HELLOOOOO FROM THE OTHER SIIIIIIIIIDEEEE~~! Haha for those of you who don't know what I'm referencing, that's from the chorus of Adele's new song, Hello. Which obviously, I don't own but I thought it might bring a smile to your faces :) Anyways, I'm actually writing this on Wednesday instead of on the day when I'm supposed to update so yay me! Hopefully it won't be so short and just...awful. So, here you go!

I don't own Kuroshitsutji or any of its characters but I own characters and events not seen in the anime/manga. Enjoy!

"Gooooood morning, everyone!"

We were having breakfast when I heard Liz's bubbly voice resonate from the mansion and soon, she bounced into the dining hall. She was wearing a pastel green dress that accentuated her green eyes and a pearl white headband that held back her golden hair. I gave her a smile and greeted her.

"Morning!"

"Why are you so loud in the morning...," Ciel grumbled as he munched on a biscuit.

"I can't help it if I'm happy!" Liz replied with an even brighter smile.

"Hehe glad to see you're doing so well," I said, feeling the guilt in my heart lift a little.

"Of course! I can't keep moping for the rest of my life!"

Liz took a seat at the table and began eating her breakfast. The room fell into silence just as suddenly as when Liz blew into the hall with her vitality. I looked between Ciel and Liz and felt my heart warm up a little.

I'm so glad she has Ciel. I hope they'll be together for the rest of their lives.

Sebastian walked over and refilled my tea while quietly whispering in my ears.

"Miss Sterling, Marie disappeared."

I almost choked on my tea but managed to swallow it without rousing suspicion. I sat through the rest of breakfast restlessly and as soon as it was over, I excused myself to my room and waited for Sebastian to come. Soon enough, he entered my room.

"What happened to Marie?!"

"Please calm down, Miss Dusk. I am currently looking for her and I have some clues as to where she is."

"But still..."

"I will let you know when I have found her but like I warned you before, are you sure you want to continue chasing after her? The ending might not be something you want to know."

I looked up at the butler with determination and furrowed my brows.

"Yes. I can't imagine anything worse that can happen so I'm fully on board with continuing the pursuit."

Sebastian smirked at me and responded.

"If you say so...but if I recall correctly, you said something similar last time and look how well that turned out."

I felt my face flush in embarrassment and I turned away from him.

"E-either way! I want to find her. There are still a lot of questions I want to ask her."

"Very well. Then, I will let you know as soon as I have any news."

"Thank you so much, Sebastian."

"A Phantomhive butler who can't even do this is not worth his salt."

I rolled my eyes a and smiled at him. He bowed and left my room.

"Could he know more than he's letting on? I can never read him...but I guess that's not surprising since he's not human..."

I sighed and sat down on my desk. I opened my laptop and gently set my casted arm on the computer and began doing homework. Before long, I had blown though all my assignments and I stretched out my arms, feeling accomplished. I looked outside the window and saw that it was my favorite time of the day and once again, I put on my layers and headed out the door. As I walked towards the front door, Sebastian called out to me and I stopped.

"Going for a walk, Miss Dusk?"

"Ah, yes..."

"I shall accompany you then."

"No, it's fine."

He shot me a look before responding in a perfect smile.

"Let's not forget what happened last time you went out alone."

"I guess..."

"It's settled then."

Sebastian opened the door for me and followed me outside. We set out in no particular direction but just followed the contours of the land colored by the faint sunset. He followed behind me silently and more than a few times I had to look behind me to see if he's still here. When I turned around one particular time, he gave me a beautiful smile and opened his mouth.

"Do you really like looking at me this much?"

"What?"

"You keep looking at me sensually every time you turned around."

"W-what are you talking about?! I'm just making sure you're still there because you're being so silent!"

"Whatever you say, Miss Dusk. But I do have a solution for your little problem."

He walked right next to me and before I knew it, he laced his fingers with my own.

"Woah!"

"Now, don't go falling into a valley again, Miss Dusk."

I could feel my face heating up and I just stared at the ground ahead of me to watch on the ground. But I was so wrapped up in my own head that I still ended up tripping over a tree root that was popping up from the dirt. Sebastian caught me and pulled me back with a smirk.

"Thanks..."

"You're welcome. Now, if I hadn't accompanied you, what would have happened?"

He pointed his long fingers at where I would have fallen had he not caught me and I gulped. It was a deep valley filled with large boulders and trees.

"Wait..actually, is this where I fell before?"

"I would not know, but just take care of your steps, Miss Dusk."

I nodded my head and caught my balance. Sebastian released me and began walking behind me again. For some reason, my hand immediately missed the warmth of his hand but there's no way I'm going to ask him to hold my hand. Just the embarrassing thought made me flush and I began walking faster. Suddenly, Sebastian caught my waist and pulled me around to face him. My eyebrows raised up and I stared into his red eyes questioningly. He looked at me for a little and smiled.

"I was right to keep you around."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Oops, I almost gave something away. You should give yourself more credit, Miss Dusk."

"I don't know what you're talking about..."

He smirked at me again, but this time, there was a mischievous glint in his eyes. I gave him a sideways glance before continuing walking forward and chasing after the sun. Eventually, I got too hot for my scarf and Sebastian stopped. He held out his hand and I looked at his gloved hands.

Should I "accidentally" put my hand in his or hand him my scarf?

Then I got an idea in my head. I bit my lips to stop myself from grinning like an idiot and stood on my tippy toes to wrap the scarf around Sebastian. His eyes widened and before he spoke, I placed my hand in his and wove my fingers with his.

I turned away from him so he wouldn't see my face.

"Let's go."

Soon, the sun had completely gone down and it was too dark for me to see. I was still holding on to Sebastian's hand and he readjusted my arm so we were walking with our arms linked.

"This is just like the first time we met."

"So it seems."

I couldn't see his face but he had an amused tone in his velvety voice. Despite the darkness, I could feel myself flushing again.

God! It seems every time I'm around him I'm continuously blushing...I need to get better at hiding my emotions.

We started on our way back and Sebastian was leading. Once again, I could tell he was purposefully walking through the smallest places between the trees. I began chuckling on accident and I pressed my lips together, hoping he didn't hear. But, alas, Sebastian hears everything.

"What's so funny?"

"Uh.."

"You can't lie to me, Dusk."

Whenever he addressed me by just my name, I could feel my heart tap dancing in my chest.

"Oh, I was just thinking how much of a jerk you are for walking through the smallest cracks. You also did this the first time we met."

"Oh? I don't know what you're talking about. But even if what you said is true, you can't say you dislike it, can you?"

As if on cue, he pulled me through a particularly narrow area and as we squeezed passed the trunk, we were pressed against each other.

"N-No."

I glanced up at where his face would be in the darkness and surprisingly, his eyes were glowing again.

I wonder why his eyes glow at certain times but not others...

"Sebastian?"

"Yes, Miss Dusk?"

"I know that you're one hell of a butler and all that, but why do your eyes glow only at certain times?"

"Goodness, do you really want to know?"

"Um...on second thought, maybe not..."

I heard his deep chuckle and I smiled, enjoying the banter.

"At least you're not frowning like you were the first night we met."

"Hmm? Hey, you're watching me again."

Sebastian suddenly stopped and turned around.

"And what if I told you I was watching you?"

"Uh I'd ask why you're watching me."

"Do you really want to know?"

I pondered that question for a little bit before shaking my head. Then he chuckled again and I felt something gently touch the top of my head.

"Good girl. Well, we're back at the mansion so please go in before you catch a cold, Miss Dusk."

"Okay.."

I walked into the mansion feeling like my heart was going to explode. I was overjoyed at being able to spend alone time with Sebastian and what we talked about replayed in my head over and over again. I went back to my room and got ready for bed. Even as I started falling asleep, his words and questions still circled my mind.

Sometime during the night, I woke up because my brain was full of thoughts so I had a restless sleep. When I woke up, it was still dark outside and I sighed before shifting my position. Then I froze, feeling someone's eyes on me. I slowly turned my eyes to whomever was watching me and saw Sebastian's glowing eyes.

"Oh, you're here again."

"Again?"

"Hmmm...you were here at night before and you petted me and it felt really goooood."

I felt him chuckle and felt part of my mattress sinking.

"You seem to be more honest whenever you're half asleep, Miss Dusk."

"What are you talking about, Sebastian? Hmm? I'm alllllllways honest."

"I'm afraid not."

He began stroking my head again and I felt sleep finally coming over me. I had one more question for him and I managed to force it out.

"Why do your eyes glow?"

His hand paused for a brief second before resuming. He sighed and responded.

"You don't want to know...but it glows whenever I get-"

I fought hard against the sleep but I fell asleep before I heard the last word. But I kind of remember hearing him talk something about him being hungry.

I woke up the next morning feeling extremely well rested and when I sat up on the bed, I noticed a dark red spot on my neck and when I touched it, pieces of crusty dried blood came off on my fingers. The mark didn't hurt but I was mildly worried about how I got the wound. I wiped it down with my finger after I licked it and went to get ready for the day.

SOO? How was it? I hope this chapter was better than the last one! Let me know!

darkangelynn5: I kind of have an idea of who the baby daddy is but one thing you should know for sure is Liz and Dusk have the same mother but not the same father.