I clung to my father, trying to repress the memory of the man in the dark room as he walked down the hall. Sebastian looked around carefully, checking each room for the intruder. "It was only a human, right?" He asked.
Confused, I looked up at him. "Wh-What do you mean, 'only a human'?"
"It wasn't a grim reaper or another demon, correct?" He asked.
I nodded. "I-I think so..."
Both Sebastian and I stopped breathing, feeling someone just outside of the window. Sebastian set me down on the floor and stepped over to the window, opening it with a squeak. A loud shot from a gun rang out, so I flung my hands up to my ears. Sebastian had his hand in the air and a few drops of blood fell from it. He then moved quickly and threw the bullet back at the shooter.
I curled up next to the wall, staring with wide eyes at my father who removed his glove and put on a new one. Sebastian closed the window and stepped back over to me, lifting me up. "Did that scare you?" He asked.
I shook my head, but didn't speak. My body was shaking, so I was sure he would have caught my lie. Nonetheless, we continued forward, taking out a few more people before heading back to the dining room. Sebastian set me down by the other servants. "Stay with the rest of the servants. I have a feeling my job is not finished yet."
I nodded, knowing that daddy knows best. I took Finny's hand as Sebastian went back into the dining room. I could sense the presence of another human creeping just down the hallway, so I tugged on Mai-rin's skirt. "There's someone coming down the hall." I whispered.
The servants all tilted their heads in confusion. Something rolled into our hallway, puffing out purple gas. The three servants dropped to the floor, unconscious. I looked around for whoever threw the bomb, but was met with a knife at my throat. The man behind me laughed. "How did a little girl like you escape my knock-out bomb?" He shrugged. "No matter. I can use you now. It will be more enticing to the Phantomhive brat."
The man kicked open the dining room door, revealing Ciel, Sebastian, and a blonde man who looks like he knew that I was going to be captured. "Don't either of you move." My captor ordered.
Sebastian's eyes stayed indifferent as everyone but the blonde man dining with Ciel stood to his feet. "Ah. It seems your little pet was caught. How about we do a trade, Phantomhive. You sign the papers to send more money to the none existent branch of your company every year, or we take the girl."
I swallowed a little, worried about my father. I looked up to his wine-red eyes, but found no emotion lurking there. I then looked at Ciel, who was staring at me. Weighing if I was worth the money or not. He finally crossed his arms and defiantly said, "No. You will give me back all of the money that you stole from me."
Both of the men were taken aback by his response. My captor grit his teeth and held the knife closer to my throat, almost creating a deep incision. "I don't think you're in the position to make that sort of a demand. And I don't believe that this girl has many options either."
Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw a flicker of motion. None of the other humans could have detected it. Sebastian had taken a defensive step forward and a flicker of anger scurried across his face. It scared me. I had seen what demons are capable of when they're angry, so I decided I wouldn't let that happen.
I turned my eyes up to my captors and glared at him. "Let me go. You're making my daddy angry."
The man blinked and howled in laughter. "Aww! Is this butler here your daddy? That's great!" He turned his eyes back to Sebastian. "All the more reason to sign the bloody papers." he grinned. A tiny drop of blood ran down to the tip of the knife. My eyes widened as it fell towards the floor. As soon as it touched the floor, the candle behind us turned black in color and reached out towards the man, engulfing him in ebony flames as I stepped away from him. His cries of agony filled the room as we all watched the man suffer. The flames receded and the man fell to the floor, sobbing in pain.
I turned to look at the blonde man and the candles from the table started to turn black as well. The guest dropped the papers in his hand as the fire consumed the papers and then started towards him. He panicked. "Woah, Woah!! Alright! I-I'll give the money back!! Please don't hurt me!!"
The fire again receded back into the simple, red-yellow flame. But then the room started to sway. I blinked my eyes, but the room stilled moved. I reached a hand outward towards my father to grab his leg, but I was too far away. My knees hit the floor, and then the rest of my body as the darkness from the very corners of the room consumed everything in sight.

When at last the darkness receded back to the corners, I was in a different room. This room was much smaller than the dining room, and looked like a bedroom. I sat up, blinking away the rest of the dark and heard someone coming down the hall. I recognized the softer steps and straightened as the person walked into the room, not bothering to knock. "How are you feeling?" Ciel asked coldly.
I nodded. "W...What happened?"
Ciel crossed his arms. "Sebastian thinks that it was your demon powers protecting itself. He also says that you should take it easy until you get all of your strength back."
I nodded and pushed off of the bed. "I-I'm fine... Where's my daddy?"
The boy didn't speak for a moment. "He's currently dusting my office. I'm going into town with the other servants for a bit. Will you be okay here with Sebastian?"
I nodded, smiling. "It's my daddy... I'll be fine..."
Ciel nodded, said his goodbye, and left the manor with the others. I walked through the manor towards where I felt my father's presence. I opened the door to find my father dusting the bookshelves in Ciel's office. He didn't turn to me, but still spoke. "Are you feeling better?" He asked.
I nodded. "Y-Yes, thank you..." I stayed close to the door, unsure if he was still angry or not. Sebastian continued to dust as I watched him carefully, trying to pick up any clues that showed he was angry, but if he was, he hid it well.
"Has that ever happened before?" He asked, finally turning to look at me.
I nodded. "B-But only once..."
Sebastian waited patiently for the rest of my response.
But I wasn't ready for it.
"Wh-When... My mom died..."