"Young Master, where exactly is this forest?" Sebastian asked Ciel as he let Ciel down
"The letter did not give an exact description, so I guess we'll have to find out for ourselves," Ciel answered
Sebastian nodded and followed Ciel around. They would sometimes ask the people who live there.
"Excuse me, but have you heard the stories of mysterious children appearing here?"
"Oh, yes. The news has spread about that,"
"Do you know where the forest is?"
The lady pointed a bit up into the sky, "There, that forest," She said. Just in the distance Ciel and Sebastian can see a thick and dense forest.
"Let's head over there, then,"
"Yes, Young Master,"
Sebastian and Ciel then headed towards the forest, stopping along the way only to let Ciel eat. When they were near the forest, Sebastian could already feel something
"Young Master, there does seem to be strange auras in this forest, but it's unidentified,"
Ciel just nodded and kept walking. He also had a strange feeling of being watched.
"Sebastian, where are we staying for tonight?"
"There doesn't seem to be any motels here or anything, is it okay if we just find a shrine, Young Master?"
"It's fine, as long as I can finish this job,"
"Yes, Young Master,"
…
"Thank you Tomoe, you really are the best familiar ever!" Nanami said as she hugged Tomoe. Tomoe looked reluctant to be hugged by Nanami, "Yeah, yeah, it's fine,"
Nanami looked at the notes taken by Tomoe, everything very clearly written and complete. She looked at them happily, "I could actually just send you to school in exchange of me everyday, Tomoe," she joked at Tomoe, "EHHH?!" Tomoe replied with a look on his face
Nanami laughed and Tomoe just looked at her. You're really pretty when you laugh Tomoe thought silently
"By the way Nanami, what about the kid you said was chasing you yesterday?" Tomoe asked Nanami
Nanami stopped laughing and put on a serious face.
"Oh yeah. About that kid, I don't even know if the kid is a he or she," Nanami started as she put a finger on her chin, "the kid was laughing creepily as I walked by him, let's just say it's a him for now, but I just threw it off, then he suddenly started chasing me, it was terrifying, Tomoeee,"
"You don't have to cling on to me as hard as that, I'm not going anywhere," Tomoe said as he looked at Nanami who was holding onto his arms tightly. Nanami looked up slowly and let go as she sat back down
"But all in all, he was creepy as hell," Nanami covered her face with her hands
"Hm… I see," Tomoe answered calmly
…
"Sebastian, do you see any shrine around here?" Ciel asked Sebastian as they have already entered quite deep into the forest
"Not yet so far as I can see, Young Master," Sebastian said as he looked around. Suddenly, an eerie laugh erupted in the distance. It sent shivers up Ciel's spine.
"Sebastian, let's go," Ciel nodded as he walked towards the source of the sound. Sebastian followed obediently behind Ciel. As they got closer to the sound, the laugh got even louder.
"Where could this be coming from?" Ciel wondered as he push aside a thick branch
"Young Master, there!" Sebastian said as he pointed to a kid beside Ciel, Ciel turned around abruptly. The kid disappeared.
"I will have to look further into this," Sebastian said as he kneeled down at the place where the kid was and felt the land.
"It sure is a weird aura… I don't think I've felt this aura in my whole demon life before," Sebastian said