Chapter 29

"He he he~ Sounds like you're having fun with the earl." A large maniacal grin adorned Undertaker's face as he lay drooling on a coffin.

Luciana shrugged, not really denying it. "It has its ups and downs." And it certainly wasn't boring. She stirred the beaker in her hand, gingerly watching the brown liquid swirl in a mesmerizing whirl. Working at the Phantomhive manor really took her mind off of her whole predicament. Sure she was still studying runes, but Luce hadn't looked into her accidental time travel since- well, since she got there. Life was just so busy. She sighed, not really knowing if that was a good thing. 'Normal people would try their hardest to find a way back, right?' Her brows furrowed and she stared unseeingly at the floor. 'Guess that means I'm not normal...what else is new?' The black haired girl let out a quiet giggle.

"Cookie?"

She looked up to see the mortician hold his urn of cookies right in front of her nose. At least she wasn't the only abnormal one. "Thanks." Luce cracked a small heartfelt smile and gratefully nipped at her bone shaped cookie. Oh, had she missed them. Her eyes suddenly widened at an idea and her head spun to Undertaker, almost giving herself backlash in the process. "Could you give me the recipe?" She grinned sweetly at the man who was now pursing his lips, not really wanting for anyone to have his recipe. "Pwetty pwease with a chewy on top~?" Luce drawled out theatrically and widened her eyes into a look of overly dramatic innocence. She internally noted the way his lips tugged as he desperately tried not to laugh. 'Like that would ever work.' And as soon as the thought left her, a round of boisterous laughter shook the building. The girl couldn't help but join in and they both ended up rolling around on the floor.

In the end Undertaker had handed her a crumbled piece of paper that just so happened to be in his robe. Luce giggled lowly, her laugh coming out in puffs as her hands gingerly raked over the recipe in her pocket. 'He just had to have it close to him.' The girl shook her head in amusement and caught a shadow behind her. Her eyes widened in surprise. Luce hadn't heard anyone approach and she wasn't even that lost in thought. She stepped into an alleyway, keeping her eyes on the ground to see if whoever was behind her, was really following her.

And sure enough the person turned the corner and trailed after her. Luciana narrowed her eyes in suspicion. She still couldn't hear any steps. And that was just odd. Abnormal. 'Supernatural?' So he really came looking for her. "Why are you following me?" She turned to the person behind her with a frown.

"Can't have you disappear now can we?" The Phantomhive butler gave her a close eyed smile. Who knew what could happen to her. Sebastian stepped closer to the black haired girl. She may be able to defend herself and be used to roaming these streets, but she was still human and the demon wouldn't take the chance. After all she wasn't invincible and it would be pitiful for someone like him to lose his mate.

"Fine then- " A cheeky and confident smile made its way to her lips. It sent shivers down the demon's spine. "Catch me if you can." Luce ran off with a grin, moving through narrow alleyways to confuse the demon. Now the girl was definitely glad she had decided to wear her boots. It made running so much easier.

Luciana gasped when Sebastian appeared a little ways before her. "Hey! No demon powers!" She narrowed her pale eyes when his eyes flashed fuchsia and her pace slowed to a walk, gradually approaching him.

"You never specified." He chuckled at her deadpan expression.

"What? Can't catch me without it?" If you can't slow a man down, hurt his pride. She tilted her head innocently when he growled.

"Of course I can." Sebastian narrowed his eyes. How did she even come up with that idea? The thought alone-

Luce didn't waste any time, she ran straight at him and just as a confused look reached his face the girl kicked off the left alley wall to jump to the right and hoist herself up by a window. She repeated the action until she had reached the roof. Luciana looked down at the butler who stared at her with well concealed amazement, still routed to his spot. "Try to keep up." She chuckled and ran off with an excited smile, knowing full well that he would follow.

"Oh, I will." A look of dark amusement flashed on the demon's face and he smirked with delight, revealing sharp canines.

The pair chased each other through the city. Somewhere along the line Sebastian had managed to catch her, but she certainly hadn't made it easy for him. Luciana had jumped from rooftop to rooftop, at times returning to the alleys only to climb up a building and walk on thin ledges. To say the girl knew her way through London would have been an understatement.

They continued to walk with their arms linked and a comfortable silence surrounding them. Luce let out a tired sigh and leaned her head against the demon's shoulder. They had somehow ended up at the Big Ben. Her grey eyes stared up at the huge clock tower. It was just as high as she remembered it- not that she expected it to grow or anything like that, but it was just massive. The girl doubted she would ever get used to it.

"Have you ever been up there?" Sebastian asked curiously, for all he knew she could have already been atop of every single building in this city. It would explain why she knew her way around so well.

"Nah...it's really high." She confessed. Luce honestly didn't think she could make it all the way up. 'That would take way too much stamina and strength.' Her brows furrowed. She had seen videos of people climbing buildings to extreme heights but the idea just seemed crazy and impossible to her.

"Scared?" The demon taunted her with a smirk.

"No." She answered a little too quickly and too defensively. 'Maybe...' Her thoughts added truthfully.

"Good." Sebastian then dragged her towards the tower. He had noticed her uncertainty, but if she was going to lie...he smirked.

"Are you crazy?!" Luciana began to feel dread pool in her stomach as they neared the structure. "I'm human. What if I fall? I'm never gonna make it!" Her panic was rising. What was he thinking? There was just no way she could make it all the way up. Let alone down!

"I'll catch you."

She was going to yell at his stupid reasoning but lost all her words when looking at his clear expression. Her heart skipped a beat. "...fine." Luce bit her lip in worry as she tried to contain the blush on her cheeks. Hopefully he wouldn't notice.

They had made it up about a third when her hands began to ache. 'I'm never gonna make it...' She let out a groan and her grip faltered, her hand slipping from its hold. 'This is it...' She squeezed her eyes shut, awaiting a fall- but it never came.

Luciana was in Sebastian's arm before even feeling herself fall. She opened one eye experimentally and then blinked the other open. Her jaw slacked as she gaped at what was happening. They were floating in the air. 'We're fuckin' flying!' Sebastian chuckled at her expression. The sound making Luce whip her gaze to the demon; his eyes swirled in a deep glowing fuchsia and his pupils dilated into cat like slits, but what stuck out the most were the pair of pitch black feathery wings on his back. 'Wow...'

"Hold on." The demon grinned mischievously, flying them upwards and making the girl cling to his neck like a lifeline. He set her down atop the tower and watched her shakily sink to the ground.

"You...have wings." She blinked when Sebastian retracted the elegant feathery appendages and sat down beside her. There was just no way, it was normal for demons to have wings. Luciana suspiciously narrowed her eyes at him. "Just who are you under all that?" She twirled her finger in front of his face- probably not the best idea. The butler grasped it easily, effectively stopping her movement with a smug look.

"You will find out- " He grinned a canine toothed smile, "eventually." Sebastian laughed at her angry pout. Not chuckled, laughed. 'Today is just full of surprises.' A small smile grazed the girl's lips- the good kind of surprises.

A little fluff...Well, thank you for reading!