The next morning, Ciel, Laura, Madam Red, Grell and Lau were in Ciel's study room. When the butlers, Yvet and Sebastian entered with cups of tea and newspaper, Ciel took it. When he read the front page of the newspaper after drinking his tea, He slammed his table in furious.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!" Shouted Ciel in furious which made Laura and the others surprised, and confused.
"What's happening, Ciel? Why did you shout?" Asked Laura worried at him.
"The Viscount... He's not the one! He's not Jack the Ripper!" Answered Ciel while give the front page to Laura.
Laura was surprised after she read the front of the newspaper, but she had felt that The Viscount was not the murderer. And that's why she told her butler to investigate again last night, and she already knew too, who is the real murderer which made her sad, remembered about last night conversation with Yvet.
Flashback : on.-
"Are you sure about this, Yvet...?" Asked Laura with surprised look after read her butler report at her room in Ciel's manor.
"Yes, my lady. I'm sure of it. That is the only reason why the victims are connected." Answered Yvet nodded.
"But... How can that be...?! If you were right, how can sh…-" Laura became quite and started to thinking for a while then saw her butler. "Tell me if I'm not wrong... There's someone who helped the murderer killed them."
Yvet smirked at his mistress and nodded. "Yes, my lady. You were right about that, the murderer had help. And the helper is not a mere human…"
Laura sighed and lifted up her fringe. "Is the helper... Perhaps is the same as you?" Asked her while looking at Yvet.
Yvet thinking for a while and shook his head. "No, I don't think it should be, I believe the fact that someone like him exist is a surprising thing itself."
"Not a human, not a demon either... Then there's only two options left... An Angel or The grim reaper. Which one is it..." Asked Laura with serious look.
Yvet looked at his mistress, he amazed by Laura's intelligent to have conclusion like that. And he smirked. "That is-"
Flashback : End-
Laura sighed and sips her tea for calm herself, while Madam Red, Lau, and Ciel discuss about the case. "The Viscount... Didn't go anywhere last night, right?" Asked her looking at Ciel.
"Yes, he didn't go anywhere... And that means the murderer is someone else, and still lurking around." Replied the earl sighed with tired look.
"Meaning The Viscount isn't involved?" Asked Lau, and got nodded from Laura and Ciel as the answer.
"We have to narrow it down. Sebastian, organize the list." Ordered Ciel to his butler.
"Your humble servant understand." Answered Sebastian put his hand on his chest, then walked out from his master's study room.
"Ciel... If you don't mind, can I talk with my butler in private for a while?" Asked Laura, and Ciel give a nodded to her. Laura smiled and walked outside with her butler into the garden.
"My lady, what is your order?" Asked Yvet smiling at her, and his mistress looking at him with a small sad smile.
"Yvet, search the next victim house... I don't care how much time you take. And when you found it, tell me immediately. This is an order! Don't get caught..." Said the young duchess ordered Yvet with a serious look.
"Yes, my lady." Answered Yvet bowed down.
The dark aura begin to covered Yvet. His hair slowly grow longer. His butler uniform coated with black fur, hands and feet changed into paws with sharp, black claws. The tail of his coat changed into a black long tail. His big black wolf transformation was completed.
Laura who saw his transformation, make a wide smile and hug him "You are so cute, Yvet~ and you are so warm." Said Laura with happy smile which make Yvet blushed in his wolf form, but Laura didn't noticed it at all.
"Interesting... So even the youngest son of demon king can have a feeling toward human too."
Hear a voice behind her, Laura quickly took of her hug from Yvet. And she turned around to see Ciel's butler who's smirking at her and Yvet.
"Se-Sebastian... When did you get here? I thought you are still organizing the list of suspects" Asked Laura still surprised to see Sebastian.
"Well, I saw you two walked outside from manor. And I'm curious about what your highness whispered about to my lady last night. May I know what your highness whispered to you?" Asked Sebastian with a fake smile on his face but inside is filled with jealousy.
"Oh, it's umm..." Laura thinking for a while tried to make an excuse, but she just sighed while looking at Sebastian who's still waiting for the answer. "Sebastian, you are a demon too like Yvet. So you should probably know about the culprit!" Said her bit mad and panic. "I'll go back inside now. Yvet, do your job now! Sebastian, do Ciel's order, now! And good day!" Continued the young duchess and quickly walk back to the manor leaving Sebastian and Yvet alone.
"What an intelligent and beautiful lady. And her soul smells sweet too. Pure and Innocent but tainted with anger, and sadness." Said Sebastian chuckled then smirked at Yvet. "No wonder, you are attracted to her just like I do. Your majesty"
Yvet glared at Sebastian, and tried to bite his leg but Sebastian dodged it. He growled then remembered his task from his mistress then leaved Sebastian who's chuckling alone.
"My, oh my... I seem to have a troublesome rival." Said Sebastian chuckling and begin to do his job again.
Skiiippp timeeee~~~ *Jonathan Joestar pose mode : on~*
Hours later, it's already night and starts to rain in Ciel's manor. Ciel and Laura who already wear their sleep attire, still read the report about the case which brought by Sebastian from his investigation. After few times read the report, Ciel sighed because of tiredness.
"There are 4.5 million people in London alone. During the seasonal party period, there'd be even more. If we relax the requirements, the pool of people increases even more." Said Ciel sighed and Laura nodded in agreement.
"So, we better do it fast then, Ciel. Or we'll be have more hard time to find the murderer." Said Laura smile in tiredness while continue reading the paper.
Laura glanced at Sebastian who's writing the report of the suspect, and sighed. "Really, your butler is a capable one, Ciel. I amazed by his work." Said Laura smiling at Ciel then looking at Sebastian again.
"This is nothing, he just do what I ordered to him." Answered Ciel with a monotone voice and realized something after looks around. "Speaking of butler... Where is your butler, Lady Laura?"
"Oh, he's still doing his task which I ordered to him earlier. Don't worry. He will be back after done his task." Answered Laura with a warm smile which make Ciel blush a bit, then continue their work.
"You two are still working?"
Laura, Ciel, and Sebastian look at Madam Red with Grell come in to the study room while bringing international chess. "Madam Red." Called Ciel, and Laura just bowed her head a bit.
"Sometimes you two don't need to work so hard. Want to relax a bit and play this?" Asked Madam Red happily.
"International Chess huh... It brings back memories..." Said Ciel.
"Is that so? Because Sebastian was coming, I got this out from the attic." Explained Madam Red then she sits on the chair across Ciel then pushed all of the papers which on the table . "Come! Take a break! Take a break! You should join too, Laura. A lady must not work too hard, you know." Said Madam Red, which make Laura just smiling.
"Okay, I will watch you two play then." Replied Laura with a warm and gentle smile while sit between Madam Red and Ciel.
"Grell, please prepare some tea!" Ordered Madam Red to her butler, while Ciel just sighed and Laura humming a song.
Ciel who heard a humming from Laura, glanced at her with curiosity. "What song are you hum, lady Laura?" Asked Ciel which make Laura stop humming the song.
"Oh, it just a song named MacCrimmon's Lament. I heard it when I was a little girl." Answered Laura smiling.
"I see, it's... beautiful." Said Ciel with a small smile. "But it's a bit sad." Continued him which get a nod from the young duchess. They didn't realized that Sebastian heard it too (Because he is a demon, so his hearing ability is more better than human), and smiling while still scribbling on the papers.
A few minutes later, Grell came back to the study room with a tray of tea made by him. "It's already late... So I've prepared herb tea made from wild roses." Said him explained what tea he made for Ciel, Laura , and his mistress.
They took that tea and begin to sip it. When they sip it, and seconds later they feel a strange flavor from the tea..
"THIS TASTES BAD!" Shouted Madam Red with furious at her butler. "Why is herbal tea salty?! And you call yourself a butler! DO IT AGAIN!"
"Even so, I'm still a butler! I'm S-s-s-s-sorry!" Said Grell in tears and shocked.
"Salty?" Thought Ciel and Laura in unison while looking at the tea. Sebastian looked at Grell, and he remembered about Tanaka then continued his work again.
"Really... He is so useless." Said Madam Red sit down on her chair again while sighing.
"Well, he is funny and bit cute thought because of his personality." Said Laura giggling didn't realize Sebastian heard it, and get up from her chair. "I think, I will retire for tonight. Good night, Madam, Ciel." Said Laura smiling at both of them, and got a nod from Ciel.
"Good night, Laura. Have a sweet dream." Said Madam Red hugged Laura, who make the young duchess bit surprised then smiled, and she goes outside the room after saying good night.
When she was walking to her room, suddenly a sharp pain felt from her left pinky finger. She looked at it, and smiled. Quickly, she went to her room and changed her sleeping gown with a long sleeve red dress, brown coat, black gloves, and black boots. She opened her room window, but when she wanted to jump, there's a knock from the door which make Laura bit surprised.
"Come in..." Said Laura closed her window, and doors open to reveal a person who turns out is Sebastian. "Sebastian, what do you need?" Asked her in confusion.
"There's nothing, my lady. But I want to say to you to be careful on the way. I will reveal everything to young master, after you're gone." Answered Sebastian with a smile.
"I see, well then... I will wait for you two there." Said Laura smiling then she opened her room window again and jumped down. She wasted no time as she began to run away from the manor.
"What a truly unique and lively girl." Said Sebastian smirking then closed the window before he went to his master.
Laura walked bit fast until she met her butler leaning on the wall in the dark alley. "Did you find it, Yvet?" She asked while catching her breath.
"Yes, my lady. Follow me." Replied Yvet then walked further followed by his mistress.
After few minutes walking further, they found a small house and waiting in front of it. While waiting, Laura blow a warm air to her hand for warm herself because of the cold temperatures caused by rain earlier. Didn't realize that the young earl and his butler found her and Yvet.
"Lady Laura, what were you thinking? You put yourself in danger." Said Ciel worried.
Laura and Yvet looked at Ciel and his butler, and Laura just smiled. "I apologize, Ciel... Forgive me for making you worry." She said.
"It's fine, at least you are safe." He said with a smile, and then leaned on the wall next to her.
Sebastian sighed in relief too, that Laura is safe for now, and he leaned next to Ciel as he stared to the ground. "That guy... will really come if we hang out here, right?" Asked Ciel bit shivering because of the cold to Laura.
"Yes." She said nodded.
"So, the murderer's next target is a prostitute named Maria Gale, who lives in that house?" Continued the young earl.
"Yes, Ciel." She said nodded again hide her sad emotion, for not telling the real murderer to Ciel.
"If that's true, among the prostitutes who were killed, apart from missing their internal organs, they also have "something in common"." Said Ciel in serious voice continued his investigation result.
"Beautiful, shimmering black hair." Muttered Sebastian who earned a confused blink from the young duchess.
"However, must that person really need to go around killing people?" Asked Ciel while thinking something, while Laura and Yvet still looking at Sebastian with a sweat drop.
"And also, I-"
"That wonderful softness. Ah, that wonderful softness~" Said Sebastian cut his master off, which make Ciel looked at him.
"LISTEN WHEN SOMEONE TALKING, SEBASTIAN! DID YOU LISTEN WHAT I'M SAYING?!" Scolded the young earl with a big irk mark, when he saw his butler was playing with a cat. Laura watched the scene with a big sweat drop, and Yvet just sighed.
"I apologize, it's rare to see this sort of beauty. So my mind wandered off..." Answered Sebastian and he release the cat free from him.
"I hope your affection to that little thing, didn't ruin the plan to catches the murderer. Sebastian..." Said Yvet sarcastically, which make Sebastian bit angry.
'I apologize, but I won't ma-"
Suddenly a piercing scream was heard from the house, which make them four shocked. Ciel and Laura ran, but Yvet hold back Laura for not joining.
"Yvet, why do you stop me?" Asked Laura confused and bit angry.
"Forgive me, my lady... But, I don't want you to see it." Answered Yvet with a concern look. But Laura ignored it, and run passed him joining Ciel.
Ciel still running and opened the door. What he saw disgusted him. The body of the victim was laying in a pool of red liquid with an inner organ scattered everywhere. "My lord! You cannot-!" Sebastian immediately covered his master's eyes and jumped back. Laura who is standing beside Sebastian and Ciel who have a sudden vomited due to the horrible sight, saw the body too and almost throw up too.
"My lady!" Yvet immediately come to his mistress who is in shock and covered her eyes to calm her down. Sebastian saw Laura in shock with a worried look while still covered his master's eyes, hoping she's okay. Hearing a footstep, Sebastian looked up with a smirk. "That was rather over the top, it's all over the floor... Jack the Ripper." Said Sebastian as the figured inside the house continued to walk towards them from the dark. "...No, Grell Sutcliff."
When Sebastian said the name, a butler came out with a blood all over him. "N-No, this is... I heard scream and when I got here it was already..."
"Do you really think you can feign Innocence when you look like that, Grell" Interrupted Yvet still covering his mistress's eyes. "Isn't it enough? Mr. Grell... No, even your name must be a fake one right? So please, stop the act when you are in front of me. Act just like when you fought me for the first time a hundred years ago." Continued him smirking at Grell.
Sebastian looked at to Yvet, and just sighed with a fake small smile on his face, then he looked at Grell again "Really, I must say it's the first time I've encountered a "human" like you. You really fool everyone quite splendidly. Didn't you act so convincingly?"
"Splendidly... Convincingly..." Suddenly, grell grinned widely, showing off his shark-like teeth. "Is that so...? That's correct." His said in a menacing voice while stripping off his disguise. "I am an actress~ and a top rate one, at that! But aren't you two the same, Sebastian and Yvet?"
"This is the name young master gave me, I am "Sebastian". For now." Replied the butler.
"I'm the same as the cat-lover demon here... My young mistress gave this name. So my name is "Yvet". For now." Said Laura's butler mocking Sebastian while still cover his mistress's eyes.
"My, the role of faithful dog! Even thought a handsome men as a loyal dogs is also rather nice~" Commented Grell as he put on his red-framed glasses which were accessorized with a neck chain containing a small skull. "Allow me to introduce myself, Sebastian and Yvet... No, Little Sebby and my little Vetty. I am the butler of the Barnett family, Grell Surcliff. We're both butlers, so treat me kindly~" Grell then blew a kiss to Sebastian and Yvet, which make the butlers shudder in disgust.
Laura is more curious and bit impatient, then she lifted Yvet's hand from her eyes, and saw the red hair man. "Grell? That was Grell...?" Asked her surprised to saw Grell's true form. "Yvet... so, he's a..."
"Yes, my lady... He is a reaper." Answered her butler with a furious look when he saw Grell staring at Laura with hearts.
"Nice to meet you again, Lady Laura. Look beautiful as always~. And you look so gorgeous and more beautiful in that red dress~ " Said Grell in loving manners and hearts all over. And Laura just saw him with a big sweat drop.
"Yvet, I don't think he did this alone... Right, Grell? You had a helper aren't you?" Asked Laura as she looked at the reaper.
"Why yes, my intelligent, beautiful swan~. I had a helper. And I've been captivated by a woman..." Cheered Grell. "And now, I will give you a kiss for guessing it right. My lady~" Continued him while blew a kiss to Laura, which make the young duchess shivering in disgust.
"And that woman is...?" Asked Sebastian with a serious look while still covering his master's eyes with his hand.
"You don't really have to ask, do you?" Said Grell grinning. Then, someone stepped out. A woman dressing all red. Ciel and Sebastian immediately knew who she was. "Madam Red..." Said Ciel as he lifted Sebastian's hand away.
"My calculations went wrong... Who would have thought the person to uncover Grell's real identity would be both of you, Ciel... Laura..." Said Madam Red with a small smile.
Ciel wiped out his mouth from the stance of his vomit while looked at his aunt. "From the beginning, your name was in the list of suspects. However, Madam Red, your alibi was really quite perfect."
Laura nodded, agree with Ciel. "Yes, I agree. I've been suspecting you, while we investigated the Viscount. And surprisingly, all of the victims are your patients." Said Laura looked at Madam Red showing the patient lists with a sad face before she continued. "And the only name left on this place was Maria Gale, the prostitute. I thought if both of us waited here, the murderer would appear."
"However we... could not save her..." Said Ciel looking away, and Laura is hiding her sad emotion for having a guilt because she can't save the victim.
Suddenly, Grell pulled out the chainsaw and went to attack Ciel when Sebastian blocked it with his hand. Pushing it away, Grell flipped and landed on his feet while Sebastian in front of Ciel to protect him.
"What is that?" Asked Laura and Ciel in unison and surprised.
"Reapers have a tool they use to prey on people's soul. It is the Reaper's scythe." Replied Sebastian.
"Don't give it a lame name like scythe!" Pouted the Reaper with an irk mark on his head. "It tooks a lot of time to customize it!" His expression then changed to his wide grin, showing off his sharp teeth. "This is a tool used by gods, able to slice through anything! Only I am permitted this death-scythe." He pouted at the two butlers. "You know, I was playing nice for so long that my skills have grown rusty. It's been a while, so I want a good workout wi-th yo-u two! Especially with you, my lovely ~!"
Yvet and Sebastian's eyebrow twitched at this. "Can you not say such revolting things?" Asked Yvet, annoyed at Grell. "We are in the middle of our work. And don't call me with that nickname! It disgusting!". Sebastian smirked and holds his laugh when he heard Yvet's nickname from Grell.
"Mm...~ You are so unfun! But I love this part of you, my little Vetty~" Squealed Grell as he waved his chainsaw with heart all over his head. "And I have a new love with a man, and that is from you, little Sebby!" Continued Grell squealed even more, make Sebastian annoyed and disgusted. Ciel And Laura simply sweatdropped at this.
"But, you know... What I love the most is the color of red. Hair, clothes, lipstick, I love them to be red. That's why, I love using fresh blood to do make up for those ugly women. The more flamboyant a woman is, the more she's beautiful as a poisonous flower, right?" Said Grell, and he turned to look at Laura, who sweat dropped at his weird act. "At first, I didn't love Lady Laura, even she's so beautiful. Because she wore another color of dress and not red. But now, I fell in love with her, after I saw her wearing a red dress tonight~. And Yvet is still handsome too~, even he doesn't have anything red on him." The two shuddered at the comment, and Laura backed away a bit with sweat dropped.
"And if you don't mind my lady, I would like to paint you with red, specially your black hair. I hate it."
Grell is begin to attack a surprised Laura, Yvet notices this and quickly pulled Laura from the attack. Grell attacking again with a big grin on his face.
"Sebastian! Save them! And dispose him!" Shouted Ciel ordered his butler after pulled up his white medical eye patch.
"Yes, my lord." Answered Sebastian with his eyes grew pink, and when Grell swung his chainsaw at the butler and mistress, Sebastian pulled Laura from the attack and Yvet who saw Sebastian saved his mistress, did a back flip, kicking Grell's chin in the process.
"Th... Thank you Sebastian." Said Laura which got a smile from Sebastian.
"Why did you hit a lady's chin for, Vetty?! Don't have a manner toward lady?!" Grell asked with a pout to Yvet before smirking at him. "But I must say, you are still amazed me with your skill Vetty~ still have such flexibility to counterattack." Said him then squealed with love and delight. "Ah! I'm so happy to fell in love with three people~! Vetty, Sebastian~! If I have your child, I will definitely give birth to it! And Lady Laura! I want you to have my babies~!"
"W-What...? Please stop. That is disgusting, and I don't want to bear your child." Said Laura with blue lines all over her and goosebump.
"And biologically, it won't be possible for us to bear your child." Said Sebastian with goosebump all over his body, and Yvet just nodded in anger and disgusted.
"Ehh~ You three are so cold!" Said Grell with a wide smile on his face, and he attempted an attack on Laura again. Laura quickly backed away, and Grell swung his chainsaw again, almost slashed her when he slashed another body in front of him.
"Yvet!" Laura shouted in surprise when she saw her butler protected her from Grell's chaisaw. "Yvet! Your back!"
"I'm alright, don't worry about it my lady. Please find place to hide. Sebastian and I will deal with this reaper." Said Yvet and Laura nodded at him.
Yvet and Sebastian's eyes grew pink and begin to attack Grell. When Laura wants to find somewhere save and searched Ciel. She saw Madam Red slashed Ciel's upper arm with a knife, she quickly ran to them. "Madam Red! Stop!" She shouted in panic and held Madam Red's waist to stop her.
"Let go of me! Don't hold me down to kill him!" Shouted Madam Red, and she pushed Laura then slashed Laura's stomach make it bleeding.
"Ukh! Why! Why Madam Red! You are a doctor! Why did you murder people?" Asked Laura bit shouted at her while standing in front of Ciel to protect him.
"EVEN IF I TOLD YOU! A VIRGIN LADY LIKE YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND!" Madam Red Shouted with anger. She stabbed Laura's body and make her bleed more, then pushed her aside from Ciel to the ground.
"Laura!" Ciel, Sebastian, and Yvet shouted when they saw her fell to the ground unconscious with bleeding stomach.
Yvet immediately ran and crouched next to her. He pulled off his left glove with his mouth, revealing his Faustian contract mark. And placed it over the area where Madam Red stabbed her, then used his power. Soon, her wound is healed by a glowing white aura. Ciel wanted to help her too but got choke by Madam Red. Sebastian saw his master and Madam Red, but he was struggling to hold Grell's chainsaw to prevent his arm from getting slashed.
"You... You...! YOU!" Madam Red tightly choking Ciel, and looked at him with anger. "IF YOU HAD NOT BEEN BORN, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST!" Madam Red lifted a knife up, wanting to kill Ciel. But when she saw Ciel's eyes, suddenly she remembered her own sister.
"Young master!"
With a blink of eye, blood was splattered all over the wall and Grell's chainsaw. Laura opened her eyes and shocked to see Sebastian behind Madam Red with killing aura and pink eyes. "Se-..."
"STOP! SEBASTIAN! DON'T KILL HER!" Ciel shouted, ordered Sebastian when the butler's hand almost touched Madam Red's head.
Laura sighed in relief, and tried to stand up but she can't because she's still weak from blood loss. She saw Sebastian and surprised to see his arm bleeding a lot. "Sebastian... Your arm..." Said Laura worried while she's still sat on the ground beside Yvet who still healing her wound.
"Heh! Little Sebby's endurance is pretty good." Said Grell while pulled his chainsaw from the bloody wall. "His arm was pretty useless, but he still had to go to help that little brat." Continued him, then he glared at his master, Madam Red. "Compared to that, what do you have to say to yourself? MADAM RED!"
Madam Red flinched when Grell called her name, and shivered with silent.
"Kill that brat already! Madam Red." Ordered Grell while walking toward her.
Madam Red shivered and she bit her lips. "I can't... I can't kill this child... I love my sister, I love her child, and I love her husband... So I really couldn't do it..." Said her sobbed.
"You're saying this now? After killing so many women!" Grell sighed and shrugged in annoyance. "If you don't kill that little brat, it'll be your turn to be killed! And you have a death god helping you too!"
"But...BUT! THIS CHILD IS MY..."
Suddenly, with a blink of eye, Grell stabbed Madam Red's heart with his chainsaw. Ciel, Laura, Sebastian, and Yvet's eyes widened at this scene.
"How disappointing, Madam Red." Grell pulled his chainsaw from Madam Red's body, and blood was splattering all over her clothes. "I am no longer interested... In an ordinary woman like you." Continued him in disappointment.
Madam Red and Ciel's widened eyes meet each other. Laura who's still in healing process shocked, and tears came out from her eyes. Before they could do anything, a film record came out from Madam Red body. Which make them surprised and begins to saw her past.