Me:*typing fast with an irritated face*
Lilith:*walking behind me* what's wrong with you?
Me:*looks at Lilith irritated* leave me alone, I'm irritated.
Lilith: Why?
Me:*looks at her confused* you seriously don't know.
Lilith:*shakes her head*
Me:*looks down on the ground* Elizabeth is in this chapter.
Someone else: Eh!
*Lilith and I quickly turned and I hide Lilith fast*
Me: Ciel! *I shouted*
Ciel:*looks down irritated too* You better make this chapter simple and easy for me and Raven.
Me:*nodding my head continuously* Of course Ciel, bye.
Ciel:*walks away with a disappointment on his face* E-E-Elizabeth
Me:*sighing looking at Lilith than the audience* Wish Lilith luck and I do not own Kuroshitsuji. *looking at Lilith* Your secret is harder than imagined.
Chapter 4
SIBLING ARGUMENT AND... FIANCE?!
I sigh as I know that today is going to be one of the worst day ever. How do I know you may ask? Well, I can answer that one question with just one word... or in this case name.
...Grell...
He starts screaming to make this manor even more of mess and reckless that it was before. I sigh as he entered the dining room to hit Finny with the cart that he was somehow riding. Finny was covered in hot tea crying as Grell try to grab a handkerchief helping him. Instead of grabbing the handkerchief on the table, he grabs the handkerchief and able cloth.
I start get pissed as I glared at Grell while Mey-Rin was trying to calm down. To tell the truth, it was Ciel that was stupid enough to say yes into letting Sebastian teach him how to be a proper butler. Madam Red requested the help for Grell and of course made a deal with Ciel. I tried telling him it was a bad idea, but guys just don't want to listen.
As I was in my own thoughts, I didn't take notice that Grell grabbed a knife and planned to 'kill himself'.
He's cant die. He's already dead.
If weren't for Sebastian to make him shut up, I would sure make him shut up. I look at Sebastian to see him teach Grell how to properly make tea for me and Ciel.
"Young Master, it's almost time," Sebastian states.
Ciel nods his head as I drink my tea but feels Ciel's gaze on me. I didn't even look into his eyes all day today because of this stupid punishment he is giving me. I set my tea down to stand up walking over to the door.
"Raven," Ciel calls making me stop at the door, "stop acting like a child." My hand was on the handle gripping on it tightly, "Will you just talk to me and stop being so childish?"
I narrowed my eyes as I open the door with a big bang as it hit against the wall. The servants, including Sebastian and Ciel, flinched as I walked out to slam the door back shut.
*Flashback*
"Raven, your punishment with be helping the servants doing their chores while I am gone," Ciel says late at night as we return home.
I nodded my head to look at him asking, "Do I really need a punishment? I only did what I thought was right. I wanted help you."
Ciel's eyes narrowed with his eye patch off and in his night t-shirt.
"What you did was absolute foolish? Any idiotic person can see that," Ciel comments.
My hands were in fist as I looked at him angrily,"Oh! So I suppose you didn't want me to save you and let Sebastian save you!?"
"Yes!" Ciel shouted back, "If It means that you will be safe and unharmed!"
"I'm not some little princess that always needs to be protected and sheltered!" I shouted as Ciel's eyes narrowed even more.
His navy blue eyes turned even darker as he shouted, "Fine! The next time you get captured, don't expect me or Sebastian to save you! I'm tired of always trying to save you all time!
My hands were in fist as I yelled, "If I'm such a bother to you, then... I'll leave tomorrow night and never come back!
Ciel's eyes were wide as he finally realized what he said. It was already too late as I walked out of his room to go to my room. As I entered my room, I grabbed my suitcase and clothes but stopped before putting it in the suitcase. I hugged the outfit close to me feeling my eyes heavy.
"Am I really bother?" I whispered.
*End flashback*
I sighed as I walked outside to see that the bushes needed to be trimmed. I heard the horses of Ciel's carriage go and the servants shouting my name from behind me.
"Young Mistress!" Finny shouts, "Is everything alright with you and the young master?"
I stare ahead of me to look at the bushes replying, "The bushes need to be trim. Grell can you please get on that. Bard, Mey-Rin, Finnie, please pull the weeds. I'll help as well."
"Young Mistress," Bard whispered as we started working.
I knelled down to hear Grell comment on our manor and Bard telling him it has been barely two years since it was built. I stand up to clean my dress and look at Grell.
"That manor is only a copy of the original Phantomhive manor," I replied as Grell looked at me.
"Really?" Grell ask.
"Certainly," I heard voice behind me to see Tanaka in his true form. He surprised Grell as Tanaka looked at asking, "If it's alright with you, young mistress. I can explain to the young man here."
I looked at him nodding my head as Tanaka looks at Grell.
"This manor is built to be exactly like the old one. It's faithfully reproduced down to the finest cracks in the pillars." Tanaka expalins.
"Reproduced?" Grell ask.
"The entire Phantomhive estate went down in flames three years ago," Tanak replies as I look down at the ground.
"The fire," I spoke up having Grell look at me, "took two people that Ciel and I cared and loved deeply. Our parents."
Grell's eyes were wide as he look down with pity and an apologetic expression. I stare at Grell to suddenly see a piece of red hair falling to his face. My eyes widen as I had a nostalgic feeling in my heart. I put my hand over my heart as a flash suddenly appeared of 6 men staring me down.
My thoughts were interrupted with Mey-Rin's screaming. I looked up to see that bushes we were trimming actually turned into into skulls. In fact, all off them turned into skulls, every last on of them. We were all surprised, well not me, as we were surround of bushes beyond bushes looking like skulls.
Grell suddenly stand up to have rope around his neck and part of it on a tree branch. I was wondering how that even got there but... someone pulled on the stool Grell was on. My eyes widen and turned pale as I saw you pulled the stool.
"L-L-Lizzie..." I whispered as she turned towards me running to hug me.
"Raven! Just look at you! You are just darling!" Elizabeth shouts suddenly pulling us inside the manor.
As quick as demon, actually quicker than a demon, the whole mansion was covered into a pink and girly. She made the servants into something 'cute' she says, and Grell still hanging on a rope as a decoration. She looked at me giving me a bag and turn to one of the empty rooms to change.
As I change I hear the servants shouting Sebastian and people coming into the room beyond this door. I heard Ciel's voice and Elizabeth probably embracing him. I open the door to see that I was correct. There she is hugging Ciel with all of her strength.
"Lizzie," I spoke up having turned to look at me, "You going to kill him with your hug of death."
Elizabeth ignored my comment to see smile with the dress I was wearing. It was a blue and white dress that reached to my knee. The white part of the dress was around in the middle, and the sleeves to my wrist. The blue was the main part of the dress with black buttons on the top along with a blue ribbon that was add for my hair.
"You look like a princess, Raven!" Elizabeth shouts happily than looks at the surprised Ciel. "What do you think, Ciel?"
Ciel looks at me as our eyes connect for him to whisper, "My little princess."
His voice suddenly hold possessiveness having my heart suddenly beat really fast and a dash of pink coated my cheeks. I quickly turned to the side making sure he doesn't look at my face, but I can still feel his gaze on me.
Stop looking at me... I know...
I looked at Elizabeth asking, "Lizzie, what are you doing here anyway?"
"I came here to see you and Ciel," Elizabeth says then explains, "Besides, I wanted to make the mansion pretty. Only cute things belong into the mansion."
She then suddenly shows us Tanaka that has a wig on his head and gives Sebastian a pink hat? It's definitely girls hat that surrounds your face but I couldn't help chuckling since it looked so funny and well on him. The servants were laughing that made Sebatian glare at him to stab them all three of them with sword. I couldn't help but chuckle even more as I looked at the three servants and this whole situation combine. It was too much fun.
"What were you thinking of coming here anyway?" Ciel says as Lizzie hugs him again.
"Er...Who is she?" Grell asked.
"Oh, this is the daughter of the Marquess of Scotney. Lady Elizabeth Ethel Cordelia Midford." Sebastian explains as Grell try to say it. He continues, "Lady Elizabeth is my young master's betrothed."
The servants looks at Sebastian shocked just now realizing it.
"Lady Elizabeth is the daughter of a marquess, after. Noblemen must marry noble ladies, obviously." Sebastian explains.
"She's also our cousin," I spoke out for Grell and the three servants to look at me with wide eyes.
"Hang on!" Bard shouts grabbing my attention, "Ciel is going to marry his cousin," I nodded my head, "Then, he's marrying his own blood." I nodded my head again, "Can he also marry you if he wishes it?"
I looked at him confused replying, "Yes, he can. After all, I am noble lady, but our parents didn't betrothed us together. Though, there are few that wish to be betrothed with Ciel and it seems I'm the enemy."
Bard's eyes were suddenly spinning saying, "My brain hurts."
I look at him confused asking, "When does your brain ever work. It shouldn't hurt."
Bard looks at me angrily but I avoided him to see Elizabeth suddenly clap her hands.
"Say, I know! Now that the the mansion looks so lovely and all, let's have a ball tonight!" Elizabeth suggested.
Ciel and I suddenly became pale as the servants looks at us confused. Elizabeth suddenly grabs Ciel's hand hugging him and twirling him.
"And I'll dance all around with my fiance as my escort! Oh, how lovely!" Elizabeth shouts happily.
"Hey! Who gave you leave to-" Ciel was cut off by Elizabeth.
"Raven, Ciel, wear the clothes I picked out for you two, please," Elizabeth pleads. "I just know they'll be adorable!"
"Listen to me when I'm..." Ciel was cut off again.
"And I must dress the nines as well!" Elizabeth says then suddenly grabs Grell, "Come on, I'll make you even cuter too!"
She pulls Grell out of the room having us stare at her with wide eyes and Ciel shouting at her.
*Ciel's study room*
Ciel sit on his chair sighing with his head on his desk, while I read on one of the couches Ciel has in this room. I sigh as well, knowing this is going to be one busy day.
"I believe the wisest thing to do today," Sebastian advice, "would be to go along with her plan and then ask her to leave."
Ciel stands up straight to reply,"Just give her some dinner or something and get her out of here! I don't have the time to go along with her girlish hobbies."
My eyes narrowed at Ciel as I turned the page to spoke out, "I think a ball is wonderful idea. I can finally learn how to dance. It will be great for my last day in this manor."
Ciel's eyes widen as he grips his tea cup tightly, while Sebastian looked at me confused asking, "Last day?"
I look at Sebastian standing up to reply, "It seems that I have become a bother to big brother. To night I will be packing my things and leave this manor so I won't have to bother you, Ciel, and any of the servants anymore."
"Young mistress..." Sebastian whispers confused, but then shakes it off to ask, "You can't dance?"
I look at him nodding stating, "Ciel and I can't dance. We've never been taught so we don't know. That's why we don't go to any of the balls because we don't want to look like fools."
"I see," Sebastian says understanding, "No wonder it looks like you two play as a wallflower."
"Dancing is unimportant," Ciel states, "I am far to busy for such-"
Sebastian was suddenly in front of Ciel's fate making him understand the crucial understanding of dancing, and the name of Phantomhive. It shows an important appearance that finally made Ciel snap from Sebastian's long explanation. In the end, there was not enough time to hire teachers, so Ciel and I have to dance together with Sebastian teaching us.
I groaned as I just looked to the side and not facing Ciel. Sebastian instructs us as I just keep repeating 1,2,3 in my head.
"Raven, a lady must always looks look at the gentleman," Sebastian instructs, "Ciel hold he waist tightly so you can take the lead."
I look at Ciel's eye, feels his hand tightly on my waist, and him leading me to the rhythm he wishes to go. He suddenly turns to fast for me that I accidentally stumble on his feet and my head hit his chest. My eyes suddenly were wide as I heard his heart beating.
His heart beat suddenly felt nostgalic and it saddens my heart in a way.
Lilith!
My eyes widen even more as I pushed Ciel away from me to look down at the ground having my hands in a fist.
That voice...
May I have this dance, my little girl?
...Father...
"Young Mistress..." Sebastian calls for me to feel pain on my cheeks. He stretches my cheeks to say, "You must smile to your partner. Almost as if you are having fun."
I snap to hits Sebastian hands shouting, "Let go!" I faced my back on Sebastian and Ciel commenting, "This... this isn't dancing. Dancing is something that the partner and yourself enjoys together, and shares the same feeling in that one moment."
Sebastian's eyes widen asking, "I thought you said you have never danced?"
I looked at Sebastian replying, "I have never danced, but... I've seen people dance before. I can understand the air around them once start dancing."
Dad!
"I... I have to go." I said rushing out of the study.
I continued to run to have memories of Father picking me up, dancing with me, and that smile that always brighten my days. It's been so long since his death, and it still feels fresh in my head.
"Raven..."
I stop to turn and see Elizabeth in her red dress with wide eyes. She looks at me to then smile grabbing my hand to pull into a room.
"Put this on," Elizabeth instructed as I did as she says for her to do my hair now, "Is everything alright with you and Ciel?"
I look at her through the mirror to reply, "We had a fight that ended up me saying that I will be leaving this manor tonight and never coming back."
Elizabeth stopped with whatever she was doing with my hair to reply, "I know you two. I know you won't leave this manor and I'm sure Ciel will do everything he can stop you."
I looked at her with wide eyes whispering, "LIzzie."
Elizabeth smiled to suddenly shout, "You look so cute!"
In those few seconds, she turned into a mature lady to... annoying little kid. I sighed but couldn't help smiling as I looked at myself in the mirror. It was a dress of nothing but blue. The dress was down to my knees and the sleeves to my wrist. My hairs was braided on two sides to have them in the back with a blue rose hairpin.
Elizabeth pulled from the room to be in the entrance as she has everyone ready. I, on the other hand, walked to the window and remembered of Ciel throwing his ring away. I quickly walked to the other side of the window to see a cat over it. I smiled as I knelled towards the little black cat with red eyes.
"Can you do you me favor?" I whispered for the little thing to meow.
I smiled petting the cat surprised to see that cat understands me.
...
After a few minutes, I walk inside to see the servants, expect Mey-Rin, all dressed up and Lizzie hugging Ciel tightly. Her expression suddenly turned dark as I knew it meant the ring he was wearing.
"Ciel, where is the ring I brought you?" Elizabeth asked. "There was a cute one to match your clothes!"
"This ring is fine," Ciel replies.
"No! I went to so much trouble to make everything cute, but the ring isn't cute at all! So you don't want to wear the one I bought?! You're so cruel!" Elizabeth shouts on the floor suddenly crying.
I walk over to her to speak up, "Elizabeth, you don't understand," I walked over to the Ciel grabbing his hand and pointing the ring, "This ring..."
As fast as lightening, Elizabeth pushed me away and grabbed the ring from Ciel's thumb.
"Just kidding! Got it!" She shouts as Ciel and I look at her with wide eyes.
"Lizzie," We spoke at the same time.
"Yes, it's far too big! The one I picked out is perfectly-sized and-"
Elizabeth was cut off by Ciel shouting, "Give it back!" surprising everyone. He stretches his hand saying, "Give that back, Elizabeth."
"Wh-Why are you so angry? I went to such trouble..." Elizabeth says, she flinches seeing Ciel's narrowed eyes. Tears started to well up in her eyes saying, "What?! All I did was try to make you adorable! So why are you so angry?! I hate this stupid ring!"
She slams the ring down to the ground breaking it as I quickly run towards her as Ciel is behind me.
*Slap*
Elizabeth's, Ciel's, Sebastian's, and the servant's eyes were wide as they looked to see me protecting Elizabeth with a red cheek.
"R-Raven..." Ciel whispers surprise as I touch my heated cheek.
Sebastian was behind Ciel with his cane seeing that he was too late to stop this mess. I looked at Ciel for him to see that I was not angry or hurt, but...worried. I was worried for him. I faced my back on him as I looked at Elizabeth's crying eyes.
"Elizabeth..." I look down at the ring to grab a hold of it and face her again, "This ring was one of the Phantomhive rings. It belonged to our Father and breaking this. Is like breaking our memories of him?"
Elizabeth's eyes were wide as she finally realized the mistake she has done.
"I destroyed something so important. Ciel, I-" She looks at Ciel but he avoids her eyes to grab the ring from my hand.
He goes to the window I thought he was going to and throws the ring away. Then, a black blur suddenly jumped passing the window to make me smile. Elizabeth ran over to the window reaching forward to look at Ciel.
"Why did you do that?" Elizabeth ask.
"Even without that thing... I'm still the head of the Phantomhives!" Ciel shouts as I couldn't help but smile at him.
I suddenly felt a hand on my cheek to turn and see Ciel looking at my bruised cheek.
He leans forward to my ear whispering, "I'm so sorry... for everything."
He then walks to Elizabeth helping her with her tears. Ciel ask Elizabeth for a dance with Sebastian and Grell playing the music. I looked at the dancing for a few seconds to walk outside and see the cat waiting for me at a tree. The cat comes down to show the ring between the cat's lips.
I stretch my palm out to have it on my palm. The once destroyed ring was now fixed and brand new. I looked at the cat to see the cat was gone. I decided to go back inside the manor and into my room to change in my nightgown. I walked over to Ciel's room to see him holding his hand with Sebastian in front of him. He was already in his night gown and his eye patch was gone.
I knock on the door, despite it already it open, and entered the room for Ciel to look at me with wide eyes.
"Raven..." Ciel whispers.
"Sebastian, may I talk to Ciel alone?" I ask Sebastian.
Sebastian nodded his head to exit the room as I grabbed one of Ciel's hand to pull the ring in my other hand on his thumb.
Ciel's eyes widen to look up at me shouting, "Raven!"
I looked at him calmly replying, "Do you honestly think I believe in the crap you just said to Elizabeth? You're a good person Ciel, but you lie too many times."
"I thought you were leaving," Ciel whispers looking down.
"If that's what you want. I'll leave," I turned around to the door to be pulled back.
I felt arms around my neck to feel Ciel's head on the side of my neck.
"No, no, I don't ever want you leave," Ciel whispers next to my ear, "I'm sorry." My eyes widen for him to continue, "You were and have never been a burden to me. As long as I have you, I don't need anyone else. I don't even need Sebastian or my revenge, as long as I have you." He suddenly tighten his hold me, "You must understand that just imagining one of those men pointing their guns at you or hurting you. It makes my blood boil to the point where I want to see blood and order Sebastian to kill them. So, please, don't ever leave me."
He stands up straight to pull on my chin to look at him.
"The rings that we share is proof that we need each other, it's proof that we are one, and proof that we are together. For as long as we together and alive, I won't allow you to leave my side." Ciel states as it's a promise.
His arms suddenly went around my waist to pull me to his bed as he lays on top of me.
"Ciel..." I whisper.
He touches both of my cheeks to rub his thumb on left cheek that he hit. I can see tears well up in his eyes as I reach forward to touch his cheek.
"I am fine, Ciel. I was mostly worried for you. Ciel," He stares at my eyes as I stare at him, "I can't help up but feel that we have been surrounded by so many lies. We have also been keeping a lie to everyone, including Sebastian. If we continuing lying, then I feel like we will surround each other of lies."
Ciel shakes his head saying, "That's impossible, because we promised each other we will never lie to each other."
He leans down to my face as our eyes stare at each other again.
"We are already surrounded in darkness aren't we?" I ask for Ciel to kiss my bruise cheek and my forehead.
"We've been in it for a very long time," Ciel replies hugging me tightly.
His head on my shoulder as I close my eyes putting my arms around him. He nuzzles his head against my neck making me gasp softly.
"I forgive you already, idiot," I state but Ciel didn't hear me as he kissed my neck and fell asleep on top of me.
I look at him to look at the sky.
"Idiot."
I closed my eyes not aware of my own heart beating too fast.
Lilith: *cheeks red as I smirk* Y-y-you! You are terrible! That's is so embarrassing!
Me: get use to it! Just wait until the next chapter. It will sure to blast.
Liith: I hate you! *she shouts running away but suddenly changes into Raven* What?!
Me: Ciel! Sebastian! Raven is over here!
Raven: Stop!
Ciel: Raven, there you are. Come on! *grabs Raven's hand not noticing the small blush on her face*
Raven:*looks at me angry* I hate you *she whispers for me to chuckle*
Me:*looks at the audience* I hope you guys like this chapter and the little extra scenes with me in it. If you want me to stop doing that then I'll only do to for the end chapters and just allow you to get straight to the chapter. Well, I hope you enjoyed. And please be patient for next Chapter.
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