Ciel Phantomhive, earl of the Phantomhive Residence, sat in his private study and read his letters dealing with his business. The Funtom Company seemed to be doing well and all the reports shown great progress. He rang for his butler, Sebastian Michaelis, and continued to read as he waited.
The door opened and Sebastian came in, "Yes my lord?"
"I want something sweet." Ciel said looking up from his papers, he then looked boredly at Sebastian.
"I'm afraid I cannot my lord, dinner is almost ready, we cannot spoil your appetite." Sebastian said sighing.
"Just make me something." Ciel rolled his visible eye.
"I'm afraid I canot sir, I must insist." Sebastian said, weary of his young master's defiance.
"Sebastian, make me something sweet." Ciel repeated glaring at the demon standing before him.
"I'm afraid I cannot, sir." Sebastian checked his pocket watch, "Dinner is ready my lord, all it needs is to be set on the table." Sebastian said leading Ciel out of his study and into the dinning room. Sebastian sat Ciel at the head of the table, and left to fetch the food from the kitchen.
Ciel sighed, "No word from Her Majesty...too many papers to look over." He tapped his fingers on the table impatiently and Sebastian came a few moments later with a tray. He served Ciel pasta and Earl Grey tea, "Sebastian? Any word from The Queen?" Ciel's eyes looked over the meal, then to Sebastian who looked through a stack of letters.
"Invitation...Invitation..." Sebastiann continued looking through a new stack as Ciel began his meal. "Here." Sebastian held a letter baring The Queen's crest in between two fingers. He pulled out a letter opener and opened the envelope. Sebastian set down the letter in front of Ciel, who pushed his meal aside and skimmed the letter and tilted his head slightly.
"A strange creature in London? Odd, we'll go to the townhouse tomorrow morning." Ciel said as he began to eat and drink his tea.
"Strange sighting?" Sebastian repeated.
"Yes, 'A strange creature strikes the fear in the hearts of men, women, and children. Though it does not stay in one place before the next sighting, it was last seen by White Chapel.' The Queen's words." Ciel responded and stood after finishing his meal.
"Shall I prepare a bath my lord?" Sebastian looked at Ciel and smiled like a devil.
"No need, I just want to go to bed." Ciel said and walked to his bed room and sat on his bed. Sebastian followed after clearing the dinning room and gently untied his eye patch.
"There have been no killings?" Sebastian asked as he removed Ciel's tie and then his shirt.
"None reported, but we must handle it before something does happen." Ciel said as Sebastian removed his shorts and dressed Ciel in his night wear.
"What do you think it is Young Master?" Sebastian stared as he stood up.
"Her Majesty said it was said to change forms, it does walk on two legs, like a human...however, it has little to no resemblance to humans. Not much esle is known, the witnesses say the same thing over and over, what do you think Sebastian?" Ciel looked wearily upon Sebastian.
"Currently nothing, my lord." Sebastian responded with a troubled look.
"Hm, I wonder what it is." Ciel's thoughts wandered as Sebastian tucked Ciel in.
"My lord, I would prefer you not to think of it so much, you need to relax we will begin tomorrow in the afternoon after lunch sir." Sebastian said.
"It is said to be nocturnal, I doubt Undertaker will be much help at this point, since there have been no murders." Ciel corrected and began to ramble off.
"We can find its hiding place or track it to its destination, I will find a pattern in its travels sir." Sebastian bowed.
"Very well." Ciel said and Sebastian left the room, Ciel grabbed a book out of the table by his bed. The poetry book of Edgar Allen Poe, one of Ciel's favorites, Ciel began to read it and he slowly drifted off into sleep. He continued to stay awake, once he set down the book his mind drifted to the Queen's words of the assignment. He began to fall asleep and then drifted off into a dark slumber.