Ciel woke on his own for the first time in a very long time. He was glad to find that he was alone in the room, he couldn't handle seeing the demon at the present time, he was sure in would send him into another rage.

"Bloody demon" he whispered into the empty room. A gentle knock at the door caught his attention.

"Young Master, are you awake?" Finny called peering inside.

"Yes, I'm awake now" The Earl sat up in his bed as the gardener approached.

" I hope I haven't disturbed you, Mr. Sebastian said that if you hadn't woken up by tea time, to check on you. He told us to look after you because he would be away for a while." Ciel nodded.

"Are you feeling any better?"

"yes, I think so" Finny smiled.

"That's great, we've been so worried about you Master,can I bring you something?"

"Of course I can, anything to help you Young Master, Mey Rin and Bard will be so happy to hear that you're okay." He grinned and disappeared from view. Ciel settled back into the pillows once more. He began to drift back into sleep when suddenly Finny reappeared placing the pitcher and glass on the bedside table.

"Would you like something to eat Master, I could bring you some-" Ciel sat back up.

"Just the water, I'm not hungry but after I've had my drink, I want you to contine with your job." Finny poured the water into the glass and handed it to Ciel, who sipped it slowly. Ciel emptied his cuo and gave it back to Finny.

"you did very well Finny, thank you" He offered a faint smilee in an attempt to set the servent at ease. Finny returned the smile.

"Thank you , I was so afraid I would spill it or break the glass!" Ciel was about to speak when they heard a loud crash and a scream from Mey-Rin

"Apparently breaking things is Mey -Rin's department. Go help clean it up, then go on to your work." Finny nodded.

"Yes, young master!" he ran down the hall leave Ciel to slip back into sleep.

Sebastian wandered through the streets with no destination in mind, he needed time to think about what he would do if his plan didn't go as he had hoped. He entered a dark alley and sat down.

"No one ever said dealing with a young teenager would be easy, I simply could not have imagined that my happy little boy would one day grow to be this way." He sighed at the thought.

He felt something soft brush against his hand.

"Well hello little one" He said picking up the slender black cat. He stroked its sleek fur gently.

Bassy?" The voice came suddenly.

"Not tonight Grell, I am not in the mood for dealing with pests."

"chasing down leads for that little brat are you?" The reaper asked dully.

"You will leave Ciel out of this, furthermore you wil never all him out of his name."

"A bit touchy tonight are we?" Gell slid down next to him.

"shouldn't you be out collecting souls?" The reaper shook his head.

"Not tonight, so I-I'm free if you wanted to" There was a long silence.

"Actually, I think I could use a friend right now. If you have the time that is." Grell smiled gleeefully.

"I'm here for you Bassy my love" It was nearly dawn when the demon returned. He had to admit that as annoying as Grell tended to be, the talk had helped.

He would go to Ciel when he woke and thing would be different. Failure in this plan was smply not an option.