What happened in the last chapter…
"I am only teaching you how to treat a lady properly, young master." He said as he poured the tea into the cup before handing it to me then the rascal who was been silenced.

And so it begins...
Your POV
The brat learned his lesson after that. He sat on his chair as I stood. We stared at each other in awe in the silent study room.

"That incident last night... Tell me all the details." He finally spoke up. If I could still remember it clearly, I explained everything to him. He simply nodded as he listened after I ended; and wrote the important ones.

Then silence came once again. I snapped at the silence as I angrily crossed my arms and looked at him with furrowed eyebrows.

"Brat, what do I expect from that investigation? I've worked hard and even survived that attack of the Viscount, haven't I?" His lips crept on a smirk across his face as he leaned to the desk with something in mind.

"Oh, yes you did; as for your reward then..." He stood up and proceeded to look out on the window. "You wish for freedom, do you not? Alright then, I grant you permission to return to your... 'duty' the day after tomorrow then." I felt the weight on my shoulders lightened up as he said those!

"But of course, on one condition," He looked at me straight into my [E/C] eyes making me feel uncomfortable...

"You shall still continue on to live here after finishing your tasks or I may sue you for a snooper and thievery. What is your choice then?" With a devilish smirk and looked at me with his little eye, I slumped my shoulders sadly and nodded.

"I-I... will continue coming here..." He gave out a satisfied nod and dismissed me. Why does he want me to stay...? I want to go back home... [FR/N] might be up to something... Back at the incident happened, I had my chance of escaping this dreadful manor; but why did I rejected that chance of freedom...? Ah yes, to continue on to unravel the secrets of that damned brat!

I walked down the silent corridor out from his room. Little did he know... I got some scoop about him... Letters from the queen, invitations for different parties and balls and of course, several cases of some sort murders around England... That child is no ordinary owner of the Funtom Co. and an insane brat... Why would he have letters coming from the queen? I need more answers for that firstly... I need more secrets!

"Well, well... If isn't Ms. _ from the newspaper. Says Donne." I heard a familiar voice from behind just to see...

"Snake? Is that really you?! Y-you're now working here...?!" He shyly scratched the back of his neck.

"Um yes and... Yes... Ever since the downfall of the Noah's Ark Circus, Smile took me in and work as the footman. Says Wilde."

Wait, what?

"Smile? Who's... Is it the brat I, uh, mean Earl?" He nodded and started to walk, I ran beside him, curious of somethings about him.

Before Noah's Ark Circus went down for some reason, I would usually visit their circus because of the lively and happy atmosphere there. I mean, I had to write something about them too of course! But I loved how they see each other as a family.. Then because of the strange usage of some material for their prosthetics, and most unknown to the public; the bodies of Joker, Beast, Jumbo, Doll, Wendy, Peter, and Dagger along with their ringmaster, Baron Kelvin, where unknown to be found since then.

"Yes, Joker gave him that name and so I also call him 'Smile'. Is there a problem with it, Ms. _? Asks Keats." I was surprised to hear it.. I shook my head, looking at him.

"I-I just... have not heard of that..." I looked down, feeling dejected all of a sudden..

"I'm surprised that you haven't heard that he also joined the circus as Finnian. Says Oscar." I'm getting somewhere here...! I must make him speak up more...!

"Snake, I'm confused about what you are trying to say.. Can you speak about it more?" He looked at me, confused. He shrugged it off as he thought it was nothing but mere curiosity and missing the scoop...!

"Perhaps so, it might be good to have some talk with an old friend then. Says Brontë." YES! Finally! I'll finally be on the track!

And so, we decided to take a little walk around the garden as we discussed.

"Smile and Black were thought to be ordinary... customers as they were watching the show. Until I saw Black wandering around the area... The two just came out of nowhere to join the circus. But they were also suspicious of their reason to join. Joker gave them an entrance test and accepted them as members then.. Everything started to seem off. Says Goethe." I looked at him, curious as ever. Intrigued in what he will say next.

"How.. off are you saying?"

"I was feeling they were up to something. Something chaotic but... Joker gave them a chance to perform and become happy with the circus. Not for them though... They learned too many of our... secrets. That all of a reason as my friends found them out to be snooping around in our tents.. Then out of the blue, Smile and Black disappeared along with Suit. Says Oscar."

"Who is 'Suit'? Never heard of him.."

"Neither myself know him. Says Donne."

"I-I see... Please do continue on..." He nodded and continued to walk by the garden.

"However the next day... Dagger and the others were going off to somewhere.. Joker and the rest did not return since then. Says Dan."

There's maybe a connection of that brat, Noah's Ark Circus and the letters from the Queen... "Is there... anything more...?" Hopefully, he could have answers...

"Since I left the circus, I deduced something was going on with Smile and let my friends pursue him by his scent to his manor... Says... Webster.." For a moment there, he stopped his track and looked he has something in mind.

"S-Snake...?"

"He did have mention to me he was also searching for them as he was sent as an undercover as a circus member to investigate the connection between the disappearance of the children and the circus... Eternal happiness huh... Says Wilde..." He seemed to be away with the fairies there... Just what did that brat told him...?!

I hugged him. I hugged him tightly as I could. I did not care for the snakes around him for he is my friend...

"Ms. _... I feel... so alone..." I felt him wrap his hands to my back, hugging me. I wanted to comfort him..

"Snake... it is alright... I am here for you... worry not, I won't disappear from you."

"Snake, are you not supposedly to be accompanying the young master?" Sebastian was walking to our direction...! Damn it...!

"Ah, of course. I shall go now. I'll see you later then, Ms. _. Says Emily." No! Snake...! Please...!

Before I knew it, Sebastian held my chin to look up at his red eyes. "And you, Lady _, my deepest apologies for the servants' bothersome." And he also went away. Leaving me to reach them but alas, I cannot as I see them farther away from sight..

T-that brat...! What on earth have he turned Snake into...?! What a monster that damned evil rascal he is...! I gritted my teeth in anger, looking at his study's window.

But... Did Snake made a... Small smile on his face before he left me...?

Ciel's POV
I saw everything of what happened. How she enjoyed his company while simply walking around the garden.. Tch...! How she listened to him... I turn back to my chair, facing my lonely wooden desk. How she smiled at him... I suddenly slammed a fist on the desk. "And how dare she hug a man like Snake...! That drastic... Old‒!"

"Don't tell me you ARE jealous of that man?" Am I going crazy to the extent of hearing... a voice?!

"Oh dear, dear, Ciel you hopeless little one.." I felt hands running through my shoulders as I looked up to see... A face and body like mine, clothed with black and nothing more but his eyes... Are far different than my blue eyes...

A smirk made its way to his face as to look down on me as I scrambled away from him..

"I-it can't be... You're... the one in my... dreams...! This is impossible...!" He giggled like a child he is at my statement.

"Ciel, why don't you open your senses? I am you; you are me. We are just one, but you rather chose for me to be sealed within you." He slowly walked up to me as I continued to back away.

"With your heart head over heels for that lady, I might as well tease along for fun~ but worry not, I have no intention of harming you or the lady per se.."

"Then what do you want?! Why do you even exist here, you…!" He simply gave out a deep sigh before looking at me once again.

"I have told you, I am you; you are me. We are one body, Ciel. Everything you think, dream and move, I can see and feel it all." With a touch of his skin against mine, he lifted my attention to lock eyes with me and a playfully, foolish smirk formed through his lips. Filthy being.. But soon he disappeared with a blink of my eyes just as I heard the rushed opening of the door and a pair of hands hugged me from behind.

"Ciel~! I missed you Ciel~!" The happy voice of Elizabeth echoed through my shocked mind. She pulled away worried and moved beside me. "Ciel? Are you alright? You seem pale as if you've seen a ghost..." Oh I did saw more than a ghost.. I shook my head to snap back to reality and looked at her.

"I-it was nothing." I stood up and dusted myself to clean away the dirt, but alas I can't dust away the thoughts earlier..

"Anyways, what on this bloody earth are you doing here, Elizabeth? Won't Marchioness Frances be looking for you?" She giggled like an innocent child as always. Always..

"Silly, I needed to sneak out just to see my fiancé! And I told you to call me 'Lizzy!'" It is indeed really like Elizabeth to do such thing, but it will be chaotic if Marchioness Frances and Edward to be in frenzy mode if they found out that their 'sweet little girl' has sneaked out to see her insane fiancé..

By crazed I meant, I saw an illusion or perhaps a doppelganger of mine.. Secondly, if that old buffoon is around, I might get a disgusted thinking of the society... To fancy a commoner, old buffoon.. What?! Snap out of it, Ciel!

Sighing as I looked at Lizzy and proceeding back to my desk. "Anyways, what do you want Elizabeth?"

She excitingly went to the desk and laid her hands on it and looked much happy at me. "Let's have boat ride Ciel! It has been a long time to go boat riding!" She said in a carefree way.

"No." What my foolish, strict self would say at times as usual. I know I have many cases to solve for Her Majesty to ease. The Puppeteer, raising of the dead or the so-called 'Bizarre Dolls' and much more... Even Grey and Phipps are meddling with some stuff now...

"But Ciel.. Please? I want to spend time with you.. And you could have some relaxing time..." She pouted in a childish yet… cute manner... Lizzy is right. I should really relax and calm myself. It could be an opportunity to erase everything on my mind now. I gave in to her request as she left to prepare with ease. I ordered Sebastian to let the servants to come and to have a break from their work.

But another problem is...

"WHAT?! WHY MUST THERE BE A REASON THAT BUFFOON COULD COME WITH US?!" I frantically said as Sebastian was tying my ribbon; looking at me with those devilish crimson eyes of his.

"Oh young master.. It would be a great opportunity for Lady _ to walk her feet out to test if she would indeed leave us to go to London and write things about you."

Nonetheless, I am bothered by the fact that first, I should keep in mind that I don't fancy her at all and secondly she might discover her digging out and barking it all.. Troublesome girl…