YAY! I finally got an idea for a new chapter! Sorry about the wait, I feel horrible about waiting so long. I do not Kuroshitsuji.
"Ron, I really don't know what to do. Mom wants me to go into hiding, but I can't!"
Ron looked up at her as she paced around the lounge.
"Why can't you? If it would stop you from tearing your hair out and worrying about it every second,"
He shrugged as if the answer was if the answer was obvious.
"It's not that easy."
"Maybe because you're making it complicated,"
Arise gave him a cynical look.
"Look, we already know that Sebastian wants you for some reason, if he wastes his time trying to find you, it would give us more time to find a place to hide the record."
Arise sat down next to him.
"That's the thing Ronald, it wouldn't waste his time. It wouldn't matter if I was hidden in the bottom of a volcano in Fiji; he would find me without breaking a sweat. So instead of wasting my time at the bottom of a volcano, I should be here; fighting with everyone else."
She was about to go into detail about how she wanted Sebastian's eyeballs to wear as a new necklace, but she thought it was better to shut up where she was.
"Than what is the problem Ris? If you want-."
"Why do boys have to be so damn thick!"
She leapt off the couch and resumed her pacing.
"It's not just about what I want! My mom is freaking out because I won't go into hiding, and I hate to think I'm the reason he's pulling his hair out!"
Arise stood there for a moment when Ronald started to giggle.
"What is so funny?"
His shoulders started shaking harder.
"The fact that you used 'mom' and 'his' to describe the same person, it sounded a bit off."
And before she could even get mad at him again, she was laughing.
She was laughing so hard her side hurt as much as if she had been sprinting after eating a feast. It felt good to laugh, to not worry about what was next, or who was going to kill whom first.
Arise sat next to him and sighed.
"I always used to wish something exciting would happen, when I was in the mortal world. Now I almost wish I was bored out of my skull."
She stood up and looked at the fire licking at the edge of the fireplace.
"Anything is better than this."
Ronald got up and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.
"Better than what?"
"Worrying about everyone; I never cared about anyone before. I was just kind of wandering through my life, and no one else made an appearance. I don't know how to deal with caring about people so much. I've never done it before."
She pulled away from him, ashamed at what she was about to admit.
"I wish I could go back to that. That feeling of me or them and I would always choose me. I wish I could put myself before any of you, it would make this so much easier!"
"So if you didn't know any of us you would save your own skin without a second thought."
Arise turned and looked at him in the eyes.
"Yes. I would have. But I care too much now to do that."
Even with her reassurance his eyes still went cold.
"Is that why you won't go into hiding? Because you want to have the glory of killing these guys? You want to be the martyr who sacrifices herself?"
She opened her eyes in shock.
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"You tell me Arise? You have people who care about you and you're just going to throw that away to get some blood on your hands?"
"Ron you have no idea what-."
"Oh don't start that "No one understands" Shit again, I care about you Arise and it would kill a lot of people inside if you got hurt. Not to mention the families of all the people here would be hurt as well if their kid died. We're all going through this; don't think you're the only one."
She wanted to hit him, but hug him at the same time.
"Ronald, if I went into hiding, than it would kill me not to know what was happening to everyone. I've already had to go through that. When I was in that mansion, I didn't know whether you were dead or paralyzed."
His eyes softened a bit, but the space between them was still wider than the Grand Canyon.
"God can we just not fight? This is the last thing we need. I'm sorry I started complaining, but please Ron, don't look at me so coldly right now."
He stood stock still for only a moment, but it felt like an hour. But he opened his arms and she threw herself into them.
"I don't know what I would do without you Ron, that's why I hate you so much. You've made me depend on you. I'm turning into a helpless puppy that can't eat breakfast without freaking out anymore."
He buried his face in her neck and nuzzled close.
"My apologies."
And that's how they spent the night, silent, but knowing the other one wouldn't leave them alone.
"Ronald, wake up, There is something going on outside."
"Urrrrgh."
That was sleep language for 'piss off.'
"Fine, I'll go alone, but I f I get kidnapped again I'm blaming you."
He didn't move.
"Fine."
She crept out of her bed and opened the window. She climbed out onto the ledge and jumped down from ledge to ledge till she was close enough to see two people standing there.
"You'll give us the record if we leave her alone?"
"Yes, I've told you a million times. But if you even come near her again there's no deal."
That voice. She knew the first one instinctively, but the second one was more masculine and frightening than she had ever heard it before.
Arise had to whisper it to herself to make sure the words in her brain were communicating correctly with ears.
"Grell?"
OH snap, this can't be good. Anyway hope you liked it, again sorry about the late update. Love you all