Not Normal

I woke up when I heard birds chirping outside. It's morning already. I rub my eyes as I take a good look at my room again.

"Not my room..." I mumble in distress.

".... Today I'll try to find the answer." I resolve myself. After groggily climbing down from my bed, I walk straight to the door. I don't dare to look at my face after waking up. " Must be scary". I mumbled.

When I reached the door, I realized that the doorknob is at the same height as me."Great..did I got smaller or everything in this house is bigger than me!!??" I reach the doorknob with a frown on my face.

Just when my hand was about to reach the door knob..(BAM!!) The door suddenly burst open and hit me right in my face.

"Gah!!!?? I fall on my butt due to the heavy force.

" Can you at least knock before opening the door!!!!??" I hold my face as I yell at the perpetrator. "This better don't leave any mark on my face..." I rub the painful spot on my face as I speak with full annoyance in my voice. I don't want my face to get any scarier I thought.

"Ah, Sorry. It's my fault." I look up when I heard the familiar-sounding cold voice.

"!!!!!" It's the old man from yesterday!!! I scream in my head.

He stares at me and I stares back at him. I don't know what he is thinking and his eyes are scary. I break away from the stare and saw the maid that yell at me yesterday is standing behind him.

Huh?? Is she here to apologized??. I stare at her but she doesn't even look at me. It seems like she is ignoring me completely. Rude.

"Violet....."

" Huh..??" Who is that?? I change my attention from the maid to the Old man's face.

"Are you alright?" He asked with a concerned expression.

I just give him a blank look. Who is Violet?? I thought. For this person to call me by a different name is weird. Totally abnormal.

"..." I need to let him talk more. That way, I can acquire more information. "..." I release a quick sigh, Just a guess but, worst-case situation, I could be a victim of an illegal science experiment.

"I'm fine," I replied calmly and stand up right away and let him walk into my room ignoring the glance that he gave me from time to time.

As they walk past me, I stare at the maid and thought, why is she still cosplaying?? Still, I can't deny the fact that her cosplay looks realistic and her tail and ears look so fluffy~...

I watch them walking to the center of my room. I close the door of my room before walking toward them. I watch as this old man keeps looking between me and the maid before sighing.

"Violet.." He called that name again. He is looking at me so, is that supposed to be my name? I feel uneasy somehow. I tried to think of everything logically but everything is just confusing.

When I woke up, no one ever mentioned my accident. They don't inform my parents that I have woke up either. I'm not an idiot. When I looked outside the window, I can see that this house is really big. I think this place is like a castle. The building is big and I can see the vast land as far as my eyes could reach. No matter how rich my parents are, they can never afford this kind of place.

"VIOLET!!!!!!" Suddenly, the old man raises his voice.

"WhAT!!?-" Ah, It took me a few seconds to realized that I was so lost in thought that I accidentally scream back at him due to shock.

"You dare to ignore me, Violet?" His face is red as he spoke each word. " Do you know why I meet you right here so early in the morning??! " He asked.

" Nn..oo??" I tilt my head while saying that.

" Huh.. a brat is just a brat after all..." He sighed.

Hey, that's mean..... I am shocked by his remark but stay silent because I can't lose my cool for now. He can help me understand what my position is supposed to be in this house. Good preparation is a must when I'm trying to investigate.

I give a short glance to the maid and saw how she give me a smug smile. It gets on my nerve but

"Just you wait, "I thought while smiling back at her. Her face then becomes expressionless and she looks away from me. " Huh, coward." I scoff at her.

" Ehem, Please look at me when I'm talking to you!!". I rolled my eyes when he said that.

" Next time don't pause too long, you are not the only one with a busy schedule so hurry up!!!!" I already knew that I'm pretty much hated and the maids are scared of me. And from that observation, I tried to act like a little bitch.

"Sigh....." He gave me a long sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose and shake his head. "What am I supposed to do with you, Violet?"

I just stay silent while waiting for him to continue talking.

"Anyway, I am here to talk about your actions yesterday." He points one of his fingers in front of my face. I stare at him in the eye with a blank look.

" What did I do yesterday that need you to meet me today?? " I lift one eyebrow as I crossed my arm and copied his action to provoke him. He gave me a cold stare which makes me panicked a little but I still try my best to hide it.

"Sigh!! Violet!! Please! How long are you trying to act this way?? You are 12!! you are already at the age where you can think clearly what is right and what is wrong!!" He shakes his head while closing his eyes.

"!!!!!!" I was shocked by his statements. I feel like my surroundings are getting colder by a few degrees every second. 12 Years Old!!?? T-this... what is going on...? I feel like my heartbeat is getting faster every second. Cold sweat can be felt on my back.

"12 years old,12 years old,12 years old". I keep repeating those words in my head like a broken radio. I don't even care about that old man's babbling because I was so lost in thought. By the time I regained my composure back,-" I want you to learn to apologize starting with this girl right here." is the only thing I heard.

"H-huh?" I watch the old man as he is ushering the maid to come closer. I stare at the mute(refused to talk) maids' face. She looks uncomfortable with the way I exchanged words with the old man.

" ... Seeing this situation right now...if I apologized, this conversation will surely be stopped right away. I can't back away now, I still need a little bit more information.

" Why would I ? she was the one at fault .." I huffed like a rich, spoiled brat usually do in the game I usually play. It hurts me to act like this but, I have no choice as I'm alone right now. I need to find a way to gather more information about this place. From this conversation, I get to realize that my situation is not something that can be explained with words alone. After I worked on my resolve, I look up and stare at the old man's red face.

"Lady Violetta von Fulham!!!! Be responsible and apologized, PROPERLY!!!! " He scowled as he raised his voice.

" Is that supposed to be my full name?" What's with these old European names!!!???? I screamed in my head. I feel uncomfortable. This name belongs to a noble girl. And knowing that my location is in a castle... I stopped my thought. Impossible. There is no way this kind of thing is possible. I'm not Violet!!! My name is Akemi!!! Akemi Segura!!!. But, there is no way I would say that out loud. I just stay silent.

" How can you be this spoiled when you are clearly at fault??!!! " His voice kept getting louder to the point that it's almost surpassed my patience limit.

I take a slow and deep breath to calm myself." Calm down...Akemi, It's fine. Everything is going to be alright. I gritted my teeth but still make sure that my expression stays blank.

"Fine!!!!" I retort. " I will apologize!!! Satisfied now!!!?" After I speak like that, the old man's mouth shut completely and his eyes went wide.

I sigh in defeat due to the ridiculousness of the situation. " What should I call her?" I asked.

"You don't even remember your maid's name!!??" He starts to shouts again much to my annoyance. "Just how ungrateful can you be!!??". With one hand, he pushes his hair backward furiously.

"My name is Ayla. " A voice suddenly spoke. I and the old man turn to look at the source of the voice. Turns out, it was the maid from before. At this moment, to think that I forgot about the maid's presence. I keep fighting with the old man to the point where I forgot about the existence of a third party.

"..." It's awkward. Really awkward. And It seems like the old man also has the same thought as I heard he coughs two times.

" Your full name? " I asked her while pretending that nothing happened...

" Ayla Devo," said her flatly with zero expression. Not much of a talker, Of course. I wonder where the person who attacked me yesterday has disappeared. I just nodded after hearing her name.

" Ayla, I am sorry for all the trouble that I have caused you and all the maids in this house. I am sorry if my words had offended you in any way and I want you to know that I mean you no harm when I said I want to touch your ears yesterday. " Right after I apologized for the event yesterday where she got mad, her ears twitched. I was stunned and somehow, I feel that itching feeling in my hand again.

" H-heyy... I need to ask you something. I stare at her twitching ears while speaking.

" W-what is it. " She looked taken aback by my sudden change of the way in talking. Her ears have also started to twitch.

" Can I touch it??" I asked.

"H-huh...??" She stares at me. Confusion in her eyes.

"That ears... can I touch it?" I asked again.

" M..mmaybe..?? " She flinched after hearing my sudden request but, she still approaches me. Right after I almost touch her ears, I heard the old man cough.

" Ehem !!"

" Tch !! " I clicked my tongue as I just lose my chance to feel the fluffiness. And I think I just heard Ayla sigh in relief. Tch!! I clicked my tongue again.

" What are you doing now Violet !? " He asked suspiciously. "What has gotten into you to suddenly ask to touch her ears!!? "

"What!!??" "I just want to check whether her ears are real or not!!" And to feel the fluffiness but, there's no way in hell I would ever say that.

"It's real!! Now stop playing and get ready. You need to apologize to your sister today in front of your mother and father!!! " He yells again.

"Can't this person calm down a little bit??" Is what I thought while struggling to climb down my bed.

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