Here's another chapter! Not my best work, but this school arc has me really wanting more action so...well, I feel bad for what I keep putting Damon through. Sorry about that. Please review though! Let me know if I should take things down a notch.
Sebastian wanted to chase after Damon, having realized his mistake, but the chime of the clock informed him that he had no time since he was supposed to be meeting up with Ciel in the library. He sighed to himself, adjusting his clothes as he left the room. Perhaps it'd be best to give Damon some time to herself. I said something I shouldn't have, obviously, and she'll need time before she'll come back. If not…well, then I'll have to search for her myself. He wasn't in the library very long before Ciel walked up with a lantern, but he immediately sensed someone else coming and pinned Ciel to the bookshelf before he could say anything. As soon as the suspect rounded the corner, Sebastian played innocent, despite Ciel being hidden under his cloak.
"My. What could it be at this hour?"
Bluer looked around and Sebastian raised a brow.
"Are you looking for something?"
"No…Excuse me, Mr. Michaelis."
Once Sebastian heard the door click shut behind Bluer, he reach over and revealed Ciel.
"I'm sorry for being rough. It seems you were being tailed, you see."
Ciel sighed in relief. "I might have been a little too obvious." He then fixed his coat. "However, sniffing around got be nowhere. No matter what I asked, they all just said 'the principal decided on it'."
Sebastian shrugged, tilting his head. "The staff were the same."
"Even there…We're getting nowhere like this. Where's Damon? Surely she came up with something."
Sebastian sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Unfortunately, I seemed to have upset her and she ran off."
"Che. Stupid mutt. Can't even do that job right."
Sebastian glared slightly at Ciel, none too pleased about his mouthing off Damon, but he couldn't say much against it.
"Since we're stuck, all that we can do is use every means we have to come into direct contact with Derrick! Come Sebastian!" Ciel announced, opening the library window and climbing out onto the ledge.
"But young master, it's 2 y's for walking around late at night, you know?"
"Only teachers can punish students right? Mr. Michaelis?"
Sebastian smirked. "Ah yes. That's right."
He grabbed Ciel and soon they were both standing in front of the Violet Wolf dormitory.
"It's even more impressive at night." Ciel muttered, eyeing the grand structure in the moonlight.
"So?" Sebastian questioned. "How did you mean to meet with master Derrick? Students are not allowed into other dormitories. It'll be a big problem if you are caught sneaking in. Or will you be relying on my powers?"
He smirked, but Ciel frowned, snatching the lantern from his grip. "Hmph. I won't need to rely on you. If I can't enter, I'll just have to make them come out!"
Ciel then threw the lantern into the dormitory, immediately catching the building on fire while he just sat back and watched.
"Do you know of Weston College's 87th school rule, Mr. Michaelis?"
Sebastian put a finger to his lips as he thought back to the rules he was forced to memorize. "Weston College school rules no. 87. 'In case of an alarm such as fire in the school or one of the dormitories. All students should rapidly seek refuge in the school gardens and have the prefects take a roll-call.' If this is found out you will be dropping out for sure, Phantomhive. However, as the Queen's dog this is exactly what is expected, young master."
"As Bluer said, it's important to memorize the school rules." Ciel smirked. "I look forward to seeing what kind of guy he is. We finally get to meet you, Derrick Arden!"
As the fire grew, Sebastian quickly picked Ciel up, surprising him. "They'll be coming soon now, young master."
"Wah!"
Sebastian jumped into a nearby tree as every student of the Violet Wolf dormitory rushed out.
"Sebastian! Find Derrick!" Ciel said, and Sebastian removed his glasses to get a better look.
"Yes, my lord."
He searched every face in search of the one from the photograph the Queen had originally sent them, but there was no sign of him ever leaving the building. As the fire grew worse, Ciel got more and more frustrated with the results.
"Tch. It can't be helped. Sebastian, go save them."
"Please wait…As I thought, I can't sense any souls inside the Purple House.
"What?!"
"As a demon," Sebastian explained. "I can pick up signs of human life by sensing their souls at this range. But I'm not picking up anything from there."
"Everyone has already left the building?"
"Yes. The five students who withdrew in to the Purple House are not present, including master Derrick. In other words, derrick was never inside the Purple House."
"Violet!" The other students from the other houses shouted out. "Is everyone alright?"
Violet, pulling his hood tighter over his head, nodded. "Yes. Everyone's present."
Ciel was shocked. How could everyone be present if those five are still missing?
"This has become a rather strange affair." He commented.
"Indeed. The P4 are hiding something concerning master Derrick and the others."
Ciel frowned in frustration. "there's no use taking this any further if Derrick isn't in there. Put out the fire!"
"As you wish." Sebastian said, going off and quickly gathering the necessary things to put out the fire. I'll have to speak with Damon another time then.
July 3rd came and went, but Sebastian was silently concerned. Damon hadn't shown up since the night he'd upset her and he hadn't forgotten the last time this happened. Surely she couldn't have gotten into another situation such as before. She should have returned by now though. And with the young master having me run around doing his chores, I have had little time to search for her. Even our connection has been useless. Scanning the crowd for her, he silently did his best to keep an eye on Ciel as well should he be summoned to do anything during the cricket match that was now happening.
I don't see her. However, he did see the trio of idiots freaking out over a meat pie Bard had brought.
"What are they doing here?"
"10 over!" A referee called out.
"Oops, they're switching already. They only scored 21 points…"
Watching as the match went on, Sebastian occasionally praised the other team members, but for the most part, had his focus on finding Damon. Her not being here has me actually worried. Something unusual for a demon, but it's to be expected now that we're mating. That, and her knack for finding trouble. Little did he know, that Damon had found more trouble than she was worth.
Well, this can't get any worse. I sighed to myself, body aching as I struggled against the chains that held me against the hard stone bricks. What the hell did he make these things out of?! Sighing, I allowed myself to hang limply, ignoring the slight sting of my wrists as the cuffs rubbed them raw, blood slowly trickling down my arm.
"How did I get into this mess anyhow?" I muttered to myself, racking my brain in an attempt to remember, but coming up blank.
"Hehehe. No point in trying to remember, pup~"
I snapped my head up, frowning at the man I was the least pleased to see at the moment.
"Undertaker. What are you doing here in a school anyway? Don't you have something better to do? Like mess with those stupid corpses of yours."
He laughed again, brushing his bangs to the side to show off his bright green eyes. "That's what I'm doing!~ I'll even show you my latest project, Damon. I'm sure you'll enjoy him."
He smirked and snapped his fingers, calling over the vice-principal of all people. Oh Sebastian will be pleased. I though before the man brought in another young male that I recognized from a few of the photographs the Queen had sent us.
"No way…"
"Hehe! Isn't he beautiful!" the Undertaker said, placing an arm across Derrick's shoulders. "Far better than my last batch."
"Yeah. Nice. Now why the hell do you have me here?"
The grin on the Undertaker had my stomach twisting in unease as my scars ached. I hadn't forgotten what he did to me the last time we'd met, and I'm sure he wasn't pleased about me tricking him either.
"Well first, you're going to get to know the new Derrick. I'm sure you two will enjoy your time together. Hehehe~"
He tied a cloth around my mouth to gag me, making me even more nervous than I already was. But the moment he left, leaving Derrick behind, I grew tense, knowing what came next. And I wasn't disappointed as the corpse attacked me, biting down into the flesh of my shoulder as I struggled to get out of the chains. This went on for a while and soon, I passed out from the pain, wishing I knew where Sebastian was and why he hadn't came yet.
Sebastian…please…
Sebastian stopped what he was doing, turning his head quickly towards the window as Ciel yelled.
"Ow! Can't you be a bit more gentle?!"
Turning his attention back to Ciel as he dabbed a cotton ball to his wound, he chuckled.
"Oh my. Weren't you so happy that you forgot about the pain? Everything went according to plan. It was splendid. However, you got a much nicer 'medal' than we expected."
"Yeah, well, I'm glad that mutt Damon isn't here. She'd surely be laughing it up right about now." Ciel frowned, allowing Sebastian to bandage his wound.
"Oh? Is that a hint of concern, young master? I didn't know you cared so much for her." Sebastian said with a smirk.
"Hardly." Ciel grumbled. "She's just been slacking off. Where is she at, anyway?"
Sebastian frowned at that, looking out the window once more. "I do not know, unfortunately. She should have returned by now, but I have yet to sense her at all."
"Don't you two have some sort of connection or something? Just use that and call her back."
"That's the problem." Sebastian said. "For some reason there is something blocking our connection. I haven't the slightest what it is, but it does not bode well for her, or for us."
Ciel hummed in thought. "Then go search for her during the final parade. I shouldn't need your help anyway."
Sebastian smiled, bowing at the waist. "Yes, my lord."
"Phantomhive!~" A loud shout rang out as the students from the Blue House burst into the infirmary, forcing Ciel to quickly put on his eye patch.
It wasn't long after that, that Ciel was dragged off to the boat parade and Sebastian went off in search of Damon. Not in the garden, nor the dormitory, and not in the forest either although that is where her scent disappears. And this… Sebastian picked up a small piece of fabric off the ground, holding it up to his nose and sniffing it. Immediately, his eyes widened and he stood upright, eyes narrowed and glowing a vibrant magenta.
"Him."
Growling lowly, Sebastian hurried off, tracking this new scent only to find himself back in the garden. Quickly, he glanced around for where the trail stopped and stood before what appeared to be just an empty field with a single cross shaped tombstone in the center of it. Walking over to it, he ran his hands over the cold stone before he found a small indiscrete lever which opened up the ground not far away to a set of stone stairs.
Sebastian ran down them, using his eyes to his advantage in the dark, but frowned when he still sensed nothing as to Damon's whereabouts. She should be here. I can feel like I'm getting closer but there's not sign of anything. Eyes scanning the dark stone, he stopped just before a dead end, but there was something wrong. Placing a hand on the stone, Sebastian scowled as purple sparks zapped at his hand. A barrier against demons. Simple enough for someone of my stature to break but for Damon… Anger boiling just under the skin, Sebastian simply knocked the whole wall down, only to pause at the sight he saw before him.
Damon hung on the wall, chains holding her up; the scent of blood hung heavily in the air. It looked as though whole chunks of her flesh were missing and, while there was no evidence of what could have done this to her, Sebastian was unconcerned about that at this point. He took a step forward into a large painted circle on the floor, ignoring how it sparked around him and sizzled the moment his shoes touched the markings. He reached Damon and quickly undid the gag, brushing his hand across her face that glistened with sweat.
"Oh, Damon…What am I going to do with you?"
He reached for the chains and broke them easily, realizing that they too were marked in order to keep weaker demons captive. She had no chance against these ruins. A demon of her caliber, already weakened by being a half breed…What is the purpose in this? There is none as far as I can see, other than to torture her…She really does attract trouble. Sebastian helped her down, taking her in his arms as gently as he could before leaving the hideout. Quickly, without anyone noticing, he brought her to his room and laid her down carefully on the bed before removing his glove with his teeth.
"This may hurt, Damon. I'll try to be careful."
Sebastian brought his hand to his mouth and bit down hard on his palm, breaking skin and allowing the blood to flow freely, placing it against Damon's mouth. As she swallowed it unconsciously, she let out a whimper as his blood began to work it's magic. The thing is, demons who drink another demon's blood help speed along the healing process, which was what Sebastian was hoping for. However, it seemed to be going slower than it should and he let out a long sigh as he sat back on the bed and watched Damon's face scrunch up with pain.
"Seems the ruins did a number on you. They've weakened you enough that even with my help you will be out of commission for a while…I'm sorry, Damon. I should have followed you before…What I said was uncalled for."
He gazed at her softly, brushing his ungloved hand across he cheek, before he turned to the window and his eyes flashed pink. I'll kill him for this. Damn Undertaker.