"Just in here we have the recreation room." Sebastian pointed into a posh room with a pool table in the centre. "As you can see it's furnished with a pool table and other gaming equipment like the phantom company's products and provides guests with comfort and entertainment." They looked around the room, it was about the same sie as the bedrooms. As Sebastian had said, it had a pool table dominating the room with a table covered in toys and several small tables with small games and a couple had refreshments for two people.
"Those toys are so cute." Megan smiled hugely while Severina hit her palm to her head. Imogen simply raised her eyebrows at Megan who seemed to randomly act five at times.
"Would you like one?" Sebastian said offering her a grey rabbit dressed much like Ceil with a blue waistcoat and black eye patch.
"Yes please." Megan said hugging it. Both Imogen and Severina rolled their eyes. Sebastian winked in Imogen's direction. They looked to the side to see to people playing cards, a pretty girl and boy, both Chinese although she was very pretty with huge eyes he was quite dopey looking with eyes that seemed constantly shut.
The man stood up and whilst his back was to them the woman looked at his cards quickly, Imogen tried not to smile, and Megan was smiling anyway, Severina was completely oblivious, covering it up easily, the man looked half asleep anyway though.
"My who have we here? I know it's not much but please make yourselves comfortable." He smiled. "As you can see the recreation room is..." Then proceeded to copy Sebastian's words exactly. "Please takes a seat I am sure you will enjoy yourselves."
"Thank you for the detailed explanation of the room Lau though I must say it sounds familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere before." He turned to the three friends, or more precisely Imogen and said. "This is Mr Lau, he is head of the English branch of the Chinese trading company that he works for. Mr Lau this is a good friend of lady Elizabeth's and shall be attending the ball tonight."
"It appears Sebastian likes you." Lau said smiling slyly as he looked at Imogen through closed eyes. Sabastian glareing at him before ushering them out megan grabbing most of the toys off the table
"please excuse mr lau, he is very...open." Sebastian said blushing.
"My my, it appears I was right, I wasn't sure before." Lau said in his annoying voice. He leant forward to whisper to the friends. "Some advice miss' be careful Phantomhive manor is absolutely crawling with dangerous beasties, you wouldn't want to be eaten by one now would you?" The 3 couldn't help but look at Sebastian, well 2 of them Severina couldn't be less bothered and received harsh glares from the other 2 as she burst out laughing.
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Sebastian stood in another doorway indicating to another room. "May I present to you our library." Imogen muttered to Megan about how his voice was too posh. "The pride of the Phantomhive estate. The family heads have gathered books here for generations."
"Can I live here please?" Megan asked Imogen as she looked in awe at the rows upon rows of books on mahogany shelves perfectly polished.
"I wanna live here too." Imogen whispered back, Severina gave an impatient huff clearly not bothered.
"The result is a library comparable to that of any university." A paper plane flew slowly towards Sebastian and hit him in the centre of his forehead. He turned to see a kid with purple hair and dark skin that looked about 17. Severina muttered something racist that Megan and Imogen ignored.
"Ah, brilliant timing I was growing ever so bored." He sounded Indian.
"How can he be bored here?" Imogen whispered to Megan.
"I don't know, I could know the worlds history by tomorrow." Megan answered.
"Please prince Soma, we are in the middle of your studies." Another man with a bandaged hand came up to them, he also had a white cloth thing on his head and a red dot in the centre.
"Please Agni everyone needs a rest now and then." Prince Some complained although the 3 doubted he'd been studying for long and wondered what book he'd used for paper planes.
"From what I can see you've been studying quite diligently." Sebastian said looking at the book with a page torn out messily. Severina stifled a laugh. "Some friends of lady Elizabeth's are visiting today for tea. They will also be attending the ball this evening."
"Is this them Sebastian?" Agni looked around the butler to see the friends.
"Miss' please allow me to introduce you to a friend of my master the 26th son of the king of Bangor, Prince Soma Kadar. And his very capable butler Agni."
"Namaste." Agni said quietly.
"I would like to introduce you to.." Sebastian started but Soma who had been gazing at Severina obsessively interrupted.
"Beautiful."
"Sire." Sebastian started.
"Oh, I know miss I am prince Soma, I fancied you immediately. Would you like to be my hand maiden? Or if you prefer... my... my wife." Prince Soma blushed until he was completely red, deepening each second. Agni clapped his hands together gazing at the prince admirably.
"Oh my Prince Soma you finally found your soul mate." He was crying now. "Your true love! Your happiness is mine and it almost overwhelms me. Dear god I pray you bless these 2 people and grant them a long life together." Severina had now turned purple and was hunched over to hide her face with a curtain of hair, it was now Imogen and Megan who had to stifle a laugh.
"Agni!" The prince turned and hugged his crying butler.
"I want to punch him or backhand him or gouge his eyes out or kill him." Severina growled through gritted teeth.
"I fear you may be making the young lady uncomfortable." Sebastian interrupted and Severina huffed a sigh of relief although she was still purple. "Could you propose at a later date?" At this Severina's head almost became a beetroot. "It's almost time for tea. You must be thirsty." He smiled at Imogen, his eyes squeezed shut and Megan shivered at the freaky sight, Imogens face became the same colour as Severina's. "Shall we?" He offered his hand to Imogen.
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"Today we have mulberry tea. I expect you will appreciate the rich taste and refreshing aroma." Sebastian poured the cups with his pink flowery tea pot.
"Yeah blah blah blah it brings back memories." Prince Soma said smiling.
"Do they have tea in sweatshops?" Severina whispered to Megan and Imogen.
"He isn't from a sweatshop." Megan whispered in a sharp tome.
"His mum is one with that many kids." Severina retorted.
"Shut up." Imogen hissed under her breath.
Lau said something but no-body was particularly bothered, he had a striking resemblance to Eeyore.
"Accompanying the tea is a Dundee cake, made with a batter or rum with various fruits studded with roast almonds." Sebastian said in a monotone voice.
"Rum's the worst alcohol but I'll take it." Severina muttered.
"How much do you drink?" Megan asked.
"More than Tony Stark." Imogen answered.
"You had to bring him into it, he's not your real dad." Megan sighed, the conversation had been completely whispers but Severina's was much louder.
"Looks delicious." Elizabeth said in her super annoying high pitched voice. Severina threatened to back hand her again. Everyone began to start eating and drinking, Imogen pulled the cup to her mouth then pulled it away again halfway.
"It's not bad." Ceil said in a tone that practically shouted "BORED!".
"Little ******* punk!" Severina muttered.
"Thank you master." Sebastian said then turned to stare adoringly at Imogen. "I can't help but notice how you're admiring that tea cup." Imogen turned bright red yet again. "
"Is that? Oh my!" Elizabeth interrupted.
"Lions and tigers and bears oh my!" Megan whispered to Imogen.
"Who's which animal?" Imogen asked.
"Lau's the donkey." Megan answered. "But I know that's Winnie the Pooh and not wizard of oz."
"It's a Vienna rose. I thought it would complement the loveliness of the young lady." Sebastian said smiling at Imogen yet again.
"Good heavens is it genuine?" Elizabeth said, they all wished she'd shut the hell up.
"Yes. Apparently it was one of Maria Teresa's favourite pieces." Ceil answered.
"A fine item indeed, befitting of the standard of an earl. I can scarcely imagine what it would be worth on the market." Lau added seeming pleased to sound smart despite no-one believing it. Imogen dropped the cup although it didn't smash but spilt, she bit her tongue to avoid shouting something she shouldn't.
"This is no good." Sebastian sounded more panicked as he spoke.
"Indeed it would be criminal to chip a cup as valuable as that." Lau said butting into the conversation again.
"Sebastian would you see that she's all right and prepare her a fresh change of clothing." Ceil ordered sparking another comment from Severina that the others ignored. "The frock in the dressing room should do nicely."
"That dress master are you sure?" Sebastian asked slightly confused.
"Yes it's fine, if the other 2 want a fresh dress in time for the ball there should be another couple in a chest at the back although I don't know if there will be one small enough."
"Yes master." Sebastian frowned. "Pardon me miss, if you don't mind I'll help you inside." He picked up Imogen and carried her inside, the other 2 walking behind smiling at how uncomfortable Imogen looked despite Sebastian's casualness.
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"Ordinarily I wouldn't intrude in a lady's dressing room however we have no hand maiden to help." Sebastian was putting on a blindfold. Behind him was a lovely blue dress with flowers and ruffles. Megan and Severina had ran off to get changed on their own. Imogen couldn't help but notice Sebastian hadn't closed the curtains to the huge windows looking out to the others outside. "I guess this is an emergency." He pulled the dress off quickly. "I hope you can forgive my rudeness." He threw on the other dress without hesitation. She wondered how he'd got it on right. "There we are, that should do nicely." He said after taking off the blindfold and doing her hair. Megan had had May-lea to help her change and do her hair and Severina had simply told him to F-off. "Perhaps the teacup was too heavy for a lady as delicate as yourself." Sebastian smiled at her yet again and Imogen wished she'd copied Severina or had at least swapped with Megan. Imogen shook her head. "If it doesn't displease you my master would like you to have this as a token of our hospitality. Please accept it with our compliments." It was the dress his mother wore in the pictures Imogen realised. Here, have a dress that was my dead mother's.
"Why go to such lengths for me?" Imogen asked quietly.
"Why would we go to such lengths you say?" Yes parrot Imogen thought. "Because you are an honoured visitor and the Phantomhives are famous for taking care of their guests. Goodness look at the time, tonight's attendees will be arriving at any second. I have to excuse myself, if you wouldn't mind waiting in the guest room please." Who the hell is it...
Next chapter coming soon! By the way Imogen deleted most of what we wrote about her and Sebastian and Severina still doesn't know about her and Soma. Thank you for reading this.