An: Thanks to those who stopped and reviewed! Sorry for the long wait and I thank you for your patience.
Warnings: Masterofdeath!Harry, Smart!Sarcatic!demon!Harry, SLASH. Bad language. (Not too much though)
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji or Harry potter. If I did I'm sure my life would be a lot happier.
{Not reincarnation. A second chance!}
[Talking about Hueco Mundo] "There isn't even water! Huh? Then how'd we have tea earlier?" -Gin Ichimaru (Bleach)
Chapter Seven: Dear Mother of mine
A sharp chill in the cloud filled night made the inhabitants of London stay within their homes and alight the fires to keep themselves warm, while the more unfortunate ones huddled close to each other in hopes of sharing body heat. Perhaps though, it was an unconscious act of instinct that made the humans wary of going outside, for if one were to gather the courage to venture out they would be baffled by the display of two obviously supernatural beings and undoubtedly be in danger.
A red haired man dressed in matching colored clothes wielding a chainsaw dueled against a man clad in black, their leaps and bounds far higher and quicker than a human could accomplish.
Further down the alley a small boy wet from the rain watched the two fight with one blue emotionless eye as a body lay by his feet, red blood matching her hair as it spread across the ground. He looked relatively unaffected by what was going on despite his delicate looks.
Upon a roof a far distance from the activities, green eyes stared at the woman regretfully though his features did not change. Such emotions were a hazy memory for him, and he had long since gotten use to not dealing with them at the place had been, yet he allowed them to show as he gazed down at his mother.
"Kyu." As if sensing its masters distress a black puff-ball with bat like wings and red eyes nuzzled the young man's cheek, closing its eyes contently when a hand reached up to stroke its head.
"It's okay Sodom," the boy's voice was soft as he reassured his familiar. "I just had hoped that this exact thing wouldn't have happened."
He knew this was his fault, if he had left a message or done something to show his mother that he wasn't actually gone then she would have been there to welcome him home. The guilt was almost as bad, or even worse, then when Sirius died, because this time it was really his fault that she died. But not going to live with his father in Hell would have been foolish, he knew that now, and if he had stayed behind then his demonic powers would have overwhelmed and eventually destroyed him.
Even if he knew that, Madame Red was the only mother he had known, and a part of him would always blame himself for her death.
Taking his mind off of the depressing thoughts that were sure to control him and thus cause his powers to break from the delicate control he had over them, the half-demon gave the two fighting men a curious glance. Immediately he could tell that the red head was a Shinigami from his glasses and weapon that was undoubtedly not from this era, the butler though was strangely familiar, but he couldn't quite remember why.
If Raizel wasn't dormant then he would surely be able to remember who the man was, unfortunately his rather helpful alter ego had disappeared four years ago once he started the second stage.
'What to do now though.' Hadrian mused as he continued to watch the battle. It probably wouldn't be smart to go against a Shinigami since his element would undoubtedly go out of control and only cause trouble, but he really did want to fight the red head that killed his mother.
"I do so hope you're not thinking of joining Hadrian."
He tensed slightly at Phenex suddenly appearing right beside him, even if Hadrian was a demon he wasn't nearly as experienced as the other was. In fact it would take a few millennia until he could catch up to his father. "The thought may have crossed my mind." Hadrian finally answered, stealing a glance toward the other demon.
In a swift movement Phenex hit the back of his head.
"Ouch!"
"You wouldn't stand a chance little one."
Rubbing the place where he was hit, Hadrian sent a glare, which was easily ignored, toward Phenex's direction. "Don't call me little." He growled.
He knew that because of his young age and inexperience he was seen as a 'baby' in any demons eyes, but in all actuality if he counted the years he was alive in his other life and this life he would be over one hundred years old.
"So that's my son-in-law?" Phenex asked motioning toward the butler with his hand.
Hadrian blinked and turned his head to give the butler a better look feeling pale when he realized that he was indeed the demon who had nearly molested him. Sodom hissed menacingly on his shoulder and Hadrian quickly calmed the shape-shifter before it could go rampaging and set everything on fire. "I barely even know him." He replied giving the red head an irritated look. "The only time we actually communicated was when he had me pinned to the ground."
Phenex didn't seem at all deterred by his statement and continued to survey the butler as he fought the Shinigami. "My son has good taste~"
Blushing slightly Hadrian growled in embarrassment. "I'm not interested in him at all!" He made sure to keep his voice low since he knew that even at this distance the other demon would be able to hear them.
"Tut tut little one, they say denial is the first stage~"
Great now Phenex thought that he actually liked the molester, perhaps he could sick Sodom on him and finally be done with the other demon?
{Not reincarnation. A second chance!}
Going to his Madam Reds' funeral with his father had been one of the most awkward moments of his life. While he cherished her Hadrian couldn't find it in himself to cry, perhaps it was the years of learning to keep his emotions under control while at Hell or something different entirely Hadrian didn't shed a tear.
From his perch atop the churches rafters he spotted Elizabeth's blonde hair and internally shivered when he recognized the stern woman next to her. Being taught to fence by her all those years ago was still a big part of his nightmares.
The funeral was like any other with sad music and people dressed in black; Madam Red was dressed in a rather unfitting white dress that he just knew she would never even look at. Her nickname was Madam Red for a reason but perhaps her relatives didn't catch onto that fact.
Thankfully Ciel made a rather dramatic entrance carrying a red dress over his shoulders and Hadrian knew instantly what the Phantomhive was going to do.
Madam Red would have approved.
He waited until her body had been buried in the ground before making a move, while it would have been better to get her body earlier he didn't want to risk the chance of getting caught not when everyone was under the impression he had died.
Perhaps even more awkward was that they had to dig up the casket to get to her body.
When they finally did reach her Hadrian was rather relived and eager to get the hell away from there, he hadn't seen Ciel visit the grave yet and didn't want to bump into the molester anytime soon.
"Hmm." Phenex eyed Madam Red's dead body with only a fascination a demon could have. "Well it is doable." He commented after a moment. "But we would need her soul to actually complete the transformation."
Hadrian raised a brow from where he was crouched on the gravestone. "Where would that be?"
The phoenix demon sighed in disappointment. "Really Hadrian I thought you were smarter than that…"
His brow twitched. "So sorry I failed to meet your expectations."
His apology was met with a wave of Phenex's hand. "No matter I'll give you a hint." Great another game. "What killed her?"
"A death Scythe."
"And who wields a Death Scythe?"
Hadrian crossed his arms. "…A Shinigami." Right, now he got it. "So you're saying the red-haired Shinigami has her soul."
Phenex gave him a thumbs up. "Bingo~"
A groan escaped him and Hadrian titled his head to look up at the sky with an exasperated glare. "Wonderful." How did one go about stealing a soul from a Shinigami? He was pretty sure that the red headed man-woman wouldn't take nicely to him simply asking for it back.
"This means we can have more bonding time~" The older demon exclaimed and Hadrian already knew that Phenex was surrounded by sparkles and smiling to himself like an idiot. Really the personality change had been rather shocking to experience; he was used to a mature albeit slightly childish demon who was intimately familiar with how to get answers via torture yet somehow that had transformed into this as soon as they had exited Hell.
From atop his shoulder Sodom started to growl and Hadrian instantly was on alert. The familiar only made that sound when another demon was nearby. "We should go." He said tilting his head down to talk to the other demon. "Sodom has sensed-"
He blinked, nothing but an empty casket met his vision.
"Kyu?"
Standing straight and easily balancing on the concrete cross Hadrian surveyed his surroundings with sharp, experienced eyes. This wasn't the first time Phenex had performed a disappearing act on him and it wouldn't be the last either.
Eyebrow twitching madly Hadrian took deep breaths to calm his rising temper. It wouldn't do to destroy his surroundings simply because Phenex had once again left without saying anything. Again.
"What in the world?!"
Hadrian swung his head at the exclamation and stilled when he saw a wide-eyed Ciel accompanied by his molester a few feet away from the grave.
Sodom growled menacingly.
He let loose a nervous chuckle and scratched the back of his head. "Ah, Ciel wonderful to see you again? How have you been?"
The small teen continued to stare at him with a wide blue eye making Hadrian even more skittish.
"Hadrian?"
"In the flesh." He replied eyeing his molester cautiously, the amused garnet gaze instantly set him on edge. He most certainly did not like the intensity it held. "Sorry to keep our reunion short but I have an upcoming… arrangement that needs to be taken care of." Without even looking back Hadrian crouched and leapt up into the air wincing when the stone beneath his feet crumbled, well the grave wasn't being used anymore so it wasn't really needed anyway.
He landed lightly on a tree branch attached to one of the trees along the edges of the cemetery and turned his head to look behind his shoulder, Ciel was still standing in front of the grave but his molester was nowhere to be seen.
Cursing Hadrian propelled his body off the branch and started to head deeper into the forest, though his molester was older than him Hadrian hoped that he would at least be able to out-run the other demon.
"Kyu?"
He shook his head at his familiars questioning noise. "Unfortunately we can't let the humans see a dragon rampaging around." If it was hell Sodom would have free reign to go crazy yet here humans weren't quite used to seeing dragons spitting fire. "Go ahead and try to find Phenex." He motioned toward the space in front of him. "Knowing him he's most likely hiding and waiting for me to find him."
"Kyu!" The black puff-ball shot into the air at speed that one wouldn't think its small size could handle and flew deeper into the forest.
"That wasn't very smart." A smooth tenor spoke directly into his ear moments after Sodom disappeared and he only had time to turn his head before firm hands grabbed his mid-section. In a smooth measured movement Hadrian was yanked out of midair and dragged downward. "Who will help you this time?"
With deep 'thud' Hadrian hit the ground and once again found himself lying on the ground as his molester hovered over him like a hungry predator.
For any regular human the drop would have been fatal but to him it only made him wince slightly but stay relatively unaffected. "Why do you insist on greeting me this way?" Hadrian questioned glaring into the glowing garnet orbs. "Do you have some sort of fascination with tackling people?"
Malpha's lips formed into a wide smirk so his two fangs were visible. "Just as lively as ever I see." The older demon lowered his head so their noses were nearly touching. "It seems that you have passed into the second stage."
Hadrian quirked a dark brow. "How do you know that?"
"You didn't think that you're the first half-demon to be born did you?" Malphas replied in a teasing tone making his temper spark.
"Of course not." He snapped sending the butler a narrowed eyed glare. "I just wasn't prepared to meet someone who knew about the stages."
Chuckling in amusement the demon seemed to be amused by his back talk. "You have a rather quick tongue for someone so young," Hadrian stiffened at the aura around Malphas started to lightly touch his skin sending blots of electricity through his body. "Perhaps I could put it to better use…"
Employing his formable will Hadrian made sure to betray no evidence that he was affected by the constant tingles. "If you touch me, I'll kill you."
"Oh? And how do you intend to that little one?"
His patience had finally worn out and he loosened the tight hold he had on the energy inside of him ever so slightly, the top of his arm caught on fire within seconds setting the foliage underneath them ablaze. "Burn in Hell bastard."
He relished in the shock that the butler showed and swung a fire covered fist toward his direction.
{Not reincarnation. A second chance!}
"Oh dear." Phenex mused watching the flickering flames before him with amused eyes. "It seems Hadrian has lost his temper again."
"Kyu!"
He rubbed the small familiar's head soothingly. "He'll be fine; Mal-chan won't do any permanent damage to him."
The small being growled deeply in response making him chuckle. "I agree Mal-chan's interest in my son is rather undesirable," he agreed watching as a tall figure carried a familiar body over his shoulders. "But it will do Harry some good dealing with a demon like him."
It was rare that a demon showed much emotion besides competitiveness toward another of their kind in fact it had been over a hundred years since such a thing happened. He didn't quite know how he felt about his son being an object of Mal-chan's affections, but he supposed it wasn't too bad.
"I think it's going to be rather interesting to see what happens~" Phenex cooed imagining his son dressed in a while dress as the butler embraced him. "I've never had a son-in-law before!~"
Sweat-dropping the small shape-shifter glanced toward the direction the bad demon had taken his master, it seemed that his older master was going to be of now use in this department.
"Hadrian would look so cute wearing a wedding dress~ I can already see how it would look, and with a bouquet of lilies it would just be darling~."
Ignoring the older master's crazy ramblings Sodom flew off his lap and toward where the younger master was, it looked like the responsibility to watch over his master was up to him now.
{Not reincarnation. A second chance!}
AN: So finally we are on track with the Kuroshitsuji plot, not very excited to write the curry ark but oh well. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I shall see you next time.
Apologies for any spelling mistakes and thanks for being so patient with me.