I stop crying and he lets me go. We walk in and everything is as if it never burned. All the paintings are here, and the same ugly wallpaper, and the stains from where my sister and I would drop water balloons off the second floor landing to the ground at our brothers are here too.

I turn to Sebastian and smile. "Thank you so much, but how did you do it in such a short time?" I ask. "You were with me the whole time, and I never told you anything about my home."

"That doesn't matter," Sebastian says as he pats my shoulders. "Go explore and see that everything is as it was before and I will fix you something to eat."

I take off and run through the house. I first go to my room, and everything is there so I leave for the living room. I search through all of the rooms in the house except for my family's rooms. I just can't bare to go in there right now. I walk to the kitchen and find Sebastian cooking.

"Hey, whatcha cookin'?" I ask.

Sebastian looks at me and smiles. He has a perfect smile, too. "Something you will like, I promise."

"OK!" I say. I walk around the kitchen and look through all the cabinets and drawers, and pop up at Sebastian every now and then, but there isn't really a lot to do so I start to leave.

"Marionette, wait a moment," Sebastian calls after me. I stop and look at him.

"What is it?" I ask.

"I have some… friends coming over to help with things around here," he says with a smile. "Is that alright?"

"Really!? There are going to be friends over!?" I exclaim.

Sebastian laughs. "They have been by my side for a hundred years or so."

Now I start to wonder how old he really is, but I'm sure he is joking. "Well, I can't say I've had many, or any, friends like that."

Sebastian smirks and looks away from me. "They should be here around six, which is just in a few hours. I'll introduce you to them when they arrive."

I open the door and leave. For a long time I've been alone, and all of a sudden I have so many new friends. It's like a dream come true… I think.

I walk down the hall and into the entry room. Such a huge area for it only to be used to walk through, but then again we did have balls in here. I open the front door and sit down on the steps. I'll just wait for them to get here. It isn't like I have anything else to do. I look at the sun setting and smile. Its bright orange glow surrounds all of the lush trees on our… or my property. I lie back, look at the sky above me, and notice that the stars are coming out, slightly hidden by a few clouds. I close my eyes and breathe in the damp evening air. I can almost even smell my mothers perfume…

"Marionette, wake up. Marionette," someone calls.

"Hmm…"

"It's time to wake up, Marionette," the person calls once more. "There are some people here who would like to meet you."

I open my eyes and realize that I am inside. I sit up and see Sebastian sitting at my feet on the couch in my living room. He smiles and looks to his left, my right. I follow and see five people standing there. I quickly stand up and smile at them. They smile back and Sebastian quickly starts to introduce them to me.

"Marionette," Sebastian says as he stands and walks over to them, "I would like you to meet my companions. This is Mey-Rin." He points to the only girl there. She has auburn hair in pigtails and glasses.

"'Ello miss," Mey-Rin says. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Same here," I say.

Sebastian walks over to a boy with blond hair and a blue eyes. "This is Finny."

"Hello Finny. Nice to meet you," I say.

"Nice to meet you too, Marionette," Finny replies.

Then Sebastian walks over to a short old man and says, "This is Tanaka, but he doesn't talk often because of his old age."

"That's fine! Sometimes the quiet ones are always the best listeners," I say cheerfully.

"Ho, ho, ho," Tanaka says. I smile, but in a weird way because I don't really know what it means.

"Now this is Bardroy." Sebastian stands beside a man with darker blond hair than Finny, a scruffy beard, and a cigarette in his mouth.

"Finally, he finds someone who is pretty," Bardroy says.

I blush. "Oh, that's sweet of you."

Sebastian rolls his eyes and I do everything not to laugh. Now he walks over to a young boy, close to my age, with dark blue hair and a blue eye because he has an eye patch over his right eye, and smiles. "Last but not least, let me introduce you to Ciel Phantomhive."

Ciel bows and I laugh. He looks up at me with a strange look on his face. "I'm sorry," I say. "I don't mean to sound rude, it's just that I'm not used to people bowing to me."

Ciel smiles. "But it is only right for a man to bow to a beautiful lady."

I blush more now than before. Sebastian glares at Ciel for a moment and Ciel smirks at him. I wonder what that's about…

"Now that you have met everyone, I think it is time to eat supper," Sebastian says.

We all walk to the dinning room and my mouth drops to the floor. All of the food on the table is so fancy that I don't even know what it is, but some of it looks like snails… I sit down first and then the others sit.

"So… Now what?" I ask.

Ciel laughs. "You eat."

I look at all the food. Even when my parents were alive, we never had this much food. I look around and notice that everyone is eating, and I'm here staring at it. I shrug my shoulders and dive in…

"Wow, that was fantastic!" I say when I finish eating.

"I'm glad you liked it," Sebastian says.

"You could have been less of a pig," I hear Ciel muttered.

I stand up and point my finger at him. "Watch your mouth, Ciel. I haven't eaten anything in who knows when. This is my first time being home in seven months so you can just shut up!" My face is hot and I can feel tears. I force them to stay back, though. I look around and see that everyone is glaring at Ciel. He deserves it, calling me a pig. I knock my seat over as I try to get out of it and walk to my room. I slam my door shut on hop on my bed. The tears I tried to hold back come flowing without any sign of stopping.

"That Ciel, who does he think he is?" I cry into my pillow. "I was hungry…" Suddenly I hear a knock on my door. "Go away!" I shout and throw my pillow at the door. I glare at it, daring the person on the other side to open it. Slowly, the door begins to open and Sebastian appears. He shuts it just as slowly as he opened it. "What do you want?" I ask him, trying to force my tears to stop, but with no luck.

Sebastian walks towards me. He sits on my bed and looks into my eyes. "Marionette, Ciel didn't know about your past," he says sweetly.

I shake my head furiously. "I don't care! I was just so hungry…"

Sebastian wraps his arms around me and I cry, once again, in to his chest. "I know, that is why I fixed all of that food. It wasn't for them. It was for you."

I make a fist and hit Sebastian's chest slightly, not enough to hurt. "So, why do I feel so horrible?"

"Because you are scared."

I glance up at him and see he is smiling at me. "What are you smiling about?" I ask. I pull away from him enough that I can see his face and I rub my eyes.

"Your face is red," Sebastian says. I stop rubbing my eyes and look at him once more. He moves his gloved hand to my face and wipes away my tears. I smile wearily at him. "Why don't you go to bed. You have had a long day."

I nod my head and he walks over to my dresser. I'd tell him he didn't have to get my clothes, but I didn't realize how tired I was. He comes back with a night shirt and pants. "Do you want me to leave while you change or turn around?" Sebastian asks.

"Turn around," I say, drearily.

Sebastian laughs softly and turns around. I change the best I can and tap his shoulder when I finish. He turns around and pulls my covers back. I hop in bed and let Sebastian cover me up. "I hope you sleep well, Marionette," Sebastian says. His voice has a sweet and dreamy sound to it, one like a prince in a fairy-tale.

Sebastian goes to leave, but before he is out of my reach I grab his arm. He turns back to look in my eyes. "Sebastian, please stay with me. I'm scared," I say.

I'm sure Sebastian probably regrets ever becoming my friend, but he is so nice that maybe he doesn't mind. He walks back over to me and holds my hand in his. "I will stay by your side for however long you need me to. What kind of friend would I be if I deserted you?"

"Do you want to lie down? I can scoot over," I say, half asleep as it is.

"Only if you command me to," Sebastian replies. Before I can say anything, I feel him squeeze my hand and kiss my forehead. As my eyes start to shut, I can faintly hear him say, "Goodnight."

Well, this is the end for chapter 2. Sorry it is so short, but I have to end it here while i think about tomorrows adventures with Sebastian and his friends. But I want opinions. What characters would you like to see pop up? Can't guarantee that I'll put them all in the next chapter, but I will some time soon. Please review!