Hey everyone!

I am so sorry for the long wait for this chapter! I have been VERY busy of late, and I don't have much time to actually sit and write anymore…but everyone knows that…I've been saying that for a while now.

But thank you all so much for all the reviews! I'm surprised how many people actually reviewed, and liked the idea of this story!

I do have to say though, that it may be a little boring for a few chapters while I set things up…that is why I made this chapter especially long. Hopefully more of the boring stuff can be over and done with sooner this way!

I want to thank Kimkizna especially for this. She helped push me to get through it, and gave me a few ideas. She was also there when I asked of her opinion. Thank you::bows:

Anyway…I was a little surprised no one noticed Kai's cough last chapter…or maybe you noticed…but didn't say anything…oh well…it's a little something I'm putting in to this story and everyone will have to find out! heh…yes…I am strange…

Okay… :cough: I'll let you all read this sucker now!


Enjoy if possible…

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Chapter Two: A New Life

It was indeed cold out, just as the blue haired teen had said. Hilary shivered under the thick coat as she was led to a black sedan and offered a seat inside.

She scooted over toward the far window after Voltaire took a seat facing her. Kai was the next in, and the door closed firmly behind him.

Hilary curled up and held the coat as close to her body as possible, feeling quite awkward in the mists of these two men. Her eyes quickly glanced at the older gentleman across from her, noticing his cold, sneering glare. The girl felt her skin jump, and she diverted her gaze out the frosty window instantly.

It had been too many years since the brunette had last saw this city, but nothing had seemed to changed about it. She watched the people as the car zoomed past them, not failing to notice the worn down buildings and filthy streets as they slowly began to change into the newer, cleaner ones toward the outskirts of the city. She was really leaving that hell, but where was she going now?

The skies eventually opened, letting fluffy white flakes of snow drift peacefully to the earth. Hilary was mesmerized as they collided with the cool glass in front of her. She barely remembered the last time she had seen snow fall.

The car came to a stop suddenly, jerking the teenaged girl out of her daydream. When she looked around her, she noticed that the men had already left the car, and Kai was standing patiently outside, his hand extended to her.

Ignoring him with a small huff, Hilary stepped out into the fridged air once again and followed the older man up to the front steps of the illustrious mansion. She managed to steal some small glances around the estate before Kai was at her side again.

Though the ground had already been well covered by snow, Hilary could see that there was a beautiful garden out toward the back of the house, and large, strong trees were scattered across the lawn, shielding the mansion from the city's eyes. In the center of the driveway, an enormous fountain stood silently. It was incredibly detailed, yet it was just an ordinary fountain, nothing of what Hilary thought would be sitting outside a mansion.

As the two got closer to the house, she noticed that it was well aged, and carried a mysterious air about it. Hilary wasn't too fond of it...something about it creeped her out, just like so many things about the owners.

"See that man up there?" Kai's deep voice startled her for a moment, drawing her out of her thoughts.

Hilary looked up, noticing a tall, middle aged man at the door, holding it open and bowing his head as Voltaire passed. A few of his purple bangs blew slightly as a cold wind passed, but the rest of his hair remained in place, glued stiff with the abundant use of some styling product.

His eyes fixed themselves upon the two teens as they neared. Their lavender color shined with some sort of emotion Hilary couldn't understand, yet something told her that it couldn't possibly be good.

"His name is Boris. Stay as far away from him as possible...and do not trust any word that may come from his mouth. If you need something, ask anyone but him."

"Master Kai…" He bowed stiffly as the teens passed, his eyes glaring.

Kai paid no mind to him, but something about that man caused a chill to run through Hilary's spine. His tone of voice wasn't something that you would expect a subordinate to use with a master of a house.

What a strange family she was now going to be involved with. Everyone she had met so far had the same coldness in their eyes as the weather outside. Hilary only hoped she wouldn't be here for long.

They were in the main hallway now, and it was as grand as the outside. There was so much to see of this house, with the solid wooden floors and furniture. The ceilings were high, and at the end of the hall was a beautifully carved staircase, reaching up to the second story with a landing in the middle, and parting in two separate directions.

"Kai!" Voltaire's voice echoed from deep inside the house. "Make sure the girl does not trouble me!"

His snarling tone caused Hilary to retreat slightly. She didn't want to be here, and a feeling of dread quickly washed over her.

"Hey...relax." The crimson eyed teen whispered to her. "Don't let him scare you, or he'll have you back under the streets."

Her ruby eyes narrowed at Kai, who appeared to be looking off somewhere else. She wasn't scared of this place!

A new presence entered the hallway, causing both teens to look back toward the door.

"Well well well...What do we have here?" It was Boris, an amused smile crossing his features. "Have you brought home another unwanted pet, Master Kai?"

Neither teen was going to take that sitting down, especially Hilary. She stomped over to the tall butler, but was stopped as Kai appeared in front of her.

"In case you must know...she's working here, because apparently our current staff is incompetent." Kai directed his words directly at Boris, and everyone knew it, especially after seeing the smile drop from the man's face.

"We'll see who is the incompetent one, after a week's time." He quickly regained his composure, and directed his lavender eyes at Hilary, who still held her angry gaze.

"Such lovely eyes..." He paused. "Let us hope they don't get you into the same trouble as Kai's have..." With that, he brushed past them, and disappeared to the right of the staircase.

"Asshole..." Hilary muttered under her breath, causing a chuckle to come out of Kai.

"Nicely said..." He smirked over at her, and then started for a door on the left side of the hall. "This way..."

"Sakuya!" Kai called, leading Hilary into the kitchen.

Hilary held another gasp as she gazed around the kitchen. As if the main hallway wasn't enough, the kitchen was completely gorgeous! The walls were lined with dark, natural wood cabinets. The countertops were made of some sort of stone that Hilary had no knowledge about, and ran until it they came in contact with the largest refrigeration the girl had ever seen, at the far side of the room. In the center was a large island, matching the countertops. Six simple barstools were placed around it, as a sitting area, rather than for working. At the opposite end was a single French door, opening the way further into the endless mansion. This was by far the nicest kitchen she would ever see.

"Saku!" Kai called again, his voice pulling the brunette out of her dreamlike state.

"Sorry Master Kai! I thought you were still in the hallway!" A cheerful voice appeared behind the two teens. "How was...oh..." She paused for a moment.

Sakuya was an older woman, probably in her mid to late thirties. She was dressed in a long black dress with a pure white apron tied tight around her waist…a typical looking maid outfit. Her flowing black hair was pulled over her right shoulder and tied with a white ribbon.

She stared curiously at Hilary with a pair of lovely grey eyes. "I see we have a guest?"

"This is Hilary. She's going to be working here." Kai stated simply.

"Hello, Hilary. My name's Sakuya!" The woman was almost too cheerful, but the young brunette welcomed it. It was certainly a change from Boris and Voltaire... "What a lovely young woman you are! Where were you hired from?"

The brunette's eyes narrowed quickly, but her gaze dropped toward the ground.

"She's from the underground." A flash of hatred appeared in the teen's crimson eyes for only a moment, and then vanished. "Would you mind showing her around? Let her get cleaned up first, and I'll see if there are any spare clothes."

He drew in a wheezy breath. "Excuse me…" turning around, he suddenly went into a fit of coughing. Sakuya rushed to his side, but he shooed her off with a flick of his wrist. He made his way over to one of the stools and sat down, facing away from the two girls, and slouched forward slightly.

"Just give me a minute…"

"Don't worry Master Kai...I'll get her situated." Sakuya smiled sadly. She walked over and took Hilary's hand. "This way..."

As Hilary was pulled past the French door, she glanced back over her shoulder at Kai, still frozen in the same position, but his cough had subsided.

"Don't worry about him..." Sakuya whispered.

"What's wrong with him?" Hilary found her voice for the second time since arriving at the mansion.

"I'll explain later..." The maid led her down another hallway into a large room with a few tables and cabinets along the walls. "You don't have any injuries, do you?"

Hilary shook her head.

"Good. Here..." Sakuya shoved a pile of clothes she had retrieved from one of the cabinets. "I hope those fit..."

Without anytime to think, the brunette was rushed out of the room and past a series of doors. "Here! This is the maids' bath. Everything you'll need is already in there, so get cleaned up and changed, then meet me in that room we just came from, okay?" She smiled sweetly at the young girl, who could only nod in return.

"Okay...now give me that coat, and I'll leave you alone."

"Um..." Hilary stammered slightly, not wanting to be exposed in her current outfit to any more people.

"Come on!" The raven haired woman took hold of the coat and pulled, sending Hilary stumbling into the bathroom, free of the oversized garment.

She yelped in surprise, and tried to fix her skirt so it covered more, but the door was already closed, and Sakuya had disappeared.

Hilary let out a sigh of relief, gathered up her new clothes and set them on the counter.

It had been a while since she had actually been allowed to relax in a hot bath. Hilary finally felt clean when she stepped out onto the cold tile and wrapped herself in a clean, fluffy towel. This new life couldn't be so bad, could it? After all, she wasn't brought here out of greedy lust…

When she was finally dry, she reached over for her new clothes. They were nicer than anything she had seen before, and they were just maids clothing! After she was dressed, she stared at herself in the floor length mirror next to the sink. She had been given a long, black dress that reached just below her knees. It had long, baggy sleeves and a gently curving neck line with a white collar. The whole garment clung to her curves perfectly. It amazed Hilary that Sakuya found something so perfect instantly!

Though the dress was plain, Hilary loved it. It had been the nicest thing to touch her body since she was a small child.

After finding a brush and combing her tangled locks, she decided she looked decent enough to confront her new life. Slipping on some house slippers, she opened the bathroom door and treaded carefully down the hall back to the designated meeting place.

"Um..Sakuya?"

The laundry area was vacant. Suddenly, she heard a sound coming from the kitchen, and found herself walking toward it.

"There you are!" The voice came out of no where, startling the young teen. Sakuya appeared from the kitchen, a white piece of fabric over her arm. "Just in time, too!"

Hilary blinked, not knowing what else to do. They headed back into the kitchen, where a large pot of something was slowing cooking on the stove.

"Here's an apron. Don't let Voltaire or Boris catch you without it!" With that, the raven haired woman tossed the fabric she was holding to her.

Hilary gulped, nodding quickly and tying the white apron around her waist.

"Sorry I can't give you a better introduction into all of this…you'll just have to learn as you go!" Sakuya smiled sadly.

Lucky for Hilary, she caught on fast.

"Here…start by taking that up to Kai's room…" The raven haired maid motioned over to a serving tray on the counter. A glass of water and a bowl of hot soup waited patiently on top. "Up the stairs, to the right, and three doors down. He probably won't touch it, so just leave it by the bed."

Hilary let out a small sigh and grabbed the tray. This was exactly what she had to do when she was first brought into the underground. "I guess it's better than being someone's sex slave…"

"Oh!" Sakuya's voice halted her in the doorway. She rushed up to her and placed a small pill next to the glass of water. "Make sure he takes this…" her grey eyes stared at Hilary. "I don't care how…but make sure he swallows it!"

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The creak of the doors was loud enough to wake Kai from his restless slumber. His crimson eyes immediately opened as he struggled to sit up in his enormous bed. "Sakuya, I told you…I don't need…" he was cut short as a stranger walked in. "Oh…it's you…"

"Yeah…me…" Hilary narrowed her eyes at the boy.

His face was now void of those blue triangles, and a fresh layer of sweat had coated his brow. His cheeks were flushed with fever, and his ruffled hair made it apparent that he had just awoken.

The image of him forcing her against the wall and kissing her came flooding back, and even though he had been nice to her, she couldn't help but hold that one thing against him.

"I thought you would have left by now…"

"Well…there's no where else for me to go."

"…a shame…"

Hilary let the tray fall loudly on the in table, causing the blue haired teen to stare curiously at her.

She held out a small pill to him. "Sakuya told me to make sure you took this…"

"…and I told her I had no need for such a thing…"

The brunette sighed. "Just take it, so I can get to whatever it is you bought me for!"

"Hey…it's not like that…"

"Take it!"

Kai swatted away her hand, crimson eyes narrowing at hers. "I think you've misunderstood…"

"Take it already, damn it!" With that, she threw all her weight onto her knee, landing soundly right between Kai's legs.

The teen let out a fierce howl in newfound pain, allowing Hilary to toss in the pill. He swallowed it without realizing, and sent a death glare that appeared to be straight from hell at the young maid. He coughed, apparently choking on the medicine, and groped around until he found the glass of water.

"Damn you!" he snarled as he regained his composure, "What the hell was that for!"

"Payback…" she stated simply, getting off the bed and walking toward the exit.

Kai rolled over on the bed, tending to his wound and grumbled loud curses after her as she retreated, a growing smirk on her face.

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Okay…

I just had to put that last part in there…Hilary has no mercy for the sick!

I haven't gotten Hilary's character down yet, but it'll definitely change. I know she's all friendly toward Sakuya, which you may think is strange… :shrugs: I don't know what you all think…but oh well!

I hope I haven't disappointed anyone!

Please review…