A Girl and Her Demon Maid
Chapter 1
~Unexpected Arrival~
Hello there, My name is Niera Liastia. I am a demon maid. I have very pale skin, black hair and green eyes. This story is about my mistress well my Young Countess.
My mistress is a very childish, naive and innocent girl. She's very cunning and spirited in everything she does. I look up to her spiritualism. My young countess is a young 12 year old girl. Her name is Ashelia Mainte` Rosa.
Her mother and her father had a divorce when she was very little. She barely saw them. Me and her made a contract. May we always be sisters. May we die together. May we age together. Let us never let men get in between our close connection to the others heart.
Her father retired early and left his company not to his new step-wife but to his daughter. Her company works in the craft of making chocolate truffles and jewelry revolving around that of the orange diamond. A rare gem, very expensive. She is Countess of the Mainte` Rosa Estate. Second highest to the Queen's Watchdog, Earl of Phantomhive.
It is a rumor that the Earl has eyes for the Young Mistress. Me and her know this but we do not let it bother us. Her ladyship studies and works hard to keep her father's business afloat. Having to deal with her two step-sisters and step-brother and step-mother makes it hard for her. So I protect her and her ideals.
Unfortunately, her ladyship has a certain get together she must attend. I'm on my way to wake her. I open the dark cherrywood doors and walk in to the enclosed room without a speck of light to guide my path. I open the curtains on the sleeping countess.
"Grraahhh...Enough,Niera...let me sleep for a while longer..." She moaned in her sleep.
I walked over to the canopy bed covered with light yellow sheets and covers. I stared at her with calm and stress-free eyes.
"Wake up,M'lady. We have to get you ready for your ball tonight."
"Oh! My Crystal Ball! Quickly! We have to get ourselves ready!"
You see little light brown skinned girl hop out of her bed with her long curly tan hair sloping down her back. The girl hops out of her bed in her white gown for slumber.
"Quickly!" The girl puts her arms up and her maid throws the gown up. In a flash, the girl runs behind her clothing screen.
"Hmmm for the ball I should wear...gasp!"
"The Pink Rose Ballroom Gown from the new Luero Yiochi line!" The girl and her maid finished her sentence. The maid dressed the girl in a rush.
"Ack...M'lady your hair...hmm straightening?"
"Sure anything quick and speedy."
"Right-o"
The maid straightens out her mistress's hair. In sleek and shining perfection she was ready.
The little girl scampered out the door and halted in place.
"Uhh...Niera?"
"Yes, M'lady?"
"That ball we just got ready for...It's tomorrow isn't it?"
"...sure is." The maid laughed nervously.
The Young Countess sighed, shrugged, got undressed and went back to her queen sized bed. I sighed and walked to the kitchen of the Mainte` Rosa Estate. The Young Countess started thinking about the company while she relaxed. I wonder what my schedule is today.
Hmm if I remember correctly I do have a party to attend to at midnight at the Phantomhive Mansion to commemorate the new Billier Bob Bear, they just made that sold-out over 5,000,000 bears in one year. They outsold our Miss Jinmei Kojaku doll by a good two million. Sigh...Phantomhive...One day when I was little, my parents were talking to another couple about the betrothal of their son with me. My parents agreed.
I don't remember who the parents were and I don't remember who their son was. I remember somebody saying he was already engaged but the engagement was never truly finalized so technically me and him were together legally. I never met him.
His parents were reported dead in a fire two years ago. I was ten years old back then. I've grown. Sadly, my parents never stayed together long. My father re-married to this haughty woman with not a penny to her name. Her and her three children reside here with me and my father.
Of course, my father wishes to divorce her. But I heard her saying if he divorces her she'll sue him for everything he has. My mother was killed a few years before my betrothed's parents died. My father was terribly sad.
My step-mother consoled him with whatever was left of that smagmafied body of hers. Me and her don't get along and we show that very reason, that's why her two teenage twin daughters dislike me and her son is a fake playboy with a cheap haircut.
The twin's names are Mary and Anne. One has auburn hair and the other is blonde. Just imagine two arrogant concubines and you're already to my step-sisters. The reason why they dislike me is because I'm the real daughter of my father and my bloodline. I am the legitimate successor to his fortune and land.
With that, even if he dies, they get nothing but a pot of gratitude and love in his will. Something in reality, you truly cannot spend. My father argues with that peacock of a woman hours and hours about her son taking over.
But in the end, my father always says 'No! My daughter Ashelia will, by blood, always be my successor. She and only SHE will take on my fortune and company!'
And thus, it became so that I should take over once my father retired. I go to my father for help or tips on some things. But I still hear those two arguing over taking the fortune from me and giving it to the Twins or my step-brother.
His name is Victor Liandus Carter...the second. I laughed. My father shunned the twins and their brother. So they shunned me as well. I was never allowed to go to any major parties held by any other royalty or earls or counts. My father had gotten a letter one day that was from my betrothed whom I had never met or seen.
Dear Lord Of Mainte` Rosa,
It has come to my attention that you and your colleagues are keeping away from me something very dear.
Your daughter, Miss Ashelia Aurorian Mainte` Rosa, is my betrothed.
I wish to meet her and show her off to the world around her of which she knows naught.
Any father such as yourself would decline such a task.
However, it is not your call. It was written in the contract between you and my parents that I be able to see Ashelia any time I'd like.
I have requested she visit me several times in the past, and each time she was never present.
I worry about her well-being.
I have sprung many questions about her to your wife's family.
Her daughters claim that my betrothed is well and healthy. Your step-son, Victor says the same, and still I have yet to meet her.
I have come to the assumption that you may not want me with Ashelia. I request nothing but to see my future wife as she is now.
Same goes for your step-son, Victor. He says the same. I get the feeling you do not want me with Ashelia. I'm requesting nothing but to see my future wife as she is. I truly do worry about her.
Please get back to me as soon as you can.
Sincerely,
Earl Of Phantomhive
After receiving this letter my father panicked and suggested that the Earl come to see me. Of course, I was taken aback by this visit. We were children. I barely even remember that day. After that I received many letters from the Earl.
I responded each and every one with a tale of what has happened in the manor. All false. I never truly told him of what was discussed here. I don't even know his real name. The letters always said Earl Of Phantomhive. It was obvious he never truly wanted me in his life. He simply wanted to know what was going on this neck of the woods.
I remember him having a butler something like Niera. Only he was more serious with his work. Niera is serious about her work but she goes about it childishly. As I see it the Earl clearly didn't trust me or my family. All this "marriage" was for was to combine companies and become a greater and stronger force. I don't remember meeting him.
All I remember is a boy wearing blue Victorian clothes and his butler...I think his name was Siegfried or Samson. Something with a S in the beginning. Well me being a scorpio. I got lost in my mind and now I'm eating dinner without even knowing I was eating dinner.
"Hmm...Niera?"
"Yes ma'am?"
"The Earl of Phantomhive's butler...Have you ever met him?"
Niera looked confused.
"Well...no I don't believe I have..."
"How about...we pay them a visit-"
"Ughh...M'lady...do we have to?"
"Yes! The Earl is going to be my husband when I turn 18 it's only befitting that we meet him...and think about him. And talk of business."
"You mean we're going to walk in there and judge him on everything and anything?"
"Yup...Actually the Earl sent you a present today and I forgot completely about it."
"Ehh? What is it?"
"Come to your study and let's see."
Me and Niera walked to my study and crafts room. Niera walked in and held the door open for me.
I examine the room closely. I feel something tugging on my skirt. I gasped and looked down.
"A PUPPY!" I picked up the little angel and held it close. A black pug puppy. It looked to be but a few weeks old. Niera took a note out of its diamond collar.
"This pure-breed pug is a anniversary present of the day that the Earl Of Phantomhive and his betrothed, Miss Ashelia, first met each other and the day that their engagement was finalized...Heh. Will ya look at that?"
"Whoa...what gender is it? How do you check?"
Niera blinked twice. She picked up the puppy and looked under him...
"He's a boy."
"Oh yay! I have a son!" I giggled. Niera simply huffed. The Earl was quite nice to send me a present on the anniversary not even I remember.
"We must send him something back! Any ideas?"
"Well..." Niera put down the puppy and continued. "I heard a rumor that the Earl Of Phantomhive wears an eye patch. I made one from the finest silk yesterday."
"Oh! Let's send it to him then...And name this new family member...hmm what do you think?"
"Hmmm what about...Maximus?"
"Perfect! Maximus Mainte` Rosa. I love it!"
"I knew you would...I'll deliver the present myself then."
"No! I wish to go with you."
Niera smiled and the idea as much as I did.
"Well madam...It would be a terribly surprising visit. I love...surprising visits.."
"Me too...let's go!"
"Right away...Get dressed without me? While I get the horses ready for our...departure."
"Right! I'll dress in blue!"
Me and Niera parted ways. Maximus followed me into my room. I got dressed in a Blue French Afternoon Dress. To my amazement, this dog was a butler in a dog's body. The reason I saw that is because he went a got me my favorite blue hair ribbon without me asking him.
For jewelry, I took my mother's old cameo jewelry. It had Catherine of Aragon's silhouette with her wearing a diamond necklace on it. It was priceless. Even if it did have a price on it, it would be amazingly high. After about half an hour, Niera came and told me everything was ready for our departure.
I giggled at the fact that Niera was going to be sitting in the back with me wearing a rather revealing dress. It held her body rather tightly. It was black and white type dress. It fitted her personality.
"M'lady...is this dress do you think not...appropriate?" Niera blushed. I gasped and smiled.
"Of course not, Ladies such as us must show the utmost attractiveness for if we didn't. Our husbands wouldn't stay our husbands for long."
"Sorry for this but that was rather ignorant. Didn't your step-mother say something like that?"
"Yes she said I should start recognizing her intelligence and beauty."
"Hmf...What intelligence?"
"And what beauty?" Me and Niera laughed as we got into our carriage. But unfortunately, we were stopped by my step-sisters. You'd always tell when they were coming because they had those eerie voices that sounded like nails to a chalkboard.
"ASHELIA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" They both yelled. I grunted. Niera answered them.
"We are going to a board meeting including the Countess of Mainte` Rosa, your...STEP-sister."
"Like, we asked you...Ashelia...where is your mother's cameo?"
I gasped. Luckily, the cameo was hidden in my chest. They couldn't see it.
"Err...Well?" Mary taunted.
"I don't know...Why do you need it?" I asked.
"We are going to a ball tonight at your future husband's manor. We want to look our best. And if we are going to make it we have to go now. The trip will take all day." Anne explained. I gasped.
Oh my gosh. The Earl is having a ball tonight and I wasn't invited?...Niera held my shoulder and nodded to reassure me that we should go anyways.
"Well...I don't know where it is. Why would you even want to wear something so useless?"
"Ha! Shows how much you know! That cameo your mother had was invaluable. It was priceless. A.k.a its price was so high it was priceless." The two twins laughed at the joke that to me made absolutely no sense.
"Well fine you're useless. And don't expect to see Victor when you get back cause he'll be at the party with us so...Bye bye at your boring little meeting!" The twins complimented. Niera told the man to drive and he did. About half way there I fell asleep. Thinking, he Earl Of Phantomhive sent my father many letters about meeting me but none of them were ever returned.
I occasionally returned his letters every now and then. But whenever I tried to get them to him, the Twins would get the letters and burn them in front of me. Sometimes my step-brother would get the letters and read them to my father and get me in trouble for trying to set up meeting with the Earl of Phantomhive.
He'd claim to be doing it to protect me but of course I didn't believe him. He was no different than the twins. But I remember there being a rumor that the Earl had a demon butler as well. They said he was terribly frightening.
But when I look at Niera she looks as normal as ever. Despite her being a demon maid, the only thing that was scary about her is when she'd get angry her eyes would turn neon green. I loved Niera. She was like an older sister to me. The Twins were terrified of her.
And Victor tried to flirt with her on more than one occasion. I can very much imagine his butler getting along with her. As I was thinking I feel asleep. Leaving Neira by herself.
Her Ladyship, Ashelia, has always been an independent girl. Everything about her is clever. But me and her together is even more clever and cunning. I hope to see her get married one day. But I feel jealous to the fact she might get married before I do. I don't mind of course. It just bothers me every now and then. It was already going on nighttime like the twins said we made it there at night. I shook her ladyship awake.
"Hmm?...Are we there?"
"Yes we are...And I must say the manor is quite...grand. GOD the knife sets in there must be GORGEOUSLY SHARP!"
Niera LOVED knifes...Sharp...Sterling Silver...Gorgeous knives.
"Tee hee...I'll buy you new knives okay?"
"Thanks..."
We stopped in front of the manor where the people were entering. These two noblemen were begging the other guests to get them in. Neira sensed danger and kept me behind her as if she was my mother. It made me feel safer.
"Y-YOU THERE! PLEASE TELL THEM WE'RE WITH YOU! WE MUST GET INTO THIS PARTY!" The nobleman without self-respect said.
"F-for what r-reason?" I asked them hesitantly.
"WHAT DOES IT MATTER,GIRL? GET US IN THERE! BEFORE I HIT YOU! NOW!" The man grew frustrated and attempted to strike me and Niera.
"AHH! NIERA! DO SOMETHING!"
"Yes, Your Ladyship" In one soothing movement, Niera slapped the man so loudly the guests inside heard it. A maid wearing glasses from inside the manor flinched and jumped at the noise.
"W-WHA! S-SIR DID YOU H-HEAR THAT LOUD NOISE?" The maid asked her young lord and his butler as they watched the guests partake in the mystery of the sound with them
"Mey-rin, Where did that come from?" Her master asked her.
"Uhhh...outside I believe." She responded.
"Sebastian..."
"Yes, my lord." The butler vanishes into the darkness. Niera slapped hard on his cheek. It was beet red by the time she finished it.
"O-oh my...Niera...that was...ouch." I told her.
"Hmph...That's what he gets for trying to hit a lady. Let us be on our way?"
"R-right...heh heh heh..."
Me and Niera walked in and we gathered quite a bit of attention. I spotted the twins in a corner talking to some guys. They spotted me and walked over. I took Niera's hand and ran behind a pillar.
"W-what's wrong, Ashelia?"
"Oh nothing...I saw the twins and I got a little frightened and-...hmm?...N-Niera why are you shaking?" I looked up at a paler then usual Niera. She was shaking.
"Niera?"
"My...ex-boyfriend is here."
"Huh? E-ex...B-boyfriend? Demons can have those?"
"I know right?...I think he's the butler for Phantomhive."
"Gasp...really? Oh no...If me and the Earl do ever get married you and him will be closer than ever."
"No me and him were...pretty down right close."
"How so?"
"Remember that day when I told you I had to go away for a week or two?"
"Yeah?..."
Niera blushed and I got the sense she was telling me something...
"GASP! You were spending that time with your boyfriend?"
"D-don't say it out so loud...Anyway we were both butler and maid back then. It only lasted about an hour."
"You were his girlfriend...for a hour?"
"Yeah...I broke it off with him right after we...did that..."
"Oh you mean THAT that...or...thaaaat that..."
"The second one..."
"Ewww...Where is he? Can you point him to me?"
"Uhhh right there..."
Niera pointed to a tall and skinny man just as pale as she was. He had short hair and red eyes and he was indeed a butler at the party. But then my heart skipped a beat.
There he was...The Earl Of Phantomhive. He was my age. He looked handsome. Without me knowing I walked out from behind the pillar. Me and his eyes caught each other. He stared at me with deep blue eyes. I felt Niera behind me.
The Earl continued to stare at me from afar before gasping and widening his eyes. He realized who I was. I gasped and I ran back behind the pillar with Niera.
"S-Sebastian...that girl...who is that? I feel like I know her." The Earl said with so much curiousity. The butler appeared from behind his master. And smiled slighty.
"That is Lady Ashelia Mainte` Rosa...Your fiancée...I believe."
"...And that woman beside her?"
"That's my...girlfriend actually...I haven't seen her in a while."
"G-girlfriend?...Invite them to a private banquet after this one is done."
"Yes, my lord." The butler named Sebastian disappeared into the crowd. Niera was freaking out.
"Gulp...h-he saw me...dang it." Niera was scared half to death.
"Niera calm down...I'm sure he won't care...He seems like a very calm man."
"No you don't understand...I broke up with HIM he didn't break up with me!"
"Okay...why does that matter?"
"He was crazy about me...He followed me everywhere...I didn't actually break up with him more like...ran away..."
"Oh my...Well lets go out and have some punch and maybe dance a little bit and get our minds off of this well?" I asked Niera trying to calm her down. She smiled and nodded.
"Thank you,...Ash."
"No problem..Ahh! You said my name finally!...Let's go dance!"
I grabbed Niera's hand and drug her out. Only to bump into a man that felt like a brick wall. I looked up and I saw a pair of red eyes that looked so much like Niera. I gasped and stepped back. Niera's eyes turned neon green. She was upset. She walked in front of me.
"You..."
"You..."said the red-eyed butler.
"Uhh...How do you do? My name is Ashelia Mainte` Rosa...Very nice to meet you." I laughed nervously. He looked at me with those dark red eyes and tilted his head like a puppy being talked to. Then he looked at Niera.
"Hello Niera...You look very beautiful tonight..." The butler smiled.
"Get out of here, Sebastian...Your face makes me wanna hurl."
Niera grabbed my hand and bumped Sebastian's shoulder as we left. We walked over to the entrance.
"Niera who was that man?"
"That...That was Sebastian..My ex..."
"He was so handsome...that makes him the Earl's butler!"
"Yup..."
"I know...Let's go talk to the Earl!"
"what?" Niera had a blank look on her face. I smiled and she turned around.
"Oh come on! Niera you have to stand up to that guy!"
Niera sighed.
"Yea but...He's so...out-there y'know?...Ashelia?...Ash?" Niera turned around I was nowhere to be found. Sebastian had grabbed me and brought me into the center of the room. It happened so fast I didn't know where I was.
Until I saw him...The Earl of Phantomhive, He was close to me. I panicked. I didn't even I remember his name. But he seemed to be talking to another boy his age. He was blonde, and had blue eyes. He had a butler who looked just like Sebastian and Niera...Ah! I know his name! Alois Trancy, Earl Of Trancy.
"You forgot his name...It's Ciel Phantomhive." I gasped. His butler whispered to me, Sebastian.
Ciel...His name was Ciel. I remember now. He was always kind to me. Ciel and Alois were having a staring contest that Niera broke.
"MILADY!" Niera yelled as she came up behind me. She gasped and froze.
"W-what's wrong?" I asked her. She whispered.
"both of my exes are here..."
"Both? Who?" I whispered back.
"The two butlers standing infront of you." I gasped. Alois smirked and held his hand out.
"Hello there, My name is Alois Trancy. I've heard much about you from...Ciel."
"Oh...hello. If you've heard so much what's my name?" I smiled. Alois humphed and smirked.
"Sorry...I've forgetten... Miss?"
"Oh my name is Ashelia Mainte` Rosa."
"Oh...Is this your maid?" He said. The entire room looked at Niera. I could tell she was about to have a major cow. I was still amazed. Sebastian and Alois's butler were her boyfriends. I looked at the two of them. They stared at Niera. Scrolling up and down her. I became rather upset.
"Yea this is Niera Liastia. She's been my maid for since I can remember. Me and her are more sisters then Lady and Maid y'know?" I smiled. Alois slightly gasped and then smiled a truly warming smile.
"Would you like to dance?"
I gasped. Was Alois asking me to dance?
"Uhhh-"
"Actually, Master...We have a dinner party with another count. We have to leave now."
Alois shot a rather dirty look at his butler.
"What's your butler's name?" I asked him.
"Oh Yes It's Claude Faustus. He's very loyal."
"As any butler should be, Your Highness." Claude said bowing to Alois. I was rather impressed. Alois took my waist and pulled me closer. I gulped.
"Claude clear out my schedule for today. I want to spend some time with-" In a moment, Ciel took Alois and pulled him away from me.
"There will be no need for that. I've already invited Lady Ashelia to come to my studies for a meeting of sorts. She won't have time for you. Terribly sorry." Ciel told him with a serious look. I giggled a bit. Who thought Ciel could get so jealous so quickly. But things went good to bad when the Twins arrived.
"Sorry but our little sister won't be able to accompany any of you. She has to get back home."
"No...she REALLY doesn't" Niera told them. The Twins humped and smirked.
"Big brother Victor is at home waiting for her. And YOU to make dinner so...yeah."
"I already made dinner it's sitting on the table..I'm sure he's found it."
It then turned into a staring contest. Niera got upset and her eyes turned again. I gasped.
"Niera...Will you help fix dinner for tonight?" Sebastian asked Niera. She blushed
"Huh? Sure I guess."
Claude looked jealous.
The two butlers looked at each other with hatred. Niera sighed and looked at me like it was my fault. I just laughed nervously.
"Anyway we'll be leaving with our sister-"
"Step...sister...STEP...sister...And no I'm not leaving. Not until Niera is ready that is."
"It doesn't matter. You have to go home right now! If you don't, I'm telling fa-"
"You'll tell her father which fancies her more then you?" Alois interupted their sentence.
"W-what was that?"
Ciel and Alois stood infront of me. I looked down.
"Everybody knows your mother is a black-mailing that man. If he divorces her, he'll get sued. And with no good lawyers in the world. He's stuck with that repulsive thing you call mother." Alois insulted them. The Twins blushed out of rage.
"And you call her your sister when you know d*mn well your blood is not of hers. Your blood is merky and filthy. While her's is pure and without a speck of dirt nor dust." Ciel commented.
"I've never favored you two-" The Twins gasped as Alois countinued. "You wear too much make-up. Your dresses are over-done and too bright and too revealing. Your hair is far too curly and bright. And your faces look like the back end of a mule. I'm breaking the ties with YOUR mother's make-up factories." Alois stated. I was shocked to a new level. I smiled at the Twins and winked.
"W-WHAT? YOU CAN'T DO THAT! WELL IF YOUR DOING THAT THEN...ASHELIA IS BREAKING TIES WITH YOUR COMPANY AS OF NOW!-"
"FREEZE!" I shouted. They looked at me. And I shook my head.
"WHAT? YOU'D LET HIM DO THAT TO US! HUMILIATE US?"
"Sorry do I know you?"
"Oh please your just jealous cause your not as glamorous as US!"
I pffted and smirked.
"Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." I laughed. And the people watching laughed a bit as well. The Twins huffed and left in hatred and anger. I was amazed by Alois and Ciel. They didn't seem to like each other one bit.
"Uhhh well I guess i'll be staying for a little bit while Niera is helping cook."
"I suppose you will be. When will I get to see you again?" Alois asked me looking quite anxious to know.
"Uhhmmm I don't know. Whenever I suppose." I smiled. Alois looked at Ciel with a look of left with his butler then and there. The party ended slowly after the entire place was empty. Ciel walked up to me.
"Follow me,Ashelia" He asked.
"Oh!...Wait up!" I scampered after him. We walked through corridor from corridor. The more I looked at the manor. The more enchanting it looked. I said ooo and ahh at it. Then me and Ciel walked into a rather exquisite study. It looked so...detailed.
"This is my study. This is where I wrote the letters I sent to you. Tell me. Did you ever get them?"
Ciel walked to the fireplace and stared at the flames.
"Yes...I truly did want to write you back but...My father and step-siblings always took my letters and either ripped them up or showed them to my papa. I'm sorry."
"It's alright. I had a feeling you were bound. It's my fault for not taking all the perspectives into hand."
"It's okay. I felt so sad when you sent me a letter I couldn't responded to."
"Why couldn't you have Niera send it for you?"
"Maids can do that?"
"Yes...Niera is a type of maid that can do that."
"Oh...I guess I never thought of that. Niera is treated like one of the family. I never let her do much hard labor."
"Oh really?" Ciel turned around and walked up to me very closely. His face was two inches from mine.
"Don't you know that "Maids" are the female counterpart of a "Butler"?"
"Yeah..."
"That my dear Ashelia is what us counts and earls call..."common knowledge". It means it's something so common a baby knows it. The wisdom that the Phantomhive has gathered is invaluable."
"Ciel i think your quite mistaken. My mother once said "If a man says he is still looking for wisdom, he is right. But it's a true fool who thinks he's already attained it." you see?"
"I see your calling me a fool."
I giggled and laughed.
"No of course not, I'm saying no man in this world has true wisdom just the wisdom to know what he's doing."
"Oh okay...For a girl, you have quite the wisdom and large vocabulary."
I giggled at Ciel. He looked very confused.
"Why do you always laugh at me? You did that alot when you were little...er"
"You think women are weak don't you?" I said in a very serious face.
"Of course not, I know much about you and your gender. Women don't like not being told what they don't want to hear. You'll find in our future together. I'll tend to tell you the truth and nothing but the truth."
"I know..."
Ciel gasped and cutely looked away.
"Something about you..." I looked at Ciel who talked.
"Something about me? What is it?"
"Your different from most noblewomen...You act so common and ordinary. A normal man would think you'd be a commoner if he didn't know otherwise."
"I don't think that was a insult or compliment on how cute, smart or magnificently brave I am so I wasn't LISTENING at all." I giggled again. And so did Ciel he looked happy being here. Me and him talked for hours about how much has changed. What happened while I was gone out of his sights and other things too. Me and Ciel laughed together alot.
"My god, Ashelia...I have missed a great deal since you've been gone."
"Thank you,Ciel...for waiting for me that is. This is my fault kind of..."
"Nothing is your fault. It's that woman..."
"Who?"
"Miss Sohpie-Anne...you're step-mother."
"Oh yeah...I guess it's her fault as well..."
"And that fool you call father-"
"Hey hey hey now...My father is no fool. He's stuck with that evil harpy of tartarus. I can tell you now they won't be having any children together."
Ciel looked rather curious.
"Oh really? Why?"
"Well one because she's ugly. Two because he'd NEVER sleep with the likes of her. And three because if those two have a child it's quite likely that I can lose all rights to being Countess of Mainte` Rosa. And MY mother said I needed to be in this seat and/or position of power so I didn't have to get hurt as much as just being the cousin of the Count or Countess of Mainte` Rosa. I realized this completely before hand. Nobody truly had to tell what I had to do. When I was little I watched everything my father did. The way he checked bills,wrote letters, the way he talked. All of that I learned and copied completely. And with Niera by my side. Nothing every really went wrong. I never liked to be patient. If somebody came to me with a deal I'd have to look that over then and there if anything was to get down without PILING OVER."
I steadily watched Ashelia talk about how much she does or has going on. Everything about her was different and had so much effect on anything and everything. I truly did wish to see her again before it took this long. Me and her are both 12 and in 6 years me and her will have to get married rather fast. I'm glad I'm getting to know her now. Better now then later.
"So...I finally got the account through and managed to have all the inventory in shops before the deadline ended a DAY later." I smiled was a good 4 hours before Niera came back to tell us the food was ready.
"F-food...Is...r-..r-...gulp!" Niera was studdering. Sebastian walked in rather quickly and she jumped and screamed.
"AHH!...GOD!" She left in a tizzy.
"Foods ready."
"Oh!...Okay well ummm...Let me just talk to her...for a...second" I got up off the sofa me and Ciel was sitting on and ran after Niera in the empty party room that had been cleared and cleaned after the party.
"What's going on?" I asked her. I then examined her. Messed up hair. Smudged make-up. Weird red mark on her neck. Backwards dress...hmm...GASP BLUE LIPS?
"YOU DIDN'T!"
"SHH!" She covered up my mouth as I looked at her as funny as I could.
"What were you thinking?"
"I don't know! He came onto me!"
"Oh but I believe it was the other way around" We gasped and turned around. It was Sebastian.
"S-Sebastian!" I stood infront of Niera. "What did you do to Niera-chan?"
"I simply did what any true couple does every now and then, Miss Ashelia...Mainte` Rosa..." Sebastian smiled and I got scared.
"CIEL! CIEL! CIEL! COME QUICK!" I screamed and grabbed Niera's hand and ran away from Sebastian. The lights in the manor went out and I hugged Niera and we both screamed dramatically.
"WAHH! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" A man fell on me and Niera. Sebastian and Ciel walked over with a candle. The man was revealed in the light. Ciel said his name.
"G-Grell!"