Chapter 3
They were in their carriage on the way to their next mission the boys were playing I-spy and ciel was resting leaning against the window trying to get some sleep. Sebastian noticed how uncomfortable she looked and moved her so that her head was leaning on his side and his arm was wrapped around her though she was too tired to notice the change in position. For the rest of the journey the boys watched as ciel slept peacefully against Sebastian before falling asleep themselves.
They were all woken up with a start when the carriage suddenly stopped throwing them all forward Ciel and Chris both banged their heads together Ciel giving a small cry as she was thrown back into her seat rubbing her head and Chris who just groaned from the impact. The other two grabbed the door handle to stop the collision "aww why the hell did we stop I don't feel so good" groaned a queasy looking rob "Mm I don't know, I'll go check it out" said Sebastian opening the carriage door and slowly getting out.
Sebastian's P.O.V
I got out the carriage and pulled out my gun holding it with both hands pointing in front of me as a walked round to the front of the carriage to my horror I saw the driver dead and went back to the carriage "guys get out we have to get out of here Now!" I said to them ciel looked like a frightened little kitten as she shakily took Sebastian's hand and got out the carriage. "Hey don't worry ciel I will protect you I promise" I whispered sweetly in her ear the guys were looking around for any intruders. I pushed Ciel behind me and hand my gun at the ready until I heard a small squeak coming from Ciel and turned around to see someone had grabbed Ciel from behind one arm around her neck holding a knife and the other arm holding her arms around her back so she couldn't move. I froze as did Chris and Rob staring in shock when I saw a tear running down ceils cheek this brought me back and I was furious the man was almost twice the size of ciel. She looked utterly terrified he wasn't going to get away with this
Ciels P.O.V
Who was this guy I was shaking so much I was pathetic how long have I been an agent and now I'm like a helpless child, No I didn't train to let it all go to waste when I needed it the most. I looked at my friends they looked scared but I focused my attention on Sebastian who hadn't taken his eyes of me for a second I gave him a small smile letting him know I was okay in response he just looked down. T
he man noticed this because I felt the blade dig further into my neck "listen sissy boy you better not be signalling something to your little friend over there" he hissed in my ear his breathe alone made me gag it smelled like alcohol and cigarettes I shook my head and chocked out "I didn't do anything" bad move on my part as I felt the blade break the skin and cried out "aww does that hurt good, now you are to tell me where I can find the Phantomhive manner or your friend here dies" I froze all the memories flooding back
Flashback
"Mummy daddy 'cough' where are you SOMEBODY HELP" I cried out "my darling daughter I'm sorry, but find Tanaka and get out of here"
End of flashback
Tears that I managed to keep in now flooded my eyes and streaming down my cheeks I was shaking and couldn't control it. Lucky for me the guy was stupid and thought I valued my life more that he thought "aww look she's scared so she doesn't want to die" the man grinned towards my team.
Sebastian P.O.V
Ciel was in Hysterics and there was nothing I could do I knew it was because she was the only Phantomhive member left. Like a princess hidden away from the world locked in a tower, because she was running away from the curse that held her captive but I was broken out of my thoughts by Chris's voice "We don't have a clue what you're on about we've never heard of them so please let our friend go"
I looked back at ciel and saw a look I hadn't seen much from Ciel her eyes were full of hatred and determination. Then to my surprise I saw he kick the guy in the shin earning a slight scratch from the knife on her neck I watched terrified we'd never seen her like this as the guy bent down grabbing his shin she kneed him in the face "you bitch" the guy said holding his bloody nose he was about to charge at her with his knife but me, Chris and Rob shot him down before he could reach her.
Relief consumed me thank god that was over until I saw Ciel Collapse in the street "CIEL" we shouted running to her I was at her side in an instant cradling her in my lap I looked at her neck to make sure the cut wasn't deep and sighed in relief it was just a scratch "is she okay" Rob asked "yeah I think she's okay she's probably just exhausted" she must of had one hell of an adrenalin rush. "I think there's a hotel near here we can all get some rest before we get back to the mission tomorrow" Chris told us I looked up and smiled at them before lifting ciel in my arms bridle style, I never notice of small and light she was until now "let's go then, it's been a long day and it looks like it's going to start raining and we have to walk" we set of walking and as I predicted it started to rain only a little, I looked down at Ciels peaceful face and whispered "I hope she's having a nice dream" the boys looked and smiled after 30 minutes walking we came across a small town with a B&B "whoo we made it my legs feel like they're going to drop off" shouted Rob both me and Chris just rolled our eyes and walked in Chris checked us in a room and I went to set Ciel on the be so she could sleep better as I tried to stand up I felt a weak hand clinging to my shirt and smiled and a rather drowsy looking ciel before whispering "get some sleep, it's been a long day you need to rest" before I went to the bathroom to grab a cloth and warm water so I could clean the cut on her neck before it got infected.
Ciels P.O.V
I was so tired I couldn't even keep my eyes on though I felt a little pressure on my neck it was warm.
I woke up the next morning to the warm sunshine glowing through the window I looked around to find Chris and rob sleeping soundly on the floor on a mat and Sebastian on the bed next to me I blushed lightly "morning Ciel, how's your neck?" "oh its fine just a scratch barely" I answered " what time is it we should be at the palace by now" I asked worried " now its fine her majesty already knows we ran into trouble yesterday" I relaxed a little and left the room to the bathroom to get cleaned up.
Normal P.O.V
The team finished breakfast and set off to the palace it was only and hours coach trip from the B&B. This time they managed to get there in one piece they were met at the entrance by the queens spokesperson "good morning I'm glad you made it here safely I heard you ran into a spot of trouble on your way yesterday" the man said politely and let them in leading to the queens study. Ciels heart was pounding hard in her chest she felt like it was going to break one of her ribs.
Sebastian noticed this and grabbed her hand squeezing it tightly to comfort her "what if she knows who I am" she whispered shakily "she won't know who you are as far as she concerned your just one of the agents sent to protect her, your just one of the guys on our team" he whispered back smiling she smiled back "well I managed to trick everyone before don't see how it cannot work now" the man opened the door to the study and let us in "make your selves at home someone will be with you soon" they all sat on the couch waiting for what seemed like hours before the door opened again and they stood up to bow to the queen who was dressed in her usual black dress with the vale in front of her face "ahh so you have finally made it" they all replied "Yes your majesty" whilst bowing their heads and holding their hand to their chests. "You young one what's your name" she asked pointing to ciel who instantly froze 'oh no this isn't good' ciel and Sebastian thought "um I um uh Ciel your majesty" to which the queen gasped "Ciel? I've heard that name before" ceil tensed "as you are aware the family that served be before The Phantomhive's died in a fire quit a number of years ago and as far as I know there were no survivors although they never found the young boys body we still presume he was in the fire" she said looking at Ciel curiously "I lost my guard dogs as I like to call them" Ciels hand clenched into a tight fist until Sebastian caught it and looked her in the eye telling her to calm down "there was a recent threat sent to my life about a bomb attack, I hope you agents can put a stop to this threat" they silently nodded "Ciel can I have a word" asked the queen ciel looked shocked but nodded again and walked into the hall with the queen but not before looking at Sebastian who looked worried for his friend.
"so Ciel I was wondering where I had heard your name and now I know" the queen said looking directly at ciel who was shaking "the Phantomhive's gave birth to a baby boy named Ciel but when the fire took the lives of Vincent and Rachel their son was never found the police just thought I burned and couldn't find the body now almost 9 years on and a boy comes into my home with the same name as the missing child the heir to the Phantomhive name!" she glared at ciel "how dare you leave your position as my protector your family I born to serve me" ciel froze she didn't know what to do "I~I don't know wwhat you are talking about your majesty" ciel stammered "Tanaka took me in when I was young after he found me wondering around the city on my own" ciel whispered quietly just then the door opened and I saw Sebastian looking at me concern in his eyes "your majesty if you don't mind my team and I need to make a protection plan" ciel sighed in relief and walked towards Sebastian when the queen grabbed her wrist "this conversation is not finished we will talk later" ciel just looked down and replied "as you wish your majesty" before walking into the study with Sebastian. Ciel closed the door behind her and collapsed to the floor crying Sebastian was at her side in seconds cradling her to his chest whispering sweet nothings in her ear to calm her down.
When ciel finally calmed down and tried to control her breathing she looked up with red puffy eyes to find 3 pairs of eyes staring down at her each had the same concerned and worried look she just simply smiled sadly and whispered "she knows who I am, and she said their names the names I longed to forget my parents" and more tears streamed down her face Sebastian just held hugging her close and spoke for the first time since the entered the room "It's okay I heard and I don't care if she is royalty she does not own you, now we will finish our mission and go home okay" he said calmly he couldn't believe the queen could be so cruel to his sweet ciel she didn't do anything to deserve what the queen had said, nobody deserved to be called a guard dog especially not ciel .
2 weeks later
The team had figured out who had sent the threat notes and were out looking for her so they could go home, when ciel suddenly fell to her knees clutching her head Chris was the first to see her, running forward he shouted "hey ciel what happened are you okay" he almost reached her when he did the same collapsing to the ground Sebastian and Rob both looked at their friends on the floor looking like they were in so much pain but how they started running to them before a whisper hit their ears "your friends can hear their screams" startled they turned around to see a beautiful woman with snow white wings "who uh who are you" the two boys stammered out the woman just smirked at the two boys "I'm Angela, I'm here to snuff out the Unclean, Snuff out the Unnecessary and Snuff out the Unwanted" she said this looking straight at ciel who was still on the ground with her hands on her head tears streaming down her face Sebastian was furious "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO CIEL YOU COW" he screamed at her "she's seeing her parents cinematic record of their death she's listening to the screams of the staff and her parents" Sebastian ran to ciel pulling her into his arms just as Rob was trying to help Chris "Ciel come on snap out of it it's okay it's in the past listen to me Ciel please your perfectly safe just snap out of it" her cried out trying to get through to her it worked because after a couple of minutes he heard a whimper "se...seba...Sebastian" she cried out "that's right ciel I'm right here sweetheart" it was then he heard a load laugh "aww the sweet couple" she sneered at them before shooting daggers at them before Sebastian could move ciel jumped in front of him taking the blunt of the attack but not leaving him completely unharmed in his shell-shocked state he had two daggers one on each thigh and one in his shoulder. Chris and Rob also had a dagger to the leg and shoulder but Ciel had one in her stomach near her chest, one in her leg, side and shoulder, one of the daggers had also scratched along both her arms quit deep. Angela just laughed before leaving all the boys were just staring wide eyed at the girl who was lying unconscious in front of Sebastian who was clutching his leg were the dagger hit he tried crawling to Ciel groaning in pain while he moved to her side "No ciel WHY!" he cried out for her the other two boys had tears running down their cheeks she tried to protect them all from getting hurt yeah they still got hurt but not as bad as ciel but why did she do it her breathing was low and harsh she opened her eyes slightly and smiled at the 3 boys looking down at her with red puffy eyes "Thank-God your safe, don't cry please I'm okay" she said before a coughing fit took over coughing up blood Sebastian immediately lifted her to the side so she didn't choke he asked again "Why did you do that Ciel?" she simply sighed "I love you that's why" and with that she fell into unconsciousness falling limp in Sebastian's arms as he cried he was soon broken out if it when he heard his friends mumble something "what's that mark on her wrist I've never noticed it before" Sebastian picked up her arm looking at her wrist and sure enough there was a mark a tetra gram it was a star inside a circle it somehow reminded him of a star trapped in a cage that can't get free and go back up to the sky's where it belongs they were all injured and needed to get help fast Rob had already sent the alarm to Tanaka to say we needed help Sebastian then remembered what Tanaka had told him about the curse of the Phantomhive's
Flashback
"It's a contract made at birth by the demons but only goes into full effect when the life of the person in question is on its last legs." Sebastian couldn't begin to understand but listened anyway "what does this curse look like?" "the start of the curse mark is a star in a circle, the next stage is a circle of diamonds around it when it gets to that stage the contract is complete and cannot be undone in which she will have a demon by her side for whatever she needs until her wish is granted then the demon will feed on her soul and she will die" Sebastian gasped and swore she would never have to have that mark for as long as he's around "How long does it take for the mark and contract to be complete?" "Hmm if I remember correctly its anything from a couple of days to a week but once it has started I do not know how she will break the contract"
End of flashback
Sebastian sighed in relief as he saw a helicopter above the field landing "hang on Ciel helps here were going to be fine just keep that damn curse mark under control" he whispered in her ear before laying a kiss on her forehead. They all boarded the helicopter most of their injuries were cleaned and wrapped on the helicopter leaving them to get some rest before they got back to base. The first thing he would do when they get back is to figure out how he was going to stop the curse from taking her; this was Sebastian's last thought before succumbing to unconsciousness.
Thanx again guys please please let me know what you think i would really appreciate it this is only my second story made and would like to hear what people think the next chapter shouldn't take long as some ideas are in my mind for the next chapter Thanx again for reading xxxxx
Sammie-Jo
