Secrets Revealed

Chapter One

It was a cold evening in London. I have no master to serve. My last one was about 3 months ago. I have no home. No family. No friends. I'm all alone in the streets. Every day is the usual. Asking for money to survive. It was the only thing I could do for now. My red hair was tangled and my green eyes were losing its color. I was weak and defenseless. I haven't eaten and I am starving. My body was exposed to the cold weather due to my ripped white maid dress.

¨Well would you look at that. My day gets even better. Hey there young lady¨ said a man who was drunk. I backed up as he was walking towards me but was stopped by a wall behind me and pinned me to the wall.

¨Hey! LET ME GO!!¨ I yelled trying to escaped his grasp but as drunk as he was, I couldnt get out. For every attempt to break free, he would have the opportunity to take advantage of beating me.

As I was being held hostage, I heard footsteps approaching

*Oh God, please help me. Dont let me go through more suffering *

We looked over to see a child with blue hair and a blue eye while the other was covered by an eye patch. Next to him was a butler dressed in pure black with red ruby eyes.

¨Let her go¨ said the child.

¨Don't be a hero kid.¨ the man said pulling out a knife. ¨Bad things happen to heroes and their victims¨ he said as he put the knife close to my neck.

¨So I guess it will be the hard way. Sebastian...¨ the child said looking at his butler. ¨...get rid of this man¨ the butler then started approaching us. As he got closer, the knife got deeper into my neck, up to the point when it started bleeding.

¨If you get any closer I will kill her¨ said the man

¨What a challenge, but I think you are easy to get rid of¨ said the butler. I saw his eyes turn from red to pink with slit pupils like a cat, sending the man running away. Due to my condition, my only reaction was to fall. I braced for impact but didn't feel the ground. I look up and see a pair of red eyes knowing that it was the butler and blacked out.

Sebastian's POV

¨Sebastian¨ called my young master

¨Yes, my lord? ¨ I answered as the young master approached me and the young women.

¨We can't leave her out here or she will be attacked again. Bring her to the mansion¨ he said turning away.

¨Yes my lord.¨ I said heading to the carriage. She was in very poor condition. One more hit and she could easily snap a bone. With caution, I carefully placed her inside the carriage.

~~~The Next Day~~~

Katherine's POV

I slowly open my eyes to feel the sunlight shining in my eyes. Then my head suddenly started to hurt, as well as my neck. I realize that I am not in the streets but instead, in what looks like, a queen size bed. Not only that, but my clothes as well. Curiosity struck me and decided to walk. Before I did, I can't remember what happened yesterday. Either way, I placed both feet on the side of the bed. What happened was, instead of standing, my feet ached so much that they gave up and I fell. I heard a knocking at the door, not knowing where I was nor who is at the door.

¨Come in¨ I tried to say

¨Good morning my lady¨ said the butler. Pictures started flooding and remembered what happened.

¨U-um good morning..?¨ He gently picked me up and placed me back in bed.

¨I have brought you your breakfast for today¨

¨Thank... you¨ I said still trying to speak clearly. ¨I... I have a few questions. I-if you don't mind me... asking¨ I told the butler.

¨I wouldn't mind my lady, but you need to rest. Your body suffers from a lot of injuries. Including your voice. Rest well.¨ and with that he left the room. I was very hungry and sleepy. I finished eating the breakfast and fell right to sleep.

~~~Night~~~

I wake up. This time though, I received the light from the moon.

*Did... I sleep all day?*

Again, I placed both my feet to the side of the bed. Now I was able to stand. Knowing that I was standing, I was also able to speak, with saying a few words. Since I slept nearly the whole day, I feel much energized. I looked at the time and it was 4:28 am. I thought to myself what to do until 6. Finally, I decided to explore my surroundings. Basically trying to figure out where I was. I tried to be as quiet as possible and opened the door. What I saw, was a large corridor and on the end was a beautiful window with the sight of both the moon and the garden.

'There was a time when I was alone

Nowhere to go and no place to come home

My only friend was the man in the moon

And even sometimes he would go away, too

Then one night, as I closed my eyes-'

I was quietly singing as I walked up to the window and saw the beautiful view of a garden. The sight of orange and yellow tulips, white lilies, pink apple blossoms and purple snapdragons was breathtaking

'I saw a shadow flying high'

Although I admired the garden, I felt a presence of someone watching me. I turn around and see the butler, who I recall is his name Sebastian.

¨Good evening my lady. What are you doing out of bed? ¨ He said looking at me with those red eyes.

¨Good evening um, Sebastian... is it? ¨ I said hoping to get the name right.

¨Sebastian Michaelis, head of the Phantomhive Manor, at your service. ¨ He says bowing. ¨And your name is? ¨ He said standing straight.

¨Oh! Forgive me, my name is Katherine Blackrose. Pleasure to meet you Sebastian.¨

¨The pleasure is all mine.¨ he said.

¨I don't know if you remember but I wanted to ask you some questions earlier in the day. Would you mind if I ask you those questions now? ¨ I said as I sat on the window

¨Not at all Lady Katherine¨.

To begin with, how long have I been asleep? ¨

¨Nearly three days

¨Three days? What caused me to sleep for that long? ¨

¨Due to the conditions you were in, your body wasnt working properly which led to you being in a weak state. Resting was the best way for your body to regenerate back to normal

Oh that makes sense. Thank you for answering my questions Sebastian.

Sebastian bowed in response

Pardon me for asking, but what was a young lady such as yourself doing in the streets of London? He asked in a concerned tone tilting his head to the side a little

¨Long story. ¨ I said plain and simple, looking away

Sebastian took out pocket watch and looked at the time.

¨I have enough time to hear the story¨

¨Why would you care of the story? ¨

¨For various reasons, but two simple ones really. One is for my curiosity while the other is to see if you are a threat to my young master. No offense my lady¨ he said the last part with a closed eye smile.

¨None taken¨ I said glaring at him.

*Where to begin... I need to think this clearly*