Ah, poor Damon~ I think I was picking on her just a bit too much in this chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter so be sure to review. Oh, and check out my new Death Note fanfiction Street Smarts if you have a chance ^^

Dinner was perfect and I received many compliments on my cooking, even though Jeremy was the one who made it. Everyone ate their fill and Lau addressed Jeremy about the truth behind the incidents. I was tense, because my side was still aching from before when Jeremy grabbed me, but I couldn't help but full on laugh when Ciel dropped his food at the next statement.

"Well then Earl, take off your clothes."

"What?"

Laughing hurt extremely and I ended up collapsing on the floor due to the strain, coughing blood into my hand. Ciel looked slightly taken aback and the others rushed to my aid. Jeremy was the first to help me and offered to take me to another room. Ciel agreed and I was picked up and taken down the hall to my room.

How'd he know which was my room?

I only knew it was mine by the smell and the bed he had set me down on. I felt the bed sink down nearby and could feel him getting closer, probably to take off my uniform. I didn't want this unknown person touching me in any way, so I growled lowly in my throat and glared in his general direction. I heard a slight chuckle and changed my glare to a more confused look.

Why is he laughing?

"Damon, I thought you of all people would have recognized me by now, even with no sight."

"What are…you talking about?"

"My, my. It seems my little pup has lost some of her sense of smell as well. Now how can I possibly fix that?"

"S-Sebastian?…that explains so much."

I was wheezing at this point and breathing had become a chore. I felt Sebastian put his gloved hand lightly on my injured side, but I still winced at the touch. Then, I felt my small leather book being tapped on my forehead.

"Damon, you didn't read the ways to get your eyesight back I'm sure. Would you like to know them?"

I couldn't breathe properly, so I just nodded my head quickly as the pressure on my side grew from him pushing down harder.

"One way is to change bodies but, because you are a wolf demon, it could be deadly. Another way is to gouge out your own eyes and replace them with another demon's, which would be extremely painful. The last way…I'm sure you'll enjoy."

The pressure increased substantially and a whimper of pain made its way out of my throat, as I felt Sebastian get closer, hovering just above my body.

"The last way, is to make a second degree pact with a stronger demon and drink his blood."

I gasped in shock and pain as Sebastian finally punctured my side and began repairing my broken rib. A second degree pact was the last thing I wanted to do with Sebastian. A first degree I might consider, but a second?

A first degree pact would be a simple mark of possession placed somewhere on the body, similar to the contract Ciel had. It would allow both demons to keep track of one another and hear each other's thoughts if they wished them to be heard. The second is far worse. It can only be done after the first degree pact, but it is a different matter entirely. For the second pact, one would have the more added to the possession mark, done by the demon's true form, and they would also have to drink the blood and saliva. Or, in other words, mouth to mouth, a kiss. Normally that wouldn't be so bad, but the combination of a powerful demon's blood and saliva causes most to become overrun by lust. Needless to say, I really wished that wasn't the last option.

"…one extremely painful, one potentially deadly for your kind, and one you may regret."

The undertaker's words finally made sense. I may come to really regret this, if I'm not careful. The pain from my side finally receded as Sebastian finished sewing me up. I was breathing hard and a bead of sweat began to roll down the side of my face, but Sebastian brushed it away with his hand. I went to sit up, but he pushed me back down with a small smile.

"Now now, Damon. No need to be so hasty. I shall take care of the rest for now. You can join us tomorrow morning as the guests leave. I will be sure to personally get rid of the pest before it causes any more trouble, so sleep peacefully. Goodnight, my little pup."

I wanted to retort, but he was right. I was exhausted after everything that had happened, so I immediately fell asleep; not bothering to remove what was left of my uniform.

Sleep peacefully? Yeah right. Sebastian probably cursed me and my sleep was riddled with nightmares. One particularly nasty one was Sebastian gouging out my eyes. Needless to say, I woke up in the early dawn and couldn't go back to sleep, so here I was eating the pineapple I found the other day in a most interesting way. Poor Sebastian nearly had a heart attack when he saw me biting into the pineapple like an apple, rind and all.

"Damon, you really shouldn't do that. Pineapple rinds are not supposed to be edible and it will certainly upset your stomach."

"Like I care. Thanks to you, I had nightmares all night and this pineapple has been haunting me since a few days ago. Besides, it needs to be eaten since it was stabbed by that stupid sword-wielding guy. There was no way I was going to just let it rot."

Not to long after that, Mr. Wordsmith returned and Sebastian explained how everything happened. I was surprised to find out that I had met Sebastian outside the kitchen right after I broke my rib and I realized that my nose had been right the whole time, even when I smelled Mr. Phelps. What really shocked me, was Sebastian changing into his true form to scare the living daylights out of him. I just wished I could've seen it.

"I assumed that you didn't mention it on purpose, but you haven't explained Mr. Phelps' death."

"That's right. There was actually another uninvited guest."

"What?"

Sebastian pulled out a wooden crate covered in chains and I immediately took quite a few steps back and growled.

"I know you took care of him, but why didn't you tell me he was under there?"

"You simply never asked, Damon."

Ciel ordered the crate to be opened and two snakes immediately flew at Ciel. There was no way I was getting near Snake and his…friends. I looked in Snake's direction and changed in front of him, probably earning a surprised look as I snapped at the same snake that tried to kill me at the circus. Sebastian grabbed the scruff of my neck and hauled me back so Ciel could speak with Snake about joining our staff. I was furious and was destroying the floor beneath me as I tried to get out of Sebastian's grasp.

"Damon! Enough!"

I froze but momentarily at Ciel's order, hair standing on end and teeth bared. There was no way I was letting him live here with the very thing that tried to kill me. Sebastian could sense my undying fury and sighed before addressing Snake.

"I suggest you apologize for nearly killing her, before she 'accidentally' escapes my grasp and proceeds to rip you apart."

I loved how he said that and I could practically see the devilish grin on his face. I immediately turned back towards Snake as I felt him getting closer. I hesitantly took a step back when I smelled him right in front of me, most likely offering his hand.

"I apologize for hurting you before and I hope I didn't cause too much damage…says Wilde."

I relaxed, since he actually sounded sincere, and nudged my head under his hand. He pet me a few times before I changed back and spoke to him and Sebastian.

"Well, thanks to you I am now blind and I may never get used to snakes, but I guess it's not entirely your fault and I will probably get over the fear of snakes with time now that you'll be working for us. Oh, and Sebastian? What are we going to tell the servants since they all believe you're dead?"

"Oh, I'll think of something."

Sure enough, we held a funeral service for him. It was quit amusing to see the servants tackle him after they dug him back up. I personally just stood back with the undertaker and his vase of biscuits.

"Hehe~ Did you ever read my book pup?~"

"Yes, you are quite the joker, aren't you?"

"Of course!~ I love a good laugh~ Which option are you choosing?"

"It's more like, which is Sebastian choosing for me. He seems to like the last one and I don't think I can talk him out of it."

"Hehehe~ Just don't regret it!"

I glared in his direction as he took another biscuit from the vase, and decided that I needed some revenge on the joker. I grabbed the vase and ran away, sticking my tongue out at the shocked undertaker before standing next to Sebastian and Ciel. I smiled as I munched on the biscuit hanging part way out of my mouth, and Sebastian chuckled; patting my head as I allowed my ears to pop out, which he fiddled with affectionately.

"So, we should head back to the mansion so I can help Damon get her eyesight back."

I widened my eyes and blanched, looking in his direction, while dropping the biscuit to the floor in shock. Ciel agreed and didn't ask questions and I dreaded the whole ride home.

"Therefore, we have an increase in servants."

"What?"

"Please enter."

The door creaked open and the scent of serpents filled my nose. I stood still, knowing that I had promised to do my best to get over this fear, and allowed some of the snakes to slither up to my shoulders. I pet one of them, the one I recognized as Wilde, as Snake introduced himself…and his friends. Eventually, we began to make Ciel's meal and I realized that Wilde liked me or wanted to make up for before, because he kept hanging around me. I didn't mind so much since he seemed quite handy, keeping me from walking into things by licking the ear on that side. At this rate, my fear of snakes will be rid of in the next couple of days, but I was beginning to fear the end of the day even more.

Sebastian had practically forced me to agree to do the second degree pact with him, and he wanted it done as soon as possible; tonight. I was not in a good mood the further on in the day it got, and Lau's visit did not help.

"Hey Earl! How are you doing?"

I sighed as Ran-Mao grabbed a hold of my arm and wrapped herself around me. I pat her head, not bothered in the least, and sat her down at the table with some food. Apparently, Lau was here to discuss people rising from the dead and a certain hospital doing illegal human experimentation. Ciel soon ordered Sebastian to go investigate and I allowed some of the tension in my shoulders to relax, causing him to chuckle.

"Don't worry Damon, I will be back before our little arrangement."

Great just great. This day couldn't get any worse.

Oh, but it did. Lizzy came over and I was lucky Ciel got rid of her before she tried to dress everyone up again. The only bad thing was, when Sebastian returned bringing information about a certain cruise ship that Lizzy had just mentioned. I was wrong, it could get worse. What could possibly be worse that dealing with Lizzy for three weeks?

"Damon, it's time."

Oh right, that is most certainly worse. At least before I wouldn't have to see what I was being put through. Now, I have to deal with that, and keeping my paws off Sebastian. I hate my life.

Hehe, "paws" that was unintentional really, but when I spotted it, I couldn't help but chuckle XD