(Dinner)

Silence filled the enormous dining hall. I sat quietly and fiddled with my napkin under the table. Alois stirred his soup loudly and sighed. He looked up from his soup and started to cough loudly. I looked up and he smirked. I rolled my eyes and went back to playing with my napkin. After a brief moment of silence the coughing started up again.

"Yes?" I groaned.

"Nothing-oh-nothing…" He grinned menacingly.

Ugh, he is so childish, and annoying! Do you see the way he is sitting there, grinning? This was a bad Idea.

"Adella?"

"Yes?"

"Nothing-oh-nothing..." He started to snicker quietly.

"So that's what you're like, hmmm... interesting." I started to grin.

"What? What am I like!" Alois asked. His eyes seemed so concerned.

"Nothing-oh-nothing…" I mimicked.

He started to pout.I analyzed him for awhile till his eyes met mine.

"You know, you are a lot different then what people think."

His face darkened and his voice deepened, "I hate people… I have always been treated so horribly by everyone. I wish everyone would just die!"

A shiver went down my spine. He seemed so innocent but I could tell there was something dark and tainted deep under the surface. It made him unpredictable, like an animal. "Well I have to go to sleep! I am quite tired." I made a loud fake yawn and quickly got up from my seat.

"Wait! You didn't tell me why I was different!" Alois stood up so abruptly, the table shook.

"Sorry… I'll tell you later, I promise. "I walked off and as I looked over my shoulder I could see Alois sadly staring at me. I could barely hear him say: "What did I do?"

(2:30 am)

It was early in the morning. I had locked my door and gone onto the balcony. The breeze was blowing my hair in my face and for a long time all I could see were the thin reddish-blonde ribbons, being pushed and pulled by the wind. I wrestled to tie my hair out of my face but when I had, I saw Sebastian standing steadily on the balcony railing. "Ugh! How long have you been standing there?"

"Not long… I would have been here earlier, but I saw a kitten on my way over," Sebastian sighed. His scarlet eyes looked at me lifeless and bored. He gracefully slid off the balcony rail and landed on the chair next to me. "Well, anything to report on?" Sebastian crossed his legs and rested his head on his head.

"No…" I tried hard to hide my face, but when I looked over at him; his crimson eyes were studying me.

"You're lying…"

"Okay. Listen, I spent the day with him and I think he is harmless."

"What?" Sebastian looked at me like I was crazy.

"I can tell he is twisted, needy, bipolar, and has a dark outlook on life, but he isn't dangerous… Your new master Ciel has it wrong!" I started to turn to go inside.

Sebastian sighed in discontent, "Does someone have a little crush? You do know you can't protect him forever…"

"What?" I spun around.

"You always tried so hard to protect things, even when they weren't yours to protect. Do you remember that dog you loved so dearly, the one that bit twelve people and caused five fatalities. You used to hide it in your cellar and bring the scraps down from your dinner. That dog hated everyone yet you couldn't bring yourself to accept that it was a monster. For someone that is so stone cold you seem to have a soft spot for someone who needs you. It has always been your weakness, and someday it will be your downfall."

"You know nothing about me!" I pulled away trying to loosen the grip of the leash he had around me.

"But don't I? Your entire life from the age of eight to now. Do you still like to pretend like you can't cry?"

I swallowed hard "Damnit Sebastian…" I felt so defeated. "I don't care about him, Ok? I will do what you say."

He grinned and gently put his hand on my shoulder. "Good! But do remember, there is nothing wrong with expressing emotion."

"Yes there is…" I pulled away, my back to Sebastian.

I could hear his footsteps lead away. I turned to see a flash of black, leap over the railing. When I looked off the balcony he had disappeared into the night.