I awaken to the curtains being unfastened, and the sun stinging my eyes. I know my dad's going to wake me up at any minute, so I wait for him to shake me awake. But it never happens. He just starts to talk.
"Wake up, Ciel. Today's a very special day." he says. I just groan and turn my body away from him, as if to say that I don't care. But I actually do. Today, I turn thirteen. This time, he does try to force me awake.

"A future Earl should not be late to awaken. Take it from a real Earl, like myself." This makes me mad. I get up and look at my Father standing beside my bedroom window, mocking...