Applegate traveled up the tower, deciding to check on the so called beast. He opened the door to find the young girl sprawled out on the floor next to the woman he saw earlier.
"...Is she dead?" he asked, slightly fearful.
Myra looked up. "No. She's scratched pretty badly, though."
Applegate knelt down next to the girl, his green eyes glistening with worry. He noticed three nasty scratches across her chest. They weren't deep, but they had what looked like a mixture between infection and a rash surrounding each mark. He remembered that the butler threw silver knives at her, and he felt as if more weight was added to his back. She needed medical attention. Right now.
"She needs help. I'll get my horse and-"
"We can't get public help."
He blinked. "Why? She needs help."
Myra looked away. "I know. But she's well known for her 'crime' around here. People will no doubt recognize her."
"But, I don't have any medical training! I doubt you do, too."
She sighed. "I doubt she'll make it...if you haven't figured out, these wounds are pretty nasty to begin with-"
"You never know. She could live if she gets medical help."
"She has a fever. And she's malnourished." she looked at him with teary eyes. "She's not going to make it."
"Well, we need to at least bandage her wounds. Maybe putting some alchohol on it will help, too."
Myra felt like facepalming. "You said you had no medical training."
"...I'm not good in the medical field. I know a lot about it, but I'm too clumsy. I can't preform delicate procedues-"
"Just get some god damn alchohol and bandages. RIGHT NOW."
He nodded and quickly scrambled away to find some bandages and a bottle of alchohol.
Myra craddled the girl's head in her lap. "Oh...Luna. Please hold on." She brushed some hair from her forehead and rested her hand on her forehead. It was burning up. "Luna...how did we get into this mess...?"
"Hey, miss! I found some alchohol and bandages." He ran up to her and handed them to her.
"Oh, thank god...what do I do?" she asked, looking to him for instructions.
He blushed slightly. "I-um-rip some of the bandages off. Not much, just a small portion, 'kay?"
She almost protested, but decided not to. She had no clue how to do any of this, so she did as she was told.
"Now, pour some alchohol on it."
She opened the bottle of alchohol and poured it on the bandage, soaking it.
"Notthatmuch-oh, never mind. Squeeze the excess alchohol out of it, 'kay?"
She squeezed the soaked bandage until it wasn't completely soaked.
"What now?"
"Pat it onto the wounds. Do it lightly, or you could make it more infected."
She did as he said. Luna's body twitched as a reaction to the stinging, but she stayed unconsious.
"Now, get some more bandages. Wrap it around her tightly. I don't want to see her in more pain, but I don't want to get the wounds more infected."
She wrapped the bandages around her chest as tightly as she could. Luna's body twitched and squirmed more violently, but stayed unconsious.
"Now what do we do?" she asked.
"That's all we could do right now...unless if you wanna take a ride on my horse."
"...What..?"
His face went red. "No, I didn't mean it like that! Not in the -y'know- way. I meant it literaly."
"...Good. If you didn't, I would've tied you to a chair and kicked you down the stairs."
Applegate sighed. "...The only ones who can help are the Phantomhives."
"What?! Are you crazy?"
"No. They know her secret. And they can't refuse. She's dying, lady."
"Buisness people don't give a crap about her. They never have. They wouldn't care about leaving a girl to die, anyway."
"Yes, they would. 'Buisness people' wouldn't because it'll make them look bad. And since the Funtom Company sells toys, it'll make them look even worse to let a twelve year old die."
She gave him a hard stare. "She's thirteen."
"That doesn't matter! We need to get there as quick as possible."
"Do you even know how far the Phantomhive Residence is? There's no way we'll make it before she does."
"They just left. We might just catch them while we're riding."
"What if we don't?"
"Screw the 'what if's! She'll die if we keep losing time arguing about something pointless."
Applegate picked Luna up and ran to the exit. Sighing, Myra followed as quickly as she could.
When she caught up to the guard, he was already clumsily mounting his horse with Luna in his arms. She slipped out of his arms and started to fall. Suddenly, a black she-cat replaced the ground below the girl, softening her fall. The cat's shape quickly started to warp and shape into a human's figure. The 'cat' was now holding the unconsious body of Luna.
"L-Lady?" Choked out a shocked Applegate.
"I'll explain later," She got onto the horse as well. "And it's Myra. Myra Morphious."
"John Applegate." He introduced. "Myra, this is Homer the Horse. Homer, Myra, Myra, Homer." Said horse neighed in response.
"I think we should get going, Applewood. She's burning up."
"It's Applegate. And yes, we should go." He took a deep breath.
"Homer! Forward!" he yelled, and Homer dashed forward. Myra yelped and quickly put one arm around Applegate's waist, one arm still cradling Luna. "Hold on, Luna...please."
Ciel was about to sleep until he heard the mansion door being pounded on. He groaned. If Lau visits during the night one more time, I'm going to lose it. He sat up in bed and waited for Sebastian to come.
Applegate pounded the door once more. "Please open, for the love of f***ing God!" He swore.
Bloody Hell! Thought Myra. Does every American swear this much? She cradled Luna lovingly. It was a miracle she was still breathing. Oh, Luna. My mistress. My sister. The fact you're surviving is beyond me. She laughed softly. Maybe God's on our side, for once. Oh, wait. He doesn't exist. She was taken out of her thoughts when she heard the door of the mansion open. There stood the butler she saw earlier that night, with a polite smile on his face and a friendly expression.
"Oh, hello Mr. Applegate and Ms. Morphius." He noticed Luna in Myra's arms. "Please wait one moment. I need to speak with my master about this." With that, the door closed once again, leaving them out in the cold.
Myra blinked. "How the hell does he know my name...?"
Applegate shrugged. "Beats me."
Sebastian walked into Ciel's room.
"Tell Lau to go away, Sebastian." Ciel said, tiredness causing his voice to sound weak.
"It isn't Lau, young master. It is Mr. Applegate and Ms. Morphius along with a horse and Luna. They look as if they want to heal Luna."
"Luna? Ms. Morphius? A horse?" he asked, starting to wake up.
"Luna is the young girl you attempted to kill, and Ms. Morphius is the woman who stopped you. And the horse was used as transportation."
"Why would they be here?"
"Probably to ask you for help of some kind."
"Tell them to leave. So far, they've caused nothing but trouble."
Sebastian leaned forward so that his lips were about an inch from Ciel's.
"Are you sure about that, young master?" He asked. His words would've felt more innocent if he weren't looking like he wanted to devour Ciel.
"Hmmm? What if I am?" He asked, faking innocence. They leaned closer, their lips about to touch.
"Oh, my! You poor things!" Erupted Mey-Rin's voice all of a sudden. So sudden was this voice, it caused even Sebastian to flinch slightly. "Come in, come in! I'll fix you up!"
Ciel sighed. "Well, dress me up, already. It's time to greet our 'guests'."
"Yes, my lord."
OOC: A little cliff hanger. And a interuption of Sebaciel kisses. Aren't I evil? :3
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