I stood on the edge of the roof, the wind blowing around me. Without a thought I stepped off. I fell for a few seconds before landing in a crouch on the ground, startling the people around me.
"W-Where did you come from?!" One of them demanded.
I stood up and flashed a smile making sure to show off my fangs, "Hell."
And I lunged.
His screams were like music to my ears. As were the ones from the others that followed him. Moving from person to person I used every ounce of my strength to make them crumple just like Ciel and Sebastian had.
It was strange. I felt a sense of such anger and pain in my chest but my head was clear and calm. Every motion was quickly calculated and executed. It was almost second nature.
The strangest of it all though was that I was laughing the entire time. I was enjoying watching the light drain from their eyes. I also knew when this was over I wouldn't regret it.
I lost count of how many people I took down before I finally found the two that had stabbed Ciel and Sebastian.
"C'mon Demon Girl. Let's see just how you fight huh?" one laughed looking at me.
"No Gideon…we're supposed to capture her and nothing else. Thorne has to take her out." the second replied.
"I don't think either is going to happen boys." I grinned.
"Oh is that so?" Gideon said and a moment later he whipped a chain out at me that wrapped around my arm.
A sizzling sound filled the air as the Sacred Steel burned my skin. I growled at him and tried to get a grip on the chain but a moment later another chain found it's way around my arm. This time my scream was louder as the pain doubled. That was when they took their chance to disable me and wrapped me to a tree with the chains.
"Well looks like we caught ourselves a demon girl." the second one smirked.
"Look like it." Gideon grinned.
"Now all we have to do is call Thorne and she can come and do this one in." the second replied.
"Hold up Frank. Maybe we shouldn't call so soon." Gideon said and moved closer.
"What are you talking about?" Frank asked.
"Well…suppose we had a bit of fun with this one before we call them? I've never been with a demon broad before." Gideon smirked.
"Hmm…she is a pretty thing isn't she?" Frank smiled and brought a finger up to brush my cheek.
I turned my head and sunk my fangs into his finger, the taste of his blood coppery on my tongue.
"Bitch!" Frank cursed and brought his hand back before smacking me hard.
"Bastard!" I snapped at him.
Gideon shook his head, "Forget her. I'll be happy when this demon bitch is dead."
Frank nodded, "Now to call the-" but his words stopped short because a second later the shiny blade of a sword was sticking from his chest, shining red in the full moon above us.
After looking down at it for a few moments with a confused look he dropped to the ground. Who was standing behind him took my breath away.
"That should teach you not to touch my Mate like that."
"Ciel?!" I gasped looking at him.
"Yes of course. Now let's get you out of those chains." he said and moved around to undo them, handkerchiefs covering his hands.
The chains fell from around me and I quickly walked around to look at him. I took his face in my hands, ran my fingers through his hair. He was solid. He was there.
"Y-You're alive." I gasped.
"Yes." he nodded.
"But…but I saw you…you and Sebastian…stabbed…dead…and the mark...gone" I trailed off, completely stunned.
"You're tied to me with that mark. I can make it come and go as I please." he said and took my hand.
A second later the pentagram bloomed on my hand yet again, as if it had never been away.
"As for those blades that stabbed us, they were Sacred Steel. They can injure a demon and do hurt quite a bit but never kill. You would have to have a demon weapon to do so. Hunters can only kill with them by cutting off the head. Most don't seem to remember that though thankfully. Hunter's aren't the smartest enemies of demons. Surely I told you this." he replied.
Before I could even think I crashed my lips into his. I was so happy he was here, alive, in front of me.
I let the kiss linger for a few moments before pulling away.
"YOU ASSHOLE!" I yelled and smacked him. Hard.
His head snapped to the left from the force of my hit. Before he could turn his head back to look at me I was hitting him over and over again, clawing at him, shoving him.
"HOW THE HELL COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WENT THOUGH THINKING YOU WERE DEAD?! WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING PULLING A STUNT LIKE THAT?! YOU DIDN'T TELL ME SHIT! YOU NEVER TOLD ME SACRED STEEL COULDN'T KILL!" I spat.
Suddenly someone wrapped their arms around me and held my arms at my sides.
"Really Charlotte that is no way to treat your Mate." Sebastian's voice said from behind me.
"Well excuse the hell out of me for being pissed because the both of you failed to tell me you couldn't die from Sacred Steel!" I growled breaking free of Sebastian's hold. His hands had hurt my arms which were covered in shiny and red chain shaped marks from the Sacred Steel.
"I assure you Charlotte it was entirely necessary." Sebastian said.
"It was necessary to worry me?! To make me think that the only living family I had and my Mate were dead?!" I asked.
"Of course. After you were unable to change earlier we both agreed that it would take a shock to your system to bring it out. What more of a shock?" Ciel asked, the wounds i'd inflicted on him healing before my eyes.
I was dumbstruck. I looked between both of them and before I could stop it I dissolved into tears. My demon form dissolved and I collapsed on the ground, sobbing. A few moments later Ciel wrapped his arms around me and I buried my face in his chest.
"Why would you do that? You scared me! So much!" I sobbed.
"I'm sorry Charlotte. I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't necessary." he said.
"I know but…but I just…I love you." I replied.
Ciel held me tighter, "I know. I love you too."
"Master? Charlotte? My apologies for ruining this moment but I'm afraid that Hailey Thorne is approaching. She will be here any moment." Sebastian said.
"Charlotte you need to change back into your demon form. I will do the same." Ciel said.
"Right. What about Sebastian?" I asked.
"I prefer not to show my form. It can be quite…disturbing." Sebastian replied with a smile and a glint in his eye that made me want to drop the subject.
Nodding I stood up and relaxed, letting the demon side of me emerge. When I turned and looked at Ciel I saw he had changed as well. I would be lying if I didn't say I didn't like what I saw.
He wore a black suit with white pinstripes over a black button down shirt and tie. His hair was darker than ever and tousled just enough and fell in his eyes which were bright magenta and ringed with eyeliner. When he smiled at me his teeth were fanged just as mine were and large black wings protruded from his back. He looked like a dark angel. My dark angel.
"What do you think of my true form?" Ciel asked.
"It's beautiful." I smiled.
"As is yours." he smiled back before taking my hand with his black nailed hand so he could press a kiss to the back.
"Filthy creatures." A voice snarled.
I looked up to see Hailey standing in front of me with Trisha and Rob flanking her. I took a deep breath and turned to face them. The time had come and I was ready to face whatever would happen head on.
Ciel and Sebastian LIVE!
I know...I'm awful for doing that in the last chapter but as Ciel and Sebastian said there was no other way for Charlotte to bring out her demon!
And I have a feeling that she's going to need her demon powers in the next chapter XD
I hope you all can forgive me!
Sadly it looks like this story will soon be over :(
There are somewhere between 3 and 5 chapters left before I bring Charlotte's story to a close.
I have loved writing this story and I'm really sad to be finishing it.
However after this I will be posting the first chapter of my first ever Doctor Who story, writing some new stuff for an old Power Ranger story of mine, starting a story based on The Mortal Instruments and possibly going back and working on some old abandoned stories of mine!
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