1.- Pactum

The dark night sky and its new moon announced that it was past midnight in a warehouse outside the city, which a group of criminals such as drug dealers, kidnapers and mercenaries used as hideout. They were all part of a bigger organization and they were drinking while waiting for their bosses' call, informing them what to do with the girl who was kidnaped that same afternoon.

She was a young girl, around the mid-twenties. Her name was Susanna and she had been brutally beaten. Blood stains were all around her hair and her dark eyes were filled with tears. She wondered how she got there, to this dark room that reeked of blood and narcotics.

Susanna was tied up with security bands on her foot and hands that left red marks on her tanned skin and began to think it was the end, but the thing that worried her the most was to leave her dad behind. He was surely dead worried about her in that very moment; she didn´t come back home after all. And then she remembered the series of strange event that happened during the past weeks.

She had always been somehow paranoid without a good reason; she thought she had a sixth sense that put her on alert after detecting an anomaly around her, but it got worse on the past few months, especially with those strange and frequent dreams that made her wake up in the middle of the night, very scared, or those shadows she though she saw on her room when her eyes opened. It didn't happen every night, so she didn't give it importance, but when she went out, there were things and shadows that passed on the corner of her eyes and some other occasions there was someone looking at her.

It was all very strange, but she thought that is was all part of her imagination, besides, she had many other things to worry about besides daydreaming about something going after her.

That's what she thought until one day, a couple hours before meeting some of her friends and go to the movies with them, she decided to stop by and have a cup of coffee. It was one of those modern coffee-bars near downtown and she loved to spend afternoons reading and having a beer in there.

She sat in one of the free tables and took a book of her favorite tales from her purse, when a male voice spoke to her.

"Are you able to sleep at night after reading Edgar Allan Poe, miss?" it was a smooth and polite voice. Susanna turned immediately to see who this person speaking to her was. She found something odd in the question, especially because lately she had been having many nightmares.

"No. Actually I enjoy this…" she mad a small pause before continuing, a necessary silence after seeing the man who was in front of her, dressed all in black "…kind of reading" he was tall and thin, but somehow well-built and his jet black hair had a rather fashion style, like one of those rock stars with longer bangs in the front and shorter hair on the back of the head.

"I see… do you mind if I join you?" he waited before sitting down just to make sure she nodded, but he knew it was practically impossible for her to say no to his request because of his demonic charm.

"Go ahead…" Susanna put the book down. She wouldn't be able to keep reading it after the mysterious man's appearance and he kept looking at her while he took a seat. His eyes had an intense and uncommon color, like deep blood red which contrasted with his pale skin and there was definitely something odd about him. Almost immediately a flirty waitress came by to give them the menu.

"Thank you… I would like a glass of water and…" he turned to see Susanna a beer for the lady… what kind of beer would you like?" the girl was a little surprised and thought that all that was one of those weird tactics to flirt with a girl. There was something in the man that picked her curiosity and her inner voice told her to play along with him.

"Corona, please" the waitress went away "so, who are you?"

"Oh, I do apologize for my lack of manners. My name is… " he had a mischievous smile, as if he was remembering something "Sebastian Michaelis."

"So you are not from this country" she tried to avoid his gaze and focused on his clothes: black pants that looked tailor made and that combined with military boots. He was also wearing a fashion leather jacket that smelled as fine as its quality and the zipper was on the left side and just a little down below his neck, showing his white skin behind the dark shirt.

"I'm afraid not. Actually…" he made a pause as if he tried to simplify the explanation "let's say that I came from England. As a matter of fact, it's been a long time since I have been looking for you, miss" and then, Susanna started to feel a weird vibe coming from Sebastian; something unexplainable and that brought shivers to her spine. He wasn't a common man, but before she could ask something else, the waitress came back with the drinks "thank you" he kindly smiled at the waitress and approached a little more to the girl who was sitting in front of him "and as I was explaining… I finally found you"

"I think you've got the wrong person"

"No. I assure you. I know you are Susanna Serafer, the only descendant from such family and the first woman in about a hundred years" Sebastian said with a serious tone, but she started to laugh.

"Are you serious?" she kept laughing "you're mistaking me with someone else… or is this a joke? Perhaps an attempt of kidnapping?"

"No, Milady. You are just the one I'm looking for and I do have something to prove it" he took something out from inside his jacket. It was a folder with many papers and it looked like one of those files from the detective movies "if you read this, you will know that I'm not lying. But I'm not here today hoping you would believe me, I'm sure that you will be convinced in due time. It's alright, take it. I have a copy of it and I've memorized all the information in there as well. Besides, you will have to go and meet your friends in a little while and I don't think you will be able to read the whole thing by then"

"What are you saying?" she was really alarmed this time "how do you know that…? Have you been following me?"

"Please relax, I'm not here to harm you. I'm just following your grandfather's last orders"

"Yeah, sure…" she adopted a cynical attitude as she drank her beer "my grandfather who, by all means, is looking for me and…"

"Even if you don't believe it, it's true… and actually, Mister Richard is already dead and I'm the one in charge of looking for you" he got closer to the girl and whispered "have you ever wondered what happened with your biological family?"

"But how do you?..." the girl was very shocked this time and she felt as if her blood froze; she was adopted and only her family knew about it. No one else had information or details about it, or how it happened because it was supposed to be a secret and the only person who could have revealed something to her was already dead, so there was no way that somebody else could know about it.

"Everything is here" Sebastian pointed at the folder "I would recommend you to read it and… I will contact you in a couple days" he leaned back on his seat and smiled with satisfaction, as if he found something funny in her angst.

"I…" she took the folder and put it in her purse, feeling his gaze on her. She started to feel uneasy and before she could say something else her cellphone rang.

"My, my…. It looks like you would have to leave sooner than I expected. Your friends are looking for you" he said before she answered the phone and indeed, it was one of her friends, asking her if she could arrive earlier "It's alright, I will pay and… I will see you later" he kindly smiled and made a friendly gesture with his head as the girl rushed to leave the place. That meeting had been very strange and uncomfortable for her.

It had been like one of those things that to movie characters, not to a normal person, which made everything scarier, not to mention that strange guy. Hanging out with her friend helped to forget about the man dressed in black, but she had a hunch as soon as she arrived to her house; it was a feeling that told her to be prepared, and so she began to read those papers.

It was a long report about a certain family and that, according to that man, was hers. Everything was too surreal to be true and all that information was rather shocking so she stopped and put it away, somewhere on the back of the closet where no one could find it and she could forget after a couple days, although the mysterious man was still inside her head.

A couple days later, one night of waning moon when Susanna walked back home, she faced a reminder of that strange encounter. She came from visiting her best friend and decided to not use the car and walk back home, because it wasn't so far and she enjoyed night walks so she put on her headphones and pushed play on her favorite song.

There weren't any sounds around the Street. It was past midnight and some cars passing by could be heard in the distance. She was alone and the small moon shone in the dark sky right above her. It was cold and the air brought unknown and enjoyable sensations, as if it carried expectancy along with it.

"You shouldn't walk alone at this time…"

"Jesus Christ!" she almost shouted after the big scare that made her jump a little. It was Sebastian who suddenly appeared next to her. He was all dressed in black, but this time he was wearing an elegant suit with a small pattern on the dark necktie, the jacket had a goth pattern as well. His skin looked even paler than last time she saw him and Susanna even though that he was a vampire. There was something supernatural in him.

"No, I'm afraid you couldn't be more mistaken…" he said with a seductive voice.

"Pretty funny…. Why are you following me?... is disturbing" the put her cellphone back on her pocket and held on tight to her keys. Perhaps she could hurt him if he came too close, although her intuition told her that it wouldn't be enough to stop him.

"My sincerest apologies. I didn't mean to scare you, but you shouldn't wander around at night. There' people looking for you as well and their intentions are not good at all"

"And yours are?" she raised an eyebrow.

"Not really, but I'm your best choice" there was malice in his smile and they kept walking towards the girl's house "did you read the documents?"

"I didn't finish" she said coldly, remembering all the information, dates, named descriptions and stories that narrated the tragic lived of that family; something way too overwhelming for her.

"That is because you are not sure of being part of that family yet… but I do have the prove on my hands" he pulled out a paper from his jacket "I've got a DNA test"

"What?! How did… oh, the beer…"

"That's right. After you left, I took the liberty of using that bottle to get your DNA and confirm that it was truly you, even though I already knew it. It's quite an annoying habit of your family to not reckon the most obvious things…" he frowned.

"What did you say?"

"Oh, excuse my boldness…."

"Whatever. About that document, I don't have a reason to care about a family that never cared about me. Besides, you are not a normal person" she looked at him with suspicion "what are you, really?" he laughed with some malice, as if he was waiting for the question all along.

"You are very observant, miss. I suppose it's that… family legacy that is starting to wake up, or is that mere guesswork?"

"Just ask my question"

"My, my…" he laughed again "I will, but not because you ask… right now you don't have any power on me" there was a peculiar tone on his voice "I will answer because I would like to see your reaction" and then he turned to look at her with bright eyes, those demon eyes that were pink, menacing and felines.

After seeing that, the girl fought with the urge of running away. That guy wasn't human and she didn't even want to imagine what he was. She just asked herself what kind of family was that? This man had something to do with all of them, and most likely it wasn't good at all.

"Forget it, I don't want to know. The less I get involved, the better. Leave me alone. I'm not interested on being part of a dark family, much less if they hang out with strange creatures like you"

"I'm sure you will regret it later"

"Are you treating me?... you don't have power over me either…" immediately she regretted saying that; Sebastian's aura changed and his demon eyes showed up again as he smiled.

"Actually you are an interesting girl… very well, I will leave you alone… but I suggest that you finish reading those papers. Once you look into darkness, it's impossible that it doesn't follow you. And be careful, there are some individuals looking for you"

"Goodbye" Susanna tried to open the door as fast as she could and the man walked to the other side of the street. And then he said.

"If you ever need it, call me. I'll be there and perhaps I will offer you one hell of a deal"

With that said, Sebastian disappeared and left the girl with many doubts and tempted to finish the report, not to mention how frightened she was after seeing those eyes; that look that stared at her every time she closed her eyes. It was like one of her darkest dream came true.

She had always wondered who her real parents were, what kind of biological family she had and if she would look like them… and now the answer was inside that folder filled with papers and photographs in her hands. It was a terrifying idea but she managed to gather enough courage to keep reading and finish with it that same night.

Nothing in there was normal, as if the Serafer family belonged to a Stehpen King's novel. There were many dramatic events and situations related with a secret society; the group had basically been hunting and murdering members of that family since at least 2 generations back. Every single one of them had been murdered, although there was no registry about Susanna's parents.

It was a wealthy family, senior partner on the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca whose headquarters were in England, but the company information was not inside the report.

Apparently the suspicious man, Sebastian Michaelis had received first hand all that information. Nevertheless, it was impossible because there were data, photographs and specific dates since the beginning of the twentieth century, and the man seemed on his early thirties. Everything became even more confusing and surreal. Besides, Susanna started to feel a strange sensation inside her chest, like a huge angst invading her and her senses betraying her as well. Secret societies, persecutions and a guy like Sebastian couldn't mean anything good. Suddenly all those conspiracy theories that made all people paranoid made more sense than ever and she hoped with all her strength that nothing was true, that this dark history hadn't found nor reached her.

She couldn't sleep well that night. Every time she managed to fell asleep nightmares appeared. Bad dreams that looked more real than ever. Strange symbols, fire all around, shadows staring at her and people she didn´t know judging her. Aside of that, she thought she spoke with someone multiple times during those dreams but she was sure there was no one else inside the room. The next day she woke up as if she had slept 10 hours. She wasn't tired at all; perhaps it was time to pay the neurologist a visit…

The next two days were rather normal and boring. She attended to German lessons, had lunch with his dad and during the afternoon she went to the grocery store, but when she came back home, just when she was getting out of the car and take out the house keys she felt an arm surrounding her from the waist while another hand covered her mouth with duck-tape. She struggled to get free and she was able to punch one of them and stab him with a pen she carried, but it was all in vain; there were three against her and in the end they knocked her down and fell unconscious.

When Susanna finally woke up, she was tied to a chair and her whole body hurt so badly. She was in a dark room with a small light bulb that didn't work properly. It wasn't long before one of the men approached her and punch her in the face.

"The boss said we shouldn't kill you… but he didn't say anything about punching you or breaking a couple bones. This is going to leave a scar…" said a tall and corpulent man while pointing at a bloody bandage on his arm.

"I think we might have some fun with her" another male voice came from behind Susanna, who was very scared and confused, but she couldn't talk because of the duck-tape.

"I don't understand a word you're saying…" the first man mocked "let me help you" and with a single movement he took off the tape, making her lower lip bleed "that's better"

"My family doesn't have any money, if that's what you want!"

"What do you mean with they don't have money?" a female voice was heard from the other room "that's bullshit… but that's not important right now. We were paid to kidnap you. Apparently your family stole something from our boss and he wants it back"

"I don't know what you're talking about… my family…"

"Your family is not what you think it is… we are talking about your biological family, of course. We don't care about those other idiots.

"Don't call them that…" her voice was breaking.

"Oh, look! Now she wants to order us around… I have the control here! understood?" one of the men approached her and punched on the ribs.

"Just be careful, the boss wants her alive. I don't know why, he's going to kill her anyways" Susanna was immediately alarmed after hearing that and sweat started to fall from her forehead. Everything seemed lost "I'm sorry that your family died protecting you… it's not a big deal, but I will never understand that motherly love" the woman approached and looked at her "do you know anything about what happened?"

"Do you?" the memories from the report came to Susanna's mind. Everything was detailed… everything except for her parent's information. That part was vague and it didn't fit with the version her adoptive family told her. The angst invaded her and her whole body ached.

"You're asking me if I do?" the woman started to laugh "I killed them!" Susanna's eyes were wide opened after hearing that. She never met her real parents; actually the concept she had about them wasn't good at all, but it was frightening to hear that from the killer herself "like we said before, you have something that belongs to our boss… and we've were looking for you, but your parent managed to hide you before we got them"

"Hide me?" she was more confused than ever and something else kept her a little dizzy and her thoughts were a little blurry. She had surely been drugged.

"You don't understand anything, evidently…" the woman mocked her "just so you know, I'll tell you what happened. We had been tracking you father down for a long time and when we finally found him in this country, very far from home, we found out that he had a wife and even a daughter, but when we had them, in that same place where you are now…. The baby was missing. Do you remember, John?"

"As if it was yesterday" his face was now closer to Susanna "your mom screamed of pleasure when I was with her"

"Disgusting!" was the only thing she could say after hearing such atrocity.

"Don't worry, you and me are going to have a great time too" John smiled, showing his yellow tooth and then the other woman stood between them.

"Yes, yes, you can have all the fun you want, but before that I want her to suffer with the story" she made a pause and then looked directly into Susanna's eyes "we tortured them for two days but they never said where you were hiding"

"Your father was the first one to die" said the other man, who had remained silent on the last minutes "he died after a really hard beat we gave him. It was such a pity, we could have sold some of his organs on the black market…"

"That's right, and your mother lasted only half a day more than him. They never said what happened to you. At least we could get rid of them, but it took us nearly 25 years to find you. It was a very long time and in a couple more hours you will disappear from this world. Oh, and don't worry about your adoptive father, we also have some plans for him… meanwhile, let's celebrate our victory over the Serafer family" the woman looked at her partners "we'll leave you alone for a while, so you can think about your pathetic existence… but when we are back, we'll take you to the boss"

Everyone left the room and Susanna didn't even know what to think. In a matter of days her life completely changed. It seemed like everything she considered as true and safe was slowly vanishing, leaving her alone. She never thought she might have a past that could chase after her, much less to put her on a situation like this, not to mention her parents, who she despised for a long time. Suddenly she felt great anger about everything that was happening. The pain in her body was piercing every time she took a breath, she got nausea, dizziness but the adrenaline caused by her anger kept her awake and alert.

Until then, her life hadn't been easy, but she couldn't complain; it was a common life, with happiness, sadness, traumas and special moments, like everyone else. Sometimes she felt as if she had gone through more than other people, but it was nothing compared to her actual reality.

That anger was inside her veins, it was a sensation she had never felt before; rage and impotence could barely describe what she felt and at the same time she felt guilty for having the wrong idea about her true family, as well as being responsible for whatever happened to her dad. This time she was in a big problem, and couldn't do anything about it…

A couple minutes later, John entered the room where Susanna was. He wore a perverse smile and it was clear he didn't have any good intentions. He had a small box with him and she didn't even wanted to imagine what would come net. She wished to be dead. It could have been an easy and fast way out, without any immediate remorse, but suddenly something inside of her woke up. Something very similar to her anger and despair.

"While you're still alive, the boss doesn't have any inconveniences on me having some fun with you" his face was very close to hers, and she was furious. She would have taken his eyes out if she had the chance.

"It's pathetic that this is the only way you could be with a girl…" she felt another punch on her face.

"Shut up!... in a few minutes you will beg me for…"

"This isn't over!... I swear that, if I die I will come back from hell itself just to make your life more miserable"

"You talk too much, bitch!" he silenced her with duck-tape and took out a knife from his pocket "I like the color of blood, don't you?" he cut her clothes, leaving little strings of blood on the skin where the knife passed "that's how I like it… and not, just the final touch" he took the box and took out a syringe with a pink liquid inside "Deus est mortuum et nos occidimus eum…" the words sounded on Susanna's head, piercing her ears, as despair started to choke her.

What were those words? A prayer? An oath? But quickly her attention turned to the syringe. It was surely some kind of drug to make things "easier" for John. And as soon as she felt the needle touching her skin, that rage and anger intensified on her stomach. Her hands were sweaty and tears went out from her eyes. There was a huge energy that went from her gut to her arms; a genuine hate that could destroy anything, and then everything changed around her.

The walls, the roof and even John looked different, as if she was wearing some kind of glasses. All details could be seen now and there were even some shadows around her, dark silhouettes that were looking at her, but none of them moved to help her.

The girl was scared, but the anger inside was stronger; feeling so vulnerable in that circumstances filled her eyes with tears.

"I swear, for the most valuable thing I have, that you will pay. For me and for my family. I will destroy you even if I have to sell my soul to the devil" she thought and tasted the blood on her mouth from all those punches in the face.

The drug started to work and she felt even more alert than before; maybe the shadows were part of the hallucination, but she felt some kind of around and anxiety inside of her, something that wasn´t normal. Her heart accelerated and she was about to pass out, and then a voice was heard inside her head.

"I can make these people disappear, if you want to; I can make your wishes of revenge come true"

"It's more than revenge… is hate… repudiation and despise for all this… for this stupid reality where I have to live. I never asked for this, and I won't leave without hurting them" the voice laughed after she answered.

"I like that…"

"I know it's not good… but… what is your price?" she coldly asked, as if she was someone else, but deep inside, she knew very well it was her inner self. Fear was left behind and it was tim to act.

"Only your entire existence, miss"

"If I have to pay that price, I won't stop with these people… it's too much" he laughed again "their deaths won't mean anything if there is something else behind them. I want everything ripped apart… I want them to regret hunting me for so long. Me and my family"

"It is possible that, what you are looking for goes beyond your imagination, are you willing to fulfill it?"

"I cannot accept being outraged or raped, nor being assassinated for reasons I don't even understand. I must do something, I can't let these idiots decide my fate"

"I can be under your entire disposition. Be your butler; your right hand so you can reach what you want" his voice was like velvet on Susanna's mind "and when I fulfil my side of the deal.."

"You will take my soul, right?"

"Your mortality and immortality in exchange of the services of a demon, what do you say?"

"I accept… but… make them suffer for what they have done to me and my family. I want them to feel pain and the punishment from hell itself right now"

"As you wish" there was some joy on his voice "but before that, we need to seal this contract with a mark… the more concupiscent the place, the more powerful will be the bond"

"On the jugular…"

Susanna felt something warmer on her neck. Perhaps it was the demon's hand, but after an instant, the warm feeling started to burn like no other thing. The pain lasted for a couple seconds that felt eternal.

After that, she was able to see colors again and she was back in the warehouse, still tied up but the guy that was on top of her was gone. Black shadow threw him to the other side of the room and the next thing she saw was a stream of blood staining the wall. Some punches were heard as well as painful laments; moans and groans filled with angst and then dismal begs that would cause nightmare on anyone who heard them.

It might have been the pain or the effect of the drug on her, but her back arched on the table she was laying on, and she felt an enormous heat on her core; a desire she had never experienced before and that was driving her crazy with every second, and as the sensation intensified, she rejoiced with the cries of those people who tried to hurt her.

A couple minutes or perhaps hours passed by and the last thing Susanna could see was Sebastian approaching her with a wicked smile and a syringe on his hand. It that moment, she thought her life would end by the hands of that demon who had betrayed her. Everything went dark again; darker than a new moon's night.

Author's notes:

Well this is the first chapter. It' just starting, as you can see, but I promise it will have action, romance, mistery and even some panic attacks, so please look forward to the next updates. This is the first time I write about Kuroshitsuji, so any suggestion, complain, comment, please let me know.

Have a nice weekend!