Chapter 2

Rain poured all around, pattering against the stones, beating against the umbrella's. It was a gloomy day, the day of Ciel's parents funeral. People all around stood, tears gushing down their faces, the sorrowful sobs echoing in the dismal surroundings. Ciel inhaled a shaky breath as he stared at the two closed coffins and the vases of flowers. His aunt stood next to him with his cousin Elizabeth. Sebastian held the umbrella above his head, keeping the young suit clad boy dry. A sniffle caught his attention.

Looking down he saw a tear escape Ciel's eye and trickle down to his jaw line. He smiled, taking amusement from the much softer heart of his new master that wasn't present in his last one.

"My lord." He whispered, bowing down to whisper in his master's ear. Ciel closed his eyes to listen to Sebastian's words, no longer listening to the sermon given by the priest. "Your heart with freeze over soon enough." He informed the young boy, his smile never leaving his face. Ciel glared at him and snarled harshly in return.

"Did I order you to make some stupid remark? No? Then shut up!" Sebastian just smiled. He was more vicious then his previous master, he had to admit. "Come Sebastian. The smell of Death and tears is making my stomach swoon. I'm having a hard time figuring out which one is doing the most damage though." He turned and headed towards the car. Sebastian bowed and followed after him, keeping the umbrella above his head. Opening the door for his young master, he waited until he was situated and shut the door once again. He went around to the drivers side and stood there, his hand just inches from the handle. "Sebastian, what is taking so long? I said let's go now." Ciel barked. "Yes my lord, but I have run across a complication." He smiled at his young master. Ciel cocked an eyebrow.

"What do you mean complication?" He questioned, debating on whether or not he really wanted to hear it. Sebastian smiled casually and crossed his arm across his stomach, bowing to him and holding his pose.

"I don't know how to drive a car." Ciel's jaw dropped.

"Well you'd better learn! I made a contract with you for you to obey my orders not stall at everything because you don't know how to do it! If I wanted a sack of worthless flesh I would go out and get a bum off of the street to take up space for me which I might just reconsider if you don't sit in that seat and try!" He was screaming. Sebastian nodded and stood up.

"Yes, my lord." Ciel sat back in his seat and rubbed at his forehead.

"I'm surrounded by idiots. Pure blooded idiots. I thought humans were bad, Demon's are no better." He muttered.

"Excuse me, I couldn't have helped but to overhear your argument." Sebastian looked up, giving a pleasant smile to a familiar face. Ciel cocked an eyebrow.

"Who are you?" He questioned, looking at the tall, suit clad old man. He had white hair, and a thick mustache as well as glasses.

"I am so sorry my lord, I am Tanaka. I was the caretaker of you when you were just a child, though you may not remember me." He bowed.

"I don't think I've seen you at all in my life. Where have you been for these past few years?" Ciel questioned, trying to get a general idea of where he'd been.

"I have been in the lower sections of the manor my lord. I spent most of my time inside the kitchen or in the lower quarter of the Manor, places your parents frowned upon you going to." He explained. Ciel nodded slowly then looked at Sebastian.

"Do you know how to drive?" He looked at the old man. He smiled and nodded. A loud hissing noise sounded, causing Ciel to jump slightly. Tanaka deflated into a shorter, stubbier, doll looking version of the old man that had been standing there before. Ciel pushed himself out of the car and pointed at the little man drinking tea. "What the heck was that!" He screamed. Sebastian just smiled and pushed the button for the umbrella, opening it and putting it over his masters head.

"He must have lost all of his steam. Now master, in you go." He lightly patted his lord on the rump to get him back inside the car. Ciel grumbled and climbed back in. Shutting the door Sebastian shut the umbrella and opened the drivers side door. Grabbing Tanaka by the back of his little coat, Sebastian sat him down in the drivers seat and buckled him in.

"Should I really trust someone that tiny?" Ciel asked incredulously, his eyes narrow as he looked over the back of the drivers seat.

"Yes." Sebastian shut the door and went around, climbing into the back seat next to his young master. Starting the car Tanaka let off a little laugh and was just about to start driving when Ciel's aunt knocked on the window. The window rolled down. Sebastian took note of the changes and the similarities.

"Good morning Lady Scarlet." Ciel greeted. She smiled thinly, looking as though she were just insulted.

"Oh darling, you know you can call me Scarlet, or auntie or something like that." She giggled. He didn't answer her, he just stared at her. Her smile disappeared. "I am so sorry darling. I understand how awful it is for you." She laid a hand on Ciel's shoulder. He just leaned back against the seat.

"Sorry for what? We're all just human, we'll all die away someday." He replied, his voice sounding heartless, but Sebastian could detect the hurt in it. Scarlet sighed.

"They were going to bury your father with this, but I figured you'd want it." She pulled a ring out of her sleeve and handed it to the young master. It was almost exactly like the other Ciel's ring, only shaped a little differently. Ciel's eyes widened as he took it from his aunts. He stared at it in awe as if he were going to cry. Leaning back, his face hidden by both his eye patch and his hair, he slid the ring on his thumb, the one finger that was big enough to keep it on without it sliding off.

"Thank you." Ciel whispered. Scarlet leaned forward and gave him a kiss on the forehead and backed away, walking down the pavement.

"Ciel, I'm sorry." His cousin said into the car. He didn't say anything right away, then confirmed he was listening to her with a simple.

"It's ok." She looked at him hurt then started after Scarlet. They looked different, but they didn't necessarily act different Sebastian noticed. Scarlet had long, wavy red hair and was wearing a red spaghetti stringed dress that was very form fitting. But other than that, she looked just like Madame Red. And Lizzie was different. Instead of blonde, her hair was dirty blonde almost brown, and straight. She wore a little black dress with a little pink ribbon wrapped around her wrist. But she acted basically the same.

More people started to come up to the car, but Ciel didn't want to talk to them. "Drive." He instructed. Tanaka got the car moving, leaving the double caskets with mixed ashes behind. Ciel looked out the window, watching as the buildings and the other cars went by.

"Would you like to go home, my lord?" Sebastian broke the silence. Ciel looked at him incredulously and sighed, resting his chin on his hand again.

"Home. I have no home, remember? It was all burnt down. I have nothing left." He whispered. Holding his hand up he let the light shimmer off of the blue gemstone in his fathers ring. Sebastian smiled and looked at Tanaka.

"Bring us to the Fantomhive mansion." He instructed. Ciel glared at him.

"I don't want to look at it! I don't want to sit there and stare at that rubble, not when I have other things to think about." He protested. Sebastian didn't answer him, he just smiled. "Sebastian." He didn't say anything. "Sebastian." He barked again only louder, his butler still not answering. "Sebastian!" He hollered.

"We're home." Sebastian smiled as Tanaka pulled off and up the drive to their home. There the mansion stood, tall and glorified as if it had never burned down. Ciel gawked at it. Climbing out, Sebastian walked around and opened the door for his bewildered young master.

Climbing out Ciel looked at the house, his eyes wide. Sebastian smiled and pulled on the cord for his young master's eye patch, letting it fall from his face. Ciel looked back at him shocked to find his butler standing in the setting sun with a smile on his face.

"I figured that you would like to see it with both eyes." Ciel's expression changed from shocked to a smile. Turning he looked at the mansion once again.

"Sebastian!" He grinned wildly. Sebastian saluted him. "I have an order for you." He turned around, his face looking genuinely childish. Sebastian nodded, still saluting him.

"Yes, my lord." Ciel smiled and wobbled a bit. He let himself fall to the ground. Sebastian lashed out and caught him.

"Carry me to bed, I don't feel like walking." He made himself comfortable and rested his head against his slaves shoulder. Sebastian smiled and nodded, watching as his young master started to drift off. Noting the difference of this Ciel and the other one. This one was more vicious, but at the same time, had a little more potential, and more emotional, but all in all, he was the same. He smiled and started walking towards the front door of the Fantomhive mansion.

"Yes, my lord."