Kigeki: Chapter 4
By Female Heero Yuy
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the official characters. If I did I wouldn't be writing this fanfic, and I'd be making a lot of money.
Notes: This is the chapter that has the actual play in it, there are chapters after this, do this is not the end. But in case of some confusion during reading the play, I figured i'd clear it up here.
When you see Bold words with out the Quotes ("), it means the narrator is talking. "Bold" like this means it's someone in the play talking. I did it that way so people could identify when it was the narrrator talking or someone else talking.
So because of the play, this chapter is very very long. I recommend a snack while reading, lol. That's all for now. More notes at the end. =) Enjoy.
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"KYAAAAAAA!" goes the sudden scream through the Phantomhive manor. Followed by many footsteps racing towards the scream that came from Ciel's office. Slaming open the door to the office comes in Bard, Finni, Tanaka and Sebastian with worried looks on their faces.
"Maylene what happened?" Bard exclaims with worry in Maylene's direction.
"Tic...tic..ticket!" Maylene sputters with glee.
"Huh?" in unison from the others except Sebastian, who has a bead of sweat on his cheek, and has become aggitated at the false alarm.
"You don't have to be that excited Maylene, everyone gets one." Ciel retorts in a solem tone also with a sweat drop on his cheek.
"That's what the scream was about?" Finni questioned. "I thought something bad happened from the way you screamed."
"I'm...i'm sorry!" Maylene sputtered with embarrassment.
"Ho, ho, ho."
"I was just so excited about getting a ticket to a play! I've never gotten the chance to see one before!" Maylene blushing in Sebastians direction, clasping her hands together with her eyes toward the floor. "Isn't anyone else excited?"
"Plays aren't really my thing...truthfully i'm only going for support." Bard with his typical grin, rubbing the back of his head retorted.
"Really? I'm actually really excited, i've never got to go to a play either!" with starry glittered filled eyes from Finni's direction.
"Ho, ho, ho"
"Truthfully, i'm excited as well. I can't wait to see Sebastian's performance. Even if it'll be a short one." Ciel with his plotting smirk in place, eyes toward Sebastian, who's looking more upset than usual, but says nothing. Even if it's apparent that his eye is twitching.
Angrily "IF YOU ALL HAVE TIME TO BE LOAFING ABOUT THEN GO DO YOUR JOBS!" roared Sebastian.
"Ahhh Yes sir!" the reply comes from the others and scurry they go to do their jobs. The promise to them was if they could finish their jobs early Ciel would even treat them to a nice meal after the play. Though his hidden agenda was really to see how many people who crowd around Sebastian to hound him for a possible autograph or something, and finally how long it'd take for him to snap from it all. Ah what a bully indeed the light breeze outside seemed to say.
"You seem more aggitated at them then usual." Ciel stating the obvious. Leaning forward on his desk.
"Hmph" snorted Sebastian, deciding it was probably better to ignore the previous statement, he takes a bow, "I'll be off to do my own work, my Lord." upon his statement he walks to the door, closing it behind me.
"Hmmm...seems I might of finally hit a nerve in a demon." Ciel whispers with a smile, still starting at the door Sebastian departed from.
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~Opening Night of the Play~
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"Amazing! The theater looks so Amazing!" Maylene gleefully eyeing everything in sight.
Unable to resist seeing everything the theater had to offer. Everything from the statues, to the paintings, to even how nice the rug looked, the servants of the Phantomhive estate were in utter awe. Except for Sebastian who'd seen it many times, and still wasn't impressed by it.
"Ooooo look they even have a treat stand!" Finni pointed out while pointing at the vender selling various treats at the entrance of the theater. "Can we have some young master? Please please please please please?" Finni excitedly asks, bouncing like a child who'd just seen something amazing for the first time.
Annoyed at Finni's overexcitement Ciel couldn't help but ask, "Why would you want snacks when the play isn't long anyway? Seems kind of pointless to even get any."
Finni looking abit discouraged, but decided to make an attempt for some sugary treats, is next to Ciel in the course of 3 seconds, with his teary eyed puppy dog face in place, and fists near his chin, "Oh please young masterl! Just one! I promise it'll only be one!", allowing for some slight tears to weld up on the edges of his eyes, was Finni's plea.
"Really i'm the one who's the kid in age here." Ciel whispers to himself, then turns to Sebastian with his current order, "Sebastian go get us some snacks before you go to prepare for your act."
"Yes my Lord." Sebastian with his monotone reply, walked up to the snack vendor seeing the variety of snacks available while others were making their purchases, decided it was best to get something that the others could least likely make a mess of themselves with, which wasn't easy, since most of the candy would one way or another end up making someone messy. Especially Finni, how one could eat with a fork at his age and still get it all over his face and clothes was beyond him. Deciding on some Phantomhive treat packets that were available at the stand, Sebastian took his purchases back to where Ciel and the others were standing and waiting for his return.
"The treats you requested Sir." Sebastian states with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, emphasizing the sir more than necessary.
Raising his brow Ciel held the treats Sebastian bought in his hands, eyeing them warily. "You bought my own products."
"It was the best thing they had at the stands that wouldn't be much of a mess maker later my lord."
"Ah, atleast I know they'll taste good." Ciel snidely responds. "Shouldn't you be back stage now?" continuing with his bullying with a smile, glancing in Sebastians direction.
With a sour look on his face, "Yes my lord, i'll take me leave now." Sebastian walks away from the group towards the door for the actors and staff only.
"I guess now's a good as time as any to get to our seats, right young master?" Bard who'd been eyeing some of the play posters, thinking about their artistic feats, asked.
"Yes, now would be a good time for us to get our seats before the crowds come in." Ciel responds, making his way to the theater auditorium to await the opening of the play, with the other servants following behind.
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In the back stage area, the hustle and bustle seemed as if it had never stopped since day one. All the staff members running about making sure the sets were ready for the stage changes, trying to get the minor characters in their costumes, which were ironically harder to get on than the lead roles costumes. All through this Sebastian walked past everyone without a single hinderance in his steps towards the room they'd assigned him for changing. Not that he was in any rush, changing into his costume would only take a few minutes considering his costume was just a black collared suit, with a turtle neck white shirt, and black boots to match. Though he had to admit the costume was far more comfortable than the minor characters costumes.
"Mr. Sebastian!"
Sebastian turned at the shouting voice, recognizing it as Lilly's voice. She came running up to him already dressed in her costume, which was only a oversized long sleeved black shirt. Panting as she came up to him, bending over to catch her breath. "The...director...wants you to...get ready now...so your hair can get done while they are setting up." Lilly muttered out after finally catching her breath towards the end.
"Thank you for letting me know Miss Lilly, i'll go get ready right now." Sebastian smiling at her, then proceeded to walk towards his dressing room to get changed. It was going to be a long night for him, and he was sure that Ciel wasn't going to let him forget it, as long as there was a day he could be reminded of it.
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The director, who is a middle aged man, wearing a clean suit, hair neatly combed, walks on to the center of the stage, as the light in the auditorium dim down. And with a loud voice, "Ladys and Gentleman! I'd like to thank you all for coming to the opening night of our staged event, this play is a little different from other plays, but I hope that you'll all enjoy it to the fullest." Taking a bow and walking off the stage, the crowd does a light applause, as the show begins.
Ciel in the front row with the others, "I wonder what to expect from such a thing" he whispers to himself."
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The sound of a record player with no music sounds the auditorium. A light shining on the stage to show a dark painted background with a leafless tree and a person standing to the left side of the stage.
Lately I keep remembering him.Were the first words on the painted background in red never changing. No person is on the stage, for what was thought to be a person standing on the left side was just an image of a person that was painted in the background, same with the leafless tree.
Sebastian's voice is then heard in a very monotone like fashion, but he isn't seen yet, "What you saw at the castle on that windy night...and what you saw at the bridge last night...how I smiled...never utter a word to anyone. If you dare speak...I will find you wherever you are...and I will kill you...and I will kill you...kill you. I will rip you apart...crush your bones and eat yoru flesh. I will drink your blood. I will...Devour you."
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Ciel was feeling abit unnerved by Sebastians lines, as the curtain dropped for a scene change. He felt as though Sebastian was actually telling at that moment that the contract was over and he was going to end it right then and there. But calming abit, due to remembering that this was a play, and that Sebastian was not going do anything to jepardize the contract. But he couldn't help but feel like those lines were directed towards him. When the curtain rose again to show the next scene.
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A stage filled with pure white roses comes into view as the curtain rises to reveal the next scene, when suddenly, a young girl's voice is heard over the stage.
Yesterday, the elder told us this: - After the script was invented, there was a time when books symbolized power..
As the young girl was talking it was almost as if the white roses were drifting off the stage, and soon, some of the white roses had some red on them.
..and laughing or speaking was considered taboo.
Then more blood covered roses came into view, and the girl's voice drifted through the theater.
-In the period that followed, all books from that time were burned.
Until all the roses were red. And the back of the stage was black. Within the black some very subtle amounts of blue were shown.
At the time, I thought it was a pretty stupid story.
Finally a shadow is shown on a hill with dead trees on the stage, the shadow being in the center with crosses surrounding the shadow.
But in the morning, when I saw snow flowers blooming in the garden...it became clear to me. The question that had puzzled me for 15 years was finally answered.
The shadow stands as the girl is speaking her lines, amongst the crosses and dead trees. Dressed in a black, covered in a black cloaking, holding a katana, with his back to the audience. As if there was a wind in the building that only affected the stage.
Ah! Now I see.
Sebastian slowly turning towards the audience, but he stops midway still not facing them, his side at the audience now. But suddenly a drop comes down as if to speed by, covering him, and as it speeds by, there are red marks on it still passing by.
He was born in that age.
The cloth lifts almost as suddenly as it came, with Sebastian still slowly turning towards the audience, with the wind blowing along the stage. He eyes are shifted towards the left and he blinks. And as if nothing more would happen, he disappears from the stage, almost as if he hadn't been there in the first place. The curtain comes down again for another scene change. But the girl still speaks.
I was only five when all of this happened.
The curtain lifts to show a forest like area with a lake with some light fog. A soft melody playing in the background.
Four days away on horseback from my village lies The Black Forest.
The trees on the stage moving, to give the impression that someone is walking through the forest away from the lake. To show another background with a castle painted on it.
Another day on foot though The Black Forest...will take you to ancient ruins known as The Demon's Castle.
The sound of opera music, with a soprano womans sing voice softly continues though the girls speech. With the trees almost completely revealing the castle in the back ground. The curtain drops again for another scene change.
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"Awww, so many scene changes, but the story seems nice." Maylene whispers so's not to disturb the others.
"Tsk, so far it's not catching my attention." Ciel mutters to himself, though still abit unnerved by Sebastians beginning lines.
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The curtain raises, to show apart of the castle with stairs, Sebastian walking along the stairs as if he'd been walking for a while.
I don't know when...But a rumor had reached our village, telling of a lone swordsman living in that castle. It was said that he had uncommon features with black hair and pale skin.
Another scene change after the curtain drops while the girl is speaking, then reveals a lake at the castle.
That he danced through the sky, handling his sword like the wind. And even in the dark, the starlight reflected off his sword made it look like day.
Sebastian is laying on the ground, as if he were a shadow, with a book covering his face as if he were taking a nap, and a horse on stage with him, standing off to the side.
Among those rumors, was a rather peculiar one...that said he wouldn't accept money for his services...but only rare books of a specific genre. So, an Idea crossed my mind.
The stage darkens, and the sound of horses running can be heard on the stage. Like a thundering army ready for battle. When the light comes back to the stage a house is shown with Lilly running on the stage towards a book shelf.
On the day of the Harvest Festival, before the english attacked us...I grabbed a book and left my home.
After using a chair to get the book on the top shelf, Lilly ran off the stage carrying the book she'd gotten from the shelf. Then the curtain drops again.
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"This is getting interesting." Ciel whispers, while eatting some of the treat he'd had Sebastian buy. The curtain rises after a few minutes of the scene change.
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On the stage, the background looks like a plain, with Lilly lying on the ground as if she'd collasped from running a long distance.
When I saw The Black Forest reflected on the surface of the lake, I forgot about everything...and fell into a deep sleep. Or rather, fainted when passing through the forest.
The light on the stage dims for a moment, and when the light shines again, the scene is changed to a room with a fireplace, Sebastian sitting near it reading a book, and Lilly in a bed.
I don't remember how long I slept. And there, I met him for the first time.
Lilly glancing in Sebastian's direction.
Yes...The Black Swordsman.
Lilly is seated at a table, Sebastian serving tea at the table, with Lilly looking around the room. Sebastian taking a sip of his tea.
In a small room, surrounded by old books and swords, we exchanged words for the first time.
Sebastian places his teacup on the table, as if eyeing Lilly, who looks as if she's nervous across from him. But moves her lips in accordance to the narrator.
-I want you to save me, save my village, save my family.
Sebastian picks up his teacup to take another sip of his tea. While listening to the request.
- I want you to kill every one of the evil English soldiers! I pleaded desperately. And when I finished, I handed him the book I had brought.
Lilly hands Sebastian the book, in accordance to the narrator. Sebastain staring for a moment at the book, not making a move.
I don't know why, but I was confident that without a doubt...it was this book he was after.
He slowly takes a hold of the book from Lilly. Then the scene darkens for a moment, then reveals a darksky with Sebastian sitting in a tree reading the book, and Lilly standing on a rock.
Why, you ask? I have no idea.
The lights dim again and in a few moments the scene changed again to show Sebastain standing by the lake, still reading the book. With Lilly walking up to him.
After that, he didn't speak for a long time.
Lilly stops about 5 feet away from Sebastian.
But his gaze never left the book.
She bends down as if to pick something off the ground, a pebble, and flings it at the back of Sebastians head, hitting him, but he still doesn't make a move.
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Ciel is snickering at the rock being thrown, but otherwise says nothing further.
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After throwing the rock she stands there, waiting for a reaction but receives none.
Sebastian sits atop a tree with Lilly across from him. She then tries to lean towards him, but Sebastian lifts his foot, and as if he was very hard, shoves it in her face, to keep her from leaning towards him.
And then, on the second night, something changed.
With his thumb going to and from his mouth, Sebastian still reading the book.
I saw him smiling ever so slightly.
Sebastian lightly smiles.
-I am victorious! - I thought.
Lilly is now jumping around the stage, which had changed to a lake scene, from column to column to get near Sebastian, who was sitting on a crumbled column, still reading the book.
-Now it is only a matter of time.
Finally Sebastian gets up, and grabs Lilly, lifting her off the ground to make her for eye contact. And after a moment of silence he says to her. "I accept."
-I knew it!- I thought to myself.-I'm a genius.
The curtain falls again for the next scene change. It's dark again, the sound of horses running can be heard in the darkend room. The clattering of armor as the horses running can be heard. With the curtain rising to reveal Sebastian on a bridge with the cloak he wore in the first scene on. Holding the katana. The sound of horses running getting louder as the opera music plays. Sebastian makes a move, ready for the battle scene of the play. As if he'd moved at high speed. Still running, almost as if he was glowing, he slashes at the first guard, with a spray of blood in his wake, the curtain falls, as the battle still sounds, and after a few moments, birds can be heard, as if peace had dawned the land on the stage. As the curtain rises, the background shows the field with the house, to the left, and on the right a pile of armour in the field.
In the morning, all that remained on the bridge was the red of spilled blood...and a pile of steel armour, void of it's bearers.You want to know what happened to the bodies? I know, but I can't tell you. Sorry, I made a promise.
Sebastian and Lilly appear on the stage, with Lilly running towards him. Then she speaks "-Thank you." while facing Sebastian. Who's face now has red stains. Be bends down to Lilly's height as if to whisper in her ear. Then walks off the stage. With Lilly facing him as his parts. Then the stage dims for a moment, and when the light shines again, a slightly older girl who looks abit like Lilly is on the stage, facing the same direction Lilly had been facing.
15 years have passed since that battle. Ireland gained it's independence and peace returned to the village. The story of the Black Swordsman who single-handedly defeated a cavalry of 200 soldiers...turned into a legend only to be told on days of festivities. When everything was over, he whispered to me:
With a winding hitting the girl on stage, Sebastians voice was heard through the theater again. "-If you tell anyone, I will kill you."
On the other side of The Black Forest, he's still reading that book.
The scene changes for the last time, as it shows Sebastian reading the book under the moonlight atop the tree.
Under the moonlight, I'm sure, on top of that tree.
Finally as the scene fades, as Sebastian lets out a laugh.
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Applause filled the theater, even though many did notice that it was something of a discouragement towards England. But they also knew of the Legend of the Black Swordsman of Ireland, and as such, not much complaint would come from the play as far as anyone could tell. Many of the audience thought it was amazing how they were able to change the scenes sometimes without putting down the curtain. It was a good play to take a child to who couldn't stand to sit there for a long period of time. So overall the play was a success. Even if it did make England look bad.
"Well I gotta say, it was interesting." Bard claims turning toward the others, while other members of the audience are preparing to leave.
"Ah! You actually enjoyed it Bard?" Maylene shocked at Bard.
"I didn't think you'd enjoy it." Finni glancing at Bard with the same shock as Maylene.
Putting his hand on the back of his head in his typical mannor, "Well actually..."
Even Ciel had to turn towards Bard for this one, he didn't think Bard was the type to understand plays.
"I didn't understand anything that was going on." Bard smiled.
The others sweatdropped at his claim, but had the expression of figures on their faces. Shock was unneeded, they should of known he wouldn't of gotten it. Oh well they couldn't blame him for trying anyway.
"Ho, ho, ho" Tanaka, sipping his tea. They had to wonder how he got his tea through the door since outside food and drink was prohibited in the theater.
With a sour look on his face, "What's taking Sebastian so long?" Ciel questioned.
"He's probably just being held up in the back by the director young master." Finni offering a suggested response.
"Tsk" shifting in his chair, Ciel crossed his arms, waiting for his butler to arrive. He was hungry, and the small snack he had didn't exactly help with it.
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Backstage there was a small celebration with the other staff members, everyone excited about how well the opening night went. Sebastian ignored all this, making his way to the dressing room he was assigned so he could change and leave. He had no intention of staying for the small party. And he was sure Ciel wouldn't want him to make him wait long. Finally getting to his room, upon opening his door, he sees that it's filled with flowers and candy. Surprised at the sudden bombardment of flowers, he treads past them to get to the closet that has his regular clothes and jacket. With a knock on his door, the director walks in without waiting for a reply.
"Sebastian great job on your performance. Are you sure your really just a butler? You have the makings to be a great actor!" The director exclaims, making it obvious he was there for more than congradulations.
Behind a dressing curtain, Sebastian is almost done changing, buttoning up his vest. "I am merely a butler nothing more." After he's done putting on his tie, he emerges from the dressing curtain, grabbing his jacket from a near by chair, putting it on, nonchalantly we walks past the director to grab his coat to make his way out the door.
"Wait a minute, where are you going? There's a celebration going on." The director disappointed at Sebastian not wanting to be a star.
Pausing in his steps, he turns to the director, "My master awaits, I cannot stay for the party."
"Atleast take this." The director responds, holding out a bouquet of white roses to Sebastian. "The staff got these for you."
Taking the bouquet from the director. "Thank you." Sebastian walks out the door, to where Ciel and the others are. They notice him and run up to him, except Ciel who's standing by the exit, looking smug.
"Sebastian that was great!" Maylene overjoyed with excitement.
"You were amazing!" Finni with his eye twinkling.
"Way to go! That's our butler" Bard holding a thumbs up in Sebastians direction.
"Ho, ho, ho." Tanaka, using a popper, setting out a small set of streamers in Sebastians direction.
Walking up to where Ciel is the group makes there way to the carriage outside waiting to take them to get a good meal. Sebastian passes the bouquet to Ciel to places them on his lap. "Nice roses."
"The director gave them to me." Sebastian states, as he was getting into the carriage, but before he was fully in...
"Mr. Michealis!" came a shout suddenly. Stopping Sebastian for a moment to turn at the calling voice.
Running up to him was, Gregory Turner in his typical moss green suit. "Wait!" finally coming to a halt a few feet away from Sebastian, catching his breath.
"Sebastian what's going on?" Ciel aggitated even more so now, glancing out the window to see Gregory.
"I'm...sorry...but ...could you please some with me for a moment." Gregory responed finally catching his breath. "There something we need to discuss with you right at this moment."
Ciel taking the moment to respond for Sebastian. "Can't it wait til tomorrow? We were on our way to dinner."
Surprised at Ciels comment and taking a glance at the other in the carriage noticing they were servants, but says nothing about that particular matter, Gregory takes a step toward the carriage. "I understand Earl Phantomhive, but we cannot wait for another day. It's really important. Please it won't take long!" begging Ciel.
Sighing but not in the mood to argue anymore. "Sebastian make it quick."
Bowing at Ciel. "Yes, my lord." Sebastian then follows Gregory back into the theater for the sudden discussion.
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Author note: Yay, longest chapter ever! But mainly due to I wanted to get the "Play" in one chapter. Now here comes the part where some people will probably wanna kill me.
Kigeki is actually not a play. XP It's actually a 10 minute short anime that i'd watched a while back, and since I thought the Black Swordsman looked alot like Sebastian, I decided to use kigeki for the play part. Thus why the title of the fic is called Kigeki. So you can watch it to see what I typed. Especially since I had to cut some stuff out scene wise. Then you can also get to see what it was sorta like in the play.
But other than this the story will continue, since it's not over yet.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
And to everyone who's reviewed up to this point. Thanks so much for all your advice, tips, and comments. =)
Chapter 5 is being written, so wait til next time!