The Dog's Kitten

1. London

^James

I walk through the cold alleys, my feet scrapping the freezing ground. My eyes dart around for my next victim, and no I'm not going to kill anyone, I'm simply going to steal. I smirk evilly when I see a young blonde girl, excitedly walking through the street in a bright pink dress. Target spotted. I analyze the people around her, the only person seems to be her maid, pathetic that nobles don't know how to take care of themselves.

I look around making sure I won't have a chance of any witnesses. I walk out cautiously, and keep my head down, my dirtied white hair covering most of my face. When I spot a purse just hanging in her grasp, I smirk. Bingo, looks like I'm having dinner tonight.

I "accidentally" trip and fall into the girl, and I fake innocence, "Oh my! I'm so sorry, I-I didn't mean to! I swear please forgive me!" I allow my eyes to water, looking completely sorry. She smiles softly and pats my head, causing me to growl inside, filthy nobles.

"It's ok, next time just watch where you're going."

I nod and fake being very greatful, "Thank you so much! I'll be more careful next time! Promise!"

I bow and scurry off, snagging her purse when she's not looking, and the stupid girl doesn't even notice. I grin to myself evilly, haha! Success! I disappear into a new winding alley, heading towards the undertaker's shop where I usually hide out behind, as no one is ever around the place unless they have to. I shove the purse under my shirt and quickly run across the brick road and into the darkness behind the shop.

When I'm finally safe, I lean against the wall and sigh, I slowly slide down it and smirk, I can already taste some warm soup! I greedily take out the purse and open it, trifling through it to see what treasure I have captured. And boy I wasn't disappointed! There was at least a pound, and that was getting me some warm soup, I jumped up in glee and through the purse down, not really caring for it, and head out from behind the shop, to find a restaurant that will give me some soup.

I was to giddy to notice the young earl exiting the shop with the undertaker, and ran into him. I hug my money tight, and glare at the young earl, I know exactly who he is, "have you heard of earl Phantomhive?" He's literally everywhere and my god it's annoying.

"Watch where you're going fool!" The earl yells at me looking down his nose.

I roll my eyes and scoff, "Puh-lease I wouldn't want to touch you with a stick, your uselessness might wear off on me."

I hear the undertaker laugh, "That was great!"

I shake my head, just now noticing the butler just observing the scene with a smirk, the young earl huffs in disbelief, "Do you know who I am you brat?"

I smirk and fake a girly voice, "Why earl Phantomhive, of course I know you, you're the richest brat in all of London!"

His face reddens in anger, I look at my dirty nails and act inferior, "Now, if you excuse me I have business to attend to!"

And I saunter away, only to be grabbed by the god damn butler, "Why where did you get that money, street rat?" I glare at the stupid butler.

"None of your business, peasant."

I turn up my nose, copying most nobles. Causing Phantomhive to sigh in annoyance, "Just answer the question and you won't leave in much pain."

I laugh, "Please, you don't scare me."

Phantomhive glares and looks to the butler, "Sebastian."

The butler nods, "Yes, my lord."

And grips my neck cutting off my air supply, and I fake grabbing his arm, pretending to be in fear. But after a while I roll my eyes once it's actually getting hard to breathe, and grip the butler, Sabastian's, wrist and press on his pressure point and pulling his arm away, "Like I said, you don't scare me."

The earl huffs angrily, "You're coming with me, bastard, grab him."

I go to retort when I'm hit in the back of my neck making me drowsy, shit.

.................

When I come to, I'm in a foreign room, please tell me an old pervert didn't snatch me off the streets again. When I finally remember what happened I winced. Dammit, I wanted some soup! I grumble and curse in my head, when I spot a window, I hop out of the bed in glee, time to get away! When I have one leg out the window, the door to the room opens, "Hey! What are you doing!"

I look behind me to see the earl and his butler running into the room, I try and push myself out the window, but am caught and dragged back into the room I glare at the earl, "You know this counts as kidnapping right?"

The earl smirks, "Not when you don't have anyone to return to."

"You my friend, are an ass."

He glares at me, "Why must you disrespect your superiors like this?"

And I laugh, "You think, I give a shit about you snobby assholes! Ha! That's hilarious, why should I respect you when you don't respect me?"

I continue to laugh, making the earl growl, "Why you-"

"Master, I do not find it wise to argue with the young man."

The earl nods, "Now if you answer my questions you may be able to leave."

I look at them both suspiciously, even if they don't let me leave now, I can always escape during the night, "What do you want to know?"

The earl smirks, "That's more like it, now my first question who are you?"
I smirk, "My names James."

He nods, "And how old are you?"

"12."

"Where did the money come from?"

I chuckle, "I stole it from a blonde girl."

He narrows his eyes, "What did she look like?"

"She had curly hair, blue eyes, and a huge pink frilly dress."

He ran a hand down his face, "Elizabeth."

I look at him curiously, "That's what the snobs name is?"

He glares, "She's my betrothed you bafoon!"

I shrug my shoulders, "Not my problem, have fun with the numb skull."

"Sebastian, leave."

Sebastian looks at him questioningly, to which he only brushes him off, Sebastian leaves hesitantly and the earl turns to me annoyed. "I have a proposition for you."

Oh god, what did I do?