Forever My Kitten.

Houndsworth Romances Revealed.

The servants had been cheering the entire way, which was what sent Rowan to sleep. She had turned into a cat and jumped into Sebastian's lap, rubbing against his stomach affectionately before falling asleep. Sebastian noticed how every now and then her nose would twitch, and he was finding it hard not to cuddle her. "Do you hear how happy they are? They're very grateful to you. Such a kind young master." Rowan snuggled further into his lap as Ciel explained why they're here. She was starting to stir and she didn't like it, all she wanted to do was get some proper sleep. That was it. That was all she wanted. She opened her eyes when she was moved onto someone's shoulder, finding it to be Sebastian she closed her eyes, ignoring the others as they went inside. She was startled when she heard a whip crack. Peeking one of her eyes open she saw it was the maid, for some reason Rowan was enjoying this sight.

She jumped off of Sebastian's shoulder and rubbed her face on the mans leg, hoping he'd become distracted. All she got was a good slash mark from the whip, the suddenness causing her to change back, wearing her sweater and a simple skirt. "Well now I'm awake." She started grumbling curses as she walked over to Sebastian, holding the sleeve of her coat to her face where her cheek was bleeding. Ciel and Barrymore discussed selling the place and why he couldn't. Sebastian led her to the kitchen, since the others were still getting luggage. Instead of treating the wound like she thought he would he licked it. She was blushing cherry-red as he did so, normally she wouldn't mind but they weren't alone in her room. Sebastian gently bit her neck, causing her blush to turn even darker. "S-Sebastian, not now." She smirked as his smirking face turned down, leaning up to whisper into his ear something that would drive him mad. "Later." He looked shocked and she left him to mull over what she meant they would do later. She knew how to drive him mad that was for sure.

~Timeskip~

Sebastian was preparing the Young Master for bed, and the Young Master was reading a book. Rowan tapped on the window, hanging upside down and watching in amusement as both occupants of the room were startled. When both looked over she gave them a friendly closed eyed smile and a wave, reassuring them she wasn't going to murder them. She frowned when they turned away going back to what they where doing, she tapped on the window again, harder than before. She groaned when Sebastian didn't make a move to unlock the window. She turned into a cat and pawed at the window, giving her best adorable face she could make, silently mowing. When he still didn't do anything she ran her nail down the window, irritating both occupants. She stopped and sighed. "Let me in, please? Angela somehow managed to keep me from entering anywhere else in this damn place." She hissed as Sebastian walked over, but still not doing anything. She gave her best Cheshire grin. "If you don't let me in we can't play later~!"

That is what made him open the window, Ciel couldn't hear it, but whatever it was convinced the man to open the window. She hopped in and moved over to Ciel, turning back into a human as she sat on the floor next to him. She was holding her ankle, messaging it carefully as Sebastian continued his butlering and Ciel kept reading. Both seemed to notice her action and frowned. "What happened?" She rolled her eyes. "What happened? What happened is that these villagers don't take kindly to anyone who questions the Barrymore rule. I was asking the inn keeper if he knew anything and when I started laying down the questions he had me thrown out, quite literally. The only time they would cooperate with questions is when they weren't about lord Barrymore." Both boys nodded and Sebastian came up behind her, kissing her neck, slightly biting. She tapped his cheek lightly, silent request to wait a bit longer.

He reluctantly obeyed, their relationship was still a secret from Ciel and both wanted to keep it that way. Angela came in and momentarily glared at the position the two demons were in before requesting that that leave, for the devil dog was at large. When a howl was heard Rowan turned into a cat and leaped onto Sebastian's shoulder, accidentally falling asleep as they looked at the paw prints. She was moved into Sebastian's arms as he and the others went back to their rooms. She had been quietly purring the whole time until she was put on the bed, she had been woken up enough to change back, but not awake completely.

He changed her clothes and she opened her eyes sleepily as he laid down next to her. "Hi there." Sebastian chuckled and kissed Rowan's forehead. "Go back to sleep." She obeyed, quickly falling into the abyss of sleep, snuggling into his chest. It's unfortunate we didn't get to play. At least I know she won't hesitate in the slightest when the time comes once more. He smirked and kissed her cheek at the thought, brushing his hand over her collarbone to show a feather with roses that looked to be carved within it.

What he failed to notice was the mark she had placed on him in a similar fashion, except it was a rose that appeared to be made of feathers. Both marks had something respective of who they were marked on and who they were put there by. He only noticed about an hour later when she woke up, tracing the mark she had left and smiling. "What are you so happy about?" She snuggled up to him and tapped where the mark was. "Figure it out Feather Brain." He looked down to see the mark she had left on his collarbone, his breath caught in his throat. "It's beautiful." Rowan looked up to Sebastian and smiled brightly. "So is mine. It's lovely." She stole a glance at her bedside clock. "We've got a few hours, go to sleep. It's nice to relax every once in a while Sebastian. No buts either." She said the last part in a pouting voice that made him laugh. Finny and Bard were up and heard the foreign laugh, making their way towards Rowan's bedroom.

They peeked in and were shocked at what they saw. "Nope~! Not until you sleep too." She was wrapped in Sebastian's arms looking up at him, slightly annoyed. He sighed, giving in to her request. "Fine." Rowan smiled and kissed his cheek. "Good. Now go to sleep, you'll probably be busy tomorrow." Both closed their eyes and quickly fell asleep with small smiles on there faces, or so the pair thought. Sebastian's hand crept up her stomach right under her bust until it was stopped by a smaller hand. She stared up at him, raising an eyebrow in amusement as he smirked. "That's as high as your hand goes, Sebastian." He chuckled and left his hand there, tracing patterns on her stomach as she fell asleep. "Go to sleep Sebastian.." It was quiet and sleep-filled, but he heard it. He obeyed and closed his eyes, allowing himself to sleep. One thing the pair didn't fail to notice were the similar marks on their collarbones, and something new that was Rowan's nails being black, and slightly oval shaped. Another thing that they noticed is that Rowan had a long scar across her torso, it looked like it had scars from stitches as well, and scars that looked like thorny vines throughout her body as well.

Both looked peaceful, and neither had told anyone so both boys would keep it a secret, of course within the servants. Mey-Rin and Takana had heard them barreling down the hall way and looked worried. "Is everything all right?" Mey-Rin didn't have her glasses on and Takana looked ready for a fight if necessary. Finny smiled brightly and Bard moved themselves out of the way to allow Mey-Rin and Takana to see. Sebastian's hand under Rowan's bust was being held by her, and held back. Takana chuckled and Mey-Rin burst into loud rant about how cute they were until she was quieted by Takana when both of them stirred.

It was a lovely sight to see. The young master would never know unless he asked. They all scurried back to their rooms, they wouldn't tell Angela either. No one but the Phantomhive servants would know of this.

(I feel like this is entirely too short, but for now I think it's a good place to leave the chapter off, don't you think?)