A/N: I hope you like this! I've always like these OCs. The song is Colors by FLOW.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji or the song!
To change the world, and myself I need to believe in what I can achieve. And that belief is always and forever in me. This world is getting worse to my dismay, and I simply looked the other way. No longer.
Ciel watched as the demon butler fell to the ground, lifeless. The more he stared, the more blurry the image got within his vision. He snapped out of the trance and looked up to the reaper chuckling. He saw crimson color painted, splattered all over the silver scythe. He felt warmth surround his cheeks, both dry and wet. He wanted to glare at the reaper, but all could was let his eyes water. Without Sebastian…
Without even Grell or Ronald…
He had no one to protect him from the murderous reaper before him who would surely take his trembling, weak soul.
"Now, I'll just watch my experiment continue," The reaper laughed. He motioned for the Bizarre Dolls to eat their next meal.
Him.
"Goodbye, milord," Undertaker waved. Ciel felt the lifeless beings surround him, moaning to him, yelling his ears. He felt one of them rip off his eye patch. Then, he heard a voice call out to him.
"What do you thing yer doin', Ciel Phantomhive? Praying to let God take you away now? Unfortunately, you're not on the to-die list today,"
In a flash, he saw dead bodies all around him. But two figures stood out. One was of the silver reaper. He was lying down. A crimson color was engulfing his silver hair.
The second one had long brown hair. She turned around revealing her bare, reaper-like eyes. She held a silver scythe in her hand. She wore white boots and socks similar to what he wore in the Noah's Arc Circus. She had a long white coat on her shoulders, black Oxford shirt, brown vest and white shorts held up by a black ribbon. She looked around thirteen.
"No time for questions if ye have any," She grabbed his hand and dashed throughout the ship. She was so fast, yet, he saw all scenery around him. It was like the Bizarre Dolls reaching out to them were unable to touch them. Like the two of them were untouchable.
I falter no longer, I worry no longer, I tremble no long cause now I can choose. When you gave me courage, to stand and take action you gave me hope I will never lose. One time my soul was as dark as the night but then you entered my soul with your light.
The next thing Ciel knew, the two were looking over the ship. She held him by the back, gripping a rope.
"Hang on," She said. She slide down without any further directions and any reason to listen to Ciel's refusing cries.
They both landed in a life boat, much to Ciel's surprise.
"I scared you for a second there, didn't I? Your face was really funny!" She laughed.
"Oh, we better get going. Snowball, get your tail feathers in this boat right now!" She called up.
A clumsy owl fell down into the boat.
"Oh mi gosh!" Ciel gasped.
"Snowball, you klutz!" The girl scolded. She grabbed the oars and swished them back and forth. The next thing Ciel knew they were one and half mile away from the sinking ship. Then a loud crack was heard.
"What a finale, eh Phantomhive?"
He looked back and saw the ship crack, it now sinking. All he could hear was the repeating song coming from the band on board.
'Why are they still playing?' He thought.
Then he remembered the two reapers and his demon butler were still on board.
"W-WAIT! W-What about Sebastian? T-That red reaper, G-Grell? And that other one…R-Randall was it? No, Ronald! What about," The girl cut him off.
"A few other reapers who were with me took them all to a hospital. Even that crazy one, Undertaker," She explained.
"W-Why? They're all d-dead!" Ciel shouted.
"How do you know? They're immortals,"
"But t-they were hit with t-that s-scythe…," He choked out. He felt as if the tears were strangling his throat, banning him to speak.
"I'd look at your eye, Ciel,"
She handed him a mirror. He looked at himself.
A smile crept up on his face and his tears of sadness to slight joy. Darkness filled with hopelessness within him cracked open a light of relief and joy.
His right eye had that purple star that's light was getting dimmer.
'At least Sebastian is alive.' Ciel then realized what he thought and pushed it away, covering it with a new one. 'I mean, how could I get revenge without him? We signed a contract for that purpose right?'
"Well, Earl," He looked up at the brown haired girl.
"I am Artemis Knight. But most people call me Alice. If yer wondering, I am a reaper," She smiled.
"And this is my pet owl, Snowball!" She held the owl up.
"Miss Artemis! How reckless! You have just stolen the Earl Phantomhive! William and Queen Victoria will kill us, I say!" Snowball spoke.
"Why would Queen Victoria kill us?" Alice asked.
"Because you have kidnapped her guard dog!"
"I did not kidnap him! I saved him! Aren't I great?" She said proudly. She used her thumb to swipe over her nose in victory.
"T-That owl just…," Ciel trembled.
"Have I startled you my Earl? I apologize. Unlike some people," She glared back at the girl. Then Alice sneezed.
"H-Hey! I know yer talking 'bout me cause I sneezed just now!"*
"Shut it, Miss Artemis!"
Alice huffed and started to row again.
"How can you talk?" Ciel asked.
"Oh! I was used in an experiment. Much like Undertaker-sama's. One that only brings despair,"
Ciel nodded to show he was listening.
"And then a fire broke out in the lab. Everyone was burned except me. And because they all had to die from the smoke, some reaper had to take their lives,"
"Me!" Alice said.
"Don't interrupt!" Snowball hit Alice on the head.
"Ouch!" She said as she rubbed her head.
"Row!" The bird shouted.
"Okay, okay," Alice started to row again.
"Either way, she did take their lives and took me in. But I could not chirp. So one of Miss Artemis's friends, Miss Cordelia, made me talk with a small price,"
"What is it?"
"I can only be smart for a short while. And," The bird stopped. Then a goofy smile adorned his face.
"Night-Night!" It yelled. Then fell down.
"Is he okay?" Ciel asked. Then he heard him snoring.
"He told you can be smart only for a short while," Alice said bluntly.
"Right…," Ciel sweat dropped, staring down at the sleeping bird.
"You should some rest too, Earl," She said.
"Here, use my coat as a blanket," She offered.
"Thank you," He accepted it with a little hesitation.
I see the sun. My heart knows no limits. Today I shall live anew. I'll open up all my windows to see a sky that's so blue. To change the world, and myself I need to believe in what I can achieve. And that belief is always and forever in me.
After a few minutes of silence – and endless sleep for Ciel – Ciel spoke up.
"You can call me Ciel," He said.
"What?"
"I said you can call me Ciel,"
"Thank you, Ciel," She bowed.
"Could you not do that bow? You're a lady are you not?"
"But I don't have a dress on," She complained.
"And is that so? You have no shame showing your legs to men?" He asked.
"N-NO!" She blushed.
"Jeez, I didn't know I picked up a little pervert," She mumbled.
"I-I am not a pervert! You're the pervert for thinking that, I say!" Ciel blushed himself.
"Ye are a fun child to tease!" She laughed. Ciel just huffed and lied back down. After a moment of silence Ciel spoke up.
"Say," Ciel started.
"Hm?" Alice slightly groaned as she rowed.
"Where are your glasses?"
"What?"
"Where are your glasses?" Ciel repeated.
"They flew off when I swung down to save yer butt," She sighed.
"Wait…won't that be a problem since you can't see without them?"
"Nope! This ain't no problem!" She smiled.
Without another word, Ciel and Alice let the silence fall between them. But Ciel knew one thing for sure.
He owed this girl a lot.
A/N: *There is a Japanese legend that if one sneezes, someone is talking about them without using their name directly.
I really don't like to write about talking animals but what the heck? Why not give it a shot? I hope you liked this!
Please R&R! Judgment is always welcome!