AN: Crappola! It's been over a month and I haven't updated! I am so so so so so so so so sorry. Yeah, I rewrote this chapter exactly 27 times before it ended up like this.
Thanks so much for beta-ing this story and telling me to keep writing or other wise this would be ignored.
And to all of you guys who are wondering I am all better. I was in the hospital for one week for pinworms (eww eww eww) and I passed out in social studies. But yeah, I'm all better and I and up and walking now. Onto story now!
Chapter 8
December 1st, 1888
.:|Avari's POV|:.
I sighed as I rolled over. Next thing I knew I was flat on the floor. I didn't think I was that close to the edge.
"Miss Avari!" Mey-Rin shouted startled. She shot up from bed as I wrapped my blanket around me and sat up.
"I'm quite alright," I promised her. I stood up from the cold floor as I sat on the edge of my bed. I had been sharing a room with Mey-Rin for almost two weeks now but I still felt pretty uncomfortable around her in just my nightgown.
"Are you sure?" She asked, double checking. I promised her I was fine once again. I swear though she said she believed me I didn't exactly believe her in return.
I was just to tired to argue but it was time to get up. Damn rich people making their stupid servants get up earlier than they do. Pathetic.
I grabbed my blue and white maid dress that I hated with a passion and leather black boots and walked towards the one bathroom that all of had to share. I always tried to get to it first. It's not like Finni, Bard, Mey-Rin or Father ever tried to walk in on me I just hated taking up the space when they needed it.
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I placed my folded nightgown on the foot end of my bed. Making sure my bed was made and that my nightgown didn't have any very obvious wrinkles in it, I walked off to the place where we all sat in the morning.
I sat down on one of the benchs before placing my head in my arm crooks. I to tired to barely even think this morning.
"Good morning Avari! Is everything alright?" Finni asked me with concern in his voice as he sat parrell to me at the table.
"I'm fine, Finni. Just tired this morning is all. I promise," I said but it irked me. All everyone doing today was asking if I was okay! I could handle myself! I rolled my eyes and silently yelled at myself.
"Morning," Bard said as he sat down and light his usual cigarette up. When the match and cigarette touched together, let out a small spark before Bard shook out the match. A small puff of smoke went in the air and it made me sputter as it went up my nose.
"You really should stop doing that," I scolded him though I doubt it had any affect on him.
"Yeah, yeah, I know. Sebastian gets on to me all the time about it to," Bard complained to me. As if I could do anything to change how my Father acted.
After a couple of moments of awkward silence, Finni's stomach growled fiercely. Bard sighed as he stood up and grabbed a pan and some eggs to cook.
"Avari," Bard asked without even looking at me and my head shot up, "Can you go get Mey-Rin please?"
I nodded and even though I didn't say anything I knew Bard heard me say yes in a way.
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I bundled on a coat and a scarf. I had already checked almost all around the manor and I thought she might have gotten outside and gotten lost.
After deeming my attire good enough to go outside in the snowing cold, I went outside.
When I stepped outside and closed the door, I almost wanted to jump back inside it was so cold. It has been getting colder but I have avoided going outside for as long as I could but I didn't know it was this cold.
I matched through the snow and went towards the garden. She might be out there for some reason, but I best as well check anyway.
When I reached the garden, I saw someone there. Due to the snow, I couldn't really see who it was so I walked closer. I was about a couple feet from them when I noticed it wasn't Mey-Rin.
Whoever was there was nicely dressed for the cold weather. I approached them.
"Are you here for Master Ciel?" I asked them and saw they were sitting on a bench, he couldn't be much older than the Master himself.
When I got close enough I heard his reply. "No, I'm here to see you," he said and the next thing I remember was have ing a cloth pressed to my face and seeing blackness.
