I sat on the grass with my hair blowing around me. It was the first day of spring that was warm enough to go outside and enjoy the day. Millie sat beside me cross legged watching the scene in front of us.
Ciel, Cade and Alfie were running around the yard behind three little ones who were giggling.
The oldest of the three was Rachel. She was 5 now with sheets of thick dark hair that fell to her waist. Her favorite past times were sitting in a chair in the Library with a book or practicing her violin. Ciel said she was a mini me which I was happy to not dispute.
She was also a Daddy's girl. All she needed to do was bat those big blue eyes she shared with her father and he would crumble. It was quite an amusing thing to see a big bad demon like Ciel giving into the whims of a little girl.
About a 3 months after Rachel was born Millie told us that she was pregnant as well. Apparently she and Cade had been keeping their relationship quite for a while now. They'd gotten married here at the manor and now lived in a small house that was on the grounds of the Estate with their daughter Victoria.
Victoria had Cade's blonde hair and wore glasses like Millie. She and Rachel were the best of friends. More nights than not the two of them would sit up in Rachel's room giggling and laughing. I loved watching them. They reminded me of Hailey and I which made me happy and sad at the same time.
Finally bringing up the rear was Grant Vincent, named for both Ciel and I's fathers. Grant was Ciel in tiny form. At 2 he couldn't keep up with his sister and Victoria quite yet but he did his best, running on legs that were still a little unsure of themselves. He looked like every photo I'd ever seen of baby Ciel and when he wasn't babbling at me in nonsense he was clinging to Ciel or Sebastian's legs.
Sebastian….that was a story. He was very attached to Rachel and Grant. I had found him and his willowy limbs crammed into one of Rachel's tiny child sized chairs in her room while they had tea parties, his hair adorned with barrettes and his face shiny with glitter, more times than I could count. Then there were days where he would walk around with Grant clinging to his back like a little monkey. It was adorable.
He claimed it was the fact the seal was passed through a lineage should the previous master's contract still stand. I said he was full of crap. Demon or no there was a fondness there that he could hide all he wanted but was very much there.
"Mummy! Auntie Millie! We picked these for you!" Rachel grinned as she pushed a handful of daisies at me, Victoria doing the same to Millie.
I smiled and took them, "Thank you baby. They're beautiful."
Rachel plopped down on the ground between my legs and leaned back on my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head. She smelled like sunshine, grass and her favorite strawberry shampoo.
Ciel walked over with Grant on his hip, Cade following along with Alfie. They all took seats on the grass.
"I run with Daddy, Mummy!" Grant grinned.
"I saw! You ran so fast! You're like a superhero!" I grinned back at him.
Sebastian emerged from the house, "Are you ready for lunch now?"
"Yes Sebastian. We'll have it here." Ciel said.
"As you wish." Sebastian replied and disappeared into the house.
"They're full of energy eh?" Cade said looking at the kids who had already taken back off and were now playing ball nearby.
Ciel started to reply when there was a noise. It was a soft noise, barely audible and only noticeable to Ciel and I, the other three still watching the kids. My head turned and I saw a flash of silver.
Calmly I turned and leaned into Millie.
"Get the children into the house. Now. Tell Sebastian." I replied.
I felt Millie stiffen a bit beside me but a second later she nodded and stood up.
"C'mon you three! Time to wash those hands for lunch!" she called.
All three kids walked over and she quickly shepherd them into the house.
"Maybe you two should wash up too." I replied looking pointedly at Cade and Alfie who quickly realized what we were saying and stood, following Millie's lead.
"How many you think?" Ciel asked.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, taking in the sharp scent, "Five…maybe six if two are female."
"Good. It won't take too long. Millie can keep the kids distracted for a while." Ciel nodded as we stood up, our demon forms taking shape.
A split second later a silver dagger went flying by my head, the thrower following. I turned, grabbing the male Hunter's hand and threw him to the ground, his shoulder making a sickening crack. He cried out and with an elbow to the back of his skull he fell silent. Standing up I set my sights on another Hunter.
After Hailey and her family had ratted us out to the Hunter association we'd faced dozens of Hunters. Every few months we'd face a small invasion of hunters, mostly young ones, who thought they could do what a couple dozen couldn't do in one night.
One Hunter came charging at me with a knife made of sacred steel. I jumped up, landing on the lowest branch of a tree near me.
"What? Are demons part cat now?" he asked.
"No…just good jumpers!" I laughed and sent a torrent of feathers down on him.
They shot at him like knives and sliced his skin. He yelled out as they pierced his chest. A moment later he fell to the ground and lay still.
I hopped down from my perch and turned to look at Ciel. He had dispatched three himself and was looking at the bodies that lay still around him.
"Well…that took very little time." I said as I walked over to him.
"I agree. They seem to be getting stupider every time. Shame. I like a decent fight once in a while." he sighed.
I laughed and leaned in to peck his cheek when suddenly there was a yell and a Hunter came running out of the bush. I wasn't sure how I had missed her but I had. Ciel and I both got ready for a fight when suddenly she stopped.
I watched as her eyes grew wide, her mouth dropping open in shock. One hand began to shake and the knife she had been holding fell from her hand and the other came up to clutch at her chest. A second later she dropped to the ground. Dead.
"W-What…I…" I stuttered looking at Ciel.
"It wasn't me!" he replied.
"Mummy! Daddy!" Rachel cried and I turned to see Rachel running at us from the patio.
Ciel scooped her up and pressed her to his chest, hiding her face so she couldn't see the bodies around us. We did our best to shelter the kids from seeing things like this. They knew they knew what we were and what they were but we tried to keep them from the darker bits at least until they were older.
"Shh…it's okay Rachel. We'll go inside and have lunch." Ciel said
"Okay. Did I do good though?" Rachel asked, her face still buried in Ciel's shirt.
"What do you mean?" Ciel asked.
Rachel pulled away from Ciel and looked up at him, her eyes glowing magenta.
"That lady who wanted to hurt you and Mummy. I stopped her. I thought in my mind that I wanted her to stop and she did." Rachel replied.
I felt my heart skip a beat and turned to look at Ciel who looked back at me with just eyes as wide as mine. We walked into the house and into the living room where Ciel sat Rachel down on the couch.
"Y-You did that Rachel?" I asked.
She nodded vigorously, "Mhmm."
"Rachel we told you to go into the house with Auntie Millie. You didn't listen." I said.
"I'm sorry Mummy. I just heard noises and I came out to see what you were doing and then I saw the lady." she said.
Ciel sighed, "Rachel we're not cross with you about that. We're not cross at all. We're just….surprised." Ciel replied.
"Surprised?" she asked.
"Yes. We didn't expect you to do that. It's not something all little girls can do." I replied.
"Is it because I'm a demon?" she asked.
I nodded, "It is."
"However Rachel it is something you're not to do again understand? The lady you did it to was a very bad lady who wanted to hurt us and that was an okay time to do it. However if you use it against anyone else they will fall down and they won't get up again just like that lady will never get up again. It's very dangerous. If you think you must use it you have to ask Mummy or I first. No one else. Understand?" Ciel asked.
Rachel thought about it for a moment before nodding, "I understand Daddy. Can I go get lunch now? I'm hungry."
I smiled, "Of course sweetheart. And please tell Grandpa Sebastian that the backyard needs to be cleaned up okay?"
And with a grin she hopped off the couch and hurried to the kitchen.
I sighed and ran my hands through my hair, "She's 5 Ciel. I couldn't do that until I was 18!"
He nodded and ran his hands over his face, "I know. She is a full Demon Child though. You were only a fraction Demon."
"Why did you tell her that she could only ask you or I?" I asked.
Ciel smirked, "Because Sebastian has a penchant for killing things for a laugh. Add to the fact that he has a soft touch when it comes to the children and half of London will be dead in a fortnight."
I laughed, "You're right. It would doom us all. We'll need to especially keep an eye on her if Grell pops up. The last thing we need is trouble with the Reapers."
"Please…they would probably throw us a party." he laughed.
I shook my head, "C'mon…that fight made me hungry. Let's go eat."
Ciel nodded and stood up, "Alright."
I stood up and laced my hand though his and went to have lunch with my family. Things couldn't get much better.
So this is it!
This is the last chapter of Demon's Bloodline!
I have checked the little complete bubble!
Since this story started on kinda a dark note I wanted to give a kinda fluffy ending but with a little bit of darkness mixed in. I mean nothing can be pure fluff when Demons are involved! I also thought I would give a little insight into Ciel and Charlotte's lives a bit in the future and demonstrate what kind of powers Rachel and her little brother Grant may have.
Perhaps I'll go on later and explore those ;)
But for right now I have a dozen stories that I must attend to.
I have Doctor Who, Mortal Instruments and Power Rangers stories all in the works. I also am going to go back and work on 'Withered Petals' which I kinda put aside when I got to writing this one.
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