Aiko opened his mouth to answer the mistresses grandmothers question, it before he could Grace butted in.He felt like his heart shattered in his chest, but he had to ignore it, for the mistresses sake.He bowed slightly for a second to her grandmother, then stopped, as if it was a quiet way to say hello.
The old woman reluctantly backed off. "Good. This is my butler Antoine." One of the men bowed. He was a little bit taller than aiko, was a normal Human being as well, and had short blonde hair. The old woman gestured to the other man. "And this is Douglas. I intend for you two to marry." Graces heart sunk when she heard that last part. "With all do respect grandmother, I'm not sure I'm ready for marriage." Her grandmother simply looked at her and smiled slightly. "Of course you are, you're just being modest." Douglas was a tall young man in a tuxedo with brown hair that was close to antoine's in length with golden eyes that seemed very... Suspicious.
Aiko stopped with his bow, and allowed the mistresses grandmother introduce the two men.His heart shattered more in his chest, if that was possible.But he managed not to show his pain, or his possible jealousy.He nodded to the two men, a simple, silent, gesture of hello.
Antoine smiled and waved back while Douglas rolled his eyes and concentrated on grace. "How about you two spend some time together for a while? Alone." The old woman ushered away grace and douglas, then went to talk to someone. Leaving Antoine and aiko there by themselves. "Nice to mee you aiko." Antoine held out his hand for a handshake.
Aiko felt alone..he couldn't show affection for the mistress, and now he couldnt even be around her.It stunk.But he managed to hide his feelings, they didn't show through.Aiko looked at Antonie's hand, before he took it and shook it."Nice to meet you Antoine.." he said.
"How long have you been with your mistress?" The young man asked. He obviously had a very curious nature and wanted to know about the young butler.
"Not to long" Aiko answered."Not even a month" he said."How long have you been working for the mistresses grandmother?" He asked.
"About a year now. She's very scary, not to mention mean and psychotic. If I didn't have anywhere else to go I'd probably leave." Antoine lowered his head in what seemed to be sorrow.
Aiko heeded his words.He'd remember that.Aiko looked down."Sorry to hear that" he said.
"Anyway, I hear mistress grace is very kind. Is that true." Antoine was back to his normal curious self again.
Aiko nodded."She's very kind" he concluded.He could not recall her doing, and or saying anything mean or rude
"That's cool. I wonder what's going on with my mistress and douglas?" Antoine looked over and saw Douglas trying to get grace to like him, kissing her on the hand. "Lucky guy. I wish I could find someone to love. Do you have anyone like that aiko?"
Aiko looked at Douglas, and Grace.He didn't have any more heart left to shatter.Just don't tell him about us... he thought painfully watching.Aiko shook his head.Lying...
Grace walked away from Douglas and back to where aiko was, tears forming in her eyes. "Aiko, can you walk with me for a little while?" She asked him.
He looked at the mistress.Seeing the tears, which killed him inside to.He couldn't help her with that here..he bowed slightly to the mistress, holding the rim of his hat with hand hand as he did do, for reason the mistress knew. "yes mistress" he said and stopped bowing.
"Lets go to somewhere less crowded." She said and began to walk out of the main room onto a hallway with no people on it. Tears began to stream down graces face. "I don't want to get married!" She yelled as she collapsed to the ground in tears.
"I'll escort you mistress" he said, and led her somewhere less crowded.A place where nobody was.The hallway.He watched her collapse to the floor in tears, he couldn't hold back his emotions anymore.A few tears streamed down his cheeks.But he ignored it, and knelt down to the mistress, "don't cry mistress.." he said softly, as a tear of his own fell and hit the floor.He was crying for many reasons, heart break, pain, thoughts, and the fact he may lose his love...but he was still trying to hold it back.He wiped his tears away, and sniffed, and looked at the mistress, "why do you have to marry him..?" He asked, Mensing way did her grandmother choose her 'lover' for herl.
"Grandmother wants to keep the family bloodline going. But I don't love him!" Grace began to cry even more.
Aiko looked down, his ears dropped under the hat."I'm sorry mistress.....there's nothing I an do..." he said.He couldn't get in the middle of family matters.He wasent even part of the family.And he couldn't comfort the mistress, what if somebody came into the hall...
Grace grabbed him and held onto him, crying into the jacket of his tuxedo. "What if I won't be able to see you any more, aiko? What if I never see Emily or Alyssa or Victoria again because I have to leave and live with a man I don't love?" She definitely needed to be comforted at this point. There wasn't really anything anyone could do but she needed someone to say everything would be okay.
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