They finally made it to the park and they both sat down on one of the many benches. Their butlers stood near, so that they were visible, but a safe enough distance away so that they were eavesdropping. The two nobles silently sat and watched the young children play. To Vivian, it reminded her of when they were kids. After thinking about that she suddenly let out a small giggle when she recalled an earlier memory of something the young Earl did as an even younger boy.

"What's so funny?" He asks.

"I was just thinking of that time it was your mother's birthday and you and I tried to make a cake for her and we nearly destroyed the kitchen," She said, half-smiling at the memory.

"Oh yes, I remember that. Didn't we somehow put gunpowder in the cake instead of baking powder?" Ciel chuckled.

"Yeah! And then when we tried to make the frosting we put salt in instead of sugar!" Vivian snorted, her face striking that of mock terror. "Oh god and when we tasted it, it tasted like a salt block!"

He laughed. "It did.. My father ended up just taking us to the bakery to pick out a cake instead."

"Yes, and if I remember correctly you tried to persuade us to get a gross fruit cake," Vivian grinned at him.

"I did not! That was you. I remember wanting to get a chocolate one and you wanted to get the fruit cake. I know it was you too because you used that tactic where you would pinch your arm or leg and make yourself cry to get the adults to pity you," Ciel smirked, proud of his memory.

"Aw man you're right. Then your dad made us comprise and get a chocolate cake with a fruit topping," Vivian looked down at her lap. "Things were so much simpler back then when we were kids, weren't they?"

"Yes, indeed they were." Ciel nodded. After that they fell into a comfortable silence, both silently recalling different childhood memories.

"Oh! I forgot to ask! How are you still alive? If I remember correctly a few years ago there was an article in the newspaper about your death. You kinda disappeared for awhile." She said, breaking the silence after a couple moments.

"I was turned into a demon," He says bluntly.

"Oh," She giggles, and then starts laughing. "Good...thing!" She says between giggles. "I was worried you were a zombie or something!" She started laughing once again. She calmed down and with a smile on her face she says, "Because if you were, I would have to kill you." She says it in a serious tone, her face dropping as well.

"Really?" He asks, his eye widening slightly from the last thing she said. He wasn't actually scared of her, he had just never seen her look so serious before.

"Mm-hm. I read a story about them once and I really wouldn't fancy you as much if you tried to eat me. Lawrence taught me about other supernatural beings too...Actually, he taught me everything I know about anything supernatural. He's my supernatural-tutor," She said, smiling. "But since you're just a demon, there's nothing really to worry about," She paused, and in a small voice she says, "But I know, if you or I were Angels, and we had to kill each other, you would probably win. Especially since I'm just a human. I'm gonna die anyway."

Ciel got silent. Truth be told, he hadn't thought about the fact that she was still just a human. She would die of natural causes, if not one of the many death threats she got.

Inwardly, Vivian freaked out at Ciel's sudden silence. Did she say the wrong thing? Yes. She said the wrong thing when she mentioned dying. Of course it was a topic that was going to come up eventually if they were to be staying together, but she shouldn't have brought it up while they were having a good time. She's so stupid! Why does she always talk without thinking first! Now he's probably going to kick her out of his life again... The silence was deafening, and she was about to say something when Ciel finally spoke up. "No you're not..." He said before shaking his head. He knew he was in denial, but he didn't care. "I- um, would never be able to kill you. Even if you were an Angel."

She was speechless after he said that. She looked up at him with guilt in her eyes for even bringing it up. "...I'm sorry," She says softly as she looks down at the ground.

"For what?" He asks, seeming completely confused.

"For bringing it up in the first place. I shouldn't have joked about something as serious as me dying-" He cuts her off by pulling her chin up with his index finger and thumb and staring her in the eyes.

"It's fine," He says, practically staring her down.

"But-but," She stammers, unable to move her eyes from his.

"It is fine," He says again. Her lip quivered and she nodded, even though he wasn't asking a question. He let his hand drop down to her's and Vivian smiled lightly at him.

"Th-thank you.." She whispered, not really expecting him to hear her.

"You're welcome," He whispered back, grinning slightly at the girl.

"We should go back to the manor, before we get arrested for public displays of affection," She said, smiling lightly.

"How could we get arrested, when I am the police?" He asks, standing up and grabbing her hand.

She shrugged. "I know... I guess I'm just a little- uh," She blushed and looked down at the ground again. "Embarrassed?" She whispers, blushing darker. He chuckled and they started walking back, in the direction of the manor. "What do you want to do when we get back?" She asks.

He checks his watch and looks at her. "I'm not sure," He says, shrugging. "Maybe we could read?" Immediately she stuck her tongue out and made a disgusted face.

"Eww! I hate reading! Too many words.." She pouted at him. "I thought you knew me better than to suggest such a thing!"

"You'll never change, will you?" He asks.

"You're so mean!" She says, pushing him with her free hand. "I've changed a lot! I just don't like books..."

"I could tell," He says, smiling at the girl. "If you don't want to read any books, then I have plenty of games we could play."

She pouted. "Really? You promise you won't cheat, like you always used to?" She asks.

"It's not called cheating. I like to call it… winning with an unlawful strategy," he says.

"Hmm… Fine! I'll at least take the high ground and promise not to 'win with an unlawful strategy'!" She says with a bright smile.

Ciel shook his head at her. "Yeah, if I remember correctly you were always the one to bend the rules when we were kids."

"Hmph. That was only because I like to win…"

AN: This chapter is kind of short, so I might (might) upload another one this weekend. Hope you enjoyed it! :D

Any comments, pointers, tips, etc are all appreciated!