Here is chapter one^^ I hope you all enjoy^^
Lady Shelly walked down the hallway of the Rainsworth mansion. She was dressed in an elegant purple dress with white lace trimming the bottom. She wore white heels and her long, light brown hair was held back with beautiful, sparkling pins. As she turned the corner, she saw Reim standing at the end of the hall. Reim was dressed in his usual Pandora Headquarters uniform, and was the servant to Duke Rufus Barma, a long time friend of her and her mother. "Reim," Lady Shelly said as she approached him.
"Yes Lady Shelly," Reim asked turning his attention to her.
"Have you seen Sharon? I've been looking for her all morning."
"I think she's out back with Xerxes," Reim answered, "do you want me to go get her."
"No, it's alright. Thank you, Reim," Lady Shelly said smiling. Reim returned the smile and bowed his head. Lady Shelly turned left at the end of the hall and continued down the next one toward the back door. She opened the door and walked out onto the wooden, back patio. The sun hung low in the sky and a cool breeze swept across the Cherry Blossom trees and grass. She looked around the yard, and then heard a splash followed by laughing. She followed the sound to the nearby pond. There she found her daughter, Sharon, sitting on the grass laughing, and in the water was her servant, Xerxes Break.
Sharon was dressed in a pink dress with white lace running from her collar to the bottom and white lace3 on her short, puffy sleeves. Her light brown hair was in a pony tail held back by a hair tie with a red rose on it. Sharon looked up and then noticed her mother. "Hi, mom!"
"What's going on here," Lady Shelly asked.
"We were playing a game. We had to jump across the rocks in the pond and Break slipped," Sharon explained laughing.
"Are you okay," Lady Shelly asked Break, who was still sitting in the pond. He was dressed in a purple, silk shirt with ruffles on the neck and cuffs. He had a black, ruffled scarf around his neck and a white and black stripe ran down the front of the shirt. He had black, shin-high pants on and wore white boots. His periwinkle-white hair hung over the left side of his face and shagged down to his shoulders.
"I'm just fine, Shelly-sama," Break answered as he stood up.
Lady Shelly smiled and turned back to her daughter. "Sharon, I need to speak with you."
"Okay," Sharon said as she got up.
"Lady Shelly," Reim said as he walked up, "this letter just came in for you."
"Thank you Reim," Lady Shelly said as he handed her the envelope, "come on Sharon."
Reim watched Lady Shelly and Sharon leave and then turned his attention to Break, who was walking out of the pond. "Xerxes, what were you doing in the pond?"
"Ouji-sama and I were playing a game," Break said as he wrung out his shirt ends.
"In the pond?"
"No, we had to jump across the rocks in the pond and I slipped," Break explained.
"You didn't happen to kill the fish in there by landing on them, did you?"
Break laughed and said, "Don't worry Reim… I didn't kill your pet fish.
"I don't have a pet fish!"
Break raised an eyebrow, "Oh? You mean the fish you named isn't your fish?"
"Shut up," Reim growled.
"My my, such a temper," Break said smiling and waving his hand. He then took out a lollipop and said, "Here, have some candy. It'll make you happy. It's a little wet from the pond, but it's still good."
Reim rolled his eyes and said, "Go dry off before you catch something."
"Like your pet fish?"
"Enough with the fish," Reim shouted and then cleared his throat, "by the way, there's going to be a meeting at Pandora headquarters tonight. Are you going to go?"
Before Break could answer, one of the Rainsworth servants ran up. "Break, Lady Shelly wishes to see you."
Break nodded and then pushed Reim into the pond. Reim sat up and a fish on his head. "What the hell," Reim exclaimed.
"I thought you'd like to see your pet fish. It seems it's happy to see you," Break laughed as the fish flailed on Reim's light brown hair.
"Damn you Xerxes," Reim shouted as Break ran off toward the mansion.
The servant looked from the fish to Reim, cleared his throat and asked, "Is that your pet fish?"
"Shut up!"
Sharon exited her mother's room and ran down the hallway. As she turned the corner, she ran right into Break. Break caught her before she fell and asked, "Ouji-sama?"
"Oh, sorry Break," Sharon said, "what are you doing here? Your hair isn't dry yet."
"Your mother asked to speak with me," Break said. "Why were you running down the hallway?"
"It's nothing," Sharon said and then ran past him.
Break blinked and watched Sharon turn the corner. He heard footsteps behind him. "Sharon," Lady Shelly called as she rounded the corner.
Break turned and asked, "Shelly-sama?"
"Did you happen to see Sharon?"
"Yes, she just ran off around the bend," Break answered as Lady Shelly walked up to him, and let out a sigh. Break looked from where Sharon disappeared to Lady Shelly and asked, "Something the matter, Shelly-sama?"
"I received a letter from one of the Duke households. Sharon didn't take the news too well," Lady Shelly said. "It seems a nephew of the Barma house requested a date with Sharon. I thought that she would be happy with the news. Would you be able to do me a favour, Xerxes?" Break nodded and Lady Shelly asked, "Can you speak with Sharon about this?" Lady Shelly then smiled and said, "She seems to be able to open up to you."
Break returned the smile and said, "Yes, Shelly-sama."
Lady Shelly pat his shoulder and said, "Thank you." Break nodded and Lady Shelly headed back to her room.
Sharon sat in her room on her bed, staring at the beige carpeted floor. She sighed and pulled her legs onto the pink comforter and folded her hands in her lap. There then was a soft knock on the door. Sharon let out a sigh and said, "Who is it?"
"May I come in," Break's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Yes," Sharon said and Break opened the door. He entered, closed the door behind him and walked up to Sharon. "What's wrong, Sharon," Break asked as he sat on the edge of her bed, facing her.
"I'm guessing my mother already told you," Sharon answered in a gloomy tone.
"She did and why would you be upset? I was sure you'd be jumping for joy." Sharon sighed and Break looked at her in confusion. "Sharon?"
"I don't know. I want to be excited but I'm nervous."
"Nervous? Why?"
"It's the fact that I don't even know him. All my mother told me was that he was a nephew of the Barma house," Sharon explained. She let out a sigh and said, "I don't even know if I really want to go.'
"It's alright to be nervous. Everyone gets nervous about a lot of things," Break said.
Sharon bowed her head, "Sure, Break."
Break looked at her and said, "It's true." Sharon sighed and Break lifted her chin up. "It is true, Sharon. Even I got nervous."
"Really?"
Break smiled warmly and said, "Yes. I was nervous the first time I was in a duel." Break laughed and said, "I can count numerous times I have been afraid. That time I remember shaking with fear."
"You," Sharon asked amazed and shocked. "But you're so talented when you train Oz-sama. You seem so fearless."
Break smiled and said, "I may be 'fearless' now but I wasn't when I first started out. You see, all people feel nervous at some point in their life. To become fearless, as you say, you have to overcome what makes you nervous. I'm sure that you'll do fine."
Sharon smiled, blushing slightly. "You think so?"
"I do, Sharon."
"Um, Break? Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Would you mind accompanying me tomorrow?"
"Accompany you," Break repeated, "why?"
"I would feel more comfortable if you came with me tomorrow," Sharon explained. She looked at him and said, "You wouldn't mind would you?"
"I wouldn't mind. I'll go with you," Break said.
Sharon smiled and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Xerk-nii!"
Break smiled and hugged her back. "Well, I think I better go hide for the rest of the day," Break said as he stood up.
"Why," Sharon asked and then heard a knock on the door.
"Xerxes! I know you're in there," Reim shouted from the other side of the door, "come out! It's an emergency!"
Sharon walked over to the door and opened it. Standing in the doorway was Reim, dripping wet. "Reim? Why are you all wet?"
"Ah, Reim! Did you enjoy your swim," Break asked, joining Sharon by the door.
"Shut up. There's an emergency!"
Break saw that Reim was not fooling around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Duke Reanski has been murdered!"