One night, Bard and Finni was a bit depressed since Mei-Rin felt weak. She laid frail on her bed with a blanket over her body and a cloth placed on her forehead. Not much was done tidy around the house, actually even if Mei-Rin wasn't sick more or less. Still, the Manor became a bit vulnerable since they lost arm support, Ciel also noticed this. He thought of a plan to restore the manor's security. Before he could think anymore, Sebastian walked into Ciel's study with a tray full of treats.

"Master, I have brought you a slice of Madeira cake, a cherry cake that originated from the Madeira Islands together with—

"Sebastian, do you not notice the situation we have here? Without one of our servants, the defense of this mansion has diminished." Ciel explained seriously.

"Quite, the house felt a bit calmer seeing as she isn't here to make a mess when she supposed to clean it" he said as he placed the tray on the Master's desk.

"Hmm… I thought of something. Sebastian I want you to recruit a new maid for the time being tomorrow… better yet tonight" Ciel ordered.

"Right away my lord"

"And make sure this maid is worthy enough to be a Phantomhive servant"

"Of course Master" Sebastian disappeared out of the room.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the outskirts of London, two men have been yelling and shouting at people for attention. They were in front of a large cage with red curtains blocking the being within.

"Step right up Ladies and Gentlemen. I show you a being like no other. I introduce you Freakline! Half feline and half human!"

With a pull of a rope, the curtains revealed a human like being with cat like fur that covered all over her body. Her fur was white with black streaks and cat ears pointed from the top of her head. She rapidly shook the side of the cage where the sight of staring people was viewed. She clawed between the bars, looking like she wanted to scratch the faces off of their heads. The catlike girl growled like a jaguar attacking its prey. The people gasped in amazement. They threw money at the men and the children threw stones at the beast.

"Look at that freak!" someone pointed.

"Now that is really strange" a woman remarked.

The beast became furious and shook the cage relentlessly. The cage started to creak which frighten the crowd. One of the men released a black hound to terrify the girl. The girl growled in fear and backed away from the barking dark canine. The crowd laughed at her terror. They pointed fingers at her and called her names such as "Freak!" or "Scaredy-Cat!" or "Beast!". She could do nothing but sit in a corner as people laughed at her.

After a few hours, the streets were empty and silent. A spiky collar was strapped on the girl's neck that made the fur streamed into the collar as if the collar was absorbing it. Her tail disappeared, her ears moved to the side of her head and the fur left only her true hair which is short, even and thick with bangs that reached her eyebrows. The only thing that made her resemble a cat was the cute cat like mouth of hers. She wore nothing but a white strapless mini dress. The two greedy men counted the money they earned on a crate while the girl languished at her own misery. The men became annoyed by her endless moaning meows that kept ringing in their ears.

"Stop it you freak!" one of the men slashed a silver plate across the bars.

"Think of how much we would earn with this freak Burton! We will soon be living in a palace if we set her as entertainment for those rich nobles!" the other man said.

"Yes, we will soon be living in a Mansion made of polished marble and hire servants who would do everything we ordered" the man added.

The girl in the cage growled louder as she pulled out a claw at the man. "You are the freaks you greedy mice!" she yelled.

"Shut up or else I'll get Bruno out here again" he threatened.

"Try me!" She broke out off the cage and scratched the man with her sharp claws. The man's face was ripped off and blood was dipped on the girl's claws. The man at the table brought back the black dog.

"I warn you. If you don't stop, Bruno will rip you apart" he threatened in fear. The girl glared with deadly piercing red eyes. She ran in great speed and ripped both the skin of the dog and the man. The dog yelped in pain as the man screamed. She shred them into pieces, leaving a pool of blood under the shredded corpse. Her claws were dripping with blood while her eyes dripped tears.

Out of nowhere, a tall dark man appeared behind her. "That was quite a show my lady" he said. She hissed and jumped backward with her claws prepared to scratch him. "Don't worry my lady. I don't have an intention of hurting you in any way. I'm here to offer a job for you"

"Me? A job?"

"The job I'm offering you is to be the new Phantomhive provisional maid. You see our previous one was ill and so were searching for a temporary replacement"

The girl retracted her claws and thought about it. She will finally be free from the life of being called a freak. No more public displays, no more name calling, no more cages to be locked in. Sadly it was only temporary but she needed to be free for once. "I accept"

The man smiled widely "Very well but before returning to the mansion, you might as well wear this" he held out a maid uniform for her.

The girl took the uniform and wore it in a dark corner. She stepped out of the darkness and showed her self.

"I believe that you don't have a name yet don't you?"the man said. The girl didn't answer. "Well, how about Catherine" he suggested. The girl nodded. The man smiled widely again "Come, I shall take you to the mansion"

The girl followed him into the streets of London.