AN: IM LATE! Oh my god I am so sorry I am late. Arg school has GREAT timing I got at least 3 page essay's in every. single. class. F*ck me. So by the time Friday came around I hadn't even started on my chapter and I was frantic. Plus on top of that some asshole is trying to drive my boyfriend away. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFF yup that was my week :/ but enough of my pitty party. So this chapter might be a little rushed and somewhat short but I dropped it off at a good place. ~Nix

"My Lady it is time to wake up." A male voice and the smell of strong coffee snapped her from her dream world. She smiled into her pillow and gently pushed herself up. Cassandra arched her back, cracking it and braced her head, placing a hand on the top of her head and another on her jaw. She twisted her head violently and was rewarded with a satisfying crack. Sebastian arched an eyebrow as she settled back down and sat on the bed.

"Something wrong Sebastian?" She asked eying the coffee.

"No nothing is wrong, coffee?" He asked. She nodded and grabbed the coffee smelling the strength. "I asked your mother she said you enjoy strong coffee with random flavorings. I cannot taste human foods so I do not know if this mixture is good." She took a sip and ended up chugging it. She had finished half of it when she stopped for air.

"That is good, and I normally drink this fast." She stated the last sentence noting Sebastian's look. She finished off the last and placed the glass down with a small 'mm'

"I suggest you shower and prepare for Claire's arrival I will be leaving to pick her up in exactly." He paused to check his signature pocket watch. "13 minutes." Cassandra nodded and stood up stretched. "Do you need anything Young Mistress?"

"Actually yes, in public I request that you do not call me Young Mistress." She stated looking him in the eye. Her white outline on her purple eye was glowing due to the close proximity of the two.

"May I ask why, My Lady?" Sebastian asked grabbing her wardrobe for the day.

"Cause it would sound wrong." She started with a shudder. "Now a day's Mistress means lover, not a female in a commanding position. People would get the wrong idea if you walked around calling me Young Mistress." Sebastian gave her a thoughtful look then simply nodded replying with a,

"Of course My Lady." He took her cloths into her bathroom and then respectfully took his leave. Once she was alone she put her mind to work, having had the coffee kick in. Somehow she was going to have to keep Claire quiet, and hopefully not blurt out that Claire knows in her sleep. Yes Cassandra talks in her sleep often, according to her parents and friends. Her mind was racing; Sebastian hadn't gone into detail about what would happen if she told someone. She was sure her imagination was getting the best of her but she couldn't leave any stone unturned, no matter how ridiculous it sounded. This was a demon she was dealing with.

Cassandra took her shower in silence, her thoughts consuming her to the point where she grabbed her conditioner bottle instead of her shampoo. Laughing it off she focused a tiny bit more on what she we doing, but was still in deep thought. She got out and got dressed, she was brushing out her hair when a headache hit. She closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose, in hope of sending it away. It only got worse and with it came a memory.

Flashback

She was scared, naked only covered by a blanket, and tied down to a table. Dark figures stood over her. Her back hurt for reasons unknown at the moment. Cassandra could hear the sound of fire and one figure pulled something glowing out of the fire. She realized it was a brand and started thrashing, begging to be let go. The figure approached and a second figure moved the blanket down on the left side of her body. The first figure took the brand and pushed it onto her side, the others held her body down as she screamed out in pain. It burned; she had been burned many times but not this badly. It hurt so much she couldn't take it, but she didn't have the pleasure of blacking out.

End Flashback

Cassandra had collapsed on the floor and was clutching her brand. She was biting her lip trying not to scream out, finally shed tears dripped down her face. Those tears mixed with blood from her lip and landed on the floor in a salty, metallic puddle. It took her a minute to push the memory from her mind and another to finally push herself off the floor. The memory of that pain still lingered but she had to focus on her plan. Perfect timing memory. She thought somewhat annoyed. Cassandra looked in the mirror and saw four bleeding teeth marks on her lower lip. Sighing she took some toilet paper and began sopping up the blood. It took at least two minutes to get her lip to stop bleeding.

She resumed brushing out her hair, licking away whatever blood remained. Hmmmm what to do with my hair? Pigtails! So she split her hair down the middle and brushed out one side, and put it up. She repeated the process with the other side. I look like a school girl. She thought with a small smile. Her eyes were yet again drawn to her purple right eye. It was evident that it would take a while for her to get used to the sight of her eye. Speaking of, she needed to put her eye patch on. She snatched her eye patch off the counter and rested it on her eye, sloppily tying the two strings behind her head.

"Wow I suck." She stated giving a small, fake laugh. Cassandra needed to get her mind off those newly revealed memories, so she set to work on finding her jewelry. On her right arm she wore one black and blue Para cord bracelet and a black leather bracelet with five chains sewn into the leather. On her left arm she wore a small, studded black leather bracelet, a black bracelet with pins in it, a black and red glass beaded bracelet, and a brown leather watch. She also wore a ring with a large black gem in the center and multiple smaller gems surrounding the large one. And last but not least a gothic cross necklace with a braided black cord band. She had found her necklace yesterday and put it on, but she hadn't found her bracelets or ring.

Glancing at the clock, Cassandra noted that it was 11:30 AM and she had 15 minutes until Sebastian arrived with Claire. True it was a Friday and Claire should be in school but school was out today. She didn't know why exactly but she knew it was out. She had come up with a plan she just hoped that Claire hadn't said anything in the car to make Sebastian suspicious. If she did they were both screwed. It wasn't long before Cassandra had found the now painted black jewelry box with her bracelets and ring. Putting them on Cassandra lay down on her bed and waited for Claire, running over her plan in her head. It wasn't too long before her door opened and she heard two pairs of footsteps walk in.

"Cass!" Claire squealed and ran up to the now standing girl.

"Claire!" Cassandra yelped out as she was tackle-glomped by her friend. Cassandra bent backward slightly but other than that she didn't falter under her friend's weight and momentum. She wrapped her arms around Claire and whispered just barely. "Pretend you don't know about the contract." Claire nodded just enough for Cassandra to notice.

"Dang I was hoping I could knock you down this time." Claire stated with a slight frown. "You are to fricken strong cheeka." Cassandra laughed.

"Keep dreaming you will never knock me down."

"One day. Mark my words Cassandra; I will knock you on your ass." Both girls erupted into laughter.

"Young Ladies do you need anything? And My Lady, what happened to your lip?" Sebastian asked, Cassandra could tell Claire was holding back a fangirl squeal.

"No thank you Sebastian, you may carry on with your regular duties. Oh my lip, I bit through it when one of my memories returned, nothing to worry about." Cassandra said, smiling up at the man. Good god he's tall. She thought. Sebastian smiled and left with a bow. As soon as his footsteps faded away she turned to Claire. "Did you say anything that made him think you know about the contract?!" The urgent tone in her voice made Claire jump a bit.

"Ummm no I didn't the ride was somewhat silent, he asked if I was allergic to anything and he asked a few questions to get to know me better. But other than that we didn't talk much. Why? What's wrong?" Claire asked her blue eyes reflecting the worry she felt for her friend.

"You aren't supposed to know Sebastian is a demon." Cassandra hissed. Claire's eyes widened in panic. "It's part of the contract, a human isn't supposed to know Sebastian is a demon unless it is crucial. I don't know what will happen if he finds out I told you." Cassandra began pacing, digging her finger nails into her scalp.

"Oh man this is gonna suck, what if he hears you blurt out I know in your sleep?" Claire asked.

"God I haven't figured that out yet, I have no idea what to do about my sleep. I doubt he watches me sleep anyways so I am not worried about that."

"So before we go into that ordeal, just in case he's nearby, what memory did you gain?" Claire asked, looking nervously at the door.

"The branding." Cassandra stated softly, shuddering. Claire's gaze softened and she wrapped her arms around Cassandra. Cassandra hugged back, but she was listening for any sort of sign that someone was listening in. Claire pulled away and Cassandra took off her eye patch to show it was safe to talk. Silently Claire stood on her toes to reach Cassandra's height and began examining her eye.

"It looks exactly like Ciels." Claire announced dropping down to her normal height. "Lemme see the brand." Cassandra lifted her shirt and Claire began examining the brand. "God it's a spitting image. Do you think that another angel came?" Claire sat down on Cassandra's bed and Cassandra joined her.

"I am not entirely sure I don't have enough information." Cassandra stated, burying her face in her hands.

"So how are we going to deal with this then? I mean I am not going to back down when some pussy cult is going after my best friend." Claire said determinedly.

"How did I know you were going to fight?" Cassandra laughed, looking up at Claire. Cassandra didn't hear the soft footsteps outside her room.

"So since Sebastian is a demon we are going to fight this cult right? But since you signed a contract that means once we defeat this cult you are going to die." Claire looked down and began to sadly draw on Cassandra's bed with her finger.

"Oh Claire." Cassandra whispered, hugging her friend. "I'll make these last few years' worth it. I swear." After a moment the girls pulled apart. "Yes since Sebastian is a demon he will aid us in this fight." Suddenly Cassandra's door flew open and there stood Sebastian.

"You told her." Fuck that plan goes out the window.

AN: and there it is! Aw shiz whats gonna happen to Claire? Hopefully I'll be able to post on time next week.

FYI: Temporary memory loss sucks, especially when you forget something painful. Long story short I fell out of a tree stand while bear hunting and hit my head, didn't knock me out but I forgot why I was laying on the ground. I remembered what happened later that night, sucked ass.

~Nix