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Life is precious. You better not waste it.
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Ch.7
The Marquis ,Marchioness, and Edward sat on the couch across from Ciel. They all looked uncomfortable sitting so close together with barely any room to move, but he could understand why they would want to be together. It was quite comical and he almost laughed at the image, almost. Tanaka stood by his side and the rest of the servants stood behind him. The Marquis was wearing dark blue pajama pants and a matching button down shirt. His hair was a mess and his eyes were sad and tired. The Marchioness wore a white flowy nightgown under a matching robe. Her hair was not in the usual sleek ponytail but freely flowing over her shoulders and down her back. Her stony gaze was locked on Ciel. Edward unlike his parents was completely dressed having taken the time to get dressed. The fireplace had been rekindled and burned brightly, warming the room and casting a warm glow over everything. This should have been a peaceful visit.
Ciel had just finished explaining what had happened. He slyly left out the part about him hitting her. The room was silent and despite the fire, he felt a chill. Elizabeth's family all had the same stony expression trained on him. The Marquis was the first to speak.
"So you have no idea where my Elizabeth is?"
"No I don't sir. I was hoping she was here."
The Marchioness spoke next," Elizabeth wouldn't just leave because of an argument. We have taught her that relationships are hard and to never give up. I have trained her to fight till the end. She knows that no matter what, she is to stay by your side and be faithful to you. There is no reason for her to leave unless something drastic happened. I told her if she ever let you down or left you for a stupid reason, then she shouldn't come home."
Edward looked at his mother in shock," Mother! How could you say that to her! You know she takes everything to heart. If what you said was true then she could be anywhere." He turned to Ciel then," I know Elizabeth would never leave because of something stupid. She loves you Ciel and would do anything for you. You had to have been the one who caused this, so cut the b***s*** and fess up. What did you do to my sister?!" He stood up.
"Please Ciel, you must tell us everything that happened." The Marquis sounded desperate.
There was no way to hide what he had did," I... I hit Elizabeth."
The silence that followed was so heavy that it should have crushed everyone in the room. His own servants hadn't even know what he had done and they gasped along with Elizabeth's family.
Edward sprung from his seat and grabbed hold of the front of Ciel before Tanaka could stop him. His eyes blazed with fire," You think it's fun to hit on women huh Ciel! You think its fun to hit my sister!" Tanaka restrained Edward. Ciel fell back onto the couch. "I should kill you right now, murder you with my bare hands! I always said that Elizabeth deserved better than you. I wish I wasn't right!"
"Calm down Edward. I'm sure there will be time for that later." He glared at Ciel as he and his wife stood," Right now our only priority is to find Elizabeth and bring her back. We will be ready to go shortly."
They turned and left the Phantomhive household without another word.
Elizabeth and Sebastian stopped walking at a point of the bank where the water would gradually get deeper if they walked into it.
"This is where I leave you Sebastian. If I can't go through with this I want you to do it for me ok."
Sebastian hesitated then nodded his head.
Lizzy took a deep breath and then stepped into the water. It was ice cold and her feet were instantly numb. She shuffled along deeper into it. To her knees then to her thighs. She shook uncontrollably in the cold. Her dress weighted her down and it was a struggle to go deeper. She tripped on the uneven surface and fell. She became completely soaked and was unsure if she would be unable to keep going. Miraculously, she pushed herself up and trudged along. When she was neck deep in the water, she turned around and faced Sebastian on the bank.
"T...T...tell Ciel I...I'm S...S...Sorry."
He nodded.
Elizabeth could barely breathe anymore. The cold was debilitating and mind numbing. This would be easy, she hoped. With one final shuddery breath, Elizabeth submerged her head under the water.
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