Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji. The only things I own are my OC's. 3
The boat glided silently across the water, nothing but the sound of the soft splash of the paddle dipping in and out of the water filling Haruya's ears. A soft smile spread across her lips and reached her eyes for the second time since that fateful night, as the events of the past week played through her mind like a movie on repeat.
The first day the events began was a Sunday. Haruya was enjoying the Trancy ball and the overwhelming feeling of happiness reached her eyes for the first time in 7 years. She also had other feelings whelming inside her. Love? She mentally squealed at the thought. On top of the many feelings she was feeling that evening, relief was another that also reached her eyes. Haruya and her butler, Daichi, were finally reaching the end of the case which had, she suspected, the last person who had taken part in her parent's murder.
The orchestra began to play a slow song, and Haruya gently rested her head against the chest of the boy she was dancing with, who was none other than Alois Trancy himself. He gently rested his chin on the top of her head as she slowly closed her eyes and let a relaxed sigh slip through her soft rosey lips. Alois looked around the room as they spun around, and his eyes rested on a rather irritated Ciel, who was watching them with narrowed eyes. A small smirk formed on the young blonde's lips and he moved his lips to Haruya's hair. He placed a tender kiss upon her hair while her back was still turned to Ciel, causing him to swiftly avert his gaze to the other couples on the dance floor. Satisfaction filled his eyes at this, and he started to rest his chin against the top of Haruya's head again, but stopped when she began to speak.
"Alois." She kept her head against his chest and her eyes remained closed as she spoke.
"Yes?" He asked, looking down at her.
"Thank you for inviting me to this ball." She murmured softly, gratitude filling her voice. She truely was grateful, for if it wasn't for him, she wouldn't be able to come here until the morning to get the last bits of information she needed about the case she was working on, nor would she have had the opportunity to share a dance she wished she could have with him since she first met him 3 years ago. He smiled down at her and slowly slid his hand that was resting on the small of her back up to her chin, then rested his index finger beneath it and lifted her head up to his.
"Of course, Luca." He said softly. She opened her eyes when he lifted her chin and smiled up at him when he used the nickname. "I've missed seeing your lovely face, so I thought we would both profit from it." He slowly lowered his face down to her level and tenderly pressed his lips against hers. Her eyes went wide, and she stared at him for a moment, but the shock slowly died and she closed her eyes. She returned the kiss with a some-what lustful one and felt him smirk against her lips, then he pulled away and straightened.
Haruya opened her mouth to say something, but stopped when she felt a soft tap upon her shoulder. She blinked and turned her head to the right side, peering at who tapped her over her shoulder.
"My lady," Daichi said as he bowed. "forgive me for interrupting, but it appears we are needed back at home." He straightened and smiled softly at her. Haruya nodded and stepped away from Alois, then looked up at him with an apologetic expression.
"I'm sorry, Alois. Until the next ball." She said softly as she rested her right hand on his cheek, then turned and walked away. She let her hand slowly slide from his cheek as she did so and frowned to herself as she followed her butler out to her carriage. Once she was inside, Daichi closed the door and went to the front of the carriage. He gathered up the reigns and gently shook them, which caused the horses to set the carriage in motion.
As they pulled up to her mansion, she frowned again to herself. It could be worse, right? She could never see him after this case was over, but that wasn't going to be the case. She was going to see him one last time before she left. All of them, and nothing was going to stop her. She was going to dance with all of them at the last ball of her life, and enjoy every second of it. She let out a soft sigh when the carriage came to a halt and Daichi opened the door. He stepped off to the side and bowed, waiting for her to exit the carriage. She stepped on the steps and softly hopped off, then made her way to the front doors of her mansion.
"So, what did you find out?" She asked as he opened the doors for her. She entered and walked up the stairs, then made an immediate left turn. She stopped in front of the door that met her face-to-face after the turn, and opened it softly. She stepped inside and walked to her desk, then took her usual seat behind it.
"The man who is behind the murders... we found out where he is." He stated as he watched her. She made him smirk, for she didn't waste any time and went straight to business. How like her.
"So, where is he?" She asked a little impatiently and looked up at Daichi as she spoke, her usual emotionless look back in her eyes. He smiled softly at her.
"Why, he's at the Earl Phantomhive's. He's been working under him for 3 months, now." He stated bluntly. This caused her to swiftly rise from her seat and slam her hands on the desk. She glared at him and narrowed her eyes a little, a deep frown on her lips.
"And we hadn't discovered that until now?" She shouted, her voice oozing with anger and distaste. He nodded slightly.
"If I may, My Lady, but we hadn't started looking for this specific person until just a few days ago, so there wasn't much reason for us to look for him until it came time to." She stood there for a moment, stiff, then finally exhaled heavily and flopped back into her seat.
"I suppose you're right." She muttered as she rested the fingertips of her right hand on the side of her head. "How infuriating." She fell silent for a moment as she thought, then looked at Daichi again. "In the morning, we leave for the Phantomhive's." She stated as she rose from her chair. "Anyway, now that that's going to be taken care of, I wish to retire." Daichi bowed reluctantly.
"Of course, My Lady." He said and straightened, then turned on his heel and opened the door. Haruya exited the room and walked across the top of the stairs to the other side, then walked down the hall. She smirked at the thought of her revenge finally being fulfilled after this. It was settling. Daichi stood in front of her door and waited for her to reach him.
"You know, you being able to make it there before me, when you were clearly behind me, still kind of surprises me." She mumbled once she reached him. He chuckled and opened the door, which cued her to enter. Once inside, Daichi closed the door all but a crack.
"Until morning, My Lady." He said and closed the door. She smiled and took off her dress and corset. She replaced them with a nightgown and flopped on her bed. Her eyes landed on the ceiling as she thought.
"Until morning." She murmured, then rolled over onto her right side and snuggled up to the pillows that surrounded her. She let out a relieved sigh and closed her eyes. Within a few minutes, she was fast asleep.
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