Note: Go back and reread Part 1, as I have made some slight modifications.

IN THIS CHAPTER: Proceed with caution (Sebby gets flirty) and prepare for heartbreak if you are a Ciel fangirl. Don't worry, he doesn't die. I simply have an obligation to Steamgeek22 of Quizilla. Yep, this is where the fluff starts. Also, if a line in Chapter 6 seems like I was on LSD, don't be alarmed. I have many obligations.

Chapter 5

Ciel, Giana, Sebastian, and Grell (who had caught up with them and was hanging onto Sebastian's arm) followed Hepzibah into a squat white cottage. The interior of the cottage was decorated with sheer, sparkly purple curtains, rich golden upholstery, and dozens of floor cushions. A round stove burned red-hot in a corner next to the tiny round table and a huge chest of drawers. The whole place was filled with the strong smell of incense and the tinkling of wind chimes.

A fluttering curtain took the place of a door in the back of the room. This curtain was swept aside, and Ciel gasped when he saw the woman that passed through.

She was grand in a trailing bell-sleeved purple gown, and dripping in gold jewelry that brought out the warm tones in her honey-colored skin. She was a gypsy.

Two girls, about Giana's age but a bit taller, followed her. Only their long braids and simple white dresses linked their appearances. One of them had a black eye. They both flew at Giana, showering her with hugs and exclamations of "Gigi! You're here!"

"Lady Giana, do you know these people?" inquired Ciel.

"Of course! Let me introduce the Lady Ivy and Lady Melanie Chesterfield of London. We used to spend summers together until they sought an apprenticeship with the famous sage Cassandra Trelawney. Mel, Ivy, I would like to introduce Earl Ciel Phantomhive."

"I've heard of you," said Melanie. "Giana, she will help you." Madam Trelawney nodded.

"But," she boomed, "I must know what's in it for me."

Sebastian went into full-flirt mode.

Grell was angry.

Y'all know what happened at the cult.

Thus, Sebastian is fully responsible for the death of James and Lily Potter, due to the prophecy of Sybill Trelawney. Who, as you know, is the granddaughter of this Trelawney.

Chapter 6

"All right," said Madam Trelawney. "Giana, this may sting a bit. The procedure is very delicate, so the rest of you will need to leave. Ciel, Ivy, Melanie, Hepzibah, Grell, and Sebastian stepped out of the back room to have some tea. Ciel learned that the Chesterfield sisters were only stepsisters- Lord Chesterfield, Melanie's father, was a widower who had remarried a Chinese noblewoman, Ivy's mother. They had a house in London and one deep in the country, but the girls had taken their apprenticeship last summer.

"But she's awful!" said Melanie, the one with the black eye and light brown hair. "Abusive, really."

"It's true, agreed Ivy. "She works us like slaves and even beat Mel for dropping some plates." Mey-Rin, thought Ciel, except that nobody would hit her.

"Come with us," he said abruptly. "Honestly. You can stay at Phantomhive Manor if you like. You don't have to put up with this witch."

"She is, you know," said Melanie. "A witch. And so are we."

"No, you're not," contradicted Ciel, confused. "You're very nice." Ivy blushed.

"Not like that," she said. "A witch, as in a person who has command of magic. Divination is the magical art that is performed by sages to predict the future. Madam Trelawney always predicts people falling from ladders." Ciel gasped as he felt another flashback coming on.

Elizabeth.

He remembered watching the ladder topple. He remembered seeing her hit the ground, hearing something crack that shouldn't have. The floor beneath her was stained with her blood, its metallic stench filling the air. Her last words to him. And his to her.

Always.

One word that brought a peaceful smile to her dying face.

"Phantomhive! Phantomhive!" Giana's voice carried Ciel back to the cottage. "Wake up, you idiot!" He was lying on the cold floor of Madam Trelawney's cottage. Ciel kept his eyes closed.

"Gigi," said Melanie's voice, "what do you see in him? He's scrawny." Ciel was offended.

"Hey!" protested Giana.

"Oh, I don't know," said Ivy. "He's not completely hideous."

"Hardly," Giana said. "He's more handsome than I had expected." Ciel shifted slightly.

"Shut up!" hissed Melanie. "He's coming to!" Ciel opened his eyes. Madam Trelawney was nowhere to be seen, but he heard the hiss of frying meat and smelled…

"Bacon?" he asked hopefully. Melanie and Giana nodded, wrinkling their noses. They, along with Ivy and Sebastian, were crowded by him. Although the Chesterfield sisters sat on a low sofa, Giana kneeled by his side and the butler stood. Ciel slowly sat up, and Gertrude jumped from Sebastian's arms onto Ciel's face.

"Ciel!" Giana cried. "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, thank you. What happened?"

"Well," began Ivy, "you unexpectedly fell out of your chair. You just went unconscious. I was worried." Giana glared at Ivy, clear blue eyes flashing. Ivy glared back, and the stuffy room grew even hotter with the silent argument. A high window opened, and a head peeked in.

"Meow!" shouted the head before pulling the window shut. (See? This is the LSD line.)

Ciel was offended by the girls' mockery. He knew he wasn't as muscular as most boys his age, and even Giana (who was short compared to Melanie and Ivy) towered over him. That didn't allow them to pretend they found him attractive.

"So!" he said airily. "The procedure worked, then?"

"I'll say!" said Giana. "It's wonderful!" Ciel almost smiled- seeing her happy was the best feeling he had felt since before Elizabeth died. He shook off the sadness and sentiment to focus on the hurt that was in the present.

"That's good to hear," he said. "But I heard you talking just before I opened my eyes." Ivy blushed, Melanie smiled, and Giana squeaked like a mouse.

"Oh no!" whispered Giana. "Oh no, oh no, oh no!" Ciel glared at her, and tears welled in her eyes.

"Giana," Ciel said, "I trusted you. I let you into my heart. And for what? You mock me behind my back! I despise you." The blonde began to sob.

"B-b-but," she managed through tears, "I-I-I wasn't m-mocking you!" Ciel did a double take.

"You weren't?" he said in disbelief.

"Of course we weren't!" defended Melanie. "Giana's horrible at sarcasm and mockery. She really likes you. So does Ivy, by the way." Ivy punched her in the arm.

"In that case," Ciel said, "we need to go!" The group (discluding the abusive Madam Trelawney) left for Riddle Manor to investigate further, with more eyes.

To Be Continued