Giglio Nero
ShiroMugi
Summary: Life at orphanage? check. Befriend the staff? check. Being adopted? che- wait, what?! She honestly didn't plan to be adopted, but there's no other choice, right? Curse my life. OC are as polite as those ladies in '80 era. Beware!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the character except the story and the OC's
Chapter 1: Really?
People often says that she's too smart, too intelligent to be a mere child.
'Almost like an adult that stuck in the body of a child.'
How she wish that their word are untrue after all. How she wish that she will never leave her safe haven here for anything. This orphanage's raise her since the day she's born-
-there'slotsofbloodthere'ssomuchbloodhelphelphelphelpSOMEBODYHELPMAKEITSTOP-
*Tock tock*
Her body tense up before she relax, surely nobody want to adopt someone like her, right? maybe it's the new nurse that like to give her books, maybe it's the head pharmacist that like to teach them the art of plant and their use, maybe the head nurse that call them for their meals, maube-
"…Come child, someone has demand us to let them adopt you, young one."
She couldn't stop her fast beating heart anymore. Her trembling lip was as dry as her paling skin. She could do this- nononoshecan'tohmygodshe'sdreaming-
The door open so easily than she ever though, she didn't even know anymore.
"Please to meet you, ma'am. I hope this child may please your expectation," She said almost nervously, but the head nurse told her that this noble woman want a strong, intelligent child to adopt for the sake of society. They said that she's the most suited for the family, recommended her even.
Did they want to get rid of her? Is it because she's different? Is it because she's bizarre? Is it because everyone is simpler while she's most complicated?-
"I take her, Mr. Hamington. I will surely kept her well of the world beyond." She snapped her head at the voice of the woman before her, such a strong-willed voice she have, she must be an important person in society and not some Chinese doll that is to only be pampered at home.
She'd start admiring the woman more as she spoke, she surely have the aspect to be a strong leader. It is a shame that she's born as a female, that society looked down to as the more 'meek and weak' creature of the mortal.
"Come child, it is time for us to depart to home." She look behind her, looking at the place that have been there for her for the last three years since she's born. Giving a small smile she vow to help the orphanage as soon as she can to return the favor they give her, the chance to live her life.
'Goodbye...'
"Francis~ my dear, did you bring our lovely daughter home~?" cooed a man, looking like in his prime of life with the crest of the Midford family embodied on his suit.
'Is this, the head of the family?' she ask in wonderment, of course without saying it, at the man who twirled a little girl around before settling her at his chest.
'Will I get, to be treated like that someday?' She quickly shook her head, squashing suck idea without a second though. They'd be kind enough to adopt her, someone bizarrely different into their family, no need to make an impossible feat of request to the head of the family.
"Come here little one! I present Princess Elizabeth Ethel Cordelia Midford to you and we can have a tea party together~!" The man exuberance surprise her still wary mind, alarm went on in her mind and she could only resigned to her fate by the man that soon to be her father. "You will really enjoy playing with Princess Lizzy and me right, Princess..."
"And I still didn't know how you get the energy to annoy our new daughter like that, Leon." Madame Midford- no, mother, said across the staircase. How she could change her clothes so fast shock me to no end. "Her name are to be Annabelle Celine Francis Midford."
"But I want my name too in my Princess name~!"
'''His word didn't make sense at all...''' was what, probably most people in the room though.
Footstep ran down from the second floor of the mansion, a young boy poke his head from the staircase railing when he notice the addiction of his family, me, from the corner of his eyes.
"Mom! Is that my new little sister?!" His eyes look ready to swallow me whole. I unconsciously move myself behind mother gown, ready to bolt to another way if necessary. Mother seem to understand my nervousness though, as she order the boy to calm down. His eyes toned down considerably, but his excitement was still there to see. "I apologize for startling you, dear sister. My name is Edward Midford and, if I may ask, what is your name?" He ask curiously.
"A- annabelle Celine Francis Midford, brother Edward." She'd almost have a heart attack when she stutter in front of her mother. Fortunately, or not so fortunately, anyone didn't notice her slight misshape and instead overjoyed by revelation that she can talk!
Honestly she felt annoyed.
"Come Anna! we and papa and brother Edward are going to play tea party, right?" Elizabeth grinned and the two males practically swooned in her wake, squirming like they just seen a goddess fell from the sky and kiss them-
on the cheek you pervert, on the cheek.
"Of course, sister Elizabeth." she smiled a bright smile at this. "Call me Lizzy!"
Right now, she couldn't ask for a better family. She won't trade them for anything, ever.
Mother never cease my expectation, always finding ways to improve us in anyway we'd might need in life to survive. We are the Midford after all, the chivalry knight of London under the immediate order of the queen herself. Mother certainly mold us into fine young noble children of the ever noble Midford Family.
Please note the double meaning over there.
And there's her personal maid, Eveline, that never cease to amuse her to no end. Maybe that's why mother though that she's qualified to be my personal maid that's always at arm-ledge for quick accessible if need.
"Lady Annabelle! it is the day for us to go to the Phantomhive manor~," Eveline burst though the door, setting the tray of light snack at the nightstand beside myself and start her daily chore to prepare my day ahead and do as planned.
Sometimes she wonder why noble people need someone else to plan their day when they're clearly the one who's paying them.
Taking a quick bath prove to be a bit of a challenge, as my leg almost can't reach the beginning of the tub before me. Luckily a stool was already prepared by Eveline after she nagged her about the too tall tub inside my bathroom. She'd refuse to be tended with everything she can do as she don't want to appear as something close to a burden to this family that has been anything but kind to her.
In return she will be expected to be perfectly capable to act as a lady of my capable.
After donning herself in her attire of the day, she walk carefully with her posture straight, as what Mother insist to install to her at such young age. She'd said that it'd become easier for me in the future if she started now than later. Picking the gift that E- Lizzy and she picked the day before to the small bag that held her belongings she glided across the floor to the family carriage before her.
As the carriage drive away to the Phantomhive mansion, she couldn't help but to feel something bad right will happen.
'I hope this isn't such a bad idea' Annabelle though, feeling dread that was slowly consume her whole.
'…May the god bless us all…'
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