Of all the things taken from him, the trust he had had for Sebastian was far the most disturbing and altering. Ciel was at a loss of words as he stood, angered, shocked, and glared at Olivia. His blood ran cold for his kin as he felt the final layer of any attachment be snatched away from him. He then turned his glare to Sebastian, "I order both of you to leave me alone. There is no need for any more words between us."

The young, now Duke, removed himself from their presence and went straight to the one place he found sanctuary, his private office. Ciel slammed the door shut, locking it before tossing the key far from his reach. He slumped his back against the wooden door before sinking down to the floor. How could she do this? Ciel balled his fists as he thought of Olivia, the look of indifference in her eyes haunted his short-term memory. He hated her for this, for trying to take away the last thing that was most important to him! Ciel hesitated for a moment as the image of Sebastian flashed in his mind. Rage boiled through him at the thought of the very demon he had almost loved. His demon betrayed his trust and for what? A few moments of bliss for a woman who sold her soul so easily!? Ciel buried his face in his arms as hugged his knees. For the first time in such a long time, he felt vulnerable, weak, and more alone than he thought he was.

He'd rather go through the death of his parents all over again than to be betrayed by his sister and Sebastian. Ciel then felt the small taps on the door before the soothing voice saying, "Young master, please listen to my reasoning. I only-"

"I ordered you to leave me alone!" Ciel yelled as he backed away from the door, "Now go away!"

There was a long pause before Ciel could hear the faint footsteps before they slowly faded away. Ciel felt little relief. Though he was more than furious with Sebastian, he knew Sebastian was not the type of demon to be impulsive. Ciel grunted before sitting in his armchair. There was no room in his anger for being reasoned with right now. The air then fell cold as the curtains shut on their own. He didn't need to know who was approaching the door before the door opened, without being unlocked by the key. Ciel glared hard as Olivia walked into the room before shutting the door softly behind her, flicking her wrist softly as she had the door lock on it's own.

"I have nothing to say to you," Ciel bluntly stated.

"I had no intention of carrying on the affair long, it was an honest mistake on my part," Olivia walked over to Ciel, her hands behind her back.

"If it's not bad enough that you had relations with my butler, but you act like it's not a taboo for you at all," Ciel crossed his arms, "The last time I recalled, a single woman sleeping with many men was seen as distasteful and unbecoming. Especially for a Duchess."

"I'm not married, Ciel, and I have no intention of marrying when I have everything within my cards," Olivia shrugged before leaning against his desk, "Now you can play this in one of two ways. On one hand, you can remain angry at your dear sister's honest mistake and constantly bait me at every turn. Or, you could forgive my actions and be by my side when I make the final moves."

Ciel, though still quite hurt and furious, waited as he wanted to hear more. Olivia, like himself, didn't make moves or say certain words without any reason. She wanted him to run to her for comfort, she wanted him to play the perfect pawn and keep Sebastian at bay. This was Olivia's game and now he was finally able to understand her rules. Ciel continued to keep his scowl as he glanced away from Olivia, "I cannot forgive either of you."

"Ciel," Olivia spoke just above a whisper as her gaze softened, "How could you not forgive your sister? I have forgiven you for all that you have done, and yet you cannot forgive me?"

He held his breath. This was still Olivia's game and he could not given in just as easily as she thought. He could see the frustration in her eyes when he didn't fall for her tricks. Ciel looked up at Olivia before softening his gaze as well. The same smile returned on her lips, she thought she had won when he only gained the upper hand. Ciel turned his gaze away from Olivia, "You had no notion that I had feelings for him?"

"Of course not," Olivia caressed Ciel's cheek, "I didn't know at all, it was simply I needed comfort and my eyes went to the first pretty thing I could find."

"I can one day forgive you, sister, but for now..." Ciel gave a dramatic sigh before turning away.

"I understand, dear brother, we all have foolish desires for love," Olivia murmured as she stood up, taking a step back, "And I hope you have a longer affair next time with a different suitor."

Ciel waited a few moments before he could hear Olivia leaving his office. Foolish of him? Hell. Ciel scoffed at her little notion before resting his cheek in his palm. For now he needed to brood and think a few thoughts over.

Olivia picked up her dress slightly in order to descend the stairs to head to the demon's room. His unsuccessful attempt to speak with her brother had left Sebastian in a foul mood. She could feel the intense, electrical vibe in the air as she neared his room. Olivia stood outside his door for a moment. The way the pressure in the air grew stronger meant that he knew she was there and he did not want to see her. Olivia had the door open anyways before attempting to walk into the room before Sebastian appeared in front of her, "Excuse me, Lady Phantomhive, but there is no reason to continue further. Your presence isn't desired."

With ease, Olivia stepped passed him and greeted with complete darkness. A darker presence formed in front of her as all she could see were glowing violet eyes glaring back at her. This was Sebastian's demonic form, but this wasn't enough to intimidate her. Olivia moved a lock of hair from her shoulders as she spoke, "We still have a deal that you have to keep. Whatever you had with Ciel is-"

Sebastian had Olivia shoved to the wall, crushing her as hard as he could with his massive claws as he growled into her ear, "Our deal is null. You may have the capacity to bring forth Hell, but you still have a mortal shell. You will remove yourself from my view."

The demon pressed on Olivia's neck for a moment longer before pulling himself away. He hated this woman more than he had ever anticipated. Sebastian morphed back into his humanoid form before dawning his gloves back on, his cold gaze on Olivia, who had slumped to the floor, "Now, Lady Phantomhive, please leave."

"You.." Olivia held her bruised neck, glaring hard at Sebastian, "You swore yourself to me and I mean for you to complete your end!"

Sebastian remained indifferent to her rising anger. He turned his back to Olivia, "You broke that deal the moment Ciel found out. That was my one condition and it has been broken. Therefore, you nullified the deal and now must complete your tasks without my aide."

There was a frozen breeze that permeated through his room before there was silence, and the air changed back to it's normal feeling. Sebastian could feel that Olivia was gone. He knew it was a dangerous task to be associated in her activities when it meant Ciel's trust, but also for his own life as well. This would not end well.

The butler wanted to wait a few more minutes to collect his thoughts. He was not too upset that Ciel now knew, but it was the silence that was killing him. Not the sound of silence. Sebastian had lived in a lifetime of silence before and grew close to the quiet lullaby. It was Ciel's silence that he was more upset by. He wanted to hear Ciel whisper an order, or whisper his name. Anything. Sebastian put a hand to his head as he tried to figure how to handle this situation. Ciel had to know the reason why he would even go near that wretched woman.

He then glanced at his pocket watch to see that it was almost time to start supper. Would Ciel come down to eat? The young master certainly wouldn't starve himself.

"That Olivia certainly is an odd woman, she is," Mei-rin commented as she continued to beat the rugs out in the field, "She has me wash her in odd ways, she does."

She glanced over to see Bard waiting to hear more, his eyes wide before the maid realized what she had said. A red blush covered her face as she beat the rug harder, "Your mind is in the gutter again, Bard.."

"Oi, you said it first," Bard took a long drag of his cigarette, "In any case, she's a weird one. There's somethin' about her that's..off."

"I don't see what you two see different in her," Finny smiled as he looked up at the bright, blue sky, "I think we're just misunderstanding her. She's probably nicer than we all think."

"You're the only one here who hasn't been alone with her," Bard glanced over at Finny, "Five minutes alone with her and you'll say the same thing."

Finny wiped his brow and decided to get a drink from the kitchen before he would go back to work. He didn't see what the others were saying as true. Though he had only seen her, never actually speaking to her, Finny saw Olivia Phantomhive as more welcoming and nicer than what Mei-rin or Bard compared her as. The young man held a naïve smile on his lips as he entered the manor, he imagined Olivia had cared for those in need when she had been away traveling in Rome. Maybe she was going to be a woman of God perhaps.

Once he was in the kitchen, Finny poured himself a large glass of water and gulped it down. A cold shiver went down his spine that made him spit some of the water up. He gasped for a second, catching his breath before wiping his mouth. Maybe he drank too fast. Finny then turned to see Olivia standing in the door way, a surprised look in her eyes. He immediately froze before his eyes widened, then stood at attention as he kept his gaze away from her, "L-lady Phantomhive! I-I didn't meant to startle you!"

He heard her small chuckle. Finny felt himself wanting to hear her laugh again as he turned his gaze to her, she looked more beautiful than he had ever seen. Olivia then placed her hand to her mouth to hide her smile as she replied, "Master Finnian, don't be so alarmed, I believe I scared you more. I came to see you actually. Could you perhaps take me on a tour of the garden? It has been years since i've seen the garden so well-tended to. You seem to have magic hands."

A compliment! Finny became somewhat bashful as he scratched the back of his head, "Thank you, m'lady, I have work to do, but-"

"Please," Olivia smiled as she neared Finny, "Call me Olivia, and we can do the tour tonight after supper. A private tour is better than having too many people."

Almost as fast as she had appeared, Finny had watched Olivia disappear. Excitement filled his soul as a he held onto the counter to support himself. Though as happy and excited as he was, he still was only just a few years older than the master. Maybe Bard would know? Finny was just about to run to find Bard to ask for advice when another cold chill ran down his spine. A bad idea? Perhaps he should just keep the secret to himself. Besides, Bard and Mei-rin didn't trust Olivia, so maybe telling them of his after-supper plans wasn't the best of ideas.

Sebastian began prepping the dining room swiftly when the solemn feeling washed over him again. Taking care of the manor was starting to become more of a chore than something he had enjoyed doing before. Then, he heard it. That whisper. Sebastian was a mere shadow before he stood in front of Ciel Phantomhive once again. His young master stood stoically, but Sebastian saw the young master falter as soon as their gaze met. Ciel was a tough one, he could agree, yet Ciel was still mortal and still had hurt emotions.

"You said you wanted to give me your reasoning," Ciel looked away from Sebastian, his voice hard.

Sebastian inspected the area. There was no sign of a third party watching in secret or shown. This was the safest time he would be able to explain himself without putting them in any more danger. He then answered, "To gain further knowledge of her reasons here. Nothing was adding up as to why she was returning so I had to further my own investigation. Those documents you found were one of the few items I could take from her. I also know her intentions and thus made the deal, under obvious conditions, that I would aide her."

Ciel stood still. So Sebastian had to sell himself to his sister in order to get those documents and information? He felt sickened even more to know he had slept with the man that had slept with his sister. However, now that he, too, knew Olivia's game, he couldn't let that cloud his mind anymore. Ciel gulped down air to calm himself down before looking back up at Sebastian. He could see the worry and pain in Sebastian's gaze as they each stared at the other. Why could he feel himself desire to fix that look in his eyes? Ciel could feel his own desire to comfort Sebastian, but why? He knew Sebastian entered Olivia's bed, but it wasn't by his own choice or want. It was for necessity. Ciel turned his gaze to the floor, "Olivia meant to say..what she had said earlier in order to further your involvement without my intervening. Tell me then, since you know her intentions, what is she planning?"

"Young master, you know the signs of the Antichrist," Sebastian answered, "A person with eloquent words, promises that reach for good means, and political aspects of uniting and controlling all of men."

"Olivia isn't the Antichrist," Ciel scoffed as he removed his eye patch, "A woman cannot be in any political power other than the Queen. We are not a treasonous family."

"Any desires she had before selling her soul to the devil has been lost," Sebastian urged, "She may not be the Antichrist that the world is waiting for, but she has the ability to do so. If I may speak freely-"

"You may not!" Ciel snapped as he went to his bed, "I will not have this conversation any further. You may leave."

Ciel then felt himself turned and pinned to the bed as Sebastian loomed over him, "Ciel, your sister has died and is burning in the depths of Hell. The woman who has replaced her is a copy, a doppelganger, and has means to harm you, the Queen, your servants, and the world. If not stopped, our deal will be nothing but ash in the burning world. Forgive my brash behavior, but I cannot allow you to live further in denial."

Sebastian did not move from his spot. Ciel gripped the sheets beneath him as he felt his body tremble with rage towards his butler. He could no longer deny the change in Olivia as much as his heart begged for the comfort of his sister's arms. The young Duke watched Sebastian's harden eyes change to that of a softer tone as the demon then whispered, "I care for you, my young master, more than I had hoped. It is because of this that I must urge you to listen to me."

"I know," Ciel answered in a whisper as well, "I know you're right, I just..."

Ciel looked away from Sebastian as he felt the demon carefully lower himself onto him. He felt Sebastian's arms wrap around him before pulling him further into the bed. Sebastian maneuvered them to where the demon rested his back against the head of the bed with Ciel remaining in his arms. Ciel rested his head against Sebastian's chest, "I order you not to go to those measures again under any circumstance. I.. I don't ever want to feel this way again."

"As you wish, my young master," Sebastian murmured, running his fingers through Ciel's hair.

"I also want to be on my own for a few days to plan," Ciel moved himself out of Sebastian's arms, "There's nothing to forgive, you did what you needed to do and that's how it is. There's still much work to do as well and very little time. Olivia is several steps ahead of me, it'll take time to get ahead of her and more time to remain ahead of her. For now, your orders are to keep the maintenance of the manor and your other jobs."

"Is that all you require, young master?" Sebastian sat up in the bed, "Is there any other services I can provide to help you?"

Ciel glanced over his shoulder at Sebastian. He was still angry, but now for the right reasons. Olivia's first move had failed; without her knowing, of course. The young Duke went to the end of the bed before putting his hands behind his back, "I did not give you any other orders, for now I said. You will have to wait until further instruction."

Sebastian, though he seemed in better spirits, stood up from the bed and brushed himself off, "Of course, my young master. I shall prepare supper then and escort you when you're ready."

Ciel watched as his butler left. He did not doubt that Sebastian's intentions were altered and had full trust that such dealings would not continue. However, he still needed his own time. Ciel walked over to his personal desk where he opened the lid to pull out the documents Sebastian had found for him earlier. One was the documents concluding Olivia's keeping the money that belonged to the other factors and the other was a letter from their father. The last one was a will, but not just any will. It was the will Ciel needed to start his own plan of action.

A large meal was placed on the table as Ciel hardly touched his food. His eyes were glued to Olivia, who merely toyed with her own as her eyes were directed right back at Ciel's. To her, this was all just a game that she had planned to win. Did she think she could so easily win against him? Even Madame Red had him fooled for such a time before she revealed herself to him. Ciel took a small bite, turning his gaze to his food to keep himself from staring at Olivia.

"I hope you are feeling better, dear brother," Olivai spoke before drinking from her wine glass, "Such heart break does not last long. As a woman, I have felt the betrayal of heart break several times."

"I appreciate you bringing up this topic, dear sister," the last words leaving his mouth in a monotone voice, "I was thinking to myself earlier about the dealings of heart break. It has occurred to me that you have a betrothed that you have yet to marry."

"Ciel, I do not-"

"Due to my age and naivety at the time, I was not aware of your betrothal, but you are indeed to be married," Ciel pulled out the letter from his pocket, lifting it for him to read, "From our father, you are to marry-"

"The Lord Aleister Chamber," Olivia sharply placed the on the table, "Ciel, this has nothing to do with you in the least."

"It so happens that it does," Ciel stood up, as the only two in the dining room his footsteps echoed on the floor as he approached Olivia, "As the last living male in the family, I have every responsibility of seeing my dear sister married."

"I am not fit to marry in my time of grieving my parents-" Olivia glowered as Ciel neared her, the paper seeming like fire to her as he drew closer.

"Grieving? That was several years ago, sister, and until you're actually, legally married, you have no rights over the company or any of the titles you gave yourself. Father's will states that you must be under the sound mind and state of marriage for a year, or I have total inheritance back under my name."

"Give me that," Olivia stated as she snatched the letter, her eyes widened as she realized which document it was she held, "Ciel, where did you find this?"

Ciel smirked as he remained silent, "I have my ways, Olivia. I will have Sebastian notify the Viscount of Druitt of your arrival so that you may begin your courting."

Olivia felt her blood boil as she dropped the old parchment onto the table. She heard Ciel walk out of the large dining room as she seethed alone. Where did he find this letter? By her last memory, she had sealed it away in a Pandora's box to never be open again! Aleister would block her at every step of the way, and his gains will override her own. Olivia took a long gulp of her wine as her mind began to get back to work. Ciel may have this small victory, but she also had a plan of her own.

"The Viscount of Druitt," Ciel spoke as Sebastian undressed him into his night clothes, "It only makes logical sense that Father would want her to marry him. His family has stronger ties with the people, he didn't want Olivia to be part of his business."

"Your sister has been devoted to both businesses since her arrival. In that statement, I must add she has taken the letter from your possession from the Queen," Sebastian pulled the night shirt over Ciel.

"I know," Ciel took off his eye patch, "The letter didn't say much; only that our next task is in the heart on London once again. There's been a missing Royal."

Sebastian finished and took a step away from Ciel, "Perhaps the person went on a private vacation."

"Not an heir apparent," Ciel shrugged as he climbed into his bed, "The heir apparent line are kept track just in the case of an emergency. We will start our initial investigation promptly in the morning."

"These were planted by Sebastian as well," Finny concluded the tour as the crescent moon rose in the sky, "Mr. Sebastian says I pull too much and that I'm better off moving rocks to compliment the garden. I don't mind too much, I like being outside."

"The garden is lovely, Finny, but I must confess that I didn't bring you out here just for a tour," Olivia held her elbows as the wind blew through her hair, "Forgive me for not speaking the full truth. I noticed you watching me before and..."

Finny tensed up. He didn't know what to expect from a lady like Olivia; apart of him was afraid that maybe he did something to offend her. Would Ciel fire him? He couldn't lose his job and his opportunity to be outside! Finny was about to speak until he saw Olivia's crimson eyes on him, causing him to freeze, "Lady Olivia?"

"I wanted to talk to you in person because I noticed you too," Olivia's cheek slightly reddened, "I'm sorry, I haven't been so forward before with a...man."

"No, no, I'm glad it's just I haven't thought a lady like yourself would have noticed someone like me," Finny reacted by looking downward, not very sure on how to further this conversation, "I'm just a gardener who likes to be outside and you're a high-class lady. I'm not sure what...I'm supposed to do.."

"Finny," Olivia walked over, gently taking his hands to direct his eyes back on her, "Can't you feel it? We both are starting to feel something. Class or ranking doesn't matter, all that matters is that we know what we feel. Perhaps not now, but some day we can understand further what this means."

"Lady Olivia.." Finny murmured, he could feel his heart beating faster as he felt her gloved hands holding his own.

He forgot what the others said about Olivia, all he could focus on was how lovely she looked in the darkness and how hard his heart was beating in his chest. This was the first time for him to feel such a way towards any female let alone one that actually felt something for him. He saw a small smile form on her lips as he whispered, "May we do this again tomorrow night?"