Patricia walked up the steps of her apartment building, obviously in a bit of a daze. It had obviously been a long night and climbing several flights of stairs really didn't help. She just wanted to get to her apartment and relax, but the night wasn't over yet. There was still much to do.

When she got to the door of her flat, she reached out and grabbed the knob, only to find that the door was locked. Seeing as though she didn't have her keys, she had no way in. Patricia knocked on the door despite the fact that she lived alone and there was no one to answer. She knew this, yet she still whole-heartedly expected someone to be on the other side.

Thus, she assumed a fighting stance and waited. She waited for whoever it was on the other side of the door to open it and let her in. Sweat accumulated at her brow as she heard the lock begin to turn. Just a few more seconds. The doorknob slowly began to turn.

BAM!

A fist made harsh contact with flesh as it shot through the door frame. Patricia was sent flying and crashed into the wall behind her. Clutching at her face, she looked up and glared at the door while blood dripped between her fingers. The person there was someone whom she hadn't expected, and someone who she didn't recognise at all.

"Evenin'." Spoke the blonde menace, casually placing his hands in his pocket and looking down at the girl with a smirk. "I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the girl who lives here? Yeah, we hid her. There's no way you'll be able to get to her, either, Doppelganger."

"I don't know what you're talking about…" spoke the imposter, wiping her nose with the back of her hand.

"The real Patricia is at my house, where you can't get her." Alois stated. "By the way, that punch I gave you would have cracked a normal human's skull. You're obviously some kind of freak, while the real Patricia is obviously human. Try harder."

Gritting their teeth, the shape-shifter scowled at the revelation. They really didn't take kindly to being called out. As the blonde took a step forward, however, they also realised that they didn't like the atmosphere emitting from the man. It wasn't normal. Thus, they decided to make their escape.

Suddenly, the doppelganger's skin started to bubble and glow. The blood that had dripped from their nose was gone and its injury healed. Alois had touched it when he punched it. The doppelganger's figure changed from female to male, and their clothes changed to match the blonde's as well. The pigment in their hair and skin lightened, and their green eyes turned icy blue. Now, Alois was staring himself in the face!

The faux-menace scrambled to his feet and darted down the hallway, only to have the real one follow him. They were fast. It even surprised the doppelganger! It was at that moment that the imposter realised that Alois was in fact, inhuman as well. Smirking, he saw a window at the end of the hallway. The doppelganger then jumped, thrusting his legs outward and kicking the glass. It shattered and he was suddenly free falling above the streets of London.

It was only three stories. That was nothing to the blonde menace, therefore it was now nothing to the doppelganger! He landed on his feet, disregarding the shards of broken glass at his feet and on his person. He straightened his back and looked up at the menace who had only stopped at the window, smirking at his new power. The true menace looked down at him, placing both hands on the windowsill.

"Tch." Alois clicked his tongue with disapproval, watching as his lookalike darted away. He had to act fast, so he leaped out the window as well, landing in a similar spot in relation to where the doppelganger had before him.

This was bad. He had to find Ciel quickly and rethink the plan. He should have blown a hole in the creature's head when he had the chance. It was too late now. They had his face, and there was no doubt that they were going to use it. Quickly, the Macken had to make it to where Ciel was hiding in case he needed backup. For all he knew, it was already too late.

Thank goodness, Ciel hadn't been reached before one of the two had shown up. He was right in the alleyway where the blonde had left him, and he was alone. The bluenette looked up at him with a surprised expression before it shifted into his usual one.

"That was fast." The Phantomhive stated. "Did you take care of it?"

"No." Alois panted, shaking his head. "It got away. It took my shape and ran off. I was going to run after it, but I had to make sure that you were alright. Sorry…" The blonde looked down at that last part. He had felt somewhat guilty about his actions, but there was no going back now. The bluenette, however, only smiled.

"That's alright. At least they won't go after Patricia anymore, and judging by the looks of things, we have some data on how they work." Ciel replied. "Come on, let's talk about it in the car. It's freezing."

"Maybe you should get a better coat." The blonde teased, following the bluenette to the Mercedes. He crawled into the driver's seat and ignited the engine, turning on the heater so that they could warm up. The temperature was dropping outside, and it certainly wasn't the weather to be performing a stakeout in. "So, what's the plan?"

"We go back to the manor." The Phantomhive said. "We'll tell Patricia what happened in the morning and send her home. We'll also contact H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. to search for your 'twin'."

"Sounds good to me." Stated the fair-haired man. He then proceeded to put the car in gear and take off.

He had to admit, he was a little shaken. He hadn't expected things to turn out this way, after all. A sigh of relief escaped him as he was glad that his "twin" didn't make it to the Phantomhive boy first. Who knows what would have happened?

Occasionally, he would glance over at the bluenette, and eventually, he discovered the boy to be on his cellphone. The screen illuminated his face, making it more visible in the dark. Ciel was pretty, the blonde had to admit. The Phantomhive had long eyelashes and pretty eyes, a cute nose and an overall cute face. Before long, the blonde was staring, causing the bluenette to look up.

"Alois, the road."

"Huh?" the blonde asked before jumping. "Oh, shit!" Icy blue eyes focused themselves on the road in front of them, and the fair-haired man corrected their course. He almost swerved into the other lane, he was so distracted. It wouldn't have been the first time.

"Sorry…" the blonde said. "Who're you texting?"

"Sebastian." Answered the Phantomhive. "I've got to let him know what we're going to do so he can tell Patricia."

"Ah, I see." The blonde said. While his response was unfazed, it contradicted what he was actually feeling. His head felt foggy and he had trouble focusing. His eyes kept wanting to wander over to the bluenette. His cheeks heated up to the thought, somehow. When Ciel was finally done with his phone, he placed it back in his pocket before the blonde took the opportunity to grab his hand.

"Sorry…" he said. Why did he feel the need to apologise?

"It's alright." Ciel assured, but his face heated up as well. This was not good.

"Hey Alois," he called, alerting the blonde's attention. "Turn left up here. There's a shortcut."


A/N: Hmmmmmnnnn... Not as long as I wanted it, but it's an update, I guess.

I still wanted a lot more from this arc, though. Oh, well. It's not over yet.

Questions?

"Hey, Duckie Queen, if DLTD continues far enough, or if you just skip to when they're older, do you think Luka would start helping the guys on their missions?" by KatieKaboom713

Actually, Luka is still not 100% sure of what they do. He knows they solve murders, but he doesn't know that they violently kill people, too. I dunno if he would want to. I know he's killed people in the past, but it was a little bit different. He never had to pull a trigger or smash somebody's head in. Maybe when he's older...

"Hiya Hate how are yah? I was actually curious about something mentioned before. Can vampires actually have children?" by Guest

Not by themselves. Their gametes (sperm/ovum) are perfectly functional, but the vampiric uterus is not. That's because they don't menstrate. It would be really problematic for a vampire to bleed that much monthly, since blood is kind of their lifeforce and all... It would be possibld if only the father was a vampire, but then, the baby will kill the mother if that is the case. They'll either drain the body of all of it's energy, or eat the mother from the inside out.

Gross.

You could probably grow them in a lab though.

Until the next chapter, my duckies~!


CHARACTER SHET

Question: "question for Travis: what is the most physically attractive part of patty?" by FanficceptionWriter

Travis' Answer: "I dunno. She's just pretty. She's got a pretty face, but it's hard to get a good look at it when I'm being punched."

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Question: "Travis: Why are you willing to go to such great lengths, like almost breaking you nose, just for the sake of writing a book? Bailey Jr.: What are your opinions so far on Ciel and Alois?" by Guest

Micheal's Answer: "They're horrible."

Travis' Answer: "I dunno. Maybe so I can stop having nightmares about monsters..."

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Question: "Ciel and Alois, if you were in an alternate universe, let's say a merman AU, who would be the prince and who would be the merman?" by HappyHues

Ciel's Answer: "I have no idea..."

Alois' Answer: "Well, if it were an alternate universe, I don't think we'd have control over that. I guess Ciel is sort of 'Prince-like' though... That is, when he's not being a total nerd."

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Question: "Question for Travis) Solo, what do you think of Patricia? Do ya like her? Hmm? *wriggles eyebrows* Another question! Luka) when Alois and Ciel left in this chapter, did you go back to bed like a good boy?" by MittyLeAmpharos

Travis' Answer: "No, we're just friends. I only met her about two weeks ago, after all!"

Luka's Answer: "Yeah. I can't stay up because Sebastian will make me go to bed if I try. He's not as nice about it as Jim is."