this isn't very great i know, i don't feel like editing after a long time since i made this so enjoy hopefully. btw Lucrecia is pronoucne like Lucretia, i just took the spelling for Final Fantasy's Lucrecia Crescent. I do not own Kuroshitsuji
Let's Investagate.
Her eyes scanned the book slowly as she sipped some tea. She lightly chewed on the inside of her cheek, this was getting intense
SLAM!
"Ahhhhhhhhhh !" She screamed as she fell out of the chair. A woman with light brown hair, stormed in with bags in her arms.
"Ahhh I wasn't reading one of your books ." The female with long midnight blue hair shivered as she inconspicuously placed a book on the shelf behind her.
"I can t believe it! What right does he think he has!" The blue haired woman lightly backed away.
"Is it Conner again?" She shyly asked as her friend stormed around the room. Obviously not listening to her, the woman with light brown hair vented. "Umm Riley" A knock had come from the door. Riley stormed over and slammed the door open. A scared male just reached forward with a letter then ran. Riley stomped her way into the kitchen where her friend was putting away the groceries.
"There s a letter for you". She growled, lightly, she didn't want to take it out on her sick friend, but the feelings where just exploding.
"Can you read it for me ?" The young woman said while washing her hands and began to cook. Riley nodded while opening the sealed envelope swiftly, and yanked the letter out. Her eyes jumped a crossed the letter, which made her eyes widen.
"It s from the Queen. Again. Lucrecia, you don t have to do what she says. It s always optional like she says." Lucrecia nodded while adding ingredients to the soup. She turned to Riley with a smirk on her face before getting some water for the tea.
"If I didn't take any offers, I would be living a rather boring life. Me and you just being artist doesn't do anything for us" Riley stood up and angrily slammed her hands on the table.
"But you re sick! There is no way I would let you do something like this!" Lucrecia just smirked again, but hide it behind one of her very happy, very fake smiles. She turned around with the large stew pot in her hands.
"Let s eat!" Riley sweat dropped at her.
'She only does this to divert my attention away from the matter'. Lucrecia came over with two piping hot bowls, and set them on the table. Then she came back with tea.
"Eat up!" Riley just banged her head on the table once before looking at her friend.
'that fake smile. Why must she do that? Well this soup does look really good.' She picked up her soup and took a sip. Soon she was asking for seconds. Her friend gave her a light laugh and took the bowl.
"Don t eat to much. You wouldn t want to miss dessert ."
'Dessert? Oh god. She always makes mouth watering desserts.'
After the filling dinner, Lucrecia took a look at the letter. "That's strange. She wants us to investigate a circus.
"Yeah ." Riley replied after a sip of her tea." Apparently at all the towns they appeared in, children have gone missing ." Lucrecia pulls her shawl closer to her mouth, which signaled Riley that she might have another coughing attack. "Come on, we better get that medicine down" Lucrecia began to act like a child, shaking her head.
"No, . Ew "Riley sighed as she cornered her friend.
"It you don t take it, you won t get healthy" She forced a smile and her eye twitched.
"Yuck !" Lucrecia was gargling water to ride her mouth of the fowl taste. She rested her head on the counter top.
"Come on. It s best if we get to sleep now ." Lucrecia shifted her face over to her friend, and asked.
"So does this mean ."
"Yeah ." Riley felt her stomach drop as she said that. Lucrecia smiled happily as she vigorously shook her hands then ran up stairs. 'oh god what have I done. I m so going to regret this.'
Lucrecia s eyes opened to meet the sunlight that was peeking through her curtains. She jumped out of her bed and rushed to her wardrobe. She had picked out a pair of black pants(think of them as dress pants, and that they mostly are mistaken for a dress) and her dark blue grey trench coat, which would be over a simple blue blouse. She ran to the bathroom and started to warm up her bath. After the bath was ready she jumped in. After words she threw on her clothes and some boots, then made another bath for Riley. Then she made her not so stealthy entrance.
"Wake up!" She chimed. Riley grumbled and covered her head with her pillow. Lucrecia yanked her blankets of and threw Riley over her shoulder.
"Ahh. What the hell woman!" Riley screamed.
"You were right! Taking that yucky stuff really made me feel better. I got a bath ready for you."
"Alright alright. Just put me down."
Riley wore the exact same things as Lucrecia but her trench coat was a dark green, she also put a black hat. Lucrecia looped a black scarf around her neck, and covering up to the tip of her nose.
"Don t you think that s over doing it?" Riley questioned her.
"What if I start to cough?"
"Enough said."
The two females left their home and got into a carriage that the Queen had sent them. During the ride, Riley noticed her friend was rather anxious.
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They stood in front of Noah s Ark Circus. Riley looked over to her friend, who seemed ecstatic.
"What s with you?" She questioned Lucrecia.
"Oh, me? I've never been to a circus". Riley looked dumbfounded as she pointed at Lucrecia. "I never got the chance". Riley recognized that sad tone, and decided not to push it. They went and bought tickets and walked through the area. Lucrecia s eye(you can only see one) began to glow with excitement as she looked at all the stalls and games. A large tent came into view.
"Come on the show is going to start."
They took a set and watched as a young male with orange hair walked on stage.
"Welcome to Noah s Ark Circus. My name is Joker. If you ll look here. Whoops." He was juggling but mess up and the balls hit him in the head. Lucrecia giggled lightly while Riley shook her head.
"The whole circus is jostling for a chance to give you a show. Here we go ." A large man with flame tattoos began to blow fire. "With one shot from the fire-eating man. The show of the century begins."
"This is stupid." Riley said. "This is for idiots." Oh great. That was a mistake. She felt this fire feeling, as she slowly turned her face to look at Lucrecia. Just what she feared.
"Next our gasp inducing flying blanco!" A knife thrower followed then a tight rope walker, a snake man, and finally a beast tamer.
"For this act we would like a volunteer ." Something clicked in Lucrecia's head as she side glanced her friend. With one swift move she stomped on her foot.
"Ahhh!" Riley stood up.
"You! Miss with the hat, please come down."
"Eh?" Riley looked clueless. Lucrecia pushed her forward. Riley grumbled some colorful words as she made her way down to the ring.
As she stepped in the ring she felt an eerie air. Joker was motioning her forward but then she heard it. A low growl came from the large tiger. Then it happened.
The tiger and riley ran around the ring. Everyone is in shock while Lucrecia had a loose smile on her face.
"Betty stop chasing her." The beast tamer screamed. She snapped her whip when the tiger came near. It snapped right before the tiger s face and almost got riley but she did some cartwheels and flips to get out of the way. The crowd was apparently impressed and cheered for her. She just had a dumbfounded look.
"That was great." Lucrecia laughed as she clapped for her friend.
"What the hell are you talking about woman! I almost got eaten by a tiger." She yelled. She twisted around and felt something under her boot. She picked up the plant and obverse it. Her eyes widen and began to twitch. "You!" She screamed, pointing an accusing finger at Lucrecia. "You put catnip in my pocket."
"I thought the show would need some .i don t know."
"You". Riley shook a fist at her. Lucrecia looked away innocently and something caught her eye. She turned her face back to Riley.
"Shit. I know that look."
"Oh my god. Riley you re bleeding." Lucrecia dramatically said. Riley raised a brow at this but looked down at her arm to see a stream of red on her arm.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" She ran circles around her friend while holding her arm. Lucrecia held a worry look, while putting the knife she used to scrape Riley away.
Joker had finally spotted the girl who got chased by Betty. Hey! He called. The light brown haired girl had stopped running. Another girl that was standing by her turned towards him. Even though he couldn t see most of her face, he stops cold. That eye, its intense color just seemed intoxicating. Through all the towns he has been though, never had he seen that eye color. Her friend even had rather intense purple eyes. But it must have been the mystery behind the scarf and the rest of her hair, which made him feel heat rise to his cheeks. He shrugged it off and walked closer to the girls.
"Hey, that was pretty tough. You didn t get hurt right?" Her friend gave him a pleading look.
"She must have gotten a cut from when the tiger attacked her." This alarmed Joker.
"Oh. Well we better get that checked out. I ll take you to the Doctor."
"Thank you." The blue haired girl s meek voice that sound a little rough, which must have been caused by a sore throat.
"Right this way."
He led the girls through the back of the circus.
"Watch yer step. Oh Snake!" The reptilian man from before stood before them. "Is the doc in the first aid tent?" The snake that was around his neck, pointed in another direction. "Oops he s on business."
As they began to follow Joker in a new direction they heard.
"Is that the girl that got chased by the tiger? It really is. The stupid girl." Riley got an irk mark and was going to yell at the two kids but got kicked in the butt by Lucrecia.
They reached a tent, and Joker led them in. A man in a wheelchair was inspecting the knife throwers leg. A prosthetic? Lucrecia thought. She began to chew the insides of her cheek again. ( I do that when I m nervous. I got yelled at by the dentist for that. It leaves marks)
"Hey Joker is there something wrong with you arm again?"
"No today is nothing t do with me." Joker replied.
"I was wondering who they were, but isn t that girl the one who got chased by Betty." The knife thrower said.
"Huh?" The doctor looked to see Riley holding her arm. "Oh my! We better get that bandage and cleaned up right away!"
"Nothing to serious ." The doctor said with tightening the bandage.
"Thanks ." Riley mumbled.
"It s really great yer okay. If I d let a customer get hurt, the ring leader'd have my skin." Joker s comment surprised Lucrecia and Riley.
"You re not the ringleader?" Riley questioned him.
" I'm a bit of a hired shop manager. The ringleader is a different scary guy ." Joker said while giving the knife thrower whose name was Dagger, a side hug.
"You say that as if he ll get mad latter boss." Dagger said.
"Well thanks." Riley said. Lucrecia gave a little sniff while whipping her eyes. Everyone looked at her curiously.
"I'm just so happy you're alright." She said dramatically and glopped her friend.
"Oh god what the hell is she doing?" Riley thought.
"You re all I have left my dear friend. Even though we have to find a new place to live. I couldn't think of going anywhere without my best friend."
This must have triggered something. "You girls don t have a home?" Dagger asked.
"Yes. That s true ." Lucrecia sniffled again. "The mansion we were working at as maids just fired us out of the blue. They gave us tonight as our last night, so tomorrow we have to find someplace new."
"Well why don t you come by tomorrow for some try out to be a circus folk?" Joker asked.
"Really ?" Her one eye sparkled brightly.
"Holy crap! How is she such a good actor?" Riley thought with a shock look on her face.
"Yeah, from what I ve seen from yer friend, u ve got some talent in acrobatics." Joker said.
"Thank you so much." Lucrecia ran over and gave Joker a kiss on the cheek. His face turned beat-red, and Dagger started to laugh. Then she moved quickly to her friend, grabbed her arm, and pulled her to the entrance of the tent. But she stopped. "umm" she slightly turned around. "Can someone show us the way back?" They all let out a nervous laugh.
"Yeah I ll do it". Dagger said.
"Thank you some much Dagger. We ll be back here bright and early." Lucrecia said while jabbing Riley in the ribs.
"Yes see you tomorrow." Riley gave one of her sweet fake smiles. Dagger blushed.
"Yeah. See ya."
"What the hell were you thinking?" Riley yelled at Lucrecia as they entered their home.
"Well one I thought it would be fun. Second, this is the chance to investigate them ." Lucrecia replied while making tea.
"Well I think you were getting a little chummy with that Joker guy." Lucrecia smirked.
"What can I say. I ve got a thing for redheads. Besides I saw that smile you gave Dagger."
"It was fake."
"Right."
"Shut up!"
"Hahahaha". Lucrecia laughed. It had been a while since Riley heard her friend laugh. Whatever was making Lucrecia cough, made it painful to talk, eat, drink, and laugh. Riley just mumbled some cuss words before sipping her tea.
Boy was tomorrow going to be eventful.
