Mmm. My first crossover fic. This is between Pandora Hearts and Black Butler. Not sure about the PH couples, proly Oz/Al, not gonna lie XD but Black Butler is DEFINITELY Ciel/Sebby. XD This takes place in the most current story-verse for each, but I'll try not to let spoilers go rampant or anything. It's just an OCD to be current in the story-verse. For Black Butler, I do mean after season two, so if you haven't seen that and care…then stop reading. XD Otherwise, yes, Ciel is a demon. Yum XD Off we go! And credit to the gillytastic terra for brainstorming with me who would have failed otherwise! XD

"It was poorly done, young master."

"Quit saying that!"

"Should I lie?"

"…It was my first and I got the job done, didn't I? I'll do it better next time, now be silent!"

"…"

A month had passed since Hannah Annafellows had granted Alois Trancy his wish; that no one be able to have Ciel's soul and so Ciel was transformed into a demon. By default, Sebastian Michaelis would forever be the butler of Lord Ciel Phantomive. An eternity of servitude in exchange for a soul he would never receive, it was truly the greatest curse a demon could have been given, and it amused Ciel to no end. Even death had rejected him in favor of his rebirth as a demon, and there was yet another irony of his life.

What did not amuse him was being mocked by his servant, however thinly veiled it was. After a month of preparation, Ciel had taken a human soul. But everything had gone awry from the very beginning and he was determined not blame himself.

"You wish to take…a criminal's soul?" Sebastian repeated.

Ciel had his arms crossed as he stared pointedly out a window. "Is that a problem? You said that 'purer' souls are preferred for taste. Well it doesn't matter to me about that. I'll take my satisfaction in being rid of such filth."

" 'Such filth' you wish to eat…? If you are trying to be noble…" Sebastian lifted a brow.

Ciel flushed faintly and whirled around to glare at his butler. "If that is my wish, then your only response is to follow it, do not presume to question me. I do it for my own satisfaction, nothing more. Now you will teach me how!"

Sebastian eyed his young master a moment before he bowed. "Yes, my lord…"

It hadn't been hard to find a criminal. But getting his way turned out to be more difficult than he'd thought. Find a soul. Make a deal with it. Fulfill the wish. Eat the soul. In that order, no exceptions. It had seemed so simple, and if he were dealing with criminals, he could grant their desires in no time and be done with it. He could swallow their foul taste in exchange for his own satisfaction as he'd said. It wasn't to be noble, it was simply…his preference. So he had found a criminal, a murdering thief, and set about taking his soul. There was no choice, especially as a new demon, Ciel needed to feed.

"Just another fer the pocket.." a burly man chuckled as he slipped a few coins into his pocket. "Nice doin' business with ya." he said as he patted the cheek of the man he'd just murdered. "Still…thought'd do better from such a fancy lookin' gent.."

"If it's gold that you're after, I can get it for you." came a cool voice from the edge of the alleyway. The man was instantly on alert, but when he saw who it was, he simply sneered.

"Lil'kids ought to be home with their mums, run along and maybe I'll forget I saw ya. Got it?" the man brandished a knife threateningly.

Ciel stiffened, and the fact that he knew Sebastian was watching and most likely amused to no end only infuriated him further. He kept his tone as even as possible as he said. "I am a demon. I've come to make a deal with you. I will make you rich beyond your wildest dreams and in exchange, you'll give me your soul." he said ominously.

The man stared at him a moment before he laughed. "Are you daft? Some kinda loony? Lil kid like you bein' a demon…didn't yer mum teach ya not to lie, brat?" the man asked as he took a step closer, over the body of the man he'd just murdered.

Ciel gritted his teeth. Whoever came up with the idea that humans had to give their souls freely was a dead man if Ciel ever found them. 'Humans'. Already he'd adapted to the idea he was no longer one, but truly, hadn't he felt separated from them all along? Ever since he had received the 'mark of the beast'. Not because of any special power that it held, but merely because he had been made different, hatred and rage had been seared so deeply into his soul that he had stopped identifying with their ilk long before he had been made a demon. This was inevitable.

"I-" he lifted a hand and let a ball of flame begin to ignite in his hand, "-Am a demon, not a 'kid'. You would do well to remember-"

The man let out a shout and startled, Ciel's hand faltered. Each demon had gifts unique to themselves, Ciel had gained an affinity for fire (yet another of his life's ironies) but that did not mean that he had learned to wield it properly and that bit of distraction was enough to send the little ball into a larger inferno, one that blasted towards the man and caused a small explosion.

A chunk of a crate that had been blasted hurtled towards Ciel and he stood perfectly still with a scowl, not surprised at all when a black-sleeved arm knocked it away. "I had it handled, Sebastian."

"Clearly." his butler said without turning around. The dynamic of their relationship had changes and subtle differences had become apparent. Ciel didn't delude himself that Sebastian cared for him, but he supposed that to some small degree, he had earned the other's respect and perhaps a sliver of his like. But the moment that he'd become a demon and snatched Sebastian's hard-earned victory from his hands, and by extension, sentenced him to eternal servitude…well, that had certainly been lost. But it didn't change the fact that Sebastian belonged to him, down to his very name.

The man, miraculously, had survived but didn't seem to be doing well. He was bleeding in several places, battered, and had a small chunk of wood stuck in his side. As Sebastian and Ciel approached, he trembled. "Since my young master doesn't care about taste…I suppose it will be alright to do this…there isn't really a choice." Sebastian said, the disapproval in his voice clear and Ciel scowled further.

Sebastian knelt down beside the man and offered him a mirthless smile. "You have two choices. I can kill you now, very slowly, or you can accept his request to give him riches you have never known before in exchange for giving him your soul. It is your choice. But please note, I am not a patient man." he said, and he lowered his hand to begin bending one of the man's fingers back a bit.

"A-agh! Please! I'll do anythin'! Don't kill me…" he blubbered. "I'll take the tiches! My soul's yers! Just don't kill me!"

Ciel glared faintly at Sebastian who was too disgusted at this point to bother looking smug as he stepped aside to allow Ciel to do his work. Ciel reached into his pocket and pulled out a small bag containing a huge handful of golden coins, more than the man would have ever seen at once in his life. He opened the bag and let the coins fall, jingling as they fell together and clacked against the ground. "These coins are yours, riches more than you have ever had. And now, my payment."

"W-Wha? B-but you said I'd get to live! Riches!"

"Riches more than you have ever known, you have them now. You didn't specify how long you would have them, and I never said that I would let you live…" Ciel said, a slight, cold smile curving his lips. "Or that I wouldn't make this hurt…"

Ciel still couldn't get out that foul taste. It was like eating vermin. A damned rat. And Sebastian had mocked him in his sly way the whole time. But he refused to back down, he would continue with the path he'd chosen and he didn't care if it bothered Sebastian. In fact, that was just further encouragement. Still, he would have to improve his method. And find a way to deal with his appearance…he wouldn't spend an eternity being called a child…but according to Sebastian, Ciel would be trapped between his present form and a demon form, assuming that he managed to make it emerge. And that likely wouldn't look human, also according to Sebastian.

And furthermore, taking souls in the manner that Ciel had was akin to calling oneself a king just because he wore a crown. It wasn't how demons did things, it made the soul weak and the bond putrid, Ciel hadn't even had time to form a symbol of their bond. It was a crass method, a child demon would have done better. And damn Sebastian for pointing that out as well, all in the polite manner of his 'faithful butler', of course.

Sebastian watched his obviously irritated young master with his own, hidden irritation. He was cursed to eternity of serving Ciel Phantomhive. That in itself was…unacceptable. But his attempts to steer Ciel into demonhood had been met with nothing but resistance. As much as the other had always acted like a demon, he had an all-too-human heart that he wouldn't admit to possessing. That denial had only strengthened it, really, and it carried over even now as he was a demon. Eating only criminals. Making crass deals. Defying Sebastian's every word of advice just to spite him…this was going to be a very long eternity.

"What is that…?" Sebastian heard his young master mutter and he returned his attention to the other and then stepped forward to look out the window at whatever had caught the other's gaze. A faint flicker of surprise, though not concern, showed in his expression a moment. A blazing fire roared not far off from their current residence, burning high into the sky.

"It appears to be a fire, my lord." Sebastian said calmly.

Ciel turned an irritated look on his servant. "I told you to remain silent, didn't I? Come. There's no sense in staying here to get burned." Ciel commanded archly as he headed for the door where he waited a moment for Sebastian to open it for him.

Sebastian kept his gaze out the window for a moment, eyes faintly narrowed. Just above the flames for a moment, he thought he had seen something…

"Sebastian!"

Sebastian turned away from the window and made his way to his young master's side where he fetched the boy's hat, cloak, and cane, affixing them all to him before he opened the door and allowed Ciel to pass before he headed out himself. Today just might turn out to be somewhat interesting after all…

Muwahaha. I considered putting the PH and BB intros in one chappie, but I'll do them separately. And chapter 3 they'll converge…maybe, or at least be in the same chappie even if they're still in their separate words. I have absolutely nothing planned except for this being a crossover. So I'm sure by the time I have to write the story summary, I'll think of something XD