His Butler, the Nurse (Pluto the Snow-White Dog)

"Ciel!" Elizabeth Midford ran into the master's bedroom crying. "Sebastian told me you were sick... I was so worried! I came to help you feel better!"

"I am not sick." Ciel was sitting up in his bed, reading another letter from the Queen. "As soon as Sebastian allows it, I will return to work."

"No, no no no!" Lizzie jumped onto Ciel's bed and asked, "Can we cuddle?"

"Just don't touch me."

Lizzie wrapped her arms around her fiancé and kissed his cheek. "I will tell you a story, 'kay? Then you will feel better. Once upon a time..."

...In a land far, far away, there lived a dog with fur as white as snow and eyes as red as blood. He was as tall as the tallest building, and he went by the name 'Pluto'.

Pluto's owner was King William, the kindest king that land had ever reigned over the land. Every day, as Pluto went for his morning walk, the king's subjects would greet him with "Hello!" or give him a dog treat.

Unfortunately, not everyone in the kingdom loved Pluto as much as the king did. The king's wife- Pluto's step-mother, Queen Undertaker- was extremely jealous of the mutt and would do anything in her power to rid of him.

It was a little-known fact that Undertaker was a witch, skilled in the art of black magic and making deadly potions. One day she became fed up with how much William loved Pluto more than her and she killed the king in his sleep. It was a tragic loss for everyone in the kingdom.

Still, the Queen had not gotten rid of Pluto. Every night, she asked her death scythe; "Death scythe, death scythe, in my hand... Who is the most loyal in all the land?" The answer would always be Pluto, no matter what the Queen tried to do to change it.

Queen Undertaker called upon her servant, the huntsman Grell Sutcliff, to finally rid of this monster once and for all.

"Elizabeth, I hate to interrupt...but isn't this just the story of Snow White with different characters?"

"No. It is called Pluto the Snow White Dog, and I wrote it myself." Lizzie flashed Ciel a brilliant smile. "Just for you! So you better be paying attention."

The door to Ciel's room creaked open and Sebastian peeked his head through. "I'm sorry, Master, is she bothering you? Lady Elizabeth begged me to let her enter your room."

"She's fine, Sebastian."

"I brought your tea." His butler pulled a rolling cart with a tea service into the room. "For you as well, Elizabeth?"

"Thank you, Sebastian. I will take some. Would you care to hear my story?"

Ciel attempted to signal "NO" to his butler without hurting fragile Elizabeth's feelings, but the black butler didn't seem to notice his silent pleas. "Of course, my Lady," said Sebastian.

"Okay. where was I? Oh yes... now, Grell goes out into the forest to kill Pluto...

Per his master's orders, Grell took Pluto into the forest, tricking the snow-white dog into thinking it was just a usual walk. Pluto, in his human form, would run ahead of the huntsman, chasing the birds and stopping every once in a while to smell the sweet flowers, as he often did on his walks. Once they were far away from the town, however, Grell took out his Super-Awesome-Death-Scythe of Death.

"I am so sorry, Pluto," Grell said, "but I must kill you now, and return your heart to Queen William." He stroked Pluto's hair as he spoke, and swore he saw tears in the demon hound's eyes.

"No! I can't do it!" Grell tossed his chainsaw aside and hugged Pluto. "I couldn't kill such a sweet creature... I shall take my own life to pay for the evil I have done in this world!" Grell took his blade and placed it against his chest. "Now, run, Pluto, run! And make sure no one ever finds you!"

"Woof!" said Pluto. He wagged his rear end like it was a tail.

"Do you understand me? Run away! Go!"

"Woof!" Pluto continued wagging his tail and circling around Grell, who was still waiting for the dog to leave so he could go ahead and kill himself. "Woof!" Pluto suddenly jumped on Grell, knocking the knife out of his hands and saving the suicidal huntsman from himself.

"Pluto... You saved me..." Grell gasped. The demon hound licked Grell's face, in the way that dogs do when they are pleased with their owner. Grell was extremely misled by this innocent act, and licked Pluto's snout in return.

The Undertaker barged into the room. "Heh heh... Ciel Phantomhive, are you ready for me to take your measurements for your coffin."

"I am not dying," Ciel said as he took a small sip from his tea. "I am not sick."

"Please leave, Undertaker," said Sebastian.

"You know what that's going to cost..." he snickered.

Lizzie growled. "You can listen to my story if you promise not to touch Ciel."

"Of course, my lady." He bowed mockingly. "Let's hear this story of yours... Heh."

After Grell left the woods, Pluto began searching deeper into woods in his demon-hound form. It was so much easier to see where he was going when he was hundreds of feet tall and able to peek over the top of the branches.

After a few hours of searching, and with the sun starting to fall under the horizon, Pluto spotted a small cottage hidden beneath the trees. Inside the cottage lived seven people; one woman who was caring for six men. Their names were MeyRin, Ciel, Sebastian, Finny, Baldroy, Prince Soma, and Agni. They were all a very happy family as long as Ciel was the leader. So when Ciel saw the giant dog peering into their house, and insisted on keeping him, no one disagreed.

Pluto was a very spoiled dog when he was with his new family. The family in the woods worked for the evil Queen Undertaker, and often left Pluto behind when they left to do their work. Pluto didn't get lonely, as he had his friends in the forest to play with. Life was good for our snow-white dog.

Until one day, the evil Queen returned.

Queen Undertaker was easily able to bribe Grell into telling him where Pluto was hidden. She had used her black magic to make a special treat for Pluto- a poisoned dog biscuit. She left the village and met Pluto in the woods one evening.

"Hello, little doggy," the Undertaker said, "would you care for a cookie?"

"Woof!"

Pluto accepted the treat from the Queen and ate it in a single bite. He coughed, fell over, and died. "Heh heh heh!" the Undertaker laughed. "Finally I have gotten rid of that stupid mutt!"

Lizzie paused her story-telling and started crying. "It's so sad! Pluto... Pluto DIED!"

"It's just a story, Elizabeth," Ciel assured her. "Please continue. I love it."

"You do?" she sniffed. "You... love my story? Really? Okay... When the seven others returned home to find Pluto dead...

...They were horrified. Prince Soma and Agni tried to revive the dog, but nothing could be done. "I'm sorry," Sebastian said, "he's gone."

"Pluto!" Finny wailed. Tears streamed down his cheeks. He loved that dog more than anyone else.

The family built a glass coffin for their beloved pet and held a special memorial just for him. The entire forest was filled with gloom as their friend left the world.

Some time later, the seven people who lived out in the woods had a visitor named Lau. Lau was interested in Pluto's dead body, claiming he knew a way to revive him.

"How?" MeyRin asked.

Lau looked to his sister, Ran-Mao. "Seaweed," she said.

Pluto's body was wrapped in seaweed.

He remained dead.

"Oh, well, we tried," Lau said. "Come, Ran-Mao, we're done here."

"Seaweed."

And the two left.

"That was... odd." said Ciel. Everyone agreed with him, and not just because he was the leader. While Ciel and the others were discussing the oddity of Lau's method to bring Pluto back, the old King William appeared out of thin air.

"What?! I thought you were dead!" Baldroy shouted.

"I was," William answered, "But I'm a shinigami, and shinigamis don't die as easily as you might think." He studied Pluto's body. "Ah, I see. It looks like he was poisoned."

"Poisoned?!" Ciel shouted.

"By who?!" MeyRin asked.

"Whom," William corrected. "It appears as if it must be my wife's work. Queen Undertaker."

"Do you know how to bring him back?" Finny whispered.

"He needs a kiss from his true love, which means..." William pushed his glasses onto the bridge of his nose. "We need Grell."

"Lizzie! That's completely disgusting!"

"I do have to agree with Ciel," Sebastian said. "It's a bit odd to see a male shinigami and male demon hound as... soul mates."

"It's my story! Besides, you should've seen it coming after the scene where Grell freed Pluto."

"That was a lick, not a kiss."

"Like it matters!"

"It does matter! Sebastian, please explain the difference to Elizabeth."

"Lady Elizabeth-"

"Look, I get it!" Elizabeth shouted. "This is a lick-" she licked Ciel's cheek- "and this is a kiss." Lizzie pressed her lips to Ciel's, keeping them in place much longer than the demonstration required. The Undertaker snickered and Sebastian looked away.

"Besides..." she whispered, after releasing herself from Ciel, "it's my story."

Grell was called out to kiss Pluto and bring him back to life. It was a very touching moment when Pluto finally opened his eyes after the kiss. He smiled, then barked, grateful to be alive again.

"Pluto! You're alive and I LOVE YOU!" Grell hugged his 'soul mate', as Sebastian called them.

"Well," William said, "It looks like my work here is done."

Grell never came to the realization that Pluto was a demon hound, and they spent the rest of their lives together. Pluto continued bringing joy to the kingdom...

"...And the seven woodsmen who he had made his family, and the other animals who had helped him find his way in the woods. Everyone lived happily after ever. The end."

Lizzie clasped her hands together. "Well, what d'ya think? Did you like my story?"

Ciel smiled. "It was wonderful."