Black Wife

by FakeName13

Someone is killing the nobles. The police have no leads. The only witness is a bitter, sarcastic maid with first-hand experience in the Underworld, which makes Ciel Phantomhive promptly snap her up...through a demon's contract. In order to fulfill his young Master's orders, Sebastian Michaelis is forced to marry a human woman-worse, a human woman who absolutely hates him.

33. Chapter 33

Sebastian and the rest of the servants came down at around eight o'clock.

"The party seems to have finished," he sighed. "The young Master has gone to bed and the rest of the guests have spread out amongst the rooms of the mansion. How have you been here?"

"Fine," Eleanora said, stretching. "Peachy. I'm a little tired myself; shall we call it a night?"

"In a moment; we have to finish cleaning up after the party. Dishes and things."

"Alright," she said, standing up. "Let's get this over with."

An hour passed; they were finishing cleaning when a bell rang. Sebastian looked up.

"It's that German," he sighed. "I wonder what he wants now?"

Mey-Rin blanched; she squeaked and hid behind a chair.

"I-I d-don't want to go up there and face him again!" she said. "Wh-What if he t-tries something?"

"I can go up," Eleanora said, removing her apron. "I don't mind."

"Really?" Sebastian looked at her. "Are you sure?"

"Of course. I only had to deal with him for five minutes. Mey-Rin was stuck with him for three hours. I can handle it."

Sebastian sighed and removed his apron as well.

"I'll come too."

"What? Why?"

"Master Siemens seemed really drunk; I'm sure that he'll be requiring some male assistance."

He got a pitcher of water and they went upstairs. There was a crash of thunder.

"That's quite a storm," Eleanora said as they passed a window. "I hope that the guests can get out alright in the morning."

"Mm. Yes."

They arrived at the German's door and Sebastian knocked.

"Master Siemens? You rang?"

There was another peal of thunder, which almost hid the screams within.

"The hell…?" Eleanora said. "Master Siemens! Open this door!"

She pounded on it several times with her fist; the screams persisted and brought everyone else in the house to come running.

"What is it?"

"What's going on?"

"What's the meaning of this?"

"Let's break the door down," Sebastian said, handing the water jug to Eleanora. She nodded and stepped back, and in one quick, deft movement, the butler kicked the door and it broke off its hinges with a smash and everyone ran inside the room.

There was another roar of thunder and a flash of lightning, which very quickly illuminated the room before plunging it into darkness again. But the darkness suddenly didn't matter. The lightning had done its duty.

They had all seen the body of the German, reclining in his chair with a ghastly death-stare.