Her Butler, Her Waking Dream

Ciel was lost within her dreams of that day, that kiss that had been ever so perfect to her. She smiled in her sleep, not realizing that she in fact was dreaming...

She was in front of the fire alone, thinking of her parents. She wondered if they would've approved knowing their daughter was in love with a Butler. Her eyes widened when she realized she said it, that one word. The word that she kept telling herself over and over and over that it wasn't that, but it had to just be a crush. Shaking her head she'd stand, only to gasp when she saw Sebastian in the doorway, just staring at her with the look she could never resist. "Sebastian you frightened me, what are you doing here? Weren't you taking the others to go shopping?" No words were spoken as he swiftly strided over to her, his eyes shifting to those slits she had come to enjoy seeing.

"Sebastian, what on- ah!" She shouted as he pulled her into him roughly, using one hand to hold her against him the other had her hair balled within her, forcing her head to be bent backwards with her jugular fully exposed. She was trying to get free as he licked his lips, his eyes staring hungrily at her neck. She realized what was happening when she felt her patch fall from her cursed eye and called the words. "Sebastian I order you to stop this at once!" Her voice shook only a bit, and yet nothing happened. She was still being held by the demon she loved in a position she hated. Her face grew warm as he leaned down so his lips brushed against her ear, which rewarded him with a gasp from her and a smack to the chest. "Sebastian! Unhand me this-" She was cut off as she gasped when he nibbled ever so slightly on her ear lobe before whispering into her ear.

"You know the time has come, our contract is complete..." She felt tears come to her eyes hearing those words, her heart ached in her chest as if it was truly splitting within her. "Sebastian... but..." He snickered before pulling back, his aura becoming clear to her. The room began to darken, the black feathers she recognized from when he was changing began to fall from no where. "Did you honestly think I could ever love a human, you should know better than that Ciel. Demons don't love." She screamed as his teeth pierced her neck, a fire seared through her. The pain caused her tears to flow freely as she screamed for him to stop constantly, her hands clawing at his suit, ripping what she could of the fine material, trying to hurt him in any way she could to get him away from her. Yet she knew there was no escape that this was to be her end...

It was a beautiful morning at the Phantomhive estate, Sebastian had already prepared breakfast for his Young Mistress. She had surprised him that night, allowing him to feel his heart for the first time in forever. He kept a note from Undertaker about how romance between a demon and a human could lead to problems for Ciel that even he himself couldn't help with. Sebastian tightened his grip on the cart, the thought of any harm coming to Ciel made him wish to burn the world of all who could oppose her. He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard a sound he hadn't heard since the day of their contract, Ciel's blood curling screams coming from the apartment's slightly opened door.

"Ciel!" He left the cart behind him, not caring for anything but her. Rushing he stopped abruptly as the door slammed in his face, a soft laughter mixing with her screams like a sick melody. He promptly tried his key to find it would not turn, that's when he sensed it. Another demon was in there, harming his young mistress. His blood boiled as he kicked open the door, scouring the room for his lady. He easily jumped to the stairs, spying her thrashing around as she hovered over her bed, as an aura hovered over her, laughing as she tried to fight whatever it was. Sebastian heard himself let out a growl before dashing in, the door once again slamming shut as to keep any more intruders out.

"Ciel!" He called her name again as she ran to her, ripping her out from under the aura he held her within his arms protectively. His eyes widened to see she was bodily sound but could sense the pain she was in, he began gently shaking her, trying to rouse her from the night terror. "Young Mistress, wake up! Wake up Ciel!" He called to her, trying to reach her through the spell he knew this other had her in, fighting to get through to her in any way he could.

Ciel screamed as she felt her blood draining from her, her very essence was being ripped away from her entire being, all of her emotions seemed to be disappearing, until she heard something... she heard her name being called by Sebastian. She opened her eyes to see the vision in front of her waving in the darkness, the pain turning sharper. It was no longer touching her yet her body still burned. She screamed when she heard her name again being called, this time the world around her shaking. It hit her hard, that she was in a nightmare, and it was one holding her hostage. She shoved away from the thing in front of her, watching it scream curses at her as it seemed to almost disappear, the stench of decay all around it."This.. This isn't real..." She shut her eyes at it ran at her, turning into nothing more but a shadow to her. She screamed as she hear a faint howl of pain from somewhere, she lifted her head high as the world tore apart at her final scream "This isn't real!" She woke abruptly, to find herself in a cold sweat but already sitting up, she knew she was being held by someone.

"Ciel..." She looked up to see Sebastian holding her, fear clear on his face. "Are you alright?" The scene of his fangs piercing into her neck flashed and she screamed once more, her eyes reflecting her fear that she saw of her reflection in his, before tumbling from his arms onto the bed. She landed on her stomach and tried burying herself from him, part of her telling her to run yet the other reminded her it was just a nightmare not the real thing.

Sebastian stood there, mortified by the reaction of his young Mistress. In all of his years of service to her not once had she shown him the fear that she showed today, the look in her eyes horrified him. He had no idea what made her leap from him nor look at him with her eyes... He cleared his throat before stepping back, not wanting to see that shame reaction again.

"Is everything alright young Mistress?" She laid in her bed, shaking. Her nightgown had ridden up to her thighs but she did not care, she was trying to focus on breathing and shoving the fear within her out of her mind. She slowly sat up, looking to him to see him looking normal, well what they had decided to call normal, and gave a relieved sigh. Slowly she worked her way to the edge of the bed facing him, though the fear seemed to continue to flicker at her.

"I'll... I'll be fine. It was just a night terror..." She looked down at her feet hanging from the bed before sighing. "Sebastian, may I inquire the truth of you?" He raised a brow at this, not expecting such a direct question so soon. He smiled and bowed at the waist.

"Of course Young Mistress." She looked at him, the tear stains on her cheeks shining brightly.

"Will it hurt?" He blinked, caught off guard by the question. She sighed and reworded her question so that he would know exactly what she was talking about. "Will it hurt when you take my soul." He tensed, why would she be asking about such? What had that other demon done to her? He shook his head before walking to her wardrobe and picking out her clothing. He dressed her in a petite black dress that was a bit poufier than she normally preferred. The matching hair bow brought out the color of her eye. She sighed as he dressed her, realizing he was not planning to answer her question.

"Mistress do you want breakfast?" She shook her head and he frowned, knowing that the cart was now a waste. Slipping into her ankle high heels she began her walk out to the normal part of the mansion, replaying her night terror in her mind trying to dissect it for some clue to why it occurred, as Sebastian tried to place where that demon had come from or who had sent it.