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Chapter 7
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"What I want is-"
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Suddenly Harry screamed, clutched his head, and fell to the floor in obvious pain.
Ciel was so startled that, for a moment, he froze before rushing over to where Ron and Hermione were already crouched worriedly by their friend.
"Sebastian, what's wrong with him?"
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Hearing his masters question, the butler stepped away from the wall where he had been unobtrusively observing and made his way over to the fallen boy. However, as swiftly as it had begun the seizure abruptly ended and Harry, pale and slightly jittery, started to struggle to his feet.
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As soon as Harry was able to catch his breath he started talking.
"He knows. He knows what we did, what we're doing."
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While Harry talked about his Voldemort induced vision, Ciel and Sebastian unobtrusively backed away. The two demons half listened to the wizards' panicked conversation, while having a quiet rushed conversation of their own.
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"Sebastian, do you know of any promises, oaths, or such like that wizards consider binding and unbreakable?"
"Yes, My Lord. There is one. It binds their magic to their life. Should the oath be broken the magic will attack the oath-breakers life and kill them."
Ciel grinned, "Excellent. Sebastian I want to extract some quick promises. You'll give them back their wands for that. As soon as they're done, you'll snatch back their wands and follow my lead. That's an order."
"Yes, My Lord. "
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The butler's gaze narrowed as he looked intently at his lord.
"Master, if I may ask, what are you scheming?"
Grin growing wider, and with a mischievous glint briefly flashing through his one visible eye, the little Earl replied, "Oh nothing, we're just going to go on a fun little adventure. I'm also expecting that a few beneficial, potentially long-term, things will come of this."
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The three wizards finished their own conversation right around then, suddenly noticing that Ciel and his butler had not been part of it and had in fact been having their own private words.
Normally they would have spared a few moments to wonder or to question such obviously suspicious behavior; but now that Voldemort knew what they were up to and was moving quickly to check all of his horcruxes, they no longer had a moment to waste.
Harry turned to face the little Earl.
"You-Know-Who knows that we're after his horcuxes. And he's going to check them all now. I now know that he only has 2 left. We can't afford to wait. We have to leave now. You said you'd give back our wands and the cup if we talked. Are you going to go back on that?"
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Ciel nodded, face serious.
"Of course not. I am a man of my word."
He gestured to Sebastian, and the butler stepped forward holding the three wands.
"Make an oath by your magic to act as my friends, keep my secrets, and never betray me. As soon as your done I'll destroy the this cup horcrux and your mission can continue."
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Harry paused, whatever he'd been about to say momentarily forgotten.
"What?"
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"You heard me. We don't have time to discuss or explain this. We can do that later. For now, you three just hurry with the oath. The sooner you finish and you see me destroy the cup, the sooner you can be on your way, right?"
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The young wizards spent a few brief moments arguing, but they were in a hurry and could practically feel each precious second slipping away. Additionally, the oath that Ciel was asking them to make didn't seem like a big deal and they did want to see too this horcrux's destruction as soon as possible. Plus, they didn't really have any other choice.
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As soon as they finished, the wands again disappeared from the wizards hands; a quick glance confirmed that the mysterious butler was once more in possession of them.
Angry, they turned to face Ciel, but were shocked to silence by what they saw.
The little Earl's mouth was open and stretched impossibly wide. He then picked up the golden cup and shoved it into his mouth, sealing his lips closed as soon as it was all the way in.
Then he started to chew.
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Ciel knew that it wasn't necessary to shove the cup into his mouth in order to eat the piece of soul, but he did want to show off a little and he thought that the teenaged wizards would feel more reassured if the cup showed at least a little evidence of physical damage.
This was why Ciel started to chew the golden cup as if it was gum instead of metal.
Even as the muffled sounds of twisting crumpling metal could be heard, a delicious flavor flooded into Ciel's mouth. A sensation of giddy euphoria quickly followed and spread through-out his body.
For the first time in longer then he could remember, Ciel Phantomhive felt happy.
He chewed and sucked, sucked and chewed, and drained out every drop of soul and dark magic that had been imbedded within the cup. When he was done he spit out a fist sized wad of chewed up gold.
Laughing a genuinely happy laugh (that shocked his demonic butler more than anything else in the last 122 years ever had), Ciel tossed the lump of gold to Harry.
"I feel wonderful! So this is what it feels like to be happy! It's been so long that I'd forgotten! Hee hee ha hA HA HA HA!"
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Harry caught the gold lump Ciel tossed him and stared at the strange boy. He had no idea what to think. A quick glance at the butler's shocked expression confirmed that all the laughter and giggles was very out of character for the little Earl.
Ron edged closer and whispered to Harry, "Do you think the horcrux got to him and messed with his head like the locket did with me a few weeks back?"
Harry quickly whispered back, "But didn't the locket horcrux make you more negative and angry? Ciel looks like he's bursting with happiness."
This time it was Hermione that spoke, "What I want to know is how he was able to break the horcrux like that? There's no way that was normal."
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Sebastian, meanwhile, had hurried to his masters' side.
"My Lord, are you well?"
Ciel grinned, "I feel fine."
"Bocchan, I've never seen you so… cheerful before."
"It was the taste."
Ciel sighed and smiled his first truly kind smile since before his parent's deaths.
"Sebastian, you're aware of the difference between vinegar and wine. It's all in the process and the treatment. My guess is that the dark magic acts like a spice that turns something that should be sour and rotten into a euphoric treat; and since I'm in such a generous mood I'm going to do something nice for you."
"Nice?"
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"Hay," Ron interrupted, "how'd you do that?"
"Why'd you take our wands again?" Harry demanded.
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Ciel chuckled, some of his earlier mischievousness returning to his bright blue eye.
"Have you forgotten? Remember, first of all: I've got dangerous abilities. Second: You just pledged me your friendship. If I gave you back your wands now you'd probably be in such a hurry that you'd leave without Sebastian and me."
The Phantomhive Earl grinned.
"Now what sort of 'friend' would I be if I let you go off into danger without me? Besides, how can I help you dispose of the other horcruxes if I'm not with you?"
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"Wait," Hermione said, "Why are you coming with us?"
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"Why wouldn't I? Helping you is to my advantage; and can you honestly say that you will not have need of my help?"
The little blue-haired earl turned to his butler. His previously happy attitude already starting to fade. Still grinning, if slightly more darkly, he commanded, "Sebastian, get my daggers and my swords. We're going on a little trip."
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Ok, that's done. Sorry for the long wait for this chapter. Also, sorry for the even longer wait that there's likely to be for the next one.
Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter.
Please review. (^-^)
8/7/2012
P.S.:
Side Note - I just started watching this weird parody anime called "CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL." Even though this fact has nothing to do with anything, I'm mentioning it anyway because it was funny, made me laugh, and 'cause I felt like it. Heh! maybe I've been watching it too much and its starting to affect me? Well I'll know for sure if that's true if I start to think it normal for a Gorilla to work as a chef in a sushi restaurant.
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