◝⭒⋆ The Maid's Dream

Dimly, as if it weren't even there, a flame flickered. The gloom this candle had to light a path through was, to say the least, very dark. The candle dropped, clattering to the wooden floor. The maid jumped, then laughed to herself. She'd dropped it herself, but ended up so spooked. She had no lighter, no way to light the fallen candle. It'd have to be left behind.

Aoi would take only a moment. She only had to calm her nerves. While the manor was not supposed to have anyone living in it, she still got the creeps from the place. Cruelty, that's what this was. She'd done nothing to deserve this kind of job! Darn her master... She cursed under her breath. She was taking more than a moment. The maid continued through the dark halls, the click of her heels being the only sound in the manor. She felt a shiver go through her. This place was too quiet, too spooky. A yawn slipped from her lips. It was late, she had to hurry. She was to return home before midnight, not at 2 in the morning.

She picked up her pace, though... She wasn't paying attention, truly. Her foot caught the end of a small table by the wall, poor maid. She went down, knocking a vase off the table in the process. Sh*t, that was probably expensive. She'd have to explain the dirt later. She stood again, and hurried off down the dark hall.

Finally, after enough walking to make any human woman cry, she reached the door she'd been searching for. She allowed a relieved smile to form. She'd gotten there, in the end. Now all she had to do was get her job done, and go home. Her body filled with warmth at the thought of returning home. He'd be happy, wouldn't he? Her smile widened, and she opened the door before her. The smile vanished, almost immediately. This had to be some trick, or she'd opened the wrong door. What was her master doing here..? There was too much blood... She froze in place. He was at home when she'd left... So why...?

Aoi woke with a start, crimson eyes filling with tears as she remembered the image of.. She wiped her eyes. Just a dream, nothing to get so unsettled about. They're always just dreams, aren't they?