Your POV
[FR/N] is visiting me...! I simply missed her/him after not been presently working at London Times. I was walking by the corridor to the study until I saw [FR/N] standing by the door. Is she/he waiting for the brat to come out or is she/he eavesdropping...? I could find out if I approach him/her.
Ciel's POV
This is causing too much troublesome...! I should have prepared more if this was to happened next time..! But I heard a soft hiss around the corner.
I snickered as I turn my head to gaze by a near shadow by a corner.
"...Show yourself. I know you are behind it especially in dowsing the toxin in my tea." I felt a cold wind pass me. I glanced by the door.
"Fufufu~ so sharp as always, Smile. Says Wordsworth." Snake appeared from the shadows, wrapped his snakes as usual.
"You dare poison your Master? Where were your manners, Snake and where were you the whole time?" Snickering as I crossed my legs. Snake went to my direction and stopped from a near distance from me.
"As what you said, tame my snakes into amidst and I also did not poison. I just added a little toxin to make you sleep and so it did. Nightmares are fun, isn't it Smile? Says Goethe." I gritted my teeth so he put a sleeping drug on my tea!
"You may ask me why but I shall just answer it anyways. I've heard what you did about that... Guest of honor. Isn't she a reporter from London Times? With certain, we saw her every time she interviews us about our carnival. She do enjoy watching our show. Says Bronte." How cheeky. So he knew it even those snakes around him.
"You even asked Black to tempt the workers especially her friend in giving Lady _ to you. Is it not, Smile? Says Emily." I sighed and took my sit again. I held my hands as it gave me the view of the Phantomhive crest on my ring.
"It is only a matter of business, Snake. It is to protect what I have now." I sighed as I looked over at the window; ruffling my hair in frustration. "How odd it is that demanding little nitwit is wants that meddling reporter girl back."
Your POV
"[FR/N]? What on earth are you- aaahhhh!" He/she quickly pulled me away outside from a distance from the manor.
"[FR/N]! I missed you so... So much! It was terribly hard to deal with that little rascal!" I hugged [FR/N] but she/he seemed to not respond my usual hug with a dark expression on his/her face.
"_, I have to... I have something to confess to you..." She/he held by my shoulders. I nodded and she/he breathes slowly to open his/her mouth. "We should... Escape from this manor...!" My eyes widened in surprise. What on earth is she/he thinking?! "Haaaah?! Please do be reminded that I still have a task to finish here..." She/he removed her/his hands from my shoulders as she/he looked at the dirty ground, sadly. [FR/N] suddenly lifted his/her face up. "_ I am serious! Just abandon that task!" Suddenly, pulled me to leave. I quickly swatted away his/her hand from my wrist.
"[FR/N] what is the matter with you?! Have you gone nuts?! You forced me to go on to this and now you want me to just simply abandon it?! How will I even face our chief if I just walk up to him and state: 'I am leaving this matter of task because [FR/N] wanted me to!' Is that how everything I collected so far will be put to trash?!" That is weak! I do, in fact, wanted to run away from this insane manor but there is something that is needed to be unraveled...!
"Don't you feel anything weird or strange here _?! I know I was wrong to sell you to that Earl!"
"You sold me to that EARL?!" My hands curled into a fist even if I feel the pain from the rage she/he made me felt...!
"No! No! You don't understand! Since that black butler came into my sight, I felt I was... Wrapped in temptation... The lust, the desire and...and the power of immortality! _ you don't know what is to feel that way; especially from chief!" Kuh...! How...how dare...!
"...Is that all...? You would even go to the extent of telling me such thing...? How could you...?!" I was...was feeling off from myself.. The feeling of something pulling me back...!
"Yes... That is it. Leave that wretched fiend and come back... Come to the manor...!"
An eerie demonic childish voice echoed in my mind.. "How could even say that if you sold me to that brat?!" I snapped out of a delusion and found my hand whisked across to the face of [FR/N]. I quickly withdrawn my hand and held it close without looking shameful at her/him. [FR/N] held his/her cheek that I 'slapped'.
"...What did that child and those servants do to you to make you go to this extent...?" I was about to apologize but she/he didn't listened. [FR/N] turned his/her back walking to the dirt path.
"_, I shall soon return for you! But this time... It seems to be bothering and confusing us. But do not forget! I WILL certainly come back for you!" Then, she/he took off running back to town. As she/he disappears from my sight, I sadly returned to the manor. I stopped my tracks in the garden and fell into my knees, thinking about what [FR/N] said.. All of a sudden, Pluto was in his beast form, went to me and licked my cheek. I returned the affection of this strange little one.
"Thank you, Pluto... I apologize if I tried running away from you when we met..." He cuddled more closely to me as if consoling this intoxicated heart of mine...
"Lady _~!" I glance to see Mey-Rin running towards me but I averted sadly to Pluto again. "Milady what happened?" Mey-Rin sat next to me. She held my chin and looked me over to her. "Milady? I am willing to listen to you." I suddenly looked down on my hands as it is clutched tight remembering the events. "Mey-Rin tell me…How do you... treasure something the most…?" I don't.. I'm lost for words as I do not know what to do or to say. She softly smiled and took her rounded glasses off.
Her pair of hands lent me her glasses as I quickly looked up to meet with her beautiful red eyes with a tint of hazel. "You know, Milady, I do not want to easily get rid this glasses because," She had bit of tears in her eyes as she was reminiscing it. "Because when I first came here, I have this extraordinary talent of mine that I hated it. But the Young Master bought me these to adjust it. I treasure them the most-this glasses and skirts as I do not wear skirts and frills before made me feel what I wanted to feel; a free, happy woman. That is why as the Phantomhive housemaid, I pledge is to purge all of the filth from every single nook and cranny of the manor!" She was beaming with a smile I've ever seen.
I chuckled out of the blue and glanced at her. "Let us return to the manor immediately before it soon gets dark." Rain poured from the heaven's sky as Mey-Rin and I ran quickly inside with Pluto taking cover in his shelter. I never thought that the brat would kindly accept this girl. But with the bits of information, why would he want this clumsy girl working for him...? What does he hide behind his very back...?
Night came just I was sitting in the kitchen alone with Sebastian cooking in front. Apparently, he made Bardory and the others rest awhile in the quarter's back but I refused to rest for the day knowing my duty as a reporter. I could smell off all the dishes he was cooking; he even made me pumpkin soup to warm me up. I took a quick peek over to Sebastian. This butler is just so mysterious and weird yet dashing and skillful... "Sebastian...?" He took a silver spoon for a quick taste.
"Yes, Lady _?" I was hesitant in what I was about to say as I just stared blankly at the soup. "I was wondering why would you still work for that Earl...?" He putted down the spoon and got spices to put it into the soup. "I mean you can be whatever you want with those skills of yours, but why stay?" He next grabbed a silver spoon to taste it once again. I wanted to ask about [FR/N] but remembering how he fought with the Double Charles haunts me making me think of what he will do to him/her. Sebastian putted down the spoon and glanced at me without bothering.
"How did you meet the Earl? How did you get to work for him? Has he become something...Really important now?" He chuckled as he proceeds to sit across me. "Lady _, you ask too many questions." He snickered as I had my alert on. "As a reporter, of course." He leaned forward close to my face. "You are really an interesting human. But I believe you might be tired from all those events together with Sir/Lady [FR/N]. Please do retire I am able to handle the rest here on now." Sebastian must be right.. It was indeed surprising for me everything happened today. I got up from the table and made my way to the door.
"Good night, Sebastian." He glanced at me just as the moonlight covered his face in shadows with his red eyes were noticeable. "Good night, milady or should I say: good night, _." Blushing, I quickly left. I went straight to the room. I couldn't sleep and decided to write on my journal.
[FR/N] stated that he/she 'sold' me to the rascal...! Another one is that [FR/N] felt he/she was in temptation just seeing the butler. Could there be something going on...? Why would that EARL wanted me...?]
Come to think of it, th-that was strange...Sebastian called by my first name... I could even feel my cheeks blushing until now...
"Dammit! This is not the time for you to think about that! Dammit _! Dammit!" I accidentally slammed my fist against the desk making it swollen. "Arghh oww... That just hurt!" I heard a creaking sound from the desk below. I looked over it as a compartment opened. It had a box of several letters and a...picture of two adults, but the face of the man is burnt…from fire perhaps? I took it out and placed it on the desk.
"These letters seemed so...familiar.." I took one and opened it.
[Oct 4th 18XX
Dear VP, how are you? Are you fine? It is almost Christmas, but I have already received a toy in the mail today! It was a ship from Funtom! It was so cool that my sibling and I always played with it! We even named it Maria Celeste! But my father is really really angry with Maria Celeste and wanted to sell it for money I hope he doesn't though.. It is a really nice gift! Hope you write soon!]
"VP...?" I heard the door opening and quickly I hid the box under my bed. It was Tanaka that went it. "Tanaka, g-good evening. What may I concern you?" He noticed the compartment empty as he looked at me. "I see you have already opened that little drawer. It has been awhile though we happily read those letters from a child." Could he know VP? Th-that man... I heard him before… I got the box out with the picture and showed it to Tanaka.
"Ah yes, every time that child writes, he replies immediately and would sneak out if anyone wasn't looking. He would even send the child gifts every Christmas.." He softly smiled just by touching the letters. "Tanaka, tell me this man in the picture." His eyes widened as I handed the burnt picture. Tanaka softly smiled and glanced at me. "Lady _, why are you showing me this?" I could feel a strong connection with this man…somewhat very valuable...
"I...I just...It is my duty." He simply nodded. "I see, Lady _. Good luck with your 'task' or so." He turned; bowed then left.
If Tanaka is a servant of that brat, why is he even letting me unravel his secrets…? Wouldn't he…
Meanwhile...
[FR/N] knocked on the wooden door several times. A young man/lady grumpily opened. "[FR/N]...? What are you-" [FR/N] pushed the young one inside and closed behind the door. "You must help me! _ is in danger!" The young lad/lass gripped [FR/N]'s shoulders. "_?! Where is she?! She hasn't even been coming! Tell me [FR/N], where is my sister?!"
"With the Earl Phantomhive."
The man/lady clutched her/his hands in anger. "Damn those Phantomhives! What do they want from my sister?! That Earl even kidnapped her! I'll kill that damned evil nobleman Phantomhive! _, my beloved sister, your [sibling] will come for you...!" [FR/N] glanced away from the sibling; terrified.