Prologue
Disclaimer: I don't own Black Butler, nor am I making any money off of it.
From the time I was born until this very moment I have been alone. I am only six and I have already evaded death many, many times. I am nothing but a street urchin and I can see the disdain and contempt the rich people and poor show towards me. I wonder why they do that, but I also wonder why some men try to call me to them and try to bribe me with food and candy and a whole array of things.
Actually, I don't wonder about that, I know why they do it. They want to taint me, more than I already am just by living on the streets. But luckily enough, I don't go near them or I am just faster than they are. Hm, you say that I sound like a well-mannered silver tongued person? Well, I suppose I do for being merely a six year old. Oh, you wish to know my appearance because of those who want to taint me? I suppose I could tell you.
I am very pale, one man remarked that I had creamy pale skin, although I'm not so certain as to what that means, and the only reason I can tell that I'm actually pale is when it rains. I have inky black hair that is nearing my shoulders. Oh, the most remarkable features are my eyes, they are a deep garnet color and I pride myself very much on them because they keep away dogs and some people who think I'm a demon in disguise.
How silly people can be- Oh dear, there are two men following me. I don't like them; they seem much more awful than any of the others. Oh no, they've trapped me in an alley, how did I not see it coming?
The taller man looks at me and smiles; it's not a friendly smile either, it's evil. The shorter man reaches and grabs me quickly. I try to wrench away from him and as I struggle I hit him in the gut with my elbow. His grip on me loosened and I took a chance and bolted away from them.
Oh my, their chasing me now as I duck and weave through the crowds of people.
"Oh, wee darling what's wrong?" A short young lady with raven locks like mine asks after I collide with her and I fall down. She, however, didn't seem to move an inch. "Oh, my dear lady, I thank you kindly for finding my son, he ran away from me and his uncle." The taller man says as soon as he gets close to me and the young lady.
The young lady narrows her eyes at the evil man and then turns to me to confirm what he said. I was practically shaking from all the running I had just done and the fear I had felt when they had grabbed me was still holding me in its' iron embrace. I must have sent a pleading look.
She stiffened and then closed her eyes to ward away what seemed like past memories. "Quite sorry but this child will be coming with me." The young lady said as politely as possible, then gathered me up into her arms quickly, not even flinching at the awful clothes that I was wearing.
I gasped as she turned away from him and started walking. The man looked dreadfully angry; his companion who had finally caught up to him mirrored the look. I closed my eyes as the man shouted in rage, and then I felt the woman stop and turn back to the two evil men.
I opened my eyes to see them rush forward to hit the woman and before they could, the woman stopped the both of them with a glare that could equal the devils.
"You scum how dare you try to harm an innocent little child? You will pay for your misdeeds." The young lady said as a crowd gathered to see what was going on. The men snickered as they looked at her. "Oh, what will you do, nag us to death?" The shorter one asked.
The young lady merely smiled and then all of a sudden we were both in front of the two. All I heard were four cracks and then the two men were on the ground, screaming in pain. The young lady smiled again and then we were off, leaving a gawking crowd and two screaming men behind us.
I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew we were in a carriage with an aged Japanese man. The man must have sensed that I had awoken and then offered me some tea. Just to be polite, I took the cup he gave me and sipped carefully as the flavor was a bit too strong for me.
"So polite for one so young, you don't see such a thing all too often. Now Little One, do you have a name?" The young lady asked as the older gentleman watched on kindly. I shook my head and lowered my gaze to the floor of the carriage. "Well, that simply won't do. My dear, I would like to suggest that you give him a name since you were the one to rescue."
"Hm, we should ask him before we do such a thing Tanaka." The young lady said to Mister Tanaka and then she turned to me.
"Young One, may I give you a name? Oh, before you answer, this means that you would be my charge to look after and protect, I suppose a son to me, and that means that Tanaka would have to look after you because he would be the equivalent of a grandfather to you and a father to me. Do you understand?" I nodded my head, seeing as everything she said made sense.
She smiled at me gently and then quickly pulled me over to her and then lifted me onto her lap. "Hm, my name is Fay Michaelis, and I think that you would do well with the name Sebastian Michaelis." She said as she looked at me for approval. "I thank you for giving me a name. And I think I like it quite a bit." I said as I felt blood rush to me cheeks.
Mister Tanaka and Miss Fay smiled at me gently and that was when I knew. I was no longer alone, for the first time in my six years of life, I had people by my side.
