8 Jul 2022, 18:19
Summer house
When they pulled onto Green Street, Clair got a first look at what she would be stuck in for the summer.Green Street, Mayfair, London.
The building was a small townhouse, and as they parked in front of it, Clair wondered how anyone could be happy in such a place. There was no grass or trees and it seemed that only a few people had flowers in pots.
As they stepped out of the car, Clair grabbed Comet's Carrier and folded down cage. Ffion took Clair's Trunk.
When they entered the building Clair was met with a smell she would call old person; Roses, Cake, and lots of flowers and perfumes.
The entry way was narrow, but Clair did not mind that too much. She slipped off her shoes and followed Ffion through the pink door and into a living room, Ffion sat on one of the seats.
"Now. you go wash up, and then I'll show you to your room and give you the rules, Expectations, and things you should know." Ffion said gruffly.
Clair nodded and went to leave for the bathroom, then she realized she had no idea where it was.
"erm, where is the bathroom?" She asked.
"That way." Ffion pointed.
Clair nodded and left to find the bathroom, after she found it she was rather surprised, because the bathroom was filled with plants, at least the room did not stink like a public bathroom normally did, but more like plants.
Once she had washed her hands and face she returned to the living room, and sat down on the fuzzy green couch which was diagonal to the couch Ffion was sitting in.
As soon as Clair had sat Ffion started to speak.
"Now first lets go over the rules." She leaned forward and gazed at Clair with her piercing eyes.
"I shall warn you now, if any of my rules are not followed perfectly, then you will regret it.
The first rule is that, you may go where ever you want after all your chores are done, and they must be done correctly." Her voice was sharp.
"there will be a list of chores on the counter everyday, you must have them done before you can do anything else. Meals are at 7am, 12, and 6pm sharp. Miss it and you go hungry, which is not my problem. Curfew is at 9pm to 5:45am. You will wear dresses or skirts only. You may call me Grandmother, Ma'am, Misses, or Miss." Clair tried to remember all the rules that were being flung at her, but it was getting hard, not even the professors gave facts out this fast at Hogwarts!
"You must be on your best behavior, any clothing you buy must be approved by me first. And that is all I can think of at the moment, At least for rules."
Ffion watched Clair for a second before going on, much to Clair dismay.
"you are expected to be up by 7 every morning, if you have a mobile phone you may not be on it later than 9pm, if you are I will take it away." This was no problem for Clair, after all she rarely used it at night.
"You must always say thank you, and when we are eating you must use proper edict when eating any meal, there shall be no gas released during, before or after meals."
Clair wanted to laugh, these 'Expectations' seemed so stupid.
"I have bought a book on proper edict of a young lady," Ffion pointed to the coffee table, which had a small blue book that looked like it was from before WWI.
"I would like you to read it and follow it properly."
Ffion stood up, "Now. Go to your room and unpack, the Rabbit can go out in the doghouse out back. Your room is up those stairs"
She pointed to a door which Clair had not yet noticed, "But-"
"Go." Ffion pointed
Clair stood up, and got her stuff.
And then she went to find her room.
Opening to door she found stairs, she went up them and found a small room, it was very plain and simple, but Clair could see how she could spice it up into something amazing.
She pulled her trunk over to the dresser and started to unpack, that was when she realized that she had no dresses or skirts, having left most of them at home.
Deciding that she would just have to break that rule she unpacked quickly, and then went downstairs.
When she entered the Living room again, she seen that Comet was still waiting for her, the rabbit looked very bored in her carrier.
"Poor baby, being told you've got to live outside." Clair opened the door and picked up Comet, who cuddled into Clair's shoulder.
"CLARA!!!"
Clair quickly put Comet back in her box and headed towards the sound of Ffion's Bellow.
"Yes Grandmother?" The word grandmother felt weird to say and she did not like it much.
"Have you stuck that rabbit out in the dog house yet?"
"No, not yet I was just about to. um, about the rabbit -Comet- is it ok if I run to a store and pick up some food and bedding for her? I forgot to bring some."
"Once your chores are done, While your at the store I'm going to check your clothing and then I'll go shopping and get you clothing that is better for young ladies. You dress like a man!"
Clair resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the woman.
"Ok, I'll go and put Comet out in her new home." Clair turned and left the room, finding her way into a small Yard she looked around, it could not be much bigger then 20 square feet with no grass, she located a small fenced in Dog house and opened the gate, she let Comet out and then started to think of how she could make it better for the poor rabbit.
She looked around the yard, all the plants were pretty, the Ivy and the lights made it welcoming.
But still she found herself wishing that it was real and that she could just go home with Comet for the summer.
Quickly she pulled out her phone and wrote a few things down, for her room and for Comet's cage.
Putting her phone away she re-entered the house.
She walked around until she found the kitchen,
She found a note on the counter with a list of chores, after she finished her chores Clair decided to go out and play with Comet, the rabbit would like that.
She sat outside with Comet on her lap, the house was not the mist pleasant, it was small, cramped and had no yard at all. But at least she would be able to slip into Diagon Ally if she ever needed to hide from her Grandmother, or London.
"Clara!" Came Ffion's shout about 20 minutes later, "You ready to go? I've gone through your clothing and now I know what we need to pick up! Lets get a move on it!"
Clair put Comet away and then went into the kitchen, "I'm ready to roll." She sighed.
And then the two started out for the closest store that sold clothing.
(wc 1220)
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