Return, My Beloved Chapter 1, a kuroshitsuji fanfic

SO! This is my third, and most likely not final, Kuroshitsuji fanfic! I'd been debating around this idea for awhile, and had started a time travel type thinng awhile back (posted on dA) but I didn't like how it was turning out, so I scrapped it and started this one! And since all the characters are hiding from me, I shall do the honors myself
I do not own any characters from Kuroshitsuji. They all belong to the wonderful Yana Toboso~ I only own Raven and any other characters who might show up~

"If everyone would please follow along for our tour, we will be heading the outskirts of town to the countryside," the cheery young tour guide stated, smiling brightly at the group behind her before everyone filed onto the tour bus. A girl with raven black hair with electric blue streaks was the last to climb on, fishnet gloved hands holding onto her expensive camera and small iPod, the headphones attached to the music player placed over her ears and blocking out anyone who tried opening a conversation with her. Her calf-high, black, high-heeled boots clicked over the metal of the aisle floor before she took her seat, the edges of her steam punk styled overalls moving up and showing a healthy amount of her pale skinned thighs, the rest of her legs covered by thigh high white stockings. Her entire ensemble was monochromatic, her hair and strangely colored eyes, them being the color of sun when shone through a layer of snow; an eerie ice blue that was covered by a layer of black eye shadow and black coal eye liner, making them stand out even more. The last of her attire included a black turtleneck with no sleeves, letting the elbow length fishnet gloves entirely exposed. On her wrists were white, scuffed leather cuffs with thin chains dangling from them.

The girl let out a sigh as the bus lurched forward, driving into the woodland area of one of England's towns near the city of London. She rested her head against the window, closing her eyes as the bus jostled under her, the paved roads soon changing to ones of dirt. She kept her eyes shut until the large vehicle rolled to a stop in front of a large manor. The raven haired girl waited until the rest of the group filed off before standing and walking off herself, gripping her camera as she raised it to take a picture of the front of the building. She glanced over at the slowly vanishing group, and started to follow until the smell of roses filled her senses, making her pause mid-step. Following the scent, she ended up making her way into the back gardens, freezing at the beautiful sight before her. Cautiously, she stepped into the throng of sterling silver roses, one hand reaching up when she was close enough, and dainty fingertips softly caressed the delicate petals. She pulled her hand away and raised her camera once more, taking a photo of the vicious flower, but ended up seeing something in the grass that glinted brightly. Lowering her camera, she walked over to the object, finding a too-large-for-her-thumb ring. She held the ring up to the light, watching the sun glimmer off the strange blue stone.

Pain suddenly spiked through her head, making the young woman wince. She quickly reached into the messenger bag at her hip, rummaging around some before pulling out a green pill bottle and a water bottle, shaking out two pills before popping them into her mouth and chasing them down with the water. She panted some as the pain decreased...in her head at least. She yelped when the ring started to burn her fingers, making her drop it. The object fell to the ground with a soft thump. She felt the ground beneath her feet start shaking, making her lose her balance and fall back onto the ground. Her head bashed into a rock which just so happened to be placed there, and the last thing she saw before she blacked out were black feathers flying through the air around her, and then…nothing.

"Oooooww…" the young woman groaned in pain as she sat up in the spot she had fallen onto, though she felt as if she fell from a much greater height than she thought. She rubbed her sore head, wincing some when her fingers grazed over the wound the rock had inflicted. She pulled her hand away and found spots of blood staining her fingertips afterwards, making her eyes widen. She looked around the garden, noticing how much…livelier it looked. No overgrown or fading grass, no dying or wilting flower, nothing. Everything was well kempt and very tidy. What was more, the ring she had found earlier was gone. Thinking it had rolled into the nearby bushes, she crawled over to them, reaching beneath them and feeling around for the elusive object. She froze when someone cleared their throat behind her, and she slowly turned her head to see a man with just as black as her own and dressed in a butler uniform. Her face paled, not knowing anyone was still one the residence, and had caught her sifting under the rose bushes with her rear in the air.

Her face flushed a dark shade of red as she quickly retracted her hand from the bushes, getting her arm scratched in the process, and sat right side up. The man simply lifted a brow at her before his eyes went wide.

"Josette…?" he whispered, making the young woman's face scrunch up in confusion. The man blinked at her before shaking his head, mumbling something she couldn't hear. The man let out a sigh before composing himself.

"We might as well let the young master know you're here. He usually doesn't appreciate unannounced guests, much less unannounced strangers," he said, confusing the girl even more before pain spiked through her head again. Her pupils dilated as she began ransacking through her bag, trying to find the small green bottle, her heartbeat steadily rising, a heart attack becoming imminent. Her breath quickened to an unhealthy pace, her vision already clouding and spotting. She managed to find the bottle, but was barely able to open it her hands were shaking so much. Her eyes widened when her heart skipped a beat before stopping entirely for a few seconds, but the damage had already been dealt; the girl flumped onto her side, opened pill bottle in hand with a few of the tablets spilled onto the crisp green grass, the cap in her other hand. Her heart began to beat at its normal pace again, and the black clad butler leaned down, taking the cap and bottle and closing the container after dropping the fallen pills back in. He lifted the young woman from the ground before carrying her inside the manor.

He looked down at the all too familiar face, letting out a light sigh. Every feature about the young woman was the same, right down from her visage to her figure. Even her ice blue eyes were the same. His head bowed some as his eyes closed, whispering the same name he had before to the ravenette in his arms. Soon snapping back to attention, he brought her to one of the guest rooms, carefully placing her on the mattress before going to tell his master who the mysterious guest was.

Upon entering the office, the blue-gray haired young man glanced up, lifting a brow at the sudden intrusion.

"Pardon the interruption, young master, but we seem to have an unexpected guest in the premises," the older gentleman explained, bowing to his master as he did.

"Did you get a name?" the young man asked, his unhidden eye narrowing at the news.

"I'm afraid I was unable to, sir," the butler apologized, making the bluenette frown.

"Why ever not-" he was interrupted by a scream of frustration that sounded from the guest room, causing both of the men's eyes to widen. The butler immediately rushed out of the room, followed by the confused younger man. The door to the guest room burst open to show the girl frantically digging through the pile of contents in front of her, repeating the word "no" over and over to herself rapidly. Both men stood in confusion, the younger one more so than the butler beside him. Tears had begun to fill the girl's eyes before she looked up, seeing the two strangers standing and watching her from the doorway. She suddenly glared at the butler before jumping up and dashing over to him, full out tackling him and pinning him to the ground.

"Where the hell are they?!" she demanded, her blue eyes enraged but still brimming with tears. The butler blinked up at her in shock. Even her temper is the same… he thought before regaining his composure.

"Afraid I don't follow. Did I steal something of yours?" he asked calmly, seeming to only make the young woman angrier.

"My pills, you idiot! I need those goddamn pills!" she shouted back, "they're these white tablets in a little green bottle!"

"Ah, yes. If you would kindly let me up, I would be happy to give them to you," he answered with a smirk. The ravenette narrowed her eyes in a steely glare before standing, biting the inside of her cheek. The butler chuckled, sitting up and reaching into his coat pocket to pull out the bottle. The young woman immediately snatched it from his hand before opening the container and shaking out two pills, sprinting back over to the bed and picking up the water bottle, popping the pills in her mouth and swallowing them down with the water. She let out a sigh of relief when they were down, closing the water bottle and turning to the horrendously confused men. The blue haired boy let out a heavy sigh, holding his hand to his head as though he was getting a migraine.

"Sebastian, explain, now," he grumbled. The butler stood up and brushed off his uniform before speaking.

"This is the young woman I was trying to tell you about, young master," Sebastian answered, gesturing to said young woman. The younger male shook his head in annoyance before turning to her with his arms crossed.

"Two questions then; who are you, and how did you get here?" The ravenette just blinked at him before answering.

"Uh…R-Raven…Raven Bianchi. As to how I got here, I have no idea," she answered with a shrug, "I found this oddly designed ring in the garden before the ground started to-" she abruptly dropped her sentence when something blue and shiny caught her eye. They widened before she dashed back over to the blue haired boy, grabbing the hand with the ring on it.

"But-! How-?!" she stuttered out, continuously flipping his hand in confusion. The young man sputtered himself before yanking his hand back.

"What is God's name are you doing?!" he shouted, making Raven cover her ears she was standing so close. She blinked a few times before her eyes narrowed, pointing to the ring.

"That was the ring I had found in the garden. How in the hell did you get it?" she asked back, her tone monotonous.

"This is my ring. It has been passed down the Phantomhive line for generations, he answered with a bored tone. More like he was talking to a complete idiot, which Raven caught. She grumbled, crossing her arms and biting her cheek again.

"So I take it you're Ciel Phantomhive?" she asked. More like growled.

"How do you know that?" Ciel answered, raising a brow while he crossed his arms again.

"I was on a tour of the grounds— wait what year is it?" she asked suddenly, dropping her original statement.

"…1888?" the young Earl answered. Raven slapped her forehead.

"Well SHIT," she cursed, "this is bad. This is really bad…"

"Is there a problem with the year, Miss Bianchi?" Sebastian asked, lifting a brow at her himself.

"AUGH! Don't say 'miss' or 'lady'. I have not, nor will I EVER, act as one," the young woman snapped back, covering her ears at the word, "and that's just the problem. I was born in 1994, and it was 2012 when I was taking the tour." Both men stared at her like she was crazy.

"Do you remember seeing anything before this happened?" Sebastian questioned.

"Before I blacked out, I remember seeing a bunch of black feathers flying around…" Raven mumbled, biting her cheek once more afterwards. Ciel glanced over at his butler, raising a brow at him. The black clad butler only gave a small shrug in answer.

"Is there some way you can prove it?" Ciel asked, looking back over at the young woman. She nodded in response before walking over to the pile she was digging through before, looking for some sort of evidence while mumbling to herself. Sebastian couldn't help but make the numerous similarities between her and Josette. He shook his head some to clear the image out of his head as Raven walked back over, holding up the music player.

"I guess this could work, since I don't have a whole bunch that can prove anything," she mumbled, flipping the screen back to her as she scrolled through the music with her thumb and finger, "it's a touch-screen, so I don't have to use any buttons. You can play games and everything on it," she explained, clicking the Angry Birds app and turning the screen back to them, "this game is insanely addictive." Ciel glanced at his butler, who glanced back, before both looked at the device in her hand. She pulled back the slingshot with her finger and let go, sending the bird flying into the green pigs and small structures.

"Interesting. What is the objective exactly?" Sebastian questioned, watching the young woman play.

"Destroy the pigs," Raven answered simply, looking back up when she had finished the round, "it's pretty complicated since you have to angle everything just right to beat the round," she paused, exiting the app before looking back up, "if that's not enough, I could just show you my camera-"

"That won't be necessary," Ciel interrupted her, holding up his hand, "I think that covers enough. Seeing as how you can't go around telling people you're not from here, you will remain in the manor," he stated before turning and walking out of the room. Raven bit her cheek as she gave a small pout, crossing her arms.

"What a rude guy," she grumbled, making the butler chuckle. Ciel turned back as he was halfway down the hall, his eyes narrowed.

"Sebastian, we have to talk," he ordered before walking back to his office. Sebastian bowed before following after him, leaving the girl on her own. She waited till they had vanished before sliding her bulky headphones over her ears, plugging them back into her iPod and scrolling through her music, walking out of the room as she did.

Might as well explore if I'm gonna stay here, she thought, walking down the stairs and settling on The Creepshow. She smirked as she started dancing around the entryway, singing the lyrics perfectly to Demon Lover.

Demon Lover (By The Creepshow)

Killer smile that you can't deny
Pure evil with out a doubt
Got a Creepshow horror gonna take you for a ride
And you know there's only one way out
Well you think I'm just a pretty face,
Boy you think it's gonna be alright
Call for your momma, you better get ready,
It's gonna be raining bloody evil tonight
Bloody shovel I'll be diggin' your grave
When the devil comes knockin'
He'll be calling for you babe

Come on in close boy let me burn you with my desire
Shot gun lid will blow you outta your mind
COME ON AND BE MY DEMON LOVER TONIGHT
Come wear my shadow baby so evil that you wanna die
You know you got it comin' right between the eyes well
COME ON AND BE MY DEMON LOVER TONIGHT

"Sebastian, we need to discuss the situation," Ciel started, now sitting behind his desk in the chair, his butler standing on the opposite side, "she won't be able to stay here without some sort of explanation-" he paused as he heard music coming from downstairs. The melody was odd, but the voice was strangely…enchanting.

Hey boy you wanna treat me right,
Well you say you wanna hold my hand
Tell me what you want and keep me up all night
And be with me until we're dead
Maybe you think I'm just an easy type boy
I'm giving up without a fight
You better get ready, you better get it right,
If you're gonna be my demon lover tonight

Sebastian wasn't the only who noticed the song being sung, and he turned his head to the door, smirking some when he caught snippets of the lyrics. Ciel moved to get up, walking out of the office to the source of the music. He found Raven in the entryway, dancing to the song she was singing to.

Bloody shovel I'll be diggin' your grave
When the devil comes knockin'
He'll be calling for you babe

Raven was completely oblivious at the audience she was gaining as she danced a mixture of tap and jazz, easily completing the feat in her heels. She had her eyes closed as she continued, even getting the attention of the servants of the household.

Come with me and make my world your home
We'll toss these bleeding hearts right out that door
When night comes rolling in our innocence will sin
Better get ready, better get it right,
If you're gonna be my demon lover tonight

Raven stood still in the entryway when she was finished, panting some from the dancing she had done. She opened one eye when she heard claps and hollers of praise. She slid the headphones off and turned around, seeing the three servants of the house, clapping wildly for her. Her face tinged with a light shade of pink as they moved towards her, bright smiles on their faces.

"That was amazing, miss!" the young blond boy gushed, his gloved hands waving around in excitement.

"Your voice is simply wonderful, miss!" the red-headed maid praised, smiling brightly at the young woman. She suddenly had her hand grabbed before she was twirled around and tilted back, making her let out a squeak as her leg kicked out into the air to balance herself.

"Not too bad at dancing either~" the man grinned, winking down at her. Her face went darker before she struggled to get up.

"Mey-rin! Finny! Baldroy! Have you even accomplished your work?" Sebastian scolded, now standing near the group. They all flinched, making Sebastian sigh as he reached over and freed Raven from the older man's grasp.

"If you have time to hang about you should be completing your work!" he ordered, sending them a glare before they all dashed off. Raven's head was nearly spinning from what had just happened, making her cling to Sebastian's arms. He chuckled at her, snapping her back to reality before she pushed herself away from him, only making him smirk.

"What just happened?" she yelped, her face still a dark shade of red and steadily worsening.

"Those three fools are the other servants of the household; Mey-rin is our maid, Finny is the gardener, and Baldroy is our chef. I wonder where Mister Tanaka could have run off to-" Sebastian started before a huffed out laugh was heard behind Raven. The young woman turned around to see an old man drinking tea with a goofy grin on his face.

"Ah, there you are. Miss Bianchi-"

"AH AH AH! What did I say about the miss stuff?" Raven scolded, whipping her head around to glare at the butler.

"My apologies, but this is Mister Tanaka, our house steward," Sebastian finished, gesturing to the old man, whose only response was "ho, ho, ho".

"…I take it you saw?" Raven started.

"We both did," Ciel answered, walking down stairs towards her. Her face flushed again as she looked down at the ground, fiddling with a small lock of her hair.

"Yeaaaa, about the dance style…It's jazz. And tap. But mostly jazz."

"Jazz?" the young Earl questioned.

"That genre of music doesn't come out till the 1920's. More like the late 1910's…But anyway, sorry if it caused any offense," Raven chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of her head.

"None taken. And it would appear we have a suitable way for you to stay here," Ciel continued, smirking some, "you will be posing as my new dance instructor. You are familiar with other forms of dance, are you not?"

"I've been dancing since before I could walk. You take the hint."

"Hint noted. If you'll excuse me, I have business to attend to. Sebastian, come with me," Ciel ordered before walking back up the stairs.

"Ah, hey! How old are you?!" Raven hollered after him before running and catching up. The young earl glanced over at her before letting out a small sigh.

"I turn seventeen my next birthday," he answered monotonously.

"Oh, we're the same age…ish…then," she replied, giggling some. She, fortunately for Ciel, didn't notice the light blush forming on his face. They passed Raven's "room", and the girl yawned, failing to stifle it, so both the earl and butler noticed.

"If you are feeling tired, please, have some rest," Sebastian said politely. The young woman nodded slowly before opening her door, walking inside and slowly putting her belongings into her bag, sitting down after and yanking off her shoes.

"Is there anything you need, Miss-" Sebastian dropped the statement when Raven glared up at him. He cleared is throat, but never finished his sentence.

"I'm fine, thanks. And seriously, just call me Raven," the young woman scolded, giving him a small pout. The butler blinked before smirking.

"If that is all, then I must take my leave-" he dropped his sentence again when he found Raven already fallen on her side, dead asleep. He let out a small sigh before walking over and properly putting her into bed, unable to help himself from having his fingers linger on her bare skin. He looked down at her sleeping face, his frame leaning down to rest his forehead against her own, his eyes closing as he did.

"Please…Don't let this all be my imagination…" he mumbled before lifting his head some to plant a light kiss on her forehead, leaving the room after as though he was never there.

DUN DUN DUUUUN. Gotcha, didn't I? ALL SHALL BE REVEALED UPON READING THIS STORY! Next chapter up soon~~