A/N: Not sure what this is. It happened though. Raoul's about 7 in this.
Raoul huffs as he flops down onto his bed, tears threatening to fall that cling to his long eyelashes. The child rubs his face into the plush pillow on the bed as he grumbles in annoyance.
Philippe and his sisters had been teasing him about his hair again! It wasn't Raoul's fault that he liked his hair long and it wasn't Raoul's fault that his hair was the colour it was. He had gotten the colour from his mother! It wasn't his fault that Philippe and his sister's looked like their father and he didn't…
He sniffs before wiping his nose with his sleeve, not caring that he's probably making a mess of his clothes and will be scolded for it later on.
He groans a little before pressing his face into the pillow, mumbling unhappily before he freezes as he feels a gentle touch brush through his hair. The boy stays still, a small spike of fear going through him.
The boy cautiously lifts his head to meet the gaze of a long brown haired woman who was sat next to the bed, smiling down at Raoul with a kind expression.
His only response is to stare back at the strange woman in his room.
For some reason, the woman looks transparent… It scares Raoul a little. She seems solid but clearly isn't.
Raoul nods a little as he smiles shyly at the woman. She doesn't seem to want to hurt him and he feels strangely at ease in her presence. Her smile is comforting as if she knew how Raoul is feeling.
Feeling his face flush with embarrassment, he whispers a small 'Thank you' to which the woman pats his head in reply to before he buries his head back into the pillow.
He eventually dozes off to the feeling of fingers brushing through his hair gently.
Raoul groans softly as he woke up, rubbing his eyes as he looks around his room.
The woman was gone.
The boy frowns before he sighs a little, the woman's disappearance actually making Raoul feel quite lonely.
He grumbles a little before swinging his legs over the side of the bed as he begins to ready himself for the day.
That night was Raoul's first experience with a ghost.
A/N: Constructive criticism welcome!