"He's already here" Sebastian reported as Ciel stepped out of the newly bought car.
The two cars which they had previously used had been totally unrecognizable by the time the demons had gone to fetch them. The only thing left was to buy two other cars since Ciel didn't want to risk bringing her car out and driving since it was easily recognizable.
"Guns ready?" Alois asked and Ciel nodded.
Her guns were hidden inside her boots while Alois had gone for tucking them into his pants.
"We have to be careful. You never know what he might do next" Ciel said.
Sebastian and Claude had opted for casual clothing since their butler uniforms would be easily recognizable to the prince. It was a rare warm day but the wind blew cold enough for Ciel to shiver. They entered the fort and were stopped by a man in a black suit.
"The prince is waiting for you" He said and then turned to lead them inside.
Ciel and Alois held hands and then followed the man. He took them right to the center of the fort where there was a table and chairs set up. Seated on a chair was Prince Charles himself, his face set into a frown.
"Please have a seat, Phantomhive, Trancy" The prince said and Ciel sat down next to Alois.
"Aren't the two of you a charming couple" he commented.
"We're not a couple, just friends. You would know that from the spy you placed outside my house" Ciel said.
"You wound me, Phantomhive. I didn't send a spy. I sent an observer"
"So tell me, why'd you kill my parents?" Ciel asked.
"That's a rather long story and I'm sure you wouldn't like to be bored with the details" The prince replied,
"We have plenty of time. After all, I should die with no regrets" Ciel said and Alois shot her a warning look.
"Just as the Duke Frederick said, you have a rather refreshing way of thinking"
"You knew Frederick?" Alois asked.
"Of course. Let me start at the beginning shall I? I was a rather good child to my parents. I was crowned as next in line and all that crap. Then one day when I met the late Lord Gerald Phantomhive, your grandfather and I met your father who was barely in his twenties. He sat in the meeting with the Queen and made rather defined arguments just like the way you usually do"
"Nice to know I got the skill from him" Ciel said cracking a smile.
"He also believed and trusted people who everyone including me thought were not useful to him at all. One example would be the Undertaker and then he would employ pitiful household servants would never be able to benefit him at all"
"The Undertaker is a very useful person when he wants to be. Anyway, how is it any of your business what my father does?" Ciel asked.
"My duty is to protect Her Majesty. Your father was bent on ruining all that I had tried to do. Then I brought my views on alternative medicine. His argument convinced Her Majesty who decided to reject my idea. This made me furious because after that my mother kept on gushing about the young Lord Phantomhive"
"So in other words, you were jealous?" Alois asked.
"He never seemed to realize how many times he put me down but many times that smirk that he sported showed that he enjoyed putting me down. Then he married his stable hand's daughter. Instead of scorning him, everyone celebrated which made me even angrier"
"Wow, you were jealous of someone who was a normal Earl while you were the crown prince. How ridiculous" Ciel smirked.
"Then you were born and my mother used to have you over at Buckingham Palace. She had decided to bring you the best teachers of the world to teach you. Every afternoon you would play the piano with a special tutor from France. My jealousy had reached its boiling point by the time you turned twelve"
"So you decided to kill all of us" Ciel interjected.
"I sent men to plant bombs and your parents were killed. I knew they would try to save you so I decided to send you a message through Rahim. You survived and I thought that you would be spooked enough and would never enter into the royal family circle ever again. But you went against my plan and retained your title along with Trancy whom my brother Prince Edward had demolished entirely"
"Wait, your brother Edward? My father was killed by his brother" Alois said.
"A childish mistake. Your father was killed by my brother Edward. Under my orders of course" The prince replied.
"So were you jealous of me too? I solved missions with such ease, didn't I?" Ciel asked.
"Of course all those missions were sent by me. I thought Frederick would defeat you but I was wrong. I thought that Kang would get rid of you but he was defeated by you. Then I decided I would kill you"
"You won't kill me today. Not today or even any other day. It's time for you to die" Ciel said.
"Let's play a game shall we?" Charles pulled out a gun and then opened the barrel. He took out five bullets and then spun the barrel which had only one bullet.
"The old fashioned Russian roulette" Ciel chuckled.
"So one shot each?" The prince lifted the gun up to his head and shot. Nothing happened.
He grinned and offered the gun to Ciel. Ciel took it and lifted it up to her head.
"I'll do it" Alois said.
"No, it's my turn" Ciel said. She tugged at the trigger but nothing happened. She sent the gun back.
The prince took it and then lifted the gun up to his temple. He pulled the trigger and nothing happened.
"What if you die?" Alois asked.
"Don't worry, I have damn good luck" Ciel replied with a grin. She shot and nothing happened.
"One each left. Get ready to die, Phantomhive" The prince said.
He smiled and lifted up the gun to point at his temple. Ciel smiled and he grinned as he shot. There was a loud bang and Charles slumped against the table, dead, with blood pouring out of his temple. Ciel grinned in victory while the man in the black suit gaped at her in amazement. Sebastian darted forward and checked for a pulse. There was none.
"Finally Malik has been defeated" The man said.
"Did he rope you into this too?" Ciel asked.
"I've been working for him for the past year after he threatened my wife and kid" The man replied.
"I'll arrange for you to work at my company. Your wife and kid will be completely safe" Ciel said.
"Thank you, Countess" the man replied.
Leaving the body of Prince Charles in the fort was rather easy. The only person who was there for security was the black suited name whose name was Henry.
"With this, our case is finally closed" Alois said as they drove back home.
"He's finally dead" Ciel commented. She leaned against Sebastian and closed her eyes. Sebastian's hand shot up instinctively to stroke her hair.
Alois reached over and took Claude's hand in his. Claude spared him one glance before turning back to the road with a small smile on his face. They got home and turned on the TV. There were no news about the prince but Ciel knew Her Majesty would send out alerts for the crown prince soon.
"So he's dead? Are you sure?" Luke asked.
"I'm sure" Sebastian replied.
"It's finally over" Ciel said closing her eyes and falling asleep right on the couch.
The story isn't over yet. We still have graduation and a wedding to go to.
