Sebastian chuckled when he heard a scream from inside the Durless residence. It was no doubt Ciel who had screamed.

"You should wear a dress at least today" Angelina's voice came floating out from Ciel's balcony.

"No, I'm not wearing a stupid girly dress. I hate them!" Ciel screamed and there was sound of clothes being ripped off.

Sebastian sighed and closed his demonic hearing. It was wrong to eavesdrop especially on his young mistress. At ten minutes to seven Sebastian emerged from the car and knocked on the door. Angelina opened the door, all smiles dressed in an elegant body hugging red dress and offered him a glass of white wine.

"Ciel, come out of your room. Mr. Michaelis is here" Angelina called up the stairs.

Ciel emerged and Sebastian gaped at her. Ciel's usual loose fitting clothes hid her figure, but this tight fitting dress showed off the curves Ciel actually hid from everyone. Angelina had obviously clipped hair extensions for Ciel. Now Ciel's hair was more mid back length and her sharp face looked more softer with the longer hair.

There was also a small smile on her face which made Sebastian smile as well.

"Good evening Ciel" Sebastian said.

"Good evening sir" Ciel replied quietly.

Ciel gritted her teeth as she heated up the food and placed it in the dining room table. Her aunt's girlish giggles could be heard from the sitting room. First of all, Ciel had been forced in a dress and then her hair had been styled as well which she didn't like at all. Out of all that, Mr. Michaelis had been nothing but polite to her aunt. Smarmy bastard.

"Dinner's ready" Ciel announced and the adults stood up.

"Oh we're all out of wine. Ciel, why don't you be a dear and go buy some from the convenience store" Angelina said.

"I'm a minor, they won't sell any to me" Ciel replied and Angelina sighed.

"I guess I'll go and buy some. I'll be right back, Sebastian. You two can start dinner without me" Angelina grabbed her coat and rushed out the door.

Ciel led the way to the dining room and then sat down immediately. She kicked off her heels which were making her feet ache and downed an entire cup of tea in one gulp.

"You seem a bit off today"

"Well I never wanted you over in the first place. I didn't want to wear a stupid dress and I didn't want to style my hair and I don't want to watch you take my aunt's flirting!"

"Why?" with that word Sebastian was out of his chair and leaning over Ciel.

"Because I don't like you" Ciel replied.

"Why don't you like me, Ciel?" Sebastian asked, his face inches away from Ciel's. She blushed at the proximity.

"Because when you came here I started getting weird dreams. Before I was confident in what I supposed to be doing. Now you're messing it up. You're messing my entire life up. Everything you do catches my eye. Everything you say echoes in my mind. I can't even sleep now thanks to you!" Ciel said staring into Sebastian's burgundy eyes.

"Dreams? What kind of dreams?" Sebastian asked.

"Dreams of myself telling someone not to leave my side. Sometimes I'm telling someone not to kill someone else. And sometimes I even see a pack of hunting dogs attacking me. I don't understand a thing and I can't even sleep in fear of those dreams. I hate this and I hate you!" Ciel was gasping for breath after her rant.

"I suppose there's no way to tell you the truth. The dreams you've been having are actually flashbacks of your past life"

"Past life? Like Aang the airbender?" Ciel asked.

"Your past life looks exactly like you do, the elder Ciel Phantomhive" Sebastian replied.

"So what I'm dreaming are the things Ciel Phantomhive has experienced? He actually had hunting dogs attacking him? He saw a woman being murdered in front of him?" Ciel asked.

"He was only attacked but his faithful butler Sebastian saved him" Sebastian replied.

"How do you know all this?"

"Because I am that loyal and faithful butler Sebastian"

Ciel stood up and pushed Sebastian away from her.

"Are you crazy? How can you be Sebastian? He died years ago" Ciel asked.

"Sebastian was a demon and he's standing in front of you. I've been searching for my master for years and I finally found his reincarnation but it turns out to be my mistress. I have been keeping an eye out for you since you were a baby" Sebastian replied.

"You're such a creep! How can you be that Sebastian?"

"Because I know what's hidden behind your eye. There's a mark on your eye that emerged when you were eleven. I have the very same mark. This proves that I am that demon Sebastian whom your ancestor made a contract with"

"Prove it" Ciel challeged and Sebastian held up his hand.

He dug his nails into his skin and peeled it off.

"Is that fake skin? Why do put that on your skin? That's disgusting!" Ciel asked.

"To hide this" Sebastian peeled off the skin and revealed the Faustian mark on the back of his hand.

Ciel's eyes widened and her hand reached up to untie her eyepatch. The eyepatch fell to the floor and she lifted her bangs up to reveal the same mark on her eye.

"I didn't know my ancestor had this as well" Ciel whispered.

"It was never recorded since everyone thought that when he was kidnapped after the fire, his eye had been injured" Sebastian replied.

"I finally found you, Young Mistress" Sebastian said with a smile.

"Who else knows about this, Mr. Michaelis?" Ciel asked, examining the mark on his hand.

"Call me Sebastian. Claude knows and I guess no one else. Do you know anyone who knows about this?"

"Claude knows about this? How did he know?"

"Claude is a demon as well. He served Alois Trancy back when I served Ciel Phantomhive. We were sworn enemies but now we've at least learned to tolerate each other" Sebastian replied.

"So Alois is also remembering his past life like me?"

"I suppose so but he never really liked speaking about his troubles just like back in the 19th century" Sebastian replied.

Ciel nodded and then looked up at Sebastian. She lifted up her hand and placed it against his cheek. Sebastian blinked and Ciel smiled.

"I'm not alone anymore, Sebastian. I have you now" Ciel said and Sebastian nodded.

He bent down on one knee and took her hands in his.

"Young Mistress I promise you, I will never leave your side. Now and forever" Sebastian kissed her knuckles and a blush rose on Ciel's cheeks.

The doorbell rang and Ciel snatched her hands out of Sebastian's.

"Ciel? Sweetheart, I forgot my keys" Angelina said loudly from outside.

Sebastian quickly retied the eyepatch and Ciel rushed to the door and opened it.

"You wouldn't believe the line at the store. Did you finish eating?" Angelina asked.

"Yeah, I've had enough. Mr. Michaelis is still eating though" Ciel replied.

"Oh good" Angelina went into the dining room and Ciel went to her room.

She contemplated calling Alois but then decided not to. If what Sebastian said was true then Alois would be having or possibly start having the strange dreams she was having. Then her phone rang shrilly.

"Alois?" Ciel said into the phone.

"Can you come over? I need you" Alois said and Ciel stood up.

"Are you okay, Alois? Where are Claude and Luke?" Ciel asked.

She put the phone on speaker and took off her dress.

"Luke's asleep and Claude's in the kitchen. Ciel, I think I'm going crazy" Alois replied.

"I'll be right over, Alois. Give me ten minutes" Ciel pulled on a pair of jeans and a blue sweater.

"I'm going to Alois's house. I'll probably sleep over too!" Ciel said to her aunt while she was tying her converse.

"Be careful, Ciel. Keep your phone on you at all times" Angelina said and Ciel ran out the door.

She ran as fast as she could all the way to Alois's home. She knocked and a surprised Claude answered the door.

"Claude, where is Alois?" Ciel asked.

"In his bedroom" Claude replied moving aside to let Ciel in.

Ciel ran up the stairs and opened the door to Alois's room. Alois was seated on the bed, dressed in sweatpants, his chest bare. He looked up when Ciel came in, his blue eyes full of tears. Ciel sat down on the bed next to him and wiped away his tears.

"What's the matter? Why are you crying?" Ciel asked.

"I'm having dreams, Ciel. Dreams of me being a monster. I dream that I literally gouged a woman's eye out. I whipped her and tortured her. And then I remember loving someone so much that I couldn't even survive without them. I'm going mad just by remembering all this and it makes me feel like throwing up" Alois replied.

"Alois Trancy, you are not a monster. You never were and you never will be. I've been having dreams too"

"You too?"

"Yeah, I dream of dogs attacking me. I dream of seeing Queen Victoria in the flesh. I dream of fires blood and so many other things I probably don't even remember"

"Do you know what it means?" Alois asked.

"I'm dreaming of my ancestor's past life. What he went through, I'm dreaming about it as well"

"So the dreams I'm having is about my ancestor Alois Trancy?" Alois asked.

"I guess so. Do you remember I told you about my ancestor's protector?"

"Yeah, what about him?"

"I found him, Alois"

"That's impossible. He should be dead"

"We have the same mark"

Ciel untied the eyepatch and opened her eye. Alois gaped at the mark and then poked out his tongue to show Ciel the golden Faustian mark.

"Where is my protector then? The great butler who witnessed the death of Alois Trancy?" Alois asked.

"He's right here" Sebastian said climbing through the window of Alois's room.

"You're my protector?" Alois asked.

"No, he's mine" Ciel jumped up and held up Sebastian's hand to show the mark.

"Your protector is your butler Claude" Sebastian said.

The door of Alois's room opened and Claude stood there, his face blank.

"You told him" Claude said to Ciel.

"If I didn't, he might have killed himself by now. I had to tell him" Ciel replied and Claude took a step forward.

Sebastian stepped in front of Ciel, ready to protect his mistress.

"Is this true Claude? Are you really the butler of Alois Trancy?" Alois asked.

"Yes Master, I did not realise how much I needed him until he died in front of me" Claude replied.

"Claude, I..."

Alois's sentence trailed away as Claude embraced the blonde. This time instead of struggling, Alois embraced his butler and Claude sighed in relief.

"Sebastian, how did you get here?" Ciel asked.

"I quickly took my leave since I had a feeling you would need me" Sebastian replied wrapping his arms around his mistress's waist.

"Didn't all the Trancy family heads have positions by the Queen?" Alois asked, much later as he munched on s'mores that Claude had made.

"Yes. Ciel is known at the Queen's Dog but her position was refused by her aunt Angelina" Sebastian replied.

"Auntie rejected the position? Why? That's my job in exchange for my title as Countess Ciel Phantomhive" Ciel asked.

"She probably didn't want you to be in danger" Sebastian replied and then shook his head at Ciel's offer of s'mores.

"But it's my choice not hers!" Ciel protested.

"She wanted to protect you Ciel. I guess that didn't work since you were reunited with your butler" Alois said.

"She even took the businesses and my title. How dare she?" Ciel asked outraged.

"My businesses are being taken care of by Claude. If you want, you can merge our businesses together. After all, you're the rightful heir. And then when we turn eighteen we can control our businesses" Alois said.

"That's a great idea" Ciel admitted.

"I can take care of both family businesses if you wish, Lady Ciel" Claude said.

"That problem can be solved but what about our titles? We were supposed to be the Queen's Dog and Spider but now we're nothing. I'm supposed to be the Earl of Trancy and Ciel is supposed to be the Countess Phantomhive" Alois said.

"We can ask for our titles back" Ciel suggested.

"The title of the Queen's Dog was rejected by Angelina. If Ciel wants it back, then she will have no problem asking for it" Sebastian said.

"Mine was removed because of my father's death. I can ask for the title as well" Alois said.

"Very well then. Compose a letter, Sebastian and send it to her Majesty. Explain to her the situation and tell her I wish to have my title returned. I will also return to my duties serving her as soon as possible" Ciel said.

"Same for me, Claude" Alois said.

"Yes My Lady"

"Yes Your Highness"

This chapter is dedicated to missjayne76 whose reviews inspired me to write this in an hour. That's a hell of a record me for me.