Sebastian and I didn't talk much on the way, until we were about a quarter of a mile away from our first stop. "Now, as to answer your question, I am fine as always."

"You always wait as long as possible to answer someone, don't you?" I asked jokingly. Sebastian gave me a small smile in return.

"This is the first time I've seen you with Lady Elizabeth," he observed. "Did you form a contract?"

I nodded slightly, and Sebastian laughed. I glared at him.

"Easy," he said to me, and I backed off a little. "It's just I thought your first contract would be with someone... different."

"Like who?" I asked. Sebastian gave me a look, so I dropped the subject.

"What I want to know," Sebastian said, curiosity in his eyes, "is how you and Lady Elizabeth formed your contract."

"Elizabeth was in a carriage accident with her brother and a servant a couple weeks ago. The servant was killed, along with both horses. Her brother made it out surprisingly unharmed, and she was taken to the nearest hospital in critical condition. I found her when she was on the verge of death, and she made a contract with me. I explained everything to her, and she decided to make the contract without a second thought. She wanted to stay with Lord Phantomhive as long as possible." I paused, hoping Sebastian couldn't see the tears in my eyes. I had become friends with Lady Elizabeth. I didn't know what I would do when the contract was over.

"Her seal is under the fingernail of her middle finger on her right hand. That is why she is always wearing gloves. It is to hide the seal, just like Lord Phantomhive's eye patch. The mark shows through nail polish, so she never bothers with it. Besides," I added, "gloves are easier to remove if she needs to give me an order. You mustn't let Lord Phantomhive know about this, Sebastian. I don't want to think about what he may have you do to me!" My eyes started to water at the thought, so I turned away quickly, wiping tears from my eyes.

Sebastian laid one hand on my shoulder, and kept the other on the reigns. He looked over at me, his eyes dark and serious.

"If my lord gave me an order that would harm you in any way, Luna," I was so terrified of what he might say next, I almost jumped out of the carriage, "that would be the one time I would defy my master's order, and I won't tell him anything as long as he doesn't ask." Sebastian offered me a smile, and I returned it gratefully.

I rested my head on his shoulder. Thoughts and memories of the past few months went through my head, making me smile.

"Are you sure you would like to form a contract in exchange for your soul?" I asked, hoping I was doing it right. I was new at the whole thing, and didn't want to mess it up.

Elizabeth nodded her head just enough for me to notice she was sure. I did what I had to do to make it so, and then made sure she got well. As soon as she was, we went back to her manor, and she introduced me to her family and servants as her new maid and guard. One maid with light brown hair and brown eyes didn't seem too happy, but I didn't care. I had formed my first contract, and I'm sure I was glowing with pride, but no one said a word.

"Here you go Luna," Elizabeth said, handing me a dark purple dress. It had ruffles, different shades of purple, and poofy short sleeves. Around the collar was a long golden ribbon tied it a bow. It had purple gloves long enough to cover the mark on my wrist.

She rushed me to the fitting room to try it on, and a few minutes later, I came back out. The dress fit perfectly, and looked amazing.

I heard Lady Elizabeth gasp, then squeal in excitement. "Now, let's fix your hair!"

She grabbed my hair and started brushing it out, after several minutes she tied it back into a ponytail. Then she ran off to the other side of the store, telling me to wait where I was.

After a little while, she came back and put a bow right above where my bangs started. She then handed me a mirror, and I looked at myself.

My mouth dropped open when I saw my reflection; I'd never looked better in my life. Elizabeth giggled at my expression, and I quickly closed my mouth. That made her laugh even more.

"I guess we have at least one thing in common," I said smiling. Elizabeth returned my smile with more giggles and nodded. I laughed a little too.

The carriage stopped with a jolt that pulled me out of my thoughts. Part of me really hoped Sebastian hadn' tried to talk to me. I looked around to see we were at a crowded street with stores on both sies, all the way to then end of the road. I sat up and got out of the carriage. Sebastian tied up the carriage and we went our separate ways, promising we would meet each other at the carriage in two hours.