Ch.6

The New Arrivals

I do not own Kuroshitsuji or any of the characters. They belong to the wonderful Yono Toboso. I do own the McHoustons and staff.

"So what do you think of the new arrivals?" Jake asked wiping the sweat of his brow.

It was the end of a long day and the whole crew was tired and was taking a well desired rest.

"They're okay I guess." said another worker, who stared munching on some chewing tobacco he had in his pocket he offered some to Stacks who accepted.

Stacks leaned back a bit, "I don't know much about him...but that daughter of his...she's a fine little thing."

"How old do you think she is." mused one of the other servants.

"No more then fourteen." purred Stacks, "She was wondering round the courtyard for most of the day, so I got to spy on her quite a bit."

Jake laughed, "Why, I think your in love!"

Stacks smiled goofily, "You think if I ask that butler for her hand he'd give it to me?"

"YOU!" coiled one of the men, "Why you barely can support yourself let alone a little lady...besides I hear he's real protective over her, only the best y'know. Had her locked up in a room for most of her life, after his wife died."

"And where did you hear all this?"

"I just did y'know! Word gets around...anyways, I heard that his wife was raped and murdered when she was out one day, so he vowed to take care of his daughter, have only the best for her, y'know, so he kept her locked up in her room, barley letting anyone see her."

"A beautiful princess." mused Stacks, "Locked away in a tower!"

"Forget about it Jim," Jake said gravely, "Even if everything that Jones just said is bullshit...which it very well maybe, you can tell that this Sebastian wants the best for her."

"Yeah," said Jones, "He's probably fixing to get her married to some Lord or somethin."

Stacks smiled, "Well, I can't help it if her daddy doesn't approve of our love...but I'm sure that if he loves his daughter so much, he would understand. Besides, even he doesn't approve, nothing can stand in the way of true love!"

Jack laughed "Are you saying what I think your saying?"

"Just watch me!" Stacks said slyly, "By the end of the month, she'll love me!"

All the men laughed.

"Ey!" Stacks shouted, slightly offended, "You have to admit I do have a way with the ladies!"

"Whores at the local tavern are not exactly ladies."

"Ahh, but you forget...I very seldom have to pay."

The man laughed again.

"Just watch," he repeated dreamily, "She will be in my arms soon..."

o.o

"So what did you think of the new arrivals?" Mrs. O'Fallen asked as she hung some sheets to dry.

"I think they where strange." answered Lucy, the little girl never liked strangers.

O' Fallen laughed and patted her on the head, "There from the old countries like us."

"Yeah, but there from England...bloody Brits, there all the same." Jake from the kitchen wondered in. Munching on apple. "They think they have the bloody right to right to rule the world, the glutenous bastards."

"Well I guess we know what your opinion of them is." O' Fallen said rolling her eyes.

"I'm telling you, all Brits are the same...I mean didn't you see him, the way he walked in all high and mighty like he bloody owned the place, you know he was doing other people's jobs too, dusting and cooking and all that, like he thinks we can't do it right or something! Like we're lower then him or something!"

"Oh I don't know." said Mrs. O'Fallen, "he seems rather nice to me, I think he's merely trying to do all his part, and I don't mind it. Besides, what do you care, you don't even work in the house you work in the stables."

"That's not the point!" Jake went on. "The Irish has to stay together."

"So much pride for a country that you don't even belong to, you're an American citizen now! Your children were born on American soil!"

"Yes, but Ireland flows trough my blood as well as theirs."

O'Fallen rolled her eyes. "Speaking of your children, little Molly been doing well here. She's a bit shy of course but you know rich people, they like their maids to a bit shy."

Jake smiled. "ahhh, Molly. She's grown up so fast."

As if on queue Mrs. Murphy walked in.

"Oh speak of the angel! There you are my little darling!" Jake stood up and hugged his daughter lovingly. "We where just talking about you! Beth says you've been doing well here."

"Yes." Molly said shyly. "It's been great."

"And how's the husband?" he asked, Jake still thought that Molly had gotten married awfully young.

Molly smiled, "He's fine too."

"We where just talking about the new arrivals." Mrs. O'Fallen said. "What do you think of 'em?"

Molly shrugged, "They seemed all right to me, I guess."

"You guess?"

"Yeah well, he acted alright, did his job right well actually, it's just...he seems so dark...he gives me chills whenever he walks by. And you know, it's like he's not even walking, it's like he's just floating from place to place. Tell you the truth...he sort of gives me the creeps."

"That's what I thought!" Said Lucy, "And his daughters the same way, she never smiles or nothing, she just frowns all the time."

Molly looked down, "Oh but all that is silly business anyway. He's just fine, very polite and his daughters a real lady."

"That's right." Mrs. O'Fallen said. "If there's one thing I don't miss about Ireland it's the way everyone regards each other there, everyone thinks someones hiding something and it don't even matter if they behave like a decent human being, if they're different or if someone has a funny feeling about them it's all downhill from there. Well if you ask me Mr. Michaelis and his daughter seem like perfectly decent human beings even if they are a bit cold and even if they are Brits, and I'm happy that they decided to stay with us."

"You're very right Mrs. O'Fallen." said Mrs. Murphy, "I mustn't be so paranoid."

Lucy frowned, "They still give me the creeps."

"Me too." said Jake taking one last bite of his apple, "Well goodbye Beth, Lucy, Molly, I'm off to the stables."