Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroshitsuji.
"Make sure you eat properly and drink your medicine Lady Caeli," the doctor said as he was packing his things. "Earl Snowydene, may I have a word with you?" With that, the two left the girl alone in the room.
The girl sighed. It has been a week since she arrived at the main manor of her family. The treatment she has been receiving helped ease her pain but she wasn't feeling the slightest bit happy. She was worried about her friends. She had no means of knowing how they were. The only thing she could do was hope.
Her father entered the room. "How are you feeling?" her father asked with his kind, deep voice. Caeli nodded and told she was fine. "That's good. If ever you need anything, call for me, alright dear?" Caeli nodded again. Her father stood to leave.
"Father," Caeli called out before he could open the door. "When will I be able to return back to the manor near the village?"
"I'm afraid you can no longer go back there," her father said. "The manor was caught on a fire. Nothing was left of it."
"Oh..." she grew even more pale but only for moment. "I-is that so...?"
"I'm afraid so, dear. Now rest," her father left and she was alone once again.
A sob escaped her lips. She curled up into a ball and continued to cry. Her breathing became labored but she was too saddened to care.
"Jim, Luka," she said in between her sobs. "Please forgive me."
It has been a year since Caeli left the village and a year that she has last been with her friend. The blind girl could no longer find it in her to cry, she was already to tired of it.
The girl would mostly spend her time alone. No one there to keep her company. No one there to tell her stories. No one there to complain to her about the mistreatment of the villagers and the servants of the manor. And no one there to bring her bluebells. The darkness, the only thing she sees, seems darker now.
One day her father, informed her that they will be having guests and that they would like to meet her. The girl just nodded and remained unmoving. She was currently seated on one of their gardens stone bench, trying to detect the weak scent of bluebells. Unfortunately, she failed.
"Master," she heard the head butler call her father. "The Earl of Trancy and his son have arrived. They are currently waiting for you and the young miss at the salon."
"Thank you. You may return to your duties."
The butler left father and daughter alone. The father walked over to his daughter and placed her hands on his arm. This prompt the girl to stand. "I'm sure you'll like Earl Trancy's son."
"Is that so?" the girl said her voice hollow of any emotion. Her father looked down at her with worry in his eyes. He continued to walk his daughter and hoped that she would smile again.
"Snowydene," the Earl of Trancy stood immediately upon seeing his colleague. "It has been a long time," when he looked next to the man he saw Caeli. "You must be Caeli."
"Yes, earl," Caeli said. she did her best to give the man a curtsy. "It is a pleasure to meet you," her tone was empty but the earl didn't really care. He never liked girls to begin with.
"By the way, this is my long lost son Alois," he gestured for the boy, who was staring at the girl from the moment she came in, to introduce himself. He wore a blank expression, the same to that of Caeli's.
"It's nice to meet you, Earl Snowydene," the boy said cheerily. The boy's voice caught the girl's attention. 'His voice sounds familiar...' Caeli thought. The boy faced the girl and he walked up to her. He took her hand in his tight but gentle grasp and shook it "It's nice to meet you to Lady Caeli."
Caeli could do nothing but nodded. 'His hands are just like his. Why is that?'
The boy kept his eyes on the girl. 'You lied,' he thought bitterly before returning to the lecherous man's side.
A/N: To those who actually liked this, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Even though there is only few of you I can't really mention you one by one. Still, thank you so much. I was planning to make this Ciel x OC, but I can't really think of anything. That's why I've decided to stick with this first.
