Disclaimer: I do not own any characters except Etoile, her biological mother, the prince and his wife.


"Good Morning, young master", the tall handsome man clad in formal black tux greeted him with a smile as he served the young boy's breakfast.

"Good morning, Sebastian. What are my duties today?", the boy said as he got up and put on the slippers that were neatly placed at the foot of his bed.

"Well, young master, today is a special day. A cetain letter arrived today and it had "the seal" on it." Sebastian took out a letter from his coatpocket and handed it to Ciel before going to the closet to pick out fresh clothes for the young master to wear.

"The queen's seal... this must be serious...", Ciel opened the letter. He read it intently with a worried look on his face. He put down the letter on the bed and sighed heavily.

"So?", Sebastian asked as he laid down the fresh clothes on the bed.

"Sebastian, get a room ready. We will be expecting a guest. A lady in fact. It seems like the queen's granddaughter is in town and her highness wants us to keep her here."

"According to the letter, she will be arriving here later this afternoon. I better hurry and get dressed then." Ciel said as he stood up to get dressed.

"Of course young master." Sebastian replied

Hours passed and then, horses' clopping was heard approaching the mansion.

Sebastian and the servants, Finny and Maylene, were waiting for the carriage to stop in front of the mansion's entrance. Ciel waited patiently as he sat on a chair across the door.

The door made a sound as it opened. first came Sebastian, holding a trunk in one hand and the door knob in the other. The door revealed the young girl, staring blankly at Ciel as she walked in. The sunlight that stabbed her showed her beautiful red wavy hair flowing from her head to her waist. She wore a black headband that kept her hair up. She wore a black dress over a red puffy long-sleeved blouse. The black lace stockings she wore emphasized her red shoes that was tied around her ankles. Her eyes that seemed epty were an emerald green that made one stare. Her pale skin and her pick lips made her look like a doll.

"Good Afternoon, mademoiselle." Ciel gallantly said as he stood to greet the girl. She looked as if she was just 8 years old yet she is already involved with these kinds of matters.

"Good Afternoon... Thank you very much for having me here..." The girl said in her sweet soprano voice. She lightly smiled.

"I would like to rest for the rest of the day, a lot has happened." She said.

"Of course, come now Ms. Etoile, your room is this way." Sebastian escorted the girl to the dark halls to a room at the and of the hallway.

+During Teatime+

"Her name is Etoile..." Ciel said as he watched Sebastian pour him a cup of tea.

"Yes, And she's only 7 years old. Very young for someone who experienced much." Sebastian said putting down the teapot.

"Well, I guess we have another tough case in our hands..." Ciel sighed

"I guess we do..." Sebastian replied with a smile on his face.


Chapter 1: Investigation

Ciel went through sheets of papers which covered his whole desk.

"It has been 3 days since she had been here yet no one has made their move yet." Ciel thought to himself.

The door suddenly opened and revealed the butler yielding a bunch of documents.

"These are the records of the Velmonde blood line." He said putting the bundle on a nearby table adorned with red roses.

"According to the queen, Etoile is the only daughter of her second son. It seems like both the prince and his wife have golden hair. Also, as it says in these records, Etoile is not related to her mother whatsoever. It seems like the young prince had an affair with a French woman after their marriage and since his wife could not bear a child, he took the mistress' child in as his daughter. 5 years after her birth, the prince died from a disease and all his riches went to his wife. The wife then started to physically abuse Etoile so the queen took her in. So, a year passed and the wife died in a fire. Though a will was found. According to the will whoever "KILLS" Etoile inherits everything that the Velmonde family owns knowing that the deceased wife was the soul heiress to the Velmonde fortune." Ciel said with a blank expression.

"How ridiculous." Sebastian said with smile on his face.

Ciel continued, "So, Etoile was passed to different relatives but each family that she stayed with perished while she was away mostly because of school. At the age of 6, she stopped going to school and stayed at a house with an aunt at the country side..."

"So what comes next?" asked Sebastian.

"Hmph... Well, after that, someone assaulted the house in the middle of the night and left dead guests, a dead aunt and a half-dead girl. The weird thing is when the girl was taken to the hospital, they found a mark on her back... an odd symbol... When they asked her about it she either she kept silent or she said it was nothing" Ciel lost his words and stared of into space.

"My Lord?" Sebastian asked as he saw the young boy at the verge of tears...

Suddenly, giggling was heard outside the window. As Sebastian opened the window, Ciel turned his head to see the young girl covered with flowers laughing with Maylene. They were playing in the garden. Then Finny arrived holding a watering can filled with water.

"I wonder who saved her..." Ciel said staring at the scene.

"Who knows... An angel, perhaps?" Sebastian said jokingly with a smile

"I admire her strength..." Ciel said as he went back to his papers.

"Should I bring your dinner here, my lord?" Sebastian asked as he walked to the door.

"Yes, It's going to take me a while to finish these." Ciel said as he went back to reading.

"It will be served shortly..." Sebastian said as he left the room.

+In the middle of the night+

Ciel looked through the remaining documents as the half-eaten meal was left on his table. His eyes felt heavy and he drifted off to deep slumber.

Ciel was woken up by sounds of light steps on his carpeted floor. He couldn't react due to exhaustion. As he opened his eyes just enough to see what's going on, he saw Etoile wearing a long red silk robe. She went to him and brushed away his bangs. The girl then took off her robe revealing a black nighty with red lace that showed her neck, her shoulders and her back. She then wrapped her robe around him.

"Keep up the good work, young master." She said with the sweetest smile on her face.

As she turned around to go back to her room, Ciel saw it. He saw it. It was vague but he was sure of it. It was the same mark left on his back. He heard the door close. He then went back to sleep; warm and cozy wrapped around the robe that had the same color as blood.