Catherine's POV

"This is f**ked up" I growled as I finished reading the latest letter from the false queen. Sebastian, Ciel, and I were in London on another case. For the moment we were in Ciel's office where I had just found out what was going on.

Instead of murders there was now a string of kidnappings involving infants being taken from their homes in the middle of the night. So far five babies had been taken from their parents and as usual it was up to the false queen's guard dog and his entourage to solve this case. Thankfully none of the parents have been harmed.

And speaking of children I held Esme closer to me. If someone even tried to snatch her well the kidnapper would end up dealing with a very pissed off dhampir and demon.

"Undertaker might have some information for us so it's best we go see him" Ciel suggested. "I also arranged a meeting with one of the parents"

Sebastian excused himself so he could a carriage ready. I was already to go but I had to swing by my bedroom to get Esme's sling. The sling could be worn around the neck and the baby lay safely within it close to either parent. I wasn't risking my daughter's safety. Once the sling was on I met with Ciel in the lobby.

Sebastian opened the carriage door and helped me inside first before he did the same with Ciel. As usual my husband sat next to me after the carriage pulled away from the townhouse.

The weather was nice thankfully. It had been raining for days on end which drove me crazy. Hell Finny didn't like being kept inside either. Shortly we arrived at Undertaker's parlor and Esme suddenly made an excited squeal surprising me and Sebastian. My husband and I looked to one another before we both shrugged our shoulders.

It wasn't long until we ventured into the former reaper's place of business.

"Back again?" Undertaker asked coming out the shadows.

"Yes we need information due to a new case" Sebastian informed the mortician.

"The missing children?" the silver haired reaper questioned. Ciel nodded and Undertaker shook his head. "I feel horrible for the parents"

The retired reaper then saw Esme and he smiled.

"No jokes today my only request is if I may hold her?" he politely requested.

Sebastian looked to me and I nodded it was okay. The demon carefully slid our daughter out of her sling and brought her to Undertaker. The silver haired reaper took the six month old gently from her father. Esme immediately started purring and this made Undertaker chuckle before he suggested we follow him.

The false queen had Scotland Yard send over the information about the missing infants. Ciel placed the documents for Undertaker to look at on his desk. The silver haired reaper sat down and looked at the paperwork while still holding Esme.

"The good news is these little ones haven't been my customers" the reaper explained.

"So their alive then" Sebastian pointed out.

"If I were to guess these children were kidnapped so they could be given to other families" Undertaker suggested.

He tapped on two documents that caught his interest.

"Both of these little ones were found abandoned and were eventually adopted" he explained.

"Yes I noticed that" Ciel agreed.

There were families who couldn't have children and adoption was the next best choice.

"The parents are drugged so they won't be in the way when the infant is taken" Ciel continued.

"Well my lord I shall keep an eye and ear out" Undertaker promised before he kissed Esme on top of her forehead and walked over to me. I took my daughter out of his arms and put her back in her sling.

"I almost forgot to thank you for keeping her safe during the black widow case" I stated.

"I am her protector for the time being so no thanks is necessary Lady Catherine" the silver haired man pointed out. "To be honest if Webb had tried to harm Esme your grandmother would have torn her to shreds"

I chuckled because this was true. My grandmother had a vicious temper when it came to her loved ones being harmed. I just hoped Esme wouldn't gain it. Sometimes it skipped a generation or it didn't. We thanked Undertaker for his time before we headed to the residence to interview one of the couples who's son was taken from. The devastated parents were human.

It turned out the couple were middle class and they worked hard to make a living. They had been married for five years and tried for two to have children. Then the wife finally got pregnant and the pregnancy went smoothly while the labor and birth proved otherwise. The little boy was a month old and one night the mother went to nurse her baby when she found him gone. The nursery window had been left open.

We asked the couple questions if they knew anyone who would want to hurt them emotionally or if they had enemies. But they assured us they didn't and Ciel promised he would provide updates before we took our leave.

"I think their son's kidnapping was random" Sebastian suggested as we rode the carriage back to the townhouse.

"I agree and I think the baby was taken so it could be adopted out" Ciel concluded. My brother then looked to Esme. "I think Esme helped kept them calm"

"Yeah I noticed that too" I agreed with him.

Esme was now asleep and I again drew her closer to me. I guess it was my maternal instinct that did this but I didn't give a damn. No one was going to take my daughter unless they had a death wish.

Later

Before Sebastian went on his night rounds he brought Esme's bassinet so it was closest to his side of the bed. Soon she would be too big to sleep in it anymore. My little girl was down for the night and I was already in bed.

I was looking through a photo album that revolved around my daughter. There many pictures of me throughout the stages of my pregnancy with Sebastian always at my side. Some of the photos had his head pressed against my belly or kissing it.

The other photos had Esme from the moment she had been born to her current age. The pictures I loved the most were of Sebastian or Ciel interacting with her.

"Eying our daughter's photo album?" my husband asked when he returned from his rounds and he began to undress for bed.

I shot the demon a glare and he smirked before he resumed what he was doing. Afterwards he walked over to the bassinet so he could look at Esme. He quietly kissed her before joining me. My beloved took the photo album from me and looked through it.

"You were beautiful when you carried Esme" the demon confessed.

"I felt bloody huge" I growled.

My remark made Sebastian chuckle again and he set the album down. He kissed my eyelids which made me blush.

"It was amusing when we found out you were pregnant" he said. "I was embarrassed I didn't even know until Julia revealed it"

"She did say demon offspring were tricky to detect" I added. I then grinned. "When she was born you cried and you don't cry Sebastian"

"I maybe a demon my love but I feel as humans do and seeing our daughter for the first time was important to me"

I kissed Sebastian's cheek to let him know I was only teasing him. And the demon gave me a mind blowing kiss back showing he forgave me for my teasing.

So I had a brief writers block but this idea came from a book I finished yesterday. Anyway I have good news folks! There will be a sequel to this story. It will be a crossover with Vampire Knight. The sequel will revolve around Abigail Michaelis who is Undertaker and Esme's only daughter and oldest child. Sebastian and Catherine will be present in the story too since Abigail is their grandchild. You my beloved readers shall decide whether Abigail will be paired with Zero or Kaname. Let me know your choice in a review!