The last chapter was short and boring. I hate explaining stuff. Maybe this time it will be a little more interesting and not rushed. :P This is my OOC-not-at-all-related-to-the-story-just-for-fun-fan-girl-mary-sueish fan fiction. Try to enjoy it if you dare. Reviews are welcome and appreciated and Flames are neither welcome nor appreciated. (Thank you to the person who gave me a review. It made me want to continue the story. :D 3)
Ai's heart fluttered. The place was so huge! It would be a dream if she could work here. Just then Ai realized she was zoning out. "How can I help you?" Asked a tall woman that was probably in her sixties. Ai was startled then answered "I heard that you were looking for a new maid here and I-" "Yes, yes of course," the woman interrupted. "Winry!" A maid with long blonde hair stopped her work and turned around. "Yes?" "Go and get Master Edward." The blonde nodded and proceeded upstairs.
The woman sighed. "That boy needs to get out of his room more often and socialize. All he seems to do is stay in his room and study." Ai began to day dream. She had a set image of what the master of this household was, and that image was of a rude and snobby man who sat around counting his money, but now her image of the master of this household has change into a nerdy, otaku like pervert who sits up in his room all day reading. Fun. Suddenly she's having second thoughts about becoming a maid.
"Why do you want to become a maid, child?" the woman said, Ai's day dream ending. "Well, I ran away from home and I don't have a set income." Ai smiled awkwardly at the woman while she just kept her emotionless expression on her face. "I See." Then Ai began to hear footsteps.
A young handsome man walked down the steps. He had long golden hair tied up in a pony tail and kind amber eyes. Ai's face turned red. She did what she usually did, which made everything awkward. She zoned out, while staring right at her possible master. He was so young to be a millionaire, and handsome. The tall woman started talking which caused Ai's staring to stop. That woman was her life saver today. "Master Edward, his girl ran away from home and wants to be a maid here." The young master looked at Ai with a kind expression on his face, which cause Ai to blush. "I'm not sure if you'd want to hire her. She seems pretty young and irresponsible" the woman said. She was no longer a life saver to Ai. She seems to suddenly go against her. That taxi driver was right. It is hard to get a job here with that lady going against everyone who comes in.
"Hire her." Edward said and then turned to go back up the stairs. Both Ai and the woman were surprised. Okay… maybe that wasn't so hard. "But, Master! What about the other applicants who has call backs? Do I just reject them?" The woman was trying to change the master's mind. Ai had a feeling that this woman obviously didn't like her, when she was kind to her a couple minutes ago. "Mhmmm." Edward said quietly. The Woman seemed to be outraged. But, she had a job. Ai had a job! A home! A set income! She had proved Alex wrong. If no one was around she would scream in joy right now, but that wouldn't be good first impression.
"Winry!" The blonde maid sighed. That lady just didn't like to let her do her work, did she? "Yes Lady Harris?" "Show our new maid to her room. Get her fitted with a uniform and show her around too." The maid nodded and the tall woman left for the kitchen.
"My name is Winry." The blonde said smiling at Ai. "Hello. I'm Ai." She smiled back at Winry. "I'll show you to the maid quarters then." The maid said while the two began walking. "Your Master, he's so young." Ai said, taking in how beautiful her new home was. "Well, he's only 16. He inherited his father's fortune at a young age, and he's your master now too, you know." Ai nodded. Edward was the same age as Ai then. "His mother died when he was young and his father ran away, no were to be found shortly after." "Oh, that's terrible." Ai felt his pain. Her father died when she was 7. Her mother ran away right after his death. Ai always suspected that her mother was the one who killed him. Winry nodded, "He sits in his room all day studying alchemy, he doesn't even bother to have a conversation with anyone other than with his brother or ordering us to do something." Ai looked at the blonde, "He has a brother?" Winry nodded, "His name is Alphonse Elric he's 14. He's a kind boy and talks to us a lot. He studies alchemy too, just not as much as his brother." Ai looked to the side of her, admiring the art work on the walls. "That women, Lady Harris was her name, she doesn't seem to like me. Who is she?" "She's pretty much the only authority in this household. She was a maid for Master Edward's father and I guess is kind of the Master's nanny in a way. She's also the head maid, and makes sure were doing our job." Winry smiled at the small brunette "Don't worry about her not liking you. Anyone who Edward seems fond of she immediately hates because she wants to have the best relationship with him. Good relationships with you master equals money, and that's all Lady Harris wants."
The two maids were so involved in their conversation the passed the maids quarters and had to turn around and go back. When Winry opened the doors to the maids quarters Ai was quite surprised. She was expecting much less. There were 6 beds, one for each maid, a bathroom and some wardrobes and mirrors. There were paintings on the wall and a few chairs in the corner next to a fire place. "The room next door is where Lady Harris sleeps. If we stay up too much talking Lady Harris comes and yells at us, but that's okay because we should get to bed early anyways, we all have to get up at 6am every morning and prepare everything for Master Edward and Alphonse before they wake up." Ai sweat dropped. "6am? I got up at 8 this morning and I felt like a zombie!" The blonde giggled. "Well you better start getting used to it! Now let's get you dressed shall we?"
Ai was excited to get her uniform. She's always wanted to wear the lacy black and white dresses that maids wear and the ones that the maids at Elric Manor wore were long, fluffy, and elegant. Every uniform was different. They all go just passed the knee but, no two maids wore the same one, Ai couldn't wait to see which one she got to wear.
Winry took Ai measurements and determined her size. She was quite a small girl and they didn't have a dress that quite fitted her perfectly so she had to wear one that was a size too big until they could get a few more dresses sown for her. Ai didn't mind though, the dress she got to wear was adorable, with a large bow in the back tying the apron. She even had a frilly maid head band and she continued to wear her hair down as that looked the best with it. After Ai got settled in Winry gave her a tour of the building.
There were so many rooms it made Ai's head spin. She was sure to get lost. There were many unused bedrooms, a courtyard, a ballroom, a library full of books, and a backyard with the most beautiful garden she had ever seen. Ever room was decorated perfectly, and every room was as clean as possible. The kitchen was full of wonderful smells all the time. Ai could get used to this. It was wonderful. But, she had to get it through her skull. She wasn't just living there. She was working there. And she has to work hard or she'll lose this job really fast.
After the tour Winry introduced Ai to all the other maids. They were all so kind and were already her friends. She learned that the youngest out of the maids beside herself was Winry, who was 19 and the oldest was a maid named Riza, who was 23. They were all pretty young and have been working here for multiple years.
"So, are you ready Ai?" Ai looked at Winry in confusion, "Ready for what?" "To get to work. You can't slack around here. We'll stick you with the easy jobs today, but tomorrow you better be ready for some hard work. Your first day is when you make an impression on the Master Edward." Ai nodded confidently, but inside she was freaking out. She can't help but zone out and slack sometimes, its how she is. Winry handed Ai a broom and was ordered to sweep the front steps of the mansion. "I guess I won't get to study much alchemy while I'm here." Ai mumbled to herself while walking to the door.