~*A New Beginning {Euphoria}

[akii]

-----------------------------------------------------------------
We were strangers starting out on our journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Tap, tap, tap. Footsteps were heard all over the room, some faint, others loud. Sometimes, voices were accompanied by these footsteps, but they fade away as their owners walked toward a destination. Bodies moved to their own paces, some fast as if in a hurry; others, smooth as if there was all the time in the world. It was like a music, formed by different notes and rhythm, yet they were all synced with one another.

However, there was a still body within the mass of movements. A boy with brown hair glanced at the passing people, his dull eyes reflecting a mix of disinterest and anxiety. Every so often, he would look toward the entrance door intensely before letting his eyes wander off for a few seconds. Time passed by steadily, and the amount of people began to decrease. Still, he remained there faithfully.

The boy brought his arm up to check the time on his watch. "Right on time. Prepare yourself, Chris," he mumbled to himself. It was finally here. The day where he would finally greet his lady and become her butler, tending to her every needs until the end. It may just seem to be a traditional thing within the school, but nevertheless, it didn't help him to feel any less anxious about it. But that wasn't the only thing that was troubling him.

Chris knew perfectly well that it was his first lady, and he needed to make a good impression. Placing a gentle smile on his mouth, he straightened out his shirt, recalling the name to his head. His lady was Euphoria Lusca Diterlizzi. Euphoria... that name rang a bell, yet he just couldn't put his finger to it. Where did I hear that name before? He mused as he paced around. His legs have been stiffened from just standing an hour in one position, and it would harm him to try to approach his lady in a clumsy manner. But the pacing also helped with his anxiety as it finally gave him something to do.

"Everything's going to go well." It was a pathetic attempt to try to get his confidence up. Chris absentmindedly straightened his clothes, trying to make himself appear tidy and confident. With a nervous glance at his watch, the time was drawing near for her to come. His heart picked up the pace as he resumed his original spot next to the staircase. With the smile still plastered on his face, Chris took a deep breath and exhaled.

This is it. The moment has finally come.

--------------------------
This is the start
--------------------------

| Tagged | - Euphoria
| Words | - 422
| Music | - 'At the Beginning' by Richard Marx and Donna Lewis
| Comments | - Criticisms are welcomed. :X Sorry this took a while~ Hope you like it. >_<

[sophia]

• THIS PART OF ME •
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
THIS PART OF ME
I'LL NEVER SHOW

- - - - - - - - - - - -[/size][/font]

Sometimes time just wents in an agonizing pace. A part of her wanted the time to go by faster, so that her meeting with her new butler would come...well faster. Yet another part of Euphie's mind wanted the time to completely halt. She had yet prepared the stuff she need to welcome him, and now with every minute ticking by she felt there is just something that she had to do. Unlike other ladies, Euphoria wanted her butler to be her best friend, rather than just some lowly servant. She had seen on television that all butlers do is get kicked around and does nothing but obey orders. Well, she knows this time, that she would be different. In fact, Euphoria would treat him like a brother, or younger brother if he's younger then her. Hopefully not though, since it would make her seem useless when she should be the one doing everything. Then again, why cannot the butlers attend Stella Fiore like regular students? Why do they have to serve ladies? Shaking her head slightly, Euphie checked her watch and giving a yell of happiness, as the time had finally came. Adjusting the black collar around her neck, the dirty blonde haired girl turned into the entrance and walked in.

Surprisingly her pace wasn't fast, yet a little slow. Dammit go faster stupid! Euphoria thought. She then stopped halfway and saw to her horror that her hands was trembling. Shaking them roughly, she broke into a quicker walk. While at it, Euphie kept looking around. She had been given a picture of the butler a week ago along with the mail, however due to her lack of a brain had totally forgot about the picture at her manor. Now she does not know what the butler looks like, except his first name: Chris. Pausing her walk, Euphie ignored the others whom kept staring at her dress, a poofy green dress like something from the highlands, and also her dog collar while scratching her head nervously. Yeah, like remembering his name would help me She thought. Suddenly, Euphie got an idea. With an intake of breathe, she yelled"Chris where are you?!"

[/color] There were some giggles and chuckles, and hopefully her would-be butler hears her.[/blockquote]

WORDS ?! 374
TAGGED ?! Akii
OUTFIT ?! n/a
LYRICS ?! endlessly by muse
BANNER ?! n/a
TEMPLATE ?! PANIC! ITS LAUZ @ CAUTION
NOTES ?! you did fine ;D[/size]

[akii]

---------------------------------------
The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
---------------------------------------

At a distance somewhere, Chris heard giggles and chuckles. He tilted his head with a curious expression, trying to figure out what was so funny. Yet, something in his mind registered his name being called. It was faint yet audible. Almost immediately, his legs began to move to the direction of the voice. His mind couldn't register where he was going quick enough, but in his pounding heart, Chris knew that he was going in the right path.

Few minutes passed, and he caught a glimpse of a girl in her green dress and dog collar. Perhaps that's her...

[/color] Oh, how he hoped it was her to end this anxiety within him. Smiling, he went toward her, ignoring the thought of having to seen her before in her past. As he got closer to her, her appearance began to look more familiar, but he ignored this pressing thought as he stopped in front of her. "Miss Euphoria Diterlizzi." Chris asked in a formal tone as he bowed to pay respects. Yet, the words just seem to flow smoothly from his mouth, like it was meant for him to say.

Diterlizzi. Euphoria Diterlizzi. The name sparked a feeling within him, yet even now, he couldn't figure out where it came from. "Pleased that you could be here. I hope you haven't waited too long for me, my lady. I am Chris Zaire Lai, your butler," he introduced himself as he straightened himself up. He took the opportunity to take a closer look at his lady, connecting her name to her looks.

As Chris was linking the two together, his smile slowly faded, and he looked genuinely surprised. "Euphie...?" There was no way it could be her. But yet, no matter how much he tried to deny it, it was becoming evident that she was the same. "You've... grown," he muttered mostly to himself for a lack of things to say. What was he supposed to say to her after all those years of him picking fun at her? All he could hope was that she wouldn't remember, but even that was almost impossible to wish for. With this realization hitting him, he didn't know how to act or what to act as.
[/size][/blockquote][/blockquote]

-----------------------------------------------
I somehow find you and I collide
-----------------------------------------------

| Tagged | - Euphoria
| Words | - 368
| Music | - Collide - Howie Day
| Comments | - Rawr~ Trying to get the hang of this XD

[sophia]

To her surprise Euphoria's little show did work. Because right when she finished hollering someone, namely a taller boy with brown eye appeared before her. Despite Euphoria's excitement and happiness that she would finally get a butler, it is this boy's appearance and aura that made her big smile disappear. For he was no stranger, and now that she realized, his name had been very familiar too. Not that Chris was an uncommon name. A split second, Euphie's face turned a little pale. Memories begun resurfacing. Very unpleasant ones at that. She could still remember way back then, when she was still being home-schooled. That time, her parents had wanted her a companion. Someone to be friends with her so that she wouldn't feel lonely. Yet this friend isn't friendly at all. In fact, the first few years of Euphie's young adolescent life had went through a journey closer to Hell. This boy had picked on her, teased her, pranked on her, and above all made her cry. His name? "Chris Zaire Lai." She spoke it with such ferocity and coldness, that even Euphie herself became surprised. She had never been this angry(and slightly terrified) before. Yet Euphie still looked Chris full in the eye. Her own green ones were filled with a nonchalant expression. Unlike before, she had learned to not show her anger, even if her insides were at boiling point.

Looking at the boy's face, Euphoria noted how mature he had looked, and how taller he'd grown. Still, the vagueness of her childhood was still present, and at the same time the only account of them ever being together was the time where their family had picnics together. Chris would drag her to some far off place and then the terrible things begin. The even despicable thing is, he would sometimes be nice to her, and it hurts. Euphie never understood him, or any other boys by any chance. At the same time she couldn't even understand her own gender. That is why she could never fall in love. But now that he's her butler, Euphie wanted something. No, it's not a sorry, nor is it revenge. Somehow she wanted to cry in his face. And like as if she had suffered a major headache, Euphie touched her face and her expression turned quite pained. And like that, it was gone. She find it weird herself that her emotions would come and go so quickly. But now, her confidence came back again. And she said,"I never expected to meet you here. Nor do I want to meet you here either. But it seems that Fate likes messing with me. I should have known, because if I did, I would never ever look at you, or anyone else besides me."

[/color] She said it honestly, and without a trace of weakness or fault.
[/blockquote][/color]

template: Me~
lyrics: The Academy is...
tags: Akii
words: too lazy~
comments: in case you don't know, Euphie's asexual~

[/size]

[akii]

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Knew I would see you,
But I wasn’t quite ready for it
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Chris shivered when she said his name. It was just unexpected from her to say it so coldly that he actually felt a chill running down his spine. As he would’ve expected, she remembered everything of her childhood involving him. He wasn’t proud of what he had done, and he couldn’t even put the excuse of being a child because it wasn’t a legit excuse. He remembered clearly on when he had first met her. His parents had told him that a friend’s daughter was in need of a friend, so he had to be nice. Being in a bad mood that day, he didn’t think it was fair for his parents to force someone on him and expect him to be friends. Still, he didn’t want to disappoint them so he responded with the answer they wanted to hear. As soon as they turned their backs to him, Chris had decided that he would simply scare the girl off.

It was at the first picnic that he had met her. It seemed that the two would actually get along. However, right after lunch, Chris had decided to take her far away from their parents, somewhere where rarely any light had shown. He had kept quiet to her on where exactly they were going. As he was walking deeper into the place, light was slowly dimming away, and soon, it was perfect where one could only see a few feet in front of them. He took the time to change his direction and roam around, pretending that he didn’t know that he had lost her. This went on for a bit of time, and pretty soon, he was unable to find her, nor figure out where he was. The only way he actually did find his way back to her was by her crying. He felt bad to see her crying, and he muttered a soft apology to her. Chris, then being kind, had just carried her on his back to their parents. Still, this event in itself didn’t prevent him from wanting to pull pranks on her. Even though it was less severe than what he had did at first, he hadn’t realized that she was always getting hurt by them. It wasn’t until after he never saw her for a long period of time that he actually regretted doing all those things to her.

”I hadn’t expected you to attend this school myself. Let alone… be my lady. It does seem that Fate wishes for us to be united once more,” Chris mumbled, feeling the guilt arising in his heart. What was he supposed to say to her? Secretly, he was happy to see her so he could atone for his past deeds. He found this as a way of repaying her back with kindness and creating a new impression of himself. So much for first impression now that she knows me.

[/color] Her last phrase had cut deep in his heart, making him all the more aware of his heavy burden. It was almost too painful to bear, yet he couldn't let her know that he was remorseful. Chris kept a nonchalant expression, as if nothing affected him now as it would've back then. "Well, there's nothing I could do about the situation, but I do hope to fulfill your every satisfaction, my lady."
[/size][/blockquote][/blockquote]

--------------------------
One more chance
--------------------------

| Tagged | - Euphoria
| Words | - 554
| Music | - 'One More Chance' by Chris Brown
| Comments | - Yep, I'm aware of it :X. It actually might make some things interesting XD

[sophia]

Euphie opened her mouth to retort. But nothing came out. She didn't give another glance at Chris though, but still, her heart was pounding recklessly. She was mad yes, but also a bit relieved now that she realizes it. For some reason this guy still seem like his old self personality-wise. It irked her that he hadn't 'grown out of it' but she has to learn to accept it. Even Chris had agreed that Fate was what brought them together. But did he find Fate cruel and unfair? Shaking her head, Euphie tried to forget about everything. Just as long as he is her butler, she can have the upperhand. However it would be quite hard. Chris is those emotionless person, one who chooses never to display anything. If she wanted him to feel bad and terrible, then Euphie would need to work extra hard. Two years, these time I would spend my life with that boy. She thought. This would be plenty enough time to think up of her sweet revenge. But the question is...will she do it? Because right now Euphie did not find a speck of mischief in Chris's eyes nor see any hidden hints of oncoming pranks. Usually, she could spot anything on anyone just as long as they know each other.

"Well, there's nothing I could do about the situation, but I do hope to fulfill your every satisfaction, my lady."

Now Euphie wanted to strangle something. She really hated him. yet she could not show it. It might give him the satisfaction instead. Wait...why is she still dwelling on her emotions? Right now she's very confused. At the same time she knows too well of what's happening. Chris is her butler. They would be together and then Euphoria would make him see what she had been through. And then what? Would their relationship still be the twisted way it is years ago? Stomping her foot down, Euphie let out a pout at her butler. She then said,"Hey, let's just forget about today and pretend we're strangers who just met okay?" She said it in a sweet way, something she'll never say normally. Hopefully, Chris had forgotten that she was lying through her very mouth

[/color]

template: Me~
lyrics: The Academy is...
tags: Akii
words: too lazy~
comments: I did terrible, sorry.

[/size]

[akii]

--------------------------------------------------------
And after all that you've been through
I will make it up to you
--------------------------------------------------------

Chris smiled softly at her pout, remembering the same look from years ago. Speaking of similarity, what will happen to the two in terms of their relationship? He could only hope for the better, although it doesn't look as if she might let go of the past so easily. Still, he must do what he must for her happiness. He heard her suggest that they should just act like strangers, which he would have had nothing against if it wasn't for her tone. Something in her tone made him believe that what she said just wasn't going to happen. Yet... it wasn't as if he could retort against it since she was his lady.

Bowing slightly, he responded, "Anything that would make you happy, my lady." Chris couldn't help but suddenly feel uncomfortable at these words. Anything to make her happy? It just didn't felt right for him to say those words after everything that had happened. It was almost as if what he was doing now was punishment for his actions in the past. He should be satisfied that she was willing, or so he wishes to believe, to let everything go and start anew. Will he actually be able to handle it, or will he simply revere back to normal around her? Chris shook his head slightly, knowing the answer.

Focusing on her now, he smiled forcefully to avoid the awkwardness to appear to her. "Is there anything that my lady cares to do?" He asked in a sweet and respectful tone. Any other time, this would've just been something that he should say because he was the butler, but this moment, it was out of sincerity that he had even uttered such things that were unlike him.

---------------------------------------------
I really want to tell you I'm sorry
---------------------------------------------

| Tagged | - Euphoria
| Words | - lazy
| Music | - 'Hard to Say I'm Sorry' - Westlife
| Comments | - Sorry I was late in replying. I've been busy going out with friends. :X Don't worry~ It wasn't horrible ^^ Mine was bad :/