Disclaimer: I do not own Black Butler, only Rina and the story rights. I haven't quite figured out how to space out her inner turmoils while trying to forgive Sebastian for his grave error during Noah's arc. This is where you come in Luvs! I'm opened to suggestions on how to draw this out to make it coherent. I really want this to turn out good. Please help your Author-senpai out! Anyway enough of my begging. On with the story!
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Summary: Just like the Rose she was both beautiful and deadly. She was beautiful like the satin red petals, and deadly like the thorns that adorn it's stem. And it was because of this that she seemed to captivate him. She was his beautiful rose and he intended on keeping it that way.
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Chapter Twenty: Past Blooms, Future Grows
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"Rose you sure you're alright?" Doll entered her quarters.
"I wish I were really but I don't think that this will blow over so quickly." Rina muttered glancing up at what she perceived as the little sister she always wanted.
"Rose... don't let Black get to you. You're stronger then that." Doll attempted to offer sweet words.
Rina let a faint smile grace her pink lips. It did her heart good knowing Doll cared so much. Though her care would do much for the aching hole in her blackened heart. Sebastian had caused the riff between the two of them. She gave herself to him and all he did was push it aside for some whore. Rina then gasped causing Doll to turn.
"Beast wasn't a whore. She never was. How could I think so poorly of someone I love?" Rina muttered quiet enough to make her words unreadable towards Doll.
"I-I'm going to get you some tea." Doll spoke leaving Rina alone in her room.
"Mother? Did I really make the right choice?" Rina looked up to the paining hanging over the mantle in her room.
The door opened causing Rina to turn from where she was looking.
"Can we talk love?" Sebastian stood there.
"No. I have nothing to say towards you demon." Rina spat coldly not looking him in the eyes.
"Please let me explain." Sebastian stepped closer only for Rina to moved once more.
"There is nothing to explain. You bedded Beast. Simple as that." Rina turned her back towards Sebastian in attempts to keep herself from crying once more.
"Your transformation is amplifying all of your most negative emotions love. Please just listen to me." Sebastian's gloved fingers caressed her arm only for her to pull away.
"It is because of you that I will live the rest of eternity with someone I absolutely despise." Rina snapped turning towards Sebastian with angry tears streaming down her face.
"You do not mean that Rina." Sebastian spoke softly.
"I do! I hate you Sebastian Michaelis! I hate you!" Rina finally broke down in heart wrenching sobs.
Meyrin, Bardroy, Finny and Ciel had gather outside the door when they heard Rina's painful sobs.
"You don't mean that." Sebastian spoke reaching to help her up.
"G-get out." Rina sniffled looking up at the demon that had both stolen and broken her heart simultaneously.
"Lady Rina..." Sebastian began.
"I said get out of my bloody room!" Rina roared scaring Meyrin and Finny.
She had never flared up in anger before now. Ciel stared at Sebastian and grimaced.
Doll arrived with tea and began closing the door. She then stopped and looked at Sebastian.
"If you know what's good for you Black, you'd best stay away from Rose for now." Doll then closed the door leaving Sebastian, Ciel and the three other servants outside.
"What did you do to lady Rina?" Finny asked quietly.
"It's quite obvious." Ciel spoke before glaring at Sebastian.
"Sebastian has shattered what little innocence she had left leaving a hollow shell of her former self." Ciel then turned away from his servants.
"I expect tea and sweets within thirty minutes." With that the earl left.
"Sebastian you better fix lady Rina. It breaks our hearts to see such a sweet girl in such agony." Bardroy spoke before ushering off Meyrin and Finny.
Sebastian stood in the hall staring at Rina's door.
"What have I done?" He muttered with an unfamiliar ache in his chest.
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Rain poured down on the city of London as Rina came towards the Undertaker's shop. She had questions that he only had the answers to.
"Undertaker?" Rina placed down her umbrella.
"Ah lady Rina. What a pleasant surprise. The shop always brightens up when you arrive." Undertaker spoke with a smile.
"I need answers... About Sebastian." Rina sat down with a slight feeling of unease as she looked around the dreadful parlor.
"Hmm. You do have yourself in a rather peculiar situation my dear. Newly transformed and emotionally vulnerable." Undertaker spoke softly.
"You know he broke his promise. He laid with another woman besides me." Rina spoke as bitter tears ran down her cheeks.
"That is a horrible feeling isn't it? Being betrayed by someone you hold dear. You maybe a demon but you still have some reminisce of your humanity left." Undertaker spoke trying to sooth the poor female demon.
"I don't know why... I just can't bring myself to ever hate him as deeply as I wish. It's as if a part of me is still fighting madly to hold onto him." Rina muttered.
"You are bonded to him dearie. Not a light one either, but a spiritual one, or at least as spiritual as you can get with demons." Undertaker handed her a beaker full of tea.
"I just loath him so much... but at the same time my heart still holds him dearly." Rina stared at the warm brown liquid in her hands.
"Love is a powerful emotion lovey. It can drive people to act against their morals. Even drive them nutters." Undertake smiled biting into a biscuit.
"I suppose you are correct..." Rina spoke putting her beaker down.
"Dearie I can tell that there is more bothering you. Feel free to tell old undertaker. I'll take good care of ya. Jus' like my dolls." He gave a grin.
"Why me? Why did he chose me?" Rina sighed asking in a defeated tone.
"Why I can not particularly say but what I do know is that demon mates are predestined and demons are typically drawn to things that they desperately crave. Hence the contracts for human souls. They do not have souls so they crave them." Rina sat silently.
Predestined? Does that mean she had been selected before her even knowing? She then gasped remembering something. The crow.
"What is Sebastian's true name?" She suddenly asked causing the undertaker to look up from his death log books.
"His true name eh? I wouldn't know." He smirked.
"The crow... Nevermore... crow demon..." Rina mumbled as undertaker watched.
"I got it!" Rina proclaimed.
"H-he he's Malphas. The crow demon. One of the crown princes of hell." Rina spoke standing.
"Smart girl..." Undertaker smirked.
"I remembered as a little girl I got lost in the gardens and spoke to a crow. Sebastian is a crow demon according to Ciel. At first I didn't see the connection, but now... he must of been the one who saved me from the fire as well. Sebastian... he's been following me my whole life." Rina spoke coming to a realization about everything that has happened.
"Dearie you better get back to the little Earl before he panics." Undertaker pointed to the clock.
9pm.
"I'll be fine. It's not as if I am human anymore." Rina spoke bitterly staring at the flames that licked off of her finger tips after she had clenched her fist.
"That doesn't mean you shouldn't be careful." Undertaker spoke.
"I know I know." Rina spoke rolling her eyes.
She then leaned over and kissed undertaker on the cheek.
"Thank you so much for letting me air out my thoughts. It means a load to someone like me." Rina spoke leaving undertaker alone once more.
Undertaker had a faint blush on his cheeks as his fingers grazed the patch of skin her soft moist lips touched just moments ago. He then let out a goofy smile. That girl was something else and damn is that demon butler lucky. If it weren't for the fact that she were taken, he might of taken a chance on her. He then sighed.
It's a shame really. Something told him that if she were his. He wouldn't have to fill the void in his existence with dolls.
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AN:/ Hey guys sorry about the short chapter. I really can't figure out how to draw out the time needed for her to build up he trust for Sebastian again. Also what do we think of the name I have come across for Sebastian's demon name. Malphas is a real demon from demonology and he is said to be a crow, so I thought it would be fitting for him. Also he's second in command from Satan himself (hinting at the fact that Sebastian is really fucking powerful). So anyway follow/favorite and leave a comment/review (plz I really need suggestions) and happy reading!
~Gracie