He entered the carriage after the Earl, and the carriage began moving. Red watched the sceneries passed by him through the window as he left his circus life. He felt his eyes droop as the same scenery rewind itself over and over again.
"Wake up."
Red woke up to find that the carriage had stopped. The Earl was waiting for him outside. Red jumped out of his seat and exited the carriage. He looked up and gaped, causing the Earl to chuckle.
"Welcome to my home," he said.
What was there was a magnificent white mansion with a dark blue roof. A fountain was in front of it, sprouting clear water. Bushes covered the green flat grass. Baroque ornate gates guarded the mansion. There were flower beds surrounding the mansion. A balcony was seen at the front of the mansion.
"Come along now. I shall introduce you to your family."
Red trotted behind the Earl. He had to quicken up his steps due to Earl's long strides. Stupid nobles and their abnormally long legs.
They entered the mansion. The moment the Earl opened the door, a girl with the looks of the age of 10 popped out and hugged the Earl by slinging her arms around his neck.
"Millenie~! Welcome back! Did you have fun?" the girl asked.
The Earl chuckled. "It was fine. And I brought a new member to our family." The girl let go of the Earl and looked at Red curiously. Red saw that the girl had spiky blue hair and pale skin. She was wearing a black jacket, a white dress shirt, a black tie that's tucked inside the jacket, a black frilly skirt, thigh-high striped socks, and black shoes that are at least three inches. But what really creeped Red out were her deep violet eyes. They were cruel and calculating looking.
She lifted an arm at him. "Hi! I'm Road Kamelot! I like to play with dolls, eat candy, play dress-up with Tyki-pon, and Millenie~! I hate school. What's your name?"
Red cautiously shook her outstretched hand. "I ges ye' can call me Red, since ah don' haff an official name. I gess I like tah eat, sleep, animals, and play wi' cards. I hate Cosimo."
Road tilted her head. "Who's Cosimo?"
"Th' wo'st man alive. He literally beats me ev'ryday."
She suddenly hugged Red, surprising him. "Oh, you poor thing. It's a good thing Millenie saved you from him, hm~?"
Red mumbled. "Yea, I gess so."
She slide off him and began pulling his hands. "Come inside! It's dinnertime, so we can introduce you to the rest of the family!"
Red let Road dragged him to where the dining hall is. He swiveled his head so many times to attempt see everything in the mansion. The Earl was following behind them.
"We're here~!" Road sang. She pushed open the door to reveal five males and a female already sitting. They seemed to be waiting for the Earl's return. They turned their heads and stared curiously at Red.
"Come sit by me, Red!" Road chirped. She sat down and patted at the seat next to her. Red, seeing he didn't have a choice, decided to sit next to her.
The Earl settled himself at the end of the table. "Now that we're all settled. I like to introduce you to our newest member, Red!"
Red felt self-conscious when he felt the others' stares boring at him. He ducked his head.
"Now, now. Don't make Red feel uncomfortable! We have make him as much as welcome as we possibly can~! I picked him up from the circus. "
"What number is he, Earl?" The man with greased back black hair, the ends curled up. He had a sly look on his face. Red feels like this man will cause trouble for him in the future.
"Well, Tyki-pon~, he is the 14th among us."
There were startled responses coming from the seven people around the table. Red furrowed his eyebrows. 14th? Isn't that what his dream said?
Red looked at Road and was surprised to see the intense look on her face.
"Earl, I thought there were only 13 of us?"
"I will explain more later on. But for now, let's introduce ourselves to Red~. "
"I already started, so you go, Tyki-pon~," Road said as she began eating.
"Don't call me that, Road," the greased back hair man said. Then he faced Red. "I'm Tyki Mikk, shounen."
"Shounen? Wha's da'?" Red asked.
"It's Japanese for 'boy'."
Red shrugged. "Don' care whut yo' call me."
Tyki raised an eyebrow at Red. "What do you mean?"
"Neva' hadda name. Peoples call me Red 'cuz of mah hair." Red wanted to avoid talking about his arm. Tyki nodded in understanding.
Then the ones with black shoulder long hair and long yellow hair began introducing themselves.
"I'm David, hee~" the black-haired said.
"And I'm Jasdero~"the blonde one said.
"Together, we're Jasdevi, hee~!" they shouted together.
Red was in loss of words. "Tha's…..nice."
"Ignore those twins." Another black haired man spoke up. He had a monocle place on one of his eye, and he looked awfully similar to Tyki. "I am Sheryl Kamelot and father of Road." Then he narrowed his eyes at Red, making him shiver at the coldness in his eyes. "If I see you hurt my adorable Road, you may kiss your life goodbye."
Never before Red nodded his head fast before. "Understood, sir."
"Daddy!" Road pouted. "But I want to have Red play with me! Please~?" Road gave her best puppy eyes.
Sheryl suddenly seemed to have a nosebleed. He covered his nose and quickly grabbed a napkin to stop the flow. Red wrinkled his nose at disgust at that.
"Ignore my brother, shounen. He's always like that with Road. As long you're in Road's good side, you're on his good side, too."
Red nodded.
A huge man with spiky black hair and a grumpy face spoke next. Well, grunted next. "Skin Boric." And that was it.
The woman then spoke up. "My name is Lulubell. It's nice to meet you, Red." Her voice is void from emotion.
"Nice ta meet yo', too, Miss Lulubell," Red replied.
She nodded and drank a glass of milk.
"Sooo, shonen, what do you like to do for fun?" Tyki asked.
"Play cards."
Tyki seemed surprised at that. "You play cards?"
"Ya'. I reckon I'm good wi' poker."
Tyki grinned. In a really sinister expression. "Oh? Maybe you can play against me someday?"
Red shrugged again, hiding the devil of him inside as he finished up the delicious steak in front of him. "Sure, why not?"
"What else do you like, Red?" Tyki continued asking.
"Animals. The lions at the circus were pretty cool."
"Did you hear that, Lulubell? He likes cats," Tyki addressed the woman.
Lulubell gave him a look of interest before returning to her meal of fish.
"Red~!" Road squealed. "Would you like to play dress-up with me?"
Red looked at her as if she was crazy. "Isn't that for girls?"
She grinned. "I also have boys' clothing to, you know? Also, I make Tyki-pon play with me, too~! Would like to see some pictures?"
Tykie protested. "Hey! I was about to ask him play cards with me! And you took pictures?! Get rid of them at once!"
She stuck a tongue at him. "I asked Red first, so too bad, so sad! Oh, I see that you're done! Come on!" She caught Red's hand and dragged him away to her room.