright green eyes.
"Please come in," he said as he stepped out of my way to lead me inside the huge mansion.
I gave a single nod and I walked through the huge doors after him before I gasped in fascination as I looked at the huge staircase. It was like a dream and I couldn't believe that I was actually going to live here.
"Lady Phantomhive, these are the servants that help around the estate and they will serve you for your satisfaction," the butler announced.
I looked over at the servants and I saw a red headed girl that had huge glasses that pretty much took up half of her face and she smiled at me.
"Good day milady, I'm Mey-rin," the red headed girl stuttered while she bowed a little bit before standing up straight.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," I smiled and she smiled back at me.
I looked over to her side and I saw a small boy with blonde hair that had a sun hat on before he took it off and looked at me with a smile.
"Hello, I'm Finnian but you can call me Finny," he smiled.
I nodded and smiled.
"Hello Finny," I greeted with a smile and he smiled bigger if it was even possible.
I then looked at the man standing next to him and he was tall with sandy blonde hair with a cigarette in his mouth.
"Hey, I'm Bard," he said casually.
"Hi," I smiled before I looked at an old man that was sipping green tea next to Bard.
The man looked awfully small and I gave a gentle smile.
"Hello," I said.
"That is Tanaka my Lady," Sebastian introduced.
I gave a single nod and I smiled at all of them.
"It is truly a pleasure to meet you all but I am not very used to the whole Lady Phantomhive name so you can just call me Melinda if you want. Also I don't really know what Ladies do so if I do something that I wasn't supposed to please tell me," I explained.
All three servants nodded and I smiled.
"Thank you, may I go to my room," I said as I looked at Sebastian.
"Yes my lady," he said before he began walking up the stair case and I followed him.
I walked behind him as he walked down different hallways and I looked at the portraits in the hallway as I walked past them. Sebastian than stopped at a door and opened it before he walked inside and I followed him. I saw a huge bed with a window that I could see the garden and I was fascinated.
"I hope the room is to your liking," Sebastian said while he bowed slightly with his hand over his heart.
I smiled and looked at him.
"I love it, it is like nothing that I have ever had before," I smiled as I walked over to the bed and I set my backpack on the bed.
Sebastian straightened up and I looked at him.
"Dinner will be served in exactly three hours," he said.
I gave a single nod and I smiled.
"Thank you," I said.
"Would you like some afternoon tea," he asked.
"Yes, I would love to, may I have it in the garden," I asked.
He smirked and gave a single nod.
"Yes my lady," he said before he left the room.
When the door closed I smiled and walked over to the window. I opened the windows and I took a deep breath of the fresh air as it blasted into my face. I could smell the trees and all of the flowers as I looked at the garden. I smiled and walked back into my room as I stretched my arms and I began to unpack. I grabbed my t-shirts and jeans out of my backpack first before I set all of the folded clothes into the drawers of my dresser and then I took my dresses out as I put them in the wardrobe. When I opened it I saw three other dresses and I grabbed one out as I looked at it. It looked like a Victorian era dress and I looked at it amazed.
"This must be my great, great grandfather's mother's dress," I whispered before I put it back in the closet.
I took a deep breath after I put my shoes in the wardrobe and I walked around my room as I looked at everything. I walked over to the vanity and I saw that there was makeup already on the counter along with a silver brush and I held the silver brush in my hands. I saw that there was a small inscription that had the letter P and I began to brush my hair with it as I looked in the mirror. I took a deep breath as I looked at my natural red lips and I pulled my dark crimson hair out of the ponytail before taking off my red leather jacket and I set it on my bed. I walked out of my room with my tan sandal high heels on and my white spring dress as I walked down the hallway towards the grand staircase. As I walked down the grand staircase I could see Mey-Rin rushing around the mansion and I wondered why there were only four other servants besides Sebastian. When I got to the bottom of the stair case I saw Mey-Rin trip and I ran towards her as china plates went flying through the air. I started catching them and I looked at Mey-Rin as she watched me. I held out all three plates out to her and she looked flustered.
"Oh, I'm sorry milady," Mey-Rin said flustered.
"Don't worry, you didn't know that you would trip it was just an accident," I gave a gentle smile.
"Thank you, milady," she said before she rushed off.
I smiled and then I walked out the doors towards the garden. I looked at the flowers fascinated and I smiled as I saw Finny working in the garden. I walked over to the table and I took another deep breath of the fresh air. I smiled as I closed my eyes and I could smell the flowers all round me.
"My lady," I heard Sebastian say.
I opened my eyes and I gave a gentle smile as he set down a tray of tea and a piece of cherry pie.
"Today, we have earl grey tea and a slice of cherry pie," Sebastian announced to me while he poured a cup of tea for me.
"Thank you," I smiled.
He set the tea down in front of me and then he stood there.
"Is there anything else I can do for you my lady," he asked with a slight bow.
"No, that will do for now, maybe we can go into town tomorrow," I said.
He smirked and gave a single nod before he left me. I smiled as I took a sip of the tea and it was a strong taste. I smiled and I was surprised that he knew how I liked my tea but I continued to drink the tea as I listened to the birds chirp. I could feel the sun hit me skin and I looked around the estate. I was amazed at the size of the estate and I was fascinated that I actually got to live at this wonderful estate. But I knew that I was going to be the new watchdog for my family and that meant mysteries to solve. I have always loved mysteries but I never thought that I would actually get to solve crimes especially for the queen of England. It almost seemed like a dream and I felt like that I would wake up at any moment to end up back in the shitty apartment that I lived in, in America. But I knew I wasn't going to wake up and I was happy about that but I do wish that I could've met my grandfather before he died and I also wonder how he died in the first place. I took a deep breath as I smelled in the scent of the earl grey tea before I set it down and I took a couple bites of the cherry pie. The flavor on my tongue wanted me to savor it even more because I had never even had cherry pie that tasted this amazing and I used to say that my foster parents were good cooks but not as good as whoever made this flavorful pie. I continued to eat before I noticed that I had eaten it all in just a couple of minutes and I gave a small chuckle as I set the fork down and began to drink my tea again. I continued to look around the estate and I wondered what adventures I would go on in England since this was where my family lived and also where they solved mysteries. Maybe this was what I was supposed to find out but I knew there was something strange about Mr. Michaelis but I think it is better to not ask him just in case because I do not want to offend him or any of the kind people here. I already had problems socializing with other people my age but maybe this would be different and I had a feeling that something really neat would happen to me. After I finished my tea I continued to sit there until I saw Mr. Michaelis come with a silver tray with an envelope on it.
"Here is a letter addressed to you and it has the queen's royal seal on it," Mr. Michaelis bowed slightly before I took the envelope off of the tray.
I opened the envelope and I saw the beautifully written letter as I began to read the cursive writing.
Dear Lady Phantomhive,
There have been many disappearances of young adults that are around the age of twenty and all of them have been discovered to be murdered in a very repulsive manner. We are calling the murderer Still Kill since he has made still life photos of the victims that involve their body parts and their internal organs. Scotland Yard has been trying to find the murderer for over a month and the killing spree is becoming a bigger problem now that the killer has killed some of the Ministers children. Please solve this case,
In the Queens Royal name,
Queen Elisabeth II
I looked up from the note and looked at Mr. Michaelis.
"I have heard that you helped my grandfather solve mysteries," I said.
He smirked and gave a single nod.
"Will you help me on this case Mr. Michaelis," I asked.
He kneeled down onto one knee and put his hand over his heart.
"Yes my lady," he said.