25th February

In the carriage Lucian and Ciel Phantomhive were arguing discussing who Luce should introduce himself as. Ciel wanted to introduce Luce as his distant relative, and Luce wanted to be introduced as a friend. They kept arguing until they arrived at the Trancy Manor. When Ciel and Lucian both noticed that they had arrived at the manor so they stopped their childish argument that they were talking about earlier, knowing if the Trancy servants heard them it would ruin everything.

Ciel and Lucian were escorted to a grand ballroom filled with gentlemen in suits and ladies in expensive gowns. A boy dressed in a purple coat and extremely short-shorts caught Lucian's eye. This must be the Earl Trancy, Lucian thought to himself. Lucian saw that that earl had caught Ciel's attention.

Ciel saw his brother turn and watch a young earl around his age, which instantly knew was the Earl Alois Trancy, so he turned and slowly walked up to him.

"Good evening, Earl Phantomhive," the blonde boy said.

"Good evening to you too, Earl Trancy," Ciel replied with a small tone of annoyance, that only Lucian could detect.

"I heard that the Queen requested for you to bring a friend. I want to meet her," Alois stated.

With a sigh of frustration Ciel lead Alois over to where Lucian was standing, minding his own business. While he was walking over with Alois he saw women crowding in a group, murmuring things like "That man is so handsome, but I've never seen him before." or "I want to talk to him, but he looks kinda cold."

Lucian noticed Ciel and another boy which was Alois Trancy approaching him. Ciel quickly introduced them. Lucian bet Ciel by saying that they were childhood friends, but he knew that Alois wasn't really convinced that Lucian was really his friend.

"Are you really just childhood friends, you look as if you could be siblings," Alois stated firmly.

Ciel and Lucian had to think of an excuse fast or their cover would be blown. "Well we're childhood friends but were also distant cousins," Ciel made up as fast as he could.

Lucian was getting tires so he excused himself and went outside to find his butler.

When he stepped outside he sensed two demonic presences, he knew one was Armeria's but the other one couldn't be Sebastian's because he was with Ciel. He knew he wasn't safe so he called his butler.

The answer came instantly, "Yes, my Master."

Out in front of him, Luce saw a small figure emerge from the shadows. "You called, Master?" Armeria asked.

"Why do I sense another presence here?" Luce asked.

"If you were a fully mature demon, you would sense five demons here. I assume you can only sense the demon here in the woods."

"Armeria, what a surprise it is to see you here," the other demon said coldly.

This made Luce turn around, only to find a demon standing in the shadows. He could only make out that this demon was a butler. "Well I wouldn't expect to see you here of all places," Armeria sarcastically replied. This was a surprise to Lucian, even thought he had been with Armeria for many years she had always been very quiet and cold.

"Such a sarcastic personality doesn't suit you," the butler joked. This made Lucian realise that this demon had known Armeria even before he had met her.

"I find it strange, someone like you would never form a contract with a demon, but then your master's soul is human."

"I'm quite sure you are capable of figuring why I formed this contract," Armeria mockingly replied.

"Claude,since you are a butler, shouldn't you be with you master? I believe you've been gone for quite a while,"

"I will return when he wishes for me to return," Claude stated.

"Who is your master?" Lucian asked the butler.

Claude replied and told him that his master was none other, but the host of this ball himself, Alois Trancy.