Hello everyone! I am going to be on vacation for two weeks so I will probably not update much then. (I leave Saturday July 27th 2013) It all depends on how everything goes… We have to drive for two days to get to where we will be vacationing, so I can try and type up some of the story in the car ride. It all depends on me getting car sick and how squished I'll be…

I will try to update weekly besides that. (Every Friday… starting in about 4 weeks)

Disclaimer: I own nothing

Oh and by the way, Wakai ōji means Young Prince in Japanese.


Ciel was sitting in a plush chair pouting. Tanaka had fetched him from the garden about two hours ago, so he could be prepared for his party.

"You look simply stunning Prince!" One of the maids that was cleaning under his nails said as she smiled up at him.

"Thank You" Ciel hated being touched in the first place, so having other people's hands all over him for over an hour was almost too much for him to endure without snapping.

"Time to go now Wakai oji" Tanaka peeked into the room to see him getting some final touches done to his nails and hair, all while having an unpleasant frown on his face.

"Thank you" Ciel actually meant it this time. He hated the perpetrations a bit more than the actual party and socializing.

They walked down the hall towards the party, and Ciel made a point to use the time spent walking usefully.

"What is the curse?" Ciel pushed. It wasn't a burn mark on Ciel's back that had King Vincent worried. Ciel knew that his father only cared about the bloodline continuing. Was he going to die?

"Wakai Oji," Tanaka paused, "I can't tell you now. There may not be a time that I can tell you. It might just come true and I won't have to tell you then."

"Why can't you tell me?"

"The king doesn't want you to know... It scares me Ciel." The servant stopped and sadly gazed over at Ciel. He had used his first name, but coming from Tanaka, Ciel didn't mind at all.

"The curse scares you? The only one it should really scare is me. Especially sense my loving father is so worried about it."

"Ah yes, it is a scary thing. Just know that I will always be on your side." Tanaka was as sincere as a man could be, and Ciel just took that as a reassurance, even though he wasn't quite sure why he needed anyone on his side. He was a well-loved prince that had plenty of pawns at his fingertips, ready to sacrifice themselves for him. As long as he had that power he would be fine without anyone 'on his side'.

"Ok." Ciel looked at the ground, unsure of himself for the first time he could remember. What was going to happen tonight that was going to hurt him so badly? He never did anything that would warrant this fate of his.


Through the years, Ciel became better and better with sneaking out of parties. First he weaved through the ball room, so everyone saw him running around greeting people. He made sure that it looked like another demanded his immediate attention after giving his greetings so he didn't have to talk more than a minute to each person. Second, he walked to the edge of the room to 'have a drink' so when he had his chance, he could slip out of the balcony doors like a cat. Then lastly, he would slip back into the ball room every thirty minutes or so, just so he would be seen recently enough in the party that no one suspected his scheme to get out of the majority of the party time. If someone saw him come inside or slip out, he had just 'needed some fresh air'. It was a perfect system that no one ever found out about, and while he was pulling it off, he only stayed in the party about twenty minutes as opposed to two hours.

Today's party was a bit different. He didn't slip out of sight to sit in the garden with his favorite white roses. He stayed leaning against the balcony, right outside the glass doors that led to the busy ball room.

Ciel rested his head on the stone balcony railing. When his eyes slipped shut, he failed to notice a glowing purple light. A spider appeared behind the light quickly, but disappeared just as quickly, like a phantom. The light formed a ball and Ciel finally noticed the alluring purple light. Once he gazed upon it, he started to walk towards it, as if he was in a trance. He held one arm out, like he was trying to touch the light that dangled just out of his reach.

Ciel got close to the orb, and it flew just out of his reach once more. He kept following it obediently.


Sorry for the short chapter… I will post another chapter tomorrow to make up for it. ^.^