The Witches Snake

Chapter 6

Amelia was woken up from her deep sleep by a loud knock on the front door. As she got up the knock came again, then again. "How may I help you?" Daniel asked with the door slightly open. The man at the door gave a Daniel a show of his wallet and Daniel stepped aside letting him in.

"I'm looking for Amelia Cannemo." The man stated putting away his wallet. Daniels eyebrow raised.

"I am her butler may I asked why you must see my Lady so early in the morning?" Amelia had her ear up to the door so her could listen in on their conversation.

"Well, it's because Amelia has so called poisoned to people at her party late night." Amelia clenched her fist and opened the door making her way down the stairs slowly and roughly.

"Oh thank god your here!" She cried. She was lumping and holding her stomach. "I too was poisoned I believe. It's probably from my poor cooking skill." She fell to the ground on her knees holding her head in her hands.

"My Lady!" Daniel cried running to picked her up.

"I just wanted to do something special for my family!" Tears ran down her face. Dripping onto the checkered tile floor. The man stepped back towards the door.

"My deepest apologies! I wasn't aware of your illness. This changes everything. Please have a good day!" The man exited the home and not even 20 seconds later Amelia rose from the floor and brushed off her pajamas.

"Ceil and Alois those horrible guests telling the police on me! Like if I poisoned them." She crossed her arms and turned away.

"But you did poison their butlers." Daniel pointed out. Amelia turned on one foot like a ballet and winks at Daniel.

"Yep! But he doesn't have proof now, thanks to my acting." She moved her hair to the back of her and trailed off to the kitchen. Amelia wasn't very good at acting but when it was to get something she wanted she could do or be anything.

"Bacon and eggs my Lady." Daniel placed a small plate in front of her. She just pushed it away and smirked.

"Say Daniel," his head perked up. "Why don't we ask the queen for a job." Daniel tilted his head. "Oh right you aren't aware." She stood and pushed Daniel into the chair so he was now sitting. "Alois, Ceil and myself are people selected to help with crimes around England. Ceil is known as the Queens Guard Dog since his mark is a dog. Alois is the Queens Spider since his is a spider. Yours truly is the Queens Cobra since I'm mark is a snake. Some people call me the Witch's Snake from my harm ways." Daniel took all of this information in at once.

"Okay we shall go to the queen and ask for a job." He grinned and stood back while Amelia finished her breakfast.

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Amelia walked along the curb of the road with her hands out to the side. Daniel following behind her. "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, my fair Amelia!" She sang trying not to fall off the 1 foot high curb.

"Is that how the song goes?" Daniel asked. Amelia turned around and smiled with teeth and all.

"Of course not!" She laughed. "But the bridge of London will fall from the name Amelia." She licked her lip. "And when that happens everyone will be dead! Wouldn't that be so much fun?!" She laughed and turned back around, singing again. Finally they reached the Queens palace. She was walking up to the door when the guards stopped her with their swords.

"State your name and business." They said in unison. Amelia frowned.

"I wouldn't ask a snake why it goes back to its den now would I?" She answered. The guard on the left looked down as Amelia and froze in fear.

"M-my apologies w-witch's s-snake!" He said and both of them let the swords down. Amelia and Daniel walked in silently until Daniel asked a question.

"Is everyone in the city afraid of you?" He asked. Amelia smirked and licked her lip.

"Just as you said before my good butler, I can kill without remorse." She smiled and opened the large double doors of the castle. The maids and butlers all bowed at her presence. They walked into an elevator and pushed a button that had a 3 on it. "Oh your highness!" Amelia shouted in the room looking around.

"Amelia?" A sweet and gently voice responses coming out of the shadow s. "Why hello their darling!" She said. The queen was old and smelt of fresh strawberries.

"I want a job, and make it a fun one." Amelia walked up to the bed and plopped onto it.

"M-my lady! Is this how you acted in the presence of the Queen?" Daniel bowed and showed his respect. Amelia just ate the strawberries on the table next to her bed.

"It's quite alright. I am in Amelia's debt for working as my Cobra." The Queen smiled and looked through a bunch of paper work. She pulled out a sheet of paper from the middle of her stack. "Here you are, a fun job." Amelia grabbed the paper and read in over to herself. She smirked and licked her lip.

"How fun!" She said evilly.

"All I ask is to keep the client alive this time for you can." She said concerned. Amelia tore up the paper.

"No promises my Queen." Then Daniel and Amelia walked out of the castle. "No promises indeed." She repeated to herself.