William's pov.
Two weeks, it has been two weeks since I had seen my wife and I was starting to get a little annoyed that I hadn't. Grell at every chance he got asked me if I really loved Serenity, if I would ever leave her and when I could set up a date for him with her father. He also liked to create more paperwork for me so I was away from my wife longer than I wished to be. I just about jumped for joy when I got a phone call so I didn't have to talk to Grell any longer. Grell leaves me alone and once I answered the phone there was nothing but silence on the other end making me frown a little before a click telling me the call was ended on the other end. "Odd." I mumble before hanging the phone up myself and shaking my head. At lunch I had time off so I head to Undertaker's shop. I was hoping that he could help me set up a romantic date for Serenity. I had told him all about getting married to her, he hadn't been able to come to the wedding due to the elders being present, they didn't get along for some reason. "Undertaker?" I call and hear his chuckle before he walks out of a coffin that was near by. "William what can I do for you today?" He asks and I sigh before using my death scythe to push up my glasses. "I was hoping that you could help me with something. Grell is making it nearly impossible for me to see my wife and I want to treat her to a nice meal. I was hoping you might be able to help me." I say and he cackles a little before nodding his head a few times.
"I would love to help but only if you can make me laugh." Undertaker says making me frown a little. I was never good at making jokes so how could I do so now. I didn't have long o figure this out. He watches me expectantly and I give a small sigh. "My father-in-law is a demon." I say and Undertaker starts to laugh loudly before nodding his head. "That is the truth not a joke. I know that. But still it is funny to think about." Undertaker says as his laughter dies down a little. After that I finally head back to work. Once back Grell was right there at my desk his creepy wide smile that only meant trouble in my mind. "Ohhh Will your back. I was so worried about going out on my own once again." Grell says and I sigh silently before fixing my glasses. "Please refrain from calling me that. If Serenity were to hear you she would kill you and I will not stop her." I say making him frown a little. I normally never threaten him in such a friendly manner as I have today. "Your so mean to me William. If you hate me so much then maybe I should just die again." Grell says making me roll my eyes at him. "No please that will cause more paperwork for me that I do not wish to deal with. Let us get back to work." I say in my normal emotionless tone before getting the records we need to do our job.
Serenity's pov.
I helped father to deliver some packages early in the morning. Once we got back I helped the others pack for the trip Ciel and my father was taking. I was going to be staying in my house for the first time. Undertaker was supposed to come see me along with one of my uncles, not the one who wished to marry me. Father didn't want me going with himself or Ciel to France making me frown a little because I had taken the time to learn French once I got here. Father promised to take me there someday soon when William had to work for a month or longer without being able to come home. I was still going to be working here at the manor everyday. I sigh softly as I help pack things up. I hadn't talked to Ciel in the last two weeks but I wasn't going to let him go without saying something to him. "Young master would you like anything to drink before you leave?" I ask once the others had left Ciel alone. Ciel looks over at me before giving a small sigh. "I see you are talking to me again." Ciel says making me give a small sigh. "I did not know what to say to you once I found out father told you about his fight with William. I was a little upset with you both for talking about such things." I finally say as I walk over to him and he looks me over slowly. I stop right in front of him and he reaches out to me before taking my hand in his. "My contract with your father would be over soon. Before it is may I make a request of you?" Ciel asks seriousness clear on his face and his eyes looked hard.
I wasn't sure what to say to him. "Depending on what it is I will try to fulfill your request Ciel." I say giving him a soft encouraging smile. Ciel nods his head slowly before looking deep into my eyes. He pulls me closer to himself before reaching up and grabbing the back of my head bringing my lips closer to his. "Before I die I want one last kiss from you. If I am to die unwed then I would like the woman I love to send me to the after life with one good memory." Ciel says before he lets me go and walks back a few steps. I stay where I was stunned before blinking a few times. "I will consider your request Ciel." I say before hurrying off to find my father no longer comfortable in the same room as Ciel. His odd love for me made me feel uneasy. He loved me yet he knew I belonged to William, he was going to become a meal for my father yet he wants to be happy when he will die in pain. Once I find my father I take his hand making him pause in what he was doing. "Father can we talk a little before you have to leave?" I ask making father nod his head quickly and we walked together outside away from the others.
"What is on your mind Serenity?" Father asks and I give a small sigh before telling him all about my conversation with Ciel. Once I was done father frowns a little a worried look on his face. "You want to know what to do about his request? Perhaps you should talk to William about it. True my contract with the young master will soon be over but I will be staying in England near you and William once it is over." Father says. I could tell that Ciel's words weighed heavily on his mind as well. "I will talk to him. Do you think something bad will happen again? We have the angels to deal with still do we not?" I ask and father moves closer to me. "Worry not over that. So long as they do not attack you again things will be fine. If you have another vision then tell myself or William right away. I do not want to chance an angel attacking you again. If it does happen head right to your grandfather." Father says in a no nonsense tone making me nod my head quickly. I would not go against father in this because I knew he was right about this one thing. Father soon leaves me standing outside this foreboding feeling building in me but I wasn't sure why it was.
I help him finish putting everything on the carriage before watching them leave. Once they were gone I look over at the others. "Let's get to work. We have to make sure the manor is still in one piece when they return and is clean." I say as I clap my hands snapping them all out of the daze they had been in. I was moving all my things as well as fathers into my house so he would have them once he was done with his deal without having to deal with the others should he not need to. William showed up late that night and helped me over everything to the new house. It took most of the night and William gave me a worried look as I placed father's things in a guest room that was far from the one William and I were using. "Your father will not be living with us for long once his deal is over will he?" William asks me as I place the last box in the room. "Not for long I swear it. Father will more than likely stay for at lest a month maybe even two. Stop worrying so much William." I say as I turn to look over at him brushing the dust and such off my hands. William gives a small sigh before pulling me into a tight hug. "We should get some sleep. I have not seen you in two weeks, I would like to sleep next to you." William says as he starts to lead me to our bedroom making me giggle a little at him.
Once in our room we change before getting into bed. I cuddle closer to William who holds me tightly to himself. I knew he could hardly see me without his glasses on, it hurt a little to know my mate was almost blind. "I love you." William says before he shifts a little before placing his lips to mine in a sweet simple kiss. Once he pulled away I give him a soft smile. "I love you as well." I say before placing my head on his chest. Soon we were both fast asleep. I was woken early the next morning to being moved gently and whimper a little. I hadn't opened my eyes as of yet but I could hear William mumble something under his breath before he places a kiss to the top of my head. "Go back to sleep Love. I will be right back." William whispers into my ear making me give a relived sigh before I fall back into a peaceful sleep. The next time I wake up I was alone in bed and I frown a little as I look around. William was no where to be found and I quickly check the whole house only to see he was gone. Once back in our room I notice a note from him saying he got a call late in the night and he had to go into work and he wasn't sure when he would be home. I frown a little at the note before getting ready for the day and making the walk to the Phantomhive manor.
Over the next week or two my days consisted of cleaning, cooking and keeping the other servants in line before heading home to an empty house. William was very busy with the influx of souls coming in. Today I was going to change my routine. I walk to my grandfather's house and give it a soft smile. I didn't even have to knock when the door was thrown open letting me see my grandfather. "Little one what are you doing here?" Grandfather asks and I give him a soft smile. "I was lonely at home alone with William working long hours and father is gone with his master." I say making grandfather frown a little before he pulls me into the house. I was lead into his dinning room where a big dinner was set out before grandfather forced me to sit down to eat with him and my aunt who I was shocked to see here without her mate. I enjoyed eating with them and blushed lightly as my aunt tried to tell me about her experiences with her mate and what William and I were doing. She also told me how father and grandfather had beaten her mate to near death once they had any sort of sexual contact for the first time. I could see now why father had acted the way he had.
"Serenity let me come stay with you for the night. If your mate is working late then I would feel better if you had someone with you." My aunt says as she takes my hand in hers. I lick my lips thinking over if William will be back and if he had come home during my visit with my family. "I do not see a problem with that. If William is there he should be fine with you staying for the night or even a few days." I say making her smile. My aunt's mate was off on a contract and she was staying with grandfather until he came back, but upon hearing me alone and knowing about the angel, grandfather told her as well as my other uncles about it, she thought it best to come stay with me for a few days. My aunt and I walk together hand in hand and she talks happily about how she wanted to bake with me and how I should take a day off from working at the manor. When we arrived at my home I lead her up to a room that was near father's. "It would appear that William is not home yet." I say in a sad tone before shaking my head a few times. If I acted sad over such a thing then it would take me back to that time I was running for my life looking for father after mother's death. "He will be home soon. Let us go make a pie or something to take our mind off such things." My aunt says once she had her bag set down. I nod and walk with her down to the kitchen where we stay up for most of the night baking different things. I would take something to Undertaker, maybe if he had something made by me he will brag to William and get him home for a night or two.
Ciel's pov.
After the excitement of the monkey attacking us I couldn't help but let my mind drift back to Serenity. Had she thought about my request at all? What did her mate think of it? Will Sebastian make my death quick? To many thoughts to deal with and not a clear answer to any of them. I knew I should be focusing on the task at hand but I can't help my mind drifting to the girl who showed up in my life almost a year ago. As I run from the angel I couldn't help but think how much I loved Serenity and she would never know just how much because I never truly told her. I even started to question my revenge against those who killed my family, not because I was conflict with the knowledge of the Queen doing it, no it was because I could never have a life with the woman I truly loved due to her being with another and my pending death. I was shocked over the Queens words but somehow I felt as if they were meaningless in some way. As I follow the Queen as she sang questions filled my mind, questions only she could answer like why kill my parents, why try to kill me, and why do this? I could end this all now but I wanted answers before my death and the only way to get them was to ask her before her death.
The talk didn't go the way I had hoped and I was a little shocked by how intense the fight between Ash and Sebastian. The only reason I told Sebastian to stop was so innocent people wouldn't get hurt. I was still horrified over what the Queen and Ash told me about why they did that to my parents. It was unforgivable. I could tell that Sebastian was angry with me for telling him to stop, I knew he knew that I was having second thoughts. The way that Sebastian looked at me chilled me to the bone and I would never tell him that. Once back at the hotel Sebastian gets me ready for bed and we have a heart to heart or what I thought was one. I feared that he would leave me just like everyone else has, just like my parents had and I wasn't ready to let him leave me, he was my partner in crime. Once Sebastian was gone I fall into an uneasy sleep. After having nightmares all night I wake up to find out my fear of Sebastian leaving me was a truth and now I needed to figure out how to get home on my own. I just hoped that I got back in one piece to see Serenity and explain my changing thoughts to her so I can finally be at peace to take my revenge. It was horrid in just trying to get to the port to head home. Honestly I never realized just how much Sebastian did for me to make sure I had everything I needed to solve my cases before now.
I had a lot of time to let my mind wonder over all the things that have happened. I started to wish I had insisted that Serenity come with us because Sebastian would never have left her alone like he had me. What was Serenity doing now? Was she alone as her husband worked nonstop? Did Sebastian really leave me like this because of my second thoughts? Would Sebastian come back to me? What would happen to Sebastian if he was still connected to me but I never fulfilled my revenge plan? These thoughts helped to keep my mind off the horrid situation I was in as I walked and walked and walked for what feels like forever. I hated that I couldn't give up the one thing that proved me a Phantomhive for a place to stay so I had to sleep outside, I resented ever making Sebastian leave me and I wished I had someone I trusted and loved by my side to make things better for me. Once I got back to England I would try calling for Serenity to see if that could get Sebastian to come back to me. As I stand there looking out at the water I couldn't help but think over if my manor was still standing, did the others do their jobs right or would Sebastian and Serenity have to fix everything, how was Elizabeth doing? To many questions in my mind once again and I felt like I would never get the right answer no matter how many times I asked them to myself. Perhaps it was for the best that I didn't have the answer to them for now so I could be pleasantly surprised should things turn out well when I get back. I walk back to the box's I had chased the cat from before making myself comfortable then fall asleep, my mind drifting to what my life would have been like had I meet Serenity sooner in my life. I get onto the boat by hiding away and I was very shocked to have Undertaker find me and what he told me as we got closer to England. Why was he helping me anyways?