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…Warm… It was warm, comforting… I felt peaceful, for the first time in a long while… The last time I felt this way was when I thought Sebastian was going to take my soul the first time. I had no regrets, and knowing that I would die at his hands… It was oddly soothing…

I wasn't dead though. I knew that much. This felt far too good to be death. It was… blissful, calm, warm… What was this? Wasn't I in Hell? The last thing I remember… Sebastian… Sebastian had…

"Ciel…" Mm… I could vaguely feel someone's fingers running through my hair and rubbing against my scalp as if they were petting me. I could feel my body was wrapped in a snug hold, like a large blanket. I didn't want to wake up from this little dream.

"Ciel," the voice prodded gently. I grimaced a bit and burrowed further into the warmth, which was now beginning to feel like a firm body. The voice just chuckled at me, a deep and husky sound. "Young master, it's time to wake up."

At the sound of Sebastian's voice so close, I slowly opened my eyes. My eye patch was gone, and I could feel the loose clothes of my over-sized white dress shirt that I used to sleep in. I was sitting up, partially, and leaning against Sebastian with one of his arms wrapped around me, and the other running his fingers through my hair. He was the first thing I saw… Immediately though I blushed at the sight of him smirking down at me with amusement.

"What are you-?" I sat up quickly, but didn't get far since I might as well have been chained to the demon. His arms were firm and held me in place, only making me blush brighter. For the moment, I had forgotten exactly what had happened the previous day.

Sebastian just smirked at me, his eyes glinting mischievously. "Come now, have you forgotten already…?" He leaned down and I nearly came undone as I felt his lips press against my forehead. They felt so soft, like petals, to the point where I could simply tell from that pure feeling that he certainly wasn't human. How had those women in the past not crumble to pieces? …Oh wait. They did.

"I-I didn't," I tried to lie, not willing to admit that I had forgotten so easily what exactly happened after my little breakdown. Of course, the lie might as well have been written across my forehead. I could tell by the look in his eyes that he saw right through me and was enjoying seeing my squirm in my embarrassment like a worm.

Sebastian lightly rested his forehead against my own, his own eyes lidded as he watched me quietly. I could practically hear my heart begin to beat faster and faster and roar loudly in my ears. Why was he being so close to me? Why did it affect me so? As idiotic as it sounded, I could only imagine because I was still young, in a way, and horribly inexperienced in such emotions. Sebastian, on the other hand, seemed perfectly fine. He was always fine in anything he did, no matter how ridiculous or humiliating the task was… When I first became a demon, I had thought for a fleeting moment I would be just as good as Sebastian was at everything. Apparently, that was not the case.

"Ciel?" I blinked out of my gaze and looked back up at Sebastian. "What are you thinking so heavily upon?"

I moved my head back from his and shook it side to side. "Nothing." I glanced back at him for a moment. "…What happened?"

Sebastian merely smirked. "I thought you said you hadn't forgotten?" The cold glare I sent at him just made him laugh. "It seems death is staring me in the eye once more…" He brushed my bangs from my face, making me wonder briefly why gesture only made my heart pound louder. "We made our little deal, Ciel. You no longer wished for me to serve you with such a cold stare. However, I am naturally a selfish creature at heart, and wished for at least some sort of reward. So, we came to a… compromise, if you will."

I hated it when he spoke in circles. It only made everything all the more confusing to me. "Will you just spit it out already?" I ordered, glaring up at him. The sight only made him smirk wider to a wicked grin.

"Hm… Now I don't want to tell you. That expression of yours is simply too exquisite to ruin."

'Oh, he's dead. DEAD. I'm going to make him wish God would have mercy on his damned soul!' How DARE he withhold information from me on purpose? I was his master, not the other way around!

Sebastian smirked in amusement, almost as if he was able to read my mind like I was speaking to him verbally. "I have been threatened many times, young master. A few more won't do me in." Crimson rubies glinted in his eyes with an air of devious thoughts. "Besides… you seemed quite adamant about our deal last night," he purred.

If my face was red before, now it must have been darker than a cherry. How dare he speak upon me so lightly! And to mock my lack of memory-! "B-Be silent! Explain to me exactly what happened!"

"I cannot perform both acts at once, my lord."

"Smart ass!"

"My, such language… Must I teach you some manners about how you are to speak to your superior?" SUPERIOR! This demon was simply begging me to put him in his own grave! I scoffed and smirked up at him mockingly.

"My superior? What exactly makes you think that you are superior to me? I am the one you call master. If I ordered you to bend to your knees and lick my shoes, you would do so without a second hesitation!"

Sebastian merely tipped his head to the side and watched me as if I was an interesting animal in a cage, mocking me with every movement he made and only serving to make me angrier. "True, I do follow your every word, young master. However… that does not mean that you are superior to me in different acts. Perhaps you would best me in eating sweets, but beyond that, I am the victor," he taunted, grinning in a way that reminded me just how inhuman he truly was.

Best me in everything, eh? "I sincerely doubt that. You know how I am with new games. Not a single person could out-smart me while I was still human. You actually believe that I could not best you now that I am a demon?"

Sebastian chuckled and shook his head to the side. "Tsk, tsk… So young and inexperienced. Shall I show you exactly how I am superior to you?" His eyes slid down to mere slits that reminded me of a cat's playful eyes as it sized up its prey. "We can make it a contest. If you win the round, you can have anything you want of me. In vice versa if I happen to be the victor…"

It was foolish of me to make yet another deal with the devil, but I could not simply pass up such a delicious challenge. Of course I could simply order him to do what I wanted… but what fun was that?

Truly I had grown bored of the day to day life in this "dream" of mine.

"Fine. I accept your little challenge." I shrugged his arms off of me—this time him allowing me to do so—and moved off of his lap and onto my own two feet. I took my eye patch from the nightstand and slipped it around my right eye. A moment later Sebastian was there and tying it for me, and when I glanced over my shoulder I was not surprised that he had dressed himself in less than a second while my back was turned. "What will be the first round?"

Sebastian stepped aside when my eye patch was tied and went into the wardrobe to retrieve my clothes for the day. "I believe that I shall make this contest educational for you, my lord. There is quite a bit you don't know about being one of my kind. Call this… field training, if you will, to prepare you for when we do return to the outside world." He returned back to my side, carrying with him my normal green over-shirt, white dress shirt, green shorts and blue ribbon along with my brown clogs. Why I was so fond of this outfit, even now, still baffled me a little yet I did not pause to question it.

"Educational?" I scoffed at the thought, allowing him to dress me with practiced ease as staring into the mirror across from me. "That takes the fun out of the contest. I don't wish to learn. Being a demon is supposed to be enjoyable, is it not?"

Sebastian chuckled softly. "Very childish views, my lord, but that is not the case. Do not worry; you'll come to be grateful for the many things I will teach you…" As I saw his hands linger on my hips, I had a strange feeling that he was speaking of more than simple techniques of a demon…

I brushed his hands from my hips and narrowed my gaze at him suspiciously. "Fine. Can we begin? I'm bored of these excuses of yours."

"But of course," he responded instantly with a wicked, eager glint in his eyes and a smirk on his pale lips. "If you will follow me…"

I followed Sebastian closely as he led me out of the bedroom and down the hall towards the center of the mansion. Everything was as I remembered it, as if I had simply taken a picture of the halls and each corner of my previous home and incorporated it into my dream. Each painting, each vase, each dent in the wall, each scratch of the wallpaper was precise and accurate to the core. The mind was truly an amazing thing; I have often paused lately and thought of how acute I was able to recall such little details with a little bit of a push from my newly heightened senses. I was able to make out the tiniest detail of the paintings that hung from the wall, and even the scents that lay in the carpets, and because of these senses I was able to recreate things like this to the finest degree. I had to wonder if Sebastian had done these little things so easily when I was still human because of these senses.

More so… were there indeed more things that demons could do that I was unaware of, like he said?

"Young master?" I stopped and looked up at Sebastian questioningly.

"What?"

He watched me for a moment before smirking and shaking his head slowly. "Never mind. We have arrived at our starting point."

I glanced around us slowly. We were only standing in the foyer at the base of the stairs that led up to the second floor and east and west wings of the mansion. "Why here?"

"Because it is the heart of the mansion, of course." Sebastian folded his arms behind his back, his posture as perfect as always. "It is here where we'll begin. Now… It is common sense to know that demons are creatures of prey." For a moment, his crimson eyes glowed with slits in the center, before changing back to normal once again. "We must know how to track, and, if the time comes for it, evade. We have just as many enemies as we do… Well, I would not say that demons have allies, but you understand my point of this."

I rolled my eyes and turned to face him, crossing my arms over my chest. "I understand, but what exactly are we going to do?" An instinctive shiver shot down my spine when I saw that devious smirk cross his face once more.

"I call it my version of hide and seek." He shifted and held out a hand to me, beckoning me forward. I complied and stepped up closer in front of him. His long, gloved fingertips traced over the edges of my eye patch where our contract was hidden beneath. "I will be seeking you, slowly trying to capture you in my grasp. You will attempt to evade me. If you can evade me for ten minutes, then you win."

Really? All I just had to do was just avoid him? That seemed simple enough. Sebastian was foolish to think I couldn't do such a mundane and effortless task. I brushed his hand away from my face. "Fine. Sounds simple enough."

"Very well." Suddenly Sebastian gripped my wrist and tugged me forward, and my face flushed in embarrassment as I bumped into him. My eyes widened as I felt his breath tickle my ear as he whispered, "Let the game begin, my lord."

With that, he disappeared from sight.

I regained my balance and huffed, quickly heading down a random hall while trying to keep my head level. Just what was Sebastian up to? Why, of all things, did he refuse to tell me exactly what deal we made? I suppose I'll just have to "win" it out of him…

My heightened senses caught what sounded of steady footsteps. Quickly I went into one room and silently shut the door. I had to focus on the task. I'd rather not be at Sebastian's mercy and unable to do anything, and if I suddenly backed out on this he would hold it over my head for eternity that the Earl Phantomhive didn't keep his word.

How long had it been? …Surely at least five minutes or so… I kept moving about the mansion, never rushing to tire myself out, but never stay still in one spot for very long. I hadn't seen any traces of Sebastian yet, but that was probably his entire plan… Hell, he was probably hiding in one of these rooms and waiting for me to run into him myself!

Quickly I was growing frustrated and anxious. I wanted those ten minutes to be up already so I didn't have to be so high on guard and jumping at every little noise I heard! I just wanted to relax and breathe easily, just for a moment…

…It couldn't kill just to sit down, right? I locked myself in a room and sat down against the door, shutting my eyes for a moment and relaxing. My body relaxed instantly as I let my guard down. It was almost exhausting, keeping all my senses open for such a long time.

"Come little children,

I'll take thee away,

Into a land of Enchantment.

Come little children,

the time's come to play

Here in my garden of shadows…"

I sat up slowly when I heard a soft, whispery voice singing. It was deep, melodic…and in a strange way seductive and alluring… Subconsciously I tilted my head to the side to try to hear more of the beautiful tune, but as I focused on it did it start to fade…

"Follow, sweet children.

I'll show thee the way,

Through all the pain and the sorrows.

Weep not, poor children,

for life is this way.

Murdering beauty and passions…"

I stood up and stepped out of the room, and the voice seemed to grow louder again, echoing all over in my ears and bouncing off the walls.

Like a trance, I followed after the music. It was calming, haunting, frightening and so sweet all at once… I couldn't seem to turn away from it, the soft melodious voice that was calling to me.

Soon, I found myself opening the door that lead down into the basement beneath the mansion. The voice was growing louder the more I stepped forward. Slowly I descended down the stairs, being careful not to trip by accident.

I couldn't see much of anything in this darkness. I narrowed my eyes a little and tried to find my way around and locate the source of the voice.

"Hush now, dear children,

It must be this way.

Too weary of life and deceptions.

Rest now, my children,

For soon we'll away,

Into the calm and the quiet."

I must have realized far too late that I was falling straight into a trap. When I turned to flee back upstairs, the door shut with a loud slam that broke the sweet spell of the song, turning it into a more quiet threat instead of a soft lullaby. The voice was louder, and I could hear it coming from right behind me as I stood there, helpless and cornered like a rat.

"Come little children,

I'll take thee away.

Into a land of enchantment.

Come little children,

The time's come to play.

Here in my garden of shadows…"

I bit my lip as a felt a pair of arms snake around my waist and the owner of the voice press his body up against my back, effectively trapping me in his embrace. "Caught you, my lord."

I grunted and looked up over my shoulder at Sebastian, barely able to make out his silhouette but able to see his crimson eyes and the Cheshire smirk on his face. "Cheater," I muttered bitterly. I knew I had lost this because of my own carelessness. I had let my guard down, and Sebastian weaved his spell through my mind at the perfect moment…

Sebastian chuckled softly. "I did not say that I would play fair, young master. Though you yourself allowed this to happen." I felt the presence of his hand in front of my face before his fingers glided over my cheek. I clamped my mouth shut tightly when his thumb brushed against my lower lip. "You see you can never truly let your guard down… Especially in the presence of something potentially threatening."

I turned my head away from his hand stubbornly, clenching my hands at my sides. "I get it. I will definitely not let my guard down around you again." I heard him chuckle and clenched my jaw tightly. "What is so funny?"

"Seeing the young master so flustered. It's quite a sight." Once again he held my cheek, and I nearly jumped when I felt the smooth caress of his skin instead of his cloth gloves. When had he removed them? "That color on your cheeks is quite lovely, if I am allowed to say so."

I huffed and clenched my eyes shut tightly as he held me so closely and held my warm cheek in his palm. "How long exactly do you plan for us to just stand here in the dark?"

"Oh, but this was where I invited you, young master. My garden of shadows." I rolled my eyes at his little pun.

"What was that song, exactly?" I grimaced slightly in confusion. "It… was strangely…"

"Hypnotic?" I could feel the demon's gaze on me, and fruitlessly I attempted to look back even though I could barely see what was in front of my own nose. "Some call it a Siren's song to the young, and other's the song of Pan the Faun." He chuckled softly, his voice now close once again to my ear. "I simply put my own little twist to it, specifically to call you to me…" I jumped a little when I felt on of his hands snake up my body slowly, lightly pressing against my chest before cupping my chin firmly. "This is the first time I've truly tried this method before. Obviously, it worked extremely well…" The way his voice was steadily growing lower and huskier and the sudden heat the surrounded us was making my heart start to race.

"Young master…" I bit back a gasp as he nipped once at my ear, clenching my eyes shut tightly and turning my head away. That was a bad idea, for the next moment I felt his lips ghosting over the skin of my neck. "I had won this round. Shall I claim my 'prize'?"

Oh lovely, what was this demon up to now? Before I had the chance to say much of anything, I felt Sebastian's lips kiss at my neck and slowly make their way up with the occasional nip. My body trembled, and suddenly I grew weak in the knees and places I'd rather not mention grew tighter. It was like I was under his spell again; I was clay in his very capable hands.

"S-Seba…" I tilted my head back against his shoulder as he continued to ravish my neck and my ear, not caring at the moment if this was morally wrong or indecent. It felt… I couldn't even describe the heat, the weakness in my body, the shortness of my breath…

"Ciel…" The sound of my name on his lips was sweeter than that song from before. I felt his breath fall over my face in uneven pants. Was he as affected by all of this as I was? I bit my little and stared up at him, managing to see him through the darkness. His face was curved into a serious, intense stare. He looked as if he was fighting an internal battle, all the while staring straight at me.

Shakily I reached up a little and found his tie and gripped it tightly in my hand. Something… I wanted, no needed something, and had no idea what it was. All I knew was that Sebastian was the only one who would give it to me.

A moment later, Sebastian pulled himself back from my face and loosened his grasp on my body. "Well… I believe that is enough of me to take as my prize for now."

I stared at him as if he had just slapped me in the face. WHAT? He just—and we—and he—HOW DARE HE! I felt my face burn with anger and embarrassment as I pushed myself back up to my feet and pushed him away.

"You-You filthy harlot! How dare you do such a thing to your master?"

Something in Sebastian's eyes told me that moment that I wasn't exactly in the safest place. His eyes grew slightly cold and his smile fell from his face. The atmosphere changed from heated and passionate to tense and chilling in less than a few seconds.

I cried out quietly in surprise when he grabbed my wrist again and pulled me forward, none too gently, and gripped the back of my neck in his hand and forced me to look up at his face. "I do not take too kindly to being called such a word, Ciel," he said, his voice composed yet all the more frightening. "Now… Let us take a break from such 'fun' for a little while and calm down. We'll try another game later, after the sun goes down."

I shuddered a little, feeling smaller than I normally was and considerably weaker under his gaze. "…I'm tired of these games," I stubbornly muttered, trying to stay strong and sturdy. "Tell me what deal we made, Sebastian. I want to know." I felt his hand grip a bit of my hair and give a light tug, making me wince at the slight pain. I could see a white, pearly grin on his face as he leaned down and whispered in my ear.

"I don't want to tell you." He released me and stepped back, placing a hand over his heart and bowing slightly. "I will prepare your morning meal, my lord. We've become rather distracted so far, and our schedule has fallen behind." He knew as much as I did that I didn't eat regular food anymore, nor did I ever have a schedule for each day. Sebastian was toying with me…

He turned on his heel and left the basement, leaving me standing there, gawking at his back and stunned.

What the hell was that butler going to DO to me?

A/N: Well, I believe I've figured out where this story will go along, and it is now subject to change ratings. xD I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Thank you all SO MUCH for the reviews!