What is it like to not exist, to be completely and utterly unseen, even by those you kill? Well I knew all too well. I was a ghost with no life,dreams, or hopes, a nobody with the will to survive on the harsh streets of Victorian era England. London to be precise. It felt exhilarating to finally not be under somebody's control but my freedom came with a price, I for all purposes was dead to the world. At times it was almost unbearable to never talk or be noticed but everything is OK as long as I have a place to sleep, food to eat ,and my good companion, Night. That was all I shrived for. Every night I walked around London's almost infinite underworld roads, looking for the single lily on top of a simple card on a windowsill that stated whom the target was, who the sender was, and of course the payment. If I liked it I would take the lily and note and put down a ace of spades to show I agreed. If I disagreed on the target I would put a joker card down and a threat that if the target were to die or disappear, I would go after the sender and destroy them. I am known as Lady Black and I am one of the best assassins in England.

Sebastian Pov.

I had finished this nights chores and I had rather liked the luxury of sleeping even if I had no use for it. Very rarely I would even dream. Most of which were of no importance, just former memorize of particularly appetizing meals, but tonight was different. I was wondering in a giant forest made up of dark red wood trees and ominous shadows, when a girl with her back turned away from me appeared. She had long waist length golden brown hair and wore a silver frilly dress that was far from modest, stopping at her knees and just .over her shoulders. "Hello there." I greeted her expecting a response of some sort, but she had started running through the forest totally oblivious to me. Curious I followed her, which was easy with my demonic speed. Suddenly I heard to be what sounded like multiple tribal drums layering together in perfect harmony to create a battle song with resounding thuds and bangs. It made me feel abnormally wild and I could fell my form change into it's less human appearance. It clearly had the same affect on the girl because her running took on a skip to it and soon she was dancing through the trees, twirling and jumping six feet in the air, all but flying around the trees. I was surprised to say the least at her abilities but still ran after her. The beat had a hypnotic effect and I soon stopped noticing what direction we were heading in. I snapped out of my daze when I realized that the girl had stopped running and we had entered a large clearing. The mystery girl with her face still hidden suddenly vanished, only to be replaced with a woman I recognized instantly. "Elisa," I said addressing the witch I had killed and who's soul I had consumed a few years earlier. "What a pleasant surprise." "Shut it demon! The only reason I am here is because that girl is my like daughter and I don't want to see her death caused by you. She is unfortunately destined to cross paths with you and no matter how much I try to tamper with fate it won't change anything." "So the person I saw just now actually exists?" I asked in mild curiously. "Of course! Why else would you, a soulless creature, dream and about a stranger no less!? This is a memory of mine from before you ate my soul. If I reveal anymore about her the Fates would destroy me. So you just have to find her on your own." she and her bitter sneer started to fade when she said. "Oh and you don't have to kill something to fix a problem or carry out an order. Remember that!" with a shock I woke up, her words still rang in my ears. I looked at the clock and tutted. "What a pity, if I don't hurry I will be late for the Young lord's breakfast."

Some hours latter...

"What do I have scheduled today Sebastian?" "I cleared all your appointments seeing as a letter from the queen has arrived, my Lord. Apparently many leaders of the underworld have been found dead, all murdered in a short number of weeks." He handed Ciel the letter, it read

To my Dearest boy,

I hope the Spring season is adding some color to the manor and your mood as it does for me here at the castle. Well back to the matter at hand. Recently many murders have occurred in the underworld and while this does bother me, it is not why I write to you. I fear that my dear little kitty cat is causing all the trouble. I wish no harm to come to her and I know that under your guidance she will flourish. So my request to you is to find and help the little one, who I believe has lost all hope in humanity and set her straight. I trust you will do well my guard puppy. With love, Her

" And what do you know so far?" Ciel asked after reading the letter. "Well to most the murders should have been impossible to accomplish, My Lord" "Explain." "The 20 victims all were in locked offices or safe rooms and had doubled security recently. Upon later inspection it was discovered that they had been sent a letter explaining that they were the targets of an assassin and would be killed. 12 hours latter exactly they were. The only indicator of who it was is a white lily placed on the body and a card of the Queen of Spades. All the men had knife cuts and stabs of different sizes. That suggests multiple weapons of choice, and a few of them had been killed with a sniper shot to the head through closed curtains. That is all." The demon bowed once his report was finished. "Fine, Sebastian ready a carriage to London. We have an assassin to find." "Yes, young Master." Two hours latter the pair arrived at their currently empty town house. The current house sitter and his butler had left some weeks earlier for a trip back to India. "Finally" murmured Ciel tired after the long ride. "Sebastian bring me tea and something sweet to eat." Sebastian nodded, even though he was slightly annoyed having been pulled from his thoughts of the girl he had dreamed about earlier. When he returned with the study he found Ciel looming over a pile of papers, planing on how best to investigate the new task. Well this is sure to be amusing.

So. This is my first fanfiction and I have already written plenty for it. Thanks so much for reading it and I promise that things will heat up once the characters are introduced. Please follow and review if you want to read more. If you do you get a cookie from the Undertaker and a small interview with Sebastian at the end of chapter two!

- DragonChick6592