*Blush* My poor Matthew, please forgive me for having you molested in the last chapter! Ah, but everyone was so nice, and I even got some helpful hints for a next lemon. Ah but there isn't any here in this chapter. Anyways two chapters ago there was a little hint at the end of the last curry chapter, you'll see who those three were, and what it has to do with Matthew. I hope you enjoy, and thank you all for waiting patiently for this chapter.
Chapter 11
We went back to the mansion after the Siren mishap, to say that I was glad, was a big understatement. One thing though, Sebastian did not tell me how much it would hurt to walk or sit down! He promised that it wouldn't hurt, but nooo, as soon as I started telling him of my pain the bastard smiles and says that he only meant during sex. Do you know how hard it is to explain to the others why I was limping? I've never felt so humiliated in my whole life...
Sigh Anyways...
We had to prepare for a few things, so that's why we went back to the main mansion. My hearts been currently troubling me, ever since we uhm...had s-sex, and yet our relationship has...well increased. Though I'm not used to so much attention from Sebastian, I mean we only had sex once. I was to embarrass to even consider doing it again in either of our rooms, seeing as the others may hear, or on the roof, which I think might be painful. Roof tiles are not soft after all. But right now, I was a little upset; I really didn't want to do this mission, not after thinking I was going to lose the two. I really wish for once we could do a mission in a beautiful beach with a seaside resort. One can dream right?
Then again, I have no choice in the matter.
The damned sun shined bright today, and the wind continued to blow its winter air. There was a luggage in mine and Sebastian's hand. "What a splendid job of clearing things up, Young master. Its wonderful weather for the circus, don't you think?" Sebastian said. I frowned at that and followed after Ciel. Ciel stepped up to the carriage and Sebastian stared at the trio and Tanaka, "From today on, Young master and I will be staying in London for a little while." I checked both Andrew and Kyle's straps and lightly rubbed their long neck, and they nudged me with their noses.
"Are you going to Matthew?" Finny asked.
I looked towards them and nodded, "Yeah. Take care of the mansion guys; try to make Sebastian go 'Oh!' When he sees the good job you guys did." Their mouths dropped opened and they plotted at how they were going to impress them. I knew that they would cause trouble instead, that was my plan after all, and someone is being annoying and deserves to be punished! Matthew, must you be so harsh to me? After I made you-
STUPID! My face started to heat up, and I climbed up the carriage and sat myself down on the bench. "Guys, be careful ok." They nodded and waved at me, a sad smile on their face. My anger depleted and I gave them a small smile, "Oh and, I never said this before. But...I'm really glad to have been with all of you, I've always wanted a family again, and I'm glad that I have all of you." They stared in awe at me and suddenly they pulled me out of the carriage and were hugging me, I on the other hand was freaking out from the close contact. "We are going to miss you!" They cried as they refused to let go. Sebastian came to my rescue and Ciel raised an eyebrow at us and he looked at the trio, "You guys, while I'm gone, I leave the house in your hands."
They looked at Ciel and bowed like Sebastian, "Yes, my Lord!" They shouted, and we were off.
I looked out the window, keeping watch for Lord Randall as Sebastian and Ciel looked around the files. "In any case, it's convenient that Lord Randall is absent, isn't it?" I said as I looked at the two. "Please forgive me! If the Commissioner knew about this-" Aberline was cut short by Ciel. "It's better if he doesn't."
"In the first place- how did you get into the third floor file room?" I whistled innocently as I shut the window. I might have had Shadow unlock the window in the inside hehe.
"How does it look, Sebastian?" Ciel asked as he threw some files away.
Sebastian looked through the files and he responded, "Of the children we've been asked to investigate, there appears to have been no increase in corpses."
That's good, but the children are still missing! I shouted in my mind.
No need to shout, I know already. Sebastian said.
"If you've finished copying the files, we're leaving. May I borrow these photos?" He asked Aberline.
"That'd be troublesome!"
"If you're caught say that I took them." That might actually make it worse Ciel.
"I'll still be scolded!"
Ciel turned around and looked at Aberline, "You...let's see, Underline?" I hid a chuckled behind my hand; Ciel really doesn't remember his name, does he. "It's Aberline." Ciel ignored him and waved Sebastian over, "Thank you for today." Sebastian took Aberline's hand and placed something for him. "A token of thanks for your cooperation." He stared in confusion and looked at his palm, there were four gold coins in his hands and his eyes widened. "I don't need this!" He shouted. He took Sebastian's hands and tried to give them back, "I know you used whatever methods necessary to solve cases as quickly as possible but...this is!"
"Whatever methods necessary...is it." Ciel chuckled at that. "There's something to be said for flexibility." We turned to leave and Ciel said one final thing to Aberline, "Hurry up and get promoted Mr. Aberline."
We walked out of the building and headed to the carriage. "It appears that they are all still unaccounted for." Sebastian said as he helped Ciel up into the carriage. "That may be true of the world on the surface, but...in the underworld, there's the possibility that they may already be..." Ciel didn't finish that as Sebastian stepped into the carriage as well.
I climbed up to my seat and whipped the horses lightly.
As I passed groups of children having fun and playing around I could not help but think about our mission. The Queen had sent Ciel tickets to the circus call Noah's Ark. It seems to be a big hit where ever it goes, but the problem was that every time the circus was around, children went missing. It was why I didn't like the circus, they are creepy, they attract children over, and just because in my world they don't do that anymore, doesn't mean it stops anyone else from taking children away. Also that circus music is creepy as hell. Except for Cirque de Solei, that doesn't seem like a circus that seems like a gymnastic troupe.
Anyways, since the Queen asked Ciel, we must do this mission. I pulled on the reigns, and when I realized where we are, I shivered. We were in front of 'that' shop.
We stepped off and went inside the building, it was so creepy here.
"Undertaker." Ciel called out.
There was that tingly feeling inside of my head again as I heard that man, "Hee hehe...wel~come Earl..." There was something clattering on the floor and we looked down, only to see a skull passing us by and knocking down the headstone-shaped pins, like a bowling ball.
"Did you finally want to get into one of my special coffins~?" Undertaker asked.
Ciel stared cautiously at Undertaker, "You..."
We looked at Undertaker, who was still posed in his bowling pose and he giggled. "Hee hee...nice to see you again Matthew." I shivered and backed away. "Well, have a seat; I've just baked a cake." Any cake you baked might have 'misplaced' organs.
Ciel and I were sitting on one of the coffins and Sebastian took out his report and told everything to Undertaker. "Children's corpses, hm..." Undertaker waved around a bone cookie. "The surface world has not yet found the missing corpses it seems." I said, and I could swear Undertaker was looking at my pocket, were my book was, or at least I hope he was looking at the book, cause then I'd be reeeaaaallly uncomfortable.
"And in the underworld, children's corpses are an everyday occurrence, after all." He bit the cookie in half, a big grin on his face, "Which the Earl knows ver~ry well, doesn't he." Ciel frowned as his gaze went to the floor; he opened his mouth and said, "We've brought you the documents. Are there any children you've 'tidied up' amongst them?"
Sebastian handed the reports to Undertaker. He leaned down close to the papers and merely picked one up, "I wonder~ where they there? If I saw something interesting, I think I'd remember~" Ciel frowned even more at this, we knew what was coming next. "A first-rate laugh~ if you do that~ I'll tell you anything you want~" He was practically drooling and he went behind Ciel and pretty much bended over Ciel's head, staring him upside down, "You understand, don't you, Earl...You'll have to give me that."
Ciel glared at him and snapped his fingers, "...Sebastian." Sebastian huffed over and tightened his glove, "Then..." Sebastian tried to think of something, and for some reason my past came up. I glared at him and he told me he wouldn't say it if I didn't want to. "Hmm? You're going to rely on him again~?" Undertaker had laid himself on his desk as he taunted Ciel, "Gufufu, I wonder, if the butler isn't here, is the Earl just a child who can't do anything? Though if it's amusing, I don't care who it is."
That struck a nerve on Ciel and I suddenly remembered Soma saying last week, before he went off to the mansion, "You can't do anything without me! What a helpless guy! It's okay if you call me 'big brother!'' Apparently Ciel was also thinking of it as he sat glumly on the coffin, and he said, "I'll do it."
"You'll do it?" Sebastian and I questioned.
Ciel's eyebrow twitched and he frowned at us, "Leave." Ciel said as he trudged over to Undertaker, he spun around immediately, and pointed to the both of us, "Don't you dare peek. That's an order." He more threatened then demanded.
"Yes, my lord." Sebastian said.
I nodded and we both went out.
The first hour of waiting I started to worry. Then the second hour I was freaking out, finally Sebastian was sick and tired of me trying to pry open the door and he sent me off to let Andrew and Kyle stay in the stable house for a quick feed and brush.
Jerk.
I brushed their fur till it gleamed in the afternoon sun; they were softly breathing and nudging me with their heads, wanting more attention than the other. The bushes out in the back rustled, and I heard giggling. I turn around and saw nothing, thinking it might have been my imagination, I went back to work.
"Go pet them." Someone whispered.
"No, we'll get in trouble." Another voice said.
I laid the brush down and laid a kiss on both Kyle and Andrew, "There. I'll see you two tomorrow ok?" They both huffed at me and I exited the stable. A few steps out the door, I quickly went the other way and snuck around outside and heard the whisperings grow louder.
"Look he's gone, let's go touch them!" I peeked into the window and saw three kids petting Andrew, I couldn't see their faces but, one was a girl that was for sure, the other was a boy with blonde hair, and another with brown hair, he was the taller of the two. I slowly slipped through the window and tapped all three heads.
They turned around and screamed, and at first I grinned, then I froze when I saw their faces. It was Toby, Edward, and...Me! "We're so sorry we didn't mean to come in! Please don't tell the Yard!" Toby shouted, almost on the verge of tears. I snapped out of it and saw that the 12 year old version of me was hiding behind Edward, clutching his head. "Hey are you ok?" I asked. Edward spread his arms covering him, "He sometimes gets really bad headaches." He said.
"Oh, I see. Uhm anyways I'm not mad, just be careful with these two. They aren't use to new people." I walked away from them and started arranging things around the stable, and yet my thoughts were going a mile a minute, just repeating the same thing over and over, It's not them. It's not them. The kids continued to play with Andrew, Kyle didn't really want to socialize today, and I snuck a look at them, just to confirm my thoughts. My hands started shaking, immediately I looked down and continued to sweep the stands of straws on the ground. I was so shaken, that I didn't realize the Toby look-alike touched me. My body jumped from the contact, and I dropped the broom in my hands and looked down at her. She was the spitting image of her, she even dressed the same. Instead of wearing dresses like regular little girls, she was wearing boys clothing, just like she use to do, in fact, just like her, the only thing feminine about her was her long brown hair.
"Can we ride them?" She asked.
My mind was blank for a few seconds, and I shook my head, and said to her, "Ah, sure." I walked over to my horses, Not yours. Sebastian spoke. When you can learn to take care of them correctly, you can speak! But until then, useless people should stay quiet! I felt him flinch from my screaming thoughts, he deserved it seeing as he never took care of the horses like I did, and I slipped on Andrew's and Kyle's straps.
"Ok, they're ready." I said.
They jumped up and down excitedly and climbed up onto the horses backs. I lead them out and started walking them around the block. "I'm the Queen of England! Look at me!" Toby shouted as she grinned and waved at the passer-bys. Younger 'me' seemed to be having fun as he rode behind Edward. "If Tabitha is the Queen of England, I am the Wild Earl!" Edward shouted jumped up and down on Kyle, ticking him off and Kyle did a little jump causing the boy to scream and cling to his neck.
"What about you?" I asked myself. How weird is that?
"I'm fine, just like this." He said meekly and he looked up at the sky, his eyes closed as he smiled, the light warming his face. It really was me, then. Only I ever loved looking up at the sky, day or night, only I was happy with simple things when I was young. Even when the voices and the ghost of the past tormented me, those little quirks that I would do made me, me. "What are your names?" I asked, a smile growing on my face. "My name is Edward." Edward jabbed his chest with his thumb, and grinned at me.
"I'm Tabitha! But I like it better when people call me Toby. Not Taby, or Tubby!" She said, pouting at her given name.
"I'm...Damien." Little me said.
I looked at them, and a lone tear slid down my right cheek. "Mister are you ok?" Damien said, worried that something happened. I shook my head as I wiped the tear away, "Sorry, some dirt flew into my eye. Anyway, my name is Matthew; it's nice to meet all of you." They grinned and started demanding me to take them to places.
I ended up taking them to a toy store and buying whatever they wanted. Toby wanted a bunny, Edward wanted a horse, and Damien wanted a dog. They were running around the entire store, already playing with it, before I could even pay for them. I laughed and ushered them out of the shop, and then they wanted to go to a sweet shop. They stared wide eyed at the candies and I smiled and started to whistle. This caught their attention, even the other little kids, and I couldn't help but laugh by the sight before me. The candy man was on a ladder, taking some of the candies down, and the kids watched him and the candies, it reminded me of the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
"What's so funny?" Edward asked.
"Well, I'm just reminded of a particular song from when I was a child."
"A song? What song?" Toby asked as she licked one of the lollipops.
"Ah it's been awhile, but give me a second so I can remember." I pondered, and tried to grasp that old memory from the movie, and I snapped my fingers and smile. "Who can take the sunrise~" The little kids stopped and literally focused on me, "Sprinkle it in dew~ Cover it in chocolate, and a miracle or two? The Candy man~, the Candy man can~" The kids looked at the young man at the counter and he pointed to himself and I just chuckled and nodded, "The candy man can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good..." I stopped and rubbed the back of my head, "Well that's all I can remember, but it's catchy right?" The kids blinked and soon crowded me, wanting me to teach them the song. I agreed wholeheartedly and soon Toby, Edward, and Damien seemed to grow a little jealous and they dragged me out of there, demanding me to buy them something to eat.
We went around, and found a curry stand, owned by the Funtom Company, and I bought them some Curry doughnuts. After eating they made me play tag, and then hide and seek. I continued to do this, till the sun was slowly starting to set, and I set them back up on my horses. They looked tired, and ready to nod off, and I didn't want to disturb them, but I didn't knew where they lived so I looked at Damien, the least sleepiest of the group, and asked, "It's getting pretty late, and I have to head back now, where do you live?"
"We all live at the orphanage. It's between 4th and 5th street." He said. I nodded and pulled Kyle and Andrew to the direction of the orphanage. We arrived to the small building, and they hopped off.
"Thanks mister for everything!" Edward said.
Toby rushed over to me and pulled on my hand, "Mister Matthew, you're very nice. Are you married?"
"Married? Uh," Sebastian came to my mind, and the bond we have slightly burned my chest. "Married as in the ring and stuff?" She nodded, "Then no." They frowned then Toby looked back up again, "We don't need a mother! If you want you can adopt all three of us!"
"Oh how- WHAT!" I shouted.
They soon crowded and started pulling me towards the house. "You don't have to worry about us. We are good children; we do chores, and know how to read." They started listing things and I kept shouting for them to stop. "Wait!" I shouted once more, this time they stopped and looked at me. "I'm sorry...I can't adopt you. You see, I live in a mansion," Their eyes widen at this, "But!" I shouted, not wanting them to start thinking of wonderful things. "I work there. And to bring someone to the mansion, even a child, would be trouble to my master. I don't think he would like it." Especially if it was done without his permission.
The frowned and backed away from me. "It's okay. We understand." They started to walk away, dejected, and I move one foot forward to them, Don't do it. Sebastian said in my mind. But... I started. He was frowning, I could feel it, but I shook my head and cleared my throat, "If you guys want to see Andrew and Kyle again, you can, if you want." They turned their heads to me and a smile grew on their faces. "Yay!" They rushed over to me and tackled me into a hug. "Ah!" I screamed as they clung tighter to me, probably cutting off circulation of my lower half.
"Thanks Matthew. Can we see you tomorrow?" Edward said.
"Sure...actually how about I come and visit you guys. You can even invite other friends if you want to." They nodded and the owner of the orphanage, a hefty woman, called out to them. They rushed over and she smacked their heads, "Don't be talking to strangers you gits!" I frowned at the way she treated them.
I went to Andrew and Kyle and took them back to the stables where the carriage was. I tied them back up to it and we walked back to Undertaker's place. It was getting close to night time and I can see a black figure standing outside. It was Sebastian. "No luck it seems." I stepped off of the carriage and walked over to him. He grabbed my hand and held it close to his side. "Your mind is filled with those children, Matthew."
"...They..."
"Are not your friends." He said it bluntly.
"But!"
"Don't interact with them anymore. They are a distraction." He said.
I couldn't look him in the eyes, I know what he was saying was true. But I couldn't help it. After all, I'm only human. His hand gave me a soft squeeze and I leaned on his body. "I'm sorry if I am being harsh." He said as he wrapped his arm around my waist. I buried my head into his chest and mumbled, "Your right, they are a distraction, but...it's hard." He sighed and we stood there in the dark, waiting for Ciel.
An hour or so had passed and there was a weird sound coming from inside. We raised an eyebrow at this, and Sebastian opened the door. Ciel was sweating hard and Undertaker was giggling, "Fufufu...My, that Earl Phantomhive would go that far~~~Fufufu." Sebastian went over to Ciel and tried to fix his hair, "What on earth did you do?" Ciel lowered his sleeves and said, "Don't ask."
Sebastian smirked, "But, for the sake of the Queen, you'll perform and even do this kind of thing...you really are a dog."
"Shut the hell up." Ciel glared at him.
I shook my head at the two and felt Undertaker looking at me. I stepped behind Sebastian as he placed Ciel's coat on. "There, I gave you your reward. Now tell me about the children." Ciel demanded.
"There aren't any."
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"Huh?' Ciel and Sebastian stared wide-eyed at Undertaker. Should have freaking known he would do something like this! "None of these children were my clients. And I haven't heard any rumors from the Underworld companies."
"So," I peeked to the side of Sebastian, "In other words, you know nothing about this case?" He raised a finger up at me, "That's not it. I know that I don't know anything."
Ciel stomped towards Undertaker, "You deceived me?"
"I didn't deceive you. It's a great clue, isn't it?"
"Nothing isn't something!" I shouted.
"But my clue is something that just happens to be nothing." He pointed out.
I slapped my forehead and Sebastian placed a finger to his chin, "Certainly, you knowing nothing of this case means, there's no truth to the idea that the children were murdered by underworld companies."
Ciel looked up briefly at Sebastian then back at Undertaker, "If corpses haven't shown up in either on the surface or in the underworld, then there's a high probability that the children are still alive."
I gulped and looked at Ciel, "Does this mean..."
"We've got no choice but to examine this circus first hand." Ciel turned around and started to walk out. "If we've decided, let's go, Sebastian, Matthew. Contact me if any information surfaces, Undertaker."
"Earl." Undertaker called out.
Ciel turned around and faced Undertaker. "Keep your soul safe, at least."
Ciel gave him a questioning look and said, "I know that."
I followed after and Undertaker stopped me by throwing a freaking cookie at my head. "Be prepared for anything, Matthew~"
"Whether I am prepared or not, it won't matter just as long as I can fix it." I stepped out of the room and briefly heard him laugh.
"I really wonder~ hehe."
~ASC~
I gulped as I looked at the entrance to the circus. Why was there a chandelier hanging from the sign? Either way the title creeps me out, Noah's Ark, as in two of each animal? Or as in two of each abnormal? We started walking forward, I stuck close to Sebastian, and we entered a big tent and walked up the bleachers, "By all appearances, there doesn't seem to be anything unusual, but..." Ciel sat down and Sebastian followed, I didn't want to be anywhere near the show, but Sebastian didn't give me a choice.
The lights went off and Sebastian poked my head, "Control your eyes." He whispered. Ah crap don't tell me they're doing that creepy cat eye thing where they glow.
Not creepy, cute actually. But yet you are. He said. I blushed and he squeezed my hand in the dark, making my face burn even more.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and girls of all ages!" Someone shouted at the center of the ring, "Welcome to the Noah's Ark circus." The man said as he bowed to us, his hands held four pool balls each, but one of his hands was thin as bones. Actually on closer inspection...they were bones weren't they! He started to juggle them as he did that little dance that jugglers did, "My name is Joker. If you'll look here..." He threw the balls in the air and he said, "Whoops!" And they knocked him on the head. The crowd laughed, and I had a feeling that he wasn't the only one there in the shadows. Soon there were a group of people behind him, "Ahem! The whole circus is jostling for a chance to give you a fun show!"
A shirtless man with chains going to a round disc on his back, with a sun etched on to it stepped forth, he took out an unlit torched and lighted it. "Here we go! With one shot from the fire-eating man!" He swallowed the fire and then blew it out, lighting the torch again.
"The show of the century begins!" The joker said.
People started to clap and we watched for anything suspicious.
"Next is our gasp-inducing Flying Blanco!" Two kids appeared, and were at the top of these two platforms. They grabbed these swings and flung themselves off, they were trapeze artist it seems, and they effortlessly caught each other as the crowd cheered at this.
Next was a man with knives. "He never misses his Mark! The bull's-eye knife thrower!" As if to emphasize this he threw the knives at a woman who was strapped to a wheel. None of the knives touched her except for the apple on her head.
"No music," I said, usually circuses would have music wouldn't they?
"Nor anything particularly special." Ciel finished for me.
"Indeed." Sebastian said boredly, "There is no sign of the rumored kidnapped children, either."
"Are you sure? I can go check if you'd like." I whispered to Ciel. He shook his head and told me to stay... Damnit.
"And next is!" The spot light went to a young woman in a white dress and a little white parasol who was walking onto the tight rope, very close to the chandeliers. "The princess of our circus and her death-defying tightrope walk!"
Ciel leaned closer to me and said, "If they don't intend to make a show of the children, perhaps the circus's movements and the children's' disappearances are merely a coincidence?" No Ciel, something doesn't seem right. You can't have so many children disappearing every time a circus comes. It doesn't feel right at all.
The next act came in, and I wasn't sure if he was human...no that strange tingle in the back of my mind came out, and I had this feeling that he was probably on a half-demon. "Next is a rare snake/human half breed. Our Snakeman's dance!" The man had deadly snakes coiled around him as he danced with them, his skin had scale patches, and his eyes were almost reptile, with the yellowish tint and even slits.
There was a whipping sound as the snakeman finished and a ...I really want to say dominatrix by the way she was dressed in a leather outfit but I might be wrong, came in. "And finally! The star of the show, our wild animal tamer!" A tiger appeared by her side and Joker came out as well, "For this act, we'd like a volunteer from the audience!"
"It appears the final show also has no connection to the children." Ciel said, "No matter how you look at it this theatre-going was a waste of time." Sebastian suddenly stood up, "Sebastian?" I said. "What is it? Did you find somethi-"
The spot light fell on Sebastian and Joker raised a bony finger to him, "Oh! That really distinguished looking man in the tailcoat! Please step onto the stage!" Ciel and I gasped at this, "Now, come on down!" The man said.
"You can't be serious!" I shouted. I didn't hear anything from his mind as he continued to stare at the stage...or...Is that it! This is our chance to contact them. I told this to Ciel and he nodded, "Go."
"Sir." Sebastian said as he started to walk down.
Ciel stared at Sebastian and he started to think aloud, "The mystery case where children disappear one by one. The only clue to the truth of the situation is this circus." Sebastian stepped over the fence and Ciel focused all his attention to Sebastian. "Making contact with them is a success, but...with these spectators...how in the world does he intend to investigate?"
"Oh my god that stupid idiot!" I finally realized why he truly went down there and I started running down the stairs after him.
"Now, sir, could you lie down over here?" Joker asked.
Sebastian passed him and started touching the tiger's fur, and his face was near its. "Aah...such round eyes." This stupid cat freak idiot! I almost tripped to my death, not a way to go, seriously dying by falling off the stairs would suck, and I looked as that idiot caressed the tiger's face. So glad I never let him near Tigre. "I've never seen such soft vividly-stripped ears. How lovely." It opened its mouth in annoyance; it was getting ready to bite him.
How do I stop this situation exactly? I looked around and saw everyone was just stunned, even Joker and the dominatrix. "What's this? It seems your claws have grown a bit too long. To not be groomed," Ciel covered his face in embarrassment as Sebastian groped the tiger's paw. "Your paw pads, too, are plump and exceedingly charming." The tiger bit Sebastian's head and he just says "Ah."
You idiot! I jumped over the fence and started yelling at him, "You stupid idiot stop doing half-assed things!" The Dominatrix started to freak out, and she pulled out her whip, "Betty!" She swung it at the tiger, "Let him go!" Sebastian caught the whip and I tweaked the Tiger's ear, learning it from Tigre and it released Sebastian as it growled happily.
"She did not do anything wrong." The woman stared at him in surprised as he rubbed the large cat, Do you ever learn? I thought. "In the face of such loveliness, I was unintentionally rude. And besides that," He brought the whip to his mouth as he lightly pressed his lips to it, "If you simply recklessly swing the whip, you'll never be able to train her." The woman blushed and I stared at Sebastian, a strange possessive feeling came over me and in a fit of anger, I let go of the tiger's ear and said, "Get him." The tiger jumped onto Sebastian and bit his head.
"EEEEKKK! GYAAAAA! KYAAAAA!" Came the shouts of the audiences.
There was little hearts floating around Sebastian's head, "My, my, what a tomboy~"
~ASC~
Outside the tent, I was seething and Ciel was sneezing...ha a rhyme... This is no time to be joking Matthew, get your head in the game and glare at Sebastian with all your might! Ciel though did that for me and he shouted, "Who said you could get that far!"
Sebastian had a blush on his face; he had apparently reached Nirvana, "My apologies. I've lived for such a long time, but its only cats whose fickle emotions I cannot read." Ciel and I twitched in annoyance at his words, "What were you thinking, being far more conspicuous that necessar- ACHOO! You know I'm allergic to cats! Walk further back!" Ciel shouted. Sebastian stepped back next to me and he bowed, "Sir."
"I don't want you next to me either." I walked next to Ciel and we heard someone calling us, "Ah! There you are! Hold on a sec!" Joker shouted as he rushed over to us, "You in the tail-coat!" We stopped fully and stared at him. "I'm really sorry for earlier." Joker said.
"No, please accept my apologies instead." Sebastian said as he bowed to him.
I stepped up and crossed my arms around my chest, "Please accept my apologies as well, this idiot is off his meds." The man laughed at my 'joke' and Ciel barely realized we weren't following him. "I was surprised because you suddenly got so close to the tiger. You okay from the bite?"
"He suffering some brain damage, but that was because when he was born, he was thrown across the damn room." Joker laughed again and Sebastian's eyebrow twitched, Stop that!
Stop what? I glared at him and he glared back.
"Anyways, we've got us a special doctor here, and I was thinkin' he should check you out." He waved his bone hand to us, wanting to take us to see the doctor, "C'mon round to the back."
Ciel stared at Sebastian, who started to smirk, "In that case, I will."
~ASC~
Ciel snuck behind a tent as he stared at us, I already knew that I was supposed to stick with Sebastian, since they saw me with him already. "Anyways, we've got us special doctor here, and I was thinkin' he should check you out. C'mon over to the other side." Sebastian snuck a glance at Ciel to confirm, and he nodded. "In that case, I will." We were at the back now, there was a soft glow from the lanterns as we walked down the rows of tents. "Righty, this way." Joker said, he was surprisingly closer to me and Sebastian was telling me over and over to stay next to him, not Joker.
We passed the flame-eater, the princess, a lion, I kicked Sebastian from even thinking of going near it, and all in all it was filthy. "Sorry it's so dirty. Watch yer step." Joker said.
"Oh!" He stopped at a tent and entered it, the snakeman looked to him and Joker asked, "Snake! Is doc in the first aid tent?" He, glared, I think at us, and the snake around his neck used its tail to point to the left. "Oops, he's on business, huh." Joker rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
Joker started moving again and we followed once more, "Huh, isn't that the guy who got bit by the tiger?" We looked to our side and saw the trapeze kids. "It really is the stupid guy." They started to laugh and I chuckled as well, "Yes, he is an idiot." Sebastian grabbed my wrist and dragged me away, Stop that!
Stop what exactly! Sebastian was starting to piss me off, what is with his damn attitude to me right now! I should be the only one angry, he and his damn flirtatious ways! I forgot he could read my thoughts right now, and he said to me, I am doing what I must do! But you must stop talking to others, stop being so friendly... Oh, I see. I shook my head and stuck close to his side to stop his damned misplaced jealousy. "Ah, there he is. Doc!" Joker called out to a man with frazzled hair, and was quite short, was working with the bulls-eye man. "Hm." He turned around and I feel like an idiot for not realizing he was in a wheelchair. "Hey, Joker. Is there something wrong with your arm again?"
"No, today's nothing t'do with me..."
"Ah!" Bulls-eye shouted, "I was wondering who they were, isn't he the man who stopped Betty, and the one with the tail-coat whose head was bitten by Betty?"
"By Betty! That's terrible we have to get to the medical office quickly!" He grabbed Sebastian's hand and pulled him to a room full of beds. And started to examine him, "...Were you really bitten by a tiger?" He said as he stared down at Sebastian's head. Sebastian pulled back and smiled at him as the doctor continued to speak, "I can't find any marks on you at all..."
"It was merely a...love-bite." Love-bite my ass, I was hoping Betty would at least strip off your skin, that'll teach you.
The man adjusted his glasses as he leaned back into his chair, "Well, if it's not serious, then we don't have to head over there." Joker sighed in relief, "It's really great yer okay. If I'd let a customer get hurt, the ring-leader'd have my skin!" We stared at him, "You're...not the Ring-leader?" I asked.
Joker laughed at that and placed his boney hand on the Bull's-eye fellow, "I'm a bit like a hired shop manager- the Ringleader's a different scary guy."
Bull's-eye grinned at that, "You say that kinda thing; he'll be mad later, boss."
We heard someone enter the tent and it was Dominatrix, "Doctor, I was wondering if you could take a look at my leg...?" She stopped and Bull's-eye shouted, "Big sis!" What the fuck? Pardon my language but, they look nothing alike! Her face was not of joy, it was of shock she rushed over and Bull's-eye went down on one knee. "That I would be feeling bad in the same place as big sis...iyaaa~ in this, too, we're connected by the red string of fa- Huh?" Dominatrix stomped passed him as she went right after Sebastian. "You're that mad gentleman from earlier! Why are you here?" She demanded. "Thanks to you the show was-"
"Beast!" The doctor shouted. "What are you saying to our guest? In this case, if you weren't able to control Betty, wasn't that your own carelessness?" Sebastian was wondering why the hell he was trapped in the middle of this and I laughed mockingly at him, It's what you deserve.
Beast stuttered and pointed at Sebastian, "But he carelessly-"
"There are no buts about it! You're a pro, aren't you?" Joker and Bull's-eye went in front of the Doc and said childishly, "Now, now, Doc. Don't yell in front of the customer."
"That's right." Bull's-eyes said, "Instead of that, please take a look at my big sis's leg!"
The Doc sighed in frustration, "After this, Beast must discipline Betty again." She blushed in embarrassment and looked away, "...fine."
"Right. Then, let me see the prosthetic."
Sebastian looked down at Doc, "Prosthetic?"
Joker heard this and came near Sebastian who was now standing over them. "There's a bit of a reason behind this circus." Beast slipped off her left stocking and revealed a prosthetic leg. "Folks with some sorta problem gather together here. I'm amissing an arm too, but thanks to Doc, I've got this." He wiggled his bony fingers and said, "Pretty cool, huh?" Yeah if you were freaking Jack Skellington...god I miss that movie. Sebastian stared wide-eyed at this, probably not use to seeing something like this at all.
"It's because you use that hand that it goes bad so quickly!" Doc shouted, "Makes me want to readjust your whole body, too." Joker said 'oops' as he winked at me with an 'uh-oh' face. Sebastian ignored this, though he was burning with fury on the inside, and looked at Doc who was using a screwdriver on the lower half of the prosthetic, "You're the one who made the prosthetics for this circus?" Sebastian asked.
"Yep, that's right." He said, "It's hard work, since I do everything from the carving onwards." I raised an eyebrow at this as I sat down on Sebastian's seat, "Carving? In other words, they're wooden?" I asked.
"Nope, ceramic." He said.
"Ceramic?"
Sebastian reached forward and touched the leg, and Doc said, "Well, I say ceramic, but they're made of special materials that make them light and durable."
"I see. It also feels good." He rubbed the prosthetic leg, and anger was flaring up in my chest.
"Right? So that they move smoothly, I use ball-jointed doll parts." Doc pointed out.
"Ah?" I said, "That's quite brilliant."
"Thank you." Doc said, smiling at me.
Sebastian suddenly pulled Beast leg up and peeked close to something he should get his face away from right about now! "This hallmark is...?" Beast suddenly swung her foot at him, and unfortunately, Sebastian easily dodged that. "What're you doing, you pervert!"
"Aah, that was rude of me." Sebastian mocked, "I've never seen someone so shameless react so modestly, so..." That pissed her off badly and she took out her whip. "You bastard!" Sebastian dodged again as she continued to attack him.
"Hey! Hey! Stop it, Beast! You're up against a customer! You guys, help me stop..." He stopped when he saw Bull's-eye shaking in anger. He suddenly removed his knives from his sleeves and threw them, "Youuu! Touching my big sis's silky transparent skin! Even-even-even though I haven't touched iiiiit!" Sebastian flipped over the air and he taunted the knife-thrower, "Even though I wasn't truly touching her skin." Sebastian landed gracefully on a clothesline as he stared down at us, "Somehow, it seems as though I might as well have been."
Continue, oh please do, and I'll carve off the bond on my chest. The look I gave him, told him that I wasn't kidding.
"Dagger, stop! At this rate, the tent..." Doc tried to calm him down, but he wouldn't listen to reason. "More important than the tent is... Sis's purity!" He threw all of his knives and Sebastian caught them effortlessly. Joker whistled in amazement, "No way!" Dagger shouted.
Beast growled in anger and whipped at Sebastian's direction. "Don't get carried away!"
"That's enough!" I shouted, and I jumped up to intercept the whip, and it cut into my wrist. She froze as she saw this and pulled it back, blood dripped down my hand as she reared up and did it once more. Joker stepped in this time, and blocked it with his cane, he glared down at her and she froze at this. Then confetti came out the end of the cane and so did some flowers. "Here! Okay, okaaaay, that's enough." He handed her the flowers and she blushed.
"Boss!" Dagger shouted.
"Why didn't you stop them sooner?" Doc screamed.
Sebastian hopped down and I followed after. My wrist kind of stinging, but it didn't bother me none. "But he..." Beast was pulled into an embrace, Joker's hand touching her prosthetic leg in a sensual manner, "This pretty leg...it's not like I can't understand wanting to touch it. Use these flowers to cheer up." She blushed once more, and looked back at Sebastian as he returned the daggers back to the grumpy knife-thrower.
"Anyway, you've got some great reflexes. I'd kinda like to scout you." Sebastian twitched and he was suddenly face to face with Joker. "Really?"
"Eh?" Joker backed up a bit, not expecting this.
I stepped up and cleared my throat, "The truth of the matter is that our current master is spoiled and rather shocking,"
I can't believe you're doing this. He thought in my head.
Don't speak to me! I'm so mad at you right now, just seeing you makes me want to hurt you.
"Master..." Joker stared at us, "Are you a servant at some manor? With yer nice appearances, I thought you were gentlemen, but..."
"Me, a gentleman? How absurd. I am just one hell of a butler." I rolled my eyes and looked up at the sky, it was already dark, and the last thing I want to do was be here at night. This is all for Young master, Matthew. He looked at the confused Joker and said, "So, a moment ago when you said you'd like to scout me, is that true? If it is, I would certainly like to accept, but..."
"Are you serious?" Joker said, shocked by Sebastian's words. I almost fell down at that, weren't you the one asking Sebastian to join! "Aren't I always serious?"
"No." I said. He kicked me and I jumped around clutching my knee.
There was a soft Pfft sound and Joker was laughing as he slapped Sebastian on the shoulder, "Hahaha yer pretty funny! I like you!" I stood erect as my hands tightened into fists. "So, if it's okay with you, I don't mind if you come at any time."
"Hold on Joker!" Beast shouted as she stomped to the man. "What are you deciding so quickly?" She huffed in anger. "Now, now, he's got outstanding talent." Joker tried to reason.
I looked at Sebastian and he cleared his throat catching their attention. "Um, the truth is, there's someone else I'd like to introduce you to." Sebastian, no, there's no way that I am agreeing to- It'll be good to see what he can do on his own. I could have sworn I felt Ciel sneezing, but shock my head. "If you've got another person like you, it's great, but... we've got an entrance test." Oh my god, seriously an entrance test to join the circus. Well there goes that saying of running away to join a circus.
Sebastian smirked and he bowed to them, "I understand then, tomorrow I will bring that person to you. Thank you for today's hospitality." As we started leaving, to make sure they didn't follow he quickly said, "You needn't see us off." We stood outside the tent and I looked at him, "Well, then?" He looked down the sides of the rows of tents and we started walking. On the way to the first aid tent, there were nine tents and ten wagons. On the inside, how many large tents are there? He asked. I tried to remember and he continued to speak, There's absolutely no sign of the children. However, the feeling I've had since earlier...it couldn't be...
Couldn't be what Sebastian?
You didn't sense it? He looked down at me and I merely tilted my head to the side in confusion, Do you mean the snakeman? He shook his head and we headed closer to the eerie tent. There was a hissing sound and my knife was already in my hands, "Entrance past this point is forbidden. Is what Wilde just said..." We looked at the snakeman, and the snakes hissed a bit more, "The exit is that way, says Goethe." One of the snakes came towards me, its tongue flicking out at me and I gulped, I saw the fangs on it, and I didn't want to know if it had poison. Sebastian saw this and caught the man, and the snakes, attention, "Thank you for your assistance."
We turned around and started to walk away when we heard him say, "Goodbye...says Goethe."
~ASC~
We were at the mansion and I was standing outside the ledge, looking around in case of anyone that had followed us. "Haa? Why did it end up going in that direction?" Ciel asked.
"You say 'why' but...I mea-"
"Ciel! You're late! Are your plans for the day over?" Soma charged into the room and tried to hug Ciel, but the short boy passed him by. "Teach me how to play chess today!"
"When did I give you that order?" Ciel shouted at Sebastian, not paying attention to Soma.
"Is it a problem?"
A nerve was beginning to grow on Ciel, "In this case-"
"What's up, Ciel, that's a really sour look!" Soma buzzed around Ciel, annoying him, "You should at least greet me with a smile!"
"Shut up! I'm busy right now, so shut up!" Wow, when Ciel snaps, he literally snaps. Poor Soma starts talking in his language, looking like a child who's been scolded. I walked on the ledge as I came near Ciel's window and opened it so I can hear the conversation. "What I'm saying is, why it ended up that I was signed up for the circus!"
Little help? Sebastian asked.
I sighed and stuck my head into the room, "You were not signed up for the circus, Ciel. You were signed up for the entrance test." He jumped onto to the bed as he pulled at his bow, "Just you two infiltrating is enough isn't it? Living in a tent, what a joke."
"It's called camping and," I jumped into the room and walked over to him with a serious face, "I'm not joining that damn circus. Besides I would worry more about Sebastian." He smirked when I mentioned him and looked towards Ciel, "Would that really be all right? Me living according to my own free will, rather than your orders?" He said.
Ciel tsked in anger, "...I guess you're right." Sebastian went over to Ciel and started removing his shoes, "But you need to perform in the circus, right?" I lay down on Ciel's bed as I looked up at him, "That is the point of a circus Ciel."
He huffed at me and said, "I can't do that sort of thing."
"How true." Sebastian and I said.
"Well," Sebastian stood up and started grabbing Ciel's nightclothes, "As much as you can, please do your best on the entrance test." He looked to Ciel and smiled the most fakest smile ever, You enjoy this too much. I said. As if to prove me right, he next says to Ciel, "As your butler, I will be rooting for you from the bottom of my heart." Ciel looked down at me and I shrugged, "As your Concierge, I'm hoping that I don't get involve with this." He sighed and looked away from us.
"It can't be helped. I'll do it."
I removed myself from the bed and was by Sebastian's side, "Sir." We said as we bowed to him and left him.
I was on the ledge, and started walking like a cat, one foot before the other. There was a soft tapping as Sebastian followed me. ...I'm sorry. I say in my mind. I know. So am I. I stopped at the corner of the house and started to scale it up. Sebastian, now above me, held out his hand and I grasped it as he pulled me up to his side. I looked at him and stepped closer to him, my head on his shoulder. His form changed as he wrapped his arms around me and I stroked his feathered hair.
"I never knew that I could get jealous." I whispered. I could feel him smirk as he buried his face into my neck. "Sorry, sometimes the bond can be too strong." My eyes looked up at him, "What do you mean?"
"It's like when someone's in a bad mood. They can affect another person around them."
"Oh." I said as I went back to putting my head onto his shoulder as he moved us into a small sort of dance. His words floated around in my mind and something clicked. I pushed him away and looked up at him again, "You mean...you were jealous?" I couldn't believe it, I mean I really didn't think he was jealous at all, and thought it was all in my head. He frowned and looked away, "Why would I be?"
A question came to my mind and I asked him, "But who were you jealous of?" My thoughts went through the stuff I did today and the people I was with. There was Undertaker, the kids, and Joker came to mind...Well he wasn't jealous when I was in the shop, or with the kids. But he did start looking at me funny when Joker laughed at my actions or stuck a little close to me..."Are you seriously jealous of the Ringling brother?"
"Who the hell is this Ringling brother?" He demanded. I slapped my forehead and looked up at him, "The guy, Joker. Wow when you said that demons are possessive over their mate, you weren't kidding." His lips stretched till they were a thin line, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes wouldn't look at me. "Just so you know, I wasn't flirting with him. But, I'll try my best to stay as far away from others. But you should do the same." I glared at him and he looked away, "It was all to get us into the circus."
"Yeah, and the fucking Earth is the center of the universe." He stared down at me and his eyes were focused on mine. I slapped my eyes and tried to calm my breathing, "Ok what the hell is wrong with me! Why was I so chipper before the circus, and now moody?" He chuckled a bit, and I glared at him. "Sorry, again. My fault." He came over to me and started to unbuttoned my shirt, "Do you know that animals can go into heat?"
I blushed as he reached the last button and opened my shirt, "D-duh. A 5 year old would know that."
"Well, so can humans. And if humans and animals can what about demons?" I froze as his words hit me and he touched my mark, it burned to the touch as he traced it, "Sorry, I should have told you. But there's only two ways for a demon to handle this. Either we..." He smirked, knowing that just the hearing the word makes me feel embarrassed, and he said, "Well you know. Or I become aggressive and pick a challenge." My mind brought up the scene of Sebastian fighting with Dagger and Beast. "Is that a demons way of showing off your strength?" He nodded as he kissed my mark. "I just wanted to impress you." I laughed softly at his words and I said. "I think I was too, when Beast tried to smack you with her whip."
"I should kill her for marking your body." He took my wrist, it had already stopped bleeding, blood was caked onto it still though, and it slightly stung. His tongue darted out and licked it a bit, I blushed, and he took it a sign to continue as he licked the wound till the blood was gone, and only a white scar remained.
"Matthew. I want you to stay away from those kids." He said suddenly I looked at him in surprised. "I...don't want to." I turned away from him and started walking around the roof.
"Listen to reason before you say anything."
"I don't care what you have to say, I...I just want to protect them." His eyes were on my back and I looked down at the ground, "Please go back inside, Sebastian. I don't feel like seeing you right now." He tried to call me through our mind link and I thought of music to block him out. He sighed and kissed me on the cheek and then left me alone.
I looked around and I clutched at my heart, it was hurting for some reason, as if something was pushing it. I shook my head and I buttoned up, once in a while though, I would start scratching my chest from the invisible pain.
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