The thumping of the carriage should have woken Artemis up, but it didn't. Artemis just slept. 'He must've been exhausted last night.' Ciel thought, looking at the sleeping boy. Artemis's black hair brushed over his closed eyelids as the carriage continued its route. Artemis's head rested against a door. Deep breathing was all that was heard in the carriage. Pink lips opened slightly as Artemis breathed. Ciel narrowed his eyes.' It was his fault for staying up all night to finish the paperwork.'
The carriage stopped. Ciel glanced at Artemis, he was still asleep. Sebastian opened the door, helping Ciel walk down. " Should we wake him ,Master?" Sebastian asked, the carriage door still open. " No, he needs his rest." Ciel answered, walking to the door " We'll wake him up later." Sebastian bowed. " Very well ,Master." The butler closed the door. " He wouldn't have to stay up all night if you had finished your paperwork ,Master." Sebastian said, smiling. Ciel narrowed his eyes, ignoring Sebastian.
" I hate this, there's too many people in London." Ciel said as they walked inside the house.
" There is no helping it My Lord." Sebastian said. " It's tradition for people of nobility to migrate."
" A waste of time if you ask me." Ciel walked up the stairs.
" It might be a nice change. We can enjoy some peace and quiet." Sebastian pointed out. The pair stopped in front of a door. "Some peace and quiet sounds nice." Ciel agreed.
Unfortunately as they opened the door they saw the room was a mess, Madam Red, Grell, and Lau seemed to be searching for something. Their faces stared into the room wondering what was going on.
"Madam Red! Lau! What are you doing here!" Ciel yelled.
"Oh Ciel darling, you're here early." Madam Red said. holding a thick book.
"That must mean one thing." said Lau
" The Queen's Guard Dog has a scent to follow." Madam Red finished.
Sebastian served Ciel his tea and dessert. Ciel ate his dessert discussing with Madam Red and Lau about Jack the Ripper. "The most recent was a woman named Mary Ann Nicholas." Sebastian said. "It seems that a special blade was used, she was quite torn up." Ciel sipped his tea.
" The style of killing earned him a unique nick name, 'Jack The Ripper'" Ciel said.
" A frightening name." commented Lau, holding his teacup.
"That's why I'm here earlier than expected. I wanted to get here so that I can look into the situation." Ciel explained. Placing a fork of his dessert in his mouth. "Are you sure you'll be able to stomach the scene My Lord?" Lau said slyly. "What do you mean by that?" asked Ciel, glaring at Lau. " The way the body was torn up, it would be a frightening scene, not to mention the smell." Ciel frowned. " I am the Earl to the Phantomhives, do not test me.' Ciel said.
Lau's smile grew. " What about the other boy, Artemis was it?" Ciel tightened his grip on his fork. " What would he do if he saw the scene?" Ciel closed his eyes. " Artemis will be fine. He can handle it." Ciel said, his tone closing the discussing. Lau smiled again. " Very well."
Everyone walked outside to the carriage. Sebastian opened the door, revealing that Artemis was still asleep. " How cute' Madam Red commented as she walked inside the carriage. Madam Red, Grell, and Lau sat on one side while Ciel sat next to the slumbering Artemis.
Soon the carriage's movement woke Artemis up slowly. Ciel watched as Artemis's pale hand came up to his eyes, rubbing the sleep out of them. Blue orb revealed, eyes unfocused. Slowly as his eyes focused Artemis came face to face with Madam Red.
All Artemis did was turn to Ciel, raised an eyebrow, and said " Explain." Ciel opened his mouth to talk, but Lau beat him to it. " We are going to see the body of one of the 'Jack the Ripper' victims." Artemis just stared at Lau, then he turned his head to the window. Ciel noticed that Artemis narrow his eyes at Grell just before Artemis turned his head.
The crowd was full of people, pointing and whispering about the murder. It wasn't hard to reach the front of the crowd. ' Jack the Ripper…he killed seven women, or more, and was never caught. There are no clues of who he looked like…or even if he was a he.'
Artemis glanced at Ciel talking to the investigator. ' There is also the fact of how he moves from one place to another without being seen, so the question now is…was Jack the Ripper even human?' Artemis glanced at Sebastian, then at Grell. ' Sebastian will not go against Ciel, so it can't be him. What about Grell, and the red hair.'
"Splendid, let's go Sebastian, Artemis." Ciel said, walking away from the scene. "Yes My Lord." Sebastian said, following Ciel. Artemis walked but his thoughts kept running through his head. ' What could be Jack the Ripper?'
Artemis stared at the familiar sign. He really did not want to talk to Undertaker, but he had no choice. Artemis followed everyone into the store, frowning. Artemis looked around, everyone looking tense. Laughter was heard all of a sudden, with the sound of something creaking open.
" He he he. Welcome I thought I'd be seeing you." The sound of a coffin opened and Undertaker revealed his glowing eyes." Do I have the pleasure of fitting you in one of me coffins today?" Undertaker asked. ' He seems obsessed with death.' Artemis noted, staying far away from Undertaker.
No that isn't why I'm here today." Ciel said. Artemis watched as Ciel try to explain why he was here. It didn't work. Undertaker demanded his joke-of-the-day. Ciel refused, which ended up with Madam Red and Lau telling there own jokes. ' Well that didn't end well.' Artemis thought looking at the tape over Madam Red and Lau's mouths.
" It can't be helped." Sebastian said. Sebastian quickly made everyone walk outside. " And remember, don't try to listen." Sebastian closed the door. Everyone stood outside, staring at the door. Earth shaking laughter was heard and the sign fell off the building.
The door opened, revealing a smiling Sebastian. " Please do come back inside, I believe he'll tell us everything now," Artemis glanced inside the store, Undertaker was gripping a coffin to stay up.
Artemis glanced at his tea in the beaker. " I had another costumer again. This one was unique, but I made her look beautiful again." Artemis glanced at Undertaker. 'What did he mean by unique?'
" Her uterus was missing." Undertaker explained. Artemis raised a brow. 'Her uterus is missing…that wasn't mentioned at all.' Undertaker walked over to Artemis and Ciel, sitting in-between them. " The killer grabs a sharp knife and cuts her throat" Undertaker slashed at Ciel's neck for demonstration. " Then he ripped her stomach open and takes her precious maiden part." Undertaker slashed at Artemis's stomach this time. " This happened to all the victims?" Artemis asked. Undertaker nodded, smirking.
The carriage was noisy, to say the least. Artemis stared out the window again, deep in thought. ' He rips out the uterus…why, jealousy, anger? He would also be quick to not be discovered.'. " Why even I would have the necessary skills to do that." Artemis perked up. ' A doctor of course!' Artemis frowned again ' Now the question is how does the doctor travel to kill and the reason why.'
Artemis felt wind. Turning Artemis saw Sebastian outside, waving, before he closed the door and dropped off the carriage. Madam Red and Lau rushed to the window. " He knows we're still moving ,right?" Madam Red asked. Artemis glanced at the window, thinking about the murders.
At the house Artemis followed Ciel to the door. Unsurprised Artemis watched as Sebastian opened the door. ' He is a demon after all' Artemis reminded himself. Artemis followed Ciel up the stairs. " How are you here!" Madam Red yelled, her bewilderment clearly shone. " I finished the errand so I came home to edify." Sebastian explained. " Come on Sebastian, that is impossible, even for you." Madam Red said, placing a hand on her hip. Sebastian smiled. The butler grabbed a document and unraveled it, explaining who he interviewed and their alibis. Artemis glanced at Ciel, noticing the pride in his eyes.
" There is only one possible suspect." Sebastian said dramatically, finishing his report. " But first, we must prepare." Artemis raised an eyebrow. ' Why?' Sebastian leaned his head to whispered something to Madam Red and Lau. Smiling they both turned to Artemis and Ciel. He really didn't like the looks on their faces.
In the carriage Artemis kept quiet. Now talking or thinking, just quiet. " The suspect is Viscount Druitt." Sebastian explained. " I heard he is into black magic." Madam Red said. Slowly they stopped in front of the building. " What ever he is doing, we will find out." Ciel said as a man helped him out. Ciel wore a pink dress and a wig in two ponytails. A the wig's bangs covered his right eye.
Normally Artemis would make a remark about Ciel being in a dress, but looking down at his outfit he only blushed in embarrassment as he grabbed a hand to help him down the carriage.
In the ballroom Ciel glanced at Artemis. He wore a royal blue dress, similar to his, Artemis's wig flowed down to his knees, and his bang hid his left eye. It was a black as night. He wore black gloves with white designs that reached to his elbows. He passed of as a girl quite nicely.
" Ciel and Artemis will be my twin nieces and Sebastian will be their tutor." Madam Red explained. Ciel blushed " Why do we have to be your nieces?" Madam Red smiled. " I always wanted a girl" was all she said. " You're kidding me!" Ciel yelled. Artemis stayed quiet, blushing, trying to look inconspicuous as possible. " Rumor is that Druitt will talking to anything pretty in s skirt, with Artemis by your side, he's bound to noticed the both of you." Ciel grew sick at the thought.
Ciel couldn't say anything. Sighing he walked around with Sebastian and Artemis, looking for Druitt. " I'm glad Elizabeth isn't here." Ciel said as they walked " I wouldn't want here to see us me like this." A loud squeal was heard. "That dress is lovely!" Squealed Elizabeth. Sebastian and Ciel turned to see if it was Elizabeth, while Artemis just stayed still, all of their eyes wide with horror.
Ciel started to freak out. " My Lord- I mean My Lady please calm down." Sebastian muttered. Sebastian tried to move Artemis and Ciel away. " Oh! Both of you, in the pink and blue! Your dresses is absolutely lovely!" Elizabeth squealed.
In a moment of quick thinking Artemis turned to Sebastian" Leave me behind, she doesn't know me. I'll stall her." Artemis whispered. The butler nodded steering Ciel away.
Elizabeth ran to Artemis, excitement in her eyes. " Your dress is so cute!" Elizabeth squealed, grabbing Artemis's gloved hands. " What's your name?" Artemis smiled, but it was a shy one. He really didn't want to be recognized by Elizabeth. " My name is Alicia" Artemis whispered, moving his voice to a higher pitch to sound like a girl. " What's yours?" ' This is so humiliating, I'm glad that no one in my time will ever see me like this.'
" My name is Elizabeth, call me Lizzy!" Elizabeth glanced behind Artemis, " Was that your sister?" Elizabeth asked. Artemis nodded. " I'll go look for her, it was nice meeting you!" Elizabeth said as she ran off. ' She didn't recognize me…good.'
" You're a cute one aren't you ,nightingale?" A voice behind Artemis said. Artemis widened his eyes, turning behind him. A man with blond hair and blue eyes stood behind Artemis. He was wearing a white suit and held a glass of champagne. " My name is Lord Druitt, your name is Alicia correct." Artemis nodded, not wanting to mess up. " You certainly are a shy one, is it because your sister is not here?" He asked.
Ciel gasped for breath kneeling on the floor, after dancing he was so tired. Ciel heard clapping. " You dance beautifully, like a lovely robin." Ciel looked up. ' Druitt' Ciel thought, eyes narrowing. The man turned his head. " Is this your sister?" Behind the man Artemis nodded, not saying a word. Artemis quickly walked over to Ciel, helping him up. " I'll go get some refreshments." Sebastian said walking away. An awkward silence followed.
" My lord Druitt." Ciel bowed " I've been waiting to meet you." Druitt smiled. " Oh? " Ciel nodded " Yes, My sister and I am bored to death with dancing ." Ciel said, closing his eyes. Druitt reached out his hand, holding Ciel's chin.
" You are a spoiled princess, and your sister is such a shy one." Ciel shivered in disgust. ' Endure it Ciel' " You know of another amusements?" Ciel asked keeping his face straight. " Yes." Druitt's fingers moved down Ciel's side. ' I swear I'm going to kill this creep!' Ciel thought gritting his teeth. Druitt moved his arm and grabbed Artemis, arm curling around his hip. " Would you like to join us?" He asked Artemis.
The music for the waltz stopped. Ciel moved his eyes to Elizabeth. ' My life is ruined' Ciel thought. " What are you looking at?" Druitt asked. Slowly Ciel watched as Elizabeth ran forward. A cabinet landed in front of Ciel and Artemis. It was Sebastian with a mask covering his face. " Tonight's magic show shall begin" Druitt placed a hand to his chin ' I don't remember ordering any parlor tricks"
' Now's my chance ' Ciel thought. " My Lord, I've seen enough parlor tricks. Please can we go?" Druitt smiled. " Yes, but what about your sister?" Ciel glanced at Artemis. He said nothing, Artemis just stared at the ground. ' Come on Artemis!' Fist clinched Artemis grabbed Druitt's arm. " May I come along?" Artemis asked. Druitt smiled, pleased " Of course." He turned around, " Follow me." Artemis and Ciel glanced at each other, before following after the viscount.
In the room Ciel smelled something awful. ' It's suffocating' Ciel thought. Suddenly Ciel felt dizzy. Ciel leaned against the door, hardly aware of Artemis calling his name.
Artemis knelt, a handkerchief placed over his mouth and nose. " My, my. You're still awake? This won't do at all." Druitt grabbed Artemis's arm. Artemis looked around the room. He had no choice. Artemis brushed aside his bang covering his left eye.
Artemis decided to not wear his contacts, so if he needed to use mesmer he wouldn't have to take time to remove the contract. " Let me go" Artemis said, his brown eye glowed green. Druitt froze. " Let me go." Artemis said again. Slowly Druitt let go of Artemis. Footsteps were heard, Artemis turned and man grabbed Artemis, knocking him out with a quick hit to the neck.
" Now for the crown jewels." Ciel heard Druitt say. " They are twin sisters, and I didn't have the heart to separate them." Ciel felt his blind fold be removed. " You could keep them as pets, or sell them for parts." 'Black market.' Ciel thought. Ciel felt a weight on his shoulder, turning he saw Artemis's head on his shoulder, unconscious. On Artemis's arm Ciel saw five small bruises. ' Artemis must've tried to fight back.'
" Their eyes are two different colors, this raised the price." Ciel narrowed his eyes. 'Their eyes? Artemis has blue eyes, I saw.' Ciel glanced at the crowd ' I'll ask him about it later.' " Sebastian come get us now" Ciel ordered. The candles blew out and then they lit themselves again.
" Honestly, all you ever do is get captured. How sad." Ciel narrowed his eyes. " Knowing that I will come to you has made you careless." Sebastian said. " As long as I have the contract you will follow me." Sebastian grinned. ' The contract is a seal the demon places on its prey. The demon serves-"
" And in return the prey can never escape." Ciel ended. Sebastian grabbed Ciel out of the cage, laying Artemis down on the floor gently " I will always follow you.." Sebastian said, flicking a finger. Ciel's ropes broke, falling to the ground. " This is how I differ from humans, I don't lie." Ciel glared. " You will never lie to me." Ciel ordered. Sebastian bowed. " Yes, My Lord."
Ciel walked over to Druitt. " The case of Jack the Ripper is solved." Ciel stated putting his hands on his hips. Ciel turned to Artemis. " Free him ,Sebastian." Ciel ordered. Sebastian bowed, picking Artemis up gently. As the wig fell back, another bruise was revealed. It was Artemis's left cheek. It was very light, but due to Artemis's pale skin, it was highly noticeable.
" Seems that Artemis actually fought back." Sebastian noted, picking up the sleeping boy." Well, let's go home." The demon butler held Artemis with one hand. Walking over to Ciel the butler picked up his master with the other arm. " Hold on." Sebastian advised.
The demos ran out the window and landed on the roof. Sebastian continued to jump from roof to roof, until they finally reached the house.
In his room Sebastian gently placed Artemis on Ciel's bed. " Sebastian, get me out of this costume. I am tiered of wearing this corset." Sebastian bowed. " Yes , My Lord." In a few moments Ciel was finally free of the awful corset.
Ciel stood still as Sebastian buttoned up his sleeping shirt. " What should we do about Artemis?' Sebastian asked. " Leave him be, he needs his rest." Ciel ordered, looking at the sleeping boy.
Sebastian grinned, amused that Ciel was growing an attachment to Artemis. " Yes, My Lord, and do not worry, I won't tell Lady Elizabeth." Ciel widened his eyes, turning to yell at Sebastian, but the demon disappeared.
Ciel sat on the bed, not wanting Artemis to wake up seeing them in such a position. A small groan was heard as Artemis slowly woke up. " What happened?" Artemis asked, rubbing his neck. " We apprehended Druitt." Ciel answered.
Artemis nodded. As Artemis opened his eyes, Ciel saw that one of his eyes were brown. " Your eye…it's brown." Ciel stated. Artemis widened his eyes, forgetting that he had taken his contact off. " Yes, I hid my brown eye to avoid attention." Artemis said, covering his eye.
" Do you still have what was covering your eyes?" Ciel asked. " Yes" Artemis answered. The boy in the dress tried to stand up, but he fell to the ground. Ciel quickly ran to Artemis helping him up. " Thank you." Artemis said as Ciel helped Artemis sit on the bed. Glancing down Ciel saw even more bruises on Artemis's legs.
" What happened?" Ciel asked. Artemis sighed. " After you fell unconscious Druitt tried to drag me somewhere. I fought back, but another man came out of nowhere. I didn't stand a chance." Artemis explained. Ciel nodded. " I need to go to my room." Artemis said. Ciel sighed. " Tomorrow, you can't even walk right now." Ciel said. Artemis looked uncomfortable sharing a bed with Ciel. " No one else will find out." Ciel promised. Artemis sighed. " Alright just for tonight, and no one finds out" Artemis said, laying back on the bed, still in his costume. Ciel nodded, walking over to the left side of his bed Ciel climbed in.
Ciel heard Artemis's light breathing. Turning around Ciel was face to face with Artemis's sleeping face. Ciel stared at the bruise. Slowly Ciel moved closer, brushing his lips against the skin, Artemis's skin tasted sweet, better than any pie, cake,or any other sweets he ever tasted . Blushing and eyes wide Ciel quickly pulled away. ' What am I doing! He's a boy!' Ciel thought, turning away.
Ciel laid on his side. He tried to ignore the fact that he kissed Artemis, and that he liked kissing Artemis. Knowing that Artemis was sleeping beside him helped Ciel go to sleep. Had Ciel been awake for a few more minutes, he would've seen blue sparks running over Artemis's bruises, healing the bruises.
In the morning Ciel held the newspaper in shock. Another prostitute killed... Druitt wasn't the murderer.
Thank you A. JayLin and Magician Girl Mirani for reviewing. A. JayLin I made they dress Artemis was wearing royal blue dress for you. Thank You Paxloria for telling me my mistakes, I'll fix them as soon as I can. If you see any mistakes, tell me! Magician Girl Mirani, I'll try to make the story more interesting for you.