While the party was going on downstairs, a man dressed in black had broken in upstairs. Sebastian was thrilled to be involved in a mission, especially one that involved him using his absurd abilities, even if he wasn't so keen on the ski mask he was forced to wear to appear as a mere burglar. It was humiliating, but the butler would make do with it.

Effortlessly, he managed to make his way into the office. There was bound to be something there, if Wakefield was involved in shady business practices. Once he was in, he made certain that the door was locked before looking around. His cell phone camera was ready should he come across any evidence.

It was easy for him to get into Wakefield's filing cabinet. The man seemed to be fond of more "old-school" methods of cataloging things. His financial records and import and export information were all open for the world to see. Obviously, he hadn't anticipated anyone other than an average, bumbling burglar stumbling into his home, or else he would have done a better job at hiding things.

Indeed, within a few minutes, Sebastian found evidence of money laundering and various white-collar crimes, as well as money disappearing to an unidentified foreign party in Scandinavia. Given recent events, that was incredibly suspicious. Sebastian would need more information on the matter, but confiscated the information in order to present it to H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. later.

Next, he moved to Wakefield's computer, intentionally getting the password wrong in order to see the hint. Of course, being well-read, Thaddeus' hint was a literary reference, simply saying "The Most Dangerous Game". It was the title of a short story by Richard Connell, about people trapped on an island with a madman who hunted human beings for sport. Unfortunately for Wakefield, Sebastian was also aware of this story, and knew that an alternative title.

"Zaroff" he typed in. Lo and behold, the computer accepted it, almost causing the butler to roll his eyes.

The first thing Sebastian did from there was look for any programs that were a part of a surveillance system. If there were cameras anywhere in this household, they would be connected here. Upon finding it, the man clad in black observed the party for only a moment, making sure his masters weren't in any peril, only to not onlydelete any recordings saved, but also delete the program altogether. After that, he tampered with the computer further, making it impossible to use at all.

He waited momentarily, making sure that no one was outside. Then he simply waltzed out into the hallway and made his way through the house. As soon as he sensed someone, he would duck into a room and lock the door until they passed. This is what he spent his time doing for a little over an hour until the system failed.

The room he slipped into was a room that the person was heading toward, and they had a key to it. Sebastian had to act quickly if he was going to get out of this. Thus, he hid behind the door so that when it was opened, he wouldn't be seen immediately. The vampire flunkey of the Wakefield household was none the wiser until the door closed behind him without him being the one to shut it. They turned around quickly, but Sebastian was much faster. Although the way the vampire swung his arm was swift, powerful, and true, the demon was far quicker and far stronger, catching their wrist with one hand, and then restraining the other with what he had left.

Killing the vampire was not a good idea and neither was knocking them out. There was no need to, however, as Sebastian had a technique that would work swimmingly using only his eyes. In an instant, they glowed crimson, capturing the vampire's in his gaze. An ordinary demon should have no trouble bewitching humans, but a powerful demon could also affect the supernatural. That is precisely what Sebastian did.

"You saw nothing, here." Sebastian said in a soft, sickly sweet tone. "Go to sleep."

Against their will, his opponent complied, passing out on the spot. All Sebastian had to do was prop them up in a chair like they had dozed off and move on his merry way. He ventured out into the hallway once again, making his way through the house.

There were many bedrooms upstairs, but hardly any of them contained anything of importance. For the most part, there were either ordinary objects, disturbing objects, or a combination of both, but none of them were glaringly criminal. Sebastian's curiosity was piqued, however, when he came across a room that was being guarded. With only one person standing by the door, this was going to be easy to the point where it was almost sad.

All the butler had to do was bewitch the guard and command them to open the door for him. Infiltrating this place was so simple, that it must be a complete waste of time, given that Wakefield is obviously an amateur criminal, right? When Sebastian stepped inside the room, however, this theory was shaken quite a bit.

Ciel was not the only one who had a memorabilia room of some sort. Thaddeus did as well, it seemed, only his was proudly on display rather than hidden. There were artifacts from all continents. Power figures from Africa along with elephant tusks carved into ivory statues from Asia, among other things cluttered the room. A more appropriate term for what Wakefield had, however, would be a "trophy room", given all of the stuffed heads mounted on the wall.

Indeed, it appeared that Wakefield was quite the hunter, given his cabinet of various hunting rifles and swords mounted on the wall above the fireplace, both of which were incredibly illegal for supernaturals unaffiliated with H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. to own. There were deer and other animals that could be found in England, but there were also more exotic animals such as a head of a lion and a gorilla. Domesticated animals were in the mix as well such as dogs and cats. Most disturbingly, however, were humans. Yes, human heads were mounted amoung Wakefield's trophies and one of them was actually recognised by Sebastian. It was that former Physical Education teacher who worked at Warwick.

This was certainly something worth cataloging. Once the information reached headquarters, an extermination team would be sent after the members of this household, as there was enough evidence right here for Wakefield to be sentenced to death several times over. Taking out his phone, the butler took photographs of the damning articles, but one stood out in particular.

There, mounted on the wall was a blood red piece of fabric with the letter "S" on it, looped around to form an odd circle. Suddenly, those papers in the office made sense to Sebastian. All of that money was transferred to Scandinavia. While the leader of the group in question was wealthy, there was no way for him to afford all of those ships and supplies on his own. Indeed, he had assistance when it came to funds, and large sums of money came from none other than Leslie Thaddeus Wakefield. Raising his camera again, the butler snapped a picture of the logo of the Scarlet Order.


A/N: At last, a question that plagued me has been officially answered. "How did they get the money for all of that?"

More on this in the chapters to come.

We're still rollin'.

I actually should probably go to bed. I'm gonna try to make the 2 o' clock showing of Ghostbusters tomorrow...

Until the next chapter, my duckies~!


CHARACTER SHET

Question: "Question for Danny: Did you ever hear back from your mother?" by Guest

Daniel: "Occasionally, when she wants to complain that she didn't get the entirety of the inheritance from dad and how she's our mother and we should be grateful and blah, blah, blah, blah... Nathan calls more often, hoping Sam will explain how to pay bills."

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Question: "yo kris and dan, would you guys think theres a possibility of you getting back together in the future" by Guest

Kristopherson: "Probably not. You don't just get over the way someone acted when they pull shit like that. I know Dan has changed since then, but it's kind of a buzzkill for a potential relationship. I'm not attracted to that. I think we work much better as friends."

Daniel: "Kris is cute and sweet and all, but also... he's a werewolf... I don't think I can handle that. Also, he's a lot more macho and beefy, which honestly kind of hurts my ego a bit. I can't go out with someone that much manlier than me! Besides, I think he's kind of moved on, and I'm actually kind of happy for him."