Post by Captain Dusk Rose on Jun 25, 2009 23:01:19 GMT -5
It was a bright morning, at least, with her large glasses covering her eyes, that's what Meylene thought. It was her first day working as a maid in the Phantomhive house -- and currently she was walking down the hall with a set of plates to be taken into the kitchen area and cleaned. At the top of the stairs Ciel Phantomhive tapped his new cane on the floor. He liked it, strong, sleek and the skull was a nice touch. He smirked a little and walked down the stairs. Meylene continued to walk, doing her best at balancing the plates, and not dropping them. Soon, she was out of the hall and near the main entrance. She just needed to cross it and enter another hall before making it to the kitchen. As Ciel reaches the bottom of the stairs he spots her walking by.
"Ah, so you're the new maid. I see that my gift was appreciated."
"A-Ah!" Meylene, who hadn't expected Ciel to appear, in her shock loses her focus and trips. All the plates go flying into the air and come crashing to the floor. Meylene lay in a heap before all of the broken plates.
Ciel winces. Sebastian wouldn't hire a klutz would he? Somehow he didn't doubt that he would on second thought. He sighed.
"Are you alright miss?"
Meylene's eyes go wide, in pure horror.
"Aahh! I'm so sorry!!" She continuously bows, obviously having missed Ciel's question
"It's alright, it's not like I can't afford more plates." Sebastian cleaned up the mess behind them.
Meylene nodded, unseen tears in the corner of both eyes,
"A-all right..." her voice shakes at her failure. It’s only been one day, and already she's gone and messed up!
"What did you say?" Ciel demanded.
"Speak up while you're in this house."
"Aah! Y-yes!" Meylene squeaked, her voice hitting a note to high. She winced, and nodded her head, eyes downcast.
“That's better. Now what's the matter?"
"O-Oh! N-Nothing...Well, It's just...today's my first day...and I'm already messing up...."she trails off at the end.
"It's alright. I'll just give you the rest of the day off."
Meylene nodded, she was unsure of what to do so she accepted what he said.
"T-Thank You..."
She looked up, shyly meeting Ciels eyes.
"B-but...are you sure...? I mean...I haven't really done anything yet..."
"Of course. I'll just make Sebastian do all of your work in your place." Ciel grinned a little mischievously.
Meylene smiled in return her face turning a light shade of red "A-All right....if you say so..."
"Alright now that that's settled I must eat. My lunch is already four minutes off of schedule." He turned to leave, but before continuing he added. "Those glasses look good on you by the way." He walked over to the dining room table and waited for Sebastian to pull out his chair before sitting down to eat. Meylene's blush darkened in color, she never got the chance to reply. She smiled, staring at Ciel's back 'he's so...kind...'
---
It's been several weeks since Maylene started working at the Phantomhive Estate. It's bright and sunny and Sebastian is outside preparing for the young master's out door tea. Right now he's preparing a bouquet. Meylene scurried outside, having just finished the immediate chores that needed to be done. She was planning to relax a little under the sun before she needed to get back to work. Seeing Sebastian preparing a bouquet, she walked over, smiling.
"H-Hello Sebastian"
"Good afternoon Miss Maylene." He carefully clipped the ends of the sweet smelling white Freesia’s he'd just picked and set them in a crystal vase.
Meylene peered around his shoulder at the flowers,
"W-what..." She seemed unsure, "what kind of flowers are those....?"
"These are a new breed of Freesia, a species native to Africa."
"o-Oh!" Meylene's face brightens.
"They’re very pretty. Are they young master's favorite?"
“They are indeed very pretty, however; they are not the young master's favorite." He looks at her with an expression of mild curiosity.
"A-Ahh? really? What is his favorite?" Her head tilts to the side in a cute manner.
"Oh! I-I'm just curious though!" She brings her hands up palms forward in an ‘I’m innocent’ sort of pose.
"I see." Sebastian grins that evil grin of his. "The young master's favorites are white roses. That's why I often decorate the dinner table with them."
"I see!" Meylene looks curiously at the grin on Sebastian's face, unsure whether to step away or not "Thanks for telling me." She looks back towards the flowers currently on the table, her mind working.
"Ah, so you're the new maid. I see that my gift was appreciated."
"A-Ah!" Meylene, who hadn't expected Ciel to appear, in her shock loses her focus and trips. All the plates go flying into the air and come crashing to the floor. Meylene lay in a heap before all of the broken plates.
Ciel winces. Sebastian wouldn't hire a klutz would he? Somehow he didn't doubt that he would on second thought. He sighed.
"Are you alright miss?"
Meylene's eyes go wide, in pure horror.
"Aahh! I'm so sorry!!" She continuously bows, obviously having missed Ciel's question
"It's alright, it's not like I can't afford more plates." Sebastian cleaned up the mess behind them.
Meylene nodded, unseen tears in the corner of both eyes,
"A-all right..." her voice shakes at her failure. It’s only been one day, and already she's gone and messed up!
"What did you say?" Ciel demanded.
"Speak up while you're in this house."
"Aah! Y-yes!" Meylene squeaked, her voice hitting a note to high. She winced, and nodded her head, eyes downcast.
“That's better. Now what's the matter?"
"O-Oh! N-Nothing...Well, It's just...today's my first day...and I'm already messing up...."she trails off at the end.
"It's alright. I'll just give you the rest of the day off."
Meylene nodded, she was unsure of what to do so she accepted what he said.
"T-Thank You..."
She looked up, shyly meeting Ciels eyes.
"B-but...are you sure...? I mean...I haven't really done anything yet..."
"Of course. I'll just make Sebastian do all of your work in your place." Ciel grinned a little mischievously.
Meylene smiled in return her face turning a light shade of red "A-All right....if you say so..."
"Alright now that that's settled I must eat. My lunch is already four minutes off of schedule." He turned to leave, but before continuing he added. "Those glasses look good on you by the way." He walked over to the dining room table and waited for Sebastian to pull out his chair before sitting down to eat. Meylene's blush darkened in color, she never got the chance to reply. She smiled, staring at Ciel's back 'he's so...kind...'
---
It's been several weeks since Maylene started working at the Phantomhive Estate. It's bright and sunny and Sebastian is outside preparing for the young master's out door tea. Right now he's preparing a bouquet. Meylene scurried outside, having just finished the immediate chores that needed to be done. She was planning to relax a little under the sun before she needed to get back to work. Seeing Sebastian preparing a bouquet, she walked over, smiling.
"H-Hello Sebastian"
"Good afternoon Miss Maylene." He carefully clipped the ends of the sweet smelling white Freesia’s he'd just picked and set them in a crystal vase.
Meylene peered around his shoulder at the flowers,
"W-what..." She seemed unsure, "what kind of flowers are those....?"
"These are a new breed of Freesia, a species native to Africa."
"o-Oh!" Meylene's face brightens.
"They’re very pretty. Are they young master's favorite?"
“They are indeed very pretty, however; they are not the young master's favorite." He looks at her with an expression of mild curiosity.
"A-Ahh? really? What is his favorite?" Her head tilts to the side in a cute manner.
"Oh! I-I'm just curious though!" She brings her hands up palms forward in an ‘I’m innocent’ sort of pose.
"I see." Sebastian grins that evil grin of his. "The young master's favorites are white roses. That's why I often decorate the dinner table with them."
"I see!" Meylene looks curiously at the grin on Sebastian's face, unsure whether to step away or not "Thanks for telling me." She looks back towards the flowers currently on the table, her mind working.