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New fic alert from me. This is an idea I have had stewing for a few months but with Downton Abbey starting again in a few weeks in the UK It inspired me to start this fic. It revolves around Will as a young unmarried gentleman who has this large house and one day Emma is found unconscious no memory and Will decides to take her in and have the maids and staff of the house take care of her. I don't know how long this fic will be probably between 12-15 but I might extend it depending on the popularity of it. This is also set in England as I thought it would fit better and is also AU so even though many of the Glee cast will be in it none of the storylines will apply. Also it is set in modern times so not in Downton times it was just Will owning the house and having servants that's the same as Downton
Taking chances
Ch1: The discovery
(William Schuester, a wealthy bachelor, strode through the large hall of the house he now owned. Well to be precise his mother and father owned the house but since both of them had sadly died, his father in an accident and his mother six months later as she couldn't take the pain, he now owned the house)
"Good morning Mr Schuester" Finn Hudson the butler greeted the older male. His footman Samuel Evans also nodded
"Good morning Finn. Would you ask Miss Jones the cook to prepare my breakfast and have you or Sam bring it up? I have a lot of paperwork this morning and I do not wish to be disturbed" Will addressed Finn
"Very well Mr Schuester" Finn nodded as he headed into the servants quarter to tell Miss Mercedes Jones the cook and Miss Marley Rose the assistant cook to make Mr Schuesters breakfast. The three housemaids Miss Berry, Miss Cohen Chang and Miss Fabray each glanced at Finn as he headed into the room Rachel not keeping her eyes off him
"For goodness sake Rachel you do know nothing will come off it. He`s the butler you're the maid." Quinn shook her head
"Quinn one day I will be head maid when Mr Schuester gets married and he will need someone to look after him and his new bride. Then me and Finn will be together" Rachel smiled happily
"Who says he will be getting married though" Noah Puckerman the second footman replied "I wouldn't be if I was Mr Schuester. He`s got the bachelor life all sealed up. I envy him"
"Noah you do know the way you talk about women I`m not surprised you are single" Rachel replied with a smirk on her face. Noah was going to add something else when Finn came out of the kitchen and clapped his hands, Rachel going back to her duties as she didn't want to mess up her chances with Finn
"Any news" Shannon, Will`s best friend, spoke softly on the phone, People had been surprised Will hadn't ended up with Shannon but the pair had been too much to ever be romantically involved
"Miss Holiday spoke to me briefly on the phone but she seems too crazy to be a potential suitor Shan. I just want someone who loves me for who I am and not for my money. Plus I`m in no rush to get married" Will laughed slightly
"That`s good" Shannon replied and Will swore he could hear an hitch in her throat. He was going to address when he heard a slight knock on the door
"Someone is here Shannon. I'll ring you up later" Will hurriedly said and put the cellphone down. Calling for whoever it was to come in he smiled when he noticed it was Finn bringing his morning mail
"Thank you Finn" Will smiled "And tell Miss Jones the eggs were delicious this morning. Somehow I don't know what I would do without her and to be frank the rest of you as well"
"The three maids will come and clean the bedrooms when you are out this morning" Finn added "They don't want to disturb you"
Will gave a nod as Finn left the bedroom then something he read in one of his letters made him almost choke on his coffee. A new ruling by the leader of the land Sue Sylvester had called for all bachelors if they were living on their own to marry within six months of owning the land or they would be thrown out of their homes and their staff as well. Will shook his head and ran his hands through his hair. Just as what he was saying to Shannon before hand and now he would be forced into marrying someone so that he could keep the land and the house and cursed Sue for doing this. She always had it in for his father and now she seemed to have it in for him as well. However he decided he wouldn't tell the staff until he knew what he wanted to do and called for his driver Blaine to pick him up so he could go and do some shopping. It was Shannon's birthday coming up soon and he wanted to pick something nice for her
"Did you buy something nice Mr Schuester" Blaine spoke cheerfully from the front of the driver's seat
"Just a present for Shannon. It`s her birthday soon" Will spoke politely. He spoke about his friends to Blaine as he knew Blaine most out of the servants but Blaine couldn't speak to Will by his first name. The car then drove up the long driveway of the Schuester mansion and Blaine got out and opened the door for Will
"Thank you Blaine" Will smiled at the younger curly haired male who then got back in the car and went back to take the car back to the garage. Will then entered the house and was greeted by Tina who took his bags from him
"Quinn and Rachel have each tidied two rooms each. I did your room as well" Tina grinned slightly
"Thank you Tina" Will replied "Was there any other news"
"I don't think so" Tina shook her head and was about to add something else when there was a large ringing at the door and Will went to answer it to see Rachel and Marley both holding an petite red head who looked as if she had been travelling in travellers clothes
"Rachel" Will looked surprised "And who is this…."
"I don't know, me and Marley went to the village to do some shopping and when we returned we saw her on the driveway. She could have been there for days but we had to do something!" Rachel exclaimed, Marley just stood there not saying anything. She was quite shy in front of Mr Schuester
"Thank you Rachel" Will interrupted the chattering brunette "You may go. But please bring Finn" he instructed her who nodded with a huge grin then returned ten minutes later with him. He then helped Will carry the young woman into one of the guest rooms where they lay her onto one of the sofas and then both glanced at her as she was still asleep
"When she awakens she must have a bath and something to eat. Then we will find out who she is" Will replied
"But she might be a murderer or someone not to be trusted!" Finn exclaimed
"Somehow I don't think that" Will murmured. Finn gave his friend a sideways look as he left the room to go back down to the kitchens and Will sat on one of the other beds waiting and waiting for her to wake up. After half an hour had passed she didn't and Will decided to leave her. However that didn't stop the chattering in the kitchens
"I wonder who she is" Marley mused
"Maybe she`s a princess" Brittany grinned "Like one in my storybooks I read"
"And maybe she`s just a nobody like us who got lost at the wrong time" Quinn grumbled. Both Rachel and Marley shot uneasy glances at one another
"Anyway we need to get the food served so that Sam and Noah can serve it to Mr Schuester" Finn added as they continued to cook. Whoever this young woman is we shall soon find out
And there`s the first chapter done. Next chapter will have `Emma` waking up and learning more about her and also Terri coming round (I know gotta be done I`m afraid) and also more antics downstairs regarding the servants. So please review and I should have the next chapter up next Sunday but I am going to a christening next Sunday so it might be next Monday or Tuesday but I should have the next chapter done pretty soon.
