Actors, Dreams and Demons Part 2

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Today's scene was being filmed at the Trancy manor. The stage (so to speak) had been set. Claude had left Hana in charge as he said he had some private matters to attend to. To which you said with a hand over your mouth,

"Grells got some competition it seems."

Claude turned to you with his eyes narrowed.

"What was that?" He asked, his voice dangerous.

"It was a cough," you said innocently.

He took a few steps towards you until you were just a few centimetres apart.

"Careful," he said. "You sound like you're sick. Some colds can kill you."

You raised your eyebrows at him. You were honestly surprised. Claude wasn't one to threaten you. Especially not in front of the Triplets and Hana. If Alois found out about this, he would no doubt have a tantrum. You were his favourite other than Claude, of course. It was because of the colour of your hair, well your characters' actually. With your big dark brown eyes and light brown hair, you had a striking resemblance to Luka. And Alois had taken to calling you that.

He wasn't the only one, Hana had started doing it as well.

You looked up at Claude, craning your neck to do so. Even with the heels of your uniform, you were still a head and a half shorter than him. (You doubted that even with Alois's boots that you'd be able to reach his shoulder) You kind of cringed while looking at him. You hated feeling weak. And someone looking down on you just had that kind of effect.

"No need to worry about me," you said with a big smile. "I've never seen you get sick and you do know what they say about colds and people that never get them...."

"Idiots don't catch colds," said Canterbury.

"They're idiots," said Timber.

"Idiots never catch colds," said Thompson.

Claude's hand went straight for your neck, lifting you a few feet of the ground. There was a sharp and suffocating pain as his grip tightened. Your hands immediately went for his wrist, prying at it. Trying to get him to loosen his hold.

At that moment Alois burst in through the door with a grin on his face.

"Luka! Claude told me....," he said but stopped as soon as he saw what was happening.

"Claude!" He screamed. "I order you! Let her go!"

Claude's grip slackened after a second. He let you go and you landed on your feet, touching your neck gingerly.

He leaned in and whispered to you,

"You won't always have the master to look after you. And don't you have any shame? Hiding behind some one else.
Where's your sense of pride or your morals."

"Morals?" you spat at him. "Do you think someone like me who's lowered themselves to hell has any need for pride or morals?"

Alois titled his head, confused.

"What do you mean, (Y/N)?" He asked.

You lifted your hand up to your collar and loosened it. Revealing the small pentagram enclosed in a circle on the nape of your neck. The mark was usually covered by the collar of your maids uniform.

"That mark," said Claude, backing away while Hana widened her eyes in surprise.

You smirked at them.

"You recognise it, don't you?" You said. "He won't forgive you for hurting his master."

"What's going on?" Alois asked in annoyance. "Tell me! Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!"

Then, Claude clutched his chest, his expression contouring into one of intense pain.

You watched him as writhed there on the ground with cold eyes while Alois watched on in horror.

He ran to you. Tears in his eyes.

"Make it stop, Luka," he said. "Claude's hurting. You can't take him from me."

He clutched to your dress in desperation.

"That's enough," you said and Claude's pain stopped. He lay there on the floor, his breathing hard. He stood up and looked at you with an blank face and walked out of the room.

"Cut!" Called out Satoshi. Finally, the filming for today was over and you were exhausted. The only reason it had gone on so long today was because the cast directors were still looking for someone to play the role of Alexander. The demon whom you had made a contract with in the series. There wasn't a set reason in the plot as to why you had made a contract with him yet. But Satoshi has told you with a smile that childhoods and backstory were important components of any character.

Alois looked up at you smiled.

"Isn't this an awkward position to be in?" He said as he was still clutching to your dress. You backed away almost immediately after realising how small the distance between the two of you was.

"The things you do in the new script are a lot worse, Trancy," said Ciel as he appeared carrying three copies of the new script.

"Let me see that," said Alois going up to him and taking one.

Ciel walked towards you and handed you a copy.

"Oh no," said Alois as he let out a wail of anguish.

"What is it?" You asked.

He turned to you, his eyes held panic in them. Shoving the script in your face, he told you to look.

"He has to do 'this' and 'that' to Claude in the next episode," said Ciel with a smirk on his face.

"Although," said Alois, suddenly smiling slyly. "If it was you, (Y/N), I wouldn't mind."

You cupped your cheek with your hand and said a little dreamily, "I wouldn't mind if it was Sebastian."

Ciel choked a little but it sounded suspiciously like a cough.

Alois went and slapped him on the back.

"Looks like we've both been beaten by the butler," Alois said laughing.

"And what exactly do you mean by that?" You asked genuinely curious.

Just then Satoshi told everyone to pay attention.

"I have a announcement," he said putting his hands together excitedly. "For the next three months, everyone will be going to England as part of the Black Butler convention in London! And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. Regardless of contract."

He said the last bit with a pointed look at you. And you smiled gratefully at him.

Leaning against the walls for one of the sets you thought about the trip.

England, huh? It would be fun going there. Kinda interesting seeing the rich history and culture of the place.

But in actuality, you really had no idea just how interesting things would get and how soon it would happen.

(A.N: Yay! I updated. I kept my promise to Yukisa. So hope you guys like it. I'll post the next chapter hopefully by Monday. Well, that's maybe. No promises. I'd love to hear feedback. This is my first official reader insert so I apologise for the mistakes and such. This isn't edited so I'll go back and fix up stuff later. Right now, my priority is getting out updates.

Hopefully, this us simply one hell of a story to you guys. (((o(*゚▽゚*)o)))

Kuro, out!)

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