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Isabel returned to the carriage with Charlotte and Claude.

As soon as Alois finished his errands, he joined his daughters and the vehicle returned to Trancy manor.

Once they got home that evening, the Trancy family shared a luxurious dinner together in honor of the twins' birthday, followed by a vast, rich chocolate birthday cake that Timber and his brothers had specially baked for the little girls.

The triplets were fond of the twins and vice versa.

Both sets of siblings knew what it was like to be multiples and it gave them a way to relate to each other.

After dinner and desert, Charlotte and Isabel played some parlor games with their parents.

Later in the evening, while Ciel laid the baby down to sleep in the nursery, the twins huddled against Alois as he read them a story from their favorite book of fairytales.

In the evening's particular story, a little girl was being pursued by an evil monster who was trying the steal the child from her home.

Charlotte was enthralled but Isabel was frightened.

"I don't like the evil monster, daddy!" Isabel whimpered, crawling underneath Alois's purple coat to hide. "He scares me!"

"It's alright, my dear." Alois said with a sweet smile, patting Isabel's little head. "As long as you have Daddy, no evil monster is going to hurt you."

"Promise?" Isabel asked pitifully, turning her wide amber eyes up to Alois for reassurance.

Alois giggled at his tiny daughter and said reassuringly, "I promise, my little one. Daddy will always protect you."

Alois did not realize that he would honor those words far sooner than he thought…...

Sebastian had spent the day with something he had not had in years…a purpose.

No, since Sebastian had left Ciel's side in hopes of something that was somehow better, he had managed to find….nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

The former Phantomhive butler had essentially been wandering about ...through London...from town to town…..around Europe ...just wasting time.

It had occurred to Sebastian long ago that perhaps he had made some sort of critical error by leaving Ciel, but until that fateful day of his chance meeting with Isabel, Sebastian had never really given that conclusion any serious thought.

While Sebastian had planned to eventually return for Ciel at some point, he had never committed himself to any particular time.

But on that day, Sebastian felt as if every bit of him were on fire in a desperate, frantic search.

Ciel…

Sebastian needed to see Ciel, he needed to speak with her.

But first, Sebastian wanted some information.

It was not best not to go about things like this blindly.

As soon as Claude disappeared, Sebastian quickly made his way to the records department of London.

Births, marriages, deaths…..

Those were all public information.

Sebastian still looked as handsome as ever, his physique was impeccable, and his charisma, along was his voice, was still just as incredibly smooth and seductive.

Fortunately, the records clerk happened to be a young, impressionable girl whose cheeks reddened at Sebastian's smooth talk and flirtatious glances.

Yes, Sebastian was quickly given access to any and all of the records he wanted to see without question.

The first thing Sebastian looked at was a birth certificate.

Isabel Trancy

Mother: Ciel Phantomhive

Father: Alois Trancy

Born February 8th, 1894

Sebastian stared at the document in deep thought.

So the child did belong to Ciel, his former master.

And…...Alois Trancy?

Sebastian scowled.

Impossible.

Where did the girl's eyes come from?

Sebastian silently reflected on the past.

Using his fingers, he began to count…..

1….

2…

3…..

Sebastian's eyes narrowed.

This child, Isabel Trancy, was born almost eight months to the day after he and Ciel had completed their contract….

"I found this too, Mr. Michaelis! Just in case you were interested!" The young, naive records clerk chirped cheerily from her desk handing Sebastian another paper.

Sebastian blinked and reached out.

He took the paper and read it over:

Charlotte Trancy

Mother: Ciel Phantomhive

Father: Alois Trancy

Born: February 8th, 1894

Sebastian's eyes widened to the point they almost popped out of their sockets.

Ciel had given birth to twins?!

Sebastian felt a cold sweat bead on the back of his neck.

Ciel…..had given birth to twins…...exactly eight months after their coupling….

Sebastian looked up and put on a charming smile as he asked the clerk for one last favor.

The clerk returned Sebastian's smile and happily handed him what he requested.

Sebastian looked down at the paper:

Marriage License

Earl Alois Trancy and Ciel Phantomhive

July 27th, 1894

Sebastian held the paper for a moment and counted silently.

Too soon….

The dates did not make sense.

There was no way those children were conceived on Ciel's wedding night, or at least, the chance was very slim.

"Mr. Michaelis?" The clerk asked, watching Sebastian's face change into an odd expression. "Is everything alright?"

Sebastian packed his mixed emotions up inside of himself and instantly plastered a sexy smile on his lips as he replied sweetly, "Oh yes! Everything's fine, thank you so much for all of your help this afternoon. It was lovely to meet you, Miss Agatha." Sebastian said, returning the records with a quiet purr.

Agatha, the records clerk, nearly lost her mind in a fit of frantic blushing and quiet giggles as she took the records from Sebastian's hand.

As Sebastian turned to leave, his smile faded into a frown.

Was it true, then?

Did Sebastian have twin daughters with Ciel that she had hidden from him all these years?

Had Ciel forged their birth certificates hoping Sebastian would never know?

Sebastian walked out into the streets and immediately began to make his way towards Trancy manor.

There was one way to find out….

It was nightfall by the time that Sebastian arrived at Trancy Manor.

He considered knocking on the door, but that was wishful thinking…

Sebastian was nearly certain that he would not be met by a favorable response from his former master.

Well, at least, not at first….

Instead, Sebastian crept along in the darkness outside of the windows, peering in to find out what he could learn about Ciel's life now by observation.

Sebastian saw Claude preparing for the next day.

He chuckled to himself when he realized that Claude was putting the dishes away wet.

That lazy oaf couldn't even be bothered to dry them!

For a split second, Sebastian felt a sudden pain shooting through his chest.

Did he…..was he…..was he missing his old job as a butler?

No, that couldn't be.

It was just a wave of nostalgia, nothing more.

Sebastian kept inching his way along slowly…

He stopped when he was struck by a sight.

There, in the window, was Ciel.

Sebastian's breath caught as she watched her.

The bluenette was just as beautiful as he remembered, maybe even more so.

Her figure was fuller, her scowl softer…..

Then Sebastian felt another pain shooting through his chest.

There, in Ciel's arms, was a tiny baby.

A baby with straw blonde hair.

Sebastian swallowed a thick mouthful of regret as he watched his former young master lay the small child lovingly in his crib, watching over him for a few moments before she put out the oil lamp and left the room.

Sebastian put a hand to his chest, finding himself fighting back an unexpected surge of shock-induced nausea.

Ciel had married Alois, that wasn't a joke, that wasn't a lie.

Ciel had a child by him now.

Perhaps this was going to become more complicated than Sebastian realized.

Sebastian grit his teeth in rage.

How could that stupid boy do this?!

Sebastian had left Ciel in Alois's care, the blonde was supposed to look after her, nothing more!

That blonde idiot certainly wasn't supposed to seduce Ciel and sire children with her!

Sebastian moved to the next illuminated window and what he saw there made anger flood through his veins.

There, in the rocking chair, sat Alois Trancy, with Isabel and who was presumably Charlotte snuggled on his lap while he read to them from a large book.

Sebastian saw the love in Alois's eyes and the smiles on the girls' faces as they talked.

Though Sebastian couldn't hear what they were saying, he knew.

Alois had been rude enough to step in and become a father to those girls.

Sebastian's girls.

If they were really his daughters, which Sebastian still did not know for absolute certain…...much to his further irritation.

Sebastian's hands tightened into fists as he stood there in the dark, looking at the happy family.

The family that Sebastian could have had with Ciel if he hadn't been so careless…...

Sebastian's breath came in harsh gasps, highlighted in the cold air like smoke.

Sebastian felt everything.

Rage….

Love….

Regret…

Excitement…..

Disappointment…..

Relief….

Pain….

Sebastian, for once, did not know exactly what to do next.

In the tension of the moment, Sebastian formed an impulsive plan.

Sebastian stepped forward to smash the glass so he could wrench the girls and Ciel away from Alois's grasp forever when a voice rang out and stopped him.

"They are not my master's."

The statement was made so quietly that Sebastian blinked for a moment, thinking it had just been the wind whistling in his ear.

Out of curiosity, Sebastian turned around and to his surprise, he saw Hannah Annafellows, whom Sebastian recognized as Alois's maid, standing there behind him.

Hannah had seen Sebastian from her window in one of the upper rooms of the Trancy estate.

Not feeling that Claude or the triplets was capable of such a responsibility, it was mostly Hannah who kept an eye on the manor at night.

Hannah could care less about Ciel or the twins' safety, but Alois and baby Lucas? Those were two that Hannah was very careful to protect.

"I beg your pardon?" Sebastian asked, wanting to be certain of what he had heard.

"They are not my master's." Hannah repeated a bit louder and much more firmly, wanting to make her point to Sebastian.

Hannah raised her head and met Sebastian's eyes, allowing him to see the truth of her confession.

Sebastian looked as if he was going to ask something else, but Hannah put her head down and whispered, "Please, sir, that's all I can say."

Before Sebastian could speak, Hannah quickly turned and left the scene, retreating to her room.

The Trancy maid wore a triumphant smirk on her face.

There was nothing else Hannah wanted to say, she had told Sebastian everything he needed to know.

At last!

Finally, after all these years, Hannah could be rid of the bluenette vermin!