The Wrong Girl
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or any of its characters.
A/N: Ok, well thank you all who reviewed. The sad thing is I took basic first aid but I guess I wasn't thinking when I typed the chapter up. I will sincerely try to make the chapters longer but I have some trouble with making things drawn out. I like it short and right to the point so bear with me. Thanks for reading ^_^!
Chapter 8
* * * *
Yukari followed the maid through many halls of the castle, each one as silent as the next. It's so quiet; well it is late so everyone's probably asleep by now. I wonder how many people actually live in the castle. There can't be many; well let's see there's the King and Queen, their children, servants. This is just like going into my history book. Oh man, history. There was a report due on Monday. I haven't even started yet! She was wrapped in her thoughts so tightly that she didn't see the maid stop and smacked right into her. "Oh, sorry. Didn't see you stop"
"That is alright, this is your room" The maid opened a door and Yukari stepped inside. The maid swiftly made her way over to the fireplace and lit a fire. Then she proceeded around the room lighting candles along the way. "Now if you would come with me I can get you a night gown, and you can get out of those bloody clothes"
Yukari followed her into a type of bathroom. The maid drew a bath for Yukari and left in search of a nightgown that looked like it could fit the petite girl. Yukari took off her shoes, socks, skirt, shirt, undergarments, and stepped into the hot bath. She accidentally touched the stone and it was cool. That's weird; the stone should be a little warm from the water. Whatever. Bleh! I didn't notice before but my clothes really are bloody, my hands and legs are also. Gross! Scrub, scrub, scrub it off! Ah, much better. What if I had a scratch? Do you think I could get a disease now? Eh, no use worrying about it now. With that she dunked her head under the water.
Fifteen minutes later
Yukari is still soaking in the bath when she hears three sharp raps on the bathroom door. Knock, knock, knock. "Yes?"
"I've found a nightgown that looks like it would possibly fit you. I'll leave it on the bed. The towels are in the cupboard on the wall" replied the maid
"Thank you, Ms…"
"Ms. Albatou"
"Ms.Albatou, what should I do with my clothes?" Yukari asked as she lifted herself from the bath. She went to the cupboard and opened it. Sure enough there were towels, she took one and wrapped it around herself.
"Leave them on the floor, I will take them to be cleaned"
"Ok" Yukari walked over to the door and opened it. A gust of cool air greeted her as she walked into the bedroom. "Just, I need them again so could you make sure they get back to me?"
"I'll be sure to put them in your room if they are done early. If not I will deliver them into your hands" Ms.Albatou gathered the clothes quickly from the bathroom and left Yukari in the room alone.
Yukari walked over to the bed and picked up the nightgown. It was a long gown reaching down to her ankles with ruffles on the bottom. It had short sleeves with a nice scoop neck. "It's beautiful" She quickly dried off and slipped the nightgown over her head. "It's so soft, like silk against my skin" Yukari whispered to absolutely no one. I guess I should go to sleep. It is really late. Yukari went around the room blowing all the candles out. She then got into the bed and fell asleep instantly.
A/N: I hope this chapter was long enough. I am trying out a new sort of format. I hope that it's clearer to understand who is speaking to whom. Keep reviewing! ^_^