Leaving the estate wasn't hard as we thought it would be; Alois had to leave incredibly early so we saw him off then started getting ready to go. Claude brought me a silk black dress with thin straps that reach a few inches off my knees with black laced up boots. He also gave me a small jacket to cover my shoulders. I fixed my hair and made it curly at the ends to give a good impression. With my long hair and all, I asked Hannah if she could help with the back and she didn't complain at all for once. Maybe we could actually get along for once; it was still very quiet and awkward when she came in though.
I twirled the torque around my neck and played with my crescent mark. I hadn't taken it off since I got it and I was debating whether I should actually wear it today. I asked Hannah and she said it would be alright if I wore it so I ended up leaving it be. Claude came in and stopped short when he saw me. I was looking at myself in the mirror, seeing his reaction. I laughed at him and turned to him.
I was very nervous about this. I didn't know what they'd think of me and what would happen once I stepped inside the room. Were they judgmental? I hoped that they weren't.
"Is this alright?" I asked him and put my arms out.
"Perfect." Claude walked up to me and kissed me deeply with a growl in his throat. "Maybe I should just keep you to myself tonight." He whispered to me and from the corner of my eye, I saw Hannah roll her eyes.
"Come on, it's time to go." I playfully shoved his arm; I turned back to my reflection to check on my appearance one more time. I touched the bottom of my eye. "What are they going to say about the contract?" I asked him. I was more concerned about that than anything else.
"I don't know but we'll find out soon." He said and with that we headed out.
Claude explained that he had to open some type of portal to go into the world of demons. I asked him if it was like the Reaper's world and he said I was right on point. We stopped in a flower field but what was strange was that the sky turned dark blue and the flowers around us started illuminating a pure white. The scent was strong in my nostrils but it was a lovely aroma of lilies, Callas, and Daturas.
I watched Claude draw blood from his wrist and painted his own mark on the ground. The mark was a 5 sided flower. The mark started floating and imprinted itself in the air vertically, opening up a space. It had mixed colors of blue purple and black as we slowly walked into another world. I was sweating a little, nervous and hoping that something bad wouldn't happen but when have I ever been that lucky?
So we basically entered an alternate universe where demons lived. The scenery was dark but there was a peacefulness that I liked here. I wouldn't have mind living here for a while. The sky was the same color as before we left, dark blue and the grass looked healthy but it was colored black. The trees were the same color but the leaves were dark purple. We landed in an area that had a huge mansion only a few minutes away.
The mansion was such a dark brown that it looked almost black and it was ten times bigger than Alois's and Ciel's. It was three stores tall and it was an old Victorian and Italian style. We approached the door carefully, just in case something was to happen. Claude said I have to keep my guard up no matter what. Claude knocked loudly on the double doors and waited. With a long and eerie creak, the doors came open as we walked into the darkness.
"Claude, where are we exactly?" I asked him a bit frightened and hanging onto his sleeve. I heard him chuckle. This bastard is laughing at me! I scowled in the darkness.
"This is where the council meets for any sort of political discussion." He said and kept a hand on mine. For the first time since I became a demon, I couldn't see through the darkness in the house. It was the weirdest feeling ever and it was like when I was a human. I felt vulnerable because Claude could probably see through it.
"Hey Claude, do you know where we're going?" I asked him in a low tone. I heard another chuckle.
"Yes, don't worry. I'm here." He said as we continued walking aimlessly; at least I was. I had absolutely no idea where the hell we were headed.
We stopped and I was still holding onto my companion. Apparently we reached another door and I reluctantly let go of him and waited patiently for him to open it. There was another loud creak when it revealed another room. There were lit candles on all side of the room, giving me the ability to see, and a really long curved table in the center with elegant carvings along the legs. About 7 people were sitting in each chair and all stared at us when we walked in. Thank god I could actually see.
They were all men who wore very prestigious clothing like they were royalty. All eyes were on us when I came in front of Claude nervously. Some eyes were rounded to see me, some with smirks, some were stolid, and then one was scrutinizing me. I didn't speak but once I figured out that they weren't going to do a thing, probably waiting for me, I spoke directly to the whole group but focused on the guy in the middle. He had snake like gold eyes but they reminded me of a spider and his black hair was a little longer than Claude's; I assumed he was Ethan. I took a deep breath and that's when my business personality came out. It was just like company meetings with very important people that I could not screw up. My mouth open and started to speak.