Hello! Here is your next chapter! I do appreciate feedback and advice to improve my story. Kuro is Yana's property! I do own Lea.
"My name is Lea...Tanaka," she mumbled.
"Tanaka you say?" His eyes lit up. " I had a granddaughter named Lea, but I thought she'd perished in the fire!"
"I've...never known my family," she said.
"Could you be-" Tanaka deflated.
"He does that," a deep voice sounded behind her.
"Mr. Bardroy!" She spun around and bowed.
"You are a cute new girl," he said looking at her. "Lea was it?"
" Yes, but I must head off now!" She said as she scampered off, unwillingly.
She found her grandfather?! She'd have to find out later...
In her bed, she fantasized about the Undertaker. He was a very curious man, and he was quite "adorable", too.
In the middle of the night, there was a knock on her chamber door. Sebastian entered, and sat on the end of her bed.
"Anything you'd like to tell me miss Lea?" Sebastian asked, concerned.
"No Sebastian...," she replied, nervously shifting her nightgown.
"Why is it, Lea, that I find you speaking with strange men outside the mansion?" He asked. " It is quite concerning... regarding the safety of our master."
"I'm sorry Sebastian, he was there, so I invited him to sit with me," Lea replied." He is certainly an interesting person, though."
"Dear Lea, please, for your and Bocchan's safety, do not speak with strangers," he said jealously, grabbing her hand.
"But Sebastian, we had met before!" Lea protested, grasping his hand firmly.
"You had, had you?" He looked at her angrily.
"Yes," she replied, nervously.
"Bocchan is our priority, no strange men," he said finally, seeming to lie.
He bent in and gave her a hug. He pulled away and kissed her forehead.
"Goodnight Lea-Chan," he said.
Lea fell back on her pillow. She and Sebastian had been speaking for a few months now. They had quiet chats about her and life in the mansion. Sebastian made her a little more sociable, but she felt no romance towards him, although he seemed a bit forward with her. There was something strange in his eyes every time he looked at her. A soft pink glow, like hunger, or, dare she say, affection.
The next day Lea continued her chores, but the then Sebastian assembled the staff.
"Tonight at the Phantomhive estate, there will be a gala. You are all to attend, formally. You are to only speak well of your master to promote his good name, correct?" He said.
"Yes sir," Finny said happily.
"Okie Dok!" Bard replied walking off.
"I'll dress pretty, yes I will!" Mai Rin enthused.
"Yes sir," Lea replied trotting off excitedly.