Chapter 6

"You can put me down now," Harry told Sebastian as said butler carried Harry into the Phantomhive manor a couple of weeks after the Jack the Ripper case was solved.

Ciel shook his head at the two demons. "You two make no sense," he muttered.

Harry immediately sat up and literally growled.

"Huh? What did I say?" Ciel asked, slightly startled.

"Oh, hello Earl Phantomhive," a man with white hair and violet eyes said. He was dressed in a white suit, purple dress shirt, but he had black gloves. "My name is Ash Landers, the Queen's butler. The Queen would like to thank you for solving the Jack the Ripper case so quickly, here is your next assignment," the white butler then pulled out a piece of parchment and handed it to Ciel.

"Houndsworth?" Harry was now standing and peering over Ciel's shoulder at the letter. "Dog-baiting… hm, poor things," Harry mumbled as he started to feel nauseous again.

"Yes, it breaks Her Majesty's heart to see poor innocent animals being killed like that. There is also less people in the town as well. Over a third has died in the past 10 years alone. The people live in fear," Ash said, raising a hand to the sky while the other folded over his chest.

"Yes, yes, but can we please go in? I'd rather get out of this heat if you don't mind," Harry mumbled as he started to collapse before Sebastian swooped him up into his arms again.

"I suggest you be careful swinging someone up like that. You might throw your back out," Ash warned as he left.

"Put me down," Harry whined as a horrible stench overcame his nose.

"You haven't been feeling well for the last couple of weeks," Sebastian said as he declined.

"Then we are not entering," Harry growled and the door slammed shut in Ciel's face.

"Ow, that hurt," Ciel turned around while rubbing his forehead, and when he took his hand away, there was blood.

"Ack," Harry squeaked as he literally jumped out of Sebastian's arms and started fussing over Ciel, much to the boy's annoyance.

Sebastian looked at his arms and then at Harry in shock and confusion as to what just happened.

"I'm fine you crazy demon," Ciel growled as he tried to open the door, but Harry stopped him with a growl and dragged him back to Sebastian.

Harry's instincts were all over the place. He was protective over Ciel and then there was the fact that that creature had entered the Phantomhive mansion. It had to be disinfected.

Sebastian blinked as he stared at his mate who seemed to be at a loss as to what he should do since he was looking between Ciel and the door. He frowned as he thought about how odd Harry's behavior had become towards the Earl, and the fact that he was beginning to throw up in the mornings and started to lose energy about noon before it suddenly came back to him at dinner. Could he be? No, he wouldn't, but then again, he had been in the Earl's service for a few months, coupled with the fact that Ciel had no parents, was basically a brat child and tried to juggle more things than he should have to. Sebastian guessed that he would have to talk to Harry later on about what he wanted. "Harry, focus, go inside and do what makes you feel safe. I will take care of the Young Master as it is my job," he said.

Harry gave him a grateful smile before he disappeared inside and shut and sealed the door much to Ciel's annoyance who was trying to get inside.

"What the hell is going on around here?" Ciel barked as Sebastian dragged his young charge away from the front door of the manor and pulled out a first-aid kit he had put together from one of his pockets that Harry had insisted he start carrying around.

"It would appear Harry does not feel that you are safe in the manor at the moment," Sebastian said as he dabbed at the small cut. Really, all that fuss over a small cut and an angel? No, well, yes, but I can't seem to place the scent of that particular angel.

"That is ridiculous! How am I not safe in my own manor? I know Bard and Mey-rin cause a lot of damage, but I'm normally in my study!"

"True, but I was referring to Mr. Landers. He has a very strange scent that I currently cannot place since has been a while since I have come across someone like him," Sebastian explained.
"But that doesn't explain his sudden mood change. What did you do Sebastian? And that is an order," Ciel growled as he glared at his butler.

Sebastian looked at the forest and contemplated running, but no, he was a Phantomhive butler and Phantomhive butlers did not run. He let out a resigned sigh much to Ciel's shock. "He and I are mates. Normally, out of homosexual couples, nothing changes, but in rare cases such as ours is, the feminine of the two will become just that," Sebastian explained.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Ciel asked.

"I didn't want to upset you," a voice said behind Ciel causing said boy to jump and turn his head to look at Harry.

"You can come in now. The stench is gone and that cursed thing didn't do anything except maybe have tea with Tanaka," Harry said softly.

"About time," Ciel muttered as he stalked past the demon and came to a dead stop. "Then what the HELL does that mean for me?" he asked as he spun around his heel, just realizing what Sebastian said.

Both men grimaced, especially Harry, who was starting to look pale again.

"Um, like, I said, young master, I would have to speak to Harry about that, but as far as souls go, Harry has no need to eat them," Sebastian explained, glancing at Harry who nodded sheepishly.

"Very well," Ciel grumbled as he turned around and walked back to his mansion.

It was nighttime before Sebastian could ask Harry what was going on with him and Ciel, which just made Harry burst into tears. Sebastian was glad that they were in their room as he tried to console his mate.

"I didn't mean to get so attached to your dinner," Harry sobbed into Sebastian's chest.

Sebastian just stroked Harry's hair.

"It is why I don't like staying in one place for a long time because I get too attached, especially if they have no parents," Harry said into Sebastian's shirt.

"Hush love," Sebastian said as he kissed the top of Harry's head. "Why don't I invite your sister over? Then we can ask her what we should do about the little creature," he offered.

Harry nodded and allowed Sebastian to set him on the bed, and he ended up falling asleep while waiting for Sebastian to return with his sister.

"Hm… My best guess is that he sees Ciel as his cub even though theoretically Harry once was Ciel, but I don't know if they are one in the same now or not. Probably not now that things have already been changed. It would depend on you whether or not you see Ciel as your cub if your mate does. Also, it must be fine with Ciel having two homosexual demon mates has his adoptive parents. Now you say he has been sick in the mornings?" Lorabelle questioned as she sipped her tea, sitting across from Sebastian in the Phantomhive manor.

"Yes, do you have any ideas as to why?" Sebastian shifted nervously thinking about how his mate had tried to hide it.

"One… but I think I shall keep it to myself," Lorabelle smiled at him.

"You are the cruelest woman," Sebastian grumbled.

"I know, but it is my specialty," Lorabelle purred with her hypnotic eyes closing.

"So what am I supposed to do with Harry exactly?" Sebastian finally questioned. "His mood swings are all over the place," he said.

"They will be, and I'm afraid that he will become uncomfortable soon, which means that you will be catering to his need as well as the Earl," Lorabelle answered, opening her eyes and taking a sip of her tea. "For now, I suggest you let Harry take care of Ciel as much as he wants to and when he becomes uncomfortable, take the Earl to see him. Though I should warn you, by doing that you and Ciel have both accepted one another as cub and parent respectively," Lorabelle said the last part in a warning tone.

"In order for Ciel to become our cub, he would need to become a demon, and then he would have to eat souls," Sebastian said with a frown.

Lorabelle gave him her Cheshire grin. "Not necessarily, you see I can make him like Harry because he is currently human. You, however, should be able to survive off of Harry's energies concerning they regenerate themselves when he eats human food or absorbs a bit of life energy, which for some reason does not affect a person's life span," Lorabelle said while frowning.

Sebastian sighed at that. "I suppose I better go wake up the young Master, and see when he wants to go to Houndsworth," Sebastian said as he stood.

"Houndsworth?" Lorabelle immediately perked up. "I heard there was a demon hound there. Can I come? Please?" Lorabelle was on her feet and bouncing around the butler who blinked owlishly at the strange woman.

"I suppose the young Master wouldn't mind," he said.

"Thank you," Lorabelle wrapped her arms around the butler's neck and kissed him on the cheek. "Have fun with Harry~!" she called before she disappeared in a shadow to pack.

"I will never get used to that woman being my sister-in-law," Sebastian said with a shake of his head.

Ciel watched as his butler picked out his clothes and packed his suitcase. "You spoke to Harry?"

"I did and Madame Lorabelle, his sister," Sebastian said, calmly.

"I see," Ciel said with a frown. "So what is Harry's problem exactly?"

Sebastian closed his eyes for a minute before opening them and staring at Ciel. "He sees you as his cub. The only way you would become his cub is if I accept you as Harry is my mate and you accept us as your adoptive parents," Sebastian said before turning back to his duties.

Ciel stared at him in shock. "But wouldn't I need to eat souls like you? Because I'm assuming I would become a demon," he said.

"Your assumption is correct, but no, Madame Lorabelle can make it to where you can keep your human food like Harry," Sebastian said with a chuckle.

"But I was supposed to be your dinner," Ciel was on his feet.

"Yes, but I don't necessarily need your soul now that I have Harry because if a demon exchanges energy with another demon then the ones that receive the energy no longer need to consume a soul. Since Harry doesn't need to eat souls, he has demonic energy that he doesn't really need and can be replenished through the consumption of human food," Sebastian explained.

"But what about our deal? You were supposed to protect me until the end?" Ciel then tried.

Sebastian sighed at that. "Crow demons are fond of their cubs or kids even if they do adopt them, and they will gladly lose their life to protect them. Elt demons… I have no idea."

"Elt demon?" Ciel blinked.

"Think big deer," a voice said softly from the doorway. "I'm done packing Sebastian, our stuff and the other servants," Harry said softly. He froze and then ran out of the room.

"What's wrong with him?" Ciel asked his butler.

"Morning sickness," Sebastian informed the boy.

Ciel crinkled his nose at that. "Do you know what from?"

"Not a clue, but his sister has an idea but won't tell me," Sebastian grumbled the last part.

"That doesn't sound like a very good sister… in-law," Ciel commented as he followed his butler down to the breakfast table where he found Lorabelle sitting with a cup of tea. "What the hell are you doing here?" Ciel barked at his guest as he sat down at the head of the table.

"That's very rude," Lorabelle pouted. "Besides I heard about the trip to Houndsworth, and I wanted to come. I would have come anyway because of my darling brother~" she purred. "Speaking of which, where is he?"

"Morning sickness," Sebastian answered swiftly, giving her a pointed look.

"Ah, well, he should start feeling better in a week or so," Lorabelle smiled while taking a sip of her tea.

"And why can't you tell us what is wrong with him?" Ciel demanded.

"Sorry, little Earl, but I think that should be Harry's news plus I would ruin the surprise if it is what I think it is," Lorabelle sent a smirk towards the Earl who frowned.

"What's going on?" Harry asked as he walked in with the other servants with breakfast. "Lorabelle, what are you doing here?" he questioned with a tired smile.

"Simple, I'm going to Houndsworth with you guys. Of course, my Riders will be riding with us," Lorabelle said as she got up and hugged her brother.

Ciel raised an eyebrow at his butler.

"Your Riders?" Finny asked with a tilt of his head.

"Yep, the Brotherhood. They are supposed to protect me and my brother from M and Black… ah, shit, I can never remember the second part of his name," Lorabelle grumbled.

"Thorn?" Harry offered.

"Thorn what?" Lorabelle let her brother go and looked up at him with a tilt of her head.

"Blackthorn, that's his name," Harry said and glanced at his mate.

"Oh yeah, now how am I supposed to remember that?" Lorabelle muttered.

"Um, a rose has thorns, so a black rose might have black thorns," Harry offered with a small smile.

Lorabelle tilted her head back and laughed. "Oh that is a good one. I think I will just call him Rose from now on," she said with a giggle.

"Rose?" Bard blinked.

Lorabelle started dancing around in a circle. "Oh, he is so going to love his new nickname, and it will be one that I can remember," she spun around her brother and laughed joyously. "And there won't be nothing he can do about it~," she sang.

"Ahem, let's finish breakfast so we can go," Ciel coughed as a plate was set in front of him.

"Very well," Lorabelle said as she plopped in a chair. "Oh, here are some crackers for you to snack on," she said, handing Harry a package of crackers. "I would suggest drinking ginger ale only and eating bland things until you stop feeling sick in the morning," she said.

"Um, thanks," Harry said softly as he accepted the crackers. "But we don't have ginger ale," he then whined softly, causing his sister's fork with egg to pause in the air.

"Well, damn, TOBIAS!" she screeched.

A man with black hair, pale skin and dressed in tight fitting, black clothes hurried in. "Yes Madame?" he inquired.

"Take Adam with you and get several bottles of ginger ale and some ginger root while you are at it for my dear brother," Lorabelle said calmly.

The man known as Tobias bowed. "As you wish Madame, would you like us to leave now or after you have arrived at Houndsworth?" he asked, coming out of his bow.

"Now, you and Adam are excused from your duties of protecting me while you are out getting what I have ordered you to get, and no slacking or you know what will happen," Lorabelle said with a devious smile that made her face quite scary with the way her eyes swirled.

"Ah, yes Madame, consider us on our way," Tobias bowed again before running out of the mansion, shouting for Adam to get the horse ready.

"Well, that takes care of that," Lorabelle chirped happily.

Everyone looked at one another and smiled weakly or in the case of the Earl, grimaced and looked at his food at Lorabelle's threat and Tobias' reaction.

Hmm. Anything important that needs posting? I don't think so. As always review if you like, suggestions are helpful as well and may make this story last longer and questions are also welcome.

Also if you have any ideas or want to see an Omake of something, let me know.

Oh, one more thing would Mpreg be considered as rated M? if there is no content such as lemons to make it that way? I don't think so, but I want to make sure.