Change of player's chapter 3

Elizabeth's hand tightens slightly on her glass as she stands surrounded by others; so many conversations are going on at once that they are overlapping in a confusing manner. She keeps her eyes ahead, scanning the crowd for anything that might be suspicious. Without needing to look she is aware of Edward at her back; standing tall in his butlers uniform. He is the only person she trusts to be there, to not stab her in the back and that is only because of what she owes him. Elizabeth forces her mind away from her demon butler to scan her fellow guests again. She can see many people she has her suspicions on; such as Lord Aleister Chamber, Lady Melodie Hashin and others. In the center of the room she sees Ciel with Vincent and Rachel. Standing with them is Angelina Durless and her butler.

"You do not want to appear rude my Lady" With a grimace she acknowledges Edwards voice in her ear; besides that they are a useful tool in her research and she cannot just throw that away; it is the whole reason why she tolerates Ciel. She moves towards the group and tugs her dress skirt up slightly for a curtsey once she arrives. She may not care for it but she is aware of the pleasantries she has to deal with before they can move on to normal conversation. Soon enough though she finds Ciel's excited eyes on her and she raises an eyebrow wondering what had happened to make him so happy.

"This coming week father is going to take me with him to help with the Jack the Ripper case" Ah so that is why he is so happy; it makes sense though, after all he is going to be the watchdog when his father passes.

"Congratulations" She smiles at him and is pleased to see he can't tell it's fake. It took her a lot of practice to master the mask she needs when dealing with other people, especially the higher ups. Of course Ciel takes her smile as encouragement and starts to talk about the case when Vincent's hand goes down on his shoulder.

"Now Ciel you know we do not talk about business out in the open like this" His tone is slightly reprimanding but his smile softens it slightly. Ciel still looks slightly ashamed before he nods.

"Of course Father" Elizabeth's mouth twitches slightly in amusement. Ciel still has a bit to learn about being the watchdog it appears.

"How are you doing Elizabeth?" She shifts her eyes from Ciel to Vincent's sharp eyes and smiles.

"I am doing well thank you" Just one look in his eyes reminds her to be cautious around him, he is the watchdog for a reason after all. The conversation goes on for a while; it is about nothing important of course, just the simple boring details of life. Elizabeth holds back a sigh and shifts in her dark blue and black dress. It is sleeveless which fits with what most of the other women in the room are wearing. She easily answers another of Vincent's questions as she turns just enough so she can see more of the room. Out of the corner of her eye she can see Aleistir studying her and she holds back her smirk pleased. She had worn the dress with the whole purpose of drawing his attention. She had learned some interesting rumors about the man lately; she needed to know if they were true or not and attracting his attention was the best way to go about that.

She is getting tired of all this conversation with the Phantomhives when Aleistir finally wanders over and smiles at her.

"Would the beautiful young lady care to dance?" Elizabeth easily slides on her fake smile as she turns to him and nods.

"I would love to" Even though she is engaged to Ciel she is allowed to dance with other men as long as it does not happen often and this is her first dance of the night. She allows the viscount to take her hand and lead her into the dance; never has she been more thankful for Edward's lessons in dancing as she is now. His training keeps her from missing a step in the dance even when Aleistir pulls her uncomfortably close and sighs happily.

"Oh your dancing is exquisite young lady, like a beautiful robin in flight" Her mouth twitches and she forces her mask to stay on as she giggles quietly.

"Thank you my lord. You are too kind"

"Now now my beautiful robin you must call me Aleistir" Smiling she nods up at him as he twirls her away. Eventually the song ends and he turns to her. "Now I am throwing a ball in two weeks time and I must insist you are there"

"Of course Aleistir" Damn she wants to punch him for how low his hand slides on her waist but she maintains her smile. "I wouldn't dream of missing it" Quickly she slides out of his grip and her eyes flick up to meet his warmly. "I will see you there" without waiting for a reply she moves away and within moments she feels Edward at her back again and hears him chuckle.

"You are quite the actress My Lady" She does not reply until they are further away and then she smirks.

"Of course, I have to be don't I" It is not a question but Edwards nods anyways amused. Elizabeth stretches pleased. She has finished what she came here to do; now all she has to do is dance with Ciel one time and she should be able to return home. She needs to prepare for the next part in her plan.

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