"Distasteful."

"Excuse me?" A copycat butler looked up at his master, who seemed to be in a joyous trance. He was staring into space, smiling happily-no, devilishly is the word-at whatever idea is in his mind this time.

"Distasteful, and undignified," the boy said, his smiling growing, "That is what it means to be someone like me." His smile suddenly faded, yet he continued, "The question is," he said, pushing his foot against the table, making both the table and the chair lean, "Is this being, this being right here in front of you, in the right, or the wrong? Caught up in a spider's web made from lies..." He pushed off, the table and chair both clattering to the ground. The boy laughed insistently, his seriousness from seconds ago fading, "What do you think of me, Claude! Is your Master a devil?"

Claude stared at the child. With a sigh, he bent down to pick up the table, as well as clean up the tea and cake that had splattered everywhere. He did not reply to the boy's question right away, but after helping his master and the chair he sat in up, he finally said, "The only demon is me, your Highness."

"Despite that," the boy muttered, "I am as devilish as a demon. A human demon. After all, I'm the one that told the Queen that I wanted Ciel-kun."

"Dead, wasn't it? He won't do you much good if he's merely dead," Claude replied, dabbing at the tea stain on his master's clothes.

The boy frowned, and his brows furrowed. "Claude, you're such an ass." His eyes darted away, toward his maid, that looked like a deer caught in headlights. "Hannah-whore!" He sang happily, "Tell me what you think of your Master Alois-kun!"

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"You will do us no good if you just say 'orders from the Queen,'" Ciel said, as he sat on a bar stool while Sebastian tended to the wounds on his head. He peered angrily down at the butlers in white, who were kept in their spots by Agni. Beside the young Earl sat the servants and Soma, all sporting bumps on their head for disobeying the boy for hurting him, and, in Soma's situation, trying to pull a half-dead Ciel out of the building when he did not want to go.

Grey rubbed the back of his head and sighed deeply. "But that's really all we know. Well that, and . . ." He glanced at his partner, who nodded. Grey smirked and leaned back, "We know that the Queen got an order from her dear little relative of the Trancy household."

Ciel frowned, brushing Sebastian away and leaning forward. He placed his forearms on his lap and said, "If I'm correct, it's Alois Trancy? The 'sweet boy' who his uncle believes was kidnapped by fairies?"

Grey nodded, yawning. "Can we go now? We have to get back to the Queen and see what's to do about Lau and-"

"Lizzy!" Ciel gasped. He jumped down from the bar stool, but stumbled to the ground easily. Sebastian grabbed Ciel and helped him up with a sigh.

"You're still not in the kind of shape to be running around. With how much blood you've lost."

"Shut up!" Ciel snapped, pushing Sebastian away, "It's my job! Learn you're place, demon! You're a bu . . ." Ciel stopped, realizing what he'd said. No, Sebastian was not the butler anymore. That place, rightfully or wrongfully, belonged to Ciel now.

Sebastian sighed in annoyance, before lifting Ciel up, He placed him on the bar stool again, and as soon as he did, he turned and walked to the door, only for a second stopped by Ciel's voice.

"Sebastian! What are you doing?"

"Now, now," Sebastian said with a flirtatious laugh, "I can't have my cute butler worrying and not focusing on his work, can I?"

"Wha-?" Ciel gaped at the demon as he walked away, a blush forming. That damn demon. When the demon disappeared from view, which didn't take long, Ciel snapped out of his trance to hear Grey muffle a laugh.

"Maybe we should have caught him instead," Grey said, "You seem to like him more than you do Lady Elizabeth."

"I do not," Ciel growled at the white butler. He sighed and placed his hand on the bandages Sebastian had tied around his head. Had he always been so prepared?

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"Ooh, look, Ran-Mao!" Lau said, laughing in a happy high as he smoked, "Sebastian finally decided to show up!" Ran-Mao said nothing, but merely stared at the man in black.

"I've come for Lady Elizabeth. Where is she?"

Lau wrapped his arm around Ran-Mao and replied, "She was taken a while ago, a bit after little Ciel was taken away."

"By whom?" Sebastian asked, running a hand through his hair.

"A stiff butler wearing black with eyes the strangest shade of gold, and a happy little boy Ciel's age. Or was it a girl? Eh, Ran-Mao?" He poked Ran-Mao's stomach, and she responded by hiccuping. "Whatever, all I know is that she's not here."

"Fine," Sebastian said with a sigh, "Thank you for your help."

"Bye, black butler! Say goodbye like a good girl, Ran-Mao. Hmm?" He poked at Ran-Mao, keeping her close as always.

"Goodbye."

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"Wow!" Lizzy gasped, covering her mouth with her dainty, gloved hands. "Such a beautiful mansion! It's almost as beautiful as Ciel's! So cute!"

"Ah, so you are Ciel's fiancee. I have the right person, then." Alois smiled at the girl, taking her hand and leading her away. "You won't mind answering some questions of mine over a nice cup of tea in the garden, will you?"

Lizzy smiled at the smile that she could only call adorable. "I wouldn't mind. What will we be talking about?"

"Hehe~" Alois looked back at her, smiling mischievously. "The only thing I have been interested in for months." He held a finger to his lips, "But let's keep this whole thing a secret, okay?"

"Y-yes, but. . ." Lizzy frowned, tilting her head. Though she couldn't even finish her sentence before Alois bumped into a maid of his.

"Hannah!" Alois snapped, letting go of Lizzy's hand. "Get out of here, you whore! I told you we were having company, and you were not to go out!"

"I-I'm sorry. . . I don't—" Before Hannah could finish her apology, Alois slapped her across the face. "God dammit, you whore! Get the hell out of here! I'll deal with you later!"

"S-sorry. . ." Hannah nodded, walking away, ignoring the kicks and insults Alois was still giving her.

"I'm sorry," Alois said to Lizzy, turning and smiling again. "She's a lot to handle sometimes."

"She didn't even look like she had done anything wrong, though," Lizzy commented, still shocked from what she'd witnessed.

"She did, trust me," Alois growled, barely hiding his grimace. He helped Lizzy into one of the chairs that they stood beside, and sat in the one opposite her. He looked away for a minute, mumbling "bitch" under his breath.

"Excuse me?" Lizzy said with a smile, completely unaware of what the boy had said. "I didn't quite catch that."

Alois looked at her, smiling yet again. "Nothing. I but would like to talk about your fiance while Claude is making us tea."

"Ciel? Why would you want to talk about him?" Like any normal girl in the situation, Lizzy began to feel queasy. The fact that she'd just witnessed this boy abusing his maid, and how he admitted to 'being interested in' her fiance for months. . . It was enough to make Lizzy feel faint.

"Come on, wouldn't you just be kind enough to tell me about him? Like what the relationship between him and Sebastian Michaelis is?"

"Isn't that sort of. . . It's none of your business. I'm sorry, but it isn't."

"WHAT?" Lizzy stepped back, shocked by the piercing scream Alois had just made. "None of my business! But this is Ciel Phantomhive we're talking about! Everything about him is my business!" Alois pushed the table to the ground, grabbing Lizzy's shoulders. "I love this guy more than you do! He's famous in my mind! So worthy of being obsessed!" Alois grinned at the horrified girl, "He's my property."

SMACK.

"Nng." Lizzy glared at him confidently. That confidence melted away as soon as Alois turned his head back to her, ignoring the large pain in his cheek. "Why would you do that? You little bitch." In one easy swoop, Alois pushed Lizzy to the ground with him on top of her. "Would you rather I just kill you now, hmm? You're being rather difficult."

"Y-you're a psychopath!" Lizzy gasped, her body as close to the ground and as away from Alois as possible. "A disgusting psychopath!"

"Heh." Alois couldn't help but smile, "I can see why you're his fiancee," he said, kissing her cheek. "You're just as difficult as he is." He locked eyes with Lizzy, and scowled. "It's such a shame, though, that you won't tell me anything. Maybe I should just wring that pretty little neck of yours."

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Hmn, I hope this wasn't too out-of-the-blue. I really love Alois and how psycho he is, and I'd been wondering how he and Lizzy would get along. Not very well, apparently. XD

I'm sorry they've been getting later and later. I've been trying to exercise more, so I haven't had much time. But then, it's been extremely hot today, so I figured I'd try and get this done. Say thank you~

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I need inspiration to write more from somebody, don't I? ^^