The night has finally ended and Claude feels like getting intimate, however he doesn't count on a certain redhead shinigami to get in the way.

The Undertaker arrives at the mansion along with Ronald Knox and William T. Spears. They take the time to discuses what's been going on. It isn't until the morning they put the puzzle pieces and realize that the game is no where near its end. In fact it's only just beginning.

I hope you enjoy,

~The Dark Ringmaster

I do not own Kuroshitsuji.

Chapter 18: Puzzle Pieces

Sebastian stretchered and looked down at Claude, he was still fast asleep and Sebastian snickered. "You have no idea how cute you are," he whispered before quietly shifting Claude off his lap. Claude stirred a little and Sebastian slipped out of the night shirt and boxers, he wanted to get changed. Claude opened his eyes and smirked. Sebastian's slender figured was an arms length away. He admired Sebastian's neck, it was beautiful and he noticed the bites he'd given him had faded. Claude slowly sat up and smiled. Sebastian heard the sheets behind him rustle as Claude got up. "You held me in your arms all night," he whispered in Sebastian's ear as he wrapped his arms around him. "Now you're running away?" he asked curiously. Sebastian smirked and touched Claude's arm. "I was going to make coffee," he whispered, Claude ignored him and pressed a kiss to his neck. His warm lips made Sebastian tremble, "You're knee," he stuttered as Claude's tongue trailed down his neck. His hot breath caressed Sebastian's skin and made him shiver. "Healed," Claude replied. Sebastian felt Claude tighten his grip on him. He was aware that Claude healed quickly however he always worried about him. "Let's go back to bed," whispered Claude gently.

Sebastian shivered again, he disliked it when he used that soft tone with him. "Claude," he whispered happily as he closed his eyes. Claude's hands traveled down his chest, gently caressing each curve as they moved. Sebastian bit his lip and leaned on Claude. He could feel Claude's lips form a smirk on his skin. His touch was as light as a butterfly's kiss, which made it all the more intense. "I surrender," he gasped as Claude pinched his nipples. "Take me to bed," he whispered as he turned to Claude.

Claude was smirking as he pressed his lips to Sebastian's. It was hot and wet as their tongues danced. One of Claude's hands grasped Sebastian's waist as his other hand gripped his head. Both were completely lost in their own world. A hot and sweet place where they would wrap their arms around each other and enjoy the moment. "My, so hot and heavy in the morning, ne? Seba-chan?" asked a familiar voice. The pair froze and looked at the bed. Lying on it was the redhead shinigami. Claude turned red, "Wow now I completely understand why you love him Seba-chan, he's quite big ne?" said Grell. Claude realized that Grell had full view of not only himself but Sebastian as well. Sebastian strode over to him, as Claude pulled his robe hastily from the chair. Grell whistled and said, "I would love to be impaled by that hunk." Sebastian was standing before him and Grell got an eye full of Sebastian as well. "Both of you are so wonderful, I wouldn't even mind having a three some," said Grelly. Sebastian was beyond furious, he smiled sweetly and said, "Grell, get out." Grell froze and began trembling, Sebastian's smile was the one thing which honestly scared him. Claude noticed the trembling shinigami and sighed, the power of Sebastian's smile was to never be underestimated. "Aw Sebastian he's large enough for us to share," said Grell as he pouted.

In moments Grell was flying across the room, he slowly got up to hear the sound of knives slicing the air. "AH!" he screeched as the knives stuck a few meters from his head in the wall. Sebastian's aim had always been better than Claude's and he knew it. "I suggest you run," said Claude with a grin. Grell was quick to jump off the floor and dart out the hallway. Sebastian was in a pair of pants and darted after him. Claude was left standing in the bed room alone; he had never seen Sebastian put on his pants that fast. "Grell you're dead!" screamed Sebastian. Claude listened to a loud crash as shrill scream filled the air. Claude winced as he heard another series of crashes fallowed by a symphony of screams. "I'm going to have to clean all of that up, aren't I?" he muttered as he got dressed.

He loved Sebastian but when he got that angry there was little stopping him from ripping the person, or in this case thing, apart.

Alex was sitting at the dinning room table, when she saw a flash of red zip by fallowed by silver blades. Instinctively she ducked under the table and watched a furious Sebastian fling another knife. "Whoa," she whispered she had never seen him this angry before. Grell darted to the foyer and was about to open the door when Ronald threw it open, causing the door to hit Grell in the face. Sebastian had thrown another handful of silverware and Ronald stared as it stuck in the door. "Good morning to you too," said Ronald as he entered. Sebastian stood there and looked at the floor. "Oh come on Sebastian it's only a little mud it is raining after all," said Ronald. After a moment he realized that Sebastian wasn't looking at the mud on his shoes at all but his sempai unconscious on the floor. "Oh," said Ronald, "should we move it?" Sebastian smirked and picked Grell up like a sack of potatoes. "May I take your coat?" he asked with a smile. Ronald handed it to him hesitantly and watched as Sebastian threw Grell in the closet and hung his coat. Sebastian closed the door quietly and clapped his hands together. Ronald noticed the look of satisfaction on Sebastian's face and asked, "That's it?" Sebastian smirked and replied, "That's it." He then spun on his heel and walked away.

Alex was sitting at the table and noticed a rather pleased Sebastian walk by. He was still shirtless and she could see all of his muscles. Sebastian scratched his head and walked by Claude who was in his suite. He sighed and draped a pale blue dress shirt over Sebastian's shoulders. He grinned and whispered, "Only I'm allowed to see you like that." Sebastian smirked and slipped into the shirt. He loved it when Claude got possessive, "Then you can't either." Claude laughed and Sebastian grinned. "I hate to interrupt this sickly sweet show but I do not have an interest in applying for over time," said William. Sebastian and Claude looked over at him.

William pushed his glasses up his nose and they noticed the sincerity in his eyes. Sebastian was about to sit at the table when he heard the door bell ring. "That must be Phil, Alex are you ready to go?" he asked. Alex looked up and nodded, "Good Phil will be driving you to work, I have business here to attend to," said Sebastian. She nodded and got up, Sebastian watched as she walked by and went to the foyer. Phil was standing there and smiled, "I'll be in the office later," said Sebastian. Phil nodded and walked out said, "Come on even if he is your boss you still have to be on time." Alex smiled and fallowed him out the door.

A moment passed and Sebastian watched as a black car pulled up. In moments the long silver haired Undertaker stepped out. "It's been a while," said Sebastian as he moved aside. The Undertaker entered and replied, "A very long time, I didn't expect you to make contact after the earl's death." The Undertaker handed Sebastian his long black coat, he had his nails trimmed now and Sebastian noticed the various changes he had made to his appearance. Even though his hair was still long, his nails he been trimmed and his attire was much more tidy. "Times have changed," said the Undertaker coolly as he watched Sebastian open the closet. He noticed the red lump at the bottom and snickered, "Clearly they haven't changed as much as I thought," he said. Sebastian sighed and responded, "Well it would be too strange if everything changed at once, no?" The Undertaker reached into the closet and grabbed the redhead's coat. "I suppose," he muttered with a large goofy grin across his face. "Where are the others?" he asked after a moment and Sebastian nodded. "This way," he said as he lead the Undertaker into the dinning room.

Ronald, William and Claude were sitting at the table. "It seems you've gotten the gang back together but your lover is with us as well," said Undertaker as he took a seat. Sebastian sat beside Claude and noticed Grell stumble in. He was about to make a comment until he noticed the tone in the room. "We now know who was behind the incidents," said William with a note of finality. The Undertaker poured himself a cup of tea and said, "Not quite." Grell hesitantly sat next to the Undertaker and asked, "What do you mean, that demon had to be behind it." The Undertaker took a sip and commented, "She didn't have the experience or the power to use that hand as a tool." Sebastian nodded and Ronald simply looked down at his coffee. "But she had that big sword," said Grell and William slowly rose from his chair. He reached beside him and placed the sword on the table, "You mean this?" he asked cautiously. Claude and Sebastian looked at the shinigami, "You brought it back, it must be resheathed before it looses it's power," said Claude. He had plenty experience of handeling and taking care of that sword however he never expected it to be sitting on his dinning room table. "Hannah is the sheath for that sword," he said. The Undertaker paused and looked at Claude, "They how did Lucie get the sword?" he asked.

Claude froze he hadn't thought about that, Hannah had to have allowed Lucie to pull it. His golden eyes narrowed and he whispered, "I haven't told you everything." Sebastian looked at him, an expression of confusion was on his face. "The three cases I've been working on are all connected to this incident," he said. William had been looking at his book when his head snapped up, "Three cases?" he asked. Claude nodded and continued, "It appears that the money Baxton had been charged with stealing was being sent to another bank account, one in Litchenstien." Sebastian poured himself another cup of coffee and asked, "Who did the account belong to?" Claude took off his glasses and replied, "The Lord and Lady Richard Campbell of Essex." William's eyes widened this was the first time Sebastian saw any form of a reaction from the cold shinigami. "Campbell?" he asked in confusion. Claude nodded and Sebastian looked at him even more confused than before, "Why is that so unusual?" he asked. The Undertaker interjected, "That girl looks very much lake the late Earl and Lady Campbell. She has her mother's eyes and father's hair." Sebastian looked at Claude and asked, "She's an heiress?" he asked. Claude nodded and continued, "While I was breaking into the factory I heard talk of what had happened to her as a child." Ronald had heard the same whispers, he nodded and commented, "I did as well."

Claude looked at him and asked, "What did you hear?" Ronald responded, "Just things about the previous ceremony, it was odd though they said a silver haired violet eyed woman attended. She looked a lot like the woman Sebastian killed." Claude grit his teeth and muttered, "Hannah Annafeluz." Sebastian looked over at him and asked, "You're secretary?" Claude nodded and William commented, "Didn't she work for you under the Turancy's?" Claude nodded again and suddenly realized why he couldn't find the information he desired, Hannah had been at his side the entire time. The reason documents had gone missing, key evidence vanishing from the Baxton case and even the package. "All of the members in attendance of that ceremony were influential members of society, this isn't as simple as a person being kidnapped. These people knew what they were doing," said William.

Claude was still putting all the pieces together and then he remembered what they had said, "She was sold to them buy a woman in the snow." He muttered and looked at Sebastian, Hannah had been behind such a vast majority of it. However there was no way she could be working alone, "The perfume," he whispered. The Undertaker grinned and said, "That hand isn't the only preserved item." Claude knew the truth in this and looked at Ronald, he could tell he was hiding something, "Have you ever felt like someone was watching you from a distance?" he asked cautiously. The room fell silent and Ronald continued, "Before I left the room I thought I could feel the gaze of someone, I grabbed the sword because I knew it would cause trouble." Claude's eyes narrowed and he realized he had been played by his secretary, Sebastian had Claude's tablet in hand and had been looking through the photos. He zoomed in on an image and asked, "Since when does Hannah wear gloves?"

Claude froze, he had been so busy lately he hadn't even noticed, "A few days after I hired her," he responded. How could he have missed that, it was the standard place which a demonic seal was placed when they were currently contracted to a master. "We need to find out who her master is," said Sebastian. William nodded and looked at the Undertaker, "How many other shadow summoning tools could there be?" he asked after a moment. The Undertaker looked at him and shrugged, "As many as the body can be cut into, it's an ancient art there are very few who can even do it anymore," he said. Sebastian sighed and said, "It seems as though the game isn't over, in fact it's only just beginning."

The terminal was packed as a woman passed through her long silver hair flowed behind her as she continued through the terminal. She reached the customs desk and pulled out a passport, "Welcome to Switzerland Mrs. Annafelouz." Hannah smiled and took off her sunglasses, a silver case trailed behind her as she continued through customs. In moments she was near the exit and noticed a man holding up a sign with her name on it and a particular crest under it, a lion holding an S. She smiled and fallowed the driver to the limousine. "He's been expecting you," said the chauffer as he opened the door for her. She nodded and took a seat in the limousine, sitting beside her was a figure dressed in white. "It's done, I also found the girl," she said as she pulled her gloves off. The teal colored seal on her tanned skin seemed to glow. "Excellent, you're sister was of great use to us," he said. Hannah nodded and looked out the window, "She was adequate," she replied. The car jerked as the driver pulled away, "What are you in this for?" he asked after a moment. Hannah smiled sweetly and looked at her master. "Revenge," she replied flatly. Her master chuckled and said, "At least our motives are the same."

I want to thank everyone for reading this work up until this point. I hope you've been enjoying it. No I'm not ending the series I wanted to take the liberty to thank all of you.