I have no idea how I came up with this, I was just in school and I started to write this story, and now, we're here. I wasn't going to upload this but I thought, 'fuck it' so here it is. It might just be a one-shot or more, don't know yet, but ah well. ENJOY!
The door creaked open, waking the sleeping girl. Her eyes fluttered open, revealing a beautiful yet eerie blue, the only thing that could rival this beautiful blue was the sky on a clear blue day. Her long, wavy, blonde hair spread out across the bed. The curtains were opened soundlessly and light poured in, illuminating the plain white room. The dust danced around the room like that of a ballet.
"Yuri you'll be late..." The covers were pulled from the girl, revealing her in a night shirt, most of her pale skin was covered. "Ryu is gonna give you hell if you don't get up soon." The girl groaned and rose from her bed. Her pale feet hit the ground as she stretched her arms. She stood and yawned, her hair falling down, past her waist. She walked over to the large wardrobe and pulled out a pair of dark denim jeans, a simple white top, and a red denim jacket. She grabbed a grey scarf from her desk. She pulled it on and covered her mouth. Yuri stared at the other girl, with dark brown eyes and dark brown shoulder length hair.
"Well, what's the damage, Khun?" Yuri asked the other girl, Khun. Khun pale brown eyes fell slightly before she brushed her short black hair from her face.
"It's not too bad, we didn't loose anyone but..." Khun said and Yuri sighed again.
"There is always a but... go on," Yuri said as he sister handed her a small silver pocket watch which the girl proceeded to place in her pocket
"The police are becoming suspicious, they're closing in." Khun finished. Yuri let out a groan. "I know," Khun said, sighing herself.
"They won't be able to get in, I've made sure of that much," Yuri said opening the large doors. A small girl fell down, her long black hair falling down behind her. Clearly, she was leaning against the door, trying to listen in. She stood up quickly and glared at Yuri, her light brown eyes trying to pierce her. Yuri laughed at her attempt.
"YURI! You know I'm out here every day, yet you still continue to let me fall." Yuri smiled.
"Well, maybe you should stop waiting there, shouldn't you, Mei," Yuri said resulting in Mei scowling.
"Mathew has been out again," Mei stated. Yuri sighed.
"Curse that damn boy, always leaving!" Yuri said. Another girl walked over, laughing. "Shut up, Mai. Honestly, why I took you two in, I have no idea. Children."
"We're not even a year younger than you! Plus it's not like you had much choice." Mai stated.
"Still children!" Yuri argued. "Plus, Khun not that much older than you and she doesn't act like she's four!" The two girls scowled as Khun smiled, happy with the compliment. She sighed again. "You two give me headaches. And I did have a choice, but-" She faced them. "Don't cross me, you two would know that better than a single person here, well maybe except for Ryu, but still!" She sighed. "Headaches are a thing of the past, you've moved on to giving me Migraines!"
"We're called the terror twins for a reason!" They said in unison.
"I would know, I gave you the damned name!" She rubbed her temple before walking out of the room, Khun following her, leaving the twins in the room, holding back laughs. "Would you two hurry up!" The twins jumped into action and followed Yuri and Khun down the hall. The floorboards creaked bellow them, they had seen much better days, much like the four girls walking on them. A loud crash was heard and Yuri sighed. She followed the sound and stopped at the kitchens. Broken plates and cups lay on the floor in the small white and black tiled room. Yuri sighed for the hundredth time that morning. "I'm not even up an hour and I've already been dealing with too much." A boy walked out from the mess with a dustpan and brush. "Ren, get away, you'll cut yourself, look, have you seen the other two?" Ren shook his head, his curly bush of black on top of his shook widely. His dark green eyes brightened at the sight of Yuri.
"Mornin' Yuri!" He said cheerfully. "Hiya Khun!" He blushed slightly as Khun waved back at him. The twins smirked behind them. Yuri nodded.
"Morning," Yuri said, smiling. Ren looked at the girl. She smiled before taking the saucepan off her, "You should be in bed, you're sick" The boy sighed.
"I'm not anymore!" Ren protested. "I'm all good now, ya see?" She remained smiling.
"Ren." The boy gave her his attention. "Go to bed." He nodded his head miserably and made his way back to the boy's area. Yuri turned back to the twins. "Don't think I don't know you're handy work when I see it." The girls averted their gaze from Yuri, who then proceeded held out the dustpan and brush. "Clean this up, you know my rules, you can play pranks, but nothing that could damage or harm anyone in this house. Consider this your final warning, and I mean that." With that, Yuri turned her heel and left the twins to clean. She continued down the hall and eventually stopped outside a large living area. She pushed open the large creaking door. Inside was a plain black leather sofa, a chipped wooden table, a bar in the left corner with about ten in total bottles on top. Yuri scanned the room before her gaze stopped on a boy, he was hunched over about twenty books, analysing them all.
"Ryu, you'll strain your eyes..." She said before walking over to the bar. The boy looked up, his dark blue eyes looked the girl over, he smiled at her. She filled two glasses before walking over to the boy and handing him one.
"Well someone needs to do it." He said, smiling. He took the glass and swirled it around. "Well, I could say the same about you and your drinking." He teased.
"A glass of vodka a day keeps the demons at bay." She said, linking glasses before downing the glass. "I'm good with figures, but not as good as you..." The boy laughed, tossing his head back. He ran his hand through his thick black hair.
"Understatement of the year." He said. She stuck her tongue out at the boy before walking over and pulling a chair over and she flopped down across from him.
"How bad are we?" She asked.
"Quite bad, we're short a good couple hundred." The girl cursed under her breath,
"The night teams?" She asked hopefully.
"Most of them came back empty handed, though Mathew came back with a wallet or two, honestly, that boy scares me, where did you find him?" Ren asked
"Back alley outside London, apparently he's part of the Hutch family." She said. Ryu stared at her dumbfounded.
"Wait, as if the Hutch family, as in the Mafia of Dublin?" He asked The girl nodded.
"I'm not 100 percent sure, he never talks to anyone but his eyes..." Ryu hushed her as the door opened. A sixteen-year-old boy stepped through the door, his incredible black eyes scanned the room before resting on the two nineteen-year-olds. He proceeded to walk over to them, he pulled off his hat, revealing a head of white hair, slightly dirty from his adventures. He dropped a few jewellery pieces and wallets on the table before turning away and walked over to the door across from the one Yuri had entered.
"Mathew." The boy turned at her voice. "Have a shower, and don't go out till tonight, we've been over this. Come to me before you go out." The boy turned back around and nodded, then proceeded to leave the room again. Yuri sighed. Ryu looked up at her.
"Maybe he'll become less difficult over time?" He said.
"You say that every day." She answered, rubbing her temple again.
"It's called optimism." He said. The girl laughed.
"It's called false hope." Ryu smacked her arm softly. "Ok, fine. I need to stretch, so I might as well do my part. Hopefully, Sting will keep out of our area." Yuri said, smiling.
"Yea, but his men can't tell their left from their right so they'll probably end up on our side, let's hope they don't end up in Bone's area," Ryu said. The girl nodded in agreement before shivering at the thought.
"Ya don't get a name like bones for nothin'," Yuri stated just as the door opened and an eight-teen-year-old girl stepped through it, she turned over to Yuri,
"Don't think you're leaving without me." She said.
"Miki, good morning, nice to see you've finally woken," Yuri said, yawning. Miki smiled slightly, her hazel eyes looked around and stopped at Ryu,
"Morning." She said. He waved his hand in return, his head was bent back over the books. Yuri sighed.
"This place could blow up and he wouldn't notice," Yuri said, grabbing her jacket. Miki smiled. Yuri sighed at the state of Miki's elbow-length black hair. "Let's go!" They left the room, being sure to lock the door behind them. They proceeded to walk up the long staircase, to the trap door inside the broken down house. An underground base, untraceable. Perfect for this 'family'. They were no ordinary family, but I have said too much.
The arrived at the huge are. Nobles stood all around the place. Yuri smiled.
"Perfect." Her gaze scanned the area before she sighed at two boys who stood, on the sidelines, obviously trying to stay hidden. She made her way over to the two boys before standing over them. "You two." The boys jumped at her words, before turning fearfully over to look her in the eyes. "The night squad goes out at night, you both know this."
"Mathew." They protested.
"He is different cause he is SIXTEEN you two are two years behind him, I'll give you the same grants as him when you're that age, but until then." She sighed. "Home." The boys nodded.
"Okay, Yuri." The boys said miserably before running back in the direction they came. Yuri sighed before turning around. Bumping into a tall man, dressed in all black.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." She lifted her head and stared at the man before her. He had black hair which was slightly messy. He stood with a boy around thirteen if not a bit older, though he was quite small for his age. His one blue eye stared at her as if trying to guess her whole life story. The other was covered by a black eye patch, he was dressed in quite expensive material, Yuri guessed he was a noble and the man in black was his butler... or maybe his father? No, not a father, based on the way they walked, the man always stood behind the boy, implying they were more colleges than friends or family... and many nobles had butlers which followed them around. She jumped as Miki placed her hand on Yuri's shoulder, walking her from her thoughts. "Well, again, sorry. We'll be off." She turned and began to walk away, pulling Miki with her. She could feel their stares on her back but she didn't turn. She walked to the other end of the square. Her eyes scanned the area, looking for targets. A tap on her shoulder brought her out of her concentration as she slowly turned around, annoyed to have another interruption. The same two from a few moments before stood behind her. She looked over at Miki, who seemed just annoyed as she was. "Can I help you?" She didn't even try to hide the annoyance in her voice. The tall man looked at her, shocked. The young boy seemed angry.
"Do you know who I am?!"
"Not the slightest idea, but by the look of things, it seems you're gonna tell me anyway." The boy's face seemed to grow redder and she sighed. "Look, I don't mean to be rude but I have better things to do than this." A police whistle went off in the distance and Yuri cursed under her breath. She tilted her head and peered past the two in front of her. A group of about six policemen had spotted her and were know running right for her. "Hate to cut this lovely meeting short but." She gave them a sort of two-fingered salute. "Sayōnara." She grabbed Miki's wrist before they broke out into a sprint, running straight through the crowd. Dodging people as they were chased through the crowd before reaching the other end. They raced faster through the alleyways, twisting and turning. The stopped after the had successfully thrown off the police. They caught their breaths as a certain Butler and Master appeared at the end of the alleyway. Yuri sighed.
"Honestly, I would just report you but.. well you can see the problem with that." She said, still trying to catch her breath. There was an awkward silence as the two girls caught their breath. Yuri let go of Miki's wrist before beginning to walk away from the two of them, Miki not far beyond. She pulled out a small golden pocket watch before shoving it back into her pocket. "This pushes behind schedule guess we'll have to-" A tug on her wrist caused her to stop as the two girls turned to face a shit eating smile. "Can I help you?" The butler merely continued smiling.
"We need information."
"Good for you, I assure you, you won't get it out of me." She turned to Miki. "Go home and tell them what's going, don't worry, I won't be long behind you." Yuri smiled. She returned her attention to the other two as Miki ran off. The noble sighed.
"I am Ciel Phantmhive, the-"
"Queen's guard dog." Ciel stared at her, shocked. "I can assure you, I do not live under a rock, in my community, everyone knows who you are."
"Your community? Elaborate" He demanded.
"No" A vein appeared in Ciel's forehead as he grew angrier at the girl.
"Why not?" He asked.
"Well, it's not like you're being very nice, by the way-" She turned her attention back to the butler. "I'm going to have a bruise there tomorrow if you keep clinging onto my arm for dear life." He loosened his grip just long enough for Yuri to get her hand free. She reached int her pocket and pulled out the small golden pocket watch again. She checked the time before returning it to her pocket. She stared up at two surprised faces. "What? Surprised a street urchin like me would have such an expensive pocket watch? Well, you are not the first." She turned on her heel and made her way back to the square unfollowed.
"What are your orders, young master." Ciel stared up at his butler.
"Something about that girl. Bring her to the mansion, but not now, later. Nightfall." The butler bowed low.
"Yes, My Lord. If I couldn't do that,-"
"What kind of butler would you be." The girl's voice was heard but where it came from was unknown. Ciel sighed.
"Let's hope she goes quietly, I'm quite of sick of all these adventures we seem to get put through. I wonder who's pulling the strings?"
The sun slowly set as Yuri flopped down on the sofa in the large open room of their underground hideout.
"I knew the guard dog would get involved eventually, but why us, compared to the others, we are practically angels," Ryu said, sorting through another set of papers and documents.
"Plus, his butler is just like his rumours, egotistical, strong, inhuman..." Yuri said, sharpening the blade on her lap.
"If the guard dogs involved, how long till the spider?" Miki asked, handing the two a drink of something stronger than life.
"He doesn't show up till after, a clean up of sorts. So we won't worry about him for now... but the dog..." Yuri said. She didn't quite know how to express what she knew about him. "But they said something, they were asking for information, and something told they were gonna search hell or high waters to get it..."
"You are correct." The three whipped their heads around, before getting into their fighting stance. Yuri raced over to the doors, bolting them shut before hiding the key in her bra. The butler stared at her, shocked that she would go to such lengths. "I am not here to fight, I'm simply here to take you back to my master."
"No." Yuri turned to Miki. "Go." Miki left quickly, avoiding the butler's gaze.
"Not a wise decision, not very polite either." He stated, giving the two shit eating smile.
"I'm sorry, but you are the one who barged in, uninvited, to take me away from my home and family. Yet you expect me to go quietly?" Yuri said, clearly dumbfounded by the butler's logic.
"Well, yes, Miss..." Yuri remained silent. Ryu looked from her to the butler.
"I suggest you leave." He said. The butler frowned, he looked over at Ryu, who was composed and calm. Yuri stood beside him, just the same. She placed her hand on his shoulder. Sebastian stared at them momentarily before he pounced. They both dodged the attack and disappeared from sight. Ryu lunged for the butlers head but was blocked.
"Too late." Ryu smiled and Yuri stepped from the shadows and landed a single punch to the butlers gut, causing him to cough blood. He stared at the two surprised before they both legged it up the stairs only to be blocked by him. Yuri turned to Ryu.
"889." Ryu took a step back at her words. Much to the butler's surprise, Yuri stared at him.
"Well, where is your master's house? If he wants to talk to me, then he better be damn quick about it."
They walked in silence beside on another. Yuri was constantly looking up at the stars.
"What's your name...? Butler is very impersonal."
"Sebastian Michaelis, My Lady. And you?"
"Yuri." She stated.
"A traditional Japanese name. What does it mean."
"Lillith." She said, not paying much attention to the conversation. Sebastian gasped as the girl stared up at the stars.
"As in Lillith the wife of satan?" Sebastian asked. Yuri nodded. She continued down the path. They walked in silence until they eventually reached the large gates of the Phantomhive manor. Yuri continued walking through the gates, only stopping when Sebastian didn't follow. "Most street people are surprised when they see and extravagant house. Why aren't you?"
"You must think me awfully shallow to think the size of a house is what is important. A house is a house. It is the memories inside that show its worth." She continued up the path before Sebastian lifted her up bridal style and whisked her into the manor. The arrive outside the study as the girl kicked at screamed to be dropped. The door opened as she fell to the ground. She stood up quickly before almost falling over. "Head rush" Ciel motioned for her to sit in the seat across from him. She took the seat before staring at Ciel.
"Do know about the cereal murder 'Jack the Ripper'" He asked. The girl refrained from laughing.
"Who doesn't?" She said through splutters. The vein reappeared s Ciel grew tired of her attitude.
"Do you wish to share your information, I believe it was a member of a gang in London-" He began.
"Impossible." She cut him off.
"What makes you so smug?!" He said.
"The trademark isn't there." She stated, clearly bored.
"What?!"
"Each gang has a symbol that is usually burnt into the victim's skin to show what gang they were murdered by. Gangs are too proud to let their killings go unknown. Have any marks appeared on the body?" She asked.
"They were hacked to pieces." He stated. The girl pondered this statement before coming up with an answer.
"If you are looking at gangs, there are two possibilities." She began. The boy simply stared at her.
"And they are?"
"First option, Stings. The kill their victims brutally, not caring much for law or kindness. Then theirs... lost boys."
"Who?"
"I can't tell you."
"What?" The girl rose from her seat.
"God night, next time, call me, I don't need your butler to force me here." She smashed through the window before running deep into the woods and back into the streets of London. "What a night."
The next morning went the same as the last. Caos.
"I don't think you should be going out today..." Ryu began.
"We need the money," Yuri said and Ryu sighed.
"Be careful!" He added as she stepped to the door.
"Don't worry, I will." With that, she waved to him before leaving with Miki. They reached the large square. The walked through the crowded square, stealing what they could. At around noon. The took a break in a back alley.
"No incidents. Plus neither Scotland yard or the dog have shown up." Miki said but Yuri remained silent.
"I was just thinking." Yuri began.
"You! Thinking?!"Miki teased. She faked surprise which earned her a hard dig to her rib cage by Yuri's elbow.
"Ciel Phantomhive waits for nobody or nothing to get a job done, so if it was a gang in London, surely they would be bragging about it now?"
"Unless it was us." Miki finished.
"Yeah, I was thinking that too, but who would do it. The only people capable of such extreme crimes would be Me, You, Ryu and..." Yuri trailed off slightly.
"Mathew," Miki said quietly. They were both silent for a moment.
"Would he..?" Yuri asked.
"It's a possibility... but whether he would do that to you is a different story..." Miki said.
"Who is Mathew?" An arrogant voice called out. Yuri sighed.
"Fuck off." She said.
"Rude," Ciel called out from the shadows of the alleyway.
"Aso pretty damn rude to stalk people." Yuri sighed again. "Watashi wa kono tame ni kyūryō suru hitsuyō ga arimasu!" Miki looked over at her.
"Shitte iru!" Ciel looked at the two girls, slightly confused.
"What language are you two speaking?" Ciel appeared at the entrance to the long, narrow alley. The two girls faced each other, smirking.
"None of your business."
"My Lord, I believe it is traditional Japanese," Sebastian said.
"Ding ding ding, we have a winner," Yuri stated. The two girls rose from their seats and began to walk towards the to men. "We'll be off." The girls walked past the two and Yuri managed to avoid grabbing hands. They walked back into the square, keeping their heads down. Two large looking men came slouching into the area as Yuri scowled. She walked over to the two men.
"Get out of my area!" The two men looked down at the girl, their faces blank.
"Make us." One of them stated. She smiled wickedly.
"You both know you don't stand a chance." With one kick, they were both lying on the ground dazed. "Learn your left from your right, north from south." With that, she turned on her heel and retreated back to the other side of the nearly deserted square. Ciel and Sebastian kept a close eye on her. Eventually, as the sun became to set, she sighed.
"Looks like we should wrap it up for a day." She said stretching and yawning. "Ryu' gonna kill me..."
"Ryu?" A voice called.
"Oh for fuck's sake! Ciel goddamn Phantomhive! I don't have time for your damn games! tell me what you want-"
"I know what your want." Ciel interrupted the fuming girl.
"And what's that then?" She asked angrily, tapping her foot and crossing her arms.
"Money." The smug look on his face was enough for Miki to have to hold the Yuri back before she punched him.
"So? Everyone on this earth needs something? That doesn't make you so smart that you know what I need." She insisted. Th noble smirk.
"Show me your skills. Win a fight against me, and I'll give you all the money you need." He said, cockily. The two girls looked him up and down then looked at each other.
"You're like 6?" They said in unison, causing the noble's face to heat with anger and embarrassment.
"Not me you idiots! My butler." He said, furiously. The two girls then looked to the butler.
"hmm~ Tall, strong looking." Miki began.
"Strong stance, cocky smile. Hmm indeed." Yuri said, looking the butler head to toe. "We'll accept-"
"No, there is no 'we'. It is only you." Ciel said, looking at Yuri. Two pairs of colds eyes met as she hesitated. He smirked. "What can't do anything without your special friend?" This set Yuri blood a boil as her face turned to a scowl.
"Fine. I accept. What happens of I loose?" She asked, still glaring at the fourteen-year-old.
"You work for me. Don't worry, I will pay you. It's a win-win situation. For you at least." Ciel said. Yuri sighed and pulled off her jacket. She was only wearing a loose top and half corset underneath, neither of which were very covering. Her dark trousers clung to her long legs and her boots were worn. The only thing decent looking was the white scarf around her neck, which she then pulled off before handing both the scarf and the coat to Miki. She took her stance and waited to pounce.
The sun had almost completely set by the time the two began their fight. Sebastian was quick, Yuri could not deny it. His offence was stronger that her defence, but if she could just turn the tables. It was like he could tell what she was going to do before she did it. She took several punches to the gut before he stopped.
"I guess we have our winner," he said, smirking. The girl scowled as she could barely stand.
"Asshole." Her knees gave way and she lost consciousness and she fell, banging her head off the ground. Miki couldn;t catch her in time and she landed with a thud on the damp alley grounds. Miki glared at the two in front of her. She picked up Yuri's head carefully and gagged as she saw her hand was covered in blood.
"You've gone and done it now!" Miki screamed in frustration. "Ryu's going to kill me!"
"Damn right I am." A man's voice called through the alleyway. A boy walked out, he had the same pale blue eyes as Yuri but his hair was a dark brown, almost black.
"Ryu," Miki said, avoiding eyes contact with him.
"Who are you?" Ciel called out to the boy. Ryu looked up and glared at the boy.
"Ryu. Yuri's twin brother." He picked up his sister and began to walk back to the den. "Damn, Yuri, you can be such an idiot."
Ryu brought his sister home before laying her down on her bed. He went to get teh first aid kit but was stopped by her grabbing his arm.
"Ryu. I made a deal." She said. She always got straight to the point, many people saw it as a flaw but Ryu knew she only did it because she hated people dragging things out.
"And what does this deal entail?" He asked.
"I have to work for the Dog." Ryu sighed.
"You always have to get yourself into-" Ryu began but wa cut off by Yuri's door opening. Khun poked her head around the door.
"You okay?" She asked, walking over to her older sister. Yuri nodded.
"On the mend." She said, smiling.
"Yuri, Ryu, can I g out with the night squad today?" Khun asked, shocking her siblings.
"But you love the day squad!" Ryu said, confused.
"I do but I have sorta outgrown it. I wanna try something new." Teh two siblings looked at one another.
"Fine." Ryu said.
"But stay close to Mathew, he'll keep you out of trouble!" Yuri said. Khun jumped up and kissed her sister's forehead and strangled her brother into a hug.
"Thank you!" She said before leaving. The twin looked at one another smiling.
"Remember when you were that excitable?" Ryu said.
"Or when you were that easily pleased?" Yuri teased. The two siblings smiled.
"Now, about this deal..."
Once again, Yuri had to be pried from her bed the next morning. She cursed the earth and all its inhabitants for her luck. She sighed before pulling on her jeans, her half corset and a blouse ("all maids must look slightly presentable!" Ryu had screamed at her when she arrived down in her old jeans and worn shirt). She turned to the looking glass before sighing.
"The money better be damn worth it." She muttered under her breath as she ventured out into the cold with Ryu's winter coat - because she had lost her own somewhere along the way - and an old scarf. The harsh autumn air finally beginning to catch up with her. She sneezed slightly as she walked through the crowded streets of London. Why are people out this early? She thought to herself but she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a trail of blood down an all too familiar alleyway. Pushing past people and children, she forced her way into the alleyway. Her heart nearly stopped. Khun lay down, her pale brown eyes now lifeless. Yuri had to take a step back to be able to take all of this in. A policeman went up to touch her but Yuri screamed. "Don't touch her! Oh my god! Please don't touch her!" tears fell down her face and she couldn't breathe. 'Let this be a joke... let this be a dream... please...' It was neither a dream or a joke. Khun lifeless body lay in an alleyway so far away from her home. Her black hair and body stained with blood. Her face, etched with fear, was pale and hard. Yuri said no words and she walked slowly to her little sister's body. "Ryu..." She said, pulling the coat from her body and placing it over the young girl's dead, cold body. She looked to all the people who were watching her, their faces full of false pity. A red blur disappeared among then. It was quick and Yuri wasn't sure whether she had really seen it. "Jack The Ripper... You're not part of any gang, are you?"
