"Is she still not back yet?"

Haru had run off after her scuffle with the demon and hadn't returned for several days. It was starting to worry Ciel, especially after the information they had received from Grell. Although, Sebastian hadn't told him of Haru's inevitable doom yet.

"There's been no sign of her since the incident," Sebastian replied.

"Well then go look for her!"

Ciel took a deep breath to keep from shouting. He had grown to like Haru like a sister, and it gave him nightmares to think about what could have happened to her.

"Is that what you wish, master?" Sebastian asked. "Remember what Grell told us. She had to leave us for something."

Ciel was silent. He wanted her back to safety. If she was really as helpless as he was, she was doomed in the human world.

Haru had run off, but she hadn't gone far. She'd gone to see an old friend of hers, none other than the Undertaker.

"Those are some serious injuries," he noted, serving her tea and letting her relax for a bit before she set off again. "You'll get blood all over my floor."

"I'm… sorry… no," she lifted her head and gave him a stubborn expression. "I'm not sorry at all. I don't feel sorrow anymore."

"You chose that for yourself," Undertaker told her.

"What are you implying, you sick shinigami?"

"If you want your wounds to heal, then you must accept all the medicine they give you, whether you like it or not," he said. Haru frowned.

"Why are you so weird?" she muttered. She jumped when Undertaker began laughing boisterously.

"Weird, am I? Well, if you want to sue, go for Grell first, okay? Hahaha!"

Shy Wolf; Sweet Wolf

Haru had been travelling for a while now. She was tired and she was hungry. She was almost on her last straw when she found herself in a beautiful garden full of roses and blue bonnets. She stalked around the labyrinth of colors until she saw something. In the center of the garden, three demons, triplets, were sorting through flowers and just looking up at her as she turned the corner.

She let out a nervous squeak after being spotted and turned to run only to see the three lined up right behind her. She clumsily fell down on her tail, her exhaustion getting the better of her. She kind of expected them to take advantage of her, but she never thought they would help her. One of them picked her up, the other began brushing her off, and the third slipped a small pink flower in the fringe of her bangs. She blinked at them once and smiled. It wasn't as fake as before; there was some depth behind it.

The three of them nodded and continued with their work. Haru looked up as another demon, a beautiful woman, entered their small clearing.

"Working hard, I see," Hannah said. She turned to Haru, a little surprised. "Oh, hello dear, are you lost?"

One of the triplets came forth and whispered something in her ear.

"I see," she nodded. "Well, my master will surely let you stay here for a night."

"What is this?" Alois Trancy inquired as Claude and Hannah brought Haru to his study. "What kind of ugly thing is she?"

"Just a pathetic lost wolf, highness," Claude explained. "Her name is Haru. She's travelled here from Phantomhive manor."

"Phantomhive?" Alois smirked and approached the girl, running his pale, slim fingers through her long, black hair. She whimpered, pulling away from him. Alois laughed. "Such a silly thing. Give her a room for the next few days and keep her out of my way."

"Yes, your highness," Claude bowed before taking Haru roughly by the arm and dragging her out to the hallway. He found an empty room for her and threw her in. "Stay here. My young highness will decide what to do with you later, spy of Phantomhive."

"Seriously?" Haru thought. She glanced around the room for a moment. It would be nice to have a relatively safe place to rest. She was still dirty and hungry, though. She curled up on the bed and looked out the window. She wanted to go home with Ciel. Everyone here was mean; it made her feel lonelier than ever before.

It was later that day that Claude came back in without knocking. "Alois has requested your presence at a dinner tonight. The servants will help you make yourself presentable."

Hannah ran a bath for Haru in the guest bathroom and helped her clean her wounds.

"I'm sorry for the water being cold," she apologized.

"I don't mind," Haru replied. "As a wolf, I'm just glad it's this warm."

After her bath, Hannah dressed Haru in an elegant blue dress. She was just tying her hair back when she heard Alois shouting for her.

"Oh, what is it now?" Hannah muttered angrily as she turned and left Haru on her own. Haru looked at her reflection and frowned until she noticed three figures behind her. She turned around to see the triplets from before. They danced around her in circles, styling her hair, adorning her figure with flowers and frills. She felt something unfamiliar to her, something that made the loneliness in her subside.

She glanced back to the mirror. She looked really cute and girlish, but she liked it. She blushed when she turned back to them.

"I… I don't really look good in something so cute and girlish," she mumbled shyly. "Um… do I?"

They paused for a moment, not used to someone they were ordered to serve being so nice. The all nodded a couple times and Haru was then summoned and escorted downstairs for the dinner party.

"So I hear you're a spy for the Phantomhives," Alois told her over the appetizer. "Tell me, what do you wish to gain by coming here?"

"In truth, I never wanted to involve myself with them or even you," Haru sighed.

"Are you a demon under contract with Ciel, then?"

"I'm no demon," Haru growled at him. Alois laughed.

"A feisty one, aren't you? Alright, I'm sure Ciel would want his darling 'sister' back soon, so why don't you stay here till he comes to collect?"

Haru shrugged. Sebastian would come and get her soon. And she could take care of herself.

To all who have reviewed/favorite/followed, I'm so happy that I've received so much support on this fanfiction. But if you don't mind me asking, what's so great about this fanfic? It's just another OC story of mine. Oh well, I've uploaded several chapters this weekend, and I'll try to upload as much as I can asap! :D