It was too easy. Missus Stephanie Dinsdale was immediately placed under arrest, much to the shock of the students and staff of Powerham School. It didn't matter, though. The woman was caught with a bloody hammer in hand and wielded it with the intent of killing a police officer with it. Case closed.

For now, Ciel simply left her in the hands of Scotland Yard. He had no further interest in the case, after all. It was too easy, making it somewhat of a bore. With that, he simply exited the station, once the woman was secure. He didn't care about the markings the woman left on the walls. It was probably some random decision she made. She was a painter, after all.

The Phantomhive walked down the steps, adjusting his coat, so it would better shield him against the cold, autumn air, but when he looked up, he saw a familiar face waiting on him. The blonde menace stood leaned against a pillar that held up the awning overhead, kicking pebbles to curb his boredom while he waited. His nose and ears were bright pink, so he must have been outside for a while. His beau smiled and shook his head at Alois' actions. If he was off school, why didn't he simply go home, where it was warm?

Alois began to look up, sensing that Phantomhive's presence. When he turned his head, however, his lips ended up brushing against those of the other demon. He giggled against his beau's lips before pulling away.

"Why, good day, Sir Phantomhive." He greeted, playfully offering a small bow.

"You're cold." Ciel stated. "How long have you been here?"

"About… half an hour, I think, maybe?" replied the blonde. "I'm not really sure. I was busy thinking."

"About what?"

"Stuff." Alois answered. He stood up and away from the pillar before standing directly in front of the bluenette. "Sebastian sent me to pick you up so we can get the Mercedes. There's apparently some paperwork or whatever that I can't sign."

"That makes him one step closer to a Rolls Royce." The Phantomhive jested. "All right, let's go get the new car." He added, taking hold of the blonde's hand. Ciel looked down at it before looking Alois again.

"You're cold." Pointed out the bluenette. "You could have come inside, you know."

"And miss out on all of this beautiful London sunshine?" Alois asked, gesturing to the cloudy, grey sky above them with his free hand. "Not a chance!"

"The lobby is still warmer." His beau stated with a small chuckle.

"But there's mean receptionist ladies in there who think I'm a delinquent who's there because I'm in trouble."

"That happened only one time…"

"One time too many!" the blonde said, leaning against Ciel's shoulder. "Besides, you're a lot more warm and cozy when I'm already cold."

"Ah, so you didn't want to look bad and you wanted to optimize cuddle-conditions?" inquired the watchdog.

"Yes." Alois bluntly stated with a nod. "If I'm honest, though, it's more of the reception-lady. The cuddle-capacity was just a bonus. Tell me, do I look like a n'er-do-well to you?"

"If I remember correctly, you were the one always pulling outrageous stunts in school…"

"It was a phase!" the blonde declared. "I'm a changed man! A responsible adult! I've turned over a new leaf, you have to give me that."

"I guess I do." Ciel jokingly replied. "Now, about the car?"

"Yeah, but there's a strange man nearly tripping down the steps trying to run after you." Alois pointed out, turning to face the Scotland Yard building and prompting his boyfriend to do the same. The Phantomhive nearly rolled his eye when he saw the younger Detective Bailey running out of the building and calling out to him.

"Sir Phantomhive!" shouted the detective, barely catching himself as he tripped on the last step. The bluenette reached out and lightly pushed on his shoulder so that he wouldn't fall flat on his face.

"What is it, Michael?" he asked, watching as Bailey paused to catch his breath. After a few moments, the human detective regained some composure and stood up straight.

"There was another murder." He said. "Just like the others."

"She had the hammer on her at the school, and it still had blood on it. Maybe she committed the murder this morning?" suggested Ciel.

"We don't know that, yet." Answered Bailey. "We'll have to see what the lab says about speculated time of death. We just got the call from someone who found the body. They said it was still warm…" To this, the Phantomhive stopped to think.

"It's possible that Dinsdale has an accomplice." He stated finally. "Get me a speculated route that the victim took to get in the location that they were found and question Dinsdale."

"What if she didn't really do it, though?"

"She still tried to assault an officer with a hammer." Ciel said. "You can't ignore that."

With that, the bluenette turned and began walking again. "Send me whatever you find in an e-mail." He called out, taking the arm of the blonde menace as he ventured onward. A sigh escaped his lips after he was suitably out of range, causing the other demon to giggle.

"Tired of the case, huh?" Alois inquired.

"Sort of." Replied his beau. "It seems like it would be simple for them to solve, so I'm not trying that hard."

"But there's still another murder?"

"Either the victim was killed before Dinsdale went to school, or she has an accomplice." The bluenette said. "I've got other things to worry about…"

"Funtom's one-hundred and seventieth anniversary?" Alois' smile widened as he seemed to hit the nail on the head.

"I don't want to deal with this." The Phantomhive complained. "Every ten years or so, we do these promotional anniversary celebrations and they're a massive pain."

"They must be, since the head of the company has to make an appearance." Noted the blonde. "How do you make sure they don't know you're not human?"

"Simple, it's just like during our trip to the New York branch a while back." Ciel stated. "I change my form and go under the name that I've picked. I have to change them out every few years and pretend that I'm my son. It's awkward, at most."

"And people honestly don't suspect a thing?" the menace asked.

"People are stupid. Most won't dig deep enough to see even the most obvious of lies, but when they do…" the bluenette paused, turning to look at his boyfriend as they walked. "…We give them the old-fashioned, Phantomhive treatment."

"Ooh, that's so scary…" Alois grinned with a shudder. "I love it."

"Good, because you're going to be my assistant, and I need you to help me pretend to be sociable. I'm not good at parties."

"So I need to polish up my shape-shifting before then, huh?"

"Most likely." Ciel replied. "I'm supposedly thirty-two and my name is Damian. I'll remind you before then, though."

"So my goal is to make myself look thirty-ish and remember your name?" the Macken boy asked. "I can do that. Need any help with the preparations?"

"I'm trying to secure an appropriate venue, but I'm not entirely sure where, yet." The Phantomhive admitted. "I'm pretty sure that I can leave that to Sebastian if all-else fails. If I think of anything, I'll let you know. It's mostly paperwork-related stuff, for now."

"Well, I've gotten pretty good at forging your signature, so I can do that, too."

"Excellent. Maybe this time, I'll be able to endure for the entirety of the event." Ciel mused. "But first, we need a car."

Alois giggled and separated their hands before hailing a taxi. Once the car stopped, he opened the door and gestured for the bluenette to get inside, saying: "Your wish is my command, my lord. To the dealership, then?"

"Sounds like a plan." The watchdog answered, taking a seat inside the cab before being joined by the blonde. "Cars, soiree-planning, and maybe some case-solving, if anything else turns up. We have a busy schedule…"

"Oh, that reminds me, I have homework…"

"Don't offer to help if you're busy!"


A/N: Ah, sorry, I haven't been updating regularly.

Let's get back to work~!

How is it that I can pump out three to four chapters a day when I have school, and then can barely manage one when I'm finally free? It's silly...

Anyways, questions?

"So what were your reactions on the first episode? I love the animation I found this episode funny because that guy thought he could destroy Ciel. He got bodied ahaha" by bluejellyfishOuO

I LOVE IT. It's so pretty and has all sort of cool little details and Ciel is a dork and I'm probably going to be crying so very much by the end!

I'M PUMPED. SUPER PUMPED.

It's seriously bringing out the weeaboo trash within my heart!

"Did you draw the cover art for this one, or did some one else?" by BlazeingEcho

I draw all of my covers, which is why this one sort of matches the other one. Keepin' that black-and-white-with-red motif goin'...

I used to know what kind of flower that was, but I forgot. I wanted to use roses, but they just didn't look as cool.

Until the next chapter, my duckies~!