001:: The Butler and The Brother
The phantom is known as the 'Holiday Poppy', an individual who the Queen (or, to be precise, her advisers) dispatch to eliminate the 'scum' of the country in the depths of the night. People only saw a glimpse of red and nothing else is known about who or what is Holiday Poppy save for the aforementioned blood-red blotch they see.
However, most of the victims seem to be criminals and, unlike most rumors about where the renegade would kill them, they are only left with a mark- a flower with five, wide petals- seen on their chest and they are perfectly alive if not beaten to submission for the police to find.
Whoever this mysterious person is, it sure made London safer.
"Rubbish~!"
Throwing the newspaper on the trashcan (though missing), the red-haired Mana sighed, scratched the nape of her neck as she looked at the younger lad of ten with worry as he innocently ate his toast. Beside him stood Sebastian, occasionally telling him not to eat too fast as she sighed once more and resumed chewing on her toast though in a less than womanly fashion.
"Have you not taught any manners?"
"It's the twenty-first century, you doof. Wake up and smell the beans."
The younger boy only laughed childishly, watching the red-haired female resumed her eating habits while a lad the same age as her wearing an eye patch and a slightly-extravagant attire from the 1800's sighed and also resumed drinking his tea.
"Sebastian," The aforementioned young boy looked up to the raven-haired butler, blinking curiously. "I thought you said brother Ciel loves my sister? But why are they bickering?" Immediately, a spittake was heard from the female and a choke from the male as Mana gave a small squeal.
"Sebastian~!" Mana hissed. "I thought I told you not to tell about that to Salem!" Sebastian could only chuckle at the female's sudden outburst while Ciel only sighed and thought about why he decided to conduct a contract on the female in the first place.
"Why did I even bother accepting that 'condition' of yours again?"
Ciel needs to get his hands worked on if he's going to be the one devouring her soul, though he knew that she'll find a loophole as she said.
Bothersome.
The chapter basically is the introduction of Ciel Phantomhive, the aforementioned demon who made a contract with Mana and Mana's only living family; Salem Holiday. Despite the contract, the two doesn't seem to get along well but Salem seems to know something else behind the seemingly-innocent settings. Does he even aware that his older sister has made a contract with the devil?
If you think the Holiday Poppy is Mana, then it seems I did a great job after all. You'll see if there is a connection or none whatsoever. Who knows...?
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I don't own Black Butler, its characters or anything within its universe; Yana Toboso owns them.
The only thing I claim here is my own character and this fan fiction. Read, Review and Message would be much appreciated.
