Chapter 4

Ciel's POV

"Wake up now, Bocchan," Sebastian whispered in my ear. I was nudged awake by Sebastian but I really wanted to sleep more. I heard the birds chirping and my eyes hurt while trying to get used to the different change in light. I looked up at Sebastian as I smelled the China Oolong Tea with a tint of lavender in it.

"Lavender? Since when do you use that in tea?" I asked Sebastian. He grinned at me and poured the tea onto a golden laced tea cup.

"I was trying to see if it's possible to mix the flavors for a change." I looked at him quietly and thought, Sebastian is being creepy again. I pulled the heavy blankets off me and my hand brushed against something hard. I turned around and saw Jayne sound asleep next to me, drooling. I crinkled my face in disgust but she looked happy in her sleep.

"What are you doing here?" I shouted. She stirred up and opened her mouth to mumble something I couldn't quite catch. She looked at me with sleepy eyes.

"Good morning, Ciel," she greeted and then her eyes focused on the scene, "What did you do to me?"

"Me? You were the one who came here! I didn't give you permission at all!" I yelled. This seemed to set her off and she thrashed around on the bed.

"No! Now I can't marry anymore!" she hit me with her pillow that was kind of wet with her drool. I wiped my face with my sleeve and tried to balance myself. I quickly grabbed my pillow and hit her back.

"What are you talking about? You're the one who came into my room!" I hit her again on the head but she blocked me. Damn, she has quick reflexes.

"Says who? For all I know, you might have dragged me here at night!" I got pissed and my face turned red. I hate to be misunderstood by people who yell for no good reason.

"I did no such thing!" we both hit each other until I almost spilled the tea Sebastian was handing me. With his quick reaction, Sebastian caught it without the tea spilling and came around the bed to stop us. He grabbed our shirts and pulled us apart with like we were kittens. Our hair was a mess and our clothes were wrinkled. We were both panting but my pride told me to relax so that I could look more mature.

"Bocchan, you must not hit a lady," Sebastian scolded as he looked at me in the eyes. I snapped my head in the other direction because I didn't want to admit the fact that I had hit a girl. Sebastian turned his focus on Jayne.

"Lady Jayne. Please refrain yourself from hitting the young master. Try to think hard about what happened last night." Jayne sighed and closed her eyes to concentrate. I saw that she was trying her best because her eyes were squeezed shut. Daniel came in the room and Sebastian set us down at different ends of the bed. Sebastian dressed me in a green jacket that reached all the way down to my knees and tied a blue ribbon right under my chin. He slipped on the usual boots and buckled a leather strap on top of it. Daniel was also dressing up Jayne in a light blue dress with frills on her sleeves. The boots were tied with ribbons and the stockings were a matching set. I had personally picked out the clothes and I hope she doesn't hate it. It was embarrassing to know that I had chosen the clothes. We weren't facing each other while dressing so I stayed calm because she couldn't see my brand.

"I know you have a brand, Ciel," she said and I sat up straighter and my heart rate went up, "You don't have to hide it from me." I tried to ignore what she said and continued on sipping my tea. The taste made my taste buds tingle.

"Hey, did you sleep well without a dream yesterday night?" Jayne asked. I thought about it for a while and it was true.

"That's correct. It was the first time I had sleep with peace," I admitted. I looked at Sebastian and he gave me a soothingly

"Yeah, I thought so. You looked way too happy when I saw you," she replied.

"Wait, so you did come into my bedroom without permission!"

"Yeah, but besides that point, I got a nightmare." I saw Daniel put his hand on her head in an act of worry. Her eyes showed terror and fear from mentioning her dream. It looked like the dream was replaying in her mind.

"Well, I hope the rest of the day will make you happy again," I said. Sebastian handed me my cane and the cold feeling of the metal seeped through my gloves.

"True, I hope it does," she said, "but the dream wasn't mine. It was yours." That made me stop in my tracks. I felt cold sweat beads forming along my face.

"What do you mean? How could you have gotten my dream?" I asked and grabbed her shoulders. My anger level grew higher but before I exploded I let her go and tried to calm down. Sebastian glared at Jayne but I waved him off. She grabbed my hand and said,

"I know what you're going through now. All the pain of being stabbed," I winced at the memory but I had to wipe it out of my mind.

"I may not have a painful past like you but your dream told me everything," she continued on. I looked down and her hands gripped harder onto mine. Why was she holding my hand? Damn, I'm starting to think of strange things.

"I don't think that dream is truly mine though." She looked pained but I had to leave that matter aside and walked outside to take care of business.

It was around dusk when I heard a light knock on the door.

"Come in," I demanded. I saw Angela standing at the door way with a terrifying face. Jayne was next to me daydreaming but I saw that she had moved herself over to the empty void next to the bed. Angela's face also showed she had been worrying with all the stress marks across her forehead.

"You must leave now. It's coming," her voice shook. To my amusement, I tried to seem as if I didn't understand her.

"What's coming?" I questioned and looked up from the book I was reading.

"The demon hound. It's coming for you. Quickly, you must leave at once!" Angela warned. I heard a loud howl of a dog and I stood up from my chair. The chair got knocked over but I diverted my eyes towards the window and I saw a shadow of a wolf on the curtains.

"Sebastian!" I shouted and Sebastian dashed to the curtains. He pushed them aside with a quick swipe of his arms but there was nothing out there. No sign of a demon hound. I heard a strange sound coming from behind me.

"Jayne?" I asked. I saw Jayne on the floor laughing her guts out and pounding her fists on the floor. This has become an awkward picture.

"I can't stop laughing. It's-it's just that Sebastian looked so serious and opened the window," Jayne tried talking through her hiccups and laughter, "and poof! There's nothing there!" She continued to laugh while all three of us stared at her.

"Lady Jayne, I do doubt this is the moment to be laughing at me," Sebastian sounded annoyed. His eyebrows twitched and I was still confused from his comment. Angela got the situation back in control and Jayne had finally stopped laughing. She led us downstairs as we exited the door. I saw a mob of people shouting at us.

"Demon hound has chosen James! He had one more dog than what was allowed. He had a sixth dog!" one guy in a white beard said. The crowd shouted with the man and Lord Barrymore decided to show up at the moment.

"Yes," Lord Barrymore turned to me, "You were lucky you weren't chosen by the demon hound. This town will run under my laws and the demon hound is here to protect it!" I took notice that the servants were also witnessing this.

"A good dog is a good dog, a good dog good. The bad dog is a bad dog, the bad dog bad," the mob scene had shouted their mantra. They left with Lord Barrymore, still chanting it, leaving us behind. Sebastian and I exchanged looks and Sebastian nodded at me. I took a long stare at Jayne and she looked at me with an innocent face.

"I ban you to follow me for the rest of the day and tomorrow morning," I commanded and expected her to follow it. The air started to thin out and the clouds were moving closer together.

"What? You can't ban me from doing anything!" she shouted. I simply ignored her and prompted Sebastian to take me to where the crowd was going.

"Hey! I was talking to you, you short stuff!" she shouted at me and my fingers twitched at the words "short stuff". I sighed and pulled down my hat to cover the noise. Sebastian's hand fell on my back as he gently pushed me towards the crowd of people.

Jayne's POV

Damn him. Who does he think he is ordering me around like that? I didn't sleep a wink last night thanks to his cocky attitude. No matter, I'll find something else to do that would be so much more fun. Oh my god, my language is starting to change. Ugh, these people are rubbing on to me. I tried to roll my foot on each step so that I wouldn't make so much noise but it's impossible with these high heeled boots. These frills on my sleeves put some weight onto my arms but I can put up with that. Who chose this outfit anyway? I do love the color and the feel to the fabric but the shoes were beyond my comfort.

"Hey, Daniel. Do you like your name?" I worried. Daniel's face showed curiosity but chuckled at my question.

"It is the name you gave me so yes, I do like my name," he answered. Everyone had a last name and it gave them pride as the show it off to the people.

"Everyone has a last name. Even me. Do you want a last name? I just never had time to think of one," I offered.

"I would be delighted to have a last name, my lady," Daniel smiled. I thought hard again and searched through my empty brain and look past all of the brain farts. I got it! I think it would be perfect for Daniel.

"How about Sitri? Daniel Sitri?" I was eager to hear his response to my magnificent thought. I usually don't come up with genius ideas like now so I love to praise myself in anyways I can.

"Sitri?" Daniel's voice lowered, "As in the Demon Sitri? One of the sons of Satan?" The atmosphere around Daniel darkened and I felt a slight chill in the air.

"Yeah, what about it? I think it suits you. You both have jet black hair and you both are nice. You also make me feel at peace," I smiled and patted his back and continued down the hallways and out to the backyard.

"But he is married, and I am not. I will not love the Goddess of Nephthys. I will only love you," Daniel's silky voice mesmerized me. That has nothing to do with your name, I thought. Again with his love; I had no choice but to push him away again.

"Daniel. You're here to help me get my revenge, not to fall in love with me. Stay on task," I told him coldly. He gathered his arrogance and bowed at me.

"Yes, my lady. I am sorry to have… made you feel disturbed. I will keep my emotions to myself. And yes, I will have Sitri as my last name," Daniel said. I relaxed a bit and found the carriages parked out in the backyard. The horses were grazing on hay from a bin. There was a stale smell to them and I held my breath. The ground looks perfect for what I'm about to do.

"What are you intending to do, my lady?" Daniel questioned me as I unhooked one of the horses from the carriage. The metal hooks clanked at one another when I dropped it.

"I'm going to try riding a horse. I've always wanted to," I said. Daniel hoisted me up the horse and I grabbed its reign. I sat there with a wide grin on my face and waited. I kept waiting and waiting but nothing happened.

"What's wrong, Jayne?" Daniel asked. I was half happy that he didn't call me "Lady Jayne" but half sad because I knew my problem.

"I… I don't know how to make the horse start going," I said with awkwardness and rubbed my head.

"Well then hold on tight!" Daniel said with his silky voice and slapped the horse's behind.

"Wh-wait!" I shouted. The horse titled upwards and it shot forward. My hand was trying to find its way to the reign and I felt the wind cut into my face. It was nauseating and way too quick. The horse was galloping forwards and I tried keeping my balance on its back. I went bouncing up and down and finally, I got hold of the horse's reign. I grabbed it and pulled it back trying to stop it.

"Yes! Now calm down!" I tugged at the rope and the horse whined as it kicked its legs up in the air gracefully. I saw the sun's glare in my eyes and that made me slip off the horse. The rope had cut in my palms and I fell back on the grass. My hands hurt from the rope burn and I think I may have twisted my wrist. The horse galloped away and I never saw it again.

"Jayne!" Daniel yelled and ran to me in a second. My eyes grew larger in fear as I felt the dirt and grass on my hands. Direct contact with nature made me disgusted. My head turned in circles and last night's dinner was coming up my throat but I swallowed it down again. When Daniel reached me he embraced me but I didn't object this time. I held onto his uniform tightly and cried in his shirt. I was shaking so much from fear.

"I'm so sorry, Jayne. It was my fault. I wasn't there to catch you when you fell to the ground and I made that horse go wild. I thought it would be fun since you sounded like you could ride a horse with ease," Daniel petted my hair. I had stopped crying because Daniel's shirt was wet but I was still scared from falling and touching grass. I've never been fond of grass and I never will. I was still shaking in fear until I finally decided to recollect myself.

"I'm sorry for worrying you Daniel," I said but I knew it wasn't my place to be apologizing, "Please prepare me a towel and we'll be heading to where Ciel is right now." Daniel picked me up and placed me lightly on the pavement. I stood there blanking out and when I saw Daniel's face when he came back, I no longer processed any information that was coming through my head. I was still shocked from the event and all my movements were automatic. Daniel held me in his arms and ran to where Sebastian and the others were. I felt my stomach growl and realized I never had lunch yet. Back in America, I would always have noodles or something exquisite to my standards. But now is not the time to be drooling of food that I miss so much.

When Daniel and I reached the scene where everyone was standing in amazement, I hopped out of Daniel's arms and ran toward them.

"Ciel!" I shouted with my hands around my mouth. I ran past Ciel, leaving him in confusion and I stopped in front of Sebastian.

"Aw, I missed the show," I pouted. Sebastian half smiled and said,

"Don't worry. There'll be more fun later on." That made me energized and I couldn't wait so I started to jump up and down. I could smell a weird stench coming from the demon hound that Sebastian was holding. I looked up at the sky and it looked like it was drizzling but rainbows had appeared. Angela came running at the demon hound and explain how she had to keep it a secret. She even asked Sebastian to take care of it.

"Could you please keep Pluto at your place? I would feel more at ease if he was in your care," Angela begged.

"It is getting busy at the house. I don't know about that," Sebastian thought about it.

"Sebastian will take care of it without a problem," Ciel stated. The air grew darker as Sebastian glared at him.

"Master, is this an order?" he asked.

"It is in fact. This will make everything livelier," Ciel responded quickly. The tension in the air relaxed a bit and I became calm as well. After awhile, Ciel was bathing in the hot spring.

"Are you sure you want to do this, my lady?" Daniel inquired as I took off my clothes and wrapped a towel around me.

"It's fine. Just sit back and watch. Unless you want to come in as well," I asked. He shook his head lightly but I saw in his eyes that he did.

"This is how the Japanese like to bathe and eat, bocchan," Sebastian explained to Ciel. Ciel closed his eyes softly and said,

"It is a nice change." I saw steam come up from the hot spring and wondered how it manages to stay hot all year round. I nodded to Pluto and we both jumped in the hot spring.

"Kalabanga!" I screamed and jumped in. When my head surfaced the water, I felt the warmth travel across my body. I've never felt something like this before and it was really exhilarating.

"This feels great!" I looked at Ciel but he had lowered his head so that his chin was directly above the water line. Sebastian sighed because the water got on his favorite tailored tailcoat.

"P-please find your towel, Jayne," Ciel mentioned. I looked down and saw that my towel had fell off.

"Ahh!" I shrieked and Daniel quickly covered me with another towel.

"I knew this was going to happen. You never listen," he said with a heavy sigh. I felt my cheeks burn red and the heat radiating off of it. It was annoying how I'm blushing uncontrollably.

I smiled and started splashing water at Ciel, upsetting the water. The water splashed all over, soaking Ciel's cake and diluting the tea. Sebastian swiped at the tray and retrieved it back before the tea knocked over and mixed with the spring water. I was actually having fun in such a long time and I can tell Ciel was as well. We got tired after a few minutes and I giggled because I had so much fun. I peered at Ciel and he had smiled. HE SMILED.

"You do know that the moment we get back to the manor, you're going to be taking classes with me," Ciel smirked to the left. Oh, so his smile was only a sadistic smile, not of happiness. And there I was getting all flustered. I gawked at him but then it changed into a huge smile.

"Bring on the challenge," I proposed.

We packed up our belongings and got on the carriage. Daniel put a light blue hat on my head and guided me to Ciel's seat. I took off my hat and hid my face.

"What happened to one of the horses?" Sebastian questioned with surprise. I stopped in my tracks and hope he doesn't catch the person responsible for it.

"Indeed, we can't be missing one horse. It'd be difficult for that single horse to push one carriage," Ciel thought with his hand on his chin. Ciel was exceptionally good at finding the culprit and I sat down on the cushion seat quickly. My hands started sweating from fear. I tried to avoid their eyes but Sebastian came up to me.

"Do you know where the horse could have gone to?" Sebastian smiled at me and I tried to word my sentence correctly.

"Uh, I don't know?" my words stumbled out of my mouth but he chuckled. He knew that I was responsible for the missing horse but he knew it was best to keep that a secret.

"I guess we have no choice but to use Pluto," Ciel suggested and Pluto happily turned into the demon hound. Sebastian unhooked the only horse for the carriage and hooked it to Pluto. The carriage lifted up a bit due to Pluto's large body. Daniel rode on the single horse and we rode away. I turned to my back and saw Finny and the rest of the servants waving at Angela. I didn't bother waving good bye knowing I'll see her again. I swiveled back into my seat and Ciel smiled at me. I think he also figured it out that I was the suspect. I dug my face into my hat and felt my face burn.