Hello guys!
I'm so glad many of you are enjoying this story!
Anyway we meet a new OC in this chapter. Her original name Julia Aster belongs to Pixelberry since I played the Royal Masaquarsde. I know reapers die from suicide but in this story there are other occurrences which one becomes a reaper. I have yet to decide Julia's outfit and her death scythe is a spear. Also to answer Shadow Wolf 15846's question Catherine won't become pregnant until later.
Catherine's POV
I was about to change clothes when Mey-Rin screamed. I hauled ass out of my room and made my way down to the basement where the others were looking at an empty cell. My eyes lit up at the smell of human blood and Levi's were doing the same. Blood was splattered on the cell floor and there was a large hole in the wall behind it.
A villager came out of breath saying the demon hound struck again. After we grabbed the proper outdoor wear the villager took us to where we needed to go. The other villagers were on their knees singing that damned song again. Levi and I maneuvered around the villagers and our eyes widened at seeing Lord Henry's body.
Apparently whatever attacked him took his right arm clean off. Sebastian walked past me and Levi to get a better look at the corpse.
"There was definitely some kind of canine here" Levi whispered to me.
Angela passed out which was probably due to shock. Since there was nothing else we could do we returned to Barrymore Castle. I went straight back to my bedroom and got out of my wet clothes.
"What the?"
I found a dark blue nightgown that I know I didn't pack myself. The gown itself was beautiful and I pulled it on.
"Ah I see you found my gift" Sebastian stated from behind me.
"You like to surprise me don't you mate?" I questioned the demon without looking at him.
Sebastian chuckled before he began to undress and I went over to the bed. I was exhausted from the day's events. I lay on my stomach and growled.
"What is it my love?" my mate asked.
"My back hurts" I complained.
"Then let me take care of that Little Dhampir"
Soon Sebastian's hands began to undo the knots and I closed my eyes enjoying every single moment of the massage.
Next Morning.
"These pancakes look good" I praised Sebastian as he placed my breakfast in front of me.
"They taste good too" Ciel added taking a bite.
Taking my brother's word I took a bite and the delicious taste of the pancakes melted in my mouth.
"Levi where's that new dog of yours?" Ciel asked looking to our cousin.
"He's in my bedroom resting I decided his name is Buck"
Since Levi wasn't a servant he was having breakfast with us.
"Sebastian!"
"Uh oh sounds like trouble" Levi muttered as Mey-Rin and Finney barged into the dining room out of breath.
"What is it?" my beloved asked.
"Angela is missing" Finney explained. "Have you seen her?"
"I believe she went to get some herbs she said you didn't feel well earlier"
A flash of guilt appeared on Finney's face and the gardener turned around and rushed back outside like a bat out of hell. Due to the supposed demon hound running around Tanaka, Mey-Rin, and Bard followed suit.
"I'll go make sure they don't get hurt" Levi sighed before standing up.
"You just want to get close to Mey-Rin" I teased.
"Damn straight she's my mate"
That got me and Ciel to widen our eyes as we watched our cousin go off after the others.
"Looks like you were right brother" I told Ciel.
Ciel chuckled in response.
Levi's POV
"Damn this fog is thick" I complained as me, Mey-Rin, Tanaka, and Bard searched for Angela.
We took a quick breather before I saw something that made my blood turn cold. One of the rocks ahead had a severed human arm on it and a familiar ring was on one of the fingers.
"Is that Lord Henry's arm?" Mey-Rin asked paling.
"Yep" I confirmed.
"Bloody disgusting" Bard spat.
"Someone's coming!" Finney interrupted.
The five us went to hide behind a rock and a minute later a naked man appeared.
"Where are his clothes?" Mey-Rin wondered.
"I think he might be a shape shifter like myself" I whispered to her as the man sniffed Lord Henry's arm before moving it.
"You think he killed Lord Henry?" Bard asked.
"If he did I can't tell the rain from last night must have washed that man's scent off" I pointed out.
"Maybe Angela asked that man to kill Lord Henry" my mate suggested.
"Angela wouldn't do that!" Finney protested before I put my hand onto his mouth.
Suddenly the townsfolk found us and they all wore swimsuits which confused the living hell out of me and my companions. According to them they had been standing under the waterfall close by hoping to please the demon hound. They claimed they heard the beast cry out last night and Finney paled.
Eventually we parted ways from the villagers because the man from before was gone and I was able to follow his scent.
"All of you stay back" I ordered.
Tanaka, Finney, Mey-Rin, and Bard obeyed as I shifted to my wolf form. I was bigger than my wild cousin's but smaller compared to the big white wolf like demon hound that stood before us. My fur was silver and I bared my teeth showing this dog I was protecting my friends.
"That's the demon hound!" Bard exclaimed.
The demon hound had red eyes and it barked a challenge at me which I countered with a snarl. Finney suddenly ran forward earning a protest from Mey-Rin and Bard. The demon hound charged forward and Finney tried to grab it but it was to no avail.
I charged forward and with all of my strength I body slammed the damn dog hard in the side. The white dog whined and I proceeded to run around the creature in circles hopping to confuse it. Bard had tried to use Tanaka's gun but party streamers shot out of it instead.
I let out a yelp when the hound used it's tail to smack me away from it. I landed on my side which hurt and Mey-Rin came over to me. The hound then charged forward and raised its large paw ready to make the killing blow when Sebastian appeared out of nowhere and simply used a gloved hand to stop the hound in place.
Catherine's POV
"Good god that's a big ass dog!" I exclaimed not believing my eyes.
"You seem to be good with shaking hands" Sebastian told the white canine. "But well trained or not you'll have to go"
Sebastian simply sent the demon hound into the air by using a simple throw. The huge canine crashed into some ruins making its surroundings create dust. Ciel told Sebastian now wasn't the time to be playing with a puppy.
"Levi? I'm surprised you couldn't take this beast down you are half wolf" Sebastian teased my cousin without looking at him.
Levi barked before resuming his human form.
"Shut the hell up butler" Levi replied. "In case you noticed that damn mutt is bigger than me"
The demon hound's eyes stopped glowing red and it sniffed the air.
"It smells irresistible doesn't it dog?" Sebastian asked and he brought out a box of dog treats.
That got me and Levi to fall down in disbelief. The white canine saw the treats and it's mouth watered before eventually running towards Sebastian. My mate then leapt into the air and landed on the canine's snout. I face palmed as the demon chewed on the dog's nose which the beast enjoyed.
The demon hound landed on the ground and whined in content.
"Your butler is weird" Levi told Ciel.
"Oh you have no idea" my brother agreed.
Sebastian then jumped off of the massive beast and then delivered it a punishing kick. Both Levi and I winced knowing that had to hurt. Sebastian repeatedly rewarded and punished the demon dog and he finished things off by running to the canine and proceeded to hug it. Sebastian then jumped into the air carrying the demon hound with him.
Together the two of them slammed hard into the ground creating a large hole in the earth. All of us went to the hole worried about Sebastian. Ciel told Sebastian to wrap things up and my mate replied before the earth shook. Then a huge geyser of water shot out of the ground and it felt warm.
"Looks like your mate found a hot spring" Levi joked elbowing me in the side. I returned the favor as Sebastian landed with ease from standing up on top of the geyser. In his arms he held a naked man with silver hair and it was a shape shifter. The man licked Sebastian on the cheek and my mate was disgusted.
Angela finally found us and she called out the shape shifter's name which was Pluto. Pluto got out of Sebastian's arms and rushed over to Angela happy to see her. The maid proceeded to explain she had found Pluto a month ago and kept him hidden from Lord Henry. According to her Pluto took his human form whenever he got excited and the maid asked Ciel if we could take him back to the manor.
The look on Sebastian's face was hilarious and it led to me and Levi laughing behind the butler's back. The townsfolk found us and they got to their knees thanking us for lifting the demon hound curse. Since a hot spring was found construction would begin after we left. It looks like our case in Houndsworth was finally closed.
Outside of London
Grell's POV
"Gah what a dull soul" I whined finishing up my latest victim.
I was working overtime as punishment for killing Angelina and I didn't have my precious scythe. I missed my weapon and Bassy. I swooned at the thought of the demon butler. My mind was so occupied by naughty thoughts I didn't feel the earth shake beneath me.
"Ah they you are Julia" I greeted the large dragoness before me.
Julia Aster was a unique grim reaper. She was half dragon shifter and half human. Well she wasn't human anymore due to her death which had been caused by a hunter. In her dragon form she had four limps meaning she could walk around using her wings. Her scales were red and they made her beautiful. The frills on her neck and tail were orange and her eyes in her dragon state were emerald green.
Julia snorted before she wrapped her wings around her body and she returned to her human form. Soon a woman with brown hair and the same yellow-green eyes all reapers had looked back at me. Unlike most reapers Julia didn't need glasses due to her dragon half. She held a silver spear in one hand while the other was on her hip in disapproval.
"It would seem my mate caused a bit of trouble in my absence"
I simply blushed afraid to admit the truth. Julia sighed before approaching me. She grabbed my cheek and pinched it.
"OW! MY LOVE THAT HURTS!" I whined.
"Every time I go out on assignment you're always causing trouble" she scolded letting go of my cheek. "I heard you made some unauthorized killings that weren't on your list"
"It's a long story my Juliette"
"You also have the smell of a demon on you"
I paled at that revelation. I was hoping to keep Bassy a secret I guess William told her.
Julia didn't care if I flirted with others as long as I didn't cross the line. Despite my flirtatious nature I was faithful to my Juliette. She found my flirting with others amusing and it was one of the reasons she fell for me.
"William told you about the demon eh?" I asked.
"He told me the details he thought I would want to hear, you have a perverted mind mate of mine"
She then smirked before grabbing my bow tie and gave me a kiss. I wrapped both of my arms around her waist and passionately kissed her back.
Outside of Phantomhive Manor
Catherine's POV
No one is looking Persephone reassured me.
The demon cat hadn't been pleased we brought home Pluto but she thought an extra pair of eyes was a good idea. We returned home earlier in the day and I snuck out of the manor to a hidden hot spring that I discovered awhile back. No one else knew about it since I tended to visit said spring whenever it was dark and everyone was asleep.
But knowing Sebastian he would find it eventually. Persephone was in her larger form and acted as look out. Her tail had flames surrounding it whenever she was in this form. Thankfully she controlled the flames so they wouldn't accidentally set something on fire.
I placed my robe onto a rock and got into the warm water. I sighed because the water felt damn good and I was stingy enough at not wanting to share it. I wondered how Levi was adjusting to having Buck around. Knowing my aunt and uncle they probably would let their son keep the dog. Uncle Edward loved animals too.
"I'm impressed at how long you managed to keep this hot spring hidden from everyone else Little Dhampir"
I rolled my eyes at the amusement in my mate's voice. I looked to see the demon butler smirking while petting Persephone on the head.
"Did anyone follow you?" I asked turning away.
"Now if I allowed that my love you wouldn't be happy"
"Your damn right I wouldn't be" I agreed. "How long have you known about this spot?"
"Long enough" Sebastian replied.
His eyes lit up with lust.
"We can't be intimate tonight demon" I pointed at the half moon.
"You don't need to worry about that I'm aware your not ready to have a child yet" Sebastian reassured me.
I did want children with Sebastian but he was right I wasn't ready. Sebastian took off his tail coat and my face went red and I turned around. Despite the many times my mate and I had sex I still got shy whenever he would undress from time to time. I jumped when I felt muscular arms wrap themselves around my waist.
"Being shy again Little Dhampir?" my beloved asked me.
He kissed my left shoulder and I shivered. I felt the demon wearing pants under the water. His left hand intertwined with my right. I wasn't wearing my rings since I planned on coming outside.
"I think I'll keep this spot a secret as well" Sebastian said. "It gives us some privacy"
"I'll kick your ass if anyone finds out about it" I reminded him.
"Then I intend not to do such a thing" Sebastian promised before suddenly appearing in front of me.
"Can you not do that?" I scolded.
Sebastian didn't reply but he did smirk before he pressed his lips onto my left hand. Then he drew me closer to him and gave me a light kiss on my mouth before licking the right side of my neck. His fangs then bit into my flesh and I moaned. Hey when my demon mate did this it was wonderful.
Sebastian eventually released his mouth from my flesh and he licked the bite wound clean. On instinct I licked my blood away from the corner of his mouth. We stayed in the hot spring for a bit longer until the water became too hot for us. After I put my robe back and Sebastian dressed in his clothes did my mate carry me all the way back to our bedroom bridal style and I enjoyed every damn moment of it.
