I finally get a chance to write some more! :P Very busy with school and it being my first year in college, and so sorry for the long wait to update! I hope to be able to get more chapters done while the power is out and I have no distractions. Anyways, on to the story~! ^^

I could hardly breathe due to the hand around my throat, but I refused to give him the satisfaction of seeing me struggle. "Well, it seems someone is running out of patience." I felt the hand tighten further around my throat, nearly completely cutting off the airway.

"You're in a rather dangerous position to be making smart comments like that," he snarled, glaring at me with those reddish-pink eyes. "I know you have someone helping you now. I will only warn you once more. Stop it, or else you and your little friend will be hurt." He said as he released me.

"I'm not scared of you, demon, and can hold my own. I know my 'little friend' can hold his own, as well. It is you, who should be worried." I reply calmly as I watch him walk toward the door. I knew better than to take my eyes off of him for a single second. With one last glare at me, he was out of my room.

I can't believe Ciel went off to Paris without saying a word about it.. I think sourly to myself, looking through one of the library books on my desk. Well, at least that demon isn't hanging around over my shoulder now. Sighing, I lean back in my chair and look out the window. Its getting late... Maybe I should turn in for the night..

I start to get up then pause when I see a flash of white in the forest outside. "Hm? That's odd.." Leaning toward the window more to get a better look, I wait to see if I can see it again. After a few moments without seeing anything, I sigh and lean away.

"I must be seeing things.." Closing my book and slipping it and the others scattered around back into my bag, I place it next to my death scythe, a feeble looking thin sword that is surprisingly durable, before heading over to my bed. I was still in my uniform, save for the jacket and tie, and had my hair down already. I was too tired to worry about changing.

I had just slipped off my glasses, light glinting off of the blue frame, when I hear a tap on my window. Blinking, I slip them back on and look over, only to see Ronald there, grinning like a fool and waving. I sigh and open the window for him. "You could have just let yourself in or used the door, you know."

"Ah, but where's the fun in that~?" He joked as he slipped into the room, looking around. "Not a bad place you got here, it's pretty secluded though, not very easy to find."

"That's the point. Now, care to tell me why you've come all the way out here so late at night?" I ask, sitting down in my desk chair.

"Well, there's two things." He says while sitting on top of my desk.

Scowling, I look up at him. "And what might those two things be?" I ask, moving a few things off of the desk so he doesn't break them.

He doesn't answer, only stares at me as if he's never seen me before. I raise an eyebrow. "Why are you just staring at me like that?"

"Hm? Oh, it's just that I've never seen you with your hair down before. It looks rather nice, actually, you should wear it down more often.~" He grins and I roll my eyes.

"Yeah right, then it would be nothing but trouble and tempt me to cut it short. Now, are you gonna tell me why you're here?"

"Oh, yeah.." He looks away from the window and watches me. "William needs us back on duty tonight, as soon as we're able. He's getting every available Reaper out. Something big is about to happen, but he won't say what."

I blink and look up at him, straightening up with a locket in my hand. "Seriously? That's unlike him not to say what's going on.. We'll leave now then." I walk over and slip my jacket and tie back on before grabbing my bag and death scythe, the locket and the book he brought now in the bag as well.

"Ready now?" He asks, already outside of the still open window.

"Yeah, let's g-" I cut off when there's suddenly screaming and howling from the north side of the mansion. "What the..?!" Without a second thought, I run out of my room and towards the screams, barely registering Ronald yelling for me to wait up. I round the corner to the hall where the study is located only to see... The entire hallway engulfed in flames.

Eyes widening, I hurry down the opposite direction, where more screams are coming from, clearly belonging to the three staff members still home. The mansion is catching fire quickly, almost too quickly to be natural, then I see why. Passing one of the windows, I see Pluto outside, no longer the sweet, innocent demon dog from before. He was the one causing this, but not by himself. Someone was controlling him from afar. I keep running.

"Finny! Mey-Rin! Bardoy!" I call, stopping only when I see Tanaka sitting in the corner, no energy to run for safety. I quickly help him up then continue running, searching for the others. It didn't take long to find them, since they were all together. Once I got them out, I put them in charge of watching over Tanaka. Pluto was nowhere in sight now.

"Make sure he's alright for me. I'm going into town to make sure nothing is going wrong there." I say.

"Right!" The three say in unison, saluting me. I sigh then run off into the woods before using my enhanced speed, knowing Knox is waiting for me.

"Geez, don't run off like that again, ya here me?" He says, easily catching up with me now. "You could have gotten hurt in that fire."

I glance over my shoulder at him. "They needed help and I wasn't going to leave without making sure they're okay. Besides.. I'm starting to think I know why William needs all of the Reapers on duty tonight.. We need to hurry."

By the time we arrived, London was already engulfed in flames.