A/N: This is my very first story! :D I am always looking for new suggestions, so if you have any, please review or PM me about it, and I will try even better on the next chapters. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji, nor do I own any of it's characters. I only own my OC's (only Echo for right now)
Prologue
The night was deep into its cycle. Shadows danced across the fields and wheat rubbed softly together, breaking the dead silence. Echo's body was laced with weakened muscles. With breathing that was quick paced, her arms shook slightly from the pain. Red tendrils fell from behind the ears, and beads of sweat dripped slowly from her face.
Blades of grass slumped heavily from the weight of fresh blood. The small figure glared at the scene in front of her. A man, clad in black, lay unmoving. Blood seeped from the severe wounds covering his body.
You.. should have stayed down.. the first time." Echo murmured, her voice breaking. Struggling to stay standing, she took small steps, using the trees as support.
The wood was damp from the dew, and the forest smelled of dropped pine needles and crumbled leaves. Small vines and tree roots caught her feet, trying to slow her already sluggish movement. Chips broke off from the trees as she slid her hands across the bark, scraping the blisters that had manifested on the slim fingers.
A glimpse of light caught in the women's eyes. Barely making it out of the forest, she leaned heavily against the mahogany trunk, and stared at the manor with determination.
The muscles in her body ached and burned from the vicious gashes the ran along the pale skin. The blood that covered the dark clothing caused the fabric to stick. After great work to get close to the entryway, the already gasping breath quickened. Echo reached for the door. Her scrapped palm was unsteady and the bar on the door glistened as if recently polished.
A wave of dizziness overtook the already-struggling body.
'No, not now,' Echo thought, pleadingly. 'So close.. to making it..'
The soft light went black in her vision as the soft aqua blue eyes rolled up. The women fell to the porch with a sickening thud. Creaking open, the door let the light from inside arch around the unconscious girl. An Eerie shadow filled the open doorway.
"Oh my, well, this just will not do." A masculine voice exclaimed softly with calm irritation.
