Claire looked into his eyes and her eyes soften and she hugged him "Patrick" Claire  cried out his name while crying into his shirt "Shssshs it's alright Claire" Patrick rubbed Claire head "I'm right here" He said as he caress her head and Claire calmed down a little and sat on the bed with her legs folded to her chest "Claire do you wanna talk about it?" Patrick asked his palm on her shoulder and Claire shook her head. Patrick sighed and crept from the bed stand on his feet and he use his palm to caress his back 'that push sure was hard' he thought as he walked to his desk and sat on the chair. He knew if he left the room, Claire would be scared. And she just waking up from a nightmare will make it all worst.  

   He sat there and looked at her. She looks so scared. So pitiful. It was exactly like the time he saw her react when he had touched her for the first time. He sigh and turn towards his desk and rested his head on it. *knock knock* Patrick and Claire looked towards the door "Who's there?" Patrick asked standing up "It's just me big brother" Tory said from the other side of the door "Claire I'll be right back" Patrick said to Claire and opened the door and step out to see his little sister wearing her school uniform which consist of a white long sleeve shirt and a gray long sleeved coat. A gray tie and a gray skirt. "What's up Tory?" He said as he ruffled his sister hair making her smile "Just wanted to tell you that I'm back along with mom" she said and Patrick nodded  "Is that all?" Patrick asked "No. I need help with some problems in mathematics. I don't seem to understand them and you being the smartest person I know,  other than Gerald, I thought you'd help me with it"  Tory said looking up to her big brother with puppy eyes "Okay" Patrick nodded and Tory hugged and said a 'thank you' "But you have to take your bath first, You look all sweaty" Patrick commented touching his sister sleeve "I will" Claire said and ran off to her room. Patrick sighed and opened the door and walked. He saw Claire sitting on the bed looking up at him and he grinned "Hey" he said as he backed the door and walked over to Claire and joined her on the bed "How you feeling" he asked looking at her "I'm fine" she said looking at him "What did you dream about?" Patrick asked and Claire averted her eyes from him and look at her feet and shook her head 'no' "Do you want to talk about it?" He asked and she shook her head 'No'. Patrick sighed closing his eyes  before saying "Okay. I know that when you're ready to tell me, you'll tell me" and got up from the bed and walked to his desk and sat down on his chair and opened one of his text book and all through that, Claire eyes never left his form.

     Patrick was reading and Claire was staring at him. And Patrick noticed.
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"Do you want to tell me why your staring at me?" Patrick asked obviously annoyed and Claire blushed  in embarrassment "No.. no. nothing" Claire stuttered and Patrick just rolled his eyes and continue reading his text book. Claire stared at him before diverting her eyes from his form and her eyes rested on a book and on his shelf. She walked over and held the book on her hand and read along the title 'The key of Valor' and she turned to the back and read about the book "Can I read this?" She asked and Patrick looked at her with a raised eyebrow until his eyes landed on the book in her palm "Sure but can you read?" Patrick asked looking at her and she looked down at her feet with sadness in her eyes and Patrick realized what he just said and wanted to replied but before he could speak, Claire looked up and said "Of course i can. When I was ten, I was more clever then any student in my class and could even answer some junior high question in their text books" she said feeling proud and Patrick shook his head and chuckle at her behavior "Okay. Sure you can" Patrick said as he turned towards his book and Claire nodded and walked to the bed, sat down and opened the novel and begin reading.

      By the time Patrick was done reading, it was already 7 and he stretched and turn towards his bed to see Claire lying on the bed with her legs in the air cross legged and guess she was engrossed in the novel. He chuckled and walked to Claire and lay beside her and she turned to him and saw him grinning at her "What?" she asked "I guess you like the novel" He said and she nodded "It's very nice. The author of this book is one hell of a writer" she said as she smiled at him and Patrick nodded and and patted her head and she rolled her eyes and removed his hand from her hand making Patrick laugh. He stopped laughing and put his palm on Claire cheeks making Claire to look at him and saw concern in his eyes "Are you okay Claire" he asked Caressing her cheek with his thumb  and Claire lean to the touch and sigh before answering "Yes" and looked into each other eyes. They stared, looking into each other eyes for a while until they heard a knock on the door and they came back reality. They blushed and Patrick faked coughed "I'll get the door" Patrick stuttered getting up from the bed.

He opened the door and he saw his sister standing there with one text book and a note. He closed the door on her grinning face and turned to Claire and walked to the drawer and picked up the blindfold "Claire" he called out and Claire turned to look at him "Tie your eyes" he said and threw the fold to her. She nodded and tied her eye. Seeing her eyes ties, he turned to the door and opened it to the see a very annoyed Tory standing there "Why'd you close the door in my face?" Tory asked as she barged in the room and saw Claire sitting on the bed facing her with her eyes tied "Sorry" Patrick apologized as he closed the door. Tory walked over to Claire and stood at her front "Hi, I'm Tory" Tory said but Claire looked at her and then looked down "Patrick she doesn't speak?" Tory asked looking at her brother "She does but I guess she doesn't like talking to other people except for me" he said and Tory hmmmed before she nodded and  walked over to Patrick desk and sat down close to Patrick and they began their leisure.

"Well that was easy" Tory commented as she closes her text book "Why'd you come to me if it was easy?" Patrick asked "Because I didn't understand it that much when I was in school" Tory said looking at her brother and Patrick sighed. They heard a knock of the door and someone opening his door and in came in Albert who bowed down and said "Young master and miss, dinner is ready" and raises his head to look at the two sibling "Okay. Thanks for the leisure bro" Tory said and rushed out the room. "Aren't you coming down stairs for dinner, Young master?" Albert asked and Patrick shook his head "No, bring my food up here. Two dishes of everything of course" Patrick said and Albert nodded and left the room, closing it behind him. Patrick sighed and walked to the door and locked it "You can remove it now Claire" Patrick said and Claire removed it "I'm gonna take a bath" Patrick said and walked towards his bathroom forgetting his towel.

When Patrick was done he, he turned off the shower and looked to the sink and didn't see his towel there. He groaned and walked to the door and opened it slightly "Claire?" He called out and Claire walked up to him "Get my towel please" he said and Claire nodded and got his towel and handed it to him "Thank you"  he said and closed the door. He stepped out of the bathroom, walked to his wardrobe and picked out boxer and white top and put it on. He looked over to Claire and saw that she wasn't were she was. Looking around, he didn't see and then he heard the sound of his shower. He walked to the door of his bathroom "Claire you in there" he asked "Yeah" Claire answered and Patrick sigh and said "Okay" and walked to his bed and lay down facing the Ceiling.

A while later, Claire stepped out of the bathroom and walked to Patrick drawer and picked out a white top and red pant?  "What's this?" Climate asked "It's a pant" "I know that but what's it doing in here?" "Like I told you, in case I have a visitor" Patrick answered and Claire wanting to drop the matter, put on the pant, with Patrick facing away from her, and the top. The top passes her bum. You could say that the top was long and big for her.
   "Where's the food?  I'm starving" Claire whined as she fell on the bed with an oof "Yeah" Patrick nodded and then the door was knocked making Claire head to shot up "Is that it?" She asked looking hungry and Patrick just chuckled and walked to the door and opened it while Claire hid her face in the pillow, "Sorry young master that we took time. We just had some difficulties in the kitchen" Albert said and put the food on the desk "No problem Albert" Patrick said and Albert bowed and walked out of the room but stopped "Young master , your father said I should inform you that he would like to speak to you about something" Albert said "Did he mentioned what?" "No young master" Patrick nodded and Albert bowed and left the room and Patrick locked the door. Claire removed her face from the pillow and looked at Patrick face to see that he was thinking "What's wrong?" Claire asked "Is this about what that man servant said?" Patrick chuckled at the name Claire called Albert "Never mind that. Let's eat" Patrick said and Carried the tray down to the ground and Patrick and Claire sat down to eat.