Finny POV

I woke up with something warm curled up next to me. I opened my eyes to see Olivia resting her head on my chest. I was holding her close to me with my hand caressing her back. I moved my hand up and buried it in her hair. I was running my fingers through it when her eyes fluttered open.

"Good morning Finny." She sighed sleepily. She reached her hand up to brush my cheek.

"Thank you for reading to me last night." Olivia grinned. I smiled down at her and rubbed her head.

"I enjoyed it. I've gotten even better at reading since we've started reading together. I should be thanking you!" I replied, nuzzling her head with mine. She leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek.

"You're really cute in the morning." She giggled.

"You too." I laughed, kissing the top of her head.

"I don't want to move. It's so comfortable like this. I could lay here forever." She said

"I would let you. Sadly Sebastian will be here in a few minutes to wake us up and send us to work." I said sadly. She frowned and sat up.

"It all feels like a nightmare. Yesterday doesn't even seem real." Olivia said, dazed. I put my arm around her a rubbed her shoulder.

"It's okay. You're safe now. I'll always be here for you." I said softly. I stood up and helped her out of bed. It had been so comfortable sleeping next to her. It made me feel at peace. I brushed a curl of hair out of Olivia's face. "There." I said. " Now you can see your pretty face!" She blushed and looked to the ground. We were still wearing the clothes we had on yesterday. Sebastian would be here to wake us up soon so I suggested we went and got changed. It was just then that a knock was heard at the door. We stared at each other confused on what we should do now. If Sebastian came in and saw us he might think something happened. If I hid it would look more suspicious.

"Come in." Olivia said. Sebastian strolled into the room looking unsurprised.

"Time to get ready. You've got a lot of work to do today so we better have no mishaps. Finny, you need to plant the new sunflowers. Olivia we have some guests you need to entertain later today. They are classical music fans so I suggest you play your violin or piano. Breakfast will be served in 10 minutes." He then left as fast as he came in.

"Wow. It's like he already knew you were in here. Well, if you'll excuse me, I should get changed now." She said starting to make her bed. I blushed and turned to the door.

"I'll give you your privacy then." I smiled back at her and left the room, closing the door behind me. I walked down to my room and went into the bathroom. My hair was really messy. I was surprised Olivia hadn't mentioned it but hers was playfully tousled as well so I guess she let it pass. I brushed it back to it's normal state and changed into my clean set of gardening clothes and left the dirty pair in the hamper for Mey-rin to pick up when she did laundry. Quickly I was ready and out the door. When I got to the breakfast table Mey-rin and Bard were already there.

"Oh! Is Olivia feeling any better today?" Mey-rin asked when I walked up to her.

"I think so. She said it doesn't feel real, what happened I mean." I stuttered.

"Oi, but is she any calmer? She seemed real shaken up over it." Bard questioned. He was holding Mey-rin's hand. I wondered if they had told each other how they felt yet.

"She seems alright. She'll probably be nervous around Ciel though. Just, don't mention it and I think she'll be okay." I responded. The both nodded and the doors swung open.

"Sorry I'm late!" Olivia shouted from across the room. "My hair refused to behave today!" She had her hair done in two braids. That's what she always did when she didn't like how her hair looked. Once she took her hair out of the braids her hair would have soft waves and she looked even prettier than usual. Sebastian led Ciel into the room.

"Good morning young master!" we all said, bowing deeply.

"And what's so great about it? What's for breakfast Sebastian?" Ciel asked in his usual bored tone picking up his teacup and taking a sip from it. It was like what happened yesterday didn't even bother him! He dismissed us to go do our jobs.

"So, you ready to tear up the garden?" Olivia teased, playfully. I grinned at her.

"Ready to butcher another symphony?" I joked.

"I actually haven't played my violin for a while, so I'm afraid I might!" She said.

"Oh, don't worry! You'll do great. I promise I won't ruin the flowers by myself and you go practice. Okay?" I asked. She nodded and we walked our separate ways. While passing a hallway I heard Sebastian and Ciel talking.

"So even with the events of last evening you're still willing to put her in danger, young Lord?" That voice was Sebastian's.

"She knows how to defend herself. She was just caught off guard by the Viscount's method. It's rather hard to stop breathing for a long amount of time." Ciel was putting Olivia in danger again? How dare he! And how was he doing it?

"You know the men you invited here today will take her. They have their reasons. You are aware of that, right?"

"It is part of my duty to the Queen to entertain the guests she tells me to entertain. If that causes harm to Olivia that's a price we'll have to pay. After all, she's just a pawn."

Olivia POV

I picked up my bow and tightened the hair on it. It had been a while since I had played and I wondered were I put my rosin. I heard someone open the door.

"Finny?" I called out without turning around. "I thought you were in the gar…" I stopped abruptly when I turned around. It wasn't Finny.

" 'ello Miss Olivia. Glad to see you again." The man said menacingly. I slowly reached toward the small gun I had concealed in my pocket. I grabbed it and pulled it out.

"Don't come near me!" I screamed. "This is loaded!"

"That's not very feminine, now is it?" the man said, pouting. "The last time I saw you, you were quite the little lady."

"A lot has changed since then. My parents died, but I guess you knew that already." I remembered this man. He was there, the night of my parent's murder. He looked over my shoulder and smirked.

"Well, you'll have to tell them hello for me, won't you?" he grinned, showing his disgusting mangled teeth. I was confused and then felt something heavy make contact with the back of my head. And then, darkness.

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We are officially nearing the end of the story! There's probably only going to be 2 or 3 chapters left. Thank you so much to Lady Shadow 77, Dei-Dei wolfgirl, RANDOM FOX GRRL, Michi Keinz, Finny3, and Makasoul121. I really love the reviews. It was the most I have ever had! Please keep it up! Sorry for not updating for a while. I hope you're still interested in the story. Anyway, are my characters (especially Olivia and probably Finny too) multi-dimensional? I really am trying to make them interesting and not flat. Your feedback would mean a lot! Thank you for reading! I hope you like it!