Hi guys I'm sorry for all the mistakes that were in my last A/N its okay though because I really needed to post. I haven't gotten any reviews so I don't know how I did. I hope you guys liked it, I did always picture Ciel and Finny have a man to man talk (read: interrogation) On to ze new chapter! Oh and btw I own nothing! And I have to say now that I am super sorry, that I haven't typed in a long time, I'm in a play and I have work and I have no inspiration. I really hope that it's okay. I'm going to make it winter here. Or at least cold enough for snow and ice.

Cat's POV

I was still wrapped in this bandaged hell and growing more and more sick of it every minute. My burns were beginning to heal, and my wrist was set, so that the bone went back into place. But still to no avail. I was bored stiff, and the only leaps of joy I found was when I was visited by Bard, Finny, Mey-rin, Ciel or Sebastian. Even Sebastian wasn't able to be around me all the time, so I was fairly alone. Erik came though to settle himself on my stomach and purr. It's good to know that at least someone loves was another dreary day, and I still looked like some Egyptian mummy, when finally Sebastian came in to wake me up, not that I had been sleeping anyways.

"Good morning Cat." He said opening the curtains to find me already sitting upright.

"Good morning Sebastian." I said gloomily, knowing a day of nothing but boredom followed.

"Well aren't we feeling sullen today." I had an irritation hash mark on my forehead. Sebastian smirked. "Not even talking to me, that's rather rude don't you think?"

"Damn it Sebastian! Yes, I damn well am feeling sullen today, and you know why? Because I haven't been able to do anything for weeks! I'm going fucking insane!" I yelled, letting my irritation and anger get the best of me.

"Don't use that tone with me young lady." He said sternly. I immediately felt ashamed for yelling at him.

"I just am getting so tired! Nothing, there is nothing to do, I'm just going to lay in bed and rot." I fell back dramatically wincing in pain when my wrist hit the bed.

"Well after you apologize, I'm sure I can figure something for you to do that doesn't require you to be in this room."

"I'm sorry for yelling at you Sebastian." I said solemnly.

"You are forgiven, I think that the pond has frozen over, but the snow might be too col-" I cut him off.

"It's snowing? Yes dear god, please let me go outside. I'll be fine I swear!" I exclaimed. The snow was my element. It was the one thing I felt solely connected to. Besides my brother of course.

"Fine, but you have to get bundled up." He said after giving me a hard look. I sent him a smile of pure and utmost innocence. "And Ciel could come with us too." I nodded thanking god that I was finally able to get out of here. He went about starting to set out clothes for me. There was a satin cloak, (probably lined with fur.), a woolen scarf, woolen socks, and before he could set out some fancy shoes I stopped him.

"It would be better if I used my work boots. They cover my feet better." I said he raised an eyebrow but found the only dusty dirty brown pair of leather shoes that I had in my closet. I smile remembering all of the things I did in those shoes, like when I ran in the middle of a boxing match. And almost got hit in the face when I ducked, or that one time when I had to hide in that cheese cart because the beak was after me. (But of course that is a story for another time. "Sebastian?" I asked.

"Hm?"

"Can I wear pants?" before he could decline I provided an argument. "It would be a hell," he sent me a small glare, "one HECK of a lot warmer, please please please!"

"Oh all right, but I want you to still act like a lady." Sigh, I didn't get why it was so important for me to do that, and for that matter why Sebastian was such a stickler for the rules. I got all dressed, with Sebastian only helping me with the edges of a flannel shirt arounf my burns, there was also some yellow gloves and a hat. Ciel had also reportedly been getting ready and I saw him once I was ready too. That damn wheelchair was going to have to be used again considering how weak my legs were. I told Sebastian and Ciel that I could walk just fine, but of course they would have none of it, then again they didn't know that I had been practicing. I had to be very careful because if Sebastian caught me out of bed when I wasn't supposed to be there would be hell to pay. We went out into the back and the cold air was fresh and amazing on my face. I let out a contented sigh. Man oh man as this perfect or what. The snow was in fresh fluffy piles, and the most glistening white color. I settled myself comfortably and Sebastian brought out a couple pairs of ice skates. He put his on and began to glade on the ice doing spins and figure eights, Ciel was okay I suppose wobley at first too, but he got the hang of it, it wasn't much by Sebastian's standards though. I saw a pair of not skates, but blades sitting in the basket that we had brought with us. I leaned over while Sebastian and Ciel were distracted and tied them to my work boots. I stood on my shaky legs, until I got the hang of it. If I could walk I could definitely skate. I got on to the ice and pushed off gliding fast and able to turn sharp corners. Now they noticed.
"I told you I was fine!" I called, doing a small jump. They flinched when they heard me land, worried that I was going to hurt myself or something of the sort. I may be slightly evil on the inside as I did more and more tricks jumps spins, and whatever else I could think of just to freak them out. I was getting good, oh how I missed skating, I went with the butcher's brother a lot, so I got pretty good skating with the older boys and able to out do them. Not just that no one expected it. The short kid should not be able to do tricks that good, and this was when I was six years old people. Six years old. Yes, be impressed I say be impressed. I stopped a little out of breath.

"I must say, that is rather impressive." Sebastian smiled.

"You see I am simply one *hell* of a skater." I said stealing his catchphrase.

"Must you two always make me feel like a toddler?" Ciel asked in a mock irritated tone.

"No Ciel, not at all, I mean you can dance cant you? I can't dance at all." I said trying to make him feel a little bit better.

"Yes, barely and well that's because I learned from one hell of a dancer." He grumbled. Oh, so Sebastian taught him.

"Well, you're really good at chess aren't you?" I asked.

"Why yes I am rather good at that game." We talked a little bit and ate outside in the cold. It was several hours more until I went inside, with the rest of my family. I laid down on the couch, a warm fire giving off a glow of home. Eventually I fell asleep after Sebastian gave me some hot chocolate.

Ciel's POV

"She really shouldn't be extrenuating herself, especially not while she's in healing!" I exclaimed/ whispered to Sebastian as he passed me a new cup of hot chocolate.

"I know sir, but she insisted, in fact she was so tired of being in her room she yelled at me this morning." Sebastian said sitting down in the chair across from me. "I think that it's good she's healing."

"Yes yes, that's all well, but look at how tired she is from a little outing." I gestured to her dozing figure.

"She is a child sir, and at least she's starting to get her strength back, I've never seen a person healing from third degree burns doing triple lutzes. Jumps or spins for that matter. Though I must say that worried me quite a bit." Sebastian had become very attached to my little sister, not that I minded most of the time. "She's actually quite active for a little girl. When my sisters were this age they just stayed inside and mended clothes." Sebastian chuckled.

"You had sisters?" I asked. This was all new to me, that meant that Sebastian also had a mother.

"Yes Ciel! But they weren't my actual sisters nor my mother my actual mother, we all were put into a certain group I guess you could say and we considered each other as family." Oh thank god, it would be so awkward if I ran into Sebastian's mother when I went to hell. "I think I should start giving her lessons again." He said thoughtfully.

"Oh give it a rest Sebastian, she is already a smart girl, you don't have to cram history lessons down her throat every day." I said irritably.

"Well it's important for her to know! Not to mention you work for the queen so I figure you'd appreciate it. The only lesson she seems to actually like is English!"

"I do like English, but I think I like all my lessons, the only reason I like them is because I like to spend time with you Sebastian." Came Cat's quiet voice from the couch.

"CAT!" the two of us said in unison. "You're supposed to be asleep." Sebastian said.

"I was! Honest, but I woke up." She said yawning again in a rather adorable way.

"That's very obvious dear, now off to bed with you." Sebastian ordered smiling a little bit.

"But Sebastian, I'm not tired! I promise I'm not tired at all, and besides I want to learn how to play chess with my brother!" she yawned again. "Please Ciel?" I chuckled and shook my head.

"No, you need your rest. Go on listen to Sebastian." I gestured up the stairs with my head. She sighed.

"Yes Ciel." Oh why was she so precious? I was a business owner not her mother, so why did I have maternal instincts and feelings towards her? Sebastian smiled.

"That's a good girl, now say goodnight to your brother." She smiled at me, though her vision may have been bleared with sleepyness.

"Goodnight Ciel." She came over and gave me a little hug. I pressed a kiss into her forehead.

"Goodnight dear, be good for Sebastian." I smiled at her. Why, how did she soften me up so much?

"I will." She assured, yawning one more time. Sebastian took her hand and led her up the stairs.

"Sweet dreams." I whispered under my breath watching her and Sebastian as they walked up the stairs together.

Sebastian's POV

"Come now dear, let's get you ready for bed." I smiled setting the 'short for her age' nine year old on the bed.

"Oh do I have to Sebastian?" she asked even though it was very clear that she needed to go back to sleep.

"Yes you do, now arms up." I ordered, with her complying and raising her arms over her head for me to lift her shirt off. I finished changing her, and put a white flannel nightgown over her. "Good." I said moving the sheets for her to wiggle in between. "Don't you be messing with that wrist of yours do you hear me Catherine?" I said strictly. If she did, who knows how long it would take to heal.

"Yes Sebastian." She replied her eyelids fluttering. My lips turned up in a smile again.

"Glad we're understood." I smiled and she did too though a bit more sleepy than mine. Goodness the first day we let her out of bed and she tuckers her self out ice skating. "Goodnight Catherine." By now I'm sure she's gone and mostly asleep, she may not have even heard me, completely or at all. She had buried her face in the pillow so I could barely here her quiet response.

"Goodnight Daddy." She was out like a light but I blinked. Did she just? Yes she did. Something about the fact she referred to me as her father made my heart swell. I kissed her on the forehead and walked out after whispering 'I love you' in her ear. I walked back down the grand staircase the smile still on my face. Ciel looked up upon hearing me enter the room.

"Did Cat fall asleep?"

"As soon as her head hit the pillow." I nodded. Ciel yawned. I guess Cat's sleepiness was contagious. "I think it's about time for you to fall asleep as well young master." I said as he was already dozing off with his head propped up on his fist, elbow on the desk. "Ciel come on."

"Sebastian I don't need sleep, my nine year old sister just went to bed I can at least stay up a few more hours." He argued.

"Hmmm the real question is why you are wasting time arguing when your little sister was a good girl and did as she was told. You're older, you shouldn't argue." I chided smirking a bit. Ciel glared at me but complied.

"Oh fine." He walked up the stairs and let me dress him into his nightshirt, before he fell asleep just as quick as Cat did. I turned to face the door,

"Guess that leaves just you and huh?" I asked smirking.

"Meow?" asked Erik. I sighed to myself. Sebastian you need a day off.

Later that night

I was in bed sleeping, dreaming about various things, the taste of Ciel's soul which I knew I wouldn't be able to devour anymore, being able to spend time with Cat, and a basket of kittens I was trying to hide from the young master. I was woken up by the sound of my door creaking. I ran my hand through my raven hair.

"Who's there?" I asked, rubbing some sleep out of my eyes.

"Sebastian?" came a quiet little female voice from low to the ground. My eyes snapped open.

"Cat?" I asked getting up and squinting at her.

"Yeah, ummm I had a nightmare." Her voice was still quiet, though I could hear the sound of her trying to stifle a sniffle.

"Oh im sorry dear, do you want to tell me?" she nodded. I picked her up and sat her on my lap. "So what happened?"

"Well…" she jumped into the explanation of the fire, where instead of losing her parents again she lost me Ciel, Finny Bard, and Mey-rin. In other words everyone who lived here other than her. "And then I was stuck in the orphanage and, that cult came back but I was so depressed about losing you that I didny do anything about I just let it happen." She started to cry. "But just the feeling of missing you was what really killed me in the end." She flung her arms around my neck sobbing into my nightshirt. "Don't leave me. Never leave me I don't want to be alone again," I rubbed her back soothingly until sobs stopped wracking her body and it was now just a couple of tears and sniffling.

"Cat, I will never leave you, I can promise you that." I smiled into her back, and she wiped her nose.

"You really promise?"

"I do." She smiled at me sniffling one more time.

"Sebastian?" she asked after a few seconds of silence.

"Yes dear?"

"Can I sleep in your room tonight?" she asked sheepishly.

"Of course you can." I smiled tucking her in and easing into the sheets next to her. She clung to me hugging my arm, the two of us fell asleep quickly the last words out of her mouth being 'I love you.'I looked at her innocent shape small chest rising and falling clearly under her sheets. I pet her raven colored hair, oh how did I let this happen? Demons aren't supposed to love, but yet I didn't want to stop. I couldn't, she…she sucked me in from the moment I met her. She was covered with dirt and grime, and she was hardened by years of living on the streets, but I knew that she was sweet on the inside. There wasn't a way she couldn't be, she was just…her aura…it's hard to explain, but I saw something in her that you don't see in most people. I kissed her on the forehead one more time, and closed my eyes falling asleep a little bit faster knowing that Cat was safe next to me.

The next morning

I knew that I had to get up earlier than Cat would want to, so I carefully detached her from my arm leaving her to sleep peacefully in my room. Of course when I went to leave the door creaked and she sat up rubbing her eyes.

"Sebastian?" she asked.

"Good morning Cat." I said trying top keep my voice low so I didn't entirely wake up the poor girl. "I need to start work this morning, you can go ahead and go back to sleep okay? I'll bring you breakfast later." She nodded and laid back down. I eased my way out of the door, trying to close it softly when I came across Bard with his arms crossed over his chest, goggles hanging loose around his neck.

"What's going on?" he pulled the door open and stopped when Cat's sleeping body cane into view. "Oh! Did she sleep with you last night?" he asked realizing why I was trying to be quiet.

"Yes she had a nightmare, so I let her sleep in my bed." I answered not wanting him to get the insanely creepy and very very wrong OTHER idea. I would never ever dream of doing anything to Cat. EVER. Besides that Clara and I had found each other and realized that we were soul mates.

"Oh." He said and then walked off to the kitchen. He got halfway down the hall before turning around to face me. "I think that was sweet of you." Then he turned and disappeared down the corridor. Hmph. That was unexpected. I rushed through chores so I could get Cat and Ciel some breakfast. I knocked on my door a tray of tea and cinnamon rolls in my hand.

"Cat? Can I come in I have breakfast!" I called opening the door being careful not to spill anything. Cat was already sitting up looking curiously around the room.

"Good morning Sebastian what have you go- ooooh! Cinnamon rolls!" she exclaimed in delight at the sweet treat. She reached for one with me smacking her hand lightly as I set a napkin on her lap and giving her a plate and fork she looked at me and with a falsely sweet smiled she asked me. "May I please have oh my dear Sebastian?" I rolled my eyes and smiled setting one on her plate.

"Yes my dear darling Catherine." I said using the same sweet voice she had making her giggle. "Slow down! You'll get an ache in your belly." She giggled again but slowed down. "You have some icing on your nose dear." I said using a napkin to wipe it off.

"Thanks Sebastian." She took a long sip of her milk. That's when I heard the sound of the door slam and a voice that seemed to set both mine and Cat's teeth on edge.

"CIEL!" the voice squealed. We faced each other knowing that that particular voice meant impending doom on our parts. We stayed quiet for a little bit hoping that maybe she'll leave if she thinks no one's here.

"Do you think she's here to visit my brother?" Cat asked voice low. I didn't answer, Lizzie answered for me unknowing.

"I'm here to see your darling little sister!" she exclaimed.

"Well it seems she's here for you." Cat groaned. "Stay strong young mistress." I walked out taking Cat's hand and leading her up the stairs. "Good morning lady Elizabeth." I greeted politely.

"Oh hello Sebastian, have you see- OH! IS THAT CATHERINE STANDING BEHIND YOU? OH COME OUT DEAR!" she squealed upon seeing the small girl pop her head out from behind me. Cat gulped before stepping out from behind me where she had been hiding like a shy little girl when meeting someone new.

"Hello Lady Elizabeth." She said meekly bobbing a small curtsy.

"Oh don't be silly! Come here and give your future sister in law a hug!" she ran over and scooped her up easily spinning her around in a bone crushing hug. Cat let out a small squeak of surprise.

"Um excuse me? Lady Elizabeth, could you please put Cat down she's still healing!" I said frantically as her arms were starting to become unwrapped, and well, let's just say I wanted to save Cat from upchucking her breakfast, as well as myself from cleaning it up.

"Oh." She said putting cat down. "I just came by to see how well you were doing!"

"That's very kind of you." She whispered.

"Yes Cat is fairly well along, just needing rest a bit more than normal and we're still waiting for her fracture to totally heal."

"You got a fracture?" Lizzie asked with her eyes wide. "Oh you poor darling! Little girls are far too delicate for broken bones!" she bristled a bit at being called delicate, but didn't say anything. Typical.

"Her burns are almost healed as well." I added.

"BURNS? My god what did they so to you?" she asked her eyes shining with concern. Something about the way that Cat was standing told me that she just wanted Lizzie to stop poking at the topic.

"Well they fractured my wrist and burned me obviously." She deadpanned in her quiet slightly raspy voice.

"I'm so sorry! If I had my sword we would have been protected but I didn't have a place to put it!" Cat's eyes widened.

"Sword? You can fight?" she asked now in aw at Ciel's curly haired pig-tailed fiancé. I backed out, now unnoticed by cat to leave the two girls alone.

Cat's POV

"Yes! My mother taught me!" Lizzie giggling like an imp made it all the harder to believe that she was a swordsman of all things.

"Really?" she nodded her curls bobbing.

"I try not to talk about it much around Ciel though. He doesn't like it." My head snapped up, I've been waiting to meet a swordsman, I could shoot pistols, and snipers (thanks to Mey-rin) I could throw daggers, but I'd never been able to use a sword.

"Will you teach me?" I asked suddenly.

"Um…what? I don't think I heard you right.." she said fingering her pigtails.

"No, you heard me right, teach me please!" I practically begged.

"…Fine, but you can't tell Ciel he'd be so mad at me." She said. I nodded.

"One second I will be right back." I think I gave my first real smile at Elizabeth. "Hey! Mey-rin!" I called down the stairs to the kitchen.

"Y-yes Cat? What going on?" she said in her broken accent.

"Would you like to go to the training room with me? Lizzie's gonna show me how to handle a sword!" I said excitedly. She took off her glasses and gave me a small smile.

"Sure I will, but put on a coat Sebastian will have my head if you get sick." I nodded and grabbed it from where I had left it to dry by the fire. We walked out there all three of us, until Lizzie saw the barn and remembered that was the place I took her to get my commoners clothes. I brought out all the dummies and showed her what I could already do with daggers and pistols.

"See, I'm good, but you don't get much distance, a least with a sword I can be a little bit safer. I can hit the target even if it's moving but…well I think it'd be good for me to know." She nodded in an understanding way and went to demonstrate what she could do with a sword. I think it's rather needless to say I was very impressed and I could tell so was Mey-rin.

"Um Lizzie?" I asked. "Now you try." Said Lizzie handing me the sword. She watched for a little bit and then spoke up. "I think that the best sword for you would be a katana. It's a Japanese sword." She explained. She took time to correct my form until I was hitting targets easy and going straight for the vital areas. I wiped the sweat off of my eyebrow, breathing heavily. "That was really good Cat! I would think that you had been fighting for years with how well you're doing." She smiled at me and put the sword away. We walked back the three of us making amazing conversation and I felt like I was finally able to connect with Lizzie as much as she got on my nerves sometimes. I turned to her as we entered the house.

"Um Lizzie?" I asked looking up at her.

"Yes Cat?" she smiled seeming content about my fighting skills.

"Um…well…I just wanted to tell you I had fun today." She smiled at me warmly.

"I did too Cat, I never knew that you would be able to fight like that." I smiled back at her. "I mean your just so small!" my smile dimmed a little, but oh well, what can you do?

Oh my god you guys I am so sorry! I hope you all still read this even though I totally don't deserve amazing people like you! I haven't updated in forever! Please accept Sebastian's cinnamon rolls as a gift. Thank you so much and as much as I don't deserve it I would really love it if you all reviewed.