A/N: I forgot to disclaim the last chapter, so I'll disclaim it here.

DisclaimerX2: I do not own now. And I didn't own in the past.

Warning: A Ciel of many questions and mentions of poison.

Chapter 6: Demons, Dreams, and Information

"You?"Ciel seemed slightly appalled, "You're the publisher?"

Felix leaned back in his chair with feign ease.

"Yes. I am the publisher of the Choppy Enquirer. The London Branch to be specific."Felix crossed his arms with a frightful smirk on his face, "I'm sorry to say that's about all the information you'll pry out of me though."

Sebastian's crimson eyes dawned a knowing glance towards the red-haired man, almost as if he had known all along, and without a doubt in Felix's mind he knew that the butler probably had known. His feet shifted and his posture became more erect. An almost warm thought went through Felix's mind as he realized that he'd missed this. He'd missed the feeling of having power over someone else, and the feeling of fine clothing on his skin. He missed the feeling of having someone to protect at all costs.

He missed being a butler.

In the demon's eyes, Felix could see that the butler knew this fact. Sebastian knew that he longed to serve again. The publisher clenched his fists beneath the table and his golden gaze practically fused with the devil's amused eyes.

Ciel was unaware of the causes behind Sebastian's interest with Felix Nhell, but understood that this could be used to his advantage. The demon butler smiled to his master in a comprimise of interests. Two heads were better than one, especially when considering a demon and his master. Ciel smirked and eased back into his chair.

"We shall see Felix Nhell."

The dining room was filled with tension and judgment. Ciel and his demonic butler were watching their every move. Every bite, every breath, they were the prey of a dangerous hunt. And the clock was ticking. Who would win before the morning arrived?

"So we shall Lord Phantomhive."Felix nodded and sliced another piece of his steak with the sharp knife,"So we shall see."

"I've heard that you were a butler at one time?"Ciel asked calmly. Kurt didn't know why, perhaps it was Felix's tales of Ciel's cunning nature, but he was fascinated with the very knowledge that his fairytale hero actually existed. It made him almost...happy?

"That is correct."Felix nodded and darted a glance towards the window.

'I know it's hopeless to think I could out run a demon, but perhaps if we snuck away...?'Felix gave one wary glance towards Sebastian whose eyes glinted with warning. He didn't even have to say it. The words were expressed in his crimson eyes.

'Do you really think you could escape my grasp?'

Felix sighed instinctively and slipped a vegetable he thought to be a carrot into his mouth. They would just have to make it throught the night. How hard could that be? His golden gaze hit Ciel' s single blue eye and he knew...

Oh yes, it would be very hard.

"Interesting. How capable are you?"

"Well he's a dog to his master."Kurt shrugged,"Hell, he even does what Michael asks him too."

Felix glared at the boy before shaking in annoyed anger. Why did he care so much for this brat again? He felt eyes upon him and found that Sebastian was looking at him with a bizarre emotion, could it possibly be...? No, it's not...Is he pitying him?

"Who's Michael?"Ciel asked curiously. The two guests flinched. They'd forgotten that Phantomhive wanted information. They'd let something slip, that they shouldn't have.

'I'll make up something...'Felix decided.

"He's the man who sells me paper from the mill. Nobody of great importance." he lied smoothly. Kurt nodded quickly to further confirm the lie, but Ciel's eye clouded with doubt and Sebastian's smirk became wider.

"I see...you said you were part of the London Branch?"Ciel prompted,"So there is more than one of these newspapers?"

Felix smirked and shook his head,"Im sorry Lord Phantomhive, that information is classified."

"What harm could that question possibly cause?"Ciel huffed and Felix held back an amused laugh. The boy's face was so entertaining.

"Knowing the Queen's Watchdog, it could cause quite a lot of harm to my subordinates could it not?"

Ciel froze before narrowing his eyes at Felix,"So you deal with underground services?"

"In my days as a butler I had to do many things I am not proud of, so yes, you could consider that underground. Why do you ask?"

"How did you know that I am, as you say, 'the Queen's Guard dog'?"

Felix choked on his glass when he first tried the wine. He could taste something laced on the glasses. His eyes drifted knowingly up to Sebastian's face. Almost without seeing, the elder swung his glass into Kurt's so that both glasses clammered onto the floor. Felix rose from his chair and gave a feigned smile.

"Im so sorry Lord Phantomhive, allow me to clear up this mess."

"I could never let a guest do such a thing,"Sebastian moved in,"What kind of butler would I be?"

Regardless, Felix picked up one of the cracked wine glasses and met Sebastian's gaze as the demon was ascending. In them showed interest and knowing. Felix hissed like a cornered cat with nowhere to run. What did they lace the glasses with? How much had he already ingested? He couldn't ask, because the evidence was already out of his hands and in the grasp of the demon. Felix stood up. They had lost this round.

Kurt looked up at his guardian worriedly, Felix was not the type of man to give up, but his face ws that of a defeated man with one option left, and it wasn't a good choice either.

"Felix?"He whispered as the redhead sat down. His hands were trembling slightly before Kurt caught his gaze. Felix blinked before offering a recovered smile.

"Im fine, just a bit shaken."

"Back to my question,"Ciel snapped impatiently,"How do you know about my underground work?"

"I simply do. That's that. Next question."Felix waved it off, deeming it unimportant. Kurt smiled triumphantly.

"Fine."Ciel sighed,"How old are you?"

"...hmmm, I guess im around 26? Age hasn't really mattered to me, so I dont keep track. I dont even remember my birthday."Felix shrugged. Kurt sighed and shook his head. He wished Felix would pay more attention to important things like age.

"Any family?"

"Nope. I live alone."

"Where do you live?"

"I dont sleep, so I just eat where I can and rest in parks."

That was only half of a lie, he didn't sleep after all.

"I highly doubt that, but I'll let you have that to yourself."Ciel grumbled,"Okay, why don't you sleep?"

"I have nightmares."

Ciel blinked in mild understanding before continuing on.

"What are these about?"

"Childish things, it varies."Felix shrugged,"They could be something as small as a spider to some intricate murder plot."

"Murders frighten you?"

"No, it's the people that lie dead that frighten me. Can we move on?"

Ciel cocked an eyebrow in mild confusion before sighing and giving a nod.

"So, why are you so attatched to the masters you serve?"

"Should I not be the best servant possible? That's the unwritten policy for any servant. You must be willing to give everything and anything for your master."

Ciel darted a quick gaze to Sebastian. The demon simply smiled his usual grin and the Phantomhive had a small bit of admirance sprout in his cold heart. He saw Kurt look to Felix as well and smirked.

"So Kurt is your master for the time being?"

Felix blinked before smirking and gave a slight laugh in amusement,"I suppose you could say that."

Kurt smiled at this before his eyes drooped once more. Felix noticed this and turned towards the Earl whose gaze was also laden with slumber. Felix chuckled. So the earl was still a child. That was comforting. Sebastian also seemed amused by the hidden childishness within Ciel and stepped forward.

"My lord, perhaps we should retire?"

Ciel tried to look angry that Sebastian had interrupted their conversation, but failed and gave a sigh of disapointment.

"Yes, please rest easy."Ciel nodded to his guests who silently thought of different escape plans. Felix and Kurt thought long and hard because this is when the real challenge began.

Because at night the demons come out to play.