Me: And here's Chapter 2! So sorry for the long wait!
Thank you so much for the reviews, and I had forgotten if I replied to them, so here are the replies:
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Chapter 2
When our carriage stopped, Daemon got out first and held out a hand to me. I took it wordlessly, taking in my surroundings.
It was a mansion, surrounded by trees, and it seemed that we had just passed a very, very, very deep forest.
"What is this place…?" I asked, my voice filled with awe.
Despite being surrounded by a forest, the mansion had no random animals near it. Flowers grew everywhere, and let me just say that it was like those castles in fairy tales.
"It's my home."
I looked in front and saw Giotto, walking towards us with a smile. "Welcome, Daniella, Daemon."
My jaw dropped. "Daemon was telling the truth?! He's really working with you Mr. Strawberry Guy?"
Daemon was confused, at least, I sensed he was confused. It was probably because of my nickname for Giotto.
"Yes. In fact, I was surprised when he mentioned that you were his sister. Had I known that Elena would introduce me to your brother, I would've asked you to come with me." Giotto said.
Elena?
"It's fine." I said. "I didn't even know he was going to work with you. What type of business do you do?"
I didn't notice the exchanged looks between my brother and Giotto.
"Well, I'm a… businessman, of sorts. And I believe that your brother has the capability to help me in my business." Giotto replied. "Shall we talk more inside? It's getting rather cold."
Daemon and I nodded.
Giotto had led us into the mansion, and I was surprised by how rich this guy was. The carpets, the chandeliers, the rooms, even the flowers and pictures… I could totally marry this guy.
"No, Daniella. I won't give you my blessing."
I pouted. My brother could always tell what was on my mind, like I could do to his. "Not in the serious way... I'll always be single and free."
"Uh huh, sure…" he said, his voice filled with sarcasm.
I pouted again. "I hate you."
"Should it matter?"
"Why, yes, it should."
"And why, pray tell, should it?"
"Because I know what you hide under your bed back at home. The things you keep from the maids' and mother's sights."
"…"
"Yeah, I thought so."
We stopped at a room and Giotto smiled. "Daniella, this is your room. Will you please wait in here for Elena? She'll be giving you a tour of the mansion while your brother and I discuss business with my other… colleagues."
I nodded, knowing that whatever they needed to discuss was for only them to know. "Um, thanks for the room, and well, letting us stay, and greeting us, and bringing us here, and yeah…"
Giotto let out a good natured laugh. "Of course. It was my pleasure."
Turning to my brother, he said, "Shall we?"
Daemon nodded, then glanced at me. "Don't go out of your room until Elena comes, you hear?"
"Yeah, yeah…" I said as I watched them walk off into a corridor.
I then opened the door of my room and found it to be very nice.
The walls were colored white, while the ceiling and the floor were black. There were five huge white windows and the middle one led to a balcony with flowers surrounding it. The bed was soft, and was covered by silky sheets, and the pillows were fluffy. To the right of my bed, there was a black desk with a black chair, and next to the desk was a bookshelf filled with interesting books. To the left side of my bed was a bedside table with a lamp on top of it.
Overall, I loved this room.
Knock. Knock.
I turned around and said, "Come in!"
In came the beautiful girl that I had seen at the party. She and I were both surprised.
"You're… Elena, right?" I asked her unsurely.
She was silent for a moment, and before I could ask her if she was alright, she rushed forward and hugged me, making me stiffen up a little.
"Oh, you have no idea how much I've wanted to meet you!" she exclaimed as she let go of me and gave me a wide smile.
"So, you are Elena?" I repeated.
She nodded ecstatically and held my hands. "Oh, you're such a cutie! I wish you were my younger sister!"
"Um, what?" I asked, feeling confused. Who was this girl?
"Oh, you don't know?" she asked, confused.
I nodded. "I don't even know who you are, besides possibly knowing your name."
She giggled. "Oh, I'm Elena! I'm friends with your brother!"
"You are?" I wondered out loud. "He's never mentioned you at home."
"Oh, but that's because we've only met yesterday at the party!" she replied happily. "It was fun talking to him!"
I smirked. It appears that… "You have a crush on my brother, don't you?"
Her cheeks were tinted pink. "…N-No, I don't!"
"Uh huh, sure…" I said with sarcasm, not realizing that I said it the way Daemon had.
She giggled nervously. "A-Anyways, come! I'll give you a tour of the mansion!"
I then let her drag me out of my room.
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In a short amount of time (or at least I thought it was short), Elena had shown me the gardens (yes, in plural form), the kitchens (again in plural form), where the rooms of the colleagues were, the stables, and pretty much everything except the right side of the mansion.
"Say, Elena, why can't we go in the right wing?" I asked her curiously.
She bit her lip nervously, and before she could say anything, I said, "It's fine if you can't tell me."
She gave me a small smile. "Thank you for understanding."
She led me back to my room and told me to wait for a maid to call me down for supper. I nodded and plopped down on my bed ungracefully (my mother would kill me if she had seen) and placed an arm above my eyes.
What exactly are they hiding from me? Even Daemon and Giotto a while ago… they were reluctant to mention anything about Giotto's business, and Giotto himself was hesitant in saying that he was a businessman. Is there more to him than just being a businessman? Is he even a businessman? What line of work is he doing anyways? What would they want to hide from me?
I then sighed. Stop overreacting, Daniella. Maybe they'll tell you when they're ready.
Maybe.
Knock. Knock.
"Miss Spade, it's time for supper. The Masters and Miss are already in the dining hall," a voice from outside came.
"Coming!" I called out, fixing my hair and opening the door. In front of me was a maid who was just a little shorter than me, with brown hair and green eyes. She was probably younger than me, too.
"Miss Spade, I'll be accompanying you to the dining hall," she informed me as she started to walk, with me following her, but I made sure to close my door first.
As we walked, I decided to start some conversation with her. "Say, what's your name?"
"It's Adelaide, miss," she replied shyly.
"That's a pretty name." I commented, giving her a smile when she looked at me with a surprised expression on her face.
She blushed and replied, "Thank you, miss."
"You know, Adelaide… when we're alone, you could just call me by my first name." I told her casually.
"B-But, Miss Spade, that's…" she said hesitantly.
I let out an amused laugh. "Oh, Adelaide, I honestly don't care about things like that. It's just when we're alone, anyways."
"A-Alright, then, Miss Sp—er, D-Daniella." Adelaide said shyly, and she was just so cute that it took all of my willpower not to hug her right there.
"We're here, Mi—Daniella." Adelaide informed me, snapping me out of my thoughts as I faced the doors of the dining hall that Elena had shown me a while ago.
"Thanks for going with me, Adelaide!" I said with a grin.
She blushed and nodded. "Y-You're welcome, D-Daniella."
I gave her another grin before stepping inside.
The large table of the dining room was occupied by the rainbow. Ok, it's not a rainbow, but hey, the hairstyles of the people sitting there contain colors of the rainbow.
"Nufufufu~, why hello there, sorella." Daemon said as he gestured towards the empty chair next to him. "Come eat with us."
I nodded shyly as the other occupants of the room stared at me. "H-Hi there."
Giotto, who was sitting at the head of the table, gave me a polite smile and greeted me, and to his right was a redhead who gave me a bored look before turning back to his meal. The green haired person next to him gave me a wave and a lazy grin. The one next to him was Elena who greeted me cheerfully. On Giotto's left was a person dressed in monk's clothes and he gave me a smile. Next to him was a priest, I think, who also gave me a smile. Lastly, the person at the far end of the table spared me a glance.
I then sat down next to Daemon and began eating my food.
"Everyone, this is Daniella, Daemon's younger sister. Would you kindly introduce yourselves?" Giotto informed them.
"I'm Asari Ugetsu (A/N: it's like this because they're in Italy, not Japan), and it's a pleasure to meet you, Daniella," the monk said.
"I'm Knuckle, and it's extremely nice to meet you!" the priest said energetically.
"I'm Lampo~" the green head told me.
"G," the redhead said boredly.
"Alaude," the blonde at the end of the table said.
"And you already know that I'm Elena!" Elena said with a smile.
"It's nice to meet you all." I said shyly.
So these are the people I'll be living with from now on. Well, they seem okay. That's good.
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Me: So how was that? It'll have a rather slow start at first, since I want Daniella to gradually bond with the Guardians and Elena, and not just straight out be familiar with them. Also, the slow start would help in the development of the story and their relationships, I guess?
Haha.
Review please?