A Rose for Sebastian

By theblackbutlerdiva666 (story copyright 2012) (Black Butler characters belong to Yana Toboso. Only original characters [Rose and the goddesses] belong to me.)

I don't know how long I have been in this place, but it has been a very long time. It's nothing like what the silly humans say. It's peaceful and it's quiet. I spend my hours reflecting on the past and trying to avoid the male demons. I am one of the few female demons left; the others are mostly in hiding. Female demons aren't treated very well; mostly the male demons want to use us to reproduce. Demon children are very precious and hard to come by. Thankfully the male demons leave me be. The last two male demons who tried to rape me died horribly. Ever since, the males have kept their distance. Then last night the dreams started. A face not quite defined showed up in my mind. The only thing I could see clearly was red eyes and black hair. I knew at once it was a male demon. A voice in my mind said "Find him, find him and you will never be alone again. Find him and everything will change."

Chapter One: New Beginning, New Name

Lady Elizabeth Midford knew that something about her fiancé, Earl Ciel Phantomhive had changed and she didn't like it. She wanted to find a way to make him happy again, to protect him. He had been hurt so much and it hurt her heart to see him suffer. She just needed to find a way to make things right. So she began to search. Late one night she found a strange book in her family library. It had an occult symbol on the front. Curious, she began to read it. It was a book on summoning demons. Once a demon was summoned, it could be contracted to do something in exchange for something in return. She was desperate enough to try it. I felt myself being summoned from my world into a candlelight library. A young blonde girl was sitting in the light cast by the flickering flames.

"What is it that you wish from me, my lady?" I asked the girl. She sighed.

"Demon, can you make my fiancé Ciel happy again" she asked.

"I cannot control how people feel my lady" I replied.

"Then can you protect me and protect Ciel as I try to make him happy again? If I manage to make him happy again, you can have whatever you wish from me" she said.

"That is something I can do my lady. If you wish to make this contract with me, your payment shall be your soul. Do you wish to proceed?" I asked. The girl shuddered. "Think carefully my lady because once your decision is made there is no going back" I warned. She nodded.

"I wish to make this contract with you demon. My name is Elizabeth Midford. My fiancé Ciel is the Earl of Phantomhive. I will do anything to protect him and see him as he once was" she said.

"So be it my lady" I said and the deal was sealed.

"You need a name" she said quietly. "I know! Ciel's favorite flowers are roses, so I will call you Rose. Rose Blackthorn" she said.

"As you wish my lady" I said. Elizabeth led me to her parent's study where she introduced me to her parents. Then she told them the biggest lie I have ever heard.

"I met Rose in town today. She is looking for work. Mother, father, can she be my maid? Please?" she asked. They agreed. So my contract with Elizabeth began. Little did I know how much her fiancé Ciel would change my life.