Chapter 4:

"Now today Ruby, Darius we are going to learn about –" said Olivia stopped.

"Learn what today mother" said Darius excited.

As the young bat rushed cut Olivia off her words. Giving her son a dark look furiously set in keeping Dairus's mouth firmly shut. Olivia began speaking again reacting any teacher been rudely intrputed. Although Ruby clearly wasn't completely listening.

Ruby's imagination was feverish wildfire burning wildest ever thoughts. Of adventures make believe. As Olivia's words cloth muffled against the clouding sudden suddenly blackness.

That capture trapped enxlosure surroundings Ruby. Imprison young female mouse in tightness hold. But Ruby felt no immate pain.

Only burning reviving formerly old forgotten memroies. As kitchen four walls faded returning into those became rooms in Baker Street.

"Can you at least in settling that constant squeaking down!" said Basil snapped annoyed.

Bundle of baby wrapped blankets squirmed against the detective's stronghold grasp. Keeping infant mouse falling sorrow deadly pit bottomless return from slipping from out his reach. sResult broken neck death rather instead owning broken leg.

Bundled quite happily restful in Olivia's arms was a small baby verison of Darius. Sleeping at only his tiny bat head peeked emerge of blankets. Breathing slow aloud nothing against slender form of his mother's chest.

Baisl was having restless annoying luck at the baby version at was Ruby. Poor darling thing had kept forever squirming desperate within his slender fold.

"Basil please understand Ruby is only frighten that you might hurt her as, as" said Olivia cutting herself off.

Both Basil with Dawson stared at towards Olivia daintly sat in the chair. Basil stood inner thinking cell mind at the fireplace. While Dawson also waited for registering both newborns birth. sThe flickering orange burning shade fire light gave off homely warm glow. At vast grew shadows fire tower across the walls.

"Ruby?!" said Basil confused.

Turning heel spin glancing with his mouth fully widen at overhearing abrupt word. Telling at Olivia already on deciding of her newborn daughter's name.

"Yes I plan to call her Ruby Olivia Flaversham" said Olivia boldly.

The boldness shone in Olivia's eyes. Determine not going sorrowly back on her strong decision. As rocking baby newborn bat slow armful sways.

"And the boy?" Dawson asked.

Waiting for the answer upon intake time Olivia had taken. Pausing a short gulping long breath. Before Olivia glance towards at them.

"Darius Basil David Flaversham is that right your first name was David right Doctor Dawson" said Olivia quietly.

Both quite feeling overwhelm amazed that Olivia honoured to taken both their names as her son's two middle names. And truly interested themselves at Olivia given Ruby's middle name by using her own.

Though evening outside had once been peaceful. Grew wildest hatred storm finger tugged at the window glass. Of great nightmare demon wanting desire slipping inside.

Snatch dampen wonderous happiness upturn sadness heartache. That had taken earlier previous hopeful lsot forgotten time. Most howled wind echo secretly beneath spirit calling out for to claim Ruby as of desire use.

Ruby continued squaked in unseen horrorified scaring even Olivia attempts comforting Ruby although with Basil's only efforts rocking the baby mosue back to fro.

"Shush, shush Ruby I vow as sworn with your mother no harm will come to you or Darius as long I keep all nightmares away" said Baisl soothed.

As the detective meant dueuflly the givne promised. At none dare stepped in Baisl's waking every moments. The detective would do upmost anything keeping those close to him safe.

Ruby felt strange finding suddenly herself reawakening back return into world at she belonged. Scanning check over at Olivia scolding at Darius.

"Would both of you mind your history lesson now Darius what river lies borders –" said Olivia cut off.

"What river is that mother the one you and grandpa takes us for swimming or the long that run on forever at stops nowhere" said Darius puzzled.

As the bat's youth excitement yet again trailed Olivia off exactly waht she was about to actually say. Turning firmly to face Ruby begin on her question.

"Now Ruby can you remember the higher heads of state?" Olivia asked.

Beaming within hopeful that her only daughter was fullest paying attention. But the dreamily mere glassy was expressed over Ruby's gave told another story.

"I do know who lives in London I think that was the place my dream was telling me of uncle Basil lives with Doctor Dawson and that kind housekeeper of his mrs Judson that I believe her name was" said Ruby thoughtfully.

Glancing upwards from her seat Ruby had noed her mother going pale ghostly white. A trembling hurt nerve inside Olivia. Called straight back old bidding need forget of an old allowed past. Shaken by sudden dropping the history lesson altogether. Ruby ran clattering spring form her seat.

Ruby raced hurried up embracing tight around Olivia. Knowing her mother always did this for Ruby became seriously ill. Praying her youngest child's survivial at making it through at least the night as Olivia continued look extremely pale.

Olivia's eyes was confused to either narrow harshly towards Ruby or shiver fearfully with fright. Feeling Ruby's claming warmth around Olivia. Ruby felt her mother's free release hand touch fingertip touching grasp towards Ruby's forehead.

Underneath few loose hair strands hid of a long claw swipe at marked into looping curve scrapes. At some feral rodent being much bigger and older than Ruby attacked her. Also there was scarred sideways bruising right along Ruby's cheeks.

Ruby believed secretly her own father strongly hurt her as a child no Olivia would had gone straight to the police In London. It was beyond right before their departure probably when Ruby was a baby. Maybe considered why Olivia had never borught their father up in conversation.

In case it pained them espeiclaly Ruby too much. No it was another reason action Olivia held unreveal from them about their father. Way at Olivia continued shaking highly meant all lessons finished.

Ruby hurried over fleeing out form the kitchen into the hallway. Ruby had never ages ran as rememberance events form that incident swam back to her. Fearing Olivia had scolded her then hit slapping furious Ruby along the face missing at smacking Ruby at the bottom.

Ruby didn't wish finding out although thudding heartbeats sprung feared soaring bird strikes against within her ribcage. Sweating till finally reaching her little bedroom. Tiny cramped with pokey appearance. Ruby didn't wanting care tearing finally open at the letter.

Held neatly at unfolding in both of her hands. It was a clean neat piece of paper with curve straight handwriting.

Dear Miss Ruby Olivia Flaversham

I request at you and your brother return at once. London is so much different than dangerous place at you fearfully knew. Actualy your mother ahtough understanding her fears. I greatly ask you come and live at my home with lots of lodgings and things at iwll pelase you. Also that I wish highly have no one I oculd have in becoming a lady of high society that can offer.

As Ruby continued tyring in vain attempts without her troubled head throbbing at perfect hand written words. Halfway through aobut to identified who had sent it when Darius overheard furiously knocking at outside of Ruby's bedroom door.

Quicking in not wanting both Olivia or Hirm taking away the letter. Ruby's freedom only chance leaving. Quick as lighting flash Ruby flew towards half natural appeared more chewed parted bed. With away worn bedcovers of patchwork brown tan and emerald.

Stuffing hiding the letter in the already moth eaten thrashed aobut suitcase of dull light earth soil brown. Truly had many collectiables Ruby collected throughout growing years. Before of even lovingly examaiton Ruby slammed the suitcase firmly shut. As the door opened creaking slow Ruby felt herself become quickly dizzy.

Ruby hadn't run far though burning storng hotness overtook her young adult slender body. Decliate sweet frame of her mother's was flaling slow height whirling below. Finally pit darkness surrounded capturing Ruby into sleeping distant nowhere.