A/N: Finally! I got stuck at so many parts in this chapter that I had to sit down for a while to think about what to write D: So glad it's finally finished. I'm not going to reply individually this time, as it's quite time consuming. I'm sorry I can't thank you one by one, but it's so late and my bed is looking so tempting right now :[

So to those who reviewed the last chapter, thank you very, very much! You all deserve Sebastian plushies! Or Sakura's if you're male xD But thank you so much, your support and enthusiasm means so much to me, and it makes me want to keep writing to keep you all happy and reading. Thank you! ;D

To those who were wondering why Alois values Sakura so much, don't worry! The next chapter will clear it all up, as well as their past together leading up to Alois's personality disorder :p And no, it's not the same as the anime xD

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Also, please read the note at the bottom! Thank you!

Blood Stained Blossom

By

Obsidian Neko

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Chapter Two

Where Her Loyalties Lie

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I didn't know if I was dreaming, but I felt so free. Like a bird that had finally been released from its cage, to be able to stretch its wings and fly through the sky. That indescribable feeling of lightness.

For the first time I could even remember, I was happy. I could feel laughter bubbling inside me, and I so desperately wanted to release it, but the thought of my broken ribs stopped me.

And that thought alone made my happiness come crashing down as my dreadful life came rushing back at me. The pain, the fear, and above all else; Alois Trancy.

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The trees rushed by them as Sebastian ran, the cool air whipping against his face and almost making him feel relaxed. But the butler could not afford to be off-guard on enemy grounds. Not when the Trancy boy's butler was only a matter of moments behind him. Most likely having come for the girl.

His lips curled into a smile as he looked down at the woman slumped in the crook of his arm. He would not give up such a treasure, even if it was against his master's wishes. He'd make her his, in every meaning of the word.

His musings were broken as a plate smashed only inches from him, another being thrown with speed aimed at his face. Sebastian jumped agilely from the tree branch, landing like a feline on his feet on the solid ground.

"You will hand over Alois Trancy's maid, Sebastian Michaelis." Claude ordered, his pointer finger pushing his spectacles back into place. His eyes were emotionless, but there was something there, something searching in his gaze.

"Oh? But I could put this young maid to such better use than a beating bag, Claude Faustus." Sebastian replied, giving his signature closed-eye smile.

"Such as..?" The spider demon retaliated, hoping the ordeal would end soon.

"Such as this," Before the other butler could register, a blur of pink and red attacked him, sending him crashing to the mossy ground. His eyes narrowed at his master's possession, now in the control of his opposed enemy. He would not forgive Sebastian for taking what rightfully belonged to his master. So-called 'beating bag' or not.

"You will regret this, Michaelis." Claude ground out before throwing the pinkette off and disappearing from sight. Sebastian gave a mock disappointed 'ohh' before retrieving the mind-controlled woman. Her body slumped against him as his demonic power faded from her being, her eyes returning to her usual unique emerald green, before closing as her body registered that her mind was unconscious.

The crimson-eyed man looked down at her once again, noticing that even with just a tiny morsel of his power, her wounds had healed nearly completely. He was quite shocked that she had such a high compatibility to his demonic energy. No one he had come across even came close. Not even his young master.

'You truly are worthy to keep after all, my little blossom.' He thought deviously, before taking off in the direction of the Phantomhive mansion.

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The sound of approaching footsteps caused Alois to glance up, hoping to see Claude with Sakura. But only one stood before him. His butler in black.

"Claude! I thought I ordered you to bring her back!"The blonde yelled, clenching his hands onto his butler's waistcoat, staring up at him with angry tears swimming in his blue eyes.

"I'm terribly sorry, but there were some... interferences. I have a means to remind her, may she stray from her path, where her loyalties lie." Claude explained, a tiny, unnoticeable quirk of his lip disappearing almost instantly.

"I don't care what you do Claude, as long as you bring her back to me." Alois said, releasing the man and walking out of the room. The butler gazed after his master, nudging his spectacles further up the bridge of his nose with an indescribable glint in his eyes.

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I could feel myself waking up, and I was faintly aware of the softness underneath and on top of my body. There was also something very soft squished against my cheek and I nuzzled further into the warmth. It felt like I was on a cloud. A soft cloud of cotton with the sun shining over me, warming me to my toes.

Just as I felt myself drift off to sleep again, a large boom made me shoot upright. It took a moment to realise I was no longer in the Trancy household, but an unfamiliar room. A moment later a small knock was heard at the door and I jumped, unwillingly, from the soft warm bed. I searched for anything to use as a weapon, but found none. Nothing but a small bookshelf, a bed, a small bedside table, a closet, and a full-length mirror. The closet.

But luck was not on my side. As I had tried to make a dash to hide inside the closet, the bedsheets pooling on the floor had tangled around my feet, causing me to trip and fall flat on my face.

I hadn't enough time to pull myself up before the door opened, revealing a dark blue-haired boy, an eye-patch covering one of his doe-like eyes. His eyebrows were raised in surprised.

But his words surprised me even more.

"Sebastian, why on earth is there a pink-haired woman in my mansion?"

Said butler seemingly appeared out of nowhere, his closed-eye smile ever present on his narrow but handsome face. He looked over at me, and his smile seemed to widen even more.

"I picked her up on one of my... errands," His answer made my mouth drop open in pure astonishment. Picked me up? Why the nerve of him! I felt my eyes set into a glare at him as I jumped to my feet.

"Do not address me as if I'm some stray animal you picked up, you... you kidnapper!" I spluttered, at loss for words to call him. But truth be told, he was a kidnapper to me for I did not recall coming along willingly. The last thing I remember were his eyes; being at the Trancy household and now... where ever on earth I was. I had no other memory of what happened after that.

"You seem to be mistaken, young lady," The man I now knew to be called Sebastian said, bringing me out of my thoughts. "You had asked, no, begged me to take you somewhere safe." My eyes widened at this. Had I really said that? Had I really strayed from my master and been taken by these strangers?

I felt dizzy all of a sudden, and I grasped the door of the closet for support. I had broken my master's trust and had begged some butler and a child to bring me here? Surely not.

"So you're saying.." I began, but my throat was dry and I coughed, flinching at the scratching feeling it caused.

"I'm saying, that you are now our new maid."

I felt my eyes widen considerably at those words.

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He watched, amused, as so many different emotions he'd thought her incapable of flash across her eyes at lightning speed. But one lingered more obvious than the rest, and that was fear. Fear he presumed belonged to her old master. 'Well,' He thought, grinning inwardly, 'I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of tasty soul she holds.' The thought alone was enough to water his mouth.

He looked down at Ciel, noting he had been considerably silent since finding the foreign pink-haired woman residing in one of his many spare bedrooms. He'd been slightly disappointed for not receiving the reaction he'd hoped to see; his young master yelling obscenities at the woman as to why she dwelled within his manor. But no, he had calmly, but rudely -as it was his master's way- to ask what she was doing there.

"We don't need another maid," Ciel said at last, his eyes void of emotion. He had all the pieces he needed for his game, and so far, they were all still standing.

"Ah, but young master, you seem to forget how incompetent your other servants are," Sebastian said, smiling mischievously.

Ciel almost face-palmed at the thought. He had had Sebastian hire complete idiots. He had no idea what on earth went through his butler's mind to have chosen them, but there must've been as reason. Because being the Phantomhive butler, Sebastian did nothing but perfection in whatever he did.

"I'm sure with," The butler paused, finger tapping his chin as he looked expectantly at the green-eyed woman, who in turn frowned at him.

"Sakura." She said quietly, her faze shadowed. The black-clad man smiled widely. So he was right; she was foreign.

"I'm sure with Miss Sakura here, Maylene could learn quite a lot." The woman only sighed quietly in return.

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After the two males left, I was left alone with another woman I guess was this 'Maylene'. She was pretty, but clumsy. If she truly wanted to be a maid, she had a lot to learn. As I had; the hard way. Thinking about it gave me goosebumps, and I was glad to be away from the hell hole I used to call home.

'Home..' It saddened me to think that after everything, it all came crashing down; ruined and un-repairable. The little boy I once knew, the one that begged and begged me to teach him Japanese and ended up calling me Sakura-onee-sama, was long gone. In his place was a corrupted boy, one that held so much hate in his heart that he loved seeing others suffer.

"M-Miss Sakura!"

The sound of the stuttering maid brought me out of my thoughts with a start, and I felt myself jump, preparing myself for punishment. But nothing came, and I peered through my fingers to see the woman looking at me worriedly. I quickly straightened myself and gave her a fake smile, repulsed with myself that it was only instinct that caused me to defend myself even over the littlest thing.

"Um.. Young master asked me to help you put on your new uniform, as you still have a few injuries..." She trailed off, and I glanced down to only just notice the crisp white bandages wrapped nicely around my chest. How had I not noticed them before? Let alone not felt them? And... the pain was also gone. How?

I shook my head as I allowed the plum-haired woman to assist me. Assist. It felt kind of nice to have someone help me, instead of being the other way around.

Before I knew it, she was done. She gave me a shy smile, bowed, and left the room quietly. I didn't even get a chance to thank her. I sighed. Maybe I'd be able to later.

I walked over to the full-length mirror in the room and gazed at the outfit, noting it to be completely different to the one Maylene wore. And a completely different colour. I felt my lips lift in a small smile as I gave a little twirl, finding the clothes to be kind of cute. It was a small white, short-sleeved standard maid's uniform, but had a red apron tied around the waist assorted with frills on either side. Sitting at the collar was a pink chequered bow, with a matching one sitting idle on the side of the standard head-dressing on my head. My long hair was even tied in two plaits, tied at the ends with red ribbons to match the apron.

It made me wonder who had chosen it, but my silent question was answered as I saw the reflection of Sebastian in the mirror smiling at me.

I had not even heard him enter.

"The uniform looks good on you, Sa-ku-ra," He said, dragging out each syllable of my name. The way he said it caused my heart to involuntarily beat faster, and I panicked as my cheeks began to heat. He must've noticed for he gave a soft chuckle.

"No need to be so embarrassed, my dear blossom. I'm sure you've received such compliments before, no?" My eyes widened at him and he seemed oblivious to my discomfort. I bit my lip and bowed my head so my fringe covered my eyes, making my way past him. But his hand on my wrist stopped me and my body froze.

"Whatever fears you hold, blossom, will not be a reality inside the Phantomhive house," Sebastian whispered against the side of my face, and I felt his hot breath warm the shell of my ear, causing small tingles through my body. "Young master gives the aura of a cold and distant child, but he is a very kind boy." He let go of my wrist and walked past me, his hand faintly brushing against mine as he left.

I waited a good few minutes for the beating of my heart to return to normal, and the tingling of my nerves to calm down before clenching my fists and sending a glare in the direction the butler left.

"Bastard."

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"Bastard."

He smirked widely at her foul language as he stood around the corner of the hallway, brushing a dead spider from his gloved hand, and then began walking away to finish his daily tasks. She hadn't even noticed the little spy that had been clinging onto her dainty little hand.

A/N: That's chapter three over and done with. I think it's rushed, because I've been so tired recently. Think I'm coming down with something :[ But that's not going to stop me from writing! I added the last bit with Sebastian as a little after-thought as Claude said I have a means to remind her, may she stray from her path, where her loyalties lie. Just a little something as to what his plans were/may have been xD

If you find any mistakes or things that don't make sense, please tell me in your review, and I'll correct it asap! (As I don't normally read through once I'm finished for any errors xD) Thank you!

Note: I have a poll on my profile concerning a choice of dress for Sakura in chapter four. I hope you'll take the time to pick one, or even if you browse the website for one you like, send me a pm of the dress and I'll add it to the poll :p

There's also other dresses and such on there that I found, so check them out if you like xD

Until next time!

~Obsidian Neko