Ciel paced in his recreational room, it had been two days since Sebastian had left and the demon had yet to return. It was becoming more of a nuisance since his butler was swift about everything else he accomplished. The young lord paused as a thought crossed his mind; what if Sebastian made a deal with Olivia? Would his sister really take Sebastian as her own butler after she had taken everything else? Ciel grumbled to himself as he placed his hands behind his back, he was over-thinking things...hopefully. He glanced to the ground. There had been two letters sent to him stating that the rights and ownership of the businesses had been transferred into Olivia's name as well as the Estate's ownership. Ciel was now second in line to receive both of which he had worked hard for.

"Lord Ciel?" the raspy voice of Mei-rin rang in the silent room as the maid bowed low upon entering, "I thought Sebastian was with you, my apologies for bothering you."

He didn't respond. That is..until he heard the main doors open. Ciel rushed passed Mei-rin to the grand staircase where he felt the air rush out of his body. There stood in the middle of the large entrance way a young woman that he instantly recognized as Olivia Phantomhive. She immediately looked up at him, her ever-piercing crimson eyes connecting with his made Ciel feel his heart skip a beat. Why was she there and Sebastian was still missing? Ciel gripped the railing as he felt himself ready to throw himself on her.

"Little brother," Olivia began to walk up the damned stairs, Ciel couldn't face her right now.

Ciel didn't respond as he physically felt everything she had taken from him. All he wanted to do was see her leave. He took a step back from her, "Where is Sebastian?"

His question was more of an angry statement, but by the slightly fading smile he could tell that she knew where his butler was. Then, to his resentment, she began to smile once again, "Tell me where he is!"

"Is this how you greet your elder sister?" Olivia gave a concerned look, "Don't you remember how we used to be Ciel? Do you not remember the stormy nights you slept in my bed? And when we would make your favorite sweets together against Mother's wishes?"

She was nearing him! Ciel's feet felt glued to the floor as she neared him further until he felt her embrace him softly. To his dismay, he felt his arms wrap around her as he pulled her closer to him. Why was his body betraying him when he wanted to strike her? He felt her hand run through his hair like she used to do to calm him, how he wanted to rip off her fingers..

"Ciel," Olivia murmured, causing him to look up to see her smiling face.

The anger over-took Ciel that he felt his body go limp. As his sight faded to black, the last image he had before blacking out was Olivia's smile and how he hated her.

Sebastian stood in front of the bed as Ciel sat up, clutching the sheets to his bare chest. For once, he felt nervous around the demon. Why should he? Wasn't everything going the right way? Ciel pulled the sheets higher as he looked away, "You can leave."

"Do not worry, little brother, I will never leave."

Ciel swiftly turned back to see Olivia possessively holding Sebastian. Something in Ciel snapped as he scrambled from the bed in his pajama pants to grasp Sebastian, but Olivia pulled the demon from Ciel's reach. He felt his heart begin to ache as he saw Olivia's smile turn to one that was filled with malice. This was a game for her, putting Sebastian just within Ciel's reach before pulling the demon back once Ciel was close enough.

"I'm taking him as well, little brother, you aren't ready," he heard Olivia say as he watched her place her lips against Sebastian's neck.

"Olivia...stop it!" Ciel yelled at the top of his lungs.

Ciel sat up quickly in a bed. He was in his room, but he wasn't alone. Across the room sat Sebastian staring dully at his young master. Ciel took a few breaths as he held his head in his hands, "She's here...why didn't you stop her? I had give you specific orders."

"Your sister is no longer a human and incapable of death," Sebastian answered matter-of-factly before standing.

"You tried to kill her?" Ciel looked up, "I didn't tell you to do that! I told you to direct her elsewhere!"

Sebastian didn't say anything as he put his hands behind his back. Ciel threw the covers off of his body and climbed out of his bed before walking up to Sebastian, "Where is she now? I want her out of my home."

"She is the owner, young master," Sebastian gazed down at Ciel, "I'm afraid I can only do so much."

"Little brother," a voice called.

Ciel grimaced as he realized he would have to be more tactful. He heard the knocking on his bedroom door before Olivia walked in, "I didn't say you could come in."

"My apologies," Olivia smiled as she neared Ciel, placing her hand on his forehead, "You feel much cooler, you were very excited to see me after so long, weren't you?"

"Why have you come back?" Ciel asked/stated sharply, "You've been gone for four long years and expect to come back, taking everything i've done, and act as if you deserve any of it! I'm going to take it back, all of it is mine!"

"Could you give us a minute?" Olivia turned her attention to Sebastian, "There's much my brother and I must discuss in private."

"I order you to stay!" Ciel snapped towards Sebastian, but became confused as he saw Sebastian turn and leave the room, "I gave you an order!"

"I am sorry, Ciel, but it's very important you and I have a talk," Olivia shut the door behind Sebastian before locking the door, "Please, sit."

Before Ciel had a chance to object, he felt a force push him back and a chair pull up to him for him to sit on. Olivia took a breath as she loosely crossed her arms, looking around the room, "Ciel, i've been away for far too long, i've learned so much in my travels that it seems as if i've changed my person. Perhaps you could understand seeing how you've employed a demon."

Ciel's eyes widened as she spoke the last sentence. How did she know? Sebastian would never had told her... His expression must've told her what he was feeling, because she then said, "Sebastian is an older demon, usually they can mask themselves better than the younger ones. But, I'm sure he's been around other mortals for far too long that he's put less effort into masking himself."

"Get to the point, Olivia," Ciel stated as he crossed his arms tightly, "Why the Hell have you returned?"

"I'm getting there, Ciel," Olivia breathed a deep sigh before sitting in a chair across from Ciel, "I see you're upset because I've inherited what's rightfully mine. Please forgive me, but i'd like to be part of the family once again. See it as a chance to live out your boy-hood in peace and let me handle the stresses. I'm more capable to taking on the load."

Ciel's anger grew as he wanted to leap from the chair, to at least smack her for smiling at him while she spoke those vile words. He gripped the arms of the chair tightly as he sat up, "What you don't understand is that I don't have to give into your whims so easily as you think I can. Sebastian is my demon and has to take my orders, not yours."

"Ciel," Olivia's eyes glowed slightly, causing Ciel to sit back in disbelief, "I don't think you understand the position i'm in. When you are older, perhaps you may understand."

"Don't patronize me," Ciel stated as he stood up from the chair, "I don't care if you're a demon or the devil himself. You can't just walk in here and think you can take everything because you think you can. Sebastian."

The demon appeared from the shadows with a sly grin on his lips. Ciel felt more reassured with the demon closer to him rather than taking orders from his sister. Olivia looked more annoyed as Ciel brushed off her statements. He then dulled his gaze as he simply said, "My dear sister, you simply don't understand and I don't believe you ever will. You've abandoned me once, and now you're back. Now, you must face the consequences."

Olivia chuckled, causing Ciel to raise a brow at her reaction before turning slightly to Sebastian, "Send her out of here."

"I'm afraid I cannot touch her," Sebastian responded almost scornfully.

"What?" Ciel scoffed before turning to glare at Olivia, "You will leave immediately!"

"Ciel, Ciel, Ciel," Olivia shook her head with a small smile on her face as she approached Ciel, "I am here to stay. You'll enjoy your new free time as well. I've arranged for you to be tutored and I'll run everything as I should. Consider this something better for you than to run around with demons playing Sherlock Holmes."

"You're only 19, you're not old enough to consider yourself the boss of anything," Ciel growled as he balled his fists.

"I'm of legal age of consent," Olivia turned towards the door, "Supper is getting ready to be served, Ciel. Please, Sebastian, clean him up so that we may dine together."

As soon as Olivia left Ciel's room, Ciel felt defeated. Though he had been running the business and the Estate perfectly, he couldn't help but feel as if it had all been a dream in the first place. He placed a hand on his head, "I can't believe this.."

"It isn't likely that your sister, a woman, could inherit the sole role of the business and the manor. Then again, demons walk amongst humans and your deceased aunt ran an underground abortion clinic. And I thought mortals were dull creatures at one point," Sebastian commented as he looked Ciel once over before tidying up his young master.

He bent down on his knees to fix Ciel's outfit before pressing his thumb gently against Ciel's jaw. A mischievous glint in Sebastian's eyes glimmered as he smiled as Ciel looked away embarrassed, "Young master, if I may speak frankly, you ought to realize the situation this presents. Your investigation isn't put on hold, you now have your sister to use as a vessel."

Ciel took hold of Sebastian's wrist, but kept them against his skin as he thought about what his butler mentioned. Olivia was different now than as he remembered her, and she had some type of means that she was unwilling to share...for now. The young lord cleared his throat as he took a step back from Sebastian, "Very well. In that case, I have some business to conduct. I want you to keep intervening in case a letter from the Queen arrives. That letter will be presented to me before it reaches her hands."

"Yes, young master," Sebastian bowed before standing back up, "Ciel, have you considered my last offer?"

The young lord was just about to leave the room before he hesitated. Sebastian's words were silken and inviting, but just the thought of the invitation had left him breathless. It wasn't like himself to get flustered especially since he had been used to his butler's ways. Then, he felt a soft touch against the nape of his neck. Ciel felt Sebastian's soft, ungloved fingers stroke the soft part of his neck before he felt his spine quiver from a chill. He turned slightly to see a rare, soft look in Sebastian's normally cold eyes, "I..wouldn't object to the idea."

Sebastian smiled in a way that expressed he was pleased for getting his way. He bent down and brushed a kiss on the top of Ciel's head before leaving the room first. Ciel remained frozen for a moment before finding the ability to walk. He went straight to the dining room to see Olivia seated at his usual spot.. It was hard to remain silent as he took the opposite seat of her where his plate was already set up. He eyed the questionable food in front of him, noticing that Olivia was already half way finished before she dabbed her lips with the napkin, "What is this?"

"Something I had talked your chef into making, it's primarily fish with something i've purchased that's mostly soy. I thought it'd be a nice way to start a little change around here," Olivia answered before taking a sip of her drink, "Do you not like it? I thought you would."

Ciel glanced down at the food, then back at his sister. If she were to try and poison him, Sebastian would have already taken away the food. So, it had to be safe, right? All the while he picked up his fork and cut a piece of the fish..whatever it was and placed it in his mouth, Olivia watched carefully. It tasted slimy and oddly sour, was it poisoned? Olivia sat back before taking another bite. Ciel watched her as he swallowed and waited for a reaction. He waited almost a minute before taking another bite until Olivia pushed her plate away, Mei-rin from the side of the room walked over to retrieve the dirty dishes. Olivia then stood up and went over to Ciel where she sat next to him, "If you're still angry with me, I must assure you that i'm doing this for you. You have every reason to be resentful-"

"Don't speak to me like a child," Ciel looked away from Olivia.

"Ciel..." Olivia rubbed the temple on the side of her head before continuing, "Don't make this harder than it already is.."

"The only one making his difficult is yourself," Ciel glowered as he pushed his plate of food away, "If you had returned and allowed me to keep what I created, then you would've been welcomed back on better terms. You may have tricked someone somewhere to give you everything that's mine, but I will get it back and you will live under my rules. I'm going to bed. Good night."

Olivia watched as Ciel left the dining room, but his servants remained to clean up the food on the table. She picked up a glass of wine she had been saving for that exact moment. Leaving the dining room as well, Olivia went outside to the gardens to watch the sun beginning to set. Ciel was reacting as she had expected. Her little brother was like their mother, rash and temperamental. Thankfully she was more like her father, calm and business like. If there was anything about a contract or a deal that she didn't already know about, then she wouldn't be where she was currently at. Olivia sat on a cement bench as the stars began to twinkle in the night sky.

"Sebastian," Olivia spoke, "You are quite close to my little brother."

The demon, who had anticipated on spying on the rooftop, was dismayed that she could still scent him from such a distance. Sebastian leaped down with ease before landing a few feet behind Olivia, "Yes, I am."

She stood, taking a long sip of the wine, before turning back to the sunset, "How close are you?"

"If I disclose that information to you, how about you tell me what you are," Sebastian went over to Olivia, "Is it a deal?"

Olivia contemplated his offer for a second before smiling, "I don't make deals with mere demons."

Sebastian frowned, raising a brow at her statement. 'Mere demons'? What did that mean? He glanced over at Olivia to see her smile turned to a smirk. What was she hiding? Olivia noticed the demon's gaze and took another sip of her wine, "Tell me, Sebastian, I want to know how close you are with my little brother."

He didn't disclose an answer. Olivia finished the wine and placed it on the ground before watching the sun fully set. The darkness surrounded them as she closed her eyes. She couldn't exactly read the thoughts or see the future, but she could feel the emotions around her. Apparently Sebastian had romantic feelings towards her brother. Olivia opened her eyes, turning directly to Sebastian with narrowed eyes, "All that I ask is that you don't interfere with my plans. I have no intention to harm my brother or keep him confined. Everything I will be doing is to benefit him in the end."

It had been a week before Ciel finally received a letter from the Queen. Sebastian had intervened, taking the letter before Olivia even had a chance of knowing it's existence. Ciel woke to see the letter placed on his pillow. He sat up quickly, taking the letter as he felt movement next to him in bed. Sebastian emerged from beneath the covers, eyeing Ciel as he watched the young lord open the letter and read fervently.

"The Queen is worried for numerous people coming up missing in London. She's worried that someone is mimicking Jack the Ripper," Ciel folded the letter back up, "This one's slightly different. The killer leaves an insignia somewhere on the body or around the area"

Sebastian sat up, Ciel glanced over at Sebastian's physique before forcing himself to look back at the letter, "We leave now."

"Your sister will notice," Sebastian commented as he left the bed.

Ciel paused. He knew his sister would be two steps ahead of him. If she knew he had read the letter, she must be somewhere waiting for him to leave. An idea formulated in his mind as he glanced over his shoulder, watching Sebastian dress himself before choosing Ciel's clothes, "She'll notice my trip to see my betrothed."

The young lord smirked when he saw the sharp look in Sebastian's eyes. He enjoyed the new attention he was getting from Sebastian. Ciel watched Sebastian take off his black coat carefully, neatly laying it on a chair as he went to Ciel's side of the bed. The demon easily climbed on top of Ciel, using one hand to tilt the young lord's face up as Sebastian murmured, "Perhaps she'll notice in an hour."

"Seba-..."

Ciel concluded that he would agree with Sebastian once more..

Ciel Phantomhive was a changed person in Olivia's conclusion. Her once loving little brother had morphed into a person who dealt with demons and dark arts. The young woman sat in front of her vanity as Mei-rin brushed her long, dark blue hair until it was as soft as silk. She stared into her crimson eyes, going over the morning's events again and again. Everything she had said, touched, and looked at had to be analyzed so Ciel wouldn't track her movements.

"M'lady," Mei-rin spoke up, "If I may ask, what were you studying in Rome?"

Olivia came out of her thoughts as she glanced at Mei-rin in the mirror. She hadn't planned on answering many questions upon returning, hell she hadn't planned on there actually being servants and actual help around the Estate. Her eyes then went back to staring at her own reflection before answering, "I went to study the new religions that are emerging around different countries. Did you know there is a religion where one must sacrifice their body to have their soul empowered? There's also another religion where a person must fornicate with an animal to gain insight into the future."

She chuckled at Mei-rin's face turning green at the two thoughts. Olivia then stood up to have Mei-rin help her tie the dress she wanted to wear, "Has the carriage been called?"

"A carriage?" Mei-rin asked, she seemed surprised "N-no m'lady, I can have-"

"I asked Sebastian earlier," Olivia interupted Mei-rin as she glanced out the window to see the front of the manor and the carriage that waited at the front step, "I'm impressed at my little brother's butler. It seems he can get anything done perfectly."

"Oh yes, I bet he can.." Mei-rin sighed dreamily before blushing.

Olivia placed a hand on her hip. Her thoughts traveled back to the early hours of the morning when the postman reached the manor. She was waiting to take the letter when Sebastian had beaten her to it. It was with luck that she was able to read it first before Ciel had the chance to. Demons were...finicky creatures.

"M'lady."

She turned to see Mei-rin struggling with the pins. Olivia sighed, she would have to get better help if this one female couldn't properly dress another female...

It was another hour before Olivia was trying to rush out the door when she heard a gasp. She was just about to reach the front door when the familiar sound had her turn to see Ciel, finely dressed with Sebastian trailing behind him. There was a certain scent in the air about them that made her cringe before she straightened herself, "My, my, you're awfully dressed nice to be traveling about. Where are you off to?"

"I am going to see my betrothed," Ciel answered as he descended the steps until he was about three feet away from his sister, "And I could ask the same question. You're dressed as if you were being courted. Shouldn't you be getting married sometime soon?"

Olivia took in a sharp breath at the insult before placing a hand on the door handle, "Surely you can understand that running the business and the financial perks are much more important than landing a wedding ring. However, there remains one problem. There is but one carriage and I have an urgent message to tend to. Do play nice, little brother."

"Oh really?" Ciel raised a brow, "Sebastian is the only one who drives the carriage. How did you-"

"Oi, thanks for the tip, m'lady," Bard proudly walked up to Olivia, a sly grin on his lips as he tipped his cap to her, "I'll take you anywhere you'd like to go."

After Bard left the front doors, Olivia smiled at Ciel, "Play nice, Ciel."

Olivia could see the rage on Ciel's face as he knew he had been beaten. She wasted no time getting into the carriage, instructing Bard to take her straight to London.

Ciel balled up his fists. He didn't have to say a word as he glared up at Sebastian, who nodded slightly before disappearing. For the first time in his life, Ciel felt nothing for his sister. She had once been the light of his world, the reason he would clamor out of his bed at one point, and the only person he wanted to cry against after all that had happened to him. Now, after she had taken all of his world and threatened to take the one precious item of his life, he wanted to see all her plans fail and watch her leave this world in pieces.