Nicolas Note: Hi there!
Another fic from me to take a bit of break from my main project. This is.. my what? 3rd fanfiction? Well talk about achievement, I do hope that this will be a more of a success than my main fic is for now... So shall we get started?
Disclaimer: I do not own touhou or any other touhou related materials
It was an autumn night in the land of Gensokyo. The cold evening breeze coaxed out a sneeze from the Scarlet Mansion's gate guard as she dutifully watched over her mistress' home. The European styled mansion sat across the vast waters of the Misty Lake in which large amounts of fairies have taken up residence. The breathtaking beauty of the moon's reflection on the lake's surface and that of the prospect of receiving another scolding from the Chief Maid was more than enough to keep Hong Meiling awake throughout the night. Another cold breeze blew by causing the green clad gate guard to shiver and sneeze once more. She really should have brought that coat on her way out.
The mansion's grounds and gardens were filled with all sorts of species of flowers courtesy of Hong's work. However for the story's sake we move through the well made dirt path into the mansion's oak front doors where inside the staff of household were busy tidying things up for their mistress' awakening. Yes, it was thirty minutes before midnight and one would probably wonder what kind of person would be up in this ungodly hour. Well the answer to that would be that the mistress of the household was a vampire.
The very fact of that was more than enough for the fairy maids to panic, flying around carrying laundry, mopping the floor while careful enough not to break anything, preparing the mistress' breakfast in the kitchen, tumbling and tripping themselves in mid-air that was not even thought possible but hey this was Gensokyo. All of this the fairies did without the Chief Maid's supervision or her knives, which confused the Chief Maid greatly as she watched them go around from below the mansion stairs.
Sakuya was the blue white clad maid's name, the silver braids tied to the sides of her head swinging back and forth as she observed the many fairy maids' progress in cleaning. This must have been something to do with what the mistress had told them a week ago, however even Sakuya herself did not know the reason.
Her attention then focuses upon a fallen fairy maid with a number of pure white sheets scattered around her as she tripped herself in mid-air (which a normal person would still deem impossible).
"Ah, let me help you with that," offers Sakuya kneeling down to gather the fallen blankets. The fairy maid bows low for a moment in thanks before zipping off to her assigned task. "I wonder what has gotten into them. Am I stressing them too much?"
"It is possible that you are Sakuya"
"Ah, Milady a pleasant evening to you," greets the maid as a girl with the appearance of a child the age of eleven or twelve slowly descended the red carpeted steps while stretching her arms around her as if she had just woken up. This action causes Sakuya to tilt her head slightly to the side and cross her arms beneath her chest while saying, "Mistress, I would have to ask you to refrain from performing such actions. It is unbecoming of a lady of you,"
"Lighten up Sakuya you're way too strict, though I appreciate your concern," replies Remilia Scarlet with a light smile, "I do have an image to take care of after all,"
This was the vampire spoken of earlier. The girl continued her way down, a large red ribbon wrapped behind her waist while two bat wings sprouted from her back with her white dress sporting customized holes for the small wings to fit in. A pure white mob cap sat on top of her light blue hair while bearing another red ribbon at its side. Remilia Scarlet was in her usual attire with her necklace bearing the symbol of a caduceus around her neck for once.
Sakuya raised her eyebrows to see her mistress up rather early into the night when she usually wakes up near dawn, and wearing her red shoes which could only mean….
"Um, going out somewhere, mistress?" asks Sakuya, her blue eyes focused upon the vampire that had just landed at the very bottom of the staircase before turning to her with a smile. Taken aback by this, Sakuya then nervously adds, "Would you like me to accompany you, milady?"
Bowing low, a bead of sweat trickles down from the Chief Maid's brow down to her chin as she screams frantically within her mind, my manners, I almost lost them!
"Ah, much better Sakuya," praises Remilia, giving the maid a brief pat on the head as bonus. For some reason, the maid's knees trembled upon contact with her mistress. "Having you perform misconduct will force me to give out….. Punishments that I see fit, but observing that you managed to catch yourself was really impressive. How do people say it these days? 'Nice save or GJ! Please remember your mannerisms as I have taught you so as to avoid further… Punishments…"
"Yes, milady," Sakuya nervously replies, however regains her composure and gives her mistress a polite expression.
"Now as for your former question…" Remilia proceeds to clap her delicate hands, a signal for two fairy maids to shoot out of nowhere and arrive before the vampire, carrying a pink parasol in their hands before offering it to their mistress, "I'm going out for a walk and you will not be going with me"
The vampire releases a small puff from her nostrils as she says this as if baiting Sakuya to beg to go with her, however the gesture was ignored for the maid blinked three times and says acknowledging her mistress departure without as much as a stray emotion, "Very well, if it is your decision. I will look after the mansion in your stead, though may I ask when you will be returning home?"
Remilia's smug expression shattered at her maid's words, causing her to sputter and fumble on her words, "Wha-what? N-no violent reactions? No, 'please mistress, it's dangerous to go alone! Take this with you!' before giving me a straw effigy of that annoyingly poor miko? The dog not whining about her master's departure is truly a sight to behold!"
Sakuya produces a light unnoticeable sigh at her mistress' behavior. This girl may be at least five hundred years old, though her personality is still akin to that of a child of her appearance. The maid then straightens her posture and responds in her usual elegant tone, "Mistress, I respect your decisions and choices so if ever you order me to do something I would gladly do it without complaint, however if you continue to give me vague commands that are opposite to your real intentions, then I might as well be doing the wrong thing,"
The maid proceeds to smile kindly to her mistress in which Remilia replied with an irritated huff.
"I was only jesting, Sakuya. You take your job too seriously," reprimands the little vampire to which the Head Maid bows low once more.
"I only wish to offer my mistress the very best of my works, nothing more,"replies Sakuya in a very sincere voice.
Remilia gives her a satisfied nod before making her way to the front door with Sakuya at her side. The maid opens the door as her mistress was giving her last minute reminders.
"Remember to feed Hong an hour from now, the girl seems to be thinning. And tell Patchy to quiet down in her experiments, she is a respectable librarian for Vlad's sake at least tell her to be quiet. Her meetings with the annoying Black White are anything but pleasant so assist her if the witch ever shows," rambles Remilia while placing her parasol over her shoulder.
"Is there anything else you want to tell me, milady?" asks Sakuya for confirmation of her orders and tasks.
"I will be back before dawn, worry not Sakuya, I am more than capable of defending myself if attacked," replies Remilia with a toothy grin on her face.
"Of course milady, I have full confidence in your power. Please, be careful and have a safe trip,"
"Yes, yes, yes…"
The light blue haired vampire expands her tiny wings and bursts off into the night, with her parasol in hand. Sakuya had enough time to see Meiling waving an arm to her departing employer, before closing the door behind her and going back to overseeing the fairy maids' tasks. If they were doing this to get to her good side then they were very wrong.
Deep below the mansion's deepest level was a door. For some reason, the locks on this door broke and incoherent giggling was heard from inside.
Two small pale hands grasped the iron door's edges before applying a bit of force into it, pushing it open wide enough for the tiny form of a child and its wings to go out. The figure stood with its head swaying left to right as if it was dizzy, before shaking itself like a wet dog in order to recollect its bearings. The figure then scratched its head a couple of times before looking around its surroundings. It was dark and nothing could be seen even with its hands right in front of its face. At that, a thought crossed the figure's mind making it jump in excitement.
"Uuu~ it's too dark, but Flandre will fix that!" giggles the figure before shaking her back vigorously, making the hanging crystal like ornaments clink and clank at its movements. Not a moment too soon, said crystal ornaments began to glow a multi colored spectrum of lights, brightening up the dull hollow the figure was in.
With her lights functioning correctly, Flandre happily bounced on her feet at her success. This will have to go down in her big book of achievements later having gotten out of the confines of her room and successfully light up her crystals.
Flandre then set her red eyes towards her new objective: the basement door.
Not wasting a moment, the girl kicked off the ground and flew towards the door at a more or less leisurely pace. Dusting her dirty mobcap on her red skirt, Flandre proceeded to wear it on her head with suppressed glee. Somehow today was going to be a good day! She can feel it. Going out of her room once was amazing, but going out of her room the second time in just a few months was just as amazing! She never thought that it was even possible.
Flandre stops just before the door, a happy smile on her face. Fortune was smiling upon her for when she opened the door no one was outside.
Just you wait onee-sama. Flan-chan is here, and she has lots of things to tell you!
Nicolas Notes: And just as you have guessed it, Flandre is at it again! One would wonder what kind of mischief is she up to now? See ya in the next update! (that is if I'm motivated, ehehehe)
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