NOTE: Well, I wanted to give this kind of fic a shot, seeing as I have recently discovered Kuroshitsuji (so don't murder me with flames if a few facts waver here or there). This fic runs parallel to the original Kuroshitsuji canon, but with by own OCs thrown in for some fun. Now, I have noticed the abundance of OC/Sebastian fics all over the place, so here's your reassurance that this will not be one of them. I am going to give this story my all. I will avoid all Mary-Sue like tendencies at all costs. You have my word. If you happen to spot any, inform me immediately.
NOTE #2: Just watched Kuroshitsuji II episode 5. I must say, seeing Alois in a dress has disturbed me greatly. I love the psychotic nut-job to death, but...*shutter*
~The Third, Her Crow~
Chapter 2
"Notorious for womanizing though the suspect my be, are you sure this is how you wish to go about your investigation?"
Alice nodded stiffly. "There are plenty of wigs in the world."
Laura still hesitated, her half-open eyes looking quite amused.
Alice craned her neck to look at the maid behind her. "Well? What are you waiting for? Do it before I change my mind, stupid demon."
Laura chuckled in a rather ominous way before picking up scissors from a nearby table. "As you wish, my lady."
"I am so grateful you were able to make arrangements to play on such short notice! I do hope you had no trouble making it here."
"Oh no! None at all. You don't know how happy I was to learn that I would be playing at one of the Aleister Chamber's famous parties!"
"You flatter me, Madam Turner."
"Please, call me Laura. Using such formalities...you're making me blush."
The party was mere moments away. Guests were already arriving to the large mansion in packs. Laura was perched neatly at the one and only grand piano in the ballroom, and Chamber stood above her, leaning down to kiss her hand. The maid, or rather, professional piano player, was in a long black dress. Her black hair was out of its normal bun and brushed against her upper-middle back.
"Though I must admit, I was expecting someone much younger." Chamber said. "Not that I'm complaining."
Laura chuckled, her voice unnaturally high. "You must have been expecting my younger sister. She has terrible stage fright, you see. Begged me to come in her place."
"That's a shame, I was rather looking forward to meeting her." Chamber said, sounding truly disappointed. However, he quickly shook himself of whatever he had been thinking and bowed. "I'm afraid I'll have to take my leave. The other lady guests will get jealous."
"Yes, I suppose you should." Laura giggled and waved to him as he left. As soon as he was distracted by a wave of guests, the smile Laura had been wearing dropped.
"Would you like a drink?"
If Laura had not recognized the voice behind her, she would have shooed the butler away. She turned, a slight smirk on her face, and saw an unusually short servant who was balancing a tray of wine glasses behind her. He was in a uniform just like all over servants in the ballroom, with the exception of the thin white scarf that covered his neck. He donned a black masquerade mask that just barely showed his dull green eyes. The servant had somewhat shaggy, dark brown hair that brushed against his ears.
Ignoring the butler's question, Laura said, "Enjoying the party?"
All sense of politeness in the servant's voice vanished. "Drop the act. Your flirting leaves a bad taste in my mouth."
Laura nearly laughed. "You'll have to accept my apologies. I merely tried to appeal to the human's tastes. To keep him distracted were my orders, correct? 'Do whatever it takes' were your words, am I right?"
The servant rolled his eyes. "I'm starting to worry that you're enjoying yourself too much."
Laura bowed her head slightly, though a small smirk was playing her lips. "My apologies."
"Just remember what we're here for." The masked servant tapped his foot. "I do hope Marry, Marie and Louis are not as stupid as the workers here. They can hardly keep their mouths shut about their master's business. It appears our host has a small habit of auctioning off women during these parties in one of his back rooms. But after seeing that man in person, I could almost say that any idiot woman who follows him anywhere alone deserves what they get."
"So harsh and so cold." Laura sighed and turned to she was facing the piano's keys, her barely visible eyes twinkling. "That's my mistress."
The servant grunted in response.
"I'm going to find out where exactly these auctions go on. I'll get proof that's he's Jack the Ripper and then we can leave. You should play that annoying instrument before people get suspicious, stupid demon."
"Of course."
And with that, Laura began to play the piano, matching the song that the small orchestra in the ballroom was already playing. The servant, or rather, Alice, moved through the waves of people on the dance floor, occasionally having to stop and give someone a drink. She far too focused on her job at the moment to get upset about having to lower herself to serving people. Her disguise was a simple one, simply blend in and gather information. It would have seen far too noticeable if a young girl in elaborate formal dress was eavesdropping on conversation. That, and the thought of being eyed by any men at the dance did not appeal to her. She fit in as a plain, if not slightly young, butler of the household. She was rather undeveloped physical-wise to show any gender defying features that would give her away.
"You look really young to be working here!"
Alice spun around so quickly that she nearly snapped her own neck. Although she was wearing a mask and no longer had her long hair, she was quite paranoid (though she would never like to admit it) that someone would recognize her. But she was relived to see it was only a blonde girl who had snuck up on her. The girl had large green eyes and was wearing a frilly red dress. Alice sighed inwardly, she looked vaguely familiar, but wasn't anyone Alice actually knew.
"Y-Yes, I am." Alice replied, inching backward. "But I can still work just as well as anyone else."
"I guess you're right, it doesn't matter how old you are..." the girl mused. "Why are you wearing a mask?"
"Well, I-"
"Oh! Look! There she is again!" The blonde girl pointed into the crowd. By now the entire floor was covered in people, but Alice followed her finger to get a glimpse of a girl in a pink dress talking to Chamber. In fact, the blonde got so caught up in trying to look at the girl through the crowd that she seemed to forget about Alice completely.
Alice backed away while she had the chance. She looked over at the girl in the pink dress once she had gotten enough distance between her and the blonde. Though Alice couldn't hear what they were saying over the music, she could tell that the girl was...trying to get the Viscount's attention? It was difficult to tell. But there was something about the look Chamber was giving the girl that made Alice's hair stand on end. She attempted to get closer, only to get blocked off by a sudden crowd of people forming around a small spontaneous magic show.
The brown haired girl grunted. She hated magic.
Eventually the show did pass, and Alice found herself at a loss when both the Viscount and the girl were gone.
"If he's the murderer, then that girl might be as good as dead if we don't find them." Alice explained to Laura after she made her way back to the piano.
"Hmmm...this is quite the situation, isn't it?" Laura mused, standing up and looking around. "Concerned about the potential victim?"
"No, of course not!" Alice looked slightly flustered. "I-I don't care about the girl! I just want to catch that guy as soon as possible."
"Do you have any idea where they might have went?"
"I'm going to into the back rooms to find the girl. Laura, I order you to find the viscount. Deal with him however you wish, just don't kill him. You can't arrest a corpse."
"Yes, My Lady."
This chapter was short, and I apologize. It's just that, well, if I kept going the chapter would take forever to get out. Also, I like being evil. You'll have to wait to see how exactly Ceil/Sebastian meets Alice/Laura. Its going to very interesting- I'm pretty sure it'll surprise a few of you.
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