Chapter 5: Liberi Fatali

Chapter five is finally up! Sorry for the wait, but I assure you that I have put my time to good use, researching World War II to make this believable. Well, believable + Demons, anyway. The next chapter may take a little while to finish, but I'm definitely trying to make it exciting! Please read and review!
Disclaimer: I own Lucia and the storyline, but Kuroshitsuji and all of it's characters are -not- mine.

Lucia and Sebastian made their way through London on foot. Even with his new clothes, however, Sebastian still attracted attention, especially right around her home. Several of her friends or colleagues asked if he was her brother since they looked so alike. She introduced him as her uncle Sebastian.

After making it out of her home area, they managed to get to their destination without any disturbances. It was a large, elaborate mansion. They were greeted by a servant and admitted inside. Sebastian lead the way, heading straight up the stairs and into a drawing room where a person who looked only thirteen years old sat.

"This is your 'acquaintance'? He is a child!" Lucia hissed to Sebastian under her breath. His response was a barely perceptible nod and a glance that seemed to say, "Don't worry. This will work. The young boy had dark hair with a blue-ish sheen and an eyepatch covering his right eye. He smirked at his visitors.

"So this is your new master, is she Sebastian?"

"Yes, Lord Phantomhive."

"My name is Lucia Mortifer, Lord Phantomhive. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance."

"And I yours. Why have you come here, Sebastian? Just to catch up? No, of course not. I know you."

"Indeed, my lord. My mistress and I would like to be enlisted in the British Secret Services."

"I see. Ms. Lucia, would you please vacate the room while Sebastian and I discuss this? Before you protest, and I see your indignant glare and am aware of it, let's just say I have some words to exchange some words with this man that you cannot hear. Believe it or not, and I'm sure he hasn't told you this, but he is already in the Secret Services."

"Funnily enough, he failed to mention this," glowered Lucia. Sebastian gave her a fake guilty look.

"Apologies, mistress. Please, don't ask what we are talking about. You really aren't supposed to know."

Lucia wanted to argue back, but something stopped her. Not her consciousness, but an actual inability to argue with what Sebastian ordered. She grudgingly nodded in agreement and left the room, wondering what on earth stopped her.

After a few hours, Sebastian walked out of the Drawing Room with Ciel, a false smile plastered on his face. Lucia narrowed her eyes at him disapprovingly. She was not a particularly easily annoyed person, but Sebastian had just the perfect mix of manners, courtesy, and thinly masked contempt. Other people seemed only to see his affectation of cheerfulness and gentlemanliness, completely missing the fact that it was an act and nothing more. She did, however, note with approval that Ciel seemed to hold a similar opinion to her own on the demon judging by the look of distaste on his face. Despite this, neither of the two could fault the demon's intellect, so Ciel said when accepting Lucia into the British Secret Services under his wing.

"I hope you know that this is a dangerous game and you are far more likely to be killed than you are to save the prisoners."

"I do, Lord Phantomhive. My mother is dead, she died in front of me. My father is a pilot in the war, and I don't believe he will be returning. My younger brothers and sisters are growing up without me. There is nothing for me to come back to, but there are many things I want to protect."

"Then you'll be perfect."

"Thank you, Lord Phantomhive. May I ask of you and Sebastian both, how did you two come into each other's acquaintance?"

The two shifted nervous glances before Sebastian responded, "My Lady, it is a long story that you will learn in due time. It's rather complicated. I must think of a way to approach it."

"Very well. Lord Phantomhive, where shall I report?"

"Are you ready to start now?"

"Indeed."

"Sebastian, take her to the camp, then. Here are her papers."

Sebastian took her employment papers and gave him a bow in return.

"Yes, my lord. My Lady, come with me?"

Sebastian courteously offered her his arm. She refused, catching an approving glance from Ciel. Sebastian noted the unspoken exchange and gave them the infuriating smile that announced without a shadow of a doubt that he knew of their distaste and didn't care for it.

So, out of curiosity, do you think my interpretation of Ciel and Sebastian's relationship is apt? I read so much yaoi on this site, but personally I never thought the two were an item, and in reality Ciel often finds Sebastian distasteful. Sebastian respects Ciel, and may care as a friend, but never more than that. Grell X Sebastian tends to be more interesting anyway! So someone was asking for insight into Lucia's personality. Generally, I like to let people decide for themselves through my writing, and you can think of her however you want, by the way, but this is my own interpretation of her and how I write her.

She is at heart a vain and wild spirit. She loves to dance, she loves to sing, and she loves parties. She is rather obsessive over her appearance as well. Ever since the war began, her outlook on life in the short term was bleak, but she had lots of hope for the future and cherished her family dearly. After her mother was killed, however, she realised her outlook was not really realistic and began to change her attitudes. She did not expect to live through the war(until meeting the demon), and even if she did she realised she probably would have nothing left. She became sarcastic and detached from the rest of the world. When she isn't at the club, she often finds other people to simply be an annoyance and would rather avoid them. She is very judgmental and tends to stick with her first impressions of people. When she lets herself be wild at the club, however, she becomes her old self, flirting and chatting and gossiping.

That being said, she does have a good side and you'd best stay on it. If she decides she likes a person, she is fiercely loyal to them and will likely be more open with them. She has so few people to care about, those she does she will go through any means to protect them. She also loves children, as she has many younger siblings herself. While other adults may see her as a drab and cynical, but children will always get to see her sweet and sisterly side. Finally, she has a strong sense of justice.

Of course, that's just a rough sketch that I use when writing her character. I really want you all to see her however you think fits best! Authors may like it or not, but once their work is out, people may interpret it any way they feel and so long as they have evidence to support it, they are correct!

I hope you enjoyed this,

Sebassy-chan