"Did you take care of things?"
"Yes My Lord."
"Good."
"Has she awoken yet?"
"Not yet but at least she's returned to her normal form."
"Agreed. She would be quite unmanageable if she was to awake as she was earlier. She's quite vicious."
I heard voices talking somewhere near me. I wasn't sure where I was or what was going on or what had happened. The only things I knew was that judging by the softness under my head and back I was on a bed and my head was pounding.
Slowly opening my eyes I saw a black velvet canopy above me and I realized that I was upstairs in one of the guest rooms. It was mostly dark in the room save for a single light that sat next to the bed and standing next to the doors that lead into the room were Master Phantomhive and Sebastian. Both turned as I moved to sit up.
"Charlotte…I see you're finally awake." Master Phantomhive said.
"What happened? How did I get here?" I asked looking at him.
"You have no recollection of the events that took place earlier in the day?" Sebastian asked.
"Well that would be why I'm asking what's going on." I scowled and Sebastian's eyes grew wide.
I sighed, "I'm sorry for that. I didn't mean to snap."
"Considering what you've been through we'll let it pass." Master Phantomhive replied.
"Thanks." I muttered and reached up to scratch my head, finding a black feather tangled in my hair.
"Now to address what happened earlier. Charlotte do you know of demons?" Master Phantomhive asked.
"Of course." I nodded my stomach starting to churn.
"And if I were to ask you what you would suppose one would look like what would you say?" he asked.
The image of the creature from my dreams flashed into my mind.
"Glowing eyes…feathers….fangs…claws." I replied.
Master Phantomhive nodded and began to slowly pace back and forth at the foot of the bed.
"Now where would you expect such creatures to live?" he asked.
I shrugged, "I don't know. Hell?"
A small smirk crossed his face and he looked at me for a second.
"What if I told you that demons walk among us? Masquerading as humans? Ones as simple as a butler and as famous as an Earl?" he said.
My blood suddenly ran cold.
"No. No way." I said shaking my head.
Sebastian's mouth curled into cold smile, "Oh yes Charlotte. Would we have any reason to lie?"
A second later his eyes began to glow and when I looked to the foot of my bed I saw that Master Phantomhive's were too. A scream exploded from my mouth and I scrambled off the bed and towards the door however before I could even turn the knob a pair of arms were around me, a hand clamped so firmly over my mouth that I couldn't even think to bite down.
"If you try that again there will be consequences. Do you understand?" Sebastian whispered into my ear and I nodded.
"Now I am going to remove my hand from your mouth." he said and slowly lowered his hand.
"Y-You're demons?" I asked looking at them.
"Did Sebastian not confirm your suspicions a moment ago? I thought by the way you tried to run screaming from the room that you understood." Master Phantomhive replied.
"I'm sorry. It's just so hard to believe." I said looking at him.
"How do you find it hard to believe that we're demons when you yourself are one?" Ciel asked.
"I'm a demon? Is that what I am? What that thing I've been turning into is?" I asked.
"What else would it be?" Ciel replied.
I collapsed. My knees were too weak to hold me any longer. I slipped from Sebastian's hold and onto the floor.
"We don't have time to deal with a demon look alike."
"Wait! Demon? What do you know about demons? Is that what I am?"
"Who you are and what you are, are no concern to us."
Will's words echoed in my head. I should have known and I think that some part of me did know. I just didn't want to face the fact that I might actually be such a creature.
"How long have you known?" I asked after a few moments.
"I took the liberty of watching your dreams and observed your conversation with the version of yourself in the mirror." Sebastian replied.
"Why am I a demon? Did I do something to make this happen or…or…?" I trailed off my brain not able to come up with any other questions or reasons this would happen to me.
"No unlike the Young Master and myself you were born with the blood of a demon which stayed latent for most of your life." Sebastian replied.
"Until I killed my Step-Father." I replied.
"You've killed someone before today?" Master Phantomhive asked.
I nodded, "He killed my mother and I lost my temper. I don't know how but I made him have a heart attack."
"That's one of many ways you will learn to kill when you fully awaken." Master Phantomhive.
"Fully awaken? You mean this isn't it? Am I going to turn all the way into that thing?" I asked.
"Oh yes. I suggest that you learn to come to grips with it. It will happen. However you must learn to control it. We cannot have another incident like what happened in the city today." Master Phantomhive replied.
"What happened? You said something about killing someone today? I killed someone?"
"Indeed. A drunkard that got a little too close to you and Millie while you were shopping. You cut him to ribbons. It was quite a mess for Sebastian to clean up" Master Phantomhive nodded.
Suddenly images of what happened began to flash before my eyes. I had killed that man and enjoyed it. How could I have taken joy in taking a life?
"Charlotte? You look as if you're going to be ill. If so I would ask that you please do it in the bathroom." Master Phantomhive said.
I shook my head, "I killed that man and I liked it."
"But of course. You are a demon after all." Sebastian replied.
"But I don't want to be! I want to be a human! I want to go to college and get a job and have a family! I don't want to be a demon! I don't want to kill people and have fangs!" I yelled.
"Really Charlotte is this any way to act? You will have to accept the inevitable. Sebastian and I have even decided to spare your life." Master Phantomhive replied.
"Provided that you stay here at least. We can't have you running around losing your temper all over the place without us to intervene." Sebastian said.
I remembered the smack that had stopped me and looked up at Sebastian.
"You hit me!" I accused rubbing the sore spot on my head.
"Yes. If I hadn't who knows what kind of havoc you would've caused." he said looking at me calmly.
"Couldn't you have just like….grabbed me or something? Did you have to hit me?!" I replied standing up and looking at him.
"In the state of blood lust you were in? No. You would've most likely attacked me and then I would've had to kill you. I had orders from my master to bring you back but to do whatever was needed." Sebastian replied.
"Orders? You're pretty dedicated for a butler." I said looking at him.
"But of course. We have a contract." Sebastian said and carefully removed one of his gloves.
Tattooed on the back of his left hand was a pentagram with a spiked circle around it. I turned to Master Phantomhive and saw that one of his eyes now glowed a bright purple.
"Sebastian and I made a contract…his help getting revenge on those who killed my parents in exchange for my soul. However after a series of events I become a demon and Sebastian wasn't able to devour it which meant that he remains my butler to this day." Ciel replied.
"Yes it was quite unfortunate but it cannot be helped." Sebastian added replacing his glove.
"How long?" I asked.
"Over 100 years now isn't it Sebastian?" Master Phantomhive asked.
"Indeed." Sebastian replied.
"What about Millie? Is she okay?" I asked.
"She's quite fine. Sebastian has altered her memories slightly." Master Phantomhive replied.
"She believes that you took unexpectedly sick and that while helping you to the car she tripped and knocked herself out against the car. I expect that you'll stick with that story should she say something to you yes?" Sebastian asked.
"Of course." I nodded.
"Very well. Now since we have the story that you are ill you'll remain up here for a couple of days. We've already told the others that you have been quarantined to keep the illness from spreading. It will also give you time to come to terms with this. The last thing we need is you to out us to the others by going off again. You're a decent maid. I would hate to have to have Sebastian kill you." Master Phantomhive said.
"Right." I replied.
"Very well then. Sebastian will bring up clothes for you." Master Phantomhive said and with that left the room.
"Is there anything else you'd like from your room?' Sebastian asked.
"Could you bring my violin?" I asked.
"You play the violin?" Sebastian asked.
I nodded, "Since I was 4."
"Very well then." Sebastian replied and left the room.
A while later he reappeared with a stack of clothes for me, a bag, my violin and my laptop.
"Millie asked that I bring you this." Sebastian said putting the laptop onto the table beside the bed.
"I'll have to remember to tell her thank you." I replied.
Sebastian nodded moved towards the bed.
"These sheets are filthy. I will change them. Perhaps you should make use of the bath. You'll find all your toiletries in that bag over there." he said.
"Right. Thank you Sebastian." I replied and walked over and grabbed the bag and a pair of pajamas from the top of the stack of clothes before making my way to the bathroom.
I closed and locked the door behind me before flipping on the light. What I caught sight of in the mirror was almost enough to make me scream.
I was covered in blood from head to toe. It was on my face, matting my hair, caked on my clothes and under my nails. I looked like the heroine at the end of a horror movie.
Shivering at the thought of how I'd gotten the blood all over me I shucked off my ruined jeans, t-shirt and jacket before climbing into the shower, turning the water on as hot as I could stand it.
Grabbing my body wash I began to scrub at my body. I scrubbed away the dried blood and tried to wrap my mind around everything. Part of me wanted to scream at the top of my lungs and collapse on the ground and sob. However another part of me felt relieved.
After so long of worrying about what I was I finally had my answer. I was a half demon. Which half I didn't know though.
Was it my Father or my Mother that had passed on those genes? Had they known about the demon blood they carried and had passed on to me?
Suddenly something came to mind. Millie and Alfie had traced my family back to the Victorian Age. Master Phantomhive and Sebastian had to have been around back then right? Maybe they had known someone or had heard of someone in my family. It was a million to one chance but I had to know. In my gut I knew that if I found out where I was from I would learn just where me being a half demon came from.
When I was sure that I had washed all the blood from my body and hair I climbed out of the shower. After drying off and pulling on my pajamas I walked back out of the bathroom to find the bedroom deserted.
I had half hoped Sebastian would be there so I could question him about what he might know. However since he wasn't I walked over and climbed between the sheets of the fresh made bed. I didn't know how long I'd been out before but the moment my head hit the pillow I was suddenly exhausted. Before I knew it I was out with no more thoughts about demons crossing my mind
So it looks as if everything is out in the open now!
I wonder if Sebastian and Ciel are going to know anything about her family?
Hmm...
I didn't sleep well last night so my brain is a little fried today...that's why this is so short.
So i'm just going to skip down my thank yous
-SebastianStalker
-PenNinja1300
-irgroomer
-Light Umbreon
-Mimi Sutcliff
-joanna
-Summer Jewel37
Thanks for reading!