Chapter 4:
The Italian letters are shenue's POV and rest is by the narrator ie. Me.
Flashback:
It was a very stormy night when 'he' actually found me. I and my five orphans were trapped under a broken tunnel type pipe. One of the kids had stopped breathing and was cold. I was desperately calling his name, weeping, when I noticed someone from the other side
"My, how tragic. Do you need my help?" even from that distance his eyes were glowing a sinister color of red. I asked who he was.
"Why, don't you remember me…little girl?" That's when I fainted
When I woke up, I was told by that man, who was actually a butler, that he had an offer for me, that if I agree to become a maid at the place he works, then his master will take full responsibility of my kids and I agreed. In a few days I was standing in a huge mansion in a maid's uniform being introduced to everyone. There were four of them, bard the chef, finnin the gardener, myelin the maid and Mr. Tanak the steward and they all were quite clumsy.
"..And what is your name sir?" I asked the butler on which he turned with a smile and said, "My master calls me Sebastian michellis"
"And who is the master?" He frowned a little and said, "Do you expect young master to see you in such condition?"
I was all bruised because of the struggle I was going through for months, a lot thinner then usual, and also pale. My long hair were totally ruined and rough which Sebastian told me that he will make them right…only if I prove myself capable of staying.
My job was to take care of the servants and make sure that they do everything correctly…a headache.
First was myelin, trying to take all the crockery in one turn, slipped, me to the rescue..of the crockery of course, told myeline to take one thing at a time no matter what height it is kept for a week.
Second was bard, trying to cook all the food in one dynamite blow, me to the rescue, of the food of course, took all the weapons out of the kitchen.
Third was finny, trying to kill the flower garden with fertilizers rather then insects, me again to the rescue, of the flowers of course, told finny to write the instructions given on the bottle 50 times.
Fourth was Tanaka, trying to do nothing, I totally love him for that. They all were obediently following my orders.
All this time Sebastian was always watching me, thought he was watching my work…never knew that he was watching something else in me. Finally in the evening he came to me
"Good job Sheune. I guess it wasn't a bad idea to take you in after all." I looked at him for the first time since we met. White skin, shiny black hair, sharp face features, perfect height and perfect body in other words the most handsome man I'd ever met. But the thing that made him look even more beautiful and at the same time inhuman were his red eyes and that smirk that he always had. Suddenly he touched my face and I jumped, "ah! Seems like the scratches are gone."
That's strange, how can anyone heal so quickly?
"But maybe you will get new ones soon"
"What does that mean?"
He leaned forward, "the final test…I hope you can pass…"and a smirk came on his face, "come". I felt a fear, to be alone here, who knows what kind of people they are. He took me to the forest grounds behind the mansion. Only a window of the mansion was visible.
"the final test is…to defeat the servants. This will prove your defense skills and fighting strength." What? So he wants to test my skills? Of course there are no guards and all here, which means that the servants are the protection. I'll be fine. These three are way clumsy. I searched around, can't find them.
"Where are those three?"
"No one will attack you from front sheune..Are you ready?" I took a breath and nodded "Begin!"
Silence. Not even a leaf moved. Then suddenly a breeze blew and I heard someone running behind me. I turned to find no one but Sebastian watching calmly. Again footsteps but no one visible. Third time I heard footsteps and this time was final, he appeared in front of me, finny with a…a statue in his hand? I douched due to which he smashed in a tree. One out.
Before I could even get up, there came a gunshot which barely hit my left hand sleeve. "Tch! I missed" there stood myelin with two guns and no spectacles, a sniper. So the servants were not that clumsy after all.
I closed my eyes and concentrated, Myeline was in front of me and bard was…I opened my eyes, ready this time, running towards her, one of my stakes out in my hand and threw it towards her.
It hit the gun in her right hand and it fell. Before she could shoot at me, I caught her left hand and swung it up, resulting the shot in empty air. Still holding her tightly I took another of my stake out and threw it at the bush at the right. "ahhhh!" perfect hit! Giving her a push I let go of her hand. Suddenly someone dark was behind me whispering in my ear,
"Don't you know Shuene, the real danger hits you when you are totally relaxed" he is also my opponent?
I jumped away, unarmed and he followed on my heel, a smirk on his face and silverware in his hands. He is fast. It was as if death was following me. After douching for sometime, luckily I found one of my stakes near my feet. But my hit on his shoulder was late; he had already hit me in the stomach. I fell on my knees on the ground in pain. Pain was always very strong in the smallest wound that I got. I coughed but very small amount of blood came out.
"Don't panic. It's a minor wound." He was wounded too but he never showed a sign of pain which he must be experiencing right now.
"Wow you actually hit Sebastian sir! No one can even touch him…" said finny. All three gathered around me, back to their normal clumsy self.
"You three, go to Tanaka, he will give you first aid." they left. He turned to me then, "you are good at fighting."
"Yes. I do have that skill…though I don't remember how."
"..i see...so it is true that you lost your memory." I nodded. Yes I lost my memory. All I remember was waking up in the middle of chaos, fire everywhere with my two stakes on my side in some city. Given first aid, I roamed around London with nowhere else to go. That was when I found those orphans. I decided to protect them and in doing so, I ended up here.
I looked at the mansion window absently and noticed someone watching. I looked at Sebastian, he was looking there too, with a smirk on his face. Then he looked at me and said
"Welcome to the Phantomhives!"
"Enough story telling. Time to sleep." Said sheune looking at the table clock and switched off the lights.
"What? But you told me nothing related to who you are!"
"heh…sooo curious…" she turned, her misty blue eyes visible in the low moonlight from the window. "To get something you have give something"
Sarah glared at her "you…what do you want."
Sheune snickered "nothing very big in particular so don't get so upset. I just want you to complete some tasks. After every task you complete, I'll reveal one page of my past to you."
"Do you really think that I'll actually do whatever you say? You are our servant, someone under us. That's why-"
"Ah then there's no helping it then. I'll no be able to tell you who I really am. Good night Sarah."
"wait." Frustrated and totally desperate to know , she said "what are those tasks?"
"so you agree?"
She narrowed her eyes "yes."
'got you!"Alright then. Your first task is…."