Bloor Palace

Ivie sighed as the plane took off_ she was going to miss her brother's birthday_ she had told him of her trip and he was pretty upset but when she promised to mail him a gift from all four countries he felt a little better. She was in the Bloor's private jet that she hadn't known existed_ and it was even older than Ezekiel_ that was reassuring.

Ivie soon fell asleep on Manfred's shoulder… he pushed her off.

Some time later Manfred shook the girl awake "Come on you need to, you have school tomorrow"

"Hi" she said cheerfully

"Don't be insolent"

She looked bewildered "That was yes in Japanese, I was meaning 'yes I have School tomorrow'"

Manfred sighed "You don't need to speak Japanese to me Rowan" he growled

"Hai Da" she said, he glared

"I meant yes sir" she said weakly

"I should think so, now hurry up because we need to get to my Japanese house."

"You have a Japanese house?"

"Yes three" he said irritably

she whistled and walked towards a car that appeared to be waiting. Manfred climbed into the driver's seat_ which was on the left_ Ivie hadn't considered the fact that Manfred could drive but he was twenty so it made sense when she thought about it.

They pulled up to a huge dark empty-looking castle_ a bit like Bloor's but bigger and they pulled into a garage the size of Ivie's house in America. "Does anybody else live in the castle"

"No Rowan just the maids and servants live in a maids house. He pointed to another 'small' building. While they walked to the building Ivie sang:

I remember the first time

But it wasn't the last time

That you told me that you'd take me back

So I'm still wondering why

It was ever a question

I should have learned my lesson

I kept coming back

Like a heart attack that's always breaking

I can't let you vanish

There's no magic when you're gone

You say you don't need me

You say it's time to leave me I'm not gonna

Let you disappear
and I don't wanna hear it
I don't wanna believe it_ Ivie stopped singing when Manfred opened the doors because of what she saw_ it was just like Bloor's but it seemed to have been made just to relax and not have students etc. bothering them_ them being the Bloor's_ a HUGE_ and I don't know what you think when I say huge but I mean HUGE!_ chandelier hanging from the ceiling it was like ten feet wide and 15 feet deep. There was black carpet going down the middle of the stairs.

"This way" commanded Manfred and Ivie followed him into the west wing where she was given a room_ more like mega-suite_ with black smooth walls and all the cloth (sheets, comforter, couch, you name it) was black satin. In a huge walk-in closet she had some old_ but fine_ dresses that she was told she could have. She had a television_ with a language setting_ a computer… and a lot more that made it amazing.

"Welcome to Bloor Palace" said Manfred wearily

"Wait" she said

"You said I have school tomorrow but isn't tomorrow Saturday?"

"You slept through Friday and Saturday on the plane."

"Oh"

"Now get some sleep."

"I'm hungry and I don't have my nightgown" she protested

"You're going to have your own maid and she'll bring you your stuff and_ see that button behind the bed?" he pointed to the wall behind the bed Ivie looked at it and nodded "_push that button if you need something and your maid_ Elizabeth_ will come up to your room. There's your bathroom" he pointed to a door to the right "That's your dinning room" he pointed to the door next to the bathroom. "Your maid will give you some breakfast options when she gets here. Like I said before you are not to leave your rooms without permission_ if you want permission send me a message by writing it out on some paper_" he pointed to a black desk that had pens in a cup and it also had a quill and ink "_ and put the message in there" he pointed to a thing that looked like those things in the post office that you put packages in.

"Check your mailbox once an hour at least I may send you a message." He pointed to the black container below a small chute. He left and closed the door.

Ivie waited for Elizabeth to arrive_ it was cool that they had a name in common.

When she arrived the two sat on the couch and chatted in Japanese.

"…you're a very kind girl"

Ivie smiled, nobody had said that to her long time.

"Thank you ma'am"

"No needs to call me ma'am call me Liz_ or you can call me ma'am if you want to."

"Alright Liz, I'm Ivie Elizabeth Rowan_ but you can call me Ivie. Do you speak any English?"

Manfred came later and stepped into see Ivie and Elizabeth chatting on the couch.

"Ivie!" barked Manfred

"Hai Da?" said Ivie just for fun and he glared "what did I tell you about Japanese Miss Rowan?"

"Not to speak it to you" she mumbled in Japanese

"What was that? There's a grey room in this palace too you know Rowan"

"Oh… sorry sir it won't happen again" she said in English but in her head it was Japanese

"Good, now we don't 'chat' with the maids. Do I make myself clear?"

"But Liz is so much fun to talk to and_"

"I said do I make myself clear?"

"Yes sir"

"Good and if I catch you two chatting again Elizabeth fired and Ivie you will mot have a maid or any food. Nor will you be allowed to leave for anything but school."

"Yes sir" said Ivie.

Liz nodded "I suppose I should be getting you that breakfast you asked for. What would you like?"

"Nothing right now thanks" and Liz walked out and Manfred was glaring at Ivie.

"What did I do now?" demanded Ivie

"Do not say 'thanks' to the maids"

"Sure, I'll say thank you instead" he glared at her.

Ivie nearly exploded "Geez Bloor that's just wrong."

"If you do it again, Elizabeth will either be fired r she will work for me and you will get dry bread or nothing for your meals. Got it?"

"Y-Y-Yes sir" she said and Manfred walked out of the room.

So far Ivie's first day at Bloor Palace wasn't going so great.

Ivie slept through the rest of the day and the night.