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Her mother just recently died. It could've been preventable, but they didn't have the money to pay for the hospital bills. Asami was an only child and her father abandoned them when she was only three. Now, she was on her own. Living by each day, scraping through life. Something she never imagined as a kid. Money was always an issue with her family. Her father had gambling and drinking problems, so one day, he took all of their money and just ran. Never to be seen again. Her mother was always too ill to work, so whenever she did find a job, she was soon fired for all the days she missed. Asami wasn't very lucky with finding a job because she never even finished school. She knows very little, just the basics. Reading and writing, but she's not very good at them due to their lack of money. Just because she's poorly educated doesn't make her stupid. She's can be very smart and clever at times.
Packing up the things she had, which wasn't many, Asami left their home. She could no longer afford keeping it and the landlord was kicking her out for their debt. A taxi or a bus wasn't a choice either for she couldn't afford the fair, so Asami had to go by foot. She carried a backpack and a small luggage. Fortunately, they had wheels to roll on, so she just needed to pull it along behind her. It was going to be a long, long walk to the Scarlet Manor.
After a few hours of walking, Asami reached the brick wall that surrounded the Scarlet Manor. An old, rusty gate stood high before her. The manor itself wasn't visible from there. Trying to catch her breath from the long walk, she took deep breaths and tried to calm herself. She then hits the doorbell as it made an ominous, eery ring as she awaits for someone to open it.
She unlocked the gate and pushed the button again. "Oh you are the new maid well come in!" She said cheery a more pleasant mood. Although she did still have a headache she barely noticed walking outside and down the long walk to the girl. It was quick and easy for her. She walked that walk all of the time. Once at the end she opened her arms to the girl. "Hello hello welcome to the family! Do come in!" She chided. She put her arm around her and started leading her up the house.
Once she had her at the door she walked in and shouted out. "The new maid is here everyone come welcome her." She walked her into the living room. "OK you should stand here and we will get you ready." She stood her facing the door. Then she slowly walked around her. "What size are you dear?" She asked considering the size for her outfit. She kept walking around her and examining her. "What is your shoe size as well?" She asked waiting for the others.
"Oh and once you meet the rest of the help then you will learn what you are supposed to do around her." She played with her hair a little bit then moved it from her neck and revealed the spot she wished to puncture. She could see the vein beating. She began to drool and her fangs shot out. She stood behind her willing herself to take just one drink. She thought no ne would know. Its been so long since I have had a drink of human blood.
Asami jumped a bit from the loud woman on the speaker. Then her tone suddenly became more sweet, which confused Asami. Then the rusty gates opened, it took her a moment to take in the beauty of the Scarlet Manor. It was like an old European style castle. It stood high and proud, it was also surprisingly clean. Probably due to the many servants they had. Then a woman with long red hair comes towards her.
"Hello hello welcome to the family! Do come in!"
It took her a while to grasp on the moment, but she came to her senses and nodded as she followed the woman into the house. She never introduced herself and it left Asami clueless to who she was and what was she to the house. But judging by the looks of it, she seems to be one of the people who resides in the manor. She wasn't wearing the maid outfit and she seems to be more than comfortable into letting a stranger into their mansion.
"What size are you dear?" "What is your shoe size as well?"
Her eyes widen at how quick things were going. Her lips parted a bit as she tried to express and answer the woman, but she was still a little bit drawn back at the sudden events. Then she finally got the courage to speak.
"I'm Asami. I don't really know my size and I'm guessing my shoes are about 6" 1/2." she spoke in an angelic and quiet tone. Almost shy at the moment. But she wasn't lying about not knowing her dress size. It wasn't often that she got to go shopping for clothes and whenever she did get the chance, she'd pick up anything that was on sale whether it fitted her or not. She hasn't really gotten any new clothes, so she's completely clueless towards such matter. Plus, those things never really came to her mind. She was far too busy with other things to be thinking about something so little such as her dress size.
Asami bears a very petite body, yet it still has the curves of a lady. The woman began to push her hair to the side. This was a very unusual gesture and she didn't really know what she was doing. But Asami stood still and didn't bother to move for she might irritate her new masters. This was something she would never want to do. She's hoping to keep this job for as long as she could.
She was often alone, although rarely one of the Scarlets would call her over to clean or mend something forvthem. She worked quickly and silently-the home was so large, there was always work to be done. When one of the Scarlets would converse with her, she was always kind and generous. She yearned for interaction.
When she heard the loud, deep sound of the doorbell, she froze. Where they expecting guests? Oh, yes, they did say that they where getting another maid. Smiling, she stood. Anna went hurried to the door and silently slipped out to greet the girl. There where only a few other maids and butlers, and she tried to talk with them as often as she could. But each of them had different duties. At least for a few days, she would be able to spend time with this newcomer, and show her the ropes.
With a bright smile, she approuched Scarny and the other girl with pink hair. She stood off to the side a little, in the place of a humble maid. "It is a pleasure to meet you. I am Annabel Larkin, but you can call me Anna." her voice was gentle and lilting, with a light Enlish accent. she smiled, suddenly aware of her appearance. Her long blonde curls where held back with a thick, black ribbon with a few spare tendrils hanging beside her face and by her sky blue eyes. Her dress was mostly clean, with a couple wrinkles and a little dust.
The girl in front of her was a little taller then her, but she was used to being small. She was barely five feet tall and 100 lbs.
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"My older brother is Lucifer Scarlet. Have you heard of him?" Fortune it seems wanted to give him a dramatic entrance, hoping his hunger wouldn't entirely ruin his usual polite and gentle manner he strode out to the stairwell. No helping that his face would be a bit on the scary side under current circumstances.
"I should hope so, seeing as I was the one who put out the add," he continued as he strode down the stairs, "Annie, i'd like to have something to drink as well, something on the strong side if you please." When requesting the drink his tone had gone back to its usual polite and kind form. He decided to tease his sister,"Scarny I only have first call on deciding whether or not i claim the staff first, I yet to remember to actually make a claim yet; go ahead with the same arrangement but only if you behave yourself." All his sibling knew what that meant, he had claims to feed off any of the new staff first, something he had yet to use and he meant for his sister to remember if wanted, this one was his to feed on first.
After flashing a quick warning look which was slightly ruined by the fact he had to actually look up to meet her gaze he turned to Asami, kind and warm once more. "Hello Asami-chan, i trust my sister hasn't bothered you, I'm Lucifer Scarlet the current head of the house. Call me what you please, everyone does after all everyone in this house is family to me." He paused for a quick second before putting a pouting expression on," But don't call me anything formal, I reeeally hate that."
He settled back into his usual straight posture, letting the necklace of the family crest compliment his pale skin and accent his open red shirt under his suit, the ring marking his position was clearly visible on his right hand placed on his hip.
Asami gave Anna a smile and a light wave. She was really on the shy side and meeting this many people wasn't really something she was comfortable or used to doing. Her pale skin came in color as her cheeks turned pink from embarrassment. The whole scene got a bit confusing when Scarny began to claim Asami as hers. Which she didn't really understand for there's ought to be tons of maids in the manor for her to be fighting for Asami. But she didn't bother disagreeing, rather she kept herself quiet. She wouldn't mind playing doll for Scarny. In fact, she thought it would be such a privilege to be dressed up by someone as classy and high fashioned as Scarny.
Then her attention was moved to the man coming down the steps. That must be the one she was talking to on the phone when she called in for the ad. He was far more handsome than she could imagine. In fact, Scarny was very beautiful as well. They both looked like porcelain dolls who have come to life. Asami's heart began to race at the sight of Lucifer. Then she got all confused the moment the two began to argue about who gets her. This just made Asami completely clueless to what was going on. She was still trying to take in the fact that she was now living in a manor with very friendly people. It was such luck that she got here and she can't believe it. All of it seems too surreal, but she wasn't going to let this reality slip away from her grasp. Not now. Not after what she and her mother has been through. Asami lifted her hand and gripped on the small locket that was hanging from her neck. It was a necklace that her mother gave her and she was to protect it at any cost. This was something she valued more than anything.
Shaking her head a bit, she broke off from her daze and began to wonder what she was to do. They haven't really given her a uniform nor does she know where to settle in. But she was patient and awaited for anything else they had to say.
When Scarny told her she would like a drink she noded and started to turn but paused and smiled when she heard someone call Annie. Lucifer was the only one who called her that.
Anna turned and gave him a bright smile. "Of corse. I will be back in just a moment."
She hurried off, to the kitchen. She came back a few minutes later, with two glasses full of a red liquid. She handed one to Lucifer, and the other to Scarny.
She was closest to Lucifer and Ryder, but she spend a lot of time around Scarny aswell. When she noticed Asami seeming a little nervous about Scarny and Lucifer fighting over her, she walked over to her and gave her a comforting smile. "Dont worry. All of this will make sense soon."
This girl, Asami, was human like her. Her blood would be hard for the vampires to resist.
Anna looked back to the other two. "My uniform may be a little too small for her, but for now would you like me to show her around, and to her room?"
He turned to face Scarny and quickly add,"that is if you're free of course, you're far better at catching details than me and I'd like your input on a new...piece I've acquired." He also wanted to get her a gift, maybe even get her to do one of her old dance parties, it'd been a while since she had held one and we wanted to see his sister smile again. He didn't even bother trying to keep the concern for her out of his eyes, he knew his face and eyes were expressive, he had been told that a lot.
She was also old enough where he should begin to confide in her and rely on her own judgement, she had long demonstrated good tastes in her dances perhaps it extended to other matters as well. For that matter he should check in on his other siblings as well he had been neglectful of them lately. He finished running through the list of concerns in his head with a long slow drink of his glass, both to savor the flavor and extend the sensation of fullness.
"Sorry about making you wait a bit for your fun sis, but i guarantee it won't take long. Besides," he begins to tease," Wouldn't it be great if we siblings got along for a while mom gets the new child settled in? I also intend to get my precious little sister a present and want to make sure i get what she wants."
"Sir, the maid has arrived and Ms. Scarlet would like everyone to give her a warm welcome," Those damn butler's words pierced his happy place. Sighing at the word 'Ms. Scarlet' Ryder began his short swim to the steps of the pool. He really hated when the idiot used their last names, did he not realize every blasted person he served was a Scarlet? Regardless, he knew which sister he spoke of... Scarny.
"Well, I suppose I best make my way over there," That was Ryder's way of dismissing the butler as he exited the pool. "Violet."
The maid that stood guard of his clothing and nursed a towel made her way towards him. This being one of the rare moments Ryder revealed more skin than usual, the maid could not help but to observe the scars that seemed to decorate his body. The scars were not excess nor ugly, must have been a vampire thing a clean healing, but they did not help give him an innocent demeanor. The only truly scar was the one that jaggedly traveled from the bottom of his left eye, across the bridge of his nose, and all the way down to his jugular. She did not realize he watched her examine his body until her eyes actually met his and when they did she could see deep in those eyes a hint of anger and she knew why, she was looking at him like a specimen under a lens... seeing the flaws.
"I do not have time to change so I'll need my clothing," Ryder simply said once he claimed his towel and began drying his body.
"What about your hair?" The maid asked as she quickly made her way back to the chair to gather his clothing and back to him waiting patiently but averting her eyes.
Stripping into his undergarments he began dressing in his darkened jeans, black muscle shirt, and dark grey jacket that had furs on the cuffs. "I will have to go as I am," Was his only answer as he put on his face mask then socks and shoes.
The maid stared at his long undone hair as it clung to his skin and clothing. Whenever wet his hair always made him resemble a girl and today was not an exception. Even though he hated the fact they did not have much time and all she could say was, "Yes sir."
Even though Ryder made it seem like he was in a hurry the trip from the pool to the room the new maid was located was a rather slow one and the maid couldn't help but to smile at the sight of Ryder's hair flowing behind him. As they neared the room Ryder's steps slowed and only when did the others began speaking did he silently enter the room. As he made his way from the door to a far off wall to lean on he kept his eyes closed and head low and only opened them when he was leaned comfortably against the wall and even then he lazily opened them.
"Leave me," At those words the maid hurried off. As the maid made her exit Ryder examined the new maid from his position taking in her frame, height, estimated weight, stance, hair, and everything else that could be seen from his location. He allowed his siblings to finish their little conversation that was meaningless to him, only when he was certain that they were done did he speak, "Ryder Scarlet the third child of the Scarlet family, as of today your fate is sealed... I hope you deal with the devil was worth it."
He was halfway down, maintaining the dreadful silence produced from each footstep. Noticing that the new girl has arrived and is in well being, he had stopped his staircase descent, and placed both hands behind his back, maintaining a strong, demanding posture.
"Well, it seems that the new replacement has made it here in one piece. Now, you don't need an introduction from me, as we have already spoken, Miss Yokoda. But, it wouldn't be a bad idea to give you a reminder of who I am. I am Mr. Black, Head Butler at your service. Welcome to the wonderful manor of the Scarlet Family," he called out towards the crowd, waving his hands from behind his back to an almost-Y position, both arms spread out wide enough to seem as if he was attached to an imaginary cross.
He was well groomed, wearing an expensive black suit, a blend of elements from both a business suit and a tuxedo, white gloves covering his hands. The only portion of his skin was his face, soft, porcelain skin complemented with a pair of orange eyes that seem to be able to pierce one's very soul just by looking into them. A silver chain flowed in the front, a pocketwatch connected to a button on the lowest row on his coat.
Returning his hands back to their proper location behind his back, he continued speaking in a soft voice, "Oh, before I forget, Master Lucifer, dinner will be ready at 19:00. Also Miss Yokoda, as well as you Miss Larkin, I ask to speak with you after dinner, so if you have anything that needs to be accomplished, any time before dinner would be best," looking towards Lucifer's general direction. "I hope to see you soon, and don't worry about your bags and luggage. Miss Larkin will help you with them, won't you little one? Pardon me, but I have to return to my office as soon as possible." Mr. Black concluded, ending with a slight smile upon his face and climbed back up the stairs.
Now, it wasn't much of a long walk to his main office. Opening the solid oak door, he ventured into his domain, the one room where the law of his word is above everything else, even those of the young Scarlet siblings. This was a promise that their father had given him, and the same with their father's father, and so on. He didn't have to worry about subordinates from wandering into the room, as it was locked most of the time, and the only time one would be invited in was if Mr. Black, or Izual MorzÀn by what his real name requires, wanted to speak with them in private.
The room could have doubled as a small private study for the family of vampires, but the mahogany desk laying almost in the middle of the room says otherwise. Perched on top of the desk is a computer of a fairly large size, multiple screens taking under half the desk space, whereas several small folders and stacks of paperwork covered the other other half. He had a luxurious chair sitting behind the desk, as it was his for personal use. He had guided himself to the chair, crashing into it before sneaking a look on the the monitors.
He looked to the nearest camera on the wall, they covered the entire property and knowing Izual for every camera you could see there were nine more you couldn't even find if you tried. He addressed Izual through the camera, "Hey Jii-san, could you check where Koti is and get her down here if she's not overly busy? Besides, you know i don't like being called Master Lucifer, lighten up a little."
With that he turned to address Ryder," Come on bro, she just got here no need to try to scare her, at least try to act nice to her- as a favor for me?" He didn't even bother trying to disguise the open appeal to his brother at the end.
Finally he turned to Asami and Annie, "Sorry to waste a bit more of your time, but would you mind sticking around for a little bit more so we can introduce our baby sister? Then you'll have met all of us, I'm sure the rest of the staff will gladly greet you at their own pace." He continued, "As for the big guy, he may big strict but deep down he's a nice guy and all around incredible, you wouldn't believe the stuff the guy can do."
Lastly he addressed Skarny,"Since you'll be helping Asami with her uniform before dinner, is it all right if we reign check until after dinner?" He didn't even wait for her to reply, if Skarny showed up good and if not she was grown enough to make her own decisions, though he really would like her expertise for what he had planned.
Realizing he forgot something he turned back to Annie and Asami,"Oh yes i forgot...Annie, after Skarny and i finish our discussion could you and Asami report to my study? I'd like a word with the two of you, and I'm sure that Asami has questions for you and myself as well."
Koti finally finished putting on the outfit when she could sense that the rest of her family already made it to the front door. I better hurry up, she thought. Picking up the bottom of her dress so she wouldn't step on the hem Koti slowly made it to the stairs. When she was about to go downstairs she remembered that she forgot to put on shoes. Rushing back to her room she opened her closet. Inside were a bunch of different outfits and some other doors. Picking the door labeled shoes she quickly looked around trying to find a pair that matched. Eventually Koti settled on some black flats. Remembering that she had to get downstairs she ran towards the staircase and hoped she wasn't too late.
When Koti made it to the staircase she could see the rest of her siblings and Annabel were just waiting around. She didn't really know where Izual was, but she decided that he already came and left. She sighed. It seemed to be that she was really late. She carefully went down the stairs, so she wouldn't trip. However, she forgot to pick up the dress so she wouldn't step on the hem. She was fine going down most of the stairs, but on the last few steps Koti got excited and started to pick up the pace. This caused her to trip and she landed face first on the floor.
"Oww that hurt," Koti said. Then she quickly picked herself up and dusted herself off. Then she saw the new maid and walked over to her being more careful this time. She said," Hi! My name is Koti Scarlet and I am the youngest sister of the Scarlet family. I hope we can be great friends!" She smiled. Koti knew she probably looked odd with her outfit and gave a bad first impression by tripping, but she hoped that wouldn't matter.
Pushing himself off the wall he began he climb up the stairs, he had somewhere to be and now that he was no longer needed here he had his chance to be on his own... until dinner. As he climbed the steps his head got lightheaded and his movements slowed, by the time he reached the top of the stairs he had to lean against the railing.
"I'm near my limit...," He mumbled to himself before pushing off the railing; this was the third day without a ounce of blood.
He made his way down the hall until he reached his bedroom, he barely used it but it was a bedroom nonetheless, once inside he leaned against the door and stared up at the ceiling. The room was in total darkness except for the small rays of light that penetrated from tears on the sheets that covered the window. He remembered once when a maid offered to get them replaced, his answer was a stern ''no'' he wanted it all just the way it was it, it all reminded him of the deeds done within these confined walls. Yes, if one asked this was punishment same as his starving. Sighing he pushed off the door and made his way to the nightstand beside his bed where a cracked lamp and dagger laid. Taking the dagger from the stand he got onto the bed and began making a long jagged beside another jagged line.
Once done he collapsed on the bed, letting the dagger tumbled from his hand and onto the floor allowed his eyes to stare up at the countless rows of lines craved into the ceiling just above his bed. Each line was a mistake, each a punishment. Feeling an unbearable heat he began tearing at his shirt until it was nothing more than torn rags. Closing his eyes he allowed the vivid dreams to storm in.
"You got me sis, I was about to suggest you throw another party to celebrate the addition to the family." This is where things got a bit awkward though, while he always wished to attend his sister's parties he never learned what was expected of him at the event and of course there was the biggest problem. "I'd love to help you Scarny, but isn't Koti better suited for planning a party with you than me, she's actually attended a couple of them." His face turned sour when he dredged up the last issue, "Besides, I can't dance everyone in the house knows that."
There... he'd said it, let his sisters, Annie and Asami have their fun, it was quite the joke around the house that he could play music with the best of them but had never learned to dance. What's more, since his sisters do something new every time he was never sure what to learn and would likely end up with the wrong dance; that or he'd have two left feet, as the saying went musicians can't dance.
I'll have to have somebody to fix that. Having a non-responsive microphone is not good at all.
Looking at the neat stack of papers on the desk, Izual decided that it would be best to set up the maid's first set of duties. Normally, he would have new staff be monitored for the first three weeks, just to see if they can keep up to the high amounts of work that's needed, however, he had decided to waive this requirement for her.
Suddenly, something had caught his eye on one of the monitors. It was one of the younger maids, cleaning the second story hallway near where everybody was, and it seemed that she had accidentally knocked over an antique vase and shattered it. Getting up from his desk, he decided to personally attend this incident.
Asami was very glad to meet everyone. She felt comfortable here in the Scarlt Manor, but at the same time she felt that something was off. It was probably just the old house creeping up one her, it did send her chills up her sine, but for now this wasn't something to worry about. The Scarlet and it's residents we're very friendly and kind to her.
"Will there be anything for me to do today? And will my attire be appropriate for that?" she asked, looking at Lucifer and then Scarny wondering if it's appropriate for her to do anything in it. She wore a very loose long-sleeves shirt with a skirt and some torn shoes. It wasnt much, but enough. It was for certain that this wasn't good for cleaning up and doing chores in.
"In terms of actual work don't worry yet, Black will point anything he wants done out and for today you seem clear until dinner. So in the mean time Annie and if you wish,myself as well can show you around the house." He turned to his sisters, pretty sure they were on the same train of thought he was.
"As for the clothes I'm pretty sure my sisters would love to help you with that, visit them whenever and the two of them will work their magic." He couldn't help but give a light chuckle," In fact knowing them, you could wind up with more outfits than you'd ever need within the week." Deciding to make himself useful he moved to help her with her luggage, no use to have the girls do the heavy lifting when he offered to stick around.
"So do you wish to handle clothes before or after the tour?"
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"I won't mind one or the other, but a tour would be nice so that I may get comfortable with the place." she replied to Lucifer. Her eyes scanned the room trying to figure out how it manages to stand so tall even after being so old. It was a miracle actually. Such an old looking manor was still in tack. It was suprising.
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