Since I don't read re:zero, it surprised me when Petra became a maid, but eh, she looks pretty fresh 😳

P.S.: Ram was supposed to have a role in this oneshot but I removed her cuz uhhh idk, it didn't make sense i guess

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"C-Coming!"

A little girl wearing a maid costume opened the door of your bedroom, accidentally stumbling into Beatrice's room.

"Oh, sorry."

Beatrice looked away from a book she was reading to see the little girl, Petra. Beatrice looked irritated, but she always looked like that so it didn't matter.

Beako: "Close the door, I suppose."

Petra: "Sorry again!"

Petra closed the door, then opened it again to see you resting on your bed.

Petra: "Did you need anything, Master Y/N?"

Y/N: "You calling me Master makes it feel like I'm doing something illegal. Anyways, I just wanted to see how you were doing?"

Petra: "I'm doing great! There were a few things I knocked over... and broke... and put into places they weren't supposed to go... but I'm doing good so far!"

Y/N: "That's great!"

Petra: "Um, you want me to bring you something, Master Y/N?"

Y/N: "No, its... you called me Master again."

Petra: "I just wanna make sure I'm doing a good job so you can treat me like a grownup, I mean, an adult!"

Y/N: "Sure. It'll take some time though. I'm still not used to seeing you run around as a maid. You'll become a grown up in ten years though, so don't worry."

Petra: "I'm not that young, I'm fifteen!"

Y/N: "Last time you said you were twelve."

Petra laughs nervously, being surprised that you remembered that.

Petra: "I'm gonna turn thirteen!"

Y/N: "When's your birthday?"

Petra: "Next year... Ooh, I know, I'll bring you a glass of water!"

Y/N: "That's alright. I'll go, I need to stretch anyways."

You stood up, stretching your arms and legs and getting ready to go out for a walk.

Petra: "Come on, let me be helpful, master!"

Y/N: "Stop calling me master and I'll let you. But for now, I will go out to... think."

Petra: "Let me come with you! I could protect you!"

Y/N: "You are very persistent with doing something for me. What happened? Did someone threaten you or something?"

Petra shook her head, getting closer to you and smiling, pushing her hair behind her ear.

Petra: "No, I just want to spend some time with you! And if you say no again, I'll get mad!"

Petra pouts, trying to be threatening by showing her angry expression.

Y/N: "Angry Petra is adorable, so that doesn't work."

You ruffled her hair and walked to the door.

Y/N: "But if you wanna come with me, then I cannot stop you."

You smile.

Petra: "Right!"

OUTSIDE

Y/N: "So, now that we're alone..."

You had been walking with Petra for a couple of minutes now. Finding something to talk to with a kid was harder than it looked, but when you finally saw that no one was around, you stopped. Petra looked at you in confusion, slightly tilting her head to the side.

Y/N: "You wanna tell me what you've been hiding in those pockets of yours?"

Petra jumped when she heard you, feeling a bit scared you would do something to get the truth from her.

Petra: "H-How did you know?!"

Y/N: "Oh please Petra, I used to be a complete badass before coming to live in the manor. Now I'm just lazy."

Petra: "W-Well, it's nothing! Just..."

She pulled out a box and handed it to you before taking a couple of steps away, feeling nervous and showing the more shy side of her. You opened the box, seeing a bracelet that seemed to have been made by someone who wasn't very good at making bracelets. It wasn't too bad though, and you could tell there was a lot of effort put into it,

A present. That's what it was.

Y/N: "This is cute. Where did you get it?"

Petra: "I made it, for you..."

Petra was blushing now, and if she wasn't absolutely adorable before, then she is now. You felt really happy, going over to Petra and patting her head.

Y/N: "Well, thank you. Is today like, my birthday?"

Petra: "Well, today was the day we first met! I thought you would remember! Humph!"

Y/N: "I never thought you would keep in your head the exact day we met."

Petra: "It meant a lot to me! You mean a lot to me..."

TODAY, A YEAR AGO

"Hello?!"

Petra walks around, lost in the forest with no clue on how to get back to the village. She was scared and felt like crying, falling to the floor.

"You alright?"

Petra is startled by the voice of a man, and when she turns around, she sees you with full body armor, your face covered with a helmet you designed to scare creatures away.

Petra: "Please don't kill me!"

Y/N: "I'm not gonna kill you."

You took off your helmet, there was a scar on your cheek that seemed fresh and a pair of tired eyes that perfectly described the nature of your day to day job, dangerous and exhausting.

Y/N: "I don't kill children, only goblins."

Petra: "I-I'm not a goblin!"

Y/N: "Sorry, dumb reference. What's your name?"

Petra: "Umm, I'm Petra."

You helped Petra stand up, smiling so she would feel a bit more comfortable around you.

Y/N: "Well, people call me the Executioner."

Petra got a bit scared again.

Y/N: "I was joking, you can call me Y/N. Why were you crying?"

Petra: "I got lost..."

Y/N: "I'll help you find the way. Follow me!"

Today was a shitty day for you, but you tried to act all happy and friendly to cheer Petra up.

Y/N: "What do you wanna be when you grow up?"

Petra: "Erm, I'm not sure..."

Y/N: "Well, you take your time. Right now, you're a kid and you should enjoy that. Before it's taken from you..."

You whispered that last part so she wouldn't hear you.

Petra: "I will, Mr. Executioner!"

Y/N: "I told you to call me Y/N."

After walking some more, you finally arrived at the village, seeing Petra run to her friends and smiling.

"Who's the man over there?"

Petra: "He's my friend!"

You approached the kids, feeling a bit better now that Petra was happy.

Y/N: "Yo, I'm Y/N!"

BACK TO THE PRESENT

Petra: "I can't believe you forgot such a special day!"

Petra got angry again, pouting but still being adorable. You grabbed the bracelet, seeing your initials carved on the center gem. You put it on, placing your hand with the bracelet on your chest.

Y/N: "I'll cherish this. Thank you, Petra. You're a good friend."

Petra: "I wanted to give that to you later after being super helpful to you the whole day! And then at night, I would give it to you while wearing my pajamas, because it's... cute and romantic!"

The little girl got flustered again, looking down to avoid looking at your eyes.

Y/N: "Who told you that?"

Petra: "I saw it in a dream!"

You sigh, surprised that a kid would dream about things like that. The things you dreamt as a kid were just weird and nonsensical, like a frog that could talk and gave out candy to little cockroaches.

That was a dream you still remembered because of how weird it was.

Y/N: "Well, we still got a whole lot of day left. Why don't we go back and do something, just you and me."

Petra: "For us?! Does this mean..."

Y/N: "It means today is our little special day. And no, we're not that. We're way better, wouldn't you say?"

Petra: "Yeah! And then at night, we could sleep together!"

Y/N: "Okay, I wouldn't go that far."

You and Petra started walking back side by side, at one point even holding hands for a couple of seconds which caused Petra to be silent the rest of the way back because she was embarrassed.

But you ended up spending the whole day with Petra even though she still had to work. At the end, she was getting sleepy after everything that you two did together, so you carried her and brought her to your room, gently setting her down on your bed then taking off her shoes.

Y/N: "Well Petra, you deserve to rest. I'm sure you'll become a great adult someday."

You pat her head once more before leaving Petra to sleep in your bedroom, knowing that you two had a special day that you surely would celebrate next year as well.

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