Kelli's POV
I woke up to cold water splashing on my face and an angry queen at the foot of my bed.
"You were supposed to wake me up an hour ago," she sneered, glaring at me.
"Sorry, Mistress-"
"I don't need excuses, get dressed and make me my damn breakfast." And with that, she stormed out of my room.
I looked at the suit hung up by my bed and put it on. I brushed my hair and teeth and made my way to the kitchen.
After fixing breakfast, I brought it to her study where I knew she'd be... And I was right. She was staring at the door as I entered like she knew I was going to be there.
"Took you long enough," she huffed, sitting up.
"I can't just make breakfast appear," I mumbled, handing her the tray of food.
"What was that?" She asked, venom in her words.
"Oh nothing, just saying that I'm only human and I can't do magical things," I said, waiting for the snappy response.
"Like make breakfast? This tastes like shit!" She exclaimed, pushing the food away from her.
I growled, picking up the tray and asking, "Any requests?"
"Just get me some tea!" She snapped.
"You really should eat breakfast, it's a very important meal, Mistress," I said, putting my hand in my hip.
"You really should learn when to listen to your Mistress," she growled, standing up and swatting my hand off my hip.
I pulled away, giving her the same glare she gave me.
"Get that revolting glare off your face and get me my tea!" She demanded, pushing my chest.
"Yes, Mistress," she hissed, backing up and taking the tray. I made her tea extra hot and walked back to her study. I gave her the tea. She sipped the tea, cringing at the heat.
"What the hell happened? This is too hot," she complained, throwing the tea in my face. I flinched and tried to contain my anger, taking the cup and leaving the room.
I came back, cooler tea in my hand. He sipped it, humming in delight.
"Don't do that again."
"Yes, Mistress. Anything else?"
She looked up at me, her brown eyes burning holes into my body, "If I need something, I'll ask you, now go find something to do."
"Yes, Mistress," I groaned, roaming the halls until I heard laughter coming from a room. I knocked.
"Come in!" A woman said from the other side of the door. I entered, finding four maids.
"Um... Hi."
"Hey! You must be the new butler!" One of the women said, continuing to fold clothes.
"Yeah... Can I ask you a question?" I asked, examining the small room.
"Totally!"
"What do you think of her?"
They all laughed in unison, "She's pretty uptight, isn't she?"
No one's POV
Mariska was outside of the door, listening to their conversation.
"She's pretty uptight, isn't she?" One said.
"Yeah... I don't think she really likes me," Kelli nervously laughed. Mariska frowned, listening to the way Kelli talked.
"She might, any signs if it? Rose here is good at this kind of stuff."
"I met her in the bathroom, she pulled me into the water, mentioning how I wore pants. Then, I forgot to wake her up and she poured cold water on me to wake me up. She hates my food, but loves my tea... She doesn't like the way I act and I think she trusts me. I was drying her off when I got to her chest she yelled for me to get out and slapped me. But, she asked if she could trust me, and then she let me out her to bed."
Rose thought for awhile, "She's likes you."
"What?" Kelli asked in utter confusion.
"She let you see her naked, twice. After her previous partner... She doesn't let anyone around her, very private."
"Wait, what happened in her previous relationship?" Kelli asked, wondering about her mistress.
"She was with a woman, and the woman would beat her, touch her, and lie to a woman she already had outside of the castle."
"That sounds awful, what happened to the woman?" Kelli asked again.
"She was killed while she was out with her other lover. Her name was Julia... Something."
Kelli went pale, her mind going back to the Julia she loved, "Dark brown hair, scrawny body, and big ass smile?"
"Yeah! How did you know?" Rose asked, folding the last of her sheets.
"Because I was the wan she was lying to, she told me she was doing business, or she needed to finish a task."
"Well, this is what she meant by 'business'." One said, pushing Kelli down on the table. They hit her ass, laughing when she flinched. They turned her around, grabbing at her chest.
"I think she gets the gist, besides its not like she deserves it like the queen did."
Mariska's POV
I heard the last sentence, cringing. I looked through the crack of the door, Kelli looked infuriated.
"Nobody deserves to be raped! Even if you're the most awful person out there! Sure, she's spoiled, rude, untrusting, hot tempered, and she doesn't know when to stop, but that doesn't mean she deserved it. My Mistress did not deserve that, and I can't believe I loved her rapist!"
I looked at her with disbelief, wanting to cry. She started storming to the door, running right into me.
"Mistress, about what I said in there-"
I grabbed her tie, pulling her away from the door. I pushed her against the nearest wall, pulling my hand back; preparing to strike... Then she flinched. Her face scrunched up, her eyes closed.
"Mariska!" Julia yelled, pushing me onto the bed. She slapped me multiple times, pain coursing through my face.
"I'm sorry! Please don't!" I begged, holding my hands unground of my face.
"Shut up!" She yelled, her lips crashing into mine. "My other lover is so obedient, never fighting back. If she knew I was doing this, she'd probably tremble with fear. Always acting so brave we really, she's just a coward.
My hand came down to my side. She opened her eyes, fear showing.
"I'm not going to hit you; I won't become the monster Julia was. She told me about you, how you would be afraid, so scared if you knew what she did to me. She talked about how you always act brave, even though you're truly a coward. I don't believe her, I think you're brave, you just have your limits. Thank you, Kelli, for defending me. Now, go tidy up and find something to do. I have work.
Authors note: Bruh, I have worked so hard and I really appreciate all your comments and support. Is this moving to quickly or should we get to the kelliska stuff sooner?
Ps. Mariska opening up to Kelli made me so happy!
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