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Chapter 3

~ASC~

The morning sun rose, making the dew on the grass sparkle, it was a beautiful sea of green. For the past year I've witness this every morning, and I would go to bed with this image in my mind. I ran my fingers through my hair, it was nice having it short compared to how I had it last year, now it was up to the nape of my neck and was easily combed back instead of the shaggy hair I had before. My hands gripped the keys and I opened the front doors and the back for the others. Then I went inside and threw myself into my bed. Another long night of patroling, though once in a while we'd have a 'guest' stay over and I would met their needs at night.

Sebastian had finished teaching me latin, basic fighting skills, and he even trained me in etiquette (Don't know why, but he said it was important), he tried to offer more help with understanding the book, but I felt that I needed to learn that for myself.

The book reacted in my coat, I haven't bothered to take it off, and I lightly skimmed it's spine to calm it. It's been awhile since I did the summonings. They were so simple to do, all you need was the symbols, power, and to control it. I had learned that each one was diffrent, some could open a passage, others can make a void in time, and then there were the beasts I can bring forth. They required me to show them that I am master, many times it would end with my blood spilled, but I was always victorious, but the strongest ones inside required me to use their verse, though if I wanted to, I could use it for the other summonings without drawing their symbols nor having to use my blood for it will force it out of my own body (Not pleasent though). The greatest thing about this book was what the blank pages were for. The original owner of the book had used his own blood to write it, this means that each symbol was handmade. It made me happy to think that someone took the time to make them, and I decided to make my own.

Wasn't easy I'll tell you, many times I would try to see if it would work, and it literally blew up in my face. So many times I've wasted precious blood, but it was worth it in the end when I had made four new symbols. One was able to create some sort of shield, another was a sword, the third was a healing magic (though it only worked on demons for some reason), and finally the forth would repel a demon. I've tested all of these on Sebastian, he was only to happy to help me, maybe because the last owner of the book was a demon, or maybe because he wanted the book as well. Either way he helped.

I still had my rule of personal space intact, nothing after all can change what happened in the past. But at least now I can slightly tolerate a crowded place... Slightly.

I woke to the sound of Sebastian shouting something dramatic, I've grown use to the Phantomhive comedy, and I looked out my window, it should have been a perfect view of the garden, instead it was rocks. It seems Sebastian was entertaining the guest. I stretched and removed my old clothing. I could use a bath right about now and I headed to the staff shower. I slipped my body into the water, it was cold, the boiler must be wacky again. I shivered a bit but I submerged my entire body into the water. It was a game I played, I tried to see how long I can last underwater before I feel faint. The water seemed to warm a bit from my body's temperature and I released a bit of the air in my lungs so they wouldn't feel so stuffed. After a minute and a half I amerged from the water and grabbed the bar of soap, and swiped it on my body until it was a thick lather on me. I then washed my hair, and finally I poured water over me, washing all the foam away. My hand rubbed away the residue and they stopped below my belly button, the scar from a year ago was there, a reminder of what had happened in my world.

"Still remembering your home?" I froze, it was Sebastian, I gulped, scared sense I couldn't sense him this time, but I didn't want people to see my body. I went down and laid myself into the tub, once more submerging myself. He walked forward, and peered down at me. "Tomorrow Young master and I will be leaving, prepare a horse and carriage before you come back inside." I nodded and he left. I counted in my mind the seconds that flew by until my lungs started to burn again and I came back out. I suppose it was time for me to get out now. My stomach rumbled as I dried and dressed myself. Breakfast is out of the question, but I was sure that Sebastian had left me food once more in my room, he usually did.

I entered my room, a wonderful aroma awaited me and I looked, sure enough he had left me some food. It looked strange, meat in a bowl of soup, and at least some dessert as well. I sat down on my desk and ate my meal. For a demon, Sebastian new his way around the kitchen well. There was a knock on my door and I stood up and opened it.

Sebastian was in front of me again and he had something behind his back. "Yes?"

"Can you do me a favor?" He asked.

I looked at him confused at his sudden request, "What is it first?"

"Can you hide her." He pulled out a black cat from behind his back and I stared at it. It meowed. "You know Ciel is allergic to cats."

"I know, but...I couldn't leave her alone out there. Don't you feel sorry for her." He held the cat closer to me, personal space being violated again.

"Not really. Since a cat can survive by itself." He glared at me and I sighed and grabbed the cat. "Name of the cat?"

"I haven't came up with one yet."

"Why not Midnight then." I stroked the cat's black fur and she purred in my arms. "Then Midnight it will be. Thank you Matthew." I nodded and let the cat go in my room. Sebastian closed the door and sat on my bed, Midnight sniffed around her new room,(Temporary if I have a say) and I continued to eat my meal. It was a comfortable silence between us, the occasional meows of Midnight would break it, but I didn't mind it. Sebastian did this from time to time, come into my room, watch me eat, then leave me to work. "Matthew, I've always wondered, but why do you not want people near you?" I placed the bowl down and started eating the dessert, "Get me something to drink please." The bed creaked and he left the room.

I lowered the plate and stared at the delicous pie, I knew someday he would ask me, and I'm still not prepared to answer it. It's always been a secret, the events that happened on that day, and I could not bring myself to tell him. Maybe he won't pry, and yet I kind of wish he will, the weight of it was still heavy on my mind and shoulders.

He returned and placed a wine glass on my desk. He was near me again, I didn't realize that my hands were shaking. He took the plate and fork from me and turned my seat around so I would face him. "Why do you act like this every time I am near you?" He came closer, it felt like he was torturing me. "Everytime, it makes me wonder. And yet you were the one that had even offered, yet you are afraid of me, why is that?" He came closer and out of instinct, I pushed him, but since he wasn't one to budge so easily, I ended up falling backwards out of my seat. Sebastian grabbed me, cushioning my head with his hands, and I realized that he was on top of me. I started to panick, thinking of Derek, and I opened my mouth to scream. He covered my mouth though, muffling my scream.

"Calm yourself, you act as if I was trying to rape you." My body trembled underneath him, I wasn't really listening to him, just remembering how Derek's hand roamed my body, his body pressed to me while my friends screamed for help.

Sebastian blinked a few times and something must have clicked in his head. He stood up immediatly as soon as the tears fell from my eyes. "Is that why?" He asked, his voice soft and soothing, so as not to startle me anymore. I shook my head and curled into a ball, I didn't want him to see me like this, "You once told me that people feel better when they tell another person what had happened." He bended down slowly and he picked me up, wiping my tears away. "The longer you hold it in, the harder it will be to tell." He whispered. He sat me down on the bed and brought back the wine he had brought me. I dranked it, my throat was constricted and felt dry and the wine helped soothe it. "More please." I held the glass out to him and he brought me back a whole bottle.

We were outside now, I was drunk and wavering a bit as I stood, the cold wind wrapping around my body. A night like this is perfect for summoning, but I couldn't even think of doing it. Sebastian was on the stairs, Midnight in his lap, he petted her and he looked up at me. "In my old world I had three friends. Derek, Toby, and Edward." I looked up at the moon, feeling a bit braver now that I was inebriated. "Toby was such a tomboy, but she was nice. Edward was a total control freak, but he did things correctly. Derek was the oldest out of us all, he would come visit the orphanage, saying that it was his home even though he had moved on. We followed him, admired him, idolized him, and he would shower us with affection and attention. He didn't laugh at me when I told I would hear voices in my head, he showed genuine concern, he cried with me when I told him that my parents were murder by a demon, even though he would try to tell me that I saw the murder as a demon. Either way I was happy, and so was everyone else."

I gulped, there was a lump in my throat as the moon wavered, or was it my eyes? "He invited us over to his house, we've never been there before. We were so excited, we were only 12, neither a child, nor a teen, so we followed, our stupid little heads not thinking of any kind of consequences. He had friends at his house, and we talked to them, hanged out with them. Then Derek offered us a drink and when we dranked it, we didn't realized we were drugged. Before we realized it, we couldn't move and he and his friends took us up to his bedroom and," I started choking on my own words, "They raped my friends, they told me I was going to be next. Derek was the first one to try to make a move on me, but I had forced my self to defend myself, all I remember was holding a knife at him, he took it from me and...he was so close to me, someone had came to the rescue at least, he had knocked me out, but when I woke up, I was the only one who wasn't... My friends hated me, I ran out of that room and didn't even look back now that I think about it. I don't know what happened to Toby, she disappeared, but Edward had came to me at night, he needed me, needed something to hang on to, a reason to live, and I just tuned him out. He hanged himself and I was the last one who knew what had happened to them. I-I wished I could have done something to help, but I didn't." I rubbed at my eyes, the tears wouldn't stopped, "Humans are disgusting creatures, being able to do the most horrible of things to one another. And I loathe myself for being a foul digusting human." Sebastian stood up, Midnight jumping out of his lap, and he cupped my face. "I am not human, remember, so you don't have to be so afraid of me." He was near me, while I shrunk away from his touch, his words did reach me. "Your right, I'm being silly aren't I." He shook his head and did something I didn't expect from him. He wrapped his arms around me and held me tight, I froze in his grasp, he was warm, and smelled niced. Hesiantly I brought my arms and clutched his sides, to afraid to actually wrap my arms around him, thinking it was all a dream.

"Go ahead and rest for tonight Matthew, you deserve a break." He let go of me and handed Midnight to me. I nodded dumbly and somehow found myself in my room. Midnight had lept from my arms and I laid down in bed. My heart was beating like crazy for some reason, and only now am I beginning to notice how nice it felt to be in his arms. Why though? Midnight jumped into bed and climbed on my chest, her little claws lightly scratched at my shirt and she curled up and slept on me. My hand came up and petted the cat, she purred in delight and stretched in her sleep, her paw hitting my face. I chuckled softly and for some reason my eyes felt heavy, maybe it was from the drinking so much wine, or from finally telling someone, but for some reason I knew it was because Sebastian was there comforting me.

My eyes shut and I could have sworn that I heard someone whisper, "Good night Matthew."

~The next day~

The dream I am having is very pleasent. I was lying in a field of flowers and even though the flowers were lit up by sunshine, there was no sun, only the ocean was staring down at me, rainbow fishes swimming around, going in between coral and glistening rocks. It was so amazingly peaceful. Everyone was there, the silly trio, Tanaka with his tea, Sebastian and Ciel on a picnic blanket as they enjoyed having tea. I liked this dream alot, everyone around me was happy...

"Give that back!" My eyes snapped open when I heard Ciel shouting. I didn't think, I just grabbed my book, and ran out of my room, something must have happened.

I slid to a stop as I heard music starting down the hall and laughter. I walked cautionly to the end of the hall and opened the doors. There was an orchestra and Sebastian was playing a violin, while Ciel was dancing with a girl that had blonde hair in two curly tails. Everyone looked like they were having fun and I smiled, I've only ever seen my mother and father dance. Sebastian looked at me and he moved his head to the side, he was pointing to the window. I raised an eyebrow and he mouthed out, 'Go outside. Pick up broken pieces. Under window.' I wondered what he ment by broken pieces and I just nodded. I snucked out of the house, not wanting to disturb the fun and I searched around the ground looking for what Sebastian wanted me to find.

Something twinkled to my left and I dashed towards it. There was broken pieces of silver and blue shards. It looked familiar and I realized it was Ciel's ring. I knew that the ring was important to Ciel, it being a family heirloom after all. One by one the pieces fell into the palm of my hand's as I picked them up. I looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was setting, I had slept for a very long time it seems. My back ached a bit and I stood up, stretching, and headed back in. "Meow!" I stopped and look down, Midnight was in front of me holding a mouse in her jaws, "Hey, who let you out?" She looked at me for a while then dashed away to go and eat. A chuckle escaped my lips and I went back in.

The music was still playing, Ciel looked ready to pass out from all the exercise, and yet he continued to dance, the girl must be of some importance to him. I signaled to Sebastian and gave him a thumbs up. He smiled and continued to play the violin. I snucked into the kitchen and cooked myself a meal, Sebastian had left me a plate of chocolate cake. Have I mentioned that Sebastian is a great cook? I stayed there for a while until Finny, Bard, and Maylene came into the kitchen, "Oh Matthew were you awake this whole time? You should have come to the dance." Maylene said. I smiled to her, "Its ok, I don't know how to dance anyways." I lied.

"Ah I almost forgot, Sebastian wants to see you, he's up stairs." I nodded and left them.

Sebastian was waiting for me, Ciel next to him. Sebastian held his hand out and I handed him the remains of the ring. He smiled to me and told me to follow as he headed to Ciel's room.

I stayed in a corner, holding the candle for Sebastian as he changed Ciel. My eyes landed on a burn mark on Ciel's side, it wasn't old, nor was it new, just a wound from a few years ago. He crawled onto the bed and gave out a tired sigh, "Did you contact Grandmother?"

Sebastian nodded, "Yes, she will come to pick up miss Elizabeth tomorrow."

Ciel frowned, "Really now... We ended up spending today uselessly." Sebastian smirked as he straightened up, "Is that true? Were you not sufficiently content?" Ciel's right hand went to his left as he touched his thumb, where his ring use to rest, "You're an idiot..." He paused and he realizing his mistake as he stared at his hand.

Sebastian looked down at Ciel with a serious face, "Who's the idiot?" He went down on one knee and cupped Ciel's hand, "It's something important to you, isn't it?" His hand linger on Ciel's thumb. "You put on quite a show in front of Lady Elizabeth." His long fingers covered Ciel's thumb and he removed them, the ring fully restored twinkled under the light of the stared at in in shock, "This is?"

"I am Phantomhive's butler. What would I do if I couldn't accomplish something like this?" I chuckled quietly, not wanting to ruin the master and servant moment between the two. "This ring exist to be on your finger. Please take good care of it."

A dark mood seemed to pass over the room, "...That's right." Ciel said.

"How many times has this ring witnessed the death of its master? Grandfather...Father...and then..." He paused, Sebastian stood up from the ground and removed Ciel's eye patch as the small master continued to speak, "Undoubtedly, I will also become sick and pass away with this ring." Ciel clutched his head, as if the memories of the past Phantomhive's deaths haunted him, "How many times has it heard the pain of death? When I close my eyes, I can hear them... those screams."

"..." Sebastian stared at Ciel, silently observing the boy.

"Ciel." I called to him softly, and he shook his head and looked at the ring, "If I throw it away...maybe then I won't be able to hear them. It's foolish isn't it? Sebastian made Ciel rest on the bed. He pulled the covers on the sullen boy and he hastedly said, "Oh, the moon is already high. It's not good for you. Please rest now." He moved to leave, I followed after and a small whimper stopped us.

"Sebastian...Matthew." We looked to him. I've never notice before, but he looked so small, so fragile, and really frightened right now as he clutched his blanket. "Stay there...until I fall asleep." He asked us. Sebastian smirked, a small 'heh' left his lips, as he took the candle from me and went over to Ciel. He looked down at our small master, "No matter where you are, I will always be by your side, Young master... until your death." Ciel looked away, he looked like a child right then and there, scared of the unknowning future. I came forward and brushed the hair away from his face, "The future is bleak as it is vast, and yet it is not set in stone what events will transpire." His eyes stared into mine and I smirked at him. I sat myself down on the ground, my back against his bed and I softly hummed a lullaby my mother and father would sing to me. It seemed to put Ciel to rest, for I heard his breathing change. Sebastian came towards me and held out his hand. I grasped it, and he easily picked me up. We walked out of Ciel's room, and I closed the door silently behind us.

We barely moved a step away from the door when Sebastian stopped, his hand covering his face, it would have looked like he wanted to cry, maybe for his master who was but a small child whose forebodding death plagued him. But instead he was smirking. He started to walk and he softly spoke to me.

"Now then we must prepare for tomorrow." I nodded and took the candle form him, it was time for me to do my job.

As I looked up at the shining stars, I could not help but wish for Ciel's safety, even though I knew that once he has gotten what he wanted, his soul would belong to Sebastian.

"Whatever things may come, I'll stay by your side Ciel, even when we both shall die." I blew the lantern out and let the darkness of the night shroud me.

I heard Bard sigh as he tried to fix the wires. I was forced to stay awake to help fixed them, since I kind of know how to make them work better then he ever could. "They got us...guess they really like wires. Damn rats!" I crawled into the ceiling a little more to reach the chewed wires and I could hear Bard still talking. "I've heard there's been a plague of these freaks in London. They couldn't have come by foot all the way here..." Right the rats carried the black plague around, didn't they? Or am I mistaken...never was strong in History.

"Ah!" Finny shouted, "Rat sighted!" I heard him yell, a large boom, and the house shook. The ladder fell from me and I was hanging there like a chandelier. I gulped as I looked down, it was a short drop, but there was sharp pieces of wood waiting below, I'd rather hang here then let go. "Ah, it got away. Tee hee~"

"Don't give me your 'tee hee!' you almost killed me too!" Bard shouted. I cleared my voice to alert them that I needed help, "It's useless to attack them head on. You need to use this. Use your brains a little and read the enemy's movemets." I cleared my throat again. "Bard, anyone? A little help?"

"So here's my plan.. by mass producing this, those bastards will have some digestion problems." Are they seriously ignoring me right now?

"Ahh!" Everyone ooh'ed and aah'ed at Bard and whatever he was showing them. Seriously, I'm hangin here, death planks underneath me, while I don't have a problem of dieing, I do have a problem of being injured and in pain for a long period of time! "You guys?"

"Then I will use the graet eternal enemy, Tom and Julie tactic!" Finny shouted, I could have sworn I heard a meow.

"I-I won't lose! This is the great "If you catch tem a second time don't let go" rat-killing tactic!" Maylene shouted.

"Guys!" I screamed.

"Alright mission start!"

"Will someone get me down from here!" They continued to ignore me and had left me hanging...literally.

~ASC~

The noise from the four fools were heard inside the billiard room. "They're quite boisterous. Somehow there seems to be a rat in here too." An Italian man with a scar on his face said as he prepared to strike the white cueball. A fat man, who was currently eating rather loudly, "How long do you intend to let that harmful animal that scavenges for food and spreads disease around do as it pleases?" He asked. A chinaman, his eyes closed spoke up, "Shall we let it do as it pleases?... Or shall we make it swim?" They stared at him and a women in red looked to Ciel, "Yes, he always aims for the nine-ball. Will you pass again? Count Phantomhive." Ciel looked to the women and smirked, "Pass. The ball that you can't help hitting is an un-hit principle."

A older man glared at Ciel, "That's good judgement. When will the rat be exterminated?"

"Soon, I've already recieved the ingredients from Clause."

Ciel leaned on his cue, "We will eradicate the rat that finds its nest after we break a few of its bones. When can I recieve the compensation for it?"

The old man snarled at Ciel, "You vulture."

Ciel's eye narrowed at the man as he stared intently at him, "Do you posses the right to insult our crest? You, a bloodhound that can't even catch one rat?" The old man tsked in anger at Ciel.

The Chinaman sighed as he failed to get the nine-ball into the pocket. "To bad. It's a fall. Billiards is hard..." He sighed. The Italian man with the scar on his face looked at Ciel, "Next is the count. What will you do?" Ciel stood up from his seat and started walking near the table, "Will you put an end to this waiting game?" He passed the older man and asked him, "And? When will you be able to prepare the compensation?"

A shadow fell on the man as he had his back turned to Ciel. "Th-this evening." He stammered.

Ciel smirked, "That's fine." He bended over the table and position the tip of the cue to the ball, "Afterwards a carriage will come to pick you up. Please wait for high tea to be prepared." Ciel did not notice the older man baring his teeth in anger at the young lord.

"Will you aim for the nine-ball with the remaining three-ball?" The women in red asked.

"Of course." He shifted the cue stick and backed it up.

"How about a look at the skill of this game's prodigy?" The fat man boasted.

"Greed will destroy your body Ciel." The Chinaman spoke omniously.

Ciel scoffed as he hit the white ball, it went forward and struck the 7th ball to the 8th and it sunked the 9th ball in. "Greed huh...?"

~ASC~

Sebastian stared at the trio, "What are all of you doing?" He felt a headache coming from the three idiots as he watched them be attacked by cats and mouse traps. "What you say? We've decided to capture the rats!" Sebastian looked doubtfully at Bard. His eyes roamed around at the mess, he will have to clean it all up, and he saw a pair of legs sticking out of the cieling. "What the?"

"You guys, seriously I don't think I can hold out any longer...so tired." Matthew shouted as he woke to hear Sebastian. His eyes were growing heavy, and he thought, 'I needed my sleep!' Sebastian tugged on Matthew's feet and pulled him down. Sebastian caught him in his arms and he looked at Matthew, the same face he had for the others when they did something stupid. "I didn't think you would be doing something stupid as well."

Matthew's eyebrow twitched in annoyance, and he smacked him and removed his person from Sebastian's arms. "You jackass you told me to fix the wires!" He growled in anger and started to walk away, but Sebastian grabbed his shoulder. "I didn't say you can-"

"Sebastian!" Sebastian let Matthew go and he turned to look at Ciel.

"Young master."

"Tonight escort Duke Randall by carriage to his mansion. Will take care of the carriage?" Sebastian placed his hand behind his back and signaled Matthew to get the carriage ready. The blonde sighed and left to do so.

"Leave tonight's plans open." Ciel ordered.

"Understood, when I finish, I will bring up some afternoon tea to your room."

Matthew reached the doors and went through them, no longer able to hear their converstation. The book hummed in his pocket as he grabbed Kyle, (He named the horses without Ciel's knowing.) and he tied the horse to the carriage, making sure he was comfortable. He grabbed the feedbag and slipped it on the horse's head. It munched on his meal and looked at Matthew with it's big eyes. Matthew smiled at him and patted his back, "Such a beautiful horse you are Kyle. Take good care of yourself ok." Kyle's ear flickered towards Matthew and the blonde left, the smile still on his tired face.

~Matthew's Pov~

I stretched and decided to walk around the grounds for a bit, just to get myself some exercise before tonight. I saw some men near Ciel's window and I walked forward, my hand on the book. Something grabbed me from behind, and before I could do anything, he shoved a white cloth over my mouth and nose, there was some strange smell and I started to panick, breathing in the scent by accident. I tried to reach for my knife, but the world went black.

"Young master. I have brought the afternoon tea... Young master?" Sebastian opened the door and his eyes widen as he stared at the mess in the room, "Ah...how terrible. Now the tea I worked so hard to prepare has become meaningless." He sighed as he looked at the tea and pie and just shook his head.

Ciel pressed against his restraints, but he was bound. He wanted to shut his kidnappers up, they would not stop talking about how he has captured all of those who had wronged the Queen. "Who would've thought that the president of the world's best toy factory is just a boy? Right?" The Italian said, "Ciel Phantomhive." At the sound of his name he lifted his bloody face and glared at him, defiance in his eye. I looked at Ciel in worry, he's been beaten so many times, and I could do nothing but watch. "Looks can be deceiving. Well, it's oddly understandable that the king of a toy palace is a child."

Ciel frowned, "It really was you. Ferro family Azzurro Vener."

I watched him as he spoke about his drug dealings in front of Ciel. I hated fools like him, bringing stupid things like that into a country in order to make money. My body ached as my hands, they were bound behind my back, tried to free themselves. "The Queen! The Queen! That's all they ever talk about." He laughed at Ciel, I hated his infuriating laughter. I slowly tried to slip my hands over my back, to my behind so that way I can slide them down my legs and hopefully have them in front of me.

"Don't mess with adults 'Little master'!" I heard a click and I looked up to see that man holding a gun near Ciel. I tried to reach for my knife, my bound hands making it difficult to grasp it.

"We're already keeping your servants waiting. Where are the goods? If you don't spill quick..I'll kill your servants one by one." I heard Ciel laugh and I stopped and stared at him.

"It would be nice if cute little puppies were able to 'fetch.'" He kicked Ciel. And I abandon all reason as I charged at the man, ramming my body into him. In the flurry of movements, I heard a bang and felt a sting on my side. I was bleeding from my left side, it wasn't a bad wound, but it hurt nonetheless. The Italian man kicked me in the face, 'OW!' and grabbed a phone, "Didn't you hear me? Negotiations are over. Kill him!"

'Damn, Sebastian do something!' I shouted in my mind as they grabbed me and dragged me to the corner.

The gunner stared at his target, he had a clear shot to kill the butler.

'And right when I'd finish the dip pie too.. and where is Matthew as well?' Sebastian thought. He heard hurried footsteps and turned his head to see Maylene running to him, a letter in her hand, "Just now in the entrance hall, a letter-!"

"Who is it addressed to?" He interrupted.

"It's addressed to 'Sir Ciel Phantomhive and Valet-ga!" Maylene screamed as she tripped, the gunner squeezed the trigger and the bullet went straight to Sebastian's head. Sebastian suddenly went forward, a piece of his hair was cut by the bullet, and grabbed Maylene, twisting himself so he would land on his back and so Maylene will land on him safely.

The gunner gasped at his mistake, and he ran away, fearing for his life since he failed an easy mission.

Maylene started to freak out when she realized she was on top of Sebastian, a blush on her face. Sebastian camly stood up and caught the pie before it would hit the ground. "Maylene is that letter-"

"Right here!" She handed it to him and Sebastian read the letter. "What an undignified invitation." Bard and Finny rushed over towards Maylene and Sebastian and Bard shouted, "What the hell happened?"

"Are you alright?" Finny asked in concern. Sebastian stood up, helping Maylene to her feet and he answer with a calm face, "Oh, it was nothing much." Maylene blushed red and fainted from his action. "My apologies everyone, but can I entrust the cleaning and supper preparations to you?" Bard stared at Sebastian in confusion, "That's fine, but..."

"I hae a bit of minor business to take care of. After you finish, clean this too please." He handed the pie to Bard. "Okay.."

"I shall return before dinner time." He annouced as he started walking away.

Bard stared at the pie, "Mm? You mean I have to clean thi...Hey can I eat this," He looked to Sebastian expectedly and said, "huh?" He looked around and only to realize that Sebastian was gone.

The gunner raced down the dirt road as he explained to his employeer what had happened, "I'm sorry, we failed."

"You failed? You useless bastards! This is why you're worth less than shit! I'm through with you. Return at once!"

The driver looked at his rearview mirror and saw a blur coming near them, "Wait! Some trouble just came up."

The Italian man had to pull the phone away from his ear as he heard his men shout, "What the hell!" He laughed as he fiddled with his cuban cigar. "What's wrong? Did a bear show up or something?" He heard more shouting and the sounds of the tires screeching over the phone.

"What's with you guys? Is it something you can't handle?"

"Gimme more speed! That's not possible!"

The Italian froze when he heard a bloodcurling scream, "It's coming! It's coming!" He froze and shouted immediatly into the phone, "What's coming? Jokes won't be-" The men from the otherside of the phone screamed that it was here, and he tried to stop them, thinking it was a joke. He heard a final scream and he froze as he waited for an answer. "Hey! What's wrong! Hey!"

Ciel chuckled a bit, the man looked down at him, "It would appear that 'go fetch' has failed." In a fit of anger he rushed forward and kicked Ciel over and over, "Shut up! You stupid brat!" He grabbed the phone and started to shout into the phone, "Hey! If you don't answer, I'll kill you, you mongrels! Hey!"

"Hello?"

He almost dropped the phone, the look in his eyes brought amusement to my face.

"Hello?" Sebastian called through the phone, "I am a member of the Phantomhive household...I hope our master and Conceirge hasn't been troubling you." The man trembled, unable to speak.

"Hello? Is somethng the matter?"

The phone shook from his hand and I heard Ciel go, "Woof."

"Understood. Right away. I'll come for you soon...so please wait a bit longer."

I started to laugh at the man. He turned to look at me, usually it would have frightened me, but the way he was frightened of Sebastian, if he only knew. He came up to me and started beating me. It didn't bother me, I kept laughing for every punch I recieved, the pain just thrilled me more and more as I thought of the ways Sebastian would kill these people. "That's enough Matthew." Ciel ordered. I stopped and nodded to Ciel, as the man struck my body with a few more blows. I will take this mans beatings, and I will wait for Sebastian to come save Ciel.

In a few minutes that man started ordering people around, men grabbed weapons and they rushed out of the building and I looked at Ciel. He was breathing alittle hard, but was holding up just fine. I crawled to him, my body hurting from the pain and lack of sleep, but I continued moving till I was next to Ciel, wiping the blood off his face. "Matthew...why are you just taking this abuse?" He stared at me and I nodded to him. I finally took out my knife, the man not paying attention and I cut myself free.

"Don't let him take one step inside this place!" The men ran out of the building and guarded the house.

"Hurry! Don't let him through!"

They didn't notice a black figure behind them until it spoke, "I must say what a fabulous mansion." They turned around and shouted, "Wha-?"

"What the hell's with you! Where th' hell'd you come from!" They pointed their weapons at Sebastian.

Sebastian ignored them as he stared at the mansion still. "You seem to be busy, in any case. Is anyone-"

"What do you want butler! Where do you belong to!"

"Me?" Sebastian turned around to look at them. "Ah, sorry for the late introduction. I...I belong to the house of Phantomhive you see..." He gave them a malicious smile, his eyes glowed at them.

"I wonder where Mr. Sebastian went..." Maylene sighed.

"I know." Finnny said boredly.

Bard gave a frustrated huff as he said, "I don't care where he is or what he's trying to do. However there's just one problem right now..." They looked at him wondering what he ment, "This pie! Does 'clean it up' mean it's okay to eat! Or is that not allowed? Which is it!"

Finny drooled as he smelled the pie, "But since he went out somewhere doesn't that mean it's fine to eat..?"

"Idiot! Make one wrong move and you'll see a triple icecream will rise out of your head!" Maylene and Finny gulped as Bard continued. "Think about it! What would you do if you were him! Would you be good or evil?"

The men layed scattered on the ground, groaning in pain. Sebastian looked at his watch and flipped it close, "Excuse me...but I'm in a hurry you see." He went up the steps and opened the doors. '5:30...that's cutting it close...' He stepped into the dinning hall and a man whistled loudly, "He's here! Fire!" The gunmen did as they were told as they fired at Sebastian. Sebastian jumped out of the way, calmly watching as the door was pierced several times. He threw the silver serving dish like a frisbee and it went around the room hitting their hands and forcing them to drop their guns. Some men came rushing forward with axes and mallets, "Why you!" One of them screamed.

Sebastian grabbed a hat rack and swung it. Smashing it into the mens heads, knocking them out, or killing them. He placed the hat rack down and caught the silver platter. He looked at his watch once more, "5:34..."

Bard thought and thought, Finny hmming loudly, distracting him from his thoughts. "Shaddup! Can't you just sit quietly and think for a bit, Finny!" Maylene slammed a bottle of milk on the table, "Bard getting so irritated is bad for you. You might be calcium-deficiant. Drink this."

He refused, "More importantly, where did that guy Sebastian really go? Even more where did Matthew go, he usually wakes up around this time to get something to eat?"

Sebastian smirked as he dusted his hands of the dirt and he heard shouting from up above, "There he is! Kill him!" They pointed their guns at him and started to shoot. Sebastian held out the silver platter infront of himself and the bullets smacked right into it. He started to run on the table, avoiding the bullets, "He keeps moving!" One of them shouted as they tried to hit him. Sebastian grabbed some of the plates on the table and flung it at the men. It smacked them dead on. A man was behind Sebastian, ready to smash his skull in with an axe. Sebastian easily kicked the man away.

"Get every one of those guys from the West Ridge too!" One of the men with blond hair shouted. "We'll shoot him full of holes!" Sebastian sighed, as he took his watch out to see how much time he had left, "The rats are trying to group together. They aren't making any progress. 5:38."

"I've got it!" Bard shouted. "I'e decided! I won't wait any longer!" He pointed at the pie, madness in his eye, "It's Sebastian's fault for not being clear about it! I'm eating it!" He pointed to Maylene and Finny.

Maylene, tea! Finny, get out the silver-ware!" They saluted to him and rushed to do their work.

Finny opened the drawer to get the forks and knives, "It's right in here...huh?"

"What's wrong?" Maylene asked.

"That's strange...even though it should be in here. I can only find one piece of silverware!" He held up a spoon to show them.

Forks and knives appeared in Sebastian's hands and he flung them at the enemy.

"What the hell!" One of them shouted.

"Who the hell is he!" The blond haired mafioso tried to shoot at him.

Sebastian jumped an impossible feat for a human, but possible for a demon, "One who is worthy of being the Phantomhive house's butler. What would I do if I couldn't manage this much." He looked down at the man, still in the air and he killed him.

Sebastian lightly swung from the chandelier, looking almost like a bat, "Oh dear, I seem to have been delayed slightly." He landed easily on the ground and looked once more at his watch, "5:43."

I cut my palm, my blood flowing down my fingers. I raised my hand up and with my middle and index finger I traced a diamond with an S in the middle. An unbloomed flower, came out, my blood dripped onto its petals, and it dyed red. It opened up and a small fairy with iridescent wings came out, her name was Lilith. She looked up at me and came near me to heal me, I shook my head and pointed to Ciel. She nodded in understanding and healed his body, though the soreness will remain, at least we won't have to worry about any broken bones. When Lilth finished healing Ciel I ordered her to return back and she wanted to refuse, but she was already sent away. I grabbed my knife and turned Ciel around so I can cut his bindings. Before I could do anything, a shoe came right at me and kicked my left cheek. I hit the ground and the Italian shot me twice, one in my lung, and the other on my back. I coughed up blood as I tried to get up.

The Italian laid his foot on my back and kept me on the ground. The noise from the outside had stopped, there was no more shooting, only the sound of the grandfather clock as it ticked away. "It got quiet?" The Italian said.

I started to laugh and started speaking, "From childhood's hour I have not been. As others were; I have not seen. As others saw; I could not bring. My passions from a common spring." The man stomped on my chest and I coughed as I continued, the fear in his eyes staring at the door, "My sorrow; I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved alone."

"Shut up!" Azzurro kicked me again and I spoke louder, frightening the other people in the room, "Then- in my childhood, in the dawn. Of a most stormy life- was drawn. From every depth of good and ill. The mystery which binds me still: From the torrent, or the fountain. From the red cliff of the mountain. From the sun that round me rolled. In its autumn tint of gold," Azzurro just kicked me again, this time knocking the wind from my body and everyone stayed quiet. The footsteps came near to the room. It grew louder and louder and I struggled to breathe as I felt his foot press harder on to my back.

The door open, an eerie black shadow came from the door and it opened up. "Please pardon the intrusion." The Italian gasped, and he removed his shoe from my back, thank god, I couldn't move like I had wanted to.

Sebastian stepped into the room and bowed to the Italian, "I've come to retrive my master." I tried to breathe, blood was filling my lungs up to quickly, and I thought, 'Good Sebastian, get Ciel out of here already.' The Italian stared in shock at Sebastian, he couldn't believe that a butler had did all of this. He started to laugh as he looked at Sebastian, "I'm surprised...you managed to kill all those people by yourself. You got us." Sebastian smirked, "I was wondering what kind of giant would come, but your're just some tail-coated Romeo." I laughed as I heard that, it hurt to laugh with blood in my lung, him a Romeo? Now the world has gone mad!

"Who are you really? Are you a hitman hired by the Phantomhives? Are you an ex-swat mercenary? You can't really be a butler."

"Yes, I am a demon and a butler. And only that."

He smirked at Sebastian and held out the gun, it dangle at the edge of his finger, "I see...In any case I have no intention of fighting you Mr. Butler... I yeild." He made a swift grab at Ciel and pull him up by his hair. I tried to move, in order to stop him, but I was to weak. "But you know. I'll be taking those goods you managed to get!" He pointed the gun to Ciel's head. Sebastian did not look amused at this. "You wouldn't want your cute master to have breathing holes in his head, would you? If you're really a butler, then you know what you should do." Sebastian reached into his coat pocket, I wanted to tell him not to, but I couldn't speak. "The thing you gentlemen are looking for is right- BANG!" Blood came from Sebastian's head, Ciel was barely able to utter only one syllable of Sebastian's name as Sebastian was shot multiple times from behind a painting. He hit the ground, blood oozing from his body and I watched in disgust as I tried to trace for Lilith again.

The men behind the painting asked their boss, "Did we get him?"

"Hahaha sorry Romeo, but I'm the winner of this game!" He gripped Ciel's head and placed the gun under his chin, "And right when he'd finally come for you...too bad, huh? Little Phantomhive." He smirked as he pointed to his men, "If you're up against the Phantomhives, the queen's watchdogs, then even I'll keep an ace up my sleeve." He lifted Ciel higher up to his chest, "All that's left is to kill you and it'll be perfect. You've been in the way for a long time now, always watching us like the police eh?" He traced the gun up Ciel's chin to his eyepatch, edging the corner of it, ready to take it off. "We'll erase you, and bring change to England through our own methods...However...If I just cut you up it'd be a waste of a face like this, kid." He ripped the eyepatch off and Ciel downcasted his eyes, towards Sebastian, "Our product's been banged up a bit...but I think your face will fetch a price as pretty as your organs." I gasped at this as I finished the symbol for Lilth, she came out and hurriedly healed me, I had to stop that man before he even does anything to Ciel.

"Oh you don't need to be scared. By the time you're in the hands of those perverts, we'll have you so drugged up you won't feel a thing-"

"Hey." Ciel inturrupted. "How long are you going to play around for?"

The man froze, "I wouldn't have thought that that was such a nice place to sleep. Just how long are you going to play dead like a racoon?" Sebastian's hand twitched, "Th-that's not possible!" The Italian shouted.

"My my. The efficiency of guns has been going up recently. It's a big diffrence compared to one hundred years ago." Sebastian coughed into his hand the bullets coming out.

"You think thoses are bad, wait a 100 years more, they sting like a bitch." I grinned at Sebastian and the Itallian started to freak out as I rose from the ground, my blade in my hand.

"What are you doing! Kill them!" He shouted.

"I'm returning these." His men fell to the ground, shot by their own bullets that Sebastian threw back. A man appeared from the ruined painting and tried to shoot at Sebastian, I easily kicked the gun from his hands and stabbed him in the heart before he could even react. I removed the blade and flicked the blood of and went to Sebastian's side. "Ah...what a mess." He grabbed his bullet ridden tail coat, "My clothes have become ruined."

"It's cause you were playing around, you idiot." Ciel glared at him.

"I was only being faithful to your command, Young master. 'Just act like that' , you said. Besides...your appearance is quite impressive." He stepped forward to them as he mocked Ciel, "It looks nice and gruesome, not unlike a bug. It suits someone small and weak like yourself."

"Stay away!" The Italian shouted, but it fell on death ears as I stood behind him, my knife in my hand.

"I thought it would be nice to watch you looking that way for a little while."

"Shut up!"

"Who's words are you listening to?" Ciel questioned.

"Shut up!" He pressed the barrel of the gun at Ciel's head

"Stop!" He shouted once more, this time Sebastian stayed his movement. "I-I said stop, dammit! If you come any closer I'll blow his head off!"

"Hmm...whatever shall I do?" I looked at Sebastian, he enjoyed this to much. I raised the knife, ready to stab the man in the back, but the look from Sebastian made me stop. "Hurry up already, my arms hurt."

"Shut up, shut up!"

"But Young master, if I come closer, you'll be killed." He smiled, a true demonic smile at Ciel.

"You bastard, do you intend to go against the 'contract'?" Contract? So that is why a demon like Sebastian is with Ciel.

"That would be unthinkable, I have been your faithful servant ever since that day. I would undertake anything, as long as you wished it." He started reciting something, as if from memory, "The sacrifice that was offered, and the happiness you left behind you," Ciel said nothing as he stared at him.

"Now..."

"What the hell are you going on about! You freak!" The Italian was afraid, he should be.

"Young master. Shall we teach him the proper way to beg?"

Ciel suddenly shouted, "It's an order! Save me!"

"Shut up!" He pulled the trigger and the bullet was gone, smoke was coming from the barrel and Ciel looked pissed, his hearing probably damaged. "W-why ain't he dead?"

"Is this what your looking for?" Sebastian leaned over the man, who had slumped to the floor, "I'm returning it." He dropped the bullet into the man's breast pocket

"Please release the master to me. First, would you remove your filthy hands from him?" I smirked as Sebastian barely touched the man's arm, it broke automatically, he screamed as he clutched at it. "I'm afraid today's game was quite unintresting." He lifted Ciel into his arms and sat him down in a chair. "W-wait dammit! You're just a butler right?" I- I can't be finished in a place like this!" Sebastian ignored him as he untied Ciel, "As a body guard, I can give you five times, no ten times what your getting now! And liquor and women and whatever you want...so...team up with me!" The bands were ripped by Sebastian and he looked at the Italian, "It's a shame, sir Vener, but...I have no intrest in currency made by human hands, for I am...a demon...and a butler." His eyes shifted, almost stilt like glowing red eyes.

The Italian froze in fear, it was his first time I bet. The room stared to grow darker, "As long as the Young master has the sign of the 'contract' I am his faithful servant. Sacrifice, desire," He pulled his right glove off with his teeth and his pentagram contract stared me and the man in the face, "And thus, I am bound to my master through the 'contract' until the time when his soul becomes mine."

"It's a shame, but... this is game over." He nodded to me and I pushed him from behind, making him fall to his feet. And once more I continued withthe poem, "From the lightning in the sky. As it passed me flying by." Sebastian went near the man as he pulled his glove off his marked hand, his fangs peaking from his smile, "From the thunder and the storm. And the cloud that took the form;" Azzurro crawled backwards, his back hitting my feet and he looked up at me as I just smiled down at him, "When the rest of Heaven was blue." Sebastian was in front of Azzurro's face now, and I whispered, "Of a demon in my view."

We were outside of the mansion, Ciel was tired, and so was I. Maybe he will let me take a break. "Young master, I'm afraid we are further from the mansion then I would like." Sebastian said. "I can fix that." He looked at me and I brought my palm up to my face, Lilith had healed it, even though I told her not to. My blade was filthy from the other man's blood and I just bit into my palm until it bled. It dripped down my two fingers again and I drew two stars that were connected together by a circle. The Phantomhive mansion was now in front of us. "After you." I bowed to them both and they stepped in, I followed after.

The sight before us was quite comical, the trio were whiddling at sticks. They were talking about how Sebastian was late, probably hurting the demon's pride and Finny was the one that spoted us. "Mr. Sebastian! Welcome back." He smiled to them, all fake of course, "We've returned." I walked the opposite way, heading back to my room when I heard the most funniest thing ever.

"What's happened to your clothes!" Maylene shouted.

"Sebastian! You bastard! I didn't get your intructions at all!" Bard snarled.

"Young master Ciel is injured!" Finny worried.

"We just tripped while we were out." Stupid lie ever, I chuckled softly into my hand, Sebastian's eyes were on me, I could feel them.

"What the hell!" Bard shouted, not believe Sebastian.

Finny stared at Ciel, a smile on his face, "That big hug is like upsie daisy! Looks fun!" Finny said. This time I fully stopped and fell to the ground laughing, imagining Ciel and Sebastian playing upsie daisy. Ciel yelled, "Of course it's not fun!" I heard some hitting and turned my head, Finny and Bard had three lumps on their heads.

"Young master." Sebastian bowed at Ciel's feet. "Please forgive my behavior." I stared at Sebastian, wondering if he was apologizing for not hurrying up like he should have. "I have made a grave error as the Phantomhive's butler. How might I ever compensate for it? Today's supper preparations have been left entirely unfinished." I fell to the ground, again, in disbelief, he was worrying about the food this whole time! I sighed at that and smiled and I left them all alone.

I entered the kitchen, so tired beyond disbelief since Ciel didn't let me sleep yesterday. And I walked in on Sebastian yelling at the trio servants about how lazy they were. They passed me, saying a quick good morning and I nodded to them. Sebastian sighed as he looked at the newspaper and muttered something. I looked to him and he came up to me, "Good morning Sebastian." He took my hand and touched the palm. It was messily bandaged, the blood had long since dried, but I didn't bother Lilith to come and heal me. I moved away from him and headed to the counter.

"I forgot to say something to you yesterday." I grabbed some tea and poured it into a cup, "And what would that be?"

"Sorry."

I stopped what I was doing and placed the tea down, "There's no reason to apologize. I know how important it is for demons to play, after all they need their exercise to." I turned around fully and walked up to him. "Next time you want to do something like that, just use me. Ciel's body won't always be able to take the abuse." He smirked and suddenly tucked a blond strand of hair behind my ear, his fingers skimming my cheek. A bell rang, Ciel wanting something and he moved to leave, stopping at the door he turned to me, a smile on his face and he place a finger to his lips, "Shh" I blushed when the door closed and my hand touched my cheek. 'Why did he do that.' was what I had wanted to ask him. In the end, I'd probably will never get an answer to it.

TBC

The poem that Matthew was reciting is called Alone, by Edgar Allen Poe. Thank you for reading, and please review.