"This house will be perfect for you M'lord." The female realtor chirped in her practiced professional voice.
"I really hope so Madam. Well dear? What do you think of it?" The black haired devil glanced desperately at his beautiful young wife with rich brown hair.
"Well I think its lovely dear. I think we should buy it." Sakuya Ayuzawa, Earl of Ayuzawa, said a small prayer to God under his breath.
They had been house hunting for the past one week and none of the houses had suited his wife's requirements. He had been getting tired and desperate and had made up his mind to buy the next house the realtor shows them, whether or not his wife liked it. But he was in luck. Lady Minako Ayuzawa was delighted with the house and was already making plans about the furniture.
"I DON'T LIKE IT HERE! MOTHER!" A little girl of about seven with beautiful shiny black hair and golden-honey colored eyes wailed from the doorway. Lady Minako rushed to her daughter's side and made an attempt to calm the little one down.
"Why don't you like it dear? There is a big garden behind the house. We can get the dog you always wanted." Lady Minako wiped the tears off the girl's face.
"I can't breathe here mommy, I can smell smoke!" She started crying again. Lady Minako looked around the floor and outside the house to see if someone was burning something. But there was no one outside and the floor of the house was spotless.
"Dear, nothing is burning anywhere. Where did you see the fire?" By now Lord Sakuya and the realtor had come to her side.
"That's because she put it out." The little girl told between sobs. Lady Minako's eyes lit with concern. Lord Sakuya bent down and hugged his little daughter.
"Where did you see the fire darling?" He asked in a soft voice. The girl lifted a chubby finger and pointed to one corner of the floor. He let go of his daughter and went and stood in that spot.
"Here?" He asked his little one. She nodded. She started crying again.
"GET AWAY FROM THERE DADDY!"
"Hush dear one. Daddy and I will protect you. Don't worry." Lady Minako cooed in a soft voice. The little one stopped crying cuddled up in her mother's lap and dozed off.
"Must be the pressure of moving m'lord. Nothing else. Children have an overactive imagination. So Sir will you buy it?" The realtor chirped in acting as if nothing had happened.
"What?" Still dazed from what had happened the Earl asked.
"The house sir. Will you buy it?"
"The house. Yes, yes. I will come by the office and sign the papers. Good day madam." He motioned for his wife to join him. He put his arm around her waist, took the little one on his other arm and led the way down the steps towards the waiting black phaeton. The driver sat still holding the reins to while his master and mistress got on. He waited for his master to give him the signal to move.
"Let's go home Shiyo."
"Yes m'lord."
He pulled on the reins to get the beautiful chestnut colored and white colored horses to move.
The female realtor stood at the door and watched the trio take off. Then she too collected her things locked the door behind her with a big brass key and hailed a hackney and went on her way happy with the sale.