"You're joking, that can't happen, he- Sebastian he's joking isn't he?" Ciel asked after hearing his father-in-law explain the situation.
"I'm afraid not. My father isn't known for his sense of humor."Sebastian replied, he wasn't sure what to do. The devil sighed. Sebastian was still obviously angry.
"See Mama, we are not the same, the monsters will come and-and" Evian sobbed in his Mother's arms.
"I'm not going to let anything hurt you Evian, it's alright. I know you're scared but I'm still your mother and I will always look after you." Ciel promised.
"Yes, you are a good Mama, you will love us anyway. I do not want you to go away!" Evian shrieked sorrowfully.
"I'm not going anywhere at all."
"Pardon me sirs, Alois and Naveen are here and they're quite shaken."
"Send them in Cynna." Sebastian instructed. Ciel could hear Lenora crying and Naveen attempting to comfort his mate.
"Precious one, it's going to be alright, I don't know what happened but I'm certain the king and queen will."
"Why didn't Lenora -" Ciel shook his head "And Luca, What's going on ?"Alois asked fearfully. As the family entered Ciel could see that Alois was shaking as he carried Lenora, Luca grabbed onto his brother tightly.
The king asked them to sit and explained the crimson lights.
"How did you even see them, you live down -"
"I'd never seen one before,a blood moon sounded interesting so Naveen and I took Lenora and Luca to see it. There was something about the light that scared Luca and we felt like something wasn't right. We started back and -" Alois couldn't finish speaking.
"I'm afraid mum. I don't even know what mortal means." Rowan cried.
"It means we have to be very careful,we can get hurt more easily."Ciel explained
"Oh no,I will be a hurting Rachel. This is unhappy, I do not like mortalness!"Rachel fretted.
"Brother, what should we do, Hannah's waiting for us, we can't go home if we're not demons anymore!" Luca rubbed the tears from his eyes and looked up at Alois.
"Humans can enter the gate,however it is not advisable to do so." The king informed them. "If only I had warned you of the danger when you came to me my son. I-"
"If you had then my family wouldn't be in this situation and we would be enjoying a nice evening. This is not only inexcusable but also unforgivable. Consider yourself fortunate that I'm not strong enough to do the things I have already done to you in my thoughts." Sebastian hissed.
"Young Master, what are we going to do now?" Mey-Rin stared down to the floor.
"There's nothing we can do right now. We'll figure something out. There has to be a way to go back." The devil shook his head.
"There is none known to us. I will send my guard and staff to ensure your family is safe. This is the best I can offer until a solution is found."
Mommy, are scary things coming to get us?" Vincent sobbed.
"Even if they did, your father and I wouldn't let them."
"but they could hurt you and-"
"it's going to be alright. I need you to trust me." Ciel told them. The eldest children gathered close to their mother.
"You are mommy, and we are your babies. We trust you lots because you love us and take care of , we will be okay because mommy and daddy are here and mey-Rin and Finny and bard and Tanaka and even Cynna. Alois and Naveen are good too. I am not afraid anymore." Rachel said confidently.
"We should help take care of our babies too, so Mama is not afraid for them. Do not worry Mama we are here." Evian patted Ciel's hand gently.
"Now what should we do?"Rowan asked snuggling into Ciel. The former earl turned his attention to the king.
"How fast can you get the guard here?" He asked.
"Immediately." The devil replied. Rowan yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"I suppose we should try to get some sleep if the guard can be here tonight." Sebastian agreed and the king rushed to make the arrangement.
"Come along my little ones, to bed." Sebastian said lifting the twins into his arms. The eldest children followed their mother to their rooms.
Finny stared out the window.
"Pluto's restless tonight, we should probably stay close to the masters." He said.
"I agree, you can never have too many guards in a situation like this." Cynna added.
"But we're mortal, does that not scare you?" Naveen asked.
"No. We were all human before and we served our young master, we offered our lives to protect him and we will do it all again." Tanaka said.
"He's right, if we're goin' down in service to our family, I'd be honored." Bard's confidence seemed to give the group hope.
"Naveen, we'll be okay won't we?" Alois leaned into his mate.
"Of course precious one, I'll keep you safe."
Down in the devil's castle, the guard had assembled and stood by the gateway to enter Sebastian and Ciel's home.
"Go my guard, do your duty to my family." The devil ordered. The largest member of the group reached out to open the gate.
"Majesty!" He cried after several attempts.
"The gateway is sealed, there is no way through!" The devil rushed forward pushing on the large iron gate but had no luck. He growled angrily pounding his fists against it but it didn't move. He let out a thunderous roar of frustration. To use another gate way may take too long and he knew there was no way around it, for the moment Sebastian and Ciel were on their own.
