Chapter six
Ok I am so sorry! I had exams to study for now scholarships and my bio to work on and I've been hanging out with the family. I only just got home last night. I will hopefully be posting chapters every week now. SO Sorry for the delay!
When I woke my leg, cheek and ear throbbed. All heavily wrapped with gauze. I groaned and sat up just as the door opened. Revealing a worried looking Snake.
"OHMYGOD!" He half wailed and rushed over to me wrapping his arms softly around me.
"H...hey" I croaked my throat dry. He handed me a glass of water that had been sitting on the side table. I drank it all and handed the glass back.
"How are you feeling?" He asked.
"Sore..."
"What happened if you don't mind my asking" Sebastian said stepping into the room.
"They found me. It was another genetic I spared with a lot. So he knew my fight techniques. Normally I could take down anyone." I said.
"Well once you are healed I wouldn't mind teaching you a few new techniques." Sebastian smiled.
"The master is making you isn't he?"
"He implied that I show you some" he said.
"Well your lucky I heal faster then your average human." I smiled.
"Take it easy please. Once I am fully sure you are recovered then we will train. Now you should lay down." I frowned at Sebastian.
"Fine" I wasn't about to argue. I curled up on my good ear and soon dozed off with Snake still sitting on the edge of my bed.
When I woke it was because something had touched my face. I blinked and opened my eyes.
"Keats?" I mumbled at the snake who booped his nose against mine.
"Well good morning to you to." I smiled. It had been some time since my fight and I was for the most part healed. The young master had returned from a failed ship sailing unbelievably grumpy. My ear was taking a while. The cut was deep and needed to stitches done by Sebastian himself. I stretched and got out of bed. Getting dressed I looped Keats around my neck. Looking at the clock that read 8:30 ish I made my way out to the stables. I brought out all the horses to the paddock and began cleaning each stall. By the time I was done this I was sweating a storm and it was only 9:30. I put the cleaning supplies away and started off washing the carriage horses. There was eight now in total. Six where carriage horses one was mine and the other was the masters. I started by saddling up the masters horse. Keats plopped down from a rafter onto my shoulders and I mounted.
"I should take you back to the mansion. But I won't. You keep me company." I smiled petting the snake. I walked and then trotted the horse out of the stables. I nearly ran into Finny.
"Morning"
"Good morning Alari!" He smiled." Sebastian wanted me to tell you he and the young master are going out to today and need the carriage saddled up."
"I'll get right on it." I hopped down off of the masters horse and tied it up. I swiftly brought out two of the carriage horses and brought them over to the closest carriage. I managed to hook them up correctly on my first try but it had taken me an hour. Now I could do it in 15 minutes. I looked inside the carriage to make sure it was clean. After wiping down the front I got up into the drivers seat and led the carriage to the front of the mansion. I hopped down just as the from door opened. The master looked grumpy as usual with Sebastian at his side. Once the master was in Sebastian turned to me.
"Your getting better at this." He said. I nodded and turned heading back to the stables. Once there I got back on the masters horse.
"Ok Keats where do you wanna go?" I giggled.
Once I was done my morning chores. Taken the rest of the horses out for a ride I slipped back into the kitchen on the hunt for food. Keats still wrapped around my neck. When I got to the kitchen Bard, Finny and Snake all sat at the table. Snake looked up at me seeing Keats on my shoulders. I sat down at the table by Snake.
"Found him in my room this morning." I said watching Keats slither off my shoulders and onto Snakes. Snake didn't talk much around other people due to the lack of self confidence. He wasn't comfortable speaking without his snakes.
"Does anyone know where the master and Sebastian went?"
"The master is attending some boys school. Something about a missing boy" Bard said.
"So that means they won't be back for a bit then." I muttered stretching feeling my back crack. "I've finished my duties for the day so what's on the agenda?" I asked.
"Sebastian wants the rose bushes trimmed and the ivy clipped away from some of the widows." Funny said.
"I'm in charge of food while he's gone" Bard said and I almost groaned. Last time he tried cooking he nearly lit me on fire.
"I have the bed sheets to wash and polish the railings yes" Mey Rin said coming into the kitchen.
"What do you have to do Snake?" I asked an he only shrugged his shoulders. He'd been rather clingy to me since my fight but he seemed troubled today. I flicked my ear impatiently and sighed.
"Ok why don't you help out Mey Rin or Bard. I'll help Finny in the garden."
"Oh that's to kind of you Alari!" Finny said wide eyes.
"I want to. But first I need to eat."
