Hello!This takes place once Ciel has completed his contract. We will all now make Season 2 disappear...I don't mind your opinions on this story but remember I write for fun and if you enjoy the story all the better. I have been writing this story for awhile and I have changed it quite a few times.

The Roots of Time

Chapter 1

Time.

Truly it is something everything is wishing they had more of. Well everything exept the likes of magical beings who spend there days slaving away hoping for an inch of amusement.

I suppose that is how demons come around. To spend every living day surrounded by rules never straying from the same old day. Anyone would become bored.

The craving to rebel manifests inside and grows until you finally do so.

Life in itself for humans is like trying to do what you want while still fitting in to what your peers see as right and wrong.

Well that is what others like to believe. Your life is a game and your aim is to get out on top using any means necessary. Many like me have done so and with achieving your goals we can finaly achieve a sence of acceptance in what we have done in our limited time.

Acceptance is a peaceful thing. It allows us to have a sense of peace in a world full of misery. I watch my enemies fall and with it my purpose in life has gone being replaced with the emptiness and depressive side of having nothing left worth living for.

I sigh as Sebastian lifts me out the boat. I look around the island. It is small and in the middle holds what looks like a ruin of a small manner. I look over at him, "Where are we?"

Sebastian smiles, "This is an island made by demons and serves as a sanctuary."

I look around some more I notice the overhanging plants and I find it all quite beautiful and peaceful. I am then sat upon a stone chair, "Will it hurt?"

Sebastian gives me a kind look, "It will but I promise I will try to make it as painless as possible."

I sigh, "No make it as painful as you wish. Its the least you deserve."

He chuckles, "As you wish." He then leans in towards me and I see him smirk and then hit the back of my neck. Everything goes black. This is finally the end.

Finaly my game has ended but truely am I the one who came out on top? With the end comes fear and the acceptance you once held morfs into an uncertainty. Is there more I wish to do with my life?

I awaken in a soft bed. It feels miles softer than my normal bed. Am I in some sort of afterlife? I open my eyes and find I am in what appears to be my room. I look around in confusion. I get out my bed and in that instant Sebastian walks in. Instead of a butlers attire he wears a more elegant attire suited to that of a noble.

I look at him in confusion which makes him laugh, "Good morning bocchan, sleep well?"

I slap myself in the face. I feel the pain. I then pinch myself on the arm. "Sebastian I'm supposed to be dead."

Sebastian smirks, "I wouldn't be so sure, the contract simply stated that once it was completed I owned your soul so I believe you were under the wrong assumption."

I raise an Eyebrow at him, "You told me you were going to eat my soul."

Sebastian laughs, "And I will when I want to. For now you will serve me. You are now what other demons would call my human pet."

I shudder at his words, "So what exactly am I ment to do?"

Sebastian goes into my wardrobe and grabs an outfit, "Just follow my orders like I have done for you."

He then begins to change me into what I would normally wear. I look out the window and see we are not anywhere on earth, "So are we in hell?"

Sebastian smiles, "Very observant as always. You are currently staying at my house on the outskirts of hell as I thought my manner would be too large for you."

I note his attire and use of the word manner, "So are you a lord or something? "

Sebastian smirks, "I am the devils son which would make me a prince."

I smirk playfully, "I apologise for my rudeness your highness."

Sebastian sighs, "Please just refer to me as Sebastian it is much easier-" he stops for a second in thought "-unless I have company then refer to me as Lord."

I smile at him, "I suppose then I am Ciel?"

Sebastian smirks, "Yes you are Ciel who else would you be?" (a/n wink wink nudge nudge)

I glare, "I didn't mean like that I was just saying that since you no longer play the role as my servant and it appears the roles have been flipped I was wondering weather to you I would be Ciel."

Sebastian finishes dressing me and turns, "Come on it is time you ate we don't need you starving to death."

Sebastian grabs my hand and I am taken out of the room and down a hallway before I can say anymore. The hallway is decorated magnificently with paintings on the walls with polished wooden frames.

We soon enter a room which appears to be a dining room. The table was layed out for what appeared to be two people. Before I can react I am placed into a chair on the side of the table and sebastian takes a seat at the head of the table. He then waves his hand and maids come running in the room surving a meal. I notice I am the only one who is actually being served though.

I know Sebastian doesn't often eat human food saying it tasted horrible although I have noticed he quite liked alcohol as much as he avoids admitting it.

Noticing my confusion Sebastian leans on the table resting his head on his hand, "I am not the one who needs to eat and quite frankly there is not much I want to."

I raise an eyebrow, "You and I both know you are a starving demon so why not just consume my soul now?"

He smirks, "But where's the fun in that? Over the past few years I have been more amised than I have been in a long time. To be honest I have only brought you away from the human world so I can be sure my little lord doesnt think he has escaped."

I role my eyes taking a bite of the scones served to me. I taste the all to familiar taste of sebastian's cooking which catches me off guard, I look over to him, "You cooked these?"

"I had to no one here knows or remembers how to makehuman food and to be honest cooking has become a hobby for me." He takes a sip of something out his cup and watches me as I eat the meal. I begin to feel quite intimidated. All the what I asume are staff continuously stare at me and with Sebastian watching my every move I realise quite how small I am on my own.

Since the day I summoned Sebastian I had grown to depend on him. He was always there to help me and on my own I would struggle to get dressed in the morning never mind anything else. Ofcorse I would never admit that to him, I don't need another reason for him to tease me. If I was unsure on what to do I could rely upon the fact that he would guide me towards my end goal.

Sebastians face turns to a frown and he picks up a scone bringing it to his mouth and takes a bite, "Is there something wrong with the food?"

I shake my head slightly amazed that he ate the food, "No sorry, I'm fine."

Sebastian gives me a glare but it looks more offended than anything, "I think after this long I can tell when somethings bothering you so it would be in your best interests to tell me. Trust me I we could sit here for all eternity if you like?"

I look at him confused, "Would I not die if we sat here for all eternity?"

The demon laughs but it sounds more human than anything else, "Ahhh, I forgot to tell you. So long as we never enter the human world you shall not age although thats not to say that you can't be killed. You like I have certain weaknesses that can kill you. In fact being human at this point you have quite alot."

"what do you mean-"

Sebastian cuts me off by placing finger against his lips and making a hushing noise. "I believe it is your turn to answer my question."

I finish my scones trying to think of a less weak way to word this, "It is realy nothing as I said, but if you must know I was bebegining to feel slightly intimidated having all these demons staring at me. I understand that it would be natural to stare at one who is new or rather odd or out of place but from my upbringing we are taught that it is rude."

This grants me an amused look off my former butler, "I apologise for my staffs rudeness although I know that that is not the whole story but for now I will drop this as we have other matters to attend to."

He then raises from his seat gracefully, walks over to me and practically drags me out the room before I have the chance to speak.

I look up at him as I attempt to keep up with him as he drags my arm along the corridors, "Sebastian... Can you... slow... down... I'm...running out ...of breath?"

He stops instantaneously which causes me to go flying forwards. I think I am going to have my shoulder dislocated when I realise I am now somehow being carried bridal style by Sebastian. I look up at him and he smiles obviously finding this amusing, "Sorry, I momentarily forgot your lack of exercise and how fast humans tire."

I look at him raising an eybrow, "Realy? And can you please put me down?"

He smirks, "I would think not you cannot walk fast enough and at this rate we will be late."

He takes out the same old pocket watch and checks it I smile, "You know for an eternal being you sure do have an obsession with time when it is no more than universal mesurment of human perception."

He gives me a funny look, "What have you been reading lately? That is quite an odd thing for you to say plus anyway there is much more that goes into time than you may think."

"Where are we going?"

He begins to move again but this time much faster, "You'll see."

End of Chapter 1

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