Chapter 8
"Damn Demons"
Song: Dance with the Devil, Breaking Benjamin "I can see right through all your empty lies… Don't you dare look at him in the eye."
"Do you remember this woman?"
Ciel held out a photo of Kashi. The lady he confronted shook her head. "No, am I supposed to?"
Naomi sighed. This was the fifth hour they had been at this. Going around, showing Kashi's picture to anyone who would give them the time of day, and asking questions about the attack. Ciel was looking for any reason to have the poor girl executed. Sebastian followed behind him, and Naomi tagged along. Her feet were sore from these heeled shoes; she had a feeling she never wore these before the memory wipe. She sat down on a nearby bench as Ciel went through his same questioning routine with this random lady. Almost nobody saw Kashi's face, and those who did were most likely dead. Only two people so far that he had talked to was affected by the attack; a family member lost, or a house destroyed, but nothing to help Ciel's case. They were all sympathetic to the girl, if anything. She overheard this lady say "Oh, Kashi! Lord Death's son took a liking to her. She couldn't have done any of those horrible things on purpose or they would have her locked up by now. Madness is a curious thing."
Sebastian tapped on Naomi's shoulder and lured her into a nearby alleyway while Ciel was busy asking questions in the market. She was just about to ask what he wanted to talk about when he took her by surprise and pinned her up against the wall. She squeaked in pain; her head hit the brick of the building and the force of the impact took the wind right out of her. Her bright blue eyes shone with fear as Sebastian glared down at her. "You… I don't know how, but you have the power to destroy life. You aren't a demon, and you aren't a human. You puzzle me. But, if you hurt my master, I will kill you myself. Got it?"
Naomi nodded furiously. Sebastian dropped her, and she fell to her knees. Tears came to her eyes as he walked away to accompany Ciel. He turned, and glared one more time. "Don't touch him." She could feel her knees were bleeding from the sudden impact with the ground. She held back a sob as she covered her eyes with her hands.
"I never asked for this… what's wrong with me?!"
She composed herself and stood up, happy to see that her dress was covering her scraped knees. She brushed herself off and emerged from the alleyway to see Ciel never even noticed she was gone. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Liz and Patti walking around. It was then she remembered what Kashi had said. We knew each other before, right? So she must know why this happens to me… I need to see her!
With that knowledge, she decided tonight was as good a night as ever to sneak out of the house. She needed to see Kashi.
"I may owe a lot to Ciel… but I deserve to know who I am!"
