"Good morning, Ciel," I spoke softly, "It's time to wake up."

"Lumi?" he grumbled deliriously, "What are you doing here? You're not Sebastian."

"I've forced Sebastian into a day off," I explained, "You get me for the day instead."

"Is everything ok?" Ciel asked.

"He's not," my voice broke, "He's really not ok."

"He will be," he assured, "Sebastian's quite resilient."

"You didn't see him last night, Ciel," I shook.

A soft, sweet, tiny yawn came from the other side of the young lord's bed and an arm crept up around him, "Good morning, my love."

"Good morning, Elizabeth," Ciel held her against his chest, kissing her forehead.

"Good morning, Lizzie," I smiled, covering up the ache in the very depths in my soul.

"Oh," Lizzie chirped, "Lumi, good morning. What are you doing here?"

"There are going to be some things you'll have to get used to while you're living in the manor, Lizzie," Ciel clarified, "Normally, it'd be Sebastian in here, but this morning, we have Lumi instead."

"Ciel…"

"What?"

"Do you remember that thing we talked about last night?" Lizzie flirted.

"Go ahead and start without me," Ciel insisted, "I need to speak with Lumi for a moment."

"But…" Lizzie's eyes started to water. I predicted tears in t-minus ten seconds, "Ciel…"

Fortunately, Ciel intercepted before they could even begin, taking her quickly reddening face in his hands, "I won't be long. I promise. Then, we can do that thing we talked about last night."

"And I can redecorate the manor?"

"One thing at a time," he settled her, "Go on."

"Fine," Lizzie gave Ciel a quick kiss and headed for the bathroom.

"Wow, Ciel," I joined him on the bed, "You handle her very well."

"I've known her since we were kids," Ciel told, "If I couldn't handle her by now, I'd be in a large amount of trouble. Now, what's wrong with my butler?"

"He's wickedly depressed," I rested my head on his shoulder, "And I'm catching a contact high from it."

"Depressed?" Ciel gave me a look, "I didn't know demons could be depressed. I thought they just experienced emotional flatness for all eternity."

"He's been having Hell flashbacks," I went on, "We had to present Marcelina to Lucifer while you and Elizabeth were on your honeymoon."

"Did you go to Hell?" he gasped.

"We did," I nodded, "And Sebastian hasn't been right since we've been back. I'm worried about him."

"Now that you've told me about it," Ciel agreed, "I am, too. Sebastian's always been so strong. Nothing could faze him. I didn't think his only weakness would be the devil himself."

"To see him like this…" I let out a heavy sigh, "It's soul crushing."

"Is that because he has your soul?" he wondered.

"Excellent hypothesis," I commended, "But I doubt it."

Ciel put his arm around me, "Don't worry yourself, Lumi. He'll be alright."

"You're sure?"

"Absolutely," he promised, "Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"He has you," Ciel gave me a little smile, "If anyone can take care of whatever hell rages on in his head, it's you."

That hit me right in the chest at full speed. And full force. If I wasn't so concerned about keeping up appearances, I probably would've broke down in the young master's arms. But I couldn't. I had to stay strong. I wrapped my arms around him, "Thank you, Ciel. I'm going to go check on him. You go do whatever it was you were going to do with Elizabeth."

"With pleasure," his smile hardened into a dirty little smirk that Sebastian would've been proud of.

"If I hear screaming," I teased, "Should I knock first?"

"Just ignore it," Ciel helped me up from his bed, "It'd probably be the best for all involved."

"You know," I smirked, "You do have other work to do in a day."

"I know," he mirrored me, "But what kind of man denies his wife of the simple pleasures in life?"

I shook my head and rolled my eyes at him and let Ciel go give Lizzie the morning she wanted. I needed to see if my own was ok. My poor fallen angel. At least he was quiet. That's all I wanted. I just wanted for Sebastian to get some rest. I didn't want that angelic face to ever go away. Until those gorgeous ruby eyes of his opened, staring back at me.

"Well, well," Sebastian pulled me down to him, "Hello, darling."

"Hi," I nuzzled into his shoulder, "How are you feeling?"

"I've been better," Sebastian held me, "But I've also been worse. Did you get a spare moment?"

"I haven't even made Ciel's morning tea yet," I chuckled, "But he and Elizabeth are being amorous, I'm assuming."

"Lumi," his embrace tightened, "Can I tell you more about Lucifer?"

"Of course, sweetheart," I agreed, "Tell me anything you want."

"Alright," I pushed him down to being the little spoon and cradled him in my arms, "Well, I had seen how territorial he could be. Honestly, I'm kind of shocked he took you so well."

"What about Ciel?" I wondered, "You two are awfully close."

"He's only prey," Sebastian clarified, "Other than that, he and I are merely servant and master. Now, back to Lucifer being territorial."

"Go on."

"Now, it was one of the knights' jobs to make sure I was always…ready," Sebastian shivered at the memory.

"For what?" I asked, a little nervous of his answer.

"To receive Lucifer," he went on, "They had to do things…Things I wish they'd never have to do. But I'm not going to tell you."

"Why not?" I pouted, almost offended.

"Because you're still a lady," he reminded, "And to speak of such lewd atrocities would be highly improper. Trust me. I'm doing you a favor."

"Ok…"

"I had to endure it," Sebastian continued, "Day in and day out. But there was one knight that wanted to go against Lucifer and claim me as their own. Not necessarily an uncommon thing. I have many attractive qualities and I could get one anywhere they wanted in Hell. I was a very desirable commodity. Once Lucifer caught wind of that, he didn't like it too much. So, he put me out of the knights' reach, despite the fact that he knew it meant putting me out of Hell where I was always so readily available for him."

"So, he put you up here…"

"He did. I was reborn and started corrupting souls. I hadn't been on the Earth's surface since my death. A few hundred years had gone by. Everyone I knew and loved had passed on. But I had forgotten how much I loved it up here."

"It's not all it's cracked up to be," I scoffed, "I can promise you that."

"It's not all bad," Sebastian kissed the top of my head, "Occasionally, some really good things come along. Like the young master. Like you and Marcelina. Like your mother."

"We should visit her one day," I suggested, "Last time I was at her grave, I did kind of promise her we would."

"That's fine," Sebastian agreed, "I haven't seen Catherine in quite some time."

"And we have to bring Marcelina with," I winced, "She'd kill me if I didn't."

"Yes," he giggled to himself, "I'm sure that's exactly why your demon hunter mother would be killing you."

"I know, I know," I rolled my eyes, "Shut up. I see the irony."

I didn't even care if it was a minor insult. It got Sebastian to smile again. And right now, that's all that matters. I just wanted to see him smile. The world goes dark when he doesn't. Quite depressing, really. It even made me feel a little better. And a hint of reassurance. Ciel was right. Everything was going to be ok…

A/N: Hi, guys! To those of you on the Dramatical Murder or the Ouran High School Host Club fic, I'm sorry I didn't update to you guys this week. The site wasn't working properly and the Ouran fic kind of heavily relied on the review section. Which still isn't helping the cause because you guys can't settle on a host. But that's here nor there. You guys at the Kuroshitsuji fic didn't get to feel the hiatus and I'm so happy that the site managed to situate itself again and everything's cool. Awesome. I'll see you next chapter! xx

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