Very long but very important, yes it is a little jumpy, but please put up with it :P, but thank you for all of you who have stayed tuned. Now the songs I listened to are Rue's Departure and Safe and Sound (From the hunger games), they work very well. I will put up links for everyone and who they look like next chapter and genially put what songs fit best. I do not own the songs or the main characters other than Amaya and my OC characters. The song used last chapter was Lolita by their Veronica's and I do not own any songs that are stated in any of these fics they all belong to their rightful owner's
Chapter 7 – Roses are Bloody Red
Ciel was stunned, he had no idea what he needed to do, he had heard rumors that Amaya was given to his parents at a young age because her family was to be killed, but he never believed them, he couldn't believe them she was his sister whether by blood or not.
"Excuse me Miss but I suggest you let go of my master," a very familiar voice echoed through Ciel's ears.
"Sebastian, bring me to safety now!"
"As you wish," Sebastian smirked and in a flash Ciel was in his care and out of the hands of the strange woman.
"Well, I guess Ayame did tell the truth when she said there was a strong demon around, but be warned demon, my sister is cursed. I am to rule the new kingdom in darkness and demons will be a majority instead of these stupid humans. Humans think they are meant to rule us, yet they know nothing of pain, nothing of suffering, nothing of true darkness. I have seen it all and I will make you all experience it!"
"You must not take out your hatred upon those who are innocent."
Rein's eyes widened by the soft voice, her eyes started to tear up, she then gripped her sword tightly.
"Sister, why do you choose them over me? You too have seen this darkness, why won't you side with me? WHY MUST YOU MAKE ME YOUR ENEMY?"
"Because you have ventured onto a path of danger, love only exists in the pain you cause others."
Amaya walked out, her outfit the same as before, her crescent moon shimmered under the full moon. Her hair blew slightly as the wind whined; her eyes showed the pain she was tortured with. She drew her sword and pointed it towards Rein and narrowed her eyes.
"Once more I will let you live, but next time I will be forced to slay you Rein… sister."
"Well then my dear sister, you have no concept of what I am doing. I guess I am your enemy now, remember a war is going to start, our war. Are you willing to pull your dear brother into it, or well anyone else into it? I mean you seem to have some strange feeling towards the butler, could it be love?"
"Love, I know my fate if I am to fall in love, or to be loved. Demons only deal, they do not feel. Keep that in mind Rein as you pick your allies, it will be your downfall. My soldiers are on their way, and as you said, a war is starting, so you best pick your enemies and your friends."
"I have my allies, but I have said it once and I will say it again. You must never fall in love, you are a being of pure power and that of a sword and shield, there is no man known who can contain you. Yet if you meet such a man, you will die an unnatural death." Rein chuckled as her eyes glowed red, her smirk widened and with a snap of her fingers she was gone in a black mist.
Amaya then fell to her knees, her soldier attire changed back into her night gown, and her tears stained her cheeks. Ciel ran from Sebastian to his sister, and looked at her with a worried expression. He has never seen her so sad, so angered and so heartbroken before, it almost tore him apart.
"We must get you back to bed," Ciel ushered grabbing Amaya's arm and walking her to her room.
"Ciel, I will do everything in my power to protect you."
"Amaya, I do not need protection, you are the only one who needs protection. For that reason alone I have ordered Sebastian to protect you."
"Take it back."
"What?"
Sebastian looked up shocked to her words; Ciel cocked his brow curious to know why she did not want Sebastian to assist her.
"I do not wish for him to be besides me now, he is your butler and I am just a guest here at the manor, I do not deserve any more attention from him that your average guest. I have my own maid, she has taken care of me for a couples years now and I have faith she and the rest of my soldiers will protect me well enough that he can just focus on you."
"Amaya, the demon you are up against is strong, as a demon I stand more of a chance against her. Not to mention we must know what is going on, like this war Rein spoke of." Sebastian cut in glaring at Amaya for what she had said before.
"Almost as you are starting to detest me Sebastian, that's good. We do not want anything like death getting in the way of your business, the more you detest me, and the less my death will affect you. Now Ciel, I only say this because it could happen, I may lose this battle with Rein, it may be a draw, or just a double suicide. It may also end with a happily ever after, but even you know how unlikely that can be, once something is lost you can v=never get it back. I was lost, I may be here now, but again I will be lost to the darkness."
Ciel looked at his sister; his look was pure betrayal as though someone stabbed him in the heart and injected it with pure venom. He loved his sister, but something was changing fast about her, as though she was trying to stay away, yet it wasn't to stay away from him but to stay away from Sebastian. She knows the more she is with him the more she is with Sebastian. So many questions swarmed his mind, and only one person could answer them, or two or how many "soldiers" were coming. Ciel wanted to know the truth, what could this war mean, what could Rein be doing, and why is his sister losing her heart and becoming cold?
"Amaya, please do not shut me out. I love you the only person I will ever admit it to, I lost you and yet you came back. Why would you come back to me if you hated me so much?"
"Master?" Sebastian looked at him is utter shock that his master would show such weakness in front of him.
Little did they realize Amaya had gotten out of bed and walked over and embraced her brother. She held him close to her, as a mother would hold a child, and stroked his hair and cried to him.
"Ciel I do not hate you, but I must lose my emotions to kill Rein. No matter how bad she maybe, she is still my sister and I have to kill her, imagine having to kill me. I have to gain strength of hatred and be emotionless until that day… and so I do not let myself be weakened by happiness or…love."
Finally Ciel understood he knew why his sister needed to be away, why she had to keep herself in such a state of torture and darkness. Because if she walked into the light, she would fall to him, the butler but mostly the demon.
"How could you have failed me again Ayame?"
"I'm sorry my mistress, she is strong and had used her actual power against me. I need more power, I need the other soldiers, if you let me call upon the others I will not fail you again, but we must depart to the shadows for a while, we must regain our strength. Plus will not be long now, your lovely sister have fallen in love, her imminent demise is yet to come."
"Yes, I guess you are right Ayame, let us depart, we will come back on the eclipse."
The two walked into a shadow portal and disappeared, but not without leaving one single rose, with a little blood from when Rein would grip it tightly.
As morning rose and afternoon flew by, Amaya had picked out her white and purple dress she had bought out with Madame Red and Rose for the Viscount's ball. Rose entered the room, ashamed of her inability to since both Rein and Ayame the night before and sighed as Amaya looked into the mirror with hatred burning into her eyes. Rose knew the reasons why, why the hatred has taken over, and why her mistress has shut everyone else in the world out. Julia stood in the back her eyes closed and her heart hurt by the turn of events, she too knew the reasons, and decided that Ciel must know too. So Julia exited the room and made her way to where Ciel was finishing up his little scheme and walked in. She ended up walking in as Sebastian was arguing with the boy on how a woman has never been killed by a corset.
"Well, I guess you will pass for a lovely young woman."
"W-who the hell are you?"
"Master, this is Julia one of Miss Amaya's soldiers. She is the guardian Pluto, but for more social events she takes on the role of Julia."
"Thank you Sebastian and he are absolutely correct. Yet I am not here to explain who I am, I am here to tell you the reason of your sisters change in emotion."
"I already know why, yet I do not know if Sebastian himself knows."
"What on Earth could you mean Master?"
"Sebastian, Amaya has fallen in love with you. She will not admit it, because your love in return will activate the curse that has been placed upon her. Now if she dies before the lunar eclipse our hope will be lost and everyone will live if shadows and hatred forever. She wishes for your love, your touch, everything you have to offer, but she can't because if she does she will lose her war, the war of the future." Ciel said, looking towards the butler.
Stunned Sebastian looked at Julia, and Julia nodded in agreement.
"I am a demon, I have no need for ridiculous emotions as such, as she said before demons deal not feel. I am not more than an animal in need of food, and I will move on." Sebastian stated his own expression turning cold.
Ciel sighed and he was finally ready, they met down in the entrance area where Amaya, Rose, Madame Red, Lau and Ren-Mau sat waiting. Of course he was shot some comments from everyone except his sister, who stared at the night sky.
As they entered the party, Amaya found herself surrounded by many men who wished to dance with her, and of Couse she respectfully declined them all. Rose gladly took to every suitor who asked and had herself a grand time. Amaya walked to the refreshments, she did not know why they were there other than some guy there was the main suspect of Jack the Ripper.
"Well, I guess this will be a lonely night." She sighed to herself, until a hand was placed upon her shoulder.
"Now, now my dear dove. A woman as beautiful as you should not be let alone. A rare white dive, symbol of purity and peace, I will offer myself as your escort if you wish," a man with blonde hair and breathtaking eyes that seemed to sparkle.
Amaya could over hear women whispering that he was the Viscount and how jealous they were, and she sweetly smiled as she realized that Ciel was desperately trying to get to him, but the closer Ciel came the closer Sebastian came. He was so handsome to her; his hair was pulled back a bit and glasses. He did not wear his normal butler clothing but actual dressed for an occasion.
"Sorry, I was waiting for someone but I better go, I'm assuming he just stood up again. Forgive me," Amaya ran out the door, she did not want Sebastian to see her weakness. Out in the darkness Amaya knelt down. Yet as she looked up she noticed a vibrant red haired reaper running into town, but he seemed a little familiar.
"Well why you are not in there dancing your cares away miss?"
Amaya turned to see four more of her solders stand there, Lilly as Jupiter. Lilly was a blonde haired green eyed flower loving girl who was genially happy all of the time, kind of reminded her of Elizabeth. Aiko, a pink haired red eyed and very beautiful young woman, she was Venus, she was known as a model around some parts and was a little ditsy but powerful when she is serious. Amelia, was a blue everything, she was a water nymph who happened to come into the world of humans and fell in love with it, she had adapted to Mercury but she is one of the smartest people Amaya has ever known. Lastly was Violet, she was Saturn, now Violet was shy but very protective and probably would accidentally kill someone for stepping on Amaya's foot, her eyes were purple and her hair was light purple, yet as her eyes sight was leaving her she has a very keen sense of hearing and smell and kind of acts like a very loyal dog at times.
"What are you all doing here I thought you were going to the manor?"
"Well I guess we can feel your depression, and were hoping you were alright," Aiko said with a soft smile hugging Amaya.
"I'm fine, really I am. I just needed some air, but I guess I can go. Everyone else is having fun, plus Julia is at home, we can discuss some of the plans of what needs to be completed by when." Amaya suggested as she remember he was back at the ball.
The four nodded and followed Amaya into a carriage and returned to the manor.
The next more Amaya was woken up by Ciel yelling, curious Amaya walked out only to be told that their man was not Jack the ripper. Throughout the day Amaya avoided the butler as much as possible and Rose of course always stepped in the way and teased Sebastian every time he got close. Finally after hours Sebastian could not take it anymore and walked into Amaya's room, which she happened to be brushing her hair and looking in the mirror.
"Now that we are alone I need to ask you a few questions." Sebastian growled.
He had no idea why he was so anger towards her; she was only a woman to him. As she got up and turned her back to him and took out her hair from the ponytail it was in filled the room with her scent, and once again his emotions jumbled together, but before he could catch himself he pounced he turning her landing on the bed, he laid above her with her hands pinned above her head, her face remained emotionless, yet her eyes showed fear towards the demon.
"Why are you avoiding me, did I do something to upset you?" He hissed tightening his grip on her wrists.
"No, I just cannot associate with a demon." Her voice unchanged, yet her eyes kept showing more and more fear, which seemed to piss him off more, he wanted to see her warm and happy eyes again.
"I will show you a demon!" Sebastian hissed and slapped her across the face, his eyes widened in disbelief of what he had done, yet her emotionless face stayed unchanged, but her cheeks were tear stained.
Getting up off of her Sebastian sat at the end of the bed staring at the floor, trying to figure out why he did it, why he laid such a harsh hand upon her. Amaya sat up and without a second pause Sebastian pulled her into an embrace.
"You are not alone, I will protect you, just stop avoiding me."
"Sebastian I ca—"but she was cut off but him softly placing his lips on hers, the sensation of heat that he finally got rid of came back and he laced his fingers through her hair, the other hand held her close.
"I will protect you, whether you deny me, or hate me I will be there, just to be in your presence."
As they broke away, Amaya looked at him her eyes watered up more than ever, not only in fear but pure heart break.
"Sebastian, I cannot love you back, I am cursed to never love."
"Then let me be by you, just your scent and the touch of your hand"
Amaya looked the demon in the eyes, his words were true. Maybe working as a human butler had given him actual human emotions.
"I guess, I live a life of carnage, why should I now start fearing an unnatural death," Amaya whispered once again kissing the butler. With every time they broke Sebastian could see it, her happiness returning to her eyes, the color returning to her cheeks, she was back to him.
As night approached Ciel and Sebastian figured out who the serial murderer was and finally was going to put an end to him, following ever so carefully Amaya watched, since she was going to protect Ciel from any danger. As they waited at the end of a dead end, Amaya watched from a building above started to get annoyed with the rain, when suddenly a screamed echoed through the dead end. Running across the building Amaya saw Ciel throwing up from the sight of blood, and since her hearing may not have been as great as many other creatures out there she saw Grell, covered in blood, suddenly transform into the vibrant reaper she had seen the night before. The part that struck her hard was when she noticed a woman in red appear through the door, Madame Red.
Betrayed Amaya jumped from the building in front of Ciel and looked at the Madame.
"So killing was your way of cleaning up after your master huh?" She hissed at Grell.
"Well, you see she looks so good in red, and so will you!" Grell yelled running for Amaya.
"Roses are so much prettier when they are bloody red!"
Suddenly as Amaya covered Ciel, blood spilt onto her, droplets splattered her face, and her eyes widened as she said Sebastian standing between the chainsaw, and her, and one tear trickled down her cheek.
"Just close your eyes, you'll be alright, until morning light you and I will be safe and sound."
