Chapter 5: Rats Among Men

(A/N: Alright for this chapter I'm doing multiple P.O.V.s so you the reader can get a better view of the story. Tell me in the comments which way you like better. Thank you.)

SETO KAIBA'S P.O.V.

"Okay, it's... um... Who's turn is it again?" Wheeler asked as he stepped away from the bilard's table.

Ciel had talked us all into playing the game, but only Wheeler, Yugi, Pegasas, Ryou, and myself took him up on his offer, everyone else sat down and watched, with the exception of Sebastian of course.

Tea sighed and said, "It's Ryou's turn."

Ryou gingerly stepped up to the table and made a shot landing the cue ball into the pocket.

By Ciel's rules, that eliminates you from the game, which is why Pegasus and Wheeler are no longer playing.

Tristen looked at Ciel and said, "He only made three moves in the entire game and he's winning... Why doesn't go every turn?"

Sebastian replied, "He prefers to settle things with one blow. Will you pass on this turn too, Lord Phantomhive?"

Ciel smirked and said, "I'll pass. It's my policy not to shoot if I know that I'll miss. So I believe it's your turn Lord Kaiba."

Although I am not Lord what so ever he insist on calling me that.

I carefully guided my self to the the bilard's table and lined up my shot...

Honestly I could care less about this game, but since I can't find my duel monsters cards...

Note to Self: Have Sebastian find my cards, I want them back. I shot the cue ball knocking off the blue ball but unfortunatly the cue ball also fell in the corner pocket.

Only Yugi and Ciel remained in the game.

Yugi was careful with his shot and set one of the four remaining balls into the pocket.

I looked at him and asked in a amused tone, "What next, Lord Phantomhive?"

He replied. "It's time to put an end to this worthless game, don't you think?"

Mr. Motou looked at him and asked in suprise, "You passed your turn twice and now you're after them all in one go?"

The Earl smiled and said, while lining up his shoot, "Naturally."

Yugi looked at him and said, "Careful, or your greed will undo you."

Ciel smiled and hit the cue ball knocking in the remaining ball with the black 8 ball going in last.

He looked at their shocked faces and asked, "Am I undone?"

I felt the urge to burst out laughing from the looks on their faces.

If they only knew, that Ciel could basicly see where it would go before they even though about their shot...

One of his demonic benefits I suppose.

We stood no chance.

He smiled and said, "Well with that done, I have some business in town to attend to and I mustn't dally any longer."

He made his way to the door, when Sebastian leaned down toward me and asked in a hushed, "Is there anything you wish for me to get while in town?"

I replied quietly, "Find my duel monster cards and my locket. I need those two things back."

He nodded and said, "Yes my Young Lord. I'll see you once we return and I shall have the items."

I nodded as the two demons left the room.

Pegasus looked at the table and said, "I knew the Earl liked games but that was ridiculous! He beat all of us in one move."

I replied, "I suppose it's his family legacy."

I held up the journal and said, "Ciel was letting me read through his ancestor's journal. Earl Ciel Phantomhive the 1st and from what was written, he was a king of games himself, only his games were a bit more drastic than most."

Mokuba looked at me and asked, "What kind of games?"

I replied, "More or less mysteries that plagued London in the 1800's. He called each case he had to solve, a game being played by himself."

Tristen nodded and said, "Like Jack the Ripper?"

I nodded and said, "Well yeah, it's actually right here."

March 9th, 1831

The game was coming to a close.

I finally cornered the monster known as Jack the Ripper who had been cutting up prostitutes in the streets at night tearing out their insides.

I discovered who the Ripper was planning on killing next, so I staked out the house...

Unfortunately I didn't know they were already inside the house, murdering the woman as I sat there.

When I heard the scream I barged right in and stared at the bloody mangled corpse...

But then I saw who the Ripper really was...

Jack the Ripper was none other than... Angelina Burnett...

Madam Red...

My Aunt An...

My Aunt who has always kept an eye out for me, was the most deranged serial killer on the streets...

Once she saw me looking at her as she had blood stained hands, she began crying in hysterics...

Instead of my intended Checkmate in which I brought her to Scotland Yard where she could be reformed...

She forfeited the game...

She tipped over her King...

She slid the dagger through her heart...

It's days like this, that make me ask if the game is worth playing anymore...

But then I think back to my parents and their unsolved murder...

I will not let them die in vain!

I'll play the accursed game until finally all the pieces are in place and I can finally say, 'Checkmate.'

Most of that was true...

But I left out a huge amount and changed a bit as well.

Wheeler looked at the book and said, "Damn... That kid had a lot on his plate, at what 13?"

Ryou nodded and said, "What really interested me was the fact that Jack the Ripper was actually a woman!"

Pegasus nodded and said, "To say the least the Phantomhive line has some very interesting history and myths. One I read about was that the original Ciel Phantomhive sold his soul to get his vengeance."

I laughed and asked with my voice dripping with sarcasm, "Where did you read that crap in? A storybook or a fairy tail?"

Oh if they only knew, how right he was...

Then I smelt something...

Something odd...

I then asked, "Do you smell that?"

Tea yawned and asked, "What's...happening?"

Then everyone began to fall to the floor asleep.

Dammit... It's sleeping gas...

I leaned back in my chair feeling the drowsiness as figures entered the room.

"Well, well, we found our tickets back in boys." The man in front said, as my world fell into darkness.

CIEL PHANTOMHIVE'S P.O.V.

"So he wanted a necklace and some cards?" I asked as we approached my home once more.

Sebastian nodded and said, "Apparently the cards were a gift from his original father before he was killed and the locket holds a photo of his younger brother from their days at the orphanage."

I stopped and smell the air for a moment...

A foul unnatural scent filled the air.

I listen to the sounds all around me, narrowing in on the human heart beat.

There are less bodies in the house...

This can't be good.

We quickly maneuvered ourselves into the house to see all the servants were knocked out and my guest were gone.

Sebastian shook his head and said, "Sleeping gas... It should dissipate with the hour."

I nodded and said, "Yes, but it seems my guest and your Master are missing."

He sighed and said, "This is terrible...! The refreshments will all be wasted now..."

I nodded and said, "Pity, you made pie did you not?"

He smiled and said, "Of course, a deep-dish pie prepared with flesh apples and raisins. Unfortunately it won't be eaten until later."

YUGI MOTOU'S P.O.V.

A/N: Here's something you'll need to know:

"Yugi and Yami talking to people"

"Yugi and Yami talking telepathically"

I woke up to find my hand were tied behind my back and my ankles were shackled together.

I looked around to see everyone in the same bindings.

"Good, they're all up now."

I looked up and saw the Big Five standing above us, pistols in hand.

Crump looked at Kaiba and said, "Well Mr. Kaiba are you going to tell us where your stock statements are at or not?"

Kaiba hissed out with his bloodied lip, "Why should I? So far all you've done is piss me off and bloodied my lip. Besides, I'm never letting my company make weapons ever again you psychopaths!"

Crump kicked Kaiba in the stomach causing him to spit up blood.

Mokuba yelled, "Stop it! He's hurt enough! Don't! Please..."

Crump laughed and said, "You Kaiba, try to ask so noble, so kind hearted. You make a theme park for orphans, you set up charity events, and help the helpless... But really all you do is you line your pockets while pretending the whole time you're better than the rest of us. But in the end, we are no different from each other. Why can't we get along?"

Kaiba spat out some blood and said, "You five don't know a thing about me and as for my statements, they are under lock and key of someone I trust. I'm sorry, I have no interest in getting along with someone like you five especially after what you did to us in the virtual hell hole."

"Wait? Does he mean Sebastian?" Yami asked.

I replied, "They don't know about him so it might play to our advantage."

Crump hissed out, "You bratty teenager, don't under estimate us. Our men are already waiting at The Phantomhive estate. Where is the stock statements? Spit it out soon or your partner and his underlings will start dying one by one."

Kaiba tilted his head and smirked like he knew something we didn't.

He then said, "Oh, I think they'll be alright. But you'd better hope your lap-dogs know how to fetch, because they'll never find them useless they do."

Crump sent another kick to Kaiba's face and picked up his cell phone. He yelled, "Did you hear that? The time for talk is over."

Pegasus looked at Kaiba and said, "You have a plan?"

He shook his head and said, "No, more like a guarantee..."

CIEL PHANTOMHIVE'S P.O.V.

"Oh dear, this is most troubling. Where could the Master and his guest have been taken?" Sebastian asked as we looked at the mess the intruders made.

I looked at him and said, "Well they're might be a note around here some..."

A bullet whizzed by missing me by an inch.

He replied, "Or we could ask the sniper in the tree?"

We quickly went out the window and jumped into the tree taking the man by surprise.

I picked up his cell phone, put it on speaker phone and heard, "Ha, Hahaha. That's too bad. Sounds like your little game of fetch is over Crump." Kaiba voice said.

Then heard a groan and Mokuba screaming out.

The man yelled, "Just shut your mouth, you damn brat! You have no power here Kaiba."

Then he directed toward us, "You listen to me! If you don't answer right now, I swear I will kill you!"

Sebastian then said, "Hello."

The man asked, "Who's this?"

I replied, "I represent the Phantomhive estate considering I am the Earl and it was my house you broke into. And the other fellow is the representative of the Kaiba household."

Then Sebastian said, "I was wondering if my master might be available. Hello, is anyone there? Hello?"

"Tsumara-nai." Kaiba spat out.

Sebastian smiled in amusement.

Apparently they came up with a code as well.

"Very good, Young Master. We will come to get you and your guest momentarily."

I hung up the phone and looked at the sniper.

Sebastian smirked and said, "Thank you for the use of your cellular phone. And now there are few things I'd like to ask you about, if that's all right. First, I'd like to know who you work for. Hurry up now. We're not exactly what you would call a patient men. And you do remember what happened to the Humpty-Dumpty, don't you? It is a long fall from the top of this tree?"

The sniper replied in a panic, "Ah, my employers' go by the Big Five. They has a hideout up in the city. It's in the East End. I just work for them!"

I smiled and said, "But of course, we understand. I'm very sorry to have to do this but I'm a bit hungry."

I swiftly pressed my lips on his own and sucked out the sweet chocolate tasting soul.

Sebastian smirked and said, "Now Ciel, you've gone an spoiled your apatite."

I smirked, letting the soulless husk fall to the ground and said, "Well, I suppose I couldn't help my self..."

Sebastian looked at his pocket watch and said, "Oh dear. Look at how late it's gotten. If we don't move quickly, I shall never have dinner ready in time."

SEBASTIAN MICHAELIS'S P.O.V.

"My arm! He shattered the bone!" A man yelled.

"You arm, my leg! The freaky little boy did it to me!" Another man yelled.

I sighed and said," Pardon us, but we are in a bit of a hurry."

We entered the main dinning hall to see gunners everywhere and they were firing at us.

I pulled out my knives and forks and began tossing them at the men, while Ciel climbed up the rafters and began fighting them one on one.

A man yelled, "Who the hell are these guys?!"

I smiled and said, "Now, now, if I couldn't do this much at least... Then what kind of butler would I be?"

Then the room grew still with the stacks of corpses.

I sighed and said, "Oh dear... That took longer than I thought."

YUGI MOTOU'S P.O.V.

The rest of the Big Five left awhile ago leaving Crump in the room by himself.

I heard the eerie sound of footsteps and Crump held up his gun.

The doors opened to reveal Sebastian and Ciel.

"How did they make it though the gun squads...? Crump sent out nearly a dozen."

"I'll ask them later Yami."

Sebastian bowed slightly and said, "I have come to retrieve my master and his acquaintances."

Crump lowered his gun slightly and said, "Is this a joke? I was expecting a giant with an army and instead I got a butler and a child. Who are you two anyway? There's no way that you're just a butler and kid."

Sebastian flashed a smile and said, "No, sir. You see, I am simply one hell of a butler... I promise."

There's that phase again...

Something is off about it...

Like he's hinting at something.

Then Ciel said, "And I am the Earl Ciel Phantomhive the 5th, you trespassed into my home, remember?"

Crump held up Kaiba by the roots of his hair and said, "Yea, sure. It does not matter anyway, I have no intention of fighting you two. Not yet..."

He looked at them and said, "But you better have what I asked for!"

Sebastian nodded and pulled out a flash drive. "Yes I do. It's right here."

Then the unspeakable happened...

A bullet whizzed through the side of Sebastian's head and more came pouring into him.

Behind the painting on the wall was the rest of the Big Five laughing menacingly...

I heard Mokuba cry out in terror...

They killed Sebastian...

Does that mean...

"Are we going to die, Yami?"

Yami replied, "I'm not sure Yugi..."

Crump laughed and said, "Oh sorry, butler boy. I really am, but this round is mine! There's no way I was going up against Seto Kaiba, without a trump card hidden. I damaged the goods a little bit, but that's all right, and everyone else goes the same."

He peeled off Kaiba's eye patch showing the burn near his eye...

Wait? Near?

I though he said it burned his eye, why is it nowhere near it then?

Crump smirked, "I'm sure you'll fetch a pretty price even in this condition. Don't worry, you have so many enemies. I doubt you'll be alive for that much longer."

Kaiba hissed out, "All right, I'm tired of messing around. How much longer are you planning to play dead Sebastian, you're freaking out Mokuba..."

Okay Kaiba is finally losing it when...

"Not long."

Sebastian's body began to move...

What the hell?!

Joey yelled out, "But how?! How are you...! You just...!"

Sebastian stood up and said, "Guns today are so much more efficient than they used to be... They can shoot so many more bullets now."

He coughed into his hand and a held up a bunch of bloody bullets.

How the hell...?!

How is he alive?!

Ciel grabbed them and said, "Perhaps you'd like these back."

Crump looked at the other members and yelled, "What are you doing?! Kill them!"

They aimed their guns only to have Ciel throw the bullets causing them all to fall to the ground with bullets in their hands and legs.

They were injured but still alive.

Ciel too?!

What did we walk into?!

Sebastian held up his tailcoat and said, "Oh dear, what an awful thing to do to a perfectly good tailcoat."

Kaiba hissed, "You could have avoided that, idiot."

Kaiba knew he could do that?!

What the hell is going on?!

Sebastian smiled and said, "Master, how unfortunate, they don't seem to have taken very good care of you, they apparently reopen the stitches in your arm by the blood mark."

He walked closer to Kaiba and Crump yelled, "No, stay back!"

Sebastian got closer and said, "You look like a helpless little child all bound up like that. But then I guess that's appropriate."

Kaiba hissed, "Shut up Sebastian and get us the hell out of here."

Crump yelled, "I-lf you come any closer, I will shoot him!"

Kaiba sighed and said, "Can we move this along? His breath smells awful."

His breath?!

He has a gun up to your head and your concerned about his breath!

What makes him so confidant he won't die?!

"But if I come any closer, he might kill you."

Kaiba then asked, "Well then, are you saying you want to break the contract?"

Contract? What kind of...

He replied, "No, of course not. Nothing has changed; I remain your faithful servant, Lord."

Finally Crump asked, "What the hell kind of nonsense are you two talking about?!"

Sebastian tilted his head and pointed at his eye as he said, "Master, you know what you have to do... Now just say the words."

Kaiba tilted his head up and and his right eye lid open wide...

But his eye was not a pasty grey that told me he couldn't see, nor the same blue color of his other eye...

His eye was literally purple with a drawing inside of it that was barely visble.

Kaiba yelled, "This is an order. Save me now!"

The lines in his eye glowed revealing what it was...

A pentagram...

The devil's star...

Don't tell me...

He didn't...

Did he really?!

I heard the gun go off, but Kaiba was still alive and looked right a Crump and the others.

Crump whispered, "What the... But that's impossible...!"

Sebastian held up a bullet and asked, "Are you looking for this? Here then, let me give it back to you."

He slipped it into Crump's pocket and Crump's arm flipped backwards

. Ciel sighed and said, "I must say, the game wasn't as much fun this time, Sebastian."

Sebastian picked up Kaiba and placed him in the arm chair as Ciel unbound us.

Crump looked at Sebastian and said, "No, wait, come back! Work for us! Be our bodyguard and I will pay you ten times what he does. All right then, twenty times! You can have all the rights and loyalties you want, too!"

Sebastian set the rest of the leather bindings in the floor and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Crump, it's an attractive offer, but I have no interest in such materialistic things."

He looked at the Big Five and said, "You see..."

His eyes shifted from their rusty brown to a blood red with slits down the middle.

His voice seemed more darker as he said, "I am simply one hell of a butler."

Oh no...

He did it...

He really did it...

"Yugi... What's wrong?" Yami asked me.

I didn't reply...

I only stared in horror as Crump backed away and the black feathers fell from the ceiling.

I felt Yami take over and by the looks of it so did Yami Bakura.

Yami yelled out, "This is dark magic... But not that of the shadows..."

Pegasus yelled out, "What's going on?!"

Sebastian held up his gloved hand and said, "As long as my Master holds the contract, I am his loyal servant. A wish, a sacrifice, and this..."

He pulled off his glove held up his hand showing the same mark as the one in Kaiba eye and his black claws.

"All of these things keep me bound to Lord Kaiba. Until the day I swallow his soul."

Tristen yelled out, "Swallow his soul?! What the hell is he..."

Ciel eyes changed too like Sebastian's and he said, "Unfortunately for you, this game is over and you're all receiving a fate worse than damnation."

I watched the shadows weave around until they were gone...

Nothing left of the Big Five but the blood stains on the floor.

Yami Bakura looked at Kaiba and said, "You done a lot of stupid things in your life Kaiba but this... This is insane! Do know the consequences of what you've done?!"

Kaiba hissed out, "Of course I do and frankly I don't give a damn."

I took over and said, "You know?! Kaiba what the hell were you thinking?!"

"I was thinking that I would get to live!"

Joey looked at him and asked, "What the hell did he do?!"

Kaiba sat back and said, "To put it simply, Sebastian is a demon which I have made a deal with on the brink of death... When I die he get my soul... Simple as that."