His Beauty

Chapter Four

Elle~

I heard the shuffling of feet, and I opened my eyes, finding a young girl, about my age, moving around. Did Father get a maid? Then, all at once, my memories from the previous day burst into my mind. Meeting Alice, Father's rage, the knife, the woods, the snow, and the pair of arms.

I heard a yelp, and the girl was running over to me.

"Are you alright?" She asked nervously.

"I'm fine, I just want to take a bath." I stated, groaning as I tried to move. Dang hypothermia, you just had to leave a gift with me, didn't you?

The girl nodded, and helped me with getting to the bathroom, and helped me remove my garments. I didn't really care if she saw me naked, just as long as I got a bath.

As she put my clothes to the side, I heard a gasp.

"W-Who did this?" She whispered.

Great, she has seen my back.

"Someone you don't know. Just don't tell anyone, please?" I asked quickly.

I could tell the girl had nodded her head, and she helped me into the tub.

I hissed as the water touched my back, and the girl said quickly, "I have a salve I can put on your back after your bath. It will help your back heal quicker."

I nodded my head in approval, and she started to lather shampoo into my hair. It smelled like vanilla. She then rinsed out the shampoo, put in conditioner, which also smelled like vanilla, and then helped me wash my body, and was gentle on my back.

After that was done, she helped me dry off, and put some of her salve on my back. She then left the bathroom, and came back with a pair of leggings, a loose fitting t-shirt, underwear and a pair of socks. I was unable to wear any bras, for they would hurt my back too much. She put my hair up in a ponytail, and then left me in the room.

Well then.

I looked around my room a bit, and found a window, noticing that I could see a frozen fountain in a old-fashioned courtyard. Turning to look at the double doors of my room, my curiosity got the best of me.

Slowly, I opened one of the doors, peering out, and left the room silently. As I walked down the hallway, I came to a large staircase, and decided to walk up it. Four doors lined the hallway, so I decided to walk to the right. There was a door at the end of the hallway, and I wondered what was in there. There was candles lining the walls, and the candles' lights were very dim.

Right when I was about open the door, I felt my hair move and turned around, coming face-to-face with a pair of bright sapphire blue eyes. I screamed, but I was turned away from them, and a large hand covered my mouth.

"Shh. Easy now." A deep voice whispered into my ear.

I shivered.

"Are you going to scream?" The deep voice asked.

I shook my head. I only screamed because didn't expect someone to be standing behind me.

"Ok then. I'm going to let you go." The voice said, and I released from his arms. I spun away from him, and looked at him curiously.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You can call me Ash." The voice said.

"I'm Elle." I answered back.

"Ah. You must be that girl Master saved last night." Ash said.

"Master? Who is he?" I asked confused.