It took Elizabeth nearly a month to realize something was different. She woke Ciel frantically one morning, Sebastian talking to Mey Rin just inside the bedroom door. Elizabeth's hair was in disarray as she shook him forcefully.

"Ciel! Ciel, get up, I have to talk to you!"

Groggy and tired he sat up. "What time is it, Elizabeth? What's going on?"

"Ciel… Ciel, I haven't been feeling right lately, and… I…"

Mey Rin had wandered over, her hand comfortingly on Elizabeth's shoulder. "Please calm down, milady! Everything's alright."

"What are you talking about?" How long had they been up? What did he sleep through?

"Ciel…"

"Would you just spit it out already?"

"I… I think I may be pregnant!"

It took Ciel a moment to process her words, then another second to realize he had to act surprised.

"R-Really…?" he said. He could see Sebastian from the corner of his eye trying smother his laughter.

"Ciel, I'm being serious!"

"Well… That's…" He wasn't sure what to say. That's great? How is this possible? Something else entirely? "What do we do?" Hopefully the fact that he was half-asleep excused his behavior.

"We need to see a doctor! Right now!"

Ciel frowned. "Elizabeth, relax. You're not dying. Wait until morning, then Sebastian can call and arrange for someone to come and see you."

"How can you be so calm about this? Ciel!"

He sighed. "Please, calm down. It's very early and you're being very loud. Just go back to sleep, alright?"

Elizabeth looked back at Mey Rin, who smiled. "He's right, milady. If you are expecting, then the best thing to do is just rest."

Clearly Lizzie valued her opinion, because she nodded and dismissed Mey Rin and Sebastian, walking around to her side of the bed and tucking herself under the blankets. She pressed her face into Ciel's neck. "I'm scared," she whispered.

Ciel sighed. "Don't be. Everything's going to be fine." No worse lie could have ever been told.

FIN PART ONE

Note: Starting on Wednesday there will be a new posting schedule! For part two I will be posting on Sundays and Wednesdays as an attempt to spread things out a bit.

Extra Chapter: post/25213597087/tbbc-intruder