Hi everyone.

I am so sorry it has taken this long to update. From July 1-19 I was in Japan, and there is limited access in the areas I was. Then, upon returning home, I was assaulted with drama and whatnot, and now finally I can post a new chapter. I'm really sorry I didn't update before I left for Japan, but I was pretty busy getting ready for the trip.

By the way, it was awesome, there is so much I have learned, and I plan on writing future chapters that will take place in Japan.

Thank you so much for the patience.

Anyways, down to business.

I kind of screwed up in the last chapter. I wrote out a scene where Angel is telling Kerrie of all the things Ciel did, and basically makes Ciel out to be like a serial murderer, calling him Jack the Ripper and what not.

This is utterly bogus, Madam Red was Jack the Ripper, but Angel does it in order to kind of screw with Kerrie. Tell someone you're killing people and they'll have moral qualms typically, since killing is generally frowned upon (unless it's a zombie apocalypse, shoot for the head don't look back). However, tell someone they're an agent of heaven, and the people that are being killed are potential murderers, rapists, etc, they're more on board with the "let's kill them all dead," concept.

I forgot to include a scene that explains Angel's logic behind his actions in swaying Kerrie into killing more. I am sorry to anyone who was confused in the last chapter, I think I was trying to do too much at once.

Anyways, please enjoy.

Chapter 5

Speeding up

Angel sat on Kerrie's bed while the girl went about preparing something for herself to eat. It had already reverted to its more normal form, with grayed skin, black lips, red eyes, and sparse hair covering a misshapen head.

"Humans, such feeble creatures. Tell them they're a messenger of God out to do God's work and they jump at the chance to dye their hands with blood," said Angel to himself in a sinister voice, far from the honeyed tone he used for Kerrie. It had taken only a few choice lines to seduce her, a well crafted lie to convince her taking life was necessary, and soon she would be drowning in the blood of her victims while he feasted on their souls before taking hers. Were humans always this stupid, or was it a side effect of the improvements in technology.

The lies he'd told about Ciel seemed to have cemented her opinion on his needed death even more than he could have dreamed possible. His mouth watered at the aspect of consuming such a meal, many various minions in hell knew of the broken contract of Ciel and Sebastian. It was one of only five broken contracts that had never been collected on, and the only one where instead of going to purgatory, the human had been reincarnated into the world. Because the seal was supposed to reappear sometime close to the time it had originally been forged, or sometime when he died, no one knew of his whereabouts. However, in the hospital, Angel felt the growing power of the seal. It was slow, like molasses, but soon every demon in hell would be vying to take it. He had to act quickly, if he was not such a stickler for the rules, he would have gone for Ciel first.

Footsteps signaled Kerrie's return and he quickly reestablished his masking form. Bright blue eyes and a kind smile greeted Kerrie when she reentered the room.

"Hey, I was wondering if you wanted anything to eat," Kerrie said, and Angel shook his head. Then Kerrie lightly slapped her forehead.

"I forgot, you don't eat do you Angel?" she asked. Angel shook his head.

"No, actually, we need to start collecting on this list soon. If we do not, I might be forced to break the contract with you," said Angel. Kerrie blinked.

"You will be? I thought we had more time," she said. Angel shook his head.

"No, we have to collect now, or I will be summoned back," said Angel. He jumped off the bed and offered his hand to Kerrie.

"Shall we go forth and do god's work?" he asked. Kerrie blinked, then took his hand and nodded. Angel smiled, but when Kerrie turned away his eyes reverted back to their ruby color, and his smile turned back into his signature smirk.

This time, he was in a garden. There was a book on his lap, he felt content. The wind lightly blew through the trees, rustling them every so often. Ciel sighed and leaned back. He felt so content, so it could be this peaceful...

Suddenly, there was a loud series of sounds, and three people came forth chasing a monstrous dog. Ciel looked at them in annoyance. Why wasn't he surprised? Here he felt annoyance, and there was a giant dog running through an unfamiliar garden. Then again, it felt all so familiar.

He saw the people chasing the dog come closer. One appeared to look very much like Finny. and there was Meirin, and Bard was yelling. Well, it might have been Bard. He seemed older than the friend he knew. What were they doing here, disrupting the silence. Then again, where did the dog come from?

"Young Master?"

Ciel looked up to see a dark haired man with dark eyes looking down at him. Something about the man reminded him of Sebastian, the boy he'd met that afternoon. He'd been wary around the boy, something seemed off about him. Secretly, Ciel also felt fascinated by him, like he'd discovered some sort of interesting animal, dangerous, but beautiful, and he wanted to study it. This man radiated beauty, but still held that dangerous aura that told Ciel he could get bitten if he got too close. Ciel was fascinated by this man, and yet he did not know who he was. The man was dressed nicely, almost like a butler. In fact, Ciel was sure he was a butler.

He was one hell of a butler.

Hell.

And then the eyes on the man glowed red, and the scenery burned away in the wreckage of a burning house. Ciel couldn't breathe, was his asthma running out. He was running through the flames and wreckage, and calling. Calling for who. Mother, father, he was calling for them, but why not Mary? Where was she? He turned the corner, the flames grew hotter, near unbearable...

Anna's alarm clock saved him from the dream. Ciel sat straight up in bed, about to scream a name, but unaware who he was crying out for. He was clutching the blanket though, and the pale hand gripping the fabric was nearly white with fear.

Ciel tried to shake off the uneasiness he felt about the dream and prepare for school, but even as he tied his eye patch into place, he still felt the dread he'd experienced running through the flames. It felt too real. His imagination should not be that vivid. He'd been the child who in preschool had never been creative and drawn purple dogs and green cats but the child who drew what he saw.

Maybe Anna had talked him into watching one too many horror films. He figured he'd tell her about the dreams later. Now, he had to finish getting ready, it was nearly time to go to school.

In her cell in the asylum Meg rocked back and forth. The voice was there again, poisoning her mind, telling her horrible things, and she could not fight back.

When it had visited her in the night, the ghastly figure, Meg thought it to be a robber. Then it did something and now she was here, fighting for every bit of sanity she had left. The doctors didn't believe her, they'd give her pills when she said there was someone there. Her parents didn't believe her. No one believed her.

Was she truly crazy.

She rocked back and forth harder. The voice was getting louder, the same horrible voice that spoke to her day and night, keeping her from sleep. She wanted to sleep, but when she would close her eyes, horrible images filled her head. Death, carnage, and all at the hands of her sister. Surely Kerrie would never do half the things Meg saw. But the poisoning voice said it was all true. Kerrie was a killer. She bathed in the blood of her victims, and dyed her hands forever red as a consequence. She was the reason the voice was in Meg's head, and the only way to silence it was to do the right thing and kill Kerrie.

Kill Kerrie.

But how.

She was her sister.

She was a murderer.

She loved her.

But also hated her.

Blood was thicker than water.

But Kerrie spilled blood like it was water.

Meg rocked back and forth faster, and then screamed and smashed her head against the wall. The doctors soon came, and the pills, and as Meg fell under their spell, the voice laughed.

It was winning.

She was losing.

And there was nothing she could do about it.

Ciel got out of the car with Anna and watched as his aunt drove away. The dream from the night before still bugged him, especially the resemblance between Sebastian and the older man from the dream. It almost made Ciel want to visit the boy after school. However, the dangerous sense he'd picked up from the boy still made him wary of any contact. He'd wanted to talk to Anna about the dream, but the constant presence of his aunt kept him from voicing his concern.

"I wonder if they'll be moved in this afternoon," Anna said cheerfully. Ciel rolled his eyes, he didn't even have to guess who she was speaking about, and glared at the girl. She'd been gushing about Sebastian almost as soon as he had left, like she was in love. His aunt chuckled and chided about 'young love,' but Ciel felt rather put off by her emotions about the boy.

He didn't know why the thought of them together irked him, and he kept it silent for the various hypothesis that would arise should he ever voice this annoyance, but he still did not want them together. He considered it concern about Anna and Sebastian's dangerous aura.

A crowd of whispering girls and giggles attracted his attention, as well as Anna's. There was a flash of black hair and Ciel felt goosebumps arise on his skin. Then, a familiar voice confirmed what he felt.

The girls briefly parted and there, dressed in his school's uniform, was Sebastian Michaelis. He was smiling at the girls and handing one of them a wallet.

"You must be careful, I doubt anyone would be as chivalrous as to return a wallet when money could so easily be extracted from it," said Sebastian. The girl giggled and said something stupid, Ciel couldn't catch it over the usual din of the high school students. Sebastian looked his way, smiled, and excused himself from the girls to walk towards Ciel.

"It's nice to see you again," Sebastian said with a bow.

"Yes, so your mother is Catholic?" asked Ciel. Sebastian's brow furrowed, like he was thinking, and then he sighed.

"The easiest way to put this is your aunt convinced her this was the best place for me," said Sebastian.

"The easiest?" asked Ciel. Sebastian sighed.

"My mother is a complicated woman, I learned long ago never to argue, or for that matter try to talk reason, with her. Are you Catholic?" asked Sebastian. Ciel shrugged, he'd never been too large on the idea of faith despite the fact his parents both had been rather devout, and then Anna bounded up. She seemed especially giddy when she saw Sebastian, though she did cast a rather dangerous glare towards the girls Sebastian had been talking to. They just rolled their eyes and walked away whispering amongst themselves. Anna commented on Sebastian's presence at the school and they talked as Ciel walked a little way behind them. He kept his eyes, well eye concerning one of his eyes was hidden behind a patch, on Sebastian, watching the boy closely.

As they walked, it seemed almost surreal to Ciel. The kids parted like a sea, girls giggled and looked away with deep red blushes on their face, or looked with jealous glares at Anna, and it appeared guys were interested in the youth. Sebastian, however, appeared unaware of the effect his presence had on the student body.

When they finally approached Bard and the others, even their friends seemed to be enthralled with Sebastian. They eagerly crowded around, and Anna introduced the boy. Questions were fired at Sebastian, who answered each one easily and with, if Ciel could say, a professional manner. He smiled politely, nodded when appropriate, and made the right comments. He seemed perfect.

Almost too perfect.

Ciel kept this thought in mind as they walked to class, which Sebastian was also attending with them, in a yet again convenient twist of fate. He had suspected something was up with the boy, and as Sebastian attended each class with him, Ciel's suspicions grew.

The boy excelled in all things academic, earning the praise of each teacher he encountered. When there was a problem no one could solve, the teachers would ask Sebastian, who answered without any effort. In PE, he was an impressive athlete, earning strike after strike when they played baseball that day, with Ciel sitting on the bench on account of his eye. Each act continued to confirm in Ciel's mind that something was not right with Sebastian, and Ciel wondered about the twist of fated that had delivered the boy here in the first place.

Finally, lunch rolled around and Ciel sat down after purchasing his lunch. Sebastian was just cracking open a home made concoction that smelled divine and had kids across the hall turning their heads with curiosity. Ciel sat down, pretended the smell of Sebastian's cooking did not intrigue him, and started on his meal.

"Wow, that smells even better than anything my dad has ever cooked!" Elizabeth commented, looking in wonder at the dish as Sebastian ate.

"Thank you, I do pride myself on being one hell of a cook," said Sebastian. Bard threw down the soda he was drinking and pointed at Sebastian.

"You're one hell of something alright! I mean, all the clubs have had emergency meetings on whose going to get you as a member. The teachers are besides themselves with joy, and you've already been named the school's idol by many of the girls," said Bard loudly.

"It's almost like an anime!" Anna mused. Meirin nervously mumbled something and quickly stuffed her mouth full of food. She'd been rather shy around Sebastian, it appeared Anna might have a rival in love.

They ate a little while longer before Bard finished off the last of his soda and slammed the can onto the table, attracting the attention of everyone.

"Alright! I figure this is the perfect time to mention this," Bard said loudly. They all stared at him before Anna swallowed her lunch, cleared her throat, and stared at him.

"Mention what?" Anna asked when he failed to give the news after a few seconds. Bard smiled.

"Mom's getting married again," he said. Everyone was silent, and then they looked between each other and Anna mouthed the words 'again' in a silent question to Meirin, who simply shrugged. Bard was still smiling.

"We're holding an engagement party, and you're all invited, so long as you provide some food. It's a potluck," said Bard. There was a chorus of cheers from the table.

"Whoo hoo! I'll see what I can whip up," Anna said cheerfully.

"I'm sure my dad would make a really good cake," quipped Elizabeth.

"If Sebastian's coming, he'll make something nice, won't you Sebastian?" asked Finny.

"I will try my hardest to make something worthy of the party," said Sebastian in a regal sort of voice. Ciel stared at him as the choir of voices around the table got louder and louder. For some reason, the way Sebastian had worded that comment reminded him of something, but he could not understand what.

"Well, it appears this is the new student that has had the school in such a frenzy!" a voice said from behind them, cutting through the ruckus and breaking Ciel's thoughts. The voice sounded familiar, and Ciel recognized it as the councilor who had intervened in keeping Anna from being suspended. At the time, he's been rather preoccupied with the whole bleeding eye situation and had not gotten a good look at the man. Ciel peered up and found himself surprised at the appearance of the councilor.

Kerrie picked at her food, her mind swimming with the events of the previous night. Angel had her go out with him to kill the first person on the list, Samantha Wilkins. The Wilkin's house had been silent, it appeared the parents were out for the night. Probably out to dinner, Kerrie didn't care as Angel found them a way into the house.

Then, they'd crept up the stairs, Kerrie listening intently for any indication that Samantha might known they were there. However, when they reached her room and opened the door, Samantha was asleep on the bed, listening to her ipod and with an opened book lying before her. Anna gulped and looked at Angel, who smiled a rather sinister smile, considering his angelic nature. The lights then went out, and a few seconds later Samantha snapped up in surprised as static filled screams were emitted from the ipod's headphones.

She looked dumbly around the room for a few seconds, and then she looked at Kerrie and Angel. The girl's eyes went wide, and she backed away from them.

"What do you want?" she asked, her voice quivering with obvious fear. She probably didn't recognize Kerrie, but she barely got any time to stare before Angel attacked.

Within a few seconds Samantha was bleeding on the floor, trying to scream but proving unsuccessful with her now smashed throat. Angel stood over her, smeared in blood, and then he looked at Kerrie.

"Would you like to deliver the finishing blow to this heathen?" asked Angel. Kerrie blinked and stared at the crumpled, whimpering girl.

"I thought you killed them, to prove your loyalty to me," said Kerrie. Angel smiled, kneeled forward, and kissed her hand, leaving soft red smears from the splattered blood as he looked into her eyes.

"I will, if you want me, but ending this creature's life will secure you such a place in heaven, and I want everything good for my dear master," he said. A few more words, Angel certainly had a way with them, and Kerrie had a blade in her hands. Inwardly, she wondered where and when Angel got the blade, but then Samantha looked on her with scared eyes and tried to cry out. The cry came forth as an awful, droning croaking noise. Tears slipped down Samantha's face, and then Kerrie lowered the blade.

At first, Samantha kept making the croaking noise as Kerrie continued plunging the blade into her. After a few more times, Samantha wasn't moving at all. Then, she went silent, and her eyes lost focus. Kerrie backed away, warm blood covering her hands, with droplets splattered on her face. She thought about what she had just done.

She had killed Samantha Wilkins, a human whose only crime was bullying Kerrie in the early years of school and, according to Angel, being born with the destiny of committing some greater sin. She'd killed another human being...

...yet she never felt so alive.

Already today she'd overheard three various people talking about the murder of Samantha Wilkins. There were no suspects, no one could even guess she'd killed the girl. She was home free, but for some reason she just felt sick with worry. Something wasn't right, really wasn't right, and she could not figure out what, so it felt like her appetite was just not there.

She thought about the list. There were still twelve more names. Would it feel the same with every name one that list, the thrill that coursed through her blood when breathing stopped. If so, would she still feel this sense of unease, and be unable to eat. Kerrie sighed and pushed her plate away. She'd eat when she got home, the excitement yet apprehension for what was to come seemed to have put her off her lunch.

The consular was dressed in casual clothes, and had long black hair that had been pulled into a tight ponytail. For all accounts and purposes, he appeared normal until it came to his eyes. They were a piercing golden color, otherworldly and odd. After all, Ciel had seen green eyes before, but these almost did not look like eyes, more like polished stone that mirrored the appearance of those who looked into it.

"Hello Mr. Sutcliffe," Meirin said clearly, startling everyone, save Sebastian it appeared, when she did not mumble the words.

"Hello students. Ah, Ciel Remington, how is your eye?" the consular asked, gently pushing Bard aside to get closer to Ciel. Ciel rubbed the patch.

"It's fine," he said, uncomfortable with the man for some reason. Anna brushed a piece of hair from her face.

"Excuse me," she said, and Mr. Sutcliffe looked at her. "You were the consular that kept me from getting suspended, when Ciel was hurt?" she asked. Mr. Sutcliffe nodded.

"Yes, your mother was once an...acquaintance of mine. Not only that, but Justin got what he deserved for the mess he left of your cousin's eye, but don't tell them I said that outside of the teacher's lounge," said Mr. Sutcliffe. Anna nodded, made the motion of zipping her lips, and then smiled.

"So, what exactly are you doing here?" Sebastian asked, and if Ciel was not mistaken, the boy appeared rather cross. Mr. Sutcliffe smiled.

"Actually, you're the reason I'm down here. There's a few things on your registration paperwork I need to discuss with you, it will not take very long," said Mr. Sutcliffe. Sebastian sighed, packed up the remainder of his lunch, and said good bye as he followed Mr. Sutcliffe. The second the two of them were out of sight, Anna leaned in close to Meirin.

"Mei, I've never ever seen that guy around this campus. How do you know him?" asked Anna. Meirin shrugged and played with her vegetables.

"He just started here a month or two ago. I had a few errors on my paperwork for the school field trip and he talked with me about them. He's nice but he's rather..." Meirin struggled to find the word.

"Weird?" asked Bard. Meirin shrugged.

"Not really the word I was thinking, but he is rather strange. He appears nearly cold and heartless to some people, but to others he's warm and talkative. Incompetent! That's the word I was looking for," Meirin said. Anna blinked.

"Incompetent?" Anna asked.

"Yes. A lot of the other teachers seem to complain he does the paperwork incorrectly, and acts inappropriately, and is generally unsuited for the position of consular," said Meirin.

"Well, why is he here then?" asked Elizabeth. Meirin shrugged.

"Probably has friends up at the top, you know?" Bard said as he gulped down the last of his breakfast.

"He doesn't seem all that bad," Finny said, peering off the way Sebastian and Mr. Sutcliffe had gone.

"Sebastian did not appear to care too much for him," Ciel said out loud, without really thinking. There was a short silence and Ciel noticed everyone was looking at him. He frowned.

"What?" he asked. Anna shrugged.

"Well, Sebastian seemed just fine with him, nothing there to say he's all that mad with the guy. How can you tell he doesn't like him?" asked Anna.

"I didn't say that Sebastian did not like Mr. Sutcliffe, he just frowned and looked rather annoyed at the man. I have no idea whether he likes him or not, I just commented on what I saw!" Ciel said rather defensively. The others laughed at his behavior, and then the conversation turned to a new topic. Ciel tuned it out as he finished the last of his meal, he really didn't care too much for anything they were speaking about.

Surprises kept turning up it appeared. Not only had Madam Red and her unborn lost child been seen as worthy to be reincarnated, but with the addition of the help to the roster of people returning from the dead, Sebastian wondered exactly how picky the gods of death were in deeming who was worthy of life.

Now Grell was working on the faculty of the school. Sebastian really had not expected on seeing him so soon, and in such a location. It seemed too public, after all the last time Grell found it necessary to be in the human realm he'd been the butler to Madam Red so the majority of his interaction was with someone who already knew he was a god of death. Here, in the school he was interacting with normal people who had no idea that the supernatural existed.

"Does William know you're here?" he asked once they'd reached Grell's office. Grell giggled as he opened the door.

"Who do you think assigned me to this post? Someone had to watch over Ciel and his little friends," said Grell.

"I was meaning to ask you about the rate at which you gods of death are bestowing life upon these fallen humans. I thank you for Ciel, and I could see a bit why his aunt and her child were returned to the world, but the help? Who else will I see here?" asked Sebastian. Grell stepped aside and let Sebastian walk into the room before closing the door.

"I cannot say why the head allowed so many people to be reincarnated. The head simply leads us all, and there is no one can really contest the head's will. This form you have, it's so adorable," Grell said. He turned around and his teeth took on the sharpened appearance they had in his original form.

"This form is more appropriate for being near Ciel, it would be rather awkward if I was to take on my more natural form," said Sebastian. Grell smiled.

"You seemed so surprised when I came to the cafeteria, Did your powers dim so much after your long sleep?" asked Grell. Sebastian smirked.

"I'm starting to wonder myself, it appears I have been unable to sense quite a few supernatural beings since awakening," said Sebastian. Grell shrugged.

"Must be a side effect of hibernation, I'm sure it will pass eventually. However, I really have missed you Sebby. It's been over 100 years, and Ciel now alive once again," said Grell. He leaned in close to the boy, running his hand down Sebastian's cheek.

"Ah, that promise I made you. Would it be appropriate for a consular to carry on with a male so much younger than him, in a Catholic school no less?" asked Sebastian. Grell smirked and pushed Sebastian against the desk. Sebastian sat down on the cold wood, putting his hands down on the surface as he pushed himself up.

"Do you think I care what is appropriate. Don't worry, I can tell if one of them is coming, and as long as we keep quiet, there will be no reason for anyone to find out," said Grell.

"Very well, I guess your reward is justly deserved. Make it quick though, this period ends soon and I do not want to be late to class," said Sebastian. Grell smirked and leaned in close, his lips hovering above Sebastian's. Sebastian could feel Grell's warm breath ghost upon his face, and he closed his eyes.

Grell looked at Sebastian, smirked, and backed away. Sebastian opened an eye and stared curiously at Grell.

"You do not want your reward?" asked Sebastian. Grell giggled.

"It would not be fair to take your...payment. I am a taken woman after all," said Grell. Sebastian stared.

"Taken?" Sebastian asked. Grell giggled and flipped his hair.

"Shortly after you fell asleep, I didn't really know long it would be until Ciel awoke and I was kind of a bummed. Then, my knight in shining armor came forth, and we've been happily joined ever since," said Grell. He pulled out a picture and showed it to Sebastian.

"We even have a few younglings at home. Look at them! So cute, just like me!" Grell said with another giggle. Sebastian looked at the picture.

"It appears to be three long haired cats, a pomeranian, and a caption. 'One of here is a spy'...Your children are interesting," said Sebastian. Grell blinked and took the picture from him, staring at it with surprise. He checked his wallet, then sighed.

"That was a lol cat picture someone gave me...I guess I do not have a picture of my children. Pity, because they are just the most amazing children you've probably ever seen. Probably the most beautiful children ever, just like their mother," said Grell.

Sebastian leaned back on the desk and stared at Grell questioningly.

"So, how long have you been here?" he asked. Grell thought for a few seconds.

"Since the start of the school year, September. The head announced a few days prior to my arrival that an agent was needed here, and your recently reincarnated Ciel needed a guardian. It was then that we knew Ciel was alive, but I thought you'd already awakened, or else I would have gone searching for you," said Grell.

"Searching for me? Would you really have been successful if you tried to awaken me?" asked Sebastian.

"Probably not, but it appears you awoke on your own, so that was good. I probably should have you go back to class soon, but we need to talk again, right Sebastian?" asked Grell. Sebastian nodded, but then paused.

"Grell, there's a matter I am interested in. A demon that may mean harm to Ciel, and I think this may interest you too," said Sebastian. Grell nodded and crossed his arms.

"I'm listening," Grell said. Sebastian repeated everything Lilith had said, down to every little detail. Grell listened, nodding occasionally, and when he finished Grell twirled a tendril of hair around his finger.

"I'll look into it. If it effects Ciel, then it probably counts as my business," said Grell. Sebastian blinked.

"If I recall, death gods exist to end human lives and collect and judge souls so that they might pass into the afterlife. Yet, you have the task of protecting a human life, Ciel's am I correct? Why did the head of the death gods assign protection for Ciel?" he asked. Grell shrugged.

"Like I said before, no one contests the will of the head. No one questions it either. The reason may show itself soon," Grell said off handedly.

Grell smoothed his hair, and his appearance became more human like. It was clear their meeting was over as he walked over to the door and opened it for Sebastian.

"We're all done here so you can go to class Mr. Michaelis," Grell said, more human than before but the same sadistic gleam in his eye. Sebastian nodded, said goodbye to him, and walked to class. When he reached the class, he was the same student he'd been before. His mind was swimming with various pieces of information. The head of the shinigami had not only sanctioned Ciel's

return, but others as well. Was he going to see Lao? Or any of the others they'd encountered through the years?

Ciel was staring at him as he reached his seat, and Sebastian gave him a friendly smile. Ciel seemed abashed at his reaction and quickly turned his gaze away, choosing to look out at the scenery beyond the window. Sebastian sighed and looked forward to the teacher currently giving the lecture.

No matter what, Sebastian did swear he would ensure Ciel's safety. Even if it meant certain death, his master would not return to the realm where Sebastian could not follow.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I've been working on trying to update the various stories I write, and I hope that you my wonderful readers will be satisfied with the result.

A few things I would like to bring up before closing this chapter.

The first is that I know there has been the second season of Kuroshitsuji and some of you may ask if I plan to do anything concerning the characters introduced and whatnot. While I am considering bringing them in later chapters, if I do anything it's not going to relate at all to the second season of the show. As far as the story is concerned, it started with the ending of the first season and went in a totally different direction.

The second thing is that updates may be a bit hard to do in the future, I've got a lot going for me at the moment. There are a few more stories I want to write and post, so I don't want to piss off any of you when it takes me like a month to update.

Thank you again for reading, and please review!