Chapter 21 – The secret uncovered

Hello everyone! I hope you haven't been waiting for too long but here it is!

Ciel: I was beginning to think that you had given up hope and stopped writing this story.

Me: What no! Of course not! I wouldn't do that.

Alice: Yeah right! You lazy butt!

Me: Hey! I have a life you know! I don't just stay at home and write all day! I have school work and other stuff to do too!

Sebastian: Anyhow, it is good to have you back.

Me: Yes. Yes it is. Did you miss me Sebastian?

Sebastian: To be honest, no.

Alice/Ciel: *Pft*

Me: Ouch, okay that hurt.

Alice: It's okay, I didn't miss you either!

Me: Alice, I swear to God I will turn you into some hideous monster in future chapters and all you will do is eat and shit!

Alice: Like to see you try!

Me: Readers, please do not be surprised if Alice turns into some sewage monster in the next chapter.

Ciel: Alright enough! Let the readers read the story already and not this nonsense.

Alice/Me: Hmpf...whatever.

I DO NOT OWN BLACK BUTLER.

Sebastian continued to stare at the mighty little girl. In both her hands were a rapier which were aimed at him.

"Lady Elizabeth…"

She pointed both blades at him, a fierce look in her eyes,

"I cannot allow you to proceed any further!"

She lunged at him, fast swipes and jabs, each aimed to deal the fatal blow. Sebastian neatly dodged them all, although it was quite tiring as her attacks were relentless and precise. If only she wasn't the Young Master's fiancé, this would have been much easier to deal with.

"Lady Elizabeth, your family and the young master are very worried about you. Please return home."

"I WILL DO NO SUCH THING!"

Elizabeth jabbed at the butler who swiftly leapt over her head, landing perfectly behind her.

"You have always wished for nothing but the Young Master's happiness, so why are you doing this?"

"Why you ask? Well, that's obviously something you would never understand!"

She leapt at Sebastian, swords flurrying in a rapid pattern but Sebastian managed to jump out of the way, flipping backwards and managing to kick away one of the rapiers. The rapier spun away but Elizabeth continued her attack. She swiped at Sebastian with the speed of a speeding bullet only to be stopped as Sebastian stopped the rapier with his hands, stopping her attack.

Suddenly he heard sobbing as he looked up to see tears rolling down her smooth cheeks but the look in her eyes were filled with regret and sadness as if conflicted by her decision. But Sebastian knew that she wasn't going to return peacefully so he had to take it into his own hands to bring her back home.

"I CANNOT RETURN TO THAT SIDE!"

With a quick strike, she managed to swipe at his feet and as he leapt up to get away, she thrust the rapier at his face and shattered the glass window behind him. Sebastian's eyes flashed with amusement as her speed and skill with a rapier was incredible. For a human and a little female, she was able to keep him on his feet and even manage a cut to his face.

"Lady Elizabeth, your strength is truly a wonder of admiration , for human standards that is."

Sebastian's eyes glowed slightly before he managed to hit her hard in the chest and sent her flying a few metres away. She tried to get up and managed to crawl closer before the blow knocked her out.

"My word, she may be even more stubborn than Alice."

But upon more consideration Sebastian chuckled,

"Now that I think about it, Alice is a lot more stubborn."

He placed his hat back on its rightful place and walked over to Elizabeth, carefully checking to see if any of her bones were broken, but thankfully, there wasn't anything broken. Spotting a door behind the curtain, Sebastian went to investigate and upon walking in, he saw many machines filled with round capsules filled with red liquid which he presumed was blood. As he continued to scan the room, he noticed that those blood filled capsules were everywhere, in water filled tanks, hanging from the roof, scattered on tables and benches around the room.

"Interesting."

The most noticeable thing in the room were large coolers and upon opening them, he saw little flasks with blood in them and each were labeled with their star Polaris, Vega, Canopus and Sirius. The number of Polaris flasks were many and each type of blood decreased in number as they reach Sirius which only had 1 or 2 flasks.

I see. So the blood is arranged according to their respective star name. I knew Sirius was rare but I didn't realize to this extent…Ah Alice was Vega if I'm not mistaken. It seems that there is quite a number of them so this means she won't be much of a target. Good.

Sebastian grabbed a flask from each star name and then turned to enter the rooms with the special star names.

The room for Sirius was extravagant, filled with beautiful and expensive furniture. The room for Canopus was rather empty with only a simple bed and a few other pieces of furniture, nothing to special. The room for Vega looked very much like a child's room as it was filled with very cute furniture and a few soft toys. Lastly the room for Polaris was in tatters with scratches and deep gauges in the wall, the bed covers were ripped and torn while the windows were covered by two large planks of wood preventing whoever was sleeping in here from leaving.

"Well, there wasn't any surprise that I wouldn't have been able to meet them. Anyway, what should I do now? Should I destroy the hall and kill Bravat and his team? No, that would be too hasty and impossible to investigate the hall's intentions any further. I should return to the Young Master and report what I have found so far."

Before Sebastian returned to the house, which Agni and Soma had been caring for, he dropped off the flasks to Lady Sullivan whose eyes shone brightly upon getting them. She was an interesting one.

Now, to return to the Young Master.

~Alice's P.O.V.~

"This is so boring! CIEL!"

"Shut up Alice, I cannot concentrate with you whining like some dying mutt."

I pouted at Ciel who was unfazed by my actions,

"FINE! But at least let me go outside! I've been cooped up in this room with you for hours doing nothing!"

Ciel slammed his hands on the table and glared at me, causing Edward who was also sitting there to flinch.

"I told you that you could go outside at least 10 times Alice!"

Now that I thought about it, he did actually yell at me to get out.

"Oops! Guess I didn't hear that…"

Ciel groaned and sat back in his chair, looking back at the reports when we heard the door open and in walked Sebastian with Elizabeth in his arms.

Immediately Edward and Ciel leapt up to check on Elizabeth. Edward embraced his unconscious sister, his face brightened up with relief.

I didn't bother getting up to say hello to Sebastian, I was still mad at him for leaving me in the boring manor with Ciel who was busy with work and Edward who was busy worrying over his sister. I could have hung around with Mey Rin, Finny or Bard but they were strangely nowhere to be seen. So I gave up on looking for them and stuck around with Ciel.

"Not going to get a welcome back, Alice?"

I continued to ignore him and looked away. Damn Sebastian, leaving me here!

With that Sebastian took Elizabeth to a room where Edward continued to watch over her. I offered him some water but he declined and continued to brood over his darling younger sister.

"I acquired so blood samples from the music hall, but I have left them in the care of Lady Sullivan. He eyes shone brightly when I gave them to her, so I would expect the results to be here soon. As for the four people Miss Nina spoke of, I could not confirm their existence."

"Well, you couldn't do much anyway. At least you brought back Elizabeth."

Sebastian smirked at me,

"My, my. It seems that you finally spoke to me again."

I glared at him and snarled slightly which only caused the corners of his mouth to curl even more and damn was it attractive.

"The evidence of their crimes were right there and you didn't do anything! What was the point of doing that?!"

"Oh, Master Edward. You see, there really wasn't any value in destroying that place. I have seen on many occasions churches and religious buildings being burned down to try and break the faiths of others but doing that had not much effect as those buildings were just symbols of their worship. The destruction of those buildings did nothing more than strengthen and accelerate the people's devotion, leading to riots and adding more fuel to the fire I suppose. But that is the nature of humans, is it not?"

Ciel and I exchanged glances.

"Well, then if we were to put Bravat and the S4 into context of what you are saying, Sebastian, then they would be like gods or divine beings right?"

Sebastian nodded,

"Indeed, so if we were to exile them, then it would be a mistake on our parts."

Edward seemed to be quite annoyed as he began to feel useless as to how this mission would turn out. I could tell that he was worried that Bravat wouldn't be stopped and he wouldn't be able ot understand why Elizabeth was acting this way.

"Then what can we do? I mean what options are available to us?"

Sebastian seemed to be distracted by something for a brief moment before his lips curled into a amused grin and I knew that he had noticed that something had happened. He turned to Ciel, that grin still plastered on his face,

"A person's heart is a mysterious and complex thing. Unlike a body, you cannot see or touch it but even if you were a god or a demon, it is utterly impossible to shackle another's heart."

Then Sebastian's attention turned to me and I rolled my eyes at how cocky he could be. I was about to retort with, "Sebastian, you need a heart first otherwise there would be nothing to shackle in the first place," when Agni flew in through the door distressed,

"Everyone! We have trouble! It's Lady Elizabeth!"

We all rushed into the room where she was resting to find the window wide open and no Elizabeth in sight. Everyone had noticed that a part of the curtain was missing and glanced out the window to find the curtains tied together to make an escape route. Pretty clever. Ah, so that's what caught Sebastian's attention before. That nasty demon could have stopped this. Oh well.

Edward ran a hand through his hair in frustration.

"THIS IS THE BLOODY FOURTH FLOOR?!"

Even Ciel was quite frustrated and annoyed with Elizabeth's action. Now I was very curious about what was going on in the music hall that caused Elizabeth to act like this. I had known from the start that this Bravat guy was nasty and up to no good. Although, looking at Sebastian's face, I could tell that he couldn't care less, maybe even amused at Ciel and Edward's frustration.

"You were well aware of this, weren't you Sebastian?"

I could tell that Sebastian saw the anger and murderious intent in Ciel's eyes but he remained calm and amused,

"Regardless, what were you hoping to accomplish by detaining her? did you plan on keeping watch over her like a prisoner? Perhaps chaining her and putting her on a leash like a dog would be more to your liking?"

Okay I gotta admit, the last line took it too far.

"I've said it before. It is simply impossible to shackle one's heart and as long as Lady Elizabeth is drawn to Sphere Music Hall, no matter how many times you drag her back here, the results will always be the same."

"WHAT THE HELL HAS TAKEN A HOLD OF LIZZIE'S HEART THEN?! WHAT STUPID 'SPARKLING SHININESS' COULD HAVE CAPTURED HER LIKE SOME SORT OF SLAVE?!"

"Maybe something that Bravat said could have brainwashed her or something? I feel like that guy could persuade even the most stubborn of people. He's got this sort of conniving aura about him. it gives me the creeps."

Ciel rolled his eyes but then nodded, acknowledging my idea,

"That is plausible after all, Lizzie adores fortune telling."

I continued,

"I mean remember back to when Ciel and I got our fortunes? He managed to just say a few words and got Sebastian kicked out and it wasn't even like, 'He is a demon, get him out,' or anything! It was like he had everyone in that place brainwashed with all that sparkle shit. And to make it worse, the songs performed by the P4 were like subliminal messages."

I noticed Sebastian distracted again before there was loud knocking.

"It appears that someone is at the door."

Agni rushed off to get it.

A few moments later, all I heard were the loud chattering and yelling of children. I left to see that the whole front of the home were covered with children and Agni and Soma were giving out curry doughnuts.

"What in the name of…."

Soma noticed me and called me over,

"Miss Alice! Come help us with our food drive!"

"Your food drive?"

"WHAT IS THIS SEA OF CHILDREN DOING HERE?!"

We all looked up to see Ciel's confused face appear over the railing and gaze down at the endless sea of children.

"It's our food drive Ciel! I am a prince and governor of this mansion. It is only natural that I do charitable deeds for the commonfolk!"

"BUT THERE ARE LIMITS TO SUCH THINGS! THIS CHAOTIC SCENE JUST FEELS LIKE YOU ARE HANDING OVER OUR EMERGENCY RATIONS!"

Sebastian sweatdropped upon noticing that there were children from other sections of the city too, however, suddenly Ciel's angry face turned into one of realization.

"Of course, how did I not see such an obvious thing in the first place?"

I frowned,

"See what? That you should do more charity work?"

Ciel glared at me but turned to praise Agni and Soma,

"Wait you aren't angry with us?"

"Angry? Certainly not! The exact opposite in fact! Excellent job you two!"

I matched Agni's expression,

"WHAT?"

Even I knew that Ciel rarely praised anyone, much less Agni and Soma who were just that tiny bit strange.

"So then Ciel? What was your idea for getting rid of Bravat?"

"We are going to open up a music hall that will be right across from Sphere Music Hall."

"WAIT WHAT?! A MUSIC HALL?"

"That's right, we are going to create a new group of idols that will compete with the S4 and attract the greater population's attention and bring them to us and away from them."

"That's actually I pretty good idea, but where, per chance, are you going to find a group that could rival the S4?"

Ciel smiled smugly at my comment,

"Actually, I have one person already. Right there."

He pointed to Edward or jumped up in surprise.

"HUH?! ME?!"

"You're a prefect at a prestigious school as well as the successor to the household of the marquess. On top of that, you are ranked highly in athletic endeavors and you're fairly easy on the eyes. I don't see why not."

"BU-BUT SINGING AND D-DANCING?"

Ciel's expression turned serious,

"Edward, do you not wish to take Elizabeth back?"

I glanced over my shoulder to look at Sebastian who caught my eye and grinned from ear to ear. Strangely, I had this sudden feeling that not only was Edward in trouble, but so was I.

A few days later, Ciel had ordered me to stand at the front to greet our group members and I hesitantly agreed.

"Boy, today is going to be pretty hectic."

"Miss Alice!"

I turned around to see Soma and Edward with 3 other guys. One of them was a very cute and petite boy, which I almost mistook for a girl, behind me. He was very shy and had a very gentle face. Another was quite out there, with both sides of his head black and short, while the middle was lengthy and bleached white. Not only that but he had black fingernails, like Sebastian, and wore eye make up and had piercings running down each ear, but the most distinctive feature was the scar that ran down his face on the left side. And the last guy had short black hair which was slicked to one side and wore glasses.

"Oh Hi Soma, Edward! Oh right…Welcome to the Phantomhive mansion. Thank you for arriving, the young master is waiting upstairs."

I lead them up to the office where Ciel and Sebastian were waiting.

"Everyone, thank you for coming. The existence of the S4 is exposing the citizens of London to danger, therefore, I would like to borrow everyone's strength."

After explaining the general gist of the plan, the group agreed to help out.

"Sure, sounds like a solid plan but, are you sure you can get this book worm into shape?"

I learnt who they were and their names from Soma. They were the new prefects of that school that Sebastian and Ciel went to and where we had all met Undertaker last. Now that I had looked at all of them, I remembered them playing cricket. Clayton, the 'book worm' growled in reply to the comment that Cheslock had made about his appearance.

Sebastian stepped in,

"No, he's quite fine in fact. Please excuse me as I show you."

After a few flourishes with the comb and taking off his glasses, Clayton was transformed into a totally different person. He looked just as good as all the other members.

"Job well done Sebastian."

"Thank you dear Alice."

"Anyway, we need to open shop in 2 weeks, so you are going to receive special lessons and instructions, starting from today. Sebastian, Alice, bring that out."

"Alrighty."

Sebastian and I handed out the files for each member and I snickered as I handed them out because I knew what was in them and what was in store for the group members.

"Written in these folders are very important aspects required in order to overtake the S4. They are all different for each of you, so read them and follow them well."

As Edward opened his first, his face changed into one of disbelief and shock,

"WHAT IN THE WORLD? CHARACTER IDENTITIES?! YOU WANT US TO ROLE PLAY?"

I burst out laughing, clutching my stomach as it began to hurt from my howling.

Ciel and the group ignored me though, continuing on with their introduction to becoming idols.

"The group's unity is amplified if each member has a distinct and straightforward special feature or trait. You have all been given a certain role and you are expected to carry that role when performing."

They all let out a unified 'WHAT?!' but I could tell that Soma was going to enjoy this, after all, it was right up his alley.

"A bad boy and forceful?"

"A devilish mischievous little brother type?"

"Cool headed intelligent?"

"Wealthy and Egotistical?"

"You are already unique and make an impact as you are, so there is no need for you to change anything….HEY! WHY AM I ONLY THE ONE THAT GETS THIS?!"

"Ah but Master Cheslock, ordinary citizens couldn't even begin to imagine the sight of you attending Great Britain's top school with such a hairstyle and vast range of cosmetics."

"YOU'RE ASKING FOR A BEATING AREN'T YOU?!"

I smirked, my laughter finally subsiding,

"By the way my dear members, I picked these out for you. After Ciel explained to me what kind of people you were, I knew exactly what types you would be and how you needed to act. Call it a woman's intuition if you will."

They all looked at me in shock but Edward just looked confused,

"I don't really understand my description. How am I supposed to act?"

"Sebastian, Alice, if you will."

I turned to see Sebastian march up to me, slammed his hand against the wall and trapped me between the wall and him, his arm blocking my way out on the left. He leaned in closer until our noses touched and ran a finger only my chin, gripping it gently but firmly,

"Oh, quit acting so innocent. You've been begging for it this entire time, haven't you? my precocious little kitten~"

I felt the room heat up a few degrees as all the members and I go red in the face. For the first time, I froze up, unable to do anything as Sebastian breathed gently on my neck, causing to shrink away.

"WH-WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO ACT LIKE THAT?!"

"for the past few days, we've been surveying random passersby and from the results, we could see that women tend to be attracted more to slightly forceful men. And our dear Alice here is no exception."

"SHUT UP SEBASTIAN!"

"I'm rather apprehensive about speaking to women in such a vulgar manner."

"Trust me, Edward. The women love it!"

Edward still looked reluctant.

"Soma, do you like your character? I didn't want to offend you, but it seemed to suit you."

"Hm…so I have to say things like, If you are a good girl…I will award you with 30 elephants?"

"Hm…sort of, but try saying it with more emotion."

"Okay…"

"What about you Harcourt? Is everything alright?"

"Yes Miss Alice. Although, I have to refer to everyone as older sister or older brother?"

"Yep, your character needs you to be cute but quite sly."

"Right!"

"If we merely stick to singing and dancing, we would never surpass the S4! We must focus on our originality and individual persona! That will be most crucial! We cannot be simply copies of the S4!"

Clayton raised his eyebrow, doubt shrouded his thoughts,

"But can we really defeat the S4 by doing this!?"

Ciel slammed his hand against the table, genuine frustration plastered over his face.

"Quit whining before you even try it! In the end, victory will depend on each of you standing here so you better work hard on mastering your chosen personality and raise your own value!"

I could hear the intensity in Ciel's voice and knew that these poor souls were in for a real treat, especially when it was Sebastian training them. Oh boy. The good old days when I just arrived and had to have Sebastian teach me about servant work. He was strict as the devil himself and relentless.

"There is no need to fret. For I will take full reigns and give all of you a very thorough lesson."

Sebastian had showed up with his vicious cane and was emitting a dark aura despite the smile on his face. The faces of the group changed from doubt to fear as they suddenly realized their fate had been sealed the moment they arrived. The once quiet manor became incredibly loud with the painful cries of the group members as they went through hours and hours of work, from their character roles to dancing to singing.

"You guys are doing great! Keep it up!"

This is more fun than what I've had in such a long time!

"Why not join us Miss Alice?"

"What me? No…I think I'd prefer to watch."

Somehow I managed to get roped into joining in with the dancing and singing and helping them practice their roles.

"Alice, how is this?"

Edward walked up to me and grabbed my waist, pulling me closer as he whispered into my ear,

"Don't run away little kitten, I won't bite~"

This ran shivers down my spine and I gave a thumbs up,

"Perfect!"

"Alright… I think I have gotten the hang of this."

Later that night when everyone went home, I collapsed on the floor,

"Oh boy, that was tiring and I wasn't even doing much!"

Ciel rolled his eyes and turned to ask Sebastian on how the group was doing.

"They are doing fairly well. Master Soma in particular is showing talent in this line of work."

"HAH! I told you Sebastian."

"yes, you did. He shows no signs of bashfulness and memorizes the dance moves after just one lesson. Also, Master Edward is also absorbing the lessons one after the other as his genuine admiration towards the others is motivating him to learn."

Ciel nodded with approval as his plans were beginning to piece together.

"Anyway, how is the investigation on the blood going?"

"it seems we haven't received any news yet."

"Very well. It think that it is time to unleash our new group to get rid of this pest."

"Indeed Young Master."

"Hey Ciel, do you mind if I watch the show? I want to see how it goes and also Bravat's reaction to our surprise for him."

"Why not, I want you to go to the music hall and make sure to report everything you see."

"Roger that!"

"Good…"

After Ciel headed off to bed, I cleaned up and headed to bed myself when Sebastian appeared out of nowhere and pinned me against the wall. There was no one there.

"Ow…Do you mind Sebastian? I'm trying to get to bed!"

"No, I do not."

"What are you jealous or something Sebby? I can see that glint in your eyes! Don't tell me you are jealous of my interactions with Edward and Soma?"

I could see that he was getting a bit irritated with me teasing him and continued to return the favour.

"Jealous, no, possessive, yes. You see demons are incredibly possessive creatures and I don't plan on allowing you to be touched by another man. You are mine."

"Strange, I never agreed to that."

"Whether you agree to it or not, you belong to me Alice~ Shall I remind you?"

He gently bit my ear and then proceeded to lick my neck slowly, causing me to whimper slightly at the roughness and seductive methods used by Sebastian to get what he wants.

"Enough Sebastian."

But he didn't stop, his hands slid underneath my maid uniform as he caresses my inner thigh, getting closer and higher up my thigh. I attempted to push him away but with one hand, he managed to pin both my arms, leaving me helpless. He slid his knee between my legs and proceeded to gently massaging my breast, his lips reaching mine and pulling me deeper and deeper. I began to lose consciousness of my actions and allowed Sebastian to continue. I could feel my body yearning for his touch and I deep down, I didn't want him to stop.

"Sebastian."

"Shhh…my little kitten. I will taste you."

His kisses deepened even further and as I began to run out of breath, he stopped. His eyes were glowing red and his smile became dangerous as his eyes bore down into mine. Then he kissed my forehead once more before taking me to bed and headed towards the door.

"Sebatian, do-"

"Alice, if I remain here, I will take you and there will be no going back. Besides, I plan to ravish you another day where I will fulfill both our lustful needs, splay you against a table and feast on you."

My face went red at the thought.

"Good night Sebby."

"Good night Alice~ Although I would like to refrain you from calling me that again."

That night I dreamt of Sebastian and I.

End of chapter

I hope you guys enjoyed that chapter! I hope that it was too steamy, I mean I can't read that stuff much less write about it so…if you are uncomfortable with it, please tell me and I will lower it down a notch. Thanks all!