A new chapter! It seems that no one answered my question in the author's note… *Sulks in a corner* Although I've posted this already, I'll leave the note up for one more day. Thank you all for reading so far! I know the author's note was a little redundant but… yea… Please answer the question! Or else the next few chapters would be coming out very late…
To promocat: I'm so sorry! I'm thinking of not revealing Ciel's secret at all. But I'll be dropping hints of what it is. Most probably throughout the whole story. Sorry, I can't give a direct answer! I'll say this; Ciel's secret consists of many things. And one of them includes the first part of this chapter. ^^
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji
"Sir," the male said while bowing to his superior.
The other party in the room, the one that was being called 'Sir', replied, "What is it? Give me your full report." He was seated behind a desk, hands clasped together, showing authority.
The male, named Joshua Nile, passed a stack of paper to the other and began recounting the full account of his mission. "Sir, the target has escaped but we've managed to shot him in the leg. We are still locating him. I reckon that he would not get very far."
The superior's eyes glowed crimson. "What?" he hissed in displeasure. "He had escaped?"
"Yes My Lord," the Joshua said, cowering in fear. His superior was known for his coldness and authority. But also his ways to get rid of the useless.
"Under whose watch?" the male asked, voice suddenly dropping very low.
"Group nine, Sir."
The superior narrowed his eyes. Obviously this was not a good thing for their part as it would alert their enemy and they might strike anytime. Sigh. Guess it can't be helped.
"Nile. Tell me where was the last time the group saw him and keep me updated. I'll deal with them by myself."
Wide eyes stared at the male. "But… but Sir, this is a mere assignment. Why are you going for this?"
The other party's eyes flashed a brighter crimson. "That's because you've put us in danger. I can't risk letting him go, get it?" he snapped and Joshua flinched.
"Well?"
"Yes Sir!" Joshua bowed. The male's eyes returned to their original color. He waved his hand, dismissing the other. The lower ranked scurried away.
It seems I'll have to go there again…
"Welcome!" He was greeted with a cheerful smile. His eyes widened. It can't be… She's still here…
"Hello… Mey-… Miss," he said, glancing at the woman in front of him. It looked like she has no changed. Hair of the same length and shade since he had last seen her, the same old glasses, broken many times, rested on her nose. But no matter how she looked like now, or how close they were at first, they were now enemies.
"What cake would you like to have Sir?" she asked. Somehow, this male seemed very familiar but she could not place a finger on what it is.
"I'll have… this chocolate fudge, please," he requested. "And Earl Grey tea."
"Right away Sir. But I'm sorry, we don't serve Earl Grey tea anymore," she replied.
He stared at her. No longer serve Earl Grey? "But why? This store used to."
The lady smiled, sadly. "I'm sorry Sir, it was taken off the menu. Seba- Oops, I mean boss didn't want it anymore."
Boss huh… Guess Sebastian didn't want anything that reminds him of me.
"It's fine then. Thank you."
As he ate his cake, he observed the shop. It was a long time since he came here and from the looks of it, everything has changed. Wallpapers that were once blue, his favorite color, changed to bright red. Tables and chairs that were white have been replaced by black. The color theme for this cake shop was just red and black, total opposite of what it used to be. But the counter remained where it was.
CRASH!
"WAHH! I"M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO BREAK. MISTER SEBASTIAN, FORGIVE ME!" A blond male came running out of the kitchen, tears streaming down his face.
Finny…
"Finny, I told you to be careful. And lower down your voice! We have customers here," another male said, emerging form where the blond came from.
The male, eating the cake, stopped short. It's him…
The raven, the one who was called Sebastian looked at the male. He gave a smile and apologized, "I'm sorry, please forgive us."
The male abruptly stood up and ran out of the shop. "So you are all just fine…" he muttered.
"What happened Sebastian? Why did he leave?" Finny asked, forgetting that the raven was after him.
"Maybe you got another admirer, eh? Sebastian?" Bard said.
"It might not be…" the raven trailed off. "Did you recognize him or something?"
His employers shook their heads. Then the redhead exclaimed, "Ah! Mister Sebastian! He wanted to order Earl Grey when he first came. When I told him that we do not sell that, it seemed like he was a little disappointed… Or sad. He also whispered something like 'reminds him of me'. Is he talking about you?"
Sebastian mussed over the given information. "An old customer. And who might that be?" he glanced at the half-eaten cake. Chocolate fudge… with Earl Grey…. A weird combination… It can't be him anyway. He's dead. Who then?
"Sebastian?" the female asked.
"Get back to your work! Clear the table Mey-Rin!" Sebastian said, snapping out of his thoughts.
Who are you? The raven thought.
Another longer chapter done! If you would have guessed what would happen next, I'll give you a virtual cookie! I'm sorry, this is a filler chapter though. If you are interested to beta for me, please PM me. Cause I really need one.
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