Road to Laze Around

She wiped at drool mindlessly with her tiny palm. It had been such a good rest; this was beyond doubt. After such a good night's sleep, well, someone was in a good mood. It had been a perfect, complete night of rest! Compared to the previous night, she was quite satisfied.

She fluttered her eyes a few times more than necessary. It was such a strange helpless feeling that engulfed her entire body. It was beyond limited words to describe this feeling. For mystical reasons, she was wearing such an expensive night attire not close to a pajama but a gown.

'A GOWN, Your Honor.'

The last piece she'd rather wanted to see moreover to wear, alas, here we were in the exact moment she'd wanted to delete from her precious memory. As just her luck to be in an undesired situation. She didn't know how she was here in the first place. She thought it was a dream but she'd dreamed for almost five years now, it seems.

She rose from her bed and sat mindlessly with her bed hair all around the place. The room looks far more like an adult than a child's room. One look, they may have thought it was a master bedroom.

The room was massive, looking so grown up gilded by the exaggerated luxuries. It didn't mean for a child but once again, here we were in no position to refuse any upcoming worldly attack.

Outside the gigantic windows, there's a sliding door leading to the balcony. There, she could enjoy the scenery of the huge garden conducted by her precious mother. The room was usually buzzing with life, the maid running around to get her ready for the day.

Well, it seemed she woke up slightly earlier than she'd supposed to. Didn't bother to light up the darkroom, to pull the heavy big curtains, she just sat there waiting for the maid to serve her.

However, not long after, the maids opened her bedroom door in full force but grace, still. The head maid greeted her with a beautiful smile while bowing to her. Both hands pressed at the stomach for a little, she bowed.

"Good morning, My Lady. How are you today?"

She huffed in tiny but not prominent enough to be noticed. Full energetic, she tossed away the blanket and got up from her bed, "good morning, Emily." She said with a smile and greeted the princess-like. Picked her fabric and expanded it while bent the legs a little for a small bow while another hand extended a bit.

At the same time, exercising her deadly cute smile to the maid for her future survival skill. It was a bit excessive but she could not care less. To survive in the future, she needed to make sure no harm could be near her.

"Oh my." Emily was happy with the development. The lady could not contain her happiness, smile to ear. "Let's clean your body, my lady."

"Sure." She trudged along with the maid in delight.

Some maids have already filled up the big bathroom. Some were already on either side of the bathtub, some were preparing the soap, and some doing other activities. She entered the bathtub after discarding all her remaining clothes and let the maids do the job entirely.

"My lady..." The head maid called for her.

"Hmmm." Answered her mindlessly.

The maid wiped both of her hands in full care. Her skin was not too light but not too dark either. It was good skin. It was lightly tanned which people admired. Her hair was brown and her eyes were green. For a mere five years old kid, she has a small build compared with her peers.

"Why are you awake earlier than you are supposed to, My Lady?" Asked Emily carefully while her hands were busy scrubbing her back body.

She didn't hastily answer, pondered a little bit as she was well informed that her sleeping schedule was a hot topic in the palace. Everyone was well aware she was suffering from insomnia disease. It's an exaggeration and insomnia was not a disease, even. It's not that bad but not good either, nevertheless, she had a fair number of sleepless nights.

"My Lady..." Emily called the child in pity. Shedding a few tiny drop tears before she harshly wiped away at the back of her arm clothes.

"I am okay." She rose from her seat inside the tub as everyone has done washing his body. Let them wipe her body with a couple of soft towels. No one dared to exchange any more words as they were almost at the approached dining time.

"My Lady... a night of sleep is a necessary tool to make oneself beautiful. You are a beautiful master to all of us, however, we; the faithful servants will be so delighted if our master has full night rest without any interruption." Emily stated in a soft voice. Tending to her hair right after the rest of the maid had finished their job with the morning gown. Today's gown was simple but extravagant as usual. Her brown hair was tied with the blue ribbon, shining her beauty as the small lady in the house.

She just giggled sweetly to the lady. Didn't comment on her helpless problem. It was quite a problem now if Emily bravely has spoken out her concern. Emily was the head maid for her for a reason, despite her young age, she has great manners for a mere servant. She was not to nitpick or excessively inserted her worries, but she knew where to touch when she had to.

"May I have a refreshment later than usual?" She skillfully averted the question with a cute innocent question. Watch her maid through the mirror in front.

Emily which had just finished tidying her ribbon startled for a bit. Her eyes were wide and her jaw almost dropped in a split second. She tidied up the ribbon for a while without offering any further word.

She understood her lady too well. This was her warning to stop overstepping the boundary. Despite being a young age, her lady knows how to handle her maid in subtle ways. Her heart fuzzed with a warm feeling like it was a blessing. Her lady has grown splendidly.

"Is everything ready?" She asked after none of them talked.

"Yes, My Lady." Emily steps backward while bending a bit to give away for her lady.

"Thank you." She watched her magnificent look for a second. She was not excessively pretty nor cute. Just had enough of both. Enough to let her family show her off to the world with her unique feature.

Her skin color was not the usual standard of the country but it was the dream skin color for the whole region. Due to her mother and father's mix-marriage, they'd expected to have a mixed color of children, only she achieved that. All her siblings above had her father's light skin.

She walked to the dining hall while being escorted by Emily without the rest of the maids. Dismissed them to do what they'd do. Her walk was too dignified and proud, like a real lady contradicting her tiny frame, her walk was so powerful and passable to be a debutante lady.

However, she still has her childish side when dealing with her immature family member. As the youngest of the family, they expected the youngest to be spoilt and cute. What exactly she acted in front of them. Sometimes it looks like the lady holds herself too much to her other siblings.

"Elizebeth." Her father pulled a prideful straight face the moment he saw his favorite lady entering the huge dining hall.

She gritted her teeth merely before answering, "yes, father." She greeted her father with a cute smile. Tilted her head a little.

"Eliz. Eliz! Sit with me here." The third child of the family tapping the vacant seat beside.

"Third brother." She beamed and ran to her brother in happiness before the sudden noise attracted everyone's attention.

"Lize should sit with me. It's my turn today." The second child sent a sharp gaze to her.

And now here she was in a tight spot. She halted her step to look at the second sibling in contemplating. Brain ramping with yesterday's urgent information. Who turns today? Was the third or the second?

"Well, you should consider me too, Beth." And now the right hand of the villain has intervened. Waiting for her to make her move.

She was in a dry situation now. She could not decide which direction she should go when all eyes were watching her intendedly in various faces but the same hope. She could only gulp her saliva thickly.

"Don't you dare to bully the princess too much. What a brazen kid." Their mother laughed as she watched the drama unfolded. She has too amused by the way all her older brothers treated her.

The first son was already 14-year-old while the second was 12-year-old. Both knew too well to act as noblemen. The third was not that far from their brothers either. He was a 10-year-old wise kid.