Night fell over the Wakefield estate, but the people there were still very much awake. Even he H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. soldiers hidden in the shadows nearby were alert as they kept a close watch on the surrounding area and an open ear for any signals from the demonic duo, who were making their way inside. The demons were dressed to impress, opting for suits that were nice instead of their cheap work clothes. Sebastian was lying in wait for them to make it safely inside, giving him the opportunity to sneak in as well. The butler dawned the attire of an ordinary burglar in case he was seen. He didn't want to be recognised in the event that he needed to flee. Everyone was in position, including the younger Mackens, who were at Kristopherson Miles' house, being attended to by Kristopherson himself as well as Travis and Logan.
The set up was elaborate, but the demons went through the motions like they had countless times before. They had. Both of them were experts at lying in the line of duty. When the door opened, they became the average party guests in a room full of supernaturals. Most of them were vampires. Looking closely, they could even see which covens they were from. Sunflower motifs were worn by the Girasol vampires and owls were worn by a much, much smaller group of the same name. One group wore blue and huddled together quite closely. The Boden family coven stayed near their head, Allan Boden. The Wakefield vampires, however, were on an entirely different level, dressing like the kind of people Ciel would meet at a function of wealthy businessmen, but with a slight flair to them that the Watchdog couldn't place.
Others were there as well, such as the all-female werewolf pack that formed after the Kesler Boys were eliminated. These women were still debating on what to call themselves, and were even speaking of it while at the party! Alois could hear talk of lunar deities, but didn't understand most of it. Other groups simply consisted of important figures in the community and their respective posses. Some notable people weren't there, however, including sister Dorothy, Police Chief Sybil, and subsequently Kyung-Soon Park, one of the generals of the Girasol vampire coven. This wasn't surprising in the least, and was in fact comforting, should things turn grim.
"Penguin should be ready, soon." Alois whispered to his accomplice in reference to the Phantomhive butler. "What do we do now?"
"Pretend to enjoy ourselves." answered the bluenette. "We're just 'ordinary party guests' after all."
"How do we do that?"
"Mingle." Ciel stated bluntly. "I'm sure everyone would love to talk to Gehenna's beloved 'Mister Lion' for updates on how he's doing."
"You bastard." the menace accused, smiling regardless. "You planned this."
"Of course. I hate parties. They're awful."
"Thought so. You seem like more of a wallflower than a social butterfly."
Before Ciel could say anything in response, the menace was caught by some nosy party guests, just as expected. Still, the blonde smiled at them and was polite, answering their questions to the best of his ability. His companion simply listened in, as he was uncertain as to how to proceed.
"So how are you and the other one doing?" the guest asked.
"What other one?"
"That one." they clarified, pointing over the blonde's shoulder at the bluenette.
Alosi glanced back at him before returning his attention to the guest with a smile. "Oh, we're doing just fine. Things are really confusing a lot, but we're making at least some progress."
"That's good! We were worried that you might split up!" one of the guests said before their friend with them piped up.
"It would be a shame to split up Gehenna's power couple!" jested the other, not fully understanding the situation. To this joke, Alois looked confused, but before he could ask for clarification, the bluenette moved in.
"I see Baldassare." he said, putting one hand on the blonde's shoulder to get his attention while gesturing with the other. "We should probably say 'hello'."
"Oh, yeah." Alois said with a nod. "We should probably talk to that one bunch of lady wolves and check up on how they're doing." He suggested in response before turning back to the other guests. "Sorry. If you'll excuse us."
The menace was worried, seeing as though the bluenette lead him away with his hand on his back, guiding him away from the situation. Oddly, instead of tensing up, he felt secure in the action. He looked up at the bluenette, watching him for a moment before questioning him once they were at a reasonable distance.
"Did you sense something?" he asked, only for the bluenette to shake his head.
"No. I just didn't like that conversation, is all." the Watchdog replied, confusing the blonde further.
"Why?"
"Reasons. Besides, the master of the house is about to show up. We need to be seen."
With a roll of his eyes, Alois simply accepted that he wasn't going to get any answers on the subject, and just simply let it go. The Watchdog was odd, therefore it was reasonable to suspect that this was another instance of him being weird. His gaze shifted as he followed Ciel's eyes, watching a large door. For a moment, everything because quiet and still, but then the doors opened at once, hitting the menace in the face with an odd case of deja vu.
Obviously, Wakefield had a flair for the dramatic, given his double-door entrance and his loud red suit. He wore a black shirt and white tie with his blonde hair pulled back in his usual ponytail. White, pointed teeth flashed themselves in a smile as he was met by applause, only to raise his hands up to silence them.
"Thank you all for gracing my home with your presence. I apologise for my lateness. I am Thaddeus Wakefield, your host." the vampire said as two women in matching dresses seemingly appeared out of nowhere to latch onto his arms. "I hope you all have a wonderful time!"
Alois clapped along with everyone else, blinking away his confusion. This scene looked familiar, but he wasn't sure how. He wanted to ask, looking toward the bluenette as he debated the thought in his head, but ultimately, he knew it would prove useless. No one was as tight-lipped about the past as Ciel was. The secrecy sometimes frightened Alois, but at other times, it drew him in. It was exciting. The rational part of Alois' mind knew that this was unwise and a ridiculous thing to even entertain, but another was inescapably bound to Ciel by forces unseen. Not even Ciel could stay away, it seemed.
The duo stood around as Wakefield chatted with the first few people who came up to him, only to capture his attention completely as soon as he faced their direction. In an instant, he dropped what he was doing and vacated his previous conversation in order to start one with the demons. Smiling, he put on the guise of the gracious host, but both men knew better. They had seen many kinds, and from a single glance, they knew the vampire was up to something.
"Mister Phantomhive!" he greeted, removing a hand from one of the womens' waists in order to shake with Ciel. "It's good to see you again! How are things?"
"I'm well. A bit bored, I admit. After that case at Warwick, I really haven't had much to do." Ciel lied. It was obvious to Alois how great of a fib that was, having been by his side the entire time, but the menace wasn't certain if Wakefield believed it.
"That's a shame. You should be given more!" the vampire replied before casually turning his attention to the menace. "And you must be the famous Mister Lion! It's good to finally meet you."
"Alois Macken." the blonde corrected. "Feel free to call me 'Alois'."
"Alois," Thaddeus began, "I'm so glad you came. How are you feeling?"
"It has it's ups and downs, but I'm feeling alright, now."
"That's good. I hope that you have a good time!"
"I will!" The two blondes smiled at each other as they shared niceties. Ciel did his best to maintain a calm demeanor as he carefully watched over the two. Naturally, the man was worried for Alois, seeing as though this was his first mission since losing his memory and a rather serious one at that.
They parted ways, but before Ciel could speak with the menace in order to know what he thought of Wakefield, someone else had moved in. A woman in a dress that matched those that the women on Wakefield's arms. Both demons assumed she was with the coven leader, but said nothing about it.
"Mister Lion?" she oddly greeted while intruding on the man's personal space.
"That's me." Alois replied. "How can I help you?"
"My name is Maria." the woman said, flashing her teeth. "I thought it was the polite thing to do to introduce myself before I ask you to dance."
"Uhm..." Confusion welled up in the demon along with embarrassment. Nervously, he looked to the bluenette as he hadn't the faintest idea as to what to do. Alois did know that he needed to refuse her, however, given how the bluenette had reacted.
While Ciel tried to contain it, his displeasure with the proposition could be seen on his face. As much as he insisted to himself that Alois could do as he pleased if it made him happy, he wouldn't object, but unfortunately it still bothered him deeply. His territory was being infringed upon by this woman and he was helpless to do a thing about it. It upset him, but fortunately for him, the blonde seemed apprehensive about the offer and was willing to turn it down.
"Sorry, maybe later." he blatantly lied. Both the woman and Ciel knew what he meant. Still, with the smile he gave her, she couldn't be outwardly angry with him.
"Alright. How about your friend?" she asked, looking toward the other demon.
"I actually have a reputation for being terrible at dancing." Ciel informed, placing his hands behind his back. "It took me a hundred years just to step on my partner's feet only a handful of times rather than every other step."
The attempt at self-depreciating humour actually won him favour with the menace, causing him to snicker. Unable to get anywhere with the demons without causing a scene, the woman politely excused herself, leaving the two alone again. She waited a while so that their attention had time to shift elsewhere before disappearing into the crowd and reappearing at the side of Thaddeus Wakefield, cupping her hand against his ear and whispering. The coven head looked over at the demons before nodding to her, excusing her.
Neither of the demons knew what he was up to. Neither of them was even aware that gears were in motion. Both of them were too distracted with each other for any of his plans to work in the first place! He would have to try harder. Nabbing the king of monsters was going to be no small task. First he must separate him from his spouse. And then, Thaddeus' real plans would begin.
A/N: *names chapter* This is a very serious story full of rich characters and plot u kno.
Sorry I haven't updated over the past few days. I ended up rewatching season two, and my heart still hurts.
Alois Trancy did nothing wrong.
I have the DVDs, but I always have to switch the setting so it's the Japanese dub. Thus, it took more focusing so I could read subtitles.
I can't watch the English dub of season two... I can't... There's a lot I can let slide, but there's just one detail...
Ah-lo-wheeze...
Basically, I want every anime dub to be directed by Taliesin Jaffe. He'd probably put some crying babies in the background of Sebastian going all demon-y and it would be awesome.
I do really enjoy J. Michael Tatum as Sebastian, though. That's actually the voice I hear in my head whenever I read something that character says.
Anyways, that's why I'm late. I am sorry.
Also, we are out of CHARACTER SHET questions, so feel free to submit shit.
Until the next chapter, my duckies~!
CHARACTER SHET
Question: "For Daniel: Yo, Danny boy! Have you found someone you fancy? I bet you're being very careful after the whole blackwood thing. How're you feeling now, y'know after Blackwood's fuckery?" by Turdupolis Fishe
Daniel: "Not really. I work with mostly supernaturals, now, and it's still a bit hard to get past that when it comes to dating. I know it's something I should unlearn, but still... Kris is trying to get with an incubus, and that's a lot to think about, y'know? I don't think I could keep up with an incubus. Also, a lot of these people are immortal, or at least live a long-ass time. I'm only human! How can I deal with that when I can grow old and die? Right now, dating just isn't a good idea. As for Blackwood... I'm just glad he's fucked up and can't hurt anybody else. Piece of shit..."
