I felt like writing this, even tho I have ten other stories. But oh well! I can multi task!
"What makes you think you have the skills to work in the castle?" a middle age woman leaned forward, peering over her glasses at the young girl sitting across from her.
The girl looked down for a moment, but then locked eyes, her emerald eyes holding joy and nervousness. "Well, I am very obedient, I can cook very well and I am also quiet."
The woman continued to stare at the girl, then leaned back, scribbling something on the board.
"How old are you?" the woman asked.
"Sixteen," the girl replied.
"Where is your family?"
"I have none."
"Who sent you here then?"
She looked down at her lap. Would it be in her best interest to tell her employer that a complete stranger told her to apply for this job?
"Miss?" prompted the woman.
She decided to tell her the truth. "A-Actually, an old man told me to apply here…"
The woman stared at her for a few moments, waiting for her to go on. When it seemed the girl was finished, she leaned back, scribbling a few notes on her clipboard. Standing up, she extended her hand. "You sound like you're saying the truth. I happen to like honest people. You're hired."
Her eyes widened in delight. "Thank you!"
"You will become assistant to Henry, who is basically the head servant. You will do everything he or anyone else asks of you. Do you understand?" said the woman.
"Yes Ma'am."
Nodding, the woman shooed her away.
The girl stood up and bowed, walking away, giggling softly. Once outside, she decided it would be good if she meet this 'Henry'.
Walking over to the castle, she began to gather in all the beauty. Closing her eyes, she felt the sun warm on her face, heard the birds chirping all around her, smelled the flowers as the wind blew their scent into the air.
She was so into enjoying the beauty that she didn't notice that was about to walk into a wall!
"Miss, watch out!" a voice yelled out.
The girl opened her jade eyes and gasped at the wall in front of her. Blushing like mad, she quickly turned to the direction of the voice, bowed her head, causing her crimson locks to flow over her shoulder and murmured. "Thank you for warning me, sir."
"You're welcome. Where, may I ask, are you going?"
The girl looked up and almost lost it completely there. Standing in front of her was one of the hottest guys she had ever seen.
He wore a simple black t-shirt with jeans with a jacket loosely thrown over one of his broad shoulders. He was smiling, almost blinding her with the whiteness of them. His chocolate hair blew slightly with the wind. But what captured her the most was his eyes. They were coffee, like most eyes she had seen, but something about them made her heart flutter in her chest.
Realzing he was staring at her, with those eyes, the girl instantly broke eye contact and looked back down, blushing. "Um…I'm actually on my way to the castle."
If she had looked up a moment earlier, she would have seen his eyes light up. "Really?"
The girl looked up and nodded, her blush going down. Realizing how rude she was being, she flashed her own smile and stuck out her hand. "I'm so sorry. My name is Kensy."
Taking her hand, he shook it gently. "Nice to meet you Kensy. My name is…"
But before he could introduce himself, a squeal was heard. Spinning around, the boy shook his head and smiled a half smile. "That squeal is meant for me."
Not realizing what he meant, Kensy just nodded, staring at the ground. She heard him turn around and looked up. She almost fell backwards from the distance he was from her.
"Good bye, Miss Kensy. I hope to see you again." He kissed the tip of her nose and ran off, waving.
Kensy stood, shocked, as the blush returned. She lifted her hand to her nose and tapped it, smiling like a fool. "I hope to see you again too…"
After a few moments of standing in one place, Kensy shook her head, causing her scarlet tresses to hit her in the face gently, and she smiled. "Well, I better get going if I'm ever going to get to the castle." She turned and walked into the castle.
A few hours later
After meeting Henry, Kensy was sent to cook in the kitchen. "Make sure it's perfect. His Royal Highness expects nothing less." She could almost hear Henry telling her, over and over again.
Almost laughing at the voice, she began to make what she was told to make. Walking to the refrigerator, she took out one container of chicken broth, one can of diced tomatoes with juice, one can of diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, one cup half-and-half cream, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of basil pesto.
Rolling the sleeves up of the green workdress she had been given, she began to pour the chicken broth into a large saucepan and turn on the heat.
While it boiled, Kensy decided she would get the drinks ready. Grabbing two cans of pineapple juice, one liter of Sprite and 1 package of sweetened raspberry-flavored drink mix powder, she poured it all in and began to stir it.
Finally happy with how it tasted, she threw some ice in and walked out to serve it.
When she entered the dining room, she felt extremely nervous. 'Don't think about it, Kensy. Just do your job.' she told herself and put on a smile as she made her way over.
As she walked over, she noticed the Queen and King both sitting at the top, talking about something or another. Kensy would have stared at the Queen's many jewels and the King's attire, but she knew that was completely rude and continued looking around the table.
A young girl that looked about the age of six was squirming next to the King. Kensy smiled a real smile as she noticed the girl pull on the dress she, obviously, had been forced to put on.
Continuing, Kensy saw a older girl, about her age, if not older, giggling at something or another. She wore an elaborate dress, almost as many jewels as the Queen herself and her hair was piled so high on top of her head, Kensy wouldn't have been surprised if it fell.
Finally, finishing her look, she was shocked to see the boy from earlier. 'What is he doing here?' she thought, but finally made her way over.
The conversation stopped as everyone stared at this newcomer. The young girl seemed to be interested, the older girl and the Queen seemed to be bored and the King just sat, looking royal.
Remembering what she had been taught, she quickly bowed, greeted them by "Your Highnesses." and began to pour.
When she reached the young girl, she was surprised to hear her speak to her. "You're pretty. What's your name?"
Kensy almost dropped the drink, but quickly collected herself. Smiling, she replied. "Kensy, Your Highness."
"Hi, Kensy. I'm Madison. Are you our new servant?" Madison asked, eyes wide.
Kensy was about to reply when a clearing of the throat by the King made her stop. Realizing what she had been doing, Kensy instantly bowed. "Dinner will be served shortly, Your Highnesses."
As soon as she was back in the kitchen, she let out a huge sigh. "Well, it's not that hard." she told herself, almost laughing.
She jumped up and continued on the with the soup. She poured in both cans of tomatoes and returned it to a simmer. She then poured in the half-and-half and turned the heat on low. She let that simmer for 15 minutes.
She began to pound the mixture in batches in a blender. She seasoned it with the salt and pepper. Ladling it into bowls, she swirled a spoonful of pesto in to finish it off.
Placing all five bowls on a tray, she walked out, concentrating on balancing it. She placed the bowl at every place and was almost done when a bump in the rug sent Kensy flying, the last bowl flying with her.
Laying on the ground, Kensy shut her eyes as she heard the squeal of the older girl. Realizing she had to get up, Kensy pushed herself up and instantly winced at the mess she had made.
The older girl was covered in tomato soup; it was all down her white dress, in her hair and on her face. It would have seemed funny if Kensy's job, and most likely life, didn't depend on it.
"Oh my God!" Kensy exclaimed, jumping up. "I am so sorry, Your Highness." She began to try to wipe some of the soup off, but the girl screeched and took her dress back.
"Get away, idiot! You already ruined a perfectly good dress! God, how can someone be so stupid?" She pulled some pesto out of her hair and grimiced. "This is going to take all night to get out." she whined.
Kensy heard the door open and winced at how Henry pulled her up by the arm. "You. Kitchen. Now." He hissed at her, letting her arm go as he turned to the older girl. "I am so sorry Your Highness. She is new and will be dealt with."
Kensy didn't hear the next part. She grabbed the tray and most of the bowl and walked into the kitchen.
Throwing the bowl away, she placed the tray down when she felt someone jerk her around, hard. She withdrew herself at Henry's angry eyes.
"How could you be that stupid?" he screamed in her face, saliva hitting her. "Do you realize who that is? We could be killed because of you idiocity!" He continued to glare at her as Kensy began to shake. "Just go…" He pushed her back, not caring if she hit the ground.
Pushing herself up, Kensy opened her mouth to say something, but Henry turned back to her. "I said go! Why don't you go clean or something?"
She nodded and walked out of the room, visibly shaking. 'I can't blame him. It's my fault.' she told herself to keep herself from crying.
Wiping the few stray tears away, she began to clean. As soon as she reached the royal bedrooms, she hesitated.
"Did he say it was okay to clean these?" she thought outloud, biting her lip. Finally deciding the worst that could happen is that they tell her to go away, she knocked on the door. "Hello?" she quietly called out.
When no one answered, she called out again, this time louder. When she received the same answer, she slowly pushed the door open and almost fell to her kness in shock of the grandness.
First of all, the room itself could have housed two or more of the rooms she was currently staying in. The walls were painted a cream color and red curtains hung by the window, causing a cool effect to the room itself, half dark, half light. Looking up, Kensy saw two huge chandeliers hanging, elaborate as could be. Looking back down, she stared at the huge bed that looked so comfy, she could jump onto it, but knew she wouldn't. Across the room, was a huge bookcase, full of books that Kensy knew she would never get to read even if she had the chance. Next to the bookcase, was a closet, slightly opened. Against her judgement, she slowly walked over, savoring the feel of the soft carpet threw the white shoes she was wearing, and peeked into the closet a little more. She was amazed at how many clothes were in there; complete outfits of one color, some were labeled 'casual ball' and 'fancy ball'. Kensy could hardly keep her giggle to herself at the labels. 'Casual ball? Fancy ball? Can't there just be one for 'ball'?' she thought, but went still the moment she heard someone walk into the room.
'I am dead for sure…' she thought, turning around to meet her doom. Surprisingly enough, it was the boy from before. She felt her heart flutter again, but pushed it back down.
Bowing to one knee, she bowed her head. "I am sorry, Your Highness. I will leave immediately if that is what you wish."
She felt him kneel next to her and was shocked when he lifted her chin up to his eye level. "Please. Call me Hudson. All my friends do."
"Friends?" she murmured, relishing the feeling of his eyes on hers.
"Yes. Friends. You know, friend, pal, buddy, etc…" Hudson smiled at her blush.
"I know what friends means, Your…" she paused, seeing his face and smiled a small smile. "Hudson."
"Good. Now any reason why you were in my room?" He asked, helping her up.
Kensy enjoyed the feeling of him holding her hand until she realized what she was doing and let go. "Um, I came here to clean, actually." she stated, looking downward, fiddling with her hands.
"Do you need help?"
Kensy was shocked at the question as she looked up, her olive eyes boring into his tan ones. "What?" she whispered.
"Do you want any help? This is my room, so I can help clean it." He couldn't help but grin at the young girl's nervousness and shock. 'Why am I so interested?' he asked himself, but the next words out of her mouth answered his question.
Hahahahahaha! I am so evil! Please RR
