Just wanted you all to know how much I LOVED writing this chapter! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!
The Reaper headquarters was still in its perpetual state, where it remained forever day and slightly windy. Three familiar figures sat on a hill top watching the building almost as if they expected something to change.
"Is this your plan Undertaker, to simply sit here like lollygaggers?" Ciel griped as he began pacing behind the two seated and watching. "I do not have time to waste idling on this hilltop."
"You never had much patience Earl" Undertaker replied in amusement, who still remained focused on the giant building before him. "We are hunting so we must be patient."
Ciel glared down at the silver haired man, questioning his intelligence. The two had sought out Undertaker when they had decided to track down an angel. Upon request, the mortician had smiled as if he had been waiting for them to come and had brought them here. They had spent the last couple hours resting on the hilltop looking down at the reaper's headquarters. They had seen the employees come and go which made the boy wonder if they were invisible as no one had noticed them poaching there.
"I believe I am starting to understand his game, my lord." Sebastian glanced over at the reaper with interest "am I wrong to assume you have done this sort of activity in the past?"
In response, Undertaker simply smiled at the demon with a tinge of insanity. Sebastian was turning to explain to his lord what the man had planned when the man in question suddenly stood.
"We must move." The reaper bolted off the hilltop with Sebastian at his heels. Ciel stood there, blinking in his confusion. He quickly scanned the area to see what the two had shot off too, and that's when he witnessed the white feathers. A man landed several feet from the entrance with lengthy blonde hair that blew in the wind precariously. Upon landing, the wings began to curl close to the man's back and loose feathers scattered in protest at the constriction. The angel began to approach the building with a slight skip to his step when suddenly Ciel's entourage jumped the poor sap. Undertaker bashed the man in the back of the head and Sebastian was already in the process of tying the angel mid fall. With the final knot tied, the demon collected his victim and threw it over his shoulder smiling as if he had simply plucked a pretty flower. Task complete, the two fled the scene and rejoined the horrified boy atop the hill.
"What the devil are you doing?!" Ciel gasped as Undertaker suddenly lifted him mid run, merrily laughing.
"We must hurry, it will wake and we do not want to be here when it does." Undertaker looks up at the boy who was still trying to understand what had just happened. He grins at the youth "by any means possible, right my Earl?"
"Would you do the honors, my lord?" Sebastian leaned close to his master, gesturing to the restrained angel.
The three now surrounded the angel whom was decorated with ropes and chains of various colors. Locks jingled as the creature stirred and groaned in its attempt to regain consciousness. Ciel glared at the two, annoyed they were both so calm "what will this accomplish? This is going to make a terrible impression as we have kidnapped one of their kind, surely you kept this consequence in mind when you decided to abduct it?"
Both stared in different directions as they wore equal expressions of apathy. Undertaker even had the audacity to dig a finger into his ear out of disinterest, no remorse. The boy's eyelid twitched, thoroughly irritated. Ciel removed his right glove and quickly lashed the leather against the angel's face "wake up!"
Sebastian smiled a most alluring smile at his master I love my master at work.
"Christ child, must you do that? I'm awake, no thanks to any of you monsters." The angel tossed his bleached blonde locks from his face and looked supremely annoyed. This close up, the angel definitely resembled a man, but he was borderline feminine with his big light blue eyes and round lips. His tone was higher pitch and a tad eccentric which contrasted his male image and muscle tone. Ciel would definitely categorize this creature as an it, but for his sanity's sake he would treat the angel as a male. "Dear lord, undress me with your eyes why don't you child. At least untie me first so I can at least participate in whatever sick game you got planned, demon..." The angel narrowed his eyes and looked at Ciel perplexed "you ain't full demon. Christ, you monsters sure have alot of free time on your hands-" Ciel suddenly lashed the glove against the man's face once more.
All eyes were on Ciel and they all looked mildly confused. Ciel quickly pocketed the glove, looking embarrassed and muttered "he wouldn't shut up..."
Sebastian turned away suddenly and sounded like he was have a choking fit in his attempt to stifle his laughter. Undertaker makes no such effort and falls over in his laughter, clutching himself as he shudders from pure hilarity.
"Your all mad... simply mad." The angel shook his head, looking slightly disconcert.
Ciel clears his throat with cheeks now pink and addresses the angel directly "what is your name, creature?"
"Creature? Christ, have you no tact? Knocks me out, ties me up, slaps me not once, but twice and the first demand out of your mouth is 'what is your name'? Like seriously, you wanna know my favorite hobby next? Or perhaps my ideal date-"
Ciel pulls the glove from his pocket and dangles the leather before the angel's eyes "If you could limit your answers to as few as words as possible it would be most appreciated as your voice pushes me to the brink of insanity. I will ask once more, your name?"
The angel glares at the glove then at the boy "It's Leo."
Ciel smirks and replaces the glove back in his pocket "a pleasure Leo. I will not waste your time and get straight to business. I wish to speak to an archangel, perhaps your superior?"
Leo chuckles and smiles at the boy as if he was a nuisance "don't we all, young one. Archangels are much to busy to make time for the likes of you."
Before Ciel brought the leather against Leo's face once more Sebastian's hand clamped onto his master's wrist drawing it back "allow me master." Ciel handed the leather over to Sebastian and stepped back to allow the demon to tower over the restrained angel.
"Allow me to teach you how to properly treat my master, oh immaculate..." The demon's eyes glowed and the room dimmed around the two "no where to run, little dove. I'm positive your kin will be most intrigued to investigate your disappearance."
"WELL, you know. I could fly on up there and give ol' Draniel a jingle, see what his schedule is looking like these days..." Leo's voice had risen many octives, sounding almost feminine. Sweat dripped from the angel's brow as his eyes locked on the leather the demon held most sadistically.
"Excellent" Sebastian smiled and dragged the leather glove from the angel's knee to his shoulder "I am glad we could come to a clean conclusion; however, please excuse me as I take insurance" the demon reached behind the angel and plucked several feathers from the top of his wing. He brought the alabaster plumage to Leo's face threateningly "we shall wait here for you to return with your superior. Please be quick, as my master is most impatient."
The next hour was spent untying Leo and releasing him to retrieve the archangel by the name of Draniel. They watched the angel launch himself into the air and fly off in the blink of an eye.
"Will he return?" Ciel asked, eyes still focused on the sky.
"If he does not, we shall track him down with these" Sebastian showed his master the feathers and placed one of them into Ciel's palm. "When Leo lands, you will know. If he does not return we shall begin the true hunt; however, I believe he will be successful. I must ask you to be patient as we await their return."
"You sound confident" Ciel shivered then, his breath fogging before him in the icy cold. Sebastian stirred the boy in the direction of the door and gently moved him forward.
"If memory serves me right, Draniel is an archangel who enjoys meddling in foreign affairs. I believe he will come simply to entertain himself if nothing more." The two returned inside and Sebastian directed the boy to a chair near the back that was placed before a small fireplace.
"I see, perhaps I shall try to be patient." Ciel sat in the chair and stared at the crackling fire. His limbs began to tingle as they warmed up allowing him to relax. Comfort overwhelmed the boy as he grew pleasantly warm and found himself lost in the coziness of his chair. Slumber soon followed.
Sebastian leaned against the wall nearest his master and watched the boy sleep. The demon chuckled softly as he realized the boy had fallen asleep to pass time more effectively. Ciel never ceased to amuse him.
"Demon, I wish to speak with you. Please come with me." Undertaker stood behind Sebastian, and his features were quite serious as he spoke.
"I wish to stay in line of sight with my master, but I will move how ever far you wish with this restriction." Undertaker nodded in understanding and the two moved to the other side of the room. When Undertaker spoke once more, it was almost a whisper.
"I believe the angel will not be able to assist our young Earl. In my past experience with angels and their kin their top priority is reincarnation. I suspect they will offer to reincarnate the boy; however, you know how reincarnation works, yes?" Undertaker looks at Sebastian in question.
"Indeed, your memories are erased and you live once more."
Undertaker nods and crosses his arms looking over at Ciel slumbering before the fire "I have been experimenting over the years with my own form of reincarnation where the soul retains its memories; however, they are repressed until a fitting age." His emeralds switch to focus on Sebastian's crimsons "I intend to do so with Ciel Phantomhive."
Sebastian's eyes narrowed at the reaper before him, feeling slightly threatened "I believe it is my master's decision what truly happens to him."
"Partially, he can do what he wants with the soul currently under his disposal; however, as I currently own the other portion to his soul I believe I too have say in this matter." Undertaker grins as he watches the demon grow furious.
Sebastian moves, but Undertaker leaps away and suddenly his scythe is before him, separating the two. Sebastian growls and takes a step forward "give it back."
Undertaker sighs in disappointment "I thought you had changed demon, but you are just a starving fiend after all. What is the harm with keeping such a small portion protected so none other may put their dirty hands on it?"
Sebastian's glamour began to fade slightly, his growl turning into a most unnatural voice "It is not yours to protect, reaper. It is my master's decision what is to be done with his soul. Not yours and not I."
Undertaker looked suddenly taken aback by the demon's words "you don't mean..."
Sebastian took another step forward, anger seeping from his eyes like liquid fire "Give. It. Back. To. Him."
Undertaker laughed then out of pure amusement "This is too much, whatever is your plan demon? Perhaps you shall continue your perpetual contract as your father did with your mother."
Sebastian's glamour snapped back into place as his anger quickly subsided. My mother? "What madness do you speak of now, Reaper?"
As Undertaker was about to answer, Sebastian's eyes darted to his palm where the pulse of the angel landing began to drum beneath his fingers. Moments later, there was a gentle knock at the door. Sebastian glowered at the reaper making a silent promise he would make the man speak later about his nonsense, but there were much more pressing matters to attend to at the present. The demon was at his master's side and he gently woke the boy as Undertaker made his way to the door.
Ciel woke up and shook his head to relieve the grogginess he felt. He allowed his butler to help him stand and the two walked over to greet the two entering the parlor. Leo was first, looking most annoyed as he held the door open for the other man to enter. The man that entered was the epitome of elegance. His hair was lightest shade of brown and he born the same sky blue eyes that Leo had, but his well tailored clothes and demeanor suggested higher status which was expected of an archangel of heaven. The archangel laughed off his servitor's complaints and when he saw Ciel and Sebastian he bowed with a polite smile. He straightened his back once more and when he spoke, Ciel felt he truly understood the line 'when angels sing'.
"A pleasure to meet you at last, Ciel Phantomhive. Whatever may I help you with?"
To be continued.
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