I am back once again, people! As promised, here is the update~!

This chapter is actually, GilbertSharonBreak-centric :D And in this chapter, you'll see another pairing that I'll promote in this fanfic. (But don't worry, Oz and Alice will be back in the next chapter! It is written. XD)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pandora Hearts or any of its characters. All of it belongs to Jun Mochizuki.

And now, on with the show! *hides in box*

X. Resolve of a Lost Raven

A few weeks had already passed… no, to be exact, about two weeks. But for some reason, most of the people were still hung up with the previous events.

As Gilbert stood outside the mansion, smoking a cigarette, he recalled his last conversation with Oz once again.

He realized that he actually didn't have any right to ask his master about his possible secret, simply because he also had a secret of his own. He was really sure that his master had a very big secret. And it probably involves that Stupid Rabbit, Gilbert muttered, blowing a bit of smoke off.

Suddenly, he heard a voice. A very familiar voice.

"Gilbert-ku~~n!"

"B-Break!" Gilbert exclaimed, turning to the direction where the voice came from.

"Oh~ Did I scare Gilbert-kun?" Break asked, biting on a lollipop that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

"I-It's not that!" Gilbert exclaimed once more. "I… I was just… thinking! Thinking… about something, something that I think you shouldn't know about."

"So, we actually disturbed you?" Emily, Break's doll, said. "Too bad~~ Just when we want to talk to you—"

"Now, now, Emily… We won't want to disturb him too much, don't you?" Break responded, stroking the doll's hair. "Well, I guess we should leave, then…"

Gilbert thought about his offer. "Wait, Break! O-On second thought… alright, where, then?"

"I think it'd be nice if we do this with Ojou-sama listening. She also seems to be concerned about you."

"What?" Gilbert asked. "She actually is?"

"Yes~ and by the looks of it…" Break continued, eyeing Gilbert, "I think you are, too!"

"Sh-Shut up! It's not what you're thinking!" Gilbert replied, looking away. "Now, putting that aside..."

"Oh, yes, yes, that! Follow me~" Break said merrily, leading Gilbert back inside the mansion, inside the halls, until they reach the dining room.

In the said room, they found Sharon waiting for them while she was sipping a cup of tea. Upon their arrival, she looked up to see them.

"Gilbert-sama… what brings you here this afternoon?" Sharon asked with a smile, as she set down her teacup.

"Oh, well… Break told me that you both have something to talk with me about?" Gilbert said, embarrassed and a bit confused.

"Eh? What do you mean?" Sharon asked, tilting her head a bit. "I know nothing about it."

"Ohoho~! He fell for it! Both of you fell for it!" Break said, chuckling a bit.

"Brother Xerx?"

"Huh? What the heck do you mean Break?" Gilbert asked.

"You don't understand?" Break asked with a small smirk. "Oh, Gilbert-kun~ I just followed Ojou-sama's… requests."

"Break… you took that seriously?" Sharon asked, slightly raising her voice.

"And what's wrong with that? You told me to take things seriously, right?" Break asked with a wink.

"Break…" Gilbert and Sharon muttered, seemingly in sync.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!" They both shrieked.

"Ohohohoho~ I can't wait when that time comes~" Break said. "Now I shall leave you two to discuss your… personal business, hm?" he teased as he entered a nearby cabinet.

"Damn it," Gilbert muttered after hearing the cabinet go shut.

"Break… when I get this over with, I'll punish him gravely for this!" Sharon said furiously, her face a bit red.

"Um, Sharon… I think we should start… talking, I guess? We'll just have to deal with him later," Gilbert said, dismissing the topic about Break.

"Hm? What?" Sharon asked, facing Gilbert. "Oh, yes, yes, of course, Gilbert-sama," Sharon said nonchalantly, straightening up in her seat and being the innocent woman she was once again. "Why don't you sit down?"

"Oh yeah. Right. Thanks," Gilbert replied, pulling a chair to the table. No wonder everyone's intimidated by her, he thought. She tends to change personalities quickly and smoothly. "So, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?"

"Well, you see…" Sharon started, "I've been observing you for weeks. And I've noticed that you seem to be… not your usual self, I must say. I agree that you're someone naturally distant and quiet, but… these past few weeks, you seem… different," Sharon said, looking at Gilbert, "like you're hiding something."

W-What the…? Gilbert thought. How could she… no, no, she couldn't. She shouldn't know anything about my past.

"W-Well, it's not what you think, Sharon," he replied defensively, gesturing nervously. "I-I was just kind of stressed and hung up on the events before, that's all," Gilbert ended with a fake smile plastered on his face.

"Gilbert-sama," Sharon said, concerned. "You can't go hiding forever. At some point, you will have no choice but to reveal that secret of yours, even if it hurts other people. And if you ask me, well… in my opinion, the longer you hide a secret, the more you'll end up hurting yourself."

"Sharon," Gilbert whispered, his eyes downcast. Then he looked up. "Just say it straight. Exactly what are you trying to tell me?"

Sharon smiled humbly, blushing a bit. "What I'm saying," she began, suddenly holding Gilbert's hand, which was resting on the table, "is that if you need someone, anyone, who's willing to listen… I'm just here. If there's anything you want to let out that you can't reveal to anyone else… you can go to me. Rest assured that I won't tell anyone about it. I promise that," Sharon ended, smiling.

"Sharon…" Gilbert said, facing her. Upon hearing her statement, he knew that she was putting herself in a sort of risk with her promise, considering that she was also used by Pandora (specifically, Break) as an information gatherer. But I trust her, Gilbert thought. I'm sure she doesn't back down on a promise.

Getting out of his thoughts, he continued to face her. "Thanks," he continued with a smile that returned hers. "And sorry if I'm somehow spacing out these days, there's just been a lot on my mind lately."

"I understand that," Sharon replied. "Take your time with things. You don't need to rush too much. Also," she paused, sipping tea, "you're not the only one who's left thinking a lot after everything that happened."

Gilbert nodded, then his eyes searched for a nearby clock. "Oh, crap…" he muttered as soon as he saw the time. "It's already past 2 o' clock. I guess I'll need to take my leave, Sharon," he said.

"I see. Very well then, Gilbert-sama… you may leave," she replied coolly.

As Gilbert turned and reached for the door, Sharon stopped him. "Wait a moment."

"Hm? What is it? Anything you forgot?" Gilbert asked, looking at her.

"Gilbert-sama, please don't forget everything I told you. And…" she paused, "remember your Master. You might be leaving him out," she said, a hint of teasing in her tone.

"Very funny," Gilbert responded with a smile. "I will. And no, I won't leave him out. He might give me a cat in return, and you know I won't want that."

"Perhaps I should surprise you with one sometime, yes?" Sharon teased once more. "Oh well, I guess you should get going now."

"Okay. See you around. And DON'T DO THAT." As Gilbert said that, he left the room, closing the door behind him.

As soon as he closed the door, Sharon finally had the time to sigh. "Gilbert-sama…" she muttered. Wait, why am I so worried about him? Could this be… no, impossible. Don't think like that, Sharon, she thought, mentally smacking herself with her own paper fan. There's no malice in that. Perhaps I should ask my grandmother about this when she gets better.

But throughout the time he wasn't there, she couldn't help but think and worry about him.

Ugh, she thought. Break will tease me for this.

As Gilbert was walking down the hallways, Break suddenly came out from a nearby closet.

"So, how did it go?" Break asked, his head popping out of the said closet.

"Break!" he shrieked. "Can't you learn to use the door more often?"

"I AM using the door~ Cabinets have doors, don't they?" Break answered in a teasing tone. "Anyways, don't change the subject, Gilbert-kun. Exactly what did you talk about?"

"Nothing you need to know about," Gilbert replied, turning away.

"Ohohoho~ getting so defensive here, hmm?" he asked. "Well, if you won't tell me, I'll just assume that you turned on Ojou-sama's girl mode."

"It's not like that, you idiot! Just… don't ask about it anymore," Gilbert shot back, getting annoyed by the second.

"Tsk… whatever you say," Break said. After he said that, he turned around to go back to Sharon.

Damn, Gilbert thought. Why am I getting embarrassed over those kinds of things when it comes to her? It's just Sharon I talked to, it's just her, okay?

Gilbert decided to shake off these thoughts from his head and decided to walk around, until he reached a certain room where he heard Oz and Alice's voices.

And that's the 10th chapter! Arghh… It so hard to type this, you know? XDD

Anyways, as you can see, I promote SharonGilbert in this fic. *remains in box* With that said, I can now imagine knives and gun shots coming from the fans that oppose this XD Either ways, I hope that you (yes, YOU) still enjoyed this, whether you're a fan or not.

And as usual, next chapter may come out tomorrow night!

Reviews/Comments/Criticisms/Suggestions, anyone? I'm still waiting, so… don't make me beg ^^;