Author's Note: Hello! Okay here is chapter 2! enjoy!
Summary: Eclipse is a 19yr old girl with a cold heart and special powers. She rejects many things including love and affection. So how will she react when she meets the attractive Sebastian Michaelis whose master has been ordered by the queen to work with her to put an end to those associated with the black market buisness that has been putting London in a state of chaos? SebbyxOC rated M for later chapters
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Kuroshitsuji or any of it's characters. I only own my character Eclipse.
Chapter 2: First Encounter
I hate ballroom dancing. Oh please do not get me wrong I love the music, the dresses, and the decorations. But I hate the men. I hate how most men stare at most women as if we are nothing more than a useless pencil. An item you can use multiple times and then just throw away when it has worn out. But nonetheless, if I am to complete my mission of getting those goods from the gang of nobleman from Liverpool, then I must deal with even the most annoying situations.
The ball at the Grand Salle is tonight and I must get ready, but why so EARLY in the morning! "Annabelle, I appreciate your help but why can't we just buy a dress?" I ask my maid who has spent 6 hours fitting and making a dress for the ball tonight. "That's enough mistress. I refuse to have my beautiful mistress dressed so average among a bunch of nobleman. Maybe today will be the day you find a husband!" while she squeals in excitement I simply sigh in exasperation. This isn't the first time she has told me that I need a husband. Being a noblewoman, it seems that I must be married but all men are animals and I'd rather die than get married.
"We'll see about that. So are you finished?" I asked while yawning. "Nearly mistress and why are you yawning? Having nightmares as usual?" "Yes and it seems it is getting worse." I sighed. Almost every night I get nightmares that relives my past and sometimes I see visions of the future. "Well young mistress a dance with a fine gentleman will surely clear your mind." As she said this she handed me the completed dress. It was magnificent. It was black with white ribbons and diamond studs all over the dress. Knowing my maid, it didn't surprise me when I noticed that it was strapless and was designed to exaggerate my bust. The dress was also designed to complement my long black hair that contained white streaks and my silver eyes with my slightly dark skin complexion. "It's amazing! Thank you Annabelle" "It's no trouble at all mistress. Just let me know when you're ready to depart"
The front of the Grand Salle was swarming with nobles from all over London. As my carriage pulled up towards the entrance I mentally prepared myself for my mission. Go inside, Find the Liverpool gang, retrieve the goods, and leave immediately. Lucky for me, Annabelle knows that I am a Dragon witch since her families ancestors used to take care of witches as well. So she made sure to give me gloves that sheltered my whole arm (covering my birthmarks that prove I am a tatsu majo) and to add slots in my dress for my weapons. I brought my twin daggers, my pistol, and the most important thing that all witches have; a tsue. To most a tsue is considered as a magic wand however is so much more than that. It summons the spirits that rest within the world to aid witches in battle, being the dragon witch I can summon nature spirits. In short, I can call upon the power of water, earth, air, fire, etc. Ready to take on my mission I get out of my carriage and head inside the building.
Once inside I begin searching for the noblemen gang from Liverpool. 30 minutes, an hour, 2 hours and my search became nearly hopeless. I walked over to a long table where they served drinks. The servant behind the table smiled at me and said "Would you like a glass of wine my lady?" I'm not your lady I thought but I simply smiled back and replied "A glass of water would be fine thank you" the man nodded and handed me a glass of water. As I stood there drinking water I saw multiple across the room staring at me sadistically while others had the audacity to ask me for a dance. I declined them all though and just seeing the disappointed look on their faces was enough to make a genuine smile appear on my face. I never smile for real but its moments like these that instead of laughing I simply smile. "You have a beautiful smile my lady" a soothing mysterious voice compliments. Usually I'm able to notice when someone is behind me but I never noticed until I heard the voice.
I turn around to find a tall man dressed in a black, he looked like a butler. I had to tilt my head up a little to get an approximate look at his face since my height only came up to his collarbone. As I gazed at his face I quietly gasped because for the first time in my life I actually would describe a man using the word attractive. But this man wasn't just attractive, he was absolutely gorgeous! His jet black hair was neat and somewhat messy at the same time and his eyes, Oh how I could stare into his deep crimson eyes for hours on end. All together with his smile this man was the symbol of perfection, the ideal man. Ugh! Get a hold of yourself Eclipse! Appearances may be one thing but who knows what kind of man he is on the inside and just by his presence I could tell he wasn't human.
"Thank you, sir" was my final response after studying his features in silence for about 5 minutes. "Please call me Sebastian Michaelis" he recommended while slightly bowing, I curtsied back. "My lady, would you give me the extraordinary honor of dancing with such a beautiful woman like yourself tonight?" say no! My mind was screaming SAY NO! "It would be my pleasure" I absentmindedly replied. I can't believe I'm doing this and with a man that looks so…so…seductive! His smile turned into a smirk as he guided me. It made me somewhat upset; it was as if he expected me not to refuse him which made me feel defiant. As we began to dance from the start I noticed he was an excellent dancer but then again so am I.
"My lady, I believe I didn't quite catch your name" he says as me waltz together on the dance floor. The way he looked at me was still bothering me and it caused my feelings to alter from admiration to uncouth behavior. "Yes, I didn't give it" he chuckled after hearing my response. "Funny, the moment I spotted you tonight I noticed that you seemed to have quite an independent attitude. But of course that is expected from people like you" "Mr. Michaelis, if you're trying to insult me then I'm assuming you know nothing about how to attract women" after hearing this he leaned in so that his lips almost touched my ear making me almost shiver. Why must this man have such an effect on me! "I think you know exactly what I mean when I said 'people like you'" it only took me seconds to register his true meaning. "So you know what I am" I say not all that surprised. My response was more matter-of-fact instead of a question. Sebastian returned to his normal position. "You don't seem to be as astonished as I thought you would be" "Well that's probably because you aren't human either, are you?" He smiled at this and nodded.
"Yes, I am a demon" "As expected and let me guess. You felt the presence of a witch, thought the witch was looking for you and was worried this witch would murder you so you intended to end it before the witch ended you. Am I correct?" "Partially, I wasn't worried you would murder me. I was worried that you would harm my young master" "Oh! So you're a contracted demon. That explains why you seem so tamed." Ignoring my rude remark he went on "I didn't expect to find a dragon witch though. If I my knowledge serve to be true, I believe dragon witches are the strongest and rarest of all witches." "Yes, that is true" "Would you mind telling me why you are here? Something tells me you didn't attend this ball simply to dance with an attractive demon" He smirked at his own compliment. What an egotistical bastard. "No I came here to retrieve stolen goods from a noblemen gang from Liverpool" Sebastian seemed to be recalling a memory when his eyebrows suddenly arched. "Oh, I do remember seeing men who looked like they were from Liverpool over there" he nodded his head to the men behind him. There were a group of men who laughed wickedly while one of them hid a small sack under his coat. "It's interesting," Sebastian started. I turned my attention back to him noticing that the dance was over. "My master was also told to go after a gang from Liverpool. This is why we came to this dance for you see my master is the earl Ciel Phantomhive, the queen's guard dog" I have on occasion heard of the queen's guard dog.
"Sebastian!" Both Sebastian and I turn around to find a young boy dressed in blue with indigo eyes and teal colored hair standing in irritation. "Ah young master, are you enjoying the dance?" WOW! I did hear that he was just a child, but he's so short! "Enough playing around Sebastian I've found our…who is this?" "Young master this is-" suddenly the lights went out. Everyone in the room was screaming. Great, it must be the Chinese man's reinforcements! I was hoping I'd end the mission before they get here! I felt hands grab at me and I quickly grab my twin daggers and slash at the person. Once again I am extremely grateful for my enhanced vision, wouldn't want to kill any innocent people tonight. As I continue to fight out of the corner of my eye I could see Sebastian fighting with knifes and protecting his master. After about 15 minutes of battle the lights flicker on and the gang from Liverpool including the Chinese reinforcements is missing.
"That was quite the spectacle" Sebastian acknowledges. All 3 of us stood outside contemplating on what just happened. "What, the fact that our target got away?" I ask a little annoyed. "No, I was talking about you, you are an excellent fighter." The young Phantomhive rolls his eyes. "You know Sebastian; you still haven't told me who she is" "Yes sir, but then again she still won't tell me her name" Sebastian says as he smirks at me. I sigh in defeat "My name is Eclipse and I'm the Tatsu Majo of England, London is the district I work in the most" the young earl looked puzzled, Sebastian noticed this and clarified for him. "A Tatsu Majo is Japanese for Dragon Witch. The language is Japanese because Dragon witches first derived from Japan but they tend to dispatch around the world since dragon witches are very rare." The young earl was deep in thought when he smirked and looked me directly in the face. "Would you like to work for me?" He asked neutrally. "What? Why would I do that? I am a noble woman you know" "Yes, I am aware of that however I am highly interested in you and it seems for now we have the same enemy. If we work together we'll get this annoying job over and done with besides I won't treat you as a servant. You'll be offered a deluxe room with servants available to you daily. You won't be required to work unless it involves these black market gangs that were after" he held his hand out to me "Do we have a deal?" normally I would say no since my personality is very independent. I quickly glanced at Sebastian and noticed that he was staring at me probably this whole time. The look in his eyes is what gave me the drive to extend my hand to the young earl in front of me.
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