Enchantress

5

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— Gina —

The Curtains pulled back, revealing blinding afternoon light, and I flinched awake, covering my eyes with a groan as the brat was back and grinning cruelly. "Wake up, old lady, there's work to be done!"

Thoroughly incensed and unwilling for there to be a third repetition of this routine, I threw the nearest thing on hand at her, which happened to be the now-useless alarm clock on the bedside table, and once she was looking at me after dodging it with deceptive ease, I spoke clearly, enunciating my words so she had no way of misunderstanding my intent. "I'm beginning to despise your fucking face, you know that? Which is a shame, because it's a pretty face, if you didn't ruin it by being so rude and snooty all the time, but I'll ruin it personally if you wake me up like that ever again, do you understand the terms of this agreement? Good talk, now get the fuck out!!!"

She scoffed at me, unconcerned with my threat until a summoned Kukri followed the alarm clock and embedded itself into the wall behind where her head had been moments before. Once she'd recovered from her ducking and shrieking from the fright I'd given her, I spoke again, maintaining eye contact with the shaken girl and lowering my voice. "Perhaps I was unclear?" Now understanding my threat to be legitimate, she sprinted out of the room, leaving me with no target for my freshly ignited rage except the frozen maids, who were unsure what to do here now. "Sorry about that, ladies, I was unwilling to allow that little brat to torment me any further; I cannot stand bullies, and even less so spoiled little brats who are out of their depth... now, why did she wake me up? ... There was a reason, yes?"

The blonde shook her head slowly, looking at the ground.

"That Little Fucking Twat... what time is it, then? I've destroyed the clock, to my chagrin." I climbed out of the bed and stretched slowly, feeling a little better but not entirely rested, irritatingly enough.

The blonde answered again, apparently the less shy of the two today. "It is close to Two O'Clock, ma'am. You've been sleeping for eight hours."

"Really? Damn... I guess having pieces of your soul ripped off can make you a bit groggy for a few days, who knew?" I chuckled softly, grabbing my bag which was again at the foot of the bed and slipping my flats on my feet, not bothering with socks right now. "Can one of you lead me to the front door? And the other give Mr. Isaac my number, so he can contact me when he needs to? I know the address now, so I can come back whenever he has work for me, until my Shop is finished."

"Speaking of that, I hoped to take you to see a property that would be perfect for your needs, not too far from your current home. Also, please don't throw any more knives at my walls; they're original crown moulding, and I'd hate to replace it."

I glanced to my left, where Mrs. Tomoi leaned against the doorway casually, and smiled radiantly. "Ahh, my Silver Muse returns... I'd love to go on an adventure, my dear, but I've been away from my son for a full day now, and it won't continue any longer. I'll return tomorrow, and we can look at whatever properties you were interested in. Or rather, you can come pick me up, I suppose; if it's near my house already, there's no reason for me to go an hour and a half out of my way and deal with your incredibly unpleasant daughter."

She grimaced, shrugging her shoulders in answer to my questioning glances. "That's fair. She is being rather unpleasant towards you specifically, and I can only guess it's because Isaac chose you for his Protege, instead of her. Now, I'll have to find someone else to Awaken her, but that'll likely take years, and she's a bit steamed about it."