Alois's POV

Today has been such a boring day. I need something to enterain me. Perhaps I'll call Claude in just to annoy him? Nah, he'll just remain emotionless like he always does. There was a knock at the door. "What is it?" I asked when Claude came in. Claude handed me a letter, "From the Phantomhive manor." I ripped it open.

To the Earl Alois Trancy,

I am happy to inform you of the location of your younger sister, Melody. She currently resides here at the Phantomhive Estate. I believe that reuniting the two of you will pull her out of the depression she has trudged through these past few months. The other servants and I would greatly appreciate if you did, we all hope for the day to see Lady Melody smile again.

Best of wishes,

Tanaka,

Head butler of the Phantomhive Estate

I read the letter over and over again, just to make sure no one was pulling my leg. Melody was alive. "Claude!" I said. "We're going to have a guest soon." Claude nodded once "Yes, your highness." I sent a letter back, requesting that Melody would come to the Estate.

Hannah's POV

My master spoke often about his little sister since he received the letter barely a week ago. Her sweet smile, her infectious laughter, and how much fun they were going to have when she came. He was very excited on the day she was meant to come to the Trancy manor. He waited at the front door, patiently awaiting her arrival. Her carriage pulled up, driven by a grey-haired butler, who dismounted and opened the carriage door. Master ran through the doors to greet Melody. I stayed at the door, watching.

A raven haired girl stepped out of the carriage. Something is wrong, Isabella's soul whispered to me, Something bad has happened. I looked closer and realized something was wrong. Melody's eyes, emerald-green in color, were filled with such sadness that didn't belong to a thirteen year-old girl. Dark circles were present, she hasn't slept properly in a long time. Master didn't seem to see the signs, for he immediately hugged her tight the moment she stepped out. "Easy, Alois." She said, her voice soft. "You don't want to crush me now, do you?" Master immediately released her. "Sorry, I was just so excited when I got the letter. I thought . . . ". "I'm not." Melody said. Claude came from behind me, stepped out, and bowed silently. "You be good to her Claude." Master ordered. "Or else I will have to punish you." "Yes, your highness." Claude replied.

Master led Melody by the hand into the manor, ignoring me, and led her into the parlor. Claude following a few minutes later, shutting the front door. I want to know what happened, my soul whispered. Please Hannah, I must know.

Walking quietly, I pressed my ear against the door. I heard Melody's voice first."Alois, must we talk of this now? It's not exactly a pleasant story." "Well, I have all night." Master said. There was a pause, before I hear Melody sigh in defeat. "Fine, just prepare yourself, okay?"

I heard every word of Melody's tale, from the night of the fire that took their mother away to the death of Ciel Phantomhive, a young earl she had lived with and fallen in love with. My soul cried, wanting to hold her dear little sister, tell her everything will be okay and that nothing will harm her anymore.

"You can stay here, if you want." I heard Master say at the end of Melody's story. There was a short pause. "Alois, I appreciate the offer but, . . . " Melody said "My place is at the Phantomhive manor, and yours is here." "But . ." Master said, I could hear the disappointment in his voice. "Alois, please." Melody said, "I'll come and visit as often as you like, okay?" There was a pause before Master answered. "Can you at least stay for the night?" he asked. "Sure, Alois." Melody said.

Master clapped his hands. "Excellent! I'll have Claude prepare one of the guest bedrooms for you. Claude!" I moved away from the door as Claude walked in. "Melody will be staying with us for the night. You know what to do." Master said. "Yes, your highness." Claude said, then left the room.

Dinner that evening was quiet.

The silence was broken when Melody excused herself and left the room. The Master spilled his drink, which I immediately went to clean up. He gave out a shriek of pain. I looked up, only to see him unharmed and laughing. He then stuck two of his fingers into my eye socket. "Hasn't Claude taught you anything?" Master asked "A maid should never look directly at her Master, It's rude!" Blood began to trickle down my cheek. "Do forgive me," Master said "Claude will be most upset if I don't punish you." He removed his now-blood covered fingers from my eye.

Claude finally came into the room. "Clean this up at once!" The two of the triplets helped me up and directed me out of the room while the third cleaned my blood from the floor. We went into the hallway where I bumped into a very surprised Melody. She saw the blood and looked at the two triplets who helped me. "I'll take it from here." They nodded and went back into the dining hall. "Please let me help." Melody said, her eyes filled with concern.

As she bandaged my eye, I couldn't help but wonder why she was being so kind to me. Couldn't she sense what I really am? "May I ask how this happened, um . . .?" I realized that I had never introduced myself to her. "Hannah." I said. She gave me a small smile "That's a really pretty name." "Thank you." I told her.

I wasn't going to tell her the truth. The Master is the only family she has left and I want her to be able to trust him. "T-There was an accident, my Lady." I told her. "Melody" she said after a moment of silence. "Just call me Melody." I nodded at her request. "Alright, Melody." We stayed quiet for a while until she finished bandaging my eye. "There, that should do it" Melody said to herself. "Your eye might take a little while to heal, but if you keep the bandage on and clean it every so often, it should be fine." I nodded again understanding the treatment for my injury; even though it's probably healed by now. I could still see the sad look in her eyes. My soul wanted me to comfort her, to tell her it was alright, but I couldn't without sounding suspicious. An idea came to me when I noticed she was about to leave. "Melody, may I ask you something?" I asked, gaining her attention. "I've been told you lived with Lord Phantomhive. What was your time there like?" Melody was a bit surprised by my question, but still answered it after a moment of silence.

"At first, it was all a little over-whelming. But I suppose that's because I spent the most of the last two years on my own." Melody explained. "Even so, I enjoyed every minute of it. Through all the pain and suffering, he was the only one who kept me from going insane." Her voice was beginning to crack slightly. She was trying so hard to stay strong but her eyes were beginning to fill with tears, one getting free and skimming her soft cheek. "Sorry," she said, wiping it away. "It's just . . . . I-I miss him." That's when I wrapped my arms around her shaking figure. I held her to my chest as I whispered comforting words to help her calm down. After a while, she took her face out of my chest. "T-Thank you, Hannah." Melody said as she rubbed her eyes. "Would you mind doing me a favor?" "What is it?" I asked. "Could you not tell Alois about this?" Melody requested. "I'm afraid he'll be rather jealous that I went to you for comfort instead of him." I smiled at her "Of course. It will stay our little secret." Melody smiled back at me. Thank you Hannah, my soul whispered to me, you have no idea how much she needed that.