Catherine's POV

Esme was now seven months old and she finally stopped nursing. Her diet mostly consisted of formula, blood, and small portions of solid foods. And speaking of which Sebastian was feeding her solids at the moment.

"I bet your glad Esme doesn't need to nurse anymore" Ciel teased me.

We were in the middle of breakfast and our attention was currently on my daughter.

"You have no idea" I replied to my brother.

Esme was also beginning to crawl around too. It wouldn't be long until she would be walking.

Three weeks passed since our last trip to London. Things have been quiet and it was quite nice not having to deal with a case.

"Young master a letter has arrived for you!" Mey-Rin announced coming into the dining hall.

"Probably from her majesty no doubt" Sebastian stated as he finished feeding Esme and began to clean her up.

Ciel shrugged before gesturing for Mey-Rin to bring him the letter. She obeyed and gave it to Ciel before bowing and she took her leave. The letter didn't have the royal seal so it wasn't from the false queen. Ciel opened it and read the contents before he chuckled.

"Who is it from?" I asked.

"It's from Joker" Ciel answered.

Immediately I was on my feet and once I got to Ciel's side he let me have the letter to read. Sure enough it was a letter from the former ringleader of Noah's Arc Circus. He wrote that he, Beast, and Doll had formed a new circus and it didn't involve any violence this time. Their shows weren't as elaborate from what they had been used to but it was going well for them financially.

"Their back in London for a week to debut their new shows" Ciel explained. My brother held some tickets. "We've been invited to see a show and visit them"

"This will be interesting" Sebastian stated and Esme was now in his arms. "We should take Snake with us it's been awhile since he last saw his friends"

Ciel nodded in agreement.

"We'll go to London and see how things are faring for them I look forward to see how Doll is doing"

Sebastian had a mischievous look on his face and I shot him a glare. A couple hours later Ciel, Sebastian, Snake, Esme, and I were on our to London. Snake got very excited when he was informed he was going to see his old friends. Esme slept peacefully in my arms.

"By the way have you heard from Sadie recently?" I wondered.

"She's actually in France" Ciel explained. "She's on holiday with her family"

My little brother however sounded a bit sad. It was obvious he missed his fiancée.

"By the way Sebastian don't try to pet another tiger okay?" I changed the subject.

"Yes Sebastian that's an order" Ciel commanded. "I can't have my sister faint again"

"As you wish my young lord" the demon promised.

A couple hours later we arrived in London and dropped by the townhouse first. We didn't stay there for long and soon we were on our way to the new circus. When we arrived there was a good sized crowd eager to see the show. Esme was now awake and she was fascinated with her surroundings. Sebastian decided to take her since my arms needed a break.

Snake had his other serpents back at the townhouse stored away safely. He brought Emily with him since he only communicated with his snakes. Sebastian found us some good seats so Esme could watch the show. After a short wait Joker appeared and he looked no different than the last time we saw him.

He greeted the crowd before he did a silly juggling act to start things off. After his brief introduction a man with short dark brown hair appeared and around him were various sparring dummies and a target board. He drew out a couple of swords and he began a swords dance.

He was a damn skilled sword wielder and he was quick to dispose of the sparring dummies before he threw both of his swords into the target board without looking. Joker called him Blades and the stage name fit.

More acts were performed with new people. Then Doll dressed up in a prettier costume did her tightrope walk. Ciel blushed a little and I elbowed him in the side to tease him. Eventually Beast made her debut and with her was Blades. But instead of one tiger there was two. Beast did most of the work while Blade assisted. Blades seemed to have a connection with the tigers and it hit me.

"That chap is a black panther shifter" I told my husband and brother.

"Are you certain?" Sebastian inquired.

"Absolutely" I confirmed.

A few more acts were performed before the show ended. When the crowd began to disperse Joker noticed us. He smiled and Snake rushed over to his friend and hugged him.

"Long time no see" the ringleader greeted as we walked over to him. "It's good to see you three again"

"Likewise you seem to be doing very well for yourself" Ciel responded.

Joker chuckled before continuing.

"It's been a tough road but we managed to get here"

Joker wore a wedding band on his left hand and I smirked.

"So you married Beast eh?"

"I sure did" the ringleader admitted. "I should have done it sooner"

Joker then took notice of Esme and my daughter was smiling. She enjoyed the show despite not understanding what was going on.

"Crimson is the little lass that was inside you?"

"Yes her name is Esme"

"She's a darling and she looks exactly like you Black"

Sebastian chuckled and agreed with the ringleader.

Joker then made a teddy bear appear and after it was obvious there wasn't anything harmful on it was the stuffed animal given to Esme. A short while later we had tea with the ringleader so we could catch up.

"Did those children make it back to their families?" Joker questioned. "I was worried they wouldn't"

"Yes" Ciel answered. "And I managed to erase any traces of the kidnappings so you wouldn't be arrested, you were manipulated by Baron Kelvin and didn't deserve punishment"

"Thank you for doing that Smile" Joker said. "You know now these days you do seem to smile more"

Ciel chuckled at that remark.

"Smile!"

Doll hugged Ciel and my brother blushed before returning the embrace back. Beast and Blades entered the tent and the tiger tamer shared a nod with Sebastian before saying hello to us.

"Lord Phantomhive?" Blades suddenly asked.

"My apologies sir but have we met before?"

Blades shook his head.

"No we haven't my lord but my family and I are familiar with your work for her majesty"

Doll went to stand next to Blades and she clutched his arm. I smirked because she and the black panther shifter were mates.

"Blades came to us a couple of months ago" Beast explained. "He's a black panther shifter"

"And mate bound to Doll" I added.

Doll and Blades blushed.

"How did you know that?" Joker wondered.

"I'm a dhampir" I went on. "My mother was a vampire while my father was human"

"I heard of vampires but never crossed paths with one" Joker stated.

It was nice to catch up with Joker and his entourage but we eventually had to leave because Esme was getting tired and would need her nap.

Later.

I kissed Esme on top of her forehead as she slept. She held her teddy bear which was damn adorable. I was glad Joker was doing well along with Beast and Doll. They were grateful Ciel employed Snake. The snake handler had a good day reuniting with his companions. Blades seemed like a nice guy but he was hiding something. I just hoped it wasn't anything that would jeopardize his current situation.

"Gah drat" I muttered when a craving for Sebastian's blood sparked to life inside me.

As though he read my mind the demon butler wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Let's quench your craving Little Dhampir" my husband suggested.

I was dressed for bed so I wouldn't have to worry about ruining my clothes. Sebastian guided me to the bed and he sat down before inviting me to sit in his lap. His tailcoat was hung up and he was barefoot. It wasn't long until the demon was bare from the waist up. I licked the area between Sebastian's shoulder and neck before my fangs bit into his flesh.

His blood tasted divine and my husband shivered in pleasure as I drank from him. I fed for five minutes before eventually removing my canines from my mate. His bite marks healed automatically which was the advantage of being a demon.

"You missed a spot" Sebastian teased before licking away the blood that had been on the corner of my lips.

My husband then proceeded to push me underneath him and he was showering licks and kisses on the left side of my neck. Thankfully that was all he did since Esme was asleep.

"Sometimes I wish your weren't a pervert" I told the butler.

My mate smirked evilly and that alone made my panties to become soaked. Sebastian then pulled my panties down my legs and he stood up so he could get me a new pair. The demon then snorted when he saw I had hidden one of his tailcoats in my underwear drawer again.

Blades is hiding something. Don't worry he's not to going to ruin things for Joker, Beast, and Doll.