I disclaim all rights to Kuroshitsuji I and II. All the characters mentioned here are not owned by me. They are owned by Yana Toboso, and so is the anime.

Chapter 1

Walking In The Dark

The power went out before Sebastian Michaelis could finish his sentence. Screams of terror were heard form females and/or males. Ciel Phantomhive was curious on why the power went out all of the sudden. As he stood up, a faint light came from the kitchen. When everyone looked over, they saw the Phantomhive butler holding a lantern with a candle in it. Elizabeth Middleford was also curious why the power went out so sudden, so she walked over to her fiance, leaving a freaking out Alois Trancy in the dark by his butler. (A/N: Remember, Alois is afraid of the dark.)

"Ciel, why did the power go out?"Elizabeth asked, a hint of fright in her voice.

"Not sure myself."he answered."Sebastian!"

"Yes, young master?"the demon butler asked, walking over to the other.

"We're going down to the basement to try to put the power back on."Ciel ordered."Leave the lantern here. You can lead."

"Oh?"he asked."Am I supposed to carry you?"

"..I'm capable of walking."

"Of course."the demon said with a light chuckle, but picked the boy up anyway as he put the lantern down."I'm carrying you anyway. The basement is dark, and the steps are hard to walk down if you don't have a light."

"Fine."the boy said."Let's go."

"Ciel, wait!"

Too late, Elizabeth. Ciel was already carried off by his butler. It was difficult to see in the dark, but Sebastian managed to get around obstacles just fine as he walked with his master. Minutes later, the butler put his master down for a moment to open the basement door. The young earl managed to peek in once it was open. It was dark. Like.. pitch black. You wouldn't be able to see what was in front of you, in back of you, or anywhere for that matter. The butler walked forwards, looking behind him to see his master standing behind him, frozen.

"Are you scared, young master?"the butler questioned with a grin.

"Of course not!"Ciel protested, walking into the basement."Let's just go and see if we can turn the power back on."

"Young master, watch-"the man started, but as his master stepped forward, there was a shout and then some pounding."-out.. Master? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."the boy answered, standing up carefully by holding onto something he felt beside him."Get down here."

"Of course."

Footsteps were heard down the wooden steps. He took his time so he didn't trip, and once he felt his master, he picked the boy up carefully. The other winced a bit, knowing that he would be bruised from tripping down the steps. Sebastian started walking again, finally getting to the bottom of the steps. Once he did, he set Ciel down again so he could search for a candle and some matches. Although, when he did that, he felt a tug at his cape. The butler looked behind him, noticing his master holding onto the cape. At this, he grinned.

"Are you scared, young master?"he asked, which made the boy blush. Luckily it couldn't be seen.

"Of course not. I just don't want to fall again."Ciel answered.

"Fair enough."

The demon felt around for anything to make light, but found nothing. His master was still holding onto the cape, making sure he didn't trip and fall again like he did with the steps. It wasn't until a half an hour later when Sebastian finally found what he was looking for. Letting a smile go across his lips, he flicked a match and lit a candle. The candle was placed in a candle holder, then held by the other male. The young earl let go of the long, crimson cape, and started to follow his butler to the fuse box in the basement. (A/N: I google searched to check if the Victorian Era had electricity. It was towards the very end of it. There was no specific date in Kuroshitsuji, so I'm making them have electricity.)

"It's still dark in here."the earl spoke up, trying to make out some of the objects in the basement."Can barely see a thing down here."

"I can assure you that it'll get brighter in a while, young master. Just be patient."the butler responded, putting the candle down some so Ciel could see clearer."And be more careful. We don't want you to fall again, now do we?"

The boy glared at his butler for asking such a question, even though it was rhetorical. He was going to be sore in a while, or in the morning because of the fall he did. He let out a small sigh as he continued to follow the other to the fuse box. Once they reached it, Sebastian pulled his gloves off, and flicked the switches. No sounds were heard upstairs which made the boy raise an eyebrow. The butler flicked the bigger switch, and that's when screams of joy were heard.

"Finally."Ciel whispered."Now let's get upstairs. This place gives me the creeps."

"I thought you weren't scared."the demon said with a grin, which made the boy blush slightly.

"I'm not!"the boy protested, and started to walk away. Although he didn't noticed the pole in front of him.

"Young Master, wait!"

The earl – being as clumsy as ever – tripped over the pole that was in front of him. He thought he would have connected with the hardwood floor, but instead, he was connected to a body.

To be continued...