Wow, I already came out with the second chapter! I'm so proud! Sorry about all the introductions and descriptions of the rooms. Next chapter is when the interesting stuff begins.
They walked along, admiring the paintings as Butler explained which they each were. They passed a giant library, which the Grimm sisters took great interest in. It was two stories tall, with wooden spiral staircase leading to the second story. There was a roaring fire, and a book on a table in the middle of the room.
"What book is that?" Daphne questioned, walking towards it.
"I don't know. Lady was probably in here earlier." Butler responded, blocking Daphne's path. "You probably shouldn't touch it. Lady is very protective of her books."
"Who is Lady?" Daphne asked.
"The daughter of Master and Mistress. She's about 17 years old." Butler said.
"And Master and Mistress are…?" Sabrina said.
"Master is the head of the household, and Mistress is his wife." Butler said.
"You all have weird names." Sabrina said, and then shut herself up, thinking it sounded rude.
Butler laughed. "Yes, it's true. We thought we should just keep things simple here. Plus, all the staff here were orphans before Master kindly let us move here. We didn't want to have any relation to our past, but wanted to only think of how lucky we were now. So, we named ourselves after our jobs, to show dedication to Master and how grateful we were. He caught onto it, and said we could call him Master, or Head. Master fitted better, so it stuck.
"What's his real name?" Daphne asked.
"I've forgotten. It's been so long. Maybe you could ask him." Butler said. Sabrina had a feeling he didn't forget. She looked over at Daphne, who was looking at Butler suspiciously, but neither said anything. Sabrina didn't know what was wrong with her. Why was she here? What had driven them to do all these things? She thought back to all the events that lead them here. The missing princess, being allowed out alone, the figure, getting lost, and finding this mansion. The strangest one though, was saying yes to one night here. Usually, it took a while for Sabrina to trust someone. Staying the night at a stranger's mansion was definitely unexpected.
"No, wait. That's the problem. The unexpected." Sabrina thought. It was all strange and new, but Sabrina knew what was happening, like déjà vu. She couldn't remember every detail, but she felt like she knew what to expect. Like, it had happened before.
"Oh, well. Whatever." Sabrina said aloud. Butler looked at her, with a confused face. But his eyes said something different, but Sabrina didn't know what it was.
"Here we are. The kitchen." Butler said, holding the door open for the girls. They walked in, and compared to the rest of the house, it was pretty boring. It would be big inside their house, but not here. There were granite counter tops surrounding the sides, a double decker oven and 3 stove tops. There was a huge refrigerator and freezer, and one huge sink with two dishwashers underneath. A granite top island was in the center. A door was in the back corner, which Sabrina guessed lead to the pantry. Of course, though, it was spotless.
Inside, a girl was sitting down pouring one small cup of tea at the island. She wore a maid outfit, but it looked a bit prettier. It was a black, short-sleeve dress with white trimming around the ends. The dress reached down to her knees. It was tight on the torso, but her sleeves and skirt were puffed out. She had black boots that reached just below her knees and a white apron that covered from her neck to halfway down her skirt. It was tied in the back with an extremely large bow. Her hair was green, cut short to 2 inches above her shoulders. She wore a small whit bonnet that didn't cover her entire head, just wrapped around her chin and the top of her head. She looked over at the sisters and smiled.
"Hello. I'm Maid. Would you like some tea?" she asked, holding out a small ornate teapot towards them.
"No thanks." Daphne replied "Although, if you have some cookies, that would be great." She continued, with an innocent smile.
Maid laughed. "I'll see what I can find." She stood up and went to a cabinet, pulling out a box of fancy cookies. She opened them and set them on the table. Daphne wasted no time to get to them. Sabrina just rolled her eyes.
Butler laughed. "I haven't even introduced you yet! Maid, this is Sabrina and Daphne Grimm." gesturing to Sabrina and Daphne, respectively. "They will be staying the night, until we can drive them into town tomorrow. They were lost in the woods, you see."
"Well, welcome to our mansion." Maid said. "I'll see if I can make something more substantial than cookies. Wandering through the forest must have worn you both out."
"Oh, there's no need to. It's so late." Sabrina said.
"It's no trouble! Really, I'd love to make something as a welcome." Maid said.
Sabrina couldn't refuse. Maid had this hopeful look, and Sabrina could your some sort of a meal before she slept.
"Okay, but can it be small? I'd hate to overeat at this hour." Sabrina said.
"Yes ma'am!" Maid said, obviously pleased. She bustled right to work, preheating ovens and cutting ingredients.
"We'd better leave her to it. I'll introduce you to Master and Mistress, now." Butler said. He walked to the door, Sabrina following. Daphne looked and saw them leaving, quickly following, but not before taking the cookies "To-Go".
Butler led them through the halls again, until finding the dining hall. It was huge, and as tall as the house. Two matching crystal chandeliers hung on opposite ends of the room, and a giant fireplace at the back wall. A mahogany dining table, with enough room to fit 30 people easily, stretched across the room. Two people sat across from each other at the far end. They talked and laughed, looking like they were enjoying each other's company. Butler walked up to them, and introduced the girls.
"Master and Mistress, I hope you don't mind, but we have two guests for the night. They were lost in the woods, and I couldn't turn them away. This is Sabrina" he said, and Sabrina smiled "and Daphne Grimm" Butler said. Daphne gave a small wave. Master and Mistress both stood to shake hands.
"Oh, welcome to the mansion!" Mistress said. She wore a red and black dress. The top looked like a kimono, with a floral print. A giant stripped black and gray ribbon wrapped around her waist, and tied into a large bow at the back. Below the ribbon was a black shirt, which fluffed out like a ball gown. The skirt was long enough to cover her feet completely. She held a Japanese fan in her hand. Her hair was a reddish-brown and cut to just below her ears. It shaped around her head perfectly. Her eyes matched her hair, but a shade lighter. Her nails were painted red.
"I hope you feel comfortable here." She smiled. And Sabrina couldn't help but notice Mistress's smile was just like Granny's. Nice and caring.
"It's nice to have you both here. It must be fate!" Master said, making his hands extends outwards like he was about to give them a hug. He had blue hair and blue eyes. His hair seemed to be a tiny bit shorter than Mistress's. He wore a white dress shirt underneath a gray waistcoat. He had a white overcoat over that. The over coat had gray fur around the cuffs and collar. He wore white gloves, too. He had a curiosity shining in his eyes.
"Oh, you two look so uncomfortable in those clothes." Mistress said. Sabrina looked down, and had to agree. Their clothes were ripped and muddy. Not appropriate for where she currently was.
"Come upstairs with me, and I'll give you two some fresh clothes." Mistress smiled, taking the girls by the wrists and leading them through the hallways and up the stairs. She sped them through the hallways, until she reached a grand doorway at was at the end of a hall. She opened it, and inside was the master bedroom.
A grand bed stood at on side, with a large canopy. A giant bay window covered the wall at the back, with the beauty of the mountains in the background, and the beautiful night sky above. The room had a smaller sitting area at the bay window, and there were two doors on the opposite side of the room. She dragged them over to a mirror that formed a sort of semicircle. Then, she ran off to one of the doors, which ended up being a closet. She came out seconds later, with a big grin on her face. She held two dresses.
The smaller one was for Daphne. It was a cerulean blue that looked like it would cut just below Daphne's knees. It sparkled like it had stars sewn into the fabric. It was short sleeved and it had white lace trimming. The waist had a silver ribbon wrapped around it. Mistress carried silver ballet flats to match.
For Sabrina, she brought a pink dress.
"Of course. It would be pink." Sabrina thought wryly. It was a dark pink dress, with a white apron with a giant bow at the back. The apron was almost as long as the dress, with about an inch between the dress hem line and the apron's. The dress seemed reached knee length. There was a pink hood wrapped around the shoulder, ties together at the front with thread. Mistress also brought black knee socks with black shoes.
"Can we really wear these? You won't mind?" Daphne said, staring at her dress with a grin.
"It's perfectly fine." Mistress said, putting the dresses on the bed. "You two can get dressed. I'll be downstairs in the dining hall. You can leave your old clothes here, too." she said, turning and leaving with a wave. Daphne literally had the dress on in under a minute. Sabrina, on the other hand, took a bit more time.
"Dresses are too much work! What's up with all the ribbons and bows?" Sabrina yelled, trying to tie, zip, and button everything she had to undo to get the dress on. Daphne helped her, and after 10 minutes they looked decent. Sabrina picked up her clothes, when the letter fell out of her back pocket.
"Oh, I almost forgot about this," Sabrina said, picking up the letter. Sabrina put it in her dress pocket and dumped her clothes in a corner.
"Sabrina, you look really pretty in that dress." Daphne said sincerely. Sabrina smiled lightly. "I'm sure Puck would love it." Daphne continued, splitting into a devilish grin
"Yeah,right. He'd laugh himself to death if he saw me in this" Sabrina said. "Let's go. They are all probably waiting for us downstairs." They left, and wondered into halls.
"Do we even know where we are?" Daphne said, after taking a look around the never-ending halls.
Sabrina sighed. "Not really…." She trailed off.
"So, you are the guests for tonight" a voice said behind them. They spun around, surprised. A tall girl stood there. She had long, pink hair with a black rose placed in it. She wore a simple short sleeve dress. It was white from her neck to just below her chest. From there, it was gold with dark yellow flowers dotting it. She wore a black ribbon around her neck, tied in a bow. She had pink eyes and nails, and a superior look in her eyes.
"Mother was downstairs and asked me to look for you two. I'm Lady, by the way." she said.
"Hi. I'm Sabrina," Sabrina said.
"and I'm Daphne" Daphne continued.
"So, I'm going to guess you're lost. Right?" Lady said. The Grimms flushed and looked to the ground.
"I'll show you back to the dining hall. Maid went all out for a welcome party. Wait until you see it." Lady said. "You'll love it."
Then the trio set off, into the maze of hallways..
Yay! Again, sorry about the intros and stuff. Next chapter will be out during next weekend hopefully.
Till next chapter,
Silverstar8