Holly roamed the street in silence. There were people all around her, making plenty of noise, but she said nothing, just kept going. Her walking down the street, alone, must have seemed strange to any normal person, but none of the city folk seemed to deem it necessary to pause their busy schedules long enough to investigate the eight year old girl's presence. Holly herself didn t feel like explaining why she was here to anyone at the moment, anyway. They would take her to an orphanage, because Holly's parents were deceased. Being taken to places like those was extremely annoying for her, since everything always went the same: They brought her there, she lied about her name and basic information, and then she escaped. It was routine.
Holly knew she would have to find a place to stay eventually, for time had passed as she wandered. It was almost dark. Being out at night scared her, and she decided she must find someplace to stay very quickly. None of the alleyways were exactly inviting, but she had no time to beg for shelter. She had no home at the moment. Strangers weren t always very happy to see a young child pleading on their doorstep, but she had to do that very thing almost every it night. It usually worked, but there were only shady-looking shops on the street Holly had stumbled onto. The alleys looked warm compared to these. Holly walked down one way and found a cardboard box.
'Guess it's the best I can do today.'
She sighed as she crawled in. As soon as she had gotten as comfortable as possible, considering she was in a box, she heard a small pitter-patter noise. She groaned as rain fell, getting heavier by the minute.
'What is with this horrible day? This almost never happens!'
It was on days like this Holly really wanted her family back. She had no choice but to leave them, with the way they looked at her like a monster. Many other people might react the same, though, once they learned about Holly's very unique trait . The girl did not, in fact, age. She had had the appearance of an 8 year old since 1889, and now that it was 1900, it was obvious she wouldn't grow up. Her own family had decided she was cursed, but they didn't have the heart to throw Holly out onto the street. That was why Holly left. The street seemed much better than staying with a family that only knows how to sit in awkward silences; a family that was afraid of her, despised her company. Holly just couldn't take it. Their kindness had made her feel worse. It wasn't her fault that thing had decided to attack the day Holly went to play outside. It didn't make Holly evil, so why was she so scary? She started to cry, sitting in her little box while the rain poured down. When Holly was normal, her sisters would comfort her when she cried. Going over memories just made her cry harder, especially happy ones.
'Can't someone come save me from this? Is this what all the people in the fairy tales meant when they wanted to stay young? What good does it do if you're alone?'
The heavens seemed to be feeling generous today, for just then a pair of heeled shoes stopped in front of Holly's little box. The legs they were attached to slowly bent as the stranger crouched down in front of her. Her eyes widened when she looked at his face. He seemed young, maybe in his early teens, with one big blue eye and another covered with a black eyepatch. Holly almost giggled when she saw it. He looked like a pirate! He had dark blue hair, too. Holly thought that looked cool. She hadn't met anyone with blue hair before, and it looked kind of weird. She stopped staring at his hair when he spoke.
A/N: I'm sorry okay, I don't know what to make him say and I'm tired. First fan fiction. I've never written before because I was sure everyone would be OOC when I wrote them, and I'm still not sure how realistic Ciel and Sebastian are going to be in this story. Ooh, no, I need to stick all the reapers in here! They don't age either! Expect them, I guess. Sorry if it sucks, but it's just a first chapter. I plan on writing more. If nobody reviews and I run out of ideas, it will probably just end. Oh well, I have plans at the moment. Kumiko out!
