"Uwaaaaaahhhh" a loud cry was heard in the whole room. But one person seem irritated by the noise.

"Send this woman and child in the shack deep within the forest, I don't want anyone of you speaking of this again, HEAR ME?!" A man shouted with authority.

"Your excellency! I beg of you, please don't! Put me there instead and keep the child!" the woman in the bed said crying and pleading.

"My words are final!Send them off after this child is cleaned" with his final words he left off and not even spare a glance at the crying baby girl.

A maid cleaned the baby and gave it to the crying mother. The maids around them felt pity towards them. But there is nothing they could do, they are just merely peasants taken in to be servants.

The mother looked at the baby sleeping in her arms. She was delighted to see her child, but was sorry for the future that they will both have.

..."I shall name you Wisteria, Wisteria Annabel hoping you to have a long life and withstand the negativity around you. You shall carry my Surname De la Cerda. And let them know what's coming to them. The woman whispered the last part....

The maids let the woman rest for awhile before sending them to the shack at the back forest of the Duston Mansion. One little maid came with them on her own decision.She was kind to the woman, Rosetta.

Rosetta's mind was full of hatred towards the Duke Duston. After raping her when he was drunk he did not feel guilty at most. She never agreed on abortion for it was sin in her eyes. So the Duke made a deal on with Rosetta. If she gives birth to a boy he will take in the child and make her stay but as a maid. But If it's a girl he will abandon them.

She stared at the shack, it wasn't to big not too small for the three of them. She stared at her lovely sleeping new born baby and smiled.

" This shall be our home my dear Wisteria...for now. We shall find a way to leave this place." she said, even though the Duke sent them to the shack, he did not also want them to leave, for he feared that the whole land will know what he has done and ruin his reputation.

"Emmalyn, do we still have warm water?" Rosetta said while glancing at her sleeping 5 days old baby. 'This child was such a sleepy head' Rosetta thought. Wisteria has been sleeping a lot, she did not even see her child's eyes yet.

"Not yet Miss Rose, I will warm one right now." Emma said and went to the kitchen, well the are were they decided that it was a kitchen. The Duke had a little conscience that he sent a bed and some utensils and clothes for them and let a maid send them food.

"Thank you Emma" Rose said and prepared a clothing for her child. She was happy when someone wanted to come with them. But was shocked to see that it was a 12 year old kid. But sti she was thankful.

"Miss Rose! The warm water is ready!" Emma shouted causing the child to be startled and open her eyes,that made Rosetta overly joyed.

"Emma! Come, Wisteria opened her eyes!" Rosetta excitedly called Emma, who was now running towards them.

"She has beautiful golden eyes Emma! Just like mine! " Rosetta said overjoyed.

5 years later

Wisteria's POV

"Mother, when can we go outside of this forest?" I asked my mother while she was sewing her old dress.

"Not now darling, but mother will find a way to get us out of here" Mother said and gave me a reassuring smile.

My mother is so pretty, Emma said I looked like her. Long nose, pink lips, pearly white skin and most of all Golden eyes. But she hides them. Mother has blue hair, but I have violet ones and Emma said it was from my father. She slipped and told me that to never mention it to my mother or else she's in trouble.

I once thought, who is my father, does he know I am here?

"Sweetheart?" The sweet voice of my mother called me. I turned to her smiling

"Why were you at daze Sweety?" Her voice is so loving, I want to stay by her side forever.

"I was just thinking how we looked alike except for the hair" I answered her truthfully.

"Oh really?" Mother said and chuckled.

But my curiosity was still there.

"Yes, but mother...Who is my father? Why are we here?Where is he?" I asked, but Mother looked like she was hesitating to tell me.

"Well sweetheart he is somewhere out there, it's better if you don't know" Mother said with a terrifying aura. And I noticed she was pale.

"Mother, why are you so pale? Are you hurt?" I curiously asked her then went for a closer look. But mother pushed me gently.

"Mother is not hurt darling, it's just I feel a little under the weather today." She answered and smiled.

"Miss Rosetta, Miss Wisteria...lunch is ready" Emma announced.

"Yehey!" I cheered

"Let's eat my little hungry dwarf" Mother said and carried me towards the table where Emma is already seated in.

"Wow! Sweet potato!" I said as my eyes twinkled. It's been a month since I haven't eaten sweet potato, it the most delicious food I ever had.

"Oh my...Here you can have my half Miss Wisteria" Emma said then chuckled and gave me half of hers.

"Thank you Emma!" I said overjoyed. But Emma lost her half.

"But Emma, that won't be enough for you" I said worriedly.

"Haha...no, you can have it Miss. You are after all a growing little kid." She said and started eating her food.

After a few minutes I finished my food and jumped out of my chair. I went near mother and showed showed her my pleading eyes.

"Mother can I go out and play outside...pleaseee" I asked her then she giggled.

"Sure sweetie but please, just play near the house okay?" She answered.

"Okay mother bye" I said and ran outside with my doll Rosie, my mother made this for me as my 3rd birthday gift.

I played hopscotch, emma taught me this and it was fun. Until I heard a ruslte.

I saw the leaves in from of me move, and a little cute bunny appeared. I approached it but it ran away, so I followed it until it went deep into the forest.I looked around, where am I?

*Thump*

Ouchh...that hurts.I quickly stood up patted my dress clean.I looked up to see the person who I collided with. He has bright red hair that was beautiful.

"Are you okay?" A voice, that is different from the two voices I her which is Emma and Mother. This is my first time hearing a voice of a boy!And my first time seeing one too.

"Yes, but are you really a boy?" I asked

"Is that even a question?" He asked me back with a weird look on his face.

"Isn't it not?" I answered.

"Look kid, what are you doing here?This is basically off limits area especially the family of the owner." He asked. Eh? I have been living here for uh..1,2,3,4,5.... 5 years now and we weren't in trouble.'Dont tell anyone we are here okay? If ever you see someone' a voice of mother echoed. Need to counter attack his words.

"Then what are you doing here?" I asked innocently.

"Well forget about that, have you seen a bunny anywhere here?" He asked...a bunny? I saw one before.

"Was it color Grey, this big?" I asked and gestured how big it was.

"Yes, that bunny" he said with a hint of happiness in his face though he hid it afterwards.

"I was following it but I suddenly bumped into you, now I lost it" I explained.

"Then can you help me look for it? It's a precious pet of the owner's daughter." He said.

"Sure! Let's go!" I cheerfully said and followed a little path looking around while the boy followed and did the same. I wonder what this boy's name is...

"I'm Wisty! How about you? What's your name?" I introduced myself and asked his name.

"Uhm..call me Luca" he said and continued to look for the bunny.

*Rustle* *Rustle*

Where's the rustling from?I turned to the back and saw the bunny appear.

"Luca! There's the bunny" I announced but the bunny ran away rather hopped away.

"It's hopping away let's chase it!!!" Luca said immediately and ran chasing the bunny and I followed. Then Luca finally manage to catch it but he slipped not noticing the mud and since I was following him I told slipped and fell to the mud flat. I quickly stood up and carefully walked out of the mud and turned to Luca who was now sitting on the ground hugging the bunny.

"Are you okay Luca?" I asked worriedly.

Then he nodded and smiled. And I smiled too.

"I finally found itttt!!" He cheered and hugged the bunny. He stood up and escaped the mud. Now both of us are dirty and covered in mud.

"Here, wipe your face off. It's full of mud" he said and gave me a white handkerchief.

"Thank you Luca" I said and smiled then took the hanky and wiped my mud covered face.

"PRINCE LUKEEEEE!!!" I headed a yell, oh another person!!!

"I need to go now! Bye Wisty!Thank you!" He said and waved goodbye then ren. I looked at his retreating figure. And it dawned on me, I don't know where I was.

I saw a river and suddenly remembered that there was a river beside our small house. I followed the river and saw a brown building covered with leaves and vines. It's our house I am back!! I quickly ran towards it and barged in to see Emma with a worried expression and is about to cry.

"Miss Wisty! Where have you been?!" She worriedly asked and tears fell down.

"I was chasing a bunny" I explained.

But tears were still falling from her eyes.

"Miss Rose, she's... she's in bed and she is ill!" Then she bursted out.

Wisteria's P.O.V.

I suddenly ran towards the bed. There I saw Mother,she was very pale, more paler that the last time I saw her. I held her hand and it was cold.

"Miss Wisty, can you stay with her for a while? I will go get some help" Emma asked, I don't want to be alone with mother being like this. But we need someone to help her.

"okay, but please be quick" I said as tears stream down. Emma not getting anything just ran outside fast. I looked at my mother she was in pain, I can see in her face.

"Mother, are you okay?" I asked her. Then she opened her eyes and smiled as tears fell down.

"Yes, Mother is okay," she said and gave me a warm yet weak smile. No I don't believe her! She is in pain! My grip tightened.

" Wisteria, darling...when you leave this house, never tell anyone about your surname 'De la Cerda' okay?Wait until they come here and look for you... And here..." She took her necklace and gave it to me. Her eyes turned gold, it was fascinating. But who are those she called 'They'.

"Wear this to hide your eyes, never take it off nor let anyone know unless you meet someone with gold eyes like yours. Okay?" She said with a faint voice.

"Okay mother" I said, but tears were still coming out of my eyes.

"Then promise me...that you will live happily and freely. Live a long life my dear Wisteria. And under the bed, there is a brown box. It's for you...but you can open it until you turn 18." She said still weakly.

"Yes mother I promise to live a long happy life...please don't leave me" I begged her. What is taking Emma so longggg.

"One more thing my dear, give me your hands" she Instruced and I did. I gave her my warm hands into her cold ones. She gripped it tightly and said some weird words.

Then a lot of shiny gold light and dust suddenly came out of my mother's body and went into mine, I wonder what this is.

A few minutes it was gone and my mother leaned to me and kissed my forehead. She looked me in the eye and said...

"I love you my dear Wisteria, mommy loves you so much...goodbye my dear" she said and closed her eyes... suddenly her grip loosened.

"Mother!!! Nnooo! Don't leave Wisty and Emma! I promise to be very good and obedient! Pleassseeeeee..." I cried out knowing that she was leaving me.

"Haaaaa..." She took one final breath and...

"Moooottttthhheeeerrr!!!wake up! Wake up pleaseee. We still have to get out of here remember? Pleasee" I cried out again, hugging her tightly.

*Booogggsssshhh*

The door banged and saw Emma sweating and panting while a person carrying a box went in and checked my mother's wrist.

"EMMA! Mother...she....she.." I said shaking and Emma with tears went near me and hugged me tight as we watched the person checking my mother....But he suddenly looked at us with a sullen face.

"I'm sorry to say this but...This woman already passed" the person said bad went to the side. Suddenly two men went inside with a white cloth. They carried mother and took her out. Where are they taking her.

"Where are you taking my mother?!!!" I said angrily.

"They are taking her to the cemetery" the person said.

" Will we not have a funeral for Miss?!!!" Emma said pissed off.

"No...per order of the Duke, she is to be burried immediately in the slave's cemetery." The person said and followed

"NO! YOU CANT DO THAT!"Emma yelled and tried to take Mother's body but there were other two men and held her.

"Sorry there is nothing we can do, The Duke ordered it." The person said and continued their way.

"Good bye mother..." I whispered and silently cried.

"Miss Wisty, wake up." Emma gently wake me up. I never remembered when I fell a sleep. Then I saw another person near the door.

"Emma who is she?" I asked looking at the Lady.

"She's the Head Maid at the Dukes Mansion. We are going to go there, let us pack our stuff." Emma said.

"Why?" I asked

"We can finally get out in this place Miss..." She said with a little hint of happiness.

"And you will finally get to see your father." She whispered

Shocked. My father? Who I never got to see for 5 years? I was overjoyed and quickly packed my stuff. Until I remember mother telling me about the box. I quickly went under the bed. There I saw a brown wooden box it was big for my little hands. So I asked Emma to bring it. I picked up my favorite doll mother made and ties the handkerchief I never got to return to Luca.

"What's taking so long? Hurry up!" The Head Maid said irritated. She's mean.

"We are done" Emma said carrying a big luggage, it's heavy but Emma seems to not be bothered.

"Follow me" the head Maid said and walked so we followed her. But I turned around and said goodbye to our smamm but lovely home.

A few minutes later...we arrived at the back of a big gorgeous home. It was humongous and beautiful. I was too amazed that I bumped into Emma. The Head then lead us inside and into a beautiful room. It was beautiful. It has a soft comfy bed, a lamp ,some drawers and a chair. It was like the same as size as our house. Emma quickly unpacked.e

"The Duke want to see you, Miss Wisteria" the lady said. I looked at Emma and she noddedd so I followed the lady. We walkes into the most beautiful hallways decorated with extravagant stuff. Until we arrived at the big door. And it suddenly open, so I went in and saw a man, his back was facing me.

"Miss, Wisteria is here Duke" a lady said, he turned...He has same color hair as mine.

I looked curiously at him as he seems to be observing me.

"So this is the slut's daughter...she's pretty decent." He said and I wonder what that slut means...I stared as his eyes seriously not letting him know I was nervous.

" I am Duke Wilson Duston, the Master of this home...and your...father." he said feeling disgust by the last word he said. He's my father? But why ? He doesn't seem like he wanted me.

"Can your read? Write?" He asked me.

"Yes" I said.

"Then you better be of use to me, if you don't off to the slave's house you go" he said and went near me.

"You even got her brown eyes, but you seem to have my stern face" he said as he held my chin.

"Tell me your name." He said

"Wisteria Annabelle Sir" I said sternly not be intimidated by his gaze.

"Surname?" He asked.

"I don't know sir." I said as respectfully as mother taught me.

"Why until know, we could not know of that bitch's surname..." He said.

"Your excellency,I suggest to not say those words in from of her, it might be a bad influence" the person with blonde hair in the corner said.

"Whatever she is just a bastard. That I will have use of." He said

"How old are you?" He asked raising an eyebrow. So I raised my hand showing 5.

"Hmmmm...Maids change her clothes, she looks disgusting in her clothing right now" he said and walked outside. But before he left he said..

"Meet me tommorow 7pm" he said and finally left. The maids took me to my room and bathe me and dressed me, it was a beautiful dress, like what I see on my mother's drawings. It was color blue and had a lot of texture to it.

"My my Miss Wisty you look so beautiful in that dress" Emma said then I saw her she changed clothes, it was just like the other maids.

"From now on, I am your personal maid!" She said cheerfully.

"Yipeee! But what's that?" I asked.