Chapter 3: The Orphanage.

Ciel's POV

I sighed in relief when the carriage finally came to a stop.

Not even a second later, Sebastian opened the door and held his hand out for me, waiting to help me out of the carriage.

I narrowed my eyes at him when I noticed the vaguely visible burn marks on his wrist, "Why isn't that burn healing?"

A somewhat shocked expression claimed his face, but was gone almost as soon as it had appeared. He shook his head, "I just got this burn recently, so it will take another hour or so before it heals entirely."

That was odd...

I simply shrugged it off and hopped out of the carriage. I gazed up at the building in front of me, "Everything in that safe leads to here."

"Shall we go inside?" Sebastian asked, taking a step forward.

I nodded, "The sooner, the better."

He gave a curt nod then walked to the entrance of the building, holding the door open for me.

I entered the building and looked around, "It's bigger than I had originally thought."

"Well, it is an orphanage, my lord." Sebastian cooed.

I ignored his comment and continued walking.

A woman with long moonbeam blonde hair then walked down the large staircase with a small child in her arms. When she spotted Sebastian and I she smiled brightly, "Just a moment." She then placed the child on the ground and handed him a blanket, sending him to his room. She walked over to us and bowed slightly, "Sorry for making you wait, it's nap time, you see."

Sebastian offered the woman a smile and shook his head, "It was no problem at all, my lady. If you don't mind, my Young Master and I have a few questions we'd like you to answer."

She nodded, "Of course! Lets go into my office then, shall we?" She shot us another one of her smiles and led us to one of the side rooms. She sat down behind the desk and I took the seat in front of it, Sebastian taking his place by my side.

"My name is Samantha Dyer, I'm one of the foster parents here at the Rainsworth orphanage." She introduced.

"I'm Ciel Phantomhive, the Queen's guard dog." I said rather plainly.

"So what was it that you had to ask me?" She asked, resting her elbows on the desk.

I pulled out a photo of the strange woman and one of the child, "Do you know who either of these people are?"

She nearly gasped as she pointed to the photo of the child, "That's Annalise. She was one of the orphans here..."

"Was?" I asked, furrowing my brows.

Tears formed in her hazel eyes as she spoke, "She went missing about two years ago. The other children said that she ran away, but I don't see how that could be true. She was such a sweet, cheerful little girl..."

"Do you know where she could have went? Perhaps any family members that she may have knew of?" I asked.

She shook her head, "When Annalise first came to the orphanage, she was only a few weeks old. She was left at the doorstep in the middle of winter, with only a letter that stated her name and birthday. There was a picture of a man who I guessed was her father, but that was it. It didn't even say what his name was, or what her mother's name was."

I folded my arms over my chest as I leaned forward, "What's her full name?"

"Annalise Cassandra," she uttered, "There was no last name given in the letter."

"Damn it..." I cursed under my breath.

Samantha furrowed her brows as she adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose, "Is there any specific reason why you're looking for Annalise? Is she a long lost relative or something, because the two of you share a shocking resemblance."

For some peculiar reason, my heart had skipped a beat at the woman's statement. I then nodded my head faintly, "You think so? But yes... That's why I'm searching for her." I lied.

If I were to tell her my true intentions, she surely wouldn't give me any more information about the girl.

"I'm sorry, my young lord." Samantha spoke quietly, "We tried getting the Scotland Yard to look for her around the time she first went missing, but after several months without any leads, they gave up."

I shook my head, "It's alright, I understand. It must've been hard for you and the other children here..."

She sighed heavily, "It was indeed. I can't imagine how it must be for you, though. I'm assuming that you've just recently been made aware of this girl's existence. It must bring you a lot of sorrow knowing that she's been missing for two years..."

I unfolded my arms and ran my fingers through my hair whilst making the saddest expression I could muster, "I'm sure I'll find Annalise someday..."

The tears that had formed in Samantha's eyes previously were now visibly escaping the barrier and streaming lightly down her face, "I'm confident that you will, my young lord."

I stood up from the seat with a small sigh, "I think it's about time for me to return to my manor... Thank you for your help, Miss Dyer."

She smiled halfheartedly, "You're quite welcome. Have a safe trip."

I gave her one last nod and exited the building.

"That was quite a believable performance, my lord." Sebastian said as he opened the carriage door.

I shrugged as I hopped in, "Anything to get information about those two girls."