"I'm exhausted." A boy said, sliding into the chair by the table, and stretching his legs out.

After trying to ease-drop on Chip, I had told Mr. Hill that guests were starting to show up and he just waved me out with his hands and I went back down stairs, meeting eyes with Mr. James, and I just lifted up my chin, and I saw him give me one nasty smile before I had managed to slip into kitchen. That was 20 minutes ago, now, there was at least 10 guests in the house, and a boy who I and Heath looked at like he was some alien. He peeked his right eye open to look at us both. I couldn't figure out if he was a Master or a servant, he looked like he could fit in both.

"Atticus, why are these two looking at me like I'm a alien from Mars?" He said sitting up, looking at Heath and I right back. Atticus just chuckled as he helped Aby with getting the food ready.

"Joseph, meet Heath and Skyler. Skyler and Heath, meet Joseph." Attiucs said walking over to us, rubbing a glass cup with a white towel.

Joseph waved his hand at us both. I then noticed his long brown hair that was pulled into a pony tail in the back, he kinda looked cute with longer hair. I mentally slapped myself. I didn't even now this boy and I was already falling for him. It had to be those blue eyes. They looked at me like they wanted to pierce my soul. I sank back into the chair more, trying my best to avoid his eyes. That made him laugh.

"Skyler? That's cute." He said leaning forward and resting his elbows on the table, looking right at me, I blushed, and hard.

"You don't need to blush. I'm just being a gentlemen." He then placed his hand on the left side of his mouth so Atticus couldn't see what he was saying.

"You're a cutie." A whispered and I felt my cheeks light up.

For the next few hours, I helped Aby, even though she told me to go set down and relax, I told her a big flat no and she glared at me but brushed it off. it had been two hours now and two other servants had entered into the kitchen. I had my back turned when they both entered, and I hadn't even heard them talk due to me being too busy reaching to get down a glass bowl. And man, I never felt so short before. I was standing on a chair, on my toes, and I could barely see the inside. Just when I thought I had the bowl in my hands, I felt the chair move a little and I quickly reached as far as I could to reach the bowl but I failed, and ended up falling. I thought I was going to land on the ground but instead, I landed in someone's arms. When I looked up to meet the person's eyes, I thought I saw a angle. He smiled at me as he sat me down on my legs and I just gave him a cheesy smile, putting my hair behind my ear as I looked down.

"Thanks." I said just above a whisper and he lowered himself down a little. Smiling.

"No problem, now, what were you putting your life for that's up there?" He asked smiling. I thought I was going to too faint. He was charmer. His eyes were a ocean blue, soft. His brown hair not combed out, leaving it in a wild mess, almost like a jungle.

"A b-bowl." I said, biting on my lower lip. Why the heck was I acting like a six year old?

He just chuckled and climbed up, and he didn't even have to stand on his toes to get the bowl and I was so easily embarrassed. He hopped down and slide the bowl onto the counter before he returned to look at me.

"Name's Will." He said smiling and I smiling back.

"Skyler." I replied back.

He didn't get to say anything back, Mr. Hill came walking into the kitchen and ordered all of us to go into the living room. Looking at each other, we left the kitchen and stepped into the crowded living room. We lined up against the wall and I just looked down at my feet, afraid to meet anyone's eyes. Mr. Hill's voice soon filled the room but I still looked down.

"I want to thank you everyone for coming over. I've been a very busy man and I'm pretty sure all you have too, but the main reason I called you here today is to calibrate Allard and Bernard's company for catching us such great slaves!" Mr. Hill moved his hand towards us, and all the eyes moved towards us lined up but the wall. A loud cheer took place but it was soon hushed by Mr. Hill.

"Alright, alright. Now, let's here from Allard Evert himself! Allard, the floor is all yours." Mr. Hill stepping off to the side and this time I looked up to see a man who looked to be in his late 50s stepping onto the center, a large smile across his face.

"Thank you Ryan, I still can't believe it's really been 28 years!" He said chuckling and everyone else around the room let out cheers.

"I just want to give a little thank you, from Bernard and I, when we were both young, we say how young adults, or in other words, teens, acted. This world today does nothing. This teens run around, putting on weird shows, getting drunk, and mistreating their own parents. When Bernard and I first did this, I can tell you right now, I never thought my company would get this far in getting all of you servants. In fact, I wouldn't even be standing here if Bernard and I didn't even catch our first servant!" Allard yelled and I flinched a little.

"Now, like all of us, I'm getting to that age where I don't know how long I'm going to be able to stay standing so meet my son, Mason, who is going to start taking over in a few years! Mason, get up here." The man said and I thought I might of died, walking up to the man, or his father, was the boy who I had ran into at the party, the one that had the water for a drink. I placed a hand to my forehead and tried to steady myself. This couldn't be happening.

"Thank you father. I don't know if all of you heard but I actually caught one of my first servants, and, it looks like she's right there." He said turning his head towards me, I closed my eyes shut and looked away. It had gone very quiet in the room, and I could feel everyone's eyes on me.

"Dear Mr. Hill, what is her name?" Mason said tilting his head to the side as he looked at me.

"Skyler." Mr. Hill and I wished I could be invisible at the moment.

"Dear Skyler, come here please." He said wiggling a finger at me, and I looked over at Mr. Hill and he did nothing, his arms were just crossed over his chest. I looked back at Mason, a large smile across his face.

"N-no." I said, pressing against the wall, and I saw Mason narrow his eyes.

"Cute. Come here, now." He said a little harsher. I lowered my head and took in a breath. I walked towards him and I just kept my head lowered when I got to him.

He reached out and grabbed my elbow with his hand, and looked back at everyone. "Let's see how noble she is." He then turned towards me and out from the corner of my eye, I saw Aby biting her lip and looking down.

"Kiss me." He said making me snap my attention towards him. My eyes going large.

He leaned in and looked at me right in the eye. "Kiss me or I'll make sure your Master punishes you." He whispered in my ear as he moved a little closer. I let out a little squeak.

I turned my attention back towards him and instead of having me kiss him, he grabbed my chin and pulled my foreword and before I could catch myself, I hit his body and his lips connected to mine. I brought my hands up and placed them on his chest and tried to push him off but to no avail. I heard a few people laughte and I just closed my eyes, waiting for him to stop. After he got done with my lips, he planted a light kiss on my cheek and I pulled back quickly, my hand on the cheek he had kissed. He looked at me with fire burning in his eyes. He looked so hungry. I shook my head and instead of returning with the others by the wall, I ran back to the kitchen. Just before I entered the kitchen, I bumped into someone and I looked up with my clouded eyes, seeing Chip. He had a shirt on this time but he seemed in a rush. He looked at me before he brushed past me to entered the living room. I went over to the sink and turned on the water, letting it hit my hands as I let the tears fall. I splashed water on my face a little before I froze in place to someone specking.

"You okay?" The gentle voice said. I looked over my shoulder to see who was talking to me and I saw it was Tobias, his eyes scanning me up and down.

"Do I look okay?" I fired back.

He blinked a little before he looked away. "No you don't." He said looking back at me.

I just shook my head and looked away from him and it could of only been 2 seconds before I turned back to where I thought he was still standing.

"I'm sor-" I stopped when I saw it was Joseph walking in. He looked at me, his eyes moving to the drinks that were lined up.

Confused on how fast Tobias left, I turned my attention back towards the drinks and looked at Joseph as he picked up 4 of them.

"Need help?" I grabbed a few and he just laughed a little.

"Sure."

After we had gotten all the drinks passed out. I made my way towards the kitchen but stopped when I heard something shatter. Turning around, I saw that one of the masters had dropped his glass, and he looked light headed.

"Sir?" I asked. Something looked wrong.

Something else shattered and I spun around to see that Mr. James had dropped his glass and his body was slightly rocking back and forth. That was when he fell, his body hitting the ground and I gasped. That was when it started happening. Masters started falling left and right, and it had made Will, Joseph and another servant who I thinks name was Jack came rushing in.

"What is going on?" Jack said looking around as Will knelt down and touched Mr. James pulse. Confusion running across his face.

"He's still alive..." He then reached over and placed his finger in the liquid that Mr. James was drinking and brought it up to his nose before he pulled it away and coughed.

"He's been drugged." Will said. "They all have."

I looked around and saw that more of the masters were beginning to fall. I then looked as Mr. Hill dropped his glass, his body swaying back and forth. He then fell, his body making a loud noise as it connected with the ground. That was when a soft clapping came from behind me and I turned around to see Chip leaning against the wall, his hands moving in a way that made a slow clapping motion.

He let out a chuckle that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. "Bravo." He said chuckling and I then noticed four other young masters standing up, one of which was Mason, a evil smile across his lips and Chip talked more.

"My job just got a hundred times easier." He said pulling a sliver object from under his shirt. At first I thought it was gun, until I saw what it was. My heart freezing in place as I saw him pulling it out, looking at it with such a evil grin.

"Now, make this easy and hold still." He said turning towards me. He then lifted it up and pointed it straight at me.

Oh crap.