Lizzy's Contract
Chapter 1
The Dead Rise.
The funeral was too much for poor Lizzy. Her fiancé Ciel Phantomhive had been dead for three weeks now and she had yet to get over the shock. Ciel was too strong to die, she had told herself everyday as she stayed at the Midford mansion and with Sebastian by his side he wouldn't leave her he just couldn't. That thought was what allowed her to put on her brave face, and smile despite all the dangers that Ciel was facing as the Queen's guard dog. Tanka, Mey-Rin and Finnian had tried to comfort her, but they ended up sobbing uncontrollably with her. Baldroy was probably somewhere trying to drink away his problems; he was the only one who hadn't showed up for the funeral.
As they lowered one of Ciel's most expensive suits, in place of the body that was still missing, prince Soma placed a curry bun into the casket, alongside Ciel's ring, to show his respect to the deceased and gave his brief eulogy, on the life of Ciel Phantomhive. He didn't get very far before he broke down as well and began screaming at the sky to bring Ciel back. He struggled as Agni tried to drag him away from the coffin, but soon was weeping as well. Then Sebastian stepped up to the podium.
His voice calmed the crowd "Ciel Phantomhive was loved by many. I had the immense pleasure of serving as his butler." No heard him whisper, "In life and in death" Sebastian spoke of Ciel's dedication, his duty and his convictions.
It was more than Elizabeth could handle. Throwing the flowers she had brought for him on the ground, she ran away from the funeral with no real place in mind her feet carrying her. As soon as she had calmed she realized she was near the Phantomhive manor. She slowly crept towards it crying out for Ciel.
The said fiancé was sitting in the void, waiting for Sebastian to get back. He would certainly miss his old life, life here was rather boring. He had given up his family honor for sake of a revenge that he already had. The Phantomhive's had no other heirs past Ciel, and he wasn't going to have any children anytime soon. He had also managed to kill of almost all of his relatives. No doubt the Phantomhive name would be lost to history, disappearing like the phantom it was. This life was proof of that.
He had lost friends, Soma, Baldroy,Finny, Alois, it was unusual to think of him as a friend but he was a kindred spirit and had grown on him when they were sharing his body, he was almost like a brother, in an strange sort of way, he would also miss Tanaka, Mey-Rin, Lizzy… he blinked in surprise although thinking about it he did miss Lizzy, his fiancé. He wondered what she was doing now; he smirked, probably trying on new dresses. A rush of air near the opening of the void told him that Sebastian was back. "Did you read my eulogy?"
"Of course, my young demon lord." The answer came back echoing like a bound dog trying to escape the chain around its neck.
"Well, who was at my funeral…" he paused considering his words "Was Lizzy there?" Sebastian eyed him with an air of surprise but remained ever the faithful butler.
"Yes she was, and she seemed very distress at your… passing. Everyone was there that we expected to be there, as you predicted Baldroy was at the local tavern completely wasted. My lord are you alright?" Ciel sighed and stood up from his chair.
"How do you manage this existence Sebastian?'' He asked the question he had asked himself for a few days now, time seemed to slow and moving on was more like crawling on. Who would want to live forever if he was here? Despite his choosing to be here it was initially a prison. He had thought of suicide but of course demons can't die.
"My lord, what is on your mind?" He was setting up a teacup and filling it with a liquid mixture of blood and a wine called the devil's ale.
"When my parents were killed the only reason I had to live was my revenge. Now I have achieved it, what do I do now? I can't be seen in the human world, not like this since I am supposed to be dead. I admit I was a bit rash but I can't think of any other way to stay there, someone would have figured it out sooner or later. But I would have wished to stay a little longer, if I knew this was all a demon's life was cracked up to be!"
The demon sighed at his master. "Might I suggest talking a walk, to ease your nerves, doing something might make you fell better."
Ciel turned at his butler and yelled at him. "Sebastian this is an order." His eyes flashed iridescent red and he stared straight at his butler. "Tell me how to form contracts. If I stay here much longer I'm bound to go mad. I need to do something and I need to eat."
Sebastian dipped his head low hiding his purple eyes and bowed before his master. "As you wish, my young lord." He brought Ciel to a room where there was a diagram of a human and the Faustian contract. "As you already know, the demon must be summoned by a human, and they are given a choice to make the contract. You will follow their orders to the letter, unless it places your charge in any direct harm. All you must do is listen for the cries of ultimate agony. "
He chuckled "You had a very whiny scream of agony." A stern look from Ciel silenced Sebastian and he continued. "Afterwards you will devour their soul." Even as a heartless demon Sebastian still looked downtrodden as he was likely to never form another contract as long as Ciel was his master. And the hunger was already starting to get worse.
Sebastian looked up as he sensed a soul summoning a demon, screaming in agony. Ciel nodded apparently sensing the distressed human as well. In a flash he was gone. However he was moving too fast and too hungrily to realize that he was head home, back to the Phantomhive manor.
Lizzy…
He hadn't even considered that she was the one wailing. He had assumed she had already forgotten about him, though that stung to admit, but that was the one thing he admired most about her. She had unbreakable optimism, though that often got on his nerves, the uncanny ability to bounce right back from anything and her ever-present smile.
He had almost convinced himself that Sebastian was lying about Lizzy's attendance at the funeral. Even when under direct questioning Sebastian was still able to tell half-truths. Thinking on it, Ciel realized that Elizabeth deserved to move on and be happy, but that was painful to admit. But here she was sobbing, calling his name. She was wearing all black, so she must have come from the funeral. She wouldn't be caught dead wearing black anywhere else.
"Make him come back. He swore he wouldn't leave me. He can't be dead." String after string of futile excuses, for the life of her beloved to continue, Lizzy hurled at the sky, but to no avail. Ciel was dead. In all her life she had never felt so absolutely hopeless. What would she do with her life now? She couldn't think such depressing thoughts; all she could do was cry.
Ciel wasn't quite sure what to do. On one hand he wanted to go comfort Lizzy and tell her he was alive, but then she would discover he was a demon. That would either result in her hating him or forming a contract and he didn't know if he could eat Lizzy's soul, she was still a piece of his old self, and one he still hadn't left behind. And one he might never truly leave.
Sebastian tapped Ciel on the shoulder. "My young lord now would be the appropriate time to approach her. And do remember to disguise your appearance, like I taught you." Ciel nodded.
"I remember the first time I met you, you were a crow." He smirked and crept up behind Lizzy silent as the wind. He sent his thoughts' to Lizzy, imagining her in the world of the seal.
Elizabeth felt a cold ominous wind and when she opened her eyes she was sitting on a throne of bones. Looking down she realized she was on a chess board. Staring start at her was a black dog, with a collar around its neck off pure purple. He opened its mouth and spoke. "Do you wish to make a contract? I will follow all your orders and do whatever you wish."
"What are you" Elizabeth cried out in fear.
The dog narrowed its red eyes. "I am a demon" Elizabeth's heart filled with hope. Demons had power over life and death maybe, just maybe.
"Can you bring back my betrothed, Ciel Phantomhive?" She asked anxiously.
The dog shifted uncomfortably. "Yes" he answered "yes I can. But it will be in exchange for your soul."
Ciel didn't want eat Lizzy's soul; she was too precious to him. But she looked so happy at the thought of him being back. He took a gamble; if he mentioned the whole soul eating hopefully she would back off.
Trade her soul for a life with Ciel. The black dog looked at her once again. "I ask you again do you wish to make a contract."
"Yes, I'll accept your contract" she cried out before she even realized it.
"She did it" he thought, she traded her soul for me.