(Switched P.O.V.)
Once Ciel was gone, the demon and the shifter began talking. "You aren't strong enough to stop me from speaking to him," Sebastian said coldly. Hydria held his gaze, "Want to test that?" He took a step forward but froze in shock at the girl's sudden change in eye color from vivid green to a flaming orange, her pupils only thin slits in her eyes, "Still going to try?" she snarled viciously. Though he was an incredibly powerful demon, Sebastian couldn't risk fighting her without knowing all of what she could do. So, he took a step back, allowing her eyes to return to their usual green. After glaring in silence for a while, he sighed, "Do you not trust me either?"
"Who knows."
Sebastian glared dangerously at Hydria, "I don't like being toyed with, mortal." She rolled her eyes, "Pulling the mortal card, huh? What a low blow."
"Why won't you let me speak to my master?"
"You seemed to have no problem talking to him earlier from what I heard," she responded. Sebastian frowned, knowing very well that she meant his Master that he would leave to see often, "I serve the Phantomhive family."
"I've heard that too. So, if Ciel is the only Phantomhive left, why are you betraying him?"
The butler's first instinct was to rip the girl to shreds for questioning him when she was in no place to. However, he kept his cool, "I am not betraying him."
"Really?"
Sebastian looked at her, thinking she finally believed him. But instead of having a confused expression, Hydria continued to glare, clearly not even close to believing him, "I may not know Ciel very well," she said, "or anything about the Phantomhive family, but I see him as my friend. Even if he only sees me as a close acquaintance."
"Your point?" Sebastian asked impatiently. "If someone hurts my friends," she growled threateningly, "they won't live to see another day."
"You'd harm a helpless butler?" he asked, a devious smirk on his face. "If he deserved it, you bet," she responded, earning a glare from the demon. "You're just as much of a monster as I am," Sebastian stated, "Can't I explain the situation to the person who is SUPPOSED to hear instead of some brat with powers?"
"I can pass on a message just fine, thank you."
It would have to do - the child was stubborn. Just as Sebastian opened his mouth, he heard his Master call for him. Closing his mouth, he bowed, once again behaving like a proper butler, "Forgive me, Miss Azurin," he said coolly, "but I'm afraid I must be going." She nodded, uncrossing her arms, "Of course." The earl's cape flew from Sebastian's arm and into Hydria's hand, "Thank you for returning this." Despite their hostile attitude toward each other, Sebastian smirked, "You are very good at remaining calm and putting on a professional act."
"I try."
The butler turned away, opening the front doors before stepping outside, "Take care of my master," he said suddenly, "Since it is quite clear I am no longer trusted." Hydria stared at his back, "I already have been. You know, during those times when you would sneak away."
"Definitely not trusted," Sebastian said with a sigh, walking away at a brisk pace. The shifter closed the door behind him almost silently, clearly resisting the urge to slam the large door.
(Normal P.O.V.)
There was a knock on my door. I rolled over, pulling the soft sheets over my head. Maybe she'd go away if she thought I was asleep. Nope. My bedroom door creaked open then closed again. Silent footsteps approached my bed then stopped. Perhaps she was just going to check on me then leave. Again, that was not the case. Hydria sat down at the foot of the bed but remained silent, as if waiting for me to say something. But that's what I was waiting for her to do. Minutes of silence passed before I finally released the breath I held, "What is it?"
"What is what?"
"What is it...that he said?"
Hydria fell silent again and I glanced back towards her, noticing she seemed to be sort of depressed. Though I don't know why and can't think of a logical reason why except that Sebastian offended her in some way. "He called you his master a few times," she said slowly, "He said he wasn't betraying you and wanted to talk to you directly. I'm sorry, I didn't know what to tell him except that he couldn't.."
"Good... Thank you," I said, tightening my hold on the sheets, "I don't want to talk to anyone..."
"Well, too bad."
Raising an eyebrow, I rolled onto my back, looking at her, "What do you mean?" She smiled slightly, "I'm not moving. I'll bug you for eternity whether you like it or not, Ciel." I pulled the covers over my head again, "I'm not Ciel. Stop calling me that." Hydria sighed, "You're not still believing what he said are you?"
"Just... Go home, Hydria."
"My name's not Hydria."
I closed my eyes, feeling like I had just been stabbed in the chest, "You were lying about your name..?"
"No. Were you?"
How does she always know what to say to get her point across? It's infuriating. "I wasn't..." I said slowly. "Exactly," she told me, "You are Ciel. There's no changing that." Lowering the sheets, I glared at her, "I'm a fake. A fraud!"
"You haven't done something that would make you a fake, have you? You never thought about being fake, have you? Did you forget that you are real?"
I fell silent then looked away, "Y-you're persistent..." I told her shakily, "But what if I'm not even the real Ciel..?" Hydria smiled, "It doesn't matter, does it? You're you." Closing my eyes for a second, I looked at her again. Neither of us said a word for a moment. Then, she put a hand on the top of my own hand that rested on top of the sheets, "There you go," she said softly, "All better, right, Ciel?" This time, I didn't correct her. Instead, I looked down at her side, at the red mark clearly visible on her pale skin. She said nothing about it originally, but instead told me she didn't break anything that couldn't even feel pain. Like me, she was human. And she felt pain too, even if she never mentioned it. Kinda like me.
Sighing lightly, I looked at her again, "And you say I'm like a mom."
"Eh?"
"Mom's are good at comforting people when they need a shoulder to cry on. So, um, thank you..."
Hydria smiled again, "Any time." She was about to stand up when I surprised us both by grabbing her hand before it left mine, "U-um..." I stammered, "Don't get any weird ideas but... Can you stay a little longer? I mean, until I fall asleep.." The stunned look on her face and the pink in her cheeks made me frown but I knew my own face was red, "I said to not get any weird ideas..!" She giggled - like an actual girl, this was new - then squeezed my hand, sitting down again, "Alright. Sleep well." I nodded, my free hand travelling up to my eye-patch to remove it. But, at that exact moment, the door was kicked off of its hinges, crashing into the wall opposite of it. My eyes widened and Hydria was already on her feet. Sharp objects twirled in a large circle around her and her pigtails rose slightly in the increasing pressure of her power as she faced the intruder. Sebastian barely had any time to dodge a dart that blazed past his face. I sat up, staring at him with wide eyes. He just...broke in?! He glared at Hydria, "I'm not here for Ciel," he told her with a growl. He didn't call me 'Master' or 'my lord' or anything like he usually does. It was just... Ciel. "Then there's no need to break in," Hydria growled in return. Sebastian waved his hand, "I'd advise you to be quiet, monster." Hydria's eyes widened and a few objects dropped out of her circle, "M-monster..?" I glared at Sebastian, "You don't call someone a monster, you pathetic demon."
"Please be quiet as well, fraud."
My words escaped me before I could say anything else. Sebastian was never this rude. What was going on!? He turned away from me but another dart struck him in his arm. "And I thought you were cool..." Hydria muttered, focused again. Sebastian glared at her and I shivered, wanting to shrink away. An achingly familiar voice interrupted the two before they could rip each others' throats out, "Please, Sebastian, this is unlike you." A tall man stepped into the room but I couldn't see his face in the incredibly dim light. Sebastian straightened then bowed, "Forgive me, my lord."
"You..." I whispered. He looked at me and I could tell he smiled, "Oh, Ciel," he said softly, "just look at you... You've grown so much." He tried to approach me but Hydria got in his way, aiming every sharp object at his face, "Don't come any closer," she threatened. He stared at her in shock for a moment, "Are you his girlfriend?"
"No!" we exclaimed, both turning bright red. He chuckled, "Ah, I'm sorry. Anyways, can you please step aside? I wish to see my boy's face after all these years."
Huh?! I thought to myself, my jaw dropping, His...boy? Hydria shook her head. I knew she didn't know anything about my family's history but she did know, or continued to believe enough for the both of us, that I was the only Phantomhive left. If he was saying I was his boy, then... No way in hell! The sharp objects spun faster, "Get lost." The man sighed sadly, "I'm terribly sorry to do this to you, young lady, but... Sebastian?"
"No!" I cried, nearly springing from the bed as Sebastian viciously grabbed Hydria from the back of her shirt, somehow appearing behind her and beside me, before slamming her into the ground, one hand pressing her head against the floor and the other pinning her arms behind her back, keeping her pinned to the ground with his weight. The objects that had been swirling around her clattered on the floor. She struggled then bit her tongue as Sebastian twisted both arms in a way that should not have been possible. There was a haunting look in his eyes, one I didn't like at all; the look of a cold blooded predator. "Let her go!" I ordered loudly, "That's an order!" All I got in response was a cold glare. The man stood beside me now as I sat on my heels, staring at Sebastian and Hydria. It was like a praying mantis overpowering and devouring a little moth that continued to flap its wings in hope that it could escape. "I didn't want to have to do that, Ciel," the man said, "but I needed to see your face close up." I turned to him, backing up so that I was in a kneeling position, "Who the hell are you?" I demanded, "What do you want?" His face fell, "You don't recognize me..?"
"Clearly not!"
"My name is Vincent."
My blood froze in my veins. No... "Vincent Phantomhive," he continued. Tears poured soundlessly from my eyes like a broken dam.
No way... It's impossible...
"I am your father."
He's lying..! He had to be!
"It's dark in here... Sebastian?"
The lights were on again and I fell backwards, landing on my hands, staring up at the familiar face.
A trick! It's all a trick! I screamed to myself, A cruel, cruel trick the universe is playing on me... A dirty, rotten game.
But it wasn't. Vincent Phantomhive smiled softly at me, "My, look at how you've grown... I wish I could've been there to watch you become the man you are right now."
Somebody, please, I begged silently, stop my heart so that I don't have to face this pain again...