Chapter 7. His Maid. His Butler. The Click Clacking Noise. Part 3- Putting All Cards Down
A/N: this is to IxHatexYouxButxIxLovexYou –that line was meant to be about Ciel =)
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"Rachel-!"
"WHAT!?"
She unconsciously snapped, turning to face Finny with a hard glare.
"Ah i-I'm sorry!"
He shouted, apologizing and she sighed. She had done it, again.
"I'm sorry Finny, I just feel a bit strange that's all. What's wrong?"
"Ah, um, please don't think that I'm going crazy but I just…discovered a new room in the house and because there is no one here except you and me, I was wondering if you wanted to check it out with me?"
She got up and nodded:
"Alright, lead the way"
*Something's wrong…Hmm…?*
She mused in her head, giving the boy before her a searching glance.
"Um, this is it"
He pointed at the wooden door and she shrugged:
"Open it up, Finny"
The blonde started shaking, his eyes going wide:
"I-I can't-! Its-!"
"-A trap for me, is it not, Randoll?"
Rachel answered for him and Finny's lips curved up to form a psychotic smile, blood running down his cheeks, turning into two red upside down crosses.
"Hmm…clever girl, I have to give you that"
Finny's face started cracking, skin falling off as if he was some kind of a broken pottery. His eyes turned from green to crimson red, same colour as the crosses on his cheeks and his canines enlarged. Long black hair emerged from his scalp, turning into something close to a whip. His full, blood red lips curved up to form a blood chilling grin but she was unfazed by the sudden transformation.
"What does High Council Sevotharon want with me now, Kardinal?"
Another man emerged from the shadows, a satisfied smirk placed firmly upon his lips. He had long, platinum blonde hair and bright purple eyes. Needless to say, he was stunningly beautiful. Both males wore long black cloaks with an upside down, white ornamental cross, drawn on the back of them.
"Please step into that room and you'll find out Ai-"
"It's Rachel now, Kardinal"
She said, her tone emotionless and demanding. His smirk widened, revealing his sharp, silver canines and he bowed:
"As you say"
"Now then, please step in, girly"
Randoll grinned his famous psychotic grin, more blood escaping his mouth and falling onto the carpet, making her sigh:
"Stop the special effects- you know that the blood trick won't work on me. And if you don't, I'll make you clean the carpet"
*That girl…isn't scared?*
Randoll thought, surprised and she rolled her eyes:
"Why should I be scared of you, 3rd in command High Council member Randoll Averite, the second son of the head of High Council, Sevotharon Averite, brother to Kardinal Averite?"
"You are…well informed"
Randoll said, her knowledge surprising him and Kardinal chuckled:
"You are still too young for this-"
"Stop this nonsense"
A powerful female voice ordered, shutting the pair up. Rachel looked up to find a young girl standing on the ceiling like it was the floor.
"What do you want here, Second in Command High Court Judge Avronteria Kaosu?"
The small girl jumped off the ceiling and landed gracefully on her feet, her black Lolita dress hugging her lithe form lovingly. She bowed to Rachel whose eyes turned slate:
"What is the meaning of this?!"
"Uh, um here!"
Avronteria stretched her black bear plushie towards Rachel who did not make a move to accept it, knowing full well what the misleading toy was.
"Who is the message from?"
"High Court's Main Judge, Caius Latona"
"Lovely…"
Rachel mumbled and then, the toy's mouth opened with a loud creaking noise, its eyes turning blood red and it came to life.
"Ai-"
"Rachel!"
She barked, silencing the bear for a second. Then, it bowed and continued:
"Rachel-sama, your father would like you to come back to attend Lord Katona's and Lady Acacia's banquet-"
"I decline"
She stated simply and Avronteria's eyes went crimson. She crouched and snarled at her, not used to hear a 'no'.
"You want to go against my word, Avronteria Kaosu?"
Rachel looked down on the snarling girl from the corner of her slate eyes, her upper lips curling up to reveal her silver canines.
"I won't let you to decline!"
She run at Rachel at full speed and the latter's eyes went pitch black, even the whites. Then, she ordered, her voice changing instantly:
"Freeze."
Avronteria froze on the spot, her eyes wide.
"I will not let High Court's pawn or High Council's sons to oppose me. Not now, not ever. Now SCRAMBLE!"
She snarled and the three demons disappeared instantly, their eyes wide from shock.
"…What a headache"
She groaned at the blood stained carpet and was getting ready to clean it up when something had levitated her up into the air and she felt herself flying through one of the big windows of the living room.
The broken glass shards dug deep into her skin and she felt her body freezing when she was about 10 meters above the Phantomhive mansion. Then, her arms stretched out on both of her sides with her now forming a cross.
"What the-!? ARRGH!!"
She screamed in pain as she felt electric current run through her body, consuming her in black light.
She wretched in pain, feeling the electricity go through her body repeatedly, creating deep gashes that began to bleed immediately. They bled out her blood. Her black blood.
"Do not oppose my order, child!"
A loud female voice ordered and Rachel screamed:
"I do not have to listen to your goddamn orders, Andromeda! You are not my mother!"
Rachel felt another wave of electricity run through her already numb body and screamed again.
"DON'T YOU DARE START BITING BACK AT ME, AINSELLE! YOUR BITCH, DIRTY-BLOODED MOTHER IS LONG GONE, SO NOW, I AM YOUR MOTHER!"
"GO SCREW YOURSELF AND DISAPPEAR!"
Rachel screamed back and then, she saw what she dreaded to see the most- Ciel's carriage.
"Is this the child that drags you down, Ainselle?"
Andromeda's voice was curious and then disgusted:
"You are in love with a human. How appalling and pathetic, Ainselle. You are my husband's daughter after all- think of what everyone would think it this was to get out. I'll destroy him."
"NOO!"
Rachel screamed and started thrashing violently in the air, attracting Sebastian's and Ciel's attention.
-30 Minutes Ago-
Sebastian's lips curved into a smirk as he pierced the creature with his gloved hand, turning it into dust.
"So all this case was about some demon?"
Ciel frowned and Sebastian's smirk was instantly wiped off his face.
"My Lord, I don't think that that is the case. I have a suspicion that this demon was sent here by another, unnumbered demon"
"Unnumbered?"
Ciel repeated, curious and Sebastian turned to give him a small smile:
"There are four categories of demons: first, highest ones are the Royals. Then, there go Nobles, then Numbered Demons- common blooded and then, Dirty Blooded. The thing that you have just witnessed me destroy was a Dirty Blood. I, am a Numbered Demon- common, red blooded demon."
"What about the Nobles and Royals?"
Ciel asked, interested and Sebastian chuckled at his curiosity:
"Nobles have light grey blood and Royals have black blood"
Ciel shook his head with a sigh:
"Grey blood…black blood…what nonsense"
He mumbled before ordering:
"Prepare my carriage- we are going back to the mansion"
"Yes, my Lord"
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-Back to normal time-
Sebastian and Ciel looked up to see Rachel wrenching in the air, electricity running through her body.
"RACHEL!"
Ciel hollered in shock and she screamed:
"NOOO! RUN, CIEL, RUN!"
One of the electric beams separated itself from her body and flied towards the stunned slate haired boy, his eyes going wide.
"Young Master!"
Sebastian shouted and before he could do anything to help Ciel, the boy felt himself fly onto the ground, feeling someone on top of him.
"AARGH!"
She screamed as she took the hit. Ciel's eyes widened in shock and surprise- Rachel was the one who took the hit for him. Her back arched from pain and black tears started running down her cheeks. Nevertheless, she didn't let him go until the electricity disappeared.
"How dare you to oppose me, Ainselle?!"
A woman with long, wavy black hair demanded, appearing a few meters away from them, her grand golden orbs filled with disgust and disappointment.
"I promise to the Lord of Darkness that I will always be there to protect this boy from anyone and anything that tries to hurt him. Here is my blood to seal this sinful contract-"
Rachel chanted and cut her wrist open, letting black blood to flow out of her veins and drop onto Ciel's palms, his eyes wide in shock.
The sky became dark; almost pitch black as the contract was accepted. Then, she stood shakily up and faced her shocked stepmother, Andromeda, her pitch black eyes sending her a deadly glare.
"-GIVE ME STRENGTH TO FULFILL MY GOAL, FATHER!"
Rachel screamed and a black mist started surrounding her body, a single black tear stopping midway on her cheek to turn into an elegant upside down cross. The contract was now sealed.
"I will not let you harm Ciel Phantomhive, not now, not ever, Queen Andromeda. This is my order, this is my sin."
"Hmm, so the girlie has a lot of guts"
Randoll cackled, appearing next to the astonished queen with Kardinal.
"But let's see how good are you at making contracts!"
He shouted and dashed at Ciel, baring his sharp canines. Rachel didn't look at him, she only snapped her fingers and Randoll's body was immediately consumed in black flames, startling the demon.
"Do not make me turn you to ashes, Randoll"
She said, her voice dead, rid of all emotions.
"Ciel Phantomhive is MINE"
Rachel emphasised the word 'mine', shocking the poor boy further.
"Hmm…so the princess doesn't like to share?"
"High Council Sevotharon"
The tall, slender man with cold, emerald eyes and red hair appeared next to Kardinal, smiling pleasantly.
"Lord Lucifer would like me to return his daughter, so please follow me, Princess Ainselle"
She turned to face Ciel and got on her knees before him, bowing.
"I bid you farewell, my Lord, as I do not think that I will see you again. However, if you will ever need me, just say my name and I will be there to help you, since the contract has now been sealed."
Then, she stood back up and followed after Sevotharon, disappearing from Ciel's view.
Farewell, Ciel Phantomhive…
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A/N: nope, I have not finished this story yet so stay tu~uned =D you are in for a lot of surprises from now on. Oh, and be prepared- I've created whole Demon World Hierarchy table with a lot of demons and I will be introducing them in the story very soon =)
