AN: I am not dead! No the only thing that died is my computer. :( I'm hoping to start updating weekely agsin so look for new updates on the weekend! Anyways sorry about the extremely long wait, but here you go! :D

Chapter 10

"Well have you found anything?" I ask Sebastian yet again, my voice laced with impatience.

"No not yet, everyone has been pretty quiet about Elizabeth's case." He explains yet again, his features colored with annoyance.

"Why!? She's been missing for over three weeks! Someone has to be hiding something."

I continue pacing back and forth just waiting for an answer to fall into my lap when we hear a knock at the door. I open the door to see a very anxious Finny bouncing around in the doorway. Oh great what could it possibly be now?

"Young Master you must look at the paper! It's about Lady Elizabeth!" he shouts shoving the paper into my face.

"Finny he can't see it that close to his face." Sebastian says pulling the paper away from him.

"Oh, sorry Young Master." Finny says rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.

"It's fine, but do you mind giving me and Young Master a moment?"

"Oh of course!"

As soon as Finny is out of hearing range I snatch the paper out of Sebastian's hands and scan the page. It says, "Lady Elizabeth who had been missing for three weeks today, has been found. No one knows her whereabouts up until now and the only clue we have found is a single white feather. She was found in front of an old abandoned house waving what appeared to be a small knife and a stick. The police had tried talking to her but until she was restrained she was unresponsive. She is now being escorted back home to her parents."

"They've found her." I whisper dropping the paper to the ground.

"Shall we go and try to speak with her?" Sebastian asks giving me a questioning glance.

"Yes! We have to speak to her today! Sebastian go prepare the carriage!"

"Wait Young Master you might want to think this through a little bit more."

"And why would I have to do that?"

"Well for one thing you aren't on very good terms with Lady Elizabeth's parents. You broke their daughter's heart and according to them you are the one to blame for Elizabeth going wild."

"Hmm, well that's going to be a problem."

"Don't fret Young Master I think I might have a solution to our little problem" Sebastian says giving me one of his famous smirks.

Angel and I, but mostly I, trudge through the tropical rainforest. The sun beats down on us making my clothes cling to my body. My legs begin to slow to a stop and I pull on Angels arm to stop him as well.

"What's wrong?" he asks giving me a worried glance.

"I- I need a break." I puff out before leaning against the trunk of a tree.

"Oh ok let's take a break for a bit and then we can continue in a bit. You're doing really well with this you know." He says giving me an encouraging smile.

"Yeah right I can barely get through this forest without wanting to take a break every few seconds."

"No way you're doing better than most humans would. Most humans would have died on this trip a long time ago."

"Really?"

He was about to answer me back when yet another demon comes out from the brush. This one seems different from the others that we fought earlier today. This one had bloody red skin and yellow cat like eyes. It moved swiftly past Angel and went to pounce straight at me. I quickly side step out of the way and draw my sword. What is this thing?

It turns back towards me and begins to charge. Angel jumps in front of me, but the demon quickly doges past him and straight towards me. I slash at its chest and it lets out a ferocious growl. I let out a tiny squeak of terror and plunge my blade down into where its heart was supposed to be. I watch as the demon bursts into flames before me.

"Wha- what was that!?" I shout in between sputtering breaths.

"It was a demon." He says looking upon me in awe.

"Well yeah I got that much, but it was different than the ones we fought earlier today."

"No it was the same it was just more powerful than the one earlier and you fought that thing all by yourself."

"I-I did?"

"Of course you did! That thing wanted nothing to do with me at all. You beat it without my help at all."

"Was I really that good?"

"Yes! You defeated that thing with perfect precision! I couldn't have done it better myself actually."

"No way, you're just saying that."

"I'm not that was really good Akane. If it was anybody else I bet they would have died right on the spot."

"Wow, just wow. I still can't believe I actually did that."

"Yeah, well we better start moving again or we'll run into another one of those things."

"Ok, when are we going to get there anyways?"

"We're getting really close. We should be there pretty soon actually."

"Great."

"Hey Akane if you don't mind me asking why are you going back to the human world anyways?"

"Oh it's alright. Well I'm going back to the human world to be with my soul mate Ciel Phantomhive."

"Hmm, he must be one great guy if you're going through all of this for him."

"Oh he is. He saved my life actually."

"Really?"

"Yeah, without him I wouldn't be here right now."

"Wow, well than we better hurry and get you back to him."

"Thank you for doing this Angel."

"It's my pleasure Miss Akane."