The morning the announcement arrived her brother, Vash, was at a meeting, so she was home all alone sweeping the foyer. When she heard a knock at the door she nearly screamed, they never had guest except for Vash's Austrian friend who worked at the castle and he only ever came over to have dinner once in awhile and would sometimes stay the night. She looked through the peep hole but couldn't tell who was on the other side of the door because of a smudge. There was another knock at the door and she jumped back.

"H-hello?" she said with a quivering voice

"Ah, ello. I ave a letter here for a Sir Zwingli" said the man on the other side of the door.

"I am afraid that he's not home at the moment, He is currently at a peace meeting. May I ask where this letter is coming from?"

"Why the castle, Mon Cheri!" he said sounding as if the answer should have been obvious, "Madmazel, it is a little award to be talking to a door, may you please open it?"

"I'm sorry I-I'm not allowed to open the door to strangers." She said restraining herself from throwing open the door and taking the letter from the one place she longed to go. "Is it really from the castle?" she asked hopeful.

"Oui, open the door and see for yourself." He said, hoping to cokes the girl out.

With that she took the door knob in her trembling hand and opened it just a crack. The man standing outside was tall, taller than her brother, and fairly handsome, he was dressed in a fancy light blue suit covered with lace and pink roses to match his black hat which was also covered in white lace and pink roses. His blond hair was tied back to show off a stubbed chin and blue eyes.

"Come now Mon Cheri, I won't bite, well unless you ask me too." He said with a wink.

Blush covering her face she stepped out from behind the door. "Now that wasn't so hard was it?" he asked as he handed over a letter with the royal seal on it. As soon as she saw the letter she grabbed it for fear that it would fly away. When she finally had it she turned to over in her hands trying to mesmerize the beauty of the seal and the hand weighting the way the Z carved and how utterly perfect it was.

"Danke! Da- Thank you so much Herr!" she said clutching the letter to her chest.

"Oh, you speak German?" he enquired sounding entreated

"Ja" she said with a nod

"I have some friends who are fluent in German."

"Really? I would love to meet them. Oh, and thank you again for the letter mister..."

"Francis. My name is Francis."

"Well it was lovely meeting you Francis." She said extending her hand in a shake goodbye.

"and your name, Mon Cheri?"

"It's L-"

"LILI!" an all too familiar voice shouted followed by the slamming of the front gate.

"Ah, moncer I was merely delivering a lett-" The Frenchman tried to explain as he was shoved out of the way by the angry brother.

"Lili get inside now!" Vash commanded ushering his sister inside.

"Yes bruder," she whispered bowing her head goodbye to the messenger.

"As for you," Vash hissed as he turned to the other man, "get off my property now or I'll release the dogs." He growled then slammed the door in the man's face, who quickly began to run when he heard the neighbors dog bark.


Translations:

Mon Cheri (French)- Darling

Madmazel (French)- Madam

Oui (French)- Yes

Danke (German)- Thank You

Herr (German)- Sir.

Ja (German)- Yes

A/N: I goggled that in Lichtenstein German is the national language. If I got any of the translations wrong please tell me.