Hey, TheHeartlessNukia here!
So here we go with Eva's story, hopefully I will be able to complete this faniction time because I had to discontinue it in 2013 for reasons. So I'll be taking my time with this fanficiton while I'm writing my Attack on Titan fanfic along side it. If you don't like my fanfictions then just don't read them, bad reviews kill my creativity.
I'll be going by the anime with Beyond Birthday's death date which will be on the 21st of January 2007.
This fanfiction is a follow on from Beyond This Love/The Wammy House Memories.
I hope you enjoy this chapter :)
Chapter 4!
I was happy when my Mummy and Uncle A picked me up from the orphanage, I had meet Mr Ruvie which wasn't fun. I didn't like him at all, he was a grumpy old man and he had funny looking white hair. He told my Auntie Nonie that me and Blaze had to stay in the attic until Akira came to collect me, he said he knew about us messing in the room underneath the staircase. I wanted to cry because he sounded very angry when he was talking to my Auntie Nonie, but Blaze covered my face up with his blanket and told me I could hide there until he had gone.
I don't think my Auntie Nonie like Mr Ruvie much ether, she slammed the door behind him when he left. She told us both to ignore him, she mentioned something to us about him having his knickers in a twist. After that I sat with Blaze on the sofa, he told me not to be scare of Mr Ruvie because he would tell on him to Watari and his Dad. He also said when he's all grown up he was going to make him work in the kitchen as a dish washer man, he said he's going to be the big boss someday at The Wammy House.
I felt better after he had told me that and I gave him a hug, but he told me no while he pushed me away from him. Not long after that we had our lunch and then watch a film with Nonie, it wasn't long until my Uncle A came to collect me from the attic room. I waved goodbye to Blaze and Nonie while my Uncle carried me out of the attic room, Nonie said she would see me the day before the wedding. Uncle A said he would be seeing Blaze the day before the wedding, he was going to be spending the night at the orphanage because it was bad luck to see the bride on the morning of the wedding day.
I kissed my Mummy when I saw her in the car, she told me not to mess in any of the boxes in the back of the car though. She told me there were paper decorations and food items in them, she said she had brought me some strawberry jam cream cakes for after my dinner though. It didn't take us long to drive to the cottage, I helped my Uncle A carry some of the boxes into the cottage while my Mummy went to the bathroom. She hadn't been feeling very well since we came to England, she said she had a tummy bug and that she would be feeling better by the weekend.
I told her okay and gave her a hug to make her feel better, we then went to sit in the living room while Uncle A made us some afternoon tea. But his afternoon tea was bad, he brought us a packet of custard cream biscuits and sliced carrots for our before dinner snacks. My Mummy always made better food than him, she would make us small cucumber sandwiches and bring chocolate fingers for afternoon tea.
I sat on the floor and ate the sliced carrots while Uncle A leaned on my Mummy's leg, she had been playing with his hair until she decided to read some of her book. He then complained about his hair being a mess, but my Mummy told him he should get a haircut before their wedding day. I laughed when he told her no, he said he would lose his stylish groove if he cut his hair because that's where his power of charm lies. I don't know what he meant by that though, he gently pulled at one of my pigtails after he had said that and asked me what I had been doing today with his Sister.
" We went for a walk in the woods, but it rained and Blaze sat in some mud ..." I said while I took a bite of my carrot slice and continued talking to him with my mouth full. " Then we watched television and ate vegetables for lunch, but Mr Ruvie made me feel sad..."
" What did Roger say to you to make you feel sad?" He asked.
" He told me and Blaze to not leave the attic room, he make's Auntie Nonie angry..." I replied.
" Ignore him sweetheart, he's always had a stick up his ass..." He smiled.
" Aiden, don't use that word around Eva..." Said my Mummy with sigh. " If you are going to use that word around my Daughter then I would prefer you to say tushie or backside, do your understand?"
" Yes ma'am, I understand..." He replied.
" I say bottom..." I smiled.
" I know short stuff, my gosh I'm going have to change for your Mother..." He said in a posh voice and looked over his shoulder at her as he continued to talk in his posh voice. " I'm going to have to change all of my swear dialect to the elocution format which will be acceptable for your company, isn't that right Elizabeth?"
" You are daft, don't change just yet for me..." She smiled.
" Understood..." He nodded.
I pulled a face when my Mummy kissed my Uncle A on his lips, they can catch germs that way if they are not careful. I ate the rest of my carrots and drank my tea, but it was an hour away before dinner would be prepared. So I sat with my Uncle and he told me many stories about the woods on the orphanage's grounds, he said he use to go running in those woods when he was young. He then told me about the time he went running with my Mummy in the woods, he told me she had to keep pulling her shorts up and she ended up getting stitch because she was a terrible runner.
" It's because she's got short legs, don't tell her I said that though..." He whispered.
" I heard that Aiden, I am in the same room as you both..." Said my Mummy while she closed her book. " I could tell you many embarrassing stories about your Uncle A, he once ripped the back of his jeans on a swing and then he fell head first into a sandpit in front of a group of girls..."
" Elizabeth, don't tell Eva that story..." He sighed.
" I have a better one, he once fell backside first into the stream that runs through the woods on the orphanage's grounds because he was trying to impress me..." She said with smile. " He then had to walk all the way back to the orphanage with a wet patch on the back of his grey jogging bottoms, but one of the students saw him and they told everyone that he had wet pants. He was then called soggy bum for the rest of the year, it was very funny..."
" Oh Elizabeth, the trust between us is fading..." He smirked.
" That funny, I like it!" I laughed.
" I have more where that came from sweetie, how long have we got until dinner time?" She asked.
" A long time, tell me more please!" I replied.
" Two can play at that game, I've got many embarrassing stories about your Mum to..." He said.
Uncle A then told me that he and my Mummy use to sneak to the attic to have kissy times, but my Mummy hit him after that with her book. She told him not to tell me stuff like that because I was too young to understand, but he laughed and told her not to regret past events. I don't even know what he meant by that though, but my Mummy hit him again with her book which I thought was funny. My Mummy went onto tell me many stories about my Uncle A after that and he ended up going to his office to finish some paperwork off for the orphanage, but my Mummy told me he was sulking really. I asked my Mummy if I could help her make dinner when Uncle A left the living room, she told me okay and we went to the kitchen for the next few hours until it was my bedtime.
It was now Friday and tomorrow was the big day, I can't wait to get my first real Daddy. I was excited and scared in case I made a mistake while I was walking down the aisle, my feet liked to fall asleep sometimes. We had said goodbye to Uncle A around 4pm because he was staying at the orphanage tonight with Blaze while Auntie Nonie and Angelica stayed with us. I was told the groom was not allowed to see the bride before the wedding day, it was bad luck.
We planned to do our nails and watch television until bedtime, but my bedtime was at 8pm because I was under the age of five. Angelica was allowed to stay up till 9pm which wasn't fair, I wanted to stay up late like everyone else. But I had to be up by 8am so I could have a bath and get dressed into my wedding clothes, I needed to have my hair done too before I left the cottage.
My Mummy wanted my hair to be curly for her wedding, so she was going to tie bits of rags in my hair before I went to bed. After we had our dinner it was time for us to do our nails, it was not colourful nail polish though. It was clear and boring, but it made my finger nails look shinny. I sat down with Mummy on the sofa when my nails were dry, she then began to brush and tie bits of rags in my hair.
Angela and Nonie laughed at me a few times which wasn't funny, they said I looked like a rag doll. My Mummy told me to ignore them with a hint of humor in her voice, she said my hair would look beautiful when I woke up in the morning. I gave her a nod of my head and glared at them both while my Mummy tied the last of the rags in my hair, she then told me I could have a snack before I went to bed.
" How about strawberry jam and cookies?" She asked.
" Oh yes please, I like that idea..." I smiled as I slid from the sofa. " Can I have cold milk to please? I like jammy cookies, they are yummy for my tummy!"
" Sure, would you like anything Angelica?" She asked.
" I'm fine Elizabeth..." Replied Angelica.
" Okay, come on then trouble..." She said while she got up from the sofa. " Nonie, would you mind opening the decorations for me while I get Eva her snack? The boxes are behind my Aunt's old armchair, there is also some sellotape and scissors in the display cabinet's middle draw..."
" Sure, me and Angela have got this covered..." Replied Nonie.
My Mummy thanked Nonie and asked me to follow her to the kitchen, I did what she asked with smile on my face. She switched the kitchen's light on and told me to take a sit at the table, she then closed the kitchen's curtains while she hummed a happy tune to herself. I climbed onto the chair at the table and watched her getting everything she would need from the cupboards for my snack.
I wasn't long until my Mummy placed a plate down in front of me with three cookies on it, she then spooned some strawberry jam onto my plate and got me a glass of milk. I picked one of my cookies up from my plate and dipped it into the jam, I loved jammy cookies more than jam on toast. I took a bite of my cookie and looked over at my Mummy when I heard her mobile phone ringing, she then took it from her cardigan pocket with a sigh.
I watched as she looked at her mobile phone's screen, she then said a naughty word and answered her phone. She turned her back to me as she spoke quietly on her phone, I wonder who she is talking to I thought to myself as I licked some strawberry jam from my finger tips. It wasn't long until she turned around to face me, she gave me a smile and walked over to the kitchen table. She placed her hand on the top of my head while she removed her phone from her ear, she then kissed my forehead and wiped some jam away from my cheek with her thumb.
" It's for you sweetie, it's the orange man..." She said.
I smiled when my Mummy told me who is was on her mobile phone, I had not spoken to the orange man since last month in the visiting room at the prison. She gave me her phone and told me I had 10 minutes to speak with him while she started putting up the paper decorations in the living room with Nonie, I told her okay as she left the kitchen. I put the phone against my ear and dipped my cookie into the strawberry jam on my plate again, I then said hello to the orange man on the other end of the phone.
" Hello, where are you?" I asked.
" I'm underneath your staircase, I'm waiting for you to walk by so I can tickle you to sleep..." He said with a chuckle. " But I could also be underneath your bed, it's a guessing game..."
" You're funny..." I smiled.
" Indeed I am, where do you think I am my dear?" He asked with a chuckle. " Am I where you saw me last, far away from you in a white room with no windows or daylight. All I have is the bright light from the ceiling light, where are you my little Eva?"
" I'm in the kitchen, I am allowed strawberry jam with cookies and milk before my bedtime..." I replied.
" How deliciously sweet, won't the sugar keep awake at night?" He asked.
" No, not today..." I replied while I took a bite from cookie and then whispered to him. " The girl with no eyeballs keeps me awake at night, she said the bad man took her eyes. But Auntie Nonie gave me a bracelet to make her go away, but I am not allowed to wear it at bedtime though..."
I removed the mobile phone from my ear when I heard the orange man chuckle loudly down the phone, he did not have the nicest of laughs sometimes. It scared me sometimes when it got mean, but he was nice to me still even though he had a poorly face. I put the phone back against my ear again when he had finished laughing, he then began to talk to me again while I ate the rest of my cookies.
" Tell me my dear, what does the girl with no eyeballs look like?" He asked.
" I don't know, she's got no colour and she is see-through like Caspar The Friendly Ghost..." I replied and glanced over my shoulder when I heard footsteps in the hallway. " I don't like her, she makes me miss my bedtime and I fall asleep in my lunch sometimes. I got peas in my hair yesterday, my Mummy was not pleased with me..."
" My poor little Eva, so clueless to the special gifts she possess..." He said with a slight sigh. " I wish I could guide you with your gift, I could have shown you how to use it properly. But sadly it did not work out that way, I will guide you in spirit someday..."
" My Mummy always says I'm special!" I smiled.
" Indeed you are my dear, you have more purpose than you realize in this world..." He chuckled.
" You know what orange man, when I get bigger I am going to be a doctor..." I giggled and leaned on my hand with a smile. " I want to make sick people better, my Mummy as a tummy bug and I made her better with a hug!"
" How intriguing..." He said.
" Do you know what else orange man, I have rags in my hair..." I said as I stuffed the last of my cookie into my mouth. " We are having a party tomorrow, it will be fun with cake and presents..."
" That sounds divine my dear, your birth celebrations are near now..." He said.
" Yes, I am a big girl on Sunday..." I smiled.
I looked over my shoulder when I heard the kitchen's door open, it was my Mummy. She was carrying a tray of empty teacups and left over biscuits. She then told me my time was up while she placed the tray down on the counter side, I told her okay and told the orange man that I had to go now because my Mummy told me my time was up. He said it was alright and he wished me a good nights sleep, but before I hung up on him he whispered something down the phone to me. He told me to give my Mummy an extra long hug tonight and say hello to his Alternative for him, he then hung up on me.
I looked over at my Mummy as I placed her mobile phone down on the table, she gave me a smile and walked over to me. She crouched next to my chair and took a handkerchief from her cardigan pocket, she then wiped some jam from around my mouth. She asked me how my telephone conversation went with the orange man while she rested her hand on my shoulder, I told her it was fun. She said that was nice, I gave her a nod of my head and asked her if I could help with the decorations before I went to bed.
" Of course you can sweetie, you can help me put the tablecloth over the table near the window..." She smiled as she got up from the floor. " Then you can sprinkle silver stars for me over the tablecloth and then we can sort out the fairy lights, do you think they will look good draped over the curtains?"
" They will look pretty there, I want to fold napkins..." I replied.
" Okay, we can fold the napkins tonight then..." She laughed.
" Yes!" I giggled while I slid from the chair I had been sitting on at the table. " This will be fun!"