Monday, 27 August 2018, Cavendish family mansion, Edinburgh, Scotland
The days were going by after the birth of little Charlotte, in the middle of this time things were being very calm, the girls were going through a little more magic training with Laura and Bernadette, teaching them to improve the magic, as well as the expectation for the beginning of their careers, since the end of the summer holidays were coming, some of them would go to college, others would already leave there with what they were going to do when they were older.
But these days were not so wonderful for Croix and Chariot either, who were there all the time, waking up early in the morning, getting much more exhausted to take care of little Charlotte, which they had been showing a little too tired, without even being able to have a moment of rest in the middle of these days that were passing, In this the two older girls made the suggestion of calling a nanny to take care of the little one, which both of them were very reluctant for some days, but due to the work that was being done they decided to give in to see how it would be, even getting to demand a lot, since they worry with the well being of the child itself.
It took a few days with a classified ad, showing all the requirements, which included having to live in the mansion, have 24 hours availability, besides being single, but would have several rights guaranteed, including a very high salary and also all the food that could eat at the mansion, which was being laborious to get someone who wanted a vacancy, but these days it did not take long for one of them to offer herself, presenting the necessary requirements through the phone call, which then would make a visit to the mansion to be approved and from there would already start the job.
That afternoon at the mansion the girl that offered herself to be a nanny arrived, being received by Laura, Bernadette, Chariot and Croix that were seated in a table of the hall, a girl with wavy brown hair, blue eyes, freckles on her face, 1,64m tall, thin body, very young looking, having only one difficulty that was in the vision, using a pair of glasses with round lenses, dressed very formal with a black dress with details in white, that even showed a little bit of nervousness.
" You must be Olivia Bethany York, what you have presented on your CV is really quite astonishing " Laura said.
" I like what I do, I always try to be the best possible nanny for the children, when I saw an opportunity like this I couldn't help but go for it " Olivia said.
" Well then you should know that we are going to ask you one more time, you need total dedication and you read that at the beginning, but not only that, you will have to stay here for a considerable time, looking after little Charlotte whenever her mother asks you to," Bernadette said.
" I completely understand Miss Cavendish," Bethany said, bowing.
" We are just going to do a little test, we want to make sure that you will be the ideal nanny for little Charlie," said Chariot.
York nods, with that they all go on their way, until they reach the room where little Charlotte is, the little girl was in the presence of Diana and Akko looking at the little one, who was staring at the ceiling while playing with things still half confused with the world around her.
" Ohhhhh, she's cuter in person, what a little angel of a child " said the nanny.
" Is that the nanny you called? " Atusko asks.
" That's her, let's just do a test to see if she can really be trusted, please Olivia, take Charlie on your lap and let's see how she will react to your arms and presence " Croix said.
And that's what the girl did, taking the little girl with a few reddish hairs in her arms, which usually makes her cry at once, as it always happens when someone who isn't their mother or Laura takes the little one in her arms, but strangely a comfort came from the baby, feeling comfortable in the middle of the woman's arms, she got all quiet and the girl was rocking her while the little one was kind of keeping herself in relative tranquility.
" She didn't cry " They all said impressed.
" Why the surprise? Was the test her not to cry in my arms? " Olivia asks.
" Well... Pretty much, we wanted to know if our daughter was reliable enough to stay in this condition, but we see that she is, well, now let Charlie back to her bed, we have to do another kind of test," Du Nord said.
Bethany left the little girl lying in the cradle, she was getting out of there and soon began to cry with the absence of her own, which soon Diana and Akko were providing some way for her to stop and was gradually softening the crying, the five walked to the main hall of the mansion again.
" First of all, let us warn you that this place contains witches, that is, you have to be aware that magic is very present here " McLaren said.
" Yes, I am aware of that ladies, you warned me when we were dialoguing in our call, this for me is not such a big problem, I am not afraid of magic and neither am I repulsed, because as I had said, I also have the affinity with magic, you yourselves said it was good that I had it " York said.
" Well this last test is just to be on the safe side," said the redhead.
Backing away a little Laura concentrates for a few seconds, until she opens her eye and with her hands she releases a spell towards the woman that starts to emanate magic around her, where afterwards, everything seems to be quite normal, confusing the nanny a little.
" Well you passed, this last test was to see if you weren't using any disguise and by the looks of it you're not, it really is you, even a bit strange that I've seen your face before " said the Irish girl.
" I guess it must just be a coincidence, well anyway thank you very much for the job opportunity ladies " Said the woman bowing again.
" You don't need all that formality, this is also your home and you can talk to us on equal terms as anyone else, here it is not a relationship of employer and employee where you have to be afraid of losing your job all the time, just talk calmly, expose yourself if something bothers you " Bernadette said.
" I'll tell you when it happens, for now I think this place is paradise, it's a beautiful mansion," Olivia said.
" We will now guide you to your future room, since everything has been approved, Anna must have already taken your things " Cavendish said.
They guided the girl to her room, where it was close to where the other employees of the mansion usually live, opening there, the woman was delighted with the size of the place and all the luxury it had.
" This place is your private room, you can stay here with all the security and privacy in the world, it's like your home, anything you want you can ask for something more in the room, and we can provide it, feel free, do not forget to also talk to the other employees, it is good to build a relationship with them to better understand how the house works " said the one with platinum hair.
" I will go, you can leave it to me " said the nanny.
" Well you start working today, when we want to ask you to work, we will let you know by mobile phone, just keep an eye on the notifications, for now, it is better to adapt to your new home, welcome Olivia " said Chariot.
" Take very good care of Charlotte, she is our precious baby, I don't know what I would do if anything happened to her, it is very good to know that Charlie is in good hands " Croix said.
Then they're kind of leaving the room, leaving Olivia alone, who ends up lying down on the huge bed in the room, after passing the test, which makes her feel a little better. Then she herself goes sort of organizing the whole room, putting things in the places where she preferred, such as clothes, which soon she was greeted with some knocks on the door and went to answer it, being welcomed by some employees who were with a cake and coming to celebrate.
" Welcome to the Cavendish mansion Olivia! " Carter said.
" Ohhh, thank you so much, I don't even know what to say " Bethany said.
" You can feel at ease, we always welcome new co"workers like this, we were looking forward to another one with us " Said another employee.
" Since Elisabeth in 2010 we haven't had a new maid here in the house, very nice to have someone new around here " said one of the maids.
There was a small party among the employees celebrating the arrival of the new nanny who will be in charge of taking care of little Charlotte.
In the other corridors of the house, in little Charlotte's room, Diana and Akko were watching the little girl until the arrival of the mothers, who soon arrived and saw that everything was much calmer, so much so that the baby even went to sleep.
" And then? Has she been approved? " Asks the younger Cavendish.
" Yes, she is trustworthy, at least for now, I used magic to take off some disguise, but it was genuinely her, she wasn't wearing wigs or hiding anything, only that those hairs are evidently dyed, she is not a brunette, I could notice that she is a natural blonde, but that is not so relevant, maybe she preferred to stay like that, after all you two know how is to have some almost invisible eyebrows isn't it hahaha " Said Laura.
" Oh fuck you Laura, nobody ever says anything about your thick ones " Bernadette said.
" Oh girls! Watch your mouth! Not in front of my daughter " said Chariot.
" Well my suspicions haven't died yet, maybe she is Daryl or Margaret in disguise, the fact that she is a natural blonde removes my suspicion of the first one, but even so, the freckles are not manufactured, they are natural, I did a total check, she has a throat surgery too, besides a rhinoplasty, something must have happened, besides the age of her body indicate... 27 years old, with the experience she has, that's a lot of suspicions, so let's keep our eyes peeled for Olivia " McLaren said.
" We have to do this in a way that she doesn't suspect either, or else things could end up being very uncomfortable, also strange is her formal and submissive behaviour, none of our maids are like that, she behaves as if we were some kind of sovereign or queen " Complements the older Cavendish.
" Formality of our class, that's not so strange when we're in that position, even if we don't ask for it, it's what the general public thinks of us, even the aristocracy thinks we're disgusting for being against everything they want from us.
" And how do they intend to observe everything Olivia does? " Akko asks.
" We'll leave some hidden cameras, which I was going to do anyway, in Charlie's room, as well as leaving more around the corridors, I really want to know if my little girl is safe, I swear I'll kill this woman if she even lays a finger on my daughter to commit any violence " Croix said.
" And let's keep calm too, not create any strangeness and discomfort to Olivia, since if she is really someone genuinely wanting to do her job, she has no reason for such fuss and discomfort " Chariot said.
" You two can leave now, we'll take care of Charlie from here, we got what we wanted, next time we'll ask Olivia to look after the girl, anyway thanks to you, you'll be good mothers in the future I'm sure " said Meridies stroking the head of the two who blushed a little.
The two leave the room, walking through the corridors, feeling a bit lonely, since on the same day Hellene also went out for a video and photo shoot for her sponsorship where she was at a point in Edinburgh to do some manoeuvres, as did Amanda who ended up going out for a bit to train on the mansion's skateboard track, taking her friends there, which they go to a balcony of the mansion to look at the sky.
" Charlotte fills my heart you know... I get a hankering to be a mum one day, just imagine how it's going to be me and you being mums, you the all clumsy Akko mum, me... " Cavendish said until she was interrupted by her girlfriend.
" The also clumsy mother Diana, that whole pose there doesn't hide how clumsy you are like me, we know that you've knocked over a lot of things by accident or even hit your feet on the furniture in the house, hahaha, talk about me, but you're the same, equally cute, and that I'm sure our daughter will be, someone we will take care of with all the love in the world " said Kagari.
" Sweetie... I love you, Akko " said the Scottish girl, who proceeded to kiss her girlfriend.
" You are everything in my life today Diana, after losing all that in Luna Nova, you can be the voice of hope that I had to recover the will to not give up, even if I still feel a strong pain of losing all my Gamecube and Playstation 2 saves, my memories, clothes, everything, they are only silly and material things, I could have the chance to stay alive and beside my beloved Diana " Said the Japanese girl with a smile on her face.
The two then have one more kiss over there on the balcony, where from there the platinum haired one takes a step back jumping a little where she is kind of leaning on the Japanese girl's legs, they almost go grabbing each other, right there in the hallway if it wasn't for the arrival of Hellene and Marianne after having done the photo and video shoot for the sponsor.
" Guys, the room is not too far from here, you don't need to catch each other like that in the corridor " said Leclerc and the two ended up disconnecting a bit.
" It will just end up resulting in another child around here " McLaren said laughing.
" Are you guys back already? " Diana said surprised.
" It was quick, it was just a few shots at Edinburgh Castle, by the way, they were fucking great, I can't wait to see them in the adverts, I'm really looking forward to the championship that will take place next month, right here, it will be my first time against the skateboard elite " said the anxious redhead.
" I wish you all the best, little sister, I'm sure you'll do very well over there, oh and off topic, Olivia is here, Charlotte's new nanny " Cavendish said.
" Ahhhh so she really exists, but hey, what's she like? Did you find anything suspicious? " asks the younger sister.
" I found a lot of things actually, I have a very strong feeling that I have seen that face before, very familiar, the blue eyes, the freckles, the hair was brunette, but Mum Laura managed to detect that she is actually a natural blonde, I think we can take a look at what she looked like before she dyed her hair " said the older one.
" Do you have a picture of her? " asks the purple"eyed one.
" Let's have a look at that in the bedroom " Said the French girl who then saw the girls with mischievous expressions.
" See what in the bedroom in love? " Said her girlfriend who gets a light slap.
" See my hand on your face, you naughty girl, we're talking about something serious here, let's see how this woman looks, this is serious business " said the dark haired one.
So they went to the bedroom, where they asked Hellene, who is practically the photoshop expert, for a photo of Olivia, as well as Marianne, to take it.
" I am sure I have seen her before, I am not mistaken, I have seen this woman," Diana said.
" I don't know why you're so suspicious, love, she's only blonde, she doesn't look like your aunt, she looks young, your aunt wouldn't have time to get plastic surgery to stretch her face " Atsuko said.
" Plastic surgery... I remembered something, rhinoplasty, mother Laura said she had a rhinoplasty, can you make her nose more like mine and yours Hellene? " Cavendish said.
" Why ours? So it's big and pointy, but I think it's beautiful, do you really think she had a nose like ours to have a rhinoplasty " McLaren said.
" Just for a test, sis, I think mother Bernadette's nose is beautiful, we got the best gene, but there are people who don't like to have a nose like that, remember that people at school bullied me a lot because of my nose " said the older girl.
With that they did a little bit of Photoshop to get the result of the nose, which resulted in a face even similar to the Cavendish, but with totally blonde hair, which left more doubts in the girls' heads.
" Okay, we can leave it as a base photo, but I'm sure she has something else, that reminds me of someone familiar that I had seen before," Diana said.
" Look, I just thought it looked a bit like us, but maybe it's just a coincidence," said Hellene.
" Anyway, we try with more other looks and nose combinations, even try one even closer to us, because I have the real impression of seeing this person before," said the older sister.
" We'll see about this some other time, let's take a break, play a bit," said the younger girl.
From there the girls went on to play a bit, with Diana hammering a lot in her head around the nanny's true appearance, even if it's just first day suspicions, which is quite common given recent events.
Olivia Bethany York, Charlotte's new nanny and maid at the Cavendish mansion, managing to meet the necessary requirements and thus securing access to the mansion, but still rising many of the suspicions surrounding her identity, much for the fact that she has a rather suspicious appearance.
See you, babysitter witches...