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I frowned into the mirror of my little room and Ciel, Sebastian, and a cowering Soma were behind me. (Don't ask, it's his fault that I'm stuck doing what I'm about to do) I sifted my black locks through my fingers and studied myself a moment more before heaving a great sigh.

"Do I have to? It's that brat's fault that he even saw me anyways!" I shot him an evil look and noted with satisfaction that he blanched before backing to toward the door. "I would love to understand how the discoloration of hair worked but I would prefer to stay outside..safely…"he said with a trembling voice and he was gone. Good. Saved me the trouble of having to put him out. Several disgusting smelling bottles sat on the desk. Soma had no clue what I was and it was to remain that way.

It's not that I hated changing my appearance but it took a lot of energy to keep it up, especially the complicated one they were trying to have me do. It was Sebastian's stupid idea. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. A few inches taller(I already came to his neck). Lighter voice. Definitely going to be hard to maintain every bit of that and for only who knows how long. I shook my head and began combing my hands through my hair concentrating on a color. I had done it before, so I thought a strawberry blonde wouldn't be too bad. Starting at the roots, it was like pouring bleach on my head, just without the terrible side effects. I kept going until every bit of raven black was gone. The color didn't really compliment my pale skin so I figured a little more color wouldn't hurt there either.

Then my eyes. This was always the hardest part, changing the color pigmentation. I always needed a subject. "Ciel, come here." I turned around and he hadn't moved an inch. "I need blue eyes, you have blue eyes." I held my arms out expectantly. "You're not going to gauge my eyes out?" I smirked at his question and winked teasingly. "Maybe if Sebastian wasn't here guarding you." His visible eye narrowed and I laughed a little. Even Sebastian seemed entirely amused. "Ciel, I've been alone with you several times before and not once have I even bruised you. I just need your face."

He stepped forward until his chin brushed past my fingertips and I caressed his face. His eyes was so brilliant that I only hoped to mimic it, just a little. I grazed my thumb across his cheek and studied his cobalt eye and Sebastian watched us carefully, tense. I leaned forward, smoothed Ciel's hair out of the way, and put my left eye right in front of his. It wasn't instantaneous but it happened quickly enough. That familiar tingle came and I changed, putting my right eye in front of his and then I was done.

I blinked rapidly and turned back to the mirror briefly.

"Perfect" My eyes shimmered blue and I looked back at Sebastian whose eyebrow was raised. He looked dashing, as always (Yes, I'm willing to admit that he looked attractive. I accepted that fact in the past week and dubbed it ok. It's not like I was falling for him). Ciel motioned to my throat. "And what exactly are you going to do about your voice?" I had an idea. She had been in my thoughts all day. That sweet little girl. She was 'my Lucy'. I decided she deserved it. I could recall her voice most clearly in my mind and when I spoke next, it was light as air. Sebastian grew stiff and stared at me.

"Interesting choice."

I smiled at him but of course he didn't smile back. Ciel only looked between us and I figured he didn't know a thing about Lucy. The less he knew the better. The height I needed to be perfect. I needed an alias, in case Soma got us all caught and Ciel was all too eager to throw out 'head-maid' married to the 'head-butler'. Men like Sebastian needed a female that 'fit' them or at least, that was my opinion.

Not that I liked the idea of fitting Sebastian. Ciel's smirk was obvious but didn't irritate me as much as Sebastian's did. He held his gloved hands out to me. "Come here my darling wife." I forced a sickly sweet smile but growled in Ciel's direction. "This is humiliating. Why do I have to go to the extremes?"

"Because you're a Phantomhive servant, you're expected to."

Damn him. I slid my hands into Sebastian's and he pulled me up. "Just stand there." I commanded. I tried to picture what the right height was. Probably as tall as him. Oh great. I heaved a sigh and slid my hands over his shoulders. "Pick me up. This is a hard process." Lengthening bone was hard so I decided that if I let my legs go until they touched the floor properly, it would be much easier than estimating. His arms hefted me up and I wiggled in his grasp and my face heated up. I got into the right position and quickly my feet hit the ground.

I went to pull away but Sebastian's arms held firm and I shot him a look, that stupid smirk still there. "My my. How lovely. Truly fit for a demon's wife"

"Shut it Sebastian, its only temporary" I muttered but he couldn't let it drop. No no no. He pulled me, if possible, closer. "Good. I prefer the original you." I flailed my arms. "Ciel!" The boy in question shrugged before saying, "He's only acting like an over affectionate husband. It's entirely appropriate."

Oh he was a traitor of the worst kind.

"Besides…" He added, motioning to me, "You're white dress isn't exactly appropriate now that you're taller. Can you help that your husband is feeling a little passionate?"

I squeaked and wiggled away from Sebastian tugging on the hem of my little gown. "Get out!" I screeched. Once I was alone I sighed in relief and turned to the bed where my new maids outfit. It didn't take me long to get into it and I looked at myself in the mirror. It was an interesting make. Very slender and form fitting with quarterlength sleeves. It was all white and black, almost like my usual one but much more refined. Yay. (sarcasm). I had hit a snag while trying to lace it up and realized it would've been smart to have done my corset first, before the dress. I shuffled to the door and opened it a smidgen, peeking to the left to see a calm Sebastian. "I need your help…"

"Of course my pet."

"You can stop with these silly names…"I trailed off leaving the door open for him and Ciel.

"Brace yourself." Ciel said. He looked pale as he eyed Sebastian.

"Young master is just a corset."

"Yes but a corset in the hands of Sebastian Michaelis is a weapon from hell"

"Yeah yeah." I put my hands on the wooden frame of the bench and gasped in horror as Sebastian pulled on the strings of my corset. "Argh! Sebastian!" He pulled again, lacing and I bucked a little in protest. It continued until it was done and he laced up my dress. Ciel was right. Definitely a weapon from hell.

"Now, one final thing and we must hurry along." Sebastian said. He reached into his jacket and I turned around. He pulled out a little black box. My mind spazed so damn hard that I actually quit thinking. Mirth lit up his reddish brown eyes as he kneeled before me and opened it and inside glistened a pretty simple diamond wedding ring and I noticed on one of his gloved hands he had slid a sliver band over his ring finger.

"We must play this part perfectly. Now marry me so we shall be on our way."

My mind was still reeling from my mind shattering spasm. I automatically held my hand out and he seemed to want to laugh at me but Ciel was already doing that. He slid the ring on finger. "There now. We shall immediately take our leave." Ciel was impatient. I don't know why my mind wasn't registering anything or why this ring felt like it weighed a ton but I stared at it. I was all jittery and Sebastian had to snap his fingers in my face.

"Your new name's is Valerie Michaelis." Ciel was already headed out the door. "Now let's go." I grabbed my coat and Sebastian led the way and I followed trying to erase the image of Sebastian on one knee out of my head. Instead I tried to focus on more important things like could I keep this up for long and how I would react when I saw Agni.

Those thoughts lead up the ones I was having now. The whole week that passed was filled with nothing but cooking curry to perfection. We figured Agni was being bribed with the return of Mina to do his bidding. Agni was more than likely responsible for those innocent people being hung up and their shops attacked. They were all linked as competitors in today's curry competition. West would return Mina as soon as Agni won them the royal warrant with his right hand of god. I was no longer upset over Agni's betrayal as I came to terms with the fact that he was doing this for his prince who loved Mina deeply.

Ciel saw no reason for him to waste anymore time since the investigation didn't involve anything with the 'underworld' (yes I thought vampires and stuff too) drug traffickers. Instead he decided to claim his time back by acquiring a reward.

He was going to try and obtain the royal warrant for himself. I chuckled to myself. He's such a bully.

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Everyone in the entire household came with us and we stood amongst several people who bustled about. We ran into Lau and a scantly dressed girl and him and Ciel spoke for a short time before West actually located us. I had my arm looped through Sebastian's. It was supposed to seem 'lady-like' if I did. The servants didn't understand what I had done and I explained that I obtained the look through certain herbs and different chemicals for my hair and another chemical for my eyes. The few inches to my height didn't exactly bother them as much but they asked about the ring and we explained the new alias and name. They asked no further questions but Soma…was being Soma. He needed to know EVERYTHING. He kept questioning me until I reminded him that just because I look different doesn't mean I act different. He definitely backed off then.

"Earl Ciel Phantomhive!" West reached us in a few strides. Soma had disappeared somewhere off to hide. "It's been too long!

They chatted or more like, West chatted and Ciel simply looked at him. I however was looking around, wondering if I would spot Agni.

"Your butler will be your chef?" West asked. "Indeed." Ciel responded and Sebastian took that as his cue to take his leave and prepare. He turned to me with that…that….urgh egotistical smile. "Well darling, I shall return. You will root for me, won't you?"

Oh how I wanted to put my gloved fist into his face but instead I gave him a fake tender smile. "Of course sweet heart" I said breathy and placed a hand on his cheek. If he thought he was going to be better than me, he had a challenge on his hands. Out the corner of my eye I could see West watching so I tilted my head back and mustered up all the courage I could and…

Pressed my lips to his. It was a ghost like kiss. I simply grazed my lips across his but he made it more formal and pushed back, his eyes glinting in a challenge. Well hell, I wasn't going to lose so I responded.

Not my best idea.

It didn't take long for me to lose focus on the real idea here. To look married. His mouth caressed my lips and I felt tingly all over. My eyes had long ago fluttered shut and my torso turned so I could put my hands on his chest. I gripped his coat and I felt him lick my bottom lip and just as I parted my lips I heard Ciel clear his throat…very loudly.

My eyes flickered open and I realized how this had to look. My hands had found their way into Sebastian's luscious locks and his face was that of someone thoroughly entertained. When he spoke his eyes flashed and his voice was husky sending shivers down my back. "You win my dear wife. Thank you for my good luck charm." He leaned in, pecked my lips before releasing me and I stumbled back in a daze.

Had I really…

Did I just….

I kissed Sebastian…and liked it. I put my fingers to my lips and they were still tingling. He bowed to Ciel whose face was one of total shock, winked at me, then disappeared into the crowd. West looked shocked too, in a pleasing way before chuckling and waving as he left. Thank god no one else saw it except those few people who had stopped to look, West, and Ciel. The other servants had long ago disappeared. Ciel motioned for me to follow him and I did so in silence, still recovering.

"Well tell me, did you enjoy yourself?"He teased as we walked and I growled slightly. "Ciel…" I said warningly but that didn't stop him. "If I didn't know any better I would think you had feelings for my butler." I almost tripped over my own feet. I didn't feel anything for Sebastian. It was just all a show for anyone suspicious…but I did enjoy it.

And wouldn't mind having another…

Argh! What's gotten into me!

We arrived near the preparation and judging area and came across the rest of the servants, Lau, and a Soma who had some type of hooded thing on his head and we waited for everything to start but for a second, I turned my head and saw some man staring at me. His eyes were a light shade of grey. His hair was pitch black and short, his body thin and he wore a suit and he flashed me a toothy grin that unsettled me in an unexplainable way. Then he drifted into the crowed until I couldn't see him anymore.

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The competition started off and I spotted Agni who was working over his station. Every so often he would search the crowd, no doubt looking for Soma who was peeking around from behind her to watch. Sebastian was doing fantastic, as expected but the crowd gasped when he dropped chocolate into his curry concoction. What the hell! But it got worse. When it came time to present, he put the curry into these little white balls and presented them.

To our shock he deep fried them and once golden brown he offered them to the judges. They like loved them. One judge who I pegged as Viscount Druitt (Lau told me about Ciel's little escapade with him and the story of 'the dress') proclaimed it reminded him of a little robin. Ciel blanched, shivered, and a little rain cloud hovered above his head. Ohhh dear.

They dismissed everyone to taste the curry while they judged and it didn't take long. The fat announcer guy came back, still munching a 'curry bun'. Agni stood idly, practically sweating bullets. His curry was blue lobster with eight different types of curry sauce.

No matter.

My Sebastian would win.

Damn….there I went again.

He announced a tie and I had to pause for a moment. It was a tie between Agni and Sebastian….how ironic.

The man held up the trophy but it was suddenly flicked from his hand, airborne then in the hands of another man. "Please wait…" he said simply. The crowd was so quiet that when I heard it, it sounded like a stampede. Horse hooves were galloping in our direction and on the horses back was a woman clad in black.

"Yo, who is the old hag?" Bard whispered in my ear and I stifled a laugh. I turned to ask Ciel but he had broken into a mild sweat. "Is there something wrong, my lord?" I ask softly in his ear but he didn't respond. Even Lau seemed to be in shock. Ciel moved so quickly that it was hard for me to almost keep up with him. He shoved his way up toward the horse and took off his top hat. "Your Majesty! What are you doing here?" The Queen of England! She hopped off her horse, which had smashed that other unknown mans face into the ground (there is a lot of 'face in ground' moments around here). He made it out and helped Queen Victoria down.

"Thank you John," she said, and turned to the crowd. "I was sent an invitation to be a judge so I have one vote, do I not?" No one dared to argue against her and 'John' gave her the trophy to which she walked over to Sebastian and promptly handed it to him. "This is for you."

HA! Take that West!

Yes I felt bad for Soma and Agni. Actually I was terrified for them both, but I was happy Sebastian had won. God I hate it when I'm conflicted. West began to pitch a hissy fit and I smirked as he fell in defeat and the Queen explained how the buns could be eaten by anyone. Soma had found his way next to me and peeped around and whispered low, "Angi…" His voice was tense and when I spotted the said man…he looked horrible.

But that wasn't the worst of it. Something sprinted past us. "My lord!" and ran toward West. He stood and she ran to the man before Soma called out and what he said made me halt.

"Mina!"

He practically tackled her and wrapped his arms around her but she pushed away. "Oh no…" She began to yell about how she'd left on purpose and I could see the Prince trembling.

"It's obvious which is the best of the two, being an over worked care taker for some spoiled brat or a rich wife?" she stuck her nose in the air and I suddenly regretted every mean word I ever said to the kid.

But he seemed to be handling himself very well so I pulled nearer to Ciel, just in case. Hey! She looked like a crazy woman with the way she was going off!

Soma muttered a heartfelt sorry to her but moved on past her to Agni who was crying on the top step and offered his hand. It was heart-warming to see them re-unite again, even if what they were searching for was a lie.

"Well, it seems like everything turned out for the best. Isn't that good, boy?" We all turned to Queen Victoria and Ciel got flustered quickly at 'boy'. A giggled a little but his venomous glare shut me up rather quickly.

Ciel cleared his throat as the rest of the servants rubbed obvious bruises and lumps on their heads when Ciel was done throttling them. "What brought you out this far, your majesty?"

"I heard you were competing. You only ever send letters and never come visit, after all."

A certain look stole into Ciel's visible blue eye and I reached out to touch him but a gloved hand grabbed my wrist and looked up to see Sebastian's face that clearly said that wouldn't be a good idea. "Someone like me…should not be around your majesty very often." My heart broke into a million shards of glass and Sebastian had to put an arm around my waist to hold me still. "Sebastian…"I whispered and my voice cracked. "I don't like it when he's like this."

"Please don't say such things. You're so young but you already perform your duty so seriously. Just like your father, Vincent." She kneeled down and put a hand to his face. She glanced in our direction and she smiled so warmly. "Your servants are unique. I can tell. But there is one thing they share with me. A care for you. Come here young lady."

She motioned to me and I tried my hardest to hide behind Sebastian but he pulled me forward anyways. Bastard. "I can see it in your eyes. You're very protective of Ciel." I couldn't even nod but she reached out and patted my cheek. "Continue to do so. Please?"

"Always. I will protect him until my soul is no more and even then I will find a way." I said lightly, glancing down at the boy who was staring at me. "It is the job that I have taken on as a Phantomhive maid and I will carry it out to the fullest, me and my…" Yes, I had trouble with this word. "Husband." She nodded to Sebastian before mounting her horse. "Then I shall leave feeling secure that you will never fail" And she rode off, her butler 'John' hurrying after her.

When she was gone I looked around and saw no Mina or West so I decided, even though I was still curious about the man with grey eyes, that the hair color, the eyes, and the voice could go back. They were bustling and Agni came down with Soma and I sighed in content when I held up a familiar black strand of hair.

"Mr. Sebastian!" The servants seemed to jump on Sebastian in glee and he looked horribly uninterested. Sebastian had pulled an envelope from Ciel's pocket and scolded the butler for not telling him it was there sooner. Apparently it was circus tickets. Now that was funny. Eventually Agni fell down on his knees in reverence in front of Sebastian and I was shocked.

"I wonder how I should apologize for everything..." To my surprise Sebastian kneeled and held out a hand. "Mr. Agni, there's no need for that kind of thing. Please, raise your head." They both stood and I walked to stand between the two and off to the side to watch their exchange. "You have been apologizing from the beginning. I fought for my reasons, and you fought for yours. That's all there is to it. There is nothing to thank me for." He turned and glanced at the setting sun and so did I.

"It's wonderful how the evening sun seen from the banks of The Ganges and the evening sun seen in England share the same beauty." Sebastian nodded at my words but Agni said my name and offered his hand. Curiously I took it and was drug off a few ways away from the group.

"How can I apologize? I feel simply terrible."

"Agni, you did what was right in your heart. How could I ever judge that? You are my friend." His face softened. "Vittoria, your feelings for me—" I cut him off. "Are strictly friendly Agni." I put a hand over my heart. "I swear." "

"Then what about your feelings for Sebastian?"

I paused and he nodded toward my hand on my chest. "A wedding ring? You look different, a little. I could tell it was you. Just because you change the color of your eyes doesn't mean you can stop that sparkle that in them. You two kissed," I flushed deeply.

"I don't have feelings for Sebastian."

"Uh huh."

"Agniiii!" I whined. "I kissed him once and that was it, and it was for show."

"Ouch. Now I feel hurt." Sebastian stood beside Agni pretending to look wounded. "My own wife disowning me. How heartbreaking." I frowned at him and Agni smiled. "It seems both the prince and I were able to make good friends here."

"Friends…is it?" Sebastian's tone made me study his slightly shocked face. "That's the first time anyone has sad that to me."

There was too much happiness flowing and I wiggled in excitement. "I love thiiiiissss!" I danced around them both wishing I had sparklers or something. "Friendship!" I was in mid skip when I was snagged around the waist. "Sebastiannn! Let me go! You have no right to do this!" I wiggled, wishing to resume my happy skipping but he brought up my hand and waved it in front of me, smirking.

"We're married remember. I have all the right in the world." I was about to say something else I bet Sebastian had never heard before.

"I want a divorce!"


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BTW: up next...the man with grey eyes returns...o.0 le gaspeth! And Lord Randall's coming by. Can Vittoria and Sebastian keep everyone at bay?

Ciel questions love.

Sebastian questions his sanity.

Vittoria questions her past as its quickly catching up to her. Hrm.

Why was Vittoria made? What exactly does it have to do with Ciel? Sebastian's in trouble! Oh dear. What's this?

Circus tickets?

The insanity with continue in Chapter 12: coming soon