Things were going on you were now 3, Ciel 4 and Lizzy 1 almost 2 and she would constantly follow you around like a chick to its mother shed always want you to play with her. which when you had time or felt in the mood to you would, but the times you didn't was for one of a few reasons and those reasons being you were tired, couldn't be bothered or not in the mood if it was one of those reasons you'd promise you would later or the next day or send her to Edward, who was surprisingly always happy to play with her. Life was good for now you knew that this would last for another 6 maybe 7 years given that Ciel just turned 4 not long ago.

Today you were starting your sword lessons with Francis, Ciel was there to you could tell she was going to be strict but not that you could blame her, this could be very dangerous for you and you could get hurt Francis was showing you and Ciel swords. you said "mother" she looked "why isn't father showing us this?" you asked curious about this, you knew she had whooped his but like it was nothing and something everyone could do, and basically beaten the head knight but you still wanted to hear her answer, she sat down and said "because your father is busy, and he is a good swordsman after all he wouldn't be the rank he is but I beat him" she had said it like it was a matter of fact.

You and Ciel looked at each other, your hair was now long so Francis had tied it back for you into a (ponytail or pigtails yes you will have long hair, but in that era, women usually did as you get older you can change it, but for now it's like this) Ciel said "so does that mean aunt Francis is better than uncle Alexis, and a lot stronger?" you thought about it and said "I guess it does, and it also shows girls can beat boys at somethings, but it also means mother can protect everyone" Ciel said "ill protect you (name)!" you giggled and said "me too! I'll protect you to" Francis smiled at this.

She clapped her hands to get both your attention you looked "now, we won't be starting any fighting yet first we must learn about the sword the different kinds, there are many different ones and each has a fighting style you both will be learning how the British knights fight, and also fencing as all nobles must know how to fence sword fighting outside of fencing is not taught to all nobles, but our families must learn this (name) because it is what the Midfords are known for and you Ciel" she looked at him "because it is good if you are to take after your father, and also be (names) husband when you grow up you will need to know how to protect not just yourself but your family understand" she told you both you and Ciel nodded and said, "yes mother/aunt Francis!"

She nodded and said "good now," she told you about each sword and its fighting style she showed you some practice swords and said "these will be what you will use when not learning to fence they cannot cause damage to anyone, at most a bruise once I see you are up to a satisfactory level with them I will then give you real swords to use" after another hour or so you and Ciel were allowed to go. you went to the garden since it was nice "aunt Francis can be strict" Ciel told you which it wasn't a lie, you looked at him and said "she doesn't want us hurt, it can be dangerous Edward told me about someone he knows who by accident got a deep cut on his arm he almost lost it"

Ciel paled a little you saw and smiled saying "don't worry, if we listen to mother then well be ok and well be the best, better than mother father and Edward!" he nodded getting a cute determined look and said "yeah! if we're going to marry when bigger I have to get better be like aunt and uncle, to protect you so you never have to fight" 'ok that's so sweet, no one's ever said anything like that to me.......not even him, wow! I haven't thought about that jerk who broke my heart, I was right a boy from anime would show me more love than he did' you thought and said: "silly Ciel, I will have to fight sometimes but thank you and I'll do the same" he smiled and kissed your cheek you blushed.

Ran saw and smiled at this, she cared for you like a grandmother would you'd even called her granny Ran or Nanny Ran. she watched you both, for now, she was also like your own maid she was proud on how you were growing, she had been giving you secret cooking lessons you'd told her you really wanted to learn to make yummy food for everyone. Also, she couldn't say no to you you'd found hardly anyone could, you played with Ciel until Rachel came to take him home.

The next day you were in lessons with a tutor you'd share them with Edward unless you were at Ciel's and then you'd have lessons with him, you felt like you were back at school but then again grateful for something to do your tutor said "lady (name)" you looked at them they said "please translate the sentence" you saw it was in French. you knew a little bit from your past life but with what you'd put on for deaths 10 wishes you knew you'd learn a little faster with this, you read it out in French which was "bonjour, Je m'apelle (name)" and said in English "hello my name is (name)" the tutor nodded and said "very good! Also very clearly pronounced in French, if this continues by next year you should be able to say hold a simple conversation"

You smiled and said "thank you!" you had plans to learn a different language a year, this year French next year Japanese maybe Ran and Tanaka could help? You had French Japanese Italian and German wrote down as the must languages you had to learn. You knew they'd come in handy at some point, after language lessons, it was lunch "you're so smart (name)!" Edward praised you and you kinda liked it how your family were always proud if you did well, you had missed this after lunch you had dance class as well as traditional ballroom you would have to learn ballet. You also decided to speak to death about them helping you learn some other dances since when Alois came along you could do the flamenco you thought it would be funny for that since he always goes ole also a fun way to see how Ciel reacts when you do that with Alois.

The ballet teacher was a nice lady she had recently retired from the London ballet company, she spent the lesson getting to know you so she could work one to one with you she explained about what you'd do and also answer your questions about ballet. you said "how can ballet help me?" you cutely put your head to the side, the teacher chuckled and explained saying "well for one you sword fight or are learning, and ballet can help you turn fast and jump high, it will also give you good posture, after all, a lady like yourself has to hold her head up high, ballet helps you achieve that give off an air of graceful like a swan but below its helping hiding what you really are your real skills think of it like a rose"

You were confuse "a rose how?" you asked confused she said "a rose looks beautiful, especially in a rose bush all of them together you want to just go over and pick one up pluck it and show everyone its beauty that is ballet you will give off that image of a delicate rose, beautiful people will want to take you for themselves show you off or keep you on display in a vase with other beautiful flowers, but when they try to pick the rose or underestimate you that's where the skills you have learnt from your parents and other tutors come in your thorns come out to protect you like a rose has thorns which stab people who try to pluck the rose who don't look past what's on the surface" it hit you and you said "oh I get it! Like when you judge a book by its cover"

She nodded and said, "yes that's it, people want to see a beautiful lady the betrothed of another lord who is there to look pretty delicate is weak and needs protecting give them that, lead them to believe that is what you are that you must always need a man to protect you, someone stronger but when in reality you can do just as good if not better than any man you're just as strong, (name) but remember this we women may not be as strong physically as men, but emotionally we can be stronger than them your mother is a good example of that, I mean who else is known to beat the entire British royal knights" she smiled. you giggled and said "yeah, scary but nice" you'd told her to call you by your name when alone she smiled and said "very true, well start dancing next time but I want you to practice some stretches ballet looks beautiful but it takes a lot of time and practice to get it to look like that" you nodded and said "its, ok I don't mind"

She went you decide to go to your room and talk to death, they'd given you a journal to write in like Voldemort's diary so if they weren't around you could write to them and they write back. no having part of your soul in it, it was just a simple two-way diary and no doubt his end was a phone all staff saw it as was a diary you were keeping, and death also made it so no one but you could open it if anyone looked over your shoulder at it all they'd see is you writing about your day and what happened. You opened it and wrote 'think you can help me with something?' 'Oh and what is that?' 'dance, I want to learn some different kinds the ones that I won't be taught, I'm learning different ballroom dances like they would in (dancing with the stars if you're not from Britain or strictly come dancing if you're from Britain) and ballet, but the others nope' a few moments after they replied 'sure I can do it so it's in your dreams, I can make it so you can use that time to practice lessons like speaking and sword fighting and things' you squealed in your head and put 'have I ever told you I love you death!'

You swear you could hear them laughing they put 'nope, but thanks I think by far your starting to become my favourite person I've done this before, its rare but it's happened in the past' you continued chatting for a while then stopped you got a feeling you'd gained a new overprotective sibling/friend. you decided to read you grabbed a book of fairy tales you soon finished Cinderella and said "ok Disney made it family-friendly, I could not see them making it where the stepsisters cut their heels and toes off then the stepmother and sister are blinded by birds pecking their eyes out" you shivered 'that was just Cinderella, I dread to think snow white and other child-friendly stories' you thought.