Chapter 2

Kirara woke up in a haze, she just felt so light headed. The air around her smelt like blood, her body and mind felt more awake but she felt majorly sick. Her small body felt as if someone was burning her on a torch. She tried to stand and walk, but only fell back to her crouched position. Her large, red eyes shooting open when she finally remembered that she had been terribly wounded the night before. The gash in her shoulder and the gun shot to her side hurting even worst that it had before.

She could usually heal herself as a demon, but the rain from last night had soaked her fur and chilled her body to the core. Instead of healing herself, her body was probably trying it's best to keep her warm during the storm. Her coat was still damp as the water was mixed with her blood, making the fur around the wounded areas feel stiff. Mewing in sorrow and pain she tried to move again, but the pain only kept returning and she finally lay still on her side.

A demon such as herself took pride in being able to protect themselves, she usually would turn into her human form to get herself out of here, but that wouldn't do her much good at the moment, so she decided to give up. She let out a weakened mew before laying still, hoping to heal herself soon. 'Dammit…' she thought in her head. 'I should have been more careful…'

The sun was just starting to rise as the clouds were mostly dispersed by now, which casted slight shadows across, for what seemed like, a garden. Apparently she stumbled into a large rose garden to try and hide herself; she needed to get out before someone spotted her.

~Phantomhives~

Sebastian noticed that the rain had finally stopped as he was preparing his master's breakfast, so he would be out to search momentarily after he was finished caring for the young earl for the moment. So naturally he set his food on a tray, as well as a pot of Darjeeling tea in a very expensive tea pot, making his way to his Young Master's room.

Opening the door silently he walked over and set the tray down on a table, opening the curtains to reveal the outside world, the sun making Ciel turn over in his sleep. "Young Master, it is time to wake up, I need to discuss a matter with you." Sebastian said calmly as he stood still for a moment as Ciel gave out an annoyed. The bot sitting up in his bed as Sebastian gave him his morning tea, "Today we have a crepe with fresh fruit and Darjeeling tea to suit your tastes. Please enjoy." He said with a polite bow and walked to the corner as his master ate.

Ciel glanced at his butler as he ate his breakfast, "You're asking strangely Sebastian, is this matter you wish to speak of about the commotion that was going on last night?" He asked curiously as he continued his meal. Sebastian smirked as he looked at his master, "I was hoping you slept through that My Lord," he said in a calm tone, but you could hear the smile in it. "How could I sleep through all of that? I heard gun shots and screams, what in blazes happened?"

Sebastian slightly looked concerned and glanced away, "That's what I wondered myself…"

"What do you mean? Didn't you kill whoever came here?" Ciel asked, glancing over his cup of tea to look at his butler, but Sebastian shook his head slowly. "I'm afraid I didn't Young Master."

"So you left people who were trying to kill me alive?" Ciel snapped and Sebastian simply sighed. "You misunderstood me My Lord, no, I didn't kill them, but they were already dead when I found them…" he said in a curious tone as Ciel looked at him confused. "Did the servants kill them?" he asked but Sebastian once again shook his head, "That's the trouble. No body from this house hold killed them. One looked as if he was bitten in the neck by a pair of fangs, but the others were killed by either a sword or dagger. The person who killed them definitely knew where to aim for a quick blow…" he asked as he grabbed his chin in deep thought.

Ciel sat his food and tea to the side, "I order you to search the grounds," Ciel said firmly as Sebastian had his usual smirk plastered on his face as he did his regular, fluent bow. His right hand covering his heart, "Yes, My Lord." He said obediently, dressing his young master quickly. "I will be in my study, inform me immediately if you find anything unusual." Ciel said as Sebastian nodded, "As you wish Young Master, I will return before lunch." And with that he left his master until he would be called again.

Half way down the hall, Sebastian noticed the 3 other servants of the Phantomhive Manor sprinting up to him. "Master Sebastian!" They all yelled as they skidded to a halt in front of him, "We cleaned up the area sir," Finnian said as they all stood in attendance. Sebastian nodded in approval, "Good, now the Young Master wishes for us to search the grounds thoroughly, which means we all need to do our part." Sebastian says calmly as they all nod, "Yes Sir!" they shouted in unison.

"I want you all to search this house and the yards outside and report to me if you spot anything unusual. I myself will personally search the gardens and do a second hand check of everything. Now go." He said and the 3 of them instantly ran off to do their patrol.

Once they were out of site, Sebastian sprinted to the garden once again, jumping over the fence to return to the scene. Sure enough, finding that the others had indeed cleaned this place up to make it look like as if nothing had happened at all. Though something was left over, he wasn't surprised the other 3 didn't notice it, but there was a trail of blood that led through the garden gates. 'Which may mean that someone got in after all the ruckus quieted down.' Sebastian thought to himself.

Following the trail through the gates, he stared down at the ground intently, he just thought for sure that he had heard a cat that night and he was now hearing it again as he followed the sounds of pain.

~Kirara~

She curled into a ball after a while as her wounds continued to throb and her body still feeling like her element was betraying her. She thought she heard footsteps and tried to hold in her cries, but a sudden lurch in her stomach made her move, making the wounds throb with even more pain. Mewing once again, she curled into a tighter ball when she saw a pair of black shoes.

~Sebastian~

The trail of blood had led him to a small rose bush, hearing for sure the cries of a cat underneath, making him crouch down to confirm that a tan and black cat was curled up and looking quiet sick and wounded. "You poor dear," he said as his eyes went soft and reached out his hand. He noticed a strange mark of a diamond on the cat's forehead as it quickly picked up her head and gave out a hissing noise.

"Now now," he said as his hand drew closer and she swiped at his gloved hands with her small but very sharp claws, her eyes glowing red for a brief second in the shadows of the rose bush, long enough that Sebastian spotted the unusual occurrence and drew his hand back slightly. The kitten in a defensive position, Sebastian noticing why as soon as he spotted the slash to her shoulder and a shot to her side.

He took off his gloves, maybe those were scaring her, and with his demon contract exposed, he could usually subdue animals to a harmless state. So once again he reached out, hoping for a different reaction, "please, I only wish to help you, you just need to allow me to do so," he said in a calm tone and was rewarded with the fact that the little one didn't try to bite or scratched but simply sniffed his marked hand. She was very curious by his scent by the looks of it; maybe she smelt breakfast from this morning?

He finally reached down and grabbed her with both hands, as she willingly was held in his arms. He noticed that she had two tails instead of the regular cat's one. "How did you get to England…" he asked in a curious tone as he examined her, noticing the parts where she was hurt. "These are infected, no wonder you aren't feeling well, but how did you get hurt? Were you in that fight?"

The kitten was passed out in his arms as he held her close to his body, noticing that she felt very cold against him. He immediately rushed to the Manor's infirmary, setting her on an examining table once he got there in a flash. "You poor dear, you were probably sitting out in that weather all night with those wounds," he said as he quickly got some medicine from a hidden stash. He kept cat medications hidden just in case he came across one in need, he was lucky he did. "Eat this if you would, it will help you," Sebastian said gently and the kitten obeyed, it was as if she could understand him.

He grabbed some certain medications that worked wonders with infections and dabbed it on a cloth, "now this may hurt, but stay still…"

Sebastian had finally taken care of the kitten the best he could, knowing from what he noticed that he had succeeded in helping her, now that she was sleeping soundly and looked much better. He quickly walked out of the infirmary and walked swiftly to his master's study, getting there in no time at all. "Young Master, may I come in?" he called through the door, earning himself a "yes, enter."

He quickly opened the door to notice that Ciel's eyes widened slightly, "Your hands have blood on them and you're missing a glove, what happened now?" He asked a bit surprised as Sebastian bowed in apology, "I'm truly sorry for my appearance Young Master, but you must come with me quickly." he said as he was beside his master in a mere moment. Ciel didn't even question him as he simply nodded and Sebastian scooped him up from his chair, holding him as he ran his Young Lord to where he left the cat in the infirmary, opening the door so that he may see.

Ciel complete ignored the fact that the animal was a replication of a cat, but it looked odd. He looked up to see Sebastian looking at her with a quiet intense gaze. "Explain this to me Sebastian, what is it?" Ciel said simply. Sebastian, of course, gave his theory

"Young Master, in Feudal era times in Japan, demons existed in large numbers, larger than they exist now. They attacked many villages and some even lived with humans. This cat, I believe is what they called a neko manta demon or a cat demon in our language… They were all said to have two tails, which marked their race. They were all said to have disappeared and so I have only heard stories of them, and by the sounds of it, these aren't weak demons at all. They rely on speed, but they all have some special powers, which all depended on the family of them. But the kittens were prone to danger, such as small animals are today. They could be eaten by demons, starve, or come down with an illness. Hence why I say that they should no longer exist after new forms of creatures formed in the demon world. I don't even know how this one survived for so long, let alone it traveled from Japan somehow…"

Sebastian explained and Ciel listened as he looked at the cat, touching its fur on occasion in a curious motion.

"I see," he simply said as he looked at Sebastian, "how do we know she won't attack when she wakes?" he asked. Sebastian smiles at him, "worry not my lord, this one I believe is alright, in fact I actually wished to ask you of something." Sebastian said with his usual smirk on his lips. "What is it?" Ciel asked curiously but cautious as Sebastian stared straight back into his eyes, "May we keep her?" he asked in a calm tone as Ciel sighed in annoyance.

"Sebastian, you of all people should understand my allergies toward these creatures." Ciel's saying only earning himself a chuckle from his butler. "What?" he asked as Sebastian looked down to notice that Ciel's hand was stroking the cat demon's tails. "My lord," he started in an amused tone, "you have been exposed to this cat for almost…" he checked his pocket watch "…ten minutes, and yet you have not sneezed, coughed, or had any sign of an allergic reaction. I believe demon cats have no effect on your excuse." Sebastian stated, Ciel slightly glaring at him. "And besides," he said as he looked at the sleeping cat, "she may be helpful to have around if she agrees to stay…"