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"Oh...Ciel, Thank you!!" Isabella had launched herself at her knight in shining armor in a flying hug. "Thankyou, thankyou so much!" Her joy bubbled over, not noticing how the chair tipped dangerously over.

She was so happy, Bella couldn't remember the last time she felt this way. She didn't even seem to notice when the chair fell back.
Isabella hugged him for a bit more longer then finally pulled back, her eyes widening when she finally realized that she was practically laying on top of him. The girl's face flushed red, blinking in surprise down at Ciel, her hair falling to one side. They almost close enough to......her heart thumped loudly in her ears, very close. very very close.
Suddenly waking from the slight daze , Bella quickly sprang up to her feet. "Oh are you alright Ciel? I'm sorry! I just .....got a little over excited." She fanned her self suddenly feeling a bit hot and a bit dizzy. She wondered if it was because she got up too quickly.

"Uhm, uh....Thank you but....I think that I should wait for Sammael, he was supposed to come by later with some of my belongings." Bella was still blushing all too aware of how close they had been and her beating heart didn't seem to want to calm down. "Perhaps later?" She asked.

Claude was slightly disappointed but none the less there was progress, perhaps dinner time. His ambition to have Sebastian all to himself was merely starting Lizzy dissolving their engagement was a very big set back but he supposed this girl.....as strange as she was catching Ciel's attention.

Isabella lay on her bed lost in thought. Her book lay abandoned on the bed beside her. She looked at the red tips of her hair, the dye that she used was starting to come out. "Red also looks stunning on you Lady Isabella."
Remembering Ciel's compliment made her blush, she didn't like looking like her mother if she could help it. but if he liked it....
Getting up from the bed Isabella headed to the bathroom.

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An hour later, Claude came in with Ciel's afternoon tea and to check up on him to see if he had made any progress on the Latin.
"Honey or suger?" he asked.

Claude put sugar into his cup. "I am not up to anything, I merely saw that she loved the gardens the day before and it was a nice day out, I didn't think it should be wasted. Don't you want her to have nothing but pleasant memories to take back to Spain with her?" He asked, putting Ciel's teacup within reach.

Claude frowned and left the study to continue his tidying up. When he looked in Ciel's bedroom he saw a slip of paper on the table with the words written on them. An idea came to him right then, putting the paper in his coat, he walked towards the closet.

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Bella's hair shone a brilliant ruby red, the color was slightly deeper then her mother's, more garnet then ruby. But it was lovely. The girl had bathed washing her hair of all the brown dye that was in it. Toweling it dry and putting it up in two tight coils, she dried off from her bath and got dressed. Dismayed that she'd have to wear the same outfit , She hoped that Sammael would finish with whatever he was doing and bring a change of clothing for her.
Going back to her room, she immediately saw it, The beautiful pink dress layed out on her bed with the long black gloves and a pair of black shoes the hat with the flowers sat nearby.
Isabella was about to pick up the dress when she saw a slip of paper, there written in Ciel's handwriting were the words "I wish..."

"As you say...." Claude smirked as he opened the closet once more and picked out the outfit, the nice one that would match.
"This one would be appropriate young master." he said.

Claude was so tempted to smile but he resisted and began to undress the boy.

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A little while later, the dinning table had been set up for the two of them, nothing really special here, unlike lunch. Claude thought that it would be too much. The only thing different was a vase with two roses. Simple elegance.
Ciel was already dressed, seated and waiting The girl hadn't come down yet even when Claude had knocked on her door and told her that dinner was ready.

In truth, it took a very vast amount of courage to walk out of the bedroom with a dress that showed as much skin at the neck and shoulders, the dresses she wore usually covered most of her skin. The long blacks gloves where heaven sent, they hid the bruises on her arms. There where none where the dress showed.
Isabella gulped and very hesitantly walked into the dining room. "I...I'm sorry I'm late....I...." She stuttered a bit, her cheeks matching the pink dress she wore. Her vibrant red hair fell in soft waves on her shoulders, She didn't wear the hat, but a large flower from it was tucked just below her right ear.
She stopped , looking at her feet. nervously.