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Tainting the Light	By : JadedMiss Category: > Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji ???) Views: 2351 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: This work is purely fanfiction. I do not own Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) anime or manga. The creator of Kuroshitsuji is the talented Yana Toboso, I am merely a huge fan and make no money from the story.

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On a dark dreary February night, a lone figure steps out of a carriage. Carrying two suitcases in hand she approached the manor house of the young earl Ciel Phantomhive. She knew not of what fate had in store for her, perhaps if she did she might take heed and run away. Probably not. Eighteen-year-old Katherine Sweet had many attributes fit for a lady, but she was too curious and stubborn for her own good at times. It was her curiosity that got her into this current situation. Her parents had been acquainted with the late parents of the young Earl and talked often of how unfortunate the child heir was. She would listen to them talk in whispered tones about him and the mysterious butler whom seemed to accompany him everywhere, like a shadow. Hearing about his misfortunes at such a young age pulled at her heart, surely, he must need company. So, a few days after she turned eighteen, she decided of her own accord to go see the Lord Earl, mayhap he could use some help. So, with a deep breath, Katherine knocked on the large door of the Phantomhive estate.
Within a few seconds the door swung open and there stood a tall dark figure. He slowly came into view of the door. Yes, he was quite tall and quite handsome as well. He had sleek black hair, some strands sweeping across his face and over the most unusual shade of wine colored eyes. His complexion was almost an alabaster and his overall physique was... before she knew it, she had the most wretched shade of red rising in her cheeks. "Excuse me, young Miss?", he said interrupting her embarrassment. "Oh, I do beg your pardon, I must be tired from my travels, she breathed. "That's quite alright, with whom does the Lord have the pleasure of getting a visit from at this late hour?" "My name is Katherine Sweet; my parents were friends with the late Earl and I have come to see if Lord Ciel may require any assistance." she stated smiling brightly. It might have just been her imagination but for a brief moment it seemed as though the butler looked a tad vexed. If he was he recovered swiftly, "I do apology Miss Sweet, but I assure you that the Earl isn't in need of any help, he has a quite capable staff, goodnight.", and with that he started to shut the door. Katherine started to get a little miffed, she didn't want to believe she made a full day's trip to be turned away so briskly. "Excuse me, Sir Butler, I would like to hear that from the Lord's mouth myself, at least be able to see the person I have come to see.", she said evenly putting her hand on the closing door and inching in just a tad. "Miss Sweet, do you always make house calls at ten o clock at night, the young Earl is asleep, perhaps you should send him a letter and wait for his response.", the butler smiled not breaking his cool exterior. "I see, I'm dreadfully sorry, I'm just so tired and really hoped to meet the Earl.", Kathrine turned to leave disheartened at the turn of events. She was very exhausted, more exhausted then she had realized, it was if all her energy had been drained completely. Where would she go now, a young woman shouldn't be wandering the streets at night. Her troubling mind didn't last long because before she knew it, she felt the world spinning and she collapsed, too weary to continue.
Sebastian stood in the doorway, eyes fixed on the downtrodden red head. She needed to leave and she needed to leave now. There was something about her that rubbed him the wrong way. Her aura was so pure it made his demon blood recoil. He had never encountered a soul that wasn't in the least bit tainted. Even the nun he had relations with had a tinge of darkness to her and that was before he even touched her. It almost made him curious, but not curious enough to allow any second thoughts in. She needed to be far away from this manor, far away from the Master, far away from the soul that he claimed as his own and far away from him. Good riddance, he thought as she slowly walked away. He closed the door and went to start his nightly routine of preparing for tomorrow's menu and schedule. As the night went on though, his senses would not let up, it was if that woman was still here. Seeing that the feeling wouldn't let up Sebastian decided to go take a walk to try and clear his head. Stepping outside he could see the morning light getting ready to break and there a few feet from the manor was the silhouette of a person laying across the grounds. "Hell and damnation, this wench again!", he thought angrily. He crossed over to her in a few strides and looked down at the sleeping frame, so feminine and fragile. He knew what he had to do before anyone woke up, he would wrap his hands around her dainty little neck and snuff out the light before it tried to take what was his. He slowly bent down, his shadow covering her like a dark blanket. His long slender fingers, reaching out to grasp the white of her nape. "Don't worry, my dear, it will be swift, I assure you", he whispered to her sleeping form. His fingers had almost reached their mark when big blue eyes fluttered opened. They peered ever so gently into the deep red ones staring down at her. "Sir Butler, what are you doing?", she asked sleepily. Sebastian was taken aback by her obvious obliviousness to her safety. He cleared his throat and adjusted his black tie, "I was just making sure you were still alive, Miss Sweet, I had no idea that you had collapsed out here or I would have collected you." "Ah, now that it is morning, perhaps I can talk to the Earl.", Katherine said recovering. Sebastian was getting highly agitated at this little chit, her persistence was quite bothersome. "That would be rather difficult since the young Master is still abed.", he managed trying to keep face.
"I would have to disagree, seeing as I am out here looking for a certain butler.", a robe clad Ciel said appearing behind the demon butler. "Young Master, I'm terribly sorry, I must have lost track of the time, do forgive me.", Sebastian said rising and bowing before the child. "I see, and was this woman the cause of my butler being preoccupied?", Ciel questioned as he eyed the young woman. Catherine stood brushing off her skirts and gave a deep bow, "Good morning my Lord, it is a pleasure to finally get to meet you." "And who exactly are you and what is your business here?", Ciel answered. "I do beg your pardon, I am Miss Catherine Sweet, my parents Charles and Helena were acquaintances of the late Earl and his wife. I have come here in hopes of giving you any assistance that you may need.", Catherine stumbled. "I have told her already, young Master does not require any additional staff at the current moment, but she is being rather persistent.", Sebastian spoke trying to hide his irritation. Most people would never detect the underlying frustration in Sebastian's tone, but Ciel picked up on it right away. Hearing the stress in the butler's voice, only made the young Earl curious of this young woman. Who could cause Sebastian to be so ill mannered, so easily? Why is it? Hmm, this might prove to be interesting, a fun little game, and Ciel did enjoy his games. And if her parents had known the late Earl, they were worth investigating, perhaps some information could be found out that could be of use to him. "Hmm, I don't like you speaking for me Sebastian. I think I'm capable of deciding if I have adequate help.", Ciel said firmly. "Yes, my Lord, I was only trying to keep you undisturbed by such a trivial matter.", Sebastian smiled lightly. "Excuse me Sir Butler, but I don't understand how looking out for someone else's needs is a trivial matter, as you have called it. Lord Phantomhive, I do apologize for showing up at your doorstep unannounced, for that I was wrong, but I assure you, I truly want to help you. My parents spoke so kindly of your parents and were devastated at the news of their passing. I often listened to them speak of your hardships being so young and it tugged at my heart. I told myself as soon as I was of age I would come seek you out to see if there is anything I could do to make your responsibilities as Earl any easier.", Catherine spoke from her heart, "You see, you would be doing me a great favor by putting my mind to rest and allowing me to stay here and serve you." Unaware of his facial expressions, Sebastian glared at the young miss and balled his fists tightly. This situation was getting completely out of hand, the young master needed to send this wench away, she is turning onto quite a nuisance. Sebastian turned towards the young Earl, who had started to chuckle under his breath. "I daresay, I've never met anyone who made my butler act so out of character, it is quite amusing, so for that I shall forget forgive the assumption that I was an incapable child who needed a nursemaid.", Ciel said recovering from his laughter, "Perhaps you might be of use to me. It would be a nice change to have a maid who isn't as clumsy as Mey-Rin and if that fails, seeing Sebastian so flustered would be enough entertainment to warrant your stay. Of course, I would have you sign a few documents first and run a background check." Despite the butler's utter disdain for her, Catherine was ecstatic at the Earl's approval, she would get to fulfill her wish to help another. She couldn't contain her joy and ran over and hugged Ciel, "Thank you so much my Lord, I promise you won't be disappointed.", she beamed. "Yes, well, do please refrain from touching me, it's not fit for a maid to being hugging her superior.", Ciel said blushing. "My apologies, my Lord, I was just so happy in the moment, I got carried away.", Catherine said letting go of Ciel and bowing. "Let's adjourn to my office and write up the documents there, I am in need of my morning tea and breakfast.", Ciel said turning and walking toward the manor, "Sebastian, please see to breakfast right away.". "Yes, young Master, I shall see to it at once.", Sebastian bowed trying to calm his rising nerves.
So, he was going to have to put up with her, living under the same roof. This frustrating and sickingly pure woman. He felt the bile rising in his throat, how was he going to keep his temperament in check. Why did she have to come here, couldn't she have helped another misfortunate wretched soul. The young Earl's soul was his and his alone. Ciel Phantomhive was a lost cause, the contract had already been made and there was no turning back on the road to hell that he helped pave for the boy. He refused for his meal to be sullied by the light. When he feasted on Ciel's soul, it was going to be of the upmost quality, darkly delicious. He would have to figure out a way to "take care" of this problem, yes, this problem with the wavy fiery red hair, as red as the breaking dawn and eyes as blue as cornflowers. Yes, he would find the most suitable way to rid the Phantomhive manor, Ciel and himself of this creature. But he couldn't just go and snuff out her life now that Ciel was aware of her, he would have to come up with another plan. He pondered deeply of this current situation while steeping the morning tea, all the while flashes of the woman danced around in his dark mind. Her rosy cheeks, her pouty full lips, her long slender neck, her perfectly round and perky..."Dear me, why am I putting so much thought into a mere human woman?", he mused to himself. That is when it came rushing over him, "Yes, of course, she is nothing more than a human, she isn't some spiritual being. She is but a weak and moldable human. I know exactly what to do, it's all as clear as day and it might even prove to be quite entertaining. I'll taint that pureness, I'll blacken her soul and then she won't be of consequence. So, it shall be a match of light and dark, but this inexperienced and privileged human won't even realize what is happening until it is too late. Oh my, how I already long to see those tears streaming down her face when I have destroyed her completely. With his new-found resolution, Sebastian smirked a little as he went to deliver breakfast to the young master and his now prey. Unseen darkness filtered in all around the demon, eyes briefly turning fuchsia, "I can promise you, my dear, you'll wish you never stepped foot into this house by the time I'm done with you."
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