I was walking through the blue flowers and green grass. The sky had big, puffy, white clouds floating lazily. I was on the edge, knowing that if I took one step back I would fall off. In the center, there was a tall oak tree. It kind of looked like the one Ciel and I climbed in when we were little. There was a dark figure standing beside it. Wanting to take a closer look, I started walking forward. The grass was cool and wet as it was crushed against my feet. A gentle breeze that was blowing pulled the light and dark petals, making them blow past me, heading towards the giant oak tree.
"If you don't hurry, he'll find you. This is your chance to follow, so hurry Naomi," His voice was carried through the wind and into my ears. I was able to see a man wearing blue, and there was a black eye-patch across his right eye. His sapphire blue eyes looked kindly at me. It was my brother Ciel. He had come back to get me.
I started running faster, as if there was nothing to stop me. He was getting closer and closer to me. As I was within 15 feet of my brother, raven feathers were swirling in the mix of the petals. They felt as though they were a threat to me, so I ran faster then I did before. I was about to reach his hand but someone, no something pulled me back. Its hand covered my eyes, yet it did not stop me from reaching out to him. I felt a hand in mine, so I pushed the stranger's hand away. Ciel was giving me a sad smile, and I knew that this was the only way I would ever see him again; through my dreams.
"I'll watch over you, I'll be there for you no matter what. I'll be something that you'll always have by your side. Sebastian will forever be your shadow. In addition, you will be the soul that he gets," with that, Ciel let go and disappeared within the wind.
A laugh echoed through the quietness. Taking the hand off my eyes, I turned around and saw Sebastian, who had a demon smile on his face. His eyes were glowing red and his teeth were sharp. This Sebastian scared me, and I tried to pull away, only having his grip tighten on me. The ground started falling beneath our feet, and we dropped. Raven feathers were still circling from the wind. The light from the sky was fading, and we were being swallowed into the black abyss.
"Your soul is mine. Your wish is my command, but all of that will soon fade, he said, holding me against his chest as we kept falling…and falling….into the nothingness…
My eyes opened and I was in Ciel's room. The pillow was wet from what I assumed was from me. All the events from last night came back to me like bullets being shot into my head. Ciel's dead, and he isn't coming back. Sebastian didn't save him. Why didn't Sebastian save him? Taking deep breaths I was trying to mentally prepare myself for the day ahead. Not only was I to do my work, but I had to do Ciel's as well. We were a team, him and I, and we split the company's work evenly so neither of us felt overwhelmed. Though there was a difference in our strategies; Ciel always got his done and I rarely did. There was a small and gentle knock on the door as Sebastian entered, bringing a change of clothes and morning tea. He gave me a small, sad smile and turned towards the tea slightly, pouring into a teacup.
"There is nothing planned today, Young Mistress, I thought it would be better for you if you had time to…adjust to this," Looking up at him, I saw that he was trying to be careful of what words he was going to use. I sighed taking the tea he was holding out to me, and took a small sip.
I turned and swung my legs over the side of the bed. Sebastian took a small bow as he was turning to leave, "No Sebastian. You can undress me, you're my butler, I don't think you're going to do anything," He returned taking off the nightgown that was covered in Ciel's blood. He tossed it to the side, quickly taking my under skirt and corset in order to put around my body. It wasn't put on very tight, but then again, I'm pretty sure I wasn't leaving the manor anyways so why did it matter? A light blue dress was pulled over my head, and Sebastian started pulling my hair into a high pony tail. There was a soft knock on the door, "Enter," I said, and a sad Meylene walked in and curtsied slightly before me. She handed me a letter then took her leave. I cut the top open with the letter opener that Sebastian just had in his pocket. I pulled it out smoothly, letting its shell fall into my lap. The paper was grey, and there was a skull emblem on it, and I assumed it was the Undertaker.
Dear Naomi,
As I was cleaning up Ciel's body, I took off a few things in case you wanted to come pick them up later. You can take your time; I won't rush you to come get them. However when you do, I would like you to come see something that was in Ciel's front pocket. I'm assuming that was what his murder was consisted of. I'll be waiting for your arrival, and of course first rates laugh from either you or that butler of yours,
Undertaker
I scanned over the note a few times over then put it beside me. Sebastian glanced over at it, and I handed it to him, knowing that there was nothing personal so to speak. He read it over quickly, then gave it back to me. I was the head of this family now, and I wanted to solve the death of my brother. Looking at the small letter again, I decided that I would go today, seeing that this would most likely be the only chance that I would ever get, "Sebastian, please get a carriage ready. We are going to see Undertaker."
Sebastian smiled and went down on one knee, a hand across his chest, "Yes, my Lady," He stood up and walked out of the room swiftly, with the door softly clicking behind him.
I leaned back in the chair, causing my head to be completely upside down. I looked out the window, watching the trees blow in the slight breeze. As I stared, I saw two bright blue eyes staring back at me. I whipped around so I could run to the window, but they were gone. Ciel? I opened the window which led to a balcony. The wind was cool, which was helping calm my nerves. On a branch not to far from my reach, a raven was perched there, crying out in pain. I leaned over the balcony, stretching as I was trying to have the bird climb onto my arm. Keeping the most perfect balance that I could possibly reach, a voice called from down below, "My Lady, what on Earth are you doing?"
I looked down to see Sebastian under me, having the most confused look on his face, "I'm trying to grab this injured raven, just hold on a second please and thank you."
"My Lady, there is no bird anywhere on that branch."
"What? Sebastian are you blind? Of course there is a bird it is right in front of me don't you see.." I looked up to where the bird was, only to find an empty branch. Confused, I tried to rock myself backwards, only making me lose my balance and move forwards. Luckily, Sebastian was below and caught me, chuckling slightly.
"I can see why you can't fence Young Mistress, you have no sense of balance at all," I glared, which only made him laugh even more at me. He put me down and escorted me to the carriage. Opening the door he hesitated and gave me a smirk, "Shall I help the Young Mistress into the carriage? She might fall backwards this time," I glared even more then made my way into the carriage, without his help. Sebastian was the one driving this time, and it felt so empty, without Ciel in here, or even Sebastian.
As we entered London, I noticed that there were not a lot of people outside. Many shops were closed, and many girls were gossiping. The Scotts Yard were on the streets, most likely patrolling so there was not another accident. People were actually being careful this time, and more people were aware. Even children stayed close by to their mothers.
As we stopped in front of the Undertaker's place, there was an eerie feeling as I stepped out. I looked around, not seeing anyone there. Sebastian led me to the front door, which he held opened wide. I entered, noticing nothing has changed since our last visit, which was only a short while ago. As I looked around, I saw Undertaker by a coffin, actually working. I saw a small box next to him, which held the Phantomhive ring. My throat was being caught as I was trying to speak.
The Undertake glanced up, finally noticing we were there. He shut the coffin quietly but quickly. He stood up and went over to the sink, washing some tools that had blood on the tips. Looking around even more, I saw blood on the floor, which I figured was from Ciel. After a short while, the Undertaker turned around with a creeper smile on his face. He chuckled and his head was slightly cocked sideways. He looked at us, then looked at me more directly, "Well, his stuff is right there, even that thing I found in his pocket," I started walking over when he started chuckling even more, "However, before you get his things, and I know you'll have questions, I need a first-rate laugh, My Lady," He chuckled even more, waiting. After a minute though, his face fell, "Well, maybe next time, My Lady," Confused as hell, I walked over there and grabbed his things. Smelling blood by his coffin, I quickly turned away.
Looking through his things, I noticed a small piece of paper. It had some spots tainted in blood, but it looked like you could still see what it was. I opened the neatly folded piece of paper. It was Ciel's handwriting, and some or it was very hard to read.
Perfect world…..new world….queen's orders…..angels…..bridge…burning of London. That was all it said. I knew that where some of those smudges were that there was more information then what was given by Ciel. But exactly what was it? I handed the paper to Sebastian, who took it and read what was legible. Or maybe he could even read the non-legible on there, who knows. Sebastian was reading it over and over again, and from my assumptions he was trying to figure out the non-legible words, or possibly even phrases, in the paper. Sighing, he gave the paper back to me. I put it back in the small box and put the lid back over it. Sliding it in my coat's pocket, I looked back up at the Undertaker, who was chuckling to himself.
"What do you know about this?" Sebastian asked, and I felt all the silence leave the room. All that was left was tension, tension for the answer that Undertaker was yet to give us.
"Nothing," Undertaker said with a smile. I looked at him, waiting for something more, "I have no idea what that boy was talking about. However, it would slightly explain what the Reapers are doing. I mean, the burning of London would cause a lot of souls to appear," He smiled and leaned back.
Looking down at the ground, I knew there was nothing more. That was really all he knew. Turning away I started walking towards the door when he spoke again, "Some clues are only found one at a time. Some are harder to find then others. However, if you aren't smart enough, or quick enough, you'll find out something to late. So, Naomi, are you now the Queen's Watchdog? Or are you just in the shadow of your brother?" Sebastian opened the door and I stepped out, hearing him chuckle as the door was closing. Opening the carriage door, I stepped inside and he closed the door. The carriage slowly started moving, and I was deep in thought.
For one, was Ciel's death fate, or was it so that he couldn't stop what was coming? Also, am I really in the shadow of my brother? I could only answer this by myself. I was the only one left of the Phantomhive household, and I became the Queen's watchdog. The note came back into my mind. Perfect world…..new world…..Queen's orders…..angels….bridge….Burning of London. Maybe he made some of the words non-legible on purpose. Maybe in order to figure out what was happening, I had to find out all the words that were legible, instead of the ones that were not. Ciel would know what to do. But I put that thought aside instantly. Ciel isn't here anymore, and I have to do things on my own.
As we entered the front gates of the manor, a raven was perched on the same branch that it was on this morning. I opened the carriage door, and ran towards the tree. Surprisingly though, I didn't fall on my face, since it wasn't at a complete stop yet. Running towards the tree there it was, nuzzling in its wing. It looked down at me, and it had bright blue eyes. The same exact color as Ciel's was.
"I'll watch over you. I'll be there for you no matter what. I'll be something that would always be by your side…" Ciel's words from my dream echoed through my head.
Could the raven really be Ciel? I looked up at it again. Red drops fell on my face as the bird's beak was in its wing. I wiped the two drops off and looked at them. Blood? I looked up again as the raven was removing its beak from its wing. It had a little bit of red on the tip, which ment the bird was injured. Looking back I called to Sebastian, "There's an injured bird on this branch Sebastian we need to help it."
Sebastian looked in the tree above and replied, "Young Mistress, there is no bird on that branch."
I looked back to see nothing there. I looked all around the tree, seeing if there was any sign of it, but there wasn't. Knowing that trying to prove my point would be useless, I just walked away and entered the manor. I took off my coat and walked up the steps. The place was deathly quiet, which didn't make me feel any better. Where is the troubling trio? I looked around, noticing that nothing was broken. Continuing to Ciel's room at a much slower pace, something just still made me feel at unease.
I opened the door to Ciel's spotless room. The window was slightly cracked, which didn't make any sense, since Sebastian always complains that we could get sick with it being open. The wind was blowing hard, and there was thunder echoing of the trees. It was raining, which only put this manor in more gloom. As I shut the window, a large lightning bolt shot across the sky, making a male human figure on the wall. I whipped around, still seeing the silhouette of the figure in Ciel's room. I ran over to the bed, lifting his pillow to find his loaded gun. I lit the candle on the bed stand, making sure I could see.
Turning around I pointed the gun at the figure that moved more into the light. The candle's light flickered, making places darker than others. The light bounced around on his face. He was wearing a hat with a bow around it. He also had on a black tail coat, and he was dressed fairly nicely. His eyes were closed, however, which made me think at first he was blind, and he didn't want me to know it. However, his eyes slowly opened, showing two bright, deep blue eyes staring at me. There was a small smile on his lips as his breathing was kept to a minimum, "Hello, Naomi," his words bounced off the walls. The window blew open, making the candlelight go out.
"Ciel."
Ooooh :D sorry, but I just had to do that. Sorry it took so long to write, but I just wanted to sound good, and I hope that it really does! Well anyways, review either what you think would happen next or constructive criticism.
