A/N: Hey guys, finally updating. Last week was Homecoming Week and a mess of Band and Drama events. So this was finished today in class, since we did nothing. Also if anyone wants to be my Beta that is very welcomed! This chapter is mostly the sibling relationship between Alice and Edward, however there is action... You have to read it to figure out why!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji and I only own Alice.
Alice moved away from the man, weary of him. "I am nothing like you!" She yelled, nearing the door of the drawing room. When the man made a step closer to her, she threw the door open, screaming, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" Running out of the room, she quickly was met with Edward and Lizzie, both with swords in their hands.
"Alice, are you okay?" Lizzie asked, keeping a wary eye on the drawing room. "I'm fine, Lizzie. The man did not accept no as an answer, as he asked for me to marry him." Alice quickly lied, not wanting her siblings to think her a freak more than she was. As Edward cast a knowing glance at Alice, she noted the differences among them.
Edward and Lizzie both shared the golden hair of their mother, and their green eyes too. Alice however had darker blonde hair, and starling blue eyes, along with a beauty mark under her left eye. The three were as different as could be; Alice knew this from the moment she remembered living here. Feeling a strong hand on her shoulder, her train of thought was broken by Edward leading her out on to the lawn. Not letting go of her shoulder until the both were deep in the garden on a bench, he sighed.
"Alice, I know when you are lying. I have lived enough of my life with you to look past your lies and manipulation that you seemed to inherit from Vincent. If you hadn't even figured out what I'm trying to say, then you are less than I gave you credit for."
The blonde girl sighed, and let her façade fall to reveal the shaken girl she actually was. What the stranger had shown her scared her, but realizing her family was not hers truly hit home too hard as she had doubts all her life. "I'm not your blood related sister am I? Don't sugar coat things, Ed. I want the truth."
"Then I shall give you the truth, A…" Edward sighed, as he collected his thoughts and then started, "It was after the fire at the Phantomhive Manor that you came to our home. Mother said you were to be treated as a sister as you had no family left. However, I thought when you awoke you'd be the hard, lying girl you were, having many years under your father's tutelage. But then you awoke, and you had no memory of your past or why you have the scar on your abdomen. We still have no idea why that scar was there, but we let it slide as you deserved to be happy.
"However, mother wanted you to be fully our sibling so; she started training you for our title and not your father's titles, despite you deserving it as the eldest sibling. Mother was going to marry you off until I talked sense into her that you were not her true daughter to marry off.
"Alice, you are a Phantomhive not a Midford. I'm sorry that your family is dead, and that my mother originally wanted nothing to do with an Earl's daughter, until she learned you were just a broken child like her own children. However, despite being only cousins, I love you like a sister."
Alice nodded slowly, and then smiled at Edward. She trusted him to tell her the truth and he gave her no reason to ever doubt that. "Can I see my family's land?" She asked after a bit, and she watched Edward's face fall a little. "Nothing is there, A. It is just a burnt crisp of land; no one even goes near it as they believe it cursed."
"I still want to go there, today." Her voice was tight with finality and leaving no room for argument. The other blonde sighed, and grasped Alice's hand making her rise from the bench. They skirted around the manor, as Edward called for their horses to be readied for them. Knowing they were going into public on horses, Alice groaned at the thought of riding in a dress. Edward grinned at her, and nudged her towards the manor. "Back trails."
Smiling widely, Alice quickly headed into the house to throw on her clothes from earlier. Leaving her hair down as it was, she headed back out to Edward to find he had both their horses by the reins. Taking her horse from him, she led the chocolate brown thoroughbred to the edge of the woods. Stepping one foot into the stirrups, the blonde lifted herself onto the horse as Edward flicked her head from on top of his. "Ow! What was that for?!"
"For not being lady like, my dear Countess. Or are you still a Lady as the Queen never bequeathed your title to you?" Edward wondered, to receive a matching flick from Alice. Edward laughed and the two headed into the trails that ran between the two manors. He broke the silence after sometime, "Elizabeth and I used to use these trails to come see you and Ciel. She was and is still in love with Ciel, you know. I am kind of jealous that he is the one that gets to marry into our family."
"Edward Midford, are you saying you wanted to marry me when we were younger?" Alice asked shocked that Edward had a crush on her. "You would kill me if I lied, so yes I had wanted to marry you. You intrigued me to the point a crush was formed. You are strong willed, and you manage to get your way, in ways that didn't involve physical damage but emotional. It's something I rather found interesting. However after years of having you as my sister, it has faded into familial love."
Chuckling, Alice ruffled Edward's hair much to his distress. "I love you too brother." That earned her a glare but Alice knew his ego was just hurt. Noticing a break in the trees and light filtering through, Alice pushed her horse from the light trot into a canter. Breaking through the trees, expecting to be greeted by barren land, Alice stopped her horse. In front of her was not barren land in the least, instead an impressive manor. It was in the moment Alice knew she was home.
Still astride her horse as Edward came up beside her, Alice looked at him, watching his reaction. "Why is there a manor on this land? It is not even for building by the Queen!" Edward shouted, about ready to kill someone. Alice instead led her horse into another canter as she sped to the house. This was her home, and she knew it despite memory loss. Rounding the front, she hopped of her horse. Racing up the entrance stairs, she threw the grand doors open. "Ciel!" She yelled her body on autopilot. The blonde was about to run up the stairs, but then was met with the man that she had talked with earlier. "Why hello there My Lady, I knew you couldn't stay away from your true home."
"You! Why are you here?!" Alice yelled, becoming defensive. The young girl had enough of this man's mystery and know it all attitude. "I am simply only one hell of a butler, My Lady. I am contracted to My Lord, Ciel Phantomhive. Your brother, dear."
Alice snarled at the man, and only gained a smirk. "Do you wish to hurt me? I would love to see you try, My Lady." Within that statement, he had slammed the doors behind her closed, and had his arms around her waist. "Now that your annoying cousin won't bother us, I believe you wanted to fight."
Alice was in a state of shock, and barely got a word off before he had her across the floor her head hitting the staircase. Groaning in pain, she felt adrenalin pumping through her veins as she stood up. "Is that a way to treat a lady?!" She asked, as adrenalin took over her body. "Let me show you how a lady treats someone who disrespects her."
With that, Alice lost her mind to adrenalin. Running towards him, she gripped her hand into a tight fist. When she reached him, she connected her hand with his face. She could hear the shock from him, as she jumped back. Only to find she was halfway across the room in one jump. However she had no time to think on this as he made a move towards her. Quickly moving out of the way, she narrowly missed having her neck grabbed. Grabbing his, arm, she twisted it harshly and tossed him across the floor. Watching his body skid across the floor, Alice smirked as her body came off its high.
"Alice, you live… But you're not human…" A young male voice said, making her turn her head to be met with a young boy. He was short, however his presence made up for it, and his blue eyes watched her quizzically. "Ciel?" Alice breathed as she watched the male appear at his side.
"My Lord, she is not human indeed. Instead is like me, however stronger. Possibly from not using her powers and with anger coursing through her veins." The male explained as Ciel nodded. "I see Sebastian, this would explain how she lived. But why are you here?"
"I decided that I should come home. However I see I am unwanted, as shown by what just happened." With that she turned, and headed to the doors where rapid banging was sounding from. Opening the door, Edward fell to the cool marble floor, and Alice smiled slightly. "Hello brother, I wish to return home."
Closing the door before Edward could glimpse that Ciel was watching them, she climbed onto her horse. Quickly heading home, and ignoring Edward's pleas for her to tell him what happen, Alice thought to herself. That fight had taught her she was not human, as no human could do what she had. However she did not want to be in a league with that butler Ciel had, as the man completely annoyed her and she could tell he was evil. Alice did not want to be seen as evil, however she knew if she was like him, she was indeed evil.
Sighing as she told Edward she was going to ride her horse a bit longer to think on what happened, the girl turned onto a new trail and hurried away so he could not follow her. Making a loop to come out on the trail that led back to Phantomhive Manor, she raced there on her horse so she could not change her mind.
Placing her horse into the stables, she knew that he was behind her. "What am I?"
"A demon, My Lady."
"How did I become such evil? I don't remember it at all."
"I can show you if you want."
"Do it, Sebastian."
