"Here you are, mistress," Sebastian served Haru a plateful of breakfast.

"You don't have to call me that," she said. "I'm just a wolf. Most people would shoot me away; it's kind of funny to be sitting at a table eating with a human."

"Sebastian addresses all my guests properly," Ciel said, sipping his tea with a bored expression. "However, we muddled over the matter for quite some time last night. You should stay with us so you won't cause any more trouble. We're willing to act as if you are my cousin from a different country."

"Cousin?" Haru questioned.

"Yes," Sebastian smiled. "You and my young master do look alike. It's uncanny."

"You can stay around the mansion for the most part," Ciel continued. "I'd ask that if you have to make an appearance that you would hide your ears and tail. We could get in trouble with the church with someone like you."

"Fine," Haru said apathetically.

Curious Wolf

Ciel was too busy to say much to Haru after breakfast, but the wolf followed him to his study anyway. She lingered behind him like a shadow, merely staring at him from a corner of the room for a long time. It made Ciel slightly uncomfortable knowing someone was watching him like that, but it occurred to him that she didn't have anything better to do. He was just glad she wasn't relatively disruptive as Pluto had been.

"You can go outside," he said, not turning his head and making a small wave with his hand. "Just don't cause trouble for anyone."

Haru stalked out of the room and ventured down the hallway. Now that she thought about it, she didn't remember which direction they came from; the mansion was so big. She wandered about with wonder, wishing to learn every crack and cranny of the large house with searching eyes. Was this feeling… curiosity?

She heard a loud clatter and jumped, her fur frizzing out in shock. She peeked around the corner to see a maid in a pile of shattered glass.

"Now I've really done it!" she squeaked, rushing to clean up the glass. Haru hid behind the corner and watched her for a while. "Sebastian is going to kill me! He'll throw me to the wolves, yes he will!"

Haru flattened her ears and growled quietly. Mei-Rin heard this and finally looked up at the girl standing in the doorway. Mei-Rin gasped and took a step back, surprised. She just so happened to back up into Sebastian, who had heard the crash and had been standing there for a bit already.

"Is something wrong, Mei-Rin?" he asked softly. She trembled slightly as she pointed to the mysterious girl in the doorway.

"Th-there's a girl in the mansion!"

"Yes, I see that," Sebastian sighed, motioning Haru forward. "This is Haru Phantomhive, Ciel's distant cousin. Her parents died in a tragic accident and now she resides with us."

"Oh, the young master's relative?" Mei-Rin relaxed at once and ran towards the girl to curtsy in front of her. Who cares if Haru had wolf ears and a tail? "Pleased to meet you, Mistress."

"She's not familiar with the mansion, so I'm sure she would appreciate it if you would keep an eye on her so she won't get lost again."

"Okay, deary, whatever you like!" Mei-Rin smiled. It took a moment, but soon Haru smiled back. Sebastian stared at her, for he knew she was faking. However, Haru followed Mei-Rin around like a little duckling.

Mei-Rin tried to fetch the rest of the plates from the top shelf of the cabinet, toppling off the ladder dangerously and dropping all of the plates. Haru rushed into action instinctually, snatching each of the plates out of the air and replacing them on the ground next to Mei-Rin. She began wagging her tail and Mei-Rin smiled at her.

"Thank you, Mistress," she said, gathering the plates and heading into the kitchen. Bardroy was in the kitchen already, preparing some food—or more like torching it—when the two girls entered.

"Hey, Mei-Rin," he greeted. "You didn't break them this time, that's good."

"The master's cousin helped me," Mei-Rin explained with a small laughed, setting the plates on the counter. The two boys seemed astounded to see the cute little girl that they'd never met before introduced as a relative of Ciel.

"No way!"

"She's so cute!" Finnian chirped, petting Haru between the ears. She looked extremely angry at this and was just about to bite him when she heard Sebastian behind her.

"Oh, come now, Finnian, don't be so childish," he chided. Finnian immediately stopped what he was doing and Sebastian continued. "If you're going to pet the young Mistress, do so in a manner that won't offend her so. For she is like the mighty wolf, proud and mysterious. She would not like for some idiot to begin patting her over the head, but instead stroke her under the chin like so."

Haru began wagging her tail and purring as Sebastian started scratching under her chin. The others gasped and Mei-Rin actually got a nosebleed.

"She's a cute thing, isn't she?" Bardroy asked, approaching her and doing as Sebastian asked. Haru tensed, angered, however, and bit him furiously on the hand before darting out of the kitchen with inhuman speed.

"She bit me!"

Haru jumped out a window and found a cozy spot between two bushes in the garden. She just wanted to be away from them for a while. After a while, she could hear the others searching frantically for her. She didn't move until she heard the familiar, whisper-quiet movements of a certain demon.

"You're not much like a dog," Sebastian muttered. "I'm not quite sure how to handle you, young mistress." He knelt in front of her and lifted her face. "You shouldn't bite people like that. It's unsightly for a lady such as yourself."

"Men scare me," she admitted quietly. "They're mean and their voices are loud."

"I see," Sebastian sighed. "This must cause a great inconvenience for you, but Bardroy won't do anything to hurt you. Just stay out of the kitchen when he's cooking and nothing will happen. Now come on," he got to his feet and held a hand out for her. "It's time for dinner, mistress."

Finally chapter two is done! For those of you who favorite/reviewed/followed, thank you so much! I never thought this story would be so popular, but if you like it, I'm super glad. I updated this weekend, like I was asked, so I hope you're happy :)

I'll try to update more, but I warn you, I wrote this fanfiction earlier in my writing days and it's not as structured as my others. Think of it as a small break or a different writing style. Anyway, please read on, review if you have something to say and I hope to see you in the next chapter. :D