A/N: Kerii-tan: Oh boy. Another story? !
...yessss.
It's kinda of random, and I thought of it on a whim, so er... It's a mixture of things, really. Supposed to be funny and romantic and stuff.
And there's quite a few characters in here... Many different personalities, yes... /nod.
It takes place in...modern something. idk where. BUT IT'S MODERN. OK.
oh and the title sucks IT'LL MAKE SENSE EVENTUALLY.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything!
Warning: none needed!
chapter one.
Once upon a time, there were three royal families; Hatsune, Shion, and Sakine. The Hatsune Kingdom, located to the south, was an arrogant and proud kingdom, one that gave no mercy to its servants and people. The Shion Kingdom, located to the west, was a loving and caring kingdom, but a little too loving and caring. They welcomed any persons into their kingdom no matter their value or worth. And lastly, the Sakine Kingdom, located to the east, was a quiet and serious kingdom. They silently made their rule over the people and did not get into fights easily.
Each had their own leader, their own kingdom and manor, their own team of three star-servants, their own land they ruled over. But none of them had rule over each other. Only Master, a mysterious man, did.
One day, Master gathered the three leaders and granted a request:
"One day, I will die." He held his finger out, pointing to Hatsune, Shion, and Sakine. "I want one of you to take over rule for me when I do."
The three leaders instantly erupted with proposals.
"I will gladly take over, Master, for I am the strongest and I can protect the people." Hatsune smiled reassuringly, bowing.
Yet Shion thought different. "No, Master," he said, bowing as well. "I will take over, for I will be sure to take care of all the people and provide them with what they need."
But even Sakine disagreed. "I will take over, Master, for I will make rules and laws for the people to follow and stay in order so chaos is unprovoked." She said, also bowing.
And yet, the next day, Master died, leaving his son to the throne. Master had never chosen the succeeding kingdom, so all three were enraged.
They fought at war for centuries, a single kingdom never rising against the other two. However, there had been some close calls.
The new Master never chose a ruling family.
Violence subsided when all three kingdoms decided to calm down for a while, realizing that war put the royal family heirs at risk.
Alas, the war had never truly ended…
rin's pov.
"These shoes don't fit me anymore," I mumbled to myself as I walked down the littered city streets, past hurried people on their way to work or the like. "And I'm hungry, too…"
And gosh, is it hot out.
When I arrive at the manor, I'm sure there'll be air conditioner…
I'm so lucky, though. Mother always told me that working as a maid isn't a very paying job, but this is the Shion manor I'm going to work at. After years of working with a particular sub-royal family, I was sent an invitation, requesting for my services (full-time!) at the manor.
Everyone knows that the Shion manor is a lovely place and welcomes pretty much anyone, but to work there is very exclusive, since they only accept 3 people to work for them inside the manor.
Not able to hold back my excitement, I grinned wide to myself and turned the corner on my heel. Instantly, a certain building caught my eye, and my head snapped in its direction.
"Ooh! A café; how cute!" I hurried up to the place and looked in. It didn't look too busy. "Ah, it's open though. I'll go in anyways."
A bell jingled as I stepped in, and I looked around before taking a seat at an empty table. White cloth embroidered the table top, a single flower vase sat in the middle with fresh pink flowers.
Well, this place is cute, I thought, looking around at the cutesy decorations adorning the walls and ceilings.
Suddenly, a waiter arrived at the table. He appeared to be young, maybe a bit older than me. He seemed to be bouncing on his feet (out of excitement?) and every time he did, I noticed a blonde ponytail bob up and down with the movement. He had bright blue eyes and a big smile, so he seemed pretty excited, I guessed.
"Good afternoon, Miss! May I take your order?" He asked, whipping out a notepad and in a ready pose to write down anything. I giggled at his behavior and picked up the menu to the right of my hand.
"Hmm, I'm not quite sure; I've never eaten here before…"
"Do you like oranges?" he asked, and I raised my eyebrow.
"Oh! Can you tell?"
He pointed to my bag simply. "Only 'cause you have an orange print purse."
"Oh—!" I blushed, laughing nervously, sort of hiding my bag away from him in sheer embarrassment. "Um, yes, yes, I uh, do like oranges very much…In that case…"
"Great!" The waiter sang, leaning back and scribbling something down on his notepad. "I'll be riiight back, so sit tight, Miss."
I nodded as he ran behind the counter and into a backroom. I sat quietly, admiring the café's petite-ness, until I realized that I never exactly placed my order. Suddenly frantic, I looked left and right, not sure what to do.
What was he going to bring me? I hope it won't be too expensive…
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" The waiter returned in a heartbeat, holding a tray with something on top of it. He placed it down in front of me and put his hands on his hips. "It's an orange parfait."
"Oh, wonderful! How much does it cost?" I asked him with a smile, and he looked side to side, a little suspiciously.
Leaning in, he whispered with a sheepish grin on his face, "It's free. Today's my last day on the job so I'm kinda screwin' orders. After today, I'm gettin' outta' this place."
"Oh my." I gasped, covering my mouth.
"Tips are always encouraged." He added with a nod of his head, and I laughed a bit.
"Won't your boss get mad?" I asked in a low voice, and he winked at me, holding his finger to his lips.
I giggled as he sat down across from me, folding his arms atop the table.
"So, what brings you here? Walk by and enter in by curiosity? Hear from a friend?" He paused as I took a bite of the parfait (which tasted delicious, by the way,) and added quietly, "Maybe hear that the food was free?"
I laughed and shook my head no.
"Of course not! I was walking by, on the way to my new job, and saw this place, thinking that it was cute, so I decided to check it out."
"Oh, I see." The waiter nodded, cupping his chin, and then said, "And new job, eh? I wish you luck, then." He smiled and I smiled back.
"Hey, Kagamine!" a man shouted from behind the counter, and we both looked over in surprise. "You taking that girl's order or flirtin' with her?"
"Neither, sir!" the waiter stood up and gave me another grin before returning to the kitchen.
So his last name is Kagamine, I thought. He seems really nice…
"There wasn't too many customers, y'see, thought I'd go and chat with one of 'em…" I heard him say to his boss, who replied with a passive "yeah, yeah, get back to work, kid" as he pushed the doors open behind the counter. I watched his boss clean the cups for a moment until I accidentally caught his eye and went back to eating.
Lost in thought about the near future, I rested my chin in my hand and continued to eat my dessert, watching the blurring colors of cars pass by.
haku's pov.
"Gumi~! Gumiii~!"
Startled, I almost dropped the antique vase I was dusting as the kingdom leader, Hatsune Miku, head of the Hatsune Manor, hurried down the purple, velvet carpeted hallway. I hastily placed the vase back onto the stand and watched the green-haired cook, gumi, stride up to Miku, who was currently flipping her long braided, teal hair over her shoulder.
"Gumi, I request some delicious meal for my enjoyment." Miku said in a stiff voice, passing the green-haired cook.
"Sure thing, Miss Miku, I'll be sure to do so." Gumi fixed the buttons on her stark white cooking outfit and swiftly placed a chopping knife into her apron. I wondered why she would do such a dangerous thing.
"Can you believe it," Miku began, walking down the corridor which led to her bedroom. "that the Shion manor lost two of their servants?" She stifled a laugh before turning to me and saying in a business-like voice, "And follow me, Haku, I need your assistance."
I nodded quickly, grabbed my duster, and fast walked up behind her.
"As I was saying, it's ridiculous." Miku continued, speaking as if the topic were a piece of filth. "If only we had learned of such information sooner, we could have easily overridden their kingdom with some motion sensor grenades and maybe get some knights to kill some of the—"
"I dunno' if you remember, Miss Miku, but the three manors have agreed to put violence aside and only use verbal wars." Gumi told her lazily, folding her arms behind her head.
"What—" Miku began in a high voice, but then composed herself and faced forwards, a pouty expression on her face. "O-Of course. Yes. No violence. No violence whatsoever…"
There was a silence as we walked on towards the end of the corridor until Miku cried out in a fury, "ARGH—! I CANNOT TAKE THIS NON-VIOLENCE RULE ANYMORE!" She attempted wrenching open her bedroom door, but was putting her foot against it, so it wasn't really working. I watched Gumi try pulling her away, yet she was a little unsuccessful. "GUMI, I DEMAND YOU TO TAKE SOME POOR MAN TO THE GUILLOTINE AND MAKE SURE I HAVE A SEAT WHERE I CAN—"
"Miss Miku, remember your vow…" Gumi sang in a bored voice, opening the door for Miku and walking in, as Miku stood there for a moment, her arms suspended in the air.
Standing a few feet away in caution, I looked around her, trying to decide whether or not to walk in. Miku silently let her arms drop to her sides as she let out her steam, and then walked in, a proper air around her again. I sighed in desperation and ran in after her.
"Gumi, I remember asking you to make me a meal," She said in an accusatory voice, and Gumi faced her and raised her eyebrow.
"I'm gettin' there, Miss Miku, the kitchen is right here." She stepped into a different room and shut the door behind her.
Not knowing what to do until Miku would give me an order, I stood by the front door, nervously looking at my feet. Miku quickly paced her bedroom floor, (which was an ivory color, like the rest of her room, adorned with light blue glass objects and furniture,) and asked aloud, "This new rule is simply unbelievable. Unbelievable. Shion loses two of his servants to the devil, and I am sitting here, not being the cause of some poor soul's death and…"
Muttering a few more things to herself, she stopped abruptly and looked at herself in the mirror. "Such a lovely face I see. Does this face not already assure those under her that she is powerful…?"
I watched her vaguely, not wanting to make eye contact with her, until she quickly turned around and faced me, causing me to jump in surprise, and almost knocking over a lamp.
"A-Ah…!" I stumbled to put it back into place, and Miku scoffed.
"Goodness gracious, Haku, be a little less clumsy, will you? That lamp would cost just about as much as the Taj Mahal."
Just as I was about to ask what a tahge mahall was, Miku interrupted me with a request.
"Haku!" she began, walking in my direction. "I would like for you to go to the Shion Manor and figure out who his new servants will be, and when they will be arriving. Got that?" She gave me a very serious look, and I nodded quickly.
"Y-Yes, Miss Miku." I managed to say in a quiet voice, and she waved me off.
"Good, good then. If you've got that, then please get to it. I need my rest."
I nodded once again and slowly and quietly closed the door behind me, wondering how I was going to possibly make it into the Shion Kingdom.
chapter one, end.
A/N: Kerii-tan: Sooo how did you like it. I am quite excited to actually start writing for this...
So far, Rin is really girly. She'll continue being girly; I haven't ever really written Rin like this before...
And the waiter *coughcoughLENcough* is all cool. Like usual. /hit.
Miku's sadistic and narcissistic. Ahaha bad combo. But Gumi's all chill and Haku's a pure soul so it's all good.
More characters will be introduced later! Sorry if there were errors, too.