Disclaimer- Must I? Fine...I don't own Kuroshitsuji or it's Characters, Settings and Events. I do own Paige Hawthorn. Such a cruel world.

A/N: I want to give my appreciation to everyone who has reviewed. It give me the extra push to keep going.

Her Maid, Meeting Royalty

The strange Indians left and, after calling the Yard to take the miscreants in for questioning, it was quiet again.
Since there wasn't anything else to look into it was time to return home.
"Those two were amazing!"
What Now? Ciel thought.

The group look up to spot a Chinese man peering down at them from the roof of a building. "Ciel, whose that?" Elizabeth asked. "His name is Lau, an...assistant of mine."

Lau easily jumped down from the building and followed the group.

Paige and Sebastian kept to the back talking to each other in hushed tones. It seemed Sebastian was not too pleased that Paige stayed out of the battle. "Did you need my help?" Paige teased, "My mistress and I weren't in danger so what was the point?"
"Lady Elizabeth will always be in danger now that she's decided to sell her soul so you could have done more than watch." Sebastian scolded. Paige considered his words then.

Maybe she could be more efficient; she understood protection of the master was primary but at the same time she'd never done anything like this. She always watched from the shadows, waiting for her meal. In truth, this was her fourth contract.
So if Paige was to be an inexperienced child then Sebastian would be her role model and she'd learn to be the well-trained demon servant. Possibly even a better one.

"I understand. I'll try harder." She said somberly. "Now tell me more about Lord Phantomhive; how is such a young child was in connections with the queen?" her question surprised Sebastian for a moment but he answered her by explaining the Phantomhive's service to Queen Victoria and the tragic loss of Ciel's parents in the fire.

If that's the reason the boy is miserable then this could take longer then expected. I can't bring the dead back to life...

Ciel was more than glad to finally be home. He gave a deep but frustrated sigh "I'll never get any peace if I'm called to London over every boring little thing." he messaged the headache that was forming at his temple.
Once Paige helped Elizabeth out of her coat the girl bounded to Ciel's side. "How can you call it boring?" she asked, eyes wide "We were in a street fight!" Ciel simply sighed again "Not exactly exciting to me." This made Elizabeth pout.
Just then Finny, Bardroy and Mey-rin turned the corner, wide-eyed and happily giving everyone there warmest welcomes.
Lau smiled at the three servants. "So you brought the whole gang along - how lovely."
Sebastian visibly darkened at the trio of idiots. "It would have been a burden if we left them behind." he said imagining another fire via Bard's flamethrower. Paige silently giggled as she shared the same thought.

Elizabeth was about to add something else when a shiver suddenly racked her body.
Paige noticed and jumped at the chance to serve before Sebastian could.

"You both must be cold after your long trip, my lord. Shall I prepare tea for you and my lady?"
"Might as well." Ciel answered. The maid got the satisfaction of seeing Sebastian glare at her which made her smirk back.

"Can it be Chai rather than English Tea?" Another person asked

"Might as well..."

When Ciel realized he didn't recognize the voice he turned to see the two Indians from before standing in the entryway as if they lived there. "What! H-H-How!?" Ciel stuttered pointing to the new visitors.
Why me? Ciel thought grudgingly. "Why the blazes are you here!?"
"We met earlier today or did you forget already." The Indian boy said flatly looking around the manor angering Ciel further. Elizabeth stepped up to the Indian and asked more politely what brought the two to see them again.

Sebastian and Paige both noticed the taller of the two disappear then as the other spoke still looking around.

"I saved you of course. In India it's common to welcome and entertain benefactors. Is it the English way to leave saviors out in the cold." Elizabeth tried to deny this but quickly ignored. "Oi where's the bed?" The teen said.
"A bed?" Ciel said
"What do you need a bed for." Lau asked, intrigued
"In my country we sit and talk on the guest bed together."

The older Indian than bounced downstairs waving for the boy to follow saying he found a bed.
"No matter how narrow it is I've decided to stay."
"Wait a minute, why do I have to look after you? There's too many people here!"
Ciel quickly followed the intruders to the room. "Apart from that who are-" Sebastian started to say then interrupted by an angered Ciel.

"Who the HELL are you?"

"Who am I? I am a Prince."
The man named Agni introduced the teen lying on the bed as Soma Asman Kadar, 26th child to the king of Bengal.

"A prince?" Paige repeated but her attention focused more on Agni, his dark skin and broad chest...
"I've never seen a prince up close!" Bard beamed.
"You may approach."
"Wow!" Elizabeth said touching the fabric of his clothes "It's so red and glittery! I'd love to wear this too!"
Agni piped up then, holding ginger in his hand. "As a symbol of our friendship, Agni will serve the Chai tea. Tea with ginger on a cold day can't be beat, I'll just borrow your kitchen." Not wanting to further be rendered useless, Sebastian tried to tell him he had that under control to no avail, Agni made everyone his ginger tea while Paige quietly laughed some more at Sebastian's anger.
While the prince answered their questions about his homeland Ciel gave his butler an order.
"Sebastian, don't let them out of your sights."
"Certainly."

Paige gripped the bed sheet tightly as the white-haired man above her thrust roughly into her.
"Yes! Agni, oh... harder!" She moaned in ecstasy and shook in pleasure until...
her knees gave out and she collapsed to the floor gasping in frustration.

"Pathetic." Paige came down from her high thanks to Sebastian's deep voice. "I wouldn't be like this if I didn't have to keep up appearances." the woman lifted herself from the floor and straightened her apron then thought about something that made her smile."How long were you watching?" she said crossing her arms. Sebastian didn't reply.

"The sin of Lust truly is worthless. What do you possibly gain from being highly promiscuous?" Sebastian said shaking his head.
"I could ask the same to you Mr. Grumpy, you were so huffy for no reason today it was hilarious. Besides my need didn't seem to bother you any other time."
"Stop bringing old things up." he snapped. "We are to prepare dinner so lets just work quietly."

Sebastian began gathering vegetables for the soup trying to ignore Paige's presence but the kitchen was small enough that the two of them had to stand together and when that happened he could smell her.

Paige's natural scent was intoxicating but the stronger smell was of her lust, the dark smell of her arousal filled his brain with its heady aroma.
"Pass me the salt?" Paige asked and their fingers brushed together sending a spark between them. He quickly pulled away before he could get lost in her deep blue eyes like he used to, before the need to kiss those plump lips caused him to break.
Sebastian placed the salt bowl near her then walked as far away as she could from the her in the kitchen.

After dinner ended and room preparations were made Sebastian got his master ready for bed. "Sebastian is there anything I should know about Elizabeth's new maid?" Ciel said, eying the butler.
Sebastian finished removing his master's clothes and was replacing them with his white nightshirt when he answered. "Like what sir?"
"That woman just doesn't seem normal; she's too quiet." Sebastian wanted to quickly get off the topic of Paige.

"If she's a bother I can have her removed." he silently hoped Ciel would agree.
"Investigate her. I want to know her background as soon as possibly." Ciel said disappointing the demon. "Is that an order?" he again quietly begged to get rid of her.
"Must I repeat myself."
Sebastian sighed. "Then I can report now that Paige Hawthorn is a demoness who had been summoned and contracted by Elizabeth Midford.

Ciel stared in shock at his butler. His thoughts ran a million miles in a second trying to comprehend how Elizabeth was able to call a demon and why. "This is an order! Tell me why Elizabeth formed a contract and how to dissolve it."

The order too direct for him to get around and he didn't want to answer because...because...?

Why couldn't he answer? He knew the answer to both questions but something in him didn't want Ciel to know.

"The only way to cancel a contract is if the Demon abandons his master." He answered only part of the question.
"What do you mean 'abandon'? The contract prevents us being apart." Ciel asked

"It prevents the holder of the contract from leaving," he answered "To abandon a master is to kill them or simply leave them for a long period of time." Sebastian said picking up the candelabra. "But no demon would just leave a meal so I doubt you could force Paige away from Lady Elizabeth."

Ciel's temper flew again. Having a loss of control was something he hated most, and now here he was with no way to protect the last good thing in his life.

"Did you have a good day my lady?"
"Yes I did." Elizabeth smiled looking at her reflection in the mirror. Her image frowned as she thought back to the fight in East End.
"The way Sebastian fought today was pretty impressive, huh?" She started not sure how to ask if the dark butler was really the devilish being he now seemed to her.

"I guess so." Paige replied.
Elizabeth kneaded her fingers anxiously.
Did she want to know the answer to her question? If she was correct then Ciel has committed the same act she had, and if he had sold his soul then why? She swallowed her fear and said.
"Is Sebastian Michealis a demon?" the question hung in the air until the next word followed.
"Yes..."