This is my second chapter and my second upload! This is obviously not the end, only the beginning. So far, there's no sign of the grim reapers... Anyway, I'm having tons of fun writing this! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy making it.
SnowyNeko: So Sebastian, what do you think of Kara?
Sebastian: She'll make a very fine meal.
SnowyNeko: Uh, yeah... anything else?
William: What else do you expect, miss SnowyNeko? He is a demon through and through.
SnowyNeko: A fangirl can hope, can't she?
William: I'm afraid your hope is fruitless. I don't understand why you find a pest like him so attractive in the first place.
Sebastian: Miss author, is is necessary for you to add the grim reapers?
SnowyNeko: I'm trying for all the fangirls! And I do not own any of the characters from Kuroshitsuji.
Sebastian: And I guess Kara has a unique take on things.
SnowyNeko: See William! Even a demon can have feelings!
William: ...
"Demon." I turn to Anna, this person called Sebastian not moving his eyes from my face. The poor girl. She must have just witnessed him materialize.
"Demon!" she shrieks. "Demon! Demon! Demon!" The prison quickly fills with the sounds of her screams and hysteric sobbing. Other prisoners yell from their cells, trying to calm her. I can hear her mother's voice asking her what's wrong.
"What's all the racket?" The same guard as before yanks open our door. "Who is he?" he asks, jabbing a finger at my new servant and completely ignoring my dead sister's body.
"Sebastian."
"Yes Milady?"
"Kill him."
"Yes, Milady." Sebastian walks towards him purposefully.
You wanna challenge me, runt?" The guard tries to look down at him, but they're both equally tall. It is true, however, that Sebastian is fairly slender while the muscles on the guard are rather visible.
"I would never dream of it," Sebastian tells him with a saddened expression. "Killing a human like you won't take more time than squashing an ant. I really would like more of a task." While he talks, he removes his pristine white gloves and tucks them in his pockets. The confidence momentarily throws off the guard, but he regains his composure as Sebastian approaches him.
"Don't be getting arrogant, oddly dressed boy," he sneers. He throws a punch which Sebastian quickly evades with a sidestep. This continues until he's a foot away from the man who raped my sister.
"So you're fast, but are you strong?"
"Stronger than you'll ever be," Sebastian states, wrapping his long fingers around the guard's thick neck. With a speedy jerk, the man's head snaps to the side and he collapse dead. I scowl at him, insulted that he hadn't even noticed my dead sister. Sliding his gloves back on, Sebastian turns to me for orders.
"Release the prisoners," I tell him loudly.
"And the guards?" he asks with a raised brow.
"Make sure all the prisoners are unharmed." His foxlike smirk reappears and he bows to me.
"Understood, Milady." He exits my vision and the clicks of locks soon become audible. Looking behind me, I hold my hand out to Anna. She shrinks back in fear like I'm the demon and not Sebastian. A needle pokes my heart as I pick up Kitty. Even without my help, Anna'll be fine, I chide myself. Sebastian will make sure of it. The goat will be coming with me though. Mary left it to me, so I'll protect it with my life.
Trampling footsteps echo through the halls as people run for their lives. Anna's mother, and her last remaining immediate family, barges into the cell reaching for her daughter.
"Oh, thank the Lord you're unharmed!" she exclaims joyously. Then she takes in the sight of my lifeless sibling. Daughter in her arms, she looks up at me sympathetically.
"Kara darling, I am so sorry for your loss." I ignore her as she continues. "Come with us. We'll help you find your parents, and if not maybe-"
"No, Mama!" little Anna protests, her fists clamped onto her mother's dress. Her voice comes out incredibly wobbly. "Not her! Not him!"
"Him?" The older woman peeks up at me puzzled. Before I can answer, Sebastian steps back into the doorway and bows to me politely, one gloved hand flat over his heart.
"The prisoners have fled and the guards have been dealt with, Young Mistress."
"Kara! Who is this lad and why is he addressing you so?" She turns a weary eye to him, alarmed by her daughter's reaction. Anna's now crying, desperately trying to hide her face in her mother's bosom. I turn to Anna and her mother, surprisingly at ease for the situation.
"He is my servant, a mere pet at my disposal."
"Shame on you!" My eyes lock with the woman's. "To own a slave is incredibly sinful! You're taking away his right of free will! Release him immediately."
I stare at her blankly, before a slight smile forms on my lips. "Sin is a funny thing," I laugh. "We humans detest it only because it keeps us from heaven. Therefore, I have no obligation to be bound by sin or purity."
"What are you implying?"
"A soul that will neither go to heaven nor hell is free from worshipping a god that abandons people. Instead, my soul shall be consumed by the very demon pet that has captured me with his presence."
She gapes at Sebastian and me while I give my attention back to him.
"Young Mistress, is it alright to go around and reveal my identity?" he questions with a troubled frown. His glazed garnet eyes watch me intensely.
"I don't mind," I sigh, "but I will decide if and when to tell a person." I kneel at Mary's side and smooth down her hair with my free hand. "Sebastian, take her outside so we can bury her properly."
"Yes, Milady." He scoops her up princess-style, holding her daintily in his arms. I follow him out of the cell, leaving the cowering mother and daughter without a second glance.
We bury my sister on a hill by the edge of town, under an ancient, looming tree. I loose count of the hours as I stare at her grave. The dark and moonless night suits my mood perfectly.
"Sebastian?"
"Yes, Young Mistress?"
"This is an order." As I say it, I touch the thorn-encircled star that sits on my collarbone. It will be quite difficult to hide the mark with clothing, considering how high it sits on my chest.
"When you take my soul and I die, bury me right here, right next to Mary."
Well, tell me what you think! Any suggestions are appreciated. I promise I'll try to sneak in one of the grim reapers next chapter, and I'm sorry the chapter are so short.
Till then, Kisses from SnowyNeko! :3 Meow!
