And we're back! like i said last chapter we're just going to pick up right where we left off. i didn't want the last chapter to be too long. oh! and i need to apologize for the errors on the last chapter! i noticed that a few of my sentences didn't make sense because i had a word or two missing. so, sorry about that, i think my spell check is getting mad at me and taking words out. i hope it didn't take away from the story, and im going to watch this chapter very closely as far as silly mistakes go. i always try to update often, but i try not to let that effect my writing quality. thanks for reviewing! enjoy this weeks chapter(s)- PenNinja

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After Undertaker finally finished laughing, and that did take quite a while, Faline was abruptly shoved under the table that she had previously been sitting on. Undertaker was sliding into a coffin, his coffin to be exact, when he put his finger to his lips and hushed her. She was about to protest when she heard the shop door bell lightly, and saw two shadows from underneath the table cloth. She could only assume that undertaker was up to his usual antics and stayed quietly under the table, waiting for the floor show that was her boss. Undertaker did his typical creepy emerging from the coffin routine, Faline wondered if she should come out and try to help him. She had never done it before, but she thought she could at least try. After a few brief seconds of pondering, she decided to wait until next time. creeping out of a coffin was significantly more frightening than crawling out from under a table. should she come out at all? her question was answered by undertaker next statement;

"ooooooh my little house cat! that was your cuue!"

wow. did he really just call her that? come to think of it, she didn't think that he had ever used her name before, or if he did, she didn't remember. She quietly slid out from under the table, receiving an odd look from the boy she recognized as the child Earl. She stared back for a little while before it hit her that he was staring at her eyes and not at her odd emergence. she didn't even want look at his servant. she was afraid to see if he recognized her, and her eyes were a dead giveaway. she stood there quietly for a few more moments before she noticed that everyone was waiting for her to talk. She muttered a quiet hello while doing what she could only assume was a proper curtsy. the boy nodded his head and his servant gave a bow, all while smiling in that disturbing way he did about two hours ago. the "men" then proceeded to "exchange information". Undetakers antics were getting familiar, he wasn't as odd as he would like people to believe. okay, he was wierd, but that didn't necessarily mean that he was dangerous or not to be trusted right? She didn't put to much thought into it, because as of right now, he was the only thing that could be relied on. nobody else had showed her half as much kindness. she was in the middle of being grateful what she was interrupted.

" I asked, what is your name?" The little boy with the eye patch, "Earl Phantomive", waited impatiently for her to reply.

"oh, sorry.." she muttered, all while mentally willing him to explode. "my name is Faline."

"that is a very informal reply to someone of my stature". he explained it as if he was talking to young and very stupid child. It was only then that it occured to her that she was probably smarter than the greater majority of humans in this world. this boy was pissing her off. what an arrogant little brat, but with a servant like his, maybe he had a right to be. she settled for narrowing her slitted eyes at him, at which point his butler stepped in.

"my apologies," he said, narrowing his own red slitted eyes and bowing," being a foreigner, you couldn't be expected to understand our social habits. my master is not very considerate of others."

"yeah, no shit", she thought.

"come, Sebastian, we're leaving!" the little punk cut in.

"yes my lord."

She couldn't say that she was sad to see them go, but she could say that she was very displeased at the conversation they thought she wasn't able to hear through the walls as they approached their coach. Both the boy and the butler had noticed her "abnormality". She couldn't catch the entire conversation, but in her defense, a normal person couldn't have caught any of it. From what she heard, the boy was interested in her, and wanted to invite her somewhere? she didnt realize that she had slowly been pressing her ear against the wall, and jumped when the door opened suddenly. The butler, "Sebastian", was at the door, and before she could react, was handing her a slip of paper. Faline was about to ask him what he was doing when he practically dashed out of the door. She rolled her eyes.

" SO!" yelled undertaker, making Faline jump out of her skin. " it seems like the little phantomhive has taken notice of you. that can be very bad for your health you know, to be entangled in the underworld." after recovering from the scare she had just been given, she replied;

" first of all, im immortal, and secondly, im not just entangled in the underworld of this disgusting city, im gagged and bound by it." wow. she was beginning to sound like the earl, speaking of which...

"are you going to open it?" he looked at her curiously, well, at least she thought he did. she couldnt see his eyes.

She peeled back the wax seal, and opened the letter. The first thing she noticed was that it was addressed specifically to her. when had he written it?! it read;

Dear Madam Faline,

My master Earl Ciel Phantomhive has formally invited you to attend the masquerade ball that will be held at Phantomhive manor. A carriage will arrive for you it three days at dusk, as you are his personal guest. you may bring one guest of your choosing. My master expects to see you there.

sincerely

Sebastian, head butler of the Phantomhive manor

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Hey guys. sorry about pushing this deadline so close, im at my grandmother's house and im required to "be social". I'm sorry this chapter came up short, but i was pushing it. I'll do a double chapter next to make it up to you guys. Just like this chapter the next one will pick up immediately, and yes, its still night. and my spell check is taking words out, but I ran through it and I think I fixed it all. tell me if you find any more mistakes. please read and review! oh! and i don't own kuroshitsuji~ PenNinja