(i'm sorry this is a re-posting attempt, since this chapter got listed as 'Chapter 1' the first time. :(

Introduction and Disclaimers:

*Title: The Ambassador

*Author: Second Wind

*Rating: K to M depending on chapters.

*Story arc: Post Season 1 of the animated version.

*Classification: Drama/Suspense/Romance/Spiritual (fantasy)

*Pairing: Seb-Cie (how else am I supposed to say it?) x OC; W. Spears x OC; Seb-Cie x Spears friendship; Spears x Grell UST (as in unresolved sexual tension).

*Spoilers: The entire animated version of Kuroshitsuji, and the 2nd musical of Kuroshitsuji: The Most Beautiful Death (or 'The Fallen Death God and One Thousand Souls' to translate the Japanese title…).

*Summary: No creature in heaven is born without a purpose, and often they don't realize what that is. Both the angels and death gods struggle against demons and the outcasts that threaten the peace and order of their worlds, the top elites of each kingdom struggle against time to prepare not only themselves, but the mortals - for the coming even of December 21st, 2012. As it is always the case, true love is never easy to find, but once it is found - there really is no stopping it.

*Disclaimers: First and foremost, I do not have the pleasure nor the authority to claim the following characters as my own creation: Sebastian Michaelis, Ciel Phantomhive, the Undertaker, William T. Spears, Ronald Knox, Grell Sutcliffe, Eric Slingby, Alan Humphries, and the Ash/Angela character, because they all belong to Ms. Toboso YANA along with everything, the original creator of her comic masterpiece: "Kuroshitsuji". Kuroshitsuji the comic version is also available, but this story definitely takes after the ending of the animated and the musical versions of the same story. The comics are published by Square Enix, as a part of G-Fantasy Comic Books, while the animated version is released by Aniplex.

*Main sources of inspiration (throughout all the chapters) for this story are:

1. A song, "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls (most notably from the motion picture "City of Angels")

2. A song, "Storia" by Kalafina (an alternative version from the theme song of "Historia – Unknown Episodes of History", a TV documentary series for NHK, since the original version has different lyrics and arrangement.) This original piece is also a highly recommended song.

3. A book, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom

4. The United Nations Charter

5. A book, "The Lost Symbols" by Dan Brown

6. All the text books on Philosophy that I have saved from my university days.

7. A song, "Ode to My Family" by the Cranberries

8. A film, "The Four Feathers" (Shekhar Kapur version)

9. A film, "Whale Rider" (Starring Keisha Castle-Hughes)

10. Several works of Bach (I will explain which piece influenced which chapter as I post each part.)

11. A song, "Why Should I Cry for You?" by Sting

12. A song, "Beyond the Century" by Adiemus (The theme song for NHK documentary series: "Seiki wo Koete ("beyond the century" in Japanese).

13. A song, "Adiemus" by Adiemus. It is the very first song in their self-titled CD "Adiemus". (I first heard this as Delta Airline's TV commercial song.)

14. A song, "Europe" by Globus (it has influenced the prequel as well, but since I was writing this story in parallel to the prequel, it has influenced this one as well.

15. A song, "Zombie" by the Cranberries (I first heard it when I was still a university student. It was truly an eye-opener since I knew next to nothing about what conflicts were happening in modern Europe.)

16. The entire "Power Axis Hetalia" series.

17. Discovery Channel Documentary series: "Ghost Lab" and "The Deadliest Catch". (You will probably understand why the latter is on this list, if you actually watched the series, and especially the 'back story' episode… lol)

18. A song, "Pray Your Gods" by Toad the Wet Sprocket

19. A song, "Exile" by Enya

20. A song, "Wild Child" by Enya

Notes:

*Please, dear readers, be informed that this story is most likely incomprehensible to anyone who has not yet read the prequel: "Secret Yearnings of Souls", although there are segments where the plotline from that story is explained. Basically, the 2nd season of the animated series NEVER happened, and that Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis do not exist as individuals but as two halves of the same, unified soul residing in the same body.

**My sincere apologies for the inexcusable delay in posting this story, for I have had the story written almost entirely by that fateful March 11th disaster. My life has seen drastic changes since the prequel was completed, and the very long list of those deceased due to the March 11th earthquakes and the resulting tsunamis being printed up in newspapers every day (really, they covered, like, 2 pages at one time although only the names, ages, and the district where they lived were printed. Horrible…) looked so much like the death lists that death gods carry, I just did not feel like continuing on with the typing tasks.

…But, since Spears keeps poking me in the back with his death scythe to get it done (he does that, really, in my dreams), and since I have received so many 'Favorite Story Alert' and 'Favorite Author Alert' on top of the generous reviews, I figured now is the time to get it done. Plus, my wrist has recovered sufficiently, and it does not hurt to type. (Yey!)

***Heads-up to all William T. Spears fans out there: This story has become – while in the process of editing, and in the days after March 11th earthquake/tsunami that destroyed most of the north eastern coast areas of Japan – as much of a Spears' story as it is Ciel's story. They are about 50/50 in importance, so you will most likely enjoy it.

Out of the list of 'sources of inspiration': 1, 2, 9, and 10 were specifically chosen for Spears' side of the story. (Hint, hint…)

***Warning to all Grell Sutcliffe Fans: I am terribly sorry, but Grell will not be having much 'fun', because I made Spears straight as an arrow. My apologies in advance.

On with the story. Thank you for your wait, and please do review. :D