The Watchdog and the Lap Cat

Chapter IV

Recap:

As my butler successfully was able to take the child away I smiled sweetly up at the shocked male.

"I'm sorry my companion took away your student, may I take her place for this dance?" I questioned.

The tall pale man seemed unsure for a moment before he lowly bowed.

"It would be my pleasure my lady."

Smiling pleasantly he lead us to the dance floor before starting to dance excellently.

Just as plan.....

ACACIA P.O.V.

I smirked inwardly, of course it's expected from the .........

My eyes caught the man looking at me in confusion, seeming to be surprised. I quickly realized I was easily keeping up to his quick pace of dancing, which was quite a high leveled skill.

I must thank Ciar for this...

Before I even knew it, people had opened up a space for us as we danced. They watched in astonishment as we danced elegantly, matching a perfect pace with the music.

"You are quite a dancer," the man complimented me with a tight smile.

"As you are, though this is rather getting boring," I taunt slightly as I gave the man a nonchalant look.

I almost broke into snickers as a look of offense appeared on his face.

"Well then," a challenging look appeared on his face, "Are you aware of a dancing style called an Salsa?"

My eyes light up in recognition, Ciar had danced with me multiple times stating this was one style of dance often seen in an exotic country.

The man in front of me smirked at me, seeming to read me, quietly he tapped one of the musicians shoulder, whispering into his ears.

They spoke for another second or two before the dark man came back towards me.

Without much hesitation he quickly brought his body towards mine so our front were pressed together.

Multiple gasps of shock was heard through the crowds that watched us.

It may have been quite uncomfortable because of our height difference but after many hours of practicing with Ciar who is much taller than me, I was quite used to it.

When the loud, energetic, foreign music started to play we immediately began to move.

The precise movement of the feet and the hips were rather sexy and exotic, a dance that may be seen as improper in England.

Though I easily kept up with this man's speed, matching his intensity of his movement.

"Very impressive," he whispered as he quickly spun me multiple times.

Hm, such an interesting man. It was almost amusing how similar he was to Ciar. And I never thought I'll ever meet a human like a demon...

...

Demon... No... Is it possible?

THIRD PERSON P.O.V.

Sebastian's dark eyes were filled in wonder as the young female who was his partner kept up to his pace.

'Interesting, she was able to dance with me regularly but she even knows the exotic dance, salsa....' Sebastian thought as he quickened his pace, testing the young ladies limit.

Though the Phantomhive butler's curiosity grew as she matched his pace with a confident smile.

'Such an interesting human, and she smells so mouthwatering, though completely opposite than my lord.... A different snack I suppose....' The black haired demon's eyes widen when he lost control over the dance, the small female in front of him taking control.

Before he could regain control or even protest, the violet haired female slipped through his legs.

The salsa dance quickly ended turning into another unknown dance.

~*~

'Well Mr. Butler, I kept up with your salsa, can you keep up with my fast swing dance?' Acacia thought at she grabbed the taller man's hand and pulled him.

Sebastian immediately realized what form of dance his partner was dancing and smirked.

~*~

'Swing dance, a form of dancing the Americans came up with' he thoughts as he expertly caught the female and flipped her body over his.

(A/N Before any of you tell me, I understand salsa and swing dance comes way after the time when black butler takes place, I just thought those two danced are very fast pace and extreme, something Sebastian and Acacia cod battle with. Another thing is I have absolutely no knowledge of dancing so if you see any mistakes ease don't blame me)

The crowd that formed clapped their hand excitedly at the amazing flip the violet haired girl did in the air.

~*~

From the corner of the room, Ciar watched his mistress dance the dances he taught her.

His icy blue eyes had watched the young Earl Phantomhive get taken away by Viscount Druitt just as he had planned.

Earlier he watched as the blonde blue eyed man come back out with a pleasant smile on his face. Though the Earl dressed as a female was not present.

Another loud clap of applause made the cat demon look at where his mistress was still dancing.

His lips curled in distaste as he leaned against the wall.

When he had first arrived, he immediately felt and smelt the presence of another demon. After thousands of years of living he was aware where the demon was and what kind of demon he was.

'The brat better not even think about it, it's already enough that he's so close to her' Ciar angrily thought as he glared at his mistress's partner with his feline like blue eyes.

~*~

Acacia's amethyst eyes were filled with adrenaline as she flipped elegantly in the air.

As she came closer to the ground, her partner appeared right underneath her.

With a twist of her body, she was facing him. Her head centimeters off the ground, she wrapped her slender legs around his waist and slipped between his legs once more.

Though this time he grabbed her hands and swung her back up.

Sebastian smirked in triumph as he saw the violet haired female mouth open in slight shock as he pulled her arms making her be lifted off the ground.

With a flick of his arms he span the female around his back before he readied himself to catch her.

Though at the last moment, Acacia twisted her body in midair and landed behind Sebastian while doing the splits.

The crowd went wild as the two ended their dance.

Neither of them were breathing too hard or was sweating much.

Acacia smiled at Sebastian and curtsied before she disappeared into the crowd leaving the Phantomhive butler astonished.

"Sir, that was a magnificent dance," one man dressed nicely laughed as he patted the shocked Sebastian on his back.

Sebastian quickly smiled at the man and thanked him, "Sir I'm sorry to question this but do you know who that young lady is?" Sebastian questioned as he gave the man a close eyes smile.

The man's eyes widen in shock as he played with his mustache, "You were dancing with her without knowing who she was?" He exclaimed in horror.

Sebastian uncharacteristically rubbed his neck sheepishly, the Phantomhive butler actually had no clue who the violet haired beauty was.

"Why, that was Countess Acacia Vandenberg!!!! She's known to own the business of Kloyvelt company, there is no man out in England that had not tried her tea or her chocolates!!!" The man exclaimed in wonder, "It's the top company of England, in par with Earl Phantomhive's Funtom Company!"

Sebastian's eyes narrowed as the man motioned Sebastian to come closer with his hand. The middle aged man covered the black haired butler's ear with his hand and whispered, "She's also known as the Queen's lap cat, the Vandenberg family has always been under the queens protection and favored."

Sebastian nodded at the man in thanks for the information and walked into the crowd with a smile on his lips.

'Interesting....'

~*~

The violet haired girl walked through the crowd her eyes searching for two people.

Her caramel brown haired, demon butler and the blonde, blue eyed Viscount.

When she finally spotted her butler at the corner of the room a hand was placed on her shoulder.

"That was wonderful, quite graceful like a cat!"

'Checkmate!' Acacia thought as she pleasantly smiled up at the blonde Viscount.

ACACIA P.O.V.

I curtsied polity and smiled up at the male innocently.

"It is a pleasure for you to say that Viscount Druitt."

At the corner of my I saw Ciar sneak out of the room after he gave me a small nod.

I sighed dramatically and fanned my face with my gloved hands.

"It is quite stuffy in here, dear Viscount, is there any private rooms we can go to and get to know each other?" I looked up through my thick violet eyelashes, my hands tangled into each other, while my shoulder was bunched in an embarrassed manner.

The blonde man gave me a sly smile and placed a hand at the small of my back. I smiled at the man in flirtatious manner and allowed him to lead me away.

As soon as the door closed behind us he placed a clothes hand on my mouth and nose.

My eyes immediately widen as I held my breath but my body relaxed slightly when I noticed Ciar skillfully hiding behind a shadow of a statue.

My butler placed a finger over his mouth and gave me a wink. He closed his icy blue eyes and placed both of his hand beside his hand.

He want me to be knocked out....

Feeling my lungs burn slightly and knowing Ciar would be keeping an eye on me I took a deep breath.

Immediately the chemical took effect as I swayed, my conscious leaving me.

~*~

My head hurt as I tried to blink the drowsiness left in me.

Though I quickly realized that something covered my eyes. I wiggled my hands and figured they were bounded as well.

Stretching my leg out I hit a soft object making me jump.

"Ow," a voice muttered. My head tilted to the side, a female? No a male....

"Is there someone in here as well?" The male whispered.

"Yes..." I whispered back, my bounded hands skillfully searched under my skirt for the knife. When I found the sharp object I used it to cut one strand of rope around my wrist to give me slight freedom. I mustn't cut all the rope or they will realize and get suspicious. The last thing I want is them searching my body for weapons.

Using my new slight freedom, I uncovers my eyes and looked in front of me. My amethyst eyes narrowed immediately when I saw the large crowd of adults in front of us...

This familiar sight....

A disgusting feeling crawled inside my stomach as horrible memories came back.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please quieten down, next is the items you all have been anticipating for."

I immediately recognized Viscount's voice and searched for him.

"Please look at them carefully. You can choose to keep them in the cage, or you could use them to play as much as you wish, or even use them for a ceremony."

My stomach twisted at the word.

Ceremony....

"These two are a very hard to get item!!! The first, her eyes are bright and beautiful, the color of the sea, yet the deep contrasting color of forest... And the second, a well known Countess, Acacia Vendenberg!!! Her rare color of hair and eyes will stun you to death!!!"

My blood burned in my veins as shocked murmurs reached my ears as Viscount announced my name.

"The starting bid 300-"

Before Viscount could even mutter the money, I slashed my bondage off my wrist and cut through the iron cage with my family katana I somehow was able to hide and strap against my legs, under the dress.

Everyone present in the room gasped in shock as I walked out of the cage with a grim look.

"CIAR!!!! Finish them all off!" I yelled.

Though just as my voice rang through the room the candle lights turned off making everything black.

Then painful yells and cracks reached my ears.

Seconds later it was silent again and the lights turned back on.

As my eyes adjusted to the brightness, I saw two tall males standing in middle of the room, piles of unconscious bodies around them.

"Ciar/Sebastian." My voice and another mixed together.

I looked back and saw a familiar person sitting in the cage I was in earlier.

The frown on my lips turned up slightly as I saw Earl Phantomhive in female clothes.

In front of him was his butler, also the same man that was my dance partner.

Ignoring the two presence I looked at Ciar who was poking at one of the bodies on the ground. In his hand was an unconscious Viscount, the blonde man had a purple bruise forming on his cheek.

"Ciar, you can eat those souls, just make sure not to physically harm any of them, it would rather be a bother to explain why they are missing limbs," my voice clearly rang in the large inclosed room.

I felt sharp stares on my back and turned around.

My eyes met with sea blue eyes that looked rather shocked.

"What is with that look, Earl Phantomhive? Have you never met another human with a demon contract?"