Yes, I know, I know, I start more stories then I can finish! XD But, a new chapter of Blank Canvas will be up soon. Anyway enjoy this story.

Prologue

The Phantomhive Company has been an essential staple in the English and world economy for more than 40 years. Once a farming industry that specialized in making tractors as time grew and technology changed the hold the company had on the world grew. Now specializing in computer technologies they have branched out into the major economies of the world including America and China. The company is run by different generations; this generation brings us Ciel Phantomhive; a brilliant young man who is taking the helm of the company after the tragic death of his parents 5 years ago. Along with the help of his right hand man Sebastian Michaelis

Pendergrass Engineering, run by Gomez Pendergrass has been the leader in engineering since their start 50 years ago. PE has been in deals with many countries legal and as rumors have it illegal as well. Due to such rumors not much is known about the company besides the basic facts. Their current CEO is Mariah Pendergrass, a young woman straight from college who is ready to take her father's place. Although many can swear that is not what she wants in life.

Over the past decade these companies have been in a war. Invisible to the average everyday person, but to economist and specialist in engineering and the stock markets, it is as clear as day. Whatever country Phantomhive gets, Pendergrass is right behind them; same goes for Phantomhive when Pendergrass gets a large deal. It seems that neither company focuses on the other competition but rather on themselves.

In the year 2007 America was hit with a deep recession causing stocks to fall and prices to rise. This recession hit not only America but the world, and the major companies and banks. These companies included The Phantomhive Company and Pendergrass Engineering.

April 21, 2008 One Year Later…

Ciel Phantomhive groaned as he looked at the reports coming in from his financial departments. His manager, Baldo was never good at making the proper reports but even he understood these numbers. He was losing money. Fast. Ciel looked at Baldo, who thought he should deliver the bad news personally.

"Well?" Ciel said blankly at him.

Baldo sighed, "Well, if we shut down a few deals that aren't generating enough revenue and close a few factories we should be ok for now."

Ceil tossed the papers to another part of his cluttered desk. "Fine. Do it. Go. Now."

Baldo sighed once again and left the man's office, pretty ticked off he had to take shit from a 18 year old boy.

Ciel rubbed his temples and groaned.

"SEBASTIAN!" he cried out.

Almost as if on cue, Sebastian Michaelis walked into the large office of his boss with water and pills his hand. Sebastian approached the desk and placed the pills in Ciel's hand, and as they went in his mouth Sebastian handed him the water. Ceil, sighed and mumbled something under his breath.

Sebastian straightened his red tie and cleared his throat. "Excuse me sir, but I think you need to take a break. The stress seems to be getting to you."

Ceil glanced up at Sebastian through his fingers and slowly removed his hand from his face.

"Relax? RELAX! How in the hell can I relax when my company is facing a meltdown!"

Sebastian did not flinch at this outburst. On the other hand he was expecting it. Ceil reached up and rubbed the skin under his eyes, having of course to reach under his eye patch for his right eye. Sebastian thought about something for a second before he walked back outside of the office door and picked up a newspaper. Walking back in he placed it on Ciel's desk and pointed at the headline.

"Read that." he commanded.

Ceil grumbled as he read the headline. "'Banks and Companies In the Financial Black Hole' and so what? You want to remind me of my failure?"

Sebastian sighed. Ceil may be smart but all this stress was clouding his common sense.

"No. I mean that you are not the only one suffering. I mean look, it even says that Pendergrass is-"

Ceil cut him off with his hand. "Please. I don't want to hear about that man and his daughter. And yes I know other people are struggling but this company is my main priority. Now please help Baldo and Tanaka make the final arrangements on those deals and factories. I need to go to a meeting in awhile and you being here is not helping."

Sebastian nodded and headed out the door before slamming it loudly causing Ceil to scream, the noise adding on to his headache that had formed, yet earning Sebastian a smirk of satisfaction.

"Mariah! Pay attention! This is important!" called out Richard Pendergrass. His daughter and vice president, Mariah Pendergrass, was sitting in the large spinning chair in the board room. Yawning she stretched out her arms and legs, pulling down her mini skirt when she was done.

"Sorry! Sorry!" she called back and smiled. "Don't worry Grell got it all didn't you?"

Grell, with his feet put up on the conference table in his red suit, smiled a toothy grin at the man. He flipped his red hair and adjusted his glasses.

"Don't worry Ricky! I got it all!" he called in a sing song voice pointing to his notepad full of notes.

Richard growled at that strange man his daughter hired calling him "Ricky", what his ex-wife called him.

"You BOTH need to pay attention! Mariah you are 19 and you are letting this 18 year old boy destroy us!"

Mariah frowned and wrinkled her brow. "Excuse me MR. PRESIDENT but I do not run this company."

Her cheeks getting red under her chocolate skin at her father's mention of that boy. That man who boiled her blood and oh God how she hated him. She had met him once at a meeting with other large worldwide companies. His arrogance and his manners bothered her but also made her respect him. This is why she hated him.

"Neh neh neh, let us move on!" Grell said through his toothy grin trying to calm his boss's down so he could get out of here earlier.

Mariah jumped up from her chair in a flash, her dark red hair moving with her.

"No. I'm tired of being blamed for Phantomhive's actions! How in the hell am I supposed to know what he's up to?"

Richard walked up to his daughter glaring at her a parent would do in scolding a child.

"It is your job to to this. If you can't do your job then I don't know why I even thought you could do mine."

Mariah gasped at her father's bold statement and her hands balled up into tight fist. She looked him dead in the eye and in his face. "Who the hell gave you the impression I wanted to work under you anyway? When mom was here she would having this place running in no time! If anyone isn't doing their job it's you! Running her business into the ground!"

Richard's face grew red with anger at his daughter's words and soon enough a loud smack was heard across the room.

Mariah stood stunned as the left side of her face was throbbing and red.

Richard stood angry and red.

Grell sat shocked yet amused, his grin never leaving his face.

Mariah slowly turned her head to face her father and glared at him, then turning on her heels she snapped her fingers. Grell stood up and looked at her over his red frames.

"Grell...lets go." she said walking out of the room.

Grell snickered and walked by Richard. "Oh I bet she loves it when you play rough neh Papa-san?"

Grell then followed his boss leaving Richard standing there shock immersing him.

"Damn what did I do. What did I do." he mumbled over and over again as shocked rushed over him.

It was such a strong shock, if was effecting his eyesight and strangely enough his heart.

It really hurt.

Really hurt.

Not from emotion but from pain.

Richard fell as he clutched his chest and looked back at the door hoping she would come back through. Just then the door slowly cracked open and in walked Grell who began to walk to the table.

" Ah, ah my mind was so intertwined with your family spat I left my...well well are you in trouble?" Grell said noticing the man in pain on the floor.

Richard couldn't move or talk but looked up at the man he hated desperately.

Grell snarled at him. "Don't look at me like that. Pathetic. Anyway I suppose you want me to help you huh? Funny how you hated my guts but right now I'm your angel. Here to pull you away from death."

Richard's eyes widened even more if that was possible as he then coughed up blood and his heart began to shut down.

The red haired creeper bent down and looked at Richard.

"Don't worry, your daughter is in great hands and soon her company will be on top."

Richard gave once last gasp as the last thing her heard was the laugh of Grell ringing in his ears.

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