Hey everybody! This is my 10th chapter which deserves, like, a huge celebration (or at least a pat on the back ^^;) on my part for being able to continue for this long. So, YAY! Cookies and Sebastian dolls for everybody whose managed to read up this far XD I'm so tired right now I' m surprised I'm coherent enough to write any of this... School sucks ass and is taking up my life. Got so much homework from my FIRST DAY. Not to mention I have three honor classes... Stupid me, taking on so much DX So hopefully I'll still be able to update, but I'm not too sure about how often it'll be... Reviews do really make me inspired to write though so I continue to look forward to those. Umm, yeah. So I hope you guys enjoy this chapter as well! ^^

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Warnings*Mature language, sexual scenes, Yaoi, a couple OCs :( , gore, spoilers for whole manga/anime

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji, Yana Toboso does (she's brilliant. Love her.)

"Bo-chan, it's time to get up."

I open my eyes and spot Sebastian. Getting up rather easily for a change, I accept the tea and food he's brought for me.

"What's the schedule for today?" I ask, remembering how I'd ask that every morning back when I was an earl.

"Lucifer has asked me to investigate something," Sebastian says as he searches around for clothing.

"Really?" I give him a curious look. "What's it about?"

"It seems there have been some strange angelic energies in a human town. I'm going to see if the angel is still there, and if so, ask it a few questions." Sebastian lays an outfit out. "You should stay in this room while I'm gone, though I shouldn't be too long."

"What?" I exclaim. "I'm not staying here all day! I'm coming with you."

Sebastian gives me an uncertain look at my stubbornness. "Bo-chan, I would much prefer you stay here…"

Giving him a glare, I say, "Too bad. It'll be boring if I'm alone all day in this God forsaken room."

Sebastian raises an eyebrow. "Is that your way of saying you'd miss me?" he says with an amused smirk.

I turn my head away. "Tch, of course not! I'm coming with you and that's the final word on this subject."

"Yes, my Lord," Sebastian agrees reluctantly.

I pick at my clothes. "Now that we're going to the human realm, shouldn't we be wearing something more appropriate for the era?"

"I'll fetch your modern clothing," Sebastian murmurs and takes the now empty tray away. When he comes back a few moments later, he's holding the clothing I arrived in two days ago. I nod in approval and he leaves once again while I change. Reaching over to the bed side table, I grab the precious ring and slide it on my thumb. Then I tie my eye patch on and leave the bedroom.

"Sebastian," I call out and he appears from a corridor. "Where―"

I freeze when I catch sight of him. Expecting to see him in his butler uniform, I'm extremely shocked to see him in normal clothing. He's wearing dark blue jeans and a white button up shirt, though a couple at the top have been left undone. Over top of that, he's wearing a black jacket as dark as his ebony hair. I must admit that it's extremely attractive, though Sebastian could probably pull off anything, even something as ridiculous as bunny ears and a tail.

I continue as if I hadn't been stunned by his appearance, though Sebastian has a knowing look on his face. "Where are we going?"

Sebastian straightens out his jacket and I notice he's not wearing any gloves to cover his black nails or the contract symbol. Well, I suppose in this day and age he can just pass it off as a tattoo if he wants to.

Then Sebastian gives me a look. "The city where you've lived for the past fourteen years."

"What?" I ask in surprise. Then realization hits me. "Is that why you didn't want me to come?"

"That was part of the reason," Sebastian admits. "Though mostly I did not want to put you in unnecessary danger, I realize you must have attachments to the people there so I wished for you to stay out of this. Though now that I've told you, there is no way you'll change your mind, is there?"

"Not a chance," I agree and walk over to him. "You needn't worry though, those people won't influence my decisions."

Sebastian nods. "Then we shall proceed." The demon wraps an arm around me and shadows flicker before consuming us. For a moment, it's impossible to breath and panic begins to claw at my mind, but then the shadows flicker away and we're standing in my home town. Actually, an alley to be specific. I walk to the edge of it and peer out at the sun shining brightly down on the crowded street. Sebastian comes to my side.

"Where do we go?" I ask, eyeing everything around me. I remember every place in this town, all the moments I spent with my fake family and friends, and yet, it feels like I have no place here. It's an unreal feeling, as if I'm looking around at a faint, insignificant point in a movie. I know now that even if I could, I would never be able to live here again like I had been.

Sebastian closes his eyes for a moment, and then reopens them. "That way." He nods to the left. We walk out into the light together and down the street. A school bus passes by. Ah, that's why the roads are so packed: its rush hour for school. I stay to Sebastian's left and try to keep out of sight from the people on the road and sidewalk. It wouldn't do good to have people recognizing me after having disappeared a few days ago.

We pass a store selling televisions and I notice it's on the news channel. I pause in disbelief when an image of me and Alois is shown.

"It's been four days since the terrifying murders of our town have abruptly ceased. With the total of seven of our community murdered ruthlessly, we are all in a time of mourning. However, the day after the last killing, two teenage boys, Caelum Shanin and Alois Hallington, disappeared. The police are still investigating, though without a suspect for the murders caught, it is believed these boys might have been kidnapped as the killer fled. For more infor…"

"Caelum Shanin?" Sebastian questions with an amused look.

"Shut up," I snap at him irritably. I don't understand why Alois' first name got to stay the same and I had to be stuck with Caelum. "Let's just make sure nobody recognizes me."

Thankfully, the people we did happen to pass on the side walk were too busy gawking at Sebastian to really notice me. We're walking rapidly down the streets, trying to avoid the more populated ones as Sebastian tries to figure out where the angel must be. The more we travel, the more familiar the surroundings are and the wearier I become. When we step onto my street, my suspicions are confirmed.

"Of course it'd be here," I mutter as we walk up to the front of my house. "Why did I think for a moment that it'd be somebody else out of the three billion people on this planet?"

"I must admit that you do seem to have a knack for pulling the supernatural to you, Bo-chan," Sebastian agrees as we stare at the house.

I eye the cars in the drive way. "Do you think anyone is inside?"

Sebastian shakes his head. "I do not believe so. I can't sense anyone. We should check around to see if there's anything suspicious in here."

"Right." We walk towards the door and I type in the familiar code. It unlocks and I open it, walking into the house. Everything's the way I remember it. Sebastian and I split up, checking around the rooms for anything odd. "Sebastian, I'm going to check upstairs," I call out as I walk up the stairs.

Automatically, I head for my bedroom and upon entering, notice that some of my stuff isn't where it should be. My first assumption is that the bastards went through my stuff while I was gone, but then a logical part tells me that it was most likely an investigation team. I wander around and stare at my stuff without much interest and move a couple of papers out of the way. My eyes catch on a homework assignment that I was supposed to hand in and I snicker, realizing I'll never have to write another horrible essay like that ever again.

There's a soft sound behind me and a faint glow. I turn around rapidly, going into a defensive stance, when my jaw drops open.

"E…lizabeth?" I breath, staring at the small girl in front of me.

She hiccups and runs towards me, wrapping her arms around my neck and burrowing her face into it. "Ciel~! I'm s-so glad I f-found you. And it's Lizzie!"

I'm still motionless, frozen to my spot as the girl pulls away and looks at me with teary eyes and a brilliant smile.

"I've missed you so much, Ciel. When I heard you'd been reincarnated, it was the happiest moment I've felt in a hundred years," Lizzie says, her voice full of love.

I pull away from her grasp but stay close. "Lizzie, how…? You were reincarnated as well?" I choke out, staring at my cousin. Though I really shouldn't be that surprised with everything that's happened recently, I suppose.

She shakes her head, her blonde locks bouncing around. "Of course not, silly! I'm an angel and I've come to save you~!"

"An angel…" Before I could say anymore, I see a pair of pure white wings fold out from behind her back. I'm so shocked that I can merely stand there a gape at her. Then her words hit me and I frown. "Save me? From what?"

Lizzie's eyes darken uncharacteristically. "From that demon, of course. Ciel, I know you're a man of your word, but if you come with me right now we can leave him and live our lives together in Heaven!"

Her eyes have lightened up again by the time she finishes speaking. "What? No I can't―" My words stop as another shimmer appears behind Lizzie and two forms are made. I'm once again gawking in wonder. "Lucis? Jackson?" No way. There's just no way this is happening.

My 'mother's' eyes light up when she sees me and she gives me a warm smile. I can't help but notice the white dress she's in and the large wings on her back. "Ciel, it's so good to see you. I'm so happy you're alright," she gasps out as she runs over and hugs me to her. "When you left, I thought for sure that that demon had taken you."

I struggle against her hold. "Let go of me!" I shout at her. No later than those words escape my throat, I hear a predatory growl from behind me. Lucis and everyone else in the room freezes. Using this opportune moment, I manage to break away from Lucis. Before I can get anywhere though, something clutches at my arm and I see Lizzie giving me a pleading look.

"Demon," Jackson hisses. "Leave, go back to your realm. You are not wanted here!"

Sebastian gives him a dangerous smirk. "And if I don't? What can you do, mortal?" Then he notices Elizabeth and his eyes widen in amusement. Sebastian gives a fake bow. "Lady Elizabeth, I haven't seen you since my master's death. Please excuse my unprofessional attire."

Elizabeth glowers at him. "You! I can't believe I trusted you all those years ago, thinking that no matter what, you would be there to protect Ciel when I couldn't. And all along, you were the most dangerous of them all! You're horrible, despicable!"

"What terrible words you speak, Miss Elizabeth. It's not very cute at all," Sebastian teases and I notice Lizzie's glare intensify. "Now, if you may, I would appreciate it if you released my Bo-chan."

"It's too late demon," Lucis says confidently. "Ciel can come with us now, to Heaven where his soul will rightfully be salvaged. He has the opportunity to redeem himself now that he's not forced to be with you. You've lost."

"What are you talking about?" I snap at her. "You speak as if I've already agreed to this!"

Lucis blinks. "Pardon, Ciel. It's just so obvious that I figured you wouldn't mind if I spoke for you."

"Remember, Lucis, he's always been a proud boy," Jackson chides lightly.

"Oh that's right, I should've realized." Lucis shakes her head in disappointment. Then she gives me a smile. "Sorry honey, if you want to tell that horrible beast yourself, then go right ahead."

I stare at her with dull eyes. "Thank you." Then I turn to my butler. "Sebastian," I start out slowly and I notice a flicker of doubt cross his eyes, "you were right. I really should've stayed home today. Hurry up so we can go back."

Sebastian gives me a gentle smirk. "Yes, well, when I have finished with these angels, we may return home."

"What?" Lucis utters in disbelief, turning confused eyes towards me.

"As charming as this reunion has been, Lucis, I must be going. Sebastian, when you've concluded your investigation, meet me outside," I say and go to walk away. Unfortunately, I forgot about Lizzie's death grip on my arm. "Elizabeth, please release me."

"N-no! Ciel, you don't know what you're talking about! Sebastian may seem nice and caring, but he's a demon! He's only with you because he wants to eat your soul!" Lizzie cries out at me, pulling me backwards with her.

"Elizabeth, I know perfectly well what Sebastian is and that he wants to devour my soul. I came to terms with that years ago," I try to explain but she won't listen and keeps shaking her head negatively. I sigh. "Lizzie―"

"No, Ciel, you don't understand," Lizzie tries again.

"Elizabeth, I'm opening a passage way. Take Ciel and leave while I hold back the demon," Lucis says quickly, pulling out a sword.

Mine and Sebastian's eyes narrow. I try to pull away from Elizabeth as a white shimmering passage opens up. "Sebastian!" I call out, reaching out for him and almost pulling away, but Jackson grabs my other arm and drags me away.

"Bo-chan!" Sebastian shouts out, starting to move towards me but a sword intercepts him. He turns his enraged ruby eyes towards the angel and as quick as lighting, throws three well aimed knives at Lucis. That's the last thing I see before I'm drug through the portal.

"Sebastian!" I cry out again, fighting against the two holding me back. Then Lucis appears through the passage, a knife embedded in her arm. It closes and I'm left in the presence of the two angels and Jackson. Infuriated, I shout at them. "Let me go, damn it!"

To my surprise, they do. Then I realize it's because I can't escape on my own. Defeated, I let my anger boil down slightly and glance around the room. It's so cheery I feel like I'm going to throw up. The room is the complete opposite of Sebastian's beautiful, dark, Victorian styled mansion. The walls are painted a bubblegum pink and there's many stuffed animals lining a fluffy canopy bed. I assume this is Elizabeth's room.

"Ciel?" Lizzie asks worriedly. She flinches when she meets my livid eyes. "W-why are you so mad? We were just trying to protect you…"

"Why?" I snarl. "Why? You just kidnapped me."

"It's not kidnapping when we're your parents. We're just bringing you back to where you belong," Lucis explains with slightly forced calmness.

"You're not my parents and I do not belong here. I belong in the farthest depths of Hell with Sebastian. My fate was sealed when I made that contract with him," I tell them scathingly.

Elizabeth hugs me. "Ciel, you may think you belong there for the crimes you committed, but your soul is still pure. All those horrible missions were in the name of the Queen, you were only doing what you had to."

I look down at the girl. "Elizabeth, you do not know half the things I've done. You may know that I was the Queen's Watchdog and that I got rid of many people in the underworld, but you can't realize just how many people were killed because of me."

"Don't say that," Elizabeth murmurs, shaking her head.

"Well it's the truth, Elizabeth!" I roar. "And don't go saying it doesn't count because Sebastian killed them, I've taken life as well!"

Elizabeth sniffles and steps back. Lucis comes over and puts an arm around her. "Come, Miss Elizabeth. Let's let Ciel cool down for now. This all must come as a shock to him."

I watch as Elizabeth sadly walks away with my false parents. My breathing is heavier and I glower at the spot they left before taking a seat at her desk. I don't dare touch the stuffy covered bed.

Damn it, Sebastian, I think to myself. Hurry up and find a way to get me out of here. However, there's a slight part of me that's dreading when Sebastian does come. He'll try to kill everyone for sure. I don't care about Lucis and Jackson, but Lizzie is a different story. No matter how much she annoys me, I can't dislike her. She's my cousin, the only family I have left.

Suddenly, I freeze. If I'm in Heaven then…Mother and Father! They must be here too! And Aunt An― oh wait, she's probably in Hell. For once, there's hope in my eyes. I might be able to see my parents one last time before I'm dragged back down to Hell. Resolved to make the most of this time with Lizzie and perhaps my parents, a small but true smile appears on my lips.

I get up from my seat and walk over to the door, surprised to find it open. Looking down the hallway inquisitively, I start to explore the rooms. To my disappointment, the first couple are just extra bedrooms. However, the third room I go into seems to be a music room. I walk in and glance at the grand piano in the corner. Then my eyes catch on a case― a violin case. My fingers twitch eagerly to play. I haven't been able to play mine since all this mess started.

Ignoring the fact that this isn't even my own violin, I take it carefully out of the case and glide the bow across the strings to test out the sound. It's absolutely beautiful. I don't believe I've ever heard one with such a magnificently pure tone. Almost immediately, I start playing a song that I've known forever. I remember how long it took me to learn this piece with Sebastian's teachings, though I managed to do it eventually. The bow glides up and down, my other hand pressing down on the strings when needed. I find myself getting lost in the beautiful melody as it slows down and speeds up at appropriate parts, my eyes closing, having memorized the hand movements perfectly. A couple minutes in, the bow movements become shorter as the speed of the minor melody increases and I frown slightly, focusing solely on the tragic sounding voice of the violin calling out to me. Then, it slows down once again until it ends on a beautiful but sad note. Carefully lowering the violin, I open my eyes to see Lizzie staring at me in wonder.

"That was… even more beautiful than the last time I heard you play that, Ciel," Lizzie whispers and comes over.

I blink. "You heard me play this? I can't recall ever playing this with anybody but Sebastian."

"Ah, I must've overheard it…" Lizzie tenses when I mention the demon. "What was it called again?"

I frown in thought. "Sebastian never told me. The bastard wrote the title in a different language."

Lizzie's eyebrow ticks. "Why didn't you ever search up the composer then?"

I stare at her. "Because Sebastian is the composer. He wrote it while he served as my butler."

"The demon wrote that?" Lizzie chokes out.

"Yes. Do you have a problem with that?" I ask with narrowed eyes. Honestly, what is Lizzie's problem? She's acting odd.

Lizzie looks away. "No…" she says slowly before looking back and asks desperately, "Ciel, why are you so attached to him?"

"We have a contract―"

"Not just that!" Lizzie interrupts. "You memorized his song, but do you even remember the one you learnt for me? I'm your fiancée, doesn't that mean anything?" she cries out, upset. "A-and that day, you promised me that the next time I saw you that we'd plan o-our wedding, but you never came back! You never came back, Ciel. I w-was so worried and alone. You p-promised―"

She cuts herself off and I can tell she's on the verge of tears. I look at her with soft eyes. "Lizzie, I'm sorry that I broke my promise. I hadn't planned to be killed like that."

"But you did plan on dying, right Ciel?" Lizzie asks coldly. "It was unavoidable with that monster in tow. We never would've had a future together even if you hadn't been killed that day."

I look away. "I'm sorry, but I can't change what happened. It's already been decided that I will spend my eternity in Hell."

Lizzie takes my face in her hands. "But it doesn't have to be written in stone." She looks me directly in the eye and says four words that make me feel guiltier than I've ever felt in both of my lives, "I love you, Ciel." I'm frozen to the spot, my eyes having widened considerably at her words. "I always have and always will. Stay with me. Your mother and father are waiting as well. Forget your pain and come spend eternity with the people who love you. You don't have to be miserable."

My heart clenches painfully. It's oh so tempting to just agree with her and return to my parents, spending forever happy in Heaven― but would I truly be happy? That part of me, that innocent, cheerful child, is gone forever. It was completely annihilated when I was raped and tortured for that month, when I shot that man and had those innocent children killed. A shiver passes through me as I remember the burning manor and Sebastian murdering Freckles― known as Doll to most― as well. No, I do not deserve to go to Heaven after everything that I've done. Even if Lizzie is offering a chance to redeem myself, I won't. Everything that's happened to me has led to who I am now and I am not willing to throw that away. I have more pride and honor than that. Sebastian is expecting me to hold my word that I will give him my soul and I will not disrespect him by lying.

"I can't," I whisper quietly. Turning my eyes back to hers, I continue with more strength, "You said I don't have to be miserable; you're wrong. It's who I am now. Perhaps you've blocked it out, but I am not a good person, Elizabeth. I am cold, distant, unforgiving, calculating, selfish, controlling." I give her a small smile. "I do care for you, Lizzie, and for mother and father too, but I cannot join you in Paradise. My soul has been tainted and shrouded in darkness for far too long to be able to see the light again."

Lizzie stares at me, disbelief shining in her eyes. She backs away slowly before turning around and sprinting out the door. I watch her sadly but don't regret what I've said. It's better if she knows the truth instead of letting her get hurt later.

Raising the violin back to my throat, I let the bow glide again, playing the song that I had learnt for Elizabeth all those years ago.

It's a little while later when Lucis and Jackson come to visit me. I'm sitting at the piano, plunking at a few keys without much enthusiasm. Back when I was an earl, I had learnt the piano as well, though it isn't nearly as good as my violin skills.

I look up at them harshly. "What do you want? And when can I go back? It's terribly boring here."

"Ciel, honey, you're not going back," Lucis says sweetly, playing her part of an angel perfectly.

"You belong here with us," Jackson agrees roughly.

"Like hell I do," I respond haughtily. "I've already gone through this with Elizabeth and do not wish to repeat myself. I don't understand why you won't let me go."

Lucis' cheery demeanor disappears. "We've tried to be nice and let you realize it by yourself, but it's clear your mind has been tampered with. You truly don't understand what he's capable of, and we need you, Ciel. You're the one from the prophecy, the one who's going to bring down Hell."

I look give them a cold look. "You're mental."

Lucis lets out a sigh. "Jackson, we'll have to forcefully show him just how terrible that beast he places his faith in really is."

"Wha―" I start but I'm grabbed by a pair of strong arms and thrown over the man's shoulders. "Hey! Put me down!"

They ignore me and lead me to another room as I struggle against Jackson's hold. It's futile and I'm placed in a chair in a rather dark room. Binds wrap around my arms and legs, holding me there.

"What are you doing?" I demand.

"Showing you what this demon does regularly," Lucis speaks and fiddles around with something unknown behind me. There's a sudden light and a screen appears on the wall. I realize it's some sort of footage. "Human technology is oh so useful. This is real video footage, mind you."

A first scene appears and I see Sebastian next to an angel who's lying in a pool of blood. He's smirking sadistically and raises a pointed boot to crush the other creatures head, painstakingly slow. Its screams echo through the room and I shiver, turning my eyes away as the head splatters open, spraying the lens with blood and brain. Another scene comes on and I hear Sebastian clear voice.

"Now, tell me," Sebastian starts, grinning down at another holy being and pulling at its hair. "Who was it that has been leaking information to you?"

I cringe as the angel spits in his face. Sebastian wouldn't take too well to that. As expected, Sebastian's lips twitch dangerously. "You'll wish you hadn't done that." I watch as he digs his fingers into the connecting joint of the wing. "I'll ask you again: who has been giving you this information?"

The angel puts on a face of stubbornness and says, "I'd rather die than tell such a foul creature!"

"Oh, you'll wish for it in a moment, I assure you." My breathing picks up as I watch Sebastian rip the wing off easily, the tendons and veins hanging our in a bloody mess. I shut my eyes at the horrible sight, trying to hold back this sickness. The scene continues and Sebastian manages to get her to speak. I listen intently when she mentions the prophecy and try to ignore the blood and gore covering both of them. Then Sebastian, like the clever demon he is, manages to twist his promise of safety around and kills the angel, red eyes looking almost ecstatic as black flames devour the corpse.

There are more scenes with Sebastian questioning and torturing angels and humans, sometimes ripping deep gashes in them with his claws, other times tearing limbs off of their bodies amusingly. When it finally ends, I'm surprised I've managed to hold back my vomit. Maybe it has to do with the fact that it's only footage and not actually happening directly in front of me. I can't smell the coppery liquid and feel the warm blood as it splashes across me. Still, I close my eyes and take several deep breaths.

"Do you see now what kind of monster he is? He'd been hiding this from you but now that you know―"

"You are correct in saying that I've never actually seen Sebastian do these things," I start out. "However, that is only because Sebastian has always protected me and made sure that I wasn't watching. If you think that by showing me these videos I am going to side with you, then you are bigger fools than I originally thought. As far as I'm concerned, you're worse than Sebastian by taping such acts and forcing people to watch them. You disgust me."

I walk past them and open the door to a random room before locking myself in it. While laying down on the bed, I burry my face in my hands. I've always known that it's in Sebastian's nature to commit acts like that, but actually having to see them is a whole different realization. What he did…was revolting, and I sincerely hope that I'll never have to witness such scenes again. That said, I don't fear him nor do I not want him to come and rescue me.

The thought of trying to escape myself has passed my mind, but I've ruled it out with a few key errors in that plan. One: How am I supposed to get past the angels, supernatural beings far stronger than myself? Two: Say I do manage to get out, where am I supposed to go? It's not like I can get back to the human realm myself. Three: If I get out, how is Sebastian supposed to find me? It'll be easier to just stay put.

I don't really care about seeing Mother and Father anymore. I've had enough of these angels to last me a life time. If I could, I would like to say good bye to my parents, not having the chance when they were stolen from me, but I doubt that chance will arise with Lizzie, Lucis and Jackson pissed at me for not joining the 'light side'. As far as I'm concerned, there's no point of me being here any longer.

So hurry it up, you damn demon!

~3rd Person POV~

Zachary walks determinedly towards his boss, the Head of the Board.

Dresdner looks over his shoulder as he hears footsteps. "Oh, Zachary. What is it?"

"It's about Sutcliff, Sir―"

"We've already discussed this, Zachary. Sutcliff is innocent, it was an imposter," Dresdner says with an annoyed tone.

"Sir, I believe I have proof that he was involved in that incident," Zachary tries to convince him.

Dresdner narrows his eyes. "You say you have proof?"

Zachary nods his head. "I believe so, Sir. If you give me permission to retrieve Daniele's cinematic records, I can show you."

"You want to invade his privacy like that? It's a common respect to not read the books of other Shinigami," Dresdner says, shocked by what Zachary has asked. Usually he is very compliant to the rules.

"No, I do not wish to see his records. If you just allow me to show you, I believe you will be convinced."

Dresdner looks at him uncertainly but nods his head. "If it can help us with this Michaelis case, then yes, I give you permission. Let's go."

Zachary nods his head and they start walking briskly from the main building. Once they get outside, they take to the roofs to stay out of the pedestrians' paths and start sprinting along them. Soon enough they can see the magnificent sight of the Library on top of the sand colored mountain. They easily jump to a ledge on the side of the steep cliff and keep jumping from ledge to ledge. There's a road that leads to the Shinigami Library, but it would've taken longer. This is a more direct path.

Once they get to the top, they walk inside of the building calmly, not having even broken a sweat from scaling the side of the rocky mountain. They walk through the rows of books and head toward the section reserved for Shinigami.

D…D… In a row above Dresdner's own, Zachary spots Daniele's book and pulls it out. He flips it open to the latest pages and backs up to the day where Michaelis invaded the library.

"Zachary, what is it you wish to show me?" Dresdner demands.

"This." Zachary points to a small paragraph.

'When questioned by the Board and others, Lance thinks at first that the man he saw dressed in red was Grell Sutcliff, but then realizes it was another demon in disguise to try and get past the security. The demon's accomplice was none other than Sebastian Michaelis, who Grell speaks of often.'

"Look closely at the writing style. It's very similar to the previous writing, but there are a couple differences. The loops of the 'S' is the most noticeable difference, though there's others. Who ever wrote this was in too much of a rush to copy the style exactly," Zachary points our gruffly.

Dresdner is staring intently at the writing. "…As much as I wish it wasn't true, you are right, Zachary. This section has been written intentionally to alter Daniele's actions. We should run it by Carmine quickly to be sure."

"…All right," Zachary agrees, though he's itching to bring Sutcliff down as soon as possible. As they're making their way back down to the main building, he notices Dresdner is very distracted, almost slipping one time on the rocks.

Areal Carmine is another member of the Board. He specializes in the tampering of Cinematic Records, whether the book has been misused or the actual Records themselves have been tampered with. It's rumored that Undertaker and Carmine had been partners for many of the years that Undertaker was a Shinigami, thus Carmine knows almost as much as Undertaker about how to manipulate Records. In theory, he is a very dangerous man and nobody wants a repeat of those 'Bizarre Dolls' running around. Unfortunately, his knowledge on the concept is too valuable and thus he remains in the Board.

The two important Shinigami walk through the hallways with an air of superiority that causes everyone in their path to back away rapidly. They reach Carmine's office and open the door to find him studying something under a magnifying glass. He looks up as they enter.

"Dresdner, what brings you here?" Carmine asks in interest, putting down the glass object.

"We believe we have found proof of treachery amongst our Shinigami. We would like your opinion and confirmation that Daniele's Cinematic Record book has been tampered with," Dresdner explains shortly, dropping the book open on the specific page. He points to the passage with a bony finger.

"Hmm? The reaper that Michaelis impaled to the wall?" Carmine leans in closely and takes the previously discarded magnifying glass to examine it. "…Yes. The style in the writing is slightly off. It looks as if it was written rather quickly, though there's at least some effort to make it resemble the previous writing. I must say that it's a rather impressive attempt for someone who was trying to get this done after they had impaled Daniele but before we showed up."

"All right, now that we have proof, let's hurry up and get Sutcliff already," Zachary buts in impatiently. He turns to go, but a hand grabs his arm to stop him.

"…Sutcliff doesn't have the necessary tools to do this. Only Shinigami of higher ranking have a Death Bookmark and Quill," Dresdner says while looking away. "Which leaves…"

"William T. Spears, who lied to defend Sutcliff." Zachary smiles sardonically. "I knew that bastard was up to no good, but you wouldn't believe me."

Dresdner refuses to answer that, still disconcerted by the fact that one of the men he trusts most is actually guilty for this terrible crime. He had been wrong, terribly mistaken. Truly, Dresdner had thought he could trust Spears. And then there's Sutcliff. His acting was impeccable, clearly staged. In fact, they had probably planned the whole thing out from allowing Michaelis in, to Spears pretending to find the body, and then to lie and say that Sutcliff was in his office with him the whole time. Dresdner feels like an idiot for falling for their ploy.

"Zachary, you and I will find Spears and arrest him," Dresdner starts. "Carmine, I'm leaving you to find Sutcliff. Beware that he'll most likely not take too kindly to being apprehended."

"Oh, do not worry. We all know what that 'man' is like," Carmine speaks with an annoyed tone. "I remember the first day I saw that fool…He ripped apart forty-seven of our best stimulators in the Shing'academy. It was terribly impressive. Then the next time I saw him after his final exam, he was strutting about down the halls, confessing his love to Spears while wearing red high heels. I don't know what happened during that exam, but I definitely preferred him when―"

"Carmine! This is no time for story telling!" Dresdner snaps. "You can rant on about Sutcliff later when you have him cuffed and behind bars."

Carmine huffs but nods his head and disappears down a corridor. Zachary and Dresdner make their way to Spears' office.

William is sitting at his desk, filling out paper work when his door slams open. About to harshly scold anyone for so rudely barging in, he stops himself as he notices Dresdner and Zachary.

He gets up to bow politely to them. "Good day, Sir. Wha―"

"William T. Spears, you are under arrest for conspiring with Grell Sutcliff in the allowances of a demon into our realm and our Library, permitting it to read Cinematic Records, lying outright to the Board about evidence for this crime, protecting a guilty man and for altering another Shinigami's Cinematic Record."

Alois huffs moodily, starring at his fingernails in frustration as he lies on the bed. It's so boring here without Ciel… Anne-Marie amused him for a while, but it just isn't the same! She didn't hit him for saying something idiotic, or scold him for wearing obscenely short shorts or even point and laugh at him for doing crazy, life risking stunts. Okay, Ciel didn't really point and laugh, per say, but he did always have an amused look on his face.

"One of these days, Alois, you're going to get yourself killed." Ciel chuckled, staring at the blond who had just fallen out of the large pine tree.

Alois looked up and gave him a pout. "You say that as if you want me to die."

"You state that like you expected something else."

"Oh Ciel, I miss you soo~ much right now," Alois hums as he clutches his previously discarded portrait of Claude to his chest.

There's a sudden tap at the window and Alois' head whips towards it. His eyes widen and he drops the painting, backing away from the window and falling off the bed in the process.

"Hello, Danna-sama," the form says politely.

"What do you want?" Alois asks in a startled tone, staring up at the figure.

"There's something we must discuss. It will be of the utmost interest to you, I assure you," the smooth voice says convincingly.

"Screw off! Nothing you have to say could interest me," Alois says, anger starting to wear off his initial shock.

The person leaps off the window and pulls the smaller boy into a hug. "Danna-sama…" It murmurs in his ear and whispers a secret, feeling Alois go stalk still in their hold. "Come with me and I'll explain everything."

"Alright," Alois whispers, laying his head on the familiar form and allowing it to carry him away.

Oh my, it's getting intense! Well, not really, but I like to think it's interesting...I hope... Anyway, there's going to be more yaoi in the next chapter. YAY! (everyone's probably like, finally) Heh, sorry 'bout the delay but I try to keep them in character as much as I can... Anyway, I'm super tired, can't think, should probably be doing homework instead of this, but I decided to update cause I love you guys. Please feel free to leave me a review if you want me to continue this story ^^ Heh, next chapter we get to see how Will's faring life in prison (what ever you do, don't bend over, Will! O.o), if Ciel ever gets out of that God forsaken place full of *shiver* angels, and maybe we'll see who's come to visit our dear Alois ^^ Oh, and Grell will be in the next chapter too ^^ See ya!