Chapter 10

When they reached the mansion, Ciel made his way to his office and grabbed a stack of paperwork. Being the reluctant butler he was, Alucard had changed back into his unfortunate suit and was currently toying with Ciel's chessboard. To say the vampire was tired was an understatement.

Ciel looked over his notes. "We have deduced several clues."

Alucard nodded. "Yeah, we should probably go over them. All right, tell me what you know so far."

"We know the person is affiliated with both you and my butler. We also know that they speak Romanian, either because Romania is their country of origin or because they simply wished to learn the language, though I doubt anyone would select such a language if they were not going to move there, as it is not exactly the most common."

The No-Life King arched an eyebrow. "Don't forget the person has to be some sort of witch. And that they could hack into the reapers' library undetected."

Ciel rested his chin on the back of his hand. "They could have been a reaper themselves that merely wanted to practice in necromancy."

"Yes, but if the book was Romanian, like you said; it's a pretty uncommon language. I didn't see anyone in the reapers' world that I recognized besides William, and I doubt that he had any idea I was there, knew Romanian, and also dabbled in dark magic. It just doesn't seem plausible."

"Is there anyone else you could suspect? And also, don't you find that it's a rather odd way to punish you; to swap you out with my butler and bring you here to the nineteenth century, and then not show up to fight you in some way?"

Alucard examined the cross on the top of the king and sighed. "I find it very odd. Unfortunately, most of the people that go against me or irritate me don't live long enough to find a way to kill me, whether they were capable of it or not. So I honestly can't think of anyone that would be alive to do this to me. What about your butler? Do you know anything of his past before the contract?"

Ciel snorted. "No. In fact, when I get him back, that's going to be one of the first things I will ask him. Who knows how many supernatural enemies he has?" The boy looked over at the vampire, setting the papers down. "So… the blood…" he seemed a bit hesitant.

Alucard chuckled and set the chess piece down, turning to look the boy over. "I'm not taking it from my master. I've never done that before, and I don't intend to start. You'll have to think of some other way."

Ciel sighed in frustration. "The reason I had the contract mark placed upon my eye was because I needed someone powerful. The more obviously placed the seal, the more power is bestowed upon the master. Sebastian never required anything to give him power sus the souls he's had to take."

The vampire was none too happy about that. "Everybody needs something. You have your servants, Sebastian has his souls, and I have my blood. We all have some way to get us what we want."

The young boy shut his eye tight in concentration. Who could give him what was necessary? They couldn't go to the hospital to find a victim because Madame Red had died. They couldn't use the servants because they had free will and could easily turn the whole thing into a conundrum. So who could possibly aide the vampire? Would they have to revert to crime merely for power?

But what if… Ciel's thoughts went astray when he noticed the vampire's gaze shifting to the window, where his eyes narrowed. The boy turned and followed the look. "What is it?" he asked.

Alucard stood and grinned, his sharp fangs already exposed. "The answer to my little predicament. It appears you have some unwelcomed visitors."

Ciel's smirk twisted his lips n a similar way, though his was a bit more formal and not… threatening. "Perfect. I would ask that you spare one of them, however, and bring them to me."

"And the rest of them?" his face had lit up.

"Deal with them as you please. I won't be there to watch, and it is the price they pay for threatening the Queen's Guard Dog."

Sebastian's face was positively glued to the glowing screen before him. The vampire had shown him so, so many things. What would take minutes to search for in books took mere seconds to find using the wonderful search engine. And when the vampire showed him that he could also access unlimited pictures, his eyes bulged out of their sockets at the images of the most gorgeous cat he had ever laid eyes on.

"Beautiful black fur, exuberant green eyes, a gorgeously pink nose, delicate paws…" he continued to mutter under his breath, captivated by the animal's beauty. Seras stared at him from the sidelines. Yes, he was absolutely nothing like her master.

"Er… Sebastian? I don't quite understand something. Why would a demon love anything, including cats?"

Sebastian whirled on her on the computer chair, flashing an amused smirk. "Why indeed? Simply speaking, all demons have a sort of..." he tapped his finger to his chin, thinking about a good word to use.

"Fetish?" Seras supplied. He flashed a glare. She shrugged. It was the truth.

"No. Not a fetish… a muse. Cats are my muse. Can you truly look at one without falling in love?"

Seras spared a glance at the computer screen he gestured to which he gestured. She shrugged. "They are cute, though I'm more of a dog person."

His eyes widened. "Get out. Get out right now."

Before the draculina could comply, Walter came through the room and handed Sebastian two very heavy guns, which he lifted with ease. "What are these?"

The head butler flashed him a grin. "You will need them for your new job. A vampire and nearly a legion of ghouls have been attacking a small town near the city. It will be both yours and Seras' job to eradicate the enemy."

Sebastian's eyes widened. It was time to find out just how strong vampires were, and how formidable an opponent they could be. He only knew Seras, and she didn't appear to be too overpowering, though he had seen her in training and was surprised by her strength.

"I… simply cannot wait to begin, Mr. Dollneaz," the demon said, anxious to see bloodshed.

I apologize once again for the terseness of this chapter. It has been a long and luxurious break, and I find that I write better when I shouldn't be writing, like when I have tons of homework resting on my shoulders. So, this isn't the best work I've put into this. However, I will warn you that the next chapter will be filled with blood and gore, both from Alucard and Sebastian, doing their demon thing. Ah, that will be very fun to write! Anyways, Merry Christmas, even though I am fully aware it has been a few days since the actual holiday. I'm so glad you guys have been commenting! I love you all!

Also, one more note; if you have a crush on Sebastian and are looking for a longer and more sincere Fanfiction, I published another one on my page! It's one I've actually completed before, but I am in the process of editing it and re-writing it. It's a few chapters in already, so if you want, take a look! Happy holidays!