Today is actually such a happy day for me, I'm so excited to do some chores again, if not for the pressure Karen put on the master I'm sure he wouldn't even say yes. Maybe he's threatened because I'm an outsider.
"Good morning mother"
Her eyes brightened up and she smiled displaying her full set of beautiful white dentitions. She scanned my body from head to toe and gave a proud nod of approval but in less than a second her expression turned to a frown.
"Mother?"
"And why are you late to work", she crossed her hands and gave me a sarcastic eye roll. Suzan and Lucy were staring at us silently watching the drama.
'Why tf wouldn't I be late? I'm new to this corset thingy, why do I have to wear a corset. It was so damn hard to put on, it made me laugh at myself a few times'
"Corset? In a maids dress? But others aren't wearing any? why me" I pouted and rolled my eyes back at her. She chuckled and held my cheeks.
"You're the master's servant, you have to look best, so that's why you're late?", she smiled nervously once again. This time I wasn't going to keep quiet about it because it made me nervous too but then I noticed Suzan had a frown on her face.
I pulled Karen's arm outside the kitchen to talk privately.
" Mother why are you sweating, it's not even summer, what's making you worked out? Are you sick? Your face goes pale whenever you mention I'm the master's servant". She still wasn't looking better.
"But you do look pretty in this corset, look at that thin waist, you need to eat better", she was obviously changing the topic here.
"What are you trying to do?" I held the palm of her hand and stood extremely close to her. It was so intimidating because she was so tall and I was still a short potato.
She patted my head twice and giggled her way back into the kitchen where Suzan and Lucy, my co maids were standing whispering to each other about something i don't wish to know about.
"Now you know the master's room, go there and clean it, make sure you dust all the corners, and also the shelves, most importantly his bookshelves, he loves his books sparkling clean",
I nodded to make her understand I know my job. After all father always hit me when something is uncleaned so I'm used to cleaning corners.
"See you in a bit mother", I left to do my "now daily activity".
'But seriously this mansion is beautiful. Look at this pot. Woaw the pottery is excellent and the color'
I got carried away by the beauty of the pot and touched it too much making it to slip from its designated table but I was too slow and it almost hit the ground when a man dressed in a guards uniform quickly caught the pot.
I had covered my ears and closed my eyes waiting for the shattering noise but was shocked to see someone had caught it that fast, where'd he even come from?
"That's good, atleast all that muscle is not for nothing, hmph", I mumbled to my self with a satisfied smile, i dont know if the naster would kill me if the pot got broken. Maybe not kill, fire me instead on my first day, that'll be so heartbreaking.
" What? No thank you? Just that? Women are truly witches" he groaned in somewhat disgust, and shook his head violently before turning to walk away.
" Hey come back, I was just kidding, I'm sorry, thank you", I pulled his hand but he was still walking dragging me along with him. What do these people eat, they're strong as fuck. He turned and gave me a side eye with a smirk before stopping in his tracks.
" So you aren't a witch then? Where are you going " he took my hand off his and gave me a ' keep it to your self' look.
" The master's room"
" Oh, his new mistress? You're too small for that? I don't think so? What are you? What specie and what are you even going to do in a grown man's room" he teased me.
This man was really tall, he was like a 6"5, even more intimidating. Although his brown eyes and white smile were captivating, those dimples alone were something else.
"You're so annoying, I'm his new personal maid, and uhhhhhh I'm a human? Why would you even ask my specie", he's such a dum dum.
" Me? A dum dum, I heard you young lady", he grinned and swatted my arm playfully. Now I wish I had an elder brother or an uncle who liked me, nah I'm obviously fooling my self. Wait, how'd he hear me.
"What are you, a mind fairy?", I backed some inches away from him in confusion.
"Mind fairy? I'm a fucking mini demon, we can read minds dumdum", he smirked while dusting his shoulders in a boastful manner. Tell me he's joking. I only read in that book that there were demons, vampires and more mystical creatures, some scary and some nice.
" You're such a character", i rolled my eyes and started walking away.
"Hey what's your name, you're walking away, I'm sure you do not want me to chase you around, why would I even chase you around, i could easily use my powers on you", he was literally following me, literally doing what he said he wouldn't do, chase me, Psychopath.
"Lydia, I'm getting late for work sir", I increased my pace because I had just realized I spent roughly 5 minutes talking to such an annoying being, wouldn't even call him a human, Mini demon, weird thing to be, that's why he's weird.
"I'm Dimitri, the master's not in his room, but he will be back soon, try not to annoy him or just do your work as fast as possible so you don't meet him, he can be a wrecking ball sometimes", he whispered the last part and i giggled and closed the master's room door behind me, what a psychopath.
I gasped immediately I turned around and saw the spacious and very dimly lit room.
"why's this room this big? Will I ever finish cleaning? And it's too dark, where's the candle?" I was in total shock, I held my head trying to decide on where to start.
" I might slim down today", I chuckled and started with the master's bed after lighting many more candles.
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"Look how tidy now", i put my hands on my hips and stared at the room I had just finished cleaning in awe. Everything about the room was either black or red and a little touch of white, not much to brighten the color though. It was beautiful too but too dark for my liking.
" Who am I to decide what I like here? After all I owe my life to the master, so I'll do whatever I can to make him happy", i picked up my cleaning tools and headed to tthe bathroom to put everything in place and wash it.
" Wait a door?", i said and fell to the ground as I noticed another door covered by a curtain which I raised thinking it was a window.
"why's this room so biiiiiggg? Come on Lydia keep going "
When I opened the door, it looked like a big library but it was obviously his study. I couldn't help but gasp at the amount of books here, so fascinating and beautiful. My mouth was still open as I twirled around staring at all the books, 'I wanna read them all' I said to my self as i picked out some and quickly put them back when i remembered it was master's room not mine.
I have a book shelf in my room but it's not like this, I found this very beautiful. I'd definitely be stealing some books to read and returning them later.
I started dusting the places I could reach with my horse tail.
" Gosh I'm so short", i giggled to my self while trying to jump to reach up.
" Oh I could help with that", I heard a man's voice before being lifted up by nothing. Literally no one was holding me, "what's happening", i screamed silently.
" Quiet down girl, it's me Dimitri", he said and came into the study. " How are you doing this? And what are you even doing in the master's room", I scolded him and kept cleaning the places I struggled to clean before with ease. He's such a great help.
"This is your thank you? Girl you are so bad at thanking, you need to be taught some manners", he seemed pissed. I hit the ground before I realized what was happening.
" Ouch, Dimitri that was mean", I said and rubbed my ass where I hit.
" You know what else is mean? The fact that you can't just say a direct thanky you weird girl", he walked up to me and picked me up.
"Hey what's this? What are you doing" i whined as he lifted us both to the top of the shelves to clean.
"How tf does the master get up here" I pout while cleaning.
"Are you dumb, how did I get up here, it's the same way he does", he rolled his eyes and scoffed.
" I'll get a cursed ladder installed for
you"
"A cursed ladder? So it'll curse me?"
" No, are you foolish or what? Are you an outcast? How don't you know all these little things? And what specie are you? Tell me now", he dropped me and took the horse tail from me and dusted everywhere at the speed of light.
" I'm a human, I'm not from here at all, I was saved by the master from a man called calenfield and he brought me here"
His eyes turned red and he walked up to me slowly and started checking me, opening every where that was covered, I don't know what he was searching for but he seemed very alert.
"Let go of me pervert, why would you want to see my thighs? What do you want", i screamed and dragged down my apron before hitting his shoulder as hard as possible but he didn't seem to feel any pain. What is he? Steel?
" Are you sure you weren't sent by the wolves?" He asked staring deep into my eyes like he was staring at my soul.
" Oh never mind, your heart shows me you're a chicken who hasn't even killed a rat before", he chuckled and walked away.
" Mean " I gathered my cleaning tools and headed to the bathroom. Why's everything so big?
" Dimitri are you a special guard of what? Your armor is different from others", I couldn't help but ask because it was quiet a confusion to me.
" I'm the master's personal guard, so I guess we'll be seeing each other more often miss rudey", he walked to the door.
"Why aren't you with him Mr body guard?"
" You're so annoying, he went on a private meeting and requested to be left alone, after all he's the prince and doesn't really need me", he said and closed the master's door behind him. So mean.
"A prince huh? So that's why he owns many lands? This is all so fascinating"
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" Mother I'm finally done", I dropped everything in my hands and hugged Karen, I'm so famished.
" How was it? Big right?", she chuckled to her self and I stared at her confused. Why is she chuckling? weird.
" Yes the room and everything else was big as hell, Mother I'm hungry", i withdrew from the hug and rubbed my tummy which has been tied by a corset.
"Come on, let's take some food to your room, you're going to clean the room like that every day, ok? Just make sure everything is perfect, that's how he likes it, and by the way you smell very nice, he also likes that and always put your hair in a bun to make cleaning easier", she smiled while serving the dumplings.
"Ok mother, I met his personal guard though, he's so annoying".
she chuckled while listening to me complain through out the meal. I choked once but she was quick to give me water but I still kept talking after that.
Classic Lydia.