~Chapter 3~

"Alois Trancy, has also invited me over…for a ball?" Miyuki asked as she read another invitation. "And we have to wear costumes?" Mika sat next to Miyuki reading over her shoulder. "Alois Trancy?" Mika walked away and shrugged.

"Never heard of him."

"Yeah of course you didn't." Miyuki retorted. "Azure," Miyuki said. Azure looked at her master then bowed as if reading her mind. Then she quickly left the room. Miyuki scratched her head and yawned. "Even if it's important he has no right of sending so early." She rolled up in her covers and tried to doze back off. She giggled. "I heard he's your age."

Mika sniffed and straighten her back. "What you think I'll fall in love with anyone?"

Miyuki laughed again. "He has blonde hair and blue eyes."

"Stop it!" Mika yelled. "Anyway, why are boys keep calling you lately?" Mika asked sitting on the bed next to Miyuki. Miyuki shrugged. Mika got into bed with Miyuki. "Ow."

"GET. OUT," Miyuki yelled after hitting Mika on the head. Mika smiled as she saw the little blush on Miyuki face. "And how should I know? I hate Ciel and barely know Alois Trancy." Miyuki turned her back to Mika and closed her eyes. "All I know they could be-,"

"Fighting over you?" Mika interrupted. "I bet you want that to happen," She giggled out the room, prancing.

Miyuki sat there staring at the door for a while. She sighed and threw a pillow at the door. She tucked her completely red cheeks under the covers. She most certainly does not want that to happen. Why would she? Mika is just crazy. Miyuki stays like that for a while. Thinking. But there's nothing to think about. She tells herself. Exactly nothing to think about. Right, mom? Yup, Mom, exactly, nothing to worry about.

Time Skip

Often in life we forget what we should remember,

And remember what we should forget.

"Stupid, aren't I?" Miyuki closed her eyes at the table. Azure stood next to her looking but not asking. Her servants was here also, all staring.

The three girls and one guy was quiet almost silent. But Miyuki still hear the whispers coming from the male. Their names screamed their personality. Chie was the eldest of them all. Her name meaning wisdom. She's very intelligent and quiet. She's a hardworking and usually knows how to keep her temper together. Chie cleans up her messes and the messes of her fellow servants. Her being the only one that calls Miyuki, 'Lady.' Riko is the youngest and is very jumpy. Her name meaning 'child of truth.' Truth. It's funny when you think about it because she a tricky little girl. Always, she's always finding loopholes and other ways of telling the truth and not a lie. She calls Miyuki, 'Madam Yuki." Aika is a hopeless romantic like Mika. That's way they get along so well. You can always hear her sing around the mansion. Her name means 'love song.' She calls Miyuki Master. Yuuta means 'great bravery.' Ironically he can act like a totally wuss in a house full of girls. Yuuta is not really a rule breaker but he can bend the rules with ease. But he is very brave when protecting Miyuki and the girls and can get serious when something goes wrong. He calls her Little Master Yuki.

"Little Master. What happened at the Phantomhive Manor?" Yuuta asked breaking the silence. Miyuki looked from her plate then backed down.

"And why are you calling yourself stupid?" Riko asked standing up, her hair jumping wildly.

Miyuki played with her food. Rearranging their place on the plate as if she was rearranging her life. Beans, fried eggs, fried sausages, fried mushroom and tea sat on her plate. A hardy breakfast it was. Too bad it was going to waste. Miyuki mind went a mile a minute. She could have sworn that her thoughts were visible to see. Miyuki imagined herself as the tea. Tiny and small, stuffed inside a petite cup, ricking side from side. Thinking for however much time she has left.

"I called myself stupid?"

"Yes."

"Hm." Miyuki looked sideways. "Did I mean it?"

"I don't know did you Master?" Aika spoke this time. Her voice reminded Miyuki of Mika and why she wasn't down yet.

"Where is Mika and why is she taking so long?"

"Changing in her room," Chie answered quiet and respectfully. "I laid out outfits for her because she wanted to get dressed alone today." Chie golden eyes look down as if she was lying. Miyuki knew Chie wasn't lying she was just nervous about something. Chie stood up and looked at her Master. "Lady, I will check up on her."

"She's coming already so sit back down."

Miyuki turned her head to the entrance. She heard her coming. Her hearing is a lot more sensitive than others. She doesn't know why though. Miyuki was a light sleeper. Miyuki can hear things others can't. Miyuki can run faster than most people. She can jump higher than most people. Miyuki was special. She remembered that someone told her who she was. But she forgot.

Often in life we forget what we should remember,

And remember what we should forget.

"Here I am! Ah!" Mika screamed at the fork that was an inch from hitting her.

"Why are you wearing that?" Miyuki yelled throwing her fork at Mika. A pink showed up on her face. Mika wore a dress that Miyuki designed herself when she was little. It's a short ivory dress with a rosy ribbon circling around the waist. Rosy ribbons circled around the end too. "Take it off!"

"You look so pretty Miss Mika!" Riko squealed.

"Don't encourage her!"

"Isn't it pretty?" Mika giggled holding up three fingers. "I still can't believe you actually made this, Yuki!"

"Is that a compliment of insult? I couldn't tell," Miyuki asked rolling her eyes. "Anyway get it off."

"No way, I'm wearing this for the ball."

"And what are you supposed to be?"

Mika rolled her eyes and pointed to her dress. "Red and white! It's obvious I'm a peppermint." Peppermint. Who would be a peppermint? "All I need is a something special! But I have no idea what." Miyuki rolled her eyes again. She looked away and thought. She never decided on what she was going to be. And it was tonight. "You know Miyuki. But you won't tell me." Mika words snapped Miyuki out of her thought.

"Take Aika, she'll figure it out with you." Aika giggled out the room with Mika. The other servants followed for some reason but Azure stayed by Miyuki side. Yuuta glanced back at Miyuki. Azure gave him a respectful nod then he left.

"I don't need you to babysit me, Azure."

"Yes Master."

Miyuki looked back at her. "Then why are you still here."

"To babysit you, Master."

Miyuki turned back around and put her head on the table. "Azure, don't answer me if you don't know. Don't lie to me, either." Miyuki sighed and continued. "Did my parents ever spoke to you about something? About me? About why I'm faster and jump higher? About how other people know there's something different about me? About why I'm different?"

"A cat."

"W-What?" Miyuki jumped in seat then turned to Azure. She couldn't believe what she heard?

"A cat, Master. That'll be the perfect costume." Azure held a two black ribbon and tied her hair into pig tails. "A black dress, a collar around your neck, cat ears and a tail."

Cat? Cat tail?

"Would you like to get ready now?"

"Azure, don't lie to me. Do you know anything about me? You know, me, me?"

Azure blue eyes looked at her master. "Yes, Master."

"Well, okay! That's all I asked you."

Azure looked confused as Miyuki stood up. "You don't want to know?" Azure asked, quietly. Miyuki shook her head. Azure smiled then acted clueless. "And why ever not?"

"Because I'm kid," Miyuki said turned to Azure. "I don't want to know those kinds of things. I won't understand them. And," Miyuki closed her eyes tightly. "And one day you'll forget too. Then neither of us will know."

Azure saw her Master about to cry and didn't know what to do. "Master?" Miyuki ignored her maid and walked out the room. "A cat, Master," Azure mumbled. "That is exactly what you are."

Time Skip

Miyuki dressed in her cat costume slowly walked out the door. She was still debating whether she really wanting to go. And to be more direct, why was she going as a cat?! All she knew there could be perverts there. She could get kidnapped or worst!

"Hey, Little Master Yuki!" Yuuta called from the house. Miyuki was almost in the carriage. Yuuta smiled and shouted again. "Don't let that Alois fellow do anything to you!" Miyuki blushed yet smiled at him. "I'll kick his butt even if I'm a servant!"

Yuuta, her servant, was more like a brother to her. She closed her eyes and continued walking.

Yuuta, her brother with great bravery.

She quickly turned again and shouted back, "Yeah! I know you will!"

Yeah.