The Demonstration – Chapter Eight: Two Demons on Christmas Day

A Black Butler Fan Fiction

Written by Erin Rogoff

What's a soul mate?

It's a... Well, it's like a best friend but more. It's the one person in the world who knows you better than anyone else. It's someone who makes you a better person. Actually, they don't make you a better person; you do that yourself... because they inspire you. A soul mate is someone who you carry with you forever. It's the one person who knew you and accepted you and believed in you before anyone else would... or when no one else would... and no matter what happens, you'll always love them. Nothing can ever change that.

I opened my now crimson red eyes and came out of my dream, my father's words echoing in my mind, the memory of me when I was five years old. It seemed so long ago, and in that time, I doubted I'd ever find love until I found him. Sebastian Michaelis, my demon from Hell.

I was no longer human and I felt life in me as I'd never felt life before. Strength took me over and I knew I would have to master that and my appetite for the souls of humans. I thought about Douglas and how he scared me by professing his love to me. I wondered momentarily if demons could consume souls without contracts - I would decide to end Douglas's suffering - but then I realized demons could do that but I didn't want to end Douglas like that. He deserved some happiness in his life but that happiness was not me.

After Sebastian and I made love in the back seats of my car, we lay together on the hood and watched the stars glitter in the sky and watched the snowflakes fall on us and around us. Being a demon, I no longer felt the cold, to which I was delighted.

Sebastian had his arm around me protectively and he pulled me closer to him so he could kiss the top of my snowflake-sheeted hair and look into my crimson red eyes. "What do you plan to do about Douglas?" Sebastian asked me.

I placed a hand over Sebastian's heart and could have sworn I felt a faint beating sensation. "I'm going to forget it now, lover. I'm going to put my past behind me and start a new life with you." I looked over the cliff side of the mountain we were on and let out a smile. "I want to forget all the mistakes I made as a human and begin new life with you. Here. Now." I smiled and pulled on Sebastian's necktie to bring him close to me so our lips could meet and we could kiss. As our lips met, I felt my heart beat to him, knowing we were going to be together forever, here on Earth or in Hell together.

"What do you want to do later today?" I quirked an eyebrow as I looked Sebastian over, snow now beginning to stick to his clothes - and mine. Since we were demons, we no longer felt the warmth or the cold and thus did not give off body heat, so the snow on our clothes did not melt away due to our bodily warmth. "It is Christmas Day, after all." Sebastian looked up to me and smiled before pulling me down to kiss him again.

"Let's stay out until nine this morning. We'll then go to my house and spend Christmas Day there... skipping church." Sebastian nodded. Although in this world I knew demons didn't burn from the sight of a cross or have our skins melt away from holy water, Sebastian and I were in agreement that neither of us liked church.

In the time Sebastian and I stayed out, we stayed out and away from town and everyone else. We stayed on the mountain, Sebastian telling me about the way demons lived, the two of us being the first of our kind for no two demons fell in love. Yes, some demons fell in love with humans but those types of love were unrequited and the humans in those situations never turned into a demon like I did. What Sebastian told me I thought was fascinating.

I wanted to ask Sebastian about his past, his parentage, but I held myself back from doing so, not wanting to ruin Christmas - Sebastian's first Christmas - if the matter was a touchy subject for him. As the time passed on, it came time for the two of us to go back to my parents' house and celebrate the holiday with them. The Heavens know I have many presents to give the love of my eternity!

The sunrise came and the stars in the night sky faded as the sunrise of sherbet and plum-colored clouds overtook the eastern sky. Eight forty-five came around and it was time for Sebastian and me to get back in my car and drive back to my parents' house for the rest of the holiday celebration - not quite, though, for I have yet to present Sebastian with my sexy present just for him.

We pulled up in front of my house and we looked over the Christmas decorations. Through the years, I loved decorating for the holidays - particularly Halloween - but decorating the house for Christmas was something my mom loved most. She loved getting out the Christmas lights and pinning them to the ledges of the roof; she loved having my dad put up the Santa suit by the chimney with Rudolph and the other reindeer setup next to Santa; she loved putting up the angels and wreaths of holly on the doors and in the windows; and she loved the Christmas trees in the front yard. My mother loved everything about Christmas and I loved it, too. Even though Sebastian and I were demons now, I could still celebrate having the time with my mortal family and friends. I needed to treasure these times for I knew now that I would not have them forever.

"Honey! Our daughter has returned!" My mom burst outside from the front door in a classy white top with a gold belt and black flare dress pants and matte leather flats. I opened my arms out to her and she took me in her arms and kissed my cheeks, and then did the same to Sebastian - which made him blush.

"You do not have to kiss me if you do not wish," said Sebastian to my mom.

"Sebastian, you're a part of the family now! Of course, I have to do this. You're practically a son to us now!" I looked to my mom and my red eyes glittered as I looked from her to Sebastian and then back to her. "Both of you, come inside! It's freezingout here!" And with that, my mom shivered as we followed her inside my childhood home.

"Welcome home, pumpkins!" My dad appeared in the foyer with a large mug of cinnamon-scented coffee, my mom closing the front door behind us as we walked in and shed our parkas from our backs. Sebastian and I smiled as I hugged my parents, Sebastian shaking my dad's hand before being pulled into a one-armed hug. I thought that sweet because my dad doesn't hug anyone but my mom and me, so it was something special to see him act this way with my lover.

"Can I get you two anything? Coffee? Breakfast?" My mom smiled as she made her way into the kitchen.

"No thanks, mom. I'm not hungry just yet." Sebastian nodded with me and my mom came back into the parlor to usher us into the living room where the Christmas tree stood tall.

"Then let's open the present!" My mom nearly shouted in delight of the holiday festivities. Sebastian and I sat on the sofa in the living room, Sebastian putting his arm around me lovingly, and we watched as my dad handed out the presents. Even though I wasn't living in my parents' house anymore, there was still an extra bedroom for me just in case of anything along with tons of presents like when I was a kid.

"This present goes to you from your mom and me." My dad smiled and handed a large neatly-wrapped box with black wrapping and opaque gold ribbons tied to it. I opened it and took the lid off the box, revealing to me a number of books. I had wanted The Black Mage series by Kim Richardson for months now and my parents finally bought the books for me! God knows I'll be done with the books in six weeks (or less) because there were six books and it takes me roughly a week to finish a book; but then again, I was a demon now and needed little sleep, so I could probably finish the series in less than five weeks now. Who knows? Better live through – sometimes reckless – experimentation.

"Sebastian, this present is for you." My mom handed Sebastian a small blue velvet box with silver trim. Sebastian opened the box carefully and my eyes widened as my eyes beheld the present within. I leaned closer to Sebastian and quirked my eyebrow as I watched Sebastian's eyes widen.

"Sebastian, what is it?" We two looked at the present. It was a silver ring with a square blue gem embedded within it.

"It's . . . positively beautiful. Thank you." Sebastian's eyes flashed red and my mom cocked her head to the side as she watched my boyfriend's reaction.

"It's a ring that has been handed down generation upon generation. It first belonged to one of our English ancestors, Vincent Phantomhive, and then the ring passed down to his son Ciel, who then gave the ring to his wife Elizabeth, and then to their son, and so on." My eyes widened in shock and Sebastian looked to me again, his eyes flashing crimson. No wonder he found me fascinating! I was the descendent of his former master! A smile curled onto my lips and I wrapped an arm around Sebastian and kissed him on the cheek.

Sebastian then turned to me and said, "I love you." I looked to Sebastian lovingly and then turned to my parents. I knew my mom was intrigued by our family genealogy but I didn't think to ask her if we were descendents of the Ciel Phantomhive. I mean, I knew our ancestry was European - British, mostly - but I never thought we were descended from a demon's prey. And I began to wonder how my family history moved from making children's toys and confections to the selling of rare wines and alcohols.

As the morning progressed, we were each given presents by each other. Sebastian presented me with a diamond necklace with blue gems to bring out the contrasting beauty of my hair; my dad gave my mom a bracelet and Louis Lamoure novels to add to her collection in the office/library of their house; my dad and my mom gave Sebastian a Rolex watch; and my mom presented me with new clothes - something I felt I always needed!

I was spoiled that Christmas day, given checks from my parents and so much more, including several books to add to my collection. I was given The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson - the second book of the Kiss of Deception series, The Murder house by James Patterson, a number of murder mystery books by Tess Gerritsen, and books about the end of the world. I don't know why I like books about the world's end, but I have about thirty end-of-life books on my Kindle. Sebastian finds that amusing about me.

It was a little past eleven in the morning when the last of the presents were handed out. My parents began laughing, telling me to give my last present to Sebastian before they gave me their presents. I took a small beautifully-wrapped black and blue box and handed it carefully to Sebastian. "This is for you, lover." I smiled. "Be careful with it. It's precious and small and warm."

"Don't tell me you delivered a baby and put it in the box." Sebastian joked, and I rolled my eyes and laughed.

"No, it's not that! It isn't even a pregnancy test." My parents both let out long exhales, happy that I was not just yet pregnant. "Open it, love." Sebastian looked to me and then to the box, then to me and then to the box again. Sebastian untied the ribbons from the lid and took the top off the present. Inside the box was a small black kitten with golden eyes. Sebastian's red eyes widened and he melted from the beauty that was this intriguing creature. Sebastian held out a hand to the kitten and it crawled into his hand. He brought the small kitten - no bigger than his hand - to his face and smiled as it purred and nuzzled itself against his neck. "She's three weeks old. Her name is Vanish. Do you like her?"
Sebastian looked to me and then to the kitten and back to me. "Vanish is incredible!" Sebastian could hardly contain his pure happiness.

"Now for our last gifts!" My dad stood up and straightened out his turtleneck sweater before taking out of his pocket a package of condoms for Sebastian, and- Wait. My mom took out from behind her a box of birth control pills for me.

"As much as we want grandchildren, we want you to be married first." My mom said to me with a smile. "Use these until after you're married, savvy?" My cheeks exploded red and I felt both embarrassed and amused.

I looked to the condom package, which said 'Extra Large,' and Sebastian looked to my dad and took the box from him. "How did you know?" I threw my face into my hands and let out hard laughter until my sides hurt from pain.

"Don't ask me these things, Sebastian." My dad smirked. "Just love and protect my daughter for the rest of your days together and make her happy."

"Yes, sir!" Sebastian saluted my father and I smiled as I threw my arms around my lover and kissed Vanish and then Sebastian's cheek. I looked to my mother and gave her the 'This would be a great time to take a picture!' look, and my mom pulled out her iPhone and snapped a picture of the two of us together.

Before long, Sebastian handed me Vanish and pulled my dad aside, taking him into the kitchen to speak with him privately. I was too enthralled by Vanish to notice anything was out of the ordinary, and my mom and I placed a little Santa hat on Vanish and myself, taking more selfies together.

My mom looked to the door and then to me and smiled, her voice going lower, serious. "I know you're not a little girl anymore, darling, and I know you love Sebastian. Things are getting serious between you two and I don't approve entirely, but this is your life and you'll live it the way you want to. I only want you to be happy and if this means you live with Sebastian and have premarital sex, go ahead, but be safe. Promise me."

"I promise, mom." I smiled and felt tickled by Vanish's whiskers against my cheek.

Sebastian and my dad came back into the living room, beaming smiles from ear to ear on both their faces. Sebastian sat on his heels next to me and my dad sat next to my mom and put an arm around her. Sebastian took from out his back pocket a small square-shaped box.

"Sebastian, what's this?" I asked as he handed the box to me. My heart fluttered slightly as I had high hoped for what was in the box. I could imagine it now, Sebastian proposing to me and asking me to be his wife! Any girl in this situation - including me - would have their heads spinning and their emotions flying higher than on Cloud Nine.

"You've given me purpose again, and I've never felt this way towards anyone before. I love you and I want you to know that. You are the light of my life. You are my life. I want to spend every day with you for the rest of our time here together. Will you . . ."

I blinked a few times as I heard my name called by my dad. I looked to him and then to Sebastian. What I imagined in my head was only a dream, but I still had hope for what was in the small box that Sebastian held out before me.

Sebastian flipped open the box and inside the box was a small necklace of silver and peridot. Peridot wasn't my birthstone but it was my favorite out of all twelve birthstones. "Sebastian, it's gorgeous!" The jewel twinkled and I looked to Sebastian, his eyes soft and kind with a hint of real life within his soul.

After spending the morning with my parents at our house, Sebastian and I took our presents - and Vanish - back with us to Sebastian's apartment. Once inside his flat, we placed the chilled kitten on the carpet and watched Vanish as she looked to each of us and then began exploring her new home. She first went to the living room and tried to climb the couch but failed, then checked out our treadmill and climbed onto one of the foot pedals and curled up into a little ball and let out a slow exhale, happy to be home with two demons who just positively loved her so much.

The day passed on and Sebastian and I sat in front of the fireplace and watched the embers in the fire burn and give off a comfortable heat. Sebastian had an arm around me as we sat on the sofa and we talked and just enjoyed each other's company. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Vanish appear before us and walk closer to the fireplace, where she curled up into a ball again and sat before the warmth of the fire.

A little later on, I got an idea in my head that Sebastian still had another present coming his way. A present from me. I kissed Sebastian's lips, putting a hand to his cheek, and then leaving the living room for two minutes to change. When I reappeared, I was wearing a Miss Santa suit that looked like BDMS-gone-Christmas, so to speak. There was a red leather costume beneath a Santa parka and knee-high black boots with high heels on the soles. I leaned against the archway of the door and struck a pose. Sebastian looked me over and smiled as I strutted closer to him, sitting myself above him with my legs on either side of his hips.

"I'm your present, Sebby. Why not give me you, too?" I ran my hands down Sebastian's chest and went to remove his belt. Just from this, I felt an erection coming from Sebastian and I was turned on immediately. Sebastian's hands moved up the small of my back and came to remove my Santa hat and pull the braided bun from my hair, letting my wild hair run loose and free.

Before I knew it, we were both unclothed on the sofa and having passionate sex. God, I loved my demon lover whom I still wished would propose to me already! I felt Sebastian's heartbeat race as he touched me all over, causing me to want him all the more. A thought came to my mind, a thought that my parents would be wondering when I'd be getting home. I pushed the thought from my mind as I recalled my dad gave Sebastian condoms, so I'm pretty sure they knew I was with my lover in his apartment having sex.

We returned from my parents' house at one in the afternoon, stayed on the sofa together until two, and it was four now. Sebastian and I had been having sex for two whole hours and I wasn't even tired yet. I wanted more, and more and more and more!

"Now that you are a demon, you cannot become exhausted as you would if you were a human. And might I say, my love, that you are absolutely, positively insatiable!" Sebastian lowered himself upon me again to kiss the nape of my neck and cause small hickies to form.

I cocked my head to the side and gazed up at my Sebby. "I'm the insatiable one? You're pretty energetic yourself!" With that, Sebastian and I laughed.

I opened my eyes after a while, looking to the digital clock on the table next to the chair in which I sat when reading a book. It read 6:56. I looked outside the window and saw the sunrise. It was then that I realized Sebastian and I had made love all night long and into the morning, causing the two of us to exhaust ourselves into a deep slumber. I sat up and stretched my limbs, noticing that Sebastian opened his eyes. I stood up shakily and steadied myself against the mantle, noticing in the fireplace the coals had turned into cold ashes.

"How well can you walk, lover?" Sebastian asked me. I cracked my neck from side to side and ran a hand through my messy hair, my hair just as wild as the night Sebastian and I had spent together.

"We were definitely naughty and saved Santa the trip, and I can't walk right thanks to you." Some would take that as an inconvenience but Sebastian merely smirked.

"I aim to please, darling." Sebastian sat up and stretched himself. I awkwardly went into the kitchen to make myself a cup of peppermint-flavored coffee and came back into the living room to see Sebastian still unclothed with the crocheted lap quilt over his body as he lay on the sofa.

"Can you walk?" I asked my lover.

"I cannot. You were insatiable enough so I cannot take even a step this morning." I smiled from ear to ear, proud that I had exhausted a demon from Hell. There were few in this world who could make that claim. I looked Sebastian over and saw his chiseled abs and thought he was the sexiest man alive.

I came to sat on the sofa next to him and drank my coffee, the two of us looking to Vanish before the fireplace. She had awakened, stretched, and looked to the two of us and mewed. Sebastian and I looked to each other and then I got up to feed her, then returning to Sebastian and placing myself above him.

"Care for round two?" I asked.

"Definitely!" Sebastian's hands ran over my body and I let the coffee mug fall to the carpeted floor before descending upon Sebastian myself once more.

It was then that I knew Sebastian and I would spend a thousand more Christmases together and love it completely. This was just the first of many.