A/N: HEY GUYS! So, guess what, I'm not as overwhelmed this week as I thought. I'll be posting another chapter today, but maybe not another one. We'll see. But yeah! This week is going to be pretty busy at the store I work at, because it's Holy Week and everyone wants to buy Easter related stuff, so, after today I wasn't going to have a break, it felt like. But, I'm not working this thurs, which is great! Fantastic! Yes, I could be earning some extra money, but it was going to be stressed out otherwise. Nonstop working until sun, and then back to work on mon. That wasn't going to be fun at all.

Anyways, enough about that.

So, just to clarify, this 'game' I'm having the children play in this chapter goes by many names. It's a game I learned how to play at a camp I was working at, when I was a teen. The old game name for it was 'White Knight, Black Knight', but we changed it to 'Blue Knight, Red Knight' or whatever colors we came up with, because of the whole white and black racist stuff. Considering I'm half Filipino, half Polish, living in America. A first generation on my mother's side, and I think… it's a third/fourth generation on my father's [I'm pretty sure it's fourth], I don't exactly care about it. I'm more tan/yellow than anything else.

Yeah. I said it. I went there.

But anyways, so that's the game. I kind of tweaked it for the sake of the story, but it's pretty much that game. I'm not sure if there's a special name this game is actually called, but at the camp I had worked at, it was one of the favorite games the kids liked to play. Because you can play it for hours on end, and it honestly doesn't get very old… It does when you're the one having to come up with things for the kids to do, like skipping and running and whatever, because if everyone gets tagged out the game automatically ends, but for the kids it was fun. Because it's like tag, but not quite. If you have ten minutes to spare and you need time to kill, in the woods, that's something fun to do, or if it's thirty minutes. Or forty. You don't have to keep coming up with games, is what I'm saying here.

So yeah. There's that. If you guys have any questions on the game, you can comment, or look it up. I'm not even sure if it's an old game… or a newer game… but it's a fun game. You don't need anything to play it. Just a bunch of kids who want to burn built up energy. I may just post the next chapter later in the day, for the follow up to this 'game'… or wait till later. Depends on my mood. I am writing, currently, and I just decided to post a chapter because I have the time and energy to do so.

Okay. That's it! I hope you guys are ENJOYING your week!

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"Lady Clara Graves, these are my relatives, the Midfords. Sadly, your husband couldn't attend, dear sister?" Vincent asked in a curious tone, while the slightly shorter woman scoffed in response.

"Dear Alexis has his own business to attend to, but he should be joining us by dinner time," the woman stated, simply, before her gaze turned to you.

You tried not to grimace or give her an irritated smirk, but instead you did your best to smile, though not too widely. Damn, your nervous habits! This woman doesn't seem to want to play around, and you know exactly those sorts of beings.

"… Forgive my brother. He's terrible at introductions," the woman decided to say, casting her brother an irritated look while he grinned deviously in response, causing a huff to leave her breath.

"This is a casual gathering, dear sister. No need to be strict –"

"This is why people don't take you seriously, Vincent!" the woman scoffed, before sighing deeply, placing a couple of fingers upon her nose to calm herself, and then she sighed, letting in a deep breath, and you could tell she was composing herself into a dignified woman before continuing. "… I am Marchioness Francis Midford," she began, but before she continued you gave her a little curtsey.

"A pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Lady Francis," you began, noticing the irritable look she gave you when you said 'lady', but heck, you despise using a person's title. It's just too much work to memorize all of that nonsense. "Your brother, Lord Vincent, told me a lot about you."

"Did he?" she asked, in a dark and irritated tone, but before Vincent could defend himself you continued with a light smile on your face, quickly standing back up straight to look her in her soft blue, almost silver eyes… huh.

You cannot help but wonder if Claudia was a spitting image of you, or not, for her daughter to have rather identical eyes, to your own… hmm…

"Vincent told me you are a very proud and intelligent woman, Lady Midford. Also, that you know your way around a sword," you decided to say, pausing as she, and her children who were watching this play out from the sidelines, gave you an intrigued glance as you continued with a light smile. "What do you call it, fencing? I've never fenced before, but personally I've been taught the arts of swordsmanship… but I'm not the best," you chuckled nervously. "I'm better at archery, the staff, and hand to hand combat, myself."

"Are you now?" she responded, casting Vincent a cautious glance, but he smirked and gave her a light nod, causing the woman to sigh deeply to herself. "Yes, well… Perhaps I can teach you."

"If you wish," you replied, causing her to nod before gesturing to her children.

"And this is my eldest son and daughter. Children, introduce yourselves," she ordered, rather then asked, but you decided to not let her get underneath your skin as you turned your attention to her children, which caused you to smile slightly at the bright smile on the girl's face.

"Hello! My name is Lady Elizabeth, Elizabeth Midford, but you can call me Lizzy!" she giggled, her blonde pigtails bouncing upon her shoulders, and her brother took a step forward and let out a tired sigh.

"And my name is Lord Edward Midford, the heir to the Midford household… Is it my understanding that you work with the Undertaker?" he asked, his sharp green eyes staring into your bright blue, and you gave him a light smile in return.

"Well, yes –"

"She's my assistant~~" you heard a familiar giggle, as a hand slumped onto your shoulder, and you could hear the irritated groan leaving Francis' breath while the boy looked disgusted, and the girl was a bit nervous and stood behind her brother, as if he was a shield. "Good day~ little Francis~, gah hehehehehe~~"

"Undertaker," she responded, almost spitting out the name as if it left a vile taste in her mouth, but you couldn't help but smirk at her initial reaction. "I didn't realize you were here, too."

"Well I –"

"Lady Phantomhive insisted~ that I come by the mansion to say hello, but I refused until Undertaker agreed to come with me. He's a bit of a hermit," you smirked, causing the wide grin on Undertaker's face to falter, slightly. "Doesn't get out much~. Figured social interactions would be good for him."

"Hmm… Good. At least you're helping the poor man," Francis stated, raising an eyebrow at the much taller man who just let out a tired sigh, causing her to lightly smirk. "My, I haven't seen you so… rattled, Lord Undertaker."

"I am not rattled," he responded, but before he could make a snappy comeback you decided to change the topic.

"So, little Midfords," you began, getting the children's attention as you turned to them and smiled lightly, "how long will you be staying?"

"Ah… I'm not quite sure. Mother?" you heard Edward ask, causing his mother to give Vincent an irritable look.

"Yes, how long? At the very most, only two days," Francis stated, promptly, causing the man to smirk.

"Sounds delightful to me –"

"Great. Well, the twins are in the garden. We're about to play a game. Want to join us?" you asked, causing the two children to look at each other, then at their mother.

Who sighed tiredly in response.

"If you wish, children… what sort of game?" she asked in a curious tone, but you simply smirked in response.

"I don't know~, yet. I'm going to teach the children a game I've played before. You're welcome to join us," you continued with a grin, causing the woman to sigh.

"Probably not –"

"Alright. Come on. I've kept the others waiting long enough," you responded, turning and already walking away from the conversation, and you noticed the two children looking to their mother, who nodded in approval, and they quickly rushed to follow you down the long hallways, towards the garden.

"I get to see Ciel!?" the girl excitedly giggled, causing her brother to groan in response.

"He's not exciting, sister. You shouldn't be so overjoyed –"

"Do you like him?" you asked, but the girl shrugged in response.

"Of course. We're engaged! At least, that's what mother says," Lizzy told you, and you nodded your head in response.

"I see… Well, I'm not familiar with the formalities of nobility. Anyways, I owe those twins one more game to play, and you, Edward, can help me."

"O-oh?" he responded in an unsure tone, but you gave him a sly smirk before continuing somberly.

"Yes. It'll be easy. Don't get worried. Besides, you're the oldest out of the bunch, so you can assist me."

"A-alright," he agreed, reluctantly, but you simply smiled in response.

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"Look who I brought~" you grinned, and you heard an irritated groan from behind you as a little girl giggled and ran right past you.

"Ciel!"

"Lizzy!" the older of the twins exclaimed, the two of them giggling while the younger twin walked closer to you, tugging on the end of your dress with a worried look on his face.

"A-are you sure I can do this?"

"Are you still feeling under the weather?" you responded, kneeling down onto one knee to place your hand against his forehead, but all the blue haired, blue eyed boy did was stare at you with a bright blush on his cheeks, his blush growing redder at the content grin you gave him. "Well, if you're not feeling well you could sit this out –"

"N-no. I-I ah…" he blinked, looking past you at who you assume to be Edward, before giving you a determined look. "I don't want to make everyone feel bad."

"Okay then," you smirked, standing up and patting his head before you calmly made your way over to Tanaka, and you gave him a curious look. "You're here?"

"Supervising. My lord is curious about your little game," he told you, and you smiled in return.

"Okay. Well, after I go over the rules and we get started, you can get me a chair and a cup of water."

"Of course," he responded with a bow, but before anything else could interrupt you, you took off your gloves, tucking them underneath an arm, before you clapped your palms together to get the children's attention.

"Right, listen up! I promised a game I know, and while I don't personally know too many, there is one that I think you'll find interesting… and enjoyable until lunchtime," you stated, pausing for a moment before you looked over at Edward. "Edward, could you help me demonstrate, child?"

"Y-yes… but I'm not a child," he scoffed, causing you to slyly smirk at him.

"Oh really~?" you responded in a tone similar to Undertaker when he was about to tease you, and you continued with a light chuckle, "well fine. Since you're such an adult~, I'll change the rules, just for you."

"That's a look mum gives when she's going to scold daddy," Lizzy stated, but Edward scoffed and turned to his sister, while the twins seemed to be giggling to themselves over this new information.

"Don't sass me, sister –"

"Alright, alright!" you spoke up, interrupting the obvious argument that was going to arise, so you got straight to the point. "The game I'm thinking of playing is called… White Knight, Black Knight," you stated, waiting for the children to give each other confused looks, before Edward held up his hand. "… Yes Edward?"

"I've never heard of it," he stated promptly, causing his sister to let out a surprised gasp.

"You don't!?" she responded, and you couldn't help but smirk at the quiet twins as they watched the scene unfold, hand grasping the other as they glanced to you and Tanaka, wondering if you're going to say something or not.

"W-why no," Edward responded with an embarrassed blush, but you let a cough leave your breath as you held your fist up to your hand, and he turned to you with a pout on his face. "Is that one of those American games?"

"Actually~, it's a game my friends and I came up with when I was y'aih high," you grinned, holding your hand to your side, about the same height as Elizabeth actually is, before you continued, "and a combination of other stuff. You can call the game Red Knight, Blue Knight, or even reverse the colors and say Black Knight, White Knight. It doesn't matter. The game play is still the same."

"So," the oldest twin began, after being nudged by his younger half to prompt him to ask the question in the first place, "what are the rules?"

"Good question, Ciel," you stated, before you turned to Edward and gave him a coy smirk, causing the boy to instinctively flinch under your gaze. "… Edward, you ready?"

"N-not really –"

"The game is a combination of a few games. Mainly, tag," you began, giving the children a moment to digest as you continued. "We have two teams, the White Knights, and the Black Knights, and you need one other person to be the announcer… or prompter. It's a very~ difficult task," you told them with a smirk, before putting a hand upon your chest. "Since I know how to play, I'll sit this round out and you children can play. The goal is to get as many people on your side, as you can. It's like tag.

"So, what I'll be doing is giving you kids a task. For example, I may say, White Knights, take six steps, by hopping. So," you grinned, holding up a foot and jumping up and down, while holding up your skirt slightly as you did so you wouldn't trip, "you jump once, twice, and you get the picture for six steps. So, one," you began, jumping and getting closer to the children, "two," you smirked as Edward flinched as you began to get closer, "three, four, five, and six!" you exclaimed, stopping right in front of the boy and causing him to yelp, just slightly. "And now, let's say Edward is a Black Knight. If I tag him," you continued, patting him on top of the head and causing a scoff to leave his breath, while you grinned deviously at his irritation, "he's now a White Knight.

"I will declare which team is the taggers, and which are the runners. And, I have every right in my authority to change which team tags, and which runs away and avoid the other team… You guys will get it once we start playing. It's easier to play the game, then to explain it," you stated, giving Edward another quick pat on the head before taking a few steps away, "though the real~ question is, Edward," you continued, causing the boy to give you a pout, "are you going to insist that you are a child, or an adult?"

"An adult, of course," he scoffed, but the grin you gave him, crude and devious, and the slight chuckle Tanaka made at the sight of your suddenly revealed mischievous nature, caused the boy to gulp in response. "W-what?"

"Fine. You see, considering the age difference~, children get the extra advantage. Plus, adults have longer strides," you told him, "so, considering you're an adult~, if I say you can take, for example, eight steps, you can only take four. You must divide the number I give… if you insist on being an adult, that is," you decided to say, and he huffed, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"I am."

"Do you know how to divide numbers?" you asked, but he scoffed.

"Of course! –"

"Great. Then, for another example, if I say three, you only take one and a half steps. It's only fair~, if you're an adult against children… Can you agree to those terms?" you asked in a curious tone, and you heard the boy huff underneath his breath, followed by a tired sigh.

"Yes ma'am."

"Great. Oh, one more thing," you continued, holding up a finger before the children could think about their 'strategies'. "My friends and I also have this thing we call 'time out'. A time out is when you need to take a break because you're thirsty or need to breathe. You can take a break whenever you wish," you continued, glancing to the twins, the youngest to be specific, and casting them a devious smirk, "buuut~, you cannot use a time out to get out of being tagged. You go like this," you told them, making a 'T' with your hands, "and say, I call a time out! And if I allow it, you can sit down and take a break. And don't worry, you can start where you were at when you come back to the game. Plus," you chuckled, giving them a cheeky grin, "I've used time outs a lot, myself. I get shortness of breath if I run around too much.

"Now, do you understand?" you decided to say, clasping your hands together as you set your gloves down on the grassy ground, and the children gave each other slightly unsure looks. "… Okay. Great!" you grinned, pretending that they weren't giving each other confused glances as you continued. "Edward," you began, getting the boy's attention, "you will be a Black Knight. And everyone else is the White Knights. Black Knights are it!" you shouted, causing the twins to jump, but Edward simply give you an embarrassed look in return. "The White Knights have five seconds to get away. One!" you began, the children giving each other confused looks before the younger one grabbed his brother's hand.

"Come on!" the younger twin shouted, tugging his older brother away.

"Two!"

"Lizzy!" Ciel shouted, causing the girl to giggle and run off, waving to her brother as he let out an irritable groan.

"Three!... Four, five! Stop!" you shouted, causing the children to stop, and you paused before turning your attention to Edward. "Okay… let's start! Black Knights, take six steps, hopping forward!"

"A-ah… okay!" he responded, holding up a foot and jumping forward

But before he could take a fourth hop you quickly shouted, "Stop!"

He yelped, quickly putting his foot down, and he gave you a nervous glance, but you just grinned and gave him a thumbs up. "Good job!" you shouted, before continuing, "White Knights, eight steps, backward!"

"Backward?!" you heard Lizzy shout, but you smirked.

"You have to step backwards!" you told her, but the younger twin nudged the other two, turning on his heels so his front was facing Edward, and his back was towards the other side of the large grassy field.

"Like this," he stated, stepping backward, then another, and Ciel and Lizzy nodded to each other, grinning, before following his same actions.

"… Okay! Stop! That was eight!" you told them, causing the children to freeze, and you turned to Edward. "Okay, Black Knights, fifteen steps, zigzagging!"

"Zigzagging?" he questioned you, but you smirked, walking over to him.

"You take a step to the one side," you began, taking a large leap to your left, "then, to the other side," you continued, leaping to your right, "and you do that for fifteen steps, or in your case, half of fifteen."

"… Seven and a half?" he asked, and when you gave him a nod he quickly nodded in return. "O-okay! –"

"Go! Black Knights, go!" you shouted, your voice causing the boy to jolt, but he began to jump and step to the side, causing the other children to yelp in response. "… I do enjoy this game, the most," you chuckled, glancing to Tanaka, while he gave you a curious look in return.

"A very interesting game indeed –"

"And what's great about it is you can have someone who sits around and gives the others orders to do. It's a good way to let our asthmatics get involved, without them having to run and get too exhausted," you stated, before you turned back to the game. "Okay! White Knights, two steps, hopping!"

"Only two?!" you heard Ciel shout, but you grinned deviously.

"Yes! Two!"

"Let's go!" Lizzy shouted, grabbing Ciel's hand and jumping off to the side, the younger twin following, though his jumps weren't has big as theirs, and you smiled lightly at the scene.

You miss this. You honestly do…

But hey. These children are certainly adorable, and you wonder if you can keep this game going until lunchtime.

… You wonder when lunchtime is.