Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) or Inuyasha. They belong to their rightful creators and distributors. The same goes with any song that I may add or mention in the fic. I also do not own "Still Doll" by Kanon Wakeshima.
AN: WOW! I'm really surprised by the amount of reviews I received from some Kuroshitsuji fans, as well as those who had never heard of the series, or read or seen it. I'd like to thank everyone for their reviews. I would have updated this sooner but I was away in Dallas, Texas seeing the King Tut exhibit that was going to be around until the 17th of May and my mother got tickets to see it on the 16th. I also went to see the site where President J.F. Kennedy was assassinated. The entire thing was really fun, if you like learning history.
And after getting home, I just got a little lazy in not updating. But after Beautiful Phantom contacted me about her own Kuroshitsuji xover, I got back into my Kuroshitsuji mode and now I'm gonna update this as best as I can.
I hope you all enjoy this chapter.
Chapter Two
The halls of the Phantomhive manor were quiet, aside from the few noises made by the three servants who also worked in the manor as Sebastian made his way to Ciel's study with some freshly brewed Grey Earl Cream tea. Coming to the closed door of Ciel's study, Sebastian knocked before given permission to enter.
Once entering, he found the familiar sight of his young master sitting at his desk, reading through some documents. After pouring a cup of tea for Ciel, Sebastian looked at his young master's features and couldn't help but be reminded of the young girl he had met at the Sweets Shop in town.
It had already been about three days since he had seen the girl and now that he remembered her face and compared it with his young master's, Sebastian could see a great resemblance between the two pre-teens.
After Ciel had taken a sip of his tea and was about to continue reading the document in his hand, he noticed that his butler was staring at him while deep in thought. With brows furrowed slightly, Ciel spoke, "What is it, Sebastian?"
"Nothing, sir… I'm just curious about something…" Ciel looked at Sebastian expectantly, waiting for him to ask before the butler spoke his question, which had been bothering him the past couple of days, "Did you have any other family before the incident? Did you have any siblings at all?"
Ciel frowned at the question but answered nonetheless while still a bit reluctant, "… before then… I did have a sibling; a twin sister. But she had disappeared before our tenth birthday. I remembered both of my parents were distraught by her disappearance… especially me since I was so close to her. A part of me had hoped that she would somehow come back." The young Phantomhive head paused for a moment, staring at the blue diamond ring on his thumb before finishing, "But after what had happened two years ago… I couldn't help but believe that she was already dead… that there was no way she would come back…"
He then lifted his eye (remember, he wears an eye-patch) to Sebastian and asked, "Why do you ask? What brought up this curiosity?"
"Three days ago, when you sent me to run an errand, I ran into a young girl in front of a pastry shop. When I first saw her, I had thought that she was you, just with different clothing, with a cat, and was smiling. But when I caught up to her, I then realized that she wasn't you… even though she did resemble you a great deal; hair, eyes, and all. I had also took the liberty of walking her home and found out that she's living with Madam Red and she says that Madam Red is her Aunt from her mother's side."
Ciel's frown deepened, unsure about the information. He had long ago accepted that his twin sister was dead and was never coming back but now his demonic butler tells him that there's a girl out there who resembles him?
"Did you find out her name?" He couldn't help but ask. A tiny part of him really wanted to believe that his sister was alive.
"I heard from one of the pastry shop's employees that her name was Kagome… I never had the opportunity to ask for her full name."
'Kagome… it can't be… could she had survived being kidnapped and was found somehow?' Ciel didn't know what to believe now but he knew that if there was a chance that the girl Sebastian met was in fact his twin sister, then there was no way that he was going to let her go. By his family name and crest, he was going to protect his twin sister no matter the cost.
"Sebastian."
"Yes sir?"
"Prepare the carriage. We're going to pay Madam Red a visit now." The only way Ciel was going to know for certain if this girl was his sister was that he'll have to see her for himself, face to face. The part of him that wanted to believe that his beloved twin sister was still alive hoped beyond hope that this Kagome was really his sister.
/\/\/\/
A yawn could be heard from Kagome as she stretched from her place on the stone bench of Madam Red's garden. Not too far, Madam Red sat at the patio table with Lau while Ranmao sat close to the young miko. The weather felt so nice for midday and the breeze was just right, gently caressing her face and weaving through her loose hair. The smell of roses and other elegant blossoms wafted to her nose on the wind. Looking to her lap, Kagome saw that Kirara was sound asleep.
With a soft smile, Kagome combed her fingers through the sleeping nekomatta's fur, earning a soft purr from the demonic feline.
The miko-turn-child had to admit that her most favorite place within Madam Red's home was the garden with her second favorite being the library. It was one of the few places she could feel relaxed without having to worry about much of anything… most especially about Grell.
Don't get her wrong, the man was sweet and seemed to try his best at being a proper butler… but most of what he tried to achieve ends up being disasters and when he sees the mistake he's made, he tries to commit suicide. The man was just too dramatic… even more so than Jakotsu when he was still walking the earth.
A sigh then escaped her lips as another gust of wind blew by as she continued to pet Kirara's sleeping form. A pulse of power then unexpectedly flowed to her eyes after she blinked; the pupils of her eyes becoming slit like a cat's before saw one of her rare visions.
The picture was grey, like an old film but there were very few colors that she could see, like blue and a couple of other cool colors. She was able to see a horse drawn carriage being driven by the man she had seen in front of the Pastry shop about three days about. The vision then moved to the inside of the carriage and saw boy who was her current age wearing an eye-patch over his right eye. For a boy his age, he looked very mature and his eyes… Kagome could see that they were cold, almost unfeeling, like he had lost something or someone so close to him and was set one revenge.
It was a look that Kagome had once seen in Kouga's eyes when he lost most of his pack. Same with Shippó after her had lost his father.
Within a flash before her eyes, the vision was gone and Kagome was left with a slight pain behind her eyes, making her lift her free hand to rub her eyes in irritation while her eyes were clenched shut.
Even though Kagome had full control over her Dragon eyes, that didn't mean that it wouldn't activate on its own to show her something it deemed important.
The presence of this boy… her brother, she felt, was coming here to Madam Red's as she continued to sit in her place in the garden.
As Kagome gently pulled her hand away from her eyes, the child miko could only wonder how Ciel would react to her being alive and well… and wondered if he'll even remember her.
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Ciel looked out the window of the carriage as he and Sebastian made their way to Madam Red's home. During the trip, he didn't know what to think when Sebastian told him that he had possibly met his twin sister.
It had been two years since Ciel had last seen Kagome… and he wondered if she had change, if at all.
From what he remembered, he and his sister were very close and did almost everything together. From playing games in the Phantomhive garden where their parents and Madam Red watched over them while having tea to even sleeping in the same bed together when they were little. The only thing that set them a part was that she really didn't like their cousin, Ciel's fiancée, Elizabeth Middleford even though she never verbally said anything because their aunt, Lizzy's mother, Aunt Frances would get mad at her.
(Elizabeth's mother can be seen in the manga of Kuroshitsuji)
So as not to feel their aunt's wrath, Kagome tolerated Lizzy being forceful about dressing up and forcing her likes and dislikes onto others, as well as her not listening when others were talking to her about some things concerning others.
Then again, Ciel was usually the same way when it came to any of the boys their parents tried to arrange Kagome to merry. But, as their father had said, none were suited to be the future husband of his little girl. With this, it was decided that when Kagome became of age, she would be free to marry any noble she wanted.
But during the time she was gone, a nobleman came to their father saying that he would like to have his son be the future husband. Arrangements were made and became official with the promise of their two children meeting once Kagome was found.
As he was wondering what Kagome would think when she heard about this (if the girl Sebastian met really was his sister), Ciel was brought out of his thoughts when the carriage came to a stop in front of the familiar sight of Madam Red's home. Sebastian opened the door once he had stepped off, letting Ciel stepped down.
Once they were at the door, they were greeted by Grell who allowed them in but not before asking why they were there.
"We've come to see Madam Red." Ciel declared, leaving no room for arguments.
"M-Madam's in the garden with Master Lau and Lady Ranmao…" Grell answered but was cut off when Ciel made his way past him with Sebastian following close behind. As they came closer to the garden, they heard a soft voice float on the air with a beautifully haunting tune…
Hi miss Alice
Anata garasu no me de
Donna yume wo
Mirareru no?
Miirareru no?
Mata atashi
Kokoro ga sakete
Nagare deru
Tsukurotta
Sukima ni sasaru
Kioku tachi
Soon the sound of a cello could be heard with its music droning on with a haunting but exquisite tune. Making it to the garden, they could see Lau and his sister, Ranmao were there as well with Madam Red. The Chinese male could be seen, playing with a cello while sitting in front of a girl of twelve year old with Ranmao.
(I don't know if Lau can play any kind of instrument so I'm just going out on a whim here.)
Ciel could see that the girl had dark hair like his but was longer, reaching just past her rear in soft waves. Her skin was almost as pale as his, if a little sun kissed. And the clothes she wore were also similar to what he usually wore but the dress jacket was longer than the average.
Sebastian noticed the difference in Kagome's appearance from the day he met her to now. 'She must have stuffed her hair into the top hat she was wearing that day…'
As the cello Lau was playing came to a pause, they then heard the foreign song pick up again, now realizing it was Kagome singing.
Hi miss Alice
Anata kajitsu no kuchi de
Dare ni ai wo
Nageteru no?
Nageiteru no?
Mou atashi
Kotoba wo tsumugu
Shita no netsu
Samekitte
Mederu outa mo
Utaenai
Still, you do not answer.
Once she was done singing, Madam Red, Lau, and Ranmao started clapping while the red haired woman praised, "Kagome, that was beautiful! What language were you singing in?"
Kagome turned her head to Madam Red with a smile that was enough to make any growing boy blush, "It was a Japanese song I learned while I was away. After remembering it, I realized that it kind of reminded me of England."
"Japanese or not, it's still quite a song." Lau complimented as he put away the cello he held. Noticing the Phantomhive Earl, Lau smiled and welcomed, "Ah, Earl Phantomhive! How good to see you!"
Ciel ignored him for a while, still looking at the girl who finally turned to him.
Her eyes were a deep blue, very much like his if not deeper. It was almost like looking at a female version of his reflection. And there was something there… a certain tug he hadn't felt since the day Kagome had disappeared.
Sebastian silently watched as his young master assessed the girl in front of him. Not that he could blame the boy… he hadn't seen his sister in two years and after accepting the possibility of her being dead, like his parents, she reappeared and is living in Madam Red's home.
The silence between them was almost deafening before Madam Red spoke while answering her adorable nephew's silent question, "I had found her injured and bleeding in an alley unconscious about a month ago, Ciel. When she awoke, she said that she couldn't remember anything before the age of ten. I wanted to take her to you so that you could be reunited but I wanted to wait until she had regained all of her memories." Madam Red didn't want to take Kagome to Ciel so soon because she didn't want to see the hurt and disappointment in his eyes when he found out that his beloved twin sister had amnesia and couldn't remember her own twin brother.
Ciel took a glance at his crimson haired aunt before returning his attention to Kagome. He could see that she was waiting for his reaction and was starting to grow nervous. Deep down he was filled with great relief to see that his twin was alive but he also wanted proof to make sure that this was genuinely his real sister and not some fake who wants to get close to him for the Phantomhive name and wealth.
Kagome could feel her palms begin to sweat as she met Ciel's gaze, just nervous and scared about her twin brother pushing her away, saying that she was dead to him. She saw the young Earl took a few steps closer to her as he spoke, "Are you really Kagome Darleen Higure Phantomhive?"
The miko nodded as he stopped just in front of her, her eyes showing that she wasn't lying and had no reason to.
When Ciel saw this, he spoke with another question, "If you really are my sister… then answer me this." Certain that he had her attention, he asked his question, "What was my most embarrassing moment and had sworn you and father not to tell mother, even though she probably knew what had happened?"
Ciel saw Kagome look thoughtful for a moment before her eyes alit with realization and smiled at him before answering, "That would be during the autumn season of when we were eight. Even though we were told to never play in mother and father's room, we did so anyway. You somehow tripped close to mother's vanity when chasing me and her favorite perfume fell open and spilled on you. When father found out, he couldn't help but be amused that his own son smelled of ladies' perfume but promised to keep it a secret while replacing the almost empty bottle. But because you were almost drenched in it, it took longer for the smell to wash off your clothes and your skin." Kagome then added with a laugh, "You were stuck smelling like primroses and lilies for almost three weeks before the scent faded from you. Mother probably knew but never said anything but you swore me to secrecy because you didn't want either of us to get into trouble."
Feeling his face heat up in embarrassment, Ciel concluded that this girl was, in fact, truly his twin sister because no one knew about that incident besides father and Kagome. He never even told Elizabeth about that event. In the background, he could hear both Lau and Madam Red trying their best to hold back their laughs while he could feel the amusement rolling off of Sebastian's form.
Pushing his embarrassment down, he lifted his hand to grasp Kagome's before leaning in giving her one of his now rare smiles and saying softly, "Welcome back, Kagome. I've missed you."
Kagome returned his smile, feeling happy and relieved that her brother hadn't pushed her away before she wrapped her arms around his shoulder, hugging him firmly but gently, replying with a voice just as soft as his, "And I missed you as well… Ciel."
Madam Red smiled as she saw Ciel return Kagome's embrace. She was so happy to see the children of her beloved sister as well as her first love back in her life once again and reunited. She felt that her sister, Rachel and her beloved, Vincent had both finally returned.
'After today… it's going to be hard to let Kagome return to the Phantomhive manor. And going back to Grell making a mess of things… just like before we had found Kagome.' Yes, Madam Red grew used to having Kagome live with her while doing the duties that were supposed to be Grell's and helping the kitchen staff.
The Phantomhive butler watched his master and his sister embrace each other before parting and taking Madam Red's invitation to sit for some tea. As he continued to watch the two of them catch up, subtly noticing that Ciel was smiling a little more than usual, Sebastian started to notice the strong bond between the twins.
The demon butler found this very interesting, especially when the contract he made with Ciel was involved.
Siblings with a strong blood and spiritual connection can often share power over the demon one of them is contracted to. In this case, Kagome's blood and spiritual connection allows her to have rule over Sebastion while Ciel is the dominant of the contract he shares. The only thing that was different was that Sebastian wouldn't be allowed to devour her soul once Ciel's goal was fulfilled; still only allowed to devour the boy's soul.
'Very interesting indeed… twins sharing a contract over my self… but still only leaving me with one soul to eat.' Sebastian thought nothing of this but it was indeed interesting to hear that he now has the possibility of having twin masters sharing control over him through the contract. The main reason it was interesting was because both twins were very different in personality and maturity.
His thoughts were cut short when he heard a familiar 'mew' and noticed that Kagome's two tailed cat was staring at him before leaving her mistress' side and climbed up his back to sit on his shoulder. Before he could lift a hand to pet the demonic feline, he heard Ciel mention to Kagome that their father found her a fiancée while the female twin was gone before Sebastian was slightly startled when she slammed her hands, palms down on the table and yelled, "FATHER DID WHAT WHILE I WAS GONE?!"
Here's chapter 2 is done! I hope you guys enjoyed it. It's a page less than the first chapter but still.
For the pairings… with all the reviews I've been getting asking for Sebastian/Kagome/Ciel pairings… there is a chance that the fic will lead to that but I'm still not so sure, since it's basically my first time writing something that involves incest with there may also be adultery.
Also, I'd like everyone's opinions on where the fic should pick up from the Kuroshitsuji series. Should I pick up on Episode 2 of the anime or a certain part from the manga? I don't know where to pick up but I do want it to be before the Jack The Ripper case.
Anyways, please leave some nice reviews.
Also, I revised the lyrics to the proper pronunciation and translation.
-- Song Translation --
Hi miss Alice
What kind of dreams
Do you see
With your eyes of glass?
Do they fascinate you?
Again
My heart is torn
And bleeding
I mend it but
My memories
Pierce the openings
Hi miss Alice
To whom
Are you throwing love to
With your fruit-like lips?
Does it make you sad?
The heat of my tongue
That let me speak
Has already cooled
And I can't sing
Songs of love
Anymore
Still you do not answer
