Ninth Installment: Captive

Black Butler

Kumo v.2

KagomexClaude

"How much longer are you going to continue this Kagome chan~?"

For the last couple hours Claude and the miko had been going at one another without holding back.

Well Claude has, Grell thought dispassionately. Kagome has been holding her powers back in order not to fry the little soul sucker.

"Spears will take my scynthe if I bring you in with even one little un healed scratch. Don't make him take it Kagome, please!"

The miko paused, her timing could not have been worse. Seeing that she had tackled the demon and was on top of him in a very compromising position, feeling everything that was happening below her.

For all that they had been fighting and trying to cause as much injury as they could, Claude couldn't help his body from reacting.

It was only natural given that he had not had those urges quenched in a very long time, and the ongoing fight with such an able beautiful woman had brought his most primal instincts to the forefront.

"Ah."

Quick as a snake, Kagome striked, demonstrating that indeed she had been holding back, and an instant had Claude shackled and immobile.

"Seeing that you have dishonored your contract I will have to send you back whence you came from, or shackle you to myself until I have deemed you-" thinking for a second, she tried to search for the right word. "sane enough to let you go."

All three were silent, two lost in their own thoughts, while the miko waited for what she knew would be his answer.

No demon wanted to go back there, so he would go with the lesser of two evils and decide to go with her. It would be a couple of centuries before he would be liberated from her services so it would give her the breathing she needed from the reapers.

She had been with them for far too long.

There was no way they would want to be so near to her when she had demon in her hold.

"Why?" Claude's cold and clipped voice brought her attention back to him. Even with his hands clasped by her ki filled shackles, he looked as unruffled as ever. She had no idea what power they had in being able to fix themselves after a long fight, but he was once more in tip top condition, as if he had done nothing more strenuous than taking a stroll in the park.

"Ah?"

"More to the point what are you?"

"What's this? Even after everything you still don't know what Kagome-chan is?" Grell's mocking laughter grated on Claude's nerves, but all his attention was on the black haired woman.

She was something he had not encountered in his long life, and it was intriguing to say the least. He always prided himself on knowing everything that went on in the supernatural community and in the world in general.

To find out that there was something that had escaped his notice, whet his appetite to know more. It didn't matter that she actually seemed to possess a bit of an advantage over him, and that she could have easily harmed him during their skirmish, his thirst for knowledge at that moment overruled any of those thoughts.

"There is no need to know that," she coldly replied. "What is your answer? Stay or be sent back to that place."

"Kagome-chan?" The serious tone of the grim reaper, caused the demon to raise a brow. It was rare for the flamboyant reaper to be solemn.

"This is my job Grell-san," blue eyes continued to stare at the red eyes that lay beneath her. She had not moved off of the demon and with the restraints on him, he could not move until she took them off.

"But-"

"Grell."

A surly huff was her only response. For all that he preferred those of the same gender as himself, he could admit that he had a special affection for the miko, and if given the chance he would claim her for his own. But seeing that there were other more powerful beings that had their 'dibs' on her, he would take what he could. If being her confidant and friend was the only thing he could amount to, well then there was always Sebby-chan who take the sting away. Even if he was merciless and cold as the artic with him.

"I will say this once more Kumo-kun, either you come with me, or it will be centuries before you come to the surface again."

"If I go with you," Claude stoically replied. "What is it that would be expected of me."

"You will be under my rule."

Once red eyes turned back to citrine, "it would be as if we drew up a contract."

"Ha!" Grell disdainfully huffed out. "You would never be able to get Kagome-chan's soul."

"He is right. I would never make a deal with your kind."

"So what is it then? I will obediently follow you for nothing to gain in the end?"

Grell walked over to the pair on the floor, "you would continue to live you little soul snatcher. What more could you want."

"Substance." There was no hesitation. "I would like to be able to defend myself against those that would seek to destroy me in my moment of weakness."

It was not something far-fetched. Everyone had the instinctive drive to live, it was natural that for that to happen one had to have the energy to fight.

"Fine," Kagome's lithe body rose in a single move, making her moves both sensual and predatory, something both of the males in her presence noticed and focused on. "I will feed you while you are in my care."

The very air stilled at the unexpected offer.

Who knew that the events of that night would shake the very foundations of England to its very core.

A/N: Hello everyone! I have posted this installment in hopes of making up from my late update the other day, I hope you all enjoy. I also kind of hope that this makes up for the requests that I have yet to type up. ^.^

I am working on the Force of Nature one shot and actually thinking of making it in to a full story but am unsure if it will be well received with the public. Let me know your thoughts !

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