"Stupid spot." I growled as I dabbed at the stain on the table cloth.

The previous night Master Phantomhive had held a small dinner party for a few of his clients and one had drank too much. The next thing anyone knew he had knocked over his glass and spilled the wine. Now I was sitting here in the laundry working to get it out.

"I have some more laundry here for you Charlotte. My those guests left a mess in the Master's guest rooms! So very rude." Millie said as she carried in a new basket full of sheets.

"Just put them over there. I'll get to them when the load I have in now is done." I replied.

"Alright. I'm going back upstairs to tidy up." Millie said.

"I'll be up there to help as soon as I get this damn spot out. It's slow going but at least Sebastian gave me this dish soap/hydrogen peroxide mix so it's coming out." I sighed.

"Don't worry yourself I can handle it!" Millie smiled and with a wave left.

I turned back to the stain and continued blotting at it. It took another 20 or so minutes but finally I got it out. When I was sure it was clean I changed out the wash and tossed it in with the other things before heading upstairs to help out Millie.

"I see what you meant by rude." I frowned as I fished a small pile of trash from under the bed.

"No respect for the Master's home at all! You would think they were a bunch of monkeys rather than a bunch of cultured rich people. I know people who don't have two coins to rub together who are better mannered than these folks." Millie said.

"Amen to that." I sighed.

"How much did you find out about your family yesterday?" Millie asked as she started laying out fresh sheets.

"A bit. I found out that my Great-Grandmother's maiden name was Setton and that she had a younger sister named Abigail." I replied as I took up the other side of the sheet pulling it over the mattress.

"That's wonderful!" Millie smiled.

"Hopefully I'll find out more on my next day off." I replied.

"Perhaps I could do some work for you on my day off." Millie replied.

"Oh I couldn't ask you to do that! You should do what you'd like on your day off!" I replied.

"It really wouldn't be any trouble Charlotte. Besides I like a good mystery. This is the best kind!" she smiled.

Millie and I finished making the bed before heading to the next room which was thankfully cleaner than the last. When that one was done we parted ways again. I finished up the laundry while she set about dusting the rooms.

"Charlotte?"

I looked up from where I had just taken a load of clothes from the dryer and saw Sebastian standing in the doorway.

"You need something Sebastian?" I asked.

"I was wondering if I could have a word with you?" he asked.

I nodded, "Sure."

He closed the door to the laundry before turning to me, "I would like to know why you're here."

"What? I'm here for a job. Am I doing something wrong?" I replied confused.

He looked at me for a moment, "No you're doing a fine job. I just wanted to know why you agreed to a job that took you away from your home country."

I shrugged, "I really needed it so I could go to college. Working here for Master Phantomhive pays more than I could make working in some diner somewhere."

Sebastian was quiet for a moment as his eyes studied me.

"Don't you have family that you miss?" he asked.

My chest ached at the word 'family' but I took a deep breath.

"No I don't. My Father died when I was little and my Mother passed a couple of months ago. Why are you asking me all of this? Have I done something to make you think I'm not trustworthy because if I have I apologize." I replied looking at him.

Sebastian went quiet again for a few moments.

"I apologize for leading you to believe that I thought you were untrustworthy Charlotte. I was merely sating my curiosity. Most young women your age wouldn't gladly leave their homes to become a maid." Sebastian replied.

"It's okay. Is there anything else you wanted to know?" I asked.

"Not at the moment." he replied.

"Okay then. I should probably get back to work. I have the dishes from last night to attend to." I said and with that moved past him.

I spent the rest of the day working at my chores before having dinner with Millie, Cade and Alfie. When the dishes were cleared away we all headed for bed. I was tired just as I was every night that I worked and usually I was out like a light and didn't move until morning. And at first it didn't seem any different. At least until I started to dream.

The room was dark but for some reason I could see the purple and black tiled floor. I wore a long white dress with my hair falling around my shoulders.

"Hello?" I called out my voice echoing.

"Here…" a voice replied.

I moved towards the voice slowly and a few moments later I stood in front of a silver mirror with the Sterling Silver Roses from Master Phantomhive's garden. However when I looked in the mirror I didn't see my reflection. At least the reflection I had seen every day of my life.

The me in the mirror was the same one I'd seen that night.

My jet black hair was long and thick and down to my waist, my eyes glowing a sharp fuchsia and my nails long black claws. The dress I wore was black and fell just above my knees and from the knees down I wore a pair of shiny black boots with heels I couldn't believe I could stand on without snapping them.

What frightened me the most was the grin on my face. It was sinister and cold looking, my teeth pointed and sharp behind lips painted black.

"Soon." she grinned at me.

"Soon? What's soon? Tell me!" I shouted at the mirror.

"Soon." She replied again.

Suddenly it began to rain black feathers and when I looked in the mirror again she was gone.

"Come back and talk to me!" I yelled and reached up a hand to smack the mirror when I saw the claws on my hands.

Looking down I saw that I had transformed into the creature in the mirror. Horrified a scream erupted from my mouth.

My eyes flew open. I was drenched in sweat, my heat beating like mad. I had just had the dream again. I thought I'd finally gotten rid of them when I'd come here. I hadn't had once since I'd left Hailey's. I guess I was wrong.

Sitting up I caught my breath before tossing back the blankets. Standing up I grabbed the glass from beside the bed, intending to get some water for my dry mouth but as I turned to walk towards the bathroom I saw a set of eyes, glowing fuchsia…just like the ones in the dream.

I dropped the glass with a shatter and screamed again.

"Charlotte! Charlotte wake up!"

Someone was suddenly shaking me and I realized my eyes were closed. Opening them I saw I was laying in bed again with Millie standing over me and Alfie and Cade at the door.

"Oh god." I sighed and buried my face in my shaking hands.

"Is everything okay?" Millie asked.

I nodded weakly, "I just…I just had a bad dream."

"It's must have been a hell of one. We heard you screaming all the way down the hall." Cade said.

"I'm sorry I woke you. I just…it was bad." I said taking a shuddering breath.

"You must have tossed and turned too because there's glass everywhere! Will one of you fetch me the dust pail and broom so I can clean it up?" Millie asked.

"A glass?" I asked looking over the side of the bed.

"Yes. I don't know how you managed to get it all the way to the end of your bed but you did." Millie replied.

Chills shot up and down my spine.

It was all a dream?

Wasn't it?

If not where had those eyes come from?

Looking around I saw the mirror in the same corner as the eyes had been.

Had they…could they have been mine?

I looked down at my hands. They seemed normal and as far as I knew I didn't have huge black wings protruding from my back because I was sure someone would've said something about them. However I knew what I had seen.

I had been that demon. I had seen the eyes. I would be that demon again. I wasn't sure when but something in my gut screamed that it would happen. I couldn't ignore it and somehow I had to stop it.

"Millie?" I asked.

"Yeah?" she asked looking up from where she was sweeping up the glass.

"Is that offer to help me look up stuff on my family still out there?" I asked.

"Of course!" she smiled.

"Well would you mind doing a little research for me?" I asked.

"I'd love to!" she replied.

"Thanks Millie that really means a lot." I smiled.

"It's no trouble at all. What are friends for?" she replied.

When she was done sweeping up the glass Millie climbed into her own bed and Alfie and Cade bid the both of us goodnight. As I flipped off my light and curled up under my blankets I could only hope that there would be something, anything, that would help me make sense of all of this stuff. And most of all I hoped that I would be able to stop it.

Hmm...Sebastian is suspicious and Charlotte is having the dream again...this should get interesting soon ;)