Violet smiles as she looks out the window, looking up at the full moon. It was a beautiful and calm night, a cool breeze brushed by her hair. She just came back from Ciel's birthday party and was exhausted from all the dancing. She closed the window and got into her bed, snuggling her blankets and falling asleep.
That night, she was taken.
"Hmm?" She rubbed her eyes and looked around. She wasn't in her bed anymore, she was in a carriage that was bumping over the road. Confused, she looked around and saw other kids sleeping in the carriage too. She looked out the window and saw another carriage, she spotted Ciel sleeping inside, it looked like he'd been crying. She was the only one up, and she was getting paranoid. She had no idea where she was going or what was going on.
The carriage then came to a halt, murmuring was to be heard outside. The carriage door slid open and someone outside began talking. "One of them's awake." A voice muttered.
"Eh?" Someone else peeked in. Dressed in white, there were diamonds incrusted all over his clothes. Ruffled light brown hair and ocean blue eyes, he smirked at Violet. "HEY!" He shouted. "Wake up!" The kids got up and yawned, looking around the carriage and at the guy. "Hurry up! You there, come here!" He pointed at Violet.
Scared, Violet slowly got up and was yanked by her shirt and pushed out the carriage. "Where am I?" She whimpered.
"Shut your mouth!" He pushed her. "Let's go!" He yelled. Violet and the kids began following the guy.
"Lance, look!" A voice exclaimed. Violet and the kids turned around to see a guy dressed in a deep shade of blue, carrying Ciel in his arms.
"Little Lord Phantomhive eh?" Lance smirked.
"Lord Wavecrusher must be waiting-what the?" The guy stepped back as soon as he looked at Violet.
"Oh her?" Lance glanced over at Violet.
"She's..isn't she his sister or something?" The guy looked creeped out.
"Yep, this is Lady Violet. It's too bad you'll never see him again. Wanna say goodbye?" Lance asked.
Violet nodded and walked over to the guy carrying Ciel, she felt like bursting out crying right there.
"Ciel.." Violet whispered.
"Alright, time's up. Let's get going." Lance shoved Violet. "Follow me, and don't think about running away kids. Where are you going to run from here?"
Violet looked around, he was right. It was completely dark except for the lantern in Lance's hand. There were just miles of darkness and nowhere to go.
Lance led everyone down a dark dusty path, Violet desperately looked around for something, a stick, anything so she could hit this guy. Maybe if she was lucky enough, he'd pass out and she could get into the carriage. She didn't even know this guy, he could be a noble or something, but Violet had a bad feeling about this.
"W-where are we?" One of the kids whispered.
"I'm scared." Another started crying.
"Shut it!" Lance turned around.
Violet could see up ahead was a dark village, all the houses were made of a dark stone. Ripped pieces of newspaper flew around and lanterns outside flickered on and off. Violet felt a shiver go down her spine, her heart was beating so fast that she thought it'd explode.
"Welcome to your new home." Lance chuckled as he led everyone in the village.
It was dead quiet, nobody else was around except for them. It looked more like an abandoned village than anything else, who would even live in a place like this? In the center of the village was the only decoration, a little fountain of a fish squirting out some dark water.
"I've...I've never been here before." One of the kids whispered.
"Of course you haven't, this village is very far away from anywhere else. It's too bad you'll never be able to go back home, so make yourself comfortable here. This is your new home, and we do have some strict rules." Lance turned around and crossed his arms. "There are certain times you're allowed outside, understood? You're only allowed out in the afternoon, and you must come back as soon as the sun sets. You don't wanna know what happens when people are outside after sunset. You never really know what's lurking around these woods." He pointed at the nearby forests. "Not to worry, you'll be kept under surveillance at all times."
Violet kneeled over and pretended to tie her shoe, glancing up at Lance and the kids a few times. She sharply glanced to her left and spotted a sharp edged rock. If she was quick enough, she might be able to hit him.
"I wouldn't try anything stupid if I were you." Lance grabbed Violet's hair and yanked her up. The kids muttered and looked at her in shock. "You're a smart one, aren't you Violet? Don't try anything smart if you know what's good for you." He let go of her hair and grinned. "You will all be serving different lords, you will do as they say and work for them. There'll be five of you per group, as you can see there are others here too." He pointed across the village to another guy dressed in rich white clothing standing in front of the kids.
"Shut it!" He yelled at a blonde boy. "I've had enough with you! I'm not putting up with this anymore. Lance!" He turned around.
"Elijah? You seem to be in a rather grumpy mood." Lance turned to Elijah. "What's the matter?"
"I've had enough!" He shoved the kid over to Lance. "Put him in your group!" He huffed.
"What do we have here?" Lance looked down at the boy. "Lord Trancy, eh? Welcome to the group." He turned to the kids. Violet gasped, she recognized the name but she didn't know him. "Violet, and you three can be in a group with him." Lance decided. Violet and a couple kids moved beside the boy as Lance split everyone up in their groups and led them down the dark cobblestone path, and took a few stops at the huts and put a group there. It was only a matter of time until Violet and her group were the only ones left. "You'll be staying there." He pointed up ahead to a large dark mansion. "Come along."
He led them through and up to the mansion gates. He unlocked the gates with a key necklace he wore over his neck and quickly locked it right after. They walked through the glimmering halls of the mansion, everything was sparkling and beautiful. Without a word, they walked upstairs and Lance knocked on a huge door.
"Come in." A raspy voice said.
Lance opened the door and pushed Violet and the kids inside. Sitting on a glimmering throne was a man dressed in a dark purple suit with a crown in his hands that he fiddled with. He looked up and eyed Violet, his eyes were a dark shade of green. Right across from him was another man sitting on the carpet playing with a deck of cards. The man turned around and the blonde boy gasped. Violet looked at the boy who was in complete shock and took a step back.
"Alois!" The old man laughed. His blonde scruffy hair was slicked back and he only had a few teeth. Violet recognized him, the Head of Trancy. It all made sense now, Alois Trancy and the Head of Trancy.
"Alois is here?" The man on the throne asked.
"There you are!" The old man called.
"And these four?" The other man looked at Violet and the rest of the kids. His eyes sparkled when he spotted Violet. "Aha! Violet Phantomhive, just who I was looking for. You were scheduled to be brought here tonight my dear. I finally have you. I don't need to pick anyone else, I already have who I want. Hopefully you kids will be helpful. What about you?" He turned to the old man.
The old man scowled at Alois and looked over at the guy. "There's better fish in the sea. He'll be my last choice, they look pretty too." He pointed at the other kids.
"Come here Violet." The man gestured.
Violet took a deep breath and walked over to the man, glaring up at him. "Who are you?"
"Who am I?" He chuckled. "I'm Lord Iceglade of course. I've been waiting for your arrival."
"You disgust me. What do you want with us?!" Violet exclaimed.
"To work for me of course, you're already my favourite." He snapped his fingers and two servants rushed in the room and handed Lord Iceglade piles of clothes and left. "You'll be wearing these." He held out the clothes.
"Those? Are you serious?" Violet looked disgusted.
"And what are you exactly? A servant. I have something else for you my sweet. Since you're my favourite servant you get to wear this." He smirked and handed Violet a silk glimmering white nightgown.
"I'm a noble, I rank higher than you. You can't make me do anything for you." Violet refused.
"Really? Well I suggest you do before all your little friends start dropping dead. You don't want to get me mad Violet." He threw the clothes at her. He looked down at Violet and grabbed her shoulders. "You'll do as I say."
She gritted her teeth and didn't answer as Lord Iceglade shoved her. "Take them to their rooms Lance, tell them the rules."
"Very well, let's go." Lance nodded.
"You two will be helping prepare tonight's dinner." Lance pointed at the two kids.
"You aren't gonna be much if the Head of Trancy doesn't like you, you'll work for him." Lance looked at Alois.
"Since you're Lord Iceglade's favourite, you're going to work for him." Lance told Violet. "And let's not forget the rules." He crossed his arms. "You are to behave, that means no funny business." He shot glances at everyone. "Or doing something smart." He glanced at Violet. "You are to do anything Lord Iceglade asks you to do, or you'll be punished. You'll have to work hard if you want to go outside, you'll also work with other kids from other groups occasionally as well. We have maids here that'll take care of you." He explained. "Now all of you follow me, you must be hungry."
Violet looked down at the ground as she and the kids followed Lance to the dining room. Other servants and nobles were looking at her as if she was on display. She recognized some of the nobles, they were the ones that the queen didn't approve of, they must have came here.
"Hey, Alois." Violet whispered. "I promise we'll get out of here. I'll get all of us out of here."
"I hate them." Alois gritted his teeth. "We have to get out of here."
Violet angrily glared over to Lord Iceglade who was happily talking to a few guests. "I'll end him."
"Here we are!" Lance exclaimed as he opened the doors to the dining room. "After dinner you'll get back to work. Enjoy your dinner!" Lance smiled as he skipped out of the room.
A maid placed a few bowls of soup on the little table and headed back into the kitchen as everyone sat down.
"Why is it black?" One of the kids looked disgusted.
"They expect us to eat this?" Alois looked down at the bowl.
"I don't even know what this is, I'm not eating it." Violet pushed her bowl away.
"Then you can starve." One of the maids replied as she walked back into the kitchen.
"They're probably trying to kill us." Violet muttered. "This is disgusting.."
"What are we gonna eat?" A girl in our group asked.
"I'll find us something." Violet got up from the table and headed over to the kitchen. They all watched as Violet walked into the kitchen where the maids were and looked around. It was so crowded in the large sparkling kitchen that they didn't notice Violet at the back. A divine smell filled the room from what the maids were cooking, just the scent was mouth-watering. They watched as one of the maids poured a cup of the soup she was cooking, hearty and filled with chunks of meat and vegetables.
Violet was boiling in anger, her group was supposed to eat this vile thing while Lord Iceglade and his friends got a hearty meal. Violet watched as the maid only poured one bowl of soup and closed the lid of the pot of soup and walked off. Violet snatched the pot of soup, before she could take it, a hand smacked hers.
"What are you doing?" The same maid asked.
"I'm not going to eat that disgusting thing!" Violet exclaimed.
"I told you, if you don't wanna eat it then you can starve. You're not taking that." The maid scoffed and reached for the pot of soup.
"I'd watch my mouth if I were you, do you even know who I am?" Violet raised her voice and slapped the maid across the face.
The maid stumbled and moved back with her hand on her cheek looking at Violet in shock. The other maids muttered and looked at her.
"We'll eat what we want." Violet opened a nearby drawer and grabbed the silverware along with two loafs of bread. She walked back into the dining room and placed the pot in the middle of the table and gave everyone a chunk of bread and a spoon.
"Wow Violet!" The girl exclaimed.
Violet smiled, "let's eat together, there's plenty to go around."
Violet felt so happy sharing dinner with everyone else. She was gonna find a way out of here and they were going to go home, and nothing is gonna stop her. Her group had Lavender IceHeart, who was the daughter of a Baron. Clarence Mordyth was the son of a Duke, Diana Millicent was the daughter of a Viscount, Alois Trancy was the son of an Earl. Violet is the daughter of an Earl and Marchioness, her cousin and uncle are also earls, her other cousin is a Duke, her aunt is a Countess, and the other is a baroness. Royalty ran through Violet, ranking her as one of the highest nobles.
Violet closely watched out the dining room door as Lord Iceglade sat on his throne talking and laughing to his friends. She scowled at him and finished up her dinner right as a bell began ringing.
"Get to work!" Lance shouted.
Violet sighed and got up, looking down at the shining marble floors as she walked up to Lord Iceglade's throne. She gritted her teeth as Lord Iceglade chuckled. "Worthless little thing aren't you?" She glared up at Lord Iceglade angrily. "I heard what happened in the kitchen." Violet remained quiet and glared at Lord Iceglade. "Since your new here you won't be in too much trouble." He yanked her hair roughly and pulled up her. "Violet." He sneered and threw her on the ground. Violet kneeled down and looked at the ground without saying a word. "Lance, bring Violet to her room." He called. Lance rushed over and helped Violet up, Lord Iceglade lifted Violet's chin up and smirked. "I'll see you tomorrow."
Violet sharply turned around and followed Lance out of the room. "I'll end you." She whispered to herself.
Violet looked around her new room which she'd be sharing with her group. Just a few beds, an end table, and a window. Nothing special.
She sat on a bed and gazed out the window out at the dark sky. It must be really late, but she didn't feel sleepy. She looked at the midnight sky expecting something, but what? She knew Lance was right, that nobody was going to find them. She knew she'd have to escape herself, some things you have to do by yourself.
A cool breeze brushed past Violet as she looked out the window. Just a few carriages parked along the town and a couple people walking around. She knew the carriages were going somewhere, if she could just sneak everyone out and snatch one... She knew it wasn't going to be that easy, especially with Lance and Lord Iceglade around. She'd do anything it takes to get away from here, even if it meant sacrificing the ultimate
"That's too bad.." Violet muttered to herself as she glanced at the carriages.
Violet barely noticed when her group walked in the room. She was startled when she heard the door close behind her and looked over her shoulder to see everyone else walk in and look around. She kept her eyes fixed on the carriages below. She knew she'd get out of here someday..and make Lord Iceglade pay. He'd see it with his own eyes.
"Are you going to bed yet Violet?" Diana asked.
"Not yet.." Violet murmured and looked at the window.
She knew she was all alone, she had to do this on her own.
She propped up her arm and rested her chin on her hand, her eyes softly closed shut as she fell into a deep sleep. She felt herself falling deeper asleep faster and faster, her heart began pounding like a horse's hooves thundering on the ground. She wanted to wake up, but her body was frozen. She felt jolts going in all around her, a wave of emotions hitting her back and forth. She was falling, deeper and deeper down a black hole. A light became visible at the end of the hole, Violet stretched out her hand to get closer to it, and she ripped right through it. Figures and objects swarmed all around her and she began falling slowly and could see what was around her. Stuffed teddy bears, candy canes, books and stop watches. As she fell deeper, she saw the teddy bears were ripped and torn apart, the candy canes were cracked, the books were on fire. Blood oozed out of the cracks in the wall and she heard a deep cackle. Masks of dolls and other creatures stared at her as she fell down deeper into the hole, there was something waiting for her at the very end. She closed her eyes and struggled, but when they fluttered open again, she fell into the bottom of the pit, landing in the hands of something.
Her eyes fluttered open and she flinched as she woke up. Her heart pounded as she panted and looked around, nothing was out of the ordinary. Just a horrible nightmare..
The room was dark except for a few lanterns lit on an end table by the door. Violet quietly got up, trying not to wake anyone, and crept out of the room.
"Honestly! Even a pet is better trained then you!" Lord Iceglade yells. Violet was startled when hearing a sickening whip. She moved out into the hallway and peeked through the ajar door to Lord Iceglade's room. Her eyes widened as she saw him holding a black leathery whip that snapped and crackled in the air, dripping with blood at the tip. In front of him crumpled on the ground was...Lance. Lance whimpered and lay there shirtless with red marks all over his chest and back.
"I expected you to be better this time! How can you fail me!? You better have these nobles trained by tomorrow afternoon, or you can kiss your sorry ass goodbye!" Whip! Whip! Whip!
"I'm s-s-sorry sir! It won't happen again!" Lance croaked.
"I'm tired of you, I want her. You hear me? I want her. You'll teach her how to be a good servant tomorrow morning, is that understood?" Lord Iceglade sneers.
Violet stumbled back and covered her mouth as her eyes grew wide in horror. She couldn't believe her very eyes. The Lance she knew was ignorant and obnoxious. He was one of Lord Iceglade's favourites, and here he was being whipped? A sudden realization hit Violet. He was one of Lord Iceglade's slaves too. It sickened Violet to see Lance lying on the floor, shivering and bleeding. She quietly gasped as she saw Lance look at the door, he looked so weak and hopeless. He strained his eyes to see Violet as blood dripped down his forehead and he coughed out blood.
Violet stood there staring at Lance in shock. She was frozen in fear, she had no idea what to think.
"I wouldn't do anything stupid if I were you..." Lord Iceglade replied and kicked Lance before sitting back down on his throne. "You got my new toy all bloody..what a shame."
"I wouldn't do anything stupid if I were you.."
"I wouldn't do anything stupid if I were you..."
"I wouldn't do anything stupid if I were you..."
The words hit her cold and hard. That's what Lance had told her when the thoughts of escape crossed her minds. As soon as she heard those words, she was gone. She completely vanished from reality and disappeared in her mind. Flashbacks of her mother and father smiling, her sisters and brother laughing. The smile on her face that was once there..she was happy..happiness filled her.. And now she was empty. She felt nothing go through her. She remembered how helpless and fragile she looked, and how Lance feels the same now. There's nothing you can do now...
The feeling wasn't there anymore, no matter how hard Violet tried to find it. She couldn't get herself to feel the same hatred for Lance anymore. The look on his face..she knew this wasn't the first time Lord Iceglade did this to him. She couldn't hate Lance, he was a slave to Lord Iceglade, and it wouldn't be long until Violet was too. She turned to see Lord Iceglade smirking down at Lance. That prick, he didn't care for anyone else but himself. How selfish and rude..he only liked it when things went his way. Violet clenched her teeth, she felt burning hatred for Lord Iceglade. Enslaving everyone, treating them like this.. She was going to end his life one day, she was going to get her revenge, for her and her group, and for Lance.
Lance stretched out his hand slightly, he narrowed his eyes when he saw Violet. Violet placed her finger on her lip and nodded at Lance.
"I promise." She whispered to herself before disappearing into the darkness.
Violet turned and tossed around in her small bed, but couldn't get comfortable. The bed felt like it was made out of bricks and her body ached every time she tried to find a comfortable position. She lay on her back and stared up at the ceiling, gripping her fists.
Tonight was the first night she was going to sleep and not wake up at her own home. She swallowed hard and tried to focus on the ceiling, but the thoughts racked her body. This nightmare is reality, and if you want to get out, you have to fight out. What way was she supposed to run? What about Clarence, Diana, Lavender, and Alois? What about Ciel? They took him somewhere else, what was she supposed to do? What if they took someone from their group?
She closed her eyes and felt the warm tears slide down her cheeks and hit the pillows. She had a knot of guilt in her stomach, like everything was her fault.
She closed her eyes and hoped she'd fall asleep soon. She just wanted to fade away into the night and disappear. The day of her escape would come soon, and she was not going to let slip out of her hands.
Violet felt a sharp sting of pain hit her arm as she jolted awake.
"Get up! Get up!"
Thwack!
"What is it!?" Violet's eyes fluttered open as she stood up. Her arm ached like hell, and the rest of her body felt sore. Standing right beside her was one of the maid's from the kitchen. She held a thick wooden stick in her hand and glared down at Violet. She glanced down to her arm to see a throbbing bruise, already forming purple. She looked around the room and saw that everyone else was already awake, staring at Violet.
"Don't you know you work for Lord Iceglade now? That doesn't mean you get to stay in as long as you want." She crossed her arms.
Yes..she was just like the other maid that Violet hit. Violet assumed they were all the same. They dressed alike, long dark purple dresses with black slippers, and a white apron over top. Soft ocean blue eyes that looked faded, black lipstick, a blank expression upon their faces.
"We don't want to stay here anyways." Violet slipped out of bed.
"Just because your nobles doesn't mean you get to hang around, get back to work!" She lifted the stick up to smack Violet again, when Violet caught the stick with a grip in midair. She heard the others gasp and murmur quietly. The maid's eyes widened as she looked at Violet in disbelief. Violet was facing towards the door, she slowly cocked her head to the right and looked at the maid with a bored expression on her face.
She yawned and blinked a couple times, then smirked at her. "I'd be careful how you act around us nobles." She snatched the stick out of her hand and threw it on the floor. It land with a clack and snapped in two. The maid stumbled back and looked down at the broken stick.
Without a word, Violet stepped over the stick and walked out the door. Surprisingly, she bumped into a figure and moved back. "Sorry!" She exclaimed.
"Oh I'm so sorry!" The person exclaimed. Violet looked up to see another maid, her expression looked horrified and worried. She carried a teapot in her hand which spilt a bit of hot tea on the carpet, leaving a little stain. Her long light lavender hair was tied back in a braid, and her eyes looked like a faded ocean blue.
Violet recognized her, she was a maid quietly washing the dishes in the back of the kitchen...
The second the maid looked up and recognized Violet, she immediately looked down and kneeled. "I'm so very sorry my lady. Please forgive me." Her voice quivered.
Violet kneeled down beside her as the maid kept looking down.
The maid slowly glanced up and looked at Violet. "L-Lord Iceglade says I can't look up at nobles in the eye unless I'm told to."
"It's okay. You can look up at me." Violet smiled.
"Y-you must be Lady Violet." The maid whispered.
"That's me, what's your name?" Violet asks.
"M-me? I'm Hannah.." Her voice fades away. Her eyes widened in horror as she looked down at the tea stain on the carpet.
"Hannah.." Violet repeats. Hannah looks up at Violet with a nervous expression. "What's the matter?"
"L-Lord Iceglade... I spilt tea on his carpet." She quickly tried scrubbing it off.
"It's fine, it's just a little tea stain." Violet shrugs.
"N-no." Hannah shakes her head. "I'll be in so much trouble..it's not coming off.."
"Hannah!" Lord Iceglade yelled.
"Coming!" Hannah called back. "Oh no.." She looked around frantically.
"Where is my tea!?" Lord Iceglade roared.
Violet sighed and shook her head. "It's fine, I'll come with you. He won't be mad over a little tea stain will he?"
"I don't know." Hannah shrugged. "He's got a bad temper."
"I see. Come on." Violet stood up. Hannah got up and nodded, looking down at her teapot and walking down the hallway. She pushed open the large golden doors to Lord Iceglade's ballroom... The very room Lance was in yesterday.
The floors were scrubbed clean and glittering, Lord Iceglade sat at a silver shimmering table, several various dishes were all over the table, sweets of all different kinds, and food with a rich aroma that made Violet's mouth water.
"There you-" Lord Iceglade cut off when he turned around and spotted Violet standing beside Hannah. "Oh?" He smirked.
"Come on." Violet softly nudged Hannah.
"Are..are you sure?" Hannah whispered.
"It's fine. It's me he wants, he can't resist." Violet nodded and they entered the room and walked up to Lord Iceglade. Hannah began pouring the tea in his cup.
"Violet Phantomhive...so you finally decide to show up to your Lord?" Lord Iceglade smirks. "Like a good servant."
"How many times do I have to tell you?" Violet glared at Lord Iceglade. "I. Am not. Your. Servant." She gritted her teeth.
"Oh? A little feisty aren't we?" Lord Iceglade grinned and crossed his arms.
Violet grabbed Lord Iceglade's collar and sneered at him. "I'd watch your mouth if I were you."
"Hmmph. You're bold and courageous Violet, I like that. Don't get too cocky though, you don't know who you're messing with." He grins.
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" Violet snarled.
"Maybe, but what are you up to? I want to find out." He smiles.
Violet almost looked surprised, but she couldn't let her guard down now. If she made the slightest mistake, he'd already be suspicious that she was up to something.
"You sick fuck." She let go and moved back. "I'm just here with Hannah, not to serve your needs."
"Oh yeah?" He looks up at Hannah and raises a brow. "Did you finally make a friend Hannah?"
Hannah stares down at the ground quietly.
"I feel bad, you're just giving her attention and sympathy." He looked at Violet, then back at Hannah. "You're a good for nothing maid."
"You idiot, leave her alone." Violet hissed.
"Violet, I'm not finished with you yet." He snapped. "I should think of a suitable punishment for you. I think you've been having a little too much fun."
"I'm just getting warmed up, I don't care what you do." Violet rolled her eyes.
"That's just fine." He raised up his hand and swiftly moved to hit Hannah. Faster than lightning, Violet stood in front of Hannah and blocked her way.
A hard slap hit Violet across the face, leaving her cheek stinging. Lord Iceglade's eyes widened when he realized Violet was standing in front of Hannah.
"Violet!" Hannah cried.
"What the hell are you doing!?" Lord Iceglade thundered.
"She didn't do anything!" Violet shouted.
"Violet Phantomhive, move out of my way or I swear I'll-" Lord Iceglade began.
"Or you'll what? Just hurt people who don't do anything but serve you?" Violet yelled.
"Hannah, get out of here." Lord Iceglade growled.
Hannah whimpered and put the teapot down, racing out the door.
"Violet..." Lord Iceglade got up from his seat and pulled out a long wrapped up whip. He unwrapped it and let it crack a few times before he aimed it at Violet. "Kneel down!"
"You're pathetic!" Violet shouted. The guards ran into the room and held Violet down onto the ground.
"Tie her hands and feet up, she's not going anywhere!" Lord Iceglade demanded.
Violet struggled to move but it was no use, the guards were far stronger than her. They tightly wrapped rope around her wrists and ankles, then shoved her on the ground.
"You're such a little shock, I suppose you won't mind a little electric shock." He cracked the whip in the air and smirked. The whip..it had electricity.
Violet looked at Lord Iceglade with a blank expression, she didn't feel scared. The whip didn't terrify her at all, she felt some weird tingly feeling in her arms like she and the whip were somehow bonded.
"Ha!" Lord Iceglade cracked the whip and hit Violet. A dark purple slash mark appeared across her neck, but she felt nothing. The electricity crackled and Lord Iceglade whipped her over and over, leaving the ugly marks all across her forehead and arms. "I think I'll save your face for last." He chuckled.
Every whip had no effect on Violet. She sat there blankly staring at the ground and he hit her again. Every time the electricity hit Violet's skin, she felt the tingling get stronger. It was the strangest feeling she ever felt.
Violet didn't notice the fact Clarence, Lavender, Diana, and Alois were looking through the door in horror.
Lord Iceglade looked down at his whip. "You think you can get away with everything Violet?" Violet didn't answer, she remained quietly and hung her head down, staring at the ground. The ugly purple marks on her skin tingled and sent shivers down her spine. "Get out of my sight!" He snapped his fingers. The guards came back over and ripped the ropes off her wrists and ankles. Violet quickly scurried up and ran towards the door without even glancing at Lord Iceglade, clutching her stomach in fear.
Violet looked down at her hands as she stood under the warm shower water. Hannah had snuck her into her room and let her shower in the bathroom with her group. While her group was getting ready, she was the last one in the shower and took the longest. She sat in the corner of the shower as the water rained down. She wrapped her arms around her legs and covered her face, still shocked in horror. She hadn't even showered yet. Violet looked up and nervously took out her hand and moved it towards the water. As soon as the water hit her skin, the purple marks began fading away. Violet's eyes widened as she got up and stood under the water. Her skin gleamed and shined as all the marks on her skin faded. She hadn't even bled, it was the strangest feeling.
She grabbed a bottle of shampoo and poured some in her palm, thoroughly washing through her hair and rinsing it off. The sweet smell of coconut filled the shower and she took a deep breath and sighed. Nothing cold soothe the anger and fear she was feeling. This place was a nightmare full of endless horrors, there's no escape unless you dig yourself one.
She gently put her head against the shower wall and closed her eyes, if she cried nobody could hear her. Nobody could see her tears. She had to be strong for everyone, there's no time to cry.
She sighed and turned around, turning off the water and grabbing a towel as she stepped out of the shower.
She had really done it now, who knows what else Lord Iceglade has in for her? He's got plenty of surprises, but it's almost Violet's turn.
She wrapped the towel around herself and quickly ruffled her midnight blue hair. She quickly dried herself off and slipped back into her clothes, then quietly sat on the edge of the bed and began combing her hair. She felt as stiff as a stone and colder than ice, she didn't know what to think anymore.
If he catches me in here I wonder what he'll do. I'd like to see him try and do something smart...
The key is not to get caught of course...
"V-Violet?" A soft voice whispered.
"Hm?" Violet was a little startled to see Lavender sitting beside her on the bed. "Oh Lavender." Violet forced a smile. Now she couldn't be weak...
"I.." Lavender looked down at her hands. "I hate him..I don't want him hurting you anymore."
"You..you saw what h-he did?" Violet's eyes widened. She felt her throat tighten, anything but this...
No..they didn't have to see..
"We all did." Clarence opened the door and walked in.
"Oh my God.." Violet covered her face with her hands.
"It's alright, don't push yourself." Diana kneeled down in front of her.
"I can't handle this anymore..I don't know what to do..I don't know what happened." Violet shook her head.
"Violet, what happened there?" Alois asked.
"I..I don't know...he kept whipping me, but I didn't feel anything. I was covered in those ugly purple scars and as soon as I went in the shower, they disappeared.. The whip just didn't have any effect on me.." Violet explained, she sounded crazy. She didn't even know what she was saying anymore.
"Violet..you're hands are shaking." Clarence gently squeezed her hands.
"They keep tingling.." Violet mumbled. "I don't know why."
"There can only be one reason why." Diana replied. She pointed to her leather boot and removed the belt on her ankle. She slipped out a small hand sized book and handed it to Violet.
"What is this?" Violet took the little book in her hands and looked at it. An old brown leather cover and crinkled yellow pages as if someone spilt tea all over it.
"My grandmother gave it to my mom and she gave it to me. It's a guide on Legendary Powers." She pointed at Violet. "I think you may have one."
"M-me?" Violet asked. "I.."
"I've read all about this, the electricity had no effect on you. You must bear some Legendary Power!" Diana exclaimed. "Go on, open it."
For a small book, Violet was surprised how thick it was and how Diana could hide in it her shoe. Violet flipped open the book, it was written in beautiful handwriting and black ink.
...Legendary Powers...Page 2. ...Signs...Page 100. ...Earth & Nature...Page 250. ...Wind & Energy..Page 300. ...Fire and Ice...Page 420. ...Electricity and Lightning...Page 500. ...Death and Darkness...Page 650.
"Electricity and Lightning.." Clarence muttered.
"That must it." Violet quickly flipped to page 500.
Those granted with Legendary Powers receive at 10, it may not appear till after a little while. Those who have been chosen with the Legendary Power Electricity & Lightning while resist all electricity, lightning, and thunder. This ties to Wind & Energy, granting the Legendary Power of Energy, giving extra energy and the power to control energy with the Legendary Power Electricity & Lightning. They will be able to use these powers with and without a weapon at will.
"V-Violet?" Lavender looked at her.
"You might be a..." Clarence began.
Only Grim Reapers can have Legendary Power.
"A Grim Reaper." Violet looked up.
Page 2...signs...the signs...I have to know the signs...
Troubled or confused? Everything you need to know about signs is here...
The Legendary Power is bound together with the person who has them. There will be a sign that shows you on that day that you have that power. Every sign is different and comes with resistances.
If the person is granted Earth & Nature powers, they will sneeze several times and feeling a tingling sensation around plants. Soil will glimmer on their skin as well. They're resistant to poison, and anything to do with nature, rocks, and soil. They immediately heal once they're hurt and can heal others as well, they don't get ill anymore.
If a person is granted Wind & Energy powers, they will feel a strong feeling and urge from the wind and the air will make them feel a little dizzy for a bit. They'll be more energetic than usual. They're resistant to anything that has to do with wind, energy, and the weather. They can control weather the weather effects them, and control the wind.
If a person is granted Fire & Ice powers, they'll accidently be freezing water and objects, heating up other things and creating little sparks by snapping their fingers. They'll be resistant to fire, and ice, unable to burn or freeze themselves as fire and ice will have no effect on them. They'll be able to freeze over anything and set flames.
If a person is granted Electricity and Lightning, they'll feel a strange tingling sensation in their hands and skin and they'll be resistant to anything that has to do with electricity and lightning. They can't get shocked or electrocuted, as doing so will give them even more energy and strength. They are tied with energy powers from the Legendary Power of Wind & Energy.
If a person is granted Death and Darkness, they'll feel paranoid for a bit. They're resistant to any attacks that strike to kill them and are stronger. They can use invisibility to hide in the shadows and creature dark auras and fogs to hide in. They are also immortal.
Some powers may mix together to create a new power or just become an extra power, but are very rare and unlikely.
Water Powers.
Telepathy Powers.
Future Powers.
Flying Powers.
Animal Powers.
Shapeshfiting Powers.
Healing Powers.
The Legendary Herb will determine if you have these powers. They will show immediately if you eat a bit of the herb.
A little herb was tucked in a little pouch in between the book and Violet opened the pouch and took a piece of the herb, popping it into her mouth.
"There's only one way to find out." Violet swallowed the herb. Her eyes immediately widened and she froze.
"Violet?" Alois looked at her.
"What's going on?" Clarence asked.
Violet put the book down beside her and slid onto the floor on her knees. She fell on the floor with a thud and coughed, struggling to stand up.
"Violet!" Lavender reached for her hand.
"No!" Diana smacked Lavender's hand out of the way. "Leave it, it's not going to hurt her."
Violet felt distorted and dizzy, as if the whole room was spinning around her faster and faster. Her hands were jolting and she was shivering but feeling hot at the same time. Her head was pounding and ached so badly, her knees felt weak and she couldn't get up. She let out a cough and spat out a bit of blood on the ground. She closed her eyes and remained still on the ground as the room started to go slower and the feeling faded away.
She sat up and groaned, rubbing her forehead and looking up. She heard a clatter and looked down to see 3 little crystals in front of her. One was a dark blue, one was evergreen, and the other was white.
"Violet.." Diana picked up the book.
"What..what do these mean?" Violet picked up the crystals.
"The white crystal means you developed the power of seeing the future." Diana looked up at her and Clarence covered his mouth.
"I..I what?" Her eyes grew wide.
"The green crystal means you developed healing powers..." Diana quickly flipped through the pages. "And that.." She pointed at the dark blue crystal. "T-that's rare..you..you can shape shift and control water."
"You're a Grim Reaper with Legendary Powers." Lavender looked at Violet.
"Then it's over." Violet rose up.
"What do you mean?" Alois asked.
"We have to prepare our way out of here." Violet decided.
"Are you serious!?" Clarence exclaimed.
"We're..we're actually going to make it out of here!?" Lavender grew a smile.
"We all have to work together to get away from here, alright? I know enough about this place, but we have to be stealthy and careful." Violet leaned in. "Listen to me very carefully alright? There's no escape out of here until we build one. It could take weeks, maybe even months before we escape. We have to kill Lord Iceglade."
Violet glanced up at the old clock on the wall.
"In a bit I have to go and serve him, I'll find out as much as I can. We're going to find our way out of here alright? After he's dead, we'll take our leave of this place and head home. Our families must be worried sick about us by now, they're start searching soon. I doubt they know where we are." Violet explained.
"Are you sure Lord Iceglade won't catch us?" Diana asked.
"Just wait till I have my hands on him, that bastard." Violet shook her head.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
"And there goes the bell.." Violet murmurs and looks up.
The door opens and Hannah walks in and smiles. "Lady Violet? Lord Iceglade is calling you."
"I know, I'll be there in a second." Violet took a deep breath.
Now was her only chance, she can't let it get away.
There are no second chances...
"No Violet!" Alois grabs her arm.
"You don't have to go Violet, you know that." Clarence nods.
"I have to.." She hugs Alois and looks up at them. "I have to end this."
Clarence smirks, "that's more like it."
Violet stands up and smiles. "I'll see you guys soon." She turns towards Hannah.
"Hey Violet?" Clarence calls.
"Yeah?" She glances at him.
"Come back in one piece, will ya?"
"I'll do my best." Violet chuckled and headed out the door.
Violet wiped the smirk off her face as she headed down the hallway and quietly pushed open the door to Lord Iceglade's room.
Lord Iceglade sat impatiently on his throne, resting his chin on his hand with a displeased look on his face when Violet walked in.
"Took you long enough, Violet." He snarled her name.
"I came as fast as I could." Violet grinned. "What do you want?"
Lord Iceglade yawned and looked at her. "I'm tired, and it's time for my nap."
Violet sighed quietly. "And what do you want me to do about it?"
"I want you to prepare me for my nap of course." He pointed over to a silver end table that had blankets and pillows. "I'm sleeping on my futon today." He glanced over to the futon beside the fireplace.
Violet walked over to the end table and looked at the several different blankets. Cotton, wool, silk, satin, velvet. There was so many different types to choose from.
Lord Iceglade yawned again. "I wanna be warm and snugly for my nap."
Violet picked up a red silk blanket a white cotton one, grabbing a bunch of soft pillows and placing them on the futon. She put the silk blanket down first and put the pillows down, then lay the cotton blanket to the side as Lord Iceglade got up from his throne and took off his jewelled coat and sat down on the futon.
"You make a good servant you know." He smiles as he removes his crown.
"I'm not your servant." Violet rolled her eyes.
"Aw, I wish you could work for me forever, I really like you." He smiles as he stretches. "You know, pretty soon there's going to be a ball where we finally get married." He looked over at Violet. "It's not for another six months, but after that I could make things happen you know."
"Oh really?" Violet raised a brow at him.
"I get to pick whoever I want to marry, and I already know who." He looked at Violet. "You of course."
"M-me?" Violet stammers. "You want to marry me?"
"Why wouldn't I? You're bold, fierce, sweet. You'd make a perfect wife, I'd love to have you by my side."
"You're kidding me.." Violet scoffed. "You can't just marry me! I don't want to marry you!"
"That doesn't matter, I always get what I want. You can't say anything, you're mine."
"But you have to wait until the ball?" Violet asks.
"Mmhmm." He sighs. "Oh well."
You're not going to be alive for that long.
Lord Iceglade lay down on his futon and smiled. "I love naps..they're my favourite part of the day. I get to sleep in as long as I want..never waking up."
"Sleeping forever?" Violet put the blanket over him.
"I'd love to sleep forever." He looks at Violet. "With someone."
Her eye caught the golden necklace he was wearing. A little key hung from it..
The key..the key..
Her eyes darted around the room to spot a large shiny scarlet box with a silver dragon on it.
"What's in there?" She asked curiously.
"You wanna know what's in there?" He smirked. "My favourite katana. I never used it, but it's supposed to slice like a hot knife through butter. It's treasure, I keep it locked in there."
"Alright then... Is that all?" Violet looks around.
"Mmhmm, it's time for my nap now. You can go, I'll see you tomorrow morning." He nods.
Violet sighs and gets up, looking down at Lord Iceglade in disgust before leaving. Why would he want to marry her? That's funny.
Besides, he already gave out where his weapon is being kept. I doubt he'll be alive for long.
Violet quietly crept downstairs and slowly turned the doorknob as quietly as she could. The door creaked open and she slipped outside, closing it behind her.
Stormy sky, nobody was outside. It was warm out without a single breeze, and deadly quiet.
It's too quiet.
She quietly began walking up to a large tree and grabbing onto the branches. She quickly climbed up and sat on a thick branch where the leaves of the tree hid her. She lay down and sighed, maybe here she could get some peace and quiet.
"Hey Lance, how are you feeling?" A voice came.
"A bit better I guess.." Lance's voice was to be heard.
Violet's eyes fluttered open and she immediately sat up.. Lance...
Pushing back a branch, she peeked out and saw Lance and another guy below, sitting on the steps of the mansion in front of a carriage. Lance looked like he hadn't slept in days, his hair was ruffled and he looked paler than paper. His hands were shaking and he had scars and marks all over him. Violet felt a sick feeling turn in her stomach.
"What happened in there anyways man?" The guy asked.
"I..I just.." Lance sighed. "I suggested Lord Iceglade bring someone back home."
"What? Bring someone back?" The guy's eyes widened.
"I don't know." Lance shook his head. "I told him to bring Violet Phantomhive back. I told him that she didn't deserve this."
What?
"I told him to bring Violet Phantomhive back."
"I didn't want him to hurt her anymore, she's just..she.." Lance covered his face with his hands.
"Lance you're going crazy, are you defending one of the servants?" He asked.
"I don't know anymore.." Lance mumbled.
"How can you even say that? You know she's his favourite." The guy replied.
"I know, that's why I didn't want her here. You know what Iceglade did to all his favourites right?" He snapped.
The guy sighed and shook his head. "You outta get some rest, it's already 6 and you haven't slept a wink." He walked off.
It's already 6!? What!? Did I seriously sleep in for that long?
Violet felt so well rested, she didn't even realize she had slept in for that long. What about everyone else!? She didn't care anymore, she had to get inside. If Lord Iceglade found out she wasn't there, she'd be in a mountain of shit.
She slipped down the tree and raced towards the steps without even looking at Lance.
"Huh?! V-Violet!?" He called.
She ignored him and sprinted upstairs, barging through Hannah's room. Everyone else was already there, sitting on the ground and drinking soup.
"Violet!" Alois exclaimed.
"Geez Vi, where have you been?" Clarence asked.
"I..ugh, everything was a blur..I got carried away." Violet shook her head.
"Here! Hannah made us some soup!" Lavender handed her a bowl.
"Thank you." Violet took the bowl and grabbed a spoon. She took a sip and smiled. "Mmm..vegetable soup.."
"I'm glad you like it." Hannah smiled.
"It's almost time for duty isn't it?" Diana looked up at the clock.
"You guys have to go too?" Violet looked at them.
"Lord Iceglade said he wanted all of us down there at 6:30. In a couple minutes we've gotta go." Lavender explained.
"He said he was looking for you too." Clarence nodded. "We just told him you were getting ready."
He was looking for me? Oh that can't be good at all...
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Violet quickly drained down all her soup and wiped off her mouth. "It's time to go."
"Come on guys." Diana got up.
"He's calling.." Violet gritted her teeth and followed the others out the door.
"Hello everyone! It's good to see you're all on time." Lord Iceglade glanced over at Violet. "I have good news! As you know, every Lord is gonna get married here soon. Although it's only 6 months away, I've already picked my bride."
"Bride?" Diana looked disgusted.
"Someone's actually gonna marry this guy?" Clarence scoffed.
"No..no.." Violet muttered under her breath.
"I'd like to say, that my wife is going to be Violet!" He exclaimed.
The room went silent immediately, all eyes were on Violet. Violet felt horrified, everyone was staring at her in disbelief.
"You're serious?" Lavender whispered
"Really?" Alois looked at her.
"Of course! Everyone's gotta know their wife better, eh?" Lord Iceglade walked up to Violet and snatched her. "That's why tonight I'd love to get to know you better."
"Ugh, let go of me!" Violet shouted, but he had a strong grip on her wrist.
"You're bold Violet!" Lord Iceglade shoved her on the ground. Everyone gasped and looked at them in shock. "Hah!" He kicked her in stomach.
"Augh!" Violet cried out in pain.
"Is that any way to treat your fiancé my dear!?" He kicked her in the face.
Violet could feel blood flowing out of her nose. She closed her eyes and felt distorted from all the pain.
Lord Iceglade kneeled down beside her and gave a huge blow to her face.
Violet cringed and covered her nose, trying to move away, but Lord Iceglade pinned her down and kept hitting her and pulling her hair.
"Stop it!" Diana screamed as the guards held everyone back.
Violet gritted her teeth and tried to bear the pain, she was about to get up and knock him out.
"My lady!" He gave one final blow to her face and stepped back.
Violet lay there covered in bruises, her mouth was oozing out blood and her lips were swollen. Her head pounded, her nose stung and her body felt sore. Lord Iceglade smirked and crossed his arms, looking down at her. Violet could feel the electricity running through her veins. She immediately got up and swiftly punched Lord Iceglade in the face. She could feel the vibration of the electric shock as he flew halfway across the room and landed against the throne with a thud. He cried out as blood dripped down his forehead.
Clarence stared in horror and shock, he couldn't believe his eyes. Never once did she get up, Violet had the strength of a lion. She was deadly electrifying.
Months passed and everything had changed ever since the incident. Violet had finally hit Lord Iceglade and let her anger out, but everything changed after that. Things were harder, the maids treated her like filth and she wasn't allowed outside. She never saw Lance either.
Lord Iceglade tormented her day after day. He hadn't changed his mind, he still wanted to marry her. She had broke his nose, he completely changed after that. Once a week he'd whip her again with the same whip, but it had no effect on Violet. She kept her mouth shut until she had to go back to her room, then she'd go in the shower to collect energy. The more he whipped her, the more electricity she had. He kept giving her strength, she could feel the electricity running through her.
Everyone else had acted like nothing happened. They called her a panther, she lurked in the darkness. Clarence couldn't believe his own eyes, he acted as if things were normal but he knew they weren't. He knew Violet would rise up again and do something, and he was just waiting for her to pounce.
Violet was still waiting for the day she'd escape. She read stories to everyone else and stayed by their side, but she knew the day was getting closer and closer.
Violet thought today was her last day, and she wasn't going to make it.
Lord Iceglade had beat her again, throwing her into the forest in the middle of the night. If she made it, tomorrow would be the day she'd marry him.
It was freezing cold and Violet was shivering. She was too weak to move, freezing and bleeding to death. He had stabbed her in the stomach. She was covered in bruises and sniffling as tears rolled down her cheeks. It was the end, Violet wasn't going to make it. She wanted to call out for help, but her throat was sore and she could barely speak. She put her head down on the cold ground and closed her eyes.
But it wasn't over.
"Violet!" She heard a familiar voice, she hadn't heard that voice in forever, but she knew who it belonged to. She opened her eyes with her last bit of strength and looked up.
Ciel...Ciel Phantomhive..her brother..he was here..
"C-Ciel?" She croaked. She couldn't believe her eyes, he was standing in front of her with someone beside him. She looked up to see a tall and dark handsome man dressed in a tailcoat. Silky black hair and gorgeous brown eyes, he was striking. Ciel was taller and he had an eye patch covering his eye, she was more surprised than ever. She had already heard about the fire at Ciel's estate. Who was the other guy?
"Violet!" He knelt down beside her. "Oh God, I found you." He took her cold shivering hands in his warm ones. "I..I thought I lost you forever.."
"Ciel..I..I can't make it.." She shook her head.
"Sebastian." He looked up at the man in the tailcoat.
Sebastian kneeled down in front of her and brushed the strands of hair off her face.
"You'll be alright, I promise." Ciel said.
"Violet, today's the day you escape." Sebastian tapped her hand. "Today's the end."
Violet's hands weren't stiff and cold anymore. She felt strength surging through her hands, the bruises and cuts disappearing. The electricity was jolting inside her, running through her. All of her wounds disappeared and faded away. The blood was gone and she felt relieved.
"T-Thank you.." Violet looked at the two. "You came back for me.."
"How could I forget?" Ciel smiled.
"H-how did you get away?" Violet asked.
"Long story. Violet, I want you to meet my butler Sebastian." Ciel pointed at Sebastian.
"Hello my lady." Sebastian bowed down.
"We're going to get out of here okay?" Ciel looked around.
"I'm going to kill Lord Iceglade." Violet stood up. "Everyone is going to go home tonight."
"Sebastian." Ciel looked at him, "Make sure Lord Iceglade dies. Let's end this."
"Indeed." Sebastian nodded.
Violet gritted her teeth and gripped her fists, angrily barging through the doors with Sebastian and storming into Lord Iceglade's room. Clarence, Diana, and Lavender were tied up sitting in the middle of the floor in front of Lord Iceglade's throne.
"What the hell? How-" Lord Iceglade's eyes widened when he saw Violet. "You..you're all..who's that?"
"Violet!" Everyone cried out.
"I'm not finished with you!" Violet leaped across the room like a panther and tackled down Lord Iceglade. She snapped the golden necklace off of him and threw it at Sebastian. "Unlock the box!"
Sebastian quickly ran over to the crimson box and began unlocking it. Violet got up and kicked Lord Iceglade over and over again, glaring at him.
"Today's the day we escape." She looked at everyone. "It's over."
Clarence's eyes sparkled, "I knew you'd come back Violet!"
"It's a dead end." Violet smirked as Sebastian threw the katana across the room and Violet caught it.
"Not so fast!" Lord Iceglade swiftly moved his hand and threw Violet across the room and against the wall.
"Violet!" Sebastian ran over to her as she slid down the wall.
"N-no! Let me go!" Lavender tried to squirm out of the ropes.
It's over.
Lord Iceglade grabbed his dagger and stabbed Lavender. "I'm ending this! Say goodbye to your friends!"
"NO!" Violet screamed and stumbled standing up. Sebastian lunged for Lord Iceglade, but it was already too late. He stabbed everyone, cutting Lavender's throat, and stabbing Clarence and Diana.
"IT'S THE END!" Violet grabbed the sword out and she and Sebastian knocked Lord Iceglade down.
"You're crazy!" Lord Iceglade screamed.
Violet was bursting with rage, electricity crackled around her and her eyes glowed green. She was going psychotic.
"When I look at you, all I see are lies." She hissed.
"You were..supposed to be mine!" He snarled.
"I'm a heartache! You've hurt me, and lied to me. It's my turn now. You're playing your own game!"
"S-Spare me!" He howled.
"Your life is meaningless to me! I spill like thunder, I'm deadly electrifying!" Thunder crackled as she raised the sword and stabbed Lord Iceglade in the heart, lightning flashed outside.
"Sleep forever!" She looked at his horrified eyes.
Sebastian had ran over to Lavender and the others' side, but they it was too late. They were bleeding to death, there was nothing anyone could do now.
Violet screamed as she stepped back, heart pounding and looking around quickly. Lavender..Clarence..Diana..they were all gone.. Where was Alois?
Violet knelt down beside Clarence, the only one left. Tears streamed down her cheeks and she shook her head as she held him in her arms. "N-no! Clarence please!"
"V-Violet.." Clarence croaked. "I knew you could do it. You were always strong, you never let us down. You are going to make it out of here..just not us."
"No Clarence, you can't do this to me!" Violet cried.
"We'll meet again Violet..please don't leave my side.." Clarence shook his head.
"I'm not going anywhere, I'm here.." Violet whispered.
Sebastian held Violet's hand and looked at her as she burst out crying. "You were always there..always there..and you're going to get out of here.." He took a deep breath and looked at her. "Violet..what did you always say?"
"I..I said.. We're going to get out of here." Violet smiled at him.
"You were always amazing Violet.." Clarence smiled at her and closed his eyes.
"CLARENCE!" Violet cried as she buried her face into his chest and sobbed. "NO! NO!"
"Violet..." Sebastian pulled her back.
"Sebastian...he's gone..everyone's gone.. The nightmare ends with it ends me.." She hugged him and cried over his shoulder.
It was over.