I wake up to the grinning face of Appassire. Tensing, I grab the closest thing near me and direct it at her throat. "Oh no darling, not a chance can you kill me with that." She snickered softly and backed away, doing a twirl. "You look beautiful tonight, your wing is fixed as well." She stated with a kind smile that didn't fool me in the least.

"Thank you, but I'm curious as to know what occurred while I was...what was I?" I asked, my memory beyond leaving with the maid and Ciel fuzzy. "No time for that darling, the ball is still occurring and the Lord Trancy has arrived." Appassire held out her hand, "come now. Let's go." I sigh but nod and take her hand, allowing myself to be led out the bathroom.

When we returned, I found Ciel holding a stack of papers and looking at the Trancy boy across the room. I approached quickly and snatched the papers, "Celestia! That's not for you-!" I cut him off with a glare and pull him close by the collar. "Ciel, if you do not tell me what's going on tonight I will most definitely make a deal with Appassire whether she wants my soul or anything else." I threat softly and his eyes widen at my furious tone.

"Very well, I'll tell you tonight when we depart." I nod and release him, looking at the papers before handing them back to Sebastian. "A bit convenient to get papers on the Trancy's doings for you master now, demon." I mutter and turn away. "Appassire, come on." I order softly and she actually follows to my amusement, a smirk on her features.

"Ah! Lady Phantomhive, might you spare a dance with me?" I frown but force a smile as the crowd looks to us. "Sure, but only one, for I feel rather faint Earl Trancy." He smirks and I feel my non visible frown deepen. "I shall provide a room for you after our dance then." I nod without another word and we begin our dance.

While we dance, I find it strange for his butler to be so far, along with Sebastian. My eyes widen as they hold up two roses, a dark mix of black and red. 'A deal? But of what?' Perhaps the books I have read may have made me overly perceptive of the actions of others but those butlers were up to something and I surely wanted to find out.

After our dance, the earl bowed and kept my hand in his. "I shall take you to a room now." He stated softly and I nodded, not trusting him. His butler did try to kidnap me after all. 'Maybe he doesn't know? I doubt it but...it might stop his butler from trying again if I told him.' I reasoned with myself, trying to give the earl the benefit of the doubt.

We walked into a hallway, the people being left behind in the ballroom. It became significantly darker and I found myself becoming more and more nervous. "Lord Trancy, I'm feeling much better now. I should go find my brother." I look at him, only able to see his platinum blonde hair in this lighting since he wasn't facing me.

It made me nervous, not only was his grip becoming tighter, whatever aura he has was unsettling me completely. "Lord Trancy, I said-." I'm cut off as he turns around and yanks me into his chest, knocking the breath out of me and giving me pain in my chest due to how rough he was. A second later, his hand was gripping my chin and tilting it to make me up to look at him. "I can give you what you want." He whispered softly and I glared, trying to escape his grasp.

"I highly doubt that," I hiss with malice. "Now let me go or I'll-." He smirked, his expression freezing me in shock at how quickly he changed from kind to cruel in an instant. "Never to be abandoned? I can give you that..." He chuckled, "how about the ability to be the main character in all those books you love? To have your very own story to tell?" I admit, he caught my attention more with the latter.

I didn't tell Ciel but since I couldn't leave my quarters at the palace, I was rather envious of the characters in my books. "Sound interesting?" He asked softly, leaning closer. "All you have to do is stay." I felt a bit intrigued at the suggestion. Stay? Leaving Ciel? "Not a chance." I whispered back and he frowned, grabbing my upper arms.

"It wasn't really a request, simply a optimistic view on what will happen to you." He stated calmly and I glared at him, fully prepared to fight tooth and nail since his grip did hurt. "Bring it," I mutter and he smirks. A moment later, I feel myself be yanked out of his grasp and I move to punch whoever has grabbed me but stop myself when I see who it is.

Appassire was holding my arm and glaring at Alois Trancy. "If there's one thing I hate is having someone to do something they don't wish to do. Even more since you weren't being manipulative and just want to use physical force." I glanced around, finally noticing a set of triplets surrounding us. My gaze moves back to Alois, who looks peeved.

"My dear, now truly is the optimal time for me to conduct a contract with you. Though since I have decided to wait for a certain amount of time, I shall simply help you. My young, frail human." I shoot a glare her way at her description of me, which in return she smirks to.

"Wait Celestia, you're a princess. As such, you should be with me. Not your lowly brother who is a simple Earl." He states triumphantly and I feel my anger flare. Keeping my face blank, I move out of Appassire's grasp and approach him. "Leave my brother...? A lowly earl?" He nods with clear excitement on his face.

I lean close to him, my eyes glancing from his lips to his eyes. "For you...a lowly earl yourself?" He frowns but nods, "I'd be a king by your side. The Queen only has but so many years left." His last comment enrages me and I pull my arm back, punching him straight in his nose. I was so angry, I hadn't realized I'd broke my hand on his nose.

"Oh goodness, how can I protect you when you've hurt yourself?" Appassire asked me as she appeared by me, Alois on the floor and holding his nose. He was sobbing and I noticed his maid rushing over here with a unnatural anger shining in her eyes.

"Appassire!" I shout in slight fear and hear a soft chuckle as I'm lifted and moved out of the way of that livid woman's way. "Your highness! Are you-?" Alois grabs the maid's hair and yanks her down, "Claude! I want Claude!" He screams at her and I glare lightly.

"A king is kind to all, especially to those who help him." I speak strongly and hear my voice echo in the hallway. I can almost feel Appassire's smirk above me. "Let's go, Appassire." I lay my head on her shoulder, trying to ignore the throbbing in my hand. "Of course darling." She, of course without my noticing, had been maneuvering around the triplet's attacks while I spoke.

"Sorry to end our party boys but as you can see, I have better things to do." In an instant, all 3 men are lying on the ground motionless. She carries me out of the hall quickly, passing by a frowning butler who I presumed to be Claude.

"Celestia!" I hear Ciel's panicked voice and sigh as he runs over and I'm placed down. "Celestia, where have you been?! I thought Trancy had taken you again." I glare at his worrisome attitude. "You haven't seen me since we were 10, don't speak as if I can't take care of myself. Besides, Appassire was there to help me." I knew it was cold but my mood had become worse after the encounter with the Trancy boy, who very much seemed to be a brat.

"My apologies, her majesty simply needs some rest. It's been a stressful night after all." She explained but I didn't bother to turn around. "What happened to her hand?!" Ciel's voice fades and the rest of their voices mix into the background as I leave them all behind, opting to go to the food table until we leave.

Instead of eating what seemed to be good food, I poured myself some tea and sipped it. 'Still hot?' I think to myself, finding it strange but acceptable. 'Sebastian has performed abnormal tasks as such before anyway.' I sigh, sipping my tea absentmindedly. A quiet gasp escaped my lips as my shoulder was suddenly grabbed.

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