The sound of horse hooves clanking against cobblestone broke the silence of the morning at the phantomhive manor. Sebastian was already on his feet, carefully preparing breakfast for his master. The sound of knocking alerted him and he sprung to the door. 
"guests... We aren't expecting anyone, are we? Oh, it must be the carriage for Elizabeth." he whispered under his breath. Sebastian courteously opened the door and bowed slightly. 
"I'm here for Elizabeth." an old man coughed. 
"I will fetch her then." Sebastian smiled. He made his way over to Elizabeths cama and lightly shook her. 
"why aren't you wearing the hat I bought you?" she asked as her eyelids fluttered open. 
"well, I have just woken up and I figured that hat was meant mais for a stroll in the sunlight." Sebastian smiled. 
"is my carriage here?" Elizabeth rubbed her eyes.
"of course, Lizzie. Come on then, let's go." he grabbed the girls hand. 
"I want to say goodbye to Ciel!" Elizabeth screamed. She hoisted up her dress and went sprinting up the stairs. "CIEL!" she piped. Elizabeth clawed at the locked door to Ciel's room. Sebastian put a hand on her shoulder before she ripped the boys bedroom door apart. 
"I'm afraid he is sleeping right now. I'll tell you something. The moment he wakes up I will have him call you to say hello." he reasoned. Elizabeth didn't release the door and stared up at Sebastian. "I'll even have him wear the fabulous clothing you so kindly bought him." he added. 
"well..." Elizabeth sighed. 
"I promise." Sebastian smiled. 
"a-alright..." elizabeth released the handle reluctantly.
"come on then, let's get you início now." Sebastian patted her back. He led a reluctant Elizabeth down the stairs and then pushed her towards the driver. 
"say goodbye to Ciel, Meylene, Bard, And Finny for me. Especially Ciel!" Elizabeth waved goodbye. Sebastian shot her a reassuring smile and then shut the door. He let a sigh escape his mouth as he turned back to the kitchen. Bard was standing with his back turned to Finian and Meylene. 
"so I was thinking, screw ovens, let's torch the crap out of 'em! Sounds like fun eh?" he said. 
"It does sound pretty fun." Finnian agreed. Meylene whipped around to see Sebastian right behind her. She blushed deeply and then giggled. 
"Sebastian! Hi." Meylene waved, infatuated. She swooned as he walked por her with a wave. 
"there will be no torching of anything, Baldroy. Now, Finnian, you should get to work on the hedges. Meylene, would you fetch me the chá set? And Baldroy, help me make some scones please." sebastian ordered. 
"sure Mister Sebastian! I'll get right on the hedges!" Finnian nodded before taking off. 
"of course I'll get you the t-tea set, S-Sebastian sir." Meylene cooed. 
"scone time!" Bard grinned. He pulled out a blow torch and then puffed gray smoke out of his mouth. 
"I'm sure we won't be using that to cook them, right Baldroy?" sebastian said uneasily. 
"fine..." Baldroy grumbled, putting the torch away. Finnian hurried off to his shack of gardening supplies and pulled out some hedge clippers. He happily waltzed out of the shack and began clipping idly. Finnian hummed to himself as he worked, happy to be outside. A slight flash of his past came back to him. For a moment, Finnian was back in a dirty cage. Someone ripped the door open and shoved a needle in his arm. He helped in pain but no one heard him. A man I a chapéu-coco, jogador, jogador de boliche hat pulled him out of the cage and threw him carelessly into a dirty arena. Finnian jumped backwards and landed harshly on the ground. 
"are you all right?" something cooed. 
"what?!" Finnian cried, dropping the hedge clippers. A hand reached out of the arbusto, bush and plucked the clippers up. The hand reached the tool towards him. Finnian scuttled backwards and stared. 
"what's wrong?" the voice asked. 
"a-are you just a h-hand?" Finnian inquired.
"oh no, I'm a whole person." it answered. 
"why are you in my shrubs?!" Finnian shrieked. 
"oh... It's a long story. I hope I'm not bothering you with my presence." it apologized. 
"you aren't really a bother. It's just a little weird that your hand is protruding from a shrub." Finnian said. 
"well, should I come out of the shrub? Is that okay?" it asked. 
"sure, I don't see why you can't." Finnian shrugged. 
"will it mess up your shrub?" it said. 
"it shouldnt." Finnian replied. 
"alright, I'll give this a try." it laughed. Another hand joined the first and the person inside the shrub began to claw at the grass. The girls fingernails dug into the dirt as she attempted to haul herself out. After a good few minutos the girl pulled the hedge clippers open and shoved them down in the earth. Another few minutos passed as she struggled. 
"umm... I'm a little bit stuck..." she frowned. "could I get a little help?" 
"sure." Finnian remarked, grabbing the hands. He dug his heels down and pulled her out with ease. The girl flopped onto the ground with a giggle. She had  light blonde hair and wide blue eyes and wore a fluffy black dress. Sticks and leaves poked out of her clothing and hair. She pushed herself up and brushed off her forehead. "if you don't mind me asking, who are you?" 
"it's an embarrassing tale, sure you want to hear it?" she blushed. 
"yeah, tell me while I work." Finnian smiled. 
"okay... Promise not to laugh?" she asked. Finnian nodded eagerly, excited to learn about the girl in the shrub. "well... Little known thing but... You know Elizabeth? The one who's supposed to be married to Ciel? Well... She's a little bit kind of basically my sister." 
"Elizabeth is your sister?! How?!" Finnian shouted. The girl shoved her hand over Finnian's mouth quickly. 
"quite! Not even she knows it. I'm going to start at the beginning though, just so you understand. When I was born, my mom did not throw a party or celebrate at all. In fact, all she did was wait. She waited until I could talk and walk, then she actually gave me attention. Mom, tried to teach me everything about being from a noble family. She taught me how to talk properly and walk like a fallen angel, she taught me how to eat and how to live. But none of her teachings stuck. por four I was right back where I started, being a rambunctious ball of fun. She continued to try and force me to be graceful and laugh like twinkling bells. But nothing of it actually worked. She didn't understand that most things cannot be taught. So she persisted. She would lock me up in rooms when I tripped because she wanted me to learn. She was terrible to me. And all because I wasn't so called 'noble material'. Just because I was clumsy and a bit of a Tom boy, she hated me. She used to force me to wear rosa, -de-rosa every dia and she would blanket me in stuffed animals. But all of the priceless dresses she forced me into I would rip apart and every stuffed animal would end up dismembered. Eventually, her hatred of me grew so large and so strong, she disowned me. Then she tried again and Elizabeth was born. I was so young when that happened. So vulnerable. But she didn't care, she just threw me away like nothing. She accused me of being mental and retarded because I didn't like to play with the snotty princesses she would set up play dates with. After she disowned me, I went to an orphanage. It was hell in that place, always being made fun of. No one ever wanted to adopt me. They'd laugh at me and tell me I wasn't proper enough... Eventually, we went to go on a field trip and I was watching a few kids. That's when someone hit me over the head with something and knocked me out. I woke up back in front of Lizzie's house where I hitched a ride on the cab that came yesterday because I knew it was coming for phantomhive manor! then I took cover in a shrub when I saw Elizabeth trying to make things cute. I got stuck for the night and then you fell and I accidentally said something and now here we are." she took a deep breath and then huffed it out. "I'm Helena, you?" 
"Finnian. Why did you want to go to the phantomhive manor so badly?" he replied. 
"I know a lot about Ciel. I doubt he'll remember but... Before elizabeth... I was supposed to be his betrothed. Even though I'm a bit older than him. It was weird when I first met him. Even he denied me. All I asked was if he wanted to make mud pies... Then he had that butler throw me out. So much for phantomhive hospitality.... Anyway Ciel said I wasn't lady like or proper enough. That was the last straw for mom. That's when she threw me out. She didn't want me to be an old maid, she said that was the only thing that could happen to a lump like me." Helena rubbed the back of her head. "I told her that I didn't care about being an old maid and that it didn't matter to me. So... She sent me off with daddy who tried to drown me in a river. When that didn't work he took me to the orphanage. And that is exactly why I'm here! I want to show Sebastian I'm not just a piece of crap that can be thrown away! Because Ciel shouldn't have done that... I was only five... I spent twelve years in an orphanage because of him. I only want to prove that I can do things. That I am worth something!" 
"hmm... I don't think Sebastian is hiring anyone. But he should his you! You're pretty fun and you spent the night in a shrub for this. You probably deserve to work here." Finnian nodded with a smile. 
"you think I'm fun?! Yay!" Helena cheered. She held up her hand and smacked it against Finnian's. Helena did a small dance and then clapped. "when is the best time to ask him?" 
"probably after he serves master Ciel breakfast." Finnian noted. 
"I'll go ask him then. But what if he says no... Hmm..." Helena tapped her lips in thought. 
"maybe if you have something you could offer me I could let you stay in my gardening shack!" Finnian held a finger up. 
"I can garden things! I could help you! Would that be enough?" she smiled and clasped her hands together. 
"well..." Finnian rubbed his chin. 
"AND I can help Meylene and Bard! I'm decent at cooking things." she bargained. 
"alright! That seems good enough. Come on, I'll take you to Sebastian. However, he probably won't like the fact you're covered in bruises, lumps, and cuts. Plus, you aren't looking very well kept. That could impose his judging of you. Here, I'll help sneak you up into one of the bathrooms. You can meet Bard and Meylene then too!" Finnian grabbed her arm. 
"thank you so much Finnian! Your so kind! Your helping me so much with this! I owe you a lot, Finnian. And to think I just crawled out of a shrub..." she beamed. 
"it's a little lonely out here with just Ciel, Sebastian, Bard, and Meylene. We could use an extra hand around here anyways. Bard's always burning things and Meylene's a klutz." Finnian laughed. He led her back to his gardening shack and then poked around. Finnian pulled out a large trashcan and then nodded. 
"oh! What's that for?" Helena cocked her head and prodded the metal can. 
"get in and I'll carry you through the house in it. If Sebastian see's us, he won't know you're inside." Finnian motioned towards the can.
"smart! And if he does see us just tell him you were going to clean it out. Bit how are you going to lift it with me inside?" she asked. 
"I'm a lot stronger than I look!" Finnian pointed at himself proudly. 
"okay, here I go." Helena giggled. She jumped inside the metal can, sending up a plume of black dress and blonde hair. Helena landed inside with a thump and then stuck her hand out of the trashcan, flashing Finnian a thumbs up. He picked the can up effortlessly and then hauled it through the courtyard. Finnian dashed through the house and up the first flight of stairs. 
"where do you think your going?" Bard asked. 
"oh Bard! Prefect timing! Come on, I have someone cool to show you." Finnian replied. 
"what? Is there a rato in here or something? Did you put Tanaka in this trashcan Finny?" Bard laughed. 
"no, this is way better than a rat!" Finnian piped. 
"what is it?" Bard raised an eyebrow. 
"come one and I'll show you!" Finnian took off down the hall. The two scurried about for what seemed to helena like forever until they finally stopped. 

"Meylene! Get over here!" Bard ordered. Meylene glanced around and then hurried over to Finnian and Bard. 
"what is it?" she asked?
"are you guys ready!?" Finnian asked, brimming with excitement. 
"open it man!" Bard cried. 
"what's going on?!" Meylene cupped her hands onto her cheeks. Finnian threw the lid of the trashcan off, which slammed harshly into the wall, and pointed at it. 
"hi! I'm Helena! Helena Middleford! It's nice to meet you all." she grinned, popping out. 
"Middleford as in Elizabeth?!" Bard shouted. 
"no, as in Helena!" Finnian said. 
"Elizabeth had a sister and that's me. No one knows about my existence. Except Ciel and maybe a handful of other young bachelors. And they all think I'm dead. And I almost was dead because daddy tried to drown me." she frowned. 
"so eh... Why are you 'ere?" Bard cocked his head. 
"I wan a job with you guys. I want to work for Ciel and Sebastian. I want to prove that I'm worth something!" Helena said, crawling out of the trashcan. 
"oh. But Sebastian isn't hiring and we're pretty much good on staff around here." Meylene protested. 
"well... I have a feeling I might be able to persuade him! It'll be fun to try anyway!" she grinned. 
"hmm... Well one things for sure, he won't hire you in the state your in right now. He'll consider it unprofessional and improper. He doesn't like that." Bard rubbed his stubbly chin. 
"that's why Finnian brought me up here, so I could fix my hair and such." she remarked. 
"so that's why you three are in my room." Meylene murmured. 
"Helena, Helena Middleford. Is that you?" Sebastian folded his arms across his chest. Meylene, Finnian, and Bard seemed to shrink in their places. 
"IM SORRY SEBASTIAN I DIDN'T MEAN TO! SHE JUST SEEMED SO NICE AND FUN AND I WANTED TO HELP HER!" Finnian screeched, bursting into tears. Sebastian sighed and held his forehead in his hands. 
"awww Finnian it's my fault! I was the one who asked you too!" Helena protested. She ripped a chunk of her dress off and handed it to Finnian. He sobbed and dried his eyes in a depressed manor.
"it's all right Finnian, I did not say you did anything wrong." he grumbled. "however, I have a bit to say to Helena. Why are you here?" 
"I'm here to get a job. My parents disowned me and tried to kill me thanks to you and Ciel... I stowed away on the cab elizabeth took here yesterday... Just so I could prove to you and Ciel that I am something." Helena said, her head hanging low. She wiped a tear from her blue eyes and Finnian handed her the piece of ripped black fabric. 
"disowned you? We were told you had been killed. That you had died in and 'accident'." Sebastian retorted sourly, seeming extremely surprised. Helena wiped her eyes daintily and then snorted. 
"My dad tried to kill me. He failed, though, and then took me to an orphanage. Some stuff happened and now I'm back here. Applying for a job. I can do anything really. Wash windows, make tea, stuff like that. You don't even have to pay me, I just need a place to stay and some food." she said, sniffling. 
"I must tell master about this... It's shocking and uncalled for... I'm not saying yes... But I'm also not saying no... If what you say is true, I may be able to work something out. With the consent of Ciel and the rest of the staff. But for now, get back to work." Sebastian ordered. He wore a grave expression as he stalked out of the room. Helena burst into rapid tears and shivered. 
"I'm sorry! I got you all in trouble didn't I?!" she sobbed. 
"Sebastian was just in my room... Oh..." Meylene cooed to herself. She danced outside, holding a mop and tripping over her own feet. 
"oh crap... I'm sorry you guys... It's all my fault!" Helena wept. 
"I don't think he'll be punishing us. He seemed somewhat okay with the whole idea and if he hires you and you're a valuable person in here... He might just reward us." Bard shrugged. 
"reward us?! With what?! A pie maybe!? That would be great!" Finnian grinned.
"well, I'm going to get back to work. You should too Finnian." Bard suggested. 
"all right! Wanna come with me Helena?" he smiled. 
"sure, I'll help you out on the shrubs!" she piped, smiling. 

"what do you mean helena is alive!?" Ciel demanded. 
"if you don't believe me I suppose I could bring her up here for you. She's down in the garden helping Finnian at the moment, master." Sebastian said, hands folded together lightly. 
"helping him do what?" Ciel growled. 
"well, if you look out the window, Finnian is holding her up on his shoulders and she is clipping the very topo, início of the hedges." Sebastian pointed out the window. Finnian was holding the girl up and she carefully trimmed off the very topo, início of each hedge. Tanaka was sitting idly in the background with his cup of tea, laughing. Once she had finished, helena gave Finnian a thumbs up. He promptly dumped her onto the ground and she went running after him. 
"got you!" she sang, tackling the boy. The two burst into laughter and high fived. 
"she seems to get along well with the staff..." Ciel mumbled to himself, turning back around. 
"yes master, they all seem like they're getting along with her decently well. Have you made a decision yet? It's just about time for your lunch. Today, I have prepared-" Sebastian began. 
"I have not made a decision. It is not fitting for a woman to work in the gardens and we already have our housemade. How much does she wan to be paid?" Ciel grumbled. 
"she does not want to be paid. She simply wants to have a cama and three meals a day. Which, from what Finnian told me, is much better than the things she had at her orphanage." he said, pouring Ciel a cup of warm tea. 
"interesting... Well, see to me after tonights game of pool. I will have a decision por then..." Ciel huffed. He sniffed the chá and then gagged. "this is not the usual Sebastian!" he remarked in a hostile manor. 
"oh dear, I'm sorry master. Meylene must have mistook your usual for a different type. I will see to it immediately." Sebastian apologized, bowing before wheeling the carrinho out. 
"good." Ciel snarled, grabbing a paper and turning his chair around. The moment sebastian left the room he set it down. Ciel plucked his walking stick from it's leaning position and marched toward the window. 
"so, Helena, you're back. What could you possibly want? A job? you could get one anywhere. You could go to any of your other bachelor's. Yet you choose me. Why? I threw you out and now you want to prove something to me," Murmured Ciel. "it's unlikely that's the only reason you came..."