Okay~ This is my first Major fan fic that will be published in chapters! and to clear this all up, I do not own any of the characters in this story except for the character Orchid. Sorry if all/or any of the characters are OOC(Out of Character) This is just the first chapter, and I have decided to call it "Silent Screams" You tell me if it's a good title or not, i will get the next chapter up like...right away! XD
It all started with a scream...
They barged through those oak doors. They threw him on the floor before me, he was kneeling on his hands and knees. He was crying. Tears running down his perfect skin. He slowly looked up to me, revealing his dark eyes through his long lashes. "Don't look at the lord you street scum!" He struck the boy with his whip, he fell flat on his stomach. Screaming in agony, more tears forming and falling. He slowly got back up to his hands and knees. Careful not to look to me again.
The image of him being struck played over and over in my mind, soon becoming the image of me being hit as a child. The scars started to burn at the painful memory. I kept a straight face. I knelt down to the child's level. He was shaken, scared, he was now making extra sure that he wasn't looking to me in fear of being struck again. I grabed his chin lightly forcing him to look at me with his beautiful dark eyes again.
His eyes showed pain, fear, sadness, but...They were hiding happiness. I examined the boy's features again. His face was built much like a young female's. Then I realized...
Other POV
After they struck me and I fell to the floor, I weakly staggered back up to my hands and knees, tears kept pouring out. I wished I hadn't attempted to steal form this Earl. Once I was back to my hands and knees. I made sure I wouldn't look at him again. He knelled down to my level, I made sure to not look at him. I didn't want to be whipped again.
He placed his hand gently on my chin, forcing me to look at him. His hand was warm, it made me feel safer. I wanted to stay here with him, but, I would be forced back on the streets, hiding who I really am. His eyes were a beautiful green, with a small tint of gold. His hair was as dark as mine. He was beautiful, I wanted to marry that beautiful Earl, just like girls around me were.
Other POV
I stood up. "Take him to the other room. I would like to speak with him.....Alone." I said. "As you wish Lord Cain." He said. He kicked the young one. "Get up!" He shouted. He pulled at the young one's arms forcing the child to stand on his legs. He pushed at the young one, throwing him into the other room and walked away as if I didn't see what he had just done.
I walked in, closing the doors. I turned to the young one. "What is your name?" I asked. They looked at me shocked. "M-my name?!......Nathan! My name is Nathan!" they said quickly and quietly. I smirked. "What is your real name?" I asked. "....What do you mean?" "Nathan" asked. I walked towards "Nathan" Getting close to Nathan, very close, Nathan was shorter then me, must only be about 15 or 16. "Nathan isn't a proper name for a girl." I said quietly. Then Nathan gasped and took a step back.
There was a short silence then Nathan sighed. "Alright.....My real name is Orchid..." She said taking off her hat, revealing her shoulder length hair and slanted bangs, being swiped to the right. I took a step towards her. "Tell me, how old you are and why you are dressed as a male." I said.
Orchid POV
I sighed. "I don't like to talk....but...." I started. I truly hated to talk, I hated my voice being heard. "I'm Orchid, I'm 16. I am an orphan." I started. He gasped, probably at the fact I was an orphan. I sighed.
"After my parents died in front of my own eyes. I didn't know whether I should be happy they died...or sad.... Most of my family abused me calling me 'Child from Hell' because they said I was too 'perfect' to be an angel, that I must have been a devil sent from hell to kill the innocent. My mother didn't believe that though, she believed I was an angel, a gift from god.... I had no where to go after everyone died, no one who would take me in. No where would take me in. I was forced to live on the streets. I would get beaten by women, jelouse of my beauty, they would beat me in hopes that they would ruin my beauty. Men would rape me and force me to do things I didn't want to do, because they wanted something as beautiful as me. So, I decided to hide as a boy, no woman would look at me as a boy, no man would aproach me as a boy. I was poor, cold and starving. I always watched pretty women getting married to beautiful earls, I always wished I could be one of thoes women, but no earl would love street scum like me. I started to steal from rich earls. I came upon your house, I slid inside your house unnoticed, then I was caught by that man, whipped many times, then brought to you..."
I looked up at him slowly, realizing the space between him and myself. Then I realized he was about to kiss me. I don't know why, but I covered my mouth and backed away from him...He smirked and said "Riff, please get Mary Weather." The man behind him nodded and left the room. The entire time Riff was gone, the silence between The Earl and I grew more and more akward.
"Yes big brother?!" a little girl exclaimed running in with Riff behind him. I put my hat back on my head, making me appear like a boy again. "Mary, this is Miss Orchid" he said holding his out towards me. I blushed, to slowly and lightly grabbed The Earl's hand, him leading me toward Mary. She smiled at me. "May you take her upstairs, get her bathed and dressed like like a propor lady." The Earl said. Mary smiled, grabbed my hand pulling through the big house and up the stairs.
She turned on the water to the bathtub smiling at me. Her smiling at me creeped me out, I wasn't use to people smiling at me. When the tub was filled with steaming water she turned off the water. She made me take off my clothes and get in, the water was nice. "What brings you to the Hargreves Mansion?" Mary asked. In my usual quiet tone I replied with "Don't know."
She acted as if she didn't even notice the scars on my back, legs, arms and stomach. She pretended not to notice the bruises, cuts and scrapes on my hands, feet, knees and elbows. I thanked her for acting like they weren't there.
"I think Big Brother likes you!" she said to me. I looked to her. "huh?" I replied. "He doesn't just let anyone into our house telling me to get them bathed and look proper! If he really likes you, he will let you live with us forever!" She said rinsing me off. She got off the stool and grabbed a big towel. "You can get out now!" She chimed smiling.
I was standing in a big room, covered in a towel, waiting for Mary to get "proper" clothing for me. She pulled a beautiful dress. I couldn't even describe the beauty of it.
Cain POV
"I wish to Marry Orchid, Riff." I said to him. "But she's so young Milord." Riff replied. "She is only a year younger then me Riff. Though as you saw she was reluctant to kiss me earlier." I said. "As I said, She's young, she was probably scared and confused." Riff replied as we walked to the stairs.
Mary skipped down the stairs to me. "She's ready!" Mary chimed at me. I gave Mary a small smile. I looked to the top of the stairs to see Orchid in a Maroon and Purple Orchid dress. She walked down the stairs so gracefully, as if she had done it a billion times before. I held out my hand to help her down the last bit of stairs. "You look beautiful." Kissing her hand. I could see her blush. I found her blushing cute. Come this way. I said leading her into a room sitting her down on the couch taking a seat next to her. Mary happily poured the tea for us. She handed Orchid her glass "Here you go!" She chimed smiling to her. Orchid took her tea nodding to Mary Weather. Victor once again barged into the room.
Orchid POV
"Yes Victor?" He asked sipping his tea. I was trembling from the fear of him hurting me again. "Where is the boy Lord Cain?" He asked. "Right here." The Earl said. He looked around. I see no one but this beautiful young girl." He said smiling and winking to me. 'Ew...' I thought in my head. "This is the 'Street Scum' Boy." The Earl said setting his hand on my lap. I started to blush from him setting his hand on my lap.
"This can't be the boy! This is a girl!" Victor shouted. "I can't make it any more clear, this is the boy you saw moments before. If you would like me to prove it to you, she can show you the cuts you gave her from whipping her. I wish to take her in, she is going to live here, with me." The Earl said. Victor shook his head leaving the room, and the house mumbling "It's impossible" to him self over and over. I was shocked, The Earl was really letting me live here.
Cain POV
I smiled to myself. Then Oscar walked in. I looked to him. "Hey guys!" He shouted. Smiling his dumb founded smile. He set his hand on Mary's head "There's Mary Weather! Don't forget to eat and sleep so you can grow up proper fo-" Orchid choked on her tea, I patted her back to help clear her air way. I looked back to Oscar, He stood there with his hand on Mary's head but his eyes were set and stuck on Orchid. Orchid finally stopped coughing, I grabbed a napkin and gently wiped her mouth off. She blushed again.
Oscar stumbled to stand up straight and walk over to Orchid. "Hello there! I'm Oscar!" He said smiling taking her hand and kissing it. Still holding her hand he took a seat on the other side of Orchid. "What's your name?" He asked her. She was still blushing, but stayed silent. "Not so big on talking, eh? That's okay! Silent girls really aren't for me!" He said standing up. "But you're lucky you're beautiful, maybe you an I can spend some time alone together!" He said winking to her and walking out with Mary Weather following him shouting "You're suck a sick pervert!"
"May I walk around this house? I wish to get to know it..." She said quietly. I nodded. "Of course."
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I was also walking around the house. Then I heard Orchid's voice echoing through the hall way, then I saw her, she was mumbling lines from Romeo and Juliet. "Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer." She mumbled. "O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair." I replied, I startled her, causing her to jump a bit. "Y-you know Shakespeare?" She asked me. "Of course, but of course, I only liked his tragedies." I replied walking to her.
Orchid POV
I decided to continue on with the lines. "Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake." I replied. "Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take. Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged." He said, and while he was saying it, He backed me into the nearest wall,pinning me there. Kissing me when he finished his line. My eyes widened and I blushed really badly, but then I realized something. A Beautiful Earl was kissing me. My eyes slowly closed, I timidly but willingly placed my hand on Lord Cain's cheeks.
Mary Weather POV
I skipped down the hall with Riff following me, then I saw it. Cain was kissing Orchid! I was about to speak up, but then Riff covered my mouth pulling me away from the two. I was kicking and thrashing, trying to get away. There was no way I was letting that strange girl take away my Big Brother! No matter how nice she could be!
Cain POV
I pressed my own body against hers causing her to gasp, giving me the perfect opportunity to slip my tongue into her mouth. I explored every corner of her mouth, when I was satisfied, I inched away from her face, only for her to grab the back of my head and pull me back into the kiss, this shocked me, but I wasn't stopping it. She slipped her tounge into my mouth exploring and doing as she pleased. Then she finally broke the kiss, I softly bit her lip before we fully parted.
She was blushing like mad. I smiled to her. "Let me show you you're new room." I said, escorting her to the bed rooms. "This is my room." I said gesturing to it. "You may have the one across from it." I said gesturing to the one right across the hall from mine. She nodded. "If you need anything at any point in the night, feel free to come in." I said and I walked into my own room, closing the door behind me, seeing Orchid walk to her new room before the door was completely shut. I sat on my bed. "I kissed her..." I say to Riff. Riff smiled "That's a good thing." Riff replied. Riff helped me out of my clothes, I got into bed and Riff shut off the lights and left. A lot like how a mother helps a child to bed.
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Father was whipping me again, it burned. I soon found my self sitting up in my room, panting, relieved that it was only a dream. I heard someone scream, I didn't want to get up though. A few moments later Orchid timidly opened the door slightly. "I'm awake." I say. She nodded and walked into my room closing the door behind her. All she wore for night wear wasn't the traditional and proper night gown but instead, just panties and a simple shirt.
I could feel myself blush from seeing so much of her. She sat on the edge of my bed, her back to me, trying to hide her tears. "Orchid?" I ask placing my hand on her shoulder. She suddenly turned around hugging me and crying. "It was horrible!! I dreamed that my father tired to kill me!!" She managed to say through her tears.
I hugged her around the waist, and stroked her hair, trying to calm her down. "Don't worry, I have horrible dreams all the time, I wake up each night, releived, that it was only a dream." I whisper to her. She wasn't crying, she was trying to calm her self down now. I lightly kissed her neck, causing her gasp and speed up her breathing.
I smiled and kissed it again. "You and me-" I kiss her neck again "Are a lot alike" I say. "H-how s...so?" She asked. I imagined her bright red, blushing face. "Our pasts involve our father's abusing us, saying we're from hell. We were whipped each night, and now out pasts haunt us in our dreams." I say kissing the side of her neck and slowly leaving a trail of kissing going to her collar bone. "R-really? You're father did?" She said, her breathing was still fast, I could hear her heart pounding.
I smiled. "Yes, he would call me 'Son of the Devil.'" I kissed her collar bone again. "Each night he would whip me saying he was 'Cleansing me of my sins'" I trailed my lips up her neck to her lips, not touching, but close to touching. "I've got the scars to prove it." I continue.
"You know, every night I spent with a woman, so they wouldn't find out about my scars, I would leave before they woke. Yes, it was mean, but I don't want them to see my scars, bringing up my past is hard." I explained to her. "I know how it is to protect your own past from seeing the light of day..." She whispered. "heh, but if you fall asleep with me, I promise I won't leave you before morning." I offer.
I could see her bright red blush in the dim lighting. She was probably trying to think over my offer, to spend the rest of the night with me or hide in her room again.
Orchid POV
"Heh, but if you fall asleep with me, I promise I won't leave you before morning." Lord Cain whispers to me. I blushed really bad at this point. I was trying to figure out if Lord Cain really just offered to spend the night with him, or if he was just kidding. "P....Promise?" I ask timidly. I could see the outline of his smile. He kissed my lips softly and whispered in my ear. "Promise." and lightly bit my ear, causing a small moan to escape my lips.
I covered my mouth blushing super badly. I heard him laugh. "Cute." is all he said. Lord Cain moved over to make room for me. He held up the blanked to let me in. Then I saw that he wore nothing to sleep. I gasped and covered my eyes when I saw it. He laughed. "Catch you by surprise?" He teased.
Slowly uncovering my eyes, I got into the sheets and slowly layed down. Lord Cain layed beside me, hugging me like a teddy bear. I blushed a bit, and soon fell asleep.
You tell me how the first chapter was, please reveiw!! it will help me develop the story better!! And once again, sorry if any or all the charaters are/were OOC in all or any parts of the story!