chapter 5- Jack the ripper~ part 1- ripe with wounds
Hey guys! I love your reviews from last time! Awesome!
Sorry, it took me some time to get back... My internet was down and I had to get a new router... ugh. Internet is so complicated -_-
I actually had one person ask me some questions! Yay! Actually, it wasn't me it was Sebastian, Ciel, and Catherine, which is still good.
so, I have to admit, three reviews with in 7 hours of posting it.. that's pretty good.
Someone said, and I quote: "Good God this is AMAZING" which made me stare at that for like ten minutes thinking 'someone called my story amazing... in all caps!' It makes me very happy to see kind words in all caps... XD
ok, so onto the questions:
By~ Catovia
Ciel~
'Alpacas or llamas?'
'"Um, what kind of question is that? Is that even a legal question? Ugh, whatever... I suppose alpacas, because they are... more interesting. They are also must more appealing then llamas. Answer your question?" *mumbles* "I have more important things to do..."
'What's your favourite time of day?'
The time when all the servants are quiet and I can simply relax with some Earl Grey. Although, that has never happened before, even with Sebastian and I both being demons..."
Catherine~
'Alpacas or llamas?'
personally, alpacas remind me of poodles... reaaally tall poodles. But, on the other hand, I think llamas are extremely ugly, and they remind me of deformed goats... *chuckles* Alpacas are so cute! Their so fluffy and soft. Have you ever felt an alpaca? They are like the softest blankets in the world... like from heaven, and that's saying something since a demon said it. Although, you can put tags on llamas' ears and shave the tops of their heads to make them look like hipsters... hehe, hipster llamas. I'm only reminding you this, I'm fourteen, so you'll have to deal with my childishness! Hehehe, hipster llamas..."
'What's your favourite time of day?'
"Hmm, either night time or early in the morning where the sun is coming up and there is still dew on the grass. I love the smell of fresh dew on a freshly cut lawn in the morning! Night time is great too though. I love to lie back and look at the stars. Oh, I know! Tea time! I love that, sometimes I'll get only the cup of milk and not the tea bag and just drink the warm milk. Mmm, I can't wait for tea time... Aw, another hour!"
Sebastian~
'Alpacas or llamas?'
"Alpacas... they look the most like cats."
'Favourite time of day?'
"How difficult to choose... I suppose it would be night time. Demons are know to roam and be most active during the night, however with my master's schedule, I am least active then. I also get to see Catherine the most during the afternoon... Yes, my favourite time would definitely be the afternoon."
So, this was my first attempt at the questions thing, so I promise it will get better. :p
Ok, so onto the story, enjoy!
TPOV
Catherine sat at her normal lunch spot, but this time, she was surrounded by two or three- not including Alois- boys her age. The all chatted like they were best friends-they were.
"So, Catherine, you gonna play in the talent show again?" one boy asked.
"Maybe, I haven't practiced n forever, plus, my violin was destroyed in the fire remember?"
"Oh... right. Sorry,"
"No biggie. What about you guys? You guys are in a band, after all."
"Yeah, we were planning, but we needed a girl to play drums."
"Ah- oooh, I see what your trying to do. You want me to play drums for you in the talent show."
"Come on, please? The reward for winning is fifteen hundred pounds*. We could buy all new instruments with that!" *1500 pounds = 2500 American dollars~ aprox.*
"Well, I have seen your drums and guitars are getting really worn... I'll see if I can ask my dad if he'll let me. But why me? Aren't you the drummer, Max?"
"Mhmm, but I am needed on the keys." The drummer Max replied.
"Ok, one more condition- Alois joins too."
"What?!" Alois shouted with his mouth full of a turkey sandwich.
"Alois is good with guitar, base, and vocal. He should be able to do something. Don't most bands have one base, one key, one drummer, and two guitars slash vocals?"
"Yeah..." The band members mumbled.
"Perfect!" Catherine smiled and hugged against Alois. "You guys only have one of each anyways!"
xXx
Catherine and Alois quietly made their way up to her room in the Phantomhive Manor, trying not to get heard. She turned the doorknob of her room and opened the door.
"What is he doing here?"
"Crap..." Catherine whispered and turned to see Ciel glaring his red demon eyes at Alois. "Hey, Ciel, what are you doing here?"
"I LIVE here? Again, what is he doing here?"
"We are studying today. I would take her to my place, but Claude has been acting strange lately. Even I'm scared to go home." Alois answered.
"That's saying something, concidering they are busy doing... things at night." Catherine teased.
"Fine, just no loud noises, and please do not bother me while I am in my studies." Ciel had an annoyed look at the fact that he understood what Catherine meant, then shooed them off.
"Yes sir!" Catherine and Alois saluted before dashing into her room.
"Ok, wanna start with history?" Catherine asked, yanking her tail from being stuffed down her pant leg all day. She unpinned her hair, letting her ears show.
"Ah, um, sure. but first, I really wanted to talk to you about Claude..."
"Hold that thought. This calls for the ice cream, hot chocolate and popcorn code. Shall I receive the codes?"
"Yeah, get lots, I'm feeling like I need double hot chocolate today." Alois sighed.
"I'm on it!" Catherine dashed out the room and headed straight for the kitchen. She dug around in the cabinets finding her hidden stash of popcorn and hot chocolate. In the freezer, she had stashed a gallon of half-and-half chocolate and vanilla ice cream.
"Really, you guys don't even own a freakin' microwave?" Catherine groaned and turned the oven on. She pulled the bag open and poured the popcorn kernels into a frying pan. Alois came down from the steps and entered the kitchen.
"Need a hand? I see you have to do it the old fashion way." Alois tried to laugh.
"Man, if your even trying to laugh, it must be bad. There's an unopened gallon of half-and-half in the freezer. Dig in."
"Thanks..." Alois sighed again and snatched a ladle from the drawer. He opened the tub after getting it out of the freezer and began to shovel ice cream in his mouth while Catherine made popcorn and hot, tap water hot chocolate.
"So, talk about it. Spill it out." Catherine ordered. Her ears lied back as she could hear footsteps right outside the door.
Alois began slowly. "It started after you came by to tell me about how you had gotten kidnapped from someone working with Edward. Claude seemed worried that I was next, so he started protecting me even more. That's why I missed two days of school." Catherine nodded and listened closely to both Alois and the unidentifiable footsteps outside the door. "I told him not to worry so much and to let me go to school. After that he started... avoiding me. He has Hannah taking care of me and the triplets cooking and cleaning. The only time I see him is late at night when he comes home really late around two am. I can't really tell why he's hating me so much!"
"He doesn't hate you. Maybe he just needed space, or he took what you told him the wrong way."
"You think so?"
"Mhmm. Claude has always been there for you, Alois. Why would he suddenly back out now, when he loves you the most?"
"Your right, maybe I-"
"Hold that thought." Catherine whispered. She snatched a knife from the knife block and grabbed the doorknob. She quickly turned it and flung the door open holding the person at knife point. "Who the hell are you?"
A young girl with curly blonde hair hung in pony tails and pink bows stood before her. She had a pink shirt and a white skirt on. Over the shirt she wore a white jean jacket. Her shoes were neon pink low-top converse.
"LIZZY!" Ciel ran to her side pinning Catherine against the wall. "How dare you! Were you trying to kill her.
" I swear I didn't mean to! She was-"
"Shut up!" Ciel slapped Catherine across her cheek.
Catherine simply smiled and rubbed her cheek. "Wow, I thought Sebastian taught you not to hit a lady, Ciel..."
"You're definitely not a lady if you hold a knife to Lizzy like that again." Cile growled.
"Lizzy... Liz-zee? LIZZY! Of course!" Catherine got down on one knee before the young blonde and apologized. "My sincere apologies. I had heard such unfamiliar footsteps outside the door, and then they stopped. It seems as though you have head some information that was private to my friend and I. But I do deeply apologize for holding a knife to you in such a manner. You simply startled me."
"Oh, don't worry about it. I really shouldn't have listened in. I should be apologizing!" Lizzy squeaked.
"My, my. It seems a lady has better manners then you do, Young master." Sebastian appeared next to them and helped Catherine stand.
"Hey, Catherine, I think you need to get the- Ah, Lizzy?! What are you doing here?" Alois walked out holding a handful of burnt popcorn.
"You know Lizzy?" Ciel and Catherine asked simultaneously.
"Yeah, we're cousins!" Lizzy cheered.
"WHAT?!" Ciel and Catherine again shouted together.
"Seems that's the first thing you don't know about me, Cat. Oh! Popcorn! It-"
"Burning..." Catherine said under her breath. She reached for the knife that was strangely daggered into the wall. Ciel took it first and jabbed the blade point down into her hand. "F*ck! What the hell, Ciel?" Catherine yelped and jerked the knife out.
"I was testing your healing speed. I guess it hasn't recovered yet." Ciel chuckled and began to walk Lizzy up the stairs.
"You little demon!" Catherine threw the knife straight at Ciel, who instinctively spun around, grabbed the knife and flung it back at her. Catherine did the same, until the two were bother holding silver platters and playing ping pong with a knife and two platters.
"Way to go, Catherine! Woohoo!" Alois cheered her on. Sebastian just watched the rally. "Oh, does Lizzy know Ciel is a-"
"Yes, as well as I and Catherine. We warned her ahead of her visit that Catherine was staying here." Sebastian cut him off and replied with a grin. Alois simply nodded still watching the deadly ping pong game.
"I've had enough fun. Time to end this little game, Catherine. " Ciel hit the knife back to Catherine as hard as he could. The knife flew fast, towards her face. She moved her tail and grabbed the knife before it could touch her. The knife fell from her tail's grip and the platter from her hands. She had lost her breath during the 'match' causing her much pain in all of her still healing wounds.
"I guess that means Catherine won?" Alois asked as Ciel and Lizzy disappeared up the stairs.
"No, I believe not, considering she is aching all over form her wounds." Sebastian replied helping Catherine stand.
"Aww, darn it, but she did something awesome with her tail! Oh, man, could you do that before?" Alois asked.
"No, but, I'm sure this isn't the last..."
xXx
"We have a letter from the queen, three reports of 'Jack the Ripper' killing prostitutes, and zero sightings. Why have I been informed after the third report, why not the first?" Ciel growled and threw the newspaper on his desk, spilling the tea.
Catherine sat quietly in the chair in the corner of the room-far away from Ciel. She wondered if he was still mad at her from last week. She also wondered if Alois was ok now. She had gotten out of school three days ago and had yet to see from Alois. She was scared of calling him, because she might be interrupting 'their time' together. But, if she didn't call she was worried Alois might run away again, having her have to sniff him out like a dog. What if he did run away, and he got kidnapped again, because of her? What if he di- no, she refused to think like that. Either way, Edward was out there, looking for her. He wanted her soul- her entirely. He wanted to rid of everything getting in his way. He was probably worse then he was before. She had died in the past because of him spreading demon-killing weapons everywhere, so who wouldn't say that he still has those weapons?
She shook her head to clear her thoughts.
"Catherine, I need you to go talk to your father." Ciel instructed.
"My what?" Catherine sat up with a surprised look.
"Your father-the undertaker?"
"Oh right, about what?"
"Were you even listening?!"
"no, sorry..." She pulled her knees against her again and buried her chin between them.
"Ugh, go talk to him about the recent bodies that were brought in. See if he knows anything he'll tell you. Once you get back, tell us what you told him. "
"oh, ok... I'll see what I can do." Catherine slowly stood as her tail curled around her wrist tightly. She tried her best not to make eye contact with the two demons in the room. Just as she got to the door, Sebastian locked his arms around her and spun her around.
"What's wrong with you?" You've been acting weird all week. What's bothering you?" Ciel asked.
"Nothing..." She mumbled.
"Heh, you're going to stay there until you talk."
"Then I guess dozens of people are doing to die from Jack the Ripper..."
"Catherine, is it about Alois? I told you, Cluade has always been stupid like that..."
"No! That's not it! I'm worried what will happen to him because Edward is out there with all those demon-killing weapons. He'd kidnap Alois if he knew how much he meant to me!" Catherine cried. It had bothered her all week. She had missed the comfort of her old home, the constant training her brother would do with her, and her mothers constant lecturing about finding love in the world. But Edward had taken that all away from her, and now he was threatening her with her best friend's life!
She struggled out of Sebastian's grip. finally, she changed into a small black cat, getting out of his grip, then enlarging big enough to jump over the desk Ciel was seated at and crash through the window and get away.
"Not the window again..." Ciel groaned.
"Shall I retrieve her?" Sebastian offered.
"No, I'm sure she's been holding that in all week. Let her relax. She is probably headed to Alois or Undertaker right now anyhow." Sebastian nodded and obeyed his master.
xXx
Ciel was right.
Catherine headed straight to Undertaker's Funeral Parlour. He had wanted to meet with her anyhow- probably just to drink tea with her out of beakers and ask her lame questions like any over-protective gaurdian.
"You were right!" Catherine shouted as she stormed into the back of the parlour.
"About what?" Undertaker questioned.
"You know what! About me being a neko-jin! I shouldn't have told them! I got cocky and thought I was safe telling them. Now they won't stop questioning me about how paranoid I've gotten!" She fummbled harshly as she sat down on a coffin and pulled her book bag over her legs to get her books out.
"I told you~hehehe~ you should always listen to a reaper."
"I know!" She gowled and ended up stabbing her pencil through the plastic folder on her lap.
"My, my~ hehehe~ what exactly did you do?" He asked as he handed her a beaker with tea in it. As she slowly drank her tea, she told her exactly what happened to make her leave the manor. "Yes, I could see how that would make the young earl so angry. But, you are indeed paranoid~hehehe~"
"Why? Why am I so paranoid? I know I can trust them but why do I feel so paranoid whenever I'm around them?"
"Perhaps it's Mr. Butler..."
"No way..." She whispered, breathing in the fumes of the tea. "Could it be..."
"How is that blonde fellow doing?"
"Fine, I think... Why do you ask?"
"Just a feeling..." Undertaker murrmered with a cruel laugh. Catherine instantly sprang up and dashed out the door.
Undertaker was known for his feelings. So, how would Catherine not spring up into the air and try to get to Alois?
xXx
With Ciel was Lau and Ran Mao and his aunt and Grell- as her butler- stood in the study talking about the new case.
"Jack the Ripper?" Ciel questioned.
"Indeed. It seems time has repeated itself all over again, My Lord." Sebastian implored.
"Huh? Is that so? But Grell and Madame Red were the culprits last time. Don't tell me-"
"NO! Heven's no, we've learned our lesson, right, Grell?" Madame Red yelped and glared at Grell who was nervously fidgeting with a single red strand of hair sticking out of his brown wig. He nodded nervously.
"Well then, who is it this time? Forget that for now... what are the cases?"
"Well, it seems the 'ripper' has given up on young prostitutes." Sebastian peered over a letter. "He has turned to younger women around the age of fourteen."
Ciel sputtered out all of his tea onto the desk and abruptly stood. "Fine Catherine, now! That is an order!"
"My Lord... Your previous order... You ordered me to figure this case out without any interrupt-"
"Ignore that order and save Catherine now! Do not make me repeat myself!"
Sebastian smirked and bowed. "Always, M'lord." Sebastian fled through the currently broken window.
"Oh, my dear nephew, what were the other cases?" Madam Red picked up the letter and shook of the tea gently. "Oh my! No more ripping out the... lower half... he's... taking the hearts!"
"So, even worst than last time I see?" Ciel questioned light-heartedly.
"Indeed, and such more of a mess! My, my, the Yard will surely have fun with this case." Lau thought aloud.
"It is also a slower process." Grell finally added in. "The heart is protected by this bone. No mere human can simply take a heart from behind bone like that. Also, I doubt the heart is what they are after."
"Grell... are you saying-"
"A messy demon. Leaving his meals spread around instead of disposing of them like the other demons would."
"It seems Catherine is in quite a mess isn't she?" Lau asked.
xXx
Catherine sped across the rooftops towards Alois' mansion. Her phone rang and she quickly looked down at it.
Hey, it's me. I got busted for not having homework done so Claude 'grounded' me. I won't have my phone on me for the rest of Easter break. I won't be able to text back. I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. See you in two weeks!
That one text made Catherine relax entirely. She wasn't happy that she wouldn't be able to see him for two weeks, but at least she knew he was safe with Claude back to normal. She turned around and headed back to the Phantomhive manor to apologize for ditching and breaking the window... again.
She heard a cackle behind her and she turned around.
Nothing.
She growled and spun back around. She collide with pitch black and fell flat on her hind. She muttered something about Sebastian being stupid and began to stand.
"Geeze, Sebastian, what gives?" She locked eyes with the purest gold she had ever seen. "Not... Sebastian" The figure cackled and put a gag in her mouth before she could react. She tried to fight it off but the toxins were all to familiar but stronger. She collapsed and the figure easily caught her.
xXx
Sebastian returned to the Manor very late at night. Ciel was pacing in the doorway when Sebastian opened the door.
"Where have you been? Never mind that! Where is she?" Ciel shouted.
"I... could not find her" Sebastian muttered. He got down on one knee before his master. "I have failed, My Lord."
Ciel stood still, gaping at the butler's first fail. How could Sebastian- the greatest demon he has ever seen, or met- ever fail? Of course he would never admit that, but he thought it.
"Very well, try again tomorrow." Ciel sighed. "Keep trying until we find her."
"Yes sir. In return for that... I quickly made this- a suspect list. It consists of ever suspect eligible to do such things."
"We concluded it was a demon, Sebastian. So narrow it down further."
"No need. I already handled that. But, there is one human possible of doing this."
"Count of Druitt, correct?"
"Indeed. Even if he has to go to such lengths to remove the hearts. He-"
"How did you know about that?"
"I'm a demon, My Lord. What kind of butler would I be-"
"If you couldn't do that much? Yeah, Yeah, I know. Look, we need to get more info on Count of Druitt." Sebastian smirked at his Master's mockery of his line.
"He is having a party tomorrow night. Perhaps I could use some of my connections to get us in?" Madame Red asked coming from the stairs. Grell, dressed is his bloody red, was beside her.
"Just like last time... Very well. Do what you can. This case is no longer just for the Queen... It's become personal." Ciel fisted his hands at his side and snarled the last three words.
xXx
It was the night of the ball, and Ciel was dressed just the same as the past- pink frilly dress and bows. Viscount had requested all the guests dress like the 1800s.
"Remind me why I couldn't dress in a normal suit- again?" ciel growled.
"If Viscount really is behind this, he needs to be attracted to a young girl with a kind heart. You, my Mistress, are quite that." Sebastian smiled teasingly.
The carriage stopped and Sebastian helped his 'Mistress' out of the carriage. Grell (dressed as reaper) helped Madame Red out.
"I swear, when Catherine gets back, she's going to pay for making ME wear this." Ciel growled.
As soon as they entered the dance hall, they part ways. Ciel is with Sebastian, who is temporarily his home tutor. Madame Red is with Lao, who are currently fake lovers.
"Luckily, Lizzy isn't here this time." Ciel muttered. "I don't think I could handle having to avoid her here twi-"
"Oh, your dress is so pretty!" Lizzy shrieked from the other side of the hall.
"Care to rethink that?" Sebastian asked.
"shut up..." Ciel face-palmed trying to hide his demon-coloured eyes. "Just keep her from seeing me!"
"There..." Sebastian pointed the Viscount talking to a young girl who looked strangely similar to Catherine. "That's Viscount... and if I believe so... Catherine as well."
"Get Catherine and keep Lizzy from me. I will talk to viscount."
Sebastian nodded bu the dancefloor suddenly filled with many dance couples. "Looks like we will have to dance across." Sebastian took Ciel in his grasp in the dance position, and waltzed them to Viscount's side of the floor. By the time they got over there, Ciel was out of breath, even as a demon.
"Oh, little Robin!" Viscount of Druitt cheered at Ciel, who instantly sprang up, trying to fix his dress neatly to look appealing. Next to the Viscount was a dull-faced Catherine. "Have you met my dear maiden? This is Sakura. Say hello Sakura."
"Hello, my Master has told me little about all the young girls my age that are attending. I'm glad to finally meet someone." Catherine bowed.
"May I steal your lady?" Sebastian and Viscount asked together. They nodded to each other and took off in their directions.
(With Sebastian)
Sebastian took Catherine to the dancefloor and slowly waltzed with her.
"Where have you been?" Sebastian questioned.
"What do you mean?" She questioned back.
"You have been gone almost two days, then you show here?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Each time she spoke, it was emotionless- like a doll.
'Like a doll..." Sebastian thought.
"I've been home the entire time. I must have been help up in my room. You should visit me sometime. My mother would love to meet you." She continued.
"Your mother? Catherine do you remember nothing?" When he asked that, she simply smiled and tilted her head curiously.
"I must go... I have things to do. I will see you soon!" Catherine bowed away. Sebastian stared at her passing figure before turning to his next issue- Lizzy.
(with Ciel)
"Oh, my little Robin, you are the cutest thing I've seen." Viscount cooed to Ciel. Inwardly, he wanted to gag and retch, however, his exterior only showed a shy young girl.
"Oh? I must ask you, please, stop teasing me." Ciel 'blushed'.
"I'd never! Oh, but you truly are the cutest thing."
"Viscount... I have been searching for you everywhere. Where have you been this evening?"
"Oh? I'd show you... If you like..." Ciel groaned inwardly when he spotted Lizzy running over to them. Sebastian however intervened.
He placed a large cupboard in between them and began to speak proudly. "This, is an ordinary cupboard. I will now enter it. That man, will help me." He pointed to Lau.
"Viscount" Ciel spoke up. "I am tired of watching these shows."
"Oh, I understand, my Robin." The viscount took Ciel to a purple curtain that his a door. "Please enter, my Lady." Ciel nodded and entered.
(With Sebby :p)
"After I enter the cupboard, tie it tightly with these chains." Sebastian directed to Lau. "And then, these swords will be used to pierce this cupboard. After you do this, I will come out alive for all to see. There are no tricks nor traps. Please, watch and enjoy this magical rare performance!" Sebastian entered the cupboard. Lau chained it tightly.
"Well, I won't hold back..." Lau muttered. The man quickly stabbed a sword right down the middle from the top. He then quickly spun around the cupboard stabbing multiply times all around. "Alright! Let's see how he is..." Lau broke the chains and Sebastian exited smiling.
The entire crowd burst into a roar of applauses.
"Wow, Amazing!"
"Bravo!"
"It's a miracle!"
"That was quite impressive, Sebastian." Madame Red applauded.
"Really, and it was like a mountain of needles too!" Lau added.
"Even I thought it was a little painful... I did not expect you to aim for my head so quickly..."
"What sort of trap was there then?" Lau questioned.
"You mean you shoved all those swords in there and didn't even know?!" Madame Red panicked.
"Oh? Did I not say so before? This is not a game, and there are no traps. That's all there is too it." Sebastian smirked.
(With Ciel)
~Clack Clack~
Ciel's shoes tapped against the floor with ease. "The hall seems quite lively tonight." Ciel commented sweetly.
"The place I am taking you to will be much happier than that." Viscount replied and opened a door leading into another hall.
"That smell... It's so sweet... so familiar... ! I have to get out of this room!" Ciel panicked trying to escape the room.
"Oh, that's right..." Viscount commented seeing as how Ciel was getting dizzy. "This is the perfect place.. Robin."
xXx
Flashback
"Hah... Hah...Seba- Sebastian... hah..."
"Come, put your hands on the wall..."
"Hah..."
"please, relax a little..."
"N-No! No more! I can't take it anymore! No- No more! I feels terrible..."
"I believe I said this the last time... Please bear with it. You will get used to it."
"Hah... But...! I SAID MY ORGANS ARE COMING RIGHT OUT!"
"There has yet to be a woman... whose organs came out because of a corset."
Indeed, this entire panting and rasping was because of a corset...
End
Ciel woke up with a stinging pain in his eye. Something didn't quite feel right.
His wrists were bound tight as well as the stinging pain. "First to Identify where I am..." He thought squirming within the ropes.
Now, Ladies and gentlemen, quiet down. I bring you two of the items everyone has been waiting for. Viscount, it had to be! "Please do look at them carefully. You can play with them as much as you want. Or, use them in a ceremony. Or, parts of them could be sold according to what the customer prefers.
"Wha-" A gasp beside Ciel echoed. Ciel twisted slightly trying to guess who the voice was. It sounded familiar, he thought.
"This is a hard to get item!" Viscount continued. "First- the raven-haired girl- her eyes are bright beams of a beautiful colour of the sea, yet with a deep contrasting colour of the forest. The other- the silky brown-haired- her eyes are a beautiful color of the sky, yet with a hint of red- they are also like cat eyes. How beautiful they are!" Viscount cooed making Ciel grunt in disapproval. Who knew who was next to him now. He was just worried for her well being- considering she was an actual girl unlike him. "Now, I will proceed to show everyone."
Cold hands untied the cloth covering Ciel's eyes. He glanced beside him to see Catherine in a mess.
She was curled up in the corner, whimpering and crying. She had bounds like he did, but around her ankles, which tied her tail to them as well. She had a gag in her mouth unlike him, and her hair was sloppily thrown around. Her ears was partially sticking out. Her ears were cut and bleeding as well. She had bloody tears running down her cheeks from where she cried and the tears ran into the cut on her cheek turning into red, bloodied tears. Her jeans were sloppily pulled up too high past her waist. It looked like she had been attacked. He hands, however were blistered and all the skin looked like it had been missing and rubbed raw. The bars of the cage had bloodied handprints on them- which made up for her raw hands.
Ciel stared at her a moment before a thought clung to his brain. "Was she... raped?!"
When Ciel tried to clear his mind, Viscount continued. "The starting bid is 1000 each!"
"Sebastian, I'm here!" Ciel whispered.
Viscount didn't hear him and questioned the audience "So, who else wishes to make a bid?" Most hands shot up, but they were all bidding for Catherine. Only some were bidding for Ciel. The lights flickered on and off before the room went entirely black. "What-What happened?" Dozens of screams echoed through the room.
When the lights came back on, Sebastian stood before the two cages. "Really, apart from getting caught, you haven't accomplished anything. You really are... You thought if I'd come at your bidding, you could be so careless?"
The minute Sebastian said that, Ciel glared. "As long as I have this contract, you will come no matter where you are, correct?"
Sebastian looked almost surprised... Ciel hadn't said that the last time this occurred. "Well... Of course..." Sebastian smirked. "I will follow you wherever you go... Until the very end. Even if I was shattered to pieces, I would never leave your side. I would follow you to the depths of hell. I'm no liar... Not like those humans." As Sebastian talked, he helped Ciel out of the cage and snapped the ropes. He then moved to Catherine's cage. "My, my. It's like buying a kitten from a store."
Oh, how she wanted to snap at him for that comment. But she didn't. In fact, it was the opposite. Her eyes filled with tears. Sebastian quickly broke apart the cage. The bars had seared into his hands through his gloves, but he didn't mind. He hugged her against him and carefully undid the bounds around her wrist and took the cloth from her mouth. Now the sobs were audible. She cried onto his shoulder, making his jacket a mess.
"Shh, It's fine now. You're safe and sound now. I promise."
He lifted her gently and stepped out of the cage with her in his arms. "I have called the police, so Scotland yard will be here soon. As for your appearence, I don't think we should stick around..." Sebastian chuckled.
"Very well... Let's go..." Ceil mummbled. Sebastian scooped Ciel up in his outher free arm, and jumed out the window, carrying he two ladies.
xXx
Jack The Ripper Returns!
Victim: Annie Shepherman
Another Prostitute Sacrificed!
"Viscount didn't go anywhere last night!" Ciel shouted. "Ugh, Sebastian, reorganize the list."
"Yes, Sir." Sebastian bowed with a hand over his heart. He quickly grabbed the list off the desk and scanned through it.
There was a knock on the door. "Enter!" Ciel yelled angrily. The door creaked quietly and Catherine stood stiffly in between the two doors of the doorway.
"Ah, uh, Catherine, Are you feeling better?" Ciel stood quickly trying to rid of his frustration. She only nodded at his question. "Good... Do you want some tea?" She shook her head and bowed her head weakly. She had winced at the pain.
"I... I'm sorry I cause such a trouble. I thought it would have been better to leave... but I only cause more trouble." She whispered. If ciel had a heart, it would have been broken then. Her face was completely filled with regret and pain.
"You're blaming yourself?" Ciel asked shocked. He mad his way to her and hugged her. She winced at the quick movement. "You have been a sister of mine... then and now. Nothing is your fault, Catherine... especially this. I fell into that trap on my own. You had no idea you would too. Please, do not blame yourself."
"Really? I thought... I was just a useless stay that no one could love." Catherine pulled away. She looked away. Her face was still cut on the cheek, but it was barely visible. her hands and wrists were still raw, but not as much as well. She dared herself to hold back her tears, and she did just that.
"Who told you that?" Sebastian questioned.
"Edward..." Catherine replied dully.
"What?!" the men shouted together.
"Mhmm... He's the one who sold me to Viscount Since I didn't have my soul... He had no use for me..." She place a hand over her heart.
Sebastian glanced at Ciel then asked. "I have to ask you... What did he do to you?"
"Take a guess... He tried to take my soul... and do the thing that keeps making me flinch when you touch me..."
"So he did rape you?!" Ciel asked.
"Ugh, don't say that word!" Catherine barked back. "But... yes."
"That b*st*rd!"
"Ciel!"
"He's probably the one behind this whole case! Wait a minute!"
"Master..." Sebastian interjected.
"Hmm?"
"I may have some useful information."
"Go on..."
"At the ball... I noticed that the Catherine with Viscount of Druitt was not Catherine at all."
"How could that be? She seemed completely normal... other than the fact that she didn't remember us..."
"I didn't dance with Sebastian... In fact, I wasn't at the ball last night. I was in the cage all night!" Catherine yelped. "But... Edward did mention something... what was it? Dolls? Yes! He's got someone making dolls of real people. The dolls take their place while the real people are put away like I would have been. He has total control over all of then, meaning he can call them to his side whenever he wants to."
"That makes up for that issue... but what about Edward now? He still wants her soul, so he'll be fighting us for it whenever he gets the chance." Ciel grumbled.
"I may not have been ready then... But, I'm ready now. If Edward wants something of mine, he'll have to fight me for it!" Catherine's tail flickered out and her ears stood up tall. "I've lost my life from him once, and I'm not going to loose it again. I will still need to train, but I've got Alois for that. Edward's taken my family three times... He won't take my fourth. I'll kill him before he even touches you guys."
Ciel and Sebastian smiled. It was good to have their old Catherine back.
ugh... So many words! I feel so successful!
Hahah! I can't wait to get the next one up! I will probably have it out late Saturday or mid-day Sunday~ depending on when I finish typing it out and editing it.
Ok, question time! well, for you. You can ask the following characters questions:
~Ciel
~Alois
~Cluade
~Sebastian
~Catherine
~Lau
~Madame Red
~Grell
~Lizzy
~Viscount Druitt
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