I could hear some subtle chattering and noises.
My neck feels so stiff and my back is also aching.
I grunted and moved a little.
"Is she awake?"
"Is she awake?"
"Is she awake?"
I heard different voices from each phrases.
"I don't think she is."
"Yeah, I also don't think she is."
"Yeah, I don't think she is."
What the fuck is going on? I tried to move my head a little to make my neck comfortable.
"Damn she 'is' awake."
"Oh yeah, damn she is!"
"Damn, she awake!"
There's a lot of my body parts that are aching and their synchronized consecutive talking isn't helping at all. I forcefully opened my eyes and glared at the people talking while I'm asleep. Don't they see me? Don't they have manners?!
"Will you shut the fuck up?!" I hissed.
The three of them gasp. They covered their mouth with their hands
"She mad..."
"Yeah, she mad..."
"Damn, she mad..."
The three of them nodded their head consecutively.
This time I was the one in shock. I just realized I was not in my home. That I was brought here in a who-knows-where place on Earth.
The people in front of me are ladies who are wearing some weirdly embroidered maid's outfit.
Disregarding that. They are also drop dead gorgeous as fuck. Damn. Are all girls here, spicy?
I sighed. "I'm sorry..." I mumbled and put my palm on my face.
They let go of their faces in sync. Woah, this is getting kind of amazing and creepy at the same time. Are they robots? Are they programmed to move altogether?
"Don't sweat it."
"Yeah, don't sweat it."
"It's okay, don't sweat it."
The three of them smiled in sync and intertwined both their hands together. And they are in sync, again.
"Anyway, who are you guys?" I asked.
The three of them looked at each other and then looked at me.
"Or maybe, you should introduce yourself first?" The one with the platinum blonde hair said.
"Oh! My bad." I nearly slapped my forehead. I just realized that I am the outsider one here.
"I'm Tatiana Tatum. And you are?" I expectantly stared at them. They looked like around my age so I wanted to be friends at least.
"Hm?" The girl with midnight blue hair puts a finger on her chin.
"Why should we say our names to you?" The girl with a pink hair said.
"Uh?... Huh? Because I asked who you are and you wanted me to introduce myself first and so I did. So I assumed that you guys will also introduce yourselves." I'm a bit confused here.
"Huh? We did say that you should introduce yourself first, but did we promised to introduce ourselves after?" The platinum blonde haired girl once again talked. Does she have a grudge on me?
"Yea! Are we obligated to tell you our names, huhhh?!" The pink haired girl widen her eyes at me.
"Uh...? Okay...? It's okay if you don't want to tell me your name. It's not a big deal anyway. " I just looked at them in a very confused way. Are they being rude right now, or are they just messing around?
I knew it. Everyone here is a weirdo.
The girl with a midnight blue hair once again hummed. She looked at me straight in the eyes.
"My mom says never say your names to a stranger." She looked at me innocently.
I tilted my head a little. "...Okay?" What's with this people? Are they kids?
"Hey!" The girl with a pink hair suddenly pushed the girl with the midnight blue hair aside. "That's my line!" And then she pouted.
"Stop it Nerry, you're disgusting." The girl with the platinum blonde hair rolled her eyes.
"Yeah! Stop it, Nerry! Stop copying me. You're such a fraud..." The girl with the pink hair mumbled. She was glaring at this girl called Nerry.
"You too, Meeca. Stop pouting. You're not cute, it's disgusting." The girl with the platinum blonde hair rolled her eyes to this pink haired girl, which she called Meeca.
"Geez, you two are such party poopers. If we all acted like that, she would've get discouraged on getting our names." Nerry said, rolling her eyes at the two.
She was implying that, if they all acted passively hostile towards me as if I am no more than an outsider and made me feel that they doesn't let strangers get their names, I would've become discouraged and feel left out.
Anyways, I doubt that would happen. I don't really care if they don't want to say their names to me, I just wanted to appear more friendly since this is the place where I am going to stay from now on that is why I asked for their names.
"Oh? You guys are already here."
They looked behind me and bowed their heads.
"Miss Eldora." The three of them said in synch.
I also looked behind me and saw Eldora walking towards us.
"You three seems to be arguing again. Did you plan something horrible for our guest? You guys always do that. You three should probably stop that."
She stopped in front of us. The three raised their heads and lined up like a behaved servants.
"Yes, Miss Eldora." The three of them once again said in synch.
I heard Eldora sigh. "You guys always say that."
She shook her head. She looked at me and bowed her head a little. "Milady."
I was shocked. I raised both my hands and shook it to indicate that the honorifics and special treatments are unnecessary. "That's unnecessary. You don't need to bow and be too formal with me."
She raised her head. "Oh? Does the formality makes you uncomfortable, Milady?"
I awkwardly smiled. "Erm, yes. And also, you can just call me by my name. Just Tatty would be enough."
"Well then I must call you that." She then smiled at me.
"By the way, Tatty. These young lasses here are the people who will be at your service from now on." She motioned her hands towards the three maids.
"Oh..." I nodded. Those three? Damn, just a few seconds ago they were probably ready to make me shrink on my place just to make me feel left out. Now I am suddenly informed that they will be the one's aiding me? And also, I'm not that important to be given some helpers, I can manage on my own. I can help myself.
And also...
My eyes widened. "Wait, you already know that I'm going to stay here?"
Eldora nodded. "Of course." She smiled. "The moment I saw that young man with another company other than Sebastian, I knew something was up. And on top of that, that guy, Earl, is a total asshole to everybody. So to see him with a total stranger, and bringing that person here to the Guillermez Palace is a real deal. Anyone from here would be intrigued."
She paused, "Not everyone could enter this palace."
I tilted my head to the side. Should I feel special then?
"You're here because you have been able to withstood their sleeping gas, right?"
"Yeah? Kind of?" I just said. I can't just say that I agreed to be here because if I don't, they would kill me.
She smiled. "Then something must be really up. You, withstanding that sleeping gas, aside from Earl and Young Master ain't some kind of a petty matter to be disregarded."
I just frowned in confusion. Huh? What is she talking about? What about that sleeping gas? I know it's strange enough that I was able to withstood the effect of the sleeping gas, I was also bewildered by that fact, but she seems to be talking with another meaning behind it.
Is she saying that pirates are the only one who are supposed to block its effects? Because as far as I can remember, Sebastian and his crew men are also standing in the same cruise ship as me and we're both inhaling the gasses that they threw which made the people inside that ship slumber in to a deep sleep. But then, nothing happened to me, as well as them.
She looked at the three maids. "Apologize to Milady." She said with great diction.
The three flinched and bowed their heads.
"We apologize for our boldness, Milady." The girl with midnight blue hair, Nerry, said. The three of them bowed together towards me.
I smiled. "No need for that." I understand their feelings towards me. I'm often rude to others too at first. So some people often had bad impressions of me because of that.
"You knew that she would be the one who will be receiving your services. But then you still chose to play your nasty little pranks on her." She paused. "You know how much I hate that kind of attitudes. Behave yourselves and be nice."
"Yes, Miss Eldora." The three of them said in synch once again.
"Good. Now escort Tatty to her room and make sure to prepare everything she needs for the rite tomorrow. " She gestured her hands towards me, a signal for the three to accompany me.
But then what was that again? What's up tomorrow?!