Chapter 10: Always Watching.

Rosalina's POV

When I opened my eyes, I looked around and I realized I was back in my room at the Phantomhive manor. I carefully sat up in the bed as I brought my hand to head, "How long was I out?"

"Only a few hours," said a voice as the door opened.

I narrowed my eyes at the demonic butler, "Quit randomly appearing in my room, creep."

He chuckled, sitting a glass of water on the nightstand beside the bed.

I merely sighed as I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, and that's when I noticed that I was not wearing the same outfit from earlier. Straightaway, I wrapped my arms around myself and glared daggers at Sebastian, "Did you change my clothes?!"

He grinned ever so slightly, "Why, of course. If I would have asked Mey-Rin to do it, surely she would have woken you in the process."

I instantly jumped off of the bed and repeatedly hit him in the chest, "Then you shouldn't have changed my clothes at all, you damned pervert!"

In one swift movement, he had me pinned against the wall. He held my arms above my head as he smirked down at me, "That's no way for a lady to act."

"Let go of me," I demanded.

He smirked devilishly, "As you wish." With that said, he released me and turned around, "The Young Master would like to speak with you in the study as soon as possible."

"You could have said that earlier," I mumbled, following behind him.

The moment I walked into Ciel's study, he motioned me to sit in the seat in front of him.

I sighed as I walked over to the chair and sat down, "What do you want?"

He laid his papers down on his desk and leaned back in his chair, "What happened?"

"Be more specific, kid," I suggested, trying not to laugh from the annoyed expression on his face.

"What caused you to faint," he asked through clenched teeth.

"I don't know," I said plainly, "I started to feel really anxious, then my body just went numb. It could have been from the overflowing memories of being locked in there for so long."

He folded his arms, "Is that right?"

Sebastian stepped forward, "If I may, there's something I noticed when I came to carry Miss Rosalina to the carriage."

Ciel looked up at his butler and rose a brow, "Continue."

"I could sense that there was a gas released in the air on the lower level of the hospital," he said, "I think that may be why she fainted. Her sense of smell must be very sensitive due to the experimentation, and once the gas had entered her system, it must've immediately took effect. How strange, though. Someone would have had to just recently release that gas for it to be lingering in the air in only the basement. And even so, who would release such a gas? A human's sense of smell is very weak, so it would've taken no effect on one."

Ciel furrowed his brows as he returned his gaze to me, "Could someone have known you were coming?"

I shrugged, "Not that I know of. I haven't left the mansion until this morning."

He stroked his chin as he tried to piece this all together, "Sebastian, what type of gas was it?"

Sebastian narrowed his eyes at the ground, "I've never came across anything like it before, so I'm not entirely sure."

Ciel sighed as he squeezed the bridge of his nose, "Well, whatever it is, figure it out."

The creepy butler gave his master a curt nod, "Of course."

"As for you," Ciel said, looking at me, "Do you know of anyone who could have followed you out of that place?"

"The only person who could've followed me was Lucas," I said honestly, "But I already told you that he's missing. If he knew where I was, he wouldn't be hiding. Besides, he wouldn't do something like that."

"How can you be so sure," he asked.

I furrowed my brows as I bolted up from the chair, "Because he saved me! It doesn't make sense for him to do something like this!"

Sebastian spoke up, "I don't think the intension of using the gas was to kill you."

I instantly glared at the bastard, "So, are you implying that is was Lucas who did this?"

He shook his head, "No, I don't think it was him. It had to have been someone skilled in making drugs. Perhaps one of the doctors that worked for The Lady?"

Ciel leaned forward and rested his elbows on his desk, "Do you know which one of the doctors made the drugs that were tested on you?"

I looked at the ground as I bit my lip, pondering the question.

"If you know anything, speak up," he ordered, "You could be in danger."

I snapped out of my daze and looked at Ciel, "The Lady had a secret assistant who would make the drugs for her. It couldn't have been one of the doctors, they were only in charge of giving the injections. They had no idea what the drugs even were, they only did as they were instructed."

Ciel sighed once more as he stood up, "We're not getting anywhere with this. I'm going to retire for the day. We'll finish this conversation tomorrow."

I nodded and walked out of the study and down the hall. I went into my room and began changing into my nightclothes. Once that was done, I walked into the washroom and prepared everything for the night. I sat down in the tub and closed my eyes, quickly drifting off to sleep.

-Dream-

The room was dark and I stood in the center of a large room, wearing a gorgeous white gown. I wore a white masquerade mask that had black lace over it, concealing my identity.

Motionless bodies littered the floor all around me, and that's when I noticed that they were all dead.

My eyes widened as I looked at all of the blood-soaked bodies, "W-Who did this?"

"You did, my dear," spoke an unfamiliar voice.

I looked all around, but couldn't see anyone, "Who are you? Show yourself!"

Just then, a man stepped out of the shadows. He had shoulder-length black hair and silver eyes. He wore a bloodied white suit and a masquerade mask identical to mine. "You're rather brave," he noted with a devious grin, "I like that."

I narrowed my eyes at him as I clenched my fists, "You didn't answer my question."

He put his finger up to his lips in a hushing manner and his smirk widened, "Lets save that for another time, dear. For now, I'd worry about the person behind you."

I furrowed my brows as I started to turn around, "What do you mea-"

Before I could even finish my question, someone clasped one hand over my mouth and one over my eyes.

"It's fine, dear. You'll be alright. Just remember," cooed the man with the silver eyes, "I'm always watching. I won't allow anyone to harm you."

-End of Dream-

The moment I opened my eyes, it felt as if my heart had skipped a beat.

The mirror was shattered, there were claw marks all over the walls, and the tub was filled with blood.

I immediately jumped out of the tub, cutting my hand on a piece of glass in the process. I winced as I brought my hand to my chest and stood up.

It was then when I realized the blood in the tub was only a hallucination, but everything else was real.

"Miss Rosalina," Sebastian called, knocking on the door, "What's wrong? It sounded like something broke, and I smell blood."

My eyes widened as I started to panic.

What am I supposed to say? I don't even know what the hell happened!

At that moment, I saw my reflection in one of the glass shards from the mirror. I had horns on my head and my wings were spread out.

"So, it was me," I said under my breath.