A/N: HEY GUYS! While I had today off, I spent it having a bit of fun, but now, after some sleep and rest, I decided to review another chapter in this story.

This is just a continuation of the previous chapter. Honestly, if I was in a better mood the last time I posted, I would have posted his chapter right after it, but I was tired, and I kind of still am. And I may not post another chapter for a while. But fear not! I'm currently writing a very intense set of chapters, and I have my story kind of set back on track… At least it's pertaining back to the plot, again. After this arc I kind of lose my direction, but now I have a clear idea of where I want to go from here.

Anyways, this is just children having fun. I would have written more, but honestly I didn't want this particular game to take up more then just 2 chapters, at the most. In the next chapter we kind of explore how Undertaker and Clara feel about these Phantomhives, and after that we'll be returning home!

But yes! ENJOY this fun chapter! It starts to get a bit dreary and filled with a tad bit of drama, after this arc.

And lastly, as I've said before, anything that is bold and italicized is spoken in a different language. I've tried to write down what sort of language that may be in the story, for example Japanese or Italian. That sort of stuff. However, if there is some words I've translated from google, I'll be placing them at the end of the chapter. Just so you're aware. I probably won't explain this a second time, but yeah!

You guys ENJOY the rest of your Holy Week, and hopefully I can post more later… but tomorrow? Maybe, maybe not. I may just want to sleep in before I go to work, and if I don't feel great on sat it may not happen till Easter.

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"Aigh!"

"Ciel, sorry!" Lizzy apologized, chuckling nervously as the boy laid on the ground, groaning in pain after being tagged.

"Alright! Child, are you alright!?" you shouted, hearing a slight 'yeah' as you continued. "Okay. White Knights, five steps, skipping!"

"Come on Ciel!" Lizzy giggled, holding out her hand before her eyes narrowed at her brother. "We're going to get you!"

"H-hey! I'm not the only Black Knight, here," Edward scoffed, only to flinch as his sister drew closer, but when she couldn't tag him, he sighed lightly in response.

"… Black Knights, you have five seconds to run! One!" you began, watching as Edward and the younger Phantomhive twin took off, each in a different direction, "Two!" you continued, pausing dramatically as little Lizzy and Ciel let out tired, irritable groans. "Three!... Four, five! Stop!" you shouted, causing the boys to stop, and you watched as the younger twin panted, deeply, compared to the older Edward. "… Okay! White Knights, six steps, backward!"

"You go after your brother and I'll go after mine," Ciel spoke in a calculating tone of voice, and the young girl nodded.

"Okay! I'm going to get you Edward!" Lizzy giggled, turning and taking large dramatic steps, while her brother breathed, deeply, trying to catch his breath.

But before you could admire the scene even more, you felt a tap on your shoulder, causing you to sigh contently. "Ah. Arigatō, Tanaka-sensei."

"Dōitashimashite," he smiled, handing you a cup of cooled water, and you took a few sips, sighing contently at the cool, refreshing feeling, before you turned your attention to the children.

"… Okay! Black Knights, ten steps, leaping!"

"Leaping?!" you heard Edward ask, but you grinned deviously.

"Take long, leaping steps, Edward!" you stated, and you noticed the younger twin nodded, before he began to move, trying to move as much as possible to escape his older twin. With a grin you sipped on your drink, letting the cool, refreshing water lubricate your vocal cords… only to feel arms wrap around your shoulders, and you let out an annoyed snort. "Hello?"

"Elllooo~!" Undertaker giggled, causing you to groan and nudge at his grip, only to give up and scoff, gulping down some more of your water as he chuckled against your ear. "You look to be having fun, my dear."

"I am. We are… Is it lunchtime?" you asked in a curious tone, but he snickered in response.

"Not that I know of –"

"Undertaker, could you please not grab your assistant in such a manner. I doubt the woman enjoys it," you heard Lady Francis scoff from behind you, and you turned to notice Lady Rachel and… a redheaded woman… dressed in bright red. Must be that Madame Red, which is her younger sister.

"Mum!" you heard Lizzy shouting, giggling as she waved to her mother, and the woman sighed, waving back at her children, while you gave them a curious look.

"Are you here for a reason?" you decided to ask, but Francis let out a slight scoff.

"Yes. We must wait for lunch, but we were hearing the children laughing in the garden. We decided to investigate. Am I right Rachel?"

"Yes Lady Midford," the blonde woman spoke with a smile, but after you shoved your glass of half drunken water into Undertaker's grasp, the slight surprise causing his grip to loosen, and you managed to pry yourself free before you took a few steps, clasping your hands together with a grin on your face.

"Well, you can join us if you wish," you decided to say, but Francis let out a scoff.

"Now, why would we? This is a child's game –"

"And apparently your son is an adult, but I'm letting him play," you stated, pointing over to the boy who was looking at the group of adults with a suspicious gaze, but you continued. "All you have to do is agree to play. Rachel, you can assist me if you wish."

"I-if you want?... How do we play?" she asked, her curious tone causing Francis to let out an irritable sigh, but you turned to Tanaka and gave him a light smile.

"Could you bring out a chair and maybe an umbrella? And even a little foldable table, if you want," you asked, and he bowed slightly in response.

"Of course, Lady Graves," he responded, before giving his own lady a bow. "Milady. I shall be back in a moment."

"Take your time, Mr. Tanaka," Rachel responded, but her sister let a thoughtful 'hmm' leave her breath.

"… So, you shout various orders and have the children run around."

"In a way. It's like a game of tag, except the speaker, myself, gets to control how much movement the children really do… You can watch for a few times, and then I'll have you join," you stated, before you turned, ignoring the adults, including Undertaker for that matter, and sucked in a deep breath, before using your 'outdoor' voice. "Alright!" you shouted, and you smirked when you noticed the others, including Undertaker, flinching slightly at your loud, booming, authoritative voice, but you continued. "The adults wish to play, but we'll finish this game, then start a new one. Alright?!"

"Y-yeah!"

"Yes!"

You heard them shouting from the other side of the field, and you grinned as you continued.

"Four more chances!... Okay, Black Knights, two steps, to the left!" you spoke, and you heard Edward groan as he took a very large step to the left, pouting as his sister giggled excitedly into her hands. "… Just so you know, in order to be fair, the children move the exact number that I say, like two steps for two, but an adult can only move half those steps, like Edward did. He could only take one step, since I said two," you stated over your shoulder, before you continued. "Alright! White Knights, four steps, hopping!"

"Watch out!" you heard Ciel yell, his brother flinching as he got close, but he sighed in relief when his brother couldn't reach him.

"Nice try! Black Knights, last chance! Seven steps, zigzagging!" you shouted, watching as the two boys ran off, trying to cover more ground, and you could tell Edward was going to get caught.

Especially after this last one.

"… White Knights, six steps, skipping!" you spoke, watching in amusement as Lizzy practically jolted, leaping and slapping her brother in the arm, and he let out a whine, not because he was hit, but because he was tagged.

"Ah, darn!" you heard Ciel speak, his sibling let out a relieved sigh while you smirked, turning your attention to the adults.

"Not too hard, am I right? Once you figure out the basics," you decided to say, before you shouted, "Okay! Bring it in! You kids come back over here!" you spoke, before you snatched the glass of water from Undertaker's grasp, and he snickered lightly in response.

"Interesting game~. Did you learn this in America~~?"

"… You do understand I used to take care of orphans, don't you? And besides, I've played White Knight, Black Knight as a child. It was a lot more fun, and I can keep a better eye on everyone," you stated, sighing as the children finally made their way back to the group.

"I won," you heard the younger twin state, holding up his arms for his mother, and Rachel chuckled, picking up her sickly child as the other tugged on the end of her dress.

"Only because you ran off!" Ciel scoffed, but you patted the kid on the head, causing him to pout in response.

"That's the point of the game, now isn't it? Besides, everyone got tagged, at least once," you stated, and you gave Tanaka a light smile as he came up the ridge, a younger butler helping him by holding two chairs, but you noticed Vincent was helping with a pitcher of water in his hand and two empty glasses between his fingers. "Arigatō," you stated, causing Tanaka to grin before giving you a slight bow.

"Ah… Lady Graves," you heard Lizzy ask, tugging on your own dress to get your attention. "What did you just say?"

"Ari gatō. It means, thank you, in Japanese," you stated, patting the top of her head, smirking as she tried to say the words, until you knelt down in front of her. "Ar."

"A-ar?"

"Ari," you continued, pausing and waiting for her to reply.

"Air… Air i."

"Ari. Got," you continued, and you gave her mother a glance before you turned your attention back to the girl.

"Aria got."

"Ari gatō," you spoke, slowly, but as smoothly as possible.

"… Airi goto," she responded, and you patted the top of her head.

"Good job. Now, why don't you get some water," you stated, scooting the girl over towards the boys as they hastily drank the glasses of water, determined to get back to their game, and you stood back to your feet, sighing, before turning your attention to the redhead. "I'm sorry. I don't believe we've been introduced, yet?"

"My apologies," the woman stated, but before she could continue Rachel grabbed her shoulders, leaning over and giggling.

"This is my younger sister, Baroness Angelina Dalles-Burnett. Also known as Madame Red, or little Anne!" she giggled, causing her sister to outright groan.

"Rachel, you don't need to call me Anne –"

"Well, my name is Lady Clara Graves, but you can just call me Lara," you stated, causing the woman to smile lightly.

"Of course. You can call me Anne… I suppose," she sighed, causing Rachel to giggle, poke her nose, before walking away back to her children. "… You are that Undertaker's assistant?" she asked, pointing to the black cloaked man as he loomed over the children, scaring the two twins and Lizzy while Vincent and Rachel laughed, and Francis growled before shoving the man to the side and yelling at Vincent about laughing at the situation.

"Yes I am."

"Not to sound disgusted, but how can you work in such a grotesque place? A funeral parlor is no place for a lady," she asked, but you shrugged your shoulders in reply.

"I've grown up with the dead, Lady Anne. I'm not bothered by the grim reality the end of our lives will bring us… Now, maybe you could tell me what you know about asthma? Your sister told me you're the doctor in the family," you decided to say, causing the redhead to blush, just slightly.

"O-of course. If you wish –"

"Can we get back to playing?!" you heard Ciel and Lizzy cheer, suddenly in front of you and standing between you and the madame, and you chuckled at their enthusiasm.

"Maybe~~… Are you ready?" you asked, turning to the other boys, and the twin gave you a quick nod, and Edward scoffed.

"Yes. We are ready –"

"Great! Then, we'll keep the same teams as before. However, the Black Knights are now it," you stated, before turning to the adults. "Vincent, you will be a Black Knight, too," you decided to say, before pointing to Francis and Undertaker, "and Lady Francis and Undertaker, you will be White Knights. Rachel, you're helping me out, and Lady Anne would you like to stay here or play with the children?" you asked in a curious tone, causing the redhead to sigh to herself.

"Come on, Anne. It'll be fun," Rachel smiled sweetly, causing the woman to sigh to herself.

"… Alright. I'll join –"

"Great! Then, you can be a Black Knight. That'll even things out, a bit," you stated, turning to the children. "Okay kids! These adults don't know what to do, so you teach them the ropes."

"W-we'll try," Ciel responded, but Edward took a confident step towards his mother.

"It is easy, mother. Nothing compared to swordsmanship," he stated, causing Francis to sigh to herself.

"If you say so, Edward."

"Okay! Let's get this started! Like before, we'll stay within the boundaries of this wide open field. Don't go into the trees! White Knights, you have eight seconds to run… One!" you began, pausing for a moment as you watched Ciel and Lizzy run off, getting as far away from the group as possible.

"Come on mother," Edward stated, tugging on his mother's arm, before he also began to move, though he wasn't running. More like lightly jogging, making sure his mother was actually participating in the game.

"Bye love," Undertaker spoke, suddenly giving you a quick kiss on the cheek, and you shouted at him.

"Two, you ass! Three, you dumbass!" you scoffed, groaning as he laughed and ran away, though he was skipping instead of running, and you rubbed at your cheek, grumbling underneath your breath while you heard both Rachel and Vincent giggling at your irritation. "Four!... Five, six!... Seven… Eight! Stop!" you shouted, before you calmly turned your attention to the other three. "You ready?"

"Yes!" the youngest twin shouted, excited to be on the tagging team, apparently, and you smirked as Vincent chuckled, patting the top of his son's head.

"Fine. Black Knights, nine steps, forward!"

"Let's go! Y-you can only move… ah, four and a half steps, father. Right, Lady Lara?"

"Yes sir," you smirked at the boy, before giving the three an expectant look, and as they began to move, you turned to Rachel and smiled to her. "You may sit down, Lady Rachel."

"Y-you don't have to give me any special treatment –"

"I'm not," you stated, watching as Tanaka handed the woman the opened umbrella, before you continued. "My throat is getting sore from shouting, so you'll be helping me. I'll call out the Black Knights orders, and you give the White Knight orders. It's fun, but you tend to lose your voice over it," you chuckled, rubbing at your neck as she gave you a nervous smile.

"A-are you sure? –"

"I don't have to be the one doing this. Anyone can. As long as there's more then… three people? You can play this game. And besides, I'd like to run around too," you told her, grinning, and she nodded in response.

"Sounds delightful."

"Great. Well, it's your turn. If you don't want to shout, I can do it for you," you stated, and she nodded in response.

"A-ah… White Knights!" Rachel began, pausing for a moment before continuing. "Ahm… Four steps!... aumm… jumping?"

"Jumping! Four steps, jumping!" you shouted to get their attention, and you watched with a smirk as the group of six jumped around in the field. "… Okay! Black Knights, six steps, zigzagging!"

"Zigzagging? –"

"Like this," the younger twin stated, taking a step to one side, then the other. "You step to one side, then to the other, while going forward."

"Good, son," Vincent smirked, doing as his son instructed him to do, until you heard a frantic giggle.

"Got you!" Anne giggled, causing Lizzy to giggle uncontrollably.

"Oh darn! Sorry Ciel."

"It's alright. You can tag me next, I hope," the older twin spoke, causing you to grin, only to glance to Rachel, giving her a nudge, and she nodded her head.

"O-oh. White Knights!... Nine steps, running!"

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Arigatō [Japanese] – thanks

Dōitashimashite [Japanese] – you're welcome