Claude growled, sensing another demon close by. He wasn't in the mood to deal with annoying weaklings and he was also still recovering from almost dieing. It had been a one hundred years ago, but his wound had not healed all the way yet. His red eyes scanned the surrounding area for any sign of life. Bright blond hair caught his eyes. He saw a human soul, which puzzled him quite a bit. Usually souls didn't wander around demon parts for too long, especially alone. This made him more alert. He watched the human soul intently, something about it seeming familiar. Then the demon he sensed showed up, close behind the human soul. Claude sighed in annoyance 'Forgot how cruel we can be sometime" he thought as he started walking towards the two. By now the demon had caught the soul, his lips against the others as he started the eating process. The soul, which was now confirmed as a boy, was against the whole thing and was struggling madly to get free. Claude watched in slight amusement before his red eyes widened. The blonde hair looked so familiar and he knew why. This soul, was Alois. Claude was quick to move. He grabbed the back of the demon's shirt and ripped him off of the soul. Alois stopped, a bit confused before looking up at his savior, expecting it to be one of the triplets... but it wasn't. His blue eyes widened in horror at who he saw. "C-Claude..." Claude smirked and looked over his used to be master, then something came to mind. "How are you still alive, Alois?" the demon asked, leaning forward so that he was now looming over the boy. Alois scowled, the fear leaving his delicate features. In a swift motion he stopped on the demon's foot as his foot would allow before running off. Claude growled, pain erupting from his foot. He watched the soul run, knowing he could easily catch up. But something seemed off about Alois' personality. Once his foot stopped hurting he followed after quickly, easily catching up to the other. He reached out and grabbed the small boys arm in a tight grip. Alois let out a loud squeak and he spun around, his blue eyes wide in terror. Again, Claude noticed something different in the boys personality. There was terror in his eyes, but no hint of the sadistic, cruel child he used to serve. Claude grabbed Alois' other arm, yanking him so he was facing the demon. Alois tried to look angry, but it was hard with the terror and pain running through his mind. Though the pain was not caused by how hard Claude was holding him, it was of what he had done to him. Tears started to prick at the edges of his blue eyes and the boy started to squirm, trying to get away. "Hm~ What do we have here?" Claude mused sarcastically. The demon tightened his grip ever-so-slightly, making Alois wince but didn't answer. "I think we have a lost soul." "Let me go!" Alois yelled, his voice quivering ever so slightly. Claude stared at the other with hard red eyes. The boy trembled slightly, terrified at what the demon might do. "You're different..., you're alive... and Hannah isn't with you..." Claude thought aloud, making Alois freeze. The memories of Hannah started to flood into his mind. He had to bite his lip to stop from crying. Claude noticed this and leaned forward till his face was only inches from the soul's. "Where is Hannah?" Alois looked away. "D-Dead," he mumbled. Claude swiftly grabbed both of the blond's wrists with one hand and used the other to forced the boy to look him in the eye. "How? Explain in detail." Aloise gulped, as he stared up at the demon with wide, scared blue eyes. "S-She was g-going to eat me... she only got half way before she... died..." Aloise stuttered, tears starting to roll down his childish face. Claude squeezed his wrists harder, giving the other a silent message to explain more. "S-She k-kept my soul around for a while... when she started to eat me, something inside of her rejected what she had eaten, and she... died," Aloise cried, tears starting to fall faster and faster down his face. Claude released Aloises face and moved his free hand down to hold one wrist in each hand. He stared at the crying boy, finally understanding why the boy seemed different. "So... she ate you, then spat some of you up as she died?" Claude asked, trying to confirm his thoughts. Alois only nodded, the tears starting to slow down ever-so-slightly. Claude pondered the others answer. "So, she ate all of you bad qualities?" "W-Why do you care?" Aloise muttered, somehow managing to wipe his eyes on the back of his hands. Claude smirked. "I have found my old master that i haven't seen for a good hundred years. Don't I get the satisfaction of catching up?" "Fuck no!" Alois' voice rang loud and clear through the empty space, taking Claude by surprise. "You didn't even care when I was your master, and you don't even care now!" Claude glared at the boy, one of his hands releasing the boy's wrist, preparing for a slap. But something stopped him. He ignored the thought of it being kindness. The demon looked at the boy. His eyes were squeezed shut and his body was tense, expecting the slap. Claude soaked in the words that the blonde had uttered, lowering his hand in the process. He had to admit that it was mostly true. He hadn't given a shit about the blond when he was alive, but something inside of him made him want to acknowledge the boy. To treat him as he should have when he was his butler. "Quit that pathetic stance, I'm not going to hit you," Claude reassured. He watched as Alois opened one eye to check that the demon was telling the truth before opening the other eye as well. "Your... not going to hit me?" Aloise asked, shock clear in his voice. CLaude smirked and leaned forward. "Why would I? I was so mean to my master, so I must be kind to you now," the demon smirked, releasing the boys other arm and rapping both around his thin waist, pulling the boy flush against him. "I feel like giving my master all of the love that he deserves~" Claude whispered, suddenly to close to Alois' ear for his liking. "Yeah right, you'll just eat me!" Alois protested and Claude tsked. "I was cruel to you, and now I will make it up," Claude answered and leant down so that his mouth was at the crook of Alois' neck. Alois opened his mouth to yelled but all that came out was a choked wail. Claude had plunged his fangs into the small boys neck, stopping any words from leaving the blonde's lips. Alois didn't know what was happening except for the fact that he was feeling weaker and weaker by the second. He tried to struggle, but it was a pathetic attempt with his voice not working and his arms refusing to work. Claude smirk and pulled away, licking the blood off of his lips. "Just sleep, little master. You'll wake up, don't worry," the demon smiled. Alois' eyes got visibly droopy as sleep started to take over his small form. Claude watched patiently as the boy slumped backwards, passing out. The demons red eyes examined his features. "I'll have to make him a body..." Then an idea popped into his head. He smirked and looked down at the boys soul before racing to his home. He had to be in a place that he knew was safe to make the boy a new body, especially for how he was going to make it. It was fairly simple to make a body for a soul to reside in, but he had to bind Alois' soul to the body, and make a few... adjustments to make it so a certain butler couldn't try to kill him. Maybe a pair of cat ears and a tail?
