Here is the next chapter. Please enjoy!
Sebastian knocked on the young master's door. "Young master, I have brought you your afternoon tea." No response. "Young master?" he called as he opened the door.
Inside the office was a mess and the window was opened.
"Ah, what a predicament. The tea will all go to waste now." He said as he looked around the office.
"The English Underworld; the league of evil lords who, generation after generation, take care of the royal family's dirty work." A male voice said. "The Queen's guard dogs who, with absolute power, stifle all those that would rebel." He said as he grabbed a cigar. "Just how many households have you helped, and how many have you crushed, Ciel Phantomhive?"
Ciel lifted his beat up face and looked at his kidnapper with his one blue eye.
"So, it was you after all, Azuro Vanel of the Ferro Family." Said man began to smoke his cigar.
"Hey, Little Phantomhive, it's hard for the Italian Mafia in this country. English people always have tea on their minds." Azuro walked up to the young earl and crouched to his level. "Even though individuals in our line of work can make people a lot of money, they have to strain their little tea-stained minds. That's why we deal in drugs."
"In '68's Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, even opium was listed as a poison." Ciel said. "It is the Queen's decree, not to allow the spread of drugs or accommodate dealers any further."
The older man groaned. "This is why English people are such a pain. The Queen! The Queen! They all have this Oedipus-like complex for the Queen." He grabbed Ciel's face. "Binding people to your rules and trying to secure all the good picks for yourself; aren't we birds of a feather? Let's get along."
"Que mentiras estás diciendo, tonto. You actually think that someone like the young lord would even consider getting along con un ratón hediondo como usted?"
Azuro turned to the voice.
"Women should be seen, not heard, cagna." He grabbed the young lady's face and brought it close to his. "Especially in this situation."
"Alejandra is right. I have no intention of getting along with some gutter rat." Ciel said.
Azuro hit Alejandra's head against the wall with such force that Ciel heard a crack from the young lady. Azuro then pointed his gun to the young earl. "Don't underestimate us adults, you little brat! I've already had my subordinates lie in wait at your mansion. Where's the key? If you don't spit it out soon, I'll start offing your servants, one by one."
Ciel smiled. "It's so nice when pets do as they're told."
Alejandra, not having her legs tied, quickly stood and swiftly kicked the gun out of Azuro's grasp. She then kicked the older man's face with the side of her foot, sending him into the desk in the room.
A gunshot was heard.
And then another.
Alejandra screamed as she fell to the ground.
"Alejandra!" Ciel yelled. He stared at her wounds. One bullet was stuck within her left leg while the other was in her shoulder. Both were bleeding, causing a small pool of blood to form beneath her form in front of the young earl.
Azuro then kicked Ciel in the face, knocking him over.
"Did you hear that?" he said into a phone. "Negotiations are over." And he hung up.
"Young lord?" Alejandra whispered as she fought the pain. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'll be fine, Alejandra." He responded. Thank you. He thought to himself.
Back at the manor, Sebastian was currently looking for the young master and Madame Red's female butler, Alejandra. "Well now, I wonder where the young master and Alejandra were taken?" he said as he held the pie in his left hand.
"Sebastian!" Mey-rin called as she ran. "This letter just arrived at the entrance!" She held up a letter, waving it in the air.
"To whom is it addressed?" The butler asked.
"To the attendant of Ciel Phantomhive."
A sniper was outside the window Sebastian was in front of, aiming for said butler. Sebastian slightly turned and looked at the sniper. The sniper became startled.
Mey-rin stepped on one of her boot laces at the same time the sniper took aim once more. The pie flew into the air as Sebastian caught Mey-rin while the shot the sniper made broke through the window and broke a vase. Mey-rin fell on top of Sebastian. He caught the pie as it fell back down.
"Mey-rin, the letter."
"Ah, y-yes!" the red-faced Mey-rin responded.
"If you want your master and the female to be returned, bring "the item" to Bethnal Green's Nova Scotia Gardens." Sebastian read aloud to himself. He stared at the letter. "This is a somewhat inelegant invitation.
"Sebastian!" Called Finny as he and Bard ran up to Sebastian and Mey-rin.
"Just what is going on here?" asked Madame Red as she and Lau also came to Sebastian.
"I apologize for the ruckus. It's nothing. Please do not worry." Sebastian told everyone with a smile.
They all turned as Grell came running to them, panting.
"Nothing?" Madame Red mumbled and stared into the distance. Where's Alejandra? She thought.
Sebastian turned to Finny and Bard. "I'm sorry to ask this of you, but could you please take care of cleaning up?" He said as he handed the pie to Bard, then walked past the two servants.
"By cleaning up, you mean... it's all right to eat this?" Bard turned, but didn't see anyone. "Sebastian?"
"Sorry. We failed." The sniper said over the phone as he and a partner drove off in a car.
"Failed?" yelled Azuro. "You useless screwups! This is why you're garbage. Whatever. You guys are finished. Get back here at once."
The sniper looked behind him. "W-Wait a sec. Something strange is..." Azuro listened over the phone. "What the hell?"
"What's wrong? Did you run into a bear in the forest?" Azuro joked.
Screaming was heard.
"What's with you guys? Isn't this a bit too clichéd?"
"Speed up!" the sniper yelled. "It's coming."
"Cut it out, you numbskulls!"
"It's no good, it's here!"
Screaming was heard once more.
Then a crash.
Azuro became scared.
All that was heard was static from the other line.
"H-hey, what's wrong?"
Ciel smiled and chuckled. "Looks like the game of fetch is over."
Azuro kicked Ciel's stomach.
Azuro lifted his foot to continue kicking the young earl.
"NO!"
Alejandra threw her body over Ciel's in a protective way. Azuro stared at her, pausing in mid-kick.
"Get out of the way, cagna!" He began to kick her back with the heel of the shoe. Alejandra felt the skin on her back break as blood flowed down her back.
After he was satisfied, Azuro picked up the phone again. "Hey! If you morons don't respond, I'm going to kill you."
"Young lord? Did you get hurt?" Alejandra asked as she lifted her aching body from on top of Ciel.
"No." Why? Why did she save me?
"Good day." A new voice sounded over the phone.
Okay. Now I want to thank ALL of my readers, especially those that put this story as a favorite/alert. When I checked my email to see if I got anything, I saw a lot of people really liked this story. I had my doubts that anyone would like this so far. But all of you proved me wrong! So once again: Thank you, everyone! You have given me the power to continue!
Reviews :
Sacha Michalis: Thank you! I'm glad that you like this so far. I will keep updating as much as I can. Apparently, school gave me a ton of summer homework, so I'll have to see when I can, but I promise I will update as much as I can.
VampireSiren: Thank you! I also feel a bit sorry for Alejandra, but you'll see later on why she is with Madame Red. Actually, very soon!
Cereza101: I'm glad that you were worried. I know I took forever, but school is terrible. Especially now with the awesome (not) summer homework that they added to the homework I already had. Oh well. Now I can update more! Thank you!