Living With Dimitrescu

1) Just a Cold

It was a nice day, a calm before the storm. You have finished all of your cleaning, kept all the daughters occupied, and ran errands for Lady Dimitrescu. She had you tend to the garden most of the day. You fixed the vineyard fences and prepared her garden for the spring. You tried not to look at the rotting scarecrows hung throughout the garden. The rotting frozen flesh of the scarecrows attracted flies and birds above you. Your fingers felt frozen, your lips chapped, and your skin felt numb. When the sun started to go down, the air got colder and you were relieved that it was time to go inside. You held your hands together for warmth and shook in your chair, sitting by the fireplace in the main hall.. "It was cold out today, wasn't it?" a familiar voice said from behind you. Cassandra brought you hot tea, setting it on the table beside you. You nod in response and look at her. "Oh, you poor thing. Mother said she was proud of the work you did outside today" she says. "Achoo!" After sneezing, she walks closer to feel your head. Her face seemed concerned and she sat down next to you. "[Y/N], are you feeling okay? Your body temperature is a lot warmer than usual." You sneeze again and nod. "I'm fine, miss Cassandra. I'll be okay."

Cassandra's maiden walks by with laundry in her arms and stops to mutter "They're lying.. it seems like a cold". Cassandra looks at her maiden and stands up. "If [Y/N] has a cold, then please bring them to their room before mother comes home. I wouldn't want her to worry." Her maiden nods, placing the laundry down to take your hand, leading you upstairs to your room. "You don't always have to be strong, [Y/N]. If you aren't feeling well, rest up and stay in bed for the day" the maiden says. The woman helps you to your bed, making sure you are settled in and turns out the lights. "I'll leave the door open. I know how much you wanted to be at supper.. this way you can at least hear everyone." She smiled and walked off. leaving you to rest and close your eyes.

Throughout the next couple hours, you heard people roaming the hallways, Insects buzzing, and Lady Dimitrescu's loud shouting. It made you smile because you didn't feel left out from hearing what was going on during supper. You felt your eyes get heavy and you started to fall asleep. A slight tickle feeling on your nose woke you up. There was a fly buzzing over your face and you looked over to see Cassandra giggling at your bedside. She was sitting close next to you with a tray of soup in her lap. "As much as id love to sit here all night.. and watch you sleep, [Y/N].. your soup is getting cold." You rub your eyes, sitting up in your bed. "S..soup for me?" She nods and held the spoon, gently blowing on it before you take a bite. "Yes, lovely.. mother heard about your sickness and ordered me to make you soup. I was going to have my Maiden bring it to you but.." She smiled cutting her sentence off. "But?" You look at her interested in her finishing her words. She leans in speaking softer "..but I wanted to take care of you personally.. and be the one to take care of you."

You look surprised by her answer, wondering why she would want to do such a nice thing for you. She kept spoon feeding you soup till you finished your supper. "I'm not really all that special though.. I don't understand why you would want to take care of me." She looked at you kind of annoyed and hugged your face into her shoulder to quiet you. "Shhh none of that now, lovely. We will come back to this conversation after you get washed up." Cassandra gets up, putting the food tray on your night table, then gets up to run water in the bath tub. You walk over to the bathroom to see her swaying her fingers through the bubbles to check the temperature. "Okay its all ready, [Y/N]. now, arms up, darling." You blush red and feel flies swarming your hands, gently raising your arms up and Cassandra walks closer to you. "Be good now.. and do as I say.. or else" She lightly kisses your neck while reaching for the bottom of your shirt, sliding it over your head and you felt her slide each piece of clothing off you till you were ready to enter the bath. "Close your eyes now.. and don't peek. I'll know if you're looking..." You closed your eyes and Cassandra undressed herself then she stepped into the tub, taking your hand to guide you into the water. She lowered herself till her back was against the tub, and your back was against her. You laid between her legs, being both squeezed between them and held against her chest under the warm water. "You may open your eyes now, lovely... how does this feel?"

You wiggle to get more comfy and lay back till her chest supported your head more. "I'm very comfortable, miss Cassandra." She smiled and you could feel her hands feeling for yours to hold underwater. Her legs squeezed you a bit more to keep you wrapped up and you felt hugged from every angle. "All those things you said earlier.. they still didn't sit right with me... you are special.. and you deserve to be taken care of." You looked up at her to see her looking down at you and your eyes met. "b...but I" She quickly but gently bit your lower lip, holding it between her teeth for a few moments to stop you. "...no buts.. none of that, [Y/N] darling." You closed your eyes slowly, not wanting her to let go of her grip but she slowly let her lips slide off yours. "awe..." a whiney sigh escapes your lips, making Cassandra grin as she noticed you liked her doing that. Her thumbs rubbed your hands as she held them and she watched a yawn escape your lips. "Lets get you clean before you fall asleep in the bath.." she whispered softly. She reached for the soap, rubbing it along your shoulders, then down to your arms, letting you relax against her more. Cassandra giggled as she chewed and nibbled on your ear playfully the entire time. She scrubbed your skin clean, watching you squirm from pleasure and relaxation. "hehe.. nom...nom... heh.. nom.." Her lips nibble your ear down to your neck and you shivered as you faintly hear her say "..nnnn.. mine.." You bite your lip, not being able to take much more teasing, and try to adjust yourself. Cassandra wraps her arms around you to squeeze you back down against her chest. "hehe.. oh no, darling. We have to wash your hair next."

You sat still, her grip on you so tight, and you felt her hands running through your hair as she washed it. Her fingers dug into your scalp and she massaged it for as long as you had that smile on your face. "you must really love this.. my little darling.. hm?" You kept your eyes closed and nodded, laying back in total relaxation and she turned the water back on to wash the soap off your hair. Cassandra hummed the entire time, every now and again booping you nose and your lower lip making you smile more. She turned off the water then helped you out of the tub, grabbing a towel and placed it over your head. You felt Cassandra rub through your hair and shoulders as she sometimes uncovered your face to play peek a boo. ".. rawrrrr!...hehe.." You giggled every time she did that, enjoying her playfulness and she dried herself off once you were finished. After getting dressed, Cassandra held your hand and brought you back to bed. She got in first then opened her arms for you. "W..wait aren't you going back to your room?" She rolled her eyes and reached further to pull you into bed with her, you felt her cold arms and legs wrap around you under the warm, thick blankets, making you lay like the little spoon. "No, silly. I'm here till your cold goes away.. and don't think you can fool me this time."

You sigh and wiggle to get comfy, she giggled and tighten her arms and legs around you each time you shifted around. Her head rested on top of yours and her lips softly kissing you to remind you that she's paying close attention to you. "Miss Cassandra, thankyou for taking care of me and keeping me company tonight.. I don't think I would of slept well if I was still laying in bed without supper." She looked at you and her hand slowly made its way to your cheek, her thumb tracing the corners of your lips. "Shhh.. no more of that, darling.. don't think about being alone and feeling sad. You are cared for and warm right now and that sickness of yours is gonna get better as long as I'm here taking care of you.. " Her hand turned your face towards her and she looked at you, her lips slowly pressed against yours for a soft kiss, making you relax even more in her embrace. You let out gentle sighs between her kissing then her lips trailed kisses over your cheek and to the top of your head again. She never took her lips off you till you fell asleep, snoring in her arms. She smiled and watched you sleep peacefully whispering to herself "oh [Y/N] my sweet [Y/N].." Cassandra kept you close to her all night. Your soft snoring making her tired as well and she eventually falls asleep with you.

Cassandra awakened the moment the sun shined through your bedroom window. She was careful not to wake you and watched you curled up against her. She admired your gentle peacefulness as you slept, playing with your hair for a while before you woke up. You felt a cold, gentle hand running through your hair as you woke from a fuzzy dream. Light whispers were heard as you slowly made out the words and your eyes adjusted to see Cassandra still cuddling you in her arms. "Rise and shine.. my little sleepy head.. How did my [Y/N] sleep, hm?" You squirmed a bit so you could stretch. "I feel a lot better, miss Cassandra. My nose doesn't feel stuffy.. my head doesn't hurt.. and I feel warm and happy" you responded. Cassandra stopped playing with your hair, before feeling your forehead. "I'm happy you are fully healed from your cold." She kissed your head again before getting up, then reaching her hand out for you. "how about I make your favorite breakfast to celebrate your sickness going away?" she said smiling. You smiled back and took her hand. "I'd love to, miss Cassandra."