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Chapter 6: Those sisters, cousins and realizations
On June 25, two of the Silverrose sisters took the day off. They woke up as late as 12:00 pm. They got dress but not in there usual attire. Clementine and Sparrow turned to Ace who was just now sitting up in bed. They gave her worried looks. "Are you sure you want to do this, your fever is awfully high,"Clementine said.
Somehow, Ace caught a fever last night, but still wanted to participate in the Silverrose battle. Ace glared at her sisters, "I already said yes damn it!" she stood. Then she did her daily routine. While Ace was in the tub, Sebastian walked into their room. "Yes?" Sparrow asked.
"If I may ask, why is only you three and cousins taking part?" he asked. The question had been bothering him for a while. Sparrow and Clementine's expressions darkened. "Unfortunately, as of late, someone has been ambushing the Silverrose members," Sparrow explained. Clementine nodded in agreement, "Yes, and we mean all Silverroses even those who were married in an divorced," she said.
Sebastian narrowed his eyes slightly, "I see," were his words. "I must go tend to the master," was is excuse to leave. When he did reach his master's studies he knocked twice. At the sound of the ever familiar, "Come in," he entered the room. Ciel looked up from his work. "Go away Sebastian, I don't need anything," he snapped. He was mad about all the work and still a little sore from the booster shot.
When Sebastian stood rooted to his spot, Ciel glared harder. "Go awa-" "We need to talk," Sebastian interrupted. He was momentarily dropping the 'butler' role to get his point across. Ciel's eye widened. He dropped his pin and folded his fingers on the desk.
"What is it?" Ciel asked. Sebastian's eyes narrowed. "It's about the Silverrose sisters," he said.
*later with the Silverroses*
The Silverrose sisters were on their way out the door. Before they could touch the doorknob, Sebastian called to them from the top of the stairs. They turned, "What is it?" Sparrow asked. "The young master wishes to watch the fight," he stated. "What? No! An outsider watching the Silverrose battle? It's unheard of!," was Clementine's instant response.
"Aw, why not? With most of the Silverroses gone it would be nice to have some sort of audience," came an unknown male voice. The sisters facepalm apparently knowing the voice. . . or it's speaker.. the one who said. Oh fuck it! you know what I mean. "But it would be braking tradition!" Sparrow shouted at the voice. "But wouldn't it be fun to bend the rules?" he asked. "No! It wouldn't!" Ace shouted.
"Aw, my dear Obliterate, how could you be so mean?" Faster than anyone but Sebastian could see. A tallish in a hooded and sleeved black cloak appeared before Ace and tilted her chin up. She glared at him and slapped his hand away. "Shut up Smoke, and don't touch me!" Ace said.
"I don't see why you three even have a say in whether or not we brake the rules, since you broke them yourselves," came a fresh female's voice.
The Girls' expressions darkened. "Oh I think I've angered them! But it's true, remember, 'never reveal your true name'," she quoted the rule. The sisters were silent. "Exactly," they looked source when it revealed itself. A girl wearing the same black cloak as the boy, Smoke, was sitting on top the steps.
"Where are all you people coming from?" Ciel asked. He was ignored. "Bottom line, we choose," came a male voice that was older than the last two. "No, we wont let you-" Sparrow began but was rudely interrupted or dare I say it, mysteriously interrupted. "It's already decided, Massa-" Sparrow interrupted him. "Don't say it!" when this voice was revealed, it was a tall male, once again wearing a cloak, sitting on a chair in the room.
Sebastian wasn't impressed with the cousins, he'd sensed them long before they appeared. Ciel had sensed them a little bit before they revealed themselves, being a new demon he wasn't that strong an any area. The sisters only had one thought, 'Here he comes'
"Just give it up, my dear Massacre," Came, and I quote the sisters' thoughts his voice. The last unexpected guess appeared behind Sparrow. Said brown skinned Silverrose sighed. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck softly."If you got Death on your side then we can't do anything," Sparrow admitted defeat. Ace and Clementine said nothing, silently admitting defeat as well.
"Who are these people?" Ciel asked, fed up. "Allow me," Sparrow insisted. She snapped and all the cloaked occupants of the room lined up. She gestured to the first comer. "Our our cousin, Smoke," Then the girl, "His twin sister, Disaster," The third comer, "Their older brother, Smother," The one who hugged her, "And finally, our older brother, Death,"
"What kind of names are those?" Ciel questioned. "Oh, they aren't our real names," Smoke started. "We get additional names to go by based on something we do as a child," Disaster finished.
Now that struck Sebastian's and Ciel's interest.
"How do I tell them apart with those cloaks on?" Ciel continued his interrogation. "My turn!" Clementine volunteered. She snapped and the line of people turned so their backs were to Ciel. On the backs of the cloaks were silverroses. "The roses pedals are tipped with a different color." "Smoke's is tipped with gray," Next, "Disaster's is topaz green," Next, "Smother's is is fiery orange," Lastly, "And Death's is black,"
"Here, suit up we gotta go," each cousin tossed a balled black cloth to a sister. The unraveled them to revealed them as cloaks. The sisters slipped them on, "Mine is red," Sparrow said.
"Blue," Ace.
"Purple," Clementine.
"The tips match the flecks in the wearer's eyes," Ace explained.
"Curious, didn't you say it would only be cousins? Then why is your brother partaking?" Sebastian asked. In perfect unison, the sisters released a sigh. "Because, he has a horrible sister complex therefore, he might as well be our cousin," Sparrow said.
"Come on, the carriage awaits my sweet girls," Death said. He hooked his arms around the waist of Ace and Sparrow. He then proceeded to lead them out the door. Sebastian eyed the forgotten Clementine as he helped Ciel into his coat.
"He doesn't do anything to you?" he asked. She looked up at him threw the shadow of the large hood. "Huh? Oh, no he says I'm too young, he only does it from 16 and up," she clarified. Clementine followed her cousins out the door. Finally, Sebastian and Ciel joined them.
Ciel was surprised to see a large carriage outside his estate gates. It was at least as wide as two of his carriages and was being pulled by four strong horses. As he neared it, the elderly male driver turned to him. He wore a black suit, white gloves, and a black top hat. Ciel noticed a silverrose on the silver band of his top hat.
Also, when the driver raised a hand to tip his hat Ciel saw the outline of a rose in silver on the back of the glove. Right now, Death aided Sparrow and Ace into the carriage. Before entering himself. Ciel paused at the steps to the carriage. He didn't want to be cramped in there for who knows how long.
"If you wish to watch the fight, you must ride with us, young master," Clementine said. Ciel mentally and physically prepared himself to be squashed between two bodies. But when he entered, there was plenty of room. He sat as Sebastian closed the door.
Ciel had to admit, this was amazing! Why didn't he have one? "If you're wondering why you don't have a carriage like this it's because they're not manufactured," Smoke answered his unspoken question from his place across him. Ciel put a halt on his eye wandering to look at he male Silverrose. "This was handcrafted by the Silverroses," he added with a smirk.
"Ciel," he heard Ace say. He turned to her about to scold her for calling him Ciel. She raised a to stop him, "Save it, today you are nothing more than a regular person to us but today we're not Sparrow, Ace and Clementine," she said.
Ciel's visible eye narrowed. Was she saying they were on equal ground? Ha! He thought not! "You will treat every Silverrose in this carriage with respect," she continued.
"You will also call my dear sisters by their additional names, the ones they've earned," Death jumped in. "Poison," Clementine smile. "Obliterate," Ace grinned. "Massacre," Sparrow smirked evilly. Ciel remained quiet but tightened his grip on his walking stick. "Those were the names they earned? What kind of people did he let into his home?
"Sp-" She shook her head at the mini earl. "Massacre, What did you do to receive your name?" he asked. She smiled and and tilted her head almost innocently, if it weren't for the name she went by. "Wouldn't you like to know, dear Ciel," came the 8 year old reply of the 20 year old. "Miss Massacre, I do believe my master asked you a question," Sebastian said politely with a threatening undertone.
"And I believe she answered it," Death slightly growled from his place between Obliterate and Massacre. Sebastian vaguely noticed the twins huddle and whisper while looking at him. "Are you okay dear?" he asked Massacre and tenderly kissed her cheek. "Stop it! You came from the same bloody parents!" Obliterate slapped Death up side the head.
The Silverrose brother rubbed the back of his hood clad head. "Curious, how much older is Mister Death than you Miss Massacre?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "One year," Poison said energetically from besides the demon. "Hold on," Ciel said raising a hand to say, 'stop' "That means Death is a year older than Massacre, Massacre is two years older than Obliterate, who is three years older than Poison?" he ended with a question.
"Putting them in the order, 1, 2, 3" Sebastian added. "Our parents planned it," Obliterate waved a hand dismissively while looking out a window. "And it was our mother's dream," Death added his two cents or more like *counts the number of words he said* 6 cent. Poison giggled. Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt. "We're here," Smother put his feet down from the empty seat across from him. "Really?" Disaster and Smoke said in Silverrose twin unison.
When Sebastian stepped out of the 'carriage supreme,' he was met with the sight of an old abandoned mansion it was bigger than the Phantomhive's! But abandoned. "Number one thing of 'things to know about Silverroses,'" Smoke said. "Absolutely nothing is how it seems," Disaster linked arms with her male self.
"Move it you two," were Smother's words as he walked behind them. The Silverrose sisters and one brother also entwined arms, and walked to the entrance. Ciel eyed the building with a 'I'm a noble and don't go in dusty places,' look.
A look made especially for him. . .
Did he want to go in there?
"Do you wish to watch the fight and keep the Silverroses by your side?" A smirking Demon asked from beside him. Ciel sighed. "Yes," he slightly facepalmed. "Then that's the answer to your question master," he said. The little lord threw out a "Shut up Sebastian," and approached the rigid mansion.
When he entered he saw it was just as jacked up as he presumed! Until. . .
he saw all Silverroses, young and old, jumping into a glowing hole. Clementine was about to jump in when she spotted him. "Come on," she hopped in the seemingly bottomless pit. "Are you mad women?" he yelled after her. He was slightly startled when his butler picked him up bridal style.
"What are you doing?" he looked on with wide eyes at the red eyed demon. "Going down, master," before Ciel could react in any way shape or form Sebastian jumped. At the sound of giggling and laughter the demon earl opened his closed eyes. It was quiet and. . . pretty. . .
the walls of the hole were coated in a soft gold glow and the wind that shout be pounding at him from the speed of falling felt like a relaxing summer breeze. He looked ahead since Sebastian jumped in head first at the Silverrose family. Ace Sparrow and Clementine giggled as they free fell. The twins locked hands as they twirled in the air. Smother laid in air, arms and legs crossed with a bored look. And Death was. . . there. He wasn't doing anything. Then he noticed something. . .
their hoods were off. . .
the twins had short black hair and were a few shades lighter than Sparrow. Smother was light skinned with white hair. And, wait, did Death have short purple hair? He mentally facepalmed at a realization.
Death's black flecks matched Sparrow's hair. Sparrow's red flecks matched Ace's hair. Ace's blue flecks matched Clementine's hair. And Clementine's purple flecks matched Death's hair.
He sighed aloud. "You noticed it too? The flecks and the hair?" Sebastian asked. "Yes," hr responded. Then, they landed. "Let's get this show on the road!" Death declared.
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