Lover to one, daughter to the other. A black butler fanfic

Chap. 20 Marks and Strange Events

"Wha-who are you?" I ask trying to keep up my act.

"Oh, Rouge, don't pretend to not recognize me." He says, walking up to me, brushing against me as he circles me. When he stops in front of me, he gently takes my mask off. "Now, I have been wanting to see you for awhile, but I knew I had to wait until you grew stronger, but I couldn't stand the fact that you had willingly kissed that putrid thing that you hang around, both of them... I don't want you kissing anyone, it's impure and vile behaviour. You need to be pure and sweet."

"Why?"

"Because that is what I said! You are mine, the only thing keeping you out of my grasp is the fact that you are not yet strong enough." He answered grabbing my wrist. "Now, if you don't obey me, you will be hurt." I felt a searing pain in the wrist he had, then he let go and I saw a property mark.

"Why did you brand me as yours? I belong to no body! You can't control me, no one can!" I yell, before screaming in pain as the mark sends the sensation of being burned up my arm.

"The rules of that mark are: 1. You cannot use harsh words or voice whilst talking with or about me. 2. You cannot touch another being in any matter but appropriate for a married woman to touch other beings. 3. When you are strong enough you will come with me when I come get you. 4. You will not talk to other males in anyway but the way a married woman should talk to other males. 5. If there are any rules that I fail to mention, you will know what they are before being punished if you do it again. Do you understand?" He asks, walking circles around me, looking me up and down, before stoping once again in front of me. His hand comes up and gently brushes the top of my bust. I resist the urge to smack his hand away, knowing what the result would be.

"I understand." I say in the most monotonous voice I could manage, feeling a slight burn on my wrist from the anger that I couldn't hide.

"That's a good girl, now you should get back to the party. I bet they are looking for you." He said before he walked out of the room and disappeared. I run back to the party where a magic show was happening, probably why the lights went off. I find Ciel and walk over to him taking his hand and ignoring the light burn. I drag him out onto a balcony.

"Where were you?"

"I was taken by Mathius. I think he is the one who had been taking all the women."

"Why didn't he take you?"
"He said that I wasn't yet strong enough, but he gave me a property mark. Basically if I don't respect the rules he gave me I feel immense pain, also depending on the severity of my transaction." I explain quickly, having seen the confusion on his face. "I doubt he will take anyone else. He probably did the whole thing just to talk to me. Either way we need to get back to the mansion now, before any man tries to flirt with me cause that won't end well." He nods and gestures for me to get going. I was just about to walk out of the mansion when I turn to see Ciel punching Sebastian in the face, whispering in his ear what was going on before Sebastian returned the punch and dragged Ciel outside. Once we were all outside, I got in the carriage and refused to look at Sebastian. Ciel got in with me and our carriage left, leaving Sebastian with his own.

"Why didn't you look at Sebastian?" Ciel asked, sitting across from me looking out the window.

"Because I don't want to be in pain, it was part of my rules." I answer truthfully, but leaving out why I can't. He just hummed in understanding.

. . .

Once we got back to the mansion, I went straight to my room with Mei-Rin. She helped me take off my dress and makeup before leaving. I crawl into bed before hearing my door open.

"My lady? Do you wish to talk about what happened?" Sebastian's smooth voice drifted over from where he stood.

"I already told Ciel about him, so go ask him instead." I answer flatly.

"Him? What about a 'him'? I was talking about when we snuck off together." He clarified, infused about what I was talking about.

"It was nothing, Sebastian. Just a means to catch the culprit, which in the end he found me and got away." I retort, feeling bad for lying, it wasn't nothing, but it doesn't matter anymore. I heard Sebastian sigh, almost painfully.

"So who was the culpr..." He stoped. "Why do I sense you have been marked?"

"Because I have." The lights are on in an instant, the butler by my side in that instant.

"Why was I not informed?"

"Because we had to leave and I need rest."

"Who did this to you?" He looks me over, to spot my wrist and the supernatural thin chain that resembled a bracelet. "How dare they! They will pay for this whoever it is! They will suffer tremendously." He slowly grew dark as his aura seeped into the air.

"Why does it matter? It's not like I belong to anyone." I say, my voice going soft and at the end harsh from pain. "Ow! So apparently I am not aloud to say that... I now 'belong'" stretching it sarcastically, "to Mathius." At hearing the name, he growled deeply.

"This won't last long." He said before the lights went out and he disappeared. I sigh both happily and sadly before being surprised by a tap at my window. When I turn to see, it's Grell.

I get up and let him in. He tries to do a graceful flip and landing but ends on his face as Undertaker and William climb in behind him.

"What are you all doing in my room? Could you not have come in the front entrance?" I ask helping Grell up before hugging him.

"We weren't sure if the foul demon would have let us in." William says as he adjusts his glasses, glancing away from me, it was weird seeing him without being worried of being punished but still not able to be together.

"Do remember I am majority demon, so insulting them is insulting me." I booped him on the nose.

"Hihihi, very true. How are you dear? You haven't visited in awhile." Undertaker pulls a cookie out of his sleeve and I eat it out of his hand, as usual.

"Well, I have been kidnapped, I found my father, and I have been marked as property by the half angel that had kidnapped me. I have been busy." Undertaker starts laughing hysterically as William pinches the bridge of his nose. Grell had sat on my bed and gotten comfortable. "Is there a reason you are all here now?"

"Rouge! You should know this! Wiiiilllllllllllll you said you had told heeeeerrrrrr~." Grell whines.

"I know you will be training me but why are you here now?"

"So we can start first thing in the morning. Isn't it great! We will be with each other constantly! And dear Bassy will be around too! Oh how exciting to be surrounded by men as hot and juicy as these!" Grell squeals in thought.

"Ok well I guess I will call Sebastian to make you each a room." I say walking over and opening my door to see Sebastian about to knock. "Great timing! Can you please make these three some rooms, I need to rest."

"Why are they here?"

"They are to help me train, so I can get stronger and in more control." Grell rushes over to hug the butler but runs into a fist.

"Fine, but they won't be staying for an extended period, they may come and go but cannot stay longer then a week and have to stay gone for at least three days." Sebastian brushes non-existent dust off of himself.

"That is perfect. We have other work to be done anyways." William replied, they glared at each other, electricity crackling and fire spewing.

"Ok good night!" I say pushing them all out of my room and closing the door. I crawl into bed and transform into a cat curling up on a pillow, slightly under the blanket, just in case.