Elizabeth Middleford has two sides of her. One she would flaunt and spend her time working into herself as much as possible, the other?
She'd rather die than let anyone, especially Ciel to see it.
And that wasn't an exaggeration.
But to her dismay, right when she was in the very depths of the persona that she tried to build for herself, her mother would pluck her out of the field of flowers and bring her back to reality.
She wasn't weak, as much as she tried to portray that image. She wasn't dimwitted. She wasn't naive. She wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, despite what nearly everyone else thought of her.
No, Elizabeth was strong, hot-headed, and knew exactly what her fiancée spent his time with.
He was the Queen's Watchdog, after all.
But it wasn't like Elizabeth hated that other side of her.
And she'd do anything to protect him. Even if it meant giving up being cute.
It was just that...
Aunt Frances is pretty, but... such a strong wife. It scares me. I'm glad you're the one who's going to be my wife, Lizzy.
She had hid herself for him.
He didn't want that side of her.
So she had decided that she would build another side of her. As a barrier... for something that he wouldn't want to see.
A Lady should be super weak and cute in front of her Lord. It's the most important thing, to be an innocent naive girl. It's your job to smile and be surrounded by nice things, just like in nursery rhymes.
Just as Aunty Anne had told her so many years before.
So she'll hide in the garden; a labyrinth of roses, ribbons and everything else that is deemed adorable.
And in the center, lies her heart.
Her other self.
The one thing that Ciel would never be able to reach.
A/N: Chapter 58 c: Next Chapter won't come for a while... ahhh this shall be fun.