The next few days, I visited Ivy every night at the same time and I would feel that my heart was fluttering with happiness when I saw her smile at me. I would get the same reaction each time, a hug and an excellent conversation. I enjoyed spending time with her; she was so much fun to talk to. Every night I place a gentle kiss on her however it wasn't always the lips. Sometimes I would just kiss her cheek to tease her and to really drive her crazy, I would kiss her, giving only a second into the kiss and leave after saying goodbye quickly. The look on her face before I left made me know that she wanted more of me. Little did she know, I couldn't get enough of her.

I don't know how but I guess by the look on my face during my visit one day, she figured out that it was my birthday one day. She was so happy to find out, or guess, and asked me how long old I was. I explained to her that a demon's age was very different from a human so in short I told her if I was a human I would be 21, but as a demon I was 18. She was still delighted and when she wanted me to stay put in her room; she came back with a couple slices of chocolate cake as a celebration. She was the sweetest angel and she even sang happy birthday in a lower octave than I would. She was definitely an alto. I kissed her as a request for a gift from her and she gladly accepted it. I loved kissing her; she tasted sweeter and sweeter each time.

This night was the first time she was actually more confident with me. I laid with her in bed, like I had been doing for the past couple of days. For the first time, instead of bringing her to me, she scooted herself closer into my chest and snuggled into my body. I didn't mind at all and took a step further by putting my arms around her waist. She sighed, happy and drawing herself even closer if that was even possible. She sighed.

"Are you alright?" I asked; she didn't know she was staring at nothing; I carried her face to mine closely, making sure my breath could be felt.

"Yes, I-I'm alright." Ivy's cheeks were a bright pink with her eyes not being able to keep her eyes off of me; that's the way I wanted it.

"Are you sure?" I teased her and kissed her neck slowly, letting my lips linger on her skin; she moaned along with a short and quiet gasp. I chuckled against her flesh and pulled back even slower than before.

"Aurora…!" She playfully pushed me and we laughed at each other. I glanced outside the window, applauded that I had let the time get away from me again. I got up from the bed and put my thin coat on. She gave me a sad look. "Do you really have to go now?" She asked. I sighed and walked up to her, giving her a kiss on the lips.

"Forgive me Ivy but you know I have to." I said, she nodded and whispered goodbye to me as I jumped out of the estate and ran back home with my inhuman speed. I felt bad leaving her but I had to or Alois and Claude would be upset.

The demon in black had already seemed to be waiting for me in the front of the estate with his hands crossed above his chest. I walked casually towards him.

"You're late." I couldn't see his eyes from the glare in his lenses but I could tell he wasn't happy from the frown he was giving me.

"Sorry I lost track of time." I said and gave him a quick and friendly hug; he didn't let go of me.

"Where have you been going?" He asked me and I bit the inside of my lip. I never told him where I was going; it would upset him if I told him.

"Just…out." I shrugged and tried shifting in his hold to get out; it didn't work.

"The truth Aurora." He came closer and kissed me aggressively, letting go faster than I could blink. I was dazed by his sudden action.

"I was just wandering around-" He interrupted me.

"You were going to see Phantomhive weren't you?" His brow lifted and I sighed. It wasn't a lie either. Right before I would see Ivy, I would go and see and Ciel and Sebastian but I stopped a few days ago. Instead of correcting him, I nodded sadly. He pulled me back into his chest and stroked the back of my head.

"I'm sorry." I closed my eyes and gripped his coat. My eyes moistened while I tried to keep the tears at bay. I really missed Ciel. He was my friend, my other half…my only family. I hated not being able to see him but it was for his own benefit. It was the only option I had.

"It's alright." He hiked my face to his, kissing me. "I know you miss him." He said.

"Thank you." Claude smiled and let me walk ahead of him into the house. He closed the door and followed me to Alois's office. It was somewhat similar to Ciel's but the whole room was beige. He was sitting at his desk, ruffling through papers; he stopped when he saw me walk in. "Sorry I'm late." I said.

"That's ok. It sucks being cooped up in here all the time." He said, signing his signature on a document. It reminded me of Ciel. He really was understanding of my feelings. "Actually I wanted to talk to you about something." He gestured to the seat in front of the desk for his clients. Things started to remind me of home again. I shook that out and focused on Trancy. I sat with my hands in my lap. I was nervous to hear what he had to say.

"What is it?" I finally asked while I watched him put the papers away.

"I think I found a way for you to repay me." He snapped and I could tell he knew what he was doing but I was still as timid as ever.

"Of course, anything. After all that you've done for me, it'd only be fair." I said anyway and waited. He leaned towards the desk more.

"I want you to contract." My eyes widened and I froze still like stone.

"W-why?" My teeth chattered agitatedly.

"I think it'd be good for you." He said with a smile and I could feel Claude smiling behind me too. I couldn't move, I couldn't think. My mind went absolutely blank and I wasn't sure how to react but I still asked the obvious question.

"With who?" I asked; my answer was completely unreasonable.

After talking about the payment, my head finally started spinning after 3 years without that dizzy feeling. How could he ask me do contract with him? Or even make a contract in general! That was absurd but I owed him and I swore to him that I would take any payment he wanted from me; I never considered that he would want this kind of repayment from me! I left the room, upset and nearly stomped down the hallway like an ignorant child. I didn't like this idea one bit. I was too convulsed to change into a night gown either; I just hopped into the bed and fell asleep. Tomorrow would be a very difficult day. It was decided that I would repay him then.