Hello there! I hope you enjoyed the last chapter! I'm writing this in the middle of a class at school. Don't worry! I finished my work, its just that my teacher didn't tell me what to do afterwards, so I thought, 'Why not?' I mean it is a typing class! lol Enjoy!
Elizabeth Midford
"So, your little *Ahem* meeting with Sir Gavone went well I take it?" Paula asked bemusedly. I chuckled.
"Of course it did. Every little meeting always goes well." I said. Gavone hopefully, surely, got the hint now. I didn't think that he'd be in touch with me any time soon.
"Anyways, do you remember what we were talking about before the interruption?" Paula asked. I nodded.
"The Frozen Fair, yes I remember." I said. I hadn't attended it for the last 8 years.
"Well are you going to go?" She asked. "It is tonight you know!" Sighing, I went and sat on the bench next to the window.
The reason Paula wanted me to go was unknown. I bet that she hopes that I'll find someone suitable to marry, or something like that. But for the last 8 years, I didn't give in to her insistence and I wouldn't now.
"You know I don't like places like that anymore. The atmosphere is-"
"If you refuse to go, I'll drag you myself!" Paula said determinedly. "And I'll also lock up the entire house, and hide the keys somewhere you'd never find them!"
I allowed a small smile and replied, "Well, if you do that, then I guess I have no choice." Paula squealed, and wrapped her arm around mine.
"You are going to have so much fun! Ooh! The Frozen Fair, finally! After 8 years!" She cheered, and proceeded to drag me off to my bed chambers.
5 hours later
Ciel Phantomhive
"Why must we go my lord?" Sebastian asked in a bored voice. I shrugged, as he buttoned my waist coat.
"I guess I like to...be apart of society every once in a while." I replied in a just as bored voice.
The truth was that I still hadn't grasped fully onto the fact that I was a demon. I didn't participate in normal life; Most of the time, Sebastian and I traveled around. But every few years, I returned to my old homeland in search of the normalcy that I left behind when I was 13. So I went to the Frozen Fair to regain some of that normalness.
"Well," Sebastian said pulling out his watch from it's pocket. "Shall we be going?" He stood up, and stepped away from me. I nodded, and we both proceeded to the front door.
We were staying in a old abandoned flat on the outskirts of England. As a boy, I would've complained about it, but now I was beyond petty things such as lack of electricity. I could see just as fine in the dark as I did in the light.
The land-lord's face when we told him we'd like to stay for a bit in his run-down flat... I chuckled to myself.
"Is there something amusing to my master?" Sebastian questioned. I shook my head.
We arrived at the fair in a matter of minutes. Since I was no longer human, and we had no carriage, I saw no need to keep up the facade of being a noble. I dressed nobly, yes, but instead of tracking down a carriage I told Sebastian that we could just run.
We stopped just a few yards away from the entrance, and set down in an alleyway. We dusted off our ruffled clothes, and walked at a human pace to the booth where you paid to get in.
"Um, pardon me sir- but ya gotta pay-" I stopped in my tracks, then turned to face the man. I let my eyes flash red, and then smiled innocently.
"Is there something wrong?" I asked, and began to make my way over to him. He gulped, and shook his head quickly.
"No! I just thought that-! No, go- you can go in!" Stuttering, he gestured wildly to the fair. I chuckled, and walked in.
The thing about humans, some of them seem to understand that you are not a force to mess with. Others refuse to listen until you bash their head in. One of the few things I found useful as a demon was this unseen force that warned people to listen and cooperate.
"So, do you want to go my lord?" Sebastian asked. I shrugged. Most of the time, I managed to find something interesting at the last minute. Though recently, nothing could really catch my attention-
"Do you need help finding something sir?" I looked up at a woman who was watching me with interest, and seemed to be sizing me up.
No human woman had managed to catch my attention either.
"No thank you." I said curtly, and then walked past her hurt expression. I heard Sebastian chuckle behind me.
"What?" I whispered. I sensed him shaking his head. "I was right on one thing. When you decided to not stay forever as a boy, I assumed that you'd be even more handsome than I."
"Why is that?" I gritted my teeth in annoyance as another woman made her way over to me.
"I thought this because you were human at one point. You were a handsome boy, and not only that, but when a demon is made to look like a human, their features are automatically made to look appealing to humans. This way, it is easier to sign a contract with any. You were already human though, so basically you ended up looking even more beautiful."
"Sir do you-?" The woman began.
"No." I snapped in annoyance, and pushed, literally pushed past her. Sebastian smiled again. I tried not to turn and slap him and the woman.
This year's Frozen Fair wasn't off to a good start.
Elizabeth Midford
The carriage trundled through the streets towards the fair. The closer we got, the more people that walked in front of our carriage.
Finally, the door opened. "Sorry, M'Lady. This is as far as we can get in this crowd." Will bowed his head in apology. I waved him off.
"It's okay Will." I replied. Then, I turned to Paula. "Let's go." I opened the umbrella I was holding, and proceeded through the crowd towards the river.
When we arrived, Paula immediately began to stop at different stands. At one point, we stopped to watch the Ice Carving Contest. Paula cheered for however she wanted to win, and we continued on. Eventually, we came to a place where a man was performing magic tricks. Paula volunteered me. I think she was trying her best to ensure that I had a good time. Especially since this was my first time to the fair after many years.
"Alright, we need one more volunteer!" The man named George called to the large crowd. A lot of people (Mostly men) volunteered.
"How about that young man in the corner?" George pointed to a man finely dressed man in a top hat. Next to him stood... No way.
Top hat man pushed through the throng, and stood before George. Now that he was closer, I could see why George chose him.
He stood out because of his handsome face, athletic build, and...an black eye patch. I inhaled sharply.
"Well, now! I've got my assistants Miss-,"George walked over to me and whispered, "What's your name darlin'?"
"Elizabeth Midford." I said. I wanted to see if my hunch on who the eye patched man was, was correct.
"Miss Elizabeth Midford!" George said. Sure enough, the eye patch guy stiffened. George walked over to the eye patched guy.
"And what is your name?" George asked.
Instantaneously, everyone and everything seemed to stop. Time seemed to slow as the man whispered a name of someone who had gone missing years and years ago. The name that had haunted my dreams, and my waking eyes.
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"I am Ciel Phantomhive."