Chapter one:
"Annabell! Come and get your coat!"
A little girl ran out of a side room into the foyer to meet her parents. Her speed and expression shouted joy and excitement, thrilled about something.
"Are we going now?" the girl asked, grabbing her outside garment from her mother who called her.
"Yes we are," her father said with a smile, "Are you ready to see clowns and jugglers, Annabell?"
The girl, Annabell, responded frankly – "Well, I don't really care for clowns but the jugglers are interesting!"
"Well, I am sure that there will be more talented displays at the circus for your amusement," Annabell's mother reassured.
"Alrighty then, let's go!" called the father.
"Okay!" Annabell ran to the carriage outside the manor doors.
"We will be back before midnight, dear Elizabeth, so don't worry," Annabell's father gently informed his wife.
"Oh don't be silly Richard, I'm not worried," she responded playfully.
Richard planted a kiss on Elizabeth's cheek just as Annabell called from behind, "Come on, we're going to be late!"
Her parents bid farewell to one another, and her father finally entered the carriage, "Alright, we're going."
The horse neighed as it began to pull the carriage into the sun's warm afternoon glow. Annabell watched as the familiarity of her home vanished behind trees and brush, the forest engulfing them. Her long, curly brunette hair that surrounded her doll-like face shimmered in the changing intensity of the sun's rays. She kept spectating her environment beyond the window. The forest always intrigued her, but it also terrified her.
Annabell remembered her brother, Benedict. He was a tall, handsome young man with his blonde hair and deep, blue eyes. Benny, as Annabell always identified him, was the nicest person anyone could meet. He was generous, kind, and fair. He was also protective and when she found herself in trouble, Benny would get her out of it or at the very least lessen the punishment.
But a burglar robbed him from her. When it came to snatch some of their belongings, Bennedict spotted the thief and chased after it. Annabell was with her brother when the robber came. It fled when it could, and Bennedict told her to tell mother and father what was occurring. Terrified, Annabell did what she was told and did not question him. In the morning the servants and her parents searched for Bennedict, but he never came back. She was with him, and then she was alone.
Annabell still feels alone, the gap in her heart never healing. 'If I had only defied my brother, or at least chased after him, I could have brought him back' she believed with her heart, mind, and soul. But she knew she was a coward. She never had to worry with Bennedict around. Compared to him, she was nothing.
Annabell was dragged out from the prison of her thoughts when her father declared – "We're here!"
Annabell didn't even notice they were in town. She glanced at her father, then back outside with full attention.
An enormous tent, bigger than Annabell's already large manor, stood proud and tall over those who've attended the event.
"Did you enjoy yourself tonight?" Richard asked his daughter enthusiastically.
"Yes, very much so! It was amazing!" Annabell responded joyfully.
"I'm glad to hear that!" Richard said closing the subject. "Now, when we get back home do you promise to go to bed immediately?"
Annabell searched her father's gaze, smiling, "Yes, father. I promise!"
Her father smiled back, a sign of confirmation.
Just as the night was becoming more amiable, a sudden jolt erupted in the carriage. The sound of hard wood breaking, screams chaotically permeating the air, and imbalance creating discorded visions and thoughts. The carriage kept rolling violently, no possible means of stabilizing it or more importantly no way to know what hit them.
Suddenly the door broke open, and Annabell and her father were ejected from heir vehicle.
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Writer's notes:
'ello, Romano here! I promised a Kuroshitsuji fanfiction (in forget me not review ch 1... yeah, can't figure mobil out), and here it is! Uploading chapters 1 and 2 to get the story rolling.
I know that the first chapter is sickly goody-two-shoes cheerful but everything will get darker and bloodier. The second chapter is better :3
Anyway, hope this story grabs your attention. See ya!
