Chapter Six: Coldblooded Demon

Horses trotted their hooves on a dirt road and pulled a small carriage. Ciel sat inside. He was still contemplating Elizabeth's soon-to-be husband, and began to deeply regret giving her up so easily to that wicked man. The girl didn't know what she was getting herself into. Or maybe… Lucifer actually was a good person, and Ciel was only jealous. He gritted his teeth and scowled at the thought. There was absolutely no way that such a character like that demon caressed such a benevolent soul, not that he had a soul to begin with. The earl pinched his nose and sighed, knowing what he would have to do, whether Elizabeth was fine with it or not. "Driver, turn the carriage aroun- Ah!"

A sudden jolt caused the carriage to slightly tip over, causing Ciel to slide to the other side. It fell upright on its wheels again and continued to carry on as if nothing happened. "What's going on?!" The noble yelled, holding onto the seat for dear life. The carriage began to sway again and the horses neighed so terrifyingly, yet they wouldn't stop unless the driver commanded. The frightened young man became curious and cautiously stuck his head through the window and noticed that the driver was missing from his perch. "Dammit!" He went back inside and panicked, wondering what to do next or what was bashing at his ride. Another hard slam hit the carriage. The horses neighed. They began to pass a bridge over a canal and Ciel held his breath, knowing what was coming. One more exploding impact forced the carriage over the rail and into the depths of the water.

Bubbles clouded Ciel's vision as he frantically searched for the handle that opened the door. He threw it open and swam for the drowning stallions. The wholeheartedly noble started unhooking them from their death bed, and in a moment, all of them were swimming for the surface. Ciel was the first to reach the top and whipped his bangs from his eyes as he gasped for air. He quickly swam for shore, knowing the frenetic steeds would be bashing their hooves behind him in a moment. The earl lied on his back for a while and rested once reaching the bank. He began to hear footsteps approaching him, and immediately sat up to look at the figure now blocking the sunlight. As expected, it was Lucifer. "What the hell were you doing?!" Ciel screamed.

"I was keeping you from 'returning,'" The demon coldly stated.

Ciel growled and instantly stood up to grab the threat by his collar. "You should be proposing to Elizabeth right now. You're going to hurt that poor girl's feelings!"

Lucifer scoffed. He took hold of Ciel's hand and began to crush it, who gasped in pain. "This isn't even about her. I hope you realize the conflict is about something much more dire." He huffed as he scowled. The demon narrowed his eyes and bent his enemy's wrist back. "You've swindled me from a very valuable treasure that I labored with great difficulty to receive. I can never get that treasure." He let go of Ciel's hand and backed away. A dark smoke began to twist around the demon like a tornado. The noble wondered what was happening, and fear began to rise in him. The blackness lifted high above their heads until suddenly it washed away into nothing, revealing one of the foe's many forms. All that the fog left behind was a taller and slightly older looking man in a suit. The deceitful crimson eyes matched a cocky smile.

Ciel grimaced at the familiar character. "Sebastian Michaelis." He breathed. Demons had the ability to change into any form they liked. When Ciel was a child, he had his butler take the familiar form of his father. While the noble was in distant America, the demon must have been running around with a disguised face. "I only recognized your eyes as I passed by you, but couldn't have been sure it was truly you…" The astonished earl felt a knot in his stomach. "I sent you to the demon world! And you also lied to me! You're going against the contract!"

"What does the contract matter anymore if I can't have what I want?!" Sebastian roared. "I came back to starve you of the one thing you needed, just like you did to me! I came to take away your Elizabeth!"

"Why didn't you just take another soul?" Ciel asked, assuming that Sebastian was here to take Elizabeth's soul. Now that Ciel was a demon, there was no soul to take, which left Sebastian hungry. Yet, he was just as capable as forming a contract with anyone else as he was of plotting this scheme.

"Because I wanted revenge on you!" Sebastian began to soften his voice. "…just like you wanted revenge on those who took away your precious family 13 years ago."

The young man stared deeply into the eyes of his enemy. He concentrated on him for a long time, before he finally came to his own realization. "You killed them?!" The noble yelled, experiencing uncontrollable fury, almost positive that that was what Sebastian was implying. He paced a few steps forward and swung his arm in front of him. "You murdered my parents and set fire to the mansion! You were the one who lead that vicious organization and then killed them all just to devour my soul!" He stopped a few feet away from Sebastian. "And you can't even have it anymore!"

"You're right. Now I've come to steal away your precious fiancée."

Ciel laughed, although he was deathly afraid. "If that's all you've come to do, then you may have her." He chuckled with courage. "You're the one she loves anyway!" His sneer turned into a friendly, sorrowful smile as he thought of the flawless woman who had just recently crushed his heart. He had been doing it to her for years without realizing it, and now he knew how it felt. "I only wanted her happiness, anyhow. That's why I went to America; to rid the world of one less evil thing so she could live a beautiful life without fear."

Sebastian snickered. "How touching, young master." Sebastian placed his hand over his chest and fell into a deep bow. "Then I shall do exactly that." The thick smoke from earlier began to circle him again.

"Do what?" Ciel cried, taking a step towards the dissipating demon. "Don't leave!" He quickly turned to the grazing horses and sped at one of them, hopping onto its back and kicking at its sides. The steed jerked around and began to race in the direction he wanted it to; the Middleford estate. He knew Sebastian was up to no good, but had no idea what the harm would be, and that's what scared him the most. Although Ciel held half of a demon's blood, he was no match compared to the gruesome and experienced blood shedding demon butler. Terrible thoughts began to cross his mind. Had Sebastian decided to harm Elizabeth, would Ciel be able to protect her? That scared him more than anything, but he had to do whatever it took to defend her.

Ciel now approached the manor and forced the horse to a stop, immediately climbing off of it and racing for the door. He didn't even knock this time. He simply slammed the door open and sped up the flight of stairs to find his fiancée. "Elizabeth!" He cried, anxiously searching for her. No one in the house replied to him; they were all gone. He slammed her bedroom door open to find her missing. The worried noble ran to her window to see if she was outside, and she was. The beautiful young lady was out in the gazebo where he left her ten years ago. The white paint on the structure was chipped and the flowers were gone. Sebastian, or Lucifer, as she knew him as, stood in front of her. Ciel took a deep breath. He ran out of the room as fast as his legs could take him, running through corridors and hallways, rushing through the large doors, and sped towards the gazebo. "Elizabeth!" He cried once again, hoping she could hear him, but he was still too far away.

He finally came to a stop to see Sebastian in the form of Lucifer again, so Elizabeth wouldn't tell the difference. He was bending down on one knee in front of the girl. Due to the accidental extra time she was given, the young lady managed to finish dolling herself. Her hair was neatly curled. Her makeup was finally complete. Her dress was as pink and fresh as Ciel's necklace. She looked like a masterpiece. And Ciel was about to lose her. "Will you… marry me?" The demon spoke, taking a box from his pocket and opening it to reveal a silver ring.

Elizabeth grinned and deeply blushed, but she didn't look entirely happy at all. They all stood in silence for what seemed like endless minutes. The young lady breathed before she spoke; "Lucifer, I'm sorry but I can't." The two men raised their eyebrows in surprise. "I have so much going on right now. I don't think I'm ready to make a decent decision." She gently leant down and kissed his forehead, then turned to walk down the steps of the gazebo. She suddenly stopped, realizing who had been watching them. They locked eyes, unknowing what to say to each other. The red began to return to Elizabeth's face and she shifted her gaze to the ground in frustration. "Don't think that I turned him down just to marry you instead! I'm… I'm still thinking!"

Ciel sighed and smiled and shook his head. He knew what she was doing, and was highly grateful for it. The earl strode forward and threw his arms around her waist and back and chuckled. "Thank you," he whispered in her ear.

Elizabeth's arms passionately folded around him for a second before shoving him off. She had gained quite the attitude while he was gone. She was still blushing, although her frown now returned to a smile.

Sebastian stood up still in his Lucifer disguise and narrowed his eyes, realizing he had lost. However, he still had a trick up his sleeve. He forced a smile and joined the two by their side. "This has been an adoring little reunion, but not all things end well, I'm afraid." He sneered. The demon took hold of Elizabeth's hair and stepped away from Ciel.

"Let her go!" Ciel ordered, as if the demon would obey like the butler he once was. Sebastian only wickedly snickered and slowly shook his head. "What do you want?! I'll do anything!"

"Lucifer, what are you doing?!" Elizabeth cried as she tried to pull out of his grip without hurting herself.

Sebastian pulled her further away and lifted her face to his. "Dearest Ciel Phantomhive, I want a soul that I can't have, for it no longer exists," he began. His eyes flickered with amusement. "Do you love this woman?" He asked. The demon took hold of her face with his claws and she began to whimper.

"Of course I do!" He spat coldly. He suddenly began to take a change of attitude. "…with all my heart." Ciel soothed, looking intently at his suffering fiancée. She began to calm down and matched her fiancée's gaze from the corner of her eye. The noble wondered where this demon was getting at, and feared that he would take her soul. However, it couldn't be done unless Elizabeth formed a contract with him, which she would refuse. She would be safe.

Sebastian began to cackle as he threw back her face. He used his free hand to dig something from his lacey pocket. The demon pulled out a small handgun and aimed it at Elizabeth's fragile skull. "Say it. Tell her you love her."

Ciel gazed into her fearful eyes. He didn't understand what Sebastian was doing. His fingers trembled, begging the enemy not to do anything rash. There was nothing he could do to protect her. Sebastian could pull the trigger and everything would be over. "I love you, Elizabeth."

Elizabeth shivered. She realized she had made a mistake by inviting Lucifer into her life. Tears began to slide down her face, fearing she was about to die in front of the eyes of the one she had truly loved. "Oh, Ciel. I love you too!" She regretted telling Ciel to leave. She was only hurt at the moment. Of course she loved him more than anything, and she thought she loved Lucifer until he appeared in front of her as a psycho. Elizabeth never intended to do harm to her fiancée. She wished to go back and change everything- to never have spoken to the dreadful Lucifer. She craved to spend the rest of her life with Ciel, whom she had loved since the very beginning and always pledged to. "Forgive me! I'm so sorry!"

Ciel's heart began to beat at a rapid pace as he gently smiled, not wanting the love of his life to fear a single thing. "Elizabeth. Don't be."

Sebastian grimaced at their affection. "Enough already." He quickly took away the gun and tossed it to Ciel. His crimson eyes flickered once more as his former master picked up the pistol. "If you love Elizabeth then surely you must treasure her life. You owe me for making me starve. Shoot yourself in front of your fiancée or I'll snap her neck." The demon mumbled. "And don't even think about pulling anymore tricks. I'm much quicker and sharper than you, and it's more likely that I'll be able to stop you before you even make a move."

Ciel's eyes widened. It wasn't a joke, determining by Sebastian's facial expression. That demon had made a command so blatantly that the earl didn't know how to react. If he were to shoot at Sebastian, he could move Elizabeth in the way as a shield. He also wasn't even sure if the demon would keep his word and ensure the lady's safety. Ciel's breaths began to shiver as he tightly grasped the gun, bringing it under his chin.

"Ciel, please don't!" Elizabeth cried as she jerked towards him. She then tried to look at the demon behind her. "Lucifer, I'll marry you! Just please don't let him do this!"

The noble shut his eyes and tightened his grip on the weapon. He so desperately wanted to jump over there and attack that damned beast, but he didn't have a chance. He didn't have a choice. He had finally found who he was looking for after all these years and there was nothing he could do. His finger moved onto the trigger. Elizabeth began to shriek and beg for him to stop. Ciel's spine tingled as her screams rang in his ears. He didn't want this for her. He wanted to make her happy, and killing himself would do quite the opposite. But what else could he do? He didn't want her to die, so he had to do what he must. The earl gently pulled on the trigger, and an immediate bullet struck into his chin and out the top of the skull. His limp body fell backwards onto the grass with his arm and the gun loosely lying on his chest, his blood pouring out of his head.

"No, no!" Elizabeth yelled. The demon allowed her to pull from his grip and she rushed to her dead fiancée's side. She fell to her knees and grabbed at his shirt, not knowing what else to do. "No!" was all that she could think of to say. Her eyes skimmed his body, and she noticed the necklace still around his neck that she had given him a decade back. He was so loyal. Her feeble hand took hold of it and squeezed the gem. She was at a loss of intellectual words. She couldn't process anything. The young lady leaned in and kissed his icy lips. The one true love of her life was dead.

Sebastian walked up behind her and glared down at the two. He listened to her soft whispers and sobs. "Would it make you happy if he were still alive?" Sebastian asked. Elizabeth nodded, not moving her head away from Ciel's chest. "Ciel requested your happiness, and I intend to give that to you." His voice was now soft and gentle, almost holy. Elizabeth finally turned to look at him. "I can revive him for you."

Elizabeth glared at him, confused. She didn't understand why Lucifer would murder Ciel just to bring him back to life. Whatever the reason, she didn't care. She craved to see her fiancée's smiling face. "Do it! I want him safe! I'll do anything!"

The disguised demon wickedly grinned, almost revealing his true form. "Then I'd like to form a contract." He pulled out a scroll and an inked feather pen from his waistcoat and held it unrolled in front of the young lady. "Your fiancée will be safe and sound. In return, I get a delicious meal."

Elizabeth studied the slip of paper. It was in a completely different language that she hadn't even seen or heard of before, and at the bottom was a line with an x at the end where her signature was supposed to be marked. The young woman couldn't comprehend what was going on anymore. She didn't fathom what a "delicious meal" was or why it was so precious to him; why he didn't ask for anything bigger. Her hand jolted for the pen and she quickly signed her name on the sheet. All she knew was that Ciel would be alive, and they would be happy together. Like Ciel requested. Her heart beat at a rapid pace from the thought that Ciel just wanted her to be happy. It was so heartwarming.

The contract and the pen suddenly disappeared into flames, startling Elizabeth. That wasn't possible. A human had no capability of doing that. She now stared up into Lucifer's eyes, wondering what he really was. A demon. Like Ciel. Like Sebastian. Lucifer wasn't human, and it took her nine years to finally realize this. She felt like an imbecile, but the few times she suspected it, the demon would prove his self to be human once again. She could never see this moment coming.

Sebastian kneeled down and took a hold of her chin. He suddenly locked on to her lips, and a strange blue mist started to flow into his mouth. Elizabeth's life was leaving her. She started to panic being unable to breathe and tried to push off of him, but she was stuck to the demon. She didn't know this was going to happen. She thought Ciel would wake up and they'd be fine together, but she was horribly wrong. When the last bit of blue finally left her body, she fell over lifeless next to her fiancée. Her eyes were wide open and she was looking directly at the pale-faced earl.

Now Sebastian stood in his butler uniform by the gazebo alone, revealing who he always was to the young master. He walked to Ciel's side and kneeled down again. With one quick movement, he smacked his hand across Ciel's cheek, waking the poor boy up. He sat up and violently coughed, still thinking he was dead. In a few moments he calmed down and touched the back of his skull. The wound was gone, but his hair was flooded with sticky blood. The young man looked down at his red hand. He was alive, but he wasn't sure how. He looked over at Sebastian, who was widely grinning and looking at the boy like he was an idiot. "I can't believe you actually fell for it. A demon can't die unless struck by the demon sword. You are very well aware of that," Sebastian taunted. Ciel said nothing as he glared at the demon. He felt humiliated. Sebastian creased his eyebrows, making him look far more wicked. "Elizabeth asked me to do something for you."

Ciel's chest jumped. He whipped his head around to find the dead, pale girl behind him. The color in her eyes had faded and her skin was a dull grey. He quickly grabbed her shoulders and began to frantically shake her. "Elizabeth! Wake up!" He hyperventilated. She didn't respond. He brought her up to his face and kissed her, then pulled her a into a strong, loving hug. Her body was so cold compared to his warm skin. His fingers felt numb. He gently sent her back onto the grass again and moved her hair from her eyes. Everything had happened so fast. It wasn't fair. His eyes shifted to the demon, who was now standing and throwing a mocking smile. Ciel scowled. He couldn't hold back his fury. "You, bastard! You've taken away everyone I've ever loved!" He quickly stood up and went to bash the demon in the nose, but Sebastian swiftly dodged with no effort at all. "What did you do?! Why did you do this to me?!" He begged, tossing his blind fury at his former butler.

Sebastian finally grew tired of Ciel's temper tantrum and grabbed his fists so he would stop. "From the very beginning I took interest in you. You disappointed me. You gave up the one thing I needed, so now I'm punishing you." The demon threw Ciel back. "She asked me to keep you safe, and that's what I'll do. I won't harm you any longer," Sebastian scoffed, turning on his heel. He walked up the steps and into the gazebo, finally turning around to look at him again. With a curve of his lips in the form of a sneer, without a further explanation, the demon blew up into a cloud of black smoke. It dissipated and he was gone.

That was it. There was no fight. No battle. There was nothing he could do. Ciel sat in the grass and stared at the passing by clouds. His parents were long gone, and the love of his life was dead too. He wasted ten years of his life cracking a case that anyone else could have solved when he could have been spending those ten years with Elizabeth. He crawled back over to the young lady and lied down next to her on his stomach. He warmly stared at her cold eyes which looked directly at him. Through him. He wondered why she did such a stupid thing; why he did such a stupid thing. He couldn't even fight for his fiancée. He just shot himself in front of Elizabeth. There was nothing else he could have done.

His hand slowly slid forward and took a hold of hers. The noble suddenly couldn't control himself. He buried his face into the grass and began to silently cry, knowing he had nothing else. All he had left was his duty as the queen's watchdog, which meant nothing if he didn't have anyone to protect. He squeezed her hand and apologized. There was nothing else he could do for her. She was in a place that would be worse than hell. She was gone.

Well. It's over. This story was fairly short, but I didn't plan much for it. Maybe I'll make a new story about Ciel chasing after Sebastian for revenge in the demon world. ~winkwink~hinthint~ It'll be much longer than this. This story was just a fun, small project. Nothing big.

Thank you for sticking through the story! I hope you enjoyed it!