It's been a few days since I unlocked some of my memories. After saying our goodbyes and our thanks to Soma, Agni, Lau and Ranmao, we are now back at the brothers apartment. But I still feel like the weight on my chest continues to become heavier with each passing day. I hardly talk or eat anything which causes the brothers to fuss over me, but I do my best to reassure them that I'm fine. In all honesty, I'm confused and afraid. I want to know the truth of my past but at the same time, I'm scared to know what it is. When we first came back here I noticed the streaks in my hair became considerably shorter. The order called it a 'mark' signifying that I would be a powerful hunter to bring about peace and balance to the world, but in reality it's a seal keeping in my memories and true self. I sigh for what seems to be the millionth time as I stare at my reflection in the mirror.

"CHRIS!" I start at my name being yelled by a familiar female voice, then the girl barges into my room, sees me and smiles brightly before running over and jumping on me.

"Lizzy? What are you doing here?"

"What? Does a girl need a reason to visit her friends and her fiance?"

"*Chuckle* No, I suppose not."

"Are you alright, Chris? Sebastian and Ciel told me you've hardly spoken to them and you barely eat anything."

I look down slightly and bite my lip in shame, I'm worrying them again.

"I'm sorry for worrying you, Lizzy. But I'm fine." I smile the best reassuring smile I can.

"It's ok, Chris. But you're not alone. We're here for you and we worry because we care about you."

"Thank you, Lizzy." I smile and give her a hug.

"You're welcome. OH! And there's gonna be a costume party tonight at the, Trancy hotel. Come with me!" She says cheerfully.

I knew there was a reason for her to come here other than to check on me and I smile at the beaming girl.

"Hmmm...I don't know." I say with a smirk, causing her to puff out her cheeks in annoyance. (Oh my god, sooo cute.)

"Come on, Chris! Don't tease me like that!"

"Haha! Alright, alright. I'll go."

"YAY! Lets go shopping to pick out some costumes!" With that she grabs me by the hand and practically drags me outside. She may be small, but she sure is strong.

A few hours later...

"Phew. Lizzy, did we really need to get all this?"

"Of course! We need accessories to make the costumes look more real!"

Lizzy and I are returning to the apartment and my arms are quite literally filled with boxes and bags. I had offered to carry most of the stuff for her since she seemed to be struggling, and now I know why. I'm exhausted. She made me try on nearly EVERYTHING in the store before picking out a costume for me she said was perfect. Of course she also bought a costume for, Ciel and Sebastian as well. I have a feeling they're not going to be pleased with what she got them. Once we get back to the apartment and step inside, I feel the weight in my arms become lighter and look up to see, Sebastian taking half of what I'm carrying with a smile.

"Thank you, Sebastian."

"You're welcome, my lady."

Lizzy watches this exchange between them and smiles. She's glad to see her eldest cousin finally happy and with such a nice girl. But, Ciel watches the exchange with a hint of sadness in his eyes that doesn't go unnoticed by his fiance and it causes her heart to ache. She loves him, even more than he loves her and it kills her inside. She makes a promise to herself that she will do everything in her power to get, Ciel to finally notice her for the woman she is.
After everyone receives their costumes for the party we all head off to our rooms to get changed into them. Lizzy helps me with my costume and I in turn help her. She wears an old fashioned 18th century pink dress that flares at the bottom, white frills around her wrists and along the bottom of her dress. And I...well...am Catwoman. Not the old version but the new one that, Hally Berry plays. (Shows way more skin. Ugh!) I even have a whip, which I must admit is pretty cool. As we're done changing we go to check on the guys who still haven't come out of their room yet. They should have been done by now.

"Ciel, Sebastian, is everything alright?" I ask as I knock on the door.

"There's is no WAY I'm wearing this! I look like a girl!"

"I think it suits you." Says, Sebastian behind the door.

"SHUT UP!"

"Oh come on, Ciel. It's can't be that bad." States, Lizzy before she opens the door.

"No, wait!" But it's too late, the door is open fully and we can see them both.

Sebastian wears a black butler costume complete with white gloves. I must say he looks really good in that. Ciel wears an old fashioned 18th century nobleman's outfit and for some reason, she got him an eyepatch to go over his right eye. He actually looks really cute.

"Awe, you look so cute Ciel." That earned me a snarl.

"And you, Sebastian look really good in that."

"I must say, my lady. You don't look too bad yourself." He says while tracing his fingertips over the leather straps that wrap around my midsection.

"*Giggle* Careful, I'm armed." I say with a smirk while grabbing the whip attached to my hip.

He smirks and raises his hands slightly before placing his right hand against his chest and bows.

"Of course, my lady. Forgive my rudeness." I can't help but chuckle at that.

"Oh, Lizzy. Where's Ciel's cane?"

"OH! Right." Lizzy runs over to a bag and pulls out a black cane with a gold skull on the top of it and hands it to, Ciel to complete his look.

"Perfect!" She says with a bright smile.

"Alright, everyone's ready. Shall we go?" I ask and everyone nods. We then head out to go to the, Trancy hotel Costume Party.

"So, she's coming to the party after all huh? *Chuckle* This should be fun." A little boy around, Ciel's age says to a man standing beside him.

"We should make her feel welcome. After all..." His bright blue eyes and blonde hair seem to glow in the light.

"It will be her last night as an ordinary human. Uncle Malikie will make sure of that." He smirks wickedly before heading to the party himself.

"OK, I feel naked." As we head inside the hotel I see people of all races wearing extravigant costumes, it's no wonder Lizzy went all out. But they still have more coverage than I do.

Moving closer to, Sebastian I try to make myself as invisible as possible. Seeing this he smirks and pulls me up against him. Ciel and Lizzy make such a cute pair and I can't help but smile at them as they walk side by side to the drink table.

"Would you care for a drink, my lady?" I roll my eyes at him. He's playing that part of a butler a little too well.

"Yes, thank you. That would be wonderful." I say with a smile and bat my lashes.

This makes us both chuckle before he heads over to the table to grab two glasses of champagne. While he's getting our drinks, I move over to the wall and do my best to become one with it.

A man dressed in a similar butler suit complete with black gloves sees, Chris from a distance and frowns slightly. He whishes she wouldn't have come here but...a small smile suddenly graces his lips as he adjusts his glasses , pushing them up onto the bridge of his nose. "It is good to see her so well."

"Careful, Claude. If the master sees you staring at her, he won't let you hear the end of it." Says a beautiful woman with long light purple hair, tan skin and violet eyes. She wears a blue maids outfit and has purple lipstick to match her eyes and complete her look.

Claude merely clicks his tongue in annoyance and looks away. This makes the woman laugh slightly before heading into the crowd. He watches her through narrow eyes, cursing her under his breath for even going along with what's to come.

"Is that you, Miss Christine?"

"Huh?" I look over to where the voice came from and see, Soma and Agni standing there dressed like Sherlock Holmes and Watson.

"So, a detective and his doctor sidekick. Nice." I say teasingly but they simply smile and thank me.

"What are you supposed to be?" Asks, Soma curiously.

"Oh, I'm the new and improved Catwoman." I say with a blush.

"Catwoman?" Asks, Agni.

"She's a villain/hero. If you watch, Batman and the movie Catwoman you'll see what I mean." I explain to the two men when all the sudden my vision is obscured by a champagne flute.

I take the glass and look up to see, Sebastian smiling at the two men with a 'go away' look in his eyes. But they don't budge at all, clearly not getting what his smile meant. He sighs and wraps an arm around my shoulder.

"Sherlock Holmes and Watson huh? Good choice of costume."

"And you, Sebastian. A butler. How unlike you." Agni says with sarcasm. Causing Sebastian's eyebrow to twitch slightly. He then smiles to the two of them and leads me away to one of the tables.

As we take our seats and enjoy our drinks, the lights suddenly dim and a woman with beautiful long light purple hair, tan skin, violet eyes and purple lips walks into the ballroom room pushing a table, her black evening gown seems to make her even more beautiful and even my eyes are glued to her. Suddenly she stops in the center and pulls the cloth covering the object on the table off, revealing some kind of glass instrument. She takes a seat and wets her fingers one by one, drenching them in her saliva before stepping on a pedestal and running her fingers along the glass surface of the instrument as it spins. All of the sudden, this beautiful melody turns into something hellish as it's notes seem to pierce the mind, causing all of the guests to cover their ears in pain as they try to block out the music.

Having sensed something was amiss, Sebastian had put earplugs into his ears and then quickly does the same for me. oming to my senses, I run around and plug up everyone's ears with them along with, Sebastian. Once we have Ciel's, Lizzy's, Soma's and Agni's ears plugged the patrons seem to emit an earie purple aura and start to turn on one another. We have to stop this, but how? Suddenly, Sebastian is nowhere to be seen and the crowd is closing in on us. Agni and I try our best to snap them out of it without hurting anyone, we succeed with only a few patrons and soon are cornered. Then there's a sudden sound and we all look up to see, Sebastian playing the water glasses. Using his vampiric speed, he gracefully plays a tune that counteracts with the hellish one, once again turning this nightmare into something beautiful.

As the melody finishes, the glass instrument breaks and causes the beautiful woman to fall back onto the floor. Her face is full of shame as she bites her trembling lip. I walk over and extend my hand to help her to her feet. She looks up at me surprised, probably wondering why I would help someone who just did such a horrible thing. But I simply smile as she takes my hand and gets to her feet, she then leaves and disappears into the crowd. I go and check on everyone to make sure they're alright and luckily, no one was hurt. As, Sebastian comes back to us the patrons clap their hands telling him that what he did was amazing and I'd have to agree. He truly is wonderful at everything he does. As he heads towards me I smile, but before he can reach me...

"Forgive us for being late." We hear the voice of a young boy at the entrance to the ballroom and turn to look at him.

Standing there is a boy around, Ciel's age. He has bright blue eyes, chin length blonde hair and he wears a purple vampire costume. Next to him is a man that wears a butler costume similar to, Sebastian's only his doesn't have a tail coat and his gloves are black. His golden eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses and for some reason, he looks awfully familiar to me.

"We had some trouble getting my friend here a proper costume." He motions to the man standing next to him while smirking.

As he walks into the room I notice another person behind him and suddenly my blood runs cold. Gripping onto, Sebastian's jacket with trembling hands, he looks down at me surprised and then follows my line of sight. There stands, Malikie. The elite vampire who attempted to kill me all those months ago. Sensing my unease, he takes me to a corner seat and sits down. For a second I swear I can feel, Malikie's eyes on me as a smirk crosses his lips before turning his attention back towards the front.

The young boy gets up on the stage and smiles. "I want to thank you all for coming. Our next event is a costume contest. So good luck, and may the best man, or woman, win!" The crowd erupts into cheers.

I have a bad feeling about this. I grip, Sebastian's hand uneasily which in turn he gives me a small smile and squeezes my hand back gently. One by one, the people who came here with friends or lovers are called up onto the stage so everyone can see their costumes. Soon it's, Sebastian, Ciel, Lizzy, and my turn to go up on stage. Steeling my nerves, we go up on stage in pairs. First, Ciel and Lizzy, then Sebastian and I.

"My my, a noble couple. Great costume my lord and lady!" The announcer says into his mic and, Lizzy curtsies while, Ciel bows. They then leave the stage and, Sebastian and I are not the center of attention.

"Wowza! If that isn't one gorgeous Catwoman. And the handsome butler beside her. Great costumes guys!"I can pratically feel the men in the audiance undressing me with their eyes and I shiver. (What pigs.)

But at the same time, the women practically have hearts in their eyes as they look at, Sebastian who merely smiles behind annoyed eyes and offers me his arm which I gratefully accept before we leave the stage.

"And our last contestants are, Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick, Doctor Watson!" Says the announcer as, Soma and Agni stand on stage before striking a pose which makes all four of us sigh.

As they leave the stage the announcer steps into the center as a drumroll sounds off.

"And our winners are!" He's handed and envelope and pulls out a piece of paper from inside, his eyes go wide for a moment.

"Well, ladies and gentlemen it seems we have a three way tie. Our winners are, the 18th century lord and lady and the handsome butler!" Who, Ciel, Lizzy and Sebastian won. I guess there's no surprise there.

Before stepping onto the stage, Sebastian kisses my cheek and smiles before joining the others. I applaud them with the rest of the crowd. They really look like a noble couple and their butler. As I'm thinking this, a hand clasps over my mouth with a cloth before dragging me into the shadows. I grab the hand over my nose and mouth, fighting to get away but soon my vision swims and I drift into darkness. I lose consciousness and my Catwoman mask falls off as the person who drugged me picks me up bridal style and quietly slips out of the room.

After recieving their rewards, Sebastian, Ciel and Lizzy walk over to the spot they left, Chris but she's nowhere to be found. Scanning the room, they see something black in the corner of the room and they go to see what it is. Lizzy picks it up and gasps, in her hand is, Chris's Catwoman mask. Starting to panic they all run out into the lobby to search for her. Suddenly, a glimpse of raven hair and blood red streaks catches their eyes and they run after her. However as they round the corner and run up the stairs, they lose sight of her. Walking down the corrider, they see a door slightly ajar and peer inside. There they see her. Chris is unconsious and is in the arms of the man that was by, Alois Trancy earlier and sitting behind them with a look of enjoyment on his face is non other than the boy himself. But the one standing at his side is, Malikie Trancy looking smug.

"Nicely done, Claude. Now, place her down over there." Alois gestures towards a bed. He nods and lays her down on top of it gently.

Her friends attempt to go to her side but are blocked by a group of purple haired triplets, and behind them is the woman who played that instrument earlier. The brothers growl as their eyes become red, earning them a smirk from the woman. Alois gets up and walks over to, Chris before stroking the hair that fell in her face back.

"Such a pretty woman." He says before running his fingertips down along the side of her neck. As he does this he can see, Claude's eyes flash red for a moment and he smirks.

"Oh, does this anger you, Claude?" After saying this he wraps his hand around her throat, but Claude shows no attempt to move as his eyes stare at the young boy emotionlessly.

"Whatever. You're no fun, Claude." He removes his hand from her throat and walks over to his uncle.

"You're all about to witness something truly beautiful. In a few minutes when the blood moon is at its peak, the girls true self will be awakened. And when she is...we'll kill her." Alois and his uncle grin in satisfaction at this.

"Alois, it's almost time. Get her ready." Says, Malikie as he looks out the window.

"Of course uncle. Hannah, get her prepared in the ceremonial robes. You three, tie them up so they can't interfere." They all nod and go about doing what they were tasked to do.

The triplets tie up, Ciel, Lizzy and Sebastian with ropes that even a werewolf couldn't break through and has them sit near the wall at the end of the bed so they have a front row seat for what's about to transpire.

Hannah finishes getting Chris dressed in the ceremonial robes, a long white gown that seems to flow along her body and arms like gentle waves with a silver belt around her waist, she steps back as, Malikie kneels down next to the bed and strokes, Chris's hair.

"Soon, Christine Markov. I will finally have my revenge." He chuckles wickedly in his throat as the hands on the clock tick closer and closer to the time of her awakening.