A/N: Wow! Chapter 2 already. I must really be in a Black Butler mood today. In this part Rosina tries desperately to escape from her kidnapper. She makes it outside but gets cornered at the edge of a cliff and almost falls to her death. But Sebastian, the butler arrives just in time to save her.

Chapter 2

The Escape

Rosina woke up in a strange place. Right away she ran towards the door of the bedroom. However, the door was locked. So, she wasn't getting out that way it seemed. She heard someone coming down the hallway. She ran over to the bed and sat, ready and willing to face her kidnapper, "So, I see you're awake now. Don't even try to escape. I have guards posted right outside your door."

Rosina glared at the man, "I'm not afraid of you or your threats! Ciel Phantomhive won't let you get away with this! I'm sure he's calling the police right at this moment!"

The man laughed, "Go ahead and let him. I'll still get what I want in the end."

"Uh… and what is it you want? If you don't mind me asking," Rosina commented. It was actually none of her business and she didn't care one way or another. But she was curious why the guy would go through the trouble of kidnapping a common girl like her. She wasn't rich or anything. So, she had nothing to offer him. So, what did he want of her?

"Let's just say the Phantomhives have something I want and I intend to get it," he told her.

"So, in other words I'm a bargaining chip. I won't let you threaten Ciel like this!" She jumped up and tackled the man into the wall. She was about to run to the door but remembered that there are guards posted there. Getting an idea she nodded and ran to the window. If she couldn't walk out the door she'd climb down from the window.

"No! Come back! This is the second floor," the man warned her.

"Bite me!" She yelled. Rosina then opened the window and climbed out right onto the windowsill. Her kidnapper ran at her, making a grab for her but was too late. She was beyond his reach now.

"Get back here now! You'll fall!" The man yelled.

"No!" Rosina demanded. She walked around the sill trying to find a way down. "I hope this works." She gulped in fear and jumped towards a tree right across from the building. She just barely made it. However, as she was climbing down to the ground she heard a snap from one of the branches when she was almost down, "Oh no! This isn't good!" She then fell the rest of the way to the ground. When she landed she twisted her ankle a bit, spraining it.

"NO! She's getting away!" The man yelled from above. She heard him ordering some people to go after her. Realizing she needed to make a break for it, Rosina started running… uh… limping as fast as she could, trying to get away. She wasn't the type of girl to just sit around and let someone rescue her. After all, she didn't wish to cause Ciel any trouble after he'd been so kind to her. She was panting very hard as she forced herself to ignore the pain in her ankle and started running as fast as she could. A few people on horseback were coming after her. Rosina cried out in both terror and pain as she kept pushing herself to go faster. She had to make it back to the Phantomhive manor no matter what. Ciel was probably a bit worried for her and she hated making the kind boy feel that way. She then figured maybe she could hide out in the woods for a bit until someone from the manor found her. So, making up her mind she limped over towards the trees in the distance.

While Rosina was trying to get away Sebastian had cornered one of the guy's lackeys in an alleyway back in town. He knew he worked for Rosina's kidnapper because with his good hearing he'd heard the man mumbling to himself about the girl. The guy was holding a bag in his hand. Apparently he'd been at Rosina's location and had been ordered to go pick up some food in town.

He ran at the guy, pinning him by the neck up against the wall, "You may wish to talk now and tell me, where may I find my master's new maid?"

The man glared at Sebastian, "I'm not telling you a thing!" At the same time he was struggling to breath, trying to get loose from Sebastian's strong grip on him.

"Oh, I see. I guess you've rather die then. If that's your wish I can grant it right now," Sebastian grinned with his eyes closed.

"Okay, okay fine! I'll tell you! She's in a small two story house right next to the woods at the edge of town. Now please! Let me go," the man cried.

Sebastian then gave an evil grin, "I never promised I'd let you go." Then he twisted the man's neck, killing him on the spot. He then let go of the guy where he fell over limply to a heap on the ground. He was dead. Then he used his demon speed, running to the edge of town where the man he killed told him where to go. However, when he got to the house in question it was empty. There was no one there. However, Rosina's scent was all over this place. So, Sebastian knew the girl had been here a little while ago. He figured she must of attempted to escape on her own.

Her scent seemed to be coming from the woods. This was bad! There was a cliff that way and not just any cliff either. There was a steep hill going downwards and ending in a huge drop down a waterfall. If anyone fell down there they've be dead as soon as they hit the water. He ran faster when he heard a scream. That sounded like Rosina's voice!

Sebastian looked out onto the steep hill after he got there and saw both the girl and her kidnapper hanging from the edge at the end. He slid down the hill and up to Rosina, "Everything's alright now." He pulled the frighten girl up into his arms.

"Hey! What about me?" The man begged.

"Never said I'd help you." Sebastian stepped on the guy's hands, making him loose his grip and fall to the icy water below. The poor guy didn't even have time to cry out before he hit the water and died. Sebastian then ran up to the top of the hill and when he was far enough away from the hill he sat Rosina down to check her over.

"Ow!" She moaned painfully the moment she was put down and stumbled.

"You okay?" He asked her, a look of concern on his face.

"It's my ankle. I twisted it," she told him. He had her sit down on the ground and he bent over and took off her shoe. He then started inspecting her foot.

"You sprained it," he told her. He took and ripped his clothes a bit and made a bandage for her foot. Then he grabbed a few loose sticks and made a sprint. He wrapped it around her foot, "Try not to move it for awhile if you can help it." He then picked her up and went to take her home. They would have been back home in about five minutes but Sebastian had to walk slow so as not to reveal his secret to her.

"Uh… how'd you get out here so fast?" She asked him.

"I took the carriage, but someone stole it," he lied. Well, what was he supposed to do? Tell her he ran all the way here? Like she'd really believe that. "Hmm, maybe you should just sleep. You're injured after all. Close your eyes."

She nodded her head and closed her eyes. Right after Sebastian was sure she was asleep he picked up the speed and ran the rest of the way back to the manor. It only took about five minutes to get back. He walked through the door into the drawing room and laid Rosina on the sofa. Ciel had gotten up from the sofa to make room for Rosina.

"What happened?" The boy asked.

"She sprained her ankle trying to get away from them and almost fell off a cliff master," Sebastian told him.

"Then she needs a doctor. Watch her, I'll be right back," Ciel went to call his family's doctor while Sebastian sat with Rosina. The doctor said he'd be there shortly. The man came over and Sebastian let him in, leading him over to the girl on the sofa. Ciel was already back in the room as well.

The doctor looked over Rosina's foot and commented, "It doesn't look too bad. She should actually be back on her feet by tomorrow." The doctor fixed up the girl's foot and left her some pain pills for foot pain. She was to take them with food. After the doctor left Ciel ordered Sebastian to take her up to her room and change his clothes. They were a bit ripped up from where he'd made a bandage for Rosina.

"And about the kidnapping I think I know what they wanted. They're a rival company and were after this." Ciel pulled a pendant out of his pocket, "It's always brought me luck. I think it has some type of magical powers or something."

"I've never seen anything like this before master," stated Sebastian, looking the thing over. The thing glowed a mysterious bright light as he looked at it. One thing Sebastian was certain of, the item was not of this world. He then took Rosina up to her room and went to prepare lunch, making sure to take extra care in making Rosina her food. She'd need to eat something with her medicine after all.