Chapter 3
Rocks were tumbling down, crushing me slowly. I started coughing and reached for the top of the pit. Someone help me! I didn't want to die. Why is there an earthquake here? The debris got caught in my throat and my eyes itched. I couldn't jump since my foot has been crushed by rocks. A large boulder shook and fell. I could feel my eyes widening.
"Ahh!" I yelled. Everyone stared at me. I was sweating and my clothes were sticking to my body. I realized that I was still on the carriage on the way to Houndsworth. I peered over the carriage and examined it.
"Is something wrong, my lady?" Daniel asked.
"Why were you screaming?" Ciel sounded concerned. I blinked at both of them.
"So there wasn't an earthquake?" I questioned.
"What? Where?" Finny panicked. He started thrashing in his seat and Mey-rin had to calm him down.
"There is none!" Baldroy exclaimed. Daniel wiped the sweat from my face with a clean handkerchief.
"We're here," Sebastian announced. The mansion looked sketchy but it was still enormous. Everyone got excited and got off the ride to the gate. I was still on the carriage spacing out. Daniel tapped me on the shoulder and helped me get off. I saw a light purple haired maid at the doorway.
"Hello, my name's Angela. I am the only maid of the Barrymore estate. Who may you be?" she asked me. I remembered her. Or him, whatever it decided to turn into. She's one of the characters that he told me back in my country. She's the one Ciel wants dead.
"My, my," I spoke, "Look at how much we've fallen, hmm?" Angela glared at me but regained her composure.
"What do you mean? This is the first time we've met, right?" she tried hiding her confusion. I love it when I know everything and confuse people with the information. I caught up with Ciel and whispered in his ear.
"Be prepared to be called a puppy," I warned. Ciel didn't understand it but we entered the room quickly. Crack! Spank! The sound of a whip hissed through the air.
"I told you to bring me the queen's watchdog, not a Chihuahua!" Mr. Barrymore screamed. Angela was being whipped but she tried to block her head with her hands. Her hands turned purple after a few whips. I couldn't suppress my laughter at Ciel though it is a wrong time to laugh.
"Sebastian," Ciel said coolly. Sebastian stopped the whip by grabbing Barrymore's wrists. The gloves Sebastian wore tightened as he restrained him from whipping anymore. I was tired of this scene so I excused myself to my room. Daniel closed the door of my room and looked sad. His breath had stopped for a moment and I knew something was up.
"What's wrong?" I asked. He looked up at me with a puppy face. His hair glistened in the light and it made me want to touch it. No, I shouldn't think about that, I thought to myself.
"Am I no use to you other than to help you with small tasks and help you become even lazier?" Daniel asked. For one thing, I had become lazier than I thought.
"No," I voiced, "It's not like that." Daniel crossed the room to hug me.
"Daniel! Do you know what you're doing? Let go of-," I started.
"Jayne, I don't know what's wrong with me," Daniel tried explaining. Well, if you don't know what's wrong with you, how am I supposed to know?
"I have been watching you since the time you held the book." This was going the wrong way. No, I don't want it to go this way. I tried wiggling out of his embrace knowing it's impossible for us.
"No. I'm sorry," I pushed him away, "You're going to eat my soul later so there's no point going on any further." I saw that I had hurt Daniel but I tried to be cool about it. Instead, I started taking deep breathes and tried to focus on apologizing. I opened my mouth to say sorry when a pair of lips crushed against mine. He kissed me like the end of the world was coming. After a few seconds I let out a soft moan. My eyes fluttered open and I kicked him away. It was happening too soon for me.
"I hate you!" I yelled and ran away. I can't believe he did that! I could still feel the taste of his lips and I tried rubbing it off with my sleeve. Damn him for not following my orders. Then I thought, I didn't give him an order. I mentally slapped myself and continued down the hall. It was the most revolting thing ever. I never even considered kissing anyone in my life. I got lost after five minutes and looking out the window, it was already dark outside. I slowed my pace down so my heartbeat could quiet down. I looked all over trying to find out where I am and I found myself in a dark hallway with a small candle at the end of it.
"Oh! I just love a horrifying story like this, oh yes I do!" I heard. I peeked from the corner of the wall and found Mey-rin and Finny walking cautiously to a door. Oh, so this is the scene where they find Angela and Pluto. I better make my move now.
I twisted my hat close to my head and ran the opposite direction until I found a door leading to the outside world. It was misty outside but I had to wait until Finny showed up at the door.
"Wahh!" a cry rang out. From the corner of my eye, I saw Finny dashing out the door and into the forest. I chased him down but he was really fast! I started panting while yelling out his name.
"Finny!" I shouted, "Finny, wait!" My legs started to feel heavy with every step I took and my breath shortened. I finally caught up to him and got hold of his shoulder. I looked up and saw that the heavy air threatened to turn into rain. Finny turned around at the sudden weight change and fell, dragging me along with him. We both slipped into mud and I closed my eyes as it flew on my face.
"Ah! Ms. Jayne!" Finny realized, "Are you ok? You're not hurt are you?" I stood up and pulled Finny up with me and we sat on the broken tree that Finny knocked over.
"No, I'm fine. It's only dirt. My clothes are washable," I assured him. Finny hung his head in depression and I patted his head.
"Hey, as a warning, please don't fall in love with Angela," I told him, "She'll only hurt you." Finny looked up at me with confused eyes. Maybe I told him to suddenly and randomly out of nowhere. The air started becoming thick and heavy but the rain stopped.
"What do you mean? How do you even know about this?" Finny questioned. I smiled warmly at him and took off a small jacket I had worn and gave it to him instead. His clothes were very thin considering he was in his pajamas. My body was strong so I didn't need it.
"Let's just say I'm physic. Anyways, I wanted to tell you to be emotionally prepared for tomorrow. It'll be a long day," I said. Finny didn't understand but he tried to look like he did.
"Ok, Ms. Jayne," Finny answered.
"Don't call me Ms. Jayne. I have no high status or riches," I begged. Finny understood this information and nodded. My clothes clung to me as I stood up and I realized that my hearing was whacked. I kept hearing a buzzing noise but I ignored it. I took a step but I lost my balance and tipped over.
"Jayne!" Finny shouted and reached for me. Before I could fall on the ground, a pair of white hands caught me.
"Sebastian," Finny said and I was being held up by him. Sebastian looked at Finny with a demeaning look.
"Let's get back inside, shall we?" Sebastian suggested and carried me. How is it possible for me to get sick? I can't get sick now, tomorrow was going to be a fun day! I tried telling Sebastian to let me down but instead, I started wheezing painfully. I was drenched in sweat and rain, covered in mud, and still angry at Daniel. Daniel came in front of Sebastian, stopping his path.
"I'll take it from here," Daniel said and took me into his arms.
"Please do watch your master carefully next time," Sebastian said and leaving to take care of Finny. Daniel's hands tightened around me and led me into my personal bathroom. He undressed me, revealing everything little detail of me for his eyes to see. I tried to glare at him but my energy level was really low. He placed me gently into the bathtub that he had set up already and I sighed a bit when I got in. I wanted to protest since I had gotten accustomed to not bathing every day.
"A lady must keep her hygiene at all times," Daniel told me with a caring voice. The room steamed up and I sat there as he scrubbed me clean. This was embarrassing, the worst situation ever, and I hated myself for what I said. I got out of the tub and he dried me with a towel. The towel rubbed against me but it was warm and soft, so soft that I would rather sleep in it than my pajamas. I was then dressed in a night gown that went down up to my knees and Daniel began drying my hair.
"I'm sorry," I apologized. Daniel didn't reply back and I knew that he hated me.
"I'm sorry for saying I hate you. You hate me now don't you?" I asked. He put me into bed and pulled the blankets over my arms.
"I would never hate you, Jayne. No matter what happens, I will never hate you," Daniel replied and kissed my forehead. He blew out the candles and I fell asleep immediately.
"Hush now," someone said. I tried to move but I had no power. I was lying there naked on a slab of cold stoned table. I saw a light shine come from the darkness as it came down and pierced my stomach. I wanted to scream but my voice got lost somewhere. Blood came out of my mouth and I choked on it, trying to swallow it back down. Am I going to die? The shiny object was cold against my skin and I felt everything down there had ripped. "Next is the heart," another guy said. This time I screamed as loud as I could when I felt a cut near my heart. It felt as if a dull rough blade racked across your body, wanting to see my tears, wanting so bad to see the pain you are going through. I felt the outer layer of my lungs rip and the shiny object found its way to my heart. My body felt like it was on fire.
I woke up crying and panting. I looked around and I saw no one with me in the room. I grabbed my pillow, and opened the door.
"It wasn't me. I didn't have that past. It wasn't me," I repeated the first sentence over and over. Something took over my body and I couldn't control myself but I walked to the other side of the hallway. I turned the door knob and it creaked softly as I pushed it open.
"It wasn't me," I said again as I walked up next to the bed. I looked down at the person sleeping and it was Ciel. I noticed his eye patch laying near a small table next to the bed. It wasn't me.
"It was you. The dream wasn't mine, but it was yours," I said as I slipped into the same bed as him. I put my pillow down and lowered my head on it. I stared at Ciel while he was sleeping and he seemed calmer than he looked in the book I had. My eyes felt droopy again and I fell asleep next to Ciel.
