Chapter 5

He sat on the edge of the window watching the full moon shine brightly in the night sky. He quietly listened to the sound of the others breathing as they slept for the night. But even then, he still couldn't close his eyes for a moment. He had to make sure Alice return back to them.

He couldn't stop himself from imaging her being taken by 'them. Though he knew she could take care of herself, thought she didn't show it. She was good at hiding her true abilities behind her jokey behavior or a least she acted that way in front of the others in their small group. She was clever.

"Peter" He turned to see, the girl, the same one who held Mary in her arms as she cried. Mary was now sound a sleep along with the other children.

"What is it, Wendy?" He asked as he took in her crystal blue eyes and long raven hair that touch the bottom of her back. She looked down at her hand as they tugged down on a loose frill on her ruined baby blue dress.

"Do you think we should... go on" For her the a banging sound to go against the window, Wendy shield her head ready to be hit but nothing of the sorts happened.

She finally looked up to see pure anger in Peter's brown eyes.

"How can could you say that?!" He tried to control the volume of his voice as he didn't wish to wake the others. "How could you think of leaving her behind? Alice would never think of leaving you behind or any of us. Never!" He told her as he trembled in anger.

She coward slightly, "I know she wouldn't, but she told us"

"I know what she told and I know she would want us to leave her behind but we can't!" He explained. "We're in this together, now and forever"

Elizabeth walked up and down the room feeling her mind slowly becoming more insane as every second past. She couldn't take it. Being stuck in this stupid room was horrible, it made it worse that she had been stuck in this room for more than three days and still she hadn't found a chance to escape. She knew it was going to be challenge but not this big of a challenge.

The only sight of life was Mey-rin to help her dress from one to another and to bathe as much as she protested and Sebastian who came in with her breakfast, lunch and sometimes tea and cake though she often declined it. Even though it was quite obvious she wanted it, from the sound of her stomach growling.

Ciel hadn't come to visit again since their argument when she first to the Manor. Probably still hurt from Elizabeth's word but unlike her past self who would easily feel guilty and beg for forgiveness, this time she didn't. Why should she feel bad? All she did was tell him the truth though it wasn't full truth, it wasn't like she wasn't being honest.

Her engagement to Ciel was no longer needed as she was no longer a noble. She was no longer that person anymore.

She was simply, Elizabeth and as Elizabeth she was given a goal that must be achieved at all cost and, with titles and fiancée in her way, there was no way of her achieve it.

"Miss Elizabeth" She turned to see Mey-Rin, looking as nervous as ever in front of her. She had started to act like this in front of her since she had returned. Maybe because it seemed like a person had appeared back from the death or maybe from the fact Elizabeth had changed so much, she wasn't sure. " I've come to change you, Master, say your allowed to have dinner with him"

Allow? His treating me like an animal Elizabeth thought as she said nothing to Mey-Rin as she closed the door behind her carrying in a bright coloured dress which made her Elizabeth's face screw up, which Mey-Rin noticed.

"What's wrong, my lady?" She asked, nervously.

"Mey-Rin, I want you to do me a favour" Elizabeth said with a smirk which left Mey-Rin with an unsettling feeling...

Tap, Tap, Tap, Tap, Tap.

The sound of tapping echoed through the dinning room as Ciel waited impatiently for her. What was taking her so long? Does it really take a woman so long just to pull on a dress?

Though it took him just as long to get dressed by himself, he no longer made Sebastian help him since he would soon be a man and what kind of man forces his butler to dress him? Not him, that's for sure.

His tapping soon became vigorous and more violent against the oak table. Sebastian stood beside his master watching him with a clever little smirk on his face. He knew that he wasn't acting in such a manner because she was taking too long to change but more to do with what happened three days ago.

And though his master still irritated and angered over the Elizabeth's words from the previous nights before. He had try to get it out of her what she meant by her not being his fiancée but not a single word. She still stubborn that was certain in his mind. But this only made it more interesting for Sebastian.

"Master" Ciel turned around furious.

"What?!" He shouted, he didn't really care that he was shouting.

"Your chipping the table" He informed his master. Ciel looked back at the table to see that Sebastian was telling him the truth. He didn't bother to look back at his servant to know he was silent laughing at his childish behavior. What am I doing? I'm acting like an idiot, he thought to himself.

When finally the doors to the dinning room opened. Ciel looked up instantly for his face to show confusion and surprise. As it wasn't dear Elizabeth who walked into but... Mey-Rin?

"What is it, Mey-Rin? Where is she?" Ciel's dull voice slowly going higher.

"Erm, er, well, erm-" She tried to talk.

"Speak!" He demanded, for her to flinch even though he was nowhere near her.

"Miss Midford... come quick" She said and ran off from where she came from. Ciel jumped up from his sit and looked up at Sebastian, who did not seem fazed by it.

Ciel ran off towards her room. Finally reached her room completely out of breath.

"Elizabeth?!" He shouted, he could not see her, his eyes darted towards Mey-Rin. "Where is she?"

"She's... escaped" She muttered while looking down at the ground.

"What?! How?!" He shouted at her, his face turning completely red. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?!" He didn't bother to wait for an answer and ran off towards Sebastian.

Mey-Rin turned towards the small wood wardrobe and opened it up, to show the grinning and sneaky looking Elizabeth. She merged out of the wardrobe and gave Mey-Rin a smile as a thank you. As she was back in the clothes which she had arrived in. Her hair hide under her cap.

Elizabeth walked towards the doorway and looked side to side. She looked at Mey-Rin and mouthed a 'farewell'. Then went off running down the corridor. She turned every corner knowing exactly where she was going. It was one of the benefits of coming over the Phantomive house multiple times.

She checked every five seconds or so to see anyone was near but so far she was in the clear. She couldn't stop the small giggle that escape her lips from the memory of hearing Ciel's voice. Finally she came across an open escape but only one problem. Finny.

He hadn't changed much since she last seen him, beside he was taller and had more weight on him but in a good way, in Elizabeth's option. How will she get past him? She pondered on the idea.

"I don't think Finny is your biggest worry, Lady Midford"

Hey everybody!

I am so sorry about how late I am with this chapter. I've so busy for the past few months with study exams and so on. I should have more free time now since I've nearly finished my exams! Yay!

So what do you think so far? Do you like it? What do you think is going to happen? And who do you think Peter and the others are?

I've heard from some of you that you like the new Lizzie and others say you prefer the old Lizzie. I hope to hear more of your opinions soon :)