Beautifully Imperfect {ON HOLD}

Chapter Fifteen: Butterflies

Two weeks had passed, and you got back into the routine of your day to day life. You would sleep in Nora's room during the weekend, and in your room during the school week. Leonora would wait for you outside her room each morning before breakfast and you would walk with her to the dining hall. You continued to visit her when you didn't have class, those times in between classes were the times when you would join her in her office, working on different assignments from your classes. During lunch you would sit on her lap, resting, while she graded papers from her students or did any other necessary paperwork.

The Dean knew that meals were still a spot of sensitivity and vulnerability for you so decided with you, that breakfast and dinner would be in the dining hall. Not forcing you to eat if you were not hungry, but making sure that you had something to be able to sustain you through your classes. Lunch would be in her office or her room depending on the amount of work she had to do. She would keep little snacks in her office for you during lunch and in her classroom, if she knew that you had missed breakfast.

Eating had gotten easier, being able to sit with Agatha and Sophie made the time more bearable. And knowing Leonora was across the room, helped ease your racing thoughts. But you couldn't help but feel like you were too much for the redhead. You felt like she had much more important things to deal with, and that you were merely getting in her way.

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Today was a Saturday and you had slept in Leonora's room the night before. You woke up at dawn, tuning to see the older woman still fast asleep. The makeup she usually wears now removed from her face, revealing freckles that dusted her nose and cheeks. Looking at the goddess in front of you, your mind started racing with different thoughts. "Why is she still helping me?", "All I do is slow her down", "I just need to avoid her, so that she can focus on what she needs and not me."

Deciding to let Nora sleep, you quietly get out of bed and make your way back to your room with Orion. Stepping into the room, you give Orion fresh water and breakfast before making your way to the bathroom. Picking out an outfit, you decide on a black lace bustier crop top, oversized navy cable knit sweater and black ripped jeans. Making your way from your bathroom you added light makeup and your perfume before heading to Sophie's room to see if she was awake.

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You and Sophie walked into the dining hall together, taking your seats at the normal table. Agatha arrives as food is being placed on the table. You don't take any, instead opting for tea. You can feel someone's gaze on you causing you to look up, meeting the eyes of the Evil Dean. Quickly looking down, avoiding her gaze, you bid farewell to your two friends before rushing out of the dining hall and to your room. You enter your room and call Orion before walking to the library.

You search the library for a book, before coming upon a romance novel. Deciding on the book, you make your way to the second floor of the library. Settling into the large chair in front of the fireplace, your dog choses a couch to sleep on across from you. Hours had passed while you were reading, many students came and went on the lower level of the library, looking for books to aid them in their studies. You had missed lunch and had just finished your book as the sun started to set behind the School for Good. Glancing at the clock you see it is quarter to six meaning that dinner was going to start in fifteen minutes. Giving yourself enough time, you return your book to its rightful place, and exit the library, the large dog by your side.

Passing a few of your teachers in the hall you acknowledge them with a small nod or smile as you make your way to the main hall. Like clockwork, you take your seat again in your usual spot, waiting for the other part of your trip to arrive.

Sophie and Agatha arrive together smiling as they take their seats. "Hey Agatha, you're still up to tak Orion after dinner to the School for Good for the night right?" You ask your friend. She nods in response. Talking about their day, you nod your head and listen absentmindedly. It's not until a gruff voice makes itself known that you are pulled from your own head. "Y/N Lady Lesso set us to get you." The large wolf says, gripping your arm. "Why, I haven't broken any rules." "Shut up reader. Let's go. Now." The wolf is slowly losing his patience, deciding not to risk it. You stand from the table, letting him practically drag you from the main hall. Walking down the dark corridors of the evil school, you didn't know where you were going.

It wasn't until you saw the large wooden door at the bottom of the stairs that you knew you were going to the doom room. Pulling back you began to cry, pleading for the wolf to take you back to the main hall or even just to Lady Lesso's office, but to no avail you found yourself in the same chair, your arms chained down.

The sound of heels pulled your attention to the shadows of the room. Tears still falling you tried to pinpoint exactly the sound was coming from. Lady Lesso finally emerged from the shadows, slowly walking up the stairs to the platform that you were on. "Hello darling." She said, a small smile placed on her lips. She gently took your chin in her hand, tilting it so that you were now looking at her. "Why are you crying little one? Hmm?" "I don't know why I'm here. I did nothing wrong." You respond softly.

With a flick of her wrist your arms are free from their binds. Lady Lesso crouches down so that you are now face to face with the older redhead. "I did tell the stupid mutt to not bind your arms, but he never seems to listen. I'm sorry if it scared you." She said sincerely. You do not respond, just look down, burning holes into the floor. "Why have you been avoiding me?" Nora asks, concern written on her face. "I just feel like I'm too much for you." You reply honestly. "Darling, you are not too much, you are not a burden. I will tell you that as many times as needed for you to believe it. If you were, we would be in a very different situation." She tells you, gently placing her hands on yours. "I don't know. I just don't understand how you can bear to look at me. I'm disgusted." You tell her, your voice shaky. "You are not my darling. You are beautiful. Just because you have scars or marks on your body, whether visible or not, doesn't mean you are any less gorgeous." "But I..." You are quickly cut off by the older woman. "I don't want to hear it, pet, you are beautiful and I will do everything in my power to show you how beautiful you truly are." The Deans words cause a deep blush to cover your cheeks as you look away. The pet name causing butterflies to swarm in your stomach.

A smirk is plastered on Lady Lesso's face, at the reaction you had to her words. Standing at her full height. She towered over you, looking up at her, your breathing picking up. You can see a playful yet primal took in the redheads eyes causing you to look away. Your reaction is everything to Lesso, leaning forwards her breath tickles your neck. "You look so lovely when you're a flustered mess. All for me, my pet." She says. Her voice had dropped significantly, causing you to quietly moan at the words falling from the Dean's mouth. As if the smirk on the redhead's face couldn't get any bigger, your reaction causes her to chuckle. "Looks like you're enjoying this." You can only nod your head in response, so wrapped up in the Deans words. "Looks like I'm going to have to show you how beautiful you really are."

A/N:

Next chapter will be smut ;)