My name is Domino

29.

After Christmas we spend our days sightseeing and going to the Disneyland but we would have to return before the 31st to attend a charity ball. Expect for the 26th when I had fewer and everyone decided to stay home and watch some movies. But as we were starting the Cars movie as Harley demanded someone knocked the door.

- Are you expecting someone?

Papa asked dad as he went to open the door. Dad shook his head as papa disappeared from  the media room to the stairway. I heard the door open and close but then only one person climbing the stair back up.

-There was no one at the door.

Papa said confusedly and sat down.

-Well that's not good. If it was some kids prank, that means there is a hole in the security.

Dad said and started to check the security systems from his phone.

- There's nothing wrong with Tony Stark's machine it was Tiggie.

A tight voice said just next to my ear. 

I jumped up from the sofa and turned to see a strange small being with huge ears and eyes standing next to where I had been sitting. I hadn't felt her presence at all but now as I saw her and her presence  she felt strange.

- A house elf? Say, what are you doing here?

Papa said as if it was the most natural thing to this creature to appear out of no where.

- The minister has send Tiggie as a gift for miss Domino to apologize for his supporters actions.

I looked at papa confusedly and he looked me back.

- What is a house elf?

I asked and papa explained how they were these magical creatures that served wizards and witches and couldn't act against their masters will. And thought there was a movement to release them from their slavery, the old tradition was still widely alive. And they would be free only after their master gave them a piece of clothing 

- So what that means is that I'm your master now?

I asked from the elf.

- Yes miss Domino, Tiggie will do anything you ask.

- So then I should give you some clothes right?

I said and turned towards her to see her big eyes turn watery.

-Does miss hate Tiggie? 

-No, of course not. I don't even know you yet. But I mean don't you want to bee free?

- No, Tiggie does not. It is a shame for a house elf to be released from their duties.

- Okay, okay then I won't give you clothing.

I said trying to calm her down. Then I turned to look papa for some help but he just shrugged and looked at me like: "This is your's to decide". I sighed. It was painfully obvious the minister was planning to somehow use Tiggie to spy on her.

- Well... we really don't need that much help but. This house needs someone to take care of it when we are in New York, so what you say? Can you take care of this house for me?

- Tiggie will do what miss ask her to do.

Tiggie's eyes were shining of excitement as she was just given a huge responsibility to be in charge of her mistresses second home all by herself.

- Thank you miss Domino Tiggie will do her best on her new duties.

She said before disappearing probably to work on something in the manor. I turned to face dad to see if my decision was acceptable to see him smiling back at me coddling papa who had sat down.

- One more thing Tiggie has to tell the miss.

I winced as Tiggie had again just appeared next to me.

- God.. Tiggie! What is it?

- My apologies miss. Tiggie just had to tell miss that Tiggie will always come to miss' aid where ever she is. Miss just hast to call for Tiggie and Tiggie will come.

- Thank you for telling me... You can go now?

I said in bit of a confusion. It had been so long I had anyone to "boss around" that I had mostly forgotten how to do it. When I lived in Nanda parbat I had an army of lower priestesses and servants to rule over but even then people like mother, grandfather and in some cases even Damian  could overrule my orders. So this was the first time I was actually in full control.