This is the story of a young girl. Her name, was Alice, Nicknamed Aqua. And it began, with the moonlight. You see, there was a superstition that when a child born under a blood red moon, it was taken as a very bad sign of misfortune. If the child was kept, then only bad things would happen. No child had ever been born under the red moon before, that was, until that night Alice was born. Alice had been born with blood red eyes, the same as the horrid moon shining above in the sky which only added to the fear people had of her. She was feared even more because she had also been born to the Phantomhives, which people feared as well. Rachell began to cry as she handed the newborn into the nursemaids arms, to be taken away to a church orphanage. Hoping that if raised to be a true child of god, Alice would be allowed to be returned to them.
Her older brother, Ciel Phantomhive, who had been seven years old at the time had been standing by the door unnoticed. He witnessed the birth of the little girl he knew was now his little sister. But...He became confused when he saw his mother crying and the little girl was taken away. Why were they taking her away? Wasnt having a baby supposed to be a happy and good thing? The nursemaid was not taking her to the nursery, She was taking her out of the manor. He Walked into the room and stood infront of his parents, looking up at them.
"Why are you taking my little sister away..? Why cant she stay here!?" Vincent looked down at Ciel and knelt down to his height. There was sadness in his young expression, knowing that he would have to explain why the new child would not be staying with them.
"Your little sister was born on a very bad day. Any child born under the red moon is told to only bring pain and terror Ciel. I, not does your mother, wish to have her be taken away, but she must be. I am sorry, but when you are older, you will understand."
Ciel shook his head, spinning and running out of the room. He ran down the stairs to the parlour and towards the front door. He slammed the doors open just in time to see the nurse maid entering the carriage.
"Wait! Wait!" He ran towards her, clutching onto the fabric of her dress. He refused to have his sister be taken away without meeting her first. He had waited for so long, He had been so excited to be an older brother. "You mustn't..! She can stay here! She can!"
"She cannot stay here, you know the rules, young one. All children like her will be kept at the churches orphanage until they are old enough to live on their own. You will not be able to see her, not until god declares her as a good child. Which might not happen." Ciel glared, but due to him still having baby fat on his face, it looked more like a pout. He searched his pockets before pulling out a silver chain with a small key on it, there was also a blue gem on the top of it. The was wording on it as well, but it was unreadable.
"Can...Can she at least keep this..? To know that she will always have family at least..?" The woman blinked, biting her lip. Perhaps it would be alright to make an exception just this once. She sighed and nodded before slowly taking the necklace, setting it around the sleeping babyies neck. The chain was very long. If She were to be older, it would always hang past her chest. After giving the 7 year old a nod, she turned and stepped into the carriage.
"..Her name will be Alice." She blinked and turned to him through the window. "I beg your pardon?"
"Alice. Mommy and Daddy didn't give her a name, so I am giving her one. Her name is Alice." After a few moments of silence, the carriage moved forwards. Young Ciel knew that he would never see his little sister, but he hoped. After all, He was a big brother now. Even if the younger would not know she had a family.
Years passed, and many things happened. Even though he grew older and lost his parents, he knew one thing. He had to find his little sister. He didnt care about the red moon myth. He wouldn't care about anything.