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Chapter six! What does the Queen want Ciel to do? Read to find out!
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I sat down in my desk chair just as Sebastain was handing me my tea. I took it from his hand and took a sip. It tasted wonderful; just how I like it. I looked at my desk and saw the Queen's letter. It had the royal coat of arms printed in red wax, and the seal was unbroken. I pulled out a letter opener from my drawer and broke the seal. I picked up the letter and began to read.
Earl Phantomhive:
It appears that several young girls, between the ages of eleven and fourteen, have been going missing frequently as of late. The girls, dead or alive, were never found. It worries me that several young lives have been lost. My subjects are starting to worry for their daughters' lives, and I want you to find the culprit(s) and dispose of him(them).
Sincerely,
Queen Victoria
At the very bottom was a list of victims and the days they were reported missing. Seven victims so far, according to the Queen's list. And, the gilrs went missing at random days; some missing the same day. I read over the short letter a few more times before turning to Sebastian.
"Sebastian?" I asked.
"Yes, my Lord?" he asked.
"I want you to find out as much as you can about these girls, and question the people they most likely saw last. Friends, family, people like that. Report back to me in three hours' time." I said, handing him the letter.
"Yes, my Lord." Sebastian replied before walking out of my study. I watched him go, then looked down at my desk.
There wasn't much work to do as of late, so I've been finding myself with a lot of free time. Which is one reason why I asked Katheryn to play a game of billiards with me. I just wish it hadn't ended like it did. 'Why couldn't Sebastian have been a bit more inconspicuous?' I asked myself, a bit frustrated.
I took another sip of tea to try and calm my nerves. It didn't help any, considering the tea Sebastian made reminded me of him. I set my teacup down on it's saucer with a clatter and stood from my chair, now facing the window.
The sun shone in the room in rays; its brilliant light blinded me momentarily. Once my eyes adjusted, I looked out over the garden, I soon spotted Finnian, as usual, but I also spotted four others with him. Mey-Rin, Bardroy, Tanaka, and Katheryn. Katheryn was sitting on the edge of the water fountian, and the servants were sprawed out on the ground. I saw their lips moving, but couldn't tell what they were saying.
I opened my window and gazed down at them, and their words became clear to me. I wasn't spying or eavesdropping, I simply wanted to know why my servants were not working. At least, that's what I told myself. I watched for several moments and listened intently to their conversation.
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Katheryn's POV
I sat on the hard, stone edge of the fountian as I listened to Bardroy complain about how Sebastian always bosses him around. I was out here reading a book, and the servants had come outside for a break, so I decided to keep them company. My book lay beside me, forgotten from conversation.
"Bardroy," I cut in. "have you ever thought of it this way: maybe he's just trying to help you out?" I suggested. He averted his blue eyes from mine and scratched the back of his head.
"Well, I never thought of it that way." he confessed.
"Try to be more open minded. Sebastian only wants you to do your jobs correctly." I said sympathetically.
"Well, if he wanted that, why didn't he just say so?" he shouted, balling his fists angrilly.
"Perhaps he has a different way of telling you what he wants." I suggested.
"He just tells us to do our jobs and stop goofing off!" said Mey-Rin.
"And, he bosses us around." said Bardroy. "'Bardroy, don't use dynamite!' 'Bardroy, are you trying to kill us all?' 'Bardroy this, Bardroy that!'" he complained.
"And he always yells at me for breaking furniture!" yelled Finny, on the verge of tears.
"Ho, ho, ho!" said Tanaka, sitting on his knees ont the ground drinking slowly out of his favorite cup.
"Have you ever considered that he's asking you to do your jobs correctly, not for his sake, but for your own sakes? Wouldn't it be horrible if you made a fool of yourself in front of an important business client? Hasn't Sebastian helped you out when you needed him? If he didn't care about you, or anything, for that matter, he wouldn't help you so frequently. He would just do everything himself." I stated. No one else had anything to say about my suggestion, they all just remained quiet, processing what I said. I was amazed at myself; I was defending a demon, Sebastian.
"Maybe she's right." said Mey-Rin. "Sebastian does help us a lot." she said, staring at her hands in her lap.
"She is right." said Finny, staring at his shoes.
"Spot-on." said Bardroy, staring at the ground.
"Ho, ho, ho!" said Tanaka.
"See?" I asked. "Just think more positively!" I exclaimed.
"Oh, Miss Katheryn!" said Mey-Rin, overjoyed. "You're so nice to us, yes you are! And you give such great advice!" she said, jumping up from her spot on the ground. She seemed to be very jittery about something, and she was picking at the hem of her dress with her fingertips, her toes pointed inwards. I sensed what she wanted from me.
"Do you want a hug?" I asked her kindly. Her face heated slightly, but she beamed.
"May I?" she asked nervously. I stood and opened my arms wide and smiled kindly at her.
"Of course." I answered simply. In the next instant, I was almost knocked over from the force of her body ramming into mine. Mey-Rin wrapped her arms around me tightly and held on.
"You're so kind to us, yes you are! So nice!" she exclaimed, nearly crying. I gently wrapped my arms around her body and rubbed small circles into her back, exactly what my father would do to sooth me. I giggled at her enthusiasm. After a moment, she let me go and stared into my eyes.
"Thank you for showing us such kindness!" she exclaimed, skipping back to her seat on the ground.
The next thing I knew, there was another pair of arms around my legs, holding me a tightly. I looked down to see Finny, he was still sitting on the ground, but he had reached over and was hugging my legs, almost making me fall over. He had his face buried in my skirt and was crying into it.
"Finny!" I exclaimed, surprised.
"Thank you!" he managed to cry out, still grasping my legs.
"For what?" I asked gently.
"For being nice to us useless servants!" he cried out.
"Finny! You are not useless!" I said, bending down to rub his head gently.
"You are a big help, and you are kind, caring, sweet-" I was cut off by Finny's loud cries, but this time, they were happy.
He jumped up from the ground and wrapped his arms around me, lifting me off the ground. He started spinning around, still holding me, my body in the air. I yelped in suprise, and tried to keep from getting too dizzy. He, finally, set me back on my feet. I swayed slightly from dizzyness.
"Thank you so much!" Finny exclaimed happily as he plopped back down on the ground.
I smiled gently down at him and looked to Bardroy, whom was already standing up and grinning. I sighed and smiled at him, holding my arms out.
"Come on," I said, knowing what he wanted. His grin widened and he took one long step and was wrapping his arms around me tightly. 'These people sure love hugs.' I thought. He swayed side-to-side, still holding me. He eventually let me go, and he sat back down on the luscious green grass, all of them looking happy and satisfied.
I looked over at Tanaka, and I was expecting him to say 'Ho, ho, ho!' or give me a, embrace as well. But when I looked at him, he was not the short older Tanaka I knew. He was a much taller and sophisticated version of Tanaka.
"What-" I started to say, but no other words came out. He simply smiled at me.
"Look!" exclaimed Finny, "It's the real Tanaka!" 'Real Tanaka?' I asked myself.
'Real Tanaka' stepped over to me and smiled kindly down at me.
"Thank you, Miss Katheryn, for showing servants such kindness. You truly are a wonderful young woman for showing such care and compassion to those whom others would hardly offer even a single glance." he said. I simply stared up at him, amazed at his sudden transformation. He gently placed a hand on my shoulder, then, holes formed in his body, and he floated to the ground, back to his old self. I stared down at him, amazed. 'How in the hell did he do that?!' my mind screamed.
"Tanaka's really something, ain't he?" commented Bardroy, staring down at Tanaka. I let out a nervous laugh, but it soon formed into a real laugh, one that wasn't forced. Everyone else started laughing with me.
Our laughter rang throughout the air, like a sweet melody. And for the first time in a while, I felt like I belonged somewere. After several weeks of wandering, I finally felt safe and happy. With my new friends, I was able to laugh and have fun. I belonged, and it filled my soul with happiness; something I hadn't felt in a while. It made me feel good.
When our laughter had finally ceased, we sat in a comfortable silence for a few moments. I glanced over at the manor, not too far away. "The manor really is beautiful." I thought aloud.
"It was built to look exactly like the last Phantomhive Estate." said Mey-Rin.
"Last Phantomhive Estate?" I asked.
"Yep." said Bardroy. "The last Phantomhive Manor burnt down, and-" I raised my hand to silence him.
"It's alright, Bardroy. I'm sure if Ciel wanted me to know, he would tell me." I said, and Bardroy sat there, his mouth agape in mid-sentence. I asked him to stop because of the reason I gave, and also because I already knew.
"Alright." he said simply, his face heating slightly. I heard Finny giggling from the ground near my feet. No one else saw what was so funny, but the sound of laughter made us all laugh again.
When our laughter stopped, for the second time, Bardroy spoke up. "Well, Miss Katheryn, we had better get back to work now." he said, standing up from his seat on the ground.
"Alright. But, I have one small request from all of you." I said as they all stood.
"Yes?" Finny, Mey-Rin, and Bardroy all answered at once.
"Call me Katheryn." I said, beaming. They all beamed back at me. Then, they bid me goodbye and walked back inside to do different tasks. All except for Finny, who went to the front yard to tend to the flowers there. I picked up the book beside me and moved to a stone bench not too far from the fountian. I sat and opened the book once again, and I began reading where I left off.
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Ciel's POV
I turned away from the window after the servants had stood to leave, bored with the conversation. Not knowing what else to do, I exited my study and began walking around the mansion. I admired that Katheryn didn't want to hear about what happened to the manor; most people love to gossip and would be delighted to hear. I'm also glad she stopped Bardroy because I didn't want to hear it myself.
After a little while, I had been almost all around the mansion, I found myself in front of the door to the garden. I pushed open the tall wooden doors and stepped outside into the crisp, cool afternoon air. I walked around the flowers, and soon stopped at a patch of white roses.
They were very well upkept, they were in full bloom and didn't have a speck of dirt on their soft, smooth, snow white petals. I crouched down and carefully plucked a rose from the ground, avoiding the thorns. I twirled the stem around in my fingers, admiring the flower's beauty.
I caught a glimpse of purple in the corner of my eye, and I turned to see a girl with golden blonde hair in a long purple dress sitting on a stone bench. Katheryn. I slowly walked towards her. I wanted to try and resolve the tension between us; I didn't want it there. I wasn't going to run away like a coward, I was going to talk to her about it.
As I was only a few feet away, I saw that she still hadn't noticed I was there. I also noticed that she was bent over slighty, and that there lay an open book in her lap. She was probably too engrossed in that book to notice me coming. I stopped and spoke up. "Hello, Katheryn." I said. She turned her head to face me, and smiled at me when she saw my face.
"Hello, Ciel. Would you like to sit?" she asked as she scooted over to make room for me. I felt my lips curl upwards slightly; I hadn't even meant for that to happen. I sat down beside her and thanked her. She shut her book and set it down besdie her, then turned to face me. She looked down at the bench and said, "That's a beautiful rose you have." I looked down where her eyes were. The rose was still in my fingertips, the white petals hanging over the edge of the bench. I held it up and offered it to her.
"Here." was all I could think of to say. She smiled smally and took the rose from my hand. She examined it, then started to slowly pick off the thorns with her nails.
"Is there something you wanted to speak with me about?" she asked, not looking up from the rose.
"Actually," I started, unsure of what exactly to say. This was a delicate situation, and I didn't want to make matters worse. "yes. I would like to talk to you about earlier." I wasn't quite sure what to say from there. What could I say? 'Things were awkward earlier, and I don't want them to be, because for some reason you seem special to me'? That would make me look like an idiot.
"Oh, do you mean about Sebastian?" she asked, glancing up at me. I nodded my head, unable to find words. "It's alright. I'm not upset or anything." she said, still picking at the thorns on the rose. "You did what you had to. It's none of my business anyways. Maybe I shouldn't have asked." she said, not looking to meet my eyes.
"It's alright." I said, looking down at my shoes, not knowing what else to add.
"Ah, well." she said, looking over at me. "It's all in the past." she said. "Let's just move on from this." 'There are some things I can't move on from.' I thought, my parents coming to mind.
"Alright." I said, meting her gaze. She smiled at me and leaned forward, placing the now thornless rose's stem into my coat's breast pocket. The white rose contrasted beautifully with the green I was wearing, and the stem was just the right size to make it look like a brooch.
"There." she said, admiring the rose. I looked down at it, and I couldn't stop a small smile from forming on my lips.
"Excuse me," a voice said. "am I interrupting?" Katheryn and I turned to the sound of the voice simoultaniously, and we saw Sebastian standing a few feet behind the bench we were sitting on. I felt my face heat up slightly. Out of my peripheral vision, I noticed that Katheryn's cheeks were painted pink as well.
"What would you be interrupting?" I asked, a bit annoyed at him. He simply chuckled and smiled at us.
"Nothing, my Lord. I have done as you have asked." he said, holding up a few rolled-up pieces of paper.
"Alright." I said as I stood from the bench. "If you will excuse me, Katheryn." I said, walking towards the manor with Sebastian.
"Of course." she said, giving me one last smile, which I returned unknowingly.
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Did you like chapter six? I hope so! Ciel and Katheryn had a little moment there. . . I can guarentee you there's gonna be more. Haha
Anyways, I kinda had a hard time with the part where Katheryn and the servants are talking. Mostly because I wanted them to be comfortable with each other, like friends. Because I need them to be friends for later on in the story. You'll see why later. ;)
In the next chapter, we should (should!) have some action! (yay!)
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