Taking a moment to herself, the young woman made a rather great display, similar to a felineās, of stretching, each limb slowly awaking to itās masterās call once more. Howeverā¦. her time was limited. Sinking her upper row of teeth into her lower rosied lip, Alice flickered that gaze back over to her sister as she made quick work lacing up the combat boots. Ok..quiet now.. whispered her internal voice, eager not to awake Anise. As she hauled her person off the mattress and crossed to the other side to pause at the window, Alice couldnāt help but let a grin paint itās way onto her features. After all...not a single, rash sound was produced from her movement..which meant she could disappear for a few hours without her sister worrying that pretty little head of hers off. Possessing a mind of their own, those tapered fingers gently curled around the ledge of the wooden windowsill before pushing it upward with ease. Not bothering to shiver at the chill leaking from mother nature, the newly assigned maid gracefully climbed up onto the platform, her body in a crouching position, legs ready to spring outward. Sending one last glance over at Anise, a mischievous smirk now replacing that lighthearted grin, Alice rubbed her hands together before focusing on the tree in front of her. More specifically, the limb she was to land one. āOne...two...three..!ā rang out her counting, excitement causing the tone to quiver. In one second, she was safely tucked on the ledge. The next, the military-oriented maid was hanging perilously off a branch, body swaying and swinging in gravityās pull. Still having at smirk glued to her face, Alice fluently pulled her body back up to the solid perch, eyes scanning for the next available branch. Resting on the original limb, the twin had a second to glance back over at her other half, before sailing through the air and landing in a different tree.
After about thirty minutes of tree hopping, exhaustion making itās appearance well-known in her system, Alice had finally found a resting place. Exhaling shallow breaths, eyes alight with excitement and adrenaline, the girl found herself slumped against the current treeās trunk, legs dangling over the side. āMy time.. I think..itās getting..betterā floated out her broken words, breath finally coming back to her. Giving a shake of her head, that smile growing, the eldest twin lifted her face heavenward, the rays of sun planting butterfly kisses onto her skin. āHmā¦.this is the life, ya know? If only Anise would see it this wayā¦. I wonder if she is still sleeping? Nah..there was this meeting today that she was freaking out aboutā¦ā trailed off her voice, bliss settling in her mind. A few seconds ticked by before those stormy blue orbs flew open, startled surprise shining in them. āDamn itā¦! How could I forget?!ā hissed out her voice, the curse being the vent to express her disbelief. Without a momentās hesitation, she dropped down from the tree to land, feet first, on the Earth below. Picking up a fast-paced jog, the maid began her journey back to the manor.
Going around the back of the imposing structure, a slew of under-the-breath curses coming from her, Alice could only gnaw on her lip as possible ways to get inside might occur. The door would cause far too much noise...and she couldnāt as well walk through the front like it was no big deal. Guess.. Iāll have to go through the window again.. Racing up the tree with shocking speed, a part of the girl couldnāt help but feel relieved seeing their window still wide open. Without wasting a precious moment, she lept into their room, a tuck and roll fashion required.
Standing up and glancing in the mirror, Alice couldnāt help but ponder if she would have time to change. After all, military-esque, ankle-length combat boots, bermuda cargo shorts, a cropped top and a military-green, fur-lined coat wasnāt exactly the best impression to give to her employers.. not to mention the various leaves in her hair. However, the distant chiming of the grandfather clock broke any debate and Alice was soon jogging down the stretched halls, silently cursing the expanse of ground to cover. Luckily, it wasnāt long until she heard the voices from within the room, her body coming to a halt before it. Exhaling and inhaling, a vain course of action to quell her nerves, Aliceās mind began to entertain the possibility of returning and changing after all. "Anise, my darling, you look ravishing." came the tidbit of their conversations, the nature of the tone one that Alice, the eldest, wasnāt partial to. Gritting her jaw at such blatant behavior towards her sister, Alice allowed for a slender hand to wrap around the door knob before slipping inside the room. Cringing at the commanding sound the door made, the maid could only muster a sheepish smile as she gravitated towards Anise, a look saying āDonāt be mad, Sis' plastered onto her features.