It was raining again. Ciel looked out the store's window as Lizzy awed over the porcelain dolls. He had promised her, amidst all the trouble around him, to take her shopping for a new doll for her to dress up. His gaze fell to Finny and Bard sitting on the carriage together. Ever since Finnigan's return, he was a changed person. He no longer trusted the outdoors as simply as he used to. Anymore, he needed someone to accompany him in fear that Olivia would return for him. Ciel grimaced at the thought, but he understood the fear. Each day he, too, feared Olivia would return to take everything else from him by pure force.

"Ciel! Look at this one!"

Ciel turned, expecting to see some type of foreign doll, only to see two dolls, with their hands intertwined. They were replicas of Olivia and the Queen… Ciel didn't react. His stomach churned as his gaze followed each crevice of the dolls. This was a bad omen indeed. Lizzy neared the dolls, wanting to touch them, "They're so beautiful together… Ciel, they're-"

"Olivia and the Queen, I know," Ciel pinched his chin as he looked up at the two displayed dolls.

"Ah, so you two are interested in my latest product?" the shopkeeper approached the two, "This is my only one of these two, sadly, so I can't sell such a rarity. But aren't they lovely? The two will go down in history, I bet."

"Who sold you these?" Ciel's eyes narrowed on the shopkeeper.

"Strange, actually," the shopkeeper rubbed his beard, "A nameless chap, but this piece was too beautiful to pass up. Oddly enough I did catch him by an alias as he said the creator was a 'Follower'. I don't have a bloody clue what that means, but just look at them! They look beautiful together!"

Ciel looked to Sebastian, who stood at the corner of the store watching them. This was too much of a coincidence to pass up. He rushed Lizzy to buy a doll before getting them out of the store. Knowing that anything related to Olivia was there sickened him beyond comprehension. Ciel had Sebastian sit with him and Lizzy inside the carriage as he demanded they return home so that Lizzy may go home safely.

"Ciel…you seemed upset back at the store," Lizzy inquired as she held her doll in her lap, "Are you made at your sister?"

"N-no," Ciel answered as he gave a half smile to his betrothed, "We're fine."

"You don't need to lie to me, Ciel," Lizzy reached over and touched his knee with her gloved hand, "I can see that Olivia has upset you. If you let me talk with her, I'm sure I can have her apologize."

If he weren't too involved with Sebastian, Ciel could've sworn a flicker of emotion just flamed as Lizzy gave him such a sympathetic look. Then, it annoyed him. He didn't need Lizzy worrying over something that she could never possibly understand. All the same, he held the hand that touched him before giving it a light squeeze, "Thank you, Lizzy, but I will talk with Olivia eventually."

Once they were back at the Phantomhive Estate, Ciel had Lizzy in her own carriage to go back to her home. He followed Sebastian up the stairs until he felt his butler close the umbrella above his head. Ciel, now getting drenched from the rain, quickly looked up at Sebastian and to yell at him before he blacked out from a force hitting him in the back of the head.

It felt like hours when he woke with a raging headache. When he woke, Ciel glanced around to see he was still outside. This time, he was in the garden instead of the front doorway. He sat up to realize it was now dark. Sebastian appeared in front of him, Ciel glowered up at him, "What the Hell was that for?"

"You wouldn't have said yes, and your gardener is much too shy to ask you for this conversation," Sebastian pulled Finny from the bushes.

Ciel rubbed the back of his head, "You didn't need to go that far… What is this then?"

"M-master…" Finny stuttered as he lowered his gaze, "I know..I am so thankful that you took me back. It-it's just…"

"He doesn't want me to go through with his erasing," Sebastian answered for Finny, "After many attempts, the boy has physically refused and going as far as not sleeping. I leave the final decision up to you, my young master."

Ciel looked to Finny as he quickly stood up to keep his honor. He could see the too real hurt in his eyes, the same hurt that once clouded his eyes because of Olivia as well. Just like himself, Finny didn't want to forget Olivia. The threat was too great to forget about her existence. Ciel sighed as he closed his eyes, "If Finnigan wishes to keep his memories, then so be it."

"Thank you!" Finny whimpered as he covered his eyes, "I can't sleep without dreaming about her.. She haunts my thoughts and… I'm afraid if I forget about her, I'll fall for the same trick again and I couldn't go through this again. Thank you, Master, I will never forget this!"

He watched as Finny ran back inside to get out of the outdoors. Ciel then turned to Sebastian, "Well, what did you gather so far?"

"As you had guessed, Olivia is now living in the Buckingham Palace with Queen Victoria," Sebastian explained as he led Ciel inside, "I believe we are near the end of this battle, my young master, and I fear that there will be an end you are not expecting."

Ciel paused and looked to the ground. He, too, feared that what would happen next will be something he had not anticipated. Olivia was too powerful for him to touch now. The Queen no longer sent him letters, and he heard about Olivia's achievements every day in the newspaper. This is what Olivia wanted. She was protected by the Queen and the media, no longer able to be ensnared by Ciel's traps. Sure, he took away her chance to kill Finny when he didn't follow through on her plans, but that wasn't anything compared to what he could've done earlier if he had known how large of a threat she would've been.

"Sebastian," Ciel murmured, his gaze hardening, "We have to protect the Queen no matter what. Have a letter asking for an audience and deliver it immediately. There is little time to waste."

Sebastian bowed and gave his usual answer before going to his usual sanctuary to write letters. In the darkness, he knew exactly what was to happen. Olivia didn't hold just any demon within her, but just like other creatures like her, she was predictable. Ultimate power meant going through politics, and Olivia was close to holding the rope of the world in her hands. Once she grasped that rope… He actually looked forward to seeing the world chance. However, he was at a loss to know what her plans were for Ciel. She did not hate her brother, nor did she love him as well. Her intentions are too irrational for him to comprehend.

What he feared, above all else, was the fact that Ciel barely slept anymore as well. He hardly touched his food. As much as his young master wanted to go against the idea, he did miss his sister. Sebastian understood that it wasn't the current Olivia Ciel missed. He missed the sister that used to be before this. Then again, from what Sebastian conjured up from Tanaka and other memoirs, Olivia was always like this. Ciel just never realized it, that or stayed in complete denial about it.

He finished the letter and immediately left the Estate to deliver the message. Sebastian felt his demonic heart sting somewhat at leaving Ciel alone, but he knew it was safe enough for now. Olivia's final move wouldn't be for a short while anyways. He made it as far as the fairgrounds to the Buckingham Palace when he was intervened by a shadowy figure. It wasn't a demon. Sebastian waited a moment before he heard a hushed whisper. A hooded person then walked passed the shadowed person before approaching Sebastian, "A message?"

Olivia. Sebastian held the envelope tighter as he mused, "Yes, for the Queen. My master asked that it be hand-delivered in the case of an interloper."

"I see," Olivia pulled off her hood, "I will hand deliver it, then."

"I don't believe you understand, Lady Druitt, but it is for the Queen's eyes only," Sebastian placed the letter in his jacket's pocket, "Please remove yourself."

"Well, then it seems we are at an impasse," Olivia shrugged as she placed her hands on her hips, "I fear that any words from my brother will make the Queen distrust me."

"If you are so hell-bent on being so close to the Queen, then perhaps you have nothing to fear…if you have nothing to hide," Sebastian raised a brow.

"Oh Sebastian," Olivia neared him, caressing his cheek, "Don't you remember those nights we shared in passion? Remember those tender moments as sweetly as I do? Perhaps you could see things from my perspective…"

"I fear that I would go blind if those memories rape my mind," Sebastian spoke softly as he disappeared from Olivia's touch.

It didn't take much to appear within the Queen's quarters. Perhaps he wasted too much time talking nonsense with the wretched woman. He placed the letter carefully beneath the sleeping Queen's pillow before disappearing into the night. Sebastian left the Queen's grounds to run into the night. He was halfway to the Estate when he felt an unpleasant weight on his shoulders. Something was stabbing through his back? Sebastian turned his head to see that a large person crashed into his back and stabbed something through his abdomen.

Sebastian was rammed into the ground as he coughed up blood. He wasn't even close to death, but there was an awful pain running up his spine. Then, a pair of crimson eyes appeared in front of him whispering, "Checkmate."

Finny had a hard time sleeping. The dream was still the same: the final night Olivia almost killed him. In his dream, he cried out for her to keep the baby, but it ended with her always stabbing him in his heart. Finally, Finny woke up at the stroke of 3AM. He decided that he would just get up and get ready for the day whether or not he would sleep. Maybe he'll go to bed earlier the next evening in hopes of sleeping better. In truth, his heart still ached for Olivia though she had lied to him and almost killed him. There was still that small shred of hope that things could go back to the way they were and he could have the family he had always wanted.

He got up from his bed, tip-toed out of the room and went to the kitchen for a cup of water. His tired eyes gazed out the window and into the gardens. The memory of the night he actually kissed her appeared in his mind. It was one of the happiest moments of his life, and now his saddest. He missed the feeling of being in love though he did not miss Olivia in that same sense. Finny sat down on the table as he gently held the cup in his hands. She was the only one he could hold tightly and not kill her…

"Finny…"

His eyes widened as tears brimmed his eyes. The window that once held only flowers also displayed a woman wearing a thin white, silken robe with nothing beneath to hide her flesh. His eyes had to be deceiving him! Finny rubbed his eyes once again, but Olivia was still the one outside beckoning for him! At first, his first instinct was to run, but he sat frozen still. His heart screamed to be loved by that demoness again, his lonely soul wanted to love her again though it only meant pain. Finny, placed the cup on the table, went against his human instincts as he went outside to see Olivia in the moonlight.

"What are you doing here?" Finny mustered up to ask, "You should be with the Queen in her home."

"I came looking for you, Finny," Olivia answered as she neared him, "I've missed you terribly."

Finny wanted to run, but it was far too late now. Even though he feared for his life, he still loved the woman he had wanted to spend the rest of his life with. This was the woman he loved more than he loved his own life. She may have made a pact with something he didn't want to know…but dammit he loved her. Finny looked down to the ground as he stated, "You wanted me to kill your husband, and you wanted to kill me… How could you expect me to forgive you?"

"Because I knew you would," Olivia smiled matter of factly, "You forgive me, Finny, I can feel it."

He looked directly into her blood-red eyes. She spoke the truth. As much as he wanted to never forgive her, his heart had already forgiven her and beckoned for her touch once again. Finny felt his shoulders slump as he gave in. Whatever lay waiting for him would have to come swiftly. Then, he felt something sharp pierce his skin. He didn't let out a shriek as he glanced down to see her hand stabbing into his flesh. His heart then felt like it was being squeeze as he turned his gaze slowly back to Olivia. She held his heart in her hand, and she would kill him for it.

"Olivia…" a trickle of blood left Finny's mouth, "I…"

"You had to die, Finny," Olivia smiled softly as she began to pull out his heart, "You have to die for me now."

Finny felt such an agonizing pain that he couldn't make a sound. Tears trickled down his eyes as his final image was of Olivia kissing his bloodied heart.

Aleister woke in the early morning lights to see that his wife had already departed. He had expected her to wake at his side, but it didn't matter. Who could have seen that he would be waking in the same palace the Queen was living in? Hell, he couldn't! Today was a bright, sunny day that nearly begged for the young ladies to frolic in! Aleister went to arrange for a bath when he came face to face with his wife as she stood outside their bedroom door, "Well there you are! Where have you been?"

"My husband," Olivia wiped her eyes, "I had such a terrible dream… I feared that..that we lost everything.."

This was strange. Olivia never came to him about dreams. He backed away as she entered the room, "There is more to your story."

Olivia shut the door behind her, revealing the hidden dagger behind her back. Aleister's eyes widened as he was about to explain to her why killing him wouldn't work before a loud 'bang' silenced him for good. A man, dressed in robes, came out of the closet and shot Aleister in the head before shooting himself in the head. Olivia then emitted a loud scream, alerting the guards.

Ciel woke with a start. Sweat dripped from his face as he quickly looked around. Sebastian still hadn't returned. There was an odd silence as he couldn't hear any crashing sounds of dishes or someone yelling at the other. Usually there was at least some noise going on. Ciel dressed himself as fast as he could as he began to look for Sebastian. His butler wasn't in the usual places, maybe downstairs? Sebastian did make breakfast for him in the mornings so maybe he was in the kitchen. Ciel was about to make his way to the kitchen when Tanaka stopped him, "Tanaka?"

"Master Ciel, I am afraid there has been a loss," Tanaka wiped his eyes, "I cannot allow you to see such an atrocity."

His eyes widened. Not Sebastian! Ciel was just about to ask when he looked out the window to see Finny's body, his chest having a gaping hole, and a trail of blood leading away from the body. He covered his mouth as he felt the urge to vomit growing as he looked away from the window. Tanaka realized his mistake and quickly stood in front of the window, "I am so sorry, Master Ciel… Mei-rin and Bard…they were also taken from us and rest in the paradise of Heaven."

This was too much. Ciel closed his eyes tightly as he shook his head. Though he had shown disdain towards his servants, he didn't want them to die. He then turned back to Tanaka though he couldn't form the words. Tanaka's shoulders lowered as he shook his head, "I have looked everywhere for Sebastian, but I have not seen your butler on this Estate. I have called for the Undertaker to take the bodies of our friends to give them a proper burial. Please, I must ask you to return to your room until the bodies are taken. Someone like yourself should never see such darkness in the world."

"No…" Ciel growled as he forced himself to take in the deaths, "I live in a world of darkness. So I must teach myself how to defend against it. No darkness is too great for me to travel through. Tanaka, I will see the bodies as they are before I leave the Estate. I will find Sebastian."

Ciel moved passed Tanaka. Finny would be the first he would see since he could tell what Olivia had done to him. The gardener's eyes were still wide open, the marks of tears still stained his cheeks. Ciel no longer saw the hurt in Finny's eyes. Instead, Finny's eyes displayed a calm knowing and acceptance. He had loved his sister despite her killing him by tearing out his heart. With an ungloved hand, Ciel closed Finny's eyes to allow his gardener to sleep peacefully in a world Ciel couldn't follow.

Next, he went to see Mei-rin and Bard still in their beds. These weren't like Finny. His maid and chef were killed swiftly as to not wake anyone. There wasn't any passion in stabbing them quickly in the head. This was to only get Ciel's attention. Well, he was well aware now. Ciel took the knives out of their heads and covered their heads with the sheets. They had no reason to die when they weren't even involved in all of this mess. He closed the bedroom door on his way out as he headed to the front door. Tanaka stood next to the entrance way, a worried expression on his features, "Master Ciel… I must express my grief to you. And please…remember your sister."

At first, Ciel was about to make a dark remark until he saw the grave look on Tanaka's face. Did Tanaka know about Olivia? Then again, he had been the original butler that watched him and Olivia grow up. Maybe he could see through Olivia better than Ciel could. There was no longer any more time to debate this idea as Ciel nodded and went to the stables first. Picking the swiftest horse, Ciel made his way to see the very woman that caused all of this blood to be spilled.