Disowned for being a human, Vivian was taken in as a maid at the age of seven by the Carmichael household. Serving one of the most respected and elite pureblood families in Bonelake, there were rules. Rules that must be followed by all servants and maids. Like everyone else, Vivian was repeatedly reminded not to disobey the rules. But before she could learn to blend into the background like the other servants, the Duke's young son calls to her, “Bambi.” And all hell breaks loose. ----- "What? Never seen a bruise before?" Leonard scoffed at the girl. "Does it hurt?" Vivian asked, gently kneeling beside him and examining the several bruises covering his face. "Not that much." Remembering what her mother used to do when she got a bruise, Vivian brought her sleeve to her mouth and blew warm air on it before placing it on the boy's cheek, taking him by surprise. Leonard swatted her hand away, a hint of pink appearing on his cheeks embarrassed, "W-what are you doing?" "Mama told me this will make the pain go away," the girl held her hand close to her chest as she shared her past memory. "I’m not a child!” Leonard huffed at her. “I don’t think you’re a child,” she stared at him with a crystal-clear gaze. Taken aback, Leonard locked eyes with her for two seconds before shaking his head. “Don’t worry about it. They’ll heal in a day or two anyways," he reassured her before getting up and taking a seat at the table where his books were placed. "Odd girl," he muttered to himself as he pulled the top book from the stack and lost himself in it.
"I..." in the moonlight that shone on them, Vivian suddenly began feeling dizzy with Leonard's closeness, "I...wouldn't be here if I didn't want to."
He saw her blink, once and then twice.
Leonard was expecting something else, but for now, he would settle with this.
"Master Leonard?" came the voice of the coachman from the hall, his voice and he didn't like the fact of his servant interrupting his time with Vivian.
"Bambi," he said, "Promise me something."
"You said promises are meant to be broken," she pipped in to see him give her a grave look. It was what he had said to her when she had tried to make him promise her when they were young. When he was supposed to come to the mansion to celebrate her birthday. He had returned a week after her birthday when innocent Vivian had waited for him the entire day with the hope of his arrival.