Kuroshitshuji 3

I waited for a minute before I walked into the large, well-decorated hallways that seemed to twist and turn all over the house. Before long, Meirin, the maid with scarlet hair and large glasses, stumbled across my path. She carried a tall pile of wooden boxes in her hands.

The boxes threatened to tip as she walked towards me. When the top couple boxes started falling, I darted in and caught them as a reflex.

The woman stopped in her tracks and squinted at me through the thick frames. "Eh? Who are you?" She watched me squirm under her gaze; standing still was making me restless.

"Follow me," she demanded with a firm voice. I nodded and waited for her to walk in front of me. She still stumbled slightly but there was a new firmness in her voice.

We arrived in front of a white door, then as if on cue, Bard opened the door.

"Hey, finally back with the food are you?" I was a little surprised that all these boxes were food, but I just dismissed the thought.

His cigarette smoked lazily, and the smell was starting to burn my extra sensitive nose. I must've made some face because he quickly took the cigarette out of his mouth and snuffed it out on the nearby counter.

"Who's your friend?" He whispered to Meirin as she set down the stack of boxes.

"I'm Kurayami," I interjected before she could answer.

~~Finny's view~~

The girl walked in. She was creepy. Waaay creepier than normal girls. She could've been pretty to some people I guess, but she wasn't my type. Her skin was too perfect, and a creepy pale color. It might've been makeup, but it was still creepy. She was wearing a short Chinese-style dress, lots of colors, and it was really short, her upper thigh. She looked like a porcelain doll, her hair sweeping across her back.

Bard stared at her like an idiot, but whatever. I busied myself with opening the boxes. There were lots of different meats and fruits, yum….

"Kurayami means darkness right?" I asked her, trying to act indifferent.

"Yeah, it does.," she answered, setting down the boxes next to the other ones. She was a little too close to me. I got up to quickly and my chair began to flip over. She moved quickly, gracefully, cat-like… and stopped its fall. She set it upright and smoothed her dress down. No one acted as if anything had happened, but she wasn't normal.

"Thanks," I mumbled. I walked towards the door, getting ready to leave, but then Sebastian swept into the room, his coattails swept behind him.

I pushed past him and left the room.

~~Kura~~

Finny left the room after I caught the chair. I wasn't sure what I did wrong though, these humans were so odd. But then Sebastian came into the room. My vision blurred around everything but him, it was like the world was fading away so I could only focus on him. I felt my heart pound in my chest, the pace quickening to an unnatural speed. I couldn't move, I was frozen.

"Get back to work, we have a big dinner party tonight," he said demandingly. I felt my legs begin to buckle, and I began to fall to the floor, his scent washing over me in thick waves.

Before I could hit the cold tile, I felt strong arms enclose around me. I looked up to see Sebastian carrying me. His scent was so strong, his devilish smile burned into my memory. He set me down softly on the table. I lay for a second, trying to catch my breath, and then I heard him clear his throat.

"Get back to work," he repeated. Then he left the room, his soft footsteps ringing in my ear. I fell asleep, the soft scent lingering in the room.

~~Sebastian~~

That strange girl, she seemed so familiar. Her midnight black hair, those piercing eyes, and those hands. Her soft hands. I pulled on my gloves, trying to forget. "She's just a human girl."