When the snow melts, I will in turn loose myself to the madness that crawls beneath my skin. A monster will take my place. A monster I don't want you to see. Blood will run throughout the city, and snow will once more fall like blades against humanity and all you've known.
The sun will never shine if you disobey me.
"Oh, what a lovely day to come home!" People scurried around the town with smiles, and children giggled and played outside for what seemed like the first time. Green eyes scanned the blue ocean, as the scent of salt lingered in the air. Elizabeth finally came home to her beloved town after her "vacation"... as she called it. "But how odd... where is all the snow?" She muttered to herself as she began to pull off her knitted scarf. She couldn't wait to show her dear cousin, Ciel, what she had bought while she was away. The ship rocked with the waves, and men shouted and heaved the boat to shore. Once docked, she grabbed her bags and walked away with a smile. She was a strong young woman with a smile that could almost kill.
Ciel was never to excited to see her, but she was all he had.
With her bags on her arms, her little heels clicked against the rock path beneath her. The cherry flushed dress she wore swayed as the white lace was barely sewn high enough to not touch the dirtied ground. A smile was drawn on her face as children giggled and scurried around her. Still, she made her way to her quaint little home before fishing for her key. The lock clicked, and she ran inside and slammed the door behind her. "Ciel! Get down here! Oh the trip was wonderful, I wish you agreed to come! It was warm and simply breathtaking." She sat her bags down on the dining room table and took off her hat.
Her gloved fingers opened one of the bags as she plucked her souvenirs out. "I also bought lots of things! You're going to love it!" But slowly, she stopped and her eyebrows furrowed. "Ciel?" Her heels clicked as she made her way down the hall and to his room. Gloved fingers slowly opened the door as a frown was then on her. He was gone. Where could he be? She didn't see him anywhere in town. With a huff, she walked back to the door and outside. Her emerald eyes scanned the sky, which began to swirl into a grey and loose its baby blue tone.
She tapped shoulders, and squirmed through crowds, but nobody looked at her.
"Has anyone seen Ciel?" Her voice would ring out, and she got more panicked as nobody seemed to answer. "Why wont anyone answer me!?" She felt a lone tug on her dress, and she whirled around to stare down at a little girl. "Hello miss!" She grinned, and a front tooth was missing. Elizabeth gave a wry smile and bent down to the little girl. "Hello, little one. Can you help me, perhaps? I'm looking for a boy, my cousin to be exact. Do you know where he is?" The little girl looked at the sky, as if in thought. "Well, a long while ago, me mum was shopping and this boy yelled at the town speaker. He was dared to go to the king." She rubbed her nose with a sniffle. "He's probably dead by now."
Elizabeth blinked at the last comment, but looked up at the ice castle. 'Ciel, you moron.' The blonde smiled and her green eyes sparked, "Thank you." The little girl stood on her toes, "Welcome, miss!" Elizabeth stood up and quirked an eyebrow. "How did you know to tell me?" The girl shrugged and kicked some dirt. "I had seen you with him before. I was hoping he would've been back right now. He was mean to me one day, and I wanted to kick him and call him an Ass." The girl grinned and waved and began to skip away. Elizabeth stood in shock at the girls vocabulary... but she wouldn't mind calling Ciel that right about now either.
Elizabeth walked up to the gate blocking her from her cousin. Her fingers curled around the metal as determination struck her. "I'm coming to get you Ciel. I promise."
Ciel sat in the dining room, staring out the window at the town. The ocean was very beautiful that day, and he wondered why. He would often find himself staring at his eye in the mirror, or in his own reflection. Its color seemed faded by his pupil, as an odd shape made its way around the rest of it. He could still see of course... but he didn't really like it. Sebastian gave it to him, and for some reason he wasn't angry about that. He was more self-conscious, in a way. On occasion, he would even ask Sebastian if it looked weird. Sebastian would simply look up and shake his head no.
He didn't understand why he had it. Was it a territorial kind of thing? Or was it a bond? Maybe an imprisonment. With a sigh, he hopped off the window ledge and made his way to the library. "Sebastian, I'm bored." That was the first time he ever said that. Sebastian gave a grunt and scribbled on his paper. "So, do something." Ciel rolled his eyes and fell against the door. He looked around for a moment before glancing back at the king. "Come outside with me."
"No. I have work to be done and I am not a fan of the outdoors."
Ciel shrugged, "Fine. I'll just leave and go to the town again. I'm sure someone will do something with me there." Crimson eyes shot up as the quill stopped its movements. "What will we do outside." Ciel smirked, "I'm not telling you."
Sebastian sat back in his chair with a frown and narrowed eyes as he studied Ciel in the doorway. "Fine."
"Fine." Ciel repeated with a snarky tilt of his head. He turned to leave as he felt a hand pressed to his shoulder. With a hum of accomplishment, he led the man downstairs and to the front door. Ciel stepped outside with a smile as he skidded his way down the front steps. Grass seemed greener, the air fresher, and birds chirped happily. Sebastian stood in the doorway with a frown as his back hunched. "I'll stay here." Ciel groaned at the statement. "You're such a boring old man."
Sebastian gave a look of betrayal to the boy in front of him. "Old man?"
Ciel nodded as a bird flew down to land on a branch in front of him. "Yes that's what I said. You'll never get anything out of life if you stay inside all the time. Things may seem like they've already been done or explored, but you'll never know unless you do it yourself." His blue eyes scanned the little yellow bird in front of him as he slowly took it into his hand. The bird seemed to have no issue with being held. "There's so much to see and accomplish in life. Sadly, some people don't want to try." Sebastian tilted his head slightly as he looked at Ciel's little gestures to the bird; such as letting his finger run along its beak. "I called you an old man because you're acting like one." He teased with a little snicker. "Come here."
With a sour expression, Sebastian slowly made his way down the stairs and to Ciel. "This is as far as I'm going." Ciel gave a sigh, "Fine. Let me see your hand." Sebastian refused, so instead, the blue haired boy took his hand and slowly sat the bird in his palm. "See. It isn't so bad out here is it?" Sebastian was frozen in his place as his lips were pulled in a line. "I don't want to hurt it." Ciel smiled at the black claws that were pointed away from the bird. "You wont." Ciel held Sebastian's hand in his own as the bird hopped around in the mans hand with little chirps. "It looks like it is fond of you."
"Its a bird, Ciel."
"Well, I suppose if it doesn't like you... that's alright. I like you."
The bird gave one last chirp before flying away, leaving the two hand in hand. Ciel looked down at their hands and a small smile crept onto his face. He cleared his throat and stepped away. "I suppose we can go inside. I shouldn't have kept you from work." Sebastian looked around, his dark eyes seeming lighter as the sun would shine onto them. "No I suppose this was a good thing to do. You're right. I needed it." As the king turned to walk back into the mansion, he glanced back at Ciel before holding his hand out. "Are you coming, or staying."
Ciel took Sebastian's hand with a nod, "I'll come with you."
Sebastian let a smile slip onto him as he walked up the steps with the boy...occasionally glancing back to look at Ciel.
His, Ciel.
