"Did you ever train Demon in barking or any other tricks?" Sebastian asked.
"Yes, when I lived with my parents. I haven't done any tricks with him since I moved here" Ciel replied.
"Damon is smarter than he looks. I'm sure he hasn't forgotten what you taught him" Alois said.
"My dog is being used to kill people" Ciel said.
"It will be fine, Ciel, we'll find Damon" Alois said.
"Wait! Damon has a tracking chip in his collar" Ciel cried out.
"I've already tracked him" Sebastian said holding out an iPad.
"He's in Lewisham. Let's go" Ciel stood and rushed out of the manor.
By the time they got to Lewisham, Damon's tracking had changed. It seemed that he was on the move.
"Whoever has him is going to commit another murder" Alois said.
They finally found Damon being dragged along the sidewalk by John White, their neighbor.
"Damon, heel!" Ciel shouted and Damon ripped himself from the man's grasp and ran towards Ciel.
John saw that he was caught and then began running. Sebastian and Claude gave chase while Ciel and Alois followed them at a leisurely pace with Damon. They found Sebastian interrogating John.
"Where were you going with the mutt?" Sebastian asked.
"Just down the street. He already barked anyway so the guy must be dead by now" John replied.
"Damon, show me" Ciel said and Damon ran off. Ciel ran after him followed by Sebastian and Alois.
Sebastian pushed the doors of the house open and they could hear someone crying.
"Jonathan please stop! Please!"
Ciel rushed up the stairs and then saw a man seated on a bed, his arms slashed, strangling himself.
"Pull his hands off!" she ordered and Sebastian ran over to the man.
"We need to find something to snap him out of it!" Alois said.
"Damon bark!" Ciel ordered. Damon barked three times and the man fell into a deep sleep on the bed.
Sebastian let go of the man's arms and then came to stand next to Ciel.
"Thank you so much" The woman who had been begging the man said.
"I've brought our culprit" Claude announced as he entered the room, dragging an unconscious John with him.
"He only did the triggering. Someone else must have done the hypnosis" Ciel said.
"First stop the bank transfer of his funds" Alois said gesturing to the sleeping man.
John White awoke in a dark room. The only source of light came from a flickering bulb.
"Looks like our culprit is awake" John recognized Ciel's voice.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"I don't think you're in the position to ask questions, White" Alois spoke up.
"Do you know how unhappy Her Majesty is because of you? You'll probably get a death sentence" Ciel asked.
"It wasn't just me! I just did the dog thing. The hypnosis was done by George Ackerman. He promised me a quarter of the money if I would steal your dog and do everything. We were going to pin the blame on you, Countess" John said.
"William's brother George? Oh god, people do anything for money right?" Ciel asked.
George was brought in soon enough and he confessed to his crimes.
"I really needed the money so I decided to hypnotize William and Peterson. The first dog I used didn't follow my orders. Then I found your dog and bribed John. I was successful so I decided to kill Martin as well" George said.
"Send them to New Scotland Yard with the recordings of their confessions" Ciel said, already bored.
"How long do we have until school starts up?" Alois asked.
"About two weeks" Sebastian replied and Alois groaned.
He stood up and then started making his way to his study. The recent events had just made him remember his ancestor's memories again.
"Is something bothering you?" Claude asked entering the study.
"Sometimes, having your ancestor's memories really makes you feel sick" Alois replied.
"What memory did you remember?" Claude asked.
"I just remembered when Alois Trancy murdered his wife in her sleep after she bore him twins" Alois replied paling.
"I remember that day quite clearly. I believe the twins were a girl and a boy. I think he was angered by the fact that they had more of her features than his" Claude said.
"It's disgusting. He just grabbed the sword and slashed her to bits. How could anyone have done that? And to his very own wife?"
"He never really loved her. He just married her because she pretended to love him. Mostly he tried to make me jealous by having her around. It never really affected me until I looked into the blue eyes of his younger offspring" Claude replied.
"The memories make me sick. He was cruel and unjust"
"In his point of view, the world had been cruel to him. It warped his way of thinking. The world had been cruel to Ciel Phantomhive as well but in a different way" Claude explained.
Alois walked over to Claude and then wrapped his arms around the demon's waist. Claude's arms instinctively rose to wrap themselves around Alois.
"You've been growing, your head reaches my shoulder now" Claude commented and Alois chuckled.
"I am turning eighteen soon Claude" Alois replied reached up and began twirling a lock of Claude's hair around his fingers.
Ciel giggled as Sebastian ghosted his fingers over her sides. She rolled over to get away but he followed her like a cat on the prowl for a mouse.
"If I knew you were ticklish I would have used the information earlier" Sebastian commented.
"You're just so utterly perfect, it's annoying" Ciel complained hitting her fists halfheartedly against his chest.
"That's why you love me" Sebastian said before swooping down to press a chaste kiss against her lips.
"Hey, Sebastian, don't you think I should learn how to fight?" Ciel asked.
"Fight? What for?" He asked surprise.
"Maybe sometimes if you're not around, I need to defend myself" Ciel replied.
"I made a promise that I'll never leave you and I will never leave you" Sebastian said.
Ciel saw the determined look in his eye and then nodded. Sebastian chuckled and then leaned down to kiss away the pout on her lips.
"I know you don't enjoy being taken care of and are independent but love, you have to admit you do enjoy being taken care of" Sebastian said.
"It's just...after being alone without my parents kind of makes your grow up faster. I didn't have anyone to depend on except for myself. My aunt and I were never that close so I didn't really need anyone around. It's strange for me to depend so much on another person" Ciel explained.
"I'll always protect you Ciel" Sebastian wrapped his arms around her and then sat up to lean her against his chest.
"I wish that this night would never end. I need to know. Could I hold you for a lifetime? Could I look into your eyes? Could I have this night to share this night together? Could I hold you close beside me? Could I hold you for a long time? Could I, could I, could I have this kiss forever?" Ciel sang softly.
"Forever and always" Sebastian said and then held Ciel close to him.
Back in Alois's room, Alois was busy dancing along to the song Ciel had been singing. Claude watched him and Alois clicked the heels of his shoes against the wooden floor.
"Join me, Claude?" Alois asked holding his hand out.
Claude took Alois's hand and then was twirled into Alois's arms. They danced together to the Spanish beat and then Claude mysteriously pulled out a red rose to place between his teeth. Alois smiled at that and then Claude dipped him.
"Claude, I love you" Alois said with a blush and Claude pulled the rose out of his mouth.
He placed the rose on the bed and then kissed Alois with all the passion he could muster. Alois threaded his fingers through Claude's indigo black hair and breathed in sharply as Claude nipped delicately down his neck to his shoulders.
"I love you too"
