Previously on Lizzy's Contract
Ciel fell asleep shortly after the initial trip began and Elizabeth rolled up her sleeve and examined the mark on her shoulder. It must be from the demon, but where was he now. Ciel was back however so for now she was satisfied. Curious what Ciel's eye looked like under his eye patch she reached over to lift it up and…
Chapter 3
The Demon shrouded in mystery.
Author's notes.
So glad you all are liking my story so far. Sorry I haven't updated for a while, family stuff. I haven't quit, and I will try to update more often. The Ingrot, and Seeing Red, and the mysterious figure guy are all mine, mine mine HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. (Sorry) Please check out my other story The Eye of the Spider and the Sword of Titania. To address the question before it is asked. Yes there is a reason Ciel demon hasn't consumed her soul, past the fact that he doesn't want to that he explains to her in his demon form in this chapter. And demon Ciel will have to make appearances in order to keep up appearances after they subdue the Ingrot. Without further ado, let's begin.
Ciel had only been pretending to sleep, as a demon he did not require rest. So he simply pretended to while thinking why the name Ingrot was so familiar sounding. But when he noticed Elizabeth leaning towards him he decided now would be a good time to ''wake up." He casually yawned and stretched sitting up, hoping to get Lizzy to pretend nothing was going on. However unexpectedly the carriage hit a bump in the road, sending Elizabeth flying on top of Ciel.
The two were frozen for a few seconds, both too embarrassed to do anything. Lizzy recovered first, apologizing while blushing madly, but she didn't get off him.
"Oh Ciel, I'm so sorry" She blushed and turned her head away from Ciel so she didn't have to look him in the eyes.
"Ummmm, Liizzzy, could youuuu, um get off now, please." Ciel stuttered unable to think straight. Why was he reacting this way? This was just Lizzy after all, he had known her his whole life, why was he freaking out so much?
"Sorry Ciel." She apologized one more time before getting off him. But she felt sad when she got off him, he was so warm, and she shook her head, she didn't have time to think about this kind of stuff.
Ciel was thinking basically the same things, but decided he should probably try and figure out where he had heard of the Ingrot before. His thoughts were interrupted when the carriage hit an abrupt stop. Looking outside the window, Lizzy saw the tree where she originally made the contract with the demon, but where was he? Could she summon him somehow? Was she even sure the demon was a he?
Sebastian came out of the front doors followed by Baldroy, Mey-Rin and Finny. Grell leapt towards her/his precious "Basie" only to be thrown high into the air. Elizabeth looked on in horror as Grell seemed to disappear from view. "Why would you do that, Sebastian?"
Sebastian shrugged. "Love hurts." He answered simply. Ciel walked towards his butler and lowered his voice he asked "Find me any information you can on the Ingrot. Also prepare some food for our trip. I want us out of here in twenty minutes. That is an order. Do you understand?" Ciel asked his eyes flashing briefly. The demon bowed and nodded, concealing his eyes. ''Yes my young lord." The demon had made sure to drop the demon title that he usually used to address his master while in the presence of other people. "But sire, what do you plan on doing with Lady Elizabeth, she has your mark, but you haven't appeared to her again."
"I know you idiot." The young demon snapped. "I'm going to try altering my demonic appearance and appearing in a minute, take her to my study area. I'll appear and… talk to her. And do not eavesdrop." Sebastian smiled.
"Why did you hesitate, is something wrong sir?" Sebastian knew something was very wrong, but he knew Ciel probably would take his advice unless he directly asked for it. Sebastian had the ability to attract female without really trying, but he did know how to charm woman. A few eons of experience would teach you many things, but Ciel would learn that soon enough.
Ciel shook his head angrily "Just do as your told, stupid demon." He headed inside and turned and saw Sebastian leading Elizabeth inside. He headed towards his room and began attempting to shape shift.
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"Were here Ingrot." The sinister voice called out.
The after mention Ingrot walked forward his head down. "Please, don't call me that, I vowed if I was ever freed I would leave that name behind. Call me Pasado."
"As if I care, open this vault for me." Sensing the self-proclaimed murder's hesitation he added "I freed you, you shall help me." He clenched his fist reminding the creature just how much stronger he was than him." Pasado remembered the pain and fear he had felt before he met his companion. And even though he hadn't seen his face or even knew his name or species, life with him was still better than before.
No one likes Ingrots like me; well actually I'm the only one. Some people tolerate me, very few, but no really likes me, not even my parents; I was a tool to them, a way to bridge the gap between the two worlds, the wolfs and the dragons, not a person, not even worthy of a name. But I didn't, I drove them farther apart. An example they called me, of why dragons and wolfs shouldn't mate. The offspring of Romeo and Juliet, the horrid child no one wanted. Ingrot, my name, my species, my being. I am Frankenstein's monster. He had said those words. That was what his life used to be. But was this really better, he didn't even know what this man's purpose was. He could be helping a lunatic start mass genocide and he didn't even know it.
"If you tell me your name I'll open it." A name, it was a start, and slowly he could learn what exactly this man wanted.
"Inconcessus. Now will you open this vault?" The Ingrot was a valuable asset, but he seemed to be controlling his fury better than he expected, breaking his sanity and unleashing his full potential would require time, but when he did it, he would have a weapon unmatched, by any. He chuckled and this guy was so gullible, that he fell right into his trap. And when he met up with Seeing Red, they would be unstoppable.
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"Lady Elizabeth, follow me." The butler motioned for her to follow him into Ciel's study area. "If you could just wait in here, I will bring you some tea." With that he closed the door and went off to make tea. She had told him her favorite was green leaf tea, and somehow he remembered time and time again when she visited. She rolled up her sleeve and looked again at the mark.
"Admiring my work I see." She looked up and saw a handsome young man, tall with blond hair that seemed to be an uncombed wild style. He wore a vest similar to Sebastian's and that butler of Alois'. Was he a butler? But he had referred to her mark as his work, so this must be the demon dog from before. She remained silent but he continued unfazed. He paced back and forth across the floor. "Now then I trust you are pleased with me. I did bring Ciel back, and believe you me that wasn't easy." He stopped pacing and looked at her. "Now let me explain the whole soul eating thing kay?" Lizzy held her breath and shivered, wondering if this would be the last time she would breathe…
"You get one wish, and your wish was to spend your life with Ciel Phantomhive. My bringing him back was what I call a prerequisite wish, so now I simply have to serve you until either you or he succumb to death, and then I will devour your soul." He nodded closing his green eyes and smiling an almost dopey smile. "Kay"
"Alright, but you must swear to protect me and Ciel, is that understood." The blond demon smiled and bowed. "I will be back soon, if I'm to close to Ciel he might die. Just a warning, keeping him alive takes lots of energy, and being closer to him makes it harder. So you might not see me with Ciel like ever, got it?" Lizzy nodded and when she looked up the demon was gone. But an eerie breeze whispered "My name is Awamna" Lizzy sighed. "Awamna why does that sound so familiar?"
A knock on the door interrupted her. "Lady Elizabeth, your tea." It was Sebastian. As soon as he opened the door Lizzy noticed several similarities from Awamna and Sebastian, could Sebastian possibly be… maybe, and maybe that what was Ciel was hiding under his eye, could it be that he had made a deal with Sebastian, the way she had with Awamna?
"Sebastian, I have a question for you." The Phantomhive butler looked up while he poured the tea, knowing full well what she was wondering. "Do you believe in demons?" Sebastian mulled this over for a moment, stroking his chin. If he outright denied it, she would be suspicious, and the same could be said if he confirmed it. "Well no one really knows whether not they exists, but maybe there are creatures out there that do cause misfortune, and people just assume they are demons. But if demons really did exist, it's not like they got to choose their origins, they don't have any control over their origins, don't you agree Lady Elizabeth?"
"But their origins might have control over them. Even if they didn't choose it they are who they are, and they behave, creating chaos it is awful, and I think I may have met one. But he seemed so unusual. Sebastian, how did you come to be Ciel's butler?"
"Well it's a long story, maybe I'll tell you some other time." Even though he was a demon Sebastian was shocked at how well Lizzy, figured things out, he thought he was being careful. He knew she was smart, but with barely even one encounter she was already putting the pieces of the puzzle together, they would have to be more careful.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAH, oh Ciel that was so funny. And believe you me, it wasn't easy" Grell laughed mocking Ciel's acting, for Lady Elizabeth. Ciel clenched his fists clearly embarrassed.
"Well my young demon lord at least she doesn't suspect you of being a demon, but she does suspect me. If you hadn't followed my instructions to the letter, and acted as… different as you did, she would have figured you out. She's one smart girl, and completely devoted to you, your lucky master."
He looked at Grell "And when did you land."
Grell put her hands together and began fidgeting "Oh Basie, you were worried about me, but I'm alright, our love kept me safe."
Ciel sighed, "Did you find the book I asked you for about the Ingrot." The demon nodded and handed the book to… well the other demon.
Ciel took the book "Good we can head out now, go fetch Elizabeth and get the carriage ready."
Grell turned to Ciel "I need to make a report back at the reaper base, Will is expecting me, and I'll catch up with you when I can. Looks like you and the sweet Midford girl are getting some more alone time."
She/he disappeared before Ciel could say anything, but he smiled, thinking about her. He figured one smile wouldn't hurt, especially since no one was around. Even though his parents were still gone, he could move forward now, and he had Elizabeth, and everyone else to help fill the gap. He laughed, it almost felt good to smile again, almost.
Could Ciel be Sebastian's demon master, just like I am Awamna's? But what would Ciel have wished for, and why is he still alive. Wait, he did die, maybe that was Sebastian's doing. And then, Sebastian would be forced to stay his butler, until my contract is complete. Maybe just maybe, that's what he is hiding under his eye.
"Lady Elizabeth, our carriage is ready." Lizzy made up her mind, she would do whatever it took to keep her Ciel safe, come demons or monsters, she would even fight death itself, the world wouldn't take Ciel form her again, so she opted to keep both eyes, open.
End of the third chapter. Never expected writing this scene would be so much fun, coming up with it took forever, and I wanted to have Grell try and flirt with Lizzy to make Ciel mad, but it didn't fit anywhere, maybe next chapter. To all those reading, I love you so much.
To all those who reviewed, thank you soooooooooooooooooo much. I hope you all enjoyed the latest chapter. I will be still working on The Eye of the Spider and the Sword of Titania, and I will be writing a Soul Eater one soon too. Hope you check those out too. Again thanks for reading. Oh and I need a poll. Leave a review if you think I should write Ciel and Lizzy's wedding after the Ingrot arc. I have mixed feelings about doing a time skip or doing more arcs, and having them age slowly, to make the wedding seem more personal, but I think they deserve to be married don't you?
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