<span style="font-style: italic">You little asswipe</span>, Ciel thought. What came out of her mouth was, "I've been here since before you were born, jerk!" she spit sideways, blood splattering the rooftop where her saliva should have landed. "What right do you have to come in here, messing up my life? I never killed anyone, but you made me bury my friends. I never hurt any innocent person, but every night I'm out here bandaging wounds you inflicted!"<br/><br/>She snarled, her rage rising. "You want to know who keeps these streets safe? Me! You wanna know who keeps all unholy hell from breaking loose in this town? Me!" her voice rose, cracking with frustration. "My people, my kind, die every night to guard your sorry asses. And you wanna tell<span style="font-style: italic">me</span>that I'm not welcome? Let some of my enemies come through here, then we'll see how your little tags hold up!"<br/><br/>Ciel shook with rage. Inside her, the Beast tore under the surface, hungry and angry. She was dangerously close to frenzy, and only her will kept it at bay.