Well it sure has been a while! Sorry for the late update! And sorry if the chapter may be a little rushed. Busy week :P
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The look of Lord Phantomhive's face seemed disappointed and even hurt so I looked away. I didn't want to see him hurt. Why….Why did you tell him? I sobbed in my head to Iren and Mara. I thought as I sat up on my knees when I saw him standing there with the same look on his face and he stared down at me before breaking our gaze and looking at Sebastian.
"Sebastian. Go to London and get as much information as you can find on the name Olive Renderson. Be back here in twenty minutes." he snapped at him and Sebastian bowed.
"Yes. My lord." And in a flash he was gone. Looking down slightly again but I let a tug on my left arm as I was pulled up by Lord Phantomhive. It wasn't forceful, in fact it seemed as if he was careful not to hurt me as he sat me down in a chair in front of his desk. Pulling out a handkerchief he wiped my tears just like he did with Elizabeth before handing me another so I could blow my nose. Doing so I found it hard to look at him.
"Before Sebastian gets back. I would like you to tell me everything." He said and sat on his desk, I let out a sigh.
"I have no choice about this anymore…." I say and give a small laugh with a smile.
"I should have know this would happen eventually." I mumbled before looking up making eye contact, staring at each other a for a moment before slightly shaking my. head to myself. I don't know how to say it….After opening and closing my mouth slightly, the words finally came out.
"Iren and Mara are an angel and a demon who live inside my mind and soul." I say and Lord Phantomhive narrows his eyes slightly. As if he didn't believe me.
"Please believe me Lord Phantomhive. I can explain everything I know!" I begged him as I looked away and made eye contact again.
"All I know is….well….for as long as I can remember they have been there. I never really considered it a problem tell I was ten….My parents kicked me out of the house because I was so different and I lived on the streets….I know that because of them resting in my mind I get there talents. A gift with being good with swords and healing." I told him as I shared everything I could remember and had knowledge about. With Mara and Iren popping in and out to stick their two sense in every once and awhile. Lord Phantomhive finally seemed to understand.
"So dressing as a man and being a doctor on the streets was the only way for you to make a livving?" He asked and I nodded.
"It was the only thing I could think of…." I told him and there was a knock on the door and Sebastian entered and handed some files to him that were about me. I watched as Lord Phantomhive flipped through them and read each thing with such passion in his eyes as he scanned each page, each word, each letter. Finally his eyes broke away from the pages and he looked up at me.
"What was your mother's name?" He asked and I opened my mouth and responded
"May Renderson."
"And you're father's?" He asked
"Paul Renderson" I told him and he nodded and closed the file and placed it on the desk before he folded his arms across his chest.
"Sebastian. Take Olive to her room." He said staring at him for a moment as if telling him something else but I stood up and didn't say anything as I walked over to Sebastian. Leaving Lord Phantomhive's office there was a silence between the two of us. Mara didn't even bother to say anything even though I knew he wanted to talk to Sebastian. Just as I thought we were to continue walking, Sebastian stopped in front of a door still on the second level. Turning around I looked at him.
"Why have we stopped?" I asked and he placed his hand on the doorknob and pushed it open.
"As of today, this is your room Olive." He said and I felt a hard gulp slide down my throat. Taking a few steps back I peered into the room. It was stunning and a breath caught in my throat as I took another step in. The room was better than anything I had ever seen before in my life. The bed must have been made for a king from the size and it had a large green canopy hanging down. Along with a deep oak desk and some leather chairs sitting by the deck that had glass doors to get onto. Just as I was about to turn around and ask Sebastian why i've been moved rooms, I heard the door click shut. Looking at the door I paused for a moment before running my hand across the oak desk.
"Well… Aren't….a lucky girl?" Mara said and I saw him sitting on the bed.
"What do you mean? Everything I built up just crumbled under me." I say and look away when I hear him snort.
"You….get it?" He asked and sighed as I felt my body stiffen.
"There we go. No more breaks." He said from my lips and I listened carefully.
"You don't get it Olive? Think about it with that human brain of yours. When you went to his office and he handed you the picture. You and Sebastian were in the picture. The picture only shows the most important people or things to that person." He said and I wanted to tilt my head in confusion but I couldn't….When I felt the puzzle click and Mara went back to sitting on the bed in his old self.
"I'm important to Lord Phantomhive…." I mumbled.
…
Two weeks later.
I sighed as I listened to the servants sing happily in another cart about the resort we were going to curtsey of the queen. While I sat up front with Lord Phantomhive….I mean Ciel as I sat next to him in a dress. I wasn't a very happy….woman, right now. First off the dress was a pain to be sitting it, and I was only thankful that Mey-rin didn't strangle me with the correct. Second I didn't really want the others to find out about my true self. Of course they weren't told about Mara and Iren but still. I was no longer a servant. I was Mistress Phantomhive. Soon to be married to Ciel Phantomhive. Of course I was happy about that. I truly did love Ciel but I didn't enjoy they way it was pushed onto me and I wasn't happy how he was to embarrassed to say three simple words to me. All he ever told me was "I care about you Olive. Very deeply." So...because of that. Mara and Iren were still there. With me. In my head. I also was very unhappy right now since for the past two weeks Sebastin has woken me up and I have been taking lessons with Ciel. The lessons are a pain. History, Etiquette, dancing, violin, fencing -My favorite- and business. I was only superior in fencing over the other classes and I tried to convince Sebastin to let me play the piano during violin classes since I already knew how to play it but he told me "A proper young lady should play the violin since it is much more graceful." So here I sat with a splitting headache and feeling rather tired and my medicine bag was in the other cart.
"Can't they...shut up?!" Mara snapped in my head causing my head to pound. I clicked my tongue. Turning my head away from Lord Phantomhive I mumbled.
"Shut up Mara. You're not making things better." I told him and he rolled his eyes as he pet Iren's hair. I didn't enjoy talking to mara and Iren in front of Ciel and Sebastian even with them aware of their presence. It was a nuisance to explain to them what Mara and Iren had told me and why I said what I said. Life had for sure taken a turn for different. Just then I felt a grip on my hand and turned my head to see Lord Phantomhive holding it with a slight pink blush on his face and for the first time in two weeks, I smiled. Just then the soft shaking of the wooden cart came to a stop and I looked around to see a sign.
Welcome to Houndsworth. It read and I stared at the spiked collars hanging on the nearby tree.
"It seems we are at the entrance of the village." Sebastian said as I looked at the back of his head. Hearing the servants sound excited I rolled my eyes until the screeched in horror causing me to pull my hand away my Ciel and to rub my temples.
"I forgot to tell you one thing." Ciel said turning his head over his shoulder.
"This is the planned construction site for the resort." He said and I did nothing as they sobbed with a sad "Young Master." when the carriage started to move again we rode for about five minutes before I saw a woman on the side of the road with a baby carriage. Apparently Finny saw he as well and pointed it out.
"Stop the cart Tanaka!" Finny said and I turned around as he jumped out of the cart.
"Here let me help you madam!" He said and Mey-rin and Bard tried to stop him but it was to late, he already picked the baby carriage and lifted it high up into the air.
"What?" He asked before he realized what he did and put it down and little to strong as I heard a crack.
"I'm sorry!" He called out as Mey-rin screeched
"Is the baby alright?!" She asked in a panic and I peered down at the baby carriage since it was in between the two carts only to see a skull there.
"The child was eaten by it." The old lady said and started to walk off rolling the skull away mumbling something about a white dog being a good dog before we started to move again.
"Apparently there are many villagers missing or violently killed. Part of my job here is to find the cause and to dispose of it." He said as we started to pull into the town and I heard several dogs barking loudly, turning my head I saw a man bending down and petting a dog saying 'Good boy' over and over again and I felt a faint smile on my face.
"He wraps its will with rewards and punishments, and forced obedience… A fine sight." Sebastian said from the reins and I tilted my head.
"But the dog is not blameless. It fawns on humans, and welcomes the chain around it's neck. Really, it's quite hard to understand." he finished saying and I narrowed my eyes.
"If you have something to say, just say it." Ciel said and Sebastian was about to say something but I felt my body go stiff for a moment.
"If I remember correctly, you dislike dogs don't you Sebastin?" Mara asked from my lips in a soft voice so the other servants wouldn't hear us.
"Correction Mara. I hate them" He said turning his head over the shoulder with a fake smile on his face. Mara letting me have my body back, I sank back into the seat and rubbed my temples once more as there was a small silence between the three of us when out of the blue…
"Bark." Ciel barked at Sebastian and I placed a hand over my mouth holding back laughter. After a while of holding back my laughter and a little more driving, we finally pulled up to a large house. Not a mansion but almost. It was made of stone and looked rather frightening but nothing seriously striking a warning. Standing outside of the door was a woman….She had a light purplish hair colour and wore a purple maids dress with a white apron and a small hat. I felt my eye narrow as I stared at her as we finally pulled to a stop. She seems familiar. Looking over at Iren she seemed rather silent.
"The Earl Phantomhive, I presume?" She asked
"Yes and his fiancée." Sebastian added as she bowed
"Welcome to the Barrymore Castle. My Master awaits your arrival." She said standing up again. Sebastian also seemed to distrust the woman as he glared at her as I broke my gaze and stood up. Sebastian helped the two of us out of the cart and I fixed my dress by running my hands down silky red waves and fixed my hair. I wasn't wearing my glasses so I looked a little more feminine but I did have a bonnet one that was the same red and had a white rose pinned to it. Stepping into the dirt. Ciel took my hand once more under his coat as we walked. When we entered I took in the dark oak wood and the many ornaments on the wall of dog heads. Very upsetting as I took off my bonnet and Ciel took off his hat giving them to Sebastian we followed the maid in whose name was apparently Angela. Finally making our way to the second floor and into a room that appeared to be an office we entered. I looked up at the walls as apparently so did Ciel as there were even more dog heads and wolf heads hanging there when there was a loud crack and a shriek. Snapping are heads I saw angry man wiping Angela. His black hair tossed to the sides as he did and his boots made his taller so he towered over her.
"Who the devil is this Chihuahua and poodle?!" he yelled at Angela and I tiled my head.
"Poodle?" I asked myself quietly.
"I told you to bring me to Queen's Messenger!" He yelled at her again and I turned to Ciel who looked shocked t be compared to a chihuahua. I looked up to his height…. and I felt a smile form on my lips. Ciel waved his hand at Sebastian and he struck into action and grabbed the man's hand forcing his to stop whipping the poor….woman.
"what are you doing you filthy Doberman! Trying to bite my head off are you! Let me go!" He snapped and I raised my hand calmly.
"Excuse me sir but my fiance ordered him to do it." I say and his eyes snapped towards us.
"What?!" She snapped at us and I rolled my eyes.
"It appears you got my letter." Ciel said and walked over to a chair still holding my hand but finally let go when he sat down and put his cane on the table. I stood above him with a smile.
"I am Ciel Phantomhive and this is Olive Phantomhive, my fiance." He says closing his visible eye as I smile at the man.
"You mean to tell me a two little toy poodles like you are Her Majesty's messengers?!" He snaps and I place my hands on the back of the chair and lean forward slightly.
"Well you see that would be the case if there were puddles here. But you are speaking to a mighty powerful rottweiler and pitbull." I said and Ciel looked up at me fro my dog references and I smirked. Finally the may wrapped the wipe around his hand and backed away from Angela before taking a seat at his desk as Sebastian took a chair from the corner for me and Angela went to go make tea. When she returned, I watched from the corner of my eye as her hands shook and she tried to pour the tea before Sebastian took over for her.
"It's not worth discussing. No matter what the term are I can't sell this place." says and Ciel folds his hands over his lap.
"Let me hear you're reason." He says and makes direct eye contact with Ciel.
"The curse." he says and my eyes widen slightly. Curse? What kind of curse. I think as Ciel asks as if he read my mind.
"This village has lived alongside it's dogs since ancient times. Those who interfere with it are cursed. By a fearsome scourge." He says as he stands up and places his hands on the desk and leaning forward trying to tower over us.
"Even Her Majesty can not change that. Great calamity befalls anyone who goes against the Barrymore family!" He says almost shouting but Ciel just closes his eye and smirks.
"Oh? Interesting." He says and didn't like that as he scowls and leans forward some more.
"Let's have a close look at this 'calamity'" Ciel says folding his hands and looking up, looking over at Lord Barrymore. It looks as if he wants to snap our necks.
…
It doesn't take long as the sun finally sets and darkness falls over the small town we are in. Standing in the room we were given I can't help but peer out the window in the deep fog coming from the town. I look over my shoulder as I see Sebastian folding the clothes I just changed out of and Ciel sitting and reading a book he brought so I peer back out the window. A curse huh…..Do you think he could be serious? I ask Iren and MAra softly in my head.
"It's…..to tell. He….across as very…...and worried." Iren said and I nodded. Yes he did but still. It just seemed as if he didn't want to sell his property. I say to them but just then there is a knock on the door and I look back around and Ciel calls for them to enter.
standing at the door is Angela looking apologetic.
"I'm sorry for the lateness of this hour." She says and takes a step into the wrong.
"My Master and Lady Olive are about to retire for the evening." Sebastian says and she nods apologetically once more before taking a few more steps and facing towards where Ciel is sitting.
"i have a request. Please leave this village. You mustn't be here." she begs and I walk over to the other chair and sit down but Ciel doesn't seem to care what Angela said and keeps reading as he answers.
"Why not?" He asks and she looks away.
"I can't…." She about to say when a loud howl cries into the room and my head shoots towards the windows. Tilting my head, I walk over to the window and pull it open and stick my head out slightly. As another howl fills the town and I take a step back.
"No! The demon hound! It's coming!" Angel shrieks and I turn for a moment to look at her. Peering out the window once more, I draw the curtains closed. Demon hound? I think when Angela point over in my direction and shrieks and I turn around. A large shadow of a large dog towers over my and I let out a small scream as I take a step back. The next thing I know. I'm in Ciel's arms and Sebastian drew open the curtains once more and is peering out the window….Just like before….nothing is there.
"What was that thing?" I look up into Ciel's face and ask him as he let's go and we walk over to the window.
"Master. Look there." Sebastian says pointing out the window. Shifting our gaze I look down to see what appears to be a glowing dog running down to the streets of the town leaving a trail of green dust behind it. Hurrying out to the castle, we all make our way outside and Ciel bends down and feels the dust. Following him I do the same.
"I've seen this dust somewhere before…." I mumble to myself when Ciel smirks and stands up.
"Master!" I hear a familiar shriek and I turn to see the servants running towards us.
"What's going on here? What's all the fuss about?!" Bard asks hugging a pillow.
"The demon hound is here. It brings great catastrophe to the village. anyone who dares to defy my Master will be punished by the demon hound. That's the law here! There's no way to stop it." Angela explains and I tilt my head. Why is it that this demon hound will listen to the Barrymore family? I think
"Angela!" I hear and see a group of villagers coming up the hill.
"Please find Lord Barrymore at once! The demon hound has come again." A villager says and Angela's eyes widened just slightly.
"Who was the punished one?" She asks and I feel my heart thump hard. If the demon hound is a dog. The 'punished one' could have been attacked. I thought as I turn on my heel and run back into the castle without saying anything. I run as fast as I can thru the mansion to Ciel's and I's room where I did thru the closet to get my doctor's bag before running back outside. The large group of villagers are still there as I run to Ciel and take his hand.
"We must hurry! That man could be seriously injured!" I say and he gives me a nod as everyone. Even the villagers flood down back to the town.
The place where the man was attacked is very familiar. We passed it when we arrived to the town this afternoon. It was where that man was training the dog. Getting onto my knees still in the nightgown. Soaking it in the wet mud my knees sink in. I open my bag. This is definitely the man we saw before. Moving my hands to where his heart is I try to feel a pulse before checking the neck and wrist.
"He's long gone." I look up and tell Ciel as he bends down next to me and I scan the bite marks.
hounds are from hell I assume. What can you tell me about them? I ask as I scan the bite marks some more.
"Demon hounds are a very popular pet among the nobility of hell. Very large dogs. They can grown to 17 meter high but the most common ones are 6 meters and there laws can be just as long. They also breath fire and can sometimes turn into humans but that's very rare." He said and I nodded.
"So that's it…." I mumbled...As I feel over the marks on his skin.
"Stand back! Don't touch!" Lord Barrymore's voice snaps and I turn around to see him standing there and I stand up.
"So it was James then...He was the bad dog." He says somewhat to himself but mostly to everyone else.
"Yes. He broke the legal restriction on the five dog ownership limit. He apparently had a sixth dog." A villager standing next to him said.
"A sixth dog? Then this was inevitable." Lord Barrymore mumbles and my fists clench.
"That's all you can say?! A good man died here tonight because of a sixth dog?" I snap loudly at Lord Barrymore who glares at me.
"This village is under my rule and no other. The demon hound protects that rule! as the guardian of the Barrymore family it punishes anyone and everyone dares to challenge me!" He yells and as if like robots the village starts to chat that same song the old lady did. The white dog is a good dog. The black dog is the bad dog…..As two of them push me to the side and takes the man's body and the whole village starts to leave.
"I'm sure you outsiders are going to be it's next prey." Lord Barrymore says before walking off with them and Angela following behind. With my fists clenched tightly I watch them leave.