Chapter 1

Flashback: Two Years Ago

"Get her to the medical tent now!" A soldier screamed at his comrades. A young woman, not a month older than nineteen, lied on a stretcher and was being rushed to the nearest medical tent, bullet holes gracing her body and a slice from a bayonet stretching the length of her face . She was the only female soldier in the army, and a damn good one at that. Until the ambush happened. "B-Bard…" She whispered, "Wh-where's Bard…?" As she was brought into the tent, a familiar voice echoed in the crowd. "HUNTER?!" Bard rushed to her side and saw the damage done to her body, her red uniform absorbed the blood so it just looked like gaping holes in her torso. "Bard…" she reached for his hand only to faint from the amount of blood loss. "HUNTER!"

Two Years Later: Phantomhive Manor

A young woman, at the age of twenty-one, approached the doors of the Phantomhive Manor. She had long brown hair pinned up in a bun, and eyes to match her hair. A section of her hair covered half of her face. She had on a long mahogany colored dress with white lace trim. She had a medium sized suitcase in tote. She brought her hand up to the door to knock, only to have it open before she could. A tall man, clad in black, stood before her. "Miss Hunter Wolf?" He asked. "Yes, sir. I am the one who answered to the job as an assistant cook." He smiled and cleared the way for her to enter the manor. "Thank you, mister…?" "Sebastian Michaelis, I am the butler of the manor." She had barely taken ten steps into the manor and she was greeted by another man, if you could call him that. He looked to be no more than the age of thirteen. "Are you the new worker to assist our cook?" He asked in a somewhat of a cold tone. "Yes, my name is Hunter Wolf. It is a pleasure to meet you in person, Lord Phantomhive." He grinned. "I am surprised that you know my name already, and I haven't even introduced myself to you." "Well, your name is widely known throughout the world, sir. What person wouldn't know your name?" Ciel shut his eyes and shrugged. "I suppose it is time that you meet the other manor personnel."

Sebastian and Ciel guided Hunter down to the kitchen, where the other five members of the Phantomhive household were currently located. "Everyone, listen up," Sebastian started, " this is Hunter Wolf, the new assistant cook. Please introduce yourselves to the young lady." The first one to stand was dressed in a gardener's apparel. "My name is Finnian, but you can call me Finny! I'm the gardener!" The next one to stand was a young lady, about Hunter's age. "My name is Meirin, and I'm the maid!" The third person to stand was a young man, seemingly younger than Hunter. He had snakes coiling across his body and scales on his face. "His name is Snake, says Oscar. And these are Wordsworth, Emily, Goethe, Wilde, Webster, Bronte, Dan, and Keats." He named off all of his snakes. The fourth one to stand was wearing a chef's uniform and he had goggles around his neck. "I'm Bard, and I'm the cook, so I guess I'll be the one you're assisting." Bard? The name suddenly hit Hunter like a bag of bricks. Was it the same Bard that she served in the military those two years ago? It had to be, he had the same looks and the same voice and everything! Even the aura around him was the same. "And this is Tanaka." Sebastian snapped Hunter from her thoughts and pointed to a little man sitting in the corner with a cup of tea in his hands. "Ho, ho, ho…" He simply sighed. "Now that the introductions are done, let's leave them to get to know each other better. Hell, she may become more than an assistant cook around here." Ciel stated and motioned for Sebastian to follow him out of the kitchen. Hunter was left with the five workers. "It's nice to meet you all, I'm Hunter Wolf, but please just call me Hunter. No miss or anything of the sort." Hunter said as she brushed her hair behind her ear, revealing a scar down the left side of her face. Bard suddenly turned pale. "That scar…" "Yes, what it is, Bard?" "Hunter… I thought you died."