Chapter 14 – For once I hate dogs

HI everyone! Tomorrow exams start and what am I doing to study? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Oh God, why?! If anyone has advice on how to study for exams, please help me. I am terrified and yet have no motivation what so ever to study! But, instead of wasting time, I will write for you!

I DO NOT OWN BLACK BUTLER!

Alice: *face palms* I have no clue what exams are but it seems important, so GET BACK TO WORK!

Me: hehehe, sorry but I have no clue what to do! My teachers just gave me these notes and stuff and I have to remember 9 quotes for my English essay, all these formulas for maths, Genetics, Atomic stuff and Physics. I have the memory of a goldfish!

Alice: I'm not going to ask what half of those stuff are, but if you're going to need to remember all that, do it now. My awesome story can wait.

Me: Not helping!

Sebastian: This is why I should help out!

Me: No thank you! I won't be able to concentrate with someone breathing down my neck!

Sebastian: I don't do that!

Alice/Me: -_-

"Alice! Alice!"

I jolt up from my bed as I turn to face Mey-Rin who was very stressed and restless,

"What? Did something happen? Was it that Sebastian again?! Something happened to him again right?!"

She gave me little and quick nods as she grabbed my arm and dragged me after her, and still in my night gown.

"Wait! I'm still in my night gown!"

"No time to change! Please hurry!"

So I dash after her and reach Ciel's room. I burst through the door to see everyone, including Sebastian whose back was facing towards me, huddled around the bed and a lump on the bed. Everyone was teary and I rushed forward.

"What's wrong?!"

I looked down at the lump to see Ciel covered sores and he was shivering. The look in his eyes were terrifying. They were filled with terror and fear as he looked around, screaming and yelling. This was not the Ciel that I knew anymore.

"What happened?"

"ALICE? IS that you?!"

"Yes, can't you see me?! Why can't he see me?!"

Sebastian's voice flowed into my ear as he explained what happened last night. I turned to face him and his face was also covered in sores.

"WHAT?! YOU DID WHAT?! ARE YOU SOME KIND OF IDIOT?!"

"Calm down Alice,"

Mey-Rin and Bard held me back from jumping on Sebastian and strangling him.

"And I told you not to do anything stupid! You bastard!"

"Al-Alice…I'm scared, it's dark and I can't see. Please hug me, I need you."

I sat on the bed as I pulled Ciel into a warm embrace. It was weird hugging my Master but it was weirder that everyone was watching.

"Shhh…Just relax, everyone is here to help. You were attacked by a werewolf's miasma and it has affected your eyesight. You are fine."

Ciel's breathing began to slow and he stopped trembling in my arms, but when Sebastian spoke, Ciel jumped back and started screaming at him,

"GET OUT! GET THAT THING OUT!"

"Ciel, it's only Sebastian,"

"GET HIM OUT! I don't want him here!"

Sebastian sighed and left as did everyone else but myself.

"Ciel, I have to go and help with dinner, Would you like Finny here?"

"No! DON'T LEAVE! Lay here with me!"

"Ciel…"

"That's an Order!"

"Fine,"

SO I lay there with Ciel in bed as he snuggled up to me, he was 13 and I am almost 17, this was very weird. He kept sobbing and trembling but whenever I pet his head gently, he stopped. Finally after an hour or so, he fell asleep and I left.

I approached the kitchen as I saw everyone at work. The village women were also here.

"Morning!"

"Ah, Morning Alice!"

Mey-Rin and Finny called,

"Ah, Finny. Can you look after Ciel for me? Please don't wake him up, I just got him to sleep. But if he does, call me."

"Yes! Of course!"

"Alice, come here please,"

I went up to Sebastian as he instructed me to sit with Snake and peel vegetables and polish the silverware. I accidently stumbled into one of the village women and apologized in German. She had a very gentle face,

"sorry,"

"That's alright, my name is Anne,"

"My name is Alice, it's nice to meet you,"

After making Lunch for Lady Sullivan, Sebastian left with Wolfram, leaving the rest of us to clean up.

After sitting with Snake for a while, I learnt the names of the other women. The lady with the serious and scowling face was Hilde and the other woman with the black hair was Grete.

"I'm tired Snake,"

I let out a loud sigh as I cracked my fingers and back as I stretched.

"Peeling vegetables is boring, says Oscar. Let's go play, says Bronte,"

"I'd love to but Sebastian would skin us alive,"

Later we were called up to the dining room as Lady Sullivan had an announcement about Ciel's health.

"Emotionally, he is unstable but he doesn't seem to have any memory loss. His eyes are unhurt but it's probably a psychological side effect due to the shock. He will be fine as long as his mind and body has lots of rest."

Everyone sighed with relief as Bard, Finny and Mey-Rin leapt for joy.

We all decided to take him home as soon as possible as it would help with the trauma as he is in familiar environments."

Later, we helped with dinner and Wolfram was measuring the ingredients carefully.

"We seem to have run out of wine!"

Sebastian called out to Wolfram who didn't turn to talk to him and gave him some directions,

"The wine cellar is down the stairs all the way back on the right!"

"Understood,"

Then he whispered something to Snake and they left. After a short while, Wolfram seemed to tense and stormed in the direction of Sebastian and Snake. I heard some shouting, then quiet.

After Sebastian and Snake came back, there was this awkward atmosphere between Sebastian and Wolfram, even worse than usual. Suddenly we heard a loud crash and some yelling. I dropped the potato which was half peeled and ran up the stairs to Ciel's room, Carrying the knife with me. I burst through the door to see a huge werewolf. I threw the knife at the werewolf and it got stuck in it's arm. It howled at me and charged.

I jumped to the side but it's claws scratched my arm. I gasped in pain and threw another knife aiming for it's head. It neatly jumped out the way. Finny jumped up and kicked it hard in the face and it fell back slightly. After hearing voices from down stairs, it retreated and jumped out the window, disappearing into the woods below.

I ran up to Finny who had three large scars on his back. Ciel was trembling but he was alright.

Sebastian burst through the door first and then was followed by everyone else.

"What happened?!"

He ran towards me and saw the blood running down my arm. He licked it and clotted the cut. It hurt badly and I tried hard to hold back a groan of pain.

Wolfram and Lady Sullivan finally made it,

"What happened up here?!"

"The werewolf attacked us. Alice helped me defend the Young Master. It jumped out the window!"

Bard offered to chase after it, but everyone knew it wasn't the smartest thing to do right now.

Ciel cried and trembled in Finny's arms and Sebastian looked back at me with a concerned look in his eyes. Lady Sullivan and Wolfram left to perform some ritual or something for protection. Sebastian went to bandage Finny's back and my arm as Snake, Mey-Rin, Bard and Tanaka tried to coax Ciel to sleep.

"NO! I HATE THIS PLACE! I WANT TO GO HOME!"

"Calm down Smile, says Goethe."

"SHUT UP!"

After he bandaged Finny, I sat down on a stool in front of Sebastian. He tightened the bandage around my arm and I hissed in pain.

"Ah, sorry."

"You did that on purpose didn't you?!"

"No, of course not!"

"Sebastian, you seem really tense. Something wrong? Ciel's fine, your meal isn't going to die on you."

Sebastian looked at me with a puzzled look and then smiled.

"It seems the meal is becoming less appetizing. What to do…?"

After an hour of coaxing and bribes, Ciel finally went to sleep.

We were stopped by Wolfram and Lady Sullivan who were going to the village gathering about the werewolf incident.

Sebastian looked back at them as they left. Lady Sullivan and Sebastian exchanged glances.

"Sebastian?"

He sighs and then faces back to us,

"Since this is beyond my expertise, just this once, we will sit and wait."

Later that night, I went to Ciel's room. He was groaning and moaning in his sleep. Nightmares…. Finny walked in and sat down next to me,

"It's so sad to see the Young Master like this. I'm so useless, I can't do anything for him!"

"Finny, you've done the best you can. No one blames you or any of us for this. It was Ciel and Sebastian's choice to investigate about this, and this was the result. It's not your fault. Besides, Ciel only lets myself and you with him. He won't let Mey-Rin, Bard, Tanaka and even Sebastian near him. You're doing something great for him. Anyway, I have to help downstairs, I leave you to care for him!"

"Yes…"

I went down stairs to the kitchen when I heard a loud,

"WHAT?!"

"Hey, did I miss something?"

"There were werewolves in the castle basement!"

"That girl was doing something with them, says Oscar."

"But she doesn't seem to want them attacking people, after all she was terrified when one of the villagers and Ciel was attacked. Maybe she is trying to come up with an agreement with them to stop attacking people. Sort of like a pact?"

"Maybe, that's a good point Alice but something isn't right!"

"Shouldn't we go to the basement?"

"We did, but there was some sort of 'magic' on it and that's why that guy came flying in! Well, when Wolfram comes back, could you distract him for me!"

"What are you going to do now?!"

I sighed as I placed my hands on my hips and glared at him,

"How could I be the Phantomhive Butler, if I couldn't sneak in unnoticed?"

"Hmm…let me think about that!"

Later, Sebastian disappeared and we all pretended that we were doing work.

"Where's the butler?!"

"He's-Uh? He's….he's…"

"I asked where the Butler is!"

I was with snake when Oscar slid onto my shoulder and onto Anne who happened to walk passed. She screamed as Oscar bore his fangs at her and slid down her breasts.

"Snake! DO something about Oscar!"

Everyone looked away as it suddenly became erotic and sexual as Oscar disappeared into her body.

She started shivering as you saw Oscar slithering around under her clothes.

"Don't move, it'll be worse if he bites!"

Sebastian reached under her dress and pulled out Oscar, holding him behind the head where he couldn't bite.

Then after Oscar was removed, Anne fainted.

"It seems Oscar needs to cool his head outside. Come Snake."

"Sebastian I need to ask you something,"

I followed him outside,

"Oscar, you're the worst, says Emily."

Oscar hissed,

"What?"

I asked as Snake's face tensed up,

"I didn't coil up to feel her, I just wanted to smell her, says Oscar. It's another scoop. That woman smells like a werewolf! Says Oscar."

"Wait, then she could be-"

Suddenly we hear a voice behind us,

"Sorry to disturb your conversation."

We sharply turn to find a horse.

I sweat dropped as no one said a thing. Then a rustling sound came from behind Sebastian,

"Do excuse me, I'm here to deliver a letter from the Queen."

"OH, it's just the Queen's Footman, John Brown."

"I am glad you weren't affected by the Werewolf's miasma."

"Thank you. By the way, where is the Earl?"

"He is not feeling well at the moment, I shall deliver this letter to him."

"That's troubling, this is urgent, so read it immediately! Was the message attached! Then I have no choice, just this once, can you read the contents of the letter?"

"ME?"

"It is an urgent matter."

"Well, excuse me."

After some short seconds, Sebastian tensed and his face changed into a worrying expression.

"What? What Sebastian?!"

I stepped forward and he placed the letter back into the envelope.

"I have delivered, I'll be taking my leave."

John Brown and his strange as hell horse left leaving Snake and I confused as hell.

Sebastian ordered Snake and I to go back but I insisted on coming with him. He reluctantly let me but I knew, Sebastian was in business mode.

We knocked on Ciel's door and Finny opened the door.

"Ah it's Alice and Sebas-oops!"

Sebastian just stormed in and Finny wasn't so sure what to do.

"Finny, will you leave for a while?"

"Wait- But!"

Ciel must have heard Sebastian's voice as he began to tremble and shiver.

"NO, NO! GO AWAY!"

"Ciel, it's me!"

I said, he hesitated for a bit but went right back to screaming at Sebastian to piss off.

Finny jumped in between Ciel and Sebastian but Sebastian kept a straight face.

"Did you hear what I said? Please leave!"

"Please wait, the Young Master is-"

Sebastian firmly held onto Finny's wrist as he shoved him outside the door. I could see Finny was using his Superhuman strength but that was no match for Sebastian. He pulled Finny without any pauses or effort.

"Alice, please leave as well."

"What are going to do to Ciel? I am going to stay here and make sure you don't go doing something stupid!"

"Alice, leave!"

His voice cold and harsh, but I didn't falter.

"No."

Sebastian's eyes glowed fuchsia and his expression deepened into annoyance,

"I will only ask you one more time, Alice. Leave!"

I smirked at him,

"You didn't ask me,"

He grabbed my arm but before he could drag me, Ciel latched onto my maid uniform and trembled,

"Alice, stay with me!"

"Ciel's orders are absolute Sebastian! I stay!"

This time, he glared at me. I felt a cold chill run down my spine as he leaned over the top of me,

"Very well, but I will not be responsible for what happens next. I assure you that you will not like it."

Then he turned to Ciel and spoke in the same tone as me,

"We received a letter from the Queen. It seems we are going to be thrown out of the village tomorrow morning. Brooding over your sorrows and fears, curled up in a blanket is not what you should be doing right now. Come, get out of bed."

"NO!"

"Oh? Well, you will abandon your position as Queen's Watchdog then? Very well. You won't have to experience any hardship anymore if you are no longer the Queen's Watchdog. No one will blame you for wanting that forever. The servants will treat you well, however…"

I noticed something black along the floor, coming from the feet of Sebastian. It swarmed around the bed and the whole room. Why didn't I notice this before?!

"ABANDONING YOUR REVENGE IS AGAINST THE CONTRACT!"

The black stuff engulfed Ciel and he screamed. I jumped in to protect him but the black stuff threw me against the wall and held my firmly there so I couldn't interfere. I realized, this was Sebastian. This was the real Sebastian, the hungry, greedy, heartless demon.

"What an utterly boring end. I feel sorry for the people who became victims of your boring existence…" The black stuff began to close around Ciel even more as now I couldn't even see him anymore.

"SEBASTIAN STOP!"

Sebastian turned to me, I froze. For the very first time, I was this terrified of Sebastian. I couldn't move, couldn't say anything, I couldn't even cry.

"Alice~ You might want to close your eyes."

I couldn't even do that. Sebastian licked his lips as he turned back to the squirming, squealing Ciel.

"Well, it wasn't what I was hoping for, but this might fill me up for a bit,"

OH GOD, He was going to eat Ciel now. I tried to move my arms and legs but they remained frozen. I was still in total fear and shock. DAMN IT! I couldn't stop watching. Sebastian got closer as I realized, it was too late. He was going to eat Ciel and that was the end of that.

Then I heard a loud shout as I saw Sebastian flinch.

"SEBASTIAN! You Bastard! Get off me! Get off me right now! That's an order!"

The black things retreated from Ciel as he was left coughing. I was released from my prison as I fell to the ground. I was still shivering but I managed to move again. Now I knew not to get on the bad side of Sebastian.

"Damn that was the rudest wake up call! This is terrible behaviour towards your Master!"

"Yes, do excuse me! You were tossing and turning so badly. Good morning My Lord…"

Sebastian smiled at Ciel and Ciel smiled at Sebastian. Then he kicked Sebastian and stomped his foot onto Sebastian's shoulder.

"You. Really tried to eat me just now, didn't you?"

"No, no. I was only 90% sure."

"You would unconsciously eat your Master? Damn Demon!"

Ciel kicked Sebastian in the face.

"yes, because I am a butler and a demon."

"Welcome back Ciel!"

I finally had the courage to speak up as I dusted myself off. Then I turned to Sebastian and punched him hard in the shoulder.

"You do that again and I'll kill you! Bloody hell, I bruised my behind because of you."

"Ah yes, I apologise that you had to see that. But I warned you that you wouldn't like what I was going to do."

"well didn't think you would eat Ciel!"

"Anyway, why did you become like that?"

Ciel sighed and told the other servants to come in.

As Sebastian opened the door, everyone tumbled in as they listened in on our conversation.

"There is something I need to tell you. I'm sorry."

Everyone stared at him like he had gone mad, well madder than before.

"Through my carelessness I have caused you all to suffer. Please forgive me."

He bowed his head as we all stared at him,

"No, Young Master!"

"Please raise your head,"

"You can't help being cursed! Says Bronte."

"Yeah, that's right!"

"Ciel, you now we would do anything for you because we serve you, apologies like that are unnecessary although they are nice!" I joked as Sebastian said nothing.

"As your Master, I swear that you will no longer had to experience or see that side of me ever again. It was disgraceful and childish. So that's why I ask you… Please serve me again from today on!"

All together we saluted him and Sebastian bowed,

"YES MY LORD!"

'says Bronte,"

We all sweat dropped as Bard yelled at Snake as he ruin the touching moment.

"It's sudden but, as you Master I have an order for you."

We awited for something noble only to hear him say,

"Please forget about how I was acting up till yesterday, Right now!"

We all stared at him for a split second as we all burst out laughing. Sebastian tried so hard not to laugh out loud as I slapped my knee a couple times and hugged my stomach as it hurt from laughing.

After everyone had calmed down, Sebastian handed Ciel the letter. After a brief moment of Sebastian explaining that he investigated deeper, we were given orders as to what to do next.

After Ciel and Sebastian dealt with something and retrieves the Green Witch, he will send a flare which will tell us to begin the operation. We would meet up and swap Lady Sullivan's clothes with Ciel to confuse the enemy. Finny, Tanaka and Mey-Rin were in charge of taking care of Lady Sullivan and making sure she gets safely to our destination. Snake, Bard and I would take Ciel and act as a distraction. We will split up and head in different ways but eventually meet up together.

That night, Sebastian took me to bed.

"Hey Sebastian, that was your true form right?"

He glanced down at me and smiled,

"Not quite."

"Honestly, I was terrified. I couldn't move at all and I was afraid of you. It felt like that person in of me wasn't you anymore."

"I apologise for giving you such a fright. Shall I accompany you in bed tonight? Shall I act as a comfort while you sleep?"

"No thanks. But I just wanted to put it out there, I hate you but I like you. I'm confused Sebastian. Sometimes I want to go back to the life as a street rat, but sometimes I wanted to be with you and Ciel. It's a complicated feeling but today, I finally came up with a decision. I have chosen to stay here with you and live this life. I have moved on from the past and I have arrived at the present."

"I am glad that is how you feel. But you must know by now what you are right?"

"Hm?"

"Never mind. Get some rest, tomorrow will be a busy day."

"Night Bassy~"

"Please don't call me that! Night Alice~"

As he left the room, I flushed. I was so unsure why I told him that. Now he believes that I like him. URGH I'm an idiot. But then again, it felt nice to tell him that. Like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Well sort of anyway. Tomorrow huh? It's going to be a pretty exciting day. Hopefully I don't die because that would suck, a lot.

End of chapter

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