The sound of a spring afternoon drifted throughout Phantomhive Manor. Everyone seemed to be in a good mood, even the servants. Finny was calmy cutting dead roses from a bush in the garden. Mey-Rin was wiping down the cabinet that contained the finest china in the house. No broken pieces were to be seen. Bard was cooking dinner, which was actually turning out exactly how it was supposed to for once. Tanaka even had energy and was roaming the Manor, tidying things up.

The young Master actually seemed to be happy as well, to say the least. He could be seen doing paperwork in his office, a small smile planted firmly on his place. However, not everyone at the Manor was having such a calm afternoon. No, a certain Demon, though there were two standing there, and a Shinigami were having a heated dispute over another Demon, the Demon not participating in the argument. The more important servant in the Phantomhive household, Sebastian, was this Demon. Claude, the other Demon, was arguing with the Shinigami, Grell, because of the red-head's actions.

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"Oh, Sebby, why must you deny me~?" Grell whined, hanging onto Sebastian's arm.

Claude glared at the red-head. "He despises you. That is why, you fool."

Sebastian grimaced as the Shinigami's hands began to roam the Demon's body.

"Oh, Sebby~! You don't despise me, do you?" Grell's hand hovered over Sebastian's crotch as he spoke.

A growl came from Claude as he grabbed Grell's arm, pulling the Shinigami from the man he wanted again. Needed again. Claude glared at Grell as Sebastian straightened his coat, a frown permanently on his face.

"I do, indeed, despise you," Sebastian sighed. "I do not wish to be around such a disgusting creature such as you."

Claude smirked, feeling sure that Sebastian's words would discourage Grell from pursuing the red-eyed Demon any longer. He knew he was wrong, though, when Grell jerked himself away from Claude and towards Sebastian. Claude blinked in surprise as Grell planted a kiss firmly on Sebastian's lips. Reaching forward, Claude snatched the Shinigami away from the younger Demon before Sebastian could react. Sebastian stood still in shock as Claude dragged the read-head away by his hair.

"Sebastian is mine, you piece of shit!" the golden-eyed Demon spat.

Grell let himself be dragged away, happy at the fact that he had finally gotten to kiss Sebastian. As well as that, Grell knew that he would be given to William for 'punishment.'

Claude came back to see that Sebastian had not moved. The Demon wasn't even breathing. Claude sighed, stepping towards the red-eyed man. placing a hand on Sebastian's hip as he had done the first time he had claimed the younger Demon, Claude drew their bodies closer. The Spider Demon nipped at Sebastian's ear, causing the man to snap out of his daze.

"Is that Shinigami gone?" Sebastian asked, a hint of fear showing through his mask.

Claude nodded, kissing the nape of the Raven Demon's neck. "He is. The Shinigami is off doing what you are about to do."

Sebastian smirked, his hands sliding down to hold Claude around the waist. "And what might that be?"

Claude pulled Sebastian through a portal, causing the two men to land on the golden-eyed Demon's bed. Claude pinned the younger Demon to his bed as he began to rid Sebastian of his clothes.

"Be claimed," Claude ran his hands down Sebastian's body as he took the Demon for himself.