Daughter of a Duchess

-----Yui's POV

Natalie: "And done~"

Natalie finishes dressing me in my room. She did my hair up in a braided bun, similar to how my mom has her hair, which felt quite nostalgic. The last time I had my hair in a braid was when I was in elementary in my past life, before I grew up to who I am now. Thankfully, Natalie didn't have me wear any frilly dresses and instead dressed me in pants that hugged my skin, along with a shirt that has my family's insignia adorned on the left sleeve. But the most uncomfortable part was when it came to dressing my underwear. She let me put on some fresh panties myself, but she insisted on fitting my bra. Only Kaede has touched me like this, so It was quite a surreal experience as I had to hold back my embarrassment. I look in the mirror at myself and am happy with the look.

Yui: "Thank you, Natalie."

Natalie: "My pleasure, my lady."

While still looking in the mirror, I notice that Natalie is still in those drenched clothes as I turn around, facing her directly.

Yui: "Now it's your turn."

Natalie: "Eh?"

I'm not about to strip Natalie like she did with me. But I won't just let her catch a cold like this.

Yui: "I'll go fetch something for you to wear. When I come back you better have taken those clothes off."

Natalie: "N-no. I can do-"

Yui: "That's an order. Now go get undressed. I'll be back soon."

Natalie: "Y-yes, mistress."

I walk out of my room, closing the door behind me for Natalie's privacy. And the moment I close the door, I feel the embarrassment well up in my face as I try to massage it to calm down. "I can't believe I just said that! That's an order? What was I even saying?" I felt like trying to be more of a figure by saying something, but now I'm worried if I was too pushy with her. I'll be sure to apologize when I come back with her clothes.

I make my way back downstairs as I also manage to catch a glimpse of mom exiting her room with a few maids. Unlike Natalie, mom's maids are now wearing dry clothes.

Iris: "Ah! Ellen! You look beautiful!"

Yui: "Th-thanks mom."

It's pretty embarrassing being called beautiful in front of others like this.

Iris: "I must say, I'm still surprised that you let someone else dress you."

Yui: "Yeah, about that. Natalie didn't grab any clothes for herself, so I was wondering where her clothes are."

Iris: "Pfft. Here I thought you were being treated, but now you're running around for Natalie?"

I guess I can see how it's funny. I'm supposed to be the one being pampered and stuff, not the other way around.

Iris: "Follow me."

Mom leads me to one of the rooms towards the right end of the mansion. We enter a door to find many shelves of uniforms that the maids wear, with each section of shelves having their own respective owner. That was when I caught sight of a label that read "Natalie" on a section of shelves.

Iris: "Her shelves should be over there."

Yui: "Thanks mom."

I walk over to her shelves and begin to grab some clean clothes, along with the maid uniform.

Iris: "Hehe. So?~"

Yui: "Hmm?"

Iris: "What the deal? You've always been dismissive of the maids and butlers in our household. So why now of all days?"

Yui: "You know... Ever since the day you came to Azalea to find me, I've seen things a bit differently."

I begin to answer honestly as I continue to grab the clothes.

Yui: "Growing up, I hated the idea of being a duchess' daughter. As you know, I come from another world. A world where I lived a normal life as any other. So being in this world... was quite jarring. I just wanted to live a normal life again."

Iris: "But?"

Yui: "But ever since that day, I wanted to try and learn to live like this. To learn to be your daughter."

Iris: "Ellen... You don't need to worry about that. Even with all your quirks, you're still my daughter. You don't need to change who you are for my sake."

Hearing her say that, makes me smile, delighted that mom loves me for who I am. But she is a little wrong. This isn't entirely for mom's sake, it's something that I want to do.

Yui: "I just want to be a daughter that you're proud of."

Iris: "Ellen..."

Yui: "And anyways! This is something that I'd like to do."

Iris: "...Alright then."

Yui: "So. I'd like to ask something."

Iris: "Sure! What is it?"

Yui: "Could I have Natalie as my personal maid?"

Iris: "Ohooo~? Is that so? I'll have to ask Natalie if-"

Yui: "It's okay. She's agreed to it already."

Iris: "Really? Huh... Then I don't see why not! Mmmm! This is exciting!~"

It does sound nice to have someone with me, and mom seems to be ecstatic over it. Sure it was embarrassing as hell being dressed like that and even being stripped, but it wasn't that bad. But that might just be optimism talking.

Iris: "That will make the other maids' jobs easier now, with Natalie now taking care of you. Hehe, she might end up having the easiest job here."

Yui: "Yeah. I guess I'm kind of easy going. Plus I'm normally at the academy during the week."

I say that, but I do have a few plans for Natalie. Of course, I'd like to get to know her more, but I also would like to put her through combat training. And with the added bonus that I've already explained my magic to her, along with everyone else, means that there's less secrets to hide.

Iris: "I'll just ask that you treat her well."

Yui: "Haha. Shouldn't you be saying that to Natalie about me?"

Iris: "Hehe, maybe. But I know how capable you are. She's been through a lot, so take care of her."

Yui: "Yes. I will."

With that, we leave the storeroom for the maids and enter back into the main hall. Mom heads on over to father as I begin to walk back up the stairs, heading back to my room.

Yui: "I swear, she better be undressed..."

I dread to see the sight of her still in those drenched clothes. I'm not sure if my heart could take it, stripping clothes off another person.

Now at my door, I take a gulp before knocking on the door.

Natalie: "Yes?"

Her voice muffled by the door.

Yui: "It's me."

Natalie: "Hehe. You're knocking on your own door?"

Now that she points it out, I guess it is a bit silly. But I'm not about to barge in and startle her.

Yui: "Can I come in?"

Natalie: "Yes."

With her permission, I enter the room. I was expecting her to be in her underwear, but what I saw was a lot more skin than I first thought. My feet feels like they're glued to the floor as I stare at the sight in front of me, completely bewildered.

Natalie: "L-lady Ellen?"

Yui: "Where are your clothes?!"

Natalie: "You told me to take them off."

Yui: "Not everything!"

It's quite a sight to behold if I'm honest. But what's strange is that she seems to be far less embarrassed than I am right now.

Natalie: "I-is something wrong with my body?"

Yui: "Huh?"

Her words snap me out of my daze as I now notice that her face now showed some resemblance of embarrassment, almost like the roles have been reversed as she begins to look over her own body.

Natalie: "..."

Yui: "No, no! You look beautiful! I just wasn't expecting such a sight when I walked in."

Natalie: "Pfft. You should of told me to keep my underwear on."

Yui: "Yes, but like I said. You look very beautiful."

Natalie: "...Th-thank you, mistress."

Yui: "..."

What is this atmosphere?! I came to bring her clothes, but my feet still feel frozen in place. Almost like they don't want to get closer to the naked Natalie.

While trying to fight back against my feet, Natalie herself steps forward, coming closer to me until she's right in front of me. I do my best to not avert my eyes as it might offend her, as I proceed to hand over her clothes.

Yui: "I-I didn't know what you wanted to wear, so I brought a bunch."

Natalie: "Thank you."

Yui: "Wh-where are your damp damp clothes?"

She points over to a rack at the back of the room. Her clothes hung over a basin of some kind, letting the water drip into it.

Yui: "I'll get these cleaned for you."

Natalie: "Please. When I get changed, I'll do it."

I remember just a moment ago what my mom said "Take care of her." I planned on doing it without her telling me, but it served more like a reminder.

Yui: "Nope! You'll be busy getting dressed, so I can do this much."

Natalie: "..."

Yui: "Please?"

Natalie: "Okay."

Yui: "Thanks."

Natalie: "Shouldn't I be saying that instead?"

Yui: "Who knows~"

Happy with the outcome, my feet finally are able to move again, as I close the door behind me before heading to collect Natalie's clothes. I've seen enough of her naked body already as it is, so I refuse to look back while she's getting dressed. I know I said to myself I'll be more of a duchess' daughter from now on, but doing stuff like this makes me feel more like a maid instead. Not that I mind it of course.