Hidden Secrets 14
By Female Heero Yuy
Disclaimer: If I owned Kuroshitsuji this would be in the manga. XD
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Camiel looked down at Ciel. Giving him the sense of what she really was. She seemed to be looking down at him as if he were no more than an annoyance, yet at the same time she seemed to be pondering his objected. "What is it you wish to know?" she asked finally.
"Everything." he responded.
"Ahhh, but that would pose a problem since I myself do not know everything of it."
"Then tell me what you do know." he glared at her. "I want to know why it's so special? Why...is it so important?"
Camiel sighed as she clasped her hands together before her. "I'm...not certain if I should tell one as young as yourself what I know of it. But...I feel it is the least I can do with everything you done for my son...and me..." she seemed to become slightly saddened. She drew a deep breath and seemed to hold it for a moment before speaking again. "This tale I am about to tell you, takes place just before my first escape." she started. Obviously remembering the days of long past.
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Camiel sat by her window in a white dress, with light blue along the hem, and lavander colored lace. She gazed at the outside world, missing it so deeply and wanting nothing more than for the world's breeze to hit her face. How long had it been since she'd been captured? She pondered. It'd been so long that she seemed to have forgotten the exact day. She did remember however, that it was during fall. During the time when the leaves were falling from the trees in preparation for winter. She sighed pitifully as she longed to go out to the world she had once known so long ago. Closing her eyes, she thought in sorrow that she'd never be able to leave the place she was in now.
She jumped when she heard a small sound. It sounded like something had been tossed at her window. Looking out she saw a man, perhaps no older than the age of twenty. He had the most beautiful red eyes she'd ever seen, and his very appearance made her gasp. Unlocking the hook to the window she let in the worlds air. Though the window was open there were still bars in front of her. Blocking her view of the world, and a constant reminder of her imprisonment. "Who are you?" she asked.
The man seemed to take her question in an amused manner for her laughed lightly. "Can't you tell?" he asked.
"Uhh...well...considering your eye color...i'd have to say your a demon." she muttered.
"Indeed. That is what I am." he smiled at her.
"Sir if you've come here to mock me for my situation, then i'll have to ask that you leave. It's hard enough being a prisoner of a human. I don't need other demons mocking me as well." her voice trembled slightly. She felt like at any given moment she might cry.
"Oh forgive me. I didn't not mean to appear so rude. It was just your question seemed so human that I thought perhaps you didn't even know that others existed." he bowed. "Please forgive my rudeness."
"Why are you here?" she asked. Then her eyes grew wide. "Oh! You should run and leave here, if that terrible man were to find you he might imprison you as he did me!" she stated with worry as it finally dawned on her what could happen if he were found out.
"Do not worry about me my lady. Most of the humans have left the home. Couldn't you sense it? There's perhaps only a few maids and other servants."
Camiel looked humiliated. "I'm sorry to say...but I have been here so long, that my senses as a demon have dulled. I have become rather worthless."
"Worthless you say? How so?" he asked curiously.
"I am a female crow demon who's been captured by humans. I have been here for years and it's apparent that i've become rather domesticated to such a sorrowful life. No male would ever want one such as me. I'm rather humanized. I bring shame to my fellow crows." a few tears fell from her eyes. She covered her face with her hands and weaped. But before she knew it, a hand was wiping away her falling tears. She looked up to see the man sitting on her window sill, reaching through the bars to do such an action.
"Do not cry." he whispered to her softly. "For one such as you to endure such a life, you are most certainly not worthless." he gave her a gentle smile.
"Who are you sir? What is your name?" she asked hesitantly.
"My name is Adrian." he looked at her with sincerity. "A male crow."
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Everyday he visited her. Telling her stories of his travels, the things he'd seen. The changes in history. Each tale mesmerized her as though she were no more than a mere child. She loved his tales. They brought her comfort to her pitiful life. And each day she couldn't help but wait to see him. He made her so happy. She hadn't felt so happy in so long she had started to wonder if she'd ever been happy.
Then one day he asked her a question she thought she'd never hear.
"Will you be my mate?" he asked.
"Ahh..." she blushed. "I'm deeply honored that you would have me for your mate. But...I fear I will always be imprisoned."
"Then I shall set you free." he smiled as he slipped from her view.
"Adrian?" she looked puzzled. "Adrian? Where did you go?" she tried to see where he was. She became startled when the bars were pulled from the window. "How? Those bars were embued with magic to keep a demon from escaping." she muttered with shock.
Adrian came back and stood on the window sill. "A demon perhaps. But what about a horse?" he asked mischiveously. Camiel looked down below and saw several horses lined up and tied together, a chain trailed behind them and had been attached to the bars. This was how the bars were pulled.
"Ahhh.." she gasped.
"Now I ask you again my lady." he put a hand over his heart. "Will you be my mate?"
Camiels cheeks became flushed as she saw him smile as he asked the question. "Yes." she responded even as she took his hand. "I'll become your mate."
Adrian picked her up and jumped into the nearby trees. Running faster than any other creature. Camiel closed her eyes as her stomach twisted in knots. What seemed like an eternity was only a short moment. After perhaps twenty minutes Adrian stopped and set her on her feet. "How does it feel to be free again?" he asked her.
"I'm feeling...rather overwhelmed." she gripped at her chest. "I feel like a newborn babe that's just come into the world."
"Ah hahahaha." he laughed. "Then allow me to show you what you've missed."
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"We traveled for a short while. I saw many things with him. Things that didn't even exist from before I was imprisioned. I was so amazing at all the changes. And it felt as thought I was becoming my old self once more. Atleast for a short while."
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Adrian led Camiel to a secluded area where they took residence in a cave that was hidden. The ground was covered with sheets they'd taken from clothing lines that humans were using. Camiel sat on one coming her hair and humming a happy tune.
"Camiel." Adrian stepped to stand before her. Then he knelt down to bow low. "I must ask again. Will you do me the honor of being my mate?"
She looked at him awkwardly as she stopped combing her hair. "But Adrian, I have already stated I would be your mate. And your mate is what I am."
He giggled as he looked at her. "Yes of course but...it seems you have forgotten that your not officially my mate yet."
She looked confused that his words. "What do you mean?"
"I mean that is to say, we will not be official mates until we have mated." he stated.
Camiel became the brightest shade of red he had ever seen. If it wasn't for her gown Adrian was rather sure he'd see that her whole body was red. On the inside he was laughing at how adorable her reaction had been. Had it been another female, they'd of probably already stripped. Camiel however had had a human reaction. He loved that about her. Her reactions were so unexpected.
"I...umm..." she started playing with her hair. "That is to say...uhh...errmmm..." she jumbled her words. 'What's the matter with me? I real female crow would of probably mated fifty times by now!' she thought in her head.
"I apologize for making you so uncomfortable my lady. But there was a reason I brought it up."
"And...what was that reason?" she asked as she kept her gaze averted.
"Well...you see..." he tried to think of how to express his feelings. "I was rather hoping that...we could start mating as of this moment because well...it is the time of the red moon." he stated.
"Red...moon?" she looked puzzled.
"Yes...I do not know how old you were when you were imprisoned, but for us crows, the red moon is very significant for us. You see it is during that time that female crows are fertile."
"Ahhh.." she put her hands to her cheeks, "Are...are you asking me to have your child?" she blushed heavily.
"Indeed that is so." he stated with light amusement in his voice. He loved getting a rise out of his mate.
Camiel could swear she was simply steaming. She was fairly sure by then she matched her mates eye color. Possibly even reached a new height of red. Though she was a fully mature demon. She hadn't really given much thought on having babies. Sure like any other female she wanted to have a mate. But to have a child. The thought hadn't occured to her in the slightest. Fiddling with her fingers she looked to the floor. "I...would be honored to have your baby." she squeeked out. At that moment she just wanted to explode into nothing. She was so embarrassed. Demon or not she was a proper lady.
Adrian on the other hand was simply beaming. He had the largest grin on his face. And had Camiel been looking she'd of seen it. As a male he could of easily forced himself on her after she accepted being his mate. But that was not how he wanted to do things. He wanted to do things beyond the norm of normal crow demon mating behavior. And it seemed that he'd succeeded. With great anticipation he practially pounced on her, giving her a pleasant smile even as she gawked at him in surprise. "Then let us begin with the baby making my love." he leaned down to kiss her.
Camiel allowed him to take the lead. And everything seemed to be going so fast. She wasn't even sure when their clothes had come off, but he was being to gentle with her that she simply didn't care.
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"It was the greatest moment in my life." Camiel blushed as she enjoyed the image of her memory. "It was two whole months of pure non stop mating. Not that we could fully help ourselves because of the red moon of course."
Ciel was blushing horribly, coughing into his hand he asked, "So the red moon is the time when females are fertile and basically your mating season?"
"From what I know of it yes. Of course my mate had told me there was more, but I never got to find out. We were so busy enjoying our moment together that honestly by the time we were finished I was one and a half months pregnant with Sebastian." she practically cooed.
Ciel promptly gagged and shuddered at that statement. Wasn't she the one who stated she didn't want her child to only have a life of mating? Women could be such strange creatures, he thought. No matter what they were.
"I wish...my mate were still alive." she muttered sadly. "I would of loved...to bare another child for him." she put a hand on her stomach, and went silent. She had a soft smile on her face and seemed to be in her own little world.
"In anycase your...information was...enlightening." Ciel stated. "Thank you."
"Your welcome." she smiled at him.
He raised a brow at this reaction. He nodded in his mind. Oh yes, women were strange creatures indeed.
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Sebastian turned to lay on his side while he was sleeping. His dreams were filled confusion, making him feel anxious. But otherwise his slumber was rather peaceful. A shadow loomed over him. It had red glowing eyes, and seemed to slurr even as it looked at the sleeping demon. "You...rre...mm..iiin..ee..." he gargled in his speech. Then it started to reach out towards the sleeping demon.
Sebastian eyes flinched as he felt the presence in the room. Opening his eyes, they met with a charcoal burnt form of something. He saw it's hand coming towards him, and for some unknown reason all he could feel was pure fear. He then screamed.
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Ciel was going back to his room, he was pondering on the things that Camiel had told him. Atleast until he heard the scream. "Sebastian!" he shouted as he ran to the demon's room. The scream, the scream the demon had let out, it was one of pure fear. He'd never heard Sebastian give such a scream before. Once he reached the demons room he swung the door open. "Sebastian!" he shouted. He blinked several times.
Sebastian was hugging himself. Cordelia was hugging him and trying to consol him. Though Sebastian was naturally pale, he seemed paler than usually and was in a sweat. His eyes wide, and he was gasping for breath.
"What happened?" Ciel went over to the two demons.
"I don't know." Cordelia responded. "We were sleeping and suddenly my mate started screaming. I woke up with a start, but I don't know what caused him such fright."
Ciel took in the information she'd given him and looked at his terrified butler. "Sebastian..." he touched his arm. "Sebastian it's okay, your safe." he tried.
"He's alive...he's alive..." Sebastian trembled.
'He's alive?' Ciel repeated in his mind. "Who's alive?"
"Ph...Phan...tomhive..." he hugged himself tighter. "Albert...Phantomhive." he choked. He felt like he wanted to vomit.
"I see..." Ciel seemed to ponder something. He started to walk away until he sleeve was grabbed.
"DON'T GO!" Sebastian practially shreeked. "If you go! He'll take me away!" he panicked.
"Sebastian..." Ciel was shocked. He couldn't understand why the demon was so afraid. But here he was clinging to him as if he were no more than a small child afraid of lighting.
"Please..." he pleaded. "Please stay with me tonight...please..." he begged.
Cordelia seemed to become sadden that it was not her he was pleading for. But she kept such thoughts to herself. "Please, please sleep with us tonight. If nothing else to ease my mate's mind." she stated.
He sighed heavily. "Fine. But only for tonight." he stated with a hint of annoyance. He felt like he was the parent keeping his children at ease after they'd seen the boogey man. "Sebastian, dress me for bed."
Sebastian looked at him with quivering eyes, "Yes, my lord." he stated softly.
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Ciel was completely aggitated. He didn't feel like he could get any sleep at all. "How am I supposed to sleep like this?" he muttered. Sebastian was practically clinging to him, while Cordelia was apparently a kicker in her sleep. It'd only been an hour and he'd already been kicked about four times by her whenever she turned. For a lady she had rather poor sleeping habits in his opinion. "Why did I have to be in the middle?" he looked to his butler. It seemed he calmed down somewhat, and was now able to sleep. "Idiot." he shifted in an attempt to get comfortable. As he listened to the breeze outside, he could wear he could hear the lullaby Camiel sang for Sebastian.
"Silent night of demon's cove. Whispering in the moon.
Nature's own, whispered sounds. Holding dear of the unknown.
Vast stars shining down to your eyes, showing you the greatest song.
Tender voices calling thee. Holding by the warm of winds.
Red moon we all seek. Red moon, the road of peace.
Paradise lies at the edge of this. But we know, it's a sacred land.
Only one who's true, voice of who knew. Gates open to the one who sings.
His voice calms the world.
Even those with fear. And he walks along the path. Alone..."
Thinking on it for a moment. It didn't really seem like a lullaby now that he thought about it. "Silent night of demon's cove." he stated aloud. "Whispering in the moon." he added. Then his eyes grew wide. "Nature's own, whispered sounds. Holding dear of the unknown..." he sat up. "That lullaby..." he muttered and thought on it some more. He replayed it in his head. "That first part is clearly talking about when the demons are mating. Holding dear of the unknown would mean the unborn baby in the pregnant demons stomach..." he thought some more. "But then...the verse, Only one who's true, voice of who knew...that must mean to open the path to Paradise, they need the chosen ones voice to open it. And the chosen's one is a male crow demon...not a specific one, just a male crow demon. That would make sense since the males are so rare." he put a finger to his lips. "Which means the way to open the door is to have the male crow sing." he seemed to gain some sort of clarity. "But...what does the last part mean? His voice calms the world, Even those with fear. And he walks along the path. Alone..." he tried to comprehend the phrase. "What could that part mean?"
"Hmmm...noisey human." Cordelia muttered in her sleep before she kicked Ciel again.
He hissed after he'd been kicked. "Damn female demon." he cursed. "I hope you wake up with a zit or something." he stated in aggrivation, before laying back down. "Hmmmm..." he stated to get sleepy. "This is...kinda familiar." he spoke softly. Remembering when he was little and got scared of the sounds of thunder he'd go to his parents room and sleep between them. "Tch." he turned on his side. Thinking that part of his life was over. He was the Earl Phantomhive, he had no need for such things now.
Though...
It was rather nice.
This is what he thought.
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Ahhhh that took me forever. . I'M SORRY AGAIN! PLEASE DON'T HURT MEH! I'll admit I kinda got distracted with my Yugioh fics. . I guess I needed a somewhat change of pace. Though I was updating "Something New" every so often. Honestly another reason this took me (yet again) a while to update was because I had to think about Adrian's persona (Sebastian's Father Adrian). I tried to think of how Sebastian's father might of been when he met his mother. His mannerisms, his way of speech. I didn't want him to be a clone of Sebastian, but at the same time I wanted people to be able to say, "Yeap...that's his daddy alright." or something akin to that.
So honestly it took me a while to ponder this. Questions of "How would Adrian react to such a question?" or "Hmmm...how would he ask?" I gotta say for a character that I made that isn't so complex, he sure had me thinking for a while. If he existed i'm sure he'd be laughing at me in hysterics with all the time I took to plan him out. He's just that type to find amusement in other peoples dilemas. Though he's kinder about it to his mate. To the rest of us he'd have no problem making sure we knew he was amused. I know people are also probably still wondering, "Is Cordelia pregnant or isn't she?" Well...i'm not gonna say xD Cause I don't wanna spoil.
I've also been updating my Deviantart a bit as of late. And yesterday I was editing a picture I drew of Sebby, and another one of Sin (Unexpected Arrivals). It took me forever to do the clean up because my tablet pen is officially broken (Partially due to my fault as I thought this one section was where the battery was...it was not...whoops! .), though my tablet is still good. I just need a replacement pen. So hopefully soon I can get one, or something. Those 2 pictures aren't up yet as I need to color them. But if you watch me on DA you'll know when they are up =3.
Reviews and comments appreciated, though of course you guys know I prefer to know what you think, or if I made some grammer mistakes (and i'm sure I did. LOL) Thanks for reading! I'll try to get the next chapter up soon!