So, no questions from anyone except for Kyoya's Shadow Queen in a PM to me. Well, on to the story, I suppose.~

"Well, come on in then."

Upon hearing this, Sebastian opened the door and I slipped past him and into the room. Walking over, I calmly passed the seat in front of the desk and sat in the windowsill instead, looking out over the yard for a second before looking over at Ciel. Before I could even say anything, Ciel spoke up first. "Where have you been the past 3 years?" I blinked then smiled slightly. Quick to the case as always, I see..

I sighed and leaned back against the wall. "Well, contrary to the popular belief, I was never kidnapped before the fire. I had ran away because of some of the things that our parents kept trying to get me to do. They were trying to plan my life for me without letting me have a single say in it. I know it's custom to have an arranged marriage with rich families, but they were going further than that, and I wasn't having it anymore. So, I ran. I went from place to place, town to town, always keeping on the move. A few months ago, though, I came back to London and stayed in town for a while after I had heard about what happened. I kept looking for you but couldn't find you.."

Ciel was quiet and looking at me, seeming to mull this over in his head and let it sink in before asking the next question. "So.. How exactly did you find me, then..? And how on earth are you a Shinigami?"

I smiled slightly and looked out the window again. "Those two answers actually go together in a way.. I was living in London, but didn't really have enough money to afford a place to stay while I was there. So, naturally, I ended up getting really sick. It didn't take long before it got so bad that I couldn't really do anything anymore, and soon after that, a Shinigami, one named Ronald Knox, appeared before me to wait the few minutes that I supposedly had left so that he could collect my soul. However, despite the fact that it was scheduled when I was supposed to die... I never did. Those few minutes turned into hours of him waiting for me to die but I never did. Eventually he picked me up and took me to their headquarters, where he handed me over to William Spears. After explaining what was going on with me, William took me off to some room, and after that, the only thing I can remember is waking up and him explaining to me that I was a Shinigami and what I would have to do."

I paused here, letting all of that sink in before continuing on to answer his other question. "As to how I found you, I was just finishing up one day when Ronald had run up to me saying he found your Cinematic Record and knew where I could find you. He and William both already knew about how I had been searching for you. So, once he told me, I just watched you for a week or so, not sure how to approach you or anything. You saved me the trouble of that, however, in town today."

I looked back over to Ciel and noticed he was still just staring at me, like he couldn't really believe what it was I was saying. I smiled a bit. "I know it hardly sounds believable and is hard to take in all at once like this."

He seemed to come out of himself slightly and really looked at me for a moment. I blinked, then he asked his next question. "So.. How come you're not exactly like those other Shinigami? Your eyes are even still the same color as they were when you left..."

I actually had to think about this one for a moment. "Mm... From what I was able to gather from what William had been telling me, I still have half of my human soul. That's why my eyes didn't change and I have no problems showing emotions. He allows it, but only if I keep them restrained when actually working."

He nodded slightly, the only movement he's really done since I entered the room. "One last question... When you left... Why did you leave me behind...?"

I blinked and sighed sadly. "You were so young at the time, Ciel, you wouldn't have fully understood why I was leaving, and I knew I wouldn't have been able to take care of you on my own. I could barely take care of myself. I have no doubt in my mind that if I had taken you with me that day, then you would have surely died."

His shoulders slumped slightly, as if accepting this as an answer that he felt ashamed for not thinking of it. I smiled a bit and walked over to him, kneeling down to be eye level with him before ruffling his hair and smiling brightly.

"Hey.. No matter what happened or happens from now on, just know this. I love you, little brother.~"

And I shall call this the end of this chapter.~ I hope I answered any questions that some people may have been wondering but didn't say.~ I also hope you enjoyed this, and please review! ^^ Have a wonderful day, everyone.~ Also, I apologize for this chapter being a bit short. ^^"