Title: La Rose Bleue Diabolique
Summary: The Organization mistakes souls for hearts and sends No. XIII to fetch the noble heart/soul of Ciel Phantomhive. Sebastian is not amused. Slash.
The thirteenth member of Organization XIII rose everyday at seven on the dot, to prepare for whatever mission that Saïx will assign to him for that day. Of course, he was never the first person actually there - besides Saïx and the moogle, occasionally he would find Axel, Luxord, Larxene, Xigbar, and even Demyx there as well.
It seemed like an ordinary day, as ordinary as it could be in the World that Never Was as he approached the Lunar Divider for his mission for the day.
"Your assignment today, No. XIII, is to test out a certain weapon." He said, "This weapon is a weapon that only you can wield, a keyblade that releases hearts from within Somebodies. You would need to go fetch it from the ruins of Hollow Bastion first. Go to the ruins of the world and try to find the keyblade. No. VIII will accompany you and will provide more information as it needs be."
Roxas turned to find his superior behind him, hand on his shoulder. "Ready to go?"
He shrugged. "I'm ready. Let's go!"
The Flurry of Flames smiled and summoned a dark portal. He put on his hood and said, "Well then, let's go." before walking through, Roxas following after him after putting on his own hood.
After a few moments of traveling though the Corridor of Darkness, the two Nobodies found themselves in a vast room, barren except for the huge black thorn spread across the room and a dark key with a red handle on the floor.
"Guessing that's it?" Axel asked as Roxas approached the weapon and carefully picked it up from the ground.
"I… think so?" Roxas held it in his hand and slashed the air with it. It was just like a keyblade, but it didn't feel natural in his hands. "How strange, no keychain. Feels… odd..."
"How so?" Axel asked curiously, slightly concerned.
"I don't know… it just feels… twisted." He looked around for any test subjects. "Want to be my guinea pig?"
Axel laughed sarcastically. "Very funny. You know that it won't have any effect on me. Or you. Or any one of us really. Thanks but no thanks. Don't wanna risk any irreversible damage."
"Unless someone is all secret and lies. Secrets and lies and aren't actually Nobodies" Roxas narrowed his eyes at the redhead in a teasing manner as he stopped playing with the blade.
"While I'm not denying that someone in a group most likely meets those qualifications, I'm pretty sure that we're all Nobodies." Axel smirked as he stuck out his tongue at his best friend.
"Alright." Roxas put away the blade. "Where can I test this out?"
"Guess now you start the next one. Ready for this new world? It's completely different from the others." Axel muttered as he took out an envelope from his pocket.
"How so?" Roxas asked as he rejoined with his partner.
"I'm not allowed to say. Take this." Axel handed him the envelope and summoned another portal. "I'll see you when you get back." With a wave, Axel walked through the portal and left Roxas alone in the room with the strange blade and envelope.
"O…kay then." The Key of Destiny opened the envelope to find a letter as well as a folded picture.
He unfolded the photo to see a small child dressed in midnight blue, having a sort of noble look to him, sitting on a chair. He had navy blue hair, but the strangest characteristic of the child were his eyes. Or eye, supposedly. He had a sapphire eye similar but yet not to his, his left eye covered with a black eye patch hidden underneath his hair. The physical aspect of the child appears to be of age range of twelve to thirteen, but his eye were much darker, indicating he no longer had the innocence of that age and was well matured beyond his years and peers.
Behind the child was a man with raven hair and blood red eyes, covered in black, bowing slightly over the boy with a slight smirk on his face. He placed the photo in his pocket and began to read the contents inside the letter.
The next part of this mission contains top secret information, only for the eyes of No. I, VII, and XIII.
After receiving this information from No. VIII, take great measures to cease the existence of this letter as well as the photo.
We have gained vital Intel about a new World. In this new world, you will find the persons enclosed with the attached letter. Your target is the child dressed in blue, who goes under the name of Ciel Phantomhive. You are to use the weapon you have just obtained, the Keyblade of People's Hearts, against him, releasing his heart and creating a strong ally for our cause.
Intel also notes to be wary of the man dressed in black, Sebastian Michaelis. There is something quite peculiar about this man, but we have been unable to uncover it. You are advised to avoid this person at all costs.
Take as long and use whatever techniques you may need. After destroying the letter, burn the remains which should release a portal to this new world.
The Superior believes that you are ready to take on this dangerous mission alone with no allies. Do not let Him as well as the rest of the Organization down.
- No. VII
The lone Nobody took out the photo once again, and studied it more carefully. Even in the photo, one can tell there was something… off with the pair.
He crumpled the letter in his hand and ripped it to shreds, letting the remains fall to the floor, and summoned his Oblivion. Aiming at the paper scraps, he released a fireball from its tip, sending them ablaze. The paper burned from orange red, to dark red, to blue, to purple before finally swirling the smoke and scraps together to make a portal.
He took one last look at the photo before placing it back in his pocket. "Ciel Phantomhive… What a strange mission. Never before had I been sent - alone - to fetch the heart of a Somebody. Hopefully this won't take too long." He walked through the portal and into the unknown.
After leaving the Corridor of Darkness, the blond finds himself in an alleyway. Feeling two pairs of eyes staring at him as he emerges from the shadows, he looks around and spots the owners.
The eyes belonged to a small girl tugging on a stained pink bunny rabbit in her left and holding hands with a younger child, a boy in her right. The boy held nothing, but both of the children were wide-eyed at the sight of the Nobody. Dressed in rags, they were about the saddest things Roxas has ever seen.
"Oh, oops. Uh, hello there." Cursing internally, he fumbled as to what to say. Suddenly, he got an idea. Why not ask them for even more Intel? "I'm looking for a child named Ciel Phantomhive, do you know of him?"
"Phantomhive?" The girl called, pulling in the doll closer to her.
"We dun't know nothing about this Ciel..." The boy said, thinking. The girl jabbed him in the shoulder, causing him to look up to face her. Roxas couldn't see her expression, but suddenly the boy's changed from thoughtful to sinister.
"Shadowman, shadowman, for info you need to pay~" The girl chanted, as the boy raised one hand, rubbing his fingers together.
"Of course, what else did I expect?" Roxas muttered as he took out his munny pouch. "How much?"
The children's eyes grew wide as they followed the munny sack, and started to bicker amongst themselves very quietly. Roxas caught snippets of it, mostly on the topic of how to swindle him. Roxas took back the helpless image from before, it was all an act! He sneaked away from the children and escaped the alley, finding himself in a proper setting of this new world.
After the onslaught of sunlight, the first thing the Nobody notices are the crowds of people. Not only that, but almost everyone in public had a regal look to them, slightly similar to Ciel.
Roxas deduces that whoever did the Intel really sucks at it and must not have really tried. Demyx probably. They gave him low, next to nothing information except the target's picture and name! And although they were extremely helpful, compared to a world populated such as this...
Personally, he thinks this is the most populated world he has ever been to.
Then again, there was always the characteristic of that eye patch, which should really be rare for people to have.
He realizes that he is going to stick out like a sore thumb if he stays in public, which was really against his training. But he was slightly reluctant to go back into the alleyways if those kids were waiting for him. He pulls up his black hood and walks cautiously down the street, making sure to not draw any attention to himself.
So of course it should not come to his surprise when he trips from his miss-footing. Reflexes failing him, he would have fallen down on his face to the stone road if not for the young girl who suddenly appeared in front of him and cushioned his fall.
"Oof!" Roxas was directly on top of the girl's face, causing her to blush. Dressed in a red violet dress, she had huge blonde curls and green eyes that were a lighter shade of emerald than Axel's and not quite as piercing.
She squealed before screeching, "Get off!" slapped him on the cheek and kicked under the blond, who quickly got up to his feet and rubbed his cheek.
"Ow…" He winced a bit. The girl was stronger than she looks! He reached out with his other hand to help the girl up. "Terribly sorry, miss. I wasn't paying attention -" Roxas was cut off as the air was suddenly knocked out of his lungs as he found himself in the arms of the girl, who was studying him carefully.
"Oh… my… goodness! How could I have harmed such a cute face! I should be the one who is terribly sorry. Please forgive me." She rubbed and continued to study his face, causing the Nobody to shudder - a cold, unnerving feeling coming over him.
She curtsied slightly at him, smiling. "My name is Elizabeth. But please, call me Lizzy."
"Uh, Roxas. Nice to meet you?" He didn't know if he should hold out his hand to shake or bow. He ended up bowing slightly to her with a mini curtsy.
After exchanging names, Elizabeth studied him again as she said, "Look, let me properly apologize. How about you come with me and we can dine at my betrothed's manor nearby? I'm sure he won't mind!"
"That's okay, really, I'm -"
"But first, we need to get you proper clothes!" Roxas can see her eyes sparkle at the thought. This is a waste of time he could have been using to find Ciel Phantomhive. "Look, Elizabeth, really, I'm flattered, but I -" She cut him off once more. "And I won't take no for an answer!" She grabbed his hand with that strong grip of hers that no girl her age should have. "And please, call me Lizzy, I insist."
Roxas sighed in acknowledgement of his defeat as he allowed himself to be dragged along by Elizabeth.
"Well, after this I can continue my search for him. It's only one dinner party, how bad could it be?"
*Cue Opening Title Sequence for the World, "Victorian England" XD*
A/N:
Sorry, sorry, it just seemed like the perfect place to end off on XD So, yes. :P A slash fic between Roxas and Ciel.
Please review? :D