"Jack the ripper has struck yet again is the headline of every news paper in London, sir. I am sorry, but it seems as though we have not solved this case yet." Scarlett said as she poured Ciel a cup of tea. "I could have sworn we had gotten him, but I guess not." Madam Red said as she moved her chess piece. "This is no time to be playing chess." Ciel said glumly as he watched Madam Red move her piece. "You are going to run yourself into the ground if you keep at this. I don't see any reason to not just send Sebastian to take care of this." Ciel the answered, "Sebastian is simply my chess piece, I move him as I wish. But he is not an ordinary chess piece. He can advance many squares as he likes…Like this." Ciel said as he took his knight and checkmated her king. "That is against the rules!" Madam Red pointed out. "Yes, if these rules had any meaning, but in the real world these rules have no meaning. There are always knights who break the rules, and pawns who betray. If you let your guard down, before you know it…it will be checkmate." Ciel finished.
The rain was soothing, it always had been. Scarlett loved the feel of the rolling drops on her skin, the thunder and lightning was just an added bonus. Scarlett always liked to stand or be by a window when the days were dreary and grey. Grey skies and rain was one the most beautiful sights Scarlett ever saw. She absolutely loved the rain the beat on the window panes. Scarlett just stood by the window, watching the perfect storm rage outside.
"My sister, your mother, would have wanted something more for you. She wouldn't have wanted you to be worn down by this job of yours. Yet you return to the underworld so willingly. Is it because of your parents' murders?" Madam Red said as Ciel lost himself in deep thought. He was thinking of the burnt mansion that had once been his home. He was remembering the day he and Sebastian went to stand in the ruins of the once great mansion. "Revenge can never retrieve what has been lost. I didn't come back for the sake of others, I came back simply for myself. I wanted those who had betrayed and defiled my family to suffer the same humiliating pain that I suffered." Ciel finished. Madam Red then began to reminisce about the day Ciel was born. She said, "You were so tiny and small, I knew instantly that I had to protect you. I wasn't able to have a child, but I always thought of you as my own son. I deeply care for you and I wish you would just leave the under…" Ciel then pushed Madam Red away and said, "This was something I wanted, something I chose. I don't regret it, and I won't let anyone spoil me."
"Jet black hair, soft and glossy, alike to a goddess's." Scarlett said as she sat up from the ground. "Yes, such beauty could almost be sinful." Sebastian said as he marveled at the black cat Scarlett held to her chest. Scarlett let out a giggle when the cat began to purr as Sebastian stroked its back. "Will the both of you stop this!" Ciel said. "I am sorry, she's just so, soft." Scarlett answered as she and Sebastian looked up from the cat that Scarlett held in her arms. A terrible shriek then came from the building where the prostitute was living, alerting them all. Ciel swung the door open, blood was then slung onto his cheek and a completely shocked expression covered his face. The bloody corpse was cut to pieces and on the floor in a pool of blood. Scarlett then instantly covered Ciel's eyes with her gloved hand and jumped backwards with Ciel in her grasp. "You mustn't see such vile things." Ciel then lost his stomach and vomited all over the ground, for the depravity of that vile crime was too much. Scarlett looked down at the shaking and panting Ciel and was at loss with what to do. Sebastian then stepped forward and said as he saw the bloody Grell exit from the scene of the crime, "You've seemed to of made a bloody mess of things in there, Jack the ripper." Scarlett then looked up from her lord that was grasping her arm tightly, and saw Grell. A confused look painted on his face as his blood covered figure emerged from the scene. "No, no you're wrong. I heard the scream and rushed to help, but…" Sebastian then interrupted, "You can drop the innocent act Grell, it's over. You know, this is the first time I have met someone like you in the human world, you played the role of helpless butler well. Your act had almost everybody completely fooled." Grell then looked down at the ground and said, "You, you really think so?" he then lifted his head to reveal a grin that stretched all the way across his face. "How kind. It's great to hear; after all I am an actress. Of course you're not really Sebastian are you?" Grell said as he combed away his black hair in exchange for red, and placed long eye lashes onto his eyes. "Sebastian is the name my master gave me when we made the contract, so that is who I am for now." Sebastian answered as he stood calmly in front of Scarlett and Ciel. "And what of this girl? She must certainly be a demon, so how does she play into this." Grell asked as he glanced over towards Scarlett. "She is a demon, yet she is not. She has made a contract to protect my young master. Do not concern yourself with her; you should keep all of your attention focused on me." Sebastian answered. "Ah, I see, so you both play the faithful hounds, Sebastian you are certainly handsome enough to pull it off, but this Scarlett woman seems much too weak to be a proper protector." Sebastian gave a smirk and said, "Well that is why I am here, Scarlett cannot handle such things on her own." Grell then continued, "Well it seems that I have yet to introduce myself, I am the butler, Grell Sutcliff. What do you say, let's get along?" Grell then blew kisses to a very annoyed and angered Sebastian. "Ah, it's so nice to be talking to you in my true form. I admit that I as rather surprised to see two demons playing servants." Grell said as he marveled over Sebastian. "Well I could say the same; I have never seen one of your kind playing a butler before either. You're supposed to be an intermediary between man and god, a grim reaper. Why would a divine being like you be playing a servant?" Sebastian said. "Why indeed, for now let's just say it was out of love for a certain woman." Sebastian then asked, "And that woman would be…" Sebastian was then interrupted by Madam Red, "You don't really need to ask, do you." Madam Red then walked out of the dark building and into view. Ciel then removed Scarlett's hand from his eyes and looked upon his aunt. "Naturally, you were a suspect from the start, but all of your alibis seemed flawless." Ciel said as he stepped away Scarlett's protective grasp. "You mean you actually suspected your own aunt?" Madam Red said with sarcasm I her voice. "I was looking for a murderer; degree of relation did not matter. None of the humans on the list could have committed all of the crimes, but if one them had an inhuman accomplice, then that would change the game drastically. It had to be someone who could enter a room and exit a room without being noticed, someone who could travel form the viscount Druitt's house to the east end instantaneously. In the end you two were the only ones who could be Jack the ripper. You Madam Red, and you, Grell Sutcliff. I began to look into what else the victims had in common other than prostitution. I found that they all had recently had a particular surgery at the hospital where you are employed, Madam Red. WE made a list of all the patients who had undergone this particular surgery, and found that the only one that was still alive was a woman by the name of Mary Kelly. We knew if e waited around here long enough, you would come, but we were too late." Ciel said with a bit of distaste in his voice. "My darling nephew, how unfortunate this turned out to be, if you had let it go we could have played chess again, but you now, you've taken everything!" Madam Red yelled as the ignition of a chainsaw follow. The Chainsaw then came crashing down onto Ciel. Scarlett was standing in front of him, making sure that he was not to be harmed. Sebastian then jumped in front of them both and caught the chainsaw as it was descending upon Scarlett and Ciel. Grell then jumped back with his chainsaw in hand while Ciel marveled at the object that Grell had. "What was that?" Sebastian then answered, "It is his death scythe, he uses it to collect souls." Grell then became enraged and exclaimed, "It is so much more than that! I worked very hard to customize it, it is my very own creation. It can hack anyone to little, tiny pieces. It has been such a long while since I have used it. I am getting out of shape! I would love to exercise my skills. So, shall, we play?" Grell came closer and blew a kiss. Sebastian's eyebrow then twitched at this. "Perhaps you can be a bit more respectful of my position; I am on duty after all." Grell then went to being a fool and saying giddily, "What a stoic man you are, that makes you even more irresistible." Scarlett, when seeing this, instantly took Ciel back into her arms, and held him back away from Grell. "You know red is my favorite color, it's perfect for hair, for clothes, for lipstick, so I covered all those women I pretty, pretty red. And now I am going to cover you in it, Bassy. I may even cover her in red too, for red can make almost anything look good, maybe even her." Grell said as he raised his chainsaw and smiled a sickly smile. "Why must you make such menial remarks, do I look as though I am a person that would be vain about their appearance at a time like this. I know I look quite wretched at this moment, but I do not care, so can we get this over with, I am aching for the warmth of my bed chamber." Scarlett said as Sebastian began to unbutton his overcoat. "You're a grim reaper, your job is to quietly collect the souls of the dead, not senselessly kill and make empty threats towards demons." Sebastian then covered Scarlett and Ciel with his overcoat. Scarlett was holding Ciel tightly to her and made sure he was not getting wet from the falling rain. "You are a servant as well, and as a loyal servant your job is to follow your master like a shadow. You have violated both of these expectations, and quite frankly I find it sickening." Sebastian said as he turned away from Scarlett and Ciel. "Oh Bassy, you have wooed me. You know, I am much more deadly efficient than I seem." Grell said as he lifted his chainsaw once more. Ciel then reached for his eye patch and tore it off to expose his marking, and said, "In my name and that of the queen's, I order you Sebastian, put an end to them." Sebastian turned around with his hand on the left side of his chest and said, "Indeed, my young lord. Scarlett make sure that the young master remains unharmed and protect him." Scarlett answered, "Yes." And in a barely audible voice whispered, almost to herself, "My lord." Sebastian, satisfied with the fact that Ciel was going to be protected by Scarlett, began to remove his gloves.
The blade loosely swung at Sebastian as he eluded every one of Grell's attacks. Scarlett stood there with Ciel in her tight embrace, making sure he was to remain unharmed. Scarlett looked on and was amazed by how agile Sebastian was. He moved quickly, avoiding the blade with every move. Then suddenly he was caught off guard and was pushed up against a stone wall. He held the saw blade away from him, but Grell pushed the chainsaw down onto Sebastian's shoulder with all of his strength. "Now you see what happens when you aren't fast enough, you get cut, but it's much more fun when it hurts a bit though!" Grell said as he forced the blade down upon Sebastian's shoulder. "You're still the queen's guard dog aren't you. That means I am now your prey, and so it's hunt or be hunted!" Madam Red exclaimed as she ran towards Ciel with a dagger in hand. In only an instant Scarlett was in front of Ciel. Madam Red sprang for Ciel, but Scarlett blocked her and received a deep cut on her arm. She felt the pain, but only let out a gasp and held her arm. Scarlett did not let herself be pushed away though, she still held her ground firmly in front of Ciel. Sebastian saw this, and let out a bit of a gasp. He knew that Scarlett, being a demon could be fatally injured by such a wound, but he knew that she being purified had made her extremely weak and that it hurt her a great deal. "You are a doctor, how could you do it?" Ciel shouted as he stepped away from behind Scarlett. "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. You're just a child." Madam Red said in a breathless response. Madam Red then turned around and went straight for Ciel, but again Scarlett stepped in front of him and received what was directed towards Ciel. Madam Red had Scarlett by the throat and against the wall. Sebastian looked on at this with confusion written all over his face, he knew that Scarlett could fight back; he knew Scarlett could kill humans with ease, but she was holding back. She wasn't fighting, she was simply protecting Ciel. Sebastian then realized with a bit of horror that Scarlett wasn't going to fight back, she was just simply going to let herself be beaten and battered making sure that Ciel was to remain unharmed. "What is wrong with you, you weak woman. Why must you protect my nephew, why must you get in the way? Why aren't you fighting back, defend yourself." Madam Red said as her hand clenched Scarlett's throat tightly. "I will protect my master no matter what. I shall always do what is asked of me." Scarlett strained as her airway began to close. "You protect this brat still, a brat that shouldn't have been born in the first place. Anyone who does such a thing deserves death just as much!" Madam Red then looked away from Scarlett and down at Ciel. She looked down at her nephew and saw her sister. She saw the sister that she had always loved and could not bear to hurt. She was losing her nerve and she knew that if she didn't end this soon she wasn't going to be able to do it at all. Madam Red then took the dagger and shoved it into Scarlett's abdomen. Madam Red released Scarlett from her grasp and Scarlett slumped to the ground, holding her stomach as a bit of blood trickled from her lip and onto her chin. "How weak I am. So brittle and breakable I am. Purity makes you weak and breakable, but impurity makes you stern and unyielding. Therefore I am." Scarlett said as she sat on the ground, blood trickling down her chin and onto her neck. Madam Red then took Ciel by the neck and pushed him against the wall. The dagger in hand and her expression fully displaying that she was ready to end her nephew's life. Yet the dagger remained in the air and Madam Red's gaze remained on Ciel's face, looking not into his eyes, but her sister's. Her hand began to tremble with hesitation as she shook her head back and forth; trying to get the image of her smiling sister out of her mind. "No, no, he… is my sister's son, he is my nephew…he is the one I lov… No!" Madam Red exclaimed as she held her head tightly. "No, he must die!" Madam Red then took the dagger and was going to kill Ciel, but when she looked into Ciel's face she saw her sister once again. Sebastian's blood was then in the air and covered the ground. Madam Red had sunk to her knees and Sebastian was standing behind her, anger in his eyes. "Stop! Don't kill her!" Ciel exclaimed when he saw that Sebastian's grasping hand was inches away from the now weeping Madam Red. Madam Red then stood up and dropped the dagger and covered her weeping eyes with her hands. Scarlett then got to her feet, now realizing that Sebastian was panting and wounded quite seriously. His arm was still outstretched, almost as if he were too tired to retract his arm. Scarlett then made her way over to him and removed her glove. She then put her hand on Sebastian's wound, examining his wound with her fingertips. "Your arm…" She said as she drew her bloody fingertips back. "Yes, quite a heroic act he committed. Sacrificing his own arm to save you and the boy. But I have to say, I am quite disappointed in you madam, come now, kill the brat." Grell said as Scarlett casually licked Sebastian's blood from her fingertips. Madam Red only sobbed and looked down at Ciel. "I loved my sister, I loved her husband, I loved their child. I cant, I cant kill him. I can't kill their beloved son." Madam Red said as she remembered the way things use to be. "Really, you're getting soft hearted on me all of a sudden, after all those deaths. If you don't end him, he'll end you." Grell said as he watched the tears stream down Madam Red's face. "But this dear boy, this child is my…" Madam Red exclaimed as Grell took his chainsaw and jabbed it into her chest. "What use do I have for you if you're just another woman?" Grell said as Madam Red's lifeless body dropped to the ground.
"Put an end to him." Ciel said blankly as Scarlett stood behind him, still ready to do anything for him. "You know, I was going to spare you, professional courtesy and all, but I suppose I will just send you all to heaven together, what a family you would make." Grell said wildly as he swung his chainsaw loosely at Sebastian. Sebastian gave a bit of a chuckle as he answered, "Now what would posses you to think that I would know anything of heaven, Scarlett is the only one that knows anything about heaven." Sebastian then agilely jumped onto the end of Grell's chainsaw and then proceeded to try to kick Grell in the face. "You would try to kick a lady in the face?" Grell said angrily as Sebastian jumped back and off the chainsaw. "Terribly sorry, you see, I am simply just one hell of a butler." Sebastian said. "You really think a demon like you could beat a soul reaper like me?" Grell exclaimed as Sebastian answered, "Certainly, you see, if my master tells me to win, I will win, and I am especially maddened that Scarlett has been wounded, so I can assure you, I will win."