Lucian and Isaiah escorted me out of the room to wait for their decision on me and what would happen in the future. Claude was taken away by Ethan to talk in private so Isaiah offered to stay with me and continue asking questions. I felt more comfortable with him than any other member of the council. He was very understanding, especially when I told him I what happened between Sebastian and me when I thought that Ciel was dead. He was shocked of course but he nodded and listened to every word I said.

"I see so he kept his existence from you." He said as a statement.

"He was trying to protect me." I said and he carried my face.

"Yes but it's because he loves you and he didn't want you getting into any trouble. If you had known about him before then, you probably would've had to deal with us much much sooner." He said and I nodded. He was a nice guy and he was helping me feel better about the past situation. Kind of wished I had met him earlier now.

"Yes." I looked down as he let go of my face. I saw him smiling at me and it made me want to smile too. We laughed at each other as I sensed Ethan and Claude coming towards us. I tensed when I looked at the older kin and my inner self was very shaky when I saw him smile and take out his hand for me. I looked at Isaiah and he nodded for me to go with him so I did; Claude had to stay in the room with Isaiah. I wasn't having a good vibe from this…

We were in a small room that had a small wooden table in the middle and that's about it. Ethan sat me and then went across from me. He was analyzing me again with serious eyes. I was getting nervous all over again; I kind of wished I had stayed with Isaiah. We didn't talk at all for a while and to stop the awkward silence I began tapping my finger nails on the table, looking around the room. I couldn't really see what the colors of the walls were because it was so dark. There wasn't really much in the room at all; it was all plain; no designs but when I looked to the farthest wall, there was a painting. It was only a picture of the whole council with three on them sitting and the other four standing behind them.

"Quite analytical aren't you?" I turned and saw Ethan looking at me. I flustered, feeling rude that I wasn't paying any attention to him; this was one of the reasons I was here in the first place.

"N-not really. I can be quite oblivious to a lot of things." I held the side of my face, making sure that my bang was hiding the mark of the contract; they probably already knew though.

"So how long have you been staying with my dear little brother?" He asked me and leaned back into his chair. My leg kept moving from his question.

"It's going to be 4 years in two days." I said casually.

"I see and what's your relationship with him?" He said with his arms crossed.

"Him?" I said to prove my point of being oblivious to some things.

"My brother." He said and made things better for me to understand. Ethan reached for my face and brushed my bang aside and smiled at my mark. Well, guess I could never get past him; I pulled back and let my bang fall in front of my eye again, with my cheeks erubescent.

"C-Claude? Oh no, I-I don't really know what's going on!" I said and laughed nervously with my eyes closed. Things were on and off between us and now that Sebastian was back in my life, those guessing feelings slowly faded and I only cared for him as a companion.

"Well then, if you and my brother aren't together…" He started, came over and brought my face to his with a seductive smirk. Oh come on! First Claude now him? Ugh! He grazed my lips with his thumb softly; I tried looking to the side. "Maybe you'd consider being with me." He said with a chuckle; I pulled back and tried to not make eye contact with him.

"I-I don't think t-that Claude would like that." I stuttered while fiddling with my fingers.

"I don't care to what my brother wants or likes." He said as a matter of fact. Well I guess this explains why they don't get along.

"I do care for your brother, just probably not as much as he cares about me." I said and looked down. It was true; I guess those past three years gave me some time to think if I really did like him and not Sebastian. It didn't seem right to like him though; Sebastian was the only one I loved and that won't ever change. I looked at him square in the eye, a little peeved; he smiled.

"Have a lot guts to look at me like that." Ethan chuckled and dashed at me; I never saw it coming. He was so fast! In seconds he had his hand around my neck, hanging in the air against the farthest wall of the room. I coughed violently, having a hard time to breathe.

"You…bastard…" I choked out and kicked him across the room with my feet. He crashed, making dust. I landed on my knees and gasped for air. Everyone ran in and saw the catastrophe that I and Ethan created in only a few minutes of alone time. I was getting even more upset when I saw everyone smiling at me! What the hell were they smiling for? I grimaced and looked at Ethan, who was also smiling. Now I was utterly confused.

"Why is everyone smiling?" I asked while Claude was coming in with eyes wide with disbelief. He relaxed into a smile also.

"So Ethan, it's been quite some time seeing someone stand up to you like that huh?" Isaiah asked and Ethan nodded, wiping his face of the blood on his mouth. Hmm should've kicked him harder.

"Yes, it has." He said and I saw a quick wink coming from him; I shuddered a little and looked away. Claude, while I was looking away, picked me up in his arms and kissed my cheek quickly. Ethan was getting up and fixing his suit casually like I wasn't even a threat to him. I scowled into Claude's shoulder. Vincent walked to Ethan and whispered something in his ear. They both nodded to each other.

"Aurora, we would like you to join us." Ethan said and I had to do a double take and shake my head to make sure I heard them right. I put my arms around Claude's neck. Maybe I was passing out and didn't realize it. This had to be a trick.

"But I kicked you in the face! I sent you flying! You're bleeding! And you want me to join?" I said with a confused look on my face. Everyone chuckled at me and I pouted in annoyance.

"Someone who can actually come against me proves themselves worthy of being part of such a prestigious affair. The council is full of people who don't allow having people step all over them. You have shown that very well." He said. So this was all a test? I blinked rapidly.

"I take it that you learned not to take crap from others from your brother am I correct?" Isaiah asked and I nodded. "Excellent. You'd be a fine addition to the council." He said.

"So will you join us?" Ethan asked me.

"C-can I have a few days to think about it? This is all happening so fast." I said while holding my head in confusion. They laughed again.

"Of course, take as much time as you need, my dear. We do live forever after all." Isaiah said with his arms out with a big smile. I smiled and thanked them kindly for everything and they thanked me as well. They invited me to a demon soirée that was taking place in the next few days to announce that I was commemorated. I accepted it gladly and gave my goodbyes to all of them. While me and Claude headed out, my head started swirling in all directions.

This story is almost finished and as I said before, I was hoping that this would sum up all four stories but it seems that I can actually squeeze in another. Please, I would like an opinion of this. It would help me a lot, trust me. Would you like me to make another sequel? Please let me know, I would really appreicate it. :) Thank you and I hope you enjoy the last three upcoming chapters of the story!

Aurora Phantomhive