Sadako stood before the broken young boy. Her hair hung long over her pale eyes were two sunken holes in her face. Her skin was pale and sallow like that of a corpse. She was ghastly and terrifying, like one of the dead.
Sadako was in fact a demon, an onryo. Her most powerful ability was that of empathy. She could feel human emotions and thus more easily destroy the humans.
Sadako frowned. She had only ever been summoned once before, and at that time she had been deceived and that is why she was anchored to this abhorrent planet.
She had to be careful with this broken boy. Shouldn't she just kill him now? Wouldn't it be easier? No. She needed him. If she had a deal with him, and his soul belonged to her, then her humanity would be much more subjugated, for fear that she would destroy the child's soul.
He didn't need to know that she had no plans to devour his soul. And neither did Sadako's slumbering human self.
Sadako smirked. As long as the boy believed he was in control this would work. And slowly, slowly, through her demonic power, Ciel Phantomhive would be eaten away...
Xxx
Kurisuta Hikawa woke up at dawn.
Kuri brought a tray to her master's room and she opened the door.
She sat the tray down on the table and opened the curtains.
"Master it's time to get up." Kuri said.
Kuri went to his side and helped him get dressed. She noticed his tremor was back. One hand brushed his skin with a flash of healing power.
"What are you doing?" Ciel demanded.
"My job." Kuri replied. "Is to keep you healthy, master. Although I can't imagine why you keep falling ill."
"I have a theory." Ciel said. "You aren't up to the job."
"I healed you didn't I." Kuri said. "We don't have time for you to be ill. Now get to work on your studies. We have a caller in the afternoon, Sir Clause."
Xxx
"So you guys made a mess again?" Kuri said.
Mei-rin, Finny And Bardroy nodded, tears in their eyes.
"There's nothing for it. We simply must put things right." Kuri said.
Kuri set the table outside and lit some candles. She then restored the garden using her power, but what to do about the food. She looked through the pantry and decided that for the Italian this would be best.
She made a pasta dish, and then deep fried it and tossed it with meat, and brought it out. The guest turned out to be rather impressed, even though Mei Rin nearly ruined it. Before she could pour out the wine, Kuri caught her and poured it properly.
"Honestly..."