And all the ways, I got to know
Your pretty face and electric soul
Sebastian dared to look in her emerald eyes again, shocked, since it was for the first time Lady Elizabeth managed to caught him off guard. Her words still echoed in his ears and his intuition told him that something was rather odd with that girl.
'I beg your pardon, my Lady! I am afraid that I do not understand what do you mean.'
Elizabeth kept a big smile on her pale face; she knew Sebastian was trying to be smooth and slicky like he always was. This time around, she won't do his games, she won't do Ciel's or anyone else's. Perhaps she was just tired, but Elizabeth started thinking she was indeed, a little bit bored. This might be a problem.
' I asked if you are hungry, Sebastian.' She said while playing with some decoration, not giving him her full attention.
'I mean, unlike others from your kind, you really want to wait for your food. You only chose good quality souls, I will give you that. But nonetheless, you make yourself hungry, and if I am not mistaken, enough time has passed, so you can't bear the hunger anymore. Let's be real, you made some terrible mistakes lately. And now that my twin cousins are reunited, everything will be just more complicated. You might end not getting your meal, after all.'
When she looked him in the eyes, Sebastian saw something he has never noticed before. Maybe Elizabeth could passed like any other naïve and superficial, rich and spoiled brat, but she never lacked the knowledge. Her eyes have always been sharp, like she knew something and willingly hide it in the depths of her untainted soul. How much did she actually knew all this time? And more importantly, how much she knows now?
Her smile faded as she was walking in his direction. Her mind seemed to be gone far away for a moment, like she was trying to decide what to do. When Elizabeth came back to reality, she was just inches away from Sebastian Michaelis.
'Do not worry, all what I want is everything to be alright, for all of us, even though is harder than I have ever imagined. If I will be completely honest, I will tell that nothing came as I planned. However, I am used to this, but my cousins aren't. I don't know what future will bring us, but I know that they need you. They are smart and strong, now that they are together. I don't know if that's enough though, because stronger enemies will appear in their way, trying to tear them apart. Let' face the truth, since it's just you and me alone, Sebastian! They are kind of powerless without this one hell of a butler.'
She raised her head so that she could look the demon right in the eyes. Sebastian was unbreakable and motionless, waiting to see what the little Lady was going to do. For a brief second, he thought he saw a weird light in her eyes; like a spark that was fighting not to be blown away.
'Stranger things are going to happen, and you will be no use if you are not at your full strength. I cannot allow that.'
Without any warning she raised herself on her tip toes and pressed her lips against Sebastian′s The butler was surprised and raged. Until he felt it. The sweet taste of Elizabeth Midford's soul. She was giving herself to him, and he, Lord, he was hungry.
Her taste was tantalizing, maybe too sweet for his liking, but tantalizing what so ever. Sebastian was trying to find some reason; he was hungry indeed, but never he would allow himself to devour other soul than the one he laid his claws on.
Something is extremely wrong with Lady Elizabeth. Perhaps is too soon to tell, but I can admit to myself that I was not mistaken when I judge her, in the past. Beside the cuteness of a beautiful girl, there is something impressive about her. Never have I wonder what was the strength she always struggle to hide.
Usually, Sebastian was the faithful demon-butler who was just respecting a contract. No one was ever wondering what was he thinking or what were his real intentions. Naturally, no one wondered how did he fed himself during a contract. The truth was, our demon preferred the starvation, treating himself with an unworthy soul.
However, everything was different with Lady Elizabeth. No human will willingly give a demon a taste of his souls, not that a mere mortal will know about the undergrounds of dealing with such creature.
Elizabeth was the last person on Earth Sebastian Michaelis would ever consider knowing something about demons. But it seems the little one did her homework indeed. She was giving him a small part of her soul, enough to help the hunger, not enough to end it though. His hand fell on her little waist and a smirk appeared on the demon's face. Elizabeth's body began its transformation; slowly but surely, she became more a woman and less a girl.
Nothing seemed to make sense, but Sebastian didn't bother to find an explanation. His life was nothing but normal since meeting the Young Master, so whatever was Elizabeth Midford's secret, would be consider just another challenge.
Until he would solve her enigma, Sebastian decided to enjoy that random meal. He never let himself to starve that much, Truthfully, he was on the verge of surrendering.
The soul was tasty, sweet, extremely sweet, almost intoxicating. But something made Sebastian vigilant again; something was changing. Bitterness invading sweetness.
Suddenly, Elizabeth took a step back. The door opened and Ciel, or better said, the fake Ciel entered the room.
'Here you are, Elizabeth. We were searching for you. Aunt Francis has arrived some time ago.'
'Thank you, Ciel!' said she after she jumped in his arms. 'Sebastian came to tell me the same thing.'
It was incredible. In less than a second she became Lizzie, that one cute annoying childish girl. For something like this, a bit o experience is required. Sebastian couldn't help himself but smiling. Everything was becoming just more interesting.
'Indeed, Young Master. I was just searching for Lady Elizabeth.'
For a brief of a second, their eyes met. In that moment, the demon and the girl, both knew they were sharing each other secret.
N.A Hope you enjoyed this prologue. I do not own Kuroshitsuji. I am almost positive that this story will take a different turn from the manga plot, but I sahll see if I will make more connections between those two in the future. English is not my first language, but I do my best. Thank you for reading.
