Chapter 7: Night visits

Sebastian went to prepare the meal for the Earl in silence, not even the chaos that was generated from the three servants that were in the background could snap him out of his thoughts. Well, Almost. At the sound of a crash followed by an explosion which was quickly followed by the scream before the usual shattering of plates, caused the butler to sigh.

'Do they ever learn?' He went to look at the mess that were caused by the so-called maid, cook and gardener. They immediately prepared themselves for a lecture from Sebastian but none came. They looked up at him with confusion written all over their faces. Instead, Sebastian sighed.

"Please stop messing around and do your work properly." He was about to return to his work but just before he did, he turned back giving them as he spoke.

"Also, after dinner is finish I need to talk to all of you. So please meet me in the kitchen when you are done."

"Y-yes!" The three of them answered.

Dinner was prepared and served as usual, while the servant went to the kitchen leaving Tanaka to attend to his master's wishes at the table.

"Bard!"

Bard stood up straight in a salute pose.

"Yes!"

"From this day onwards, you'll be the chef for each meal so please, I repeat please, do NOT use a flamethrower when cooking."

"Y-yes sir!" He saluted but had a surprised look on his face.

"Head chef? Me?" Bard began but Sebastian carried on.

"Finny"

"Ah! Yes!" Finny stood as stiff as a board.

"Please continue to attend to the gardening, carefully. Make sure you pay extra care for the Young Master's roses. You know how much he cherishes those."

"Yes"

"Meirin…"

"Yes!"

"Please don't drop any more plates."

"Ah, Yes sir!"

"There is something I must do so I will be taking my leave now. Please take care of the young master while I'm away."

"Y-yes."

"Well then, don't you still have things to do?"

"Ah!" Instantly the three servants buzzed off back to what they were doing, unknown to them his real meaning.

He went to take care of the last minute details as he got himself ready and left the manor. He laid undetected beside the Earl's bedroom and watches over his as he slept there peacefully. The sky clear, with the lights of the full moon shining on the expressionless face of the demon; as the night went on, he slowly made his way leaving the manor he spent four years behind. He stood standing on top of the building as he stare down at the empty street of London. After a while, he waited not really having a place to go; the wind picked up speed as the night got colder. Out of the corner of his eyes he noticed a newspaper clipping trapped against the side of the chimney. The newspaper unlooses itself from the chimney as the blow of the wind and flew towards him, landing by his feet.

The clipping was of some store that held mystical stones and the wonders it did to those that bought them. Picking it up, he looked at it for a while as his memory took him back to the store again. He remembers that the sales assistance that day was saying that she had been there to drop something of for the manager; it was a necklace of onyx and turquoise. Unknown to whether or not this could be a clue; he took his chances and made his way into the next town where this supposedly well-known store was located.

The sun had just started to rise as he made his way towards the store and waited. It was several hours before he heard the clicked of the doors unlocking, and unmistakably by the very one he was looking for. He waited until she went back further inside before he made his way into the store, after all he can't have her seeing her and locking him out, not that it would work. It would be easy to unlock the door himself. Taking a step forward, he pushed the doors open making the bell ring.

"Good morning, how may-" She froze as she turned seeing who it really was.

"Sebastian!" Her eye glancing around the room again, but knowing she couldn't get away this time, she sighed. They stood there a few minute unknown what to say; Sebastian broke the silence.

"It's good to see you again…My lady." She flinched at the title still not use to him being so formal no matter how long it's been. She sighed again.

"You don't have to call me that anymore, you know that." He shrugged.

"Old habits die hard. Or so they say." This time she turned to glare at him and laughed dryly.

"Tsk. Shouldn't you be with that kid from last time?" She questioned but her tone was uncaring. She was just as he remembered.

"There…has been a new arrangement that I have to comply…" There was no concern in his voice but knowing the demon, she knew that there was something more though she pretended not to notice.

"So? What do you want from me?" She asked nonchalantly. He took a moment to answer her, finally he settled for one word.

"Why?" This time, it was her turn to shrug.

"I just…wanted to get away. From everything." She did not say anything else. She did not need to, Sebastian had attended to her ever since she was little and he knew everything that she was thinking even if she denies her own feelings.

"Well, I hope you are not going to run away again. I will make sure that I won't let you escape me this time." She grimaced. "After all, I did promise Clarissia and Lyler to look after you." He answered with his usual smile.

"And what? Leave your current master?" She eyed him sceptically, knowing that through his aesthetic nature, he would not be able to do so.

"Oh, you won't have to worry about that." He smiled, but within his smile, she could see sadness as he spoke.

The days went by, Sebastian stayed at where Jezebel was living, it was quite a big house; she had explained that it had been passed down through the family, though not many people know about. Which wasn't really a surprise as there were only few passages leading to the secure island just off the coast, it was surrounded by so many jagged rock that even the most expert navigators could not get past. Even the few that did get past, they would sure to not be able to survive; around the coast and across the island laid creatures that you wouldn't believe existed, wolves that weren't the kind that human thought of, creature that were so alike to other animals yet different, bigger, dangerous and intellectual. It was a whole different world, but as any world, it had its own set of laws and regulations. One of the most important rules which must be held was that they were never to leave the island; if they did they will be killed. However, in exchanged, if any humans ever set foot into their territory, they have the rights to kill, with a few exceptions.

The 'rulers', so to speak, though an unwritten one, were Danny, Derek and Damian, they were the ones who kept the order and upheld the laws, there was another one that also lived with them, Chiaki, though he play the role of healing. These four were in fact Jezebel's 'brothers' though none of them blood related. She was once a babysitter to the four of them, when Danny's and Derek's parents had died, they were kept at the orphanage and upon wondering around they stumbled into a passage way onto this land and were attacked and bitten by vampires and left there. When realising what they became they tried to kill themselves but did not succeed as Jez intervened. Instead she told them to get stronger to fight the urge to kill and live, which they did in the end. Not forgetting the debt they owed to Jezebel, they looked up to her as a sister and stayed with her to protect those on and off the island. Damian and Chiaki on the other hand, had a hard childhood and came to stay to Jezebel instead. And this was where the four of them stayed, with their girlfriends who stayed around from time to time.

When Sebastian was introduced to the other four; like most 'humans', they did not trust him and loving their 'sister' so much, they did not want her to be around him. After all it was still a known fact that a demon never gets involved with a human unless it was for ones soul. But the claim was dismissed as she told them that there was nothing to worry about. In the end, Sebastian stayed, but was kept a close eye on from the 'brothers' that still did not believe him.

As the days passed, he took back his role as butler towards Jezebel letting the others do as they please, it's not as if he liked all human and they don't trust him enough to let him served them even if he was willing. But eventually, he started to miss the Phantomhive manor and especially its owner; Ciel Phantomhive. After a while he would end up staying with Jez during the day and going back to the manor to keep an eye on Ciel and make sure he wasn't in danger as the night went by. When watching his adoring young master, he had noticed that he was becoming thinner and more stressed though he wasn't sure as what was wrong, seeing as he only been there when he was fast asleep.

'I wonder if he sick. Surely the others would call the doctors if he was.' He thought concerned, but also knowing that his master would never let any weakness shown, so the others may not even suspect anything. Every now and then he would slip in and place a hand on his forehead to see if he was sick, which he wasn't, but that still didn't cease his worry.

It was a week since then, as he repeated this new routine; while he was carrying his day as usual waiting for the night to come before he was able to see his Young Master again. It had started raining as he stir the cup of coffee before taking it to the girl sitting on the beige sofa outside of the kitchen in the living room who had been working on some papers from her work the whole morning. The store was just to cover up the passage so people wouldn't get hurt, she had ask Daciana to look after the store and made sure no one was to enter the back. Her real job was part of the police specialising in 'unusual' cases which cannot be disclosed to the public. He handed the cup to her and left to do his usual chores. As dusk approaches, he excused himself as always; at that instant the door flew open as Damian came in holding something in his arms which was cover by the dark cloak he was wearing. He stood in the doorway, carefully brushing off most the rain that fell onto him without dropping what he was holding; his hair was wet from the now pouring rain outside. Carefully lifting the cloak off, he revealed a small boy.

"Ciel!" Jez glanced at him with curious eyes before turning back to her brother and the young boy.

"Dami, put him over here. Is he hurt? Should I call Chiaki here?"

"He just has a few scrapes and bruises. No big deal. Found him in the woodlands, luckily for him that Ulric and Zev were the ones that found him. Played around with him a little too rough though, but it seems that they were just playing." Damian said over the worried demon that was already by his side.

"I'm sorry sis. I'll speak to Daciana when I get a chance. It looks like he went through the passage from the stone store."

"Wasn't anyone with him?" He demanded. What were those lot doing leaving the boy alone. But Damian continued ignoring him.

"Sebastian." A voice interjected. "He's fine. He's just tired, looks like he hasn't been sleeping much lately." Jez tried to reassure him, as she tended to the wounds. "Damian, please make sure that Darci lock up properly next time. I do not wish a repeat of this incident. It's a good thing that Ulric and Zev are much kinder to humans but still…"

"Of course sis."

With that, Jez resumed her attention on Ciel who was still sleeping throughout the night.


Ahem. Excuse the vampires. ^^"

I'm hoping that the chapters flow ok and that it makes sense…

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