I Don't own Shugo Chara

Chapter 1:

Setting: November 1816 in London

My name is Kimiko, which is kind of ironic since I'm a peasant girl and my name means Empress or a Nobel. I live in a small village outside of London in the year 1816. It's cold and there is little work in terms of a job here. My parents work several jobs because they don't want me to worry about having to work at just 16, but I worry anyway. My parents have fallen very ill and they need help, so I've decided to go to LuLu's mansion to get a job. She just came back from getting engaged, but it was an arranged marriage since LuLu is a Lady and her fiancé is a rich Lord.
So when I arrive at her mansion, I feel so out of place because everything is so rich, even the grass and all the plants are so perfect. There must have been someone on the other side of the door, since I didn't even have to knock before it opened. That's when I saw the inside of the mansion. Everything was so beautiful! There was a huge stairway with a red carpet, and a beautiful chandelier that would have lit up our whole village.
"May I help you?" a voice said, and I snapped back to reality.
The person speaking was the mansion's butler, who was very old with white hair. He looked like a statue.
"Ummm, I wanted to see Lady LuLu. I wanted to ask her if I could be one of her maids." I said and he motioned for me to come inside. He took my hat and coat and led me to their study, which of course was grand like the rest of the house. There were so many books it would take forever to count how many there were, let alone read them.
Lady LuLu was in a large red velvety chase reading a book. Her fiancé was sitting at a large desk in a black leather chair.
"Lady LuLu, this girl would like to work as a maid for you." the old butler said.
She looked up, analyzing every detail of me, just like every girl I've ever met does.
"What's your name little girl?" LuLu asked
"Kimiko. I'm sixteen years old and I live in a little village just outside of London. I'm not allowed to work because my parents don't want that type of life for me. But both of them have fallen terribly ill, so I need the money so we can pay for our house and heat." I rushed.
"Hmmmmmmm..." she started, but her fiancé interrupted her.
"Just let her become a maid honey, she needs the money and you need a new maid. It all works out." His voice was so deep and smooth like a melody it was almost... sexy. But he never looked away from his paper.
"Uhhggghhh. Have you even looked at her?" She started to throw a hissy fit but calmed down.
"Fine come with me...whatever your name is."
"It's Kimiko" I started but she gave me the evil eye.
"Did I ask for your name?"
"No I'm sorry Lady."
"That's more like it." She walked perfectly, head held high with back straight. Her blond hair was in a perfect curly bun, and she had white lace gloves and a light blue dress with white lace on the top that matched her gloves.
"Come here." she ordered as we got to a closet.
She looked through all the maid outfits to see which one would fit me best.
"You're very short for your age." she stated.
I just nodded even though I had the perfect comeback ready for her.
"Here we go, what size foot are you?"
"A six." I answered.
"Ok there, now let's go to the seamstress; I think this will be a little big on you."
We walked up another four flights of stairs until we arrived in a little room where this girl with pink short hair sat sewing a dark purple dress. She had yellow eyes, and her hair was tied in a ponytail but was beginning to fall out. She was concentrating so hard that I don't think she noticed.
"Amu, make this fit her." LuLu turned to me and said "I'll be back in twenty minutes."
I just nodded while she handed my outfit to me to put on.
20 minutes later
"All done." Amu said as LuLu came in.
"Now let's work on your hair." she said while leading me to a large mirror and motioned for me to sit down. I looked in the mirror, my blue eyes stand out against my pale white skin and my dark black hair that lay limp and falls past my waist. I never liked putting my hair up, being all lady like and Prima Donna. She combed my hair so gently, getting all my hair out of my face and getting it into a bun with a braid around it.
"You look so much prettier with your hair out of your face." LuLu said.
I gave her a little smile and she sent me to the maid's quarter for the rest of the day. My work starts tomorrow.