"What are you doing?"
Amu freezes, surprised before slowly turning her head towards the doorway to see Sebastian there, looking nonchalant.
"Get down from there Amelia."
The pinkette turns her head back to the book, quickly memorizing the text she found before actually following the demon butler's orders.
She knew after this that coming back to the library to study that again will get her into some hot water if this head manservant catches her again. Sebastian watches her intently as he walks toward the ladder, intrigued on why she was in the library in the dead of the night.
"What are you up to?"
She shrugs nonchalantly in response, "It wasn't anything important; nothing to fret over."
Sebastian raises an eyebrow, unconvinced but Amy would have none of it. She curtsies to him respectfully and hurries out the door before actually running back to her room.
She had to write down what she learned before she forgot and she prayed Sebastian will leave her alone about the whole thing.
She may have her answer to the nagging questions in her head but if Sebastian pries into what she was up to, she will be in for a major headache.
Ciel turns restlessly in bed, feeling out of place for some odd reason. He sits up impatiently, closing his eyes and tried to analyze the events that happened that day, trying to understand what was upsetting him so.
An image of Amu flashes in his mind causing both his eyes to open, slightly alarmed.
What am I bothered about?
He tries to think, he remembered being irritated with Grell and Sebastian coming into his room earlier that morning and interrupting his sleep with Amu in his arms. The remembrance of her smell brought a flush to his cheeks, he gently raises his hand to his mouth, his fingers pressing slightly on his lower cheek; the memory of his lips against the nape of her neck when they were falling asleep made the boy turn even redder.
If Lizzy was there...
Ciel shakes his head irritably, knowing it wouldn't do him any good to think about that.
What else was bothering him?
In his mind, he remembers Amu in the library and noticed the different facial expression than what he was used to on her face; determination and absolute concentration. What exactly was she researching for in the library?
Or maybe she was just reminiscing about her old life? She had drew those drawings herself after all...so was she homesick?
Ciel deadpans, he did not like people he could not read and Amu was one of them.
"You still like her though!"
There it was again, that upbeat voice he had been hearing all this while!
He looks up and gapes at what seemed to be a floating egg in front of him, it was pastel blue in colour but what stood out on the egg was the Phantomhive insignia in gold on the front of it. Ciel's eyes widened as the egg cracked and a little person that looked just like him emerged from it.
"Hi Ciel! I'm Cyan and I'm your guardian character! I represent your desire to be honest and expressive!"
The young earl rubs his eyes, wondering if he was drugged or something. 'Cyan' looked just like himself with the porcelain skin, blue eyes, blue hair and even the ear piercing except it had both its eyes and a big smile on its face like 'Smile' used to wear; worse, he was even wearing the 'Smile' costume as well.
What the hell was this pixie thing?
"We are not pixies. We are your guardian characters."
Ciel turns to see another egg floating upwards and then stops next to Cyan; it was a dark cobalt hue toned egg but it had Sebastian's contract symbol in silver on it's front. In a similar fashion, the egg opens and another 'pixie-thing' comes out of it. Again, it looks just like Ciel but it's demeanor was the exact opposite of Cyan; it was frowning and his arms was folded and it had a slightly bored look in it's tiny eyes dressed in a cobalt blue-hue jacket with pleated side tail skirt, black slacks and burgundy healed shoes.
"I am Sieran, I represent your desire to dominate and control."
Amu sits cross-legged in her bed, wearing one of Mei-Rin's old blouses for her sleepwear. She used her candlelight to read what she wrote. It was the text that she made herself memorize from the book she found earlier on in the library.
"There are always two Jokers in every deck. To recognizer the two Jokers that are used: one approach is to identify the "black" Joker with the Fool and the "red" Joker with "the Magician," also known as the Juggler, a card which is somewhat similar in interpretation of the Joker."
The Magician...
She looks up, seeing her new chara, Kurosu who was sitting idly next to the burning candle on the shelf. She wore a ruby red witch costume with matching hat and purple ribbon accents on the sleeves and around her waist. The chara had dark maroon eyes, studying her curiously and shoulder-length black hair with bangs covering her forehead.
According to what Kurosu told her, she represents Amu's cynical and negative side. When she thought about it, the cross is a recognizable image used in the fashion of her usual outfits and also she was currently living in a gothic-vibe mansion. But negativity? Sure she could be unsociable and cold but that was how she was in Japan, she hasn't been particularly outright negative about anything since she came to the timeline. In fact, it was a good change of pace for her so what exactly was the chara representing about herself now?
It would have made more sense for the egg to appear while she was in Japan but why now? When she was feeling better after everything that had happened?
She scratches her head irritably, looking up again at the perculiar chara, "Kurosu, come on, I need to sleep"
The little witch chara nods before crawling into the covers with Amu, "Goodnight Amu-chan, don't worry about anything okay? Just go with the flow."
The small chibi smiles causing the pinkette to feel slightly better, she lifts her head and blows out the candle before resting her head on the pillow.
"Goodnight Kuro-chan."
Ciel rubs his temples irritably, a migraine setting form.
"So...you are what I wish to become?"
"Yes! We're here to motivate you and guide you to be the best version of yourself!"
Sieran rolls his eyes but Ciel was still confused.
"The two of you are clearly opposite. I have to be one or the other right?"
Sieran raises an eyebrow, ushering towards himself and Cyan, "You cannot be a dominant character if you're not willing to express your emotions."
"I disagree. Emotions only get in the way."
Sieran snorts, "Says the teenager with temper tantrums."
Cyan quickly rushes in before Ciel could retort, "Now now! Ciel if you really think that way then I wouldn't be here! It is important to allow yourself to feel and express your emotions! Otherwise it'll lead to a lot of stress and you can't function if it happens!"
The blue-haired teenager pinches the bridge of his nose, the migraine getting stronger.
" Could Sebastian see you two? "
Sieran nods causing the earl to groan, "Great, I'm never going to hear the end of it from him."
Cyan merely smiles brightly, optimistic, "At least you and Amulet will be closer now! She has a guardian character too after all!"
"What?! "