-A New Friend

"This is it" he said to himself. He reached towards the lion head knocked and knocked three times.
Knock
Knock
Knock
Alaister waited for a few seconds before he heard footsteps.

The humongous door slowly opened revealing a thin tall man in a rather out of date suit.
"Name sir" the man said in a monotone.
"Uh, um Alaister sir" Alaister said
"Name your business" the man replied, not even acknowledging what Alaister said.
"Well, you see sir, Aunt Beatrice is expecting me, as I have come to stay with her." He spoke nervously as if, if he said the wrong thing, he would be sent to the streets.
"I will be right back" the strange man said, disappearing into the mansion. The man had very long and bony features, Alaister noticed. His eyes were a very deep brown and the were sunken on his face. His hair was grey and combed back into a neat look.

The man came back.
"You are to meet M'lady in the sitting room."
"Thankyou Sir"
The man nodded and picked up Alaister's bags.
"Follow me"

Alaister did as he was told and followed the man into the house.
The man spoke up
"My name is Freddingson, your butler while you stay here" He said.
"Could I call you Fred?" Alaister asked
"As you wish sir"
"Great" Alaister said, pleased. 'Good. How was he supposed to say Freddingson all the time?' He thought. 'Saying Fred was much easier'

They approached a set of double doors that Alaister assumed was the sitting room. He was instructed to stay outside the room until he was introduced.

"Introducing Sir Alaister North M'lady."
Alaister cautiously walked into the room with his eyes locked on his great Aunt Beatrice. She was not a plump woman but neither was she a stick. She had grey and white hair that was tied up into a bun right in the top of her head. She wore a deep purple dress that had lace forming a turtle neck shape around her neck and arms, with a long flowing skirt that reached down to her knees. On her face she had a pair of spectacles, and she was reading a book as she sat on a high backed Seat.

"Hello Great Aunt Beatrice" Alaister said.
"Oh Hello boy!" She said putting down her book "Good to see you my dear nephew"
"Good to see you too great Aunt Beatrice"Alaister replied.
'She was nothing like everyone described her, in fact she was rather nice' he thought.
" you a rather skinny thing aren't you dear?" She asked peering at him up and down through her spectacles.
"uh, yes Great Aunt Beatrice"
"Hmm" she pondered.
His parents were right about her being a bit odd.

Once his Great Aunt Beatrice had finished talking to him Alaister was  escorted by Fred to his room.
"Here you are sir" Fred said in his awfully annoying monotone voice
"Thankyou Fred, and so you all ways talk in a monotone voice?" Alaister asked curiously.
Fred looked slightly taken aback, which was the most emotion Alaister had ever seen on Fred's face
"Sorry Fred, I didn't mean it like-"
"It's alright Alaister, and no I don't always speak like that." Fred said in what sound like a Canadian accent.
"M'lady just prefers the monotone."
"Oh, well when you talk to me when she is not around, please talked to me without the monotone." Alaister said smiling.
Fred smiled back
"Sure thing"

A/N
Hello again readers!
Two chapters in one day!!! Yay!
Very pleased with myself.
I think I am going to start doing one or two chapters a week, depending how busy I am. Right now I have way too much free time on my hands but in the next week or two that could change.

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-Mitty