Chapter 18 – I don't believe in fate
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I DO NOT OWN BLACK BUTLER
Alice: About time! You've been spending all your time writing your other fanfic, I wanted a piece of the action and you're finally letting me!
Me: Jealous are we? Well I am sorry for not writing.
Ciel: Never mind, just get on with it.
Me: Hai, Hai…
Akashi Seijuro: Why are you writing this fanfic? Get back to mine! My orders are absolute-
Me: HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET HERE AKASHI?
Alice/Ciel/Sebastian: ….GET OUT!
Kuroko: I apologize for this….*coaxes Akashi away*
Akashi: I will allow this if you return straight after….
Me: Jeez…How about no?
Akashi: *holds up scissors*
Me: Okay! Sure!
~Alice's P.O.V. ~
"What? Lizzy has run away?"
Edward looked very distressed, I couldn't help but feel distressed and worried as well.
"If only I hadn't taken her away to that place!"
Sebastian tried to calm the poor guy down which worked after 5 minutes of panic and stress. I was confused though. Why would Lizzy run away from home? I mean if she was to run away, she would obviously be here with Ciel but she's not so…where could she be?
"Edward-sama, Please tell us exactly what happened."
Edward let out a sigh and breathed in deeply, regaining his calm.
"It was about a month ago, Greenhill invited me to a gathering. There were lots of people and it was pretty ordinary so I took Lizzy along because she wanted to. And in there was this fortune teller. He was very popular and lots of people gathered around him, everyone was very excited. Lizzy was thrilled and she wanted her fortune taken too. Thinking that it was perfectly fine, I let her."
To be honest, I didn't believe in fate. I always thought that fortune telling was a bunch of baloney but when I was on the streets, I heard lots of strange rumours but because of my personality and lack of imagination, I brushed it aside.
"Lizzy rushed up to him and he seemed like a very kind. His hair was kind of messy and on one side he had a small braid with beads on the end. He was holding a delicate and intricate glass cup with many symbols and detailed carvings inside. He told Lizzy to prick her finger and drop the blood into his cup. Obviously I didn't let that happen but she went ahead and did it anyway. To my surprise the water in the cup changed colour at the touch of Lizzy's blood."
A magic cup? Rubbish but I guess if there can be demons, Shinigami with hedge clippers and chainsaws then a magic cup wouldn't be so strange now would it?
"He went ahead and gave Lizzy her fortune. He said something like, 'You are a rare star…something about being under the protection of..uh… -"
When I was on the streets, some fortune telling lady gave me my fortune but I didn't believe in her, I remember hearing about something when she gave my sister her fortune. My sister was almost the spitting image of Lizzy, right down to her obsession with cute things.
"You mean Canopus, Edward?"
"Ah yes! That one. He knew exactly about her obsession with cute clothing and shoes and her strong obsession with you Ciel. I was truly shocked, I had no idea how he knew that and it made me begin to worry. Then he said something down right atrocious about Lizzy. He then said that if she wanted more counselling, she could come by again. I refused to let her go again because of this perverted fortune teller but I couldn't stop her. Again and again, she went and then, she never came back."
"This place that you took her to, it couldn't possibly be…"
Ciel, Edward and I said at the same time,
"Sphere Music Hall."
"How did you know the name?"
"The Queen's premonition was right again. We have been requested by the Queen to investigate this place."
Sebastian sighed, placing his finger on his chin, expressing a calculating and confused look,
"I don't think that Lady Elizabeth would run away because of a mere fortune teller, and that gathering doesn't seem to be all fun and games…."
I nodded in agreement, usually I would disagree but this place was very fishy,
"I agree. This fortune teller is off, I can feel it. I don't believe in that stuff, but in any case, the best thing to do right now it find Lizzy and bring her home."
Edward shook his head,
"No, there is no need. I found her there at the music hall but she refused to come home. She said that she had found her shining thing and that she wouldn't come home. She is being so stubborn, I don't know what to do anymore."
"What you should do is knock her out and drag her sorry ass home."
Before I could stop myself, those words slipped out of my mouth and I went red,
"Sorry, I didn't mean that. I know you love her a lot, but sometimes, it's best to not coddle her and baby her like this. You should be more firm with her."
"I know, but I just can't. She's my beloved little sister and I just don't have the heart to do that kind of thing."
Ciel looked at Sebastian who nodded in response.
"Anyhow, Sebastian, prepare a carriage. Alice, you go with him. We are going to Sphere Music Hall right now."
"Yes Young Master!"
Sebastian and I went to get a carriage.
"You look a bit pale Alice, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just can't get rid of the feeling that has been running wild in me right now."
Sebastian raised an eyebrow and smirked at me,
"Oh~ And that emotion happens to be?"
I rolled my eyes at him and shook my head,
"You're so incorrigible Sebastian. The feeling is irritation or impatience. I don't know, it's weird but I don't like where this job is heading. That fortune teller, even without seeing his face or even knowing him, gives me shivers down my spine."
Sebastian seemed to look a bit taken back at my words that some other man can send shivers down my spine.
"I see…"
We arrived with the carriage and approached the music hall. It was jam packed, there were carriages everywhere, people in fancy clothing talking and walking into this place.
When we walked in, immediately I had to stick like glue to Sebastian or I would have been stolen by the crowd.
"There is no sign of my seniors nor Lizzy here."
Suddenly two women approached us, their faces were gleaming with joy and excitement.
"Oh my, I haven't seen you here before…"
Sebastian gave them his best fake smile and the ladies bought it,
"I've head that this is a joyous place. Why do people gather here so much?"
The women giggled,
"I can't really explain it, but this place just makes me so joyful with everyone being here. Everyone is happy and we can share our worries together."
"Yes! We want to live positively so we get healed here unstoppably; we are able to spend out shining moments with everybody!"
Again, there was talk of 'shining'. It was sort of creepy and I cringed at how happy-go-lucky they were and then they walked away, wishing us happiness and hoping we could spend our shining moments here too.
"That was so gross."
Ciel nodded with me,
"Disgusting…"
I looked around, if this was a gathering with all kinds of people, then there should be people who are feeling hated or jealous, but it was strange that everyone is so happy and my eyes began to hurt at how bright the place began to appear.
"Ciel! Over there, that's the fortune teller, his name is Bravat."
I glanced over and so that he was surrounded by people, his face was peaceful and everyone around him seemed very happy. It made my skin crawl, watching the people as they bought all that shit.
"We should get our fortunes done."
"Can I get mine first? I feel like I need to see something for myself."
Sebastian, Ciel and Edward looked at me strangely but accepted. This man, Bravat seemed very familiar. I don't know where or how, but I've met him somewhere before. As we got closer, I felt a slight tingling and weird feeling in my skin. Whatever it was, it got stronger as I got closer.
"Excuse me sir, but can I get my fortune next?"
He looked up at me, smiled and shook my hand.
"My, what a pretty lady. You have very beautiful hair, did you colour it?"
"No, this is my natural hair colour."
"I see."
He gave me a strange look but he covered it up with a smile and handed me a pin,
"Please prick yourself and let the blood drop into my cup."
I took the pin and pricked my pointer finger, letting my blood drip into the cup. Like Edward had said, the cup was extremely beautiful, with intricate symbols. I recognized them to be the zodiac signs.
The water then changed colour from looking like normal water to a glistening pink.
"Oh my, you have a very rare star. You have the star Vega. You are a very kind hearted person who is always looking out for others. Although you can be very aggressive and impulsive but your institution is very strong and usually make the right decisions. You can be creative, sensitive and patient but on your bad days, you can be jealous, difficult and moody."
I pouted at the last part, he was actually quite right. I was pretty on and off at times but I returned my concentration to him.
"You've had a very rough childhood haven't you?"
He got very close and whispered in my ear,
"You've lost many important people to you like say, your sister, friends and adoptive mother am I right?"
I bolted. No one should have known about that. I began to get panic, I wanted to turn around and call for Sebastian but I didn't want to attract attention so I pulled my best calm expression and pretended to be surprised and happy.
"How did you know?~"
"You're quite big so it was hard to peer into your heart~ but I managed somehow!"
I frowned and then realized what he was talking about and went red,
"Hahaha, I was joking, like your fortune has told me, you get embarrassed really easily don't you?"
I squirmed a little in my seat as I felt the aura around him change, no one else noticed, maybe Sebastian did but I couldn't do anything.
"I know that you are currently fighting your own demons right now and that you are quite special, maybe even different. I believe that you are undergoing a very big change both physically and spiritually. You have special gifts of future sight and that someone or something has got its eyes on you. But if you want to talk about this problem, please came again. I enjoyed this, didn't you?"
"Thank you very much."
I stood up and walked over to Sebastian, I clamped my hand over my heart and I felt the panic rise in my stomach.
"What's wrong?"
"Sebastian, that guy… I don't like him at all, he knew about my past, about Madame Red…even what happened on the Campania."
Ciel looked at Sebastian and Sebastian returned the glance,
"Go Sebastian."
Sebastian went over to Bravat and Bravat instantly tensed up but relaxed.
"Wait, if he could see my past, couldn't he see that Sebastian isn't human?"
I whispered in Ciel's ear as he stared at me with an alarmed face. This wasn't going to be good.
"Should I prick my finger?"
"No, there is no need. Even without that, I can see that you have no protection from a star. I can tell just by looking at you and I know that you have a very interesting relationship with that pretty sakura haired girl from before. That's because…"
Then I saw Bravat lean into Sebastian's ear and sat back on his chair, an alarmed and surprised expression spread over Sebastian's face. I knew, that guy was no ordinary fortune teller.
"Ciel, something's wrong. I think he knows."
I looked at Sebastian and saw Bravat staring back at me, a smirk plastered on his face. This guy, he knew that Sebastian is a demon and that I, am no ordinary human because Bravat knew that I had been claimed by Sebastian.
End of chapter
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