Four Days Later

It had been four days now since you received the extravagant gifts from Ciel and you hadn't heard anything from him since then. You were going crazy trying to figure out if he harboured romantic feelings towards you or not. Whenever you tried asking Hannah about it she would just shrug and smile and Alois would just giggle girlishly and tell you to wait and see. Needless to say they were no help at all. Currently you were enjoying a nice breakfast with the Trancy Earl when someone wearing a crisp black suit and tailcoat walked into the large dining room, Ille following behind.

"Pardon me Highness but a visitor has come for Lady (Y/N)." One of the demon twins announced while you and Alois were finishing your breakfast. Setting down his fork, Alois looked at the butler.

"Who is it?"

"It's the Shinigami, William T. Spears sir."

"Very well, have him wait in the drawing room. We will be there in a moment." The butler bowed and exited the dining room. "Well (Y/N), shall we go see what this surprise visit is about?" He stood up and extended his hand out to you. Smiling you put your delicate hand in his and made your way out of the dining room. Walking into the drawing room you saw William tapping his foot impatiently.

"Morning Will, what's up?" You inquired cheerfully as Ille barked out a tiny greeting as well.

"Ah good morning (Y/N). I apologize for my sudden arrival, but I was wondering if you would come back to Headquarters with me." Glancing at the white wolf pup he asked, "What is that?"

"Why? And this is Ille; I think he's my familiar. I'll explain later." You raised a (h/c) eyebrow at the strange request.

"I want you to learn hand to hand combat. Your powers will only get you so far and I want you to be prepared in case of anything." He nodded at your explanation of the animal as you gave a small smile at the concern he was showing you.

"Alright but I don't think I can do much fighting in a dress."

"Hannah might be able to help you find a more suitable outfit if you would like." Alois piped up as he signaled for the maid.

"Yes your Highness?" The lavender haired maid asked as she entered the room.

"Hannah, I need you to help (Y/N) find appropriate attire for learning how to fight."

"As you wish, follow me please (Y/N)." You began following Hannah until you reached a room you had never seen before.

"Where are we?"

"This is my bedroom. I believe I have something that will work for you, just one moment." As the maid turned to rummage inside of her closet you looked around her room. It was a fairly colourless room except for a vase holding bluebells sitting on the dresser. Remembering how they were Alois' favourite caused you to smile. She really does care about him. "Here we are. Try this on and see if it fits." In her hands she held a thick, black leather two piece ensemble. Taking it from her hands she looked at you expectantly.

"Um, could you turn around please?" You felt your cheeks heat up and she shook her head with a little smile on her face before turning around. Slipping out of the dress you were wearing you started with the bottom piece. It was cool to the touch and after sliding it on you realized that it barely covered everything, you could feel your butt cheeks peeking out in the back. Well at least it's covered. Next you pulled on the top piece. The neckline went all the way up to your chin and covered your collar bone and shoulders. Buttoning up the front you realized that your breasts were popping out, barely held in place by the tight leather. "Uh Hannah I don't think it fits." Turning around, her eyes roamed your form.

"No that is how it is meant to fit, it fits you perfectly. You are just missing the gloves and boots. I believe I have boots without heels, unless you think that you can fight in high heels." With wide eyes you shook your head, the thought of training with high heels scaring you. Her musical laugh sounded throughout the room as she handed you the last two items. "I will help you with the boots, but I need you to lie down so I can pull them on." Walking to the bed with the gloves in one hand you laid down on her soft mattress. Surprisingly, you had no problems moving with all of the leather. As Hannah began slipping the boots on your legs you tugged on the gloves, finding out that they extended past your elbows. After a few minutes your outfit was complete and the other woman was helping you stand up. Her nimble fingers connected the bottom of your top to your boots and she took a step back to admire the complete look.

"How do you feel (Y/N)?" You began twisting and bending and were pleasantly surprised to find that every movement you made was easy.

"This is awesome; it doesn't constrict me at all. But where did you get the outfit from?"

"It's an old one of mine; I have a few of them from before I came to work for Alois. Come, we must not keep the others waiting." Following Hannah once again you made your way back down into the drawing room. Walking back into the room where the men were waiting, you tripped over a rug and went flying into Hannah, sending you both crashing to the floor with you on top of the maid. In shock you stayed on top of the other woman until a cough brought you out of your trance. With an arm on either side of Hannah's head you looked up and saw Alois and the demon twins with blood flowing down their faces and William face palming while Ille sat beside him, head cocked to the side in a questioning manor. You then realized that all of the men had an amazing view of your backside. Scrambling off of the poor woman you covered your bright red face in embarrassment.

"I am so sorry Hannah."

"It's quite alright (Y/N)." You felt her hand on your shoulder.

"It seems that we will have to work on your balance." William said through his hand before adjusting his glasses and standing up straight. "That is a very revealing choice of clothing; maybe we should find you something more appropriate."

"I think you look absolutely ravishing (Y/N)." Alois grabbed a handkerchief out of his breast pocket and started wiping blood off of his face, avoiding looking at you again. The demon twins nodded in agreement, perverted smirks on both of their faces.

"Uh maybe we should get going Will." You were squirming uncomfortably under the looks the twins were giving you. Noticing your discomfort William nodded before striding over to you and lifting you up bridal style. "Wh-what are you doing?"

"It will be faster if I carry you to Headquarters."

"Okay… Well I'll see you guys later." William carried you out of the manor as you waved goodbye to your friends.

"Hold on tight." At his suggestion you wrapped your arms securely around his neck and closed your eyes. At inhuman speed he began running towards your destination.

One Hour Later

The two of you arrived at Headquarters and made your way down to the training facilities. William had left to find the man who was going to help you train, leaving you alone to wander around and inspect the room. The door swung open and you turned your attention to the two men walking in. Following William was a blonde reaper that you had met the first night you arrived. His eyes roamed your body as he let out a loud wolf whistle and winked.

"Watch yourself, Knox. That is my daughter and you are not here to flirt with her. Understood?" The black haired Shinigami warned him.

"I was just fooling around boss, relax." The blondes' smooth voice replied.

"(Y/N), this is Ronald Knox. I believe you have already had the misfortune of meeting him; he will be the one training you today. I have some work to finish but I trust you both will behave yourselves in my absence."

"Don't worry, I'll take great care of her." He flashed a grin your way to which you rolled your eyes and crossed your arms.

"Not gonna happen buddy." William chuckled as he watched you interacting with the young reaper.

"I will be back in a couple of hours to take you back to the Trancy Manor (Y/N). Good luck." With that, he left you alone with Ronald.

"Okay (Y/N) we're going to start with working on your speed and power first, but I want you to begin by stretching and warming up your muscles." His flirty demeanor was gone as he gave you instructions. Nodding, you began to stretch as Ronald took his suit jacket off and set it down. After a few minutes he decided you had stretched enough. "Okay now we'll start with timed sprints. Stand over there," he motioned to the other side of the room, "and when I say go run as fast as you can to the opposite wall. Got it?"

"Yup." You called out as you jogged to the area he pointed to.

"Alright aaaaand go." He held up his watch so he could watch and time you at the same time. "Time. Impressive (Y/N). Well it would be if you were human but you're not. We have a lot of work to do."

"Excuse me? Don't be such an asshole. What was my time?" You narrowed your eyes in anger.

"One minute and nine seconds for an eight hundred meter sprint. You are half Shinigami (Y/N) which means that you will be able to do so much more once we have finished training. Will has entrusted me with your training and if you have a problem with the way I do things then you need to take it up with him. So until he gets here you will do as I say and stop complaining. Understand?" Growling you nodded begrudgingly. "Good, now get back to the starting point and we'll start again." Muttering obscenities under your breath you jogged back to the area and waited for his signal. "Focus on your Shinigami side while you run and that may help shave off time. Aaand go." This process repeated for almost an hour before Ronald was happy with the results you were giving him.

"Well how was that?" Panting with your hands on your knees you looked up at him, sweat making your forehead shine.

"Thirty seven seconds. An amazing improvement for such a small amount of time, I really am impressed (Y/N). With more training you'll be up to par with us in no time at all." A large friendly grin was plastered across his face and you found it to be infectious as you felt yourself smiling back. "You can rest for a few more minutes and after that we'll start on hand to hand combat. From what Grell told me, you have a pretty good (right/left) hook." You blushed at the compliment as you reached for your water and took a few sips.

"Okay I think I'm ready now."

"Perfect. Step this way and we can begin." Ronald led you to the centre of the room and took up a fighting stance. "Alright, now you want your feet to be placed slightly wider than your hips. Good just like that. Make sure that your knees are facing the same way as your feet. You need to have your weight equally balanced between both feet and you should be resting on the balls of your feet. Perfect. Okay now try and position your pelvis directly underneath your shoulders, and remember to keep a small amount of tension in your abdomen. If you don't have any tension it will be a lot easier for your opponent to injure you. The position of your arms is crucial as it helps protect various body parts. You want one of your arms close to your body but not touching it, leaving your elbow out can discourage your opponent from kicking that area. Your fist needs to stay close to your face near your jaw or cheekbone. Your other arm is placed slightly in front of you as it will be the arm you use the most for offense and defense. Good, now I want you to begin attacking me and try to get in some hits. All I'll be doing is blocking them. But remember to use your speed against me; it is a big asset in a fight. Whenever you're ready to start just come at me." You lunged at the reaper and tried your best to get a good hit in but it proved harder than expected. This went on for twenty minutes and you were getting frustrated, not having hit him once. Taking a deep breath you focused all of your energy and speed into the next few punches. At your new speed you managed to hit him in the stomach and once in the face. You saw his smirk and growled at him. "Geez (Y/N), is that all you got? Kinda sad." Pulling back your fist you smashed it into his cocky face. "Very good, but now we're switching it up. You will still attack me but now I will be attacking you as well. Try your best to block my hits and land your own as well. Ready?" As soon as you nodded he lunged at you, hitting your left side. A pained hiss escaped your lips and your yellow eyes narrowed. "Gotta be faster than that babe." He swung at your face this time and you barely moved out of the way before it connected with your (s/c) face. With impossibly quick footwork you found yourself behind your opponent and smirked. Grabbing onto his shoulders, you kicked his back as hard as you could before pushing yourself up and jumping over him. Before he could regain his footing, your (right/left) fist slammed into his face sending his pentagonal shaped glasses flying and him crashing to the floor. "Very good (Y/N). But now I could use your help finding my glasses, I can't see without them." You laughed breathlessly before glancing around for his spectacles. Spotting them a few feet away you walked over and picked them up.

"Found 'em, here you go." Handing them to him he stood up and smiled at you.

"I think that's enough for now. You really do pack a hard punch (Y/N)."

"Thanks. Hey I'm sorry about what I said earlier, you're really good at this." You apologized sheepishly. He laughed and waved your apology off.

"It's no problem, I'm proud of you. With some more training I think you'll be an amazing fighter." You were interrupted by the door opening and William walking in.

"I apologize for the delay, I was held up. How did training go?"

"(Y/N) did really well, with some more training she will be up to our standards in no time at all." Ronald beamed at the black haired male.

"That is fantastic to hear. Now Ronald, if you will excuse us I have some things to discuss with (Y/N)."

"Sure boss. I'll see you later (Y/N)." Picking up his discarded jacket the young man left, waving at you as he did.

"Alright (Y/N) I have some good news for you regarding Merlyona Tralidex." Wiping sweat off of your face you looked at him expectantly.

"Well what is it? Did you find her?"

"Yes, she is currently living in Dublin Ireland."

"When can we go see her?" You couldn't keep the excitement out of your voice.

"We will go after you have had some more training," you opened your mouth to complain but he held a hand up to silence you, "it is for your own good. Even though she isn't that powerful there is a chance she will attack and until you have your powers you do not stand a chance against her." Sighing in defeat you nodded. "There is one more thing I need to talk to you about."

"What?"

"The Phantomhive brat."

"What about him?"

"I have seen the way you look at each other. Please don't try to deny it. You look at him the way your mother used to look at me. I am worried because I do not want to see you hurt." The concern was evident in his eyes.

"But you were moms mate, Ciel isn't my mate." Your yellow eyes narrowed in confusion.

"You probably won't feel the full effects yet because your powers are bound but I am fairly certain he is your mate." Shock was written all over your face and you felt hope bloom in you once again. "(M/N) once told me how it felt when she found me and I would like to try something if that is alright."

"Um okay..." You replied uncertainly.

"Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Now picture Ciel and only Ciel. Concentrate on him and tell me what you feel." You did as asked and thought of the blue-nette. The way happiness bubbled up inside of you whenever he gave you one of his rare smiles, his sparkling sapphire blue eye that held an assortment of emotions even when his face remained stoic, and the way he truly cared about you. Extreme heat flowed from your toes up to your head and it felt as if your body was vibrating. Gasping, your eyes snapped open and you began panting. "Tell me what you felt."

"Well, I felt extremely hot and these weird shocks were going through me. And I felt happy, so happy." A sad smile formed on his thin lips.

"Just as I suspected." Scared, you asked a question you already knew the answer to.

"What does this mean?"

"It means that Ciel Phantomhive is your mate."