Claude and Sebastian are enjoying a peaceful breakfast before the loud shigami enter the room. Alex is feeling better and comes into the dinning room thinking that she would have to find some way to explain her self. What will Sebastian do?

Claude gets a phone call from Damien and learns of where the money is going only there is something even more concerning going on. Every one of his recent cases is tied to this in someway. However that's not all, Alex may be the only heir of the Campbell family, which would place her in direct danger.

I hope you enjoy this chapter.

~The Dark Ringmaster

I do not own Kuroshitsuji or any characters relating to it.

Chapter 11: Morning Intrud… Guests

Claude and Sebastian were sitting at the dining room table. Claude was reading his emails on his tablet and Sebastian was modifying an advertisement. It was quiet and peaceful as the pair started their day, Claude didn't have to be in until later and Sebastian was going to work out of the house. The table was covered with a number of different things to eat, there were assorted pastries, fruits, meats and jams. The smell of coffee and tea hung in the air and the pair sat still. They froze when they heard a light tap, Alex was frozen in the door way. Her hair was a mess and she looked confused. "Good morning," said Claude, he looked up and she noticed a glare spread across his glasses. "Good morning," she responded softly. She was about to say something when she heard another voice behind her. She turned to find a thin redhead behind her, "Ah sleep beauty is awake, she looks prettier awake ne?" he asked. Alex took several steps back when she realized he was actually a man. "Grell sempai do you know if they have decaf?" asked another young man, his blond hair was clearly bleached and she stare at their green and blue eyes. "Guaranteed after all Sebastian was one hell of a butler!" Grell said and his eyes sparkled. He twirled on his toes like a ballerina sending his long red hair through the air. He then sprinted over to Sebastian, only for Sebastian to do a back flip out of his seat. In a flash he was doing a hand stand on the back of the chair. Alex's jaw dropped, a single hand was holding him up and his body was perfectly perpendicular to the floor. His toes were pointed and she noticed his red eyes looking at Grell. Sebastian smirked as he flipped off the chair and landed quietly on his feet. Grell was in aw and attempted to hug him again only for Sebastian to turn a natural turn to the left causing Grell to fall on his face. He smirked and ran his fingers through his hair. "Hmm… you never learn," said Sebastian as he took his seat again, "And yes we have decaf, it's in the one on the left." Ronald nodded and took the liberty of poruing a cup.

Alex stared at him, he had managed to do that backflip and hand stand so smoothly it was as if he had floated there. "Wow," she breathed and Claude looked at her, he chuckled and asked, "Did you forget what we were?" Alex was going to answer when a stiff man walked by and responded, "Of course not demons will always be demons." Alex stared as the man picked Grell up like a sac of potatoes and said, "If only you were just as passionate about your job," said William sarcastically. Alex felt as though she had stepped into the twilight zone. "Um what is going on?" asked Alex in confusion Ronald was talking to William about soul movements, Grell was fawning over Sebastian who was blatantly ignoring him and Claude was the only one who seemed to notice her. He pushed his hair back and said, "Why don't you sit down first, we are having breakfast." Alex took a seat next to Claude and slowly took a danish. She was sitting across from Sebastian, "How are you feeling?" he asked sweetly. Grell was about to say something when Alex responded, "Better, thank you." She was unsure of how to act when she watched Sebastian rise from his seat, he walked around the table and picked up a cup and was quick to make a cappuccino. She watched his delicate movements as he added the cream. He placed it before her and she stared at the elegant flower pattern, not even Max could achieve this. "Thanks," she said as she stared at the cup. Sebastian smiled and responded, "Of course."

"I'm sorry to have troubled and about the other night," she began only for Sebastian to lift a hand to stop her. His eyes were closed and she watched them flutter open. "It's alright," he responded and Alex stared. His eyes were the most wonderful shade of crimson she had ever seen. Grell was quick to interrupt, "He wouldn't have taken care of you while you had the fever if he didn't." Alex looked at him and asked, "Sebastian did?" Grell shrugged and replied bitterly, "I couldn't even sneak a glance of him, he was by your side nearly the entire time." Sebastian looked away and she could tell he was embarrassed, his expression was entirely unexpected and rather welcoming. She began to giggle and smiled brightly. Somehow seeing that hint of embarrassment was enough for her to smile. Sebastian's fork fell from his fingers and Claude stared at her, "So you can smile," said Sebastian. Alex looked up she at first thought it was sarcasm yet his expression told her otherwise. He looked happy and Claude seemed delighted too, even though he wasn't in a full smile he smirked enough to tell her he was happy. "I already informed your boss that you won't be in today, I will be working from here today," said Sebastian. Alex nodded and watched as Claude took another sip of coffee. "She's prettier when she smiles," said Ronald and William nodded in agreement.

Grell looked at Alex and said, "I'm Grell by the way." She looked up at him and noticed his unusual eye color again, she had a feeling he wasn't wearing contacts. "You're not human are you?" she asked. William and Ronald looked at her and Grell asked, "Hmm? Why do you say that?" Alex placed the cappuccinos on the table and responded, "A number of details." Grell crossed his arms and Alex continued, "For starters most transvestites are better actors." Grell jumped back in shock and Ronald burst out laughing. "That's just too good!" he cried as he laughed even harder. William snickered; a smile cracked his serious face. Claude and Sebastian looked at her and chuckled. "What?" she asked innocently and Grell responded, "I look better in a dress than you ever will!" The image of the redhead in a long red gown popped in her head and she shook it in an attempt to get rid of it. Sebastian smirked and leaned over to Claude, she watched him whisper something to him. Claude nodded and glared at Grell, who shivered. Alex understood well enough that his glare was a silent way of saying get out. Grell was about to protest when he found himself being dragged backward. He looked over his shoulder to find William and Ronald dragging him out. "Come on Grell, they need some time to talk about what's been going on," said Ronald.

Silence filled the room after the redhead left and she noticed how the two seemed to relax. Claude was about to say something when his phone rang. He sighed and rose from the table, "Excuse me, I'm afraid this can not wait," he said before bowing and disappearing from her view. "Is he always so formal?" she asked. Sebastian who had been strait faced before smiled sweetly. His gaze was locked on the doors Claude had exited through. "Around women yes, but he's always polite," he said softly, there was a hint of affection in his voice. "You really love him, don't you?" she asked nonchalantly. Sebastian turned to her and responded, "Yes, more than you can ever imagine." Alex felt a little hurt however she understood. She had been alone for so long that breakfast with them was like a dream. "Is every morning like that?" she asked softly. Sebastian slowly took another sip of his coffee and said, "No, usually it's just the two of us." Sebastian turned his attention again to his plate and Alex whispered, "It must be nice." Sebastian perked up and realized what she had really been asking. She wanted to know what it was like to have a family. He had forgotten that she had been alone for a while and in that big house as an adopted daughter there was no guarantee that she was treated with love. He knew the pain of being unwanted, he had been raised by a complete stranger. "It is nice to wake up and find someone lying next to me, centuries I would have never thought about settling down," he said, he watched her face to see just a little happiness in it. "Why did you settle down?" Alex asked hesitantly. Sebastian smirked and replied, "That's a long story." Alex had learned from experience that when people said that fraise it was code for change the subject. She thought for a moment and then realized that she hadn't shown him her design before Sterling. Sebastian always checked her designs; she paused when she realized that she might cause him more trouble.

Sebastian noticed her panicked expression and commented, "I know about the design." Alex felt nervous, he was her employer after all and she did break the ruled. "I," she stared and then found herself at a loss for words. "It's beautiful, Sterling was so pleased with it he sent me the roughs immediately," he said. Alex's shoulders relaxed a little and he continued, "You're a wonderful designer don't ever forget that." Alex nodded and continued to nibble on her pastry.

The doors of Claude's study were closed as he took the phone call. "Has your investigation turned anything up?" asked Claude. There was a pause and Damien replied, "I have and found something interesting, periodically payments have been made to three accounts in London. I'm sending you their names now, the transactions occurred every two months on the dot." Claude opened his email on the computer and looked at the three names and faces. They looked a little familiar however he could remember exactly who they were. "Thank you," said Claude, as he turned his attention back to the phone. "Yeah just one question, do you know what happened to the Campbell's daughter?" Claude was silent and asked, "Why?" Damien replied, "If she is this account is hers as well as the estate." Claude had been looking over documents and he slowly dropped them, "What? There are several other heirs," said Claude defensively. Damien sighed and said, "No there aren't any others, they are all not his sons." Claude had managed to find himself between a rock and a hard place again. "It was good to speak to you I hope that information helps," said Damien before he hung up. Claude placed the phone on the desk and opened the file.

All three accounts belonged to different people in which he had worked contracts recently, one was Baxton's coworker at Lexton, the next belonged to an Samuel Luce from Waldon and Fitch and finally Lidia Norrington of Intrigue. A sizable figure had been transferred to the three. Someone was clearly aware of what they were doing, but what on earth could Lexton a software company and a book store have in common? He rubbed the side of his head with two fingers. Nothing made sense, the account was in the Campbell name but the family had been missing for a great deal of time. Alex was perhaps the last pure Campbell of Essex. Now there was a major player from each of his cases reciving money from the account. Baxton's coworker Zachery Archer was the CEO's secretary, he had been trying to destroy Baxton for the past year. Linda Norrington worked as the VP of sales and collected rare manuscripts. Samuel Luce was a big shot editor at Waldon and Fitch. He paused and realized that he did know the answer, it was in Sebastian's study. He jumped out of his seat and made his way to Sebastian's study, if it was missing he knew what was going on.

Alex was sitting at the windowsill as she sketched; Sebastian signed another batch of documents when he looked up at the door. "Enter," he whispered, Alex thought it was odd that he said this when no one had knocked. Claude opened the door and she was quick to remember they were demons, their hearing was much more acute than a humans. "What is it?" asked Sebastian, he placed his pen on the desk and took his readers off. Claude replied, "Where is it?" Sebastian paused and Alex noted the confusion on his face. "Hmm?" asked Sebastian, he was leaning against the book case. Claude moved quickly, he slammed his hand near Sebastian's head and loomed over him. Alex felt nervous, she disliked it when they turned violent. Sebastian smirked and replied, "The key is in the desk, it's still in the safe." Claude opened the top desk drawer and pulled the key, unlike normal keys it didn't have any teeth. Claude removed several books from the shelf to reveal a metal safe in the wall. Sebastian rolled up his shirt sleeve and held his wrist out to Claude. "Have a taste, my love," said Sebastian. Claude's fingers wrapped around his lover's hand as he lifted it to his lips. Claude gently licked Sebastian's fingers, his longue tongue wrapped around each finger. He then kissed the palm of Sebastian's hand and whispered something into it. Sebastian smiled coyly as Claude licked his wrist. Crimson orbs were locked on Claude as Claude quickly bit his wrist. Blood seeped through the wound creating a scarlet flower on a piece of paper on the desk.

Claude held the key under Sebastian's bleeding wrist until the blood was on the key. Alex watched before her eyes as the smooth, toothless key, gained it's teeth. She had never seen anything like it before, Claude lifted Sebastian's wrist to his lips and kissed the wound before licking it. Once he had done so the wound sealed on it's own and she watched Claude slip the key into the lock. He turned it and then pulled open the door. Sebastian was relatively calm until he saw what was in the safe. It was gone and left in it's place was a thick envelope. "How on earth did this happen?" asked Sebastian in confusion. He began to feel a little dizzy and Claude assisted him to the chair. "If that book is missing we are in so much more trouble," said Claude. Sebastian nodded and looked at Alex. He was aware she had been there however he had no idea the safe would be empty. Claude reached into Sebastian's desk and pulled a pair of white satin gloves. Sebastian watched Claude's fingers slip into the all to familiar gloves, it made him tingle to watch his lover tightening his gloves again. Claude cautiously reached into the safe and pulled the envelope. Alex watched as he carefully opened it, he turned it upside down and Alex screamed in shock. "No, not again!" she stammered. Sebastian turned his attention to the photos, the girl in the image had been badly beaten, as well as sexually assaulted. He was about to says something when he realized the girl in the photos was Alex. He was out of his seat in seconds and placed his hand over her eyes. Alex was hyperventilating and Claude made quick work of hiding the photos. Sebastian simply held her in his arms, once Claude had finished she uncovered her eyes.

"Those kids were," she began and Claude watched tears well up again. "It's alright," whispered Sebastian as he gave her a hug. She may have seemed tough on the outside but the truth was that she was a cute and innocent kid. Once she had calm down she asked, "What does a book have to do with any of this?"