Chapter 14: Sarcasm(Get Scared)
I'm back. I had a special request to update this one as soon as I could. Apparently, a friend of mine got on and read this story, so they loved it so much that they told me at school to update this today.
I want to thank my two reviewers Catovia and Shadows of the Midnight Wolf for reviewing! Thank you very much!
As for the rest of you, I get it if you were busy and just literally had one second left and literally finished the last word at that second, but if you were just to dang lazy to write 'ooh good chapter' and blah blah blah, I'm ignoring you, and putting my headphones on
Sorry for above, if that was rude. But most of you know how firkin insane I am when it comes to readers(guest and user alike) who don't review.
OOOH! Sorry that I promised some 'Catherine beat'n' Ciel' but, in my defence I did get a shot that day... I promise to put it in here.
This is my next try at another arc. So, wish me luck again!
Oh, LOTS of talking in this chapter.
so, on with the story!
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TPOV
"So, explain that again?" Ciel asked for the second time.
"Ugh! It's like camouflage. I tricked Sebastian into thinking I gave away my covenant. I never really did. Certain demons can do that, not just werecats or just me." Catherine explain.
"You're mean, you know."
"Heh, yeah, I know. Oh, we got in another letter. Want me to tell you the facts about the case? I think you may enjoy this one..."
"Hmm? Why not. I don't have anything better to do... Sebastian, you don't mind this right?" Ciel glanced at the glaring demon leaning against the wall. He didn't make a noise.
"Very well, My Lord" Catherine began. " Another report came in concerning the shadow on the walls. This time, it was in an... orphanage. Five children kept talking about a shadow that would speak with them a night and tell them stories of two children who had special... protectors that would keep them safe every day. The children said that the shadow promised them that it would keep them safe while they slept. The owners of the orphanage did not believe them until one day, a child that was part of the group came to one of the owners and told them ' The king is watching you. He knows what you've done.' The following night, the same owner was found dead. He, was Joseph T. Williams. He was found dead hanging in the centre of the room. On his right wrist was a symbol. My Lord, the symbol was the covanent, though they do not know that. By the description here, that is what I can conclude to."
"So, you think Lucifer is back?"
"Yes, that seems most likely."
"What else it told of the man's death?"
"His eyes were red. Not red by crying or lack of sleep, but red like Sebastian's and I's."
"So, a demon?"
"Possessed more like it. As I can remember clearly, the only way to become... un-possessed, or exorcist the demon from a body, is to simply kill the host. Also, his ears were bleeding. I can assume, Lucifer tried to find a worthy host with enough of a cold heart that would be able to manage Lucifer possessing them. Unfortunaytly, the man did not qualify."
"Un-unfortunately?!" Ciel stuttered.
"well-"
"Explain later." Sebastian cut in. "Don't you need to contact that brat... Trancy, was it? I'm sure there is a shit load of important matters to discuss with him right now."
"Did Sebastian just cuss?" Ciel and Catherine said in unison.
"Fine... I guess you two have private matters to tend to as well?" Catherine whispered.
"Indeed we do. I also suggest that you see to Edward and make sure he doesn't ruin things here than that pesky trio does."
"Aw, somebody's jealous..." Catherine cooed and walked out the door.
"So, what is it, Sebastian? I told you that you had the rest of the day off to slack or do whatever you do when I'm not around."
"I see... Well, it is not that easy... I-" Glass shattered loud enough for both of them to hear.
"Oi, Mey-Rin never learns..." Ciel graoned and stood up.
"No, My Lord. That was not Mey-Rin. It is someone else, we do not know."
"Can you tell who it is?" Sebastian shook his head. He stood in front of Ciel as feet pressed against the floor.
There was a shadow reaching under the door and the door knob turned.
"Shit, Sebastian! What the hell were you thinking?" Catherine cussed a few other unpleasant words. Five silver butter knives were stabbed into the door right beside Catherine's head.
"What was that down there? Oi, you- you're covered in blood!" Ciel stepped around Sebastian, but quickly backed up against him when he saw the blood.
"Heh, nothing a cat couldn't handle." Her eyes flashed pink as she licked a drop of blood off her hand. "So, what do you say we get to that orphanage?"
xXx
"You still didn't tell me what happened down there!" Ciel growled. They were on their way to meet Alois at his Estate.
"No worried, Young Lord." Catherine smirked.
"Tell me"
"No"
"Now"
"I'm fine"
"Catherine"
"Ci-Young Lord"
"Want it to be an order?"
"You wouldn't dare"
"Oh, I dare so"
"So, your second order?"
"Is there a limit?"
"Should be..."
"Well then, Catherine-"
"Yeah yeah, 'I order you to tell me' blah blah blah!" Catherine pouted and turned to the window of the carriage.
"Yes, I see why Sebastian enjoys to taunt you now."
"It was a visitor fro me specifically."
"Who?"
"Elemeno"
"Ele... meno?" Ciel snickered.
"Don't laugh at him!"
"Hmm? Is he someone close to you?"
"He's a fricken Bastard, that's what he is. He doesn't deserve your laughter." Catherine pouted again.
"Who is he?"
"He's one of the men working for Lucifer. He keeps an eye on my to make sure I don't defy the laws of our contract."
"But you-"
"SHHH, keep it down." Catherine pointed upward towards the roof.
"He's on the roof?" Ciel mouthed. The carriage stopped suddenly Catherine groaned.
"We're here..."
Everyone climbed out, that is Ciel had a hand getting out by Catherine who was glaring daggers about his head at Elemeno. He had licked his lips at the sight of Ciel. Catherine let out a hiss and Ciel turned to look around.
"No, My Lord, this way. We must hurry to Alois before they clear the scene of the case." Catherine lied through her gritted, bared fangs and burned daggered red eyes.
"Welcome, My Lady. I see you have gained much beauty over the years." Alois faked.
"Don't flatter yourself, Macken." Catherine bit back.
"Don't call me that!" Alois kicked Catherine in the shin and she only smirked.
"How cute. You used to kick me all the time. Remember when I'd cry every time you did that, then you'd apologize. I don't cry about it anymore. So you don't need to apologize. Just so you know, Jim."
"I wasn't going to anyways, and please stop calling me those names!"
"You should apologize for striking a lady, My Lord. It is considered bad behaviour." Claude appeared behind him.
"Claude, you're exactly the same as you were when you first met me." Catherine laughed.
"You two know each other? Besides the time you worked together on that case!" Ciel demanded.
"Hmm? Oh, yes, Alois and I go way back. Farther back then when Claude arrived." Catherine laughed again, leaning on one of the many bookcases in the room.
"Are we going or not?" Alois stomped his foot.
"Tsk, same old childish Alois. Are you ready, My Lord?" Catherine bowed to Ciel.
"I've been very ready..." Ciel growled. Sebastian only smiled lightly at the entire situation that had just occurred.
xXx
"So, how is it, being a... butler for a short time?" Alois tried to contain his laughter.
"Don't bother me. I'm focusing on something." Catherine snapped.
"Cath-Catherine? That was a little harsh, even for you!"
"Shut up!"
"What?"
"Crap, he's gone! He was talking to someone. You were blocking their conversation!"
"You mean... Elemeno?" Ciel snickered again.
"Yeah..." Catherine hissed in frustration and lied across the floor in the carriage.
"Eh, what are you doing?" Alois asked.
"Nothing... now. I was trying to find out who that was with him!" The carriage stopped again and Catherine smirked.
"Oh great. You've got that smile again." Alois groaned.
"What do you say about helping me with something, Alois?" Catherine whispered in his ear and a huge, devious grin appeared on his face.
"I'm IN!" Alois cheered jumped out of the carriage after Claude.
They walked up to the nearest officer and began talking with him.
"Oi, the queens spider, dog, and cat all in the same place? This must be a serious case." The man said.
"Have you collected and finger prints, left blood, hair, something like that, you know, other than the man's himself?" Catherine asked.
"Well yes, follow me. Ted, come answer any questions they have." The officer called over another officer. Catherine nodded to Ciel before leaving with the officer.
"Here they are. Will this do?" the officer asked.
"Yes, this is perfect. Make sure no one is standing in here with me. You know how paranoid I get when people look down my back." Catherine whined.
"Yes, we've been well informed." The officer chuckled, and forced everyone to leave.
"WHo was last with the man?" Ciel asked.
"The housekeeper. She had a question about 'symbols painted on the wall in blood.'" The officer answered and saw the other man leave.
"What room?"
"The children's rooms. Every one of them. The adults' rooms were left alone though."
"Thanks. That's all we need."
"My... pleasure?" The man tried to say, but Ciel and the others walked off before he could finish.
Catherine met up with them in one of the halls and followed them.
"What did you get from the samples?" Alois asked excitedly.
"Tainted blood, almost burnt hair, and finger prints with light traces of blood. The blood was... not human. As for the hair, I have no clue. The tainted blood had the same scent as... 'our' blood." Catherine spoke, almost sadly.
"So where does that lead us?" Ciel asked annoyed because he knew the answer.
"Even possessed, a human would not have demon blood for quite some time. So a demon must have been in the room at the time of his death." Sebastian added.
"Unless... he tried to kill a demon, but the demon won, and got angry, showed his true form, and hung the man to claim it was suicide." Alois whispered loud enough for them to hear.
"No, the man would not be dead." Catherine admitted.
"What?" Everyone but her asked.
"Sebastian, Claude, let me know if I'm right. If a human sees a demon's true form, they are put into a trance filled with their darkest fears, memories, thoughts and so on. The man would have to be killed with in nightmare." Sebastian and Claude nodded in approval to show she got it right.
"How do you know this? what do you do? Study this stuff?" Alois snickered.
"It happened to me..." Catherine huffed and walked at a quicker pace to a nearby door. She pushed it open and slowly made her way in. Everyone else caught up with her.
"Daddy's been waiting for you, Catherine!" A kid whispered and locked the door behind them with a key.
"Hey, kid, this isn't funny. Unlock the door." Catherine knelt down in front of him. He just laughed at her and slapped her across the face.
"Daddy doesn't like it when our names are forgotten."
"Ok, what is your name?"
"Yuurii!" The boy sang and they all began to chant her name
"Catherine Yuri Demetrio! Catherine Yuri Demetrio!" Catherine stood and smiled.
"Sick way of taunting me, don't you think, Luci?" Catherine called out. A shadow began to rise above the wall. Catherine threw her hands over Ciel's eyes, and Claude did the same to Alois.
"Oh, what a splendid name! Will that be my name when we live together?" Lucifer mocked as all the little children fell to the ground. A pull formed at the pit of Catherine's stomach, but she didn't dare acknowledge it. Sebastian kept firm hands on Catherine's shoulders for safe measures.
"I'd say hell no, but you'd enjoy that wouldn't you?" Catherine scoffed.
"See, you're learning well. So, how about you forget that deal we have and just come now. You won't finish in time."
"Time? Bull crap! We didn't agree on time! You said when I finished."
"Yes, I say a lot of things. Like I said I'd protect these brats. I won't. It was only to get your attention, and it obviously worked. I take it back. If you need visually proof, let go of your doll and check that drawer. There is an actual written contract in that drawer."
"You just want me to let go of Ciel. Good luck with that. I'm done doing things I'll regret later. Now, let us out."
"Very well, luv. Good luck with that case!" The devil laughed as the door flew open.
xXx
"So, go again?" the officer asked.
"The man had committed murder in the past, and when the children had said that they knew what he did, he freaked out and tried to clear his name. When that failed, he attepted to get the kids to stay quiet. Turns out, the order of the stories you heard were wrong. The kids told the man of his crimes, he freaked out about it so he tried to scare the kids with a shadow magician, and ended up drawing the kids closer to the shadow. In return he killed himself because he was caught of framing the children for trying to kill him. He had painted his blood on the walls of all the children's walls not the adults to show that there was a monster living in the house. The monster was him. When he became too guilty for all of his actions, he hung himself."
"But that doesn't explain the red eyes, Mr. Phantomhive." An officer addressed him neatly.
"I can answer that." Catherine cut in. " In attempt to scare the children with hiring the shadow magician, the magician made him inhale a powder that made his eyes that colour. The powder made the Shadow Master know if he was lying about the amount the man would pay for the magician's service."
"Amazing!" The officers 'ooh'ed and 'aww'ed at how impressive the team pulled all of that together. "Well, I guess the queen was right. When the three royal aids pull together, they are unstoppable!"
"Yes, I suppose we are..." Ciel nodded to us.
xXx
"Are you still mad at me?" Sebastian asked.
"Hmm? No, I guess not. I am sorry though. Ciel is constantly rubbing it in your face that I'm his butler until I return him to you." Catherine sighed.
"Yes, but I don't mind much, anymore. You keep him well protected. I do wish to have him back though.".
Everyone was staying the night at the Tracy Estate since they were requested to report to the Queen in the morning.
Sebastian buttoned her white night shirt for her. She was wearing that, and black pants. Her hair was down, instead of pinned up like it usually was. Sebastian was starring at the scars across her chest as he buttoned up the shirt for her.
"Sebastian!" Catherine pushed his hands away. "Every time you help me, you stare at them. I know you wish to know what the scars are from, but you must wait. I don't feel ready to tell you yet."
"Of coarse. I just don't like the idea of someone hurting MY Catherine." Sebastian said possessively.
"Sebastian..." Sebastian pushed her onto the bed and hung over her gently. "Don't make me make you regret doing that..."
"Try me..."
Moans and growls escaped their lips as they kissed passionately. Hearts were racing through the night as the passionateness intensified. Sebastian moved his hand to the just recently buttoned shirt and began to slowly undo it.
"Uhn, Seb-Sebastian, no-no not tonight!" Catherine pushed him away.
"Of coarse. I should check on the Young Lord." Sebastian bowed smiled and left.
Was that good enough for you? I hope it was, because I really liked this chapter. Oh, by the way, I told Shadows of the Midnight Wolf that you guys would find out who was shooting at Catherine and Elijah in the last chapter, but I didn't get it in. It WILL show up on the next chapter though. Oh and by the way, if you just threw in a clue somewhere above ^^ I didn't mean it like that. It is not Will. Unless you want it to be... *whistle innocently*
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