A Demons Mate

Surprised

Sebastian opened the door to usher his current master into his home and heard the sigh of relief from the human. Even so close to adulthood, London didn't hold much wonder for his master. At least the Prince and Agni were away, not that it had made the Earl any more comfortable.

It wasn't quite right. He had always thought that his master would be more comfortable in the city. He was a bachelor, for the time being anyway. Of course, his master wasn't a fan of gatherings but there were many things to occupy one's time in town. From what he understood of humans, his master's aversion to being adored by the ladies who thought they might have a chance at the Countess's cornet was not normal. The other masters that he had bargained with had loved lording their power over others.

It probably had to do with his master's soul. Such a delicious soul.

He was taking the Earl's coat and noticed how much the young man had grown. His master was not much shorter than himself now.

"Sebastian!"

The demon sighed at seeing the three morons running down the stairs. And it had been such a nice morning.

"What is going on here?" The Earl yelled as the three rushed past him to latch onto Sebastian's legs.

"There's a woman here, Master."

"Lizzy's here again?"

Sebastian found himself slightly upset at the hunted look that came over his master. He never looked that way when dealing with his demon.

Perhaps he should do something about that?

"No, sire. There was a girl wandering through the woods."

And they just brought her in? Sebastian could feel the burn of rage start, just beneath the surface. She just appeared in the woods?" Ciel Phantomhive pinched the bridge of his nose and tried not to stare at the girl on the bed.

She didn't look to be much older than Lizzy, but Lizzy would never wear that. The black dress was skin tight and short. Red hair fell in tangled waves around her face, completely unbound. Strange, round earrings were tangled with her hair and a necklace hung around her throat.

"Yes, sir."

Sebastian leaned over and looked at the necklace. At first it appeared to be an encircled cross, but on closer inspection, it was actually a compass. A diamond was nestled in the very center and words were engraved in the silver.

"'All who wander are not lost.'* Interesting thought."

"Honestly, why do these things always happen here?" The Earl shook his head.

"Perhaps you are just lucky, Master."

Ciel glared at the demon and turned away from the bed. "We can decide nothing until she wakens. She is not a spy in such conspicuous clothing. She cannot be an assassin either as she had no weapons. For now, we will wait."

**********************************A Demon's Mate*******************************

Sebastian was making his final rounds through the mansion as the rest of the house settled down to sleep when his mind drifted back to the girl upstairs. The strange female had been on the Earl's mind as well. Before going to sleep, he had ordered the demon to investigate her as soon as she woke.

"Speaking of which..." he caught a sound from the upper floor. The panic he felt obviously coming from her rather than the other house members.

The demon took the stairs in a blink of an eye and flashed down the hall. He knocked on the door and heard a gasp. Scrambling prompted him to open the door without an answer.

The girl was backed into the farthest corner from the door. In her hand, she wielded the silver candelabra from the bedside table.

"Who are you?" She tried to back further into the corner. "Where is this place?"

"My lady, please calm yourself." He bowed. "You are currently in the home of the Earl of Phantomhive. I am the butler, Sebastian."

"Hold on a minute." She held up a hand. "I must have a concussion from the fall. What did you say?"

"You are in the Phantomhive manor."

The redhead shook her head. "No, I'm currently lying on the sidewalk where I got run over and this is all a figment of my imagination."

"I'm sorry to tell you that is not. Now, if you please calm down. The rest of the house is asleep." Sebastian started to come forward and dodged a candle coming at his head.

"I think that you should stay over there while I think about this." She pointed another projectile at him. "I don't trust my imagination."

"I believe that you are over-reacting, miss." The demon walked forward, dodging all the candles she threw at him.

"Well, I believe I need a psych eval and zanax!" She raised the large piece of silver to swing but the man caught it easily.

Sebastian grabbed the redhead around the waist, tossing the candelabra to the bed. She started to fight back and he took her wrists in a hand.

"Yeah, yeah. I forgot the demon reflexes."

In shock, Sebastian loosened his grip for a moment. The girl threw her head back into his face and elbowed him in the stomach. The instant that she felt the grip around her waist loosen, she jumped on the bed and over to the other side, grabbing the candelabra again on her way.

"How do you know that?" The demon decided to give her space, figuring she would talk.

She looked him over confused before starting to wail. "This isn't happening! People do not get pulled into a fictional story."

Sebastian put up a hand to stop her. "Let's just stop for a moment."

She was still on edge, but seemed willing to lower the heavy silver slightly.

"I would like you to explain how you know about me. So, we will start over." He took a step back. "May I know your name?"

"Serena." She lowered the candelabra further. "Serena Walton."

He smiled, deciding on flirting. "That's a beautiful name for a beautiful woman."

The silver dropped slightly as she stared at him."Really? You're going to move to the pointless flattery now?"

His head cocked to the side. "Fine."

The demon's eyes began to glow red and feathers fell around his body. She raised the candelabra again and the feathers started to fly toward her.

"Are you not going to scream?"

"Would it do me any good?"

"No."

He vaulted over the bed in a move a human could never accomplish. The demon's hand reached for her throat. Serena closed her eyes, expecting to die.

Suddenly, Sebastian was pushed back. He looked up from where he landed and found himself across the room. The red head opened her eyes confused.

"Okaaaay."

He ran at her again and Serena winced, holding the silver in front of her. She looked up when she felt nothing tear into her flesh. The demon stood slowly from the other side of the room again. His eyes were wide with shock as he looked at her.

Serena looked around and saw a purple mist that surrounded her body. Several black feathers floated around her. When she touched one of the feathers, it was warm. Sebastian walked forward slowly, his own hand out and awe on his face.

'My own power is protecting her!' He touched the mist and felt a shock. 'I can't believe this. Why now? And with the most troublesome of masters.'

He continued to watch the small red head as she ran her hands through the mist, picking up more of the feathers.

'After all these centuries, I finally found my mate.' He stepped into the mist and she raised the silver again, holding it like some kind of club. Barbaric. Small sparks erupted around him as a small warning. 'And a most disagreeable one at that.'

*This quote is from J.R.R. Tolkien .