One morning in the Phantomhive manor, Ciel awoke and expected to see his faithful butler standing by, ready to serve and dress him. He looked all around, but he didn't see him. "Sebastian. Sebastian!" he yelled. "Sebastian, come here!" He opened his violet eye, the one with the contract symbol, and called his name out again. "Sebastian!" He rose from the bed, still in his nightgown, and ran out. Then, he searched and hysterically called out his butlers name, chanting it like a mantra, over and over again. Ciel soon realized he was still in his nightgown and ran back to his room. While there, he started to attempt to put on his own clothes. The young master took his buttoned shirt and ended up tangled in it, his hair stuck in a button. At that moment, the clumsy maid, Mey-Rin, ran into the room telling him, loudly, about Sebastian's disappearance. She wailed hysterically, and got tears on the young earl's clothes as she went on, helping him dress. He looked irritated, but let her continue to dress him, wondering what to do with the time Sebastian took to tutor him. Thirty minutes later, Ciel Phantomhive was walking on the streets of London alone, not caring what would happen. After all, with the disguise he had on, he looked like nothing more than a peasant. He was still trying to find Sebastian, thinking that, maybe, just maybe, his demon butler got careless, and happened to see a cat. If that did happened, Sebastian would have followed the stupid animal. But the young lord forgot. Even peasants got attacked. A rough, firm calloused hand covered his mouth and pulled him into an alleyway. Ciel thrashed, trying to get rid of whatever had him. Then, he was thrown down. He heard a yelp, and the unmistakable sound of punches, and kicks followed after. "Se-Se- Sebastian?" He croaked as a hand pulled him up. No, definitely not HIM, but a shorter girl, around his age, with striped black and white cat ears, a tail, and a huge grin on her face.
"Wh-Who are you?", he stuttered.
"Asami's the name" she said. He turned to look and saw another girl, a little shorter than the first. " Nice to meet you, I'm Lilah" Her fluffy reddish tail twitched as she spoke. Ciel was astonished! Could have these strange girls been the ones that beat up the man that grabbed him? "Who are you? Where do you live? And why did you help me?" The girls, Asami and Lilah, looked at each other, and sighed. "We're homeless, we've been living out 'ere on the streets for three years. Asami sings and plays the violin for a living. I managed to find a job at a store." Lilah replied. Ciel looked to be in deep thought for a minute. He then nodded to himself. Turning to face the two, he spoke. "I will give both of you a room to stay in, and I will pay you, if you be my bodyguards. Hurry and make your decision before I change my mind."
Lilah and Asami made eye contact, thinking, then nodded. Then at that moment, they're eyes lit up. Asami's electric blue orbs flashed at him, as she took one of his hands. Lilah made a motion to take the other one, happiness shining in her electric green eyes. And then, he realized. They were reapers. Grim reapers.
