"So, what shall we do?" Dragus mocked. "Would you like to do this outside?" he asked seriously. When Sebastian didn't reply, he let out a tiny chuckle before turning to Rosalina. "Wait here with the kid. I won't be too long," he promised, giving her a chaste kiss on the lips.

Sebastian gazed at Rosalina as Dragus left her side and crossed the room to the windows. He noticed her lack of emotion as she simply adjusted her breasts that were tightly encased in the black corset. He exhaled and followed his enemy out the open window to the ground below, landing effortlessly on his feet.

Rose walked to the window to gaze out at the two commencing their battle. She paid no mind to the demon child behind her; instead, she focused on Dragus as he drew his sword. He'd pointed the blade at Sebastian, taunted him, and, then, lunged forward. Sebastian had no problems dodging his attacks. Rose listened as the boy walked up behind her, wanting to get a better look, too.

"Rose, why are you doing this?" he asked solemnly.

"You can't understand at your age. When you lose your human emotions, you will realize that nothing matters anymore…nothing except yourself."

"Do you not care that Sebastian is risking his life for you?" he nearly shouted, shocked.

"I care about nothing," she hissed in response. "Besides, he isn't doing anything for me; he never has. He's doing this for himself, too. He knows that, if he doesn't win, he'll die or be imprisoned in Hell for all of eternity."

"Are you fucking blind?!" Ciel yelled. "Can't you see how he looks at you, how he got so angry when you showed up with him?" He watched as the corner of her mouth quirked into a smile at the thought. "He broke the contract I had with him so that he could go after you, to save you!" Rosalina seemed unaffected, as if she hadn't been listening.

Ciel turned to leave the room, frustrated that he was getting nowhere with her. When he reached the door, she appeared suddenly in front of him, blocking his exit. "I don't think so. You'll stay here until I say otherwise."

Dragus seemed faster, stronger, and much more powerful than he used to be. Sebastian didn't know what to think of it. He was beginning to have trouble keeping his opponent at bay. It also didn't help that he could feel Rosalina's eyes baring down upon them.

He understood now what he felt towards her. It was a cruel fate that led him to this situation where he finally accepted that his human emotions had returned, but, simultaneously, hers disappear. Perhaps, it was what he deserved. However, he knew that, if his emotions had returned, then hers could as well. He would defeat Dragus at any cost so that he could find a way to save Rose from the fate he had set for her.

"You're not paying attention, Sebastian," Dragus taunted once more as he took the opening, leaving a gash across his arm. Sebastian hissed as he felt the blade's burn against his demonic skin.

They paused. "Why are you doing this, Dragus?" Sebastian asked. "I imagine you wanted this job, to kill me, but why?"

Dragus remained still, wording his response in his mind. "You took everything away from me. It's only right that I do the same to you." When he noticed Sebastian's look of confusion, he elaborated. "She favored you. To her, you were smarter, stronger, more handsome, and better at everything. You were her miracle child, her baby," he sneered. "It wasn't just her, either. It was everyone."

"What are you talking about?" he asked honestly. "You were the oldest."

"Oh, please, spare me. Once you were born, I was cast aside. I was the one she wanted to forget; I was the one she never wanted to begin with." He spun the blade in his hand. "I was happy when I realized that you had become a demon…after I killed you." Sebastian's eyes widened. "Oh, you never realized it was me who set it up? That's right, I paid that man to kill you, to gut you while you were still alive. Unfortunately for me, I didn't cover my tracks well enough; they figured it out and I was hanged shortly after. I knew that, with you being a demon, I had a second chance, to seek my revenge."

"Dragus, it was never my intention to-"

"I will show you who is stronger," he readied himself once more for battle. "I will take away all that you hold dear, Brother."

Sebastian dodged the blade once more. The new information flooded his mind as he tried to understand his brother's reasoning. They were brothers in their human life. Their mother had Dragus at a very young age and was lucky to have met Sebastian's father, who didn't mind and married her anyways.

He'd become a demon because of the tragic and painful way his life had ended. When he had seen Dragus for the first time in Hell, he had wanted to approach him, but Dragus had made every effort to avoid him, shun him, and make it perfectly clear that he wanted nothing to do with him. Now, he knew why. Dragus had waited until the opportune moment in Sebastian's demon-life to seek his revenge.

Dragus swung his blade downwards again. Sebastian just barely caught his wrist in time to stop it. "I bet Rosalina never told you about us," he smiled, bringing his face close. "Did you think I've begun my revenge only recently?"

Sebastian remembered a conversation he'd had with Rose:

"I never wanted to see him again, since he ruined my plans back then, but I did. He, unfortunately, was my instructor while I was becoming a butler. He's the reason it took me another ten years to become a butler. After that, I avoided him as much as possible."


"What did he do to you?"

"Who, your master?"

"No," he paused, "Dragus Verrine."

She cringed at the name. "Things I'd like to forget."

"I'd like to know."

"Why? You don't care," she snapped, catching him off guard.

"What have you done?" he whispered. Sebastian's chest hurt for her. He could only imagine the things he must've done to her. He should've been there; he should've protected her. He never should've taken her to headquarters. He never should've loved her…it only put her in danger.

"Not paying attention, Sebastian." Dragus thrust his sword forward.

Rose watched their battle below; Ciel stood beside her. Ciel watched as Sebastian was faltering. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists at every attack made against him. He could see Dragus's mouth moving at one point, but couldn't make out what he was saying. He was sure it was something awful, though. Glancing to his left, Rose's face remained unchanged. "Aren't you going to do something?"

"Why?"

"He's going to die if you don't do something!" he yelled at her.

"So? Let him die; it's what he deserves," she said, slowly turning away from the window. She sighed, agitated that it seemed to be taking longer than she'd expected.

"How can you act so…so…nonchalant?!"

"How should I act? That demon left me; he left me alone for centuries." Rose came back to the window, staring Ciel down with her crimson eyes. "He never cared about me. Why should I care about him?" she growled. As soon as those words left her mouth, her eyes went wide with a horror. Her gut sank and her chest pained excruciatingly. A shaky breath left her throat as she turned her head towards the two demons outside.

Ciel followed her gaze and saw the two demons still. He wondered what had happened, but his question was quickly answered when he saw that blade sticking through Sebastian's middle. He didn't know what to do in that moment. He couldn't move; he was frozen.

Rose fell to her knees, gasping for air. She clutched her chest and stomach as her lungs hurt and she began to feel the need to purge. A sob escaped her and she began to hyperventilate. "Se-sebastian," she whispered through her tears, clear as they'd ever been.

"Rose!" Ciel called to her, shaking her shoulders. She wasn't looking at him; it was as if she couldn't see him, couldn't hear him. "Rose, please, do something!"

Dragus ripped the blade from Sebastian, relishing at the sound. He knew that the demon wouldn't die immediately, that it would take a while for his wound to become truly fatal, but there was no saving him. Sebastian would die; that was inevitable. Dragus smirked at the thought. He'd won.


A/N: I hope this chapter made sense to everyone. I'm thinking there will only be one more chapter in this story.