Catherine's POV

Sebastian woke me up the next morning and part of our second tier duties was to help make breakfast. We found Ciel and Levi alongside with Freckles. Ciel wasn't doing so well with peeling potatoes so Sebastian took the remains of the potatoes and went to get some fish to make fish and chips.

Sebastian being the sweet husband he was managed to get me a decent sized plate full of food. I found Levi sitting next to Ciel and I sat next to Freckles.

"Aw man this is bloody good!" Freckles exclaimed taking a bite of his fish and chips. "Your husband is a natural in the kitchen Crimson"

I blushed before beginning to eat my own breakfast. True enough the fish and chips were delicious and whatever I didn't finish I let Ciel have.

"So are you looking forward to being a mum?" Freckles asked noticing my pregnant belly.

"Very much so" I confirmed placing a hand onto my swollen middle. Esme was quiet for the moment and she normally didn't start kicking unless she heard her uncle or father's voice. The rest of breakfast passed uneventfully and afterwards I went to the main tent to watch the others practice. Again I sat down where the audience sat and watched the other performers begin their exercises.

Ciel was having some trouble with throwing knives so Levi assisted him. A little bit later Ciel's aim with the knives improved and Freckles looked pleased. Levi took his turn with knife throwing and it wasn't long until he was surrounded by female performers.

"Lucky bloke he is" Freckles muttered as I came to join them. I got tired of sitting down.

"Jester is actually courting a lady" I explained.

"Ah well whoever he is courting is one lucky lady" Freckles pointed out.

There were some gasps and we all noticed William and Sebastian were practicing their balancing acts on a whole bunch of objects. I looked at my husband with pride and knew how lucky I was.

"Yeow!" I protested as Esme gave a sharp kick.

"Hey Crimson you okay?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian heard my protest and looked down at me. I waved to my mate I was alright and answered Ciel's question.

"Yeah I'm fine she's just tormenting her mother"

Practice ended and Beast suddenly approached me.

"You'll probably want to freshen up, I need to as well"

I did need a quick bath so I followed the tiger tamer. We stopped by my tent so I could retrieve the necessities for bathing. Beast already had her things and she led us to where the other women bathed. I pulled off my clothes and began to wash my body while Beast did the same.

"Your hair is really pretty" Beast complimented.

"Thanks I inherited the red from my grandmother and the black bangs and edges from my mum, my eyes are a strong genetic trait too"

She and I made more polite talk before eventually we finished bathing. After putting on some new clothes I headed back to my tent where I found my husband looking deep in thought.

I smirked before I approached him and I wrapped my arms around his waist from behind.

"Your one hell of a performer" I told the demon.

Sebastian chuckled before eventually turning to face me.

"Esme didn't hurt you earlier did she?" he asked.

"A little"

Sebastian smirked before getting down to one knee and he placed his hands onto my belly.

"Be nice to your mother darling"

He then kissed my stomach before getting back to his feet. We left our tent to go check on Ciel. My little brother was panting hard no doubt from running around all day. Once Sebastian made sure no one was nearby did Ciel begin to talk.

"We need to search the first tier tents since working the way up to first tier will take too long, the best time to investigate is during a show when the first tier members are performing"

Since tonight's show was going to be starting soon the three of us headed out. Alongside with my husband and brother I helped the first tier performers get ready for their acts. Levi was probably making the audience laugh or something.

Once the first tier group left Ciel felt it was a good time to snoop around. However as soon as we got outside Joker came running over to us carrying Wendy on his back. Apparently she sprained her ankle and couldn't perform so Sebastian was the next best choice.

"Hold on a second Peter can't carry Black right?" I asked.

"Oh bloody hell I didn't think about that!" Joker fussed. "Wait a minute maybe Jester might be able to help you"

"Very well I'll be happy to take Ms. Wendy's place" Sebastian said.

Joker thanked us before he headed in the direction of the infirmary.

"You may not have a chance to look around but I can" Ciel blurted out getting our attention. "We won't have another chance"

Ciel then looked to me.

"Catherine you should watch the show and stay there the snakes have to be dealt with"

"Uh noted" I agreed before complying with my brother's commands.

Ciel's POV

The first tent I went through had nothing of importance but a photograph of the first tier performers with an unfamiliar man. The next tent I went to was Beast's. I went through the contents of the trunk and discovered another picture. In the photograph was Beast again when she was younger with the same man in the other picture from before. I noticed a sign behind them that said "Workhouse". It had to be an orphanage.

Suddenly Sebastian grabbed me and hid both of us in the trunk as Beast entered the tent. The demon then slid an article of clothing out of the crack and Beast grabbed it before putting it on and then left.

"Well it looks like I returned ahead of schedule" Sebastian stated the obvious. "I figured you might need me"

I told him get off before we got out of the bloody trunk.

Catherine's POV

I hoped Ciel and Sebastian were doing alright with their investigating. Sebastian and Levi managed to excite the crowd with their trapeze act.

"Hey Crimson you okay?" Joker asked.

"Huh? Sorry Joker I wasn't paying attention is something wrong?"

"You look a little flushed"

He then placed his human hand onto my forehead.

"Blimey! Crimson you got a fever! Your going to the infirmary lass"

"Alright" I reluctantly agreed.

I tried to stand up but didn't have the strength to do so. Joker ended up carrying me on his back and it was then I felt god awful.

Ciel's POV

I left Joker's tent after I heard him and Dagger getting closer.

"Psst"

I whirled around to see Levi behind me.

"What the bloody hell are you doing here?" I hissed at him.

"Later" my cousin answered before he swore.

In front of us was one of those damn snakes!

Levi kicked the serpent away before leading me safely away from the first tier tents. He took me to his tent and thankfully it was empty.

"I had a vision you got caught so I came to make sure you didn't" he explained. "Did you find anything interesting?"

I told him about the letter I found in Joker's tent that had my name along with Catherine's and our parents names as well. I also mentioned other important details.

Catherine's POV

"This stinks I don't get sick!" I protested as Doc finished taking my temperature. This was a given fact due to my vampire blood. But I was also half human and the bath from before probably triggered my bloody fever.

"Well my dear you have a high fever and a chill"

"Bloody great" I growled.

The tent flap opened and a very worried Sebastian, Ciel, Levi, and Freckles entered.

"My love what is the matter?" my husband demanded coming to my side.

"She has a fever along with a chill nothing too serious" Doc reassured Sebastian. "With some rest she should be fine in a couple of days"

Sebastian nodded and he kissed my forehead before Ciel suddenly had a coughing fit up to the point he actually threw up. So a few minutes later my little brother lay in the bed a few feet away from me.

"He's had an asthma fit" Doc informed us.

"Asthma? Are you certain? We've lived together for three years and I never seen this until today"

"Our mother had asthma" I pointed out.

"Well a rise in stress or a chill can trigger an attack" Doc said.

I shot my brother a worried look before I succumbed to sleep. When I woke the physician was gone and Ciel was asleep. Sebastian was sitting in a chair beside my bed and his gloved hand held my right. My husband noticed I was awake.

"Here my love drink this"

He gave me some water and I drank it down greedily. The demon butler then placed a new cool cloth onto my forehead.

"How is Ciel?" I asked.

"For the time being he's stable" Sebastian reassured me. "I don't intend to leave your side until you feel better, the physician also checked on Esme and she's fine"

I was relieved when I heard that because I had been worried about the baby. My mate kissed my hand before telling me to go back to sleep and I ended up doing so. And I hoped I felt better in the morning.