Once the black around my hands had completely faded, I turned my attention back to Marissa who was currently on the ground with a hand to her jaw and tears pouring out of her eyes. Sighing, I bend down a little bit and get closer to her ear."Listen good," I say as I stroke her trembling head with my hand, "don"t ever slander me again. I will kill you, as it"s my given right as the Young Miss of this great house," I breath out into her ear. Her whole body shook and I give her head one last stroke as I stand up from my bent position.
"Now stand up and take me to my grandfather," I say icily.
Seeming to understand that there was no escape or chance of her fooling me, she pulls herself to a standing position and began to lead the way. This time we went down a path that we hadn"t been and the luscious interior of the mansion got better.
Golden gilded chairs and picture frames came into view, the carpet and decorations became more and more abundant. It was also the warmer the further inward we went into the house. I shot a look towards Marissa and found that she was glaring at me when our eyes made contact she hastily turned them downwards.
I had to give it to her, I"d broken her fingers and her jaw, yet she still had the gull to glare at me as if I was in the wrong. This house needed a new discipline, if I didn"t do something about the servants, how would I ever clean up the trash of the family.
Evil thoughts had entered my mind at the thought of cleaning up trash, I"d been abused by almost everyone in my family. Those that had sided with my claim, in the beginning, had been quickly ostracized or forced to conform with the majority of the family.
It would seem that my aunt, that had married into the Keelin household tried her best to support me, it would seem my uncle doted on her dearly and she"d tried her best to help me when her brother had died.
Although, the rest of the family had decided that they wanted nothing more than to consume my father"s, well now my position on the family. What a pity, I"d eat them all alive. It would be enjoyable to teach them a lesson.
As we got to a grand foyer, I noticed that I could see more servants walking around all carrying out their duty. They were all dressed very nicely. A few of them would cast looks in our direction with confused glances. I just smiled at them and they quickly turned away and hurried to get on with whatever they had to do.
I smiled to myself, as we headed towards another hallway. I walked closely next to Marissa making sure that she didn"t do anything stupid, not that I thought she would after the scare I put into her.
"Someone spying on you," the enchanting voice of my teacher sounded.
"I know, they"ve been watching since we left the circle that I was being walked around," I say nonchalantly as we turn another corner.
It was expected for someone to be watching me, there were so many servants and prying eyes to be found in the area that we just stumbled into.
"It seems that there are a quite a few people that are watching us right now," she laughs I can hear the devilish smile in her voice and I shake my head and continue following Marissa.
It was expected for someone to be watching me, there were so many servants and prying eyes to be found in the area that we just stumbled into.
Soon, we left the endless hallway and entered into another hallway, this time there was a single door that the hallway lead to. As we walked I noted that both sides of the hallway were covered in paintings, there is an a.s.sortment of men and woman painted on them.
They all had a common feature among them long elegant golden horn"s jutting out from their heads. It would appear that these are the ancestors of my house, they all look strong and proud, reaching the end of the hallway.
Marissa raps her knuckled against the wooden door and takes a step back as she bows her head slightly. In the next second a door opened and a man"s face appeared, it wasn"t a younger man"s face and I recoiled for a second.
He was quite good looking, his skin was a warm earthen brown his steel grey eyes are sharp and narrowed. His uniform was pressed and prime, he exuded an air of diligence and authority. I saw a black tail behind him and two black ears atop his head.
But then I was able to place his face, it was my Grandfather"s butler his name was Jun. I hadn"t interacted with him much, but he was quite nice to me in my memories he"d given me candy and the occasional warm greeting here and there.
Yet this poor child used to acting so timid that she"d always been shy. That she"d never used her connection to get better treatment.
Jun cast his eyes towards Marissa and she shuddered and lowered her body even further. Turning his attention to me, his cold grey eyes softened considerably.
Stepping forward he dips a hand across his chest and performs a bow in my direction. "Young Miss, what pleasure brings you here to the Master"s study?" His silky smooth voice drifts through the air and I felt my little heart skip a beat.
"Hehe," the snickering voice of my teacher sounds in my head at my reaction. I clear my throat and try to steady my beating heart, soon it fell back into a normal rhythm.
"I"ve come to see, Grandfather," I replied with a sweet voice. Not displaying an ounce of arrogance that I had in front of Marissa. Those that had been nice to me before my reincarnation would have my utmost respect.
They"d be kind to me even when I"d been weak, they"d been true friendships and respectful to me as was rightful in my position.
A look of surprise flashed through those steel grey eyes of his, but then they narrowed as he turned his attention back to Marissa. His eyes are cruel as they look at her like she nothing more than a worm in front of him.
Those eyes could see the truth, I thought slyly to myself.
"You can leave now, I"ll handle the Young Miss from here on out," he replied with a cold face as he turns back towards me and steps to the side holding out an arm.
Smirking at Marissa, I can see her eyes are focused on the ground, I turn and walk towards the door Jun standing in front of I pause in front of him and grab his hand that at his side.
His eyes widen a bit, I give him a wide smile and he lowers his head but a small smile plays on his lip.
"This way Young Miss, the Master is just ahead," he tells me as he walks forward and I nod my head. Following his lead, I watch as Marissa raises her head, I give her one last look before the door closes behind us and she vanishes from my sight.