Chapter 16

Everyone's attention was on the two new arrivals. They looked Indian too but they seemed kind of wealthy. 'Yeah, like a peasant would wear gold and diamonds...definitely wealthy.' Luciana mused silently. "So have any of you seen her?" The purple haired foreigner asked.

"What?! Don't you see we're busy?! Go away you bastard!" The apparent leader of the mob raged, pointing a knife at the purple haired boy. 'He kinda reminds me of Barney.' Luce sniggered.

"How rude...calling me such impolite things." The newly dubbed 'Barney' didn't seem fazed by the mob or anything around him. 'Either he's really brave or just plain stupid.' Honestly, Luciana bet on the latter. "What? Are you guys fighting?" He looked past the mobster and to the Phantomhive group. His expression changed instantly. "Are you...British noblemen?"

"So what if we are?" The little lord was annoyed by the whole shenanigans and wanted nothing more than to be done with this.

"Then I shall side with my countrymen." 'Barney' stated. 'Really? That's kinda discriminating...' Luciana frowned. 'Barney' really was stupid. "Agni..." The man behind him stepped up, "defeat them."

"Jo ajna" The newly dubbed Agni unwrapped the bandage from his right hand, mumbling something about gods that Luciana couldn't quite understand and instantly went to attack the young earl with his fist.

Sebastian was quick enough to block the blow. His eyes widened at the incredible force the human managed to create. The demon quickly picked Ciel up with the other hand, carrying him under the arm and was forced back blow after blow. It wasn't easy to fight with baggage.

"Sebastian. Give him here." Luciana saw how he struggled with the kid and the blows Agni delivered. She'd noticed his eyes change into the cat like slits. Obviously the Indian man was not just a mere armature.

The butler's gaze flitted over to her; it would certainly be easier if she watched the kid. But then he saw a man run up behind her and his eyes widened. "Luce-"

It was enough for her to realize the situation. The man behind her held a knife ready to strike. In one swift motion she moved out of the way and somehow kicked the knife out of his hand. 'Wow, today must be my lucky day...' She was amazed her kick actually hit. "Attacking a defenceless woman? Now that's just cruel." She sighed ruefully. Luce had a feeling she would get into more of these situations now. She really needed to refresh her skills.

"Defenceless?" The amusement in Sebastian's voice was barely concealed when he dropped their young lord beside her. There wasn't any time for an answer as Agni was quick to attack the demon, but now with his extra baggage gone things were much easier.

"Don't forget about us!" The mob leader charged at the demon's back only to be knocked out by Agni's fist. 'Oh- that's got to hurt...' Luce cringed as she heard the man's nose crack. The next minutes were spent fighting back and forth. Although Luciana doubted that Sebastian gave it his all. He didn't really seem to retaliate the blows he received. 'Speaking of blows...' She narrowed her eyes at the Indian man's strikes. They weren't random at all.

"HEY!" Ciel screamed. "We barely stepped foot in here and those guys picked a fight with us! Do all Indians act like barbarians?!" The kid seemed quite fussed up by the whole situation.

It seemed to get 'Barney's' attention. "What?" He turned an incredulous look to his fellow countrymen. "You lot! Did you really attack this kid for no reason?"

"...kid?" Ciel's brow twitched whilst both demon and thief stifled a laugh.

"That's not right! Don't pick a fight for no reason." 'Barney' huffed. "Agni! Our brothers are wrong. We shall help the kid." His declaration left everyone other to Agni speechless. And in no time was the mob taken care of. 'He sure changed his mind quickly...' Luce was a little out of it. This guy acted like...she wasn't even sure how to describe it. "I hope you're not hurt or anything."

"Er...no." Even Sebastian seemed baffled.

"Also, this kind of area isn't safe for a kid to wander about. So...I'm in the middle of a search so bye!" And with that the two foreigners left behind a baffled Phantomhive trio.

"That was...odd." Luciana commented. "Anyhoo, where is Lau?" The question seemed to snap them out of their stupor.

"Riiight here." His voice came from a top a building. "Those two sure are amazing." 'When did he get up there?' Luciana frowned. She would never get up there so quick- at least not in heels.

"And what exactly have you been doing?" A tick mark formed on the earl's face.

"Meh, just waiting for the right moment to jump in." Lau jumped off the building, landing with perfect agility and odd grace. Yep, Luciana could never pull that off in heels. She sighed ruefully. "By the way...who were those two?"

"Definitely not people living in the east end." She mumbled. In all honesty she didn't think they could survive the back streets of London. 'Barney' seemed like a wimp and naive to an extreme, whilst the other one although strong, didn't seem the type who could understand the workings of the east end.

"They wore pretty dresses and their English is pretty too." Lau seemed to agree with her assessment.

"Never mind that, first we have to deliver these people to the yard." The kid grumbled. He was undeniably annoyed. 'Probably 'cause he's been treated like a kid.' Luciana mused. 'Not that there's any fault in that.'

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