Ciel's head shot up as she heard Claude's screams. She motioned to Sebastian who ran off to investigate. Then she looked down at the letter on her desk. The seal was Her Majesty's and she dreaded to open it. She opened it anyway and then began reading. Her brow furrowed and she sighed.
Sebastian laid Claude down on his bed and then covered him with a blanket.
"What's wrong with him?" Alois asked.
"He is in transition to being a demon again. It would seem it was you who gave him a shock" Sebastian replied.
"How could I have given him a shock? I didn't even see him yesterday night" Alois said.
"According to Ciel, he heard you and Hannah being...well, you understand. And since he has loved you for this long, it was quite a heart breaking he went through" Sebastian explained.
"Claude..." Alois stared at his unconscious butler and then sat down at his bedside.
"Is he okay?" Ciel asked coming into the room, followed by Hannah.
"He'll be fine as soon as he wakes up. What did the letter say?" Sebastian asked.
"It seems there are British officials who are dying through allergic reasons. We need to investigate" Ciel replied.
"British officials? Like who?" Alois asked.
"Ministers, priests, low ranking government officials and the most recent two Dukes and their wives" Ciel replied reading from the letter.
"I shall investigate immediately" Sebastian said and left the room.
"Alois, let's go have lunch" Ciel said taking Alois's hand but he refused to budge.
"I won't leave him alone"
"I'll tell the triplets to send your lunch here then" Ciel left and then walked up to the dining room to finish her lunch.
She ordered the triplets to send food for Alois and then went to watch a movie with Luke. Luke had selected Green Lantern and even though Ciel had never even read the comic or even watched the cartoon, she found it entertaining. Leaving Luke to play video games she went to check on Sebastian.
She found him in the study, clicking away at a laptop. An idea entered her mind and she backed away a few steps. Then she ran to attack Sebastian. Sebastian turned in an instant and caught her bridal style. He smirked and she pouted in disappointment.
"You can never sneak up on a demon. Especially not one as old as I am" Sebastian said.
"I tried. Don't I get a reward for that?" Ciel asked flashing her blue eyes at the demon.
Sebastian smirked and then lowered his lips onto hers. Ciel kissed back and then threaded her fingers through his hair. A throat clearing made them pull away and turned to glare at the intruder. The triplets shrugged and then pointed up to the ceiling.
"What is it?" Ciel asked as Sebastian lowered her down onto the floor.
"They are saying Claude is awake" Sebastian replied and the triplets nodded.
Ciel and Sebastian went to Claude's room where Alois had cuddled right into Claude's arms.
"Well isn't this precious?" Ciel said sarcastically and Alois stuck his tongue out at her.
"We have a mission from the Queen. Come on let's go" Ciel said and Alois sighed.
They both got up and followed Ciel back to the study.
"So all these officials died a week after staying in Canada?" Alois asked reading the report Sebastian had made.
"So there's something in Canada" Ciel said.
"All of them died with allergic reactions which brought out large swellings on their faces and they died" Claude said.
"So which hotel did they stay at?" Ciel asked.
"The Hilton in Toronto" Sebastian replied.
"All of them? Too much of a coincidence" Alois said.
"We're going to Toronto" Ciel announced.
They set off right the next day. Luke kept bouncing up and down when he realised that they were taking a trip. Ciel was tense throughout the plane ride. When asked by Sebastian she explained that she could feel someone watching them. Alois had laughed at that and then he reclined back against the seat.
"Thank god you booked a private aircraft, Sebastian" Alois said.
"I still feel someone was watching us" Ciel said.
"Ciel, relax. No one can watch us here except the pilot and the air hostess" Alois said.
"Can we go to Marine Land? I want to see dolphins" Luke said and Alois grinned.
"I love fish" He said.
"Fine we'll go. But let us finish our work first, Luke and then we'll take you" Ciel said.
"Yes! Thanks Ciel" Luke said and then went back to watch the inflight movie.
They touched down in Toronto and were immediately taken to the Hilton. They were checked in and taken to their rooms.
"This is the bounciest bed I've ever seen" Alois said and he began to bounce on it.
"Me too!" Luke jumped up and Ciel winced as his head nearly hit the ceiling.
"No bouncing on beds" Claude said grabbing Alois and Luke by their shirts and lowering them onto the bed.
"No fair" Luke said pouting and Ciel sighed.
"Room service" Someone from outside called out. Sebastian went to fetch it.
"I'm going to take a shower. Be back in half an hour" Ciel said.
She was about to leave the bedroom when Sebastian brought in the room service cart.
"I didn't order room service" Ciel said.
"I did, I was hungry" Alois said from the bedroom.
"Just a moment" Sebastian opened the large 2 liter bottle of Coke and then poured it into the nearest pot plant.
"What are you doing?" Alois asked.
"Wait" Claude said and then Sebastian sniffed the empty bottle of Coke.
Ciel gaped at the plant and it slowly withered and died.
"Was there poison in that?" She asked and Sebastian nodded.
"I was going to drink that. And I was going to give it to Luke too" Alois said and grabbed his brother into his arms.
"What's wrong?" Luke asked.
"What about the food?" Ciel asked.
"The food doesn't have anything. It's the drinks" Sebastian said and Ciel breathed a sigh of relief.
"But this bottle was sealed shut until you opened it. How could anyone put poison in it?" Alois asked.
"There was poison in there?" Luke asked and Ciel nodded.
"Claude, stay here with them. I'm going down to the kitchens" Sebastian said and he left.
"You should dispose of that in case someone suspects something" Alois said.
Ciel took the large plate of pizza and then offered it to Luke and Alois. They both shook their heads. After the shock with the poison they had lost their appetites. Claude removed the plant from the pot and then went to dispose of it.
"So this poison is in the drinks served to guests" Alois said and Luke stared up at his brother in fear.
"We shouldn't let on that we know about this. We should act like things are normal" Ciel said.
"How about this? We should go to Marine Land after noon. Spend the entire day there and let whoever it is try and poison the drinks in the fridge. Then we'll be able to find out who it is" Alois said.
"That's a good idea" Ciel uncovered her eye patch and then summoned Sebastian back upstairs.
"Let's get ready to leave" Alois said.
Ciel opened up her suitcase and then pulled out fresh clothes. She took a quick shower and then got dressed. She dressed in denim shorts and a red tee shirt. She pulled on her converse and ran a brush through her hair. She returned into the main room and found Alois and Luke dressed in matching shorts and tee shirts. The butlers had also changed into casual clothing.
When they reached Marine Land all of them forgot their problems as they watched the fish swim in the tanks.
