Unfortunately, I do not own Kuroshitsuji. I think everyone here would like to, but we sadly do not. The title of this chapter comes from and includes the full version of the song in Tarzan, which I don't own either.

Also, this is the story of Sebastian's past, so no Ciel. I'm also calling him Aquila, which means Eagle in Latin.

Chapter Eight: You'll Be In My Heart

Summary: "Mother...?"

Aquila tried to sleep, but he couldn't get more than a few minutes in. His dreams were nothing but darkness and swirling feathers and blood. He was intensely frustrated that he could remember nothing. Owing to Luke's words that it would be better if he forgot, Aquila was trying even harder to remember what had happened to him. His childhood was clear-but all the events from the start of the war to now were muddled.

Aquila sat up in bed and listened. He could hear nothing, so he guessed that the others were either walking around too quietly to hear or asleep. He carefully sidled out of his room and made his way to the entrance to the oasis pool. With some concentration, he turned into an otter and dove in quietly, resurfacing outside under the starry sky. Aquila felt a pang of homesickness at the sight of the stars even farther away than they had been. He worked his way to the heart of the sparse trees around the oasis, and stood there for a minute, lost in thought. Suddenly, he was overwhelmed with a wave of anger and sadness, and he collapsed onto a rock.

Why? he shouted at the sky in his head. Why can't I remember anything? What happened to my wings? What did I DO to be given this curse?

"That is for you to remember, little one," whispered a soft voice behind him.

Aquila froze. He would know that voice anywhere, even if a thousand years had passed. "Mother...?" he asked, hardly daring to breathe. Was she trying to earn his trust and then attack him because he was a demon?

"I know you're upset. You will remember in time, but you must not give in to your despair when you do," came the gentle voice again. His mother, Tsala, walked into his view, her long black hair tucked into a bun. Her eyes were a warm amber, shining in the dark.

Aquila sat huddled on his rock, terrified. All angels hate the demons! She's going to kill me!

"Aquila," his mother said, rather sharply, and then she sighed. "Aquila. I'm not going to hurt you. Please believe me."

"What do you want, then?" he replied, choking back his fear.

"All I want to do is help you. You must not give up. No matter what you remember, please listen," she pleaded. Aquila didn't know why, but those last two words made him shiver. They were important, for some reason. They applied specifically to him.

Tsala sat down beside him on the rock, and put her arm around Aquila. He flinched, not understanding why she wasn't mad at him. Hadn't all the other Fallen done some terrible crime to be thrown out of heaven?

Softly, slowly, Tsala began to sing.

"Come stop your crying,
It'll be all right.
Come take my hand,
Hold it tight.
I will protect you from
All around you,
I will be here, don't you cry.

For one so small,
You seem so strong.
My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm.
This bond between us
Can't be broken.
I will be here, don't you cry...

And you'll be in my heart,
Yes you'll be in my heart.
From this day on,
Now and forevermore.

You'll be in my heart,
No matter what they say.
You'll be here in my heart,
Always...

Why can't they understand
The way we feel?
They just don't trust
What they can't explain.
I know we're different but
Deep inside us,
We're not that different at all.

And you'll be in my heart,
Yes you'll be in my heart.
From this day on,
Now and forevermore...

Don't listen to them!
Cause what do they know?
We need each other
To have, to hold!
They'll see in time,
I know.

When destiny calls you,
You must be strong!
I may not be with you,
But you got to hold on!
They'll see in time,
I know.
We'll show them together

Cause you'll be in my heart,
Yes you'll be in my heart.
From this day on,
Now and forevermore.

You'll be in my heart,
No matter what they say.
You'll be here in my heart,
Always..."

With a faint hug and a passing whisper of wind, Aquila's mother was gone. He looked at the sky, searching for her, but she had vanished into the night. With slow steps, he made his way back to the pool, and back underground.

Aaah...*sniff*

I always end up crying when I imagine Aquila(Sebastian)'s past because I imagine it so vividly, and it's very sad...

You'll get the whole story in another few chapters! Sorry this one was kind of short!