''Alastair! Why, the hell did you tell her? I didn't want her to know!" Anthony exclaimed. I stood up, looking into Anthony's bright emerald green eyes I collapsed into his chest. I began sobbing.

"Why Anthony, why didn't you tell me why didn't I remember you, what happened?" I sobbed. He ran his fingers through my blood-matted hair, just as he used to when I was much younger. He stared down into my eyes, which was when he saw the mark in my left eye.

"What happened to your eye?" He asked, shakily.

"Don't try and change the subject, I was ten and on my own, why didn't you come looking for me, or try and figure out who killed mother and father!" I screamed.

"Rose, what makes you think I didn't I did more research than the Scotland Yard ever could. I never gave up, until Alastair here, found me in a facility they threw me in when I said that my baby sister put a spell on my family to make them forget about me. Please Rose you have to understand why I never came looking for you. I was in a test facility where they took test upon test. Poked and pricked I wasn't scared for myself, I was so scared for you; the doctors talked about how the Scotland Yard stopped looking for you after the first three months after you disappeared. They presumed you were dead so they just... quit. I screamed at them that they needed to keep looking for you, but they never listened. They whipped me, and tested me more and more, They gave me super strength and made me kill my friends, everyone thought I was a freak, maybe I was but I never gave up on you, I knew you were alive. You were my baby sister I had a feeling, I knew you weren't dead, I just knew that you couldn't be." Anthony Choked. "Than one lucky day a strange man came in and Richard and I were finally able to leave. We can thank Alastair for that." My sobs turned into shuddered breaths.

"Why didn't you want me to know Anthony?" I asked once I had calmed down.

"I was scared you'd fly off the handle, now tell me what's wrong with your left eye?" he asked. I stared at him again.

"Sit down Anthony you are not going to like this," I stated. Why am I telling him, what am I supposed to tell him? Ugh, why is it so difficult to tell the truth to someone you barely even know but he knows you so well? My older brother, I am no longer the head of the household, unless he does not want too. What is a good believable lie? Wait what if I said the truth but in a laughing matter? I thought. I swallowed hard and finally spoke. My stomach churned and I almost puked. "Anthony..." my heart sunk."You have no idea how hard this is to tell you but Anthony, Alastair is not human, he is a demon, we are bound together by a contract. My protection and revenge against the people who killed mother and father, in return, I gave him my soul, I thought that maybe that I would have someone who actually, took care of me, I had no one. Alastair is my pawn, however, like Sebastian; he is the kind of pawn who can ravel all across the board in one turn."

"W-What do you mean he's not human, He's a demon, there's no way, h-he looks so human, let me guess, now you are going to tell me that Oswn's a demon too?" He shrieked. I looked at Oswn then back to Anthony and nodded. Anthony passed out. I turned to Alastair and wiped my tears away.

"Is the manor safe?" I asked. Ciel looked appalled.

"Yes malady, your mansion is safe," Alastair exclaimed. "There were more than I had expected, and they put up much of a fight," he replied. "Do you want to go home?"

"Yes," I said, nearing tears once again. We walked out of the room, my servants stood there. "How much of that did you hear!?" I exclaimed.

"None of it Malady we just got here," They said

"Okay," I grabbed Alastair's arm. "Go grab Anthony." I said. Alastair bowed and walked back in the study and grabbed Anthony. We hurried out of Phantomhive Manor. Ciel followed me and grabbed my wrist.

"Can I talk to you?" he asked

"Yes what is it?" I replied.

"Follow me," He answered. I chased after him and he pulled me into a room. "Rosalie! Where are you going?" He snapped.

"C-Ciel, a-are you okay?" I asked.

"I'm fine!" He said coldly. "I'll see you at the ball tonight, I'm sure you have plans for the day." I looked at him, I was scared but I could never show it. He is scary when he gets like this.

"Ciel I'd stay but I have lessons today and I have to go buy a new dress for tonight's ball. I would stay I would because I love you, but it is hard to be with you. It is apparent Lizzie still loves you and I can help you, but you won't let me, you know Ciel you aren't superman and you can't do everything." I said. "You can't help someone until you let someone help yourself." I ran off. I wiped my tears and arrived at the horse drawn carriage Alastair had brought. That is what took him so long to get here he brought a carriage. I guess it is okay at least I don't half to walk. I thought.

"ROSALIE! Come back!" Ciel shouted angrily. I stepped into the carriage and Alastair closed the door behind me. Oswn wrapped her arms around me and I sobbed into her chest.

"What's wrong with me nothing ever goes my way anymore, not to mention Ciel is getting more and madder at me, I don't know what I'm doing anymore, why do I have to go through this? It's just not fair. I can't take it anymore Oswn I can't... What am I to do?" I asked. She just let me cry into her chest, I knew I was getting make up on it but I couldn't handle the way Ciel was treating me. It was not right what he was doing everyone agreed with me but I still had to go to his ball, that night.

We pulled back into my driveway and the clacking of the hooves had awoken me from my nap the clacking Anthony picked me up and carried me back into the house. Alastair knowing that I would want to get more time to sleep. Anthony carried me into the manor and up to my room. I lay asleep in my older brother's arms; he set me on my bed and kissed my forehead.

"Sleep well sister." He whispered. He backed away from my face and closed the blinds to darken the room. The sunlight still managed shine through the blinds and cause what little lighting I needed to sleep.

"Thank you Anthony," I sighed. He flashed me a smile and closed the door behind him; leaving me to lie alone in the cold dark room. I lay thinking playing out scenes in my head of how things were going to happen. My main question is why is he putting on a ball for me, a welcome home ball, why was he doing this? Why? What was Ciel planning? In addition, what could happen? I could easily get riled up over something and the whole thing would crumble. Everything that could our marriage, my life, and then I would be forced into marrying some creep whom I do not even know; Nana would manage to do that successfully, if I have to get married just so I can keep my status, than what is life? I am a Princess, the Princess of London England. I thought as I lie there. Not realizing, my eyes close tightly and I fell asleep.

I was up at noon and my servants all helped me get ready for Nanas. I looked at my reflection; it was when I looked in the mirror I saw a woman in a short poufy dress that resembled to which a maid would wear making her way down the long winding path. I pushed away from my vanity table as I heard a knocking at the door. A true princess always is present when company arrives, I thought as I ran down the stairs. Alastair opened the door and smiled at the young woman.

"Hello, my name is Sophia Wetherell and I'm looking for work, I'm good at everything, and I can do just about anything, please I have no place to stay!" She replied. I casually walked down the stairs, as if I had not just run through the hall and down two of the three flights. I stare at her and nearly collapse to the floor but balanced myself against the banister.

"D-D-Dawn!" I exclaimed. The young woman looked at me with a very unreadable expression.

"No I'm sorry, malady; my name is Sophia Wetherell, not Dawn. You have a beautiful mansion malady, might I ask, where are your parents?" She asked.

"I'm terribly sorry, her majesty's parents died last year, they were murdered trying to keep young Lady Clark here safe, and that's the only thing, which my young mistress can assume." Alastair spoke softly.

"Oh my condolences malady, I didn't realize where I was, I just saw this long path and didn't see the mansion, I won't bother you... You must have enough help." She said with a faint smile.

"No, please do follow me, Alastair prepare tea for two and get Oswn to call my grandmother and let her know that I might be a little late please, and yes, it's an order!" I scoffed. He simply bowed and walked off.

"That butler of yours, he does what he is told no questions asked, I was just wondering, is he always that competent?' Sophia asked.

"Yes he always does what he's told, for if he breaks our deal, I don't hold up on my end of our bargain" I reply, mastering one of my fake smiles.

"I have another question, that butler, he called you 'her majesty'; you wouldn't happen to be Princess Rosalie Clark, the one whom they said were dead, after two months after you disappeared?"

I looked back at my guest and stared down at the floor. "Yes that would be me," I replied flatly. We finished walking up the stairs and we walked down the hall when we came to my drawing room. I opened the door and walked in.

"Malady, your left eye, why do you wear a patch over it?" she asked. I held my hand t it. "I'm very sorry if I offended you malady, the curiosity got the better of me!" She took it back hoping I would not be too offended.

"It's no bother, you see on the night that my parents died, I ran and ran, just as my maid, Dawn had told me to do; I was kidnapped, they did something to me, I'll never forget it," I untied my eye-patch and let it fall to the ground. I opened my left eye, Alastair's mark placed gently on my eye. There was no coloring left but the mark itself, bright orange with red haze around the outside. The mark was much like the David's Star only with a circle around it and two lines through it.

"Rosie, what did you do to yourself, I thought you would be able to carry on without turning to a demon! Why did you do what I thought you wouldn't?" She crouched to my height and held me as she used to when I did something wrong.

"Dawn I knew that it was you! Wait a minute you can't be Dawn, she died that night, it's strange you resemble her as much as my uncle Luka and Mother look alike! You cannot be her it's just not possible."

"I'm not a demon, I won't steal your soul, well not until it's your time for you to die; I am a grim reaper, I live to kill!" I stared at the woman I thought I had once known, and the image changed horribly, she was no longer happy in the way she used to. Her face, it was now twisted into an unimaginable hatred for someone. Her eyes, they were no longer the dark forest green I was used to seeing they were like William's eyes.

"A-a R-reaper" I stuttered. "Y-you C-can't be y-you just can't be you were my Nanny, you were supposed to keep me safe, and instead of doing that, you got me kidnapped, Alastair's done a better job than you!" I reached up and slapped her across the face; she came at me. "Alastair help!" I screamed, dodging her attacks. Oswn opened the door and went after Dawn.

"Mistress!" She screamed. Alastair came in and threw his knives at Dawn.

"Oswn, take the young mistress to her grandmother's manor!" He said glaring at Dawn. Oswn sat there with a determined look.

"Yes," She said walking over to me. "Come malady," she said caringly. I sat on the floor stunned. Oswn picked me up and put me on her back, I still felt as if I could not move. I sat on her back holding her tightly as she ran to my grandmothers. We arrived on time, by then I had time to think about what had happened. This was my first meal that I have had with my Nana in almost a year. We approached the doors and knocked.

"Hello, Miss Rose, it's an honor to see you once more, it has been quite some time, you're grandmother is very excited to see you we have been anticipating your arrival here since we heard you strolled back in town." Ash said.

"Yes, hello, your name is Ash isn't it?" I asked

"Yes, your grandmother is waiting for you in the garden follow me." He replied.

"Oswn come,"

"She has no need to come she can stay"

"I don't think so, I don't go anywhere without an entourage, she's coming, end of story."

"The Queen warned me about how you're snarky and sarcastic."

"I'm allowed!"

"Fine," he replied. We walked through the manor and out the back doors. The sun shone brightly and shimmered off the dew on the bright red and white roses.

"Rose, come sit please." My grandmother smiled.

I made my way to where she was sitting; I approached the table and sat down across from her. "Hello Nana," I forced a smile. "How are you today?"

"I'm well thank you, people were telling me you were very snarky, and sarcastic, how are you today?"

"Nana, I'm quite well actually, and who told you that nonsense," I almost laughed, but not because it was not true. I almost laughed because it was true but she believed me.

"You seem like yourself I'm glad you could make it to lunch. Ash, won't you go get our lunch?"

"Yes I'll be right back." Ash ran into the manor leaving nana and me alone.

"Nana," I paused not sure what to say next. "Do you know why the Scotland Yard stopped looking for me?" I asked. Oh, my god why did I just ask that, I am so stupid, I am such a moron. Ugh, why did I just do a stupid thing like that? I thought.

"No I don't know why they stopped I wasn't expecting them to show up on my door on your birthday, telling me that my only daughter and her husband were found dead, and you were missing in action. Two months later they came back to my palace and told me you were presumed dead, in a very short period of time I lost half my family, my husband, my daughter, my granddaughter and my son in law; it was more than I could handle." She replied looking sorry. "Rose, there was no need for you to come with a chaperone"

"I'm very sorry Nana, this is Oswn she's my new nanny, and she takes care of me, well her and the rest of my servants"

"Who is the man everyone was talking about, who you came back with?"

"His name is Alastair; he was an undercover spy working on finding me, I don't know who sent him, but I would have been dead if he hadn't had shown up, I owe him my life," I replied. "We made a deal; he swore to protect me even if it meant risking his own life, and in return, I offered him something sweet, not fame or fortune, an escape and a home to live in." I said. "He accepted with no further details I would like to eat."

She smiled as Ash came back out with many other servants of my grandmother's. "Yes we can I imagine you are very busy so we'll have a quick lunch and I'll see you off. Oh and Lillian wanted to see you, did you get a chance to talk?" Nana asked.

Ash set a plate in front of me. "Thank you and yes Nana, Lilly came to talk to me, she was happy to see me alive, after all, Dawn was the last one to see me alive, but she died the same night as mother and father. Lilly would have been the last person alive to see me that night. I've simply been living, they made me wish I were dead but I don't much care about talking about this right now Nana so can we drop the subject about that night?" I asked nonchalantly.

"I suppose so, but another question Rosalie, your left eye, what happened why do, you wear one?" she asked with genuine concern.

"It is an object of the past I'd rather not talk about," I brought my hand up to my eye and placed it over my eye-patch. I managed to make a few tears leave my eye. Oswn rushed over to me and tried to cheer me up, she knew I wasn't upset, she knew I was faking; it was just for show, to cause a little scene.

"Milady, are you alright?" She asked. "Do you wish to go home?" she asked

"No Oswn, I'm fine, I can stay, besides I have to stay and eat, I'm famished. I didn't get much breakfast this morning," I replied. As much as I wanted to go home and not go to that ball later, I have to Ciel wants me there, and I respect his decisions. I continued to eat and Nana stayed particularly quiet, it was surprising I was expecting her to be freaking out about me being back after all this time. Once we both finished Lilly and her mother were waiting for me in a large white horse drawn carriage. I stepped out into the early afternoon sun and a sigh fell over me; Oswn, unsure of what was going through my mind she gave me a weird look.

"Are you alright milady?" she asked.

"Oh sorry, yes I'm fine, it's just the sun, and it's so... Bright," I replied.

"Oh okay you've just seemed different today, distant not your normal self,"

"Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it, I'm enjoying the sun, it's warm and bright, it's wonderful. I wish everyone could feel free how I feel right at this moment; peaceful and calm, so peaceful and calm." I replied. She smiled and helped me into the carriage. Ash came running out.

"Your highness, please your highness, wait!" He exclaimed almost tripping over the stairs. I stepped into the roofless white carriage and waited for him to come around to my side. "Your grandmother asked me to give this to you; it's from the young Earl Phantomhive he asked her to give this to you and apologizes for what he did this morning." Ash said with a pleasant smile. "He hopes to see you wear it at the ball tonight."

"Yes I will thank you Ash." I say mastering another fake smile. He bowed politely and waved us off. We started down the rocky gravel path and headed into town. Oswn and I sat down on the same bench and I stared up into the sky watching and dreaming. "I have a ball tonight that must be why I have to go shopping, am I correct?

"Y-yes Rosie that's why how did you know we were going shopping?" Maria asked. I forced one of my fake smiles and I went back to staring at the clouds.

"May we call it a hunch," I replied, staring up. Lilly kept quiet she never saw any weapons on me but she still kept to herself, I was not sure if she was concerned that Oswn had her arm on the seat where my head sat making me more comfortable. "Lilly, You are awfully quiet today, are you feeling okay?" I asked.

"Oh I'm fine I was just thinking," She hesitated. I scoffed and closed my eyes. "What's your problem?" she snapped. I lifted my head off Oswn's arm. We shared a glare.

"Girls, learn to get along you are both in line, however due to the fact that Lucy has passed and she was a few hours older than Luka once Luka dies, one of you will get the throne, it will likely be Rosalie." Maria said with a smile.

"Yes Mother" She replied fearfully. Finally, the carriage stopped a tailor's shop. We all stepped out and made our way into the store.

"Now, Pick out everything you want Rose, I want only the best for my Darling niece," She said sincerely. Oswn and I casually walked about the store grabbing everything I liked.

"Is there anything I can help you with your highness?" A young woman asked. I stared back at her and went back to shopping. I piled yet another dress my size on the pile Own was carrying with relative ease.

"Don't be offended, she's quite shy and she doesn't talk very much," Oswn replied for me.

"Oh I understand, well good luck young lady," she walked off. Oswn stared at me.

"Are you feeling alright Milady?" She

"Yes I'm fine Oswn, I just thought that I saw someone," I replied. "Why do you ask?"

"Oh like whom Milady? Lord Phantomhive? I was just asking because we have over 30 dresses your highness"

"Actually, yes the person I saw did look like Ciel, it's quite odd. I can't imagine him being here," I replied. "I didn't realize that we had so many, but I was known for never wearing the same thing twice so I must buy lots."

"Oh yes that's right, and as the granddaughter of the Queen must attend many to all of the social events put on by any nobleman or noblewoman, so it only suits your personality to never wear the same dress twice, however you have 30 different style dresses but you have four colours in them all. Red, Blue, Black and Purple; you have a ton of dresses. I think we're done shopping aren't we milady?" Oswn asked.

"Yes let's get to the front of the store and then leave, I do hate being in public I'm not as sheltered as I should be." I reply. We walk up to the front of the store and place the dresses on the counter.

"Keep the change," Oswn says dropping the moneybag on the counter. As we go to walk out of the door, I bump into someone.

"Forgive... Oh Lord Phantomhive!" I say.

"Oh your highness forgive me for bumping into you I was just going to come in and look for another outfit, Finnian ruined my other one" Ciel Chuckled.

"Well do you need any help Lord Phantomhive?" I asked with a casual fake smile.

"I don't believe I asked but I suppose you could?" He replied. "Sebastian go get me and her majesty something to eat, but do take your time, we have some shopping to do." He ordered.

"Yes Milord," Sebastian replied. We walked to the back of the store, and began searching through the racks of clothing.

"Oswn, find something," I muttered within an earshot of her. She nodded and searched as well. I pulled a brown one from the rack and showed it to him.

"Lord Phantomhive? Would this one work?" I asked with a flashy smile.

"It's far too dark Milady," He replied. "Please do call me Ciel; after all there are not many people here today." I put the outfit back on the rack and went back to searching. I pulled a blue one from the shelf.

"What about this one Lord Phantomhive?" I flashed another smile.

"Far too simple Rosalie, I thought you knew me better," He denied.

Well I was missing for eleven months so maybe that's what's wrong!?" I muttered. "Oswn, please help" I pleaded.

Oswn pulled a very elegant blue nobleman's suit. She handed it to me through the rack and gave me one of her half smiles. I acted as though I pulled it from the shelf, and flashed a hopeful smile.

"Lord Phantomhive? Would this one work?" I asked.

"Yeah it's perfect I'll go try it on." He grabbed the outfit from my hands. He headed for the changing room and I followed.

"Rosalie is you out there?" He asked.

"Yes Milord." I replied

"Good can you come in there's a button and I can't seem to get it undone."

"Yes I'll be right in." When I entered the small room, he was standing there fidgeting with the button on his pants.

"Lord Phantomhive?" I managed to squeak.

"Yes can you help me I can't get my button undone?" He asked with a smile

"I suppose I could" I walked over to Ciel, dropped down to my knees, and undid his button with relative ease. I walked toward the door when he reached for my arm.

"Why are you leaving, my arm is still caught in my sleeve," He said trying to stop me from leaving. "Won't you help?"

"O-Oh okay I can help," I turned around and smiled. I tugged on his sleeve lightly; his arm came out of the sleeve. Ciel pushed me against the wall of the changing room. He smiled.

"Why are you in such a rush to leave my beloved?" He asked. My hair fell in my face and I started to blush. He held my chin and tilted my head slightly just enough that I could look into his eyes.

C-Ciel he is kissing distance from me... Please No one interrupt us please please or at least not until he kisses-

"Milord! I'm back!" Sebastian replies. Ciel lifted the eye patch from my eye and kissed y cheek.

"We'll finish this later," He whispered. "Just a minute Sebastian, I have to finish putting this on, Oh and can you let Oswn know that her majesty's bags need to go out to the carriage," He said flashing me another smile as he buttoned up his pants and shirt.

"Yes Milord she has already done so, oh and where is the young Princess, I wanted to congratulate her on her proposal,"

"Proposal! What are you talking about Sebastian! I order you to tell me now!" Ciel asked glaring at me. I shrugged I didn't have a clue what Sebastian was telling him

"Haven't you read the papers at all young master, The Earl Trancy, is her intended!" Sebastian replied.