A/N: Yay! My second Pandora Hearts Fanfic! This time it stars my "Pandora Hearts" OC Eliza Nightray!
Also, if some of the Nightrays or other characters seem a little OOC, I'm sorry but I haven't seen them as children before! (Well; except for Oz, Gil, and Ada anyway.)

Declaimer:
I do not own anything that isn't mine!

Summary: "We'll always be together...Right Brother?" Eliza asked; her brother smiled.
"Always dear sister...Always!" her brother replied, that was the last thing Eliza remembered about her beloved brother.
Everything else; was a complete blur.


Awakening Hearts

Eliot's POV:

{10 years ago, 3 years just after the adoption of Gilbert Nightray.)

"Eliot, are you just gonna sit under that tree the whole day?" my only sister, Vanessa, asked sternly.
Today was such a beautiful day, and so I decided to enjoy it while I still can in our family's garden.
Vanessa sighed heavily before finally sitting next to me under our favorite apple tree, she then smiled.

"Hey, Sis?" I asked out of the blue, this question had always bothered me up until now.
My older siblings might be quite annoyed by now, I mean it seems as though I could never stop asking the same question...

"What is it Eliot?" Vanessa asked, she gave me a questioning look.

I swallowed hard before asking: "I was wondering; why do you, Claude, Ernest, & Fred all hate Vincent & Gilbert?"
Vanessa remained silent, in fact; every one of my older siblings always did whenever I asked that question about our adopted brothers.

"That question doesn't need to be answered, just don't get too close to those two. Do you understand Eliot?" Vanessa said sternly, she quickly turned away from me and bit her bottom lip.
I don't know why, but, I always have this feeling that my older siblings were hiding something from me.

Vanessa and I just sat there in silence, but that was until we heard a faint cry from afar.
My sister and I quickly got up and listened hard for the voice again, it sounded much like a little girl's voice.
Just then; we heard the voice cry out again, but luckily now we were able to determine the location.

Vanessa and I quickly ran straight towards Mother's favorite spot in the garden: The Rose Garden.
Our Mother had always loved roses; that is why a huge part of our family's garden is mostly occupied by what almost felt like a hundred bushes of these flowers.
But, and we don't know why, all of the roses in our garden are mostly made up of red and blue roses.

"Where is it coming from?" Vanessa asked no one in particular, she sounded both annoyed and worried at the same time.
Just then; I heard the cry get louder and louder as I approached one of the many bushes of blue roses.
I slowly pushed away the leaves of the bush (while avoiding the thorns as well), only to find a four-year old girl with light blond hair unconscious.

Her body was full of fresh cuts; the blood from her wounds still retained their bright red color.
Luckily; she was still breathing, although she did look she was having a hard time doing so.
Her hair looked like it was just freshly cut, and not in a proper way I may add.

"Vanessa! I think I found her!" I called out for my sister; I slowly took the young girl in my arms and carried her towards Vanessa.
My older sister's eyes widened in surprise as I handed her the girl, she then looked at me worriedly.

"Eliot! You have a cut!" Vanessa exclaimed in worry as she held the girl in one arm and grabbed my arm with her free hand.
It was only then that I noticed a fresh cut on myarm; it must have been because I had to climb into the bush in order to get the girl out.

"It's fine Vanessa! Right now this girl needs help!" I exclaimed, thinking of the girl's condition rather than my own.
My sister looked quite surprised by my behavior, but later; her face softened.

"Alright." she said simply as she placed a hand on my shoulder, she then showed me a smile.

After the girl's wounds were treated, she was now sleeping soundly in one of the guest rooms.
I asked Vanessa if I could stay by the girl's side until she wakes up, my sister happily agreed after she treated my wound.
It took a while for the girl to wake up; it seemed more like weeks instead of days before she had finally opened her eyes.

On that day; I had asked Gilbert to come with me.
After lunch, my adopted older brother and I decided to go and visit the young girl.
She was staying in one of the room just right next to Gilbert's room.

"So, you and Vanessa just found her in the garden?" Gilbert asked curiously, I simply nodded.

"Yeah, she was really injured too, but why she ended up in our garden is still a mystery..." I replied, neither Mother nor Father can even answer that question.

I slowly opened the door to the girl's room, Gilbert walked in first.
She was still asleep, so we had to tip-toe into her room.
After closing the door slowly, I heard her scream.

Gilbert quickly ran to her aid, but she still didn't calm down.
Her screams sounded like she was in pure agony, like something was still hurting her.
But what she screamed was what surprised both me and Gilbert the most...

"Wait! Don't leave me please! Big Brother!" she cried out, her tears started to fall.

Gilbert quickly wrapped his arms around her, an attempt to calm her down.
Slowly but surely, the young girl had managed to stop screaming.
But her crying did not cease, it seems to have gotten worst with every passing minute.

"Please...Don't leave me...Big Brother..." she whispered before falling asleep in Gilbert's arms, I had noticed she was holding on to his shirt tightly.
Gilbert seemed different as well; he looked so nostalgic as he held her in his arms, like they have been together like that before.
I then noticed both of them smile, like they were long lost siblings that were now reunited.

"It's gonna be okay now..."Gilbert whispered to her as he gently patted her head, I watched them both in pure astonishment.

Those two stayed like that for a while, just until the girl woke up of course.
Once she woke up, I had managed to get a good look at her eyes.
At first I was speechless, but that soon change once I saw her look at me.

Her eyes practically defined her, it was like her whole being could be seen though those emerald-green eyes of hers.
They showed her innocence, her nervousness, and her shy nature.
I was so caught up in my thoughts; that I hadn't even realize the girl hiding behind the Gilbert.

She looked frightened, like she was afraid of me or something.
But she looked quite confident when she was near Gilbert; she seems to trust him a lot.

"It's alright; he's one of the two people who found you." Gilbert whispered reassuringly, the young girl had managed to calm down.

"T-Thank y-you..." she exclaimed shyly, "...F-For h-helping me I mean..."

"Hey! It's my pleasure; I'm Eliot by the way...what's yourname?" I asked happily, the young girl looked confused.

"M-My name?" she asked, she sounded completely unsure of herself. "A-All I remember is...my name is Elizabeth."

"Where is your family Elizabeth?" I asked; she looked down sadly.

"I-I don't remember...All I remember is my name and that is it..." she admitted, I noticed that she had placed her hand on her head.

"You said something about your brother a while ago...What happened to him?" Gilbert asked curiously, the young blond looked down sadly again.

"I-I d-don't remember...Do I have a brother?" she asked Gilbert, the both of us shot her a confused glance.

"Wait, a while ago you were just crying about him!" I exclaimed, Elizabeth hid behind Gilbert again.

"I-I'm sorry! But I don't remember much about him...Except..." Elizabeth replied shyly, Gilbert had to hold her hand to calm her down.

"Except?" Gilbert asked both curiously and reassuringly, the young girl smiled.

"...My brother was always so adventurous yet understanding...But he is almost never by my side, sometimes he would just leave me with a friend of his and then he would wonder off somewhere..." Elizabeth said sadly, her gaze drifted towards the ground again.

"Is that all?" I asked, she shook her head; no.

"I also remember that he would always call me 'Eliza' instead of 'Elizabeth'...But that's the last thing I remember..." Gilbert held her hand in comfort, Elizabeth then shifted her gaze towards my direction.

"Oh...I'm sorry for asking..." I apologized, Elizabeth shook her head again.

"No, I should be the one to apologize...I couldn't tell you anything more...I'm sorry..." Elizabeth apologized, she then smiled at me.

I couldn't understand what I was feeling right now, but, what I did know is the fact that I wanted to protect this young girl no matter what.
I want to protect her from everything that might hurt her, whether it was physical pain or emotional pain; I won't let anything hurt her!
I'll be her Knight, and never leave her side!

I slowly walked towards her then took her hand in mine, at first she didn't understand what I was doing.
She looked up to get better look of my face, then shifted her gaze towards our clutched hands.
Gilbert than took her other hand in his, she still looked confused.

"Well, if you don't remember anything about your brother..." I then flashed her a smile. "Gilbert and I will be your brothers!"

"Yeah!" Gilbert exclaimed happily, Elizabeth smiled.

"Thank you so much! Eliot-niisan! Gilbert-niisan!" Elizabeth exclaimed happily as she smiled, Gilbert and I then exchange smiles.

After that: Gilbert, Vanessa, and I had managed to convince Mother and Father to adopt Elizabeth; just until we find her true family of course.
Vanessa was quite pleased to finally have a younger sister around; she seemed to enjoy Elizabeth's company rather than Gilbert and Vincent's company. Claude, Ernest, and Fred seemed to love her too!
But, and I don't know if it was just me or not, it seems as though the only one who wasn't happy at all by Elizabeth's presence...was Vincent.

While everyone was rejoicing because of our new "adopted" sister, I noticed that Vincent had held on to Gilbert's arm tightly.
Vincent glared menacingly towards Elizabeth's direction, which of course caused the poor girl to turn away.
My older siblings were too busy trying to get Elizabeth to smile to even notice, I exchanged confused looks with Gilbert.

I did not understand how Vincent could despise Elizabeth so much, she has done nothing wrong.
But every time I see them together: Elizabeth is always crying and or bleeding, while Vincent just stands there and stares at her.
No matter how many times he is scolded by Gilbert and or Vanessa; he never seems to stop hurting her.

Claude, Ernest, and Fred found this quite a problem indeed.
Not wanting to come home to Elizabeth hurt anymore; the three of them decided that it would be best if Vincent and Elizabeth kept a good distance from each other for a while.

But, none of us have ever realized how stubborn our new sister actually is...
No matter how much we tell her that's it's too dangerous, she just won't stop trying to prove herself to Vincent.
She would do everything she can just to have him acknowledge her existence, but it always ends badly for her.

Vanessa couldn't take it anymore; she had finally decided to confront Vincent and ask him why despised Elizabeth so much.
What he answered, none of us ever expected...
...Even from someone like him.

"Why do I hate that girl? It's simple really...She sickens me!"

Elizabeth had to cover her ears when we both tried to listen in on Vincent and Vanessa's conversation, she obviously did not want to hear anymore.
But even though what Vincent had said about her, she still tries to treat him as her brother...
...No matter how much it hurts her.

{End of POV}


[A/N]: Phew! Finished! Well I hope you people enjoyed it!
I know, I know, most of you have been waiting for an update on my other stories...But I just couldn't let this one go!

I just love my new OC Eliza! She was intentionally made for my friend's story, but I just had to make my own!
But this Fanfic mostly circles around Eliza's past instead of her present life, but I'm still gonna write about her present life as well!

Thank you for reading!
Rate & Review please! It is much appreciated!