Hello! Wishing everyone for a nice weekend to follow! Chapter eight is here and without further delay, please, enjoy! :D

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Chapter 8: The Tutor, Experimenting

The days of May were quite peaceful in the Phantomhive manor. The master was off to school and his butler too, helping him somehow. Selina Clark was now the head servant and her endless duties were filling her days to the point that every night she fell asleep with most of her clothes on, unable to change due to exhaustion. It was really hard to fill the shoes of a real demon butler, but she did not complain, she actually enjoyed it. Always a mainly active person, she could not sit long without doing anything, therefore she did not mind having almost all the household chores in her hands… even though she would be grateful if the three main servants could lend a helping hand instead of creating even more mess for her to clean up. Truth to be told, her nerves and patience were tried out many times every day.

One day she heard a big crash from the greenhouse and ran there, only to find most of the glasses broken and Finny sitting on the floor crying like a baby, as always. Selina could not understand what caused all this since the flowers seemed all right.

"Finny, what happened here? What did you do?"

"Miss Selina! I am sorry! So sorry! Please forgive me and do not tell Mr. Sebastian!" The boy said through his tears.

"That last part is kind of difficult since that devil in disguise will find a way to take it out of me. However, if you tell me what happened, we might fix it soon and then he won't have a reason to be angry at you, right?"

"Yes. Well… I was transferring some potted roses to new, bigger pots. At some point one of the old ones fell on its side and rolled a little… I found it very funny, it was like a football ball, and I took a break… and started kicking it like I was indeed playing foorball. I tried not to put much strength but at some point… it seems that I did!" He started crying again.

Selina was speechless. She really had started to love the young, naive and so innocent Finny, but she had to agree with Sebastian that he was an imbecile. How is it ever possible to play football with a heavy, huge clay pot?

She kneeled down by his side and sighed. "Okay, okay. Mr. Michaelis left me the number of every repairman you use, I'll call the man and tomorrow we will have new glasses. Anyway, Finny, I know that you are still very young but please, you have to stop playing around like a child and start behaving like an adult, even little by little. Haven't you played enough all these years as a child?"

Finny's crying was lower now, almost finished as he was sniffing. "No, not really, I haven't. I have never played outside… I almost have never played in general." He mumbled.

"What? What do you mean?" Selina asked surprised and a little disbelieving, "I mean… it can't be. Even if you didn't have brothers and sisters to play with, you must have played with other kids in your neighbourhood, home-town, village..."

"I… I never… lived in such a place. I never… had other children to play with, at least not outdoors." His eyes were almost dry from tears now but he was looking at his hands that were fumbling with his straw hat.

"You lived indoors? Um… why? Were you sick and your parents thought it was for the best? If you do not mind me asking and answer me only if you want, of course."

Finny graced her with one of his signature wide smiles through his tears. "I do not mind if it is you, Miss Selina. You are always so good to me."

"Why wouldn't I be?" Selina said and playfully ruffled his hair making him smile even more for a second.

"Well… all I ever remember is a big room… with no windows. I was always with some other children and sometimes we played, when the pain was not very strong."

"Pain?" Her eyes opened wide with concern.

"Every day, some men were coming in the room, wearing white clothes and robes and were taking one of us… They were taking us to another room… one with windows and that is how I saw the sky for the first time, it was so beautiful! But these men never let me look outside the window. They were strapping me on a wooden table and then… they stuck needles in me, pushing a liquid… the pain was… but they never stopped. I begged… but they never stopped. I got stronger, I could break the straps but they went on with the needles." Now he was almost digging his nails in the arms of his blouse, making Selina realise that it was there where they put the needles, the injections that obviously made him the extremely strong boy that he was now.

She wanted to hug him but did not dare, not yet. "And then what? How did you end up here?"

"I do not know what happened, but one day there was too much noise and screams outside our room. At some point, the door opened and one of the white dressed men came in with a gun. He… immediately shot the other children and then pointed the gun at me. I could not understand what was happening… I did not know what to do, I felt so afraid, but I did not want to die, so… I hit the man and he fell down, bleeding… too much. I ran. Through halls, corridors, I climbed stairs; there were bodies… everywhere. I did not know where I was going, I just wanted to get out of there. At some point, I reached a trapdoor… I opened it and there were young master and Mr. Sebastian… offering me a job, a name… a new life without pain, without killing! Now, even if I have to kill, I do it only to protect my master and this place, it is because I want to!"

New tears had formed in his eyes struggling not to fall. Selina cupped his cheeks, tenderly stroking them and made him look at her, she smiled.

"It's okay. Everything is fine. We will fix this and everything that may come. No one will hurt you any more." Finnian rested his head on her chest and Selina hugged him until his tears ran dry. She saw the tattoo on the boy's neck with a number that was his identity before he met Ciel and a strong, cruel hand clutched her heart and a fury, a bloodlust she had not felt for three years resurfaced quite strongly. "Hey, do you like soccer?" She asked after a while.

Finnian shrugged his shoulders. "It seems fun."

"Then you can absolutely play again whenever you want and I'll deal with young master and Mr. Sebastian, okay? Only that… you cannot play with the pots or anything heavy as a ball and not in the greenhouse." She said as she was looking around with a funny grimace that made Finnian laugh wholeheartedly and hug her, extremely careful not to crash her bones.

Later that day, Selina ran to the city for a while, bought some things she needed and at night, when everyone was asleep, Sebastian found her in the kitchen with a pair of scissors in hand. She was cutting some colourful papers forming some kind of cards and then writing on them. She also had a small whistle on the table and a big quite heavy ball on the floor.

"What happened to the greenhouse?" Sebastian asked without any warning.

Selina slightly jumped in her seat as she was entirely focused on her task, her brows furrowed. "Hi! Finny tried to play soccer with a clay pot, kicked a little harder and the glasses broke. I have already contacted the repairman. He'll come first thing in the morning and place new glasses. No harm done. Do not say anything to him!" She said as she saw great displeasure in the demon's eyes.

"I see you want to reward him for all the mess he created. How is that going to make him useful?" Sebastian said, crossing his hands on his chest.

"I am not rewarding him. I'm doing it because he is a kid who has never played properly in his life and he absolutely needs that in order to move on."

"Oh, how sentimental and kind of you." Sebastian said and looked at her ironically.

Selina threw him a not so friendly look but ignored his comment. "The raid that happened in the facility Finny was… was it you?" She asked looking at the demon straight in the eye.

"So… He talked to you. Does it matter?"

"Was anyone of these… scientists left alive?" She asked with disregard in her voice.

"I do not know. It never bothered me. Either way, it meant nothing to me and my master, we took what we wanted and that is all."

Before he knew it, the woman was standing right in front of him. Her teeth bare in something like a snarl and her eyes burning with a fire he knew well. It was the same that drew him to his master, the fire of hate and revenge.

"Don't play with me, I'm not a fool. I do realize you picked Finny clearly by chance, just because he was the one strong and determined enough to survive, but I also realize you are not the type of demon to leave a job half finished. Am I not right? So tell me."

Sebastian felt the woman's flaring aura and so cat-like, burning eyes pulling him closer. He casually rested one hand on the table, lowering himself to her eye level and leaned closer, his other hand gently grasping her chin with his fingers. He smirked and looked at her through a professor's glasses and half closed eyelids shadowed by long eyelashes making him look even more charming, if possible.

"How fascinating. A human woman hating humans so strongly." He teased.

Selina looked at him unfazed. Her heart was beating so fast. "Being human does not always means love for the kind."

"A misanthrope then? Curious, you are so friendly to the imbeciles. I would not imagine it."

Her eyes kept pinning him and she did not seem to care for the demon's touch lingering on her. "Nothing so extreme... let us just say, I do not hold any great love for all of human kind, not anymore. I believe we both know humans can become quite excellent monsters, even without the help of any demon. I do hate any kind of monster, whether it is of human, demonic or any other kind of nature and above all I hate everyone who harms kids! Just because they are small and weak, needing of protection and ready to believe anything said to them, we the 'wise' adults use them, break them, twist them to our liking… but we never think of the consequences on them and then on us when the time comes to pay the price. That is what I hate the most!"

"Oh, what a protective, loving mother." Sebastian chuckled mockingly.

Selina pulled back suddenly, escaping from his hand on her chin. A shadow clouded momentarily her eyes and a tremble rushed through her body upon hearing the last word. "I am not a mother. I just don't like that kind of treatment and the cowardice these people usually have. They really think that they will not pay for all they do, that their life will be angelic."

"Is that why you like and think so highly of our master? Because he is fully aware of his actions, the consequences they have and is ready to pay for all these with his very own soul?"

"Yes." She said sitting back in her chair and continuing her work. Her brows furrowed and for a moment she seemed lost in her thoughts; then sighed, put down her work once again and looked at the demon. "I despise it when people make choices, fully aware of what they entail, their consequences and, possibly, a price they have to pay in the end, but suddenly regret everything, cry and whimper, begging to be helped to get away from the situation they placed themselves. On the other hand... I deeply admire those who proudly accept their actions and are ready to pay their due, as agreed, even if that means losing everything as soon as they acquired them. To me, it means they feel content just by achieving their goal."

With that, she gifted a light smile to Sebastian and picked up the scissor and the card she was making. Sebastian was left observing the now calm, fully composed woman, for a while longer.

In a speed he thought impossible for most humans, she was back to her usual self. The mask of cheerfulness on her face and her aura back to normal human levels, like nothing of what they said was ever discussed. The demon was really tempted to find a way and tear apart that façade of hers, wanting to see again the fire burning beneath, consuming her. However, he chose not to push her further. He breathed in and straightened up.

"I seriously doubt that anyone survived from that team of scientists. But… please do tell me, Miss Clark. What if someone had? What would you do?"

"Oh, it depends. If he still was an active scientist continuing his work… you would read about it in the newspaper. If not… I guess you would never find out." She graced him with one more very beautiful smile, although her eyes revealed a very composed killer thirsty for blood… something that actually intrigued Sebastian even more.

They discussed for a while how things were in the manor and how Ciel's mission was progressing and then Sebastian turned heading for the exit.

"Hey, I forgot to tell you. Nice outfit… looks really good on you… professor!" She said teasingly and smirked. Sebastian nodded thanking her and left. That woman was constantly getting more interesting and exciting.

{~}

The next day, in the afternoon, after all house-chores had been completed, Selina summoned the servants in the garden, in a quite remote spot away from the house and everything that could be broken. When Finny, Mey-Rin, Bard and Snake arrived, they found Mr. Tanaka seated on his usual pillow under the shade of a tree and Selina with a big leather ball in her hands. Mey-Rin was left speechless when she saw the blond woman having discarded her jacket and skirt and wearing only her white shirt, the first buttons open for more comfort, a pair of black trousers and her high heeled boots.

"Okay everyone. Today I have a surprise for you, we will play some soccer!" Cheering shouts from Finny and Bard filled the air. "But… we won't be just kicking the ball around; we will have some rules to follow." She revealed her red and yellow cards, as she walked towards a tree. "This tree here with the white mark will be the net for the one team and the other one with the yellow mark is for the other team. The white team will score when the ball is in the yellow's net and vice versa. But the important thing is the penalty system. The red card is for when we kick towards another player or when we push each other with so much force that someone could get hurt. The yellow is when we kick and the ball goes close to something that can break, in other words if it gets close to the manor and the surrounding area. Okay?"

She looked at everyone and saw Finny absolutely ecstatic but also determined. He would do his best to control his strength and have fun with the others. Selina smiled, she was right to do this.

"Mr. Tanaka will be the referee and will blow the whistle when we don't follow the rules. All right, Mr. Tanaka?"

"Ho!" Said the old man with a smile and happily received the cards and the whistle.

"Now about the teams… Hmm… we are five, but both sides have to have equal number of players."

"I can be left out. I do not mind since I do not really know the game… says Emily." Snake's hesitant voice was heard.

"What? No, man." Bard sounded displeased.

"Aaaah… if the young master was here he could play and the number would be right." Finny cried and Mey-Rin agreed.

Selina could not help but lightly chuckle at the thought of the so serious boy playing any kind of sport; it just did not fit his image.

"Really, I do not mind either; I was always useless in that kind of games… says Oscar."

"Are you guys sure?" Selina asked and Snake along with his two snakes nodded. "All right, but you are not going to get away with it. You will be… the commentator of the match. Try to describe whatever you see in any way you want as long as it is funny."

"Aw, let me do it, let me do it! It can be so funny!" A voice was suddenly heard from the manor's side and when everyone turned around saw Mr. Lau and his constant companion, Ran-Mao, approaching quite quickly.

Selina felt a shudder running down her spine and the hair on her neck standing. For some reason, the Chinese informant of Ciel, Mr. Lau, always unnerved her. His constant smile and half closed eyes suiting a lazy and absent minded man – exactly what he pretended to be – made him more dangerous than what Sebastian was in her eyes. She knew that if she had to meet him she would not know how to deal with him and now that time came… and she was alone!

"Mr. Lau, Miss Ran-Mao, welcome! I do apologize for not welcoming you properly, we had no idea you would honour us with your presence." Selina said and bowed politely; her mind already trying to figure out what he could want here, while young master was not home… and there was no way she would believe he did not know that.

"Hmm… And who might you be? I do not remember seeing you again. You, Ran-Mao?" He said with his usual smile.

The doll-faced woman literally hanging from his arm shook her head. "Pretty." She said with her small monotonous voice.

"Mm?... Indeed… Quite pretty. My dear, if you ever find unbearable the servitude under our cute Earl, I would be happy to welcome you… in my business. Nothing dangerous, do not be frightened. Right, Ran-Mao?" She nodded.

Selina pretended not to hear Lau's suggestion. "Sir, allow me to introduce myself properly. I am Selina Clark, the Earl's new tutor and head servant for when Mr. Michaelis is away with young master, as is presently the case." She bowed again.

Lau suddenly started clapping excited. "Oh how wonderful! The puppy got himself a new doggy… is it a good match to the big dog?"

Selina forced her lips to smile – it was obviously a fake one – and responded. "I guess time will tell. Now, sir, miss, would you like to join us in our little soccer game?"

"Absolutely! Let me be the commentator!" He suggested immediately.

"Wouldn't ya like to play, Mr. Lau?" Bard asked hesitating.

"Oh no… Thank you very much for your kind invitation but I fear that physical activity is not my cup of tea; Ran-Mao will play on my behalf, right dear?" He hugged her waist and fondled her rear for a moment… but it was enough to make Bard, Snake and Finny turn to beet red from embarrassment.

Mey-Rin was trying to cover her eyes and Selina sighed; it was the only thing she could do. She then apologized to Snake for forcing him to play since the number of players changed; thankfully, the pale man said it was all right, he would do his best. Now each team had three players and the obvious choice was Boys versus Girls, so Selina teamed up with a trembling Mey-Rin – she had to calm the maid down – and an apathetic Ran-Mao, who had already began stretching and posing in ways that succeeded in embarrassing the boys even more. Selina had a feeling the match would be a disaster.

Thankfully, it was not... entirely! The main objective was achieved; Finny followed the rules quite well – despite the beautiful, shapely distraction in the girls' team – and even though the boys lost, it was considered as a victory and everyone celebrated for the young gardener's success. The other two members of the team had a really hard time concentrating on the game and Lau's funny but quite spicy comments did not help.

The man had a way with words that drove Selina to desperation since she could not reprimand him. "Try to describe whatever you see in any way you want as long as it is funny." She had said to Snake and Lau did it very successfully.

"Ran-Mao's svelte legs take her in a flash in front of the net and with a vertical scissor, that the best ballerina would envy, kicks the ball in the middle of the court, but… Oh, unbelievable! Selina, with agility equal to that of a leopardess takes over and pushes forward, avoiding the blocking Snake attempts. She is close to the nets and attempts a kick… Wow! Lucky Bard, you just came in contact with these round, voluptuous hips of hers… Aw, I feel so jealous." Lau ignored the blushing Bard pleading him for mercy as soon as he realised what happened.

"Mr. Lau, please! Be a little more serious!" Selina said trying to be polite.

"Mmm… I am!" He smirked in his innocent way and went on. "Selina's attempt was excellently executed but Finny with a strong head-butt sends the ball back to the girls. Mey-Rin lifts her skirt, flashing the enemy with her beautifully shaped calves – sneaky girl – and runs… ran to catch the ball but is left astounded by Ran-Mao's jump and twist in the air. I feel you, dear Mey-Rin, the movements of this well-endowed bosom are quite a sight. Oh, an unexpected turn of events… Snake manages to score as he literally slithered behind Ran-Mao… Although I doubt he will manage to do it again since Ran-Mao just sat on him and does not let him go."

The match went on more or less in the same pace. Soon, the two older boys, Bard and Snake, were out of the game, after receiving many red cards from Mr. Tanaka, because there were quite a few moments they got so excited they kicked the ball with so much strength that matched the controlled kicks of Finny. On the other team, Mey-Rin paid more attention to Ran-Mao's and Selina's graceful movements than the ball and that left the other two women having to deal with both defence and attack. Surely, in the end Girls won with a ridiculous score of 10-2 against the Boys, but Selina felt so exhausted she would prefer to have lost to Finny. Obviously, Lau had a very athletic mouth and imagination that made up for his general non-athletic attitude and Selina could now fully understand her young master, why he could get really furious with this man.

Despite all that, they had a very good time and when Lau left with Ran-Mao, he told Selina he would be extremely happy to participate again, but it would be more fun if next time the cute puppy Earl and his guard dog butler were present too. Selina nodded already picturing the teenage boy losing all his cool and authoritative air by hearing similar comments… Poor boy!

"Bastard!" Selina cried out while slapping her forehead as soon as Lau's carriage was gone. With everything going on and his word games, she forgot he never said the reason for his visit in the first place.

When she went back to the kitchen, she saw Bard and Snake still quite flushed in the face as they were staring at Mey-Rin and then herself; Finny had also red cheeks but Selina betted it was more from excitement than from embarrassment, as he was talking to Mr. Tanaka, describing the match like the old man was not present. Before Bard and Snake knew it a tight iron hold had landed on the back of their necks and a low, lethal voice gave them a fair warning.

"Pull yourselves together and forget everything Lau said! If I ever suspect that either of you attempt to harass in any perverted way Mey-Rin or myself… I will skin you alive!" She almost growled in their ears.

"Y-yes, Sebas- I mean Selina! But please, give us a break! We're men, I mean…" Bard tried to excuse himself.

"Yes, I understand, but you are also gentlemen and I want you to be dignified and not make her, or me, feel uncomfortable because you suddenly realized that we are females. Understood?"

Both men nodded and true to their word they calmed down and by the end of the day they were back in their normal self when they went to sleep quite exhausted.

{~}

That night, when Sebastian came for his nightly visit of checking everything up, he was very curious to see if what Selina had prepared had actually been used and if so, what the results were. He passed from the boys' room and was surprised to see all three of them snoring in deep sleep, like they had been doing the most energy consuming task all day. Bard was snoring like always and he seemed content but exhausted. Snake had a light smile on his lips and from time to time was mumbling something about catching a ball… The demon could not understand but also could not care less. However, what surprised him was Finny.

The boy was sleeping soundly holding the leather ball from the previous night in his arms… like it was a teddy bear. He had a completely serene smile on his lips and a perfectly satisfied and proud look on his face.

The demon moved further in the house. He focused his hearing and listened to Mr. Tanaka sleeping peacefully and then to Mey-Rin who was also mumbling in her sleep something like "Girls are the best, girls are badass."

"What that devil of a woman did to them?" He asked himself and walked towards Selina's room.

From the rhythm of her breathing, he could tell she was between sleep and wake. He silently entered the room and saw her lying on her bed still with her clothes on, her sweaty and dirty clothes, except skirt, jacket and boots. She was wearing trousers again; they were very tight, revealing to his eyes every detail of her shapely, strong legs. It seemed she had almost fallen asleep while getting undressed and that was why her dirty white shirt was out of her trousers' waistband and with most of the buttons open, showing that her body was quite slim and well-shaped even without a corset. Her gold locks, flowing freely on the pillow like a stream. Sebastian cleared his throat to catch her attention before she falls entirely asleep.

Selina jumped up and sat on the bed, her sleepy eyes struggled to focus on him. "Oh, it's you. How's everything going? You said you wouldn't be able to come every night."

"Yes, I know. I will not be able to come the next few weeks as our master decided to participate in an annual sports event and I am obliged… as his professor, to help him train. He wants for his team to win and then get access to a secret tea party the mysterious headmaster gives to honour the winner."

Selina was looking at him with one eye open. "Our master decided to participate in a sports event?" She chuckled. "And just a few hours ago I was thinking it was hard to imagine him doing a really physically demanding sport. I really need to see that."

"The students are allowed to invite visitors so I believe master will invite all of you."

Selina nodded. "And you still have no clue about that shadowy headmaster… What a strange guy. Anyway, we might be able to catch him during the event, he must be there."

"We?" Sebastian asked raising his eyebrow.

"Well, yes of course. Since I'll be there I'll help in any way I can. Anyway, do you need anything else because I cannot keep my eyes open for long?"

"How was your football game? From the silly happy looks on everyone's faces and the happy nonsense they mumble, I guess it was a success… and the house is still standing." Feigned surprise and innocence in his voice.

Selina was yawning at the moment, but his comment stopped her. "What? Hey, we humans are not that stupid as you may think, o great demon, superior creature." She said in a mocking manner. "Of course I took precautions, and that's why our match took place away from the manor, but in a distance I could keep an eye on it. And yes, it was a success in more than one ways… despite the fact Lau did his best to ruin everything… he and his doll." She obviously did not like either of them at the moment.

"Lau and Ran-Mao?" Sebastian asked slightly surprised and then started chuckling at Selina's narration of the mysterious couple's interferences. "Yes, that sounds like them… peculiar creatures and quite annoying at times."

"Tell me about it!" Selina nodded and her half closed eyes looked red from how sleepy she was.

"I only hope that all these… comments of praising yours and Mey-Rin's figures will not affect the men of the household, because it would be too troublesome to have to start reprimanding… needlessly aroused humans." A grimace of light disgust appeared on his face momentarily as he rubbed his chin in thought.

Selina chuckled. "No, I believe you don't have to worry about that. I scared Bard and Snake that much that Bard almost called me Sebastian!" She smirked perfectly satisfied with herself.

"Ho… how did you manage something like that, if I may ask?" He seemed very interested in that.

"Well… I grabbed them by the back of their necks really tight and told them that if they harass Mey-Rin or me, I will skin them alive. They were convinced!"

The demon chuckled again. "Very effective as always, Miss Clark! I see why they took you for me, although skinning is a really messy business."

Selina shrugged her shoulders. "What can I say? I'm a messy woman; I like to tease my victims!" Her fingers were playing with her hair at the moment and a strong yawn escaped her.

Sebastian remained silent and nodded as he stared at the woman with his red flaming eyes. "Will you tell me about the success of your experiment, now?" He said after a while.

"Firstly, everyone participated in one way or another and had a great time. It was a pleasant break from their constant anxiety that something would go wrong and you would be displeased." The demon obviously could not care about that. "Secondly, I modified the rules of the game in a way that it was an excellent exercise for Finny to control his strength. Therefore, I believe that we might have a decrease in the destruction rate he had by… five percent, maybe."

Sebastian chuckled. "That much? We are saved."

"Well, it is pretty good for just the first time. He violated the rules only ten times. With practice I hope it will get better."

"Practice? So you intend to continue. I have not given any permission yet, as the head butler, nor has our master, as master of the house. I do not think he will be pleased to learn his staff is playing instead of working."

"No, but I guess he will be pleased, if his staff becomes more careful, useful and able to carry out the house chores without ruining it, am I right? And… correct me if I am wrong, if the master gives permission the head butler can only obey, right? Plus, you will benefit too. You won't have to clean after the three imbeciles that often." She graced him with that fake, ironic smile of hers.

Sebastian also smiled and looked at her through the glasses 'Professor Michaelis' wore. "All right, I accept the challenge, you can practice that method of yours and I expect results."

Selina nodded as another yawn shook her and almost dislocated her jaw. "Are we done?" She asked with eyes closed and as soon Sebastian confirmed it, she lied on the bed turning on her side with a very fluid, gracious twist of her hips and got ready to sleep.

Sebastian slightly gasped as he saw the woman's movement and intention. "Your clothes are dirty and you reek of sweat. You will also dirty your sheets." He said with a scolding tone in his voice.

"And I'll clean everything up tomorrow by myself. I'll wash myself, my clothes and the sheets. Satisfied?"

"Yes." The demon growled as he could not say anything else. He hastily left the room closing the door behind him. "A messy woman indeed…" He said to himself as soon as he was alone.

He took some quick breaths to steady himself and undid the first two buttons of his professorial robe and the shirt underneath. The image of Selina acting and talking with so much confidence, facing and challenging him as an equal could really piss him off… but also intrigue him even more about her, so that he ended up giving in to her whim just to see if she would succeed, although he doubted.

However, what bothered him more, was that the woman's aura was affecting him quite strangely and more intensely than other times. Generally, being close to her when she was happy, excited or greatly content made him feel more relaxed inside out. But this time the image of her movement somehow burned in his mind exciting him unexpectedly. That twist of her hips seemed so enticing, giving him a great view of her well shaped rear, completing the overall sensual image the woman presented him with since he entered the room, finding her half asleep in the process of changing clothes. He shook his head.

After centuries of coming in all sorts of contact with humans, he knew there was nothing really exciting or pleasurable in the human body, other than the soul it housed, that would interest him. Feeling more like his usual self and having calmed down, Sebastian reminded himself that he soon had to decipher that strange woman, once and for all, and then quickly returned to his master.

What's the matter, Sebastian? Summertime is catching up with you? *evil chuckle of the author enjoying the suffering of fictional characters*

Anyway, I have absolutely no idea about football, I actually despise the sport, but I think it's fitting the story, so I hope I did it justice... Also, you might noticed I used both "football" and "soccer"... well, let's not forget the story takes place in Britain but Selina is an American. I apologise if anyone got confused.

And a huge thanks to my awesome first Kuro-friend who came up with the idea of adding Lau and Ran-Mao to spice things up! I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! :D

Till next time! Bye!