Just as last week, weekend's almost over and then I have to go and make homework and be stuck at school till 6 in the evening and Friday the 5th is actually a Dutch holiday, so I don't think I'll be able to post anything then. Anyhow, enjoy the chapter! And remember, I don't own Kuroshitsuji!

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Chapter 8

I woke up the next morning in the same enormous bed that I had woken up in the previous time I was in the Phantomhive house. The only difference was that, this time, I didn't feel the need to jump out of a window and run away. Not because I was okay with being here, but because I now knew that Sebastian wouldn't let me leave anyway.

I was too lazy to get dressed, so I grabbed my bathrobe that laid in one of the suitcases in my room, suitcases full with my stuff, and put it on. I really didn't care if anyone saw my bedhead, but I didn't want to let anyone see my horrible pink Hello Kitty pyjama. Though I knew that Sebastian had probably seen it when he packed my stuff, but I tried hard not to think about that.

I walked into the corridor barefoot and looked around. When I saw that there was no one there, I again started to wonder just how many people worked here. I didn't think that those three idiots could handle everything by themselves. They will break this estate apart before fixing anything.

I walked aimlessly through the gigantic mansion, but everything was so quiet. Maybe everyone was still asleep. Wait… what time was it? The sun was already up, right? Of course, it was summer, so the sun of already up at like 5 'o clock, but that's not the point here.

Wait… Did demons need sleep?

I shook my head. No. I'm not going to think about Sebastian first thing in the morning. I've got better stuff to do. For example, looking for the kitchen. I was starving.

Then I heard a loud 'boom' paired with Finnian's scream: 'Found you, rat!'

I could feel the whole place shake as something very heavy fell down. I could hear Finnian, Baldroy and Mei-Rin talk, but now that they weren't screaming I couldn't hear what they were saying. Also, I didn't know exactly where they were. This house was so big, it was like their voices came from everywhere.

So I just ignored the trio, they were most likable goofing around again, and continued my walk through the endless corridors.

Then suddenly I walked up to Sebastian, who was carrying a plate with a tea set on it. Even though I bumped into him pretty hard, he still held the plate perfectly and didn't even stumble. But then again, he was perfect in every sense of the world. And that smell…

No, no, no, no. Stop it. Just think about hot actors or something. But the moment I thought that I knew that there wasn't an actor in the world more handsome then Sebastian.

'Good morning,' he said, only slightly amused. 'What are you wearing?'

'My Sunday outfit,' I let him know, ignoring the insult in his voice.

A small smile crossed his face. 'Well, you look gorgeous,' that was so obviously sarcastic, 'but I really hope that you won't join the morning tea like that.'

Wanting nothing more than to irritate him, I looked him straight in the eye and said: 'Maybe I will.'

The smile that then appeared on his face made me believe that I'd made the wrong choice. 'Okay, then. Follow me.' He leaded me to a different room then Ciel usually sat, this room had similarities, but swords were hanging on the wall and there was a red couch. There was also a different, round table in front of the couch and two chairs were standing round the table as well. Ciel was sitting in one of the dark red chairs, but the other one wasn't empty. A beautiful woman with pale skin, red hair, red clothing and a strange colour eyes was sitting in the other one. The couch wasn't empty either. A Asian-looking man was sitting on the couch and on his lap sat a Asian-looking girl. They both wore Asian clothing and I found them kind of strange. Not because they were Asian, but because there was more than enough cough for them to both sit on it. Why was she sitting on his lap? That didn't look proper. And also, the man had a really strange look in his eyes.

The last person I noticed was another butler-looking guy. This man also had a strange colour eyes, almost yellow, and his hair was long and brown, but he kept it in a tail. He looked as if he had no idea what he was doing here.

And when I entered the room, this group of colourful people was looking at me. And I realized that I out of all these people, probably looked the strangest. 'Um… hey,' I said and I could see Ciel's annoyance as he saw what I was wearing.

Wow, this really wasn't a good idea.

Sebastian just ignored me as the poor tea in the cups and handed them to the guests. 'Today's tea is a Darjeeling tea from Fortnum & Mason,' he explained after handing two teacups to the Asian man and woman.

'It smells delicious,' the man said, surprisingly without an accent. 'Tea can be exceptional when well brewed, hmm?'

The lady in red narrowed her eyes as she took a sip. She glanced at the other butler in the room. 'Grell. Learn something from him,' she said sharp and disdainful.

The butler looked nervous and stumbled like lunatic. His voice also sounded a lot higher than a normal guy would speak. 'W-w-well… Y-yes, my Lady,' he said.

The lady closed her eyes for a minute and then looked at me. 'Is she the girl you told me about?'

Told you about? Who told you about me?! Clearly it had been Ciel, since he was the one to answer: 'Yes, so I would appreciate it if you would just sign the document I gave you before the end of the day. I really don't want Scotland Yard in my estate right now.'

'Alright, fine. I will. But only because you ask me to.' The woman looked at me for another three seconds and then looked at Sebastian. 'That aside… You're a fine-looking man, aren't you?' she asked and she looked like she wanted to harass him. 'Quit serving in this silly country house and come to me.'

Okay, this conversation suddenly took a different turn. The woman even sounded sort of drunk. But I could see that she wasn't. Drunk people always had that strange look in their eyes. She clearly still had her shit together.

Ciel cleared his throat, clearly uncomfortable with the topic. 'Madam Red,' he said, almost as if he was her parent.

'Ah, Goodness, I'm sorry!' she said, scratching the back of her head. 'Every time I see him, I just want to have him! Perhaps that's how doctors are!'

Err. No. That's not how doctors are.

I looked almost feel the burning irritation that Ciel felt right now from the place I was standing. He put down his tea. 'By the way, Clarissa. This is Madam Red, she's my aunt and my guardian. She will be your guardian so that there's no problem with you staying here.'

That came way to fast. I tried to grasp what he said, but it just sounded so… unlikely. 'Wait… what? Since when do you have a guardian?'

Ciel looked at me with a cynical face that I would only describe as the 'really?'-face. 'Yes, I do. It's kind of an obligatory thing, you know.' He folded his hands together. 'Don't worry, she won't kidnap you. It's just something that needs to happen in order for you to be able to stay with me.'

I had no idea how I was supposed to react to that. Should I say 'thank you'? or maybe I should run for my life. Seeing as the second one wasn't a useful option and the first one was something I would never do, I didn't say anything.

Ciel made a sort of wave gesture to the Asian guy. 'And that is Lau.' He didn't bother to introduce the girl sitting on his lap.

'And I-I-I am G-G-Grell!' the other butler then said, suddenly standing in front of me. He took my hand in his and shook it as if he wanted to rip my hand off. 'It's s-s-s-so nice t-t-to meet you!'

And then I saw it. As he touched me and I looked at him, I saw how similar his skin was to Sebastian's. Pale and perfect, as if they were dolls rather than people. Was this guy also a demon? He seemed way too… annoying for that.

'Grell!' Madam Red said sternly.

Grell immediately dropped my hand and went back to his spot in the room.

But just as he'd taken his position, another guest left his. The Asian man, Lau, put the girl that was sitting on his lap on the couch and walked towards me. He lifted my chin and observed my face. 'What a cute girl you are,' he said, looking at me as if I was some sort of treasure rather than a person.

And then someone pulled me away from him in some sort of deathly embrace. 'Keep your paws off of my new little niece!' Madam Red said to him in a possessive, almost angry manner. She was so close I could smell her perfume. A rose-like sent that made me think about my grandmother.

Lau laughed and folded his arms, clearly not-caring about what the woman thought. 'You wound me. I wouldn't paw at her here.'

If Madam Red's eyes could shoot flames, they would have after he said that. 'What? You're saying that you would somewhere else? That's a problematic statement, you know!' Somewhere during her rant she let go of me and I would have fallen on the ground if Sebastian hadn't caught me.

'You okay?' he mouthed at me, putting me back on my feet so that I wouldn't fall if he let go of me.

'I'm fine,' I mouthed back, pulling myself free from his grip.

As those two were still having this clearly useless conversation, Sebastian turned towards his master, who had gotten up from his chair and was now walking towards the door. 'Young master?' he asked.

Ciel walked out of the room without answering his butler's call.

And since I didn't see any reason why I had to stay in that room, I just mumbled a 'bye' and left the room.

Not that it was any less chaos in the corridor.

'It's him!' Baldroy screamed. He and the other two were running through the corridor, with some sort of net in their hands. And it was clear they were running after a rat.

Aha. So that was what they were doing.

Ciel suddenly stopped walking and pressed a hand against his forehead. Since I immediately thought it had something to do with the seal on his eye (or in his eye, I wasn't quite sure) I ran towards him. 'Ciel?' I asked, the same time someone behind me said: 'Young master?'

Ciel turned around, but only to look at his butler and not at me. I wasn't sure how to feel about that, but since I was used to being ignored by now I just stood there looking at the two.

And then Sebastian started to talk about food. 'Today we'll be having a deep-dish apple raisin pie. It will be ready soon. Will you eat it with your guests?'

I didn't dare to ask if I could have a piece, but my stomach growled the moment I heard the word 'pie'. I really needed to eat something.

Ciel gave his butler a cold look. 'Just bring it to my room. I can't deal with them anymore,' he said and after that, he turned around and walked away.

And this time, I didn't follow him.

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Sebastian helped the three idiots with catching the rat – so that took like, three seconds – and then went to the kitchen for the pie. And since I had nothing better to do and since I really wanted pie, I decided to just follow him. But I have to admit that it was clear that he didn't enjoy that.

When we reached the kitchen I was actually surprised about how small it was. I thought that a big mansion meant a big kitchen, but that was not the case. It wasn't that much bigger than my old kitchen, actually.

'Are you following me because you're bored or because you haven't eaten anything yet?' Sebastian asked me while cutting a slice of the pie and putting it on a plate.

'Both,' I told him. 'But mostly the 'haven't eaten' part.'

A smile crossed Sebastian's lips, but it was gone before I could enjoy it. 'If you make yourself presentable, I will prepare breakfast for you and bring it to your room. Does that sound reasonable?' He asked as he cut yet another slice and placed it on yet another plate.

'Yes!' I said. 'But I think you'll have my breakfast ready before I'm ready, because I think it will take a hour for me to find my room in this maze.'

This time the smile on his face stayed there for a little bit longer. 'I would recommend you start searching, then.'

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I was really proud of myself when I found my room in less than five minutes. To my surprise, my bed was already cleaned and towels were put on the end of it. I was sure that Sebastian had done that, but I wasn't sure when.

My 'room' wasn't really a room. More like three. I had an office, that looked almost exactly the same as Ciel's office, and I saw that Sebastian had put all the books, mine and my father's, from my old house in the bookcases there. I had a bathroom, what was almost as big as the office room, so that was like a dream come true and I had the bedroom that I had slept in. And I had a walk-in closet!

I took a shower in the enormous bathroom and pulled a pair of jeans and a shirt out of one of the suitcases. Then I grabbed my laptop and sat down behind the desk, waiting for my breakfast to arrive. I kind of felt like a princess. Or the Queen. Or a celebrity. In any case, I felt rich. Like, really, really rich.

Sebastian came into my office only minutes after I had started my laptop. 'Here's your slice of deep-dish apple raisin pie, some scones and morning tea. If you want anything else, you can always look for me.' A devious smile appeared on his face. 'But just know that if I do not want to cook anything else for you, you won't be able to find me.' And after that he disappeared.

And I was alone in my gigantic room with the most delicious and fat breakfast of my life.

Who knew that living with the devil could be so freaking awesome?

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So, that was chapter eight. I hoped you liked it!

promocat: I think Sebastian will try to find a way to have both ;) and that he would only break his contract with Ciel if he thinks that's the best thing to do. Ciel will be in the story for quite a bit, so don't worry about Sebastian dumping him. Yet.