Chapter 7: Earth Shattering News

Hey guys! Here is the next chapter of A Demon's Angel. This is shout out to L0n3W0lf36 and Guest for thier support for this next chapter. Now, as a warning, this chapter will have some groundbreaking news that will blow your socks off. Fair warning in case of unsuspected shock makes you hypervenalte( Sadly that is what happens to me). Well, there is my warning so let's get on with the story!

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Third Person P.O.V.

When Ciel and Sebastian arrived back at the manor with the badly beaten and unconcious Ariel in Sebastain's arms, all of the Phantomhive servants were in a state of panic.

"What happened to the Young Mistress?!"

"She managed to fall during our little walk," Ceil answered easily. "She'll be fine in a few days." A sigh of relief left the servants as they all rushed back to attend to their duties except for Mei-Rin.

"Master."

"What is it?"

"Undertaker is here to see the Young Mistress."

"Can you tell him that she isn't seeing anyone right now?"

"He is being quite persistent Master. He has not laughed or giggled once since he has waited here for you." Shock registered on both Ciel's and Sebastian's face at the news. That was so unlike the mysterious mortician.

"Very well. Where is he?"

"He is waiting in the front parlor." Ciel let out a sigh as he beckoned Sebastian to follow him into the manor right past the Undertaker to reach the grand staircase.

"Is she alright?" Undertaker demanded at once, no trace of his trademark grin or humor.

"The Young Mistress is fine," Mei-Rin answered for the head butler and head of the house. "She just had an unfortunate fall while they were taking a walk." Because of the silver hair in the Undertaker's eyes, the group did not see the suspicious glint that flashed in Sebastian's direction.

"Very well. I will give any wounds that she has the proper treatment," he said as he made to take Ariel from Sebastian's arms. Sebastian instinctively pulled back from his reach with a low growl in his throat.

"Sebastian, give Ariel to the Undertaker," Ciel ordered. "You still have dinner to make. Mei-Rin, I'd like you to accompany the Undertaker to Ariel's room so you may assist him."

"Yes, Master." A quick flash of a smug grin passed over Undertaker's lips, which only Sebastian caught, before Undertaker gently but quickly took Ariel from him to carry her up the rest of the grand staircase. Since no servant was around Sebastian let his eyes swirl a demonic red before he quickly composed himself.

"She is in capable hands," Ciel told him. "I don't see what your problem is. Once Undertaker has fixed her up she'll be up and about in a few days." At first Ciel was worried about his sister, but once Undertaker had offered to heal her, his worry had faded. Undertaker worked with dead bodies as well as in some cases living bodies so his work would be quick and efficient which meant that Ariel would still live. Ciel then climbed the stairs to reach his study while Sebastian slinked off to the kitchens where his murderous aura scared off Bardaroy.

Meanwhile, up in Ariel's bedroom, Mey-Rin was bustling about fetching and giving Undertaker the things he needed while Undertaker washed off all the blood on Ariel's body and sewed up the gash in Ariel's side from whoever had stabbed her.

"That should be it," Undertaker sighed as he gathered up all of the soiled linens and sewing kit after bandaging Ariel up. "Would you please take these away for me?"

"Of course," the maid said at once before disappearing out the door. When the maid had left the room, Undertaker made a cut along his palm and let his blood drip down into Ariel's open mouth. On reflex Ariel's throat began to swallow his blood so Undertaker place his hand to her lips while holding her head up to drink.

"That's it Ariel, my mate. Drink my blood and heal."

"What do you mean your mate?" growled a voice from the shadows of the room.

"Wouldn't you like to know."

"Do not try my patience reaper," the voice hissed as the shadows came forward to form Sebastian's body.

"Well, it's like I said she is my mate."

"She. Is. Mine."

"She is both of ours."

"And how could that be?"

"Because it is God's will." This caused Sebastian to scoff. "Not for you ,but for Ariel. When angels are sent to Earth to become earth bound angels, their soul is given the potential to either have a demon as a mate or a reaper. Seeing as how reapers and demons usually stay as far away from the other as possible, it wasn't a problem before."

"I am not giving up what's mine because of some silly claim that you are her mate," Sebastian snarled.

"It is her decision as much as it is ours Mr. Butler. Whomever she chooses will be hers and hers alone. The other will have to live without her and watch the other with her."

"I am not letting her slip through my fingers."

"Neither am I Mr. Butler. Neither am I."

Ariel

When I came into wakefulness, I saw the image of Sebastian at the mofia's house came back to me. At first I couldn't hel but marvel at the beauty he had as well as shiver in fear at the swirling red eyes he had. Was what I saw real? With the end of that thought I found my eyes opening to see Pheobus sitting in a chair beside my bed smiling softly down at me.

"How do you feel Ariel?"

"I feel like my whole body is on fire, but besides that I'm fine," I replied as I tried to sit up.

"You should lay down and rest Ariel. You are still weak from the beating you received," he told me gently while slowly helping my lay back down. "Your brother tells me that you took down a great number of them before they got you."

"Yeah," I chuckled. "But I have a strength I didn't know I had when I protected Ciel."

"From what he told me you took all the blows in his place."

"Yeah, I guess I did."

"Why?"

"Ciel is my precious brother. I can't let him get hurt and be taken away again like when we were little."

"Ariel," he began only for me to cut him off.

"But it's alright. I'm alive and Ciel is safe and sound. That's all that matters." A knock brought both of our attentions to the dark wood of my bedroom door. "Come in."

"Young Mistress, here is your dinner," Sebastian said as he pushed in a trolley with a light meal that would be easy on my stomach. When his head lifted and his eyes showed, a flash of them turning the swirling red from whatever that vision was made me shake.

"Ariel?" Pheobus questioned in concern when my whole body started to shake.

"I'm fine," I assured him, all the while avoiding Sebastian's eyes. Why did I have those visions? Now I can't even look at Sebastian without shaking in fear. My meal was passed to me which I ate with bird bites seeing as though Sebastian's eyes on me made me break out in a cold sweat to accompany my shaking.

"I will come visit you again tomorrow Ariel," Phoebus murmured to me in my ear. The way his warm breath blew over my ear made a pleasant shiver roll down my spine which made me completely forget about Sebastian being in the room. "We wouldn't want you to injure yourself more by trying to ride out and see me." I could only softly shake my head at that as he pulled away.

"I'll see you later." He then placed a warm kiss on my forehead before he stood.

"See you," slipped from my lips. A warm smile was given to me as he disappeared out of my room. Which left me in my room alone with Sebastian. My earlier fear and uneasiness came back full force, tying my stomach in knots in the process.

"I am done with my meal," I announced softly. Sebastian was quick to gather my dishes back onto the trolley.

"Good night Young Mistress," he threw over his shoulder at my door frame.

"G-Goonight Sebastian." Once he was gone I let out a relieved breath and tried to slow my fast beating heart. What exactly did I have a vision of? What exactly is Sebastian Michaelis? These were the last thoughts on my mind before I gave in to the pull of sleep.

Sebastian

Hot and unrestrained anger flowed through my veins as I left my mate's bedroom. Not only had she welcomed the reaper's advances, she is now afraid of me and is blocking our connection from her end! There was no way that I could fix that without a direct order from her herself to rid me of the Master's order's restrictions. Damn it all! At this rate the reaper will have my mate while I had to continue my existence without her by my side. Unacceptable, I growled in my mind. I'll just have to think of something to remedy this.

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