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Onto chapter 2. I know last chapter I said Brittany will be in the servant's quarters but I made a mistake. But she will come in it later. Anyway enjoy!
Taking chances
Chapter 2: Blackmail!
(Finn knocked once on the bedroom door of Will's and a few minutes passed before Will answered the door)
"Thank you Finn" Will gave a small smile to his butler who walked into the room carrying a pot of tea and poured Will a cup
"Any news?" Finn glanced at Will "About the mysterious young woman" Seeing the look on Will`s face Finn added on "You know how Rachel talks it was bound to come out eventually"
"No" Will shook his head "She hasn't woken up yet but it has only been twenty four hours" Finn nodded
"Oh Miss Sylvester rung this morning. Saying she was coming to see you" Will nodded but inside he was seething. However he couldn't tell Finn why she was coming to see him so he thanked Finn who left the room and Will got dressed and then headed downstairs to the living area where he was greeted by Quinn and Tina
"Thank you" Will greeted his 2 maids who fluffed the cushions for him and Miss Sylvester
"Is.." Tina started to say but was silenced by Quinn
"I'm sure Mr Schuester will inform Finn, Samuel or Noah on the wellbeing of our mysterious woman" Quinn replied as she shot Will a glance and then the two girls left the living area. Will only had to wait a few moments when the towering figure of Sue Sylvester the leader of this land entered the living room
"William" Sue greeted the curly haired male
"Sue" Will greeted the older female "I can make a guess why you are here"
"And I think you would be correct. But to put it in more formal terms I am here to hand you a letter if you do not find a bride within six months you and all your servants will be sent away and this house will be sold to someone else. Preferably someone else with family but I`m not fussy" Sue shot Will a smirk
"Wait. Are you blackmailing me Sue?. Just because of whom my father was" Will felt his hackles rise a little
"I don't know who your father was. All I know is that at the moment you are unmarried and if you do not find a bride as they say it is game over." Sue shrugged but Will knew more however he knew he couldn't fight the blonde
"Anything else" Will wearily said
"No" Sue shrugged "Just that the clock is ticking" Giving Will another look Sue stood up and let herself out of the house, Will just sitting on the sofa shaking his head and gripping his hands into fists. Somehow having a arrange marriage was something he didn't want but if it meant keeping his house and land then it must be done. Slipping on his coat and hat he made preparations to head into town when all of a sudden Noah and Samuel burst into the living area
"Sorry Mr Schuester" Samuel said quietly smoothing down his waistcoat
"Yeah but we have good news" Noah grinned wickedly "It's the hot girl you rescued…" he stopped as Samuel was giving him a look "She woke up" he added on as the look on Will`s face couldn't be hidden as he put his coat and hat back on the rack and walked quickly upstairs
"I guess he won't be needing these then" Samuel added as he placed them back on the hook and then the pair headed back to the servants quarters
"Thank you" the girl replied quietly as she drank slowly from the cup Will had handed to her
"Rachel you may go now" Will glanced at the brunette who had brought the tea up to the girl. However it wasn't looking as if Rachel was moving so Will shot her a look and Rachel picked the tray up and scowling left the bedroom.
"Sorry" Will gave a faint smile "She gets involved in other people's business but alas she is only a maid so "he shrugged "So tell me. What is your name?"
"My name" she paused "I-I don't know" she replied "All I remember is waking up here. I`m afraid I can't tell you anymore"
"Not even what you were doing in Lima in the first place" Will added on "The village. This is where you are?" Will replied and the girl shook her head
"I`m sorry to be such a burden. Il just get my things and be out of your way" The girl stood up and started to walk slowly to the door when Will managed to get hold of her hand and some sort of electricity crackled through them. The girl`s eyes grew large, whenever that was to due with fear or tension, Will didn't know
"She could be quite pretty once she got dressed up. Wait am I this desperate for a bride that I would hit on just a random stranger one that I don't even know" Will thought
A few more seconds passed before Will replied back
"Stay" Will added as the girl climbed back into bed "I'll get my servants to chase a few things and try and find out who you are. In the meantime ill also get Rachel to get you a few dresses. You don't want to walk about in these rags all day"
"Thank you" the girl whispered biting her lip a little as she sank back underneath the sheets and then went back to sleep. Will shook his head as he exited the room and then made his way back downstairs where he was greeted by Finn
"Finn I would like you to go into town and speak to Mr Abrams the resident technician. Ask him to chase up any missing women in the area and try and find out any details" Will commanded Finn
"I`m guessing this is about" Finn shrugged and Will nodded
"Adding amnesia to the traits of being lost she seems to have" Will added as he walked away and Finn looked confused
"Memory loss Finn" Rachel smiled sweetly as she skipped away leaving Finn alone in the drawing room. Sometimes he was as confused as ever
"So…" Shannon trailed off as she glanced at the papers in Will`s hands
"Many of the young women who are willing to marry for the sake of me keeping my land. Sue sent them the other day but I have been busy helping Finn with the case of the missing woman. But no luck" Will sighed
"Will you gotta be careful with her. She might be a spy" Shannon replied
"I just want to know who she is" Will shook his head and Shannon decided not to chase him any further. So they looked at the papers but none of the women seemed to fit somehow. Some were obviously way too young for Will, some were obviously too old, and as Shannon pointed out if he wanted children in the future, they would have to be at a child rearing age, and some of them just seemed too weird.
"I suppose not the first choice might not be the best choice" Shannon shrugged "But wait" she paused as she noticed one that Will had missed "Terri Del Monaco, your age and she has a respectful and rich family so you wouldn't be downgrading. She fits all the boxes you wanted Will" Will glanced at the picture and he had to admit she was pretty. But there was something that Will couldn't really say that was right
"Put her with the maybes" Will replied and he and Shannon carried on looking and picked out a few more women who would then get sent to Sue and then would meet Will in the next few weeks
"Will you will find someone you know. You won't lose the land I`m sure about that" Shannon gave a faint smile to her best friend as she left the house and Will shook his head. Somehow he wasn't as sure as his best friend and hoped that Shannon was right. He didn't want to lose the house especially to someone like Sue as well. However he didn't know what the future held for him.
And done. The next chapter will have the introduction of Terri properly along with Artie finding some information out about Emma and Emma and Will spending some time together. The next chapter will be out next Sunday however after next Sunday I will be away for the next three Sundays so it will be going on a temp hiatus but I will be going into that more next week when I update. Anyway please review and like I said I should have the next chapter done next weekend.