~Rema

I woke up in a bush that was curiously shaped like a skull.

"Madam Red~" a sing-song voice said. "Look what I found~"

I blinked and saw a red-head with shark-like teeth smirking at me, a chainsaw in his hand.

"Are you a shinigami?" I asked, not caring that I was still in the bush.

"How'd you know?" the red-head asked, flipping his hair.

"You look like one," I said, quite calmly. "Miss."

That seemed to do it. He grinned and his eyes sparkled. "Aw~ you would be fun to hang around with~ Someone who finally notices my dashing beauty!"

I smiled at him.

Then a woman, dressed in red, appeared.

"We shouldn't let her live," she said, quite disdainfully.

I have to admit, I was more female-inclined. Perhaps that's why I flirted with both of them.

"Your beauty is that of the freshest rose," I said, standing up and kneeling to her, sparkles in my eyes as I did so. Both of them looked taken aback. "It is unimaginable, and uncomparable, to that of the warmest fire!" I gazed at her in faked rapt fascination. Perhaps she actually felt flattered, but she opened her mouth and I turned to the male/female.

"And you...your beauty shines through the cracks of this world. You are my sun!"

The woman smirked. "Looks like you have a fan, Grell," she said to said male.

Grell just kept staring at me in complete shock...and then he got a nosebleed as I frowned.

"Did I do something wrong?" I asked. the woman shook her head.

"I'll let you stay here...for a price," she decided.

"Anything to stay in the presence of such wonderous creatures," I said, smiling brilliantly.

The woman smirked.

~:~

~Nina

I yawned, my sleep evading me.

"Lady Deathlight," Sebastian said, "My lord requires your presence in the drawing room."

I opened the door, my hair a rat's nest.

"Can you help me with my hair?" I asked him, showing him the brush...which had gotten stuck in my hair.

With a sigh, Sebastian took the brush and quickly brushed my hair. My dress, which I had chosen to not wear the corset with, covered my body and barely gave a hint to my breasts...which meant I was really, really flat-chested.

He escorted me to the drawing room, and when I had entered, there was shock.

I affected a mask, something that seemed natural to me.

"And who is this precious flower that looks like it has newly bloomed?" a Chinese-looking man asked.

"Lady Deathlight," Ciel acknowlegded, causing gasps to echo around the room. "Did you have trouble finding this room?"

I shook my head, politely. "None at all, Lord Phantomhive, thank you. Your hospitality is welcomed," I said, my voice cool.

Ciel gave a nod. "When can the rats be found?"

"When traps are set," an officer grumbled. "I'll have the payment ready soon."

"Have it ready tonight," I said, sitting in the only other available seat. "I'm certain the lord of Phantomhive can handle such a problem." Ciel gave me a covert look of surprise.

A scarred blondie hit one of the balls on the pool table.

"Do you wish to go, Lord Phantomhive?" asked another man, a fat, squat one.

"I'll pass." Ciel smirked as the scarred guy hit again.

Then he stood up.

"You can't be serious," the squat man bellowed. "You missed your turn and now aiming for then all?"

"Careful, boy," the officer guy said, warning in his tone. "Your greed will be yor undoing."

Ciel smirked again as he aimed and hit the balls.

All of them went in.

"Certainly Miss Deathlight would like to have her turn," the scarred man said, and I stood up and grabbed the pool stick.

A flash appeared in the corner of my eyes and I saw Rema standing there, smirking. I knew what she'd do, so I did it.

The blonde man howled in shock and pain.

"Oops," I said coldly, inwardly apologizing, "I hit the wrong balls."

Laughter broke out, and I looked up to meet Rema's shocked eyes.

~:~

"Nina, you crack me up," Rema howled in the drawing room as the light went on and the rest of the people scampered.

"I just did what I thought you would," I whispered, embarrassed.

"Yeah, and I wholeheartedly approve, mon cher," she said, gazing deep into my eyes.

"Don't call me that...and why are you speaking in French?" I asked, tilting my head.

"You and I can both speak a number of languages, French among them." She looked toward the Chinese guy. "Try speaking Chinese."

"Dàn wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme huí shì," (but I don't know how), I replied...then blinked when the Chinese guy's eyes opened to focus on me.

"Interesting...the Lady Deathlight honors me in my own tongue," he said, blowing a pipe.

I went red. Then I turned to Rema and switched languages.

"Rema, est le français langue naturelle? Et comment puis-je vous connais?" (Rema, is French your natural language? And just how do I know you?)

Rema shrugged. "I don't have an answer for that. All I know is that you're my meilleur ami, and that I have this sense we had an odd friendship."

"Oh," I said, disappointed. I'd hoped she'd know where we were from.

"I do get the feeling I haven't told you I'm attracted to females," Rema casually said,causing me to choke on my drink.

After I'd finally swallowed the crap, I glanced at her.

"is 'that' what our relationship is?" I squeaked, my voice unintentionally high.

"If that is your reaction, then I'm guessing not," she said dryly. I flushed.

"Lady Deathlight, Miss Havens-"

"MadamRedcanRemastaywithme?" I blurted, asking the woman for that. Madam Red looked puzzled, before a look of understanding came about her.

"I have other maids and butlers. Grell, would you be so kind as to stay and learn something from Sebastian? Miss Havens, here is your pay for the cleaning you did."

Madam Red extracted what looked like dollars out of her purse. Then she waved at her nephew.

"It was a delight having you," she purred, and Rema nodded.

"It was amazing to simply bask in your presence," Rema whispered.

"Bye-bye dear!" Madam Red said, waving good-bye to her nephew, who was exiting.

~:~

Ciel sighed as he shut the door in exhaustion.

Then it opened and Nina rushed out, her face looking like a tomato.

"What's wrong?" he asked the embarrassed-looking girl. She went even redder.

"N-nothing," she stuttered, then went a little redder when he heard Madam Red's maid's voice shout something.

"Perhaps it was the fact that Miss Havens toldyou she was more or less inclined to like girls more then men?" Offered Sebastian.

"Of course she would be, she'd a female," Ciel said, confused. He saw Nina's nose start to bleed as she and Sebastian just stared at him in stunned silence.

"You haven't...told him yet?" Nina asked Sebastian, who silently shook his head.

"Told me what?" Ciel demanded.

"Miss Havens prefers to have women in her bed then men," Sebastian said, and Nina groaned.

Then she turned to Ciel, who was STILL confused.

"She's interested in girls in a sexual nature, Ciel."

Ciel stood still. His ghost came out of his body, but Nina just shoved it back in.

"...Oh," he said in a small voice. "Sebastian, please bring some tea and pie to my study."

"Yes, my lord," Sebastian said, bowing.

Nina walked alongside of him.

"I must say, Nina, I am impressed on how you handled Azzuro Vanel. I believe he is the one behind the stolen cheese." Ciel turned to see a confused-looking Nina staring at him. "Metaphorically."

"Oh...so he's a thief and a liar?" Nina questioned.

"He sells drugs," Ciel said bluntly. "Kind of like Lau, but Her Majesty allows him to do it simply because he is a necessary pawn of mine."

"Oh," Nina said, her green eyes clearing. "I understand. He's doing something illegal that Lau isn't."

"Indeed," Ciel nodded. "When the time comes that the Queen no longer needs a Guard Dog, the Phantomhive name shall cease to be." Nina didn't respond as he opened his study door. "And as such-"

He was cut off by something appearing over his mouth, knowing Nina was also being kidnapped.

~:~

~Nina

For the second time in two days, I woke up in a different place. The only difference was that I was tied with belts that squished my practically nonexistent breasts.

I silently mourned the fact that I was always going to be flat-chested.

Then I looked up.

Azzuro Vanel (or Scar-Faced Blondie, as I like to call him) stood there, smirking at me. It was then I saw Ciel, still not awake.

Then Vanel kneeled down and asked, "How old are you, princess?"

I let my lip poke out and widened my eyes.

"Sixteen," I said. I was totally lying. I'd be sixteen soon, but not yet.

"Ah, the perfect time." Before I knew what he was doing, he was pushing my dress down. I screamed, hoping someone would help me.

Then, Ciel spoke up.

"Despicable."

Vanel stopped, and I pushed away from him using my feet.

"Excuse me, brat?" Vanel laughed.

Ciel looked up at him. "You attempt to rape a sixteen-year-old princess of another country. Her mother would be fuming if she knew." Ciel's voice was perfectly reasonable. "It's despicable that you'd go that low."

"Is it?" asked Vanel. "You know, Lord Phantomhive, I've heard of you."

"Good," Ciel said.

The phone rang.

"What is it?" the irritated Italian man said. "What do you mean, you missed?" A creeping grin appeared on Ciel's face as he heard the conversation I could not.

Vanel went wide-eyed, his face fearful.

"Woof," Ciel said, and Vanel looked shocked, then scared. He slammed the phone down and ordered his men to keep watch over the mansion.

Vanel looked at us. "He better bring that key," he growled to Ciel.

Ciel's head tilted an an adorable smile came onto his face.

"Then your men better be good at fetch," he replied, grinning.

Vanel kicked Ciel, then kicked him again and again.

As he lowered the gun, I yelled, "Stop!"

Vanel fired, but I felt the pain, since it was me he'd actually aimed for. My shouting at him made his hand spasm, so it didn't end in my heart. Just my shoulder.

"Ow," I said, pain blasting through said arm under a minute.

Rema stormed in, Sebastian in front of her. Guns rang out and blood pounded through my veins.

Sebastian then got up after a few seconds, Rema darting to me. She looked down at me in concern, then Nerve Pinched me.

My last thought was, I am going to get my payback, Rema. Nobody Nerve Pinches me.