Sweet Silence [Daniela x Female!Reader] [COMPLETE]

24

When I nodded, they continued with a smile. "Don't worry, I'm fine for now. I could see the concern in your eyes."

"Just wanted to make sure," I smiled back at them, clearing my throat the closer we got to the kitchen. "Dani looked scared when she woke up and realized she almost drank from me in her sleep."

"She almost what?!"

"I guess that is bad?"

"...Not necessarily... It could just mean she needs more blood — that's typically what it is for Bela and Cassandra, at least."

"She did mention that she'll have to have blood close by," I signed as Isa grabbed what they needed to start breakfast.

"I'll make sure to give you a bottle of wine tonight," They signed while I grabbed the book Isa would always give me to look for recipes. "That way it doesn't happen again — knowing Dani, she'd freak out if it did."

"I'll keep that in mind. Any suggestions today?"

"Whatever you feel like making," They signed with a smile. "I'm making Bougatsa though."

"...Bougatsa?"

"Wanna help me make it until Hunter joins us? She wasn't feeling well so I told her to rest a bit longer."

"Sure!" I moved over to them and examined the recipe. "We'll be using human meat, won't we?"

"We will... You can always-."

I stopped them and shook my head. "I'm dating Dani, I have to get used to it eventually," I whispered before letting their hands go. "But... can you handle that part for now?"

"Of course," Isa smiled before glancing at the entrance of the kitchen. "The other maids are coming, I'll let them know you'll start on treats when Hunter gets here."

"Thank you," I signed as the others entered the kitchen.

After Breakfast

"Hey," I signed to Hunter, noticing how distant her eyes seemed to be. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah..." Hunter whispered, shaking her head a moment later before smiling. "Come on, we have the entire east wing to ourselves, so let's get started."

'She doesn't want to talk about it,' I thought as I followed her, trying to not get too worried about her. 'She's half god, like Isa, if it's something she doesn't want to talk about, I should probably worry — but if it was dangerous to any of us, she'd tell us... Isa didn't seem too worried, so I shouldn't be either.'

A quiet squeak left me when I accidentally bumped into Hunter — not noticing she had stopped walking. She let out a quiet laugh before cupping my cheeks, making me freeze and send her a confused look. Her eyes softened as she let her hands fall, crossing her arms over her chest a moment later.

"You're adorable when you're worried," Hunter mused before glancing around. "Alright, since I trust you, I'll tell you. I uhm... I'm trans, and with that comes dysphoria — honestly, not sure how to explain it to someone. Isa was always better with words when it came to explaining things — I excel at flustering people."

"You're going off-topic," I signed with a giggle.

"Right! Basically; I feel weird in my body right now — I don't feel... feminine today and I hate it."

"...Okay, I think I understand," I whispered after a moment of pondering. "Well, I know you said you don't feel feminine today, but you do look very pretty today!"

Hunter stared in shock for a moment before a smile spread across her face, a soft laugh leaving her. 'Probably a basic thing to do, but at least it made her smile,' I returned the smile after she thanked me. 'I'm glad she trusts me enough to tell me though.' We continued through the hall until we found a good room to start in, Hunter moving to remove the sheets from the bed as soon as we entered.

I grabbed a step stool from the cleaning cart and set it down in front of the window, stepping onto it to take down the curtains. This room was slightly larger than the others — an old room mother Miranda had built for the lady and her daughters to share when the girls were younger. 'I should ask lady Dimitrescu to tell me a story from that time one day,' I thought with a smile. 'Maybe it'll be a story she hasn't told Isa or Hunter.'

The sound of heels on the hardwood floor made me glance at the door, my smile widening when I saw Daniela. She froze in shock upon seeing us, her eyes shifting over us before she seemed to relax, having processed what we were doing in here.

"I... Didn't expect anyone to be in here," She laughed nervously.

"Do you come in here often, my lady?" Hunter inquired, making Daniela nod.

"Once a day — we all do. Mother promised that the next time she has a weekend free, we'd spend a day in here — just being a family."

"We look forward to making sure that day is perfect for you all then."

"Do you two mind if I stay while you clean? I can tell you stories!"

"Fine with me."

"I'd love that," I signed to Daniela before putting the curtains in a laundry basket.

Daniela giggled and moved to the chair next to the fireplace, grabbing a journal from the coffee table. I set the baskets in the hall before grabbing the new curtains for the room — Hunter grabbed the matching set of sheets soon after. Daniela watched closely as I stepped toward the window, a frown on her face.

"I should be fine," She said after a while, earning a nod from me. "Hunter, could you hand me a blanket?"

"Here you go," Hunter smiled and handed Daniela a fluffy blanket. "Now, find any good stories in that journal yet?"

"Yeah, I did."

"We're all ears then, my lady."

Daniela giggled and settled into the chair again — happily burying her face in the blanket as she read the journal entry, a habit of hers and a way to make sure she was able to tell the story without having to read it word for word. I smiled at her before grabbing a cleaning cloth and the spray bottle of glass cleaner, spraying the window soon after. As I began cleaning the window, Daniela cleared her throat and sent us a smile, sitting up a bit.

"Okay, story time!"

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next chapter will be in alcina's pov — which means we get to see the triplets as little kids/maybe toddlers (we'll see) because alcina deserves to raise them from childhood in all of my stories ❤️