It was in no time at all, Nichole and the past me began our little dance. Man, I looked like a giant fool, closing my eyes while she fiddled with her phone's music. Fairies were real…just not in this case.

As the music blasted, I decided to go to the kitchen. Nichole had gotten poisoned that first night; but I would make sure she didn't. So I'd take our drink and throw it right out.

I quickly ran into my kitchen and looked around. I had only been here once, when I had chased Sebastian into here so I could get Ciel…

Ah Ciel. I had nearly forgotten him. The boy I had tried so desperately to make mine for Luka's sake. Now….well, he was out of my mind. As for Luka…he would be alright. I just needed to save her…she was more important.

I finally got to the kitchen, looking around desperately. I couldn't have her nearly die.

"Master….I can see you."

I whirled around to find Claude staring at me, his golden eyes stern. I didn't dare breathe.

"It's pointless what you're doing." Claude sighed at me and reached out to touch me. His hand went right through me, as I had thought it would have.

"H-How…?" I stuttered, my body shaking. "How do you know what I'm doing?!"

My butler turned his back to me and began taking wine out of the cabinet. "I know everything, Master."

"I…I won't let you hurt Nichole! You won't poison her and you won't kill her!" I shouted, my voice (unwantingly) cracking and making me seem like a baby.

"Ah, you've hit puberty, huh Young Master?" Claude said, his inner jerk showing. That demon had some guts. Guts I wanted to spill onto the floor and dance over.

"Shut up!" I scream, "Now put that wine bottle down, I command you!"

My butler froze for a second, yet I still knew something was wrong with him. He was…fighting me…yet also following orders.

"C-Claude…?"

"Tsk. You in two places is rather bothersome." He spoke up with a chilling tone, which made me shiver. "You're contract is no longer be branded upon your tongue, that is true. However, it is still on your present self. So you giving an order is still highly relevant to me…yet also not."

"L-Listen to me…" I said, trying my best to sound like the demanding brat everyone made me out as. "I, your master Alois Trancy, am commanding you do not harm Nichole ever! You hear me?!"

Claude just stood there. After a few moments of me feeling quite proud of myself, Claude turned around. What he was holding made my heart sink.

A small bottle of plum purple liquid was in his one hand, and in the other was the bottle of wine. It had the same hue of the wine, and was impossible to tell apart.

"No Master, listen to me." He said threateningly, his eyes become red slits of death. I swear if I hadn't been a ghost thing, I would have pissed my pants. "I am not going to kill her. Harm her, maybe. But, off the information you have given me, she will die in my stomach. Along with you…except…I have something special for planned for you…"

WHAT?! "What do you mean!? Claude!" I screamed. Tears. Again! Damn it tears!

Claude kept his expressionless face, but I swear in there was a smile just praying to free itself. "Samantha…that's all you need to know…"

"S-Samantha?!" I questioned. "Who is she?! I order you to tell me right now!"

Claude however, had different plans. He shook his head and walked right out. "Sorry Master, I cannot tell…but in time, you shall indefinitely entangle her spider web. Poor flightless butterfly. He will die alone..."

"CLAUDE!"

But the butler didn't answer my call.

….

I could only watch as Nichole drank that poison. She was too nice…too innocent. She didn't deserve all this. As she fell over in pain, my heart ached a bit and I bit my lip.

My past self quickly picked her up and I followed. Hannah would now save her, right…yeah…

Wait…Gabby said I could communicate through dreams, correct? Well…maybe…It could work…

I ran to catch-up with Hannah, who was rather fast. Maybe I could talk to Nichole through her dreams. Just maybe…

I reached my hand out to her dying body and closed my eyes.

Please…Nichole…are you there?

"A-Alois…?"

I opened my eyes to see…a field? Wait, were was I? Wherever I was, it was secluded and no noise sounded from anywhere. It was around noon, seeing how the sun was positioned.

"Alois, what are you doing here?"

I turned my head to see…Nichole…ON A HORSE. OF FREAKN COURSE.

She wore a white dress with half sleeves. It had decorative gold elements upon it, but all in all, looked like a wedding dress. She was on top of a (very large) black horse.

"Um…I…hey…"

She chuckled. She sounded like a donkey when she did, but she still made up for everything with her heart. "Hello…Welcome to my Dream World."

"D-dream World?" I asked, looking around. Come to think of it, those trees in the distance looked like they were painted…

Nichole nodded and jumped off her horse. While she did, I found out she was barefoot. "Yeah. You ever wonder what goes on inside your head when you're asleep? Usually you have dreams or nightmares, but on those days you are so sound asleep, your Dream World appears."

"Really…?" I said, staring at her. The sun made her hair shine… "So…whenever you dream of nothing…you are really in some dream world place?"

Nichole nodded and she put an arm around her horse's head. "Yes. People can't remember them though. It's sad really…I won't remember having this convocation with you…"

"You won't…oh…" I couldn't hide my disappointment at all.

"But…" Nichole walked over to me and held her hand out to me. "We can enjoy ourselves until I awake…If you want anyway…"

THERE WAS THAT AWKWARDNESS OF HER I MISSED! "S-Sure…" I said, taking her hand.

"I won't remember it of course, but let's have fun!" She smiled at me and lead me over to her horse. "This is Z. Come on, I'll help you onto him."

"Um, I'd rather not." I looked the large horse over. He was way too tall for my comfort. "Could we…walk instead?"

Nichole tilted her head and shot me a confused look. "Why not? He's nice…"

Suddenly above me, clouds covered the blue sky and made everything dark. The wind picked up and thunder boomed in the wind.

"W-Wha…?!"

Nichole's dress started turning gray, and then a raven black. She started shivering, and I quickly grabbed her hand.

"W-What's happening?! Nichole?!"

"Alois….this sleep isn't regular…you need to leave. Now." She said as she squeezed my hand. "Please…you might…just go!"

I felt myself begin to fade away, and my vision became blurry. "N-No! You might not be okay!"

The next thing that happened scared me so much. The black horse was swallowed up by the earth, neighing and screaming. Nichole looked shocked too, but she smiled at me anyway. "Alois…go now…please…"

I felt our hands slip away from one another as my eyes closed and gave into the black.

Anyone who has read my profile knows who Samantha is hehe. I'm taking it down until she is formally introduced. :)