Ok so, the poll so far is 50/50 for getting rid of Lizzie and keeping her. I'd really appreciate if you voted, it will basically help write the story. And in the next few chapters big things happen so I do need to know. As always enjoy my lovelies!

Ciel's POV

I walked briskly through the manor. I was bored and wanted something to do. Nova had been resting from a mission we did yesterday. It required her to use climbing skills and assassination skills. Because she hasn't done it in a while it drained her energy, so I let her sleep for the day.

Mey-Rin had taken the role of babysitter while Nova and Sebastian were with me. Bard and Finni helped when Mey-Rin was needed elsewhere. Anyway back to my walk.

I made mental notes of the things that needed fixing. The banister was dusty, the floor needed to be re-polished, and other trivial things. I walked out into the garden and took a detour through the roses. I looked over them and felt proud in them, their blooms were bright and bountiful. The pristine white color reflected the light from the sun in my eyes and I held the side of my hand to my forehead.

My black tipped finger wrapped arounf the ball of my walking stick as I walked towards the center. Something caught my eye, something with color. Being that this garden usually bred white rose I was disgruntled that something foreign made it way in. My walking stick clacked against the ground as I stormed towards the middle.

Then I saw it, what I thought was an invader. A single...red...rose. It was the largest blossom in the garden and it was in the center, "How did you get here?" I cupped the bloom with my hand, being careful not to pluck it from it's stem. I felt something sting my thumb and I pulled my hand away, a red dot appeared on my thumb and I identified it as blood.

"Young Master, are you alright," I heard from behind me. I licked my thumb and turned to see Sebastian standing tall and straight. "No, just a thorn prick." He became intrigued by the red blossom and he too did the same, only he did not get pricked.

"How did you not get pricked?" I asked as I placed the tip of my thumb in my mouth. He chuckled lowly and released the bloom from his grasp, "This was once an innocent white rose one with no thorns. But once it was given a kiss, it became red and bared thorns. This is what happens to people, this is what happened to Nova..."

"What?" I asked utterly confused. "This rose what given the kiss of a demoness, and thus becoming like her. It tells her past," he said calmly. I walked over to it and brushed my finger against the crimson petals, 'Nova...who knew that something a delicate as a flower could tell your past..."

I tapped my walking stick on the ground and ordered Sebastian to serve afternoon tea, and to bring the twins into my study.

He did such without hesitation and quickly made tea and brought his children to my study. They both were laying in their bassinet and groaning, about what who knows their babies for Christ sake.

Lilith's bright red eyes shine when she her dad lifted her up and held her with one arm. She wore a white dress with black bows loosely tied arounf the ends of her sleeves. I never would've thought Sebastian as a dad, let alone a loving one. But you shouldn't judge books by their covers should you?

I sipped my tea as Sebastian fed Lilith. He seemed at peace when he was near them, though his face didn't say it, he looked...happy. Once Lilith was finished he fed Damien, me well I ate cake. I heard shuffling of feet down the hall, "Sebastian, go see who is out in the hall." He placed Damien next to his sister and did as I said.

I heard arguing in the hall and I immediately knew who it was. The door opened and Nova came shuffling in. The bags under her eyes told me she was tired and the way she carried herself told me she was in pain. "Nova, you did a lot of tiring work yesterday. Not to mention you took quite a beating when one of the gang members put up a fight," I tried to get her to go back to bed. I hated seeing her in pain, and I imagine it was killing Sebastian to see his mate do this to herself.

"Please I want to see them," she brushed part of her messy hair back. I sighed in defeat and she scuffled over and knelt down in front of the bassinet. Lilith and Damien giggle with delight at the sight if their mother. "Hi~" she said in a baby voice. She brought her left hand to Damien's cheek and rubbed her thumb over it, "You two need to stop growing. You need to stay my little babies forever," she chuckled.

"They'll be babies for a bit my dear," Sebastian said as he stood next to me. "How long," she asked jokingly. "To be exact, they'll be the way they are for another 5 months. In demons years they are only 6 months old," Sebastian explained. I heard Nova sigh as she continued to gaze at her children, then I watched her slowly fall back.

Sebastian was quick to catch her, "She needs to rest." He lifted her up bridal style and left the room. I loomed over the bassinet and rubbed Lilith's cheek "You see, your mom loves you two so much that she's willing to risk passing out to see you."