Returning to the Townhouse, Shizuka hurried into the Drawing Room and set Salem down on the floor. "Sebastian will you fetch him something to eat and drink?" she asked as she removed her coat and lazily tossed it onto the closet chair.

"Of course," he answered and looked down at the ashen - colored cat. "Come now."

Salem meowed in response and followed Sebastian into the kitchen, weaving in between the Demon's legs as he walked. Sebastian was sure any human would have tripped if Salem had done the same thing.

Salem continued to rub between Sebastian's legs as he diced some chicken breast and poured some milk into two seperate saucers. He kneeled down and set them in the corner. Salem meowed, almost in a thank you, and began to eat.

He chuckeled. Such wonderful creatures, he thought to himself. He stood back on his feet and checked the time on his Pocket Watch. It was only two o'clock; he still had other chores to attend to.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Sebastian stood up and took a step back from the roaring fireplace. He turned around, hearing the door open.

Chitose and Ciel walked into the room. She had an ecstatic smile on her face, and Ciel looked as exhausted as a Demon could, and he was holding four different size bags in his hands.

"I'll go put them in my room Ciel," Chitose said and took the bags from his hands. She smiled again before hurrying upstairs.

"Are you alright Master?" Sebastian asked.

Ciel let out a large sigh. "That girl is very...hyper. We ran all around looking at different art supplies stores."

Sebastian chuckeled. "She is your charge Young Master, she is yours to look after." He leaned over and picked up his tailcoat from it's place on the chair, and he slipped it back on.

"I know, I know..." Ciel grumbled and sat down. He heard the door open and immediatley stood back up to avoid looking like a lazy Servant.

Evers entered the room and shut the door behind him.

"Master, you're home late," Sebastian said, glancing at the clock; it was six o' three now. He moved over to hang up Evers coat.

"Yes, I got hung up on some things," Evers answered, rolling up the sleeves of his shirt. Then he smiled at them. "Where are my girls?"

"They are upstairs," Sebastian answered.

Evers smile turned warmer and he clapped his hands together. "Very good. Ciel will you fetch my daughters, and Sebastian the other servants? It's that time of the month."


And "that time of the month" was actually a special treat that Evers did for the Houehold. He took the entire family, and the Servants, out for a special dinner.

Now they were sitting in a resteraunt down the street called "Giovanni's." It was a family owned Italian resteraun. Evers had met Giovanni a few years back, and gave him the money to start the resteraunt.

Setting his glass of Brandy down, Evers looked over at Shizuka. "I talked to Thomas today," he said.

"Did you?" she asked, her voice cold and eyes fixated on the menu.

"We talked about the wedding."

She glanced up now, her attention finally gotten. "And...?" she asked, folding the menu back in place and setting it down.

"Thomas and I have decided to push your wedding to June first," Evers answered.

She froze, her eyes wide, and the tension in the room suddenly becoming very clear. "No..." she stuttered.

Evers gaze turned stone cold. "No? Are you talking back to me?"

"I don't want to marry Thomas that early..." she grumbled, lowering her voice.

Evers raised an eyebrow at her. "Oh? Well he tells me you've been procrastinating on all of your wedding preperations. We've decided that a change in the wedding date would convince you to start on the plans."

Shizuka stood to her feet. "I. Am. Not. Marrying. Him," she spoke her worlds slowly, spitting them out in rage.

Sebastian smirked. He could feel the anger pooling around her as she headed towards White - Hot rage. And then he watched as she turned on her heels and left the resteraunt, slamming the door behind her.

The other servants glanced around awkwardly. Chitose picked at her nails nervousley. Evers was glaring, a vein bulging in his head from the anger.

"Go fetch her, Sebastian," Evers ordered.

"Yes sir," Sebastian answered. He stood and hurried out of the resteraunt, seeing her a few feet away, leaning against the wall, her head down and face hidden.

He hesitated, before walking over. "Lady Shizuka?" he asked; she didn't look up. He knelt down, seeing her face and the tears slowly falling. "Lady Shizuka?" he asked again. "Would you like me to take you home?" She nodded and turned her face from him.

Sebastian stood up and reentered the resteraunt, looking at Evers. "Lady Shizuka would like me to take her home," he said.

"Very well," Evers replied, his voice still angry.

Sebastian bowed, and then walked back outside and over to Shizuka. "Let us go Lady Shizuka," he said, offering his arm to her.

She hesitated, before latching onto his arm. He looked down at her sympathetically, before walking her home.


"Would you like me to draw you a bath?" he asked as he hung up her coat in the closet of her bedroom.

"...please," she asked. She'd stopped crying by now.

He nodded and entered her large, white marbeled bathroom, and began filling her porcelain white bathtub up with hot water. He even filled it with special salts and such, to make her feel more comfortable. Once it was full and the temperature right, he walked back into the room.

"You're bath is ready Lady Shizuka," he announced.

She nodded, and then walked past him and into the bathroom. Then she stopped and looked back at him. "...can you help me?" she asked shyly, gesturing to the ties on the back of her dress that she couldn't reach.

"Of course," he answered, walking up behind her. He began undoing the ties of her dress, and once they were undone she slipped out of her red dress, leaving her in her corset. Then he undid those ties, and turned his face so he woudn't see her fully naked once she was out of that as well.

He heard the sound of water, and once he knew she was safely in the bath he turned back to her. He slipped out of his tailcoat, and rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt, careful to keep his gloves on.

Kneeling down beside the bath, he took her hand and began to wash her with a sponge. "You know," he said daringly. "If you want me to prevent this marriage, all you have to do is say the words." He waited, but she said nothing back.

He frowned and then continued on, but stopped after a few moments, noticing the expression on her face. "Am I making you uncomfortable, My Lady?"

She looked down into the bath water. "No one's given me a bath since I was young...and now I'm being given one by a man I hardly know, and yet he's polite enough to not touch my direct skin."

"But you are a lady and what kind of gentlemen would I be if I did?" he asked.

"That is true...but I don't mind you touching me," she replied, a small pink blush forming on her cheeks.

He smiled. "Then shall I continue?"

"Yes," she answered.

He smiled wider and continued, finishing her arms and then moving to her back. He paused for a moment to allow her to move her blonde hair in front of her, exposing all of her back and neck to him.

Oh, how I would love to...oh my. Those thoughts again...he smiled.

Afterwards, he finished and moved around to her front and washed her shoulders, but stopped as he neared her lady parts.

"Would you like me to continue?" he asked.

"...yes," she answered.

He nodded and began washing the areas around her breasts, and then her stomach, and then his hand moved lower, lower...he jerked his hand out of the water.

"Forgive me," he said. "I am only your Butler, I should not even have considered going there."

"Then why did you?" she asked, her voice low and...what? Seductive? He couldn't quite make out the underlying tone.

He met her eyes. "I - I was only giving you a bath," he answered, flustered a bit.

She smiled. "Please continue."

"Yes My Lady," he replied, and continued washing her legs and finishing with her feet. "I will leave you to change," he said with a bow and exited the room.

Sebastian then quickly replaced his wet gloves with dry ones, and then rolled down his sleeves, and pulled back on his tail coat. He turned back and watched the door open, and then his eyes widened, seeing Shizuka wearing the black lingerie he had bought for her earlier.

"My Lady?" he asked.

She blushed. "I can change if you want to..."

"Please don't," he interrupted, then cleared his throat. "You do look wonderful in it."

She blushed and looked down. "T - thank you..." she mumbled, and shifted her feet. "What now?"

He smiled. "I am but your humble servant, you may tell me what you wish to do," he answered.

"Well, I don't know..." she laughed, embarassed.

"Perhaps a song to calm your nerves?" he asked.

"You play an instrument?"

"Yes. I used to play the violin for my young master in the earlier years before coming here," he answered.

"I'd like to hear you play," she said, and then led him downstairs and into the music room.

He entered the room behind her and picked up the violin, watching as she took a seat on the floral print love seat to watch him.

"Is there anything in particular you would like me to play?" he asked.

She shook her head, smiling. He nodded, and began to play "Sonata 1" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Shizuka listened, entranced and not knowing how much time had passed before they heard the front door slam shut.

Sebastian looked up, continuing to play, but he gave her a warning look. She nodded, then stood and snuck up to her room anc changed into a white nightgown, before crawling into her bed and pulling up the covers over her and grabbing a book to read. Though, the sound of the Sonata distracted her, and before she knew it it was over.

A moment later there was a knock at her door. "Come in," she said.

Sebastian entered the room. "Hello My Lady, I came to wish you goodnight." He smiled. "If you ever wish me to play again, you need only ask."

She smiled. "I'll have you play again then," she said. "Goodnight Sebastian."

"Goodnight My Lady," he said, and shut the door behind him as he left the room.