Chapter 1

Ten years later...

The yellow sunrise illuminated the beautiful chateau. It shone through to a one typical window to a small kitchen. Inside the small room, a boy almost 18 years slept quietly. His glorious face and delicate body was sleeping in the safety of the dream world. Sleeping on the cold floor with nothing but a thin and small mat between him and the kitchen floor.

The long lashes of the sleeping male fluttered as the sun shone to his figure and to his eyes. Eyes opened to reveal the most perfect beautiful green eyes that anyone could even die for. Yawning the male stretched and you could hear slight cracking as his back and neck realigned themselves into their right positions. The hard floor wasn't exactly the right place to sleep.

"MISAKI!"

A horrible sound was heard from the upstairs. Misaki quickly removed his shabby nightgown and wore his everyday work clothes. The work clothes were old ankle shoes, dark worn kind of leggings and a beaten shirt so long that it was like a dress. And of course an apron but it was too late to protect the clothes from dirt and dust. He had to start the breakfast for his stepmother and stepbrothers. Oh but the animals also. He was in charge of the animals and the whole residence's cleaning and of course all the meals the family ate.

"MISAKI!"

"I'm coming!" Called Misaki. He chased around the kitchen prepairing the breakfast. Each plate was covered with eggs, slices of bread and a cup of tea and also a bowl of tomato soup. The bells were ringing and next a third bell joined to the deafening sound.

"MISAKI!"

"Yes I'm coming!" Misaki cathered the plates to his hands and one on top of his head. He had done this so many times that he had learnt to master the balance with plates. The staircase was always a challenge but he didn't drop anything anymore. After a couple of stairs he managed to come in front of the first door. The door lead to huge bedroom which was property of a boy called Mizuki.

"Good morning Mizuki", said Misaki nervously.

"Finally", the grayish haired boy snapped at Misaki. "Take those clothes and wash them and be fast!" Said Mizuki annoyed and pointed the pile of clothing.

Yes", said Misaki as he left the room to another with clothes in one arm in a basket. He arrived to another door that belonged to his another stepbrother. This one was usually calmer but still really mean. Misaki knocked the door and stepped inside.

"Good morning Sumi", Misaki greeted. It was almost the same as with Mizuki. He was told to wash a lot of clothes and as he put down the plate he was scolded and told to be faster next time. All that was left was stepmother Erina's breakfast. He hurried to her room and knocked before entering.

Good morning Madame", said Misaki really scared and nervous for what she was about to say. Why would his stepmother made him call her Madame. Who calls their almost mother like that?

"Took you long enough. Take the laundry and clean the whole manor", said Erina with voice full of anger and evil and face as stony as always.

"Yes Madame", said Misaki with a voice sad but trying not to show that to Erina. He left with a huge pile of clothes in a basket and his neck pained from carrying the plate on top of his head.

He made his way to downstairs, little faster than before and was about to start washing the clothes but suddenly a loud scream broke in the house. Fast as he could he climbed the stairs and noticed Mizuki running from his bedroom with the most angry face he has ever seen. "Mother!" He shouted. He spotted Misaki and pointed his finger at him furious. "You rascal! It was you. You did it on purpose!" He screamed. Mizuki ran to his mother's room. "Mother!"

"Oh what now, what did you do this time?" Said Sumi from behind him. Misaki turned to him but could't say anything. Sumi passed him and made his way to Erina's bedroom and closed the door as he was inside. Misaki could still hear the screaming of Mizuki through the closed door. "There was a mouse under my teacup! He put it there!" How had a mouse appeared under the cup? Oh no it must have wandered under it and I didn't notice.

For a while Misaki just stood there alone in the hallway, listening what was happening in the bedroom. He knew it was rude to eavesdrop but he was too scared to even move.

"Misaki!" Came Erina's shout.

Sumi and Mizuki walked out of Erina's bedroom with matching smirks on their faces and they stood against the door.

"Aren't you going to get inside?" Asked Sumi with an evil sneer.

Misaki walked carefully between the boys and as the boys were going to follow behind him..."Misaki close the door behind you", said Erina from inside the darkness of the bedroom. As always Misaki did what he was told and closed the door right in front of stepbrothers' noses. Boys tried to peer through the keyhole shoving each other.

Inside the dark bedroom Misaki stood against the door stiffly. And dead scared.

"Come here Misaki", said Erina calmly but still you could hear the evilness in her voice.

Misaki crossed the bed. Deep in the darkness the cold blue eyes watched him like a predator in the woods. She lay on the bed saying nothing and glared the small boy.

"Please, Madame I-I di-didn't mean..."

"Quiet!" Said Erina fast. Immediately Misaki closed his mouth and bit his tongue.

Slowly Erina reached her teacup from the small table beside her bed. She added sugar to her tea and started to stir it. "We can put time to a better use" She said as she put the spoon aside and picked a bowl full of milk and poured it to her tea. "Let's see..."

"There's a large carpet in the main hall. Clean it! And the windows upstairs and down. Wash them! Oh yes and the draperies and the tapestries..."

"But I-I just finished..." Misaki began.

"Do them again! Erina ordered. Don't forget the garden, sweep the halls and the stairs, then scrup the terrace, clean the chimneys and of course there's the laundry, the mending and the sewing..."

Misaki hung his head down in defeat. "Yes Madame", said Misaki.

"Bien, get on with it", Erina commanded and soothed him with her hand.

Misaki made his way out of the bedroom that once was his parents. Misaki got to work.

Oh, if someone could make things better for me and stop this...

I'm sorry if there's some mistakes on the story but hopefully it doesn't matter that much :)

To be continued soon...