Summary: On a rainy night, Sebastian finds a mysterious woman wounded and half dead. Ciel orders him to bring her in and take care of her, but when she wakes up, the two find she is not a normal human. What will happen when she begins to dig into Ciel's past and Sebastian's tie to him? Read to find out!

Um…this story came on the spur of my bath time. Seriously I get the craziest ideas when I'm taking a bath xD Then again I take like 4 baths a day o.O Anyway…read on if you like! Probably no SebbyxCiel.

Sebastian: Aw…are you sure, Mistress?

Ciel: YAY!

Sebastian: *evil glare*

Me: *sweatdrop* um….alright then. On with the fanfic! XD

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Chapter 1: Darkness of the Heart

Black storm clouds were illuminated by the blue lightning that flashed across the sky, giving the millions of failing raindrops a definite shape. Wind hollered through the branches of the trees rooted firmly to the ground, and brushed the top of the nearby river's surface. The night was freeing, made worse with the rain and thunder which echoed through the endless sky. Ciel Phantomhive was sound asleep in his bed, barely disturbed by the pitter-patter of the water on his window, closed shut by the velvet curtains. The white sheets were curled up close to his face and a few strands of loose hair had fallen over his face, moving softly as he breathed in and out. Outside the young master's bedroom, Sebastian Michealis was dusting the book cases that lined the red rose carpet on the floor of the seemingly endless hallway. Only a few doors on each side of the hall could be seen before the rest was cast out by the infinite darkness of the mansion at night. The demon butler was humming a tune to himself as he dusted each shelf of the bookcase with a feather duster, occasionally glancing behind him to check the doorway of his master's room.

In the entire mansion, only a single window was open to let a room filled with dusty old furniture not used since the passing of Ciel's parents air out. Rain drops were resting on the window sill, and a chilly breeze blew past the curtains and into the room. The wind moved swiftly under the crack of the door and into the hallway, past the many doors that were rarely opened. As it blew past the butler, moving his ebony hair away from his face, his ruby eyes shot open at the familiar scent that had traveled on that single breeze: blood.

"Well, well. It seems we have an intruder on the grounds," the demon turned, a displeased look on his face.

Immediately Sebastian dropped everything he was doing and rushed down the hallway towards the main hall and the front door. The floor was covered in an emerald marble that seemed darker than usual even though the hall was surrounded by torch-like lamps that sat idly on the walls. The butler's footsteps echoed off the walls in the silence that surrounded the mansion at this hour; all the servants were asleep, including Tanaka who mumbled his usual "Ho, ho, ho" in his sleep. Grabbing the polished gold handle of the front door, the demon threw it open and stepped out into the rain. So as not to let the entire mansion get cold, he closed the door behind him before jumping onto the pavement and looking around for the source of the scent. Almost as soon as his shoes hit the concrete driveway, the smell of blood hit him like a truck hitting a brick wall. Sebastian turned his head and saw something that confused him: a girl was lying on the ground away from the mansion, bleeding.

It confused him because why would someone come crawling up to the Phantomhive estate when they're in need? Surely there would be more accessible help closer to the main road. Nevertheless, Sebastian hurried to her side. Her long blonde hair was matter from the rain and blood soaked black coat she wore, which was full of knife wounds. Droplets of water dripped from the butler's now drenched hair and onto the girl's face, but it was no different than the raindrops falling from the sky. But what Sebastian noticed most of all was the amount of blood that was being washed away from her almost lifeless body. At first glance he thought she was actually dead. But he could sense a soul inside her, and could just barely see her breathing. But for a normal human to lose that much blood and still be alive was nearly impossible. He checked her for a pulse and found it, but it was slow and soft.

The demon butler was at a standstill. If he were to leave her outside, she would surely die. Not only that, he would have to clean up the mess later. But if he brought her inside the young master would surely not-

"Sebastian!"

The butler turned around to see Ciel standing in the doorway in his white nightgown, eye patch missing. The purple glow of his right eye shone in the darkness of the outside, the lamps from inside casting a strange shadow of the young master on the ground before the two in the rain.

"She's injured right?" he asked curtly.

"Bocchan, I thought you were asleep-"

"All this rain was keeping me up," the boy cut him off. "And you didn't answer my question."

Obviously, Ciel's senses were not as good as the demon butler's, so he could not see or smell the blood through the heavy rain that was like a wall between the master and servant.

"Yes, bocchan. Heavily, in fact," Sebastian replied.

"Bring her in and tend to her. Give her one of the empty guest rooms," Ciel ordered his servant as he began to turn back into the mansion. But he stopped halfway and let his gaze wander back to Sebastian and the woman. "But if there's any blood on the floor, I'm leaving it to you to clean it up."

Sebastian smirked. "Yes, my lord."

Ciel nodded and went back to his room, leaving the door open for Sebastian to carry the girl through. The butler quickly gathered the woman up in his arms, trying as best he could not to disturb her and cause further damage. Her slow breathing brought wisps of white air from her mouth and were carried away by the still howling wind that kept the butler on his toes as he carried her towards the mansion. The girl made no attempt at keeping herself upright, for she had already slipped out of consciousness. As the door shut behind them, a gust of wind stronger than all before swept in, and the rain washed away the blood left on the ground into the river, almost as if it were clearing a crime scene.

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Inside the Phantomhive estate, Sebastian had laid the blonde girl on a bed in the room across from Ciel's after washing the blood off of her and replacing her torn, wet, bloodstained clothes with some left behind by Ciel's mother, as to his master's orders. Only a drop of blood had touched the floor. Of course, Sebastian had instantly cleaned it up so it would not stain. The woman was pale, and breathed very slowly. Too slow, thought the butler, but she was alive so it was not so much his concern.

Ciel had returned to sleep, and once he was sure the girl would be fine on her own, Sebastian also returned to his duties of dusting the mansion while his master slept. The other servants had not even stirred during all this, and Pluto was still sound asleep in his dog house that the three troublesome servants had made for him. Sebastian wondered why the demon hound had not smelled blood. Perhaps he was too deep in his sleep. Well, no matter.

The wind, rain, thunder and lightning continued to rampage outside the estate, still keeping the young master awake. He tossed and turned in his bed, trying to block out the constant sound of water hitting stone and glass, but to no avail. Eventually he got so tired of it he actually considered ordering Sebastian to make it stop raining. But even for a demon butler he knew that was impossible. Or was it? Nevertheless, the young master jumped out of bed and slipped on a robe and slippers. Taking a lighted candelabra, he decided to check on the mansion's newest guest. Quickly checking to see if Sebastian was nearby, the boy peeked out of his room into the darkened hallway. Seeing no sign of the butler, he hurried across the hall and into the room across. He was careful so as not to wake her, knowing she must still be asleep with those wounds she had. Unfortunately, the door made an awful squeaking noise as he pushed on it.

"Damn. I must remember to get Sebastian to fix that. Honestly, what kind of butler leaves a squeaky door? Especially under my eye," the young master muttered under his breath.

As the young master entered the dark room, the only light coming from the candelabra he held in his hand, he could make out the figure of the girl under the white covers and the strands of blonde hair that hung out over the edge of the bed. Ciel almost closed the door behind him and walked in closer towards the motionless figure before him. Holding the candelabra close to the girl, he could see her face, a cold towel on her forehead, as well as one arm that was hanging limply against the side of the bed. He saw no trace of blood or water, but he had expected no less from Sebastian. But something was wrong about the girl. Bringing the light down closer to her, he saw cuts on her arm and neck, but they had almost completely healed.

It was just then that Sebastian walked in to the room, bringing a fresh towel to replace the one on her forehead and holding a similar candelabra. He was surprised to see the young master Ciel in her room when he could be getting some decent rest.

"Bocchan? What are you doing awake? I assure you she will be fine. Please leave the lady in my care as you ordered," the butler said with his usual smirk.

Ciel turned to him. "You said she was injured right? Her wounds are already healed."

Sebastian gave his master a confused look and walked over to the girl's bedside. He examined her and his eyes widened. He reached out a hand to touch a wound on her arm and felt her warm skin, but the wound was as his young master said, almost completely healed. But that was impossible because she was bleeding like crazy just a few minutes before. Unless…

And just then the girl stirred, mumbling and slowly moving, eventually opening her eyes to stare at the ceiling. She blinked a few times before realizing there were others in her presence. She turned her head and saw a boy and a man dressed as a butler. Suddenly realizing her situation, she sat up as quickly as she could, blonde hair falling in front of her neck. Her eyes glistened in the glow of the fire from the candelabras the two held; one was bright blue, and the other blood red.

Ciel blinked in surprise that she was awake. Sebastian did the same, but was the first to speak. "My lady, you are in the Phantomhive mansion. I found you injured outside and my master ordered me to bring you inside and tend to your wounds. He has been very generous towards you. May I ask your name?"

The girl looked at the butler curiously, staring into his blood red eyes for what seemed like an hour until Ciel lost his patience. "Tell me your name! Or can you not speak?"

The girl winced at his tone. But she nodded and opened her mouth to speak. Her voice was angelic and soft, but she spoke very seriously.

"My name is Estelle. Estelle Jemenai. Thank you for saving me, I'm ever so grateful!" she said, smiling. "Let me guess. You must be Ciel Phantomhive! I've been waiting to meet you for a long time."

"Pardon my asking, but why were you injured? More than that, why is it you came to our estate? I'm sure there was a medical facility closer to where you had been injured. And one more thing…" Sebastian questioned.

"What are you?" Ciel Phantomhive interrupted his butler. "You're not human. What are you?"

Sebastian blinked in surprise of his master being so blunt. But he turned back to the girl lying in the bed, also curious as to what she was, having a warm temperature but wounds healing unnaturally fast. Estelle looked at the boy before her and laughed. She turned her glimmering eyes towards him, the red eye

"I'm a half demon."

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Well that was a really boring chapter. At least I think so. But I left a cliffhanger! Yay cliffhangers! Anyway, better chapters to come, hopefully with some mischief between Ciel and Estelle. Hmmm…I wonder what would happen if Ciel takes a fancy to Estelle more than Sebastian for a day. Hm hm hm Anyway, review if you want. I need some ideas for later chapters. Thanks!

Ciel: Wait! Who is this half-demon freak Sebastian let in my house?

Sebastian: Bocchan, I believe she said her name was Estelle.

Ciel: That's not what I meant! What if she tries to kill me or something?

Sebastian: I will protect you no matter what boc-OMG A KITTY! 8D *runs over and starts petting it*

Ciel: *facepalm* Useless…all of them…

Me: Um….well then I guess Estelle can kill you now! :D *runs off to write the next chapter*

Ciel: O.o NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Stay tuned! -BladedWithEbony