Happy Friday and restful weekend for everyone! I believe I can say the introduction to the Honeymoon arc is finally finished and we proceed to the actual story, as our couple (not) travels towards the resort in question. And... since I realize I am quite lousy in writing introductory notes... Please, go on and enjoy... a certain demon's playful mood! ;)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kuroshitsuji or its characters. I entirely own only my OCs, arcs and ideas/themes not mentioned in any form of the franchise (manga, anime, games, movies or musicals).

Chapter 17: The Tutor, Couple Practice

The train had departed from Paddington station half an hour ago, and Selina was trying to decide if she should try get some more sleep, since it was still early and they had almost twelve hours to reach the next station close to St. Ives. Sebastian was sitting on the opposite seat, motionless, watching her, or actually observing her. His thoughts of the previous night seemed to be confirmed by how different the woman looked this morning. The last two days, that her cousin was in the house, Selina gave out a light, warm feeling and her aura was so strong, that Sebastian had a really hard time not to give in to the tingling sensation that excited his body and made him feel so many strange things, filling him with energy; an energy he had not felt for too long since he was starving, waiting for his master to achieve his goals.

He did not know why this was happening to her aura and why it affected him so much, but for some reason it was pulling him to her. However, it was most strange that he was not bothered or angered by any of this, it only made him more curious, wanting to know more about her, everything if possible. He also wanted to know the things that triggered her passion and see fire burning in her eyes again.

By closely observing her, he had come to the conclusion that her aura was changing significantly and became really strong when she was experiencing strong positive emotions and looked genuinely happy; even if her happiness was triggered by small, everyday things like taking care of young master, ruffling Finny's hair or having a laugh with the others… and himself! When she was like that, Sebastian could feel her lowering her defences and becoming more carefree for a while; right now she was in that state – obviously due to these two days with her cousin whom she seemed to really love – and Sebastian thought it was the long awaited perfect chance for him…

With a predatory smile in his eyes, he came and sat beside Selina, who was currently watching outside the window the scenery, changing constantly and seemed really enchanted by it. Sebastian rested his arm on the back of the seat, behind Selina, and spoke with the usual slight irony in his voice.

"Oh, how unexpected indeed. Green grass and bushes gave place to more green grass and bushes."

Selina took her eyes away from the window and glanced at Sebastian a supposedly angry look. "Hilarious, Sebastian. Nature is always beautiful, and even more so, when you have grown up in a city or town, where you can find green grass and bushes mostly in parks. When you'll see the 21st century, you'll get what I mean." She turned to the window again.

Sebastian nodded and took a more relaxed pose stretching his long legs and slumping his body towards her. "Anyway, I am glad you got used to call me by my first name… at first you had difficulties."

"Well, you asked for authenticity, didn't you?"

"Yes, I did, our master did actually, and I agree. However … I think we are missing something, something important." He furrowed his eyebrows in thought.

Selina turned to him curious. "We are missing something in order to convince as a couple in… love?" He nodded again. "No, I don't think so, considering the era where everyone is so… prudish."

"Oh, but we do miss something!" He suddenly cried and his face brightened, as it 'suddenly' came to him. Selina was watching him closely in anticipation. "Well… married couples do kiss… a lot." He smiled satisfied as he watched her getting paler by the second.

It was then that Selina realized how exactly Sebastian was sitting and that she was actually cornered between him and the window. "Y-y-yes… yes, they do, b-but… in private, not in public! So, we don't have to worry about that, no one will see that we don't." She laughed lightly in an effort to show she remained unaffected by the topic… She really did hope Sebastian would have forgotten that part and given up his games; that he would get tired of them.

"Well yes, but we do not know who the perpetrator is. We assume that the person must be in the resort in order to watch the couples and choose them; however, we do not know how closely that person actually watches the couples."

"Oh, so… you think they were being watched even in private moments?" Selina asked, seeing where Sebastian was getting, knowing that probably he was doing it just to tease her, but on the other hand, not being able to deny his reasonable way of thinking or rule out that possibility.

"Can you be certain that it does not happen?" Sebastian asked, his eyes getting redder.

"No. So… what are we going to do? Kiss?" Just by uttering the word she felt an uncontrollable flush on her cheeks and she immediately scowled, mad at herself - who never before had been so vulnerable to blushes - and Sebastian - who always managed to get under her skin with a few right words and actions. But then an idea came to her.

"We might have to, at least a couple of times; therefore, I believe we should practice a little bit and find a way to do it naturally." Before Sebastian finished, he felt a sudden peck on his cheek that left him speechless for a moment; until he saw the victorious twinkle in Selina's eyes.

"There… that is a very modest and acceptable kiss for this era." She said smirking.

"Between a brother and a sister maybe." He was obviously getting angry as his eyebrow twitched a little, something that happened only when he faced the servants' idiocy. Now, he turned completely to Selina and leaned closer. "Again, please do not miss the spot."

Selina sighed and gave him a second quick peck, on his lips this time. "Now that is sufficient. It is the 'Have a good day' kiss when the husband goes to work." She smiled.

Sebastian seemed angrier, impatient, as he grabbed her arm with one hand, while the one, resting on the back of the seat, circled her waist. "Are you playing games with me? Is it because I disgust you so much or because you will not be able to resist me?" His pupils turned to slits and eyes to fires, as he pulled Selina flushed on his body.

Selina was suddenly immobilized in his tight embrace, with his face inches away. "What? Disgust me? No! But who do you think you are-"

That was all she managed to utter, before Sebastian's lips crashed on hers in a feral, full kiss. It was a hard and long kiss, as Sebastian hungrily ravaged her lips for a while, before sliding his tongue in her half open mouth in a demanding search for hers. Selina was so surprised that remained with wide open eyes, watching his slowly closing, as he was deepening the kiss; he looked so absorbed in it. However, Selina's eyes soon followed, fluttering for a moment, as she felt the hotness of his tongue circling and caressing hers.

Her muscles gave in to the hundreds of small fires ignited in her body, by the first contact of their appendages; she fell deeper in his embrace and a small sound between a sigh and a light moan, escaped her throat. That fired up Sebastian, who deepened the kiss even more, making Selina unable to resist as she started responding, kissing him back with an equal fervour. Sebastian with sudden, quicker than usual and really impatient movements, got rid of his jacket and gloves, throwing them on the cabin's floor, where Selina's gloves and blue ribbon soon joined them as he loosened her hair.

Streams of gold cascaded on her shoulders, tickling Sebastian's face, but the man did not seem to care; he was too busy running his hands through the silky hair, right before pushing the woman against the cabin's wall next to the window. Sebastian was practically kneeling with one leg on the seat while the other supported Selina's legs as she was almost on his lap.

Unconsciously, Selina's hands, squeezed between their chests, glided upwards, feeling the strong chest rising and falling with every heavy breath, the tight muscles of the shoulders flexing and bulging at every movement, the long neck from where low hungry sounds were starting to come. She finally reached the devilishly handsome face and her fingers dived in the silky, raven hair.

All the while, they had not stopped kissing, almost devouring each other's mouth, but now Selina started to feel the results of air deprivation and lightly pulled at the black hair. Sebastian got the message and released her lips, but not before sucking her tongue for a moment or nibbling her lower lip. Both actions made the woman moan again, louder this time, while her whole body was trembling and instinctively, she pressed her thighs together in an effort to silence the sudden need that awoke inside her.

Sebastian did not release her from his arms; he kept holding her, while watching her trying to catch a breath, he had already recovered his and it was steadier but still heavy. When Selina managed to open her eyes, she saw his face inches away and felt like his slit, glowing red eyes were pulling her in their depths to which she could not resist. The drugged look Selina had seen before in them was back on, only this time it seemed somehow stronger. His hand still caressing her hair, his fingers almost tangled in her curls.

"Now… I think that is the way married couples kiss, do you not, Selina?" He said and smiled while watching her red face turning into a deeper shade.

Selina could only nod in agreement, but the moment she was getting ready to say that, surely there would be no reason to make such a… convincing display, Sebastian captured her lips once again. This time he gave her many quick, soft kisses while his tongue tasted again and again every inch of her lips. After a while, a deep moan of satisfaction was heard from his throat.

"Mm… I was right. Honey." He smiled while his lips were lightly touching hers. "Delicious." He said and resumed kissing her deeply leaving her no time for words.

His tongue teasing her lips like that, had almost drove Selina crazy, so that now the only thing she wanted, was to taste him again and that was the reason she impatiently accepted his new intrusion, kissing him back with hunger, entangling her tongue with his, enjoying the fire they had started to create.

The next time Sebastian released her lips, Selina found herself lying on the cabin's seat with Sebastian on top of her. He was holding her legs between his knees and his weight off her by leaning on his left forearm, while his right hand unbuttoned her jacket and then the first buttons of her shirt revealing her neck and collarbone. His mouth left Selina's but went on kissing, tonguing and nibbling her chin, jaw and the newly exposed skin, making it very hard for her to focus and express the thoughts that had started to form in her still foggy mind.

"Se-Sebastian… why?" She finally managed to say.

"Why what?" Sebastian was heard while still at work, making Selina gasp as he was getting closer to the collarbone, feeling her body tremble to his touch.

"Why this?" She whispered before a new excited moan found its way out of her mouth. She felt Sebastian smiling on her skin and then intensifying his efforts, placing light bites at the woman's sensitive spot on the right side of her collarbone, practically making her insane by the sensation.

After tormenting her like this for a while he traced a path from her neck to her parted lips with his burning tongue. "Authenticity, my dear. And because… I want it." Emphasizing the 'I'.

"But, I'm-" Selina tried to speak in vain since Sebastian claimed her lips once more with the same intensity.

Then his hand started travelling on her body, exploring her arm, her side, her hip and buttock, continuing to her thigh and then going up to her stomach and finally palming her breast; in the meantime, his other hand was busy gently caressing her soft, flushed cheek.

Selina was feeling like her body had melted by a great fire; in every part Sebastian was touching with his hand or body, a new flame was lightened consuming her slowly and sweetly. She had totally surrendered her mouth to his and the only thing she could and wanted to do, was get more drunk by his sour and sweet lips, tasting like the best red wine she had ever drank.

"Exquisite." Sebastian murmured at some point as his fingers started massaging the soft, round breast, resulting to Selina panting in an effort to breathe and clasping his shirt on the shoulders while digging her nails in the white material and the soft flesh underneath.

He paused for a moment drinking in the image of Selina's face. A deep scarlet colour blooming on her cheeks, ears and neck travelling further down her burning body; her half lid eyes, shadowed by gold long lashes, staring right in his own with a mixed look of pleading for mercy and that of a great hunger demanding to consume him entirely. Sebastian had never felt being the prey for another predator as he did now, and something fluttered inside making him even more excited. Then he focused on the red, swollen from his kisses, parted lips calling to him; these lips with the subtle sweetness and softness of honey, a taste he had come to quite enjoy as he was training his taste buds, while learning how to cook for his young master.

He was ready to dive again and imprison her lips in a searing kiss, consuming her instead of being consumed, but right at that moment a rapping sound on the cabin's door made both man and woman pause in surprise. They looked at each other, the drugged and drunk look each had, gone at once and remained silent, hoping that the drawn curtain of the door would make the nuance knocking to get the message.

"Mr. Phantomhive, I am deeply sorry to disturb you and your quite journey, but we are in need of your help and you are really our last resort." The train conductor was heard.

Sebastian's red eyes took a bloodthirsty look, his muscles tightened, and his black nails were elongated ready to tear apart the puny human. Selina saw that, along with his teeth getting sharper than just a second ago and his demonic aura becoming more obvious, and was quick enough to hug him tight, pulling him to her, right at the moment he was ready to break the door, grab and crash the skull of whoever interrupted them.

"There is no need to draw unwanted attention; that is not our goal. We need to reach our destination and complete our mission for our master." She whispered in his ear struggling to keep him in her arms. The reference to young master seemed to somehow calm Sebastian down; he turned and looked at her speechless. "Please…" She begged and without even knowing why, lifted her head and planted a soft kiss more on Sebastian's jagged canine teeth than his soft lips, still pulled to a snarl.

"Mr. Phantomhive, if you please?" The voice said again.

When Selina withdrew from the kiss, she opened her eyes and saw Sebastian back in his usual self. The fire burning in his eyes from the moment he started talking about kisses, now gone and replaced by his usual cold indifference and annoyance. He pulled himself together, getting up followed by Selina.

"Just a second." He cried and his voice was dark and heavy, foreshadowing for Selina to be on guard in order to keep him under leash. They quickly gathered the articles of their clothing discarded on the floor and put them on, straightening the rest of them and in a blink of an eye were back in their roles of a presentable couple.

Sebastian turned the lock on the door and opened it, revealing the conductor along with a man holding a little girl of five years in his arms and a woman with a baby. The demon looked at them coldly.

"I am very sorry for disturbing you, but we had to make a forced stop to get these people on board. They are on their way to meet a doctor for their baby, who resides in Bath. The situation seems critical and we had to help. The problem is that the other cabins are either too full or the passengers are afraid they will catch whatever the baby has. Please allow them to stay here… it is not long before we reach Bath." The conductor seemed really desperate and at his limit.

"Oh my God! We were so… engrossed in making out that the train stopped and started again, and we didn't notice?" The realization instantly hit Selina shocking her, but remained calm and turned her attention to what the conductor was saying and then to what Sebastian started responding.

"It has nothing to do with us and-" Sebastian began.

"Oh please, dear. Do not be so harsh on the poor people; they already suffer enough agonizing for their baby." A totally British Selina was heard as she literally wrapped herself around his arm and looked at him with a so lovingly look in her bright eyes while smiling. "Of course, you can sit with us, my good people. Your poor baby seems quite ill." She gently pushed a really annoyed Sebastian to the side and waved for the couple to enter.

They did and sat at the opposite seat, looking at her with gratitude. "Yes, he is. It is the second week that the fever is so high, and his stomach cannot keep anything down for too long." The mother said; her almond eyes red from tears and lack of sleep.

"He has lost some weight and we are at our wits end… we do not know what to do, since everything we know about herbs that could help… do not work. We were trying to avoid going to that doctor we have been told that is really excellent, since he might be too expensive for us, but now the situation demands it." That was the very determined father, even though it was obvious that at the same time he was thinking about the extra hours he had to put in the shop he was working.

Now Sebastian and Selina were also seated. Sebastian crossed legs and arms and was staring at them coldly with indifference; the couple saw it and for a moment looked at him quite terrified. Selina laughed softly while patting Sebastian's knee.

"Forgive my husband, we both had a very stressful week with wedding preparations and all, and we were hoping to get some sleep while travelling, right dear?" She said leaning her head on his shoulder with a happy smile and a look that demanded of him to cooperate.

"Yes, love, you are absolutely right." He said plastering his signal fake smile on his lips. He uncrossed his arms and wrapped one around her shoulders pulling her in an embrace. "Oh well, it will be too late when we get to St. Ives either way, so that we will not be able to do anything more than go to our room and rest."

For some reason, the tone in his voice alarmed Selina, but she nodded agreeing and the matter was settled. After a while the two women started talking and Selina seemed to really sympathize with the mother and the baby that was crying, but not loudly at all since he was really exhausted, it was more like whining for the discomfort he felt.

"Hm… I might be able to help a little." She finally said and without further delay climbed on the seat and reached her suitcase placed on the shelf above them. She opened it and started searching for something.

"My love, what are you doing up there? It is quite dangerous to do something like that when the train is on the move." Sebastian said sounding concerned and confused as he placed his hands on her legs and waist, ready to support if she needed.

"I do not worry, because I know you will catch me if something happens." She said cheerfully. "Ah, there it is." She closed the suitcase, got down from the seat and extended her hand to the couple, holding a small vial with a yellow liquid inside. "My-my father used to work in an apothecary, and he learned a lot of useful recipes and passed them on to me. This is more like a sedative and a painkiller, just to comfort him and be able to sleep without being in so much pain. If you put two drops in his milk it might help him keep it in his stomach."

The mother took the vial, bowed her head as new tears started streaking down her cheeks, only this time were of hope and deep gratitude and the father thanked her also bowing. Selina smiled at them and sat back in her seat making herself comfortable in Sebastian's side and resting her head on his shoulder as his arm encircled her once more.

After almost two hours, the conductor came and announced they were reaching Bath and they should get ready; and so they did. However, the little girl, who had not been heard until then, jumped from her father's arms and ran to Selina, stretching her hands trying to hug her. Selina leaned closer for the child to reach her as she hugged her lightly.

"Thank you, lady, for helping my brother!" The girl said with her chirping voice. "You are so kind… and beautiful. You will become a good mother." She smiled brightly.

Sebastian was observing everything, not allowing his surprise to become visible, but could not resist raising one eyebrow in question, as he watched Selina's smile freeze on her lips and colour leaving her usually sun kissed face. The next moment a strange smile of nostalgia stretched her lips.

"Thank you very much, little lady. You are very beautiful too and I am certain you are a good and kind girl." She looked at the parents meaningfully and they both agreed with a smile, saying she was doing her best; the little girl beamed and puffed her chest proud of herself.

Selina with a movement, untied the ribbon from her hair and quickly made a small braid for the girl tying it with the ribbon. The girl thanked her again excited and ran to her father's arms.

"Good luck and take good care of both of them… they are so precious." Selina said waving them goodbye as they left bowing a last time.

"I am deeply obliged to your kindness, Lord Phantomhive." The conductor said looking at Sebastian and bowed.

"Oh dear." Sebastian exclaimed suddenly. "I am not lord Phantomhive. He is our master and we are nothing but his butler and his tutor travelling under his orders."

"Oh!" The conductor said. "I apologize for my mistake."

"No, no problem, but please do not disturb us for the rest of the way." He said quite threateningly to the man, making him gulp in fear.

"A-Absolutely, sir. At 4:30 dinner is served in the dining car; would you like to be notified?" He said as soon as he found his voice.

"Yes, please, if you would be so kind." Selina said quickly seeing Sebastian ready to give a negative answer.

The conductor nodded, bowed one last time and left, closing the cabin door behind him. Sebastian sprang up and locked it as Selina was resuming her seat by the window and turning her back to the demon. Sebastian looked at her and sighed, displeased that he would have to eat human food while pretending to be human during dinner. However, he knew that the woman had not proper breakfast or anything else to eat during the day, as he was rushing her constantly, in order to be at the station on time, and since she was mainly human, she needed to eat. He took out his watch and saw that they still had time until dinner. A sinister smile appeared on his lips as he approached her.

"And here rises the big question again. How is it ever possible for a human who hates most of her kind to go to such lengths to help the sickly baby of a pathetic couple and make their nosy brat happy by gifting her a worthless ribbon?" He sat beside her, crossed his longs legs while rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

Selina did not even bother to turn and look at him. "I told you… I do not hate humans; I just do not think so highly of them as I did before. As for babies and children, you know that I really care for them since they are small, innocent with no knowledge of the evil man can do."

"Yes… but they will grow up and become just like the human monsters you hate so much."

"It is not certain."

Sebastian turned to her, placed his hand on the window as he caged Selina and leaned closer. "So, you are telling me, you act solely on your belief and hope that these kids will be different, they will not turn to evil. For some reason I am not convinced."

Selina turned to look at him, her eyes burning with anger. "Oh really? And what does the great demon of death, destruction and master of twisting human's soul think the real reason to be?" Her voice was a little raspy.

"Oh, simply that you have a personal attachment to children, driving you to be kind to all of them. Maybe you have a child in your era awaiting you… you might already be 'a good mother' as the girl said. Or that a child was what the people you killed took away from you."

Selina's eyes opened even more and stared at him frozen for a second, before she turned and slightly lowered her head away from him. "I am not a mother, I told you before. I never was and never will be. I am not made to be that kind of woman."

Sebastian's finger gently curled under her chin and lifted her head making her look at him in the eyes. "Say that while looking at me."

Selina gulped confused. His eyes were not entirely cold and cruel as they usually were, but she could not figure out the reason why. He seemed like he was in search of something that could be found in her, something important. Suddenly a thought came to her.

Of course, he was curious to find more about her and use them to manipulate her when it would serve his plans. Selina pressed closed her lips looking at him determined not to talk; she was certain he would either get violent or leave her alone for now. From what she knew of him he would choose the second option, as he had orders not to break his master's pawns and he himself knew it would not benefit their purposes. Selina however was ready to act if he chose the first one.

But she was not quite ready for what he actually did. Before she blinked, his mouth were on hers once again, tasting, biting and his soft lips seducing hers in opening and granting him access further inside. Selina got lost in the kiss for a moment, but then managed to release one of her smallest daggers hidden in her sleeve and pressed it on the demon's throat, its pointy blade ready to prick his smooth, alabaster skin if need be.

Sebastian's mouth stopped moving ravaging her lips, he opened his eyes and saw her cat-like ones watching him coldly, even angry. He broke the kiss but did not move further away. "Why?" Was the only word he managed to utter.

"Haven't you gotten bored of these lewd games? I have lost the counting of how many times I have told you these cheap tricks do not work on me, because I am not that pathetic bitch Beast!" With a strength she had not exhibited before, pushed Sebastian away, still holding the dagger threateningly. "And do not move, this dagger can kill a weak demon pretty nicely, do not give me the opportunity to test it on a demon of your level."

Sebastian finally sat back on the seat putting some distance between his throat and the dagger. He crossed his arms and chuckled. "And I have told you that I enjoy the games I play to the fullest, I do not get bored easily, because I am very persistent on winning. But, correct me if I am wrong… did you not also enjoyed these… 'lewd' games before we were interrupted? Your hot body, breath, lips and responses you made were clearly stating you really had a good time." His slit red eyes were pinning the woman.

Selina's cheeks got all red, but her eyebrows furrowed. "I am sorry for breaking the news to you, but I am only a human and you a demon, master of seduction. You tricked me in 'practising kissing as a couple' and yes, at some point I got carried away because you didn't stop. If it pleases you to hear it, yes, I am a weak human easy to succumb to your charm and techniques, but that does not mean I will become your toy. I will make myself stronger and win this game of yours, because I too am persistent on winning! We will perform every aspect of the married couple act we have to, but that's all, nothing more." She finished quite determined as she sat back at the seat and looked out of the window, without leaving the dagger from her hands until they were summoned for dinner.

"We will see about that, my little, sweet witch. We will see who will win in the end!" Sebastian thought, staring at the woman, but said nothing or tried anything else knowing he would make her even more furious. Besides, he had five days ahead of him and if the case they had in hand was like he suspected it to be, it would soon give him many opportunities to properly start his game.

Yaaaay! The game begins for Sebastian! What do you think it will entail? Will poor Selina be defeated by the so alluring demon? *evil smile and wink*

Also... *bowing in apology* I deeply apologize to fans of Beast on behalf of Selina for calling her these "beautiful" things, but... Yeah, Selina is not a great fan of the circus lady for... reasons that you will find out later! :)

Till next time! Bye! :D