Summary: The Queen puts Ciel and Lizzie on the same mission and they come across the person who killed Vincent and Rachael Phantomhive. With Catherine's plan to save Ciel's soul not yet ready, Lizzie must stop Ciel's contract from being completed. (This won't be long but read carefully and feel the emotions!)

They were placed on this mission with one clear objective. The final results were capture if necessary; eliminated if possible. It was expected to be a tough one. Tough enough that the Queen sent her Watch Dog and his to-be-wife to do the job. But Catherine knew a little bit more than Sebastian. She knew his murderer would be there and her brother would jump at the chance.

'The spell is not done. It is not easy to create something from nothing.' Catherine hushed quietly as they prepared weapons for the mission.

'I know that.' Lizzie answered, soft but tense.

'I have requested Agni's help. It's expected to be difficult even with me and Sebastian around. He'll hold off my brother in the meantime until you…' The demon witch explained cautiously.

'Until I what. Say it clearly now so I do not hesitate in the future. A witch has one objective, on that night, none of ours will be in favour of the Queen's.' She said harshly, snapping shut her bladed fan.

Catherine straightened and looked at her apprentice unblinkingly. 'You must release the object of your fiancée's revenge in order to protect him. Save the bastard, save Ciel.'

Lizzie fisted her hands and could not find the voice to say anything else.

PART TWO

She never thought it would feel like this. Sebastian was furious as he fought off a determined Agni, both in their original forms. It was a sight of overwhelming power. Catherine was fighting off human men while keeping Ciel from rushing at the woman who destroyed his family. And here Lizzie was, her hand holding a sword to said woman's throat.

It was tempting… to end the life of the person who had branded him, humiliated him, made him sink into a pit so dark he had to sell his soul to survive it. She wanted to kill this disgrace for breaking her Ciel. The one she tried so hard to protect and please. Her whole life and heart. The sword pressed down slightly. Catherine grabbed Ciel as he grabbed his gun but turned to her apprentice.

'Do not hesitate! Follow your objective!' The demon witch screamed, growling as Ciel shot her, hoping to slow her down enough so he could have his revenge. The audacity of this boy… The witch wrenched the gun from him and threw it far from his reach.

'Save the bastard, save Ciel.' Lizzie said firmly and even amidst the battle between angel and demon, Ciel heard her.

'No!' He yelled with pure rage.

Lizzie wavered. She had to. No hesitation. The woman before her smirked. That was it. She yelled a warrior's cry as she raised her sword and brought it down, right beside the woman's head. She grabbed the woman by the front of her dress and shook up with all the power of frustration and anger in her. 'You will die. We will find you… and when we do, even God won't be able to save you.' Lizzie said in a low dangerous tone. That wiped the look of her face before the Middleford threw her away. The woman ran.

Catherine gave it a full fifteen minutes before she released Ciel and Agni stopped attacking. That whole fifteen minutes Lizzie sat on the ground, her body shaking from rage, disappointment and a deep feeling of helplessness. She stared at her sword. How she wanted to coat the metal with that woman's blood.

'Forgive me.' She whispered, sensing Ciel's bright eyes on her and once she started she couldn't stop. She whispered it over and over again, even though it was painfully, obviously not enough. She couldn't even bring herself to look at him. That woman made him question existence, branded hate into his heart… and she. Let. Her. Go.

Ciel was tense. He couldn't move. Sebastian reverted to his human form. He had a greater understanding than human, much less human children. He knew what his sister did, he knew Lizzie's reasons. He knew Agni would protect Ciel. He wouldn't lie. He was disappointed. But Catherine and Lizzie were bound by contract and Agni bound by his faith to his mortal god.

He strode to Lizzie who jumped as he crouched next to her. Ciel didn't move but watched, his face completely unreadable, blank. Green eyes stared into red-brown ones. 'You performed admirably and earned my respect today, Lady Elizabeth.' He spoke honestly and Lizzie stared.

He stood up and walked to his master, picking him up and taking him back to the Phantomhive Manor without another word. Lizzie's fists shook as she stood. She knew know how Ciel must have felt when she whispered her apologies. Sebastian did pretty much the same, telling her what should've been some kind of comfort or as close to it as a demon could provide. But… it just wasn't good enough.

'Thank you, Agni. Please extend my gratitude to Soma for me. I'll be honoured if he could visit sometime next week.' She said stiffly, god knows she would need the comfort. And Soma was good at that. Agni did a lot for her today too. The man bowed and with a quiet farewell he departed. She was worried about what Ciel would do now. Who would comfort him…? She winced as she took a step. Was her emotional pain so great now, it affected her physically? Yes, indeed.

'Catherine, if you will please take me home…?' She asked expectantly. Catherine did so as quickly as possible. Lizzie held and held until she was dressed for bed and alone in her room before sobs wreaked her body and her bones seemed to break as her emotions raged. She did not want anyone to see her in such a vulnerable state. Especially when no one could possibly understand.

Sorry if it came out not quite as good. I have this problem, when your emotional turmoil is so great it causes physical pain. It is truly a kind of suffering that cannot be adequately explained.