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AN: Hello all! I'm very happy that you guys enjoyed chapter 2 and wish to read more of this. With only a couple of reviewers giving me their opinion about where I should pick up on the series of Kuroshitsuji, I've decided to pick up on Episode 2 of the series; during the time when Ciel gets kidnapped by Azuro Venere of the Ferro Family.
To see how this will continue, you'll have to continue reading. Hope you guys enjoy this next chapter.
Chapter Three
Kagome tried her hardest to stifle a yawn at how board she was watching Ciel play pool with Lord Arthur Randall of Scotland Yard, Lau, and some Italian man who was in charge of an Italian mafia. His name was Azuro Venere of the Ferro Family, she believed. Aunt Angie (a.k.a. Madam Red) was leaning against a wall while a man with a beer belly was sitting in an armchair, eating some sandwiches (I have no idea who this guy is).
Just to keep up appearances as a lady, Kagome was forced to wear a dress that almost made her look like a doll and because the maid, Maylene thought she would look nice if she wore the same colors as her brother for today; maroon, black, and a certain shade of brown.
A couple of weeks had passed since Kagome moved back into the Phantomhive manor with Kirara in tow and met four of the house staff who worked with Sebastian.
The maid, Maylene was a sweet young woman who obviously was attracted to the demonic butler; her clumsiness for when he's around or if she even thinks of him was a real giveaway. Although, her clumsiness was almost similar to Grell but she was less disastrous, only breaking small unimportant and replaceable things such as a tea set or two.
Finnian, or Finny, the gardener was a very innocent and child-like boy who almost looked like a girl with his slightly girlish face and the hairpins he puts in his hair to keep it out of his eyes. Within days after moving into the manor, she found out that the innocent guy was REALLY strong for someone who didn't look like he could pick up very much for a human.
At first she was very surprised but sense there were impurities in his body, sticking to the muscles and bones of his body. Kagome didn't know what his story was but she felt it wasn't her business unless Finny or Sebastian thought it was necessary to tell her. Aside from that, she noticed that he loved the outdoors and even though he was the gardener… he tended to accidentally kill whatever plant life that was in the garden, flowers included.
Next, she met the Phantomhive chef, Bardroy or Bard, as he liked to be called, was a bit far from being a good chef. Kagome noticed that he always tended to use a flamethrower to cook meat or something, thus tends to burn both the meat as well as some of the kitchen. She tries her best to help him know how to properly cook without explosives but… there wasn't much success with his belief that cooking just isn't art without explosives.
'I think he would've been better making fireworks…' Kagome thought.
The last of the house staff that Kagome most definitely remembered was Tanaka, the old house steward and her father's most trusted servant.
(sorry, I don't know Tanaka that well…)
With how the first three of the four tend to act and sometimes slack off, Kagome could only imagine the workload Sebastian has to do in cleaning and cooking, as well as any other orders Ciel gives him. Every now and then, Kagome does what she can to help the demonic butler but ends up being told that he was fine doing the work on his own while also telling her that it's not proper for a noble lady to be doing the house work like a servant.
She had gotten the same treatment from Ciel as well but she always ends up making a good comeback, telling Sebastian that it would cut his workload in half while having more time to his self and can tend to whatever Ciel needs. With Ciel, she told him that she just can't sit around doing nothing like most of the noble women who can't even bathe herself if her life depended on it.
During the days she's stayed at the manor, it became a routine for her to help Sebastian with the Laundry, dishes, and even help out in cooking while winning her arguments with Ciel about proper lady conduct and how men usually like an independent woman for a change.
Kagome gave a soft smile from her place sitting next to Lau and Ranmao before she and the other occupants in the room heard a lot of noise coming from the hall with Finny yelling, "Ah! There's another one, there!" and Bard also yelling, "Don't let it get away!"
The yells were then followed by four sets of feet running up and down the hall.
The miko noble blinked before she heard Lord Randall speak, "It's quite noisy, isn't it?" he then turned to the other occupants in the room, "So, there are even mice here?" Kagome saw Kirara's ears perk, from her place in Ciel's lap, at the mention of mice. She suppressed her urged to giggle and only smiled before standing and making her way to the door.
With a snap or two, she called the nekomatta over before opening the door a little, saying, "Come on, Kirara, lunchtime!"
At this, Kirara quickly jumped off from her place on Ciel's lap and ran out the opened door with a growling hiss. After Kagome closed the door, Lord Randall stepped away from the pool table to let Azuro stepped up but didn't take a shot yet as the man sitting in the armchair eating spoke with question, "How long will these little monsters, that devour our food and spread diseases everywhere, be left to their own devices?"
"Left to their own devices?" Lau asked with veiled amusement as Kagome returned to her seat next to him. Ranmao was straddling him with her usual expressionless face, "they have been deliberately unleashed, haven't they?"
Kagome remembered when she first met them that she had thought that they were lovers but after spending some time with them and got to know them better, she found out that they referred to each other as siblings, even though they're not related by blood. Kagome enjoyed their company when she lived with Madam Red for a while and they visited from time to time. Lau always had the ability to make her laugh and Ranmao, without Lau or Madam Red knowing, always sparing with her.
The miko noble then heard Madam Red speak, "Indeed. He always aims to take things down in one strike. Will you be passing again this time, Lord Phantomhive?"
Kagome then looked to her brother who had his legs crossed as he lounged in his own armchair across from her and the pool table, a soft but slightly taunting smile on his face. Ever since this pool game started, she notice Ciel did pass his turn every now and then, waiting for a change to hit a majority of the balls in one shot. Sometimes, his strategizing tended to unnerve her since she was so used to pre-teen boys acting their age; smiling, laughing, and playing and not like an adult who can easily do in his enemies.
Ciel answered their aunt, "I'll pass. It's not my habit to strike a ball that won't sink."
"Small talk aside, when will these mice be exterminated?" Lord Randall asked with his posture and voice meaning business.
"Any moment now, the mice will be sinking their teeth into the forbidden cheese. We have the key to the storeroom here." Ciel answered, not noticing Azuro take a glance at him before taking a shot at the pool table.
Kagome's eyes narrowed slightly, not liking the feel of this man who had two piercings on his left brow and a scar on his face that reached from the right side of his hairline coming down diagonally across the bridge of his nose and reaching his left cheekbone. The reason she didn't seem to like this man wasn't because he was a part of an Italian mafia; what kind of reason was that when she liked Lau while he's a part of the Shanghai mafia managing Opium dens? No, she didn't like this man because of the dark aura she felt from him. It just felt evil and thirsty for blood.
After noticing his sister's guarded look directed at Azuro, Ciel leaned forward using his pool stick for a little support before adding, "However, finding the nest and eliminating the mice might be somewhat tedious. I hope you are prepared to pay the fee for that." Because of his sister being present he didn't know how she'll react to the fact of him being the Queen's watchdog or how she'll react to him working in the Underworld in some ways, Ciel didn't want to risk her hating him because of this.
'It's best Kagome doesn't know what I have to do to try reaching my goal… she doesn't need to be exposed to this kind of darkness…' he thought before he heard Lord Randall call him a vulture. He glanced at the older man, replying, "Lord Randall, do you really have the authority to be smearing my family's crest? And in front of my sister who had barely returned home, no less?"
Lord Randall's already furrowed brows furrowed even more when glanced at where Kagome was sitting, meeting her steady gaze. When he was told that this raven haired, blue eyed girl was Ciel's twin sister, he had thought that it was a lie. But after confirmation from both Tanaka and Madam Red, he and the others present in the room were surprised. The Chief of Scotland Yard had a feeling that the young lord of the Phantomhive family wanted to keep his only direct relative safe and ignorant from his line of work. But with the look in her eyes that made her seem like a wise young woman… there was a chance that she already knew what Ciel did for a living, or was close to finding out.
Azuro then laughed, saying "You really messed that one up, Faruda." He then turned to Ciel and asked, "What will you do, Earl?"
"Let's bring an end to this ridiculous game." Ciel replied before standing from his seat and making his way to one end of the pool table, but stopped just next to Lord Randall, asking, "How soon can you have the payment ready?"
"By tonight." With that answer, Ciel continued his way to the end of the pool table. Lifting himself to sit on the edge to take his shot, Ciel told Lord Randall, "I'll send the carriage for the delivery later." Getting into a proper position to shoot the ball right, Ciel said clearly for everyone to hear, "I shall await the token of your gratitude."
Kagome gave a slight frown thinking, 'Talk about a conspiracy among the nobility… If Naraku wasn't such a completely evil bastard he'd have a field day by listening to everyone.' No matter how wrong it seemed in itself, Kagome couldn't help but imagine Naraku acting giddy while listening to a bunch of nobles planning some cover-up or a deal that seemed illegal.
Not really interested in what they were talking about anymore and almost completely bored, Kagome excused herself to get her self some fresh air. Aside from wanting to get out of the room, Kagome REALLY wanted to get out of her dress. While getting ready, Maylene had tied the corset a little too tight when Sebastian had come in to check on her to see if she was getting ready for guests.
After making her way to her room to change into her more comfortable clothes that were very similar to the ones she wore when she first met Sebastian, Kagome made her way to the kitchen to get something cool to drink while narrowly missing being run over by Finny, Bard, and Maylene running in the halls trying to catch the mice running away from them. Going into the opposite direction they were, Kirara following a couple of her own with Tanaka (Chibi version) right behind her.
Making it to the Kitchen, Kagome entered before seeing Sebastian at work making a pastry for Ciel after Lord Randall, Azuro, and that other man with the large belly left. Once she had shut the door, Sebastian looked up and greeted with his usual smile, "Ah, Lady Kagome. Is there something you need?"
"I just came to get something cool to drink, Sebastian." Kagome replied with a smile, making her way to the ice box for the milk.
Sebastian dusted his hand off before insisting that he'd get her something, making his way to a cupboard to get her a glass but Kagome stopped him saying that she could some herself. "I'm sure you don't want to be a second behind schedule for what ever you're making to be done before some of the guests leave."
The butler blinked before smiling and setting the glass he retrieved on the counter, saying, "You're a very independent young lady, Miss Kagome. It almost reminds me of Marchioness Middleford in some ways."
Kagome shuddered before pouring herself a glass over milk. Okay, sure she'll admit that she's independent on a certain level but she wasn't hardcore and proper like Lizzie's mother. Not by a long shot!
Sebastian noticed her shudder before chuckling while she put back the milk in the icebox. His young master's sister was very amusing and easy to get along with… more than any other human Sebastian had been in contact with. Even though he enjoyed her company while she helped him with some of the more simple chores, he could never understand why his instincts keep telling him that she's dangerous.
"Please don't joke about that, Sebastian. I'm nothing compared to Aunt Frances." And it was true. Aunt Frances could be just downright hardcore when it came to the smallest things; a true perfectionist that she was sure Sesshoumaru would be most interested in, if she wasn't married and had Lizzie.
Kagome had to stop herself from laughing at picturing the Marchioness and the Aristocratic Assassin being lovey-dovey together. It was wrong and scary… yet at the same time, it was just funny.
The butler just smiled, "Yes, My lady. I'm sorry to have made such a comparison."
A pause stretched between them but after taking a sip of her milk, Kagome glanced at the island Sebastian was working at and asked, "So what's the snack for today?"
"Today's will be Apple and Raisin Deep Pie… I hope that you and the young master will enjoy it once it's finished."
"Mm, that sounds really good…" Sebastian watched as a light lit Kagome's eyes when he told her what he was planning on making as today's afternoon snack. From what he could see that his master's twin showed more emotion than he despite that she could be very mature in most situations. It was like she was a young adult trapped in a child's body.
(He has no idea how right he is XP)
Kagome had decided to stay in the kitchen until three of Ciel's guests were gone and helped the butler if he should need an extra hand. Once the guests were gone, Kagome followed Sebastian to the common room with tea, a few minutes after he had put the pie in the oven.
After taking a seat next to Lau and Ranmao, Kagome glanced outside to see three horse drawn carriages leave the estate as Sebastian spoke as he prepared to pour tea for all of them, "Today, I have prepared some Fortnum and Mason's Darjeeling tea."
Lau took a sip after he and Ranmao received a cup and complimented, "What a wonderful scent. When it is properly prepared, there is no comparison."
Sebastian was pouring another cup after handing Kagome one before Madam Red caught Grell's attention, snapping him out of his daze staring at Sebastian. When Madam Red caught his attention she spoke, "Watch and learn." Referring to how Sebastian works diligently.
After she received a 'yes' from the feminine butler, Madam Red turned to Sebastian, "In any case," then her mood changed drastically as she started rubbing Sebastian's rear, "you truly are a fine man! Why don't you stop working at a manor house and come to work for us?"
The way Sebastian stiffened at being groped by her aunt in a way that almost reminded her of Miroku and the way the butler's face looked was about enough to make Kagome laugh but she spoke, surprised by her aunt's antics and the light blush on her face, "Aunt Angie!!" As Ciel gave a frown while saying her name that almost sounded scolding.
Madam Red then gave a sheepish smile as she apologized while rubbing the back of her head in the same manner, "Oh, my! Pardon me! I started kneading him without even realizing it. I wonder if it's just a doctor's habit…"
Kagome snorted in laughter as Ciel gained an angry mark on his head before he continued to sip his tea.
Lau soon set his tea down before standing and asking, "Is it true that one of your previous guests was in the smuggling trade?"
Ciel looked at him, telling the Chinese man that he was right before Madam Red suggested, "You should've left the extermination to Lau. No one knows where a mouse nests better than a mouse."
"I'm a domesticated marmot." Lau corrected as he leaned against the back of Ciel's armchair before he leaned forward and rested a hand on his head, saying, "If it is the Earl's or little Miss Kagome's order, then I shall do the dirty work."
As soon as those words left his lips, Madam Red was by Ciel's side to pull him out of Lau's grasp, yelling, "Don't you dare lay a finger on my precious nephew!" All the while, Ciel looked like he was almost suffocating in their aunt's arms with his arm swinging side to side from the force of being pulled from Lau.
"Oh, my! There's no way I'd lay a finger on him out there." What Lau had said led Madam Red demanding if meant that he was going to lay a finger on Ciel somewhere else while telling him that it was a criminal proposal. While Madam Red was verbally fighting with Lau, she managed to drop Ciel from her arms… much to Kagome's twin's relief for air. Somewhere in their one-sided argument, Lau asked why Madam Red doesn't come to Kagome's defense when it concerns him finding her cute or even giving her a friendly hug.
"That's because I know my sweet, beautiful, and independent niece can slap the living daylights out you while Ranmao will no doubt, keep you in line and keep you away from Kagome!" Had come as Madam Red's reply
Kagome couldn't help but chuckle a little nervously at how her Aunt Angie looked when arguing with Lau, imagining bursts of flames coming out of the crimson woman's mouth, "Wow… Aunt Angie almost looks like a Red Dragon with how she talks to Lau when it comes to me or Ciel…"
The expressionless Chinese woman, who sat next to the miko noble, nodded mutedly in agreement. Over the span of time when Lau and Ranmao often visited Madam Red while Kagome was living with her, it seemed that Ranmao had grown fond of Kagome for reasons unknown and often came to Kagome's aid when it looked like her older stepbrother would try something on the female Phantomhive.
And in return, Kagome found Ranmao to be nice company, even though she hardly talked, let alone show emotion.
Kagome soon noticed that Ciel left the room with Sebastian not far behind him while Madam Red and Lau were 'arguing'. Blinking at this, Kagome excused herself with Ranmao nodding in understanding as the small miko left the room.
In the hall, Kagome saw, Finny, Maylene, Bard, Tanaka, and Kirara almost running all over the place, trying to catch the stray mice that were also running the halls. Sebastian was in the middle of all of them before he quickly snatched the two mice with his own hands before dropping them in the net Tanaka had with him.
Dusting off his hands, Sebastian looked to the maid, cook, and gardener before saying, "All of you, please stop playing around and do your jobs."
The trio looked beat and dirty before they disperse to go do their respective jobs. Kagome soon noticed that Kirara was staring at the mice that Sebastian put in the net Tanaka held before she voiced, "It's okay, Kirara, I'm sure there are more mice running around the manor for you to hunt."
Kirara's ears perked at the suggestion before running off to start her search, starting at the servants' quarters and the kitchen.
Kagome heard Sebastian chuckle before she turned to him, "Ciel didn't feel like socializing anymore?"
"No, he didn't… so, he went to his study to have some quiet time and most likely get some work done." Kagome nodded at his answer before leaving to where her brother left to, saying that she'll spend the quiet time with her brother for a while but would come back before Madam Red, Lau, and Ranmao left.
Sebastian bowed, "I'll have some tea and Apple and Raisin Deep Pie for the both of you shortly."
After saying her thanks, Kagome continued her way to Ciel's study as Sebastian left to get the pie out of the oven and ready to serve with tea. Coming to Ciel's study, Kagome knocked calling out her brother's name, but when she heard some things getting turned over, she quickly opened the door, relieved that Ciel never locked it. Within the study, she saw someone trying to escape out the window with an unconscious Ciel in his arms.
"Ciel!" Kagome yelled, trying to get to her brother but was grabbed from behind before the one who grabbed her put a cloth over her nose and mouth. Smelling the scent of chloroform, Kagome soon passed out and fell limp in her captor's arms.
There we go! Chapter 3 up and posted! I hope you guys enjoyed that. I was at a loss about what to do with the kidnapping and now I'm gonna be racking my brain about what to do in the next chapter.
Oh, well. It'll come to me but Suggestions and ideas are welcome also.
Hope you guys will leave some nice reviews and I'm sorry that some parts may seem rushed or not so good.