Read My fair Lady|FairVERSE Book 1| :: Chapter • 2

Zylith.

I should've known.

The moment I heard a knock at my door in the middle of the night I should've smelled the trouble and made my escape. But I was too carefree back then. For a moment I forgot I was not in Brooklyn, in my safe democratic world. I was in a dog-eat-dog world, where danger lurked in every corner of this place. I was too laid-back, and thus, it came back to bite me in the ass.

"Who is it?" I asked when I heard the knock.

"This is Daniel, open the door. Your presence is required in the lord's study room." He said, Daniel was an old butler who had been in the Ronales family for about forty years now. He was the lord's most trusted beagle _ Ahem! I mean aide (What! He looked like a beagle) and did all of his dirty jobs under the table. Or so I heard.

I quickly put on my night cardigan and opened the door and Daniel led me to duke Mad-dog's study room.

None of us servants except for Daniel was allowed into mad-dog's study room, so I knew something grave must've happened when I was being led to the study room. Adrenaline flooded my system; it pumped and beat like it was trying to escape. I thought my heart would explode in utter fear and I couldn't help think back to what wrong had I done other than curse the Ronales family to hell and back. My body wanted to run fast for the safety of the hills, but instead I remained where I was and silently followed old Daniel. Let's face it, there was really only one thing I could do: Pray no one kills me.

Daniel opened the door to the study room and there I saw a very anxious and unnerved duke and duchess. Their demeanor was masked in a whiff of fear and frenzy and they looked like they were ready for a heart attack. What the hell happened?

"You asked for me my lord?" I spoke in a shaky small voice, careful not to tick them off.

"Yes I did." The duke replied, "You are Lizzy's personal maid, am I correct?"

"...Ah! Yes, my lord."

"Then do you know where she is right now?" He asked, uptight.

"Erm...shouldn't the lady be in her chambers? Resting?" I asked. I was plenty tensed.

"No she is not." He replied in a stern tone, and I couldn't help but frown at that. "HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW? YOU ARE HER PERSONAL MAID. WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHEN SHE DISAPPEARED?" He bellowed at the top of his voice, like a provoked animal, ready for the kill.

DISAPPEARED DISAPPEAred DISAPpeared.....the echo of the words kept buzzing in my ears.

Sh*t! That stupid Queen-bee!

What the hell was she thinking. God! I should've sensed something was fishy when she decided to lock herself up in her room. Idiot! I was an idiot who was going to lose her head because of the foolish Queen-bee now.

Ah Hell.

"F-Forgive me, my lord. I.. This servant was not aware of the lady's disappearance. I did not know. Please believe me! I swear." I pleaded, but I doubt it did anything to taper his demonic wrath.

Aw man, I was really done for now. What do I do? What Do I Do?

"You think you can lie to me girl? Who else but you would know about her whereabouts. You are her personal maid." He kept on howling like the mad dog he was. This really seemed like the end for me.

"I really don't know." I cowered in fear.

"If you would excuse me, my Lord." Suddenly Daniel intervened. "I believe this servant girl had nothing to do with Lady Elizabeth's disappearance."

"And why would you say that Daniel?" Duke Mad-dog frowned in irritation.

"The head maid found a letter by the lady's bedside my lord." He handed the duke a white folded sheet of paper. "According to the letter, the lady eloped with her lover since she did not want to be send off to the king. And according to the servants, Lady Elizabeth had locked herself in her room since this afternoon and warned no one to disturb her until she herself called for aid. Hence the possibility of this maid to be involved in the lady's disappearance is unlikely." He declared. I did not know why Daniel was helping me but whatever, God bless you Daniel! Long live Daniel. I, since this moment, am forever your loyal fan Daniel.

"Hmm...I see. That child will be the death of me." Duke Mad-dog sighed in apprehension. "Still, now this girl knows too much. We can't possibly just let her live."

Huh!? What do you mean you can't let me live?? Shitty Mad-dog, you can't just kill me just because you are angry. Jesus shall never forgive you. Mom and dad won't ever forgive you. Derek(My BFF and cousin if you are wondering) will never forgive you. Hell, I won't ever forgive you. Mind you, I hold long enraging grudges. My ghost will come back and haunt you forever if you kill me now. And I will personally make sure to curse you into oblivion. MAY YOU LOOSE YOUR BALLS!

"But the core of the matter still remains unsettled." The duchess pointed out, "What do we do about the engagement with the king? We can't just evade the matter by saying that our daughter eloped. Not only would that bring shame to the Ronales household but we might even loose our heads."

"Yes, my lady is right." Daniel said, "As for that, I think I might have a solution."

"Solution? Daniel, whatever do you have in mind?" The lord asked in anxiety.

"According to my knowledge, Lady Elizabeth has yet to make a public appearance in the high society, correct?"

"Yes, Lizzy was supposed to make her first social debut on her seventeenth birthday this year. What of it?" The Lord said.

"Well, then not many know what the daughter of the Ronales family would look like I assume. This is going to serve as a huge advantage for us."

"Whatever do you mean Daniel?"

"My lord, I suggest we send this servant girl to the king in place of Lady Elizabeth. No one really knows what Lady Elizabeth looks like other than the servants of this house and a few others. Certainly not the king and the other nobles. I don't think we will be exposed so easily."

"You mean like a fledgling exchange?"

"Yes." Daniel nodded in concord.

"But she is a maid; she doesn't know the required etiquette to be presented to the king." Duke Mad-dog pondered. "She will be exposed right away."

"Fear not my lord; we still have about half a month left till the lady's departure. We will do everything in our power to educate the girl. And if by any chance she is exposed as a fake then we will just feign innocence saying that we sent the real Lady Elizabeth to the royal capital but we didn't know what happened on the way to the capital. That we were not aware that an impostor has taken our lady's place, and hence this will pave way to the disappearance of the lady. This will be in our favor as well since we will gain sympathy and trust not only from the king but also from the nobles and citizens of the country. And the blame will ultimately be shouldered by this girl." Daniel said.

F*CK YOU DANIEL.

THAT senile old fox!

Goddamnit! You can never trust anyone in this world; I'm starting to miss my dog more these days. I can't believe I actually proclaimed myself to be this sleazebag's fan. Is it possible to set his ass on fire?

"And you," Daniel looked at me firmly, "You should be careful not to be easily exposed since you likely will loose your life if you were to be discovered." His gaze was one of utter disgust and discontent, like I was the dirt in his shoes. I was so compelled to glare back at him but I held back, at least I wouldn't immediately be killed now. I still had time to make my great escape. But if I were to piss them off right now all my chances of survival will be flushed down the toilet.

I bit my lip and kept my head down in defeat.

"Don't you worry darling, I will personally partake her training. We can't afford to be exposed in any circumstances." The duchess coaxed Lord Mad-dog with an evil glint in her eyes. Oh hell, why can I sense my demise.