The carriage rocked gently from side to side as it rode across the cobblestone streets. It came to a stop as its driver hopped off, opening the door for their passenger. It was just like any day for the two, out and about in London's shopping district, but, little did they know, everything was about to change.
"Finny…?"
Mey Rin called out, tugging on the gardener's shirt. He looked back at her curiously, smiling his usual smile.
"Is everything alright Mey Rin?" Finny asked, tilting his head to the side. She clenched her fists, slightly panicking.
"I-I have misplaced, o-or rather, forgotten the shopping list the Young Master gave us…!"
Finny's eyes widened and he looked at her frantically.
"Th-the Young Master and Sebastian will be enraged if we return for it, but without it, we'll have not an idea what to get!" He groaned helplessly, tears in his eyes.
Mey began panicking slightly, "What are we to do now-?!"
She was suddenly cut off.
"What are you two doing?" said a soft voice just a ways from them.
The two servants froze and looked back, only to be staring at a young girl. The young girl's perfectly straight, dark brown hair cascaded down her back. A powder blue dress with white and darker blue accents and details adorned her slim yet toned form and a bronze locket delicately dangled from her neck.
"What are you two doing?" She asked again, blinking a pair of azure blue eyes. The two looked back and forth between each other before Finny finally spoke up.
"W-we're trying to buy some things for o-our Young Master…" he said hesitantly. She nodded with a subtle smile.
"Would you like some help then?"
The two froze in disbelief. Mey Rin stuttered.
"Y-y-you w-wish to h-help u-us?" She asked in confusion.
Their reaction caused the girl to giggle as she nodded, "If you wish for my help, then I shall help you to the best of my abilities."
She extended her hand to the confused servants, and, hesitantly, Finny took it. The girl put on another subtle smile before she began leading them around. Mey Rin followed as Finny explained their blunder of forgetting their Master's list.
The girl nodded, "Well, it's no trouble helping you, I am currently awaiting for my maid to finish an errand, so I have not a thing to do till then." She said, smiling at the two reassuringly, allowing the two servants to relax a bit.
"Things might actually work out, yes they will." Mey whispered to Finny as the girl was browsing through a shop. Finny smiled and nodded before turning his attention back to the girl. He walked up to help her carry a basket, which she gave to him graciously
"So, if I'm not being so bold to ask, how old are you? I-I'm just curious since you're running around the markets all by yourself…" Finny asked hesitantly, his words trailing off.
The girl looked up at him, pursing her lips lightly, "Well I'm 13, but this isn't the first time I've been left alone. I'm more than capable of taking care of myself..."
She gave him a reassuring look before returning to her shopping, leaving the servants to follow obediently.
The trio wandered around the markets for a while, the girl buying things she found suitable for their Young Master. Only after she was satisfied with her shopping did she dismiss them with a smile. Finny nodded and returned the smile, taking everything graciously.
"You really didn't have to Miss-" he froze, his eyes wide.
Mey Rin began to shake, "O-OH MY!" she shouted
"WE'RE SO SORRY! F-forgive us f-for being so rude, w-w-we d-didn't even ask y-your name!"
They both shouted, bowing frantically to the girl who simply giggled. She waved her hand at them lightly with a gentle smile
"Isabelle…"
They both stopped, looking up at her hesitantly.
"W-well, our apologies Lady Isabelle…"
They bowed again and Isabelle waved her hand once more, "It's quite alright, really." She replied reassuringly.
The two servants nodded again, straightening up as Isabelle glanced around.
"Now, I believe it would be best if you return to your master." She said, turning back to them as they nodded in unison.
The servants parted ways with Isabelle and talked amongst themselves as they found their way back their carriage.
"She was very helpful…" Finny said smiling to himself as he clutched the basket protectively. Mey Rin nodded in agreement.
"I hope she gets back to her maid swiftly and safely, yes I do… Do you think we should have helped her find her before leaving so hastily?" Mey Rin asked somewhat guilty. Finny bit his lip.
"Should we go back and find her?" he asked, looking back to the now distant plaza. Mey Rin shrugged.
"M-maybe…"
They both stared back at the markets, deep in thought, but eventually decided it best to head back to the manor quickly.
When the two servants had reached their carriage, Finny packed away the basket safely as Mey Rin idled around, waiting for him. She found herself petting the horses of another carriage. Finny looked up.
"Mey?! What're you doing- Those aren't our horses! Leave them be!" He shouted, running up to her.
She waved her arms frantically backing away from the horses, "S-SORRY!"
CRASH!
The horses reared up, spooked by the servants frantic actions. Both horses kicked back into the carriage, destroying the front and coaches seat while ripping away from their leather harnesses. The two servants grabbed the spooked horses, desperately trying to calm them.
"Mey Rin…" Finny breathed, holding the horses steady, staring in shock at the wreckage that was once someone's carriage.
"W-WHAT HAVE I DONE!?" Mey Rin quaked fearfully. She dropped to her knees.
"Sebastian and the Young Master will have my head, yes they will!" She stared at the wreckage in fright, thinking of any possible punishments and scolding awaiting her. Finny bit his lip, stroking one of the horses soothingly as it tossed its head.
"W-we'll have to wait the owners to return then apologize…" he said hesitantly, "Hopefully, they won't be too upset…"
"So, we'll have to wait then…" Mey Rin nodded subtly, getting to her feet. She sighed, grabbing one of the horse's bridals, stroking its mane as Finny nodded.
"That's all we can d-"
"What on Earth?!" shouted a voice.
A woman came storming toward the wreckage in a rage. The woman was in a traditional, black maid's uniform with black silken hair flowing down her back. Her crimson eyes that cut right through the servants, running shivers up their spines as she stared them down dangerously.
"What happened to our carriage?" the maid asked simply, in an eerily calm yet cold tone. The servants looked at each other, eyes so wide they might've popped out of their heads.
"WE'RE SO SORRY!" they shouted in unison, getting on their knees before bowing to the maid.
She clicked her tongue lividly before a familiar voice called out.
"Enobria?! What is going on?!"
A girl jogged into view and looked back and forth between the servants and her maid, apparently Enobria. Finny and Mey Rin's jaws dropped in disbelief and shouted in unison again.
"L-Lady Isabelle?!"
Welp welcome to a new fanfiction! Ok Black Butler is literally my most FAVORITE anime on this planet so I HAD to write a fanfiction for it XD Anyways, Isabelle hath been introduced and there's no going back now… Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!
Stay creative my friends~