Chapter 13

Luce was sitting on the kitchen counter happily eating the cake as the celebration of Ciel's birthday was still in full rage. She closed her eyes and moaned as the chocolate melted away on her tongue and that bittersweet taste filled her mouth along with the sugary fluff of cream. It was heavenly.

"Luciana."

She sighed as a stern but amused voice interrupted her blissful state of happiness. "Can you not wait until I finish this?"

"I don't understand how humans can eat that." Sebastian gave her a disgusted look as she propped another piece of cake into her mouth and moaned with delight.

"Well, I don't see how a soul would taste good either." She tilted her head to the side and tapped her fork thoughtfully. The demon gave her a questioning look. "Actually, scratch that. It kinda makes sense."

He chuckled at her nonchalance. "And how is that?"

"Life shapes- well, more like flavors it, am I right?" He nodded his head. She wasn't wrong but there was a lot more to it than that. He watched as she continued to eat at her cake. When she was done the girl hopped off the counter and put the cutlery into the sink. "I'll give you a hint. I was born 17th of August 1998." She looked him straight in the eye before slipping away and shouting a 'goodnight'. She was quite sure there would be a stern conversation with Ciel in the morning.

'Suprise! I was right...' She sighed while standing before her young boss who looked way too serious for her liking. Someone should teach him that life wasn't only about revenge. "It has come to my attention that you are aware of my butler's..." Ciel paused looking for the right word, "situation and that you have more than just a few secrets." The kid leaned his chin onto folded hands and narrowed his eyes. "I make it a habit to know my pieces." Luciana lifted an incredulous brow. She wasn't some game piece, she was a human being. "Explain."

She sighed. What was she supposed to say? And where to begin? This was awfully complicated. "Where would you like me to start?"

"For starters, you said you were born 1998."

'I was sure he'd find me knowing about Sebastian more important.' The maid mused before answering. "Yes, that's right. I just turned 18 a while ago." She smiled leisurely while taking a seat in front of the kid's desk. The atmosphere in the room was just getting way too stiff. The young earl and butler both watched her closely- the latter more out of amusement. "Next question."

"How is it you are here?"

She clicked her tongue when she was reminded of her own stupidity. "Do you know the saying 'curiosity killed the cat'?" She didn't wait for an answer; it was more of a rhetorical question. "In my case, it took me back to the Victorian Era." She pursed her lips as the kid didn't seem quite satisfied with the answer. "In other words; I'm still figuring it out."

"So you don't know what happened." Ciel nodded thoughtfully. He was kind of wrong. She knew what happened but not why or how to reverse it. "Then I presume you are looking for a way back?"

Well, that's how she should be spending her time. "Yes, I'm working on it, but I tend to get sidetracked." Luciana chuckled.

Ciel's brow rose at her nonchalance. He couldn't figure her out. It was like everything was a game to her. She just didn't seem to take things seriously. "Don't you have things to get back to? Anyone?" He was curious as to how much of her previous story was true.

She wrinkled her nose slightly. It was not the reaction either male was expecting. "You seem to think that my life there was all good." She clicked her tongue. "I'd just be stuck in that stupid catholic school again." She rolled her eyes. "So I look at this as an early graduation." She smiled sweetly.

The boy seemed amused if not a little surprised. "You don't talk very fondly of it." He smirked a little.

Luce laughed humorlessly. Fond? That was the furthest thing from her feelings for it. "I was given a choice: Catholic Boarding School or Reform School. Seeing that the latter literally looked like a prison, the choice was simple." She sighed lightly, leaning back into the chair. It was comfortable.

"I can only imagine your previously mentioned 'activities' brought those choices upon you." The boy smirked. So she wasn't all that innocent.

"Yes, yes..." She looked up at the ceiling, frowning. "The whole consequences and redemption thing- like that will ever happen." The demon smirked. Here sat a human that wanted nothing to do with redemption or the church. On the contrary, she seemed to enjoy her life of sin. It intrigued him.

The boy coughed getting back on topic. "So how is it that a person from..."

"2016." Luciana added with a smile.

"...2016" The boy blinked a bit at the odd circumstance, "knows about my contract with Sebastian."

The girl smirked. She never did say anything about a contract. "Well, I'm not sure how you will react to this..." She took a moment to assess both their faces. 'If I were him, I wouldn't want everyone to know of my situation. Forget about it being entertainment for them.' She bit her lip in a nervous habit, taking a calming breath before giving him the answer. "You are kinda famous." She waited for him to explode, but nothing. His hands clenched and his jaw tightened but other than that he seemed composed. The demon just lifted a curious brow not all that bothered. She continued. "Your life is a story. Fiction."

There was a moment of silence. Neither servant said anything as the young earl processed the information. After the initial shock, came the rage only seen by the subtle eye twitch and muscle tightening. Then he smirked. Luciana blinked astounded at his reaction. She was expecting him to blow up. Instead he smirked- quite evilly too. "Luce." She gulped. "That is good." Was it? She didn't think so. "Then you know what will happen." 'Yep, not good at all.' She could almost see the wheels turning in his messed up little head.

"I hate to ruin your..." She wasn't quite sure what to call this moment, "epiphany?" She shook her head a little. "But I haven't read it." She stared him in the eye. "All my knowledge is second-hand and I wasn't all that interested."

The kid slumped in his chair and rubbed his forehead. 'Awkward...' Luciana thought ruefully. The demon seemed amused though. She was beginning to think Sebastian found everything amusing today. "How much do you know?" Ciel asked finally.

She tilted her head thoughtfully, trying to remember. "Well, not much. I suppose the basics." Ciel motioned her to go on. She sighed. "You made a contract with Sebastian for revenge." She counted one finger. "You're the Queen's Guard Dog." Another finger. "You'll meet some annoying people." Another. At that the boy wrinkled his nose. He already didn't like that. "Elizabeth is your fiancée since young and..." She paused. 'Better not continue that one.' She lifted another finger. "Ah, the reapers." She nodded thoughtfully. "I suppose that would be it."

Ciel was lost in thought, his wheels turning. Luce knew the basics, she knew her way around the east end and who knew what else she might remember. She could be quite the asset. He bobbed his head. "You're both dismissed. Return to your duties." They bowed and made their way out of the study leaving the kid to brood. Ciel spun his chair around, leaning back comfortably. Now he had another competent piece in his game.

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"You knew I'm a demon and still decided to work here?" Sebastian looked at the girl beside him. She was one of the oddest people he had ever met, but definitely fascinating.

Luciana tilted her head to look at the butler with a small thoughtful frown. "...I'm quite sure I told you that I was beginning to doubt my sanity."

The butler quirked an amused smile; that she did. "Yes, I remember." It was one of the first things she'd said upon her arrival.

"Besides- I figure, that I would sooner die in one of Bard's explosions than by your hands." The girl shrugged.

"Oh? You think the cook is scarier than me?"

Luce frowned. She found neither all that scary, though she always felt oddly content around Sebastian. "Not really- more like, you wouldn't kill the only competent help." She grinned cheekily and he sniggered at her reasoning. She definitely wasn't wrong there. "Wow...at least someone appreciates my work here." She sarcastically rolled her eyes making the demon beside her let out a dark amused chuckle.

"Yes, yes, work you should get to now." Luciana huffed as Sebastian pushed her towards the kitchen door with a smirk.

Thank you for reading and the reviews! I hope you'll enjoy the chapter to come.

If you think I'm kidding with the reform school looking like a prison, I'm truly not. I actually pictured it based on a school I almost went to, so glad that didn't happen.