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Isabella smiled and started on the next letter.

Claude's hands clenched at the teasing way Sebastian seemed to move. No doubt that he was aware of him, but still clearly ignoring him! After watching him for a moment longer, Claude stalked out, a frown on his face as he headed downstairs towards the servants area.
Sammael was there, helping Bardroy selecting the vegetables that was going to be used for supper. He looked up as Claude paused in the door way.
"Sammael, I'm going off duty an hour early, help Sebastian with supper tonight, I'm taking a walk." Claude said as he undid his tie.
The Cat Demon just looked confused. "....A-Alright Claude." A walk? Where? Leaving his duties an hour early?

Leaving a very confused Sam behind, Claude wanted to get out for awhile, to clear his head.....no, work off some frustration before he tried again....

Midway doing the next letter, Isabella noticed that the 'i' was starting to look a little long. She immediately stopped and looked up at Ciel. "I'm not used to people watching me....." She said.
It was that moment when Ms Spencer woke up. "Oh dearie me. I must have dozed off, Show me what you've done Isabella. Ooh, very nice. but why didn't you use a colored thread?"

Sammael gave Sebastian a somewhat awkward smile. "I guess that I'm helping you with supper today."

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Claude had been standing by the lake for hours, going over in his mind the words to say and fighting with his pride in order to say them. When the moon was high, he drew the small bottle of aphrodisiac that he received from Suger.
No, with Sebastian out of his reach, it was no longer worth it. He'd rather have Sebastian back ....
Claude threw the small glass bottle into the lake and turned to head back home.

Everyone in the manor was sleeping by the time he got back, Lighting some candles, Claude hesitated at Sebastian's bedroom door. for the third time he raised his hand to knock then let his hand drop down. Damn it, why couldn't he do it? Was he really such a coward? No, not a coward....
Huffing, he turned away from the door, to seek out Sammael for his advice.

Isabella lightly caressed the piano keys with her fingers, she couldn’t sleep tonight bothered by her fascination with the demon butler and worried that she would dream of him again. So she had left her bedroom and came down to the music room to sit in the dark by herself. She felt guilty for thinking of such thoughts and her heart was confused. Besides her own engagement, wasn’t he supposed to be with Sebastian?
Being in the music room, Isabella was reminded of the time when she and Ciel has seen them both kissing and touching....
Claude’s lips on his, his gloved hand lightly caressing the body in his arms.
Isabella felt her face grow warm, starting to fantasize that it was herself in his arms rather then Sebastian.
His arms going around her slim body, cradling her in his arms as his lips pressed against hers

“Miss Isabella?”
The young lady was startled out of her fantasy by the very man she had been fantasizing about. She felt her face grow hot. “Y-yes?” She stammered.
“Shouldn’t you be in bed at this time?” Claude asked, walking into the music room with a candelabra in his hand.
“I...I c-couldn’t sleep.” She said honestly, tugging her house robe closed, trying all of her might to keep her heart from thudding it’s way out of her chest. She raised her eyes to meet his, frowning in an attempt to hide her less then innocent thoughts. “Aren’t you supposed to be off duty Claude?”
“I had some things to finish.” Claude answered, once again amused by her apparent attraction to him. But he resisted the smile that wanted to come, He really shouldn’t be encouraging this behavior. “Would you like me to make you some warm milk and honey Miss Isabella?”
Not that it would help. Isabella thought shaking her head. She was seated at the piano her finger reached out and tap at a note, She knew that her fantasy would never come to pass, even knowing that, it didn’t stop her from having these lustful thoughts about him. “Hey....can you play me something.....Claude?”
Claude tilted her head inquiringly at her. “What would you like me to play Miss Isabella?”
“A lullaby.....” came her soft timid voice a moment later.
“......very well, My Lady.”

Placing the candelabra on top of the piano, Claude sat down on the bench as Isabella pulled up a chair nearby to watch and listen.
The music he played was a soft lullaby. The spider demon immediately became lost in the music, it soothed his uneasy, yearning heart. Still embittered by Sebastian’s unfair treatment of him. Of his past affair with the cat demon and Sebastian’s bitterness towards his own indiscretion with the Succubus. Claude wanted to forget all of that, he wanted to go back to Sebastian and beg for his forgiveness, but his damned Demon’s pride wouldn’t allow him to. While his heart ached, Claude wanted....no, needed Sebastian’s love, his comforting, his arms, his closeness....
Isabella stared, through the music Claude’s aloofness and cold manner melted away with the notes. Instead of a demon, she saw a man with a broken heart trying to forget his pain. So human....so terribly human.
Claude was unaware that the young woman had moved until he felt her slender arms going around him. He stopped playing, eyes widening as Isabella pressed closer to him, partly shocked at her boldness, and partly at his own apparent inability to pull away, to stop her, do anything other just let her....hold him.....
She smelled like Spanish roses, untamed wild roses, those deadly thorns could kill. The feel of her body was as warm as the Spanish wind in summer, young, strong and yet tender and soft. She was a sweet tender young woman who was attracted to him, and in some deep part of him that was purely male was drawn to that. Miss Isabella was indeed a beautiful woman.....A dark temptation whispered in his ear, the part of him that was still distinctly demonic. ‘Take her, make her yours. Make him sorry for what he’s done to you.’
Claude slid his arms around her slim waist drawing her closer. Yes, he could do it,
He could take his mistress, make her his secret sin. Ruin her forever with the pleasure that no man on earth could ever give her except him. It would be his revenge on both Sebastian and the Master he lovingly served. Yes, he would do it.
Feeling Claude holding her, Isabella let out a soft gasp at the dangerous look in his eyes, they where not cold anymore, they where heated and lustful. Isabella felt her body responding to that wanting gaze, heat flushed thought her, her breath coming in soft pants. No wait, this was wrong! She only wanted to comfort him. Not.....but what? A small voice inside her whispered. ‘Isn’t this what you wanted? A man instead of a boy? He wants you as much as you want him.....why not? No-one ever has to know....
Her breath caught as he pulled her house robe open, gently pulling it off her shoulders, letting go of her just long enough for it to drop to the floor. His deft fingers made quick work of the bottons on her night gown. Claude pulled off his glove with his teeth, pressing a black tipped digit to her parted panting lips. “Isabella....”
“....Claude....”

Something was screaming in the back of her hazed mind, screaming in warning. This was unnatural! Can’t you see it! Can’t you see it?
Her small hand suddenly clenched his shoulder tightly, fear filled her eyes. “C-Claude?”
But Claude wasn’t listening, he was too absorbed in the fascination with her to read her fear and her warning. He rubbed her trembling lips.
Then was suddenly flinching in pain, Isabella had bit him!
Whatever spell they had been caught in had been broken, realizing what he’d been about to do, Claude launched himself away from the girl, the piano bench was sent crashing away behind him.
Isabella fell to the floor, her legs suddenly had gone weak. “Just what was that!?” Her mind struggled to come up with answer. When Claude answered it for her.
“It’s a Succubus’s spell.....We’ve both been caught in it.” The Spider demon could still feel the desire coursing through him, but now that he was aware of it, he could easily control it.
There was the sound of a man’s laughter filling the music room, Claude moved to protect Isabella, pulling out silver knifes and forks.
“Not a Succubus, Spider demon, an Incubus. Heh, it was so easy to make the two of you fall into temptation. I would have loved to see the two of you destroy Phantomhive and his Butler with your torrid love affair.”
Claude looked around for the voice’s owner. “Miss Isabella, are you alright?”
“I....can’t move....” She struggled to stand, but her legs wouldn’t listen to her. She screamed as the glass windows suddenly shattered all around her, She felt an arm grab her by the waist and push her out of harm’s way.
Having shoved Isabella right out of the music room thought the open door, Claude found himself caught up in ropes of long sinuous green tentacles.
“There you are....” He said as he struggled to free himself.
The Incubus who controlled the tentacles hovered on green wings just outside the broken windows. His hair was green as where his eyes. He was smirking at the helpless Demon caught in his trap. “A Demon with a human heart, you know it was that weakness that allowed me to infect you?”

Isabella had tumbled over and over out into the hallway, she still couldn't' get up but her voice could still work. Isabella held up her right hand the one with the seal on it. But before she could yell out for Sammael, She was stuck dumb by the image of Claude helplessly tangled up in the writhing green tendrils, it was a damned arousing sight if she really thought about it, but now it wasn't a good time. Isabella shook her head to clear it. “Sammael! I order you to come here! Sebastian! Sebastian!"

Claude tried to reach for the silverware in his coat pocket but a strong slim tentacle wrapped firmly around his wrists, effectively preventing him from using any weapons.This was ridiculous! He's just an Incubus, He shouldn't be stronger then he was! But here he was, What was giving this creature such power?
"Motherless b*****d." The green Incubus chuckled. "Lilith sends her regards."
Claude flinched as he felt his uniform being torn away from his body and his legs being spread open. "Aaaarrgghhhh!!!"

Sammael was there a an instant later. He went to check on Isabella before following her look into the music room. "What is........Claude?" The Cat Demon stared with his mouth open. It looked like Claude was naked, but it was hard to tell with all those tentacles wrapped around him.

Hearing Sebastian's voice Claude was able to turn his head. "Sebasti--AN!!!" he grunted as he was suddenly violated from behind. "Aauuughhh......Why don't you help-pp-pp m-me....Instead o-of Ahh,,,ahhh! just looking!?"
Sammael looked down as Isabella let out a whimper and passed out.
"He's been sent by Lilith! Help-mphh!!" Claude's words where cut off as his mouth was forcibly filled.

Claude let out a muffled protest.
The Incubus was trying to fend Sebastian off, but was becoming distracted by the look on Sebastian's face. There was nothing more then a sex demon loved more then the sexual energy of a higher demon.
"Mmmm yes, give some of that baby." The incubus grinned. Claude started to renew his struggles his eyes glowing in anger and jealously.

Sammael was running around with a broom in hand swatting at the tentacles trying to get enough of them to let Claude go. But there where alot of green slimy tentacles and Sebastian cutting them, just made the floor sticky and slippery.

Sammael slid and slipped. "Sebastian! Hurry up and kill him already! Ackk!" The cat demon was sent into the slime on the floor as Claude's form fell, freed from the tentacles, on top of him.

Both Claude and Sammel tried to get up off the floor not entirely succeeding, slipping on the slick floor. Claude coughed, "Se-Sebastian, on his wrist.....bracelet on his left wrist, cut it off."
The Incubus didn't seem to mind losing Claude, instead all his attention was trying to defend himself and trying to get Sebastian in all tangled up in his grip. "Playing hard to get huh? YOu know I love it rough!"