The Lady Shadowhive and her demon butler Lucius Dracovich

Nightmares Revenge

Lucius's POV

"Young Mistress, am i correct in assuming that your previous statement about relationships is revoked now that you and the Lord of Phantomhive share mutual feelings?"

I was washing her back with the cloth as she sighed and shook her head while laughing softly.

"I do have feelings for Ciel, and i believe he has feelings for me. But he has made no declaration that he wishes to be a suitor of mine, although should he ask to court me i would not refuse him i would accept him with a kiss and hold him within my arms."

She sighed and leaned forward as i brushed the hair off her back and began washing her upper back. I rubbed the cloth over her star and i could sense her body tensing. She turned her back away from me and then stared at me with that fury fire in her eyes that reflected her rage and i could tell she was thinking of the scarred man after i had touched her mark.

"But i will not rest until that damned bastard is at my mercy... And when i find him, the last thing he will see is me holding his beating heart in my hand as he chokes on his own blood."

She had taken a handful of water and let it drip into the tub once more as she smiled describing another scenario of her vengeance. The rage within this girls heart was delicious. The way she smiled at his death only made me smile, this girl was no pure flower she was a rose covered in thorns and thriving on the blood of the enemies she threw down in her search for the scarred man. I finished washing her and brought her to her bed setting her down. She dried herself off as i retrieved her pale blue nightgown from the closet as well as grabbing her brush off the vanity table. I walked back over to her and pulled the gown over her head and then fastened the ties in the back and began brushing out her hair. She was staring out the window at the night sky and i saw in her thoughts were her memories of almost two years past on her fifteenth birthday. I took the ribbon from the brush and pulled her hair back.

"Leave it down..."

I released her hair and brushed out the strands that had been crumpled under my grasp from when i was going to tie it up as i was supposed to at night.

"My lady i do believe your birthday is in two days time, i did not hear you mention that to lord ciel during tea today."

"He knows Halloween is my birthday i told him so in the carriage, Lucius am i to expect nightmares tonight.."

It is possible that should she choose to follow Elsie the nightmare will play out, but she obtained the ability now to turn her thoughts away. As i was ordered to give her after her nightly swim.

"The nightmare will only play through should you choose to listen to your sister. You have the capability now to decide your dream, i bid you goodnight mistress and that you have pleasant dreams."

I pulled the blanket over her and then walked to the door, i heard her soft voice whisper my name and i stopped only inches from the door as i turned and looked at her.

"Yes mistress?"

"Stay in bed with me... While i sleep.. I don't want to leave this room and you are to keep me in here should my nightmares occur.."

I smiled as i turned and walked back to the bed, i set the candlestick down and sat upon the bed next to her. I did not bother going underneath the blanket for i was only there to keep her in the bed, but from her thoughts i could assume she was crying. Her shoulders began shaking slightly as i heard soft sniffles come from her. I sighed as i leaned over and pulled her against me stroking her hair. She cried softly as i "Shh'd" her and tried to calm her down. She eventually fell asleep and i kept stroking her hair as it kept her calm, i did not venture to stop for i didn't want her to wake up and become a sniveling body of tears again. Her face looked so peaceful as she rested against my chest. I wonder what it's like to sleep through the night. She began to toss and turn in her sleep and her face twisted in anguish as she groaned in her sleep. So the nightmare has begun.