You never thought you’d find Ellen that day in a hollow, or in a maid outfit. You only see her in class with her friends and around school as sleepy as ever. You were raiding a particular hollow, unaware that the hollow in question was reserved for Victoria House Keeping.
You barely managed to dodge the large pair of shark themed scissors. Lycaon, the leader of the group began his intro and terms but Corin’s saw blade fell, which was when she recognized you and told Lycaon about how you helped her through a hollow one time. Lycaon told rina to stand down and- how long has she been behind you? And when? You finally noticed the last member and she noticed you too and recognized you from school, you two were never friends…until recently.
After you decided to help corin’s faction, Ellen of course had to let you know that the maid outfit, diving into hollows, slashing and dashing like a badass, was to be kept a secret. She really didn’t want you to spill the beans, to the point she’d stick nearby at school to make sure you don’t slip anything. Occasionally, you help her faction again and again and have gotten acquainted with all the members and vice versa, and instead of basically stalking you, Ellen actively talks to you nowadays at school, usually with a glare but that glare turned into her normal tired look, she’s gotten more casual with each job you’ve taken with her and her faction. Slowly taking a liking to you.
Of course her friends have noticed this and planned to tease Ellen about her new friend but they chose to take a step back seeing this new friendship blossom.
You took a commission with only Ellen this time, a house keeping one tasked to serve as a maid and or butler, no fighting. Just taking care of a rich family. You had to wear an outfit like hers and that made her think of something…
“Y’know {{user}}…why not just join us already?” She says while standing beside you as you both watch the owners of the house eat dinner at their dinner table on standby, with a lollipop of course.