Chapter 1: Dominick Phantomhive?

"Father!" Elizabeth Middleford's heart shattered.

"Father, who is that Lady?" The little raven haired boy questioned, tugging at Sebastian's long overcoat, frustration etched on his little face.

His other hand was held by none other than her darling Ciel Phantomhive. Lizzy just stared at the small boy, tears welling in her eyes as she gazed at him.

"Hush Dominick!" Ciel tugged the small boy's arm slightly, making the child fall silent. His eyes, however, never left Elizabeth.

Her world was falling apart with every passing day. First, Her mother had died of Cholera while visiting her long-time friend, Madam Lenora Capet in France, now this!

She understood it was natural for Sebastian to have children, and she'd have thought nothing of it if it wasn't for…If it wasn't the boy's eyes.

They were the eyes of HER Ciel.

She was dumbstruck. How was this possible? Why had she not heard of this child? Had she really been so blind as to not notice the child? Had she been absent from her beloved Ciel's life for so long that he had had time to have a child?

"-izabeth…LIZZY!" she was jolted from her thoughts by the voice of her betrothed.

Her eyes landed on Ciel.

He had grown up since she had last seen him. His hair had grown out to about his shoulders, and it had lightened considerably.

He still sported his eye patch, but with his now lengthened hair, it was barely noticeable. He had grown taller in the past five years, and was probably only six or seven inches shorter than Sebastian. He had grown out of his 13 year old body and matured into a handsome 18 year old.

Lizzy looked down and his hands and, sure enough, there was the Phantomhive ring. It was no longer on Ciel's thumb however, Lizzy noted. It was placed on his middle finger, and sat there in all it's glory.

She also noticed Ciel's nails were surprisingly long for a boy. They're length could rival Elizabeth's own nails.

And they were black.

"Ciel…" was all the blond girl could utter before the tears began to flow.

Sebastian just stood and watched the girl, a look of amusement on his usually placid face.

"Elizabeth…I…I'm…" Ciel stopped trying to speak as he knew it would be pointless.

He instead, let go of the azure-eyed boy's hand and pulled a plain white handkerchief out of his pocket and walked forward a few feet. His hand was only a few inches from Elizabeth's face when the unexpected happened.

The petite girls hand shot out and slapped the Earl's hand away.

Ciel's eyes widened in shock. "Lizzy…" Elizabeth's eyes widened in fury and Ciel stuttered. "Ciel! How could you do this! NO! never mind that, WHY Ciel!"

Ciel fell silent at the blond girls outburst, his eyes flicking from Lizzy to Sebastian.

The Demon's eyes were alight with amusement. The child beside him just cocked his head and gazed at the woman who had hit his Papa.

"Why Ciel?" Lizzy cried, tears streaming down her face. Ciel averted his gaze and instead focused his view on the floor.

This infuriated Elizabeth even more. "How could you do this to us Ciel? I love you! Don't you Love me!" Howled the blonde girl, her green eyes filled with desperation.

Ciel's head immediately shot up and he looked Elizabeth straight in the face. " Of course I love you Lizzy!…I just…"

Lizzy's eyes darkened. "You Just WHAT, Ciel Phantomhive?" Ciel mumbled something, his gaze fixed back on Sebastian.

"What was that? I didn't hear you." Growled the infuriated blond.

Ciel's gaze then shifted from Sebastian to the young boy beside the demon, his eyes softening slightly, before moving back to Lizzy.

"I just don't love you the way you love me. I love you Lizzy, but as nothing more than my beloved cousin."

Elizabeth's knees suddenly felt weak. She would have fallen had Sebastian not caught her. She glared at the man. This was all his fault. Before he came along, Ciel had loved her best.

"Lizzy-!" came the gasp from Ciel as she landed in Sebastian's arms. She shot back up, a look of pure disdain on her face as she looked at Sebastian. She turned on her heel and raced towards the door that led outside.

Back to the carriage. Back to Paula. Back to where things made sense.

"LIZZY!" at the pained sound of Ciel's scream for her, whatever was left of her heart crumbled.

Ciel's hand was outstretched towards the door which Elizabeth had run out of.

"Bocchan, do you wish for me to go and retrieve Lady Middleford?" Sebastian's voice was laced with amusement as Ciel's hand fell to his side.

The earl only shook his head. "No…let her go…let this be a…a test of her loyalty. Should she betray me as I did her, destroy anyone who she relays the news of…this…to." Sebastian smiled.

"Yes, My lord."

Elizabeth wasn't the type to pace, but today, she did just that.

She crossed her room many times, each time, the same questions rolled through her mind.

'What exactly had happened to Ciel?' 'How exactly did that child come to be?' 'Should she tell her father?' 'What exactly was happening under the Phantomhive roof?'

She suddenly stopped and sat down at her desk and began writing.

Ciel,

I have no idea what as happened to you, but since Sebastian has come into your life, you have changed. I don't know what is going on, but I am going to find out. Until then, I, Elizabeth Middleford, hereby renounce my engagement to Ciel Phantomhive.

Elizabeth Middleford

By the time she had finished, the page had tear drops littering it's surface.

"Aww, how cute! Right, Claude?"