Chapter 3
Hmm... I see most people are super excited I'm back with a brand new story. YAY! You guys make me so happy sometime-no, all the time!
I was really trying to decide whether I should post this or not today, but, because you guys are amazing, I did. I've been going through some rock stuff between a certain guy that is in a certain relationship with me... and he's been making me seriously angry lately. I had a bad day today, so I figured updating would make me happy. And it did!
Ok, enough of my sob stories... Please enjoy! and, as you know, I'll never own black butler... *sigh*
TPOV
"Sebastian, when do you plan to tell her?" Ciel asked-clearly annoyed by this returning question. He looked towards the glass rose sitting gently on the shelf in the glass case.
"Soon. I just need her to discover more about her past before I tell." Sebastian looked to the rose as well. He stood and walked over to it. He slowly took the rose from the clear glass box. He held it close to him as he walked back over to Ciel.
"He soul is fading. She is loosing her light. I worry we may already be too late." The flower had faded from its bright-red to a dark-red. It was almost as if it was wilting.
"I see... We need to hurry. What have you heard about Claude and Alois?" Ciel leaned on his desk. He looked frustrated.
"Nothing... I have searched for them, but it's almost as if they have disappeared."
"I need you to find them! Alois is part of recovering her memories!" He was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Enter!" Sebastian quickly put away the rose as Sakura entered.
"Uh, I just wanted to let you know I was heading to school. After that, I will be heading to the funeral parlour." Sakura tucked her head in the door. She had a nervous blush on her face.
"Before you go, do you know anyone by the name Alois Trancy?" Ciel asked.
"Oh, Yeah! He's my best friend from school. We see each other everyday, but he is in America for a business trip. He will be back next week." Sakura walked all the way in this time.
"You-Sebastian! Never mind. Sakura, be careful on your way to school." Ciel sighed.
"Yes sir!" Sakura nodded and left anxiously.
"Follow her..." Ciel whispered to Sebastian.
"Yes, My Lord." Sebastian bowed and quickly disappeared.
xXx
During lunch, she sat talking with a young blonde boy, who, as Sebastian guessed was Alois.
"Did she lie, or did he come back early?" He said to himself. He was perched on the room of the school, watching her closely. He listened in on her with his acute hearing.
"So is that weird?" She asked.
"Maybe. Recently I have been having them too." The blonde boy said.
"At the same time? What has Claude said?"
"He wants to see you. Something about talking to you about a glass flower." Sebastian stiffened.
"A glass... flower? Alois, do you mean a glass rose?"
"Yeah! He said it was a rose. A glass rose that was red in the sunlight."
"No... way. I need to see Undertaker. Come with me!" She grabbed his hand, leaving their lunches behind. She pulled him through the courtyard to the main gate.
"It's locked. What now?" Alois asked.
"Um," She jammed her foot into one of the holes in the fence, boosting herself up. "Your turn."
"Wha-I'm not doing that! what if I tear my uniform?"
"Alois!"
Alright!" They climbed over the fence and started running. "Where to?"
"First, Bakery. If he isn't there, Funeral Parlour."
"Fun-er-al par-lour? That place gives me the creeps!"
"Guess it's time to be scared out of your skin!"
xXx
They ended up going to the Funeral Parlour after all. Neither of the males minded Alois being there after a few minutes-even while Alois was slightly creeped out. Undertaker knew they could trust Alois, and Alois enjoyed the Undertaker's strange humour.
"Heehee, so, you've heard of the darker side of the rose? I'm entertained. Perhaps I should tell you more about it."
"Wait. you know more about the rose? You have to tell us!" Alois sat up anxiously.
"I suppose I can." Undertaker had that sly grin again. "I'll tell you, but, do not take this out on them once you know. They have only tried to protect you."
"I promise. So, please tell me!" Sakura begged.
"That rose holds something of yours inside. Something to which if it did not exist, you'd be dead... or well... another form of a demon, that it~ hehehe."
"Her... soul?" Alois asked.
"Heehee, how would you know that?" Undertaker fingered a skull on the desk with one of his long, black-painted nails.
"Claude is a demon, so I know a little about them. He is slowly teaching me more about them."
"Heehee, yes. Your soul is being protected by a delicate glass flower. If that flower breaks, you either die, or become a demon. But, in order to become a demon, you must have demon blood in your system. That is why Sebastian is protecting it with his life; he and the Earl are. You see you- Well, I'll let Sebastian tell you that story."
"Undertaker, can I ask you one last question?" Sakura asked.
"I suppose..."
"Are Sebastian and Ciel demons?"
"What a peculiar question. What do you think?"
"Yeah, they are aren't they?"
"Hmm, only for a laugh shall I reveal such private info."
"They are" Alois and Sakura said in unison.
When they were just about to leave, Sakura turned back around and sat down across from Undertaker again.
"Heehee~ mores questions?" He fingered her hair next. She simple shook it off and let him fiddle wither long brown locks.
" I need to know if I should tell them. It seems like they know about my past, so maybe I should tell them I remembered it all last night."
"Heehee~ what do you think you should do? All you need is their trust when you show them your little secret." He moved his hand to the top of her head and brushed her fingers through her hair, making cat-like ears unfold from the pulled back hair lied over them.
"So, you're saying that I tell them I remember but keep this thing a secret? They knew I was a cat before, how much worse could this be? I'm basically the same as I was then too!"
She turned to Alois who was trying not to smirk at her hidden cat ears.
"Your choice, deary. But, remember that I warned you. I am a reaper after all, I would follow the warnings of a reaper if I was you." He cackled again and disappeared to the back of the parlour to 'play' with his 'guests'.
She let out a heavy sigh then spoke up "Alright, fine! Call me Catherine from now on, Alois. I think it's about time I let them figure things out for themselves." She gave a simple wink to him and grabbed his hand to lead him out the door, after tucking her ears beneath her hair.
xXx
Sebastian's POV
"Yo, Phantomhive, Michaelis! Get you butts down here, please!?" Catherine called from the bottom floor.
"Gee, Cat, nice way tell 'em you're gonna spend the night at my place, huh?" I heard an oh-so-familiar voice reply to her.
The young Master and I made our way down quickly and he stopped short "Trancy!"
"Oh look! The Phantomhive Princess has come to visit!" Alois retorted. Catherine fell to the floor laughing.
"Al-alo-Alois! Be-be-be n-n-nice! " Catherine tried to say, bur her studdering mad the Young Lord even more furious.
"What is that thing doing in my manor?!" The young lord protested.
Finally, Catherine had stopped her laughing fits and stood with the help of Alois. "I'm stay at his home tonight. I just brought him here for a second so I could grab my book I left here. It's something I have to read for school. We're leaveing as soon as I get it." She slowly made her way to her room but stopped for a momment. "I wouldn't suggest making Ciel mad, Alois, you know what he is!" A door closed, signalling she went in her room.
"I'm guessing Claude told you I was a demon then you just HAD to tell Sakura didn't you?" The Young Lord barked back to Alois' innocent look.
"Actually, she goes by Catherine from today on, and no, she figured it out that you were two were demons, I was just with her at the time. However, since we are so close, she would have told me within an hour." He snickered after his last statement, making the Young lord nearly punch him.
"No, Master!" I grabbed his arm holding him back. Nearly forgetting he was strong now due to his demonic skills, he broke away from my grasp and held Alois to the wall.
"A-Alois!" Catherine dropped her book and ran down the steps and pulled the Young Lord away with great strength. "D-Didin't I tell you not to make him mad?"
"I-I didn't! He asked a simple question and I told him the truth! I didn't try to make him mad!" Alois whined and clung to the back of Catherine. "Man, Claude is going to kill me now!"
"How did you- wait are you still-" The young Lord looked at me for a momment then back at her. I too was shocked at the sight.
Her eyes were demonic-red.
"My-my, I knew the cat demons had improved, but I hadn't know they improved this much!" I smiled at her eyes.
"Shut up..." Catherine muttered and blushed. She hid her eyes again. "Besides, you don't even know what I look like! You've only seen my eyes. Don't get your hopes up to see anything else! Anyways... We should go. I don't want Claude getting on you for being here." She quickly began making her way out of the manor.
"Wait!" The Young Lord called. "Alois called you Catherine, does that mean you remember it all?"
"My name has always been Catherine, but I have been running for quite some time now, so I changed my name. But, yes, I remember..." She sighed and pushed Alois out the door further, slamming it behind her.
I don't know what to think of this chapter to be honest... I'm kinda hating it and kinda loving it... -.-
So, the arcs with start on the next chapter. I just needed a few fillers to get you into the story.
I dink iz woorch!
Oh, I have a surprise for you!
I'm posting two chapters today. In the middle of reading over this, I decided even I couldn't bare the wait to get the next chapter out.
I can't promise there will be two chapters out every time, but this time I'm doing so. It's just a little thank you gift for being such awesome readers!
So, without further ado... Onto the next chapter!