Later in the day, Helena resumed work at her desk while leaving the bedroom door open to keep an eye on Kasumi. She finished the last of the paperwork, putting her pen down and piled the papers together neatly.

"Done with this for today." The French beauty says proudly before putting them in the drawer.

Helena took her smartphone and looked through the schedule to see what she had left to do. She rested her elbow on her hand while crossing her arm close to her chest.

"Another meeting… video conference… Gosh, so much left to do." She sighed.

The French blonde soon perked up when she heard the sleeping kunoichi mumble softly in her sleep.

Helena turned her head to see Kasumi sleeping with a heavenly smile, resting her head on her hands planted palms first on the bed with one hand over the other while her body curled up. The blonde smiled seeing her adorable new companion continuing to catch up on her rest.

"At least I'm not alone in this now." Helena said a little happily.

Helena turned back to her phone and makes a business call.

After a few minutes, she ended the conversation when Helena suddenly heard Kasumi talking in her sleep.

"No… stop…" The redhead begs, clutching her ribbon under her hand.

Helena turned to see her girlfriend struggling in her sleep and gets up to walk to the bed. She kneeled on the ground, placing the phone at the foot of the bed to get a closer look at Kasumi's worry-filled face.

"Ayane… please… You're hurting me…" Kasumi pleads again.

"Kasumi… wake up." Helena says worryingly, putting her hands on the bed getting a little closer to Kasumi hoping her lover heard her.

Kasumi still moved around with soft struggling noises, talking in her dream.

"Don't… I beg you." The kunoichi pleaded again, her breathing getting a little more erratic.

Helena gently gets on the bed and lies down next to Kasumi as Kasumi soon touched her throat with her hands, dreaming of Ayane sitting on her lap choking her.

"Darling… don't be scared. It's not real." She gently warns her companion.

Kasumi still struggled when suddenly she spoke out again.

"Helena…"

The French Aristocrat gasped softly.

"Lady Helena… Help me…" Kasumi cries out again.

"Kasumi… I'm right here, darling!" Helena responded, hoping Kasumi could hear her.

"Helena... Where are you?" Kasumi cried out once more.

Helena thought to change her tactics and cautiously wrapped her arms around Kasumi, gently embracing her.

"You're not alone anymore… I'm right here." Helena says softly in Kasumi's ear.

Kasumi subconsciously feels her body feels Helena's warmth close to her and wrapped her arms around her mistress's waist.

"Please… Help me… I'm so scared." Kasumi cried below Helena's chest.

Helena felt her heart stings tugged and hugged Kasumi a little tighter.

"Don't be frightened, dear… Listen to my voice." The French woman gently begged.

Kasumi's breathing starts to slow down a little as Helena continued to speak softly to the redhead, calming her down.

"Kasumi… don't give up… You're strong, I know it… Be brave, my little cherry blossom." Helena soothingly says.

Kasumi finally quieted down and resumed her slumber. Helena sighed deeply; thankful the ginger's nightmare had seemingly passed. The French beauty patted Kasumi's head gently and stroked the top of the ninja girl's hair.

"You poor girl… No wonder you haven't slept well." Helena said softly.

"You've been running in your sleep, too… I swear, your running days are over, ma cherié." She softly declared before kissing the top of Kasumi's head.

The Aristocrat moved the bangs of Kasumi's hair with her fingers and placed one more gentle peck on her errand girl's forehead just to be safe. Kasumi mewed happily and buried her face deeper into Helena's body, pleasing the elegant blonde as Kasumi smiled once again.

Helena continued to hold Kasumi a little longer, petting and brushing her companion's hair. Kasumi continued to sleep peacefully, which was music to Helena's ears compared to what happened before.

Eventually, Helena slipped out of Kasumi's arms gently to shift her position to kneeling on the bed resting Kasumi's head on her lap like before. She gently patted her redheaded companion, content seeing Kasumi rest peacefully.

Helena grabbed the phone and looked at the blank black screen, reflecting her gorgeous looks.

The elegant Aristocrat's face changed to a worried expression, knowing how much she still had to do. She looked down at Kasumi again with her hand still resting gently on her head, then back at the phone. Helena closed her eyes and exhaled a defeated sigh.

"No… I can't focus right now." She admitted.

Helena woke up her phone and made a call to her secretary.

"Hello?... Yes, it's me. Move everything that was on my schedule to later this week… No, I'm fine, something else came up that demands my full attention…" Helena relayed, looking down at her girlfriend while gently patting Kasumi while making the call.

"…Qui, Friday works. Send my apologies to those I was supposed to meet. I know it's on short notice, but I can't ignore what's come up… Merci. Sorry for springing this on you. I'll talk to them when the time comes. Thank you again. Bye." Helena gratefully said before hanging up.

Kasumi moved around a little but Helena continues to pat her.

"Shhhhh, it's okay, sweetie." Helena said soothingly.

"Sleep as much you want. You're safe here." She says with a warm smile.

Helena continued to pet her girlfriend for a few more minutes before Kasumi finally opened her eyes and got up.

Helena lifted her hand off, watching the ginger rest on the side of her leg, stretching and rubbed her eyes in the cutest fashion imaginable.

Kasumi let out a small yawn while rubbing her eyes before her vision cleared to see a smiling Helena in front of her.

"Oooooo… Hi, Lady Helena." Kasumi said groggily.

Helena chuckled lightly. "Hi, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?"

Kasumi nods. "Yes, I did!..." She eagerly said at first before her face quickly changed expressions and looked down at the bed.

"Well, for the most part…"

Helena placed a gentle hand on her shoulder to get the ginger's attention.

"You don't have to hide it from me… I heard you talking in your sleep." Helena revealed.

Kasumi casted her eyes down again, picking up her ribbon and gently rubbed her thumb on it.

"Helena-sama… It was scary. No matter what, I can't escape from them." Kasumi says with a little fear.

"Kasumi…" Helena says empathetically, getting her girlfriend's attention again.

"As long as you're with me, they'll never hurt you again. I promise." The French Aristocrat said with a strongly-clutched fist over her chest.

Kasumi slowly let a smile grow and got on her knees to bow deeply before her mistress.

"Arigatou, Helena-sama… That means the world to me." Kasumi says with a strong sense of dedication and love in her tone.

Helena beams hearing her lover's words, watching Kasumi rise back up.

"Just so you're aware, dear… I've canceled the rest of my plans for today." Helena reveals.

"Really?... Why?" Kasumi says confusingly with a tilt of the head.

"I must be honest… After hearing you, I don't think I can focus on my work." Helena admits, putting both hands on Kasumi's shoulders. Kasumi put her hands on her chest in suspense.

"You're my whole world now, Kasumi… So, I want to make you a top priority in my life. Therefore, I want to spend the remainder of today with you. Starting tomorrow, you'll begin working for me as my charge… But as for right now…" The elegant blonde says, moving her hands to touch Kasumi's face.

"I'm all yours, little cherry blossom." Helena declared.

Kasumi's eyes sparkled as she wore a touching smile before hugging Helena around the neck. Helena returned the gesture by wrapping her arms around Kasumi's waist.

"Helena-sama… you're too sweet." Kasumi says affectionately.

The blonde chuckled near her errand girl's ear and rubbed her back, feeling strands of Kasumi's loose hair.

"You deserve the best from me, my love." Helena said with a smile. Kasumi backed up and Helena cupped her cheeks.

"You're my everything now. I promise to hide nothing from you, my dear. I love you, Kasumi." Helena says with her love-filled voice.

"I love you, too, Lady Helena… I'm honored to be yours. Thank you for being my friend… my protector… and now, my lover." Kasumi returned with her own lovely voice, touching her chest again with both hands.

Helena smiled and leaned in slowly, closing her eyes. Kasumi closed hers as well, keeping her smile on as Helena's lips meshed with her for a slow, loving kiss.

Once their lips parted, Helena puts Kasumi's head on her chest, like before in their first hug when they confessed their feelings, stroking the ginger's beautiful hair gently. Kasumi embraced Helena by the waist and sighed with her eyes close, once again enjoying the warmth of Helena's body enveloping her own in the French woman's arms as both girls smiled proudly of the future they would share together