~Ciel's POV~
Ciel burst through the door, the Host Club directly behind him. However, the sight before him wasn't exactly what he expected. Saske stood behind Sebastian, wielding a weapon of some sorts. Sebastian appeared to be in obvious pain, cinematic records effectively paralyzing the black butler. Hikaru was sitting beside Honey, who was unconscious, with Hikaru himself looking badly injured. On the side, however, sitting in a chair, staring at the door in shock…was…Hikaru…
Ciel's eye widened in disbelief, as the other that was still bleeding was covered by some bandages. How…how could there possibly be two Hikaru's?
He finally came to a conclusion: The Hikaru that he previously interacted with was a fake one, the real one was trapped in the basement where Sebastian and Honey were later taken.
"Mitsukuni!" Mori shouted, dashing past the other as he ran straight for where Honey and Hikaru were. Honey appeared to be completely uninjured, unlike Hikaru, who looked as though he had gotten into a fight with barb-wire.
Ciel looked back at Kaoru, who was staring at the second Hikaru in shock. "You…WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BROTHER, YOU FAKE!"
The Hikaru 2 stood up, glaring at Kaoru with pure hatred. "Like I told Hikaru, do you really think that I'm the one to blame? It's YOUR fault that I was raised the way I was! Just because our parents hated me and dumped me, does not mean that what I'm doing is evil!"
Kaoru took a few steps forward, despite Tamaki and Kyoya's protests. "You…you're Saburo, aren't you?"
Hikaru 2, now named Saburo, took his chance to stare at Kaoru in disbelief. "How—how did you know?"
"Saburo, mom and dad never forgot about you. Trust me. They sent you away…because they knew that you would be dangerous when you grew up."
"SHUT UP!" Saburo screamed.
"You know it's true…you know it, but you're just too stupid to acknowledge it!"
"Saske!"
Faster than Ciel could register, a bulky figure materialized behind Kaoru. As quickly as it appeared, Kaoru was on the ground, his head bleeding just like Ciel's was earlier.
"Kaoru!" Hikaru screamed, lunging to his brother. "YOU BASTARD! YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T HURT HIM!"
"I didn't, the Shinigami did," Saburo snapped. "Anyway, I suppose I should get to business." Saburo turned to Ciel, a smile identical to Kaoru's plastered on his face. "Congratulations, Shieru Fantomuhaivu, Lord Ciel Phantomhive…you have found me."
"A revenge plot designed to be disguised as a student kidnapping…by another student. I have to say, you didn't have the best method I've seen," Ciel retorted.
"You don't know anything about me," Saburo sneered.
"I know enough, thanks to Kaoru. For all I'm concerned, you're just a brat desperate for attention, foolishly attempting revenge by framing Hikaru for something you didn't do. Your biggest slip-up was that you didn't bother to learn how to act like Hikaru, you just acted on your own instinct and didn't plan ahead at all. You're nothing more than an amateur, and I have no regrets saying that."
"Hmph, it doesn't matter now. Besides, your butler is dying as we speak. You're wasting time."
"He's a bloody demon, he can't be killed just from a single stab of a death scythe."
"How much do you know about demons? Saske penetrated his heart, he's bleeding out as the records overwhelm him."
"Sebastian…this is an order, snap put of it!"
"He can't hear you…"
"SEBASTIAN!"
"YOU'RE DONE PHANTOMHIVE! You can't function without your butler; you are nothing without him! Ha, you think that you've won?"
The room suddenly went dark, and Ciel could hear Sebastian screaming from the other side of the room.
"Time for your punishment, Phantomhive…"
