A/N Hey guys, hope you enjoy this chapter. I only own the idea, everything you recognize is not mine. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: New Work

"Sit down please Megane." The woman said. Kel sat in the chair that was motioned to. "What can I do for you?" she asked.

Kel shuffled her feet on the floor and said in a hushed voice, "I would like some work in the palace… if I may." She looked at her feet, not knowing what to expect.

"Why… what experience do you have in maid's work?" The woman asked her. Kel looked up and found the woman staring strait at her. Almost as if she recognized her.

"I, I don't have much, but I'm very good at following commands, and I can work well for a long time." She said, still looking into the older woman's eyes.

"Very well, you can start today if you like, I will have one of the girls show you to your rooms. You will be working in the pages wing." Kel's eyes widened with surpirise. The pages wing? Her friends were bound to recognize her. She stood as a girl walked in after a bell was rung. She cursied to the woman who hadn't given her her name, and followed the girl.

"So, whats your name?" the girl asked her as they made their way down the halls.

"I'm Megane, Megane Bartel." Kel said in her quiet voice. The girl nodded.

"I'm Jessina, everyone here calls me Jess though." The girl explained. She had long black hair, and extremely dark brown eyes. She led Kel to a series of small rooms. There was a main room with a bed, desk and chest for her clothing. Attached to it was the privy and changeroom. It was just like the pages rooms, if not slightly smaller. "Alright, this is your room. If you put your bags on the bed I'll show you the rooms you are assigned to, and where you can get you're uniform."

"Thank you very much Jess." Kel told the other maid. She followed the girl down the hall and a quick pace. As they approached the page's rooms Kel was mortified to see that she was being led to not only her old rooms, but to the rooms of Joren and his clan. Her only old friend that she was to attend to was Merric. Kel sighed inwardly wondering if Merric or Joren would recognize her. For all that she subconsciously hoped they would, she knew that it would break her cover if they did.

"Alright so if you follow me Megane, I will show you to the tailors. They will give you some clothes to wear. I am afraid I will have to leave you there though, because I need to finish cleaning page Neal's room. He is an older page but my… he is cute!"

Kel felt herself blush at this comment, knowing that Jess didn't know who she really was, she kept quiet and kept walking.

Maybe I will get to see them, I really hope so… but what would they think? It's been two years now, for all that we are young, we have grown up some. She thought, she was so lost in thought that Jess actually had to tap her on the shoulder to get her attention.

"What was that sorry?" Kel asked. "I was just thinking."

"I was just saying that this is the tailor's, you just go in there. Tell them that I brought you, they know me." Jess told her.

Kel nodded and entered the room, noting the odd look that Jess had given her as she left. She realized that she hadn't really been following Jess, but more walking alongside her… As if I knew my way around Kel realized and mentally hit herself. She needed to be more careful then that if she wanted to stay.

Finally after a minute more of waiting a tailor walked into the room for the doorway.

"Oh goodness! I didn't realize you were here!" the old woman said. "What can I do you for?" she asked, a kind smile on her weathered face.

"Jessina sent me. I'm to start as a maid today and she told me I should get my uniform here." Kel said, eyes glued on the ground in a meek look.

"Alright deary, just step into this room and we will have a look at what we have." The woman told her. Kel followed her back into the room, gazing around her as she went. The room looked the same as when she received her clothes as a page. The woman measured her lightning fast and handed Kel multiple sets of which chemises, dark skirts and matching corsets.

Kel made her way back to her room, arms full with clothes. As she turned the corner to her room she bumped into someone and fell over. The clothes went tumbling as she looked up into a beautifully handsome face.

Kel backed up quickly, remembering to make apologies and look meek. She started collecting her clothes as large tanned hands entered her line of vision.

"Here, let me help you miss." Joren's icy voice said. He doesn't recognize me Kel thought to herself. And he isn't being as nasty as normal, why? she wondered as she accepted his help in cleaning up. When she stood he bowed and walked away. Puzzled over this Kel opened her door, inside she saw her small room was neat and tidy. She finally had a chance to actually look at the rooms. The main room held a well made bed, desk and dresser. She saw a door leading off to her privy. Her bags were where she had left them on the bed. As she started to unpack she found her box of lucky cats that had stayed with her since she left the palace 2 years prior. She slowly opened the box and sat down.

Should I put them up? They didn't turn out so lucky before, maybe now they will. She made up her mind and started to arrange the figurines as she smiled.

A/N Let me know what you think eh? R&R