Hey guys. Sorry about the wait. Shout out to Ciel2031. They gave me the idea of Sebastian's persona after Ciel's return. I hope you enjoy readers! And thank you Ciel2031 for reading and giving me such lovely reviews.
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Love, Ghoul-san~!
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With Grell and the Servants
The four of them ran through the corridor, eliminating everything in sight, trying to reach the room that held Ciel. When they finally made it, what they saw shocked them. There was blood all over a formerly white operating table. They looked around and saw Ciel also coated in blood, staring blankly in front of himself. "Ciel!" Finny called out to the boy, but he didn't respond. He just curled up into a ball almost as if he didn't notice his saviours.
"He can't hear you. More like, he won't listen." Ciel's captor said. He seemed to be amused. "Did that little girl tell you about this place? I'm surprised. She would sacrifice her little boyfriend so easily." The man grabbed a gun and aimed it at Ciel, but before he could shoot, Meyrin shot his hand, making him scream and drop the weapon.
"You are the one that hurt the young master! You will pay." Finny said, throwing a fist to Enfer's face. Finny punched Enfer all the way to the other side of the chamber.
"Sebastian and the young master saved us from killing others and getting killed ourselves. It's time we return the favor." Bard said as he took his flamethrower and caught the man's clothes on fire. After that, Meyrin shot him in the chest, and Grell finished the job, taking his soul, and marking him off of the death record. The four of them made there way to the boy in the cage, opened it, and slowly made their way in. When they tried to touch Ciel, he jumped, tensed, looked up, and backed away, his back pressing against the cold bars of the cage.
"G-get away from me!" Ciel cried. This scared the group, even Grell.
"Master! We're here to help you." Meyrin said.
"N-n-no y-you're not." He said. "You're here to do what he did! He sent you in here! I-I know it! Get away from m-me!" With that the boy curled into a ball again and began to cry. Grell, regaining his composure, rolled his eyes and walked to the crying boy. With one tap on the shoulder Ciel passed out. Grell picked him up and threw him over his shoulder.
"Let's go. Sebastian's waiting." Grell said as he took the boy outside of the building and gently put him down in the carriage.
The ride wasn't very long. When they arrived at the manor, they walked in and saw Sebastian along with Claude, Alois, and Lizzy. Grell passed Ciel to Sebastian. "Claude. We need to to take care of his injuries. I'll help." Sebastian said. He gently put Ciel down on the the sofa, and Claude approached him and gave the boy first aid. Elizabeth and Alois were at his side the whole time. When he was done getting treatment from Claude, the spider demon put the medical supplies away, and left the three children alone. "What was the total damage?" Sebastian asked Claude.
The spider demon rolled his eyes and looked at Sebastian. "I'm not a doctor. But, if you must know. He was about 32 cuts and gashed on his back and torso. He is also missing all of his finger and toenails. Not to mention his broken left wrist. Not only that, but he has three brands. Two are fresh, and one looks older. About three years actually. Well, he also has cuts on his arms and legs. The brat has trauma as well. He will heal perfectly fine physically. Mentally, I'm not so sure." Claude explained. Sebastian was silent as he looked at his young master. Sebastian has always cared for the boy. Ever since he started serving him, he couldn't bear seeing the boy get hurt. Of course the raven haired butler never admitted this, and he probably never would. Although they sometimes don't get along, Sebastian is like a father figure to Ciel, and he loves Ciel like a parent should. He pitied him as well.
Sebastian walked into the room Ciel was in. When he finally reached Ciel, he took the boys hand in his own. The sudden appearance made the other two teenager jump, but they immediately went back to watching Ciel's broken and beaten body as the boy slept. The boys face looked distressed. His eyebrows were furrowed, and jaw was clenched. His eyes were also closed extremely tight.
Sebastian and the two teens sat for about five minutes, until Ciel started to breathe heavily and uneven. The boy's whole body began to shake and Ciel tossed around on the bed he was resting in. Ciel's eyes shot wide open. He then began to scream and cry. Tears fell down his cheeks and onto the pillow his head was on.
"No!" Ciel screamed. "Please! Stop it! No more! Not again!" Ciel brought his hands to his head, almost as if he was trying to force something out. "Go away! Get away from me!" The two teens in the room with Ciel were terrified and started to panic. Sebastian was shocked. He looked at his young master with wide eyes and brought him into a tight embrace, securing him to make sure none of his wounds opened back up again. Ciel stopped squirming and finally sank into Sebastian's arms. He was still breathing heavy and uneven as the boy's butler comforted him. The boy then began to speak again, only in french.
"S'il vous plait. Aide-moi. Sebastian." (Please. Help me. Sebastian.) The boy whimpered, gripping Sebastian's coat in his fist. Slowly, Ciel's eyes closed again, and he went limp in his butler's arms. The boys head fell back and hung loosely, and his arms fell to his sides.
"W-what was that?" Elizabeth asked, terribly concerned.
"That, my dear is what you call a night terror. Its like a bad dream, only more vivid. And most of the time it is based around things that have happened, or will. In his case, its something that has happened. That was only the beginning of what the boy has been through." A certain red haired reaper said.
"Who are you?" the blonde girl asked.
"I am Grell." The reaper said. Elizabeth nodded.
"But- how do you know what happened?" Elizabeth asked.
"I have my ways. Anyway. Technically, Ciel might not have said all of those things. Some of it may be what was hidden in the deepest parts of his mind. Most of the time he was with Enfer, he was so blinded by pride, that he refused to cry out. This made things significantly worse for him. The wretched man wanted the poor boy to scream and cry. Ciel wouldn't, so he tortured him until the child finally broke." Elizabeth and Alois looked back at Ciel and began to feel sorry for him.
"How could he live through something like that?" Alois asked. "I was subjected to terrible things growing up, but this. I wouldn't be able to survive something like... this."
"Well... How should I put this... Technically, he didn't live through a small part of it. He died somewhere towards the end. But he wasn't meant to die at that point in time, so his soul was placed back into his body. God knows what happened to him then." Grell said.
"What?!" Elizabeth said. "How would you know that?! And what do you mean 'his soul was forced back into his body?!' You sound like a total loon!"
"Ahhh. Well, have you heard of the grim reaper? Well, lets just say that there's more than one, and I am one of them. Do you want proof?" Grell said. Elizabeth looked at him in confusion. Alois just rolled his eyes and looked back at his dear Ciel.
"And how might you prove something like that?" the girl questioned.
"I can show you Ciel's memories. All the way from when he was a baby." Grell said.
"Its true. He can. The man isn't lying." Sebastian said, laying Ciel back on the bed. "Oh dear. I have to get another pillow. This one's soaked." Sebastian went to get another pillow from his master's room and came back in an instant with the pillow. He removed the tear soaked one and replaced it with the dry one that Ciel liked to sleep with. Ciel stirred a bit in his sleep, but quickly relaxed again once he was on his side. His hair was covering a small part of his face. Sebastian noticed something in the boy's hair. It was dry blood. "Damn. I've got to get a wet cloth to was this out. You two." Sebastian pointed at the two blonde teenagers. "Keep an eye on him. Please?" Sebastian then ran to get some wash clothes.
The two teens made there way back to Ciel's side. Elizabeth grabbed his hand, and Alois caressed his cheek. Ciel tensed for a moment, squeezing Elizabeth's hand, but he soon relaxed once again. "Was it so bad that no one can touch him without him getting scared?" Elizabeth asked, looking at Grell.
"Like I said. I can show you if you'd like." Elizabeth just shook her head.
"It doesn't matter. All that matters is that when he wakes up, Ciel is going to need all the help he can get to be himself again." Elizabeth said in determination. Alois nodded in agreement.
"And we're going to be there! Every step of the way." Alois said. Then, Sebastian walked in with the clothe and began to clean the remainder of the blood from Ciel's hair and face.
"Its going to take a while. But Ciel will heal, with time. Just give it time, and he can go back to being his normal-ish self." Grell explained. "Don't forget your promise Sebby~!" And with that, Grell left. He was right though. Give it time, Ciel would be himself again.
Ciel slowly opened his eyes and looked around. "S-Sebastian." The boy's voice was hoarse from the incident earlier. "W-Where am I?" He felt a pressure on his hand. He looked to see Elizabeth holding it. The boy became tense. "P-please... Let go."
Elizabeth looked down at her's and Ciel's hand and slowly let go with a frown. "Are you alright young master? Are you in pain?" Sebastian said. He was about to reach out, until Ciel flinched back. He then pulled away and stood straight.
"I'm going to go back to my room now." Ciel threw the covers of and slowly got to his feet, shakily.
"Here, let us help." Alois said.
"No!" Ciel raised his voice, making the other two teens flinch. "I mean. No. I-I've got it." Ciel slowly make his way out of the room. When he reached the door, he opened it and leaned on the door frame. Ciel was about to fall forward, but Sebastian caught him. "Let go of me!" Ciel pushed his butler.
"But, young master-" Sebastian said.
"That's an order!" The room went silent. Sebastian let go of Ciel, and backed away from him. With that, Ciel slowly made his way to his bedroom and closed the door, laying in his own bed.
Elizabeth and Alois looked at Sebastian, and then made their way out of the room as well. "I'll be going home now." Elizabeth said. "I'll come back tomorrow to see how he's doing."
"Me too." Alois said. With that, the two blondes left the manor and returned to their own homes, leaving Sebastian with Ciel for the night.
All Ciel thought to himself that night was, 'I'm saved. But I'll never feel safe again.'
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A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It was pretty long. Reviews and story Requests are lovely! Again, thank you Ciel2031.
Love,
Ghoul-san~!
