Hello, humans!

I don't really have anything to say, and if you're looking for answers, I'm afraid that all you'll get are more questions.

Which is the way.

Of my stories, at least.

Yeah.

Sue me.

Just kidding.

Please don't.

...Where an I going with this?

I need to just move on already.

And so, with nothing more to say, LET'S MOVE ON!

"You're late."

Erin groaned, having just busted into Ciel's office, "Wow, am I? Gee, I never would have guessed."

Ciel's face scrunched up with disgust, "What happened to you? You look horrid."

"Well, when you're running late, you tend to do what you need to do to get to where you're trying to get to."

"…Whatever." Ciel murmured, rubbing his head, before murmuring, "Sebastian, come in here and give Erin her job."

Seconds later, as if feeling he was being summoned, Sebastian pushed the door open, peering in to give Erin a shit eating grin, "Ah, Erin, there you are. It's about time you've shown up."

"Yeah yeah yeah," Erin murmured, rubbing the back of her head, as a tired smile crawled across her face, "I'll meet you at my personal room, I just gotta change into the stripper costume."

"What!?" Ciel yelled, only to catch Erin's teasing snicker.

"That's what it looks like, and you can't tell me otherwise." Erin grinned as she waltzed out, pushing past Sebastian to get to her room, the butler following right behind him.

"…You're not the most ladylike, are you?" Sebastian murmured, just loud enough for Erin to hear.

"What part of 'gang lord' do we not understand here?" Erin said back, "Been one for the past four years now, ever since I was fifteen. If you think it's gonna go away anytime soon, I'll tell ya now that it won't."

Sebastian gave her a look, "…I'd assume that you've been in the job for longer. How old are you, again?"

"Nineteen." Erin murmured, before walking into her room, closing the door behind her, "Why do you ask? Hell, why does everyone have to ask?"

"I mean this with as much respect as possible," Sebastian said from the other side of the door, "But you seem a lot older than that-."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean!?" Erin shouted, the door being thrown open, Erin thankfully in her full attire already, "DO YOU THINK I LOOK OLD, OR SOMETHING!?"

Sebastian's hands were thrown up, surprised, "Now now, Erin, no need for you to blow a gasket. I just assumed that someone with your title would have been...Older, is all."

The fire in Erin's eyes amused the butler, he finally knew what buttons to push, "I only meant it as a complement…For the most part."

Erin hissed, the expression all together only made better by her outfit, before taking a deep breath, "…Whatever. What do we need to get done?"

Sebastian smirked for reasons she didn't know, before walking outside, "Well…The young master's clothing needs washing, the bed sheets need to be replaced, the windows need to be cleaned, the floors need sweeping, and when you're done, you'll need to go and help Mey Rin. Is that understood?"

Erin gave him a face, instead answering with a childish grumble, before walking off.

Meanwhile, Sebastian made his way to Ciel's office.

In the office, Ciel sat, nose deep in a book before taking a sip of tea. What was taking Sebastian so-

"My lord; when do you require those papers?"

"What do you think, Sebastian?" He murmured, too busy to look him in the eye, flipping the page, "Now would be an excellent time."

Sebastian nodded, "Yes, my lord." He said, before turning around leaving.

Ciel sighed, realizing that he had no idea how he got to this part of the book, only to watch as the doors opened once again, Sebastian smiling with a bunch of papers in hand, "The files, my lord. Everything you'd need to know."

Ciel nodded, dropping his book before picking up the papers, "Leave me." He murmured, not watching as Sebastian walked out of the room.

Ciel looked the papers over, a bit surprised by how heavy the pile was. It irritated him by how many blackout spaces there were, but being how he'd ask Sebastian to obtain them straight from the Ash heads themselves, it made sense for them to keep some pieces anonymous.

"Erin Dust, criminal, accused of thief, murder, assult & battery, kidnapping...Height: Unknown. Age: Unknown (Believed to be around 17-20)."

He skimmed through the first few pages, his scowl deepening, "None of this helps to explain anything." most of which holding little to no information on Erin, before finally, a name caught his eye.

"...Murder of Anastasia Ashford, the second child of William and Yuni Ashford, with an elder brother, Preston Ashford. Adopted at age 2 by the Ashford family...Kidnapped at age 14...Evidence was shown to link Erin Dust to the disappearance and death of Anastasia Ashford, as well as witness testimonies from Peter Dominic."

"The prints from the scene were unknown until years later, when a youth by the (possibly fake) name of 'Erin Dust'. At the time, she'd been taken in for high larceny...The prints at the scene were later proven to be a perfect match to Erin's...Number one suspect, highly dangerous, and should be taken in at all costs."

There was a lot more to go through, but just that bit was enough to give Ciel a headache. This answered one question, but also spawned too many more.

Yes, it answers why the Ashford guard were after her, but what were the details of the murder? Surely Erin didn't just decide to kill a girl her age for sport, right?

He skimmed the pages, before groaning. There was no real information on the murder itself, simply the fact that this girl, Anastasia, was dead, and Erin was the one responsible.

"This doesn't make any sense." Ciel murmured, before going on.

"Anastasia was murdered at age fourteen, the week after her twenty year old Preston moved to Japan to grow his business. It was believed that the brother had something to do with it...but the accusation was quickly redacted after the fingerprint equal was found to be Erin Dust."

"Erin's gang: Phoenix gang. Location: Unknown. Known associate(s): Konomiya Rimono, Hank Kilrain… Other possible affiliates: Kian, Cameron, John, Tyler, Max, Luke..."

Ciel forced himself to skip ahead, not wanting to read through the long list of first names. He didn't know how those were supposed to help with no last name, but he could leave that up to whoever was going to look for them individually.

"Possible gang base location(s?): Unknown, but believed to be somewhere in Lambeth Merton Sutton Harrow..."

It would appear as if they too had no idea where Erin was. Not that Ciel could blame them; it was just their one job to apprehend this girl for what looked to be the fast five years or so.

"Believed that she is affiliated with Elias and James Brown; more formally known by their titles of 'Gold' and 'Gage'. "

"While both are major threats, Erin Dust's capture comes before all else. She is homicidal, highly dangerous, known as a crazy pyromaniac-."

This was just serving to give him more of a headache. None of this was really answering his new questions, he felt as if he were reading himself into circles.

He groaned, throwing the papers onto his desk, before taking a deep breath. If he were to go off of exactly what the papers were saying, then that would mean that he's allowed a murderous, psychopathic, pyromaniac into his house.

It was hard to think that everything in the files were one hundred percent true, there was no way that Erin would have been able to half the things that the papers said. I mean, there was no way that she could have burned a whole household down to ash, or attempted to blow up the British Museum.

Ciel shook his head. No, if all that were true, who knows what other impossible feats she could be capable of…

...Like taking down Sebastian, perhaps...

He quickly shot the thought down, "That's complete garbage." He murmured, before a knock came to the door, "Enter."

"I'm here with lunch, young master." Sebastian said, pushing the cart into the office, "Did you find anything out about Erin?"

"She's got…quite an interesting story." Ciel murmured, before a smirk came to his face, "She'll be an interesting chess piece."

"A quite unpredictable one at that, don't you agree?" Sebastian murmured, placing the earl's tea on his desk, before handing him a letter, "This is from the Silvers family. They'd like to have a meeting with you as soon as possible."

Ciel opened and read the letter over, before placing his elbow on the desk, resting his head, "Sebastian, what do we have planned for today?"

"Nothing my lord. You are free for the rest of the day," Sebastian said, that shit eating smirk on his face, "Why do you ask, my lord?"

"Prepare a coach," Ciel said, waving him off, "Send a message head to Alderich Sliver, tell him that we'll be there as soon as possible."

"Yes, my lord." Sebastian said, before a question popped into his head, "My lord, if I may ask, what do you plan to do with Erin?"

Ciel thought it over, before nodding, "I want her to come along. The Silvers are known to be a shady family, and I'd like to test something."

"Then why bother trying to meet with them?" Sebastian asked, knowing the answer fully well.

"Because their family has some sort of tie to the Ashford family," Ciel insisted, before getting up, "I want to know more about this case. Now, must I order you again?"

Sebastian bowed, "Of course not, my lord. I will fetch Erin after I get the coach ready." He said, before leaving out the door.

Ciel sighed, before looking out the wall window, "…I wonder how the game will be, now that I've got a new piece." He muttered to himself.

"Ah, no."

Sebastian's eyes couldn't help but widen, "…What was that?"

"I don't want to go." Erin said slowly, as if he didn't speak English, "I just wanna stay here."

"I'm not asking." Sebastian murmured, irritated slightly, "The young master orders you to come with us. You'll be a good extra guard against the Silvers."

"If you value your life, you wouldn't DEAL with the Silvers," Erin murmured angrily, aggressively cleaning the dishes, "I mean, does Seal know what he's doing with the Silvers? If I were him, I'd cut all connections with Alderich."

"But, thankfully, you are not the young master," Sebastian said, "More importantly, following orders is a part of our deal, is it not?"

"Don't care, not moving." Erin grumbled, stomping her feet in order to push her point, "Besides, last time I was there, it didn't exactly end well."

"…Erin, the young master wants you to come with us, and I cannot take no as an answer."

Erin gave him a look, before her eyes widened, "You wouldn't dare-."

Ciel sighed, looking out the window of the coach, "What the bloody hell is taking them so…Oh."

Right outside, Sebastian had Erin, now dressed in her normal attire, thrown over his shoulder. From inside, it looked like Erin was screaming and cursing, slapping everything she could in her angered fury.

Ciel couldn't help but laugh, forcing it back down when the door was opened.

Sebastian smiled, before unceremoniously tossing Erin in, "We'll be on our way now, sir." He said, before closing the coach door, getting into the driver's seat.

Erin growled, pulling her gun out, "Son of a bitch, I'll shoot you in the back of the head!" Erin shouted, threateningly pointing her gun where she assumed Sebastian would be.

Ciel scoffed, "Calm down, Erin; we have a short ride."

Erin growled, pouting as she plopped herself down on the chair, muttering to herself, "This is complete and utter bullshit."

Ciel groaned, opting to look out the window. How was it that a wanted person like her was so…childish? Nothing looked like it was adding up, and it was giving Ciel the biggest of headaches when it came to understanding why.

Unknown to him, while he was daydreaming, Erin had gotten real close, looking him over, "…Okat, totally out of the blue, but do you wanna watch Captain America: Civil War when it comes out?"

Ciel jumped back, "Get away from me!"

Erin's hands flew up, backing up, "Alright, okay…If you want, we can watch something more English-ish…Like Doctor Strange when it comes out."

Ciel couldn't even BEGIN to try and understand what went on in her head, before the coach finally came to a stop, "We've arrived." He said, using his cane to get up.

Erin looked outside, shivers crawling down her back. Those tall silver towers, the stone polished to perfection; the home of the Silvers. Erin gulped, as Sebastian opened up the coach door, "My lord, Alderich Silver is here to greet you."

Ciel nodded, before watching as Erin pulled her scarf up, keeping her head low, while zipping up her jacket, "Erin, you'll be coming in with us."

He watched as Erin nodded, her face grim, before jumping out behind him. He looked up at the building, watching as a man in a dark green suit and black tie walked down the stairs.

The man had blond hair with some grey inside, his eyes hazel brown. He walked down to them, arms wide open, "It is so good to see you once again, young earl Phantomhive! I see that you and your butler are doing well."

Surprised, Ciel turned around, only to find Erin gone, "…Let us simply get down to business, Alderich."

Alderich nodded, "Yes yes, of course; let's going inside."

The two sat down in a living room-like area, Sebastian standing behind Ciel, who had one leg over the other, hands folded, "So, what do we have on the candy business?"

"We've increased by more than 10% in this new year," Alderich said, smiling as he always did, "Which is more than enough money to fund the both of us."

Ciel nodded, "Then why have you requested my arrival?"

Alderich smiled, before standing up, looking out the window, "You see, Ciel, I've been a busy man. The old year has closed, leaving me with a wife, my two perfectly children, more money than I could ever imagine."

"My beloved daughter, Abigail, will be getting married soon. While my dearest son, Edward, is off in America to grow his own business. Yes, life really could not be any better than it is right here and now."

Ciel locked eyes with Sebastian, the two sharing a look, "…Where are you going with this, Alderich?"

"I've got the money, I've got the power," Alderich said, eyes clouded with greed, "I do believe that it would be best for us to go our...separate ways."

Ciel's grip on his armrest tightened, "What are you trying to say, Mr. Silver?"

Ciel's answer was a gun pressed up against his forehead, Alderich's expression one of mad power.

"I'm trying to say that we won't be doing business together anymore, young Phantomhive."

Ciel looked him over, his gaze as dull as ever, before he waved Alderich off, "Mr. Silver, I do believe that our business here is over."

Alderich's eyes widened, "Are you trying to make demands now, boy!?" He growled, before pointing up, shooting, "As we speak, my men are on there way. You see, young earl Phantomhive, I do not intend on you leaving with your life."

Ciel sighed, "I don't find your stupid game very amusing, Mr. Silver. You're fired."

Alderich scoffed, "Typical child" he grunted, watching as the door was ripped open, revealing (you guessed it) more guys with guns, "I've got you surrounded, outnumbered and out matched."

Sebastian sighed, placing a gloved hand over his chest, "My lord, if you would allow me to-."

"Wow, didn't realize I was THIS late to the party! My bad."

Ciel watched as Alderich's eyes widened, looking around the room, before looking back at him, "Damn, how...You didn't bring that maniacal brat here, did you!?"

"Aww, no need to be like that, Mr. Alderich Octavius Silver! I'm just here to tie up loose ends is all!"

Ciel had to do a double take, bewildered by how Erin not only seemed to materialize out of the curtains, but also tackle Alderich down to the ground, gun under his chin. She glared down the men in the hallway, "Try me." She dared.

"Sebastian, get Ciel out; I'll buy you time." She muttered, not daring to break eye contact with those standing in the doorway.

It took awhile for the two to process what had happened, but the gunmen, on the other hand didn't care much.

One fired at Erin, who leaded back, eyes burning holes into the other two, "Why are you still here!? GET OUT!"

Sebastian quickly nodded, scooping up the young earl, who squirmed, "Damnit, Sebastian! Put me down, that's an order!"

"I'm sorry, sir, but I can't do that." Sebastian said, kicking the window open, before leaping straight out, "Your safety comes first."

"What the bloody hell are you talking about!? We need to go back for her, she's going to die!" Ciel shouted, fighting against Sebastian's hold.

"My lord, into the coach, if you'd please." Sebastian said, opening the door, before helping (read: tossing/throwing) Ciel in.

Ciel's screaming fest was cut short by the door being slammed shut, his body nearly being thrown to the back as the coach was kicked into high gear.

"Sebastian-."

"I'm sure she's fine, my lord." Sebastian shouted back to him, "I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't concerned as well, but I know that she'll be fine."

Ciel nodded, feeling a bit better, but couldn't help but look back at the manor.

He'd never think that, seconds later, the mansion would explode.

You guys probably hate cliffhangers now, don't you?

Amy: OH GOD YES, SHES FINALLY DEAD!

Me: Yep. Erin's dead.

Erin: Bitch, it takes more to kill me.

Amy:...Aww fuck...Why can't you just stay dead?

Erin: Why couldn't you just stay dead?

Me: Both of you just go die, I need to finish this chapter.

Erin:...Fine.

Amy: Only because you're the author...No other reason.

Me: Thank you.

Anyway, before I was screwed with...

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