AN: Well, here is the next chapter. Yeah, i'm in school typing this. I had no time over the weekend. Birthday party and homecoming. Don't get me started on that. Anyways, I hope you haven't been waiting long.

Special thanks to: Paxloria, Purplediamon, Aryeene, Kedakumi, Person and Allie. My favorite six reviewers.

Chapter 2

Kagome walked silently behind the "butler" and wondered why a demon of all things was working for a human. A child no less. The last she knew, demons thought humans to be worth less than the dirt on the bottom of their shoes. She looked up from her musing and looked out the window they were passing. It was a beautiful view of the garden. The miko wondered if there were any other servants besides the butler. She certainly hadn't seen any from her short trek to the earl's study. Averting her gaze from the window, she looked around the corridor they were walking down. She swore it was going on forever. Unbeknownst to her the black-clad man had stopped in front of a door resulting in her running into him.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't know you stopped." Kagome ducked her head in embarrassment. She peeked up at the butler and all he did was smile. It creeped the living daylights out of her. It was like Sesshomaru smiling. She shivered at the uncanny resemblance. Then again, maybe if he smiled a real smile it may look nice. Just look at Sesshomaru when he smiled at Rin, imperceptible but there. It was sweet. Kagome mentally shook herself coming out of her thoughts as he spoke.

"Not at all my lady." he motioned to the door, "this is your room."

Upon opening the door, she realized it was the same room she had left. She was glad. She really liked this room. Walking in Kagome stood in the middle of the room. 'So now what.' As if he had read her mind he said, "There has been a bath drawn for you. I will send the maid, Meirin, to assist you. If that is all, I will see you for dinner." He bowed then left closing the door silently behind him.

Sebastian walked out the door, his thoughts wandering to the girl. Just what was she. There was a power in her. He could sense that much, but it felt foreign and hostile to him. When he had purposely not told her he had stopped and she ran into him, her foreign powers had come to the surface and brushed against him. It had been an unnerving experience. There was a being out there that could harm him. How intriguing. The soul-eating demon wondered about her origin, Japan. He thought back to the knowledge he knew about the country. The spiritual beings there were also demons but different from himself. They did not feed off the souls of others, instead those demons had the strange eating habits of humans though they ate less than the average human did. Those demons were not demons of hell but demons of the earth. Sebastian recalled another being with lethal powers. Monks and priestess'. These puny little humans had the power to eradicate demons such as the ones on their homeland and even one such as himself. Now that he thought about it, that girls energy was strangely reminiscent of a priestess'. He wouldn't jump to conclusions though. He'd wait until the right moment and strike when she least expected it.

A loud crash brought the butler out of his musings and he gave an inaudible sigh. These imbeciles would be the death of him. He followed the sound of the crash and came upon Meirin. 'Perfect.' was his only thought.

"Meirin." His voice flowed like smooth silk. The clumsy maid looked up and blushed in embarrassment and light apprehension.

"Y-yes Mister Sebastian?" She asked in a nervous stutter.

Sebastian decided to forgo the reprimand and simply told her, "There is a guest up in one of the guest rooms. I would like you to go and assist her in the bath."

"Of course M-Mister Sebastian." The maroon haired maid responded, then left as quickly as her human legs could carry her.

Kagome stepped into the bathroom and saw that the butler was true to his word, the bath was already drawn. She glanced at herself and jerked to a stop. She was hideous! She blushed from her roots to her neck, a mortified expression marred her pretty but dirty face. They must have thought she was a harlot or something! Giving herself a once over, her eyes landed on her clothes. They were so torn up it was unrecognizable and she was surprised that the cloth even covered her. Quickly stripping out of them she stood in her bra and panties. Kagome eyed her clothes and saw mixed in with all that dirt and mud was blood. Just how did blood get on her uniform. Her eyes then strayed to the completed jewel around her neck as she fingered it. She wondered how exactly she got it. Well, she had a clue. A knock sounded at the door and she jumped.

"C-come in." She said. The door knob twisted open and Meirin walked in.

Kagome's eyes went wide. She was nearly naked! She'd forgotten and now she was standing in nothing but her soiled bra and panties in front of the maid. The miko turned red all the way from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. She groaned in embarrassment. Both her hands came up to cover her face and her head tipped down to hide her face. Meirin also blushed and began waving her hands maniacally in front of her.

"I am so sorry my lady! Please forgive me, I didn't know." The maroon haired maid was about to have a panic attack.

"No, no it's okay." Kagome said, her embarrassment waning at the sight of the panicked woman, "We're both women right? It'll be fine."

Meirin blinked in astonishment. What a kind lady.

"Um, can you turn around though?" Kagome asked, her embarrassment coming back slightly. Meirin blinked and gave her a goofy smile before turning around completely. The lost time-traveler quickly stripped the little clothing she had left on off and jumped into the bath. The hot water stung a little. When she adjusted to the temperature she let out a soft moan as the water worked her tense muscles loose.

All Kagome had to say when she was done, was that being bathed by someone other than yourself was highly embarrassing and a little, okay a lot, on the odd side. She supposed it was because she'd never had anyone bathe her before except for when she was little. There was also the fact that she had a few scars, the most prominent one being the bite from Mistress Centipede. When the maid had seen it she just wouldn't stop staring and that had made the miko a tad uncomfortable. She wasn't ashamed or self conscious of her scars or anything but people had a tendency to be disgusted with them and she could really do without the looks. To her surprise though, the maid had been fascinated by it. She guessed it was better than being disgusted by it.

When Kagome was done, Meirin had laid out a beautiful blue dress that matched her eyes and then proceeded to help put it on her. Kagome had adamantly refused to wear the suffocating device and had to threaten the maid with burning it. Finally the sniper in disguise conceded and now here Kagome was looking the perfect part of an exotic upperclass-woman.

Her eyes widened to look like saucers as she gazed at herself through the mirror.

"Th-that's really me?" She whispered breathily, "I can't believe it."

Now, Kagome wasn't one to be narcissistic but she had to admit she looked good. She wasn't saying she was ugly, she knew she was pretty, but she didn't think she was that pretty. 'Guess all that traipsing through the countryside did some good.' she mused.

"Oh my lady, you look absolutely stunning!" Meirin exclaimed.

Kagome blushed but took the compliment and thanked the maid for helping her.

Ciel sat at the head of the table as he waited for his esteemed guest to arrive. Sebastian stood to his right awaiting his command. Suddenly, the door to the dining room opened and in walked Kagome. Ciel gaped and blushed while Sebastian had an almost imperceptible widening of the eyes. The vision before them was a far cry from the dirty girl they'd seen just hours before. She wore a gorgeous azure colored dress that brought out her eyes and the black laced gloves that covered her hands made them look even more delicate than they already did. Her hair cascaded down her back in raven waves that shone with a blue light. She resembled a moonlit princess. Both males were speechless.

Kagome fidgeted with the skirt of her dress as a light blush coated her cheeks. They were just staring and she was beginning to wonder if she had looked as good as she thought she did. Sebastian was the first to come out of his shock.

"Miss Higurashi how lovely you look this evening." He said. She blushed and muttered a meek thank you. He motioned for her to follow him and he led her to her seat. The silence in the room was beginning to make her fidget and so she looked around the room to take her mind off the eerie silence. Unable to take it anymore she addressed Ciel.

"So, what would you like me to do? I can't stay here without doing anything."

Ciel looked up a slightly wide eyed look to him. She wanted to work?

"There is no need for such things."

"If I'm staying here I have to do something! I hate just sitting and lazing around. Come on, I can cook and clean. I can take up some of the duties and take some of the load off."

"I'll not have a guest of mine working Miss Higurashi. Please refrain from any of those activities."

"But I have to do something! i'll feel bad if I don't help out."

Ciel gave an exasperated sigh.

"Fine you may "help out" but that is all. You are a guest after all."

Kagome gave him a million dollar smile. He blushed from the effect. She had gotten her way. Kagome then proceeded to eat in relative peace. After the meal she excused herself and went straight to her room. Even though she was sure she'd been sleeping when she'd arrived, she was dead tired and was sure that she would sleep like a bear.

The time-traveler opened her door and shut it with a click, locking it. She trudged her way to the foot of the bed and took her gloves off then began taking the dress off. She struggled a little with the bindings in the back but eventually got them undone. Next came the garter-belt, yes a garter-belt, that hooked to her black laced stockings. After, she slipped a nightgown on. She chose the least restricting one. Who knew Europeans were more conservative than the Japanese. Climbing into the bed she pulled the blanket over her and promptly fell into the land of dreams.