*Cream... Cream.... Oh heavens Cream >.<*
Vanilla pov (Again, because she's the main person, and because she is now the little princess, yay)
I don't sleep.
Because I can't, because even if I tried, I see shadows at the corner of my room telling me that they would find out that I'm sick somehow, and they would not forgive me, because they would know that I'm sick and deranged and...
"What are you doing there?"
I turn, not seeing who it is clearly because it's still dark, still so very dark, but as he comes closer, I see him.
His pale body is something that seems... Unreal, like he is an ethereal figure and as he comes closer, I realize he's nude, no, that sounds incomplete.
Naked.
I turn my head away.
"Forgive me, the only person that roams the house so early in the morning is always Chocolate because of his nightmares, and you're sitted at his favourite spot anyway"
I am sitting outside the house, on the stairs, just staring at the gate under the sky, but after hearing what he says, I am standing though he waves his left hand around, still coming closer with a gold goblet in his hand "Sit. The stairs are for everyone, even the birds"
I slowly sit back down as he comes closer, and I look straight ahead of me until I feel him sit next to me "If you want to stare, you can, I'd rather that than you not even looking at me, I like being noticed"
What?
But he's....
But he's naked!
"And how did you open the doors? I thought Mistress locked everywhere, or did you find the doors open?"
I slowly nod, still not looking at him.
I hear him sigh "Explains how I didn't find Ber on the bed with me any longer, I am glad you didn't try to escape. Coco always did the first time he came here, at least, eight times, till the last time, Mistress... Well, that's his story"
I wonder why he's telling me, like he is expecting me to stay, like if I had known I could leave, I would stay...
No, no, stop thinking like that.
They can take care of you, they will...
Until they learn your dirty little secret.
"Let's have a toast to you still being here then"
From a corner of my eye, I watch him move to the goblet to my face "You must drink it"
I gulp, feeling uncomfortable, because I still wasn't... Considering that he was.... But I did turn anyway, to get the goblet, until I feel his hands grab my face and make me look up at him "I did say I like people staring at me"
The hold isn't tight, but it is obvious he would not let go. His silver eyes look like they were made of the clouds that floated above us in the midnight sky look down on me, and though his face still has that blank look, his eyes are....
His eyes are alive.
"You have very beautiful eyes" He says.
I feel my heart race with that and after he had said that, he let go of my face, still with the goblet towards me "Drink"
I take it, shakingly, though it is not of fear, as I put it to my lips and sip.
A cherry like flavour bursts into my mouth as he says "It's non alcoholic. Mistress says I'm not allowed to have alcohol"
I take the goblet away from my mouth, licking my lips again as he collects it and says, his face carrying the faintest look of confusion "Sometimes I forget... To wake up... Or sleep... Dressing is the hardest to do, cause I don't see why I should even wear anything, I never get cold anyway but Mistress says I can only walk naked after you're comfortable.... And you're not"
I am aware that I am still looking at him, until he turns to look at me and I heat up, embarrassed that he had caught me but he doesn't even seem to mind as he says "Strawberry doesn't like you"
I take a wild guess at who that could be.
"And if he doesn't, not that he wouldn't at the end, I am not allowed to be seen with you" He says "Everyone already likes you, and Ber... I know he will, he just likes being stubborn, because I do too, and I don't want you running away, so please, don't leave when the doors are open"
I stare at him, not sure of what to say, not sure if I should even try saying anything as he stands and I turn away almost immediately.
I am surprised that he actually laughs and ruffles my hair "I am as handsome below as I am above, but you probably are not ready to see that"
His hands leave my hair as he says "Mistress would be the one to wake up up tomorrow, please, I'd rather you try to sleep, if she finds out you had not slept a wink, she'd be worried that you had not come to her"
How did he...
"Goodnight, Vanilla, it was nice meeting anyway"
And just with that, I heard his feet pad away from me, going back inside the house.
*
I am not used to people staring at me, or if they ever did, it was not the good kind.
Did you hear? She doesn't have a family.
Not that she doesn't, she's just so weird that she never STAYS in one family.
And please, let's not go there about the fact that she's ga...
I suddenly jerk fro my bed, slamming unto the beds headboard as I see Mistress.... Yes, that's her name, slowly stand from the chair that she had been sitting on in my room as she came to me.
I wanted to run, to get away from her but surprisingly, I can't move...
Or not surprisingly, I want to move!
She sits on the edge of the bed, pulling me into her arms and whispering "It's okay, you're safe"
Over and over again.
And I know that saying it doesn't mean it's true, saying it doesn't mean that I was safe....
But I have never felt safer.
When she pulls away, she gives me a smile "You looked so beautiful that I couldn't wake you up. I apologize if I scared you"
As I had said earlier, I was never stared at, and if I was, it was always bad....
Hers wasn't bad at all.
I slowly shake my head as she moves away to the bed, much to my disappointment and says "The boys are off to school and you would be joining them tomorrow, that would be after I have finished the settlement for a change of school and gotten your uniform"
Change of... School?
"Yes" She says like she had read my thought "Your former school.... I asked if you had friends there but no one said anything, I was wondering if you would have liked to keep in touch"
Of course they didn't want me.
I was dirty and....
"Vanilla"
I look up at her.
"You mouth your words instead of saying them most times" She says.
I open my mouth, because I had not realized as she continued "And I am an avid lip reader, and as much as I would love to hear your voice, I want you to know I can also read your lips so don't hesitate to mouth anything if you're not comfortable"
I slowly nod as she says "Excellent. When you are done with showering and dressing, we would go shopping. They are certain kitchen ingredients I need and the boys also need something, I would be back in the next hour to get you, is that okay?"
I nod again.
She smiles again "Then I can't wait for our meeting"
She turns and walks to my door, opening it and then pausing to turn around and look at me before saying "Marvelous" And walking out the door.