Chapter 1

"So let me see if I've got this correct; you want me to go live with Lady Elizabeth and protect her, and to do this for no soul at all?" She blinked at the blue eyed boy before her, smiling at him as a cat would smile at her prey.

"No, you will get a soul, we just haven't found one for you yet, but I swear we will, Sebastian will make sure it's one that will make you stay with us for as long as needed," He boy, Ciel Phantomhive, said. Folding his hands onto each other and looking at her with one eye, the other covered by a black patch, hiding his demon symbol.

She turned her head to look at the rather tall demon to the left of the boy, a butler he called himself earlier. Her purple eyes flashed red and she saw his true form, a rather powerful demon, strong from the strength of the soul he's currently hunting. She blinked and her eyes faded into purple again.

"Hmm, Sebastian you called him? Back home I called him Kitten," She said, her smile growing as she flicked tea at him.

"Kitten?" Ciel asked, looking at Sebastian and smirking. Sebastian caught the few drops of tea with a napkin and glared at her.

"Indeed you did, but we are no longer 'home'. My name here is Sebastian as the young master gave it to me when we made our deal," he said putting the napkin in his pocket and moving the tea away from her.

"Fine then, Sebastian, as long as you find me a good soul within the year I'll protect the girl," She said, stretching and blinking at the boy.

"A year?" He asked her.

"Yes, a year to us is only about a month, unless we have a soul we're hunting, then time passes us normally," She narrowed her eyes at the other demon in the room, all of this was to be explained by him, not her.

"Fine then, Sebastian, your new order. Find this demon a soul she can hunt while protecting Lady Elizabeth within the year, do you understand?" Ciel said, flicking his patch up and allowing Sebastian to see his symbol glowing.

Sebastian bowed and smiled, "Yes, my lord."

"And now you, as long as you are working for me you will follow my orders first, Lizzie's second. No one else's," She narrowed her eyes at the boy, growing irritated at his bossiness. "Your name from now on will be Penelope Woods, and I will send you to Lizzie's manor at the end of the week, I want to make sure you understand your job."

"Indeed," She said slowly, flicking her eyes to the butler and flashing them at him, showing her annoyance.

"If you would follow me Miss Penelope, I shall show you your room," Sebastian said, moving to the door and holding it open for her.

She bowed to the young boy and followed the butler out of the room. As soon as they were in the servants part of the manor he turned to face her.

"I apologize for his insolence, he's too used to me following his every word. He doesn't understand how quick us demons are to kill," He said, looking down at her.

"Of course," She said looking up at him. "I haven't seen you so hungry for a soul in so long Kitten, what makes his so important?"

He narrowed his eyes at her when she said his old name. "You'll find out eventually, it's not hard to catch on."

He began to walk again and she followed behind him. Taking in his human appearance. She hadn't seen it in centuries, since he first began hunting, since they first met.

"Here, and my room is a few doors down, should you need anything," He said opening a door and lighting a few candles. She stepped in to find a bed, a desk, and a wardrobe, plus a few books lying about.

"Not much to it is there," She said mockingly at him, growing bored of this job already.

"Not yet, but I know you'll and your touch to it soon enough," She turned to look at him, finding him much closer than he originally was.

He stood only a few inches away, leaning down towards her. She blinked up at him, seeing all the memories they shared flash through his eyes. The first time they met, fighting over the same soul, the second meeting, hunting together, their shared touches in the night, showing their true forms to one another, plus a few of their animal ones. She blinked and they were gone.

He moved closer and began to reach his hand towards her, she put her hand against his, stopping him. "We can't. You're on a hunt, and we both have jobs to do. You know the rules."

"You're right, I was caught up in old times. I'll see you in the morning. Awful dreams to you, Dream," She watched him walk out of the room and then smile at her, before closing the door.

'Oh you just had to follow him didn't you? Couldn't say no to old whiskers could you?' She thought to herself as she looked out the window onto the garden outside.

'At least it'll help pass the time'