Hi all you Black Butler lovers (and other readers!), I was doing a search, and I noticed how there were not many Christmas fanfictions with the Kuroshitsuji characters in them. SOOOO... that's why I thought to come up with this. Well... actually, it was more like the other way around. I first thought that Ciel would make a wonderful Scrooge, then went to check whether something like that had already been done, but there WASN'T, therefore... voila!

Anyway, the summary says most of what this fanfiction is about, but just to let you know, Anna is an angel (who happens to be my OC) from my other Kuroshitsuji fanfiction "The Butler and the Maid" so please check that out if you want to find out a little more about her character. Here is the link (after you add the www.) /s/6398605/1/The_Butler_and_the_Maid or else you can also just find it on my profile. :D

But as a brief OC summary of her:

NAME: Anna
SPECIES: Angel (Wishing angel, to be precise)
RELATIONSHIP W/: Sebastian Michaelis
HAIR COLOUR: Silver
HAIR LENGTH: Mid-back-ish?

EYE COLOUR: Azure blue
BODY FORM (If you guys have no idea what I'm talking about, ignore this): Somewhat normal to an hourglass shape?
POSITION IN THE PHANTOMHIVE MANOR: Head maid

So yeah... that's the basic stuff I think is somewhat relative to what you should know about her. For those of you who also read "The Butler and the Maid", take this as a somewhat-alternate universe in which Sebastian and Anna are clear with their feelings, and Ciel's wish hasn't been granted yet. For those of you who have not read the other fanfiction yet, you can either ignore this message, or if you want you could also go and read it. *hint, hint, smile*

Note, rating may change later, but still unsure. Without further ado, then,

PLEASE R&R!

Disclaimer: Kuroshitsuji (c) Yana Toboso
: A Christmas Carol (c) Charles Dickens

Claimer: everything else (c) me


Chapter One: Premonition

"Yay! It's almost Christmas!" Elizabeth Middleford exclaimed cheerfully. "Just one more day!"

"Psh," 14-year-old Ciel Phantomhive scoffed, "it's just another holiday, big deal."

She pouted. "But Ciel, it's Christmas! It's the most festive time of the year!"

"She's right, Young Master," Ciel's demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis agreed, poking at the fireplace with a poker. "Christmas is a holiday everyone celebrates all over the world, just perhaps with different traditions. It is indeed a big deal."

The head maid of the Phantomhive household walked into the room with a silver cart, a tray of an assortment of small pastries and cakes as well as a pot of tea and teacups sitting on top. In fact, she was actually an angel sent from Heaven to grant Ciel's wish. She sighed, brushing back her long silver hair before pouring the tea, "Please, Ciel, could you at least try to be a little more cheerful for the festive season?"

"Anna's right!" Lizzy agreed. "It's a time for giving and celebrating!"

Sebastian went over to help Anna with the tea and cakes, stealing a quick kiss from his beloved angel. "Not to mention it's a very romantic time for couples as well," he added sweetly, kissing Anna on the cheek as he rested a hand over hers.

Lizzy smiled at the butler-maid couple adoringly. It was just so cute! "I still can't believe that you two are together," she said, turning to Ciel. "It was so nice of you to allow them to let them display their feelings openly."

"Required that we're not distracted from our duties, of course," Anna added, slipping away from Sebastian to set a teacup in front of Lizzy. "Today's afternoon tea consists of some light French pastries, and Earl Grey tea."

Sebastian set the platter of cakes down on the table and some plates, and looked at Anna. "Do you know where the Christmas decorations are?"

She nodded. "Shall we start putting them up, along with the tree and everything?" she implored. "I can get the others to help us too. We should be done by later on."

"Don't bother," Ciel scoffed. "It's only one day."

"Ciel!" Lizzy whined, "What's wrong with you? Don't be such a Scrooge! It's Christmas! Decorations and such should have been put up weeks ago!"

Anna sighed, nodding in agreement. "Unfortunately, things have been busy around the mansion and we didn't have too much time to put everything up," she said. "That's why we need to get it done as soon as possible."

"Again, don't bother," Ciel said, authority in his voice.

Both Anna and Sebastian sighed.

"Have you ever read 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, Young Master?" Sebastian implored. "You're acting just like that Ebenezer Scrooge."

Ciel scoffed. "'Bah, humbug'," he quoted sarcastically.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was visited by spirits, the demon thought. I definitely wouldn't bet against it. In fact…

Elizabeth turned to the servants. "I don't care what Ciel says, let's get some Christmas decorations up!"

The demon butler nodded. "We'll need to get a tree though," he pondered thoughtfully.

"How about this," Anna decided, looking at her demon lover, "I'll take the other servants out and we'll go get a tree. In the meantime, you stay here and tend to Ciel and Lady Elizabeth?"

"Go," Ciel barked. I should have never let Sebastian and Anna be so open together, they make me feel sick, he thought grimly. His thoughts wandered back to when he was younger and so innocent; the time when he would spend a beautiful Christmas with his family.

But that was then, and this is now, he decided with a heavy sigh as Anna left after giving Sebastian one last kiss.

"What did you do to make Anna fall in love with you, Sebastian?" Lizzy implored the butler.

He smiled. "I am one hell of a butler," he commented, "so perhaps my charm, I believe, Lady Elizabeth."

She giggled. "You both are so cute together," she noted. "Maybe you two will kiss under the mistletoe."

Ciel rolled his eyes, thinking, the faster Christmas is over, the better.

xXx

That evening while Ciel and Elizabeth were in the study, Anna called Sebastian over to her room.

"What is it, Anna?" he implored after closing the door behind him.

She grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him into a deep kiss, one he saw no reason to withhold as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

When they pulled away, Sebastian smiled into her beautiful azure eyes. "What was that for, if I may ask?" he implored.

"An excellent job in assisting in putting up the Christmas decorations," she responded, pulling away. "However, that is not the reason why I have called you here."

He cocked his head sideways, a thoughtful hand under his chin. "Do you want an early Christmas present?" he implored. "I have absolutely no idea just what to get you."

Anna chuckled, shaking her head. "Again, that's not it," she responded. "Recall that this morning that Ciel was displeased that Christmas was tomorrow, and you commented that he was like Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. Perhaps it's time we played a little trick on our dear Ciel."

The demon raised an eyebrow. "I see you have a plan…"

xXx

Later that night, Ciel was startled awake, snapping up in bed to see Shinigami Grell Sutcliff standing before him, the Shinigami radiating a faint red light.

"Grell!" he gasped, "What are you doing here in my room? Sebastian!"

But no one came, and Grell shook his head, his glowing form one of the only things illuminating the room.

"Don't bother trying to call Sebby here," the red-cloaked, red-haired Shinigami told him, "he won't come. He can't."

"Nonsense!" Ciel replied defiantly, the seal of the Contract glowing in his right eye, "Sebastian! I order you to come here right now and be rid of this annoying pest!"

Moments past, and no one came.

Grell sighed, shaking his head. "Anyway, I'm here to tell you that tonight you will be visited by three spirits: one of Christmas Past, one of Christmas Present, and one of Christmas-"

"GET OUT!" Ciel shouted at him, throwing a pillow at him, smacking Grell right on the face.

"How dare you hit a lady's face!" Grell complained, fuming. "You know what? Forget about it! I came here to warn you about these spirits, but no, you go throwing pillows at me!"

With a poof of smoke, Grell vanished, leaving Ciel alone once more. For a few moments, Ciel could only hear the sound of his own breathing and the blood pounding in his ears. Suddenly, a haunting voice sang through the air, and Ciel felt sleep tugging at him.

"Whatever…" he groaned as he decided to ignore Grell's supposed 'warning', flopping back down onto his bed, sleep almost instantly consuming him.

Little did he know… Grell's prediction would soon come to pass.

xXx

Outside, Anna chuckled at Grell, who looked quite pissed off, covered from head-to-toe in glow-in-the-dark glitter.

"Very well executed, Grell," Sebastian commented thoughtfully, "though I say that you could have handled the Young Master better."

Anna shook her head. "That is unimportant now," she said. "Grell has done his job."

Immediately the Shinigami went to warm up to Sebastian. "Did you like my performance, Sebby?" he purred, "I did it just for you!"

The demon took one step away from him and one closer to Anna.

She chuckled as she gave Sebastian a peck on the cheek. "Phase one, complete," she murmured triumphantly, "phase two, about to begin."


Well... I hope you guys liked it so far! Please tell me if you guys have any requests as to who does what part, and I'll take it into consideration.

Till next time! Btw, what do you guys think of the rating? Do you think it should remain K+? Or should I perhaps bump it up to T just in case?

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