Sorry it took forever to get up but I've been very busy lately TT^TT Please don't kill me!
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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KINGDOM HEARTS OR BLACK BUTLER!
~BLACK HEARTS~
"I-I did it...I escaped!" Roxas had ran out the building and tripped onto the field outside. He got to his feet and watched as his house was burned for the second time. It was then that his mind grew sense again. Sora...I-I let Sora die...h-he's dead...it's my fault! I-I've lost everyone...
He looked down at his resolve, overcoming his shock and slowly started to laugh to himself. "But he's dead also...He's gone! That monster is gone!" Roxas was overjoyed over the fact of his uncle's death and fell back into the grass with his arms and legs wide open, smiling and chuckling as he looked into the orange smoked sky. He closed his eyes.
When he next opened them however, cloaked figures loomed over him. His eyes widened at the familiar figures.
No...NO! Not them! Leave me alone!
The young boy quickly stumbled onto his feet and tried to run. However two sets of powerful arms quickly took hold of his own, holding him back. "NO! NO! LET ME GO!" The boy struggled and screamed.
"Roxas St Clair! You have left your own brother to die!" The boy scowled How did they know that!
"It is your fault this fire started! You demon!" NO! It isn't! I'm not a demon! "Just like it was six years ago!" Roxas looked down shakily, eyes wide as the cruel words he had heard so often drummed in his ears "You need to be cleansed in the eyes of God, you demon."
NO! It's a lie! It's a lie! I didn't kill them! It's not my fault! The small boy repeated in his head, shaking before he let out a gasp as a hand covered his eyes and he felt a small tinge of pain and fainted into the arms of his mysterious captors.
Roxas. Roxas. Wake up darling
"Mo...ther?" The young boy woke up to the soft familiar voice he had heard years ago. He was lying on a cold, wooden surface and above him was a large, round, stained glass mirror with an angel and insignia he had often seen when he was here. The light shown through it and shined on the boy's small body. He sat up, looking up into the light before glancing around the room.
He knew where he was. He had been here so many times with these beings. The cloaked people from before looked on with hidden faces and hushed whispers, some snickered and smirked while others had faces of disgust or fear. From behind, a set of hands landed on his shoulders and forcefully pulled his body back onto the table, holding him there. He struggled with all his might but alas more arms grabbed his thrashing limbs, holding him down and in place.
What are they planning?! What are they going to do this time!?
"Punish him!" one cloaked figure shouted.
"It's not enough! He has to be marked!" another cloaked figure exclaimed to the other.
Through all the arms holding him down, he could see a burly man approaching with something in his hand. A hot poker with the holy group's insignia on the end. It was glowing red from the high temperature of heat it had been put under. Roxas's eyes grew wide in fear as his body stilled for a moment, staring at the smoking hot poker. He started struggling harder and desperately again, his face scrunched in determination as stray tears fell from his eyes from the true fear he had inside. The cloaked figures chanted in some foreign language as the man got closer and the arms tightened on him. No...NO!
"NO!" The poker burned on his skin in unimaginable pain as he threw his head back and gasped, screaming silently.
Master? Master? Master!
Roxas eyes shot open with a gasp.
"Finally your awake master. It seemed you were having a nightmare." A man with bright red hair and green, cat like eyes turned to the boy after pulling back the curtains from the large window. He wore a smart, and black, butler suit. The man also, always seemed to have a cat like grin on his face. This man of coarse was the boy's personal butler.
Roxas had calmed himself and sat up in his bed, not showing any emotion when he looked towards his butler.
"Axel..."
"I've brought breakfast for you my lord. Today we have a Blackberry Brie Omelet with Black Tea" He placed the tray on the boy's lap.
"Any news for today?" Roxas asked as he cut a peice of the omelet off.
"None sir. Except that you have music practice today of coarse." Roxas froze and shook a bit as he held the fork with a piece of the omelet on. Roxas's forte wasn't exactly music and Axel himself was a tough and strict teacher. Very tough, you could almost say...demonic...
He looked up at the grinning man, who was feigning mock concern. He furrowed his brows, trying not to pout.
"Are you alright master? You've gone quite pale" He tried to put his hand to the boy's forehead, but it was quickly slapped away as the boy looked at him with a glare.
"Don't try it!"
The redheaded man just grinned wider "Apologies master. Now let's get you dressed hmm?" Roxas nodded silently and finished his meal before the tray was removed from his lap and he sat on the edge of his bed. His butler kneeled in front of him on one knee and proceeded to unbutton the young boy's night shirt holding his trademark grin on his face. The boy ran his fingers briefly over the mark that was engraved on the right of his small chest. It was given to him by Them. It showed two angelic wings in a circle which held a pattern on the inside of it.
"What are you always grinning about Axel?" Roxas questioned as he looked at his butler in a slight curious manner. However the man in question just started to chuckle.
"Tell me! Damn yo-" Axel loomed in so he was inches away from the boy's face with a dark sadistic smile. The young boy tried to show no emotion on his face at the sudden close proximity but flinched when one of the man's hands placed itself on his chest, over his heart before sliding up to the top of his cheek. Just under the corner of his eye was a pentagram like symbol. It started to glow as did an area on the butler's gloved hand with the same symbol.
"I'm just thinking about how delicious that little heart of yours will be when I have it." The two locked eyes for a moment. The young boy furrowing his brows at the burning hunger and longing in the other's eyes.
Roxas then smirked.
"You won't be getting anything until you help me complete my goal Axel" The man moved back, bowing his head and took back the hand that was over the boys heart and placed it over where his own should be. Once again smiling darkly.
"Of coarse. My Lord" His young master looked to the ceiling, smiling contently and closing his eyes.
London England 1889
"WRONG!" Roxas flinched at Axel's harsh word. His butler sighed, holding a hand to his head. "Dear me master. Are you ever going to get any better at this? You keep missing notes." His butler said, pointing to the notes in question on the music sheet fiercely. "Now. From the top."
"ROXAS~!" A petite girl with shoulder length sunny blonde hair and crystal blue eyes, burst into the room, running to and wrapping her arms around the little master. Her lady-in-waiting followed behind her. The woman had short, slicked back, blonde hair which comprised of two odd antenna's sticking out at the front and green electrifying eyes.
"Nami?! What are you doing here?"
She pouted "You didn't miss me? I think I'm allowed to see my betrothed silly!" She giggled and turned herself towards the boy's butler "Hello Axel!"
The butler bowed "Greetings Lady Namine. What brings you here today? Should I prepare some tea?" He cocked his head in questioning while giving her a smile.
"That would be lovely! Thank you Axel!"
Roxas sighed in relief at his music lesson being disturbed and the demon teacher turning to leave.
A hand landed itself on his shoulder however and he glared over his shoulder at the sadistic smile his butler was giving him.
"Don't think it's over young master. We'll continue our lesson later" The man finally left as Roxas took his seat at a medium sized table with his betrothed sitting opposite him.
"Can we play chess again? I forgot some of the pieces..." the young boy sighed. Axel brought in the tea on a small trolley moments later.
"Very well. Axel get the chessboard and pieces"
"Right away master" The butler bowed before moving to get the required items and placed and arranged the pieces between the two nobles. He poured them some tea, placing the tea cups down on the table.
Roxas began pointing to and explaining the pieces to the young girl who nodded enthusiastically as he spoke.
"Right. And this is the King and this is the Knight. You play to get the king by destroying the other pieces"
"What's the best one to protect the king?" Roxas smirked glancing to Axel briefly.
"The Knight of coarse"
"Wow! It's just like a fairy-tale, huh Roxas?"
"Well I suppose so... but those are just silly stories" The boy said as he leaned back into the chair taking a sip of his tea before the two started playing the game.
A little while later, the game had ended. Namine huffed and crossed her arms, pouting as she lounged back in her seat.
"You won again! Your too good at this Roxas!" At the end of the statement there was the sound of a girl's short scream and the smashing of plates.
Roxas frowned "See to that Axel"
"Yes my lord" The butler bowed before quickly leaving.
~O~
The redhead sighed once he got the kitchen where a girl with short black hair and blue eyes was rubbing her back in pain, smashed plates around her and a small stepladder by her feet.
"Dear me Xion, you really ought to get your balance sorted out." The girl stood up hurriedly when she saw the tall butler, dusting down the apron of her maid dress.
"Apologies sir!" The young girl spoke with a cockney accent. The efficient butler quickly began to sweep away the smashed plates and the floor sparkled in a matter of seconds "Wow! That's amazing sir!"
There was next a loud boom where a tall, black haired man was at the stove freaking out over a spoiled dish. His face was covered in soot from the mini explosion. He wore an eye patch over one of his orange eyes.
"AGGRH! Dammit, this always seems to happen!" The butler sighed once again before handing the eye-patched man a cloth for him to clean his face with. As he did, the redheaded butler managed to get rid of the ruined food and replaced it with a stew freshly prepared by himself that was now on a steady heat on the stove, waiting for serving. "Woah..." The man also had a cockney accent.
"Xion! Xigbar! Instead of gawking, start being useful" The two lined up side by side saluting.
"Yes sir!" They hurried to their next duties.
"Hmm perhaps I should go check on Demyx..."
He found the said servant in the library, standing on two books, posing as if he were a hero. The butler remained silent with a blank face until the dirty blonde, blue eyed, mullet head recognized his presence. The servant froze and quickly jumped off the books, picking them up.
"I'm so sorry sir! I uh...got a little carried away...heh heh.." Axel was not amused and gave a scary look at the blonde who suddenly felt very small, looking down and twisting his foot in guilt with his hands behind his back as if he were a small child.
Demyx handed the books to the intimidating butler, who quietly strode over to the relevant bookshelf and put the books back neatly in their place. He looked around the room seeing piles of books which had not yet been put back and sighed before zooming round the room and collecting the books into his arms and gracefully managing to throw them gracefully into their right spots. The dirty blonde looked on in awe as a secondary butler strolled in silently. He had slate blue hair that covered one of his azure eyes.
"Impressive isn't he?" Demyx nodded at the other butler's words in joyful amazement as he finished.
"That was amazing sir!"
"Thank you, but please get back to your work. Zexion, watch him will you?"
"Of coarse" The deadly fast butler left the room, smiling a little as he heard the other butler scold the servant.
Suddenly he heard the scream of Lady Namine, followed by her call for his master upstairs. The butler frowned.
"Master..."
He ran up the stairs, finding the young lady on her knees with her hands over her mouth and eyes wide as her lady-in-waiting tried to calm her. The other servants came up behind Axel, shocked at seeing their master gone and the window smashed. Roxas's butler glared at the smashed window.
"They took Roxas!" Namine wailed.
I sincerely hope you enjoyed reading this chapter, that maybe it makes up for me taking forever? :)
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I hope it's not a too bad cliffhanger! This chapter is kind of an introduction to characters.
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