YO! IT'S YA GURL! WELCOME BACK to my sad little story cause I have no life...
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Yuri woke the next morning with a sharp pain in her back. It was still dark on this cold December morning, but she still pushed the blankets from her thin frame. She looked down, puzzled as to why she was wearing an oversized shirt.
"I'm sorry, Yuri, but you had to change, and your brother could make it until later today..." Sebastian said, stepping from the corner of the room. Yuri shook her head.
"No, no. It's fine. Jeez, my back doesn't hurt anymore. Is this like a demon power or something?" the girl asked, rubbing her shoulder softly. Sebastian smiled at her.
"Yes and no. We can heal those if we need to but we usually choose not to," he explained to the girl. She nodded again. They were both silent as Yuri looked around the room.
"Wait, how did you change me? Unless..." The girl's face went bright red as the realisation sunk in. "oh... uhm..." Sebastian smiled at the girl's bashfulness.
"I promise you, I kept your modest as best I could." Yuri nodded, still bright red.
"One more question. Uhm, where am I?" Sebastian took a double take.
"You're in The Phantomhive-"
"Oh, I know that much! Baka! No, we're obviously in a servants room, but I don't know which one..." Yuri looked around the room again.
"You in my room." The girl choked on air.
"W-wait, w-what!" She screamed at him.
"Sh, please. The young Master is asleep"
"Ah, yeah, okay, uhm so, sorry uh yeah..." The girl rambled on before Sebastian placed his gloved hand over her mouth. Both of them fell silent due to the extreme closeness. Sebastian looked into her widened eyes and could seem to get a single word out. They were both silent for what felt like an agonising hour until a knock was heard. Despite not talking for an hour, both of them had failed to notice the sun had risen by now. Sebastian stood up and walked over to the door, leaving a very confused and red Yuri sitting up in his bed. As he opened the door, Ryu burst in, followed by Finny, Bard and MeyRin.
"Yuri! God dammit!" Ryu screamed at his sister. "Oroka ikani atta ka shitte iru ka. ! Shinpai shita watashi ga ikani atta ka shitte iru ka! (do you know how stupid you were?! Do you know how worried I was?!) Watashi wa hitobanjū no ue ni atta! Soshite hotondo shinda koto o watashi wa watashi ni tsugeru yobidashi o eru koto o anata ga shitte iru tsugi no koto! (I've been up all night! And next thing you know I get a call telling me you almost died!)"
"Gomen'nasai" Yuri bowed her head to her brother. Ry walked over and wrapped his arms around the girl. She buried her face in his shoulder.
"It's okay, just... don't scare me like again" Yuri wrapped her own arms around him.
"I won't. I promise"
~o/0\o~
Later that day, the twins sat in their living room, both holding a glass. They were both silent until Yuri sighed.
"Today is the day," She said, looking to her brother. "Khun's funeral" Ryu nodded bitterly. Yuri drained her glass before standing up. "Sitting here won't delay the inevitable. I'll be in my room" Yuri opened the door and began to followed down the hallway. She took the same path to the same room, the last room on the right, that she did every morning, but today it felt longer. She stopped two doors before her own room. Pushing the door open softly, she stepped inside. The room was a pale pink, almost cream. Old white furniture was placed around the room, a bed in the centre, a desk beside it and a chest of doors across from the desk. The was a small mirror nailed to the wall beside the door. Pictures in frames of the three siblings sat on the desk. Khun's favourite perfume and the silver chain lay on her bed. Yori collapsed to the ground, breathing in the scent of her sister for one last time. Tears slid down her face as she picked up a small pink teddy bear that lay beside the bed. It was Khun's only gift from their parents. Yuri held it tight, remembering her brave little sister. Yuri's only regret was not being able to say I love you one more time.
~o/0\o~
"Thank you for coming," Yuri said shakily. She looked down to the white coffin beside the stand she was speaking from. "Not too long ago, I lost someone who I never thought would go so early. I lost my little sister, Khun. Not a second goes by that I don't think about 'what if?'. What if I had been there? What if I had told her she couldn't go? What if?" She took in a shaky breath. "What if we had never gotten into this life? But, I learned something through all these 'what ifs'. It was a lesson Ib thought I'd learned a long time ago. The lesson was really simple. I learned that the past was only a memory. And I know what you're thinking, duh. But, the past doesn't define who we are. Like you," She motioned to the crowd. "I am in a gang. We are all members of different gangs and tribes. And, after today, we will continue our fight with one another. We will continue our wars. But, on this day, we come together and celebrate the life of a girl who most of you didn't even know. We'll celebrate her life, even though it should not have ended. For one day, we put the past aside and make new memories. Family members you have lost, by both death and separation, will see each other once again. Friends you were forced to leave. Ex's that you'd rather not discuss. We will see them all, and we will forget our hatred for one day." Tears ran down her face. "Hell, we even have the Queen's Guard Dog here. Who is here on a vow of silence. But we have people who have all gone trough something or another here together. The one thing that Khun did over and over again, despite all the pain or sorrow it could bring here, the one thing she did was make connections. She helped those in need, no matter of their class, race or religion. She protected those she could and saved those that needed to be saved. She broke free of social standards and created a new path. A path I wish I could follow. A path that I will continue to build with my every moment." Yuri took one last look at the coffin. "I am not just burying a girl who was killed on the streets, someone who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. I am burying my little sister, one of the joys of my life. So, let us raise a final glass of the strongest damn thing in this house." Yuri rose her glass. "And let us forgot our differences for one day, and celebrate this life like the batshit people we are. To Khun. May you rest in piece."
"To Khun!"
~o/0\o~
As the three of them stood in the cold, looking at the prostitute's new gravestone.
"Very noble, my lord." yuri said. Sebastian helped support her as she refused to stay in bed. "Giving her a proper resting place." Ciel shook his head.
"The noble thing would have been to save her." He commented.
"Not everyone is meant to be saved," Yuri said. Her gaze went along the gravestones.
"Do you know someone buried here?" Sebastian asked her. She smiled.
"One day." Ciel turned to Yuri.
"Why?" Yuri looked at the boy, s if she was trying to figure it out herself. She began to walk down the path before stopping and turning to the two of them.
"Come on if your coming." They followed her through the graves. She kissed her fingers and rested it on Khun's gravestone before continuing on. Eventually, the three of them reached the graves from about seven to eight years ago. She stopped at a grey headstone. Ciel read the family name up the top.
"Masters?" he asked looked at the girl. "What has this got to do with anything?" Three names were displayed on the stone.
"Ryan, Lily and Kiera." Sebastian read aloud. Yuri pointed to the first name, Ryan.
"Ryu." She pointed to the last name, Kiera. "Khun." She pointed to the middle name. "Me." Both men looked at her before Ciel's mind clicked.
"I've heard these names! These are the three children that just disappeared overnight! The only thing left of them was this gravestone... They were part of Lord and Lady Master's family, Sebastian, the old couple at that ball a few months back." Sebastian nodded, remembering the grouchy old couple. "This was one of the few cases my father could never crack..."
"I guess they're still the life of the party," Yuri said before she sighed. "They always cared more about parties than the three of us. We were just heirs." Yuri looked up at Ciel, who was now trying to put the pieces together. "We ran away because we had to. Then, someone saved us and taught us everything we needed to know."
"And that was?" Ciel asked.
"Bones. He took us in and helped us. Khun was just six and Ryu and I were eight."
"Why did he need to help you?" Ciel asked. "And why did you have to run away." Yuri looked down at the boy, a patient smile on her lips. Ciel, for a split second, saw his mother in this girl. The same soft feature and positive attitude.
"Curiosity killed the cat, my boy." Yuri bowed before turning around and making her way out. "It was a pleasure working with you, my lord. And thank you for the generous payment. As the deal said, I helped ou catch Jack The Ripper." She willed the two of them to stop her, to tell her that they wanted her to stay. By the time she'd made it through the entire graveyard and back to the gate, she lost hope. She threw a penny into the beggar's cup by the metal gates and turned for home.
"WAIT!" Ciel's voice called out to the girl. She stopped. "You see, the thing is..." he took a deep breath. I want ou to become a maid. A full-time maid." A goofy grin spread on Yuri's face as she turned around.
"I thought you'd never ask, my lord." Ciel sighed, but a smile was creeping up on his own lips.
"Aish! I'm going to regret this." He said, fighting back a smile. The girl patted his head lightly and smiled down at him.
"I promise I won't let you regret this." She looked up to Sebastian, a goofy smile spreading and softening her features. "I guess that means you're stuck with me a little while longer." Sebastian smiled down at the girl.
"I wouldn't have it any other way."
~o/0\o~
As day turned to dusk, Yuri stood at her sister's grave. Ciel and Sebastian had waited with her, afraid to leave her alone. She had a small bouquet of white roses.
"She never liked plain colours," Yuri stated, breaking the long silence the three shared for some hours now. "She hated the colour white. I never understood why white was used to symbolise death. It was so plain. Khun... she loved blue. She always said it was because she loved my eyes. She said my hair and my eyes were her favourite colours." tears slid down Yuri's cheek.
"She sounded great," Ciel stated awkwardly.
"Agh, look at me! I'm always crying now! Aish~ Sorry." she wiped her tears away. "I didn't mean to make things so awkward." She put on her best smile and held it all the way back to the manor. The three walked up to Ciel's room. Yuri took off his eyepatch and was slightly surprised by the mark.
"I should've guessed. I thought you just had a horrible scar from when you were taken." She said. Ciel chuckled.
"You know what they say about presumption," Ciel said yawning. "It blinds a man then sets him off running." {Did no one else hear this saying? My teachers used to say it all the time}
"Hmm. I guess so." She turned as Sebastian dressed the young boy. When he was dressed, Yuri walked over and ruffled his hair. "Goodnight, my lord."
"Goodnight." the boy said snuggling down into the bed. Her and Sebastian sent closed the door. Almost the moment the door closed, her smile fell and her eyes filled with tears. They streamed down her face as her knees gave way and she fell to the ground. Sebastian bent down and wrapped his arms around the girl within an instant. He held her close until she fell asleep in his arms. Her carried her bridal style up to her room before laying her on the bed. He called MeyRin and the maid changed the girl while he waited outside. After the maid left, he went back inside. Her breathing was still slightly irregular, but she was asleep. Sebastian looked at the girl's soft features. Bending down, he kissed her forehead softly.
"Goodnight, my mate."
~A/N~
YO! HOW'S YOU! WASSUP! Yup, this is short. Sorry!
Yeah, it's like two o'clock when I'm finished writing this, cause I want a god damn chapter out to y'all. There was the smallest bit of confusion about the last chapter, so I wanted to clear it up. If you weren't confused, then, okay. GOOD FOR YOU. meant a completely non-sarcastic way. But yeah, thanks fro the reviews, follows and favourites! WELCOME TO THE FAM IF YOU'RE NEW AND WELCOME BACK IF YOU NOT! Yeah, okay, it's late and I'M SO TIRED.
(sleep is for the weak)
Okay, Imma about to go sleep and die to the world for a little while. Yeah, lol, bye. Much love
~Fairy OUT!