"The noble lady, Sarah Yates, will be wed to the head of the Trancy house." I stared at Nathan in horror. I slammed my hands on the table. He smirked.

"When was this established!"

"When you were born, m'lady."

"How dare you find amusement in this shit!"

"A lady like you should not be using such foul lang—" I slapped him, cutting his sentence off. He put a hand to his cheek, feeling the warmth. He glared at me. "Since you are now orphaned, you will be living with him." He turned on his heel.

"NATHAN! GET BACK HERE!"

"Now you can be a nuisance to everybody at the Trancy house. We here at the Yates house will be glad to work for your elder brother."

"Why can't he take care of me!"

"He's only 15, miss. That's not an acceptable age for you to be living alone with him. He will head the house and, when you are of age, you will marry the head of the Trancy home." I fumed and stomped out of the room, pushing Nathan out of my way.

"Useless butler,"I spat at him. I slammed the door to my brother's study open with a loud BANG! He looked up, startled.

"S-Sarah. What's wro—"

"You know EXACTLY what's wrong, Brother!"I shrieked,"I'm being sent away to marry a stranger! I won't ever get to see Ciel or Elizabeth again!" He stared wide-eyed at me.

"What..? I thought you were going to continue living here!" He stood and rushed over to me, embracing me into a hug.

"Obviously not,"I hissed. I pushed him away. "I have to go tell Ciel and Elizabeth.. I'll be back soon, Brother." I rushed out of his study, ignoring his calls. I grabbed Elisia by her sleeve and pulled her to the carriage.

"To the Phantomhive manor, Elisia. Hurry!"

/

"You're what?"Ciel asked, a surprised look on his face.

"I'm getting married to the new head of the Trancy house! I don't even know him! What if he's old and gross, Ciel? I HATE THIS!" I chucked the now-empty cup of tea I had in my hand at the wall. Sebastian caught it before it shattered. He placed the tea cup back on the cart.

"Miss Yates, don't you think you might be over reacting?"asked Sebastian. I looked up to yell at him but his eyes mesmerized me. I immediately shut my mouth. He smiled.

"Explain,"I said, looking away from him.

"My young lord has been engaged quite early in life and he's perfectly fine." Ciel grunted, rolling his eyes. Sebastian gave him an I-Know-What-I'm-Doing look. "It has worked out so far for him. Maybe you should give this a try." I crossed my arms over my small chest. Yeah, I had small breasts. I was more developed than most 12 year old girls in England were. But that's not important right now.

"I..I don't know what to expect, though.."I whispered, staring at my lap,"I'll never get to see Elizabeth, Ciel or Brother again.."

"Surely you're betrothed won't keep you locked in like a damsel in distress,"said Sebastian. I frowned, tears coming to my eyes.

"What am I going to do?"

"You have no other choice than to accept it,"Ciel sighed, moving a piece on the check board. I stared at the table, looking for a move. I shook my head and just moved whichever piece my hand landed on first.

"I can't accept it. I've never even heard of these Trancy people."

Clack.

"Checkmate." Ciel smirked. "It seems as if it's game over, Sarah…" Sebastian had a dark smile on his face. Ciel gave me a serious look. "It's now time for you to make a decision."

"What do you mean 'make a decision'?"

"Are you going to accept what your parents wanted you to do and deal with it or are you going to be immature and run away?"

"Ciel.."

"That's what it comes down to, Sarah. It's harsh but it's truth."

"You wouldn't go against your parents' wishes if they were alive now would you?"asked Sebastian, smiling at me.

"I..I couldn't.. Ciel, what if he—"

"A couple pointers,"he interrupted,"Don't be so superficial, don't 'what-if' everything and don't worry. Just face the problem. Nothing can be done now." I sighed, miserable.

"Fine.. I'll take a look at this guy, I guess.. I leave tonight."

"Ciel~!"

"That saves you the time of going to see Elizabeth,"said Ciel. She burst through the door and stopped.

"Sarah!"

"Elizabeth.."

"What's wrong?" She sounded worried.

"I'm leaving tonight to go meet my future husband.." She looked stunned, then excited.

"REALLY! Oh my gosh! That sounds exciting. You're going to have to tell me all about him when you come back!"

"I'm not coming back, Lizzy.."

"Wh..Wh..What?"she asked in a sad voice.

"I have to live with him. They won't allow me to live with my brother alone."

"Th..That's awful!"she yelled, gathering me into a tight hug,"When do you leave?"

"Tonight.."

"Master, there's someone at the door. He's asking for Miss Yates,"said Finny, poking his head in.

"Come visit, Sarah,"said Ciel, giving me a small smile.

"You better visit, Sarah Lane Yates!"exclaimed Elizabeth, letting me go.

"I'll try.. Goodbye everyone."

"I'll walk you to the door, Miss,"said Sebastian. I nodded and started walking. He followed closely behind. When we reached, Nathan looked irate.

"You're brother and your things are in the carriage. We must be off, m'lady." Sebastian bowed to me. My eyes teared up and I gave him a hug, taking him by surprise.

"You were the best butler I ever met, Sebby." He hugged me back.

"Do visit soon, Miss Yates." I stood back and nodded.

"I'll try. I promise." I turned and stepped out of the Phantomhive manor and walked towards the carriage slowly… Can't wait..

/

"Master, you have a guest at the door." Alois looked up from his tea, excited.

"Really? What kind of guest? Are they fun?" Claude chuckeld.

"Come see." He didn't need to hear that twice. Alois jumped up from the bed and ran to the door. He stopped when he arrived there, staring at me with curiosity.

"Who are you?" He poked and pulled my cheeks. I frowned at the blond haired, blue eyed boy. I put my hand up to swat his away and he grabbed my wrist, gripping it tightly. I cringed as an angry look came across his face.

"O-Ow.. C-Could you please let go of my wrist?"I asked, trying to pull on it.

"Who are you?"he repeated harshly.

"Mister Trancy?"asked my brother.

"Yes.. Who are you?"

"I'm Sarah's older brother, Thomas. Surely you got our notice we were arriving today." His eyes widened and he let go of my wrist. He smiled.

"You're my wife!" I blushed and looked away.

"I-I'm your fiancée,"I corrected him cautiously, not wanting him to hurt me again.

"Then my soon-to-be wife." He pulled me in the house, shutting the door in my brother's face. The butler walked closer to the door.

"Master, maybe we should invite your fiancée's brother in." He sighed.

"Fiiiiine. As long as he's not boring."

/

"So, young man, what is your name? Our parents never told us." He smiled.

"I am Alois Trancy, head of the Trancy house." He continued on to tell us a story about a village he had been taken to where he had been put to work like a slave. He told us how there was another kid like that and about how the village had gotten wiped out.

"That's awful,"said Thomas. I stayed silent, not knowing what to see. Alois kept glancing at me, watching my movements. He seemed to be searching for something, taking a mental note of everything I did and how I acted. He examined my body quite a few times. I felt a little uncomfortable, but didn't make a move to obstruct his process. He didn't appear to be listening to a word my brother said until..

"..now she has to live with you." He perked up.

"She's living with me?" His smile regrew on his face.

"Yes. I have work to tend to and I'm not yet old enough to where I can take care of her on my own. Plus, my parents thought it would be better for her to live with you prior to the wedding. We just didn't realize it would be this early."

"Master, it's getting late. We should head home,"said Nathan. I glared at him fiercely. He smirked.

"Oh my, you're right. We must get going. Send us letters, Sarah,"Thomas said, kissing my cheek. Alois glared at him. "And you can come visit us whenever you—"

"No! She's mine!"Alois exclaimed. Thomas looked surprised.

"I-I'm sorry?"

"You've had her for this long. She's mine now. Go away!" Alois's glare grew more intense.

"Goodbye, Brother,"I said. He sighed.

"Goodbye.." And he left. Alois finally calmed down when the door closed. He ran and tackled me to the ground in a hug.

"Yay! Now you're mine! I have somebody to play with while Claude is busy!" He sat up on top of me staring down at my confused expression.

"C-Claude?"I asked cautiously.

"He's my butler!"

"Pleased to meet you, m'lady." I nodded up towards him from my place on the ground.

"Pleased to meet you, too."

"So! What do you want to do first, Sarah?"

"I-I guess it's up to you. It's not really my place." He frowned and crossed his arms.

"Don't be boring!"

"I-I'm sorry." I tried to sit up but he pinned my arms to the ground with extreme pressure.

"That's right.. You're my fiancée.. So I can do whatever I want!" His smile returned once again. He leaned down and kissed me, making me blush furiously. I kissed back regardless. I mean, I have to do this..for my parents.. He pulled back with a big grin spread across his face. "We should get to know each other." He hopped up off of me, allowing me to sit up, processing everything.

"U-Uh, ohkay.." Wait, what was that on his tongue?

"Claude, bring some tea!"

"Certainly, sir."

"Are you just going to sit on the floor?"he asked, looking down at me from the chair he was sitting in,"Sit here."

"Yes si—"

"You can call me Alois."

"Alright, Alois." The name felt weird to me, but I guess I'd get used to it. Probably because I haven't met anyone new in so long..

"I noticed you don't seem the social type." He frowned.

"I-I am once I'm more comfortable and settled in.. I promise. I'm just a little uneasy and shocked about all this.. I found out this morning.."

"Really?" He gasped. "I've known about this for years now. I've just never seen you before."

"I was scared to come here.."I admitted softly. Claude set the tea cups in front of us silently.

"Oh?"

"Yes.. I just didn't know what to expect or think. I was on the verge of not coming at all because I was so frightened." He was silent for a few seconds, stirring the tea with his finger. "Alois, that's hot. You'll burn yourself."

"You're not allowed to leave this mansion."

"Wh-What?"I asked, surprised. He looked up from the tea with a bitter expression.

"You're mine. Only mine. You're not allowed to be anybody else's." I vaguely noticed Claude's lips curved up into a smirk, but ignored it.

"I-I'm not allowed to go see anyone?"

"No, you've not. As your future husband, I forbid it."

"Bu—"

"It's not very wise to speak back to me, Sarah. So think about what you're about to say,"he spat. I immediately closed my mouth, hiding my face behind my hair.

"I apologize.." My stomach twisted with anger to force those words out of my mouth.

"Good. I forgive you." He smirked. "Now, tell me about your parents. How did they die?" I bit my lip and dropped my head even further. He sat silently, waiting.

"Th-They were murdered..in that big fire a while back. The only reason I wasn't sent here sooner is because everybody was trying to gather everything back up and stuff. I was with Sebastian at the time, so I pretty much knew everything that a lot of people don't know about it. But, they were burnt, right in front of my eyes. Ashe made sure of that. He wanted me to see my parents become purified or something. And he came after me. But Sebastian protected me from him because over the course of the last two years, we became friends.."

"Who's Sebastian and Ashe?"he asked, sipping his tea.

"Ashe was the Queen's butler and Sebastian is the Phantomhive's butler." Alois spit out his tea on the floor.

"Phantomhive's!"

"Y-Yes?"

"You're friends with Ciel Phantomhive?" I nodded.

"Yes..?"

"Tell me more,"he demanded.

"U-Uhm, ohkay.. Well, Ciel and I have been friends even before his parents passed away. Him, Elizabeth and I would always play together. Our parents were all friends. Then, Elizabeth and Ciel were arranged to get married when they came of age. I was surprised my parents never told me about mine, though.. But, Ciel and I have gone through a lot.. He was so torn up after his parents.. He was never the same.. It was awful. Elizabeth and I would always try to cheer him up. It never worked. He hasn't genuinely smiled in quite a long time except with Elizabeth.. I felt bad for not being able to do anything for him. But I'd still go over and play chess and talk to him and Sebastian a lot. I went over there today to tell him about my leaving.. He won.. Then said it was game over." Alois and Claude gave me curious looks. "But I wouldn't think anything of it. Ciel's always making stuff sound more than they should be." I laughed as sincerely as I could, but it was still weak. It was obvious that it was fake. I successfully tried to hold up a smile when I looked up at Alois. He stared back at me with wide, blue eyes.

"Master, it's almost time for bed." Alois looked up at the clock.

"10 oclock.." He sighed, looking back at me. "You're sleeping with me." I blushed.

"Of course,"I responded.

"Oh.. You hardly touched your tea." He pointed to the full tea cup.

"I-I'm sorry. I'll finish it—"

"It's fine. Come on. Claude will dress us for bed." He took my hand and ran up the stairs to his room. When we arrived he plopped me down on the bed and sat down beside me.

"W-Wait, did you say Claude was going to dress us for bed?" He nodded. "O-Oh.." He grabbed my hand, pulling me forward to look at him.

"Is that a problem?"he asked. I looked into his eyes; there wasn't any curiosity nor was there any anger.

"I-It's just that I would usually dress myself,"I muttered.

"Well, Claude dresses you for bed and for the day now." I nodded.

"O-Ohkay." Claude entered the room with my and Alois's night clothes. The nightgown he had for me wasn't one I recognized. He first undressed Alois. I looked away, covering my eyes with my hair.

"Your turn, m'lady." I looked up at the tall man standing in front of me and slowly stood. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Alois, one leg sitting on the bed propped up to support his head as he watched with amusement; he could see my cheeks were red. My dress fell to the ground and the cool air hit me, causing goose bumps. Claude slipped the thin nightgown over my head and stood. It fell mid-thigh. The sleeves went down to my elbows. Alois smiled.

"Fit for my future wife." He chuckled. "Time to lie down." He crawled to the other side of the bed and under the covers. I followed his actions, throwing the warm blanket over my body, but keeping a distance from him.

"Goodnight, my lord, m'lady." The door shut. Alois laid there, looking at me.

"Yes?"I finally asked.

"I don't bite,"he said. Then he smirked. "Unless you want me to." Red crept across my cheeks.

"Uhm, I—" He wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer. He leaned his face in and kissed me softly. He pushed harder, licking my lips. I flinched, opening my mouth slightly. His tongue crept in my mouth. He rolled over and layed on top of me. I was surprised how advanced he was in physical part of a relationship for his age. I'd only seen adults kiss like this. He pulled away and planted a small kiss on my neck. Then he suddenly bite down hard on my neck, making me clutch the back of his shirt in surprise and pain. He applied more pressure, making me cringe. He finally broke skin and pulled back, licking the blood from my wound. He leaned back, examining my neck with a smug smile.

"I like it."

"Alois, wh-why did you do that?"I asked breathlessly. He gave me a serious look, scaring at how quickly his emotions changed.

"Now everyone will know that you're mine." He went back to laying beside me, pulling me close to him. "Goodnight, dear." He ran his fingers through my hair, gently tugging the small tangles out at the ends.

"Goodnight.." I whispered softly.

/