Chapter 4
So, here is the start of the first arc. It will basically be the same, but with more futuristic inputs, and with my OCs inclusion, of course. :p
I'll tell you this... if you wanna find out more about 2014 Catherine, you'd better read this... it's got some 'past' info on here that will be really helpful for you to remember later on.
Okaaaay, i'll stop attempting to spoil the info. just read it before I ruin the whole chapter!
TPOV(third person)
"Young master, I brought your afternoon tea and pie." Sebastian entered Ciel Phantomhive's study with a troll loaded with a tea pot, tea cup, plate, and the pie.
"Haven't I told you? I don't care for that today..." Ciel snapped at Sebastian. His cruelty had increased of the passed two days.
"Whatever could be the matter, M'Lord?"
"It's Catherine! No matter what I do, I can't seem to track her! I spoke to Alois Trancy to find about her whereabouts, but he hasn't seen her for two days. She hasn't been at her school either."
"Should there be an order hidden beneath those statements, My Lord?"
"Sebastian, this is an order- Find Catherine Demetrio and return her here safely!"
Sebastina bowed, and placed his hand cleanly and elegantly over his heart. Still bowed he spoke where is voice echoed across the study. "Yes, Master."
"What are you waiting for? GO!" Ciel shouted firmly. His anger steered over the embracing form of the Phantomhive butler. Sebastian nodded and quickly left.
Not long after Sebastian disappeared, a thunder-like rumble echoed from the walls near the window behind the Earl.
"What the-" Ciel was tossed viciously onto the ground and was struck with an unfamiliar scent. A cloth was smothered against his nose and mouth forcing him to inhale the toxins. Ciel fell limp on the floor of the study. A strange figure cloaked in black lifted him firmly and jumped from the window with the Earl in his arms.
"My, my, the lonely Earl- so easy to tame. With only a simple anti-demon toxin? Ha, what a waste of my time..." The man chuckled to himself as he carried the boy away.
xXx
Sebastian parted his way back to the kitchen to dispose of the now cooled tea and pie after leaving Ciel's study. On the way, Bard, Finny and MeyRin stopped him about a certain 'mouse problem'.
"Oi, Sebastian, we've a letter!" Bard waved the letter around.
"Hmm, please, may I?" Sebastian asked, putting his hand out to take the letter. He glanced outside seeing a sniper aiming at he and the other servants. He instantly snatched the letter and shoved the pie against Bard. "Clean this up will you?" Bard had stumbled back just missing the bullet. The vase next to them shattered and spilt water and shards of ceramic everywhere. Sebastian tilted his upward at the gentle sound of glass shattering and a violent scent of an unfamiliar anti-demon toxin. He inwardly groaned at the acknowledgement of the missing Earl.
"Oh dear, well... I'll take care if this when I return. Until then, do as I said and clean that up." Sebastian ordered and took his leave. As he walked he opened the letter and read.
Dear Head Phantomhive Butler,
As you have surly guessed, your dear Earl Phantomhive is indeed missing. By not he alone.
Yes, I have taken your sweet Catherine. She has been a lovely guest, and entertainer.
It is quite easy to draw blood from her thin skin. If you want to regain your dear Earl and kitten,
I suggest you come to the White Chapel and bring the drugs Chlaus to exchange.
"My, my, what have you gotten yourselves into?" Sebastian sighed and crumpled the note into a ball, stuffing it into his pocket inside his jacket.
xXx
"Where is it?!" A blonde man with a scar slanted across the middle of his face shouted at the demon Earl. Ciel simply smiled. "Tell me, or every one of your servants die!" Ciel laughed, earning a slap on the face and a kick in the stomach. "Well then, perhaps this little girl could take on a few hits until you decide to talk."
The man walked over to a girl sitting against the walk opposite of Ciel and pulled the blanket hiding her face.
"Catherine?" Ciel barked out.
"Ah, so that's your name? Getting info on you will be easier than I thought!" The man laughed and pulled a dagger from his pocket.
" Idiot! I was trying to keep my name a secret! What are you doing here anyways, Ciel?" Catherine wiggled slightly. The bounds on her ankles and waist holding her arms behind her rubbed deeper into her skin.
"I am here strictly on business. Remind me again why you are here?"
"I haven't the foggiest. Either way, can't you get us out of here? Considering that you are... that?"
"No, he gave me something... it's weakened me. What about you? You're one too!"
"It seems were at a dead end-"
"ENOUGH, YOU TWO! What are you talking about?" The man shouted at the two demons.
"Azzurro, let this girl go. She had done nothing and has nothing to do with this. She-"
"How did you know I was a nekojin*?" Catherine interrupted. (*'neko'= cat - 'jin'= hybrid animal-people~ info from google)
"Nekojin?" Both men repeated.
"Don't tell me. You didn't know, Azzurro? Well then, who would have know to time me up in wet anti-demon ropes? As well as that, I have a tear on my ear and my tail is bleeding. Care to explain, Azzurro?"
"D-did you say-"
"Yes, Ciel, I have a tail and cat ears. Wanna see them?" Catherine smirked at Ciel's shocked look. She shook her head, making her bobby pins fall from her hair. Her cat ears popped up from underneath the unpinned hair. The ears were the same colour of her hair, except the light tint of pink on the nside. A brown tail suddenly appeared at her side flopping gently on the ground.
"What the- but you didn't look like that before!" Ciel gaped.
"Wha- Edward didn't tell me about this!" Azzurro gaped along with Ciel.
"Edward... I should have guessed that's why I'm here..." Catherine growled. Her eyes shone a dark pink and looked just like cat eyes. The ropes around her rubbed against her skin again and she hissed, struggling to make the burning stop.
"Catherine! Azzurro, let her go!" Ciel almost begged.
"Sorry, kid, but I'm getting paid big bucks." Azzurro responded playing with his silver gun.
"He's sparing your life, ain't he? He threatened your life. Killed a man right in front of ya, didn't he?" Catherine barked, laughing almost.
"Shut up!" Azzurro kicked Catherine in the stomach, knocking her onto her side. She yowled in pain, and coughed up blood.
"Quit, Catherine, you're causing your own pain! Sebastian will be here soon, I'm sure of it." Ciel yelled. Catherine laughed.
"Relying on Sebastian, are you?" Catherine laughed again.
"What? No, I just can't get either of us out of here and- Catherine, if you don't stop, he'll kill you!"
"Shut up, the both of you!" Azzurro threw the dagger he had earlier pulled out, and threw it at Catherine, landing it in deep in her shoulder. He then walked over to Ciel and kicked him a few times. Catherine whined in pain on her back, and Ciel growled at Azzurro.
"Ciel... He's here..." Catherine whispered to Ciel.
xXx
Sebastian stood on the hood of the vehicle that was dangling ever-so-gently off the side of the large bridge, where it could fall and crash at the bottom of the throughway.
"Now then, who are you working for?" Sebastian asked seriously. The phone was clutched tightly in his hand. It had been squeezed so tightly, that it had crumbled into a few pieces.
When they were silent, he asked again, with even more fierceness. "Ah, w-w-we work for a m-man named Azzurro!"
"Thank you, gentlemen. I apologize for interrupting in your business." Sebastian bowed and jumped away. He landed on the bridge carefully and checked his pocket watch as the car fell to the bottom of the throughway. "My, my, how late it's gotten... If I don't hurry, dinner will never be prepared in time." He sighed and ran quickly to the white chapel.
Once he arrived, the entire chapel was guarded by dozens of men with guns. It was so guarded not even a rat get pass however, a demon butler was a different story. He appared behind the first set of men and introduced himself kindly. "Oh, hello. I represent the Phantomhive family."
"Eh? Who da 'ell is dis guy? Get him!" At once all the men began to shoot at him, but Sebastian easily maundered around each bullet tossing his silver platter at the gunners like a Frisbee. He hit several of them in the head, and others in the throat. By the time he was done, men lied around the entire outside of the white chapel, with twisted arms and sliced necks or heads. He hummed a simple tune as he made his way inside.
As soon as he got in the building, gunners rapidly fired at him from his left. He quickly raised his silver platter-blocking the bullets. He jumped up and threw the silver utensils at each of them- some hitting them in the heads others in the heart. He continued on snatching up the plates off the table in the same room. He tossed them just the same as the platter and nocked most the men out cold- sending them into an eternal rest. Once he was done with that end if the batch, he moved on up to the highest room, where his dearly beloved and his master were being kept.
Azzurro sat against his desk with his silver gun in his hand waiting for the Phantomhive butler to waltz in the room, expecting to be handed his master with ease. Although, that wasn't entirely true. Sebastian knew he'd have to put up somewhat of a fight to get his dear helpless ones back- but not much of one. Footsteps could be heard right outside the door and Azzurro simply smirked. The doors flew open, and there he stood- adorned with a dark smile and clad in black.
"Well, do you have da key to the warehouse?" Azzurro asked, pointing his gun towards Sebastian. By warehouse, he meant the actual warehouse where the drugs where being held. Sebastian pulled out the key and nodded.
"Now, now, it's right here. now, if you'd please-" On that mark, five men jumped through a painting hanging on the wall and fired at Sebastian- one bullet plucking him between the eyes. Ciel and Catherine gasped, but knew all to well that he'd only been playing around with the snipers.
"Baka!" Catherine shouted form the ground.
"Eh? Isn't that Japanese? Where did a simple commoner like you learn such a word?" Azzurro chuckled.
"And I'm guessing you haven't the clue what it means..." Catherine scoofed and looked away.
"Why you-!" Azzurro raised his gun at Catherine ready to shoot her.
"Sebastian, how long to you plan on playing dead like the dog you were named after?" Ciel growled at the acting butler.
"Not much longer..." Sebastian chuckled. Instantly, he rose off the ground with a bend in his back leaning backwards. His head shook lightly and he spat the bullets out of his mouth. "Would you like these back?" He smiled darkly and threw his hand towards the five snipers, flinging the bullets into their own skulls.
"Wha- how?!" Azzurro jumped. He held Ciel and Catherine shoulder-to-shoulder at gun point. "Come any closer, and I'll shoot em booth!"
"Sebastian, this is an order, save me-us, now!" Ciel used his own demon powers to untie the eye patch hiding his covenant mark.
Yes, My Lord." Sebastian stepped forward and Azzurro fired. Ciel turned and smirked at him.
"Wha-" Azzurro looked up and saw Sebastian smirked down at him too. Sebastian held the bullet between his pointer finger and thumb.
"You should be careful where you aim that. Someone may get hurt. I'll just return this to you." Sebastian dropped the bullet into the pocket on the outside of Azzurro's jacket making him gape. "Now... If you'd be so kind... back away from my 'kitten'!" He smirked and made the man's arm twist unnaturally. The man screamed in pain as he dropped the gun.
Sebastian lifted Ciel carefully, setting him on a chair. He instantly snapped the ropes around Ciel and made his way back to Catherine. He picked her up and saw that Ciel had stood to let Sebastian set her down on the chair. He snapped the ropes around her and carefully pulled the dagger from her shoulder- as it had caused her to grow extremely weak and tired. She collapsed against Sebastian and whimpered in pain. Her tail curled around his wrist, showing her affection. He chuckled and carefully moved her over to Ciel.
"Well then, finish this, Sebastian." Ciel commanded. Sebastian nodded. Suddenly the room looked like black feathers had begun to fall down from the room. Sebastian's and Ciel's eyes glowed red in the darkness. Ciel's final parting words could have been the new scary story to tell by the way his cold voice chilled the room even more.
"Goodbye, Mr. Azzurro."
xXx
"You b*st*rd!" Catherine shouted, and slapped Sebastian as hard as her weak arms could.
Ciel muffled a chuckle and glanced up at her. "What's the problem?"
"This sick pervert changed my clothes! How dare you! I may remember from the past that I enjoyed it, but you'll have to earn my affection again, Sebastian! I will not be easy to tame!"
"I apologize, but the servants were running errands for us, and would not return for hours. I did not want you to wake in such messy clothes. I will try my best to regain your trust and affection. Although, that day before you passed out, you did show a lovely hint of affection..."
"What?"
"You held my hand with your tail... It was so soft..." He hummed at the thought of cuddling with his precious kitten at night.
"You sick perverted old man! I don't know what your thinking, but you must be insane to think such things to make you as bright as an angel! Ugh, the reason I did that was because my tail was aching and I was trying to tell you I was too weak to stay away!"
"Hmm, that isn't how I saw it..."
"Ugh!" She slapped him once again. "I'm going to quickly lay some ground rules. No sex. No sick thoughts about me in any way. No sexual harassment- physical or verbal. And I'm fourteen- take it slow will ya?" She sighed angrily and marched away. The males could here her feet above them on the rooftop.
"Sebastian, please try not to bother our guest. I know all and well you intend to regain her love, but remember, she is more delicate this time. She is right, you should indeed take things at a slower pace for now." Ciel sighed as he bit into a small round chocolate truffle.
" Yes,Master. May I ask, what is that?" Sebastian said after bowing at the Young Lord's order.
"A truffle. Catherine made them and brought them to me when she came to... scold you. Would you like one?" Ciel mumbled before unknowingly offering one. Sebastian was also highly shocked and amused by this.
"No, my Lord. Even if they were made by her, I have no true fondness of such sweet things..."
"I see... perhaps you should go apologize to her. And be honest this time. Don't sound so formal!" Ciel scolded in an unacknowledged kind way. Sebastian bowed and took his leave to join Catherine on the roof.
"Hey, Sebastian..." She turned and smiled at him.
"I'm sorry I did such a thing without your consent. I should have been more careful. At the time, I was more worried about your wounds then your pride."
"Heh, don't worry about it. I'm sorry for going off on you. Alois used to tease me the same way you do, but eventually, he got hurt because certain people thought we were together. He was kidnapped and brutally raped because of my stupidity. The people who are hunting me now were the cause of him getting hurt. That's when he met up with Claude again. Had he not shown up, Alois would be dead, and I probably would be too." She hugged her knees and sighed. "You probably don't even care, heh..."
"No, I do! Please tell me more!" Sebastian said quickly. He sat next to her and held her hand carefully. "Is... this alright?"
"Hehe, yeah. Alois stopped teasing me after that, because he knew it scared me that he'd get hurt again."
"You really care about him, don't you?"
"Mhmm. He's basically a real brother to me. He's been by my side since we were two. Even when I was a kit."
"A kit?"
"My mother used to call kittens kits, because cat demons are all born as cats up until a year old, then we learn to change our forms and sizes."
"So you can be the size of a regular cat?"
"Yep, and a really large cat, but that's only for fighting. After I was abandoned at seven, I had planned to live with Alois, in hiding as his pet cat, but Undertaker found me first."
"What made you decide to trust him?"
"He was a shinigami. He decided my fate for me, so I didn't have to. At first, I thought he was there to kill me, but then he took me in as his own and raised me, even when I was a cat demon. In fact, I think he enjoyed the fact I was a cat- always wandering around and breaking glasses form the shelves and hundreds of dollars of milk for me because I wanted it so badly."
"Can I ask a question?"
"Well, that was one, but shoot..." She squeezed his hand, and smiled up at him.
"Heh, why did you change your name?"
"I knew that was coming... Well, I'll just say this for now- Sakura is a Japanese name, and back at the White chapel I said 'Baka' which is 'stupid' in Japanese. Just remember that for now, 'K?"
"Hmm, somehow, I fell like you're hiding quite a lot..."
"... I am." She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek before standing to return back inside.
Ok, EEEEEEE!
Best chapter so far! well, I thought so anyways... hehe.
I threw out quite a few hints for later chapters. So remember exactly what Catherine said to remember, because it will probably be super helpful to know later along.
Oh, you know what the next arc is? Jack the Ripper! Mu fav arc eva!
I really hope you guys liked this, because it literally took me two days to type this all out, edit it, re-edit it, check to make sure I got all the awesome scenes in and then put in this part.
Ok, so I got this really cool idea from another author that I just have to borrow.
Basically, you guys ask a question to any character that has been mentioned from the beginning on, as long as the aren't dead, and I- I mean- they will answer them for you. You can ask questions concerning the story, or questions like 'what's your favourite candy, (insert character name here)?'
As of right now, you can ask these following characters questions: Ciel, Sebastian, Catherine, Undertaker, Alois, Bard/finny/MeyRin, and me! You can aske me any questions you like as well, and I'll answer them just like they will.
Just remember, I DO NOT OWN THIS LITTLE BIT! I AM SIMPLY BORROWING IT FROM ONE OF MY FAVOURITE AUTHORS!
Ok, so, R&R fav/follow, ask questions and please stay safe! Thanks for reading!