Whoa! I've passed the year mark since my last update! Due to priorities and personal problems, it has taken me quite a while update. I apologize to all you who have waited patiently for this chapter. Now, without further ado, I present to you the fifth chapter of Demon Love.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji. Yana Toboso does.

The late afternoon sun slunk slowly beneath the horizon of tall forest trees, and the once baby blue sky became tinted with hues of purples, pinks, and dark blues. Sebastian and I had finally arrived at Diaboli Lacum, and presently, Sebastian is upstairs in our adjoining rooms unpacking our luggage. I had wanted to stay in the solitude of my new room to brood about my current predicament, but the bastard had the audacity to threaten me with no sweets for a month if I didn't take a stroll around the castle to familiarize myself with my new home.

After spending a large amount of time wandering around and getting stuck at the same dead end multiple times, I finally came across the castle's garden. The moon, full and bright, shone beautifully in the night sky along with thousands of twinkling stars. Fire flies danced in the cool evening breeze and a trickling stream could be heard off in the distance. Beautiful wild flowers bloomed everywhere, and their sweet scent filled my nostrils. At the edge of the garden I could see the dark, dense forest that surrounds the castle grounds. Everything about the garden exuded a warm calming feeling that rid me of my worries and fears.

There was a rustling in the bushes just a little ways down the path I had been walking on. The rustling continued for a couple more seconds until a large black wolf stepped out of the bushes and onto the path, facing toward me. A low growl escaped its lips and it poised itself to attack. Immediately, fear washed through me and my mind screamed at me to run…and that is exactly what I did. Spinning around, I shot back the way I came, but my inhuman speed was not enough. I could hear the feral dog's growl becoming louder and louder, closer and closer. I could feel its hot breath on my neck a split second before it pounced on me. The giant wolf brought me crashing to the ground, and I landed with the mutt's full weight on top of me. I waited for my inevitable end, for the wolf to tear me apart with its sharp claws and eat me alive. But, that did not happen. Something was different; something had changed. Gathering my courage, I cracked open my good eye and saw something totally unexpected. Above me was a boy maybe a couple years older than me holding himself up with one hand on either side of my head.

"Got 'cha!" he said, flashing a wide lopsided grin. I said nothing and didn't dare move a muscle. Seeing that I still hadn't come out of shock, his smile dropped a little and he lowered his head closer to mine while looking at me worriedly. "Hey, are you okay? I was only messing around. I didn't mean to scare you that badly."

"I-I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" he leaned in closer still and I could feel his warm breath on my face, "you seem pretty shaken up."

" I'm fine; you didn't scare me at all. Now, get off of me," I snarled, not liking how close he was to my face. Every time the boy leaned closer, I became more uncomfortable. The adrenalin was fading from my system, and I was starting to come back to my senses. As the boy started to lift himself off of me, something made him stop suddenly.

"Ciel! Are you out here?" Sebastian called from just beyond the bushes.

"I'm over here!" I shouted back.

Sebastian had just rounded the last corner when he stopped dead in his tracks as well. I looked between the two of them and wondered what might have made them both freeze up like they had. I then remembered the compromising position my attacker and I were in. Quickly, I pushed him away and stood up.

"What is going on here?" Sebastian asked. His voice sounded low and borderline livid as he looked me straight in the eye. What the hell was his problem? Why was he so mad at me? I had done nothing wrong!

"I was taking a walk like you told me to, and I stumbled upon this garden."

"And who is your new friend?"

"He is not my friend. I was merely walking along the path when he came out of the bushes and attacked me."

"I thought you said you weren't scared." The boy smirked. By now he had picked himself off the ground and stood about an arm's length from me.

"I never said I was!" I yelled, quite infuriated with his stupid smile.

Sebastian gave the boy a rather suspicious look before turning to me again, "Let's go." Without a backwards glance at us, he turned on his heel and walked back to the castle. I turned back to my attacker once more to deliver a withering glare before I followed Sebastian back to our rooms all the while pondering what had just transpired. Who was that boy? How did he transform from an animal to a human? And why did Sebastian seem so suspicious of him?

So far everything that I've written for this fic is a bunch of bull that I come up with on the spot. That's probably the leading reason as to why I haven't updated in over a year. There's no concrete plot I'm sticking to, so I have no motivation to sit down and type until my laptop overheats. If any of you have ideas or too many plot bunnies hanging around your room, feel free to send them my way. They would be much appreciated and would probably get chapters out faster. Also, I use my profile sort of like a bulletin board, so you can check in there for updates of chapters, amusing anecdotes, etc. Anywho, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I look forward to reading your reviews.

-Contagiousgiggles