His Kitten: Guests from Scotland Yard!

I guess that you can say that this is a side chapter to the story since it really should have been before I did the Melody's Family arc… Oh well! I actually love the evil faces that Sebastian makes toward Soma and Agni in this chapter. The poll on Melody's costume will close after this chapter is posted. I still don't think that it's enough time for the outcome to change though… One thing I love about being able to use my laptop and Kindle in school is that I can type up this story in my free time… Which I have a lot of since I don't have very many classes that actually give homework!

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Sebastian POV

I sighed to myself as I made sure that my uniform was perfectly in place. I don't actually sleep as much as Melody, most of the time I just close my eyes to make it seem like I'm sleeping. The cat demoness was still asleep and cuddling with Midnight on the bed. I glanced back at her before moving to pull the maid's uniform that was identical to Meyleene's from the closet that held both of our clothes. Young Master has important guests coming over today and I doubt that they would be comfortable seeing Melody's ears and tail. I smirked before crawling over her on the bed, I hadn't put my shoes on yet so I didn't have to bother with taking them off. I leaned down and kissed her nose. "Wake up Melody; it is time to get ready for the day." I whispered in her ear, she made a small noise and shifted her body a little bit before her eyes fluttered open. She yawned and stretched her arms over her head seeing as she was now lying on her back. "Good morning Sebastian~." Melody leaned up a pushed her lips to mine for a second before allowing her body to fall back down on the bed. The small kitten mewed in annoyance at the movement. Lady heard the kitten's mews and jumped up on the bed. She crawled between Melody and me over the demoness' stomach before picking the baby up in her teeth and going back to her bed the same way that she had come.

I chuckled at the cats while Melody silently watched them before closing her eyes to rub them with her balled up fists. As she yawned her open mouth revealed only the tips of her sharp little fangs. It really was adorable in my eyes. She went to move again only to find that something heavier than her was hindering that. In other words she realized that I was hovering over her on the bed. "What are you doing?" She asked softly while tilting her head up at me. I chuckled, "I thought that this would be a nice way for me to wake you up with. Did you like it?" She hummed with a smile and wrapped her arms around my neck. Her nose rubbed my neck as she held me. "Yes… It made me happy." It was so blatantly obvious when she was tired or half asleep seeing as she was much cuddlier and wouldn't keep very many thoughts to herself. When she felt a change in her emotions then she felt no problem with letting the closest being know about it. She really was most like a kitten in her tired state but no matter how much I enjoyed seeing her this way, it was time for us to get up and get to work.

"Kitten, get up and dressed now." Melody hummed a little bit and let go of me so that she was sitting up on her own. After a minute the both of us moved to stand from the bed. Melody went to pull off her nightgown when she noticed the uniform that I had laid out for her. "Does Young Master have guests coming today?" She asked while tilting her head. It seemed that no matter how much she learned, the head tilt was used to convey the littlest bit of confusion. I supposed that she would keep that little habit no matter how much training she went through, not that I really minded of course. It was only that I hoped she would keep these catlike traits as she continued to be exposed to human thoughts and behaviors. I nodded at her with a small smile. Smiles always seemed to encourage her to do things and always seemed to make her genuinely smile back. With that smile turning up her lips, the neko pulled her nightgown over her head. The young demoness had no sense of what was appropriate or not and she didn't mind being nude in front of me at all.

Since I had first begun teaching Melody to do some things for herself she had progressed well and was pretty good at dressing herself. Tying things and putting on the corset that the uniform required was another story. I happily helped her put it on before patting her head and handing her a brush. Melody began running the brush through her hair just like she had been shown before. Once there were no knots at all in her hair she pulled the uniform dress on and put on the apron. She lifted her shin and waited for me to put a bonnet on her but instead I put a larger version of Meyleene's maid cap on her head. It was large enough to cover her ears and make sure that no one saw them. "This isn't a bonnet…" She was very confused by the fact that something had change. Melody was one of those who disliked change and if they had to deal with it then it took quite a while to get used to it. I shook my head to tell her that she was right about that not being a bonnet. "I thought that this would be more comfortable for your ears than a bonnet." I told her with a small smile and poked her nose. "It won't push down on your ears like a bonnet normally does." My explanation finished while Melody sat down on the edge of the bed to pull on her stockings. "Allow me, dear Kitten."

I pulled the black stockings out of Melody's hands and pulled her dress up so that I could pull them up her legs. I was proud that Melody was becoming more independent than she had been but that didn't stop me from enjoying the chance to dress her and touch her skin. Her legs were one of my favorite parts of her to touch. Her pale skin was amazingly soft and smooth where no human could compare to it. I pulled my gloves off so that I could run my fingers up her calf. She giggled since her legs were very ticklish. "I thought that you were going to put my stockings on~." When she spoke in her happy tone there was always a cooing quality to her voice. I smiled and started pulling the stockings over her small feet. I'm not kidding when I say that she has small feet. Her feet are about the size of a small child's and matched her hands well. (Imagine like a size four in kid's size shoes.) Her legs were also toned rather well giving them a nice shape. "I was just admiring your beauty my Kitten." I finished pulling on her first stocking just as I finished my last sentence. "Nya~ silly Sebastian, I'm not that pretty." She began rubbing her cheeks in a circular way. (Like Pikachu does in Pokémon.)

Melody POV

My face always gets warm when Sebastian compliments me but I don't always feel like I deserve the praise that I get. In truth I think that Meyleene is much prettier than me! Sebastian started slipping the other stocking over my leg while being sure that his fingers brush my skin as he pulls it up. I like how he does it because it tickles but I don't like it at the same time because it makes me want to mate with him. Of course sense we had guests coming today that wouldn't happen. He still liked to tease me though. The stocking stopped at my upper thigh and Sebastian ran his fingers over the band at the top with his normal devilish smile before reaching up and touching my cheek. "You do like being cuddled and caressed don't you?" He asked with that smile. I could have pouted and told him that I really didn't but he would know that I was lying so what was the point? "Yes I do~!" I said and grabbed his hand so that I could cuddle my cheek against it.

Sebastian's skin was so soft and smooth; you would never guess that he worked with them all day long. "Come now, we have to prepare." He pulled his hand away from me as he spoke and stood before pulling on his gloves. No matter how much I enjoyed the feel of Sebastian's silk gloves, they were nothing compared to his actual skin to me. I gave a small sigh before standing and following him to the kitchen to begin preparing breakfast. Who else besides two demons would be awake in the Phantomhive manor at around 4:30 in the morning?

As Sebastian and I made our way into Young Master's room I smiled and made my way to his bed. He is just so adorable when he sleeps! "Young Master it's time to wake up." Instead of Sebastian calling to wake the boy up, it was me cooing at him and brushing his blue-grey hair out of his face. While Sebastian poured tea for the boy who was stretching his arms above his head with a cute yawn, he opened his eyes to look at me and gave me a quick pat on the head. Young Master swung his legs over so that he was sitting on the side of his bed now while Sebastian made his way over with tea and the newspaper. "Today's tea is Harrods' White Darjeeling." He explained while I stood and made my way to the opposite side of the bed that I had been on. Young Master was looking through his newspaper while sipping his steaming tea, "Looks like the manor is settling down." Sebastian spoke trying to make a little bit of conversation in the otherwise silent bedroom. "So it would seem." Was the only response that the young earl gave his butler.

Sebastian nodded in my direction telling me that he was now going dress Young Master so I stepped outside to wait for the OK to go back inside. I didn't bother listening to the conversation while I was outside seeing as it wasn't really any of my business. Prince Soma came running down the hall with a worried expression on his face. It was pretty obvious that he was going to barge in on Young Master while Sebastian was dressing him. I stepped in front of him with my arms spread to wide to keep him from slamming the door open. "Let me go in! I have a question to ask Ciel!" He was nearly shrieking as he tried to push his way past me but luckily since I was a demon, I was stronger than I appeared to be. I put my hands in the center of his chest and began pushing him back down the hall the way he had run up. The whole time he was fighting me and trying to push me back so that he could speak to Young Master. Finally he decided that he had enough and managed to slip past my side causing me to fall forward and hit the ground. I yelped and stayed there for only a minute in shock before jumping up and trying to grab the purple haired male again.

Unfortunately he had managed to get into the room while I was still in shock. "What's that square box?! Are there people inside?!" He yelled I ran forward with a growl and grabbed him around his waist in an attempt to pull him out of the room. Sebastian had just been pulling Young Master's coat on and both seemed rather shocked, even more so when I managed to knock him to the floor. The feat probably should have startled any human that had no idea what I was though seeing as how the Prince was actually a bit larger than me. He seemed to not care that I had my arms around him and was trying to drag him out of the room since he kept talking. "There was a man who beat up bad guys!" The idiot was way too loud! Young Master seemed to share my thoughts, "Oh, shut up! Don't go yelling this early in the morning!" He scowled at the Prince and walked forward so with a sigh I stopped trying to drag him out of the room and instead stood with my hands clasped in front of me.

"Anyway!" Young Master started with that deep scowl, I didn't like that look on his face. "When are you two going home to India?!" He finished, the Prince calmed down a little bit but looked utterly confused. I kept my head low though due to my disappointment in myself for not being able to stop the foreign man. "Going home?" Prince Soma piped, "What are you saying? Aren't I staying in England for your sake?" Young Master didn't quite seem to understand what the older man was talking about. At least that was my understanding; you see I'm not very good at picking up on emotions yet. "Didn't you say that you didn't believe me when I said I'd become a great man?" The violet haired male continued with a smile on his face, "So I'm staying until I become one so I can show you!" He seemed to be finished with his little speech now but that didn't seem to make Young Master any happier. "Tha—" The boy was cut off by the voice of Prince Soma's butler, Agni. "Prince~~ Prince~~~~." He sounded happy.

The white haired man poked his head around the doorframe with a very bright smile. "You were with Lord Ciel after all." He chimed; one could almost see pink flowers floating around him. "You weren't in your room, so I was wondering where you had gotten to." It seemed that I had been forgotten, but wasn't a maid supposed to be nearly invisible? "What do you mean "His Room" I don't remember saying you could live here…" The youngest in the room trailed off a little bit but I wasn't entirely sure why. "Besides that, how does that square box work?" It seemed that the Prince was back on that topic then, I never really found what was so interesting about that box though. "That's why I'm saying! LISTEN WHEN OTHER PEOPLE TALK!" I jumped slightly when Young Master yelled but a hand on my arm calmed me. The hand was attached to no other than Sebastian who gestured with his head that we were to leave the room now. I nodded and followed after him more than happy to get away from the Prince. He was a bit better than he had been before but he still annoyed me to no end.

The four other servants stood at attention, or as much as Tanaka could, in the kitchen after Sebastian clapped his hands. "… In any case." I waited patiently to see what he would say. "At six in the evening, Lord Randall will be visiting." So that's who the guest was then… I can't say that I really recognize the name though. Sebastian continued speaking unknowing of my inner thoughts. "We cannot do anything to cause embarrassment to the young master of the Phantomhive house." I closed my eyes and nodded from my place at Sebastian's left side even though I really had no idea what he was going to say. "Meyleene, polish the bannisters on the front stairway." The red haired female did a funny little salute type of thing after receiving Sebastian's order, "Finny, knock the snow from the trees in the courtyard." Sebastian continued to rattle off the orders. Finny did the same salute type of thing that Meyleene had done with a big smile. I patiently waited to see if he would order me to do anything, "Bard, please find a chicken for the soup for tonight's dinner." Instead of the salute that the other two gave, Bard lifted his hand the same way but gave a thumb up with his left hand while his right was on his hip. I have to say that his smile was the biggest out of the troublemaking trio's. "Mr. Tanaka…" Sebastian trailed off and looked at the little man, "Please take it easy." The older man just gave his trademark chuckle in response.

Since the other four had been given their orders, it was my turn now. Sebastian turned to me with a slight smile. "Melody," I looked up at him expectantly to see what he would have me do. I was eager to prove myself today. "Would you please check around the manor and make sure that there are no rats?" He asked me and in return he was given a smile and a nod of the head. "Everyone," He went on, "please do the duties assigned to you, is that clear? Do not waste your energy on other stuff." The door opened and served to surprise not only me but Sebastian as well. Agni stood there with the same smile that he had held on his face the last time we saw him. "Mr. Agni?" I questioned, my voice was small since I was still unsure about spending time around him. The scent that man held was just a too much for my nose! "Since I am also being a burden on this household, please let me do something to help." He spoke putting his right hand over his heart. My head tilted slightly to the left, "What about Prince Soma?" Sebastian questioned, Agni held his finger up like he had just figured something out. "He's in a daze from that "television" box he borrowed from Lord Ciel!" Even as he spoke Agni's smile did not leave his face. He seemed much happier after the curry contest was over.

Sebastian laughed a little bit before producing a bucket of cleaning supplies out of virtually nowhere, "The, would you be willing to clean the windows?" He asked with a smile, "Since you're taller than me, after all." My eyes looked between the human and demon a few times only to find that Agni was indeed taller than Sebastian. The corners of my lips turned down slightly. 'I thought that Sebastian was the tallest male that I'd ever meet…' My eyes moved back and forth again comparing the two males to each other. Indeed Agni was a handsome man but Sebastian was the best in my eyes even though that is rather childish. Besides, I preferred Sebastian's black hair and pale skin to Agni's white hair and tan skin. The mentioned male seemed more than happy to be able to help out, "Of course! Leave it to me!" He happily took the bucket from Sebastian's hands. "Then," That was meant to get our attention, "everyone to your places, please." I nodded and got ready to take off and check the manor for rats but before I could my wrist was caught by Sebastian. "Remember that you aren't to eat any of the rodents that you catch." He reminded me. I scowled slightly up at him. He had drilled that into my head after that day that I first caught a rat in the manor and had almost eaten it. By now I knew not to but it seemed that he didn't really believe me. "I know that, nice and rats are for real cats and not for me." He nodded and let me go so that I could get to work.

Luckily for me, the maid's cap that Sebastian had replaced my bonnet with didn't obstruct my hearing like the latter had. The first place that I checked was the pantry. The pantry was full of food and food was one of the first things a hungry little rat would go after. I took a place in the room and sat completely still hoping to catch a sound that would tell me if there were rats in the area. Surely there was something that I could do other than catch rats though! What happened to the faith that Sebastian had held in me? A scratching noise caused my ear to turn and my eyes to snap to that direction. There was a little grey rat trying to gnaw its way into a box of some kind of food. My claws extended and my arm snapped out so that the little creature was speared and killed. Its blood smelled good to me but I wasn't allowed to eat it or even lick the blood off of my claws. Instead of doing anything that my instincts told me to do, I made my way over to one of the windows in the kitchen and opened it so that I could throw the lifeless creature down onto the snow. A black handkerchief was produced from my pocket and I wiped the blood away from my claws before it could begin to dry. My ears strained again but I found no more of the pests in the area so I moved on.

The cellar was another good place to check. Though, right now I really just wanted time alone for a few moments. I plopped down on the floor with my feet below my body and crossed my arms. "Sebastian doesn't really think that I can do things…" I muttered, yes I was talking to myself but I didn't feel like talking to anyone else right now. "He thinks I'm stupid and can't do anything…" My tail was flicking beneath my dress in that way that a cats does when it is irritated. "What does he really think of me?" I searched my mind for a way that I could show the male that I was really capable of doing things if I wanted to. That's it! Sebastian said that I should be able to transform into a cat! If I could do that then maybe he would let me do more! The only problem is that I had no idea how to go about transforming… I closed my eyes and thought about becoming a cat. I thought about how their bodies look and how they move and began to will mine to turn into that which I was visualizing. My skin tingled and my body began to feel weird so I opened my eyes to make sure that I was alright. To my surprise I found that my hands more resembled paws now and there was a soft fur covering my arms.

I blinked in surprise and almost shrieked in both fear and excitement. 'I'm doing it!' Though as I got more excited I noticed that my more feline like features began to disappear and soon I was back to what I had been. That wouldn't do, no that wouldn't do at all! I closed my eyes and did the same thing that I had done the first time but this time when my skin began tingling I didn't stop and open my eyes. My body's shape began shifting along with its size and after what seemed like just a few minutes all of the strange feelings stopped. I didn't know whether or not I had succeeded in turning into a cat, all I knew was that I was tired so I kept my eyes closed and laid down on the floor to take a nap. I knew that I would be scolded for sleeping during the day later but I was too tired to care right now.

I don't know how long I was asleep before the tapping of shoes woke me up. The footsteps were really familiar to me and my eyes fluttered open to see if I was right about who I thought it was. For some reason those black dress shoes seemed so much larger than they had this morning… "How on earth did you get down here?" Sebastian asked and kneeled down to see me was it just me or was he even taller now? "Young Master wouldn't be happy if he found out that you got into the manor…" He muttered and I felt myself being lifted but even Sebastian's hand seemed too large. "I'm sorry little one but I will have to put you outside." He sounded really sad… Wait he was talking about putting me outside in the snow! I must have succeeded in turning into a cat and Sebastian didn't recognize me. I began flailing in his grasp and trying to get away. "Now I understand that you don't want to go outside but-" "Don't put me outside, Sebastian!" I cut him off with a cry and he froze mid step on his way to the door before lifting me up to his eye level.

"Melody?" He asked cautiously while looking into my eyes. In his eyes I saw the reflection of a black kitten's face that had the same color eyes as me. "Yes!" I cried out again causing him to chuckle and pat my head with one hand. "How do I turn back?" I asked concerned since I didn't even really remember how I had changed forms in the first place. "Just close your eyes and think about it." He answered me while moving me so that I was cradled in his arms and he was playing with my paw. I did as I was told and soon I felt a familiar tingling sensation along with the shifting of my body. Something in the back of my mind told me not to open my eyes or stop thinking about what I was doing so I didn't. Finally the sensations stopped and that same thing told me that it was safe to open my eyes. They fluttered open to see what appeared to be a normal sized Sebastian. "That took less time than I thought it would…" The male muttered and kissed the knuckle of my hand which was in his. I was still cradled in his arms like I had been in cat form. "I did it?" I asked almost afraid of the answer that I would get. Sebastian nodded and for the first time in a while I could see the sparkle he got in his eyes when he was proud of me, "You did."

I was placed on my own feet. My head spun for a few seconds causing me to sway slightly while Sebastian kept a hand on my back to try and keep me steady. "Now I don't want you doing this too often, it has drained your energy." Sebastian told me sternly, all I could do was nod a little bit and even that made me dizzy. "I promise…" I mumbled and rubbed my eyes in hope to clear my eyes of their fuzziness. Sebastian pat my head and moved his hand away from my back when he was sure that I could stand on my own without losing my balance. "Now then, our guests will be arriving soon so you will have to be at your best." Sebastian said holding up his pointer finger, I just nodded while still rubbing one of my eyes. I had zoned out for a moment but was quickly brought back by a finger poking my nose. "I really wish that you hadn't chosen to test out your transforming abilities today." I yawned again without really paying attention to what Sebastian had said. The male demon sighed and gave me a look telling me that I would have to appear alert for the guests. My nose wrinkled in annoyance at the look he gave me and I narrowed my eyes at him before turning my face away from him and sticking my nose up in the air.

Sebastian POV

I've just been snubbed! I blinked in slight surprise at the way Melody was acting towards me. The guests would be here soon and I had no time to deal with her if she decided that she wanted to go on a sudden stubborn streak. "If you decide that you don't want to behave," I started in a threatening tone even though it seemed as if it wasn't affecting her at all. "I will lock you in the bedroom until you decide that you do want to." Melody gave me no response but a huff. I turned on my heel and readied myself to greet the guests, if she acted up then I wouldn't hesitate to follow through on my threat. Though, now that I think about it locking her up in a room that she wasn't comfortable with and away from other cats would work better for a punishment, I nodded to myself after deciding that my previous thought would be her punishment instead of being locked up in our bedroom. I opened the carriage door for Lord Randall and the other officer from Scotland Yard with a smile and a bow of my head. "You traveled a great distance." I told them, the younger of the two men seemed to be more impressed with the manor than the older. "Wow what a great manor…!" He called while looking up with a hand holding his hat on his head.

Lord Randall wasn't happy to see that his subordinate was enthralled with our manor. "Don't praise them! And stop looking around!" He said sourly while heading toward the door which Melody was holding open. At least she seems to be behaving for the time being. "I didn't even want to come to this Devil's Lair!" The young female lifted an eyebrow in annoyance at his sour tone of voice. She never was one that enjoyed the more negative emotions. I moved ahead to open another door and as I looked over my shoulder to speak at them I cracked open the door. "Then, I shall call my master, so please wait here for a moment." I told them while glancing over at Melody to make sure that she was behaving herself. The female was glaring at the back of Lord Randall. I shook my head very slightly and proceeded to open the door.

Instead of seeing another room like I had planned to see, I found a forlorn looking Agni with his hands clasped in front of him. I quickly slammed the door shut before either of the men could see him and leaned against the door to keep it shut and be able to speak to the Indian on the other side. "Mr. Agni, what is going on?" I asked him with an irritated smile. "You should be out of sight…" I trailed off and listed to what the man on the other side had to say. "I've thought it over many times since we spoke, and I think that after all I should turn myself…!" I cut the man off, he was causing a bit of trouble. "Listen to me. If you give yourself up here, Prince Soma will react foolishly, and it will even cause trouble for the Young Master." This was really kind of annoying. I should have been keeping an eye on my little demoness whom seemed to react rather oddly to me today. "Do you understand?" I asked him but before he could answer me a young boy's voice cut me off. "Well, well, Lord Commissioner." Young Master spoke from just up the stairs; I didn't have to look at him to know where he was.

I watched him walk down the stairs while still making sure to hold the door shut. "Welcome to the Phantomhive manor." Young Master said with a slight smile. "Preparations for dinner have been completed. Come this way." He pretty much ordered the two older men, one of which looked rather annoyed at him. I turned back to the door. "To that end, please behave and stay out of the way…" The man on the other side of the door gave me no reply so I sighed. "I already have one troublemaker to watch after today…" I muttered to myself even though I'm pretty sure that Agni heard me.

Since it seemed that for the moment Agni was under control and Melody was behaving properly, I began leading the trio through the manor with the young demoness by my side. Young Master really just wanted to show off to Lord Randall who really didn't like him. Melody's hands were at her side instead of clutching at me which slightly surprised me. Normally when she was around people that were new to her or that she didn't know very well then she would cling to me. "The truth is, you probably don't want to dine with me, but since it's traditional you came anyway." Young Master began like he really was just trying to tick off the elders. He probably was though. "It's rare that you bring someone with you. Is he your successor? You're arriving at that age, aren't you." I could hear the boastfulness and teasing in his voice and apparently the little one next to me could as well since she looked at the humans behind us from the corner of her eye. "If you hadn't appeared at the scene of the crime, it could have ended without him knowing anything!" The elder snapped at the young earl.

Melody's agitation became apparent as a deep scowl placed its self on her lips. She didn't seem to like that the man was yelling at our master. Her eyes narrowed and I could tell that she was readying to pounce at the male in order to protect the young male that she felt it necessary to protect. I let out a growl that was low enough that only she could hear. The female's lips twitched in response to my growl and it made me a little irritated at her. "I don't particularly care if he knows or not, but" My head snapped in the direction of the door at the end of the hall which Agni had slammed open to try and tell the officers that it was he who had committed the crimes. Young Master was still speaking but I had to do something soon. My eyes quickly snapped to Melody and I was happy to see that she seemed annoyed by him as well. I asked her to apprehend the man but she again turned her nose up at me and closed her eyes. Obviously she was not going to help me at all so I rushed forward and slammed the door shut. The sound surprised the guests and Young Master who all turned to look at me.

"My apologies. The door was open, so…" The boy was a little upset by this and was curious as to why Melody didn't seem interested in helping me. "Go repair the door if it cannot shut properly." Young Master ordered me; I huffed out a yes before turning back to the door and putting on a face. "… Agni…!" I was really getting annoyed with this man. He kept trying to force his way so I locked the door. "If I carry on like this, I will be letting my god down!" Agni cried behind the door while trying to slam it open still. "Please watch your actions." I warned him in the same voice that I had often used with Melody to ensure that she didn't repeat something that she had done before. The cat herself caught my tone and turned to glare at me. She really seemed stubborn today. Something would happen soon if I didn't do something about that attitude problem of hers.

We continued on down the hall as a group with me making sure that Melody stayed close to me so that I could keep an eye on her. She walked with her head held high and her nose left in the air. "Ahh," The young inspector began as he looked around the area. "This is such a magnificent corridor!" He really seemed more enthralled with the manor as we went along. Melody had still yet to say a word or even make a sound. "He actually uses such morbid paintings for décor! This is indeed the nest of a devil!" The elder was not happy at all and I had to hold Melody back by her arms from stomping up to him. Ever since her transformation she had been acting differently. The young inspector was sidetracked by one of the paintings on the wall. "This is…" He turned to get a better look at it, "Isn't this Ophelia from Hamlet?" He asked he really was excited. "The artist is… Millais isn't it?" The younger seemed to be smarter than you would take him for. "You are correct. Are you a fan of the Pre-Raphaelites?" Young Master asked him and got a reply from the smiling man, "Yes. The emphasis on the colors brings out the fuel…"

My attention was taken away from the conversation by a noise at the window. Agni was there with his face pressed against the glass and trying to gain the attention of the inspectors. I rushed over and shut the curtains quickly so that he would not be noticed. The demoness quirked her eyebrow at what she saw. Once more it seemed that she wasn't going to help me. Young Master was still bragging on while I went to close all of the curtains so that the male wouldn't be noticed. Melody watched me with impassive eyes. I opened the door at the end of the hall for the trio of men to walk through. "Everyone, please come this way." I said as I gestured into the adjoining room. "Dinner will be ready soon~~!?" I cut myself off as once again I noticed a nuisance. The Prince had come into the line of vision. He leaned over the railing and began waving at Young Master. "Heey, Ciel~~~!" He called, "I'm bored with that box! Let's play a card ga~~" Since it was obvious that I wasn't going to get help from Melody, I jumped up to the railing with my hand and looked absolutely frightened, "Prince Soma." I spoke in that voice only to get a very low growl from my Kitten.

I hid him behind a column of sorts and forced him to stay there. "We have guests today, so could you obediently stay in your room?" I asked him but received no reply, "Good boy." Now that I had that settled I stood up to look over the railing. "Honestly…" I trailed off, the door that I had just led the trio through opened to reveal Agni once more. The slam that the door made when it opened caught the attention of all three and Melody whose eyes narrowed at him and for once she was the one that jumped into action. As she did that I made the lights go out so that she would not be seen, "What?! What happened?!" It was the older man who spoke first, "It's pitch black how scary!" The younger man cried and in the process managed to make Young Master angry with him. "You bastard, you're a detective, aren't you embarrassed?!" Ah that boy could be cruel to others. I quickly lit a candelabrum to add light to the room showing me standing by the open door and Melody at my side with her hands clasped in front of her, "My apologies. It seems the lights have gone out." I said with a calm smile, Melody's face was shadowed over so her expression was hidden. Young Master put a hand on his hip and gave us a sort of glare, "The wind or something, Sebastian?" He asked while the two in the background were still bothered it seemed.

"Yes. Not the wind, but "or something"…" They seemed a little confused but I began to lead them away. "Let us move on this way to the dining room." I noticed that Melody glanced behind her to look at the tied up and gagged Indian man with a rather evil looking smirk. Perhaps now that she had gotten to pretty much attack something she would behave better. When we made it to the dining room Melody pulled out the chairs for our guests while I pulled out Young Master's. "… Now then." Young Master started as Melody finished pushing in the younger man's chair. He gave her a smile but she did not respond at all, very unlike her. "As everyone has settled down, shall we move on to the main topic?" The elder of the two men began pulling an envelope out of his jacket, "That's right. I never want to visit this sort of eerie dog house." Melody bristled at the man's words as I appeared beside him with a tray for him to place the envelope on. Her lip twitched as it seemed she was ready to snarl and her claws extended. I quickly sent her a look before moving on to give the envelope to Young Master.

Young Master even seemed to notice the difference in Melody's behavior since I caught him watching her closely. I wonder what on earth could have gotten into her. Is she just tired from her earlier transformation into a cat or is there something bigger going on in her mind? Young Master took his gaze away from Melody to take the envelope that had been placed on the tray. "Well… That degree of case is this kind of thing?" He seemed a little disappointed with the slip of paper. The younger man seemed truly shocked at what he saw, "That's?!" He yelled which didn't settle with the woman behind him very well. Melody bristled even more and her previously retracted claws re-extended as the muscles in her arm twitched. Young Master didn't seem to notice and so went on to speak. "The Lord Successor doesn't know yet?" He asked with a smile as I gave a quick glare at Melody. The look only seemed to anger her more as she glared back at me and gave a hiss too low for human ears to pick up. 'It seems as if I'm going to have to deal with my unruly pet…' I thought to myself while Young Master continued. "The Commissioner has been used by the Queen for ages. He purposefully brings the bait to the doghouse. In general, the Phantomhives are a secret committee that carries out special duties." The two inspectors were just kind of staring at each other this whole time. "Because of that, the funds for their activities and their rewards cannot be included in the national budget."

The youngest man, well boy, at the table continued his explanation. "The fact of the matter is… We cannot raise such a large sum of money. It's you, the police." The Commissioner clenched his teeth. "On paper it could be "reward money." It's the same as a police dog." The young man began freaking out and stood up with his hands slamming down on the table. "THAT CAN'T BE! ISN'T THAT AS THOUGH IT'S BRIBE MONEY?!" He screamed causing the boy to smile at him while the little demoness was severely holding herself back from attacking the man. "It isn't "as though." It's genuinely bribe money." The boy said with that same smile. Melody on the other hand was the one now grinding her teeth as she desperately tried to hold herself back from attacking the males. I picked up a bottle of champagne. "It's a longstanding tradition… Now, to commemorate today's settlement of the case, I've prepared some champagne. Won't you celebrate with me?" The boy asked while gesturing to me with his left hand. The young detective wasn't really keen on this though. "But the culprit still hasn't been arrested!" He yelled standing up. Commissioner Randall on the other hand was pretty calm. "That's enough, Abberline. If Her Majesty and Phantomhive say it's over, then the culprit no longer exists."

Just behind the speaking man, the door slammed open and there stood an Agni with ropes hanging from him. It surprised pretty much everyone in the room. "The truth about that case is, I!" He was cut off by me and Melody. I shot the cork from the champagne bottle at him while Melody pounced. The cork hit Agni perfectly and caused him to fall back while Melody stopped at his side an evil glare that I had never seen on her before. I caught the cork in my left hand and still held it to where I could see it easily. "My… I apologize." I said with a small smile and a tilt of my head to the left slightly. "Are you alright?" I asked the Indian who was holding his jaw with tears in his eyes. Yet again the door opened and there stood Prince Soma. "Aah, I'm hungry. Before they find me, I should…" He froze as he noticed everyone in the room. A snarl left the female's throat and her lip lifted showing her sharp canines.

"Who are these people?!" Randall asked when he noticed the two, though he was rather irritated. "They're Indians?" He asked while the young detective just stared blankly at them. "Lord Randall, I apologize for the fuss. These two are…" I paused as I thought of a possible excuse for who they were. Young Master closed his eyes with a slight sigh. "This is the Prince of Bengal, Soma, and his servant Agni." He said, he was telling the truth. "They're my good friends who are staying here while the study English culture." Ah so that's where he was going with this. Soma became elated with what Young Master had said. He suddenly hugged the boy around his neck, "Ciel!" He cried while happily rubbing his cheek against the younger boy's head. "You finally admitted it! You really think of me as a friend!" Young Master was not happy with what was happening and tried to pry the older man's arms from around him. "Who's a frie!" He was cut off as he chocked a little bit. I appeared at Randall's side with the bottle ready to pour champagne for him. "So to settle this incident, you also went through many difficulties." I told him as I began pouring the alcohol in his glass. "Please, let me offer this as congratulations." I noticed that Melody was not in the room with us anymore. "Then, for resolving a conflict once again, cheers!" Young Master told everyone even though he didn't really look so happy about it.

Once our guests were gone I went looking for the little demoness that had gone missing. What I had found was her lying on her stomach with her head on her arms. She had discarded the heavy, normal, maid's dress and was lying on the bed completely nude. Her tail swished across the back of her legs in short, jerky motions. She seemed upset over something and didn't even acknowledge that I had entered the room. I shut the door so that someone walking by would not see her in her undressed state. "Why did you run off Kitten?" I asked her but didn't receive any reply but turning her head and glaring over her shoulder at me with those lovely eyes. When I gave no response to her glare she just turned back around and her tail flicked violently. I sighed and took a step forward to be closer to her. "You didn't really behave the way that I would have liked you to…" I trailed of slightly waiting to see how the young female would react. Melody just hummed almost refusing to reply at all. "Do you remember what I told you earlier, that I'd lock you in the bedroom?" The female didn't even glance at me this time. My eyes narrowed and I took another step towards her. My voice dropped and became stern as I spoke to her. "Did you hear me?" Melody tensed a little bit and froze for just a second before relaxing again.

Since I got no reply from the female so I walked over and pushed my hand on her lower back, instead of just keeping it there I began pushing down roughly. Melody gasped and growled while trying to wiggle away from me. "Did you hear me?" I asked again, this time raising my voice and she growled just a little bit before muttering a yes. The pressure that I was putting on my hand lessened a little bit but I kept it there. "So do you know what is going to happen now?" Once more she refrained from answering so I pushed down. "You are going to lock me in this room and not let me out…" She mumbled. Her eyes didn't meet mine so she didn't see the smirk that had come across my face. "Oh dear no, you won't be locked up in here." Melody's ears perked and she finally turned to look at me. "I don't understand…" Her ears pulled back a little bit as she caught the look on my face. "I never told you what room that I would lock you up in." I told her with a smirk that could possibly rival some of the evil looks that I had given Agni and Prince Soma today. In less than a second I had dressed Melody and was now carrying her down the hall to one of the vacant rooms. Once I made it to the one that I wanted I opened the door and placed her on the bed.

"You will stay in here." Melody's orange eyes were wide as she looked around the unfamiliar room and when she locked eyes with me I just snapped my fingers putting a barrier around the room. "You will not be able to leave even if you try." I told her, "I have placed a barrier on this room that only I or humans can pass through." The demoness gulped and gave me one of her adorably pathetic looks. "It is your punishment and you have to serve it." When I finished speaking I turned on my heel and left the room leaving Melody by herself. It will be interesting to see how she reacts to this punishment.

Melody POV

He left me…. He just left me in here! I growled and jumped up so that I could get to the door. I don't care if he told me that I wouldn't be able to get out, I was going to try! I grabbed the knob and turned but it wouldn't move so I began tugging harshly on it to see if it would break off. Nothing moved the wood on the door didn't even creak! He really locked me in here… My lip trembled before I let out a yowl that would probably deafen any human that heard it but something in my mind told me that no human would. My claws extended and I began slashing at the door in a rage. I wanted out and that was all that I knew. Every time that my claws should have hit the door there was a flash almost as if some kind of shield was protecting it. This made me even angrier and I tried even harder to slash the piece of wood. Eventually I got to the point where I hit the force field so hard that the claws on my right hand snapped off.

The pain was awful so I screeched louder than I had before and pulled my hand close to me. Blood was dripping quickly from the tips of my fingers where my claws had been attached. Tears began running down my cheeks not only at the pain but the realization that I really was locked in here. I dropped to my knees and let myself cry. Why exactly was Sebastian doing this to me? I hadn't done anything wrong that I knew of. My ears were flat on my skull as I looked hopelessly up at the door. I thought that I had made him proud but after he told me that the guests would be there soon I don't remember anything after that. What did I do in that time that I can't remember? My hand was all but forgotten now. The pain was still there but it was healing, albeit slowly but it was still healing. My shoulders slumped as I sat there in front of the door. When would Sebastian be back for me? Without caring about the blood on my right hand I crawled into the bed that was in the room and curled into a ball. The room didn't have the familiar smell of Sebastian or even the cats and kittens that he kept. Even the bed didn't seem as comfortable as it did in our room. I really wasn't used to being treated this way. My clean hand rubbed at my eyes to wipe the tears away as I listened for any signs that someone was approaching the room.

After what seemed like forever, my hands fisted into my tail. The blood on my right hand had dried and crusted by now so I didn't have to worry about it getting in and matting up my fur. I hated the feeling of being alone. In the time that I had spent at the Phantomhive manor I had gotten used to never being alone and always having someone by my side but now it just felt like I was cast back out onto the streets. I was lonely and wanted someone to keep me company, as long as it wasn't Sebastian. Right now I wanted nothing to do with the male demon that I had loved so much. He had locked me in here without giving me a reason and hadn't come back for me. I could tell by looking out of the window that it was past dinner time now and I hadn't even been told, in fact it was getting close to midnight now. The knob on the door turned and clicked surprising me; I hadn't heard a sound from outside of the room since I had been locked in. Even though I hoped that it was Young Master or one of the servants I knew that it would be Sebastian.

The male demon stepped in and looked down at the ground; he seemed surprised to see the black claws and blood that dirtied the area in front of the door. "What did you do to yourself?" He asked looking up at me. I sat up and turned my back to Sebastian with a scowl. "Ah, you're angry with me aren't you?" I didn't say a word to him, I wasn't going to either. My right wrist was grabbed causing me to hiss and slash out at the offender with my left hand. My claws managed to graze Sebastian's cheek before he caught me and blood dripped down onto the bed. His eyes narrowed and he scowled at me, "That wasn't very nice." He told me with a calm voice. I knew that I had made him angry with me again but I didn't care. Red eyes examined my blood caked hand and pushed on the pad of it to extend my claws. The claws on my right hand weren't as long as on my left hand since they were still healing. "I told you that you wouldn't be able to escape." Sebastian said while running a gloved finger over the tip of one of my reforming claws. A growl rose in my throat as my tail lashed violently. The wound on his cheek had healed already but there was still blood there.

"If you have decided to behave yourself," He started while looking at me sternly. "I will let you come out." Once Sebastian finished speaking I ripped my wrists from his grasp and walked over to the door before standing there patiently. He nodded and snapped his fingers again. As soon as I was sure the barrier that had been keeping me locked in was gone I walked out and to the room that I shared with my mate. Kitty was lifted into my arms before I turned to leave the room again only to be stopped by the one being that I was trying to avoid. "What are you doing?" Sebastian asked me, I turned my nose up at him and pushed him to the side. I made my way back to the room that I had been locked in and put Kitty on the bed. "Are you planning to stay in here?" Sebastian asked confused. I still didn't respond to him. How would he like being the one that was ignored?

Sebastian must have thought that after he came back to see me that I would jump on him and tell him how much that I had missed him before declaring that I would never misbehave again. If that is what he thought then he was dead wrong. Right now I wanted nothing more than for him to leave me alone and not bother me but it didn't seem like that would be happening. He was still standing in the doorway that had previously been the focus of my rage with his arms crossed as if he expected an answer from me. I couldn't close the door because he was in the way but I settled to preparing my new bed and ignoring him. My tail flicked in annoyance when I remembered that all of my clothes were in Sebastian's room and I cursed silently to myself before going back to the room.

Sebastian POV

Once Melody had her back turned on me I walked in and picked her toy up off of the bed. I carried it back to my room to see her grabbing her clothes out of my wardrobe. She couldn't be serious, since she had become a part of the manor she had refused to sleep anywhere but my bed unless taking a nap. She turned and began to walk past me when she saw her favorite toy in my hands. With a hiss she ripped the plush from my grip and stormed back to the room that I had locked her in. Maybe she is serious after all… Kitty was placed back in its spot on her bed before she turned and began placing her clothes in the wardrobe of the spare room. I sighed watching her as she put her clothes away but left one nightgown out to change into. I stepped inside of the room and closed the door as she began removing her clothing. Her tail was still flicking violently behind her. She was adorable as ever with her angry face but that was something he wasn't very happy to know that was directed at him.

Melody pulled on her blue, floral print nightgown which buttoned in the front and made sure to pull her hair out from the back of it. I stepped forward and moved to button her up but my hand was clawed. My glove was ripped to shreds by the sharp claws on Melody's left hand. The flesh was mutilated and looked terrible as blood dripped from my hand onto the floor. She watched me look at my hand for a moment before looking away and huffing as she buttoned up her nightgown on her own. It seems as if I made my kitten a little angrier than I thought I had. "If you wish to behave as if you want nothing to do with me, then I have something for you." Before the female had a chance to respond to what I had said, even if I knew that she had no intention of answering me I ran up behind her and grabbed the back of her neck. She moaned softly as her ovaries released an egg.

You see a neko doesn't have to be mating to release an egg when the scruff of her neck was pulled. Forcing a neko to release an egg pretty much sent her into heat and she would try desperately to get her partner to fertilize the egg. Melody's hormones would kick in soon and hopefully this was enough to get her past being angry with me. I would just have to remember to be careful and not get her pregnant. I left the room with a smirk on my face. I had already prepared luggage for us to head out in the morning. By then Melody would be aroused enough to feel uncomfortable and want to get close to me. Luckily for me I knew enough about nekos to know how to manipulate a female.

Morning

Melody POV

I woke up to the uncomfortable feeling of heat between my legs. What did Sebastian do to me to make me feel like I wanted to mate? I shook my head and scowled; no matter how much my body wanted me to mate I wasn't going to do it! I was too angry with him to even consider letting him inside of me for a while. I growled and stood to get dressed since I obviously wasn't going to go back to sleep. The sun was coming up which meant that I had jobs to do. I ran my fingers through my hair to straighten it since there was no brush in this room. I opened the door and made my way into the kitchen to start breakfast for the others. Nothing had been prepared yet so I figured that I could cook for the servants. I wasn't good enough to cook for Young Master though so I didn't bother. If Sebastian didn't think that I was good enough to cook for our master then he could do that work himself, not that I cared. At the thought of Sebastian I had to bite my lip from the feeling inside of me.

What in the hell did Sebastian do to me?! I finished cooking and dished out the food onto four plates for Tanaka, Finnie, Bard and Meyleene. They came in soon after so I didn't have to worry about the food getting cold before they got to eat it. They dug in and I left the kitchen to begin tidying up in random places. I made sure to avoid any areas that Sebastian was in. "Melody!" Young Master was calling for me; unfortunately I figured that Sebastian would be with him. I went and found the two. Young Master was getting ready to leave it looked like, my head tilted to the side. "Go get ready to head out." He ordered me. I bowed my head to him and took off up to the room that I had stayed the night in to change my clothes into things that would cover my ears and tail. I put on the same cap that I wore to the curry contest and a navy blue dress that was long enough to hide my tail easily without me having to worry about it. A black cloak was pulled on over my shoulders before I walked back to the door where Sebastian and Young Master stood.

Sebastian's scent hit me like a ton of bricks and I almost had to cover my nose. The male smirked so I figured that he knew what was going on with me and that made me even angrier. All three of us headed out the door with Young Master in front of Sebastian and me who were carrying the luggage, "What a splendid job of clearing things up, Young Master." He complimented on last night, at least I think that's what he was talking about. "It's wonderful weather for the circus, don't you think?" We stopped by the carriage and looked back at the terrible trio and Tanaka. "From today on, the Yong Master, Melody and I will be staying in London for a little while." Sebastian said making my shoulders twitch as he said my name. Bard smiled and began waving with that big, goofy smile of his. "Young Master! Be careful!" He reminded. Finnie was waving with his bright smile, "Take ca~re!" Meyleene was wiping tears away with her handkerchief, "Be careful!" She cautioned.

"You guys…" Young Master turned to look at the four while holding onto his top hat with his hand. "While I'm gone, I leave the house in your hands." The three of them seemed rather excited that they were being addressed like this. "Yes, My Lord!" They said attempting to mimic Sebastian's style. I shook my head and was forced to climb up in the driver's seat with the male demon. "Are you feeling any better this morning?" He asked with a smirk, I didn't even dignify him with an answer as we went along. I could tell already that this was going to be a long trip.

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Finally I got this chapter done…. Took up about 23 pages…. Longest one yet I think… I tried to take the advice about putting in a little bit of drama but don't worry. Thanks to Sebastian forcing Melody into a heat like state, she will forget soon enough.

The winner for the costume is….. Costume #2! Thank you for voting!

By the way, a female cat will only release an egg if she is in heat and her scruff is grabbed so I figured that I would mix both a bit of human and cat reproduction into Melody since she is both human and cat.

Did you all like the Valentine's chapter? I wasn't sure about it but I really wanted to put up a chapter for the holiday and so went along with it.