Chapter 10

I woke up to something tickling my face. I slowly opened my eyes, groaning from being woken up early. I saw that Undertaker never left my side. He was wide awake and was tickling my face with his long silver hair. He noticed I had woken up and he grinned.

"He he he I see you are awake now."

I sat up from his grasp around my waist. I slightly punched him in the arm, grinning right back at him, "Well I would still be asleep if someone wasn't tickling my face."

He grinned at me, "It was time to wake up anyways. We have a long day ahead of us. You're going into town with me today. I'm going to take you somewhere special. He he he."

Somewhere special? Hmm... Okay than I better just go along with it.

I smiled slightly, "I'll hurry and get dressed."

He grinned and left me to get ready for the day. I got out of bed and put on my white shirt, and a purple and blue dress like shirt over it, I then put my black trousers on, I grabbed my black ballet flats with bows on the tips them. I looked in the mirror and quickly brushed through my hair, leaving it down.

I left the room and met Undertaker in the store room. He grinned at me, looking me up and down even though his eyes were covered by his bangs. He walked to me and put his hand on my shoulder. He looked into my eyes grinning, I looked right back into his yellow green eyes smiling. I then looked at his free hand which held a blind fold.

I looked confused at him. He giggled at my confusion, "He he he, m'dear it's a surprise. I'll keep a good grip on you I promise nothing will hurt you. Trust me please?"

He's going to blind fold me. I trust him. I do. I just am not sure about walking around town blind folded. I shut my eyes thinking about it a little bit more. I slowly opened them and nodded.

"Okay I guess we could do this."

He grinned stepping behind me and tying the blind fold over my eyes. He leaned over my shoulder whispering into my ear, "He he he glad you trust me."

He then left me standing there blinded. I heard him leave the room to do something before we leave. I stood there for a couple of minutes, blinded and in complete silence.

I suddenly felt someone poke my sides with long fingernails. I let out a yelp of fright. I then heard his voice in my ears.

"He he he I got you."

He then grabbed my left arm, leading me through the shop door. It was nice and warm outside. I breathed in the fresh summer air, I was pulled foreword and was met with a carriage. Undertaker opened the door, he helped me up the step stool into the carriage, he then helped me find my seat. Once we were both settled in, the carriage drove off.

We sat in silence. Undertaker was sitting by me with his arm around my shoulder. We started talking about nothing in particular. We laughed and joked around. Telling each other jokes.

The carriage halted to a stop. Undertaker helped me out of the carriage. He thanked the driver and pulled me in a certain direction. We then stopped. He knocked on a door. We waited for awhile. I heard the door creak open, being pulled inside.

I was then taken through twists and turns and we ended up somewhere. Undertaker whispered in my ear, sending chills up my spine. "Ready to take that blind fold off?"

He untied it and pulled it off my eyes. I was in a dark room which was suddenly flowed with light.

"SURPRISE!"

A group of people yelled. In that group was; Mey-rin, baldroy, Finnian, Elizabeth, prince soma, Agni, Lau, ranmao, Grell, Ciel, and Sebastian. There were some people from the town.

I smiled at them, "You guys didn't have to do this... Really you didn't."

I gasped at the surprise. Undertaker smiles while giggling, "my dear we never got to celebrate your birthday he he he."

Ciel gave me a hug and whispered in my ear, "Alice I am so sorry. I wanted to tell you I was afraid of your reaction I'm sorry..."

I pulled away looking into his eye, "Ciel it's okay I just wish you would've told me. I can't be mad at you forever, I'm sorry for how I reacted. I just need to deal with it and eventually I will get over it. It still hurts that you didn't tell me Ciel, and you telling Sebastian not to tell me that's not right and I feel like you have more authority over him than I do..."

I trailed off, looking away from him, "Ciel it doesn't matter you should have more authority over him, you are older so... It doesn't matter. Let's just party."

Before he could say anything else the orchestra started to play, and everyone who was invited started to socialize or dance.

I walked over to the stairs to sit on the steps. I wasn't really in a dancing mood tonight. I just felt worn out. I just watched as my friends dance or socialize.

I looked around and saw Undertaker and Ciel were talking and by the looks of it Ciel looked quite irritated, Undertaker had his famous grin on his face. Prince soma, Agni, Lau, and ranmao were just sitting at a table and were talking. Baldroy, Mey-rin, Elizabeth, and Finnian were standing next to the wall across the room chatting, Elizabeth was a kind girl who loved to chat. I noticed that Grell was by his self and Sebastian wasn't in the room. Where was he?

Ashe the queens butler walked towards me. Why was he here? He smiled at me

"Happy birthday Alice. May I have this dance?"

He held his hand out, slightly bowing, I couldn't say no because it would be rude, "you may."

I put my hand in his hand and he pulled me toward the dance floor. The song that was currently playing was a slow song, so we had to slow dance. Ashe lead and I followed in step. He had me close to his chest. I looked into his purple eyes as he stared into my own.

"I have a surprise for you, come with me."

He pulled me out of the room. He pulled me through some hallways and we entered through a door on the left side of the hallway. I enter first, the room is dark so I couldn't really see anything. I heard the door close and lock behind me. The lights suddenly come on and I see what room i am in.

Ciel's office.

I turn around and see Ashe locking the door behind him. I glare at him.

"Ashe why did you bring me here?"

He turned and smiled at me evilly, "I have some business here for the queen. She has been purified and she wants me to purify you."

Purify? What? That's not possible. Is it? I look at him as he approaches me. I realize that he has white feathered wings on his back. An angel... It can't be. I slowly back up towards my brothers desk which is only 10 feet away from me. Behind it is a big window.

I look at every movement that Ashe makes, "Why? Why does the queen want to purify me? Why me? I'm not special so there's no need to purify me I don't need it."

He kept approaching me. Not answering me. I kept walking backwards slowly. Not losing sight of Ashe. I tripped over the rug that was in the middle of the room. I fell back onto my back and yelped out in pain as my head hit the floor. Ashe was now standing above of me.

"Now let's get to it."

He yanked me up by grabbing my hair. I yelped in pain as some of the hair was pulled from my head. He then put into a headlock choking me. I stepped on his foot and his grip on me released me. I ran towards the window. I turned around seeing I couldn't open the window. I looked at Ashe.

"Now now my dear I don't want to hurt you just purify you... But since you've wasted my time and you have. The queen said if I didn't purify you I can kill you. And my time has been wasted. I can finally kill you. You little human."

I looked at him anger filling me, "I'm not just a human! I'm half demon and quarter grim reaper!"

He laughed evilly pausing in mid step, "You honestly think your half demon and quarter grim reaper? If you were I would be able to smell it with my angel senses and all I smell is a puny, weak, little human girl. Your no demon or grim reaper. You were lied to."

I was in shock. Before I could say anything he pulled out a pistol from his coat pocket. He aims it at me. At this point in life everything is in slow motion. So this is how I'm going to dye. Well I can be united with my parents once more.

Ashe pulled the trigger and the bullet flew in slow motion. My eyes widen, and I gasp for air as the bullet went through my side. I fell backwards through the window behind me into the dark abyss outside. I could see shards of glass falling all around me.

I fell and fell until I landed on the ground. My back ached from impact. My side also hurt like hell. I cried out in pain. It hurt.

I heard the front door open, and footsteps approaching me.

"Alice!"

Sebastian.

I cried out for Sebastian. Only wanting him. "Sebastian! Help!" I was in hysterics. I couldn't control my sobbing. I felt strong arms pick me up and carry me inside.

I looked up at Sebastian. He was carrying me into the ballroom. Everyone stopped doing what they were doing and rushed towards us. Sebastian looked panicked.

"Everyone back off! Give her some space! Undertaker I know you're a mortician but I need you to get the bullet out of her side."

Undertaker smiled, "It'd be my pleasure to do such a thing. First I need you to put her on a table, I need a bottle of alcohol to clean the wound and to help her with the pain, a clothe and bucket of warm water, tweezers, and I need everyone out of the room so I can work. That includes you Sebastian."

I was put on the nearest table. Once undertaker got the stuff he needed everyone left the room. Ciel looked at me worried but left. Sebastian caught my eye and left.

"Now my dear lets get to work." Undertaker whispered into my ear.

He lifted my shirt to examine the wound. He looked at it carefully and looked into my eyes, "Alice, you need to be strong this is going to hurt."

I nodded tears filling my eyes. He grabbed the alcohol and poured it onto the wound. It burned, it was a searing pain. I tried biting my lip so I wouldn't scream but it escaped my lips. He stopped pouring and grabbed the tweezers. He put them in the wound latching onto the bullet.

I screamed out, begging for him to stop, "Please! Please stop!"

Undertaker put his free hand on my forehead trying to calm me. His hand was cool so it kinda did calm me, he looked into my eyes, "I have to get the bullet out. It's almost out I promise. Just one more tug and it's out. Okay?"

I nodded.

He tugged one last time and this tug was agonizing. I screamed out in pain. He poured some more alcohol to clean the wound. He had to stitch the wound up. This pain. I couldn't take it. It was excruciating. I had tears strolling down my face. The pain was dimming. When he finished stitching up the wound he put on bandages. When he was done tightening the bandage he held me in his arms for a couple of seconds.

He laid me back down on the table and was going to get my brother, "undertaker, please get Sebastian. I need him."

He nodded and left.

Seconds later Sebastian came in with a worried on his face.

"M'lady, are you okay?"

I sat up wincing. He came to my side helping me sit up. I looked into his red eyes, "Sebastian I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done what I-"

I was cut off as his lips touched mine. The kiss was passionate. His lips moved with mine perfectly. He pulled back.

"Alice everything is alright! All I am glad about is that you are okay. I am at your service when ever my dearest Alice. I always will be. Don't forget that and you have as much authority over me as your brother does. He loves you, you know that!"

I nodded, "I know. I love him too. I love you Sebastian. I always will. No matter what. I'm sorry..."

I blacked out from exhaustion. All I remember is being put in my bed and Sebastian holding me.

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