The police arrived. Of course they did. What else was going to happen after a human ear was found in a bloodied plastic sandwich bag at the bottom of a suitcase in a public place? The London Metropolitan Police took ownership of the suitcase as evidence and sent the teens on their way, much to their displeasure. Samantha and Geraldine informed their respective guardians, while Revy allowed his to be ignorant until Daniel told Alois and they both returned from their trip early.

It wasn't long until Sebastian phoned them as well, as Revy came home escorted by police after being interviewed at the station with his friends. The demons were home incredibly quickly after that, putting on their police lights part of the way. They were both deeply concerned, as this was the first word any of them had heard from Revy all day, causing Alois to be thrown into a tizzy while Ciel attempted to calm him down. The menace ranted and raved about his sibling's "irresponsible" behaviour and lack of talking to him about practically anything that didn't require a snide comment.

In a matter of hours, the duo was home with Alois bursting through the door. A rather cross looking Sebastian greeted them both at the door, which made the blonde Phantomhive even more concerned. It was rare to see the butler actually irritated.

"He's upstairs in his room." Sebastian said to them first thing while taking their coats. "I'll take care of the bags while you decide what to do with him."

"We should probably ask him about what happened." Ciel suggested.

"Yeah, and ask him why the fuck he didn't tell anybody about finding a suitcase a la Sudoku Killer with a human ear inside of it!" huffed the menace as he stomped upstairs to the second floor. Seeing where this was going, Ciel tried his hardest to shut him down before he said something he regretted.

"We need to be reasonable about this." suggested the Watchdog. "He was picked up by police right after he found it. We don't know if he intended to contact us or not."

"And if he didn't, we're supposed to let him get away with it?"

"That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that we have no proof that that's what happened." the bluenette tried to explain. "Additionally, I don't think it's a good idea to confront him while angry."

"Why?"

"Because he has trouble opening up to you, normally. The anger isn't going to help, now is it?"

Stopping, the blonde crossed his arms. He had to think for a moment. As much as he really didn't want to admit it, his husband had a point. Shaking his head, Alois threw his hands up in the air in defeat.

"What am I supposed to do, then?" he grouchily asked. "Hm?"

"Go about it in a professional manner like you would while interviewing anyone else." stated the blue Phantomhive, drawing out a long sigh from his beau.

"Fine." Alois conceded. "I'll take a minute first…"

"I could interview him, if you like."

"Yeah, I guess… I just… I feel so responsible, y'know?"

"I know. You're a good brother. Revy's just… in a difficult part of life."

"You mean he's a moody teenager."

"I didn't say that out loud." Ciel insisted.

"No, no. I agree with that." his spouse answered. "It makes him difficult, sometimes. If you think you can interrogate him and get a straight answer, then be my guest. Just… don't go medieval on him, okay?"

"No whips or flails. Got it." the Watchdog jested in hopes of cheering his partner up, patting him on the shoulder as he turned to leave. "I'll be nice. You just go relax for a bit."

"Alright." sighed the menace, putting his hands on his hips. "An attempt will be made…"

While he did that, the other Phantomhive went to Revy's room and knocked on the door. From there, he invited himself inside, only to see the lad lounging on his bed while staring at the ceiling. The Watchdog's arrival captured his attention and surprised him, causing him to jump. Similarly, Ciel was surprised as well, if only because of the drastic change in the boy's appearance.

"Hello, Revy." Ciel greeted, although he wasn't met with much enthusiasm.

"Great… You're back… That means he's back, too..." huffed the revenant. "You gonna take turns lecturing me?"

"No. I'm here to ask you about the suitcase, actually." the Watchdog answered, inviting himself to take a seat. "No scolding, just business."

"So the scolding part is Alois' job, huh?"

"Well, he does want to talk to you after me, but I'm not entirely sure how it's going to go. Really, it could move in either direction."

"Gee, that's comforting..."

"So tell me about the suitcase so you can go back to dreading your impending doom." the Phantomhive answered, adding in a twinge of silliness. Somehow, it was appreciated, as the type of humour was similar to that of Geraldine. Though, Revy supposed that it might be because they're related by blood, if not in a distant way, now.

"What do you want to know?"

"Typical stuff. Where you found it, for one. I know it was in the mall, but where?"

"Next to the fountain." answered the Macken. "Gerry saw it and thought it might be a bomb or something. She's way too into this stuff."

"It's the family business." Ciel shrugged. "So, you thought it might be an explosive, but instead you found..?"

"A puzzle book, for one. Y'know, like the kind middle aged ladies like to fill out? Then there was a piece of paper. It didn't say anything but the number 'one' on it. No clue what that means..."

"I might have an idea… The ear is new, though."

"Wait, you know who might have done this?"

"Possibly. Or it's a copycat." Before the lad could ask any more questions, Ciel interrupted him with his own. "Was there anything else in the bag? Anyone suspicious hanging around?"

"No. Nothing. Nobody." Revy shook. "That's all I saw. Not very helpful, am I?"

"No, no. You're very helpful." the Watchdog said as he stood up. "If what your saying is accurate, then the person who placed the case had been gone for a while."

"And that's useful how?"

"Security cameras. If we're going to look for a suspect, that's the first place you do it. What you just told me helps narrow the time frame we need to look in." Turning, he started to walk toward the door again. "Thank you, Revy."

"I'm- I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful..." the lad answered, causing the man to pause. Looking back at the revenant, Ciel replied:

"That's alright. We're just glad you're safe." he said. "And you're the one who was brave enough to look inside. Although, next time, if you suspect a bomb, you should really call a bomb squad. Good work."

"You gonna send Alois in?"

"When he's ready." Ciel replied, gripping the door handle. "He needs a moment, first. He's had sort of a stressful trip."

"It was supposed to be a vacation, though?" questioned the revenant, earning a nod.

"Yeah." the Watchdog answered before walking out the door and leaving the other to his own devices. When the blonde came in, the conversation would be very different, but until then, all Revy had to do was brace himself.


A/N: Sup, nerds?

Just so you know, this is not your usual author. Incidentally, your weasely host was feeling under the weather today, so I have stepped in in her stead. I am papillonfragile, her Tumblr friend. Though I'm usually labeled as "fartferret69" in the character shet...

I didn't write the chapter tho, but she let me take over the A/Ns today?

I can't believe she actually let me. Like who does that? Why would you think this was a good idea? I could just be sitting here making fart jokes the whole time and you're going to still let me do this? Like what? Who does that? Rebel...

In other news, this loser just wrote a whole four-page essay in three hours the night it was due. Fucking nerd. Probably the reason she didn't want to write the damn author's note.

On the bright side though, I'm in it. How fucking cool is that? How many times do you get to say you have a legit citation in somebody's paper?

I am a scholarly intellectual uwu

Anyway, character shet questions? No? OK.

I…

Um…

I feel wrong saying this… But uh... See you in the next chapter I guess? Maybe not? This is not my place.

Stay in school, kids…