Chapter 3: Don't Touch Me

I felt somebody pushing my body side to side. I groaned because I was still tired. "My dear, Cynthia. Do you want me to envelope you now? If you don't mind." I heard his voice, so I quickly woke up.

"Hey… Didn't I told you that you can't do that until I know you?" I looked at him with my sleepy eyes. My hair was out of place all over my head.

"Well, I did needed to wake you up. So, that did it to wake you up." He leans down to smile at me.

"No." I looked at him disgustedly, moving my face away from him.

"I'll be with the Young Master most of the time. If you need me, then come to me, or ask the servants too." He tells me and left with a kiss on my cheek.

I wiped my cheek that he kissed on. I got out of the bed and started dressing myself.

I was walking around the Manor until I went downstairs and I saw the servants he was talking about. "Oh! My bad…" I tried to close the door until, a farmer boy looking boy came to open the door widely.

"You must be that lady." He smiles widely.

"Y-yes…!" I nervously said while trying to back out from the room.

"Don't be scared, Miss." He saw through me.

"I-I'm sorry… I'm- I just d-don't hang with around people…" I tilted my head down.

"There's no need to be afraid, Miss. We're kind." He tries to comfort me.

"There's just a lot of people in the room…. I'll meet you guys another time." I made my way out of the room.

Now, I was lost inside the Manor. "Great…. I'm lost now." I felt like I was running in places. I was still in the halls. I sighed hard.

I kept on walking until, I heard someone being upset. I went to check it out. I opened the door that I heard noises from, and there was a maid covered in bubbles. "Are you okay?" I walked to her slowly.

"Y-yeah! I thought I put the right amount of soaps in there, that was six cups." When it's just one person talking to me I was okay talking to them.

"Let me see." I grabbed the soap that she used and I looked at it. It said three cups not six cups.

"I think you misread it. On the box it said three. Do you need new glasses?" I asked her.

"Thank you. But no, it's okay. I like this glasses. Oh! I'm sorry! I forgot to introduce myself." She bows deeply.

"It's okay. I'm Cynthia." I said politely.

"I'm Mey Rin." She brings her hand out and I nervously shakes it.

"I should help you clean, Mey Rin." I went out of the laundry room and went to search for the cleaning supplies.

"Cynthia, my dear. What are you doing?" It was Sebastian.

"Oh, I'm trying to find the cleaning supplies." I said quietly.

"Why?" He walks closer to me.

"Because I wanted to help that maid Mey Rin." I found the cleaning supplies and walked away from him.

"Tch." He turns away and went to his Young Master. I rolled my eyes behind his back.

After getting the cleaning supplies, I went inside the laundry room to see if it's still messy. "Oh, you're back, Cynthia." Mey Rin smiles.

"Yes, I'm back." I bring in the supplies. I grabbed the mop and cleaned up the soapy ground.

"Let me help you, Cynthia." I declined her offer.

"But-"

"Please. I haven't done any chores in my life, Mey Rin. I want to try it out by myself. You can take a rest. If Sebastian asks, then tell him that I told you, okay?" I told her with an okay sign. She leaves the room. I had to say his first name basis because I feel like they think we're dating.

I sighed loudly as I cleaned the ground. I was humming a song in my head. After I was done cleaning the ground, I went to hand washing the clothing in the machine.

It was hard work to hand wash the clothing. "Ah…" I got up to stretch my back and legs from crouching for too long.

"What are you doing, Cynthia?" Michaelis opens the door and looks at me.

"I'm hand cleaning these clothes." I said to him, as he closes the door shut.

"What are you doing, Michaelis?" I didn't glance at him.

"Still not calling me by my first name, huh?" He comes behind me, and wraps his arms around me like he's helping me how to wash these clothes.

"You're not helping me, you know? I don't need distraction from you, Michaelis." I tried to push him off of me. But he tighten his grip on me.

"I don't want to, my love. I don't ever get this moment, you know? You're always so distance from me. It hurts." He rubs his head in the crook of my neck. But I ignored him and continued washing.

"Michaelis, get off of me. I need to hang these clothing outside." I told him. He sighs, and unwraps his arms around me.

I get up and straighten out my dress. I bend over to grab the basket, as I did that Michaelis slaps my butt. I glared at him. "Tch." I walked out of the room.

"You need me because you don't know the way out!" He sticks his head out as shouts to me.

"I'll find my way." I said calmly.

Finding my way out, I bumped into that farmer boy again. "Oh, I'm sorry." I bowed.

"Oh, it's okay." I lifted up my head.

"I'm Finny." He says to me.

"Cynthia. Do you know where I should hang the clothing?" I asked him.

"Outside. Come with me, I'm going outside anyways." I followed him.

He showed me where to hang it and I did. I was clipping the clothing up on the line. I was clipping the last clothing, but it was up high and I couldn't reach it. I tippy toed to reach it. "Why is the line so high?" I grumbled.

I felt someone grabbing the clothing out from my hand and clipping it up high. I felt a broad back against me. "Michaelis…." I turned around to face him.

"The Young Master gave me the day off." He grabs my chin.

"You're beautiful." He smiles sweetly.

I slowly moved my hands up to his upper arm. "That's the first, Michaelis. I'm going to find some food." I moved his hand that was holding my chin and walked away from him.

I was walking inside the Manor. I smelled some burning, so I followed the burnt smell. I opened the door to the kitchen. There was a blond guy who was covered in ash.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I asked him.

"*coughs* I'm fine. This is really typical to happen." He scratches his head.

I picked up a handkerchief and wiped the ash off his face. "AHEM!" I turned to see Michaelis again….

"Bard, I see you have met Cynthia." He grins his teeth.

"Yeah, just right now." He said lazily.

"Well then, I introduce for you guys. Bard this is Cynthia. Cynthia this is Bard." Then, he grabs me by my arm and drags me away from him.

"What are you doing?!" I raised my voice a bit while I shaked my arm out of his hand.

"Don't get too close to other men." He harshly said to me.

"I know. But it wasn't intimate. I was just helping him clean up his face." I explained.

"I might as well make you mine now." He grabs me and took me to his room.

In his room, he threw on the bed and pinned me down. "STOP!" I said in fear. His eyes changed colors from red to fuchsia. His dark aura coming out, too.

"Darling, please stop resisting." He rips off my dress. Tears started to form in my eyes.

"NO!" I screamed in terror. I was terrified. I was scared to turn like him.

"PLEASE! SEBASTIAN! STOP!" It was the first time I called his name to him face to face.

"You finally said my name, Cynthia." He grins evilly.

I screamed so loud that I bet the whole Manor could hear me. He moved his hands off of me for one second, and I instantly hit him hard. When I did, I went flying to the door while clutching my chest.

I went out of the door into the halls. I didn't get lost this time. I opened the back door on the first level, and ran into the wood because it was the closest thing to run to. If I took the road, it would've been too easy for me.