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I would have posted this last night, but my internet decided to be a biscuit and not work. :( Sorry!
Chapter seven is finally here! I wasn't too sure how to write this chapter, because of certain things that need to happen. . . You'll find out when you read!
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I walked back to my study with Sebastian. I was curious to know if we had found our culprit or not. I glanced up at a still-smirking Sebastian. 'What the hell is so damn funny to him?' I asked myself. 'He's been wearing that smirk on his face ever since he found me in the garden.'
We soon came upon the door to my study, and Sebastian opened the door for me. I stepped in and over to my desk. I sat down in my chair and sighed inwardly, secretly wishing I was still outside with Katheryn. Sebastian shut the window behind my chair and stood in front of my desk, starting to open the rolled up papers he brought. He began rambling about possible suspects and details about the missing girls, and I tried my best to pay attention.
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"I am afraid we do not have a definite culprit, but all of the girls, upon further investigation, have disappeard around the same location." Sebastian said as he pulled out a map and pointed to a certain alleyway on it.
"I see." I said as I sat back in my chair.
"The girls have been abducted either early in the morning or at night; swept off of the street and into this alley." Sebastian said as he rolled the papers back up and set them down on my desk.
"I see. We shall go there and investigate tonight, in hopes that the culprit will show himself." I said.
"Oh, Master?" asked Sebastian.
"Yes?" I asked, looking up to meet his eyes.
"This may not be important, but it is surely interesting: all of the girls that went missing had light-colored hair." he said, smirking lightly.
"Interesting indeed." I said as I stood from my desk. "Come help me prepare for tonight." I said, walking out of the door and towards my room, with Sebastian following right behind me.
As we were walking down the hall and towards my bedroom, we saw Katheryn walking down the hall. She apparently had put the book she was reading back in the library, for she had nothing in her hands. She smiled at me as I approaced.
"Hello Ciel." she said. "Hello Sebastian." I stopped a few feet in front of her, and she stopped as well.
"Sebastian and I will be going to London tonight. We may not be back until tomorrow." I said, trying to keep my face stoic.
"Oh? If I may ask, what for?" she asked.
"It's a long story. To cut it short, the Queen has asked me to find a criminal abducting young girls. Sebastian and I will be going tonight to try to find him." I said. I noticed that her face paled slightly.
"Oh, be careful." she said, and she started to walk away, but stopped and turned to face me again. "May I come along with you?" she asked politely.
"What for?" I asked.
"Well, I wanted to somehow repay you for letting me stay here." she said, smiling smally.
"How can you help?" I asked, doubting there was any way she could.
"I can shoot a gun." she said nervously.
"You can?" I asked, slightly amazed. 'First she beats me at billiards, now she's claiming she can shoot a gun?' I ask myself. "How accurate?"
"Very accurate." she said, smiling nervously. I couldn't stop a very small smirk from forming on my lips. 'Well, she knows about Sebastian being a demon, so that removes a few complications.'
"Very well, then." I said. "Meet me outside at eight-thirty sharp." I said, beginning to walk away. I noticed a small smile gracing her lips.
"Alright then, Ciel. Thank you." she said as she too walked away.
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Katheryn's POV
I opened the door to my room and walked over towards the vanity chair. It was almost eight-thirty, and I was about to go outside to meet Ciel. I grabbed my long, black cloak from the chair and drapped it over my shoulders with a flourish. I buttoned the material together around my neck and smoothed my skirts. I glanced at myself in the mirror. My hair was hovering near the bend in my waist, and it was slightly curly and tangled. Since I had plenty of time, I decided to braid it, to better keep it out of the way.
I sat down at the vanity and brushed my hair quickly. I tossed my hair over my shoulder and started to braid, keeping hair covering both of my ears to protect them from the cold. Once I finished braiding, I tied elasic at the end of the braid to hold it in place. I looked up at my reflection and made sure my hair was smooth and in place. I placed my black wrist gloves on my hands as I exited my room and made my way down to the foyer. I stepped outside once again into the cool evening air.
I looked around, not seeing Ciel. But, I did see a carriage waiting at the bottom of the staircase. I stood at the bottom of the stairs and waited patiently for him to come. A moment later, I heard the heavy doors opeining and turned my head to see Ciel and Sebastian starting their descent down the stairs.
Sebastian wore his usual clothing, but with a long, black jacket over his body. The jacket had a few silver buttons and a low black belt with a silver buckle.
Ciel still wore his attire from earlier, but with it he wore a long, dark black cloak; very similar to mine. The only differences were that mine had a hood, his had a collar, mine had a button, his had a dark blue bow. He also wore black gloves, also similar to mine. On his head he also wore a black top hat with a dark blue sash aound the base of it, ending with a bow. 'He looks rather dashing in a top hat.' I thought to myself. I gave a small smile as they approaced, and turned fully around to face them.
"Hello again Ciel and Sebastian." I greeted.
"Hello, Miss Katheryn." Sebastian said, smiling slightly at me.
"Hello." Ciel said simply, and he walked over to me. He held out his hand, and I looked down to see him holding out an unloaded gun towards me. "Here." he said. I took it from his hand and he also held out the gun's magazine, or clip. I took it from his hand and was about to load it into the gun, when I realized the magazine was unusually light. I arched an eyebrow and peered into it. Empty.
"Why aren't there any bullets in this magazine?" I asked Ciel, clearly confused. Ciel smirked and held out a hand with curled fingers. He opened it, and there lay the bullets.
"Smart girl." he commented, clearly amused. I returned his smirk and he dropped the bullets into my gloved palm.
"Thank you." I said as I loaded the bullets into the magazine, then loaded that into the gun with a click.
"I wish to ask you a small favor." Ciel said, keeping his eyes locked on mine. I locked my eyes with his and carefully slipped the small handheld gun into the pocket of my dress; my skirt's bulkiness masking the bulk of the gun.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Would you mind being bait for the criminal?" he asked. I felt myself pale slightly.
"What would I have to do?' I inquired.
"Just walk around an alleyway." answered Ciel.
"Alright." I answered, slightly hesitant. Ciel smiled smally at my answer and repeated what I said, "Alright."
"Let us be off then." Ciel said as he walked towards the carriage. I followed behind him, and Sebastian opened the door for us. Ciel stepped inside first, and I followed suit, sitting across from him. Sebastian shut the carriage door and moved to drive us to wherever we were going. We soon started off, and I peered out of the window at the passing country. I was praying that everything would go well.
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Ciel told me the whole story: he was the Queen's guard dog. He told me about how the Queen would give him several dangerous tasks to complete. He also told me about this specific task the Queen asked him to do. It surprised me that the Queen expected a thirteen year-old to do things like this. 'At least he has Sebastian watching out for him.' I thought. 'Of course the Queen probably doesn't know that.'
The last few minutes of the ride were spent in silence. The moonlight illuminated the inside of the carriage, giving Ciel's face a spooky appearance. A glint in the carriage caught my eye, and I turned to see what it was. It was a beautiful ring on Ciel's gloved thumb. It was encrusted with a blue diamond, and had what I assumed was his family's coat of arms on the side of it.
My family's ring was similar to it. The stone was a regular diamond, but it caught the light in a way that I found absolutley enchanting. The ring was made of silver, like Ciel's ring, but the band was fashioned slightly thinner, with the coat of arms on the side also. It made me think of my father; he always wore it on his right ring finger. The thought of him made my eyes water, so I turned away from Ciel and looked out the window once more.
I felt a pair of eyes on me, and turned to see Ciel looking at me with his beautiful blue eye. He didn't seem to acknowlegde that I had noticed his staring. I gave him a smile, and he blinked, blushed, and turned away. I suppressed a laugh from his actions. 'Ciel's kind of cute when he's embarassed.' I thought. My eyes widened at my own thoughts and I turned away from Ciel and back to the window. I watched as we passed several buildings; we were now in London.
A few moments later, we came to a stop. I turned towards the door, waiting for Sebastian to appear. He did, and he opened the door for us. I stepped out first, and Ciel followed suit.
"I shall go hide the carriage, my Lord. I should only be a few minutes. Will you be alright?" Sebastian asked.
"Yes." Ciel answered sternly. "If I need you, I will call."
Sebastian grinned slightly and said, "Yes, my Lord." he said as he got back into the driver's seat and took off down the dark road, leaving us behind. A streetlamp on the opposite side of the street helped iluminate the side Ciel and I were on. To our left a few meters away was an alley, the place where the kidnappings were taking place, I assumed.
'This place seems familiar.' I thought as I looked around. That's when it hit me. This was the place where those two men almost kidnapped me! I had started to panic. What if they get me this time? No, I'll be fine, Sebastian will be here. But what if he doesn't come in time? Oh, dear!
"Are you alright?" I heard Ciel ask. I turned to face him. "You're shaking, and you're pale." he said, concern crossing his face. I smiled to reassure him.
"I'm alright, Ciel. Don't worry about me." I said as I turned back to face the opposite side of the street. I felt his eye linger on me for a moment more before I saw him turn away.
"If you say so." he said, putting on his stoic mask once again.
The seconds ticked by, feeling like hours to me. I was worried; very worried. I began to pace a little, trying to calm my nerves. I saw Ciel give me a questioning eye, and I answered with, "I'm simply anxious, that's all!" I smiled to reassure him, but I didn't think he bought it.
As I was turning back to pace towards Ciel, I heard something behind me. I was about to turn around to see what it was, but I felt two arms wrap around me. One arm around my waist, the other groping at my chest. I opened my mouth, as if to scream, but no words came out; I only gasped. As Ciel was turning towards me, hearing the rustling of clothing, I shot a fist up and back to my captor, hitting him right in the face. He yelped in pain, but still kept a firm grasp on me.
"Katheryn!" Ciel shouted.
I reeled my boot back and kicked him in the shin. He loosened his grip on me and I was able to wriggle out of his grip. Ciel came rushing over to me. I pulled out my gun and fired at my kidnapper, aiming for his ear as a warning shot. He yelped once again in pain and hissed. In the dim light I could see a man hunched over on the ground, holding his leg with one hand and his face with the other.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" I asked him, sounding suprisingly calm for almost getting kidnapped and being groped by a man.
"Damn you, girl." he said in a deep, raspy voice. Ignoring my questions.
"Don't you know it's impolite to touch a woman like that?" I asked him, glaring at him.
"Shut the hell up." he answered, standing to his full height, towering over Ciel and I. The edge of his ear was bleeding where I had shot him.
"What do you want with us?" I asked, still aiming the gun at him.
"I only want you." he said a she took a step towards us.
"Stay back!" I yelled. "Or I'll shoot!"
"You're coming with me, little girl." he said with a smirk, completely ignoring my warning. He took a step towards us, and I shot the gun, aiming for his head.
He quickly dodged the bullet and came at me. I shot the gun again, and he dodged it once more. He somehow knocked the gun from my hand, sending it flying and clattering to the ground. He grabbed me around the middle and brought his knee up to my stomach, I hunched over in pain and moaned.
"Katheryn!" Ciel shouted. I heard him pick up the gun and fire it, and the man yelled in pain, dropping me.
Ciel was at my side in seconds, and he wrapped and arm around my shoulders, crouching at the ground beside me. He aimed the gun at the man who was holding his shoulder, his shirt becoming red where he had been shot. I assumed the bullet hit his shoulder, because that's where the blood was.
"Are you alright?" Ciel asked me, concern written all over his face.
"I'm fine." I answered shakily, still holding my stomach. Ciel's arm tightened slightly around my shoulders as he looked back towards the man.
"I'm assuming you're the man that's been kidnapping young girls these past few days." Ciel said, still pointing the gun at him.
"Maybe I am." he said, smirking lightly. "I want that girl there. She's what I'm after."
"And why is that?" Ciel asked.
"Because," he said, dropping his bloodied hand from his shoulder. "she's what my boss told me to get. He said I can do whatever I want with her when I find her." he smiled evily at me, and it made me shudder. "Such a pretty young girl." he mumbled, sounding more to himself more than anyone else. I suddenly got what he was hinting at, and I started to shake from fear. Ciel moved his arm from my shoudler down to my waist, pinning me to his side.
"You perverted old man, I won't let you have her!" Ciel shouted at him. I was shocked at how Ciel was so determined to keep me safe.
"Says who?" the man asked, taking a step forward.
"Says me!" Ciel yelled, firing the gun. It hit the man right in the head, and he fell to the ground with a thump. I stared at his lifeless body, amazed by Ciel. He slowly brought the gun down, as if expecting him to rise again and attack. He set the gun down on the concrete and turned his head to me.
"Are you hurt?" he asked, his voice suprisingly gentle from how he just yelled at someone. I noticed that his hand was still on my waist, and I was still pressed to his side. I couldn't find any words, so I just shook my head softly. I also noticed that I was still shaking from fear of that strange man.
Ciel brought his other arm around me and gently pressed my body to his in an embrace. His arms made me feel safe and protected. I buried my face in his chest and wrapped my arms around him, trying my best not to cry. He began to soothingly rub my back, and he laid his cheek gently on top of my head.
"It's alright now." he spoke softly. "You're safe now." 'Not for very long.' I thought, knowing that they would eventually come back. I wondered if Ciel thought that the man had mistaken me with soemone else when he said he wanted me, or if he believed there was some sort of connection.
I breathed into his clothing, and caught scent of a flower. I leaned back slowly, and carefully held a hand out. My fingertips found the white rose that I had placed in his pocket earlier; it was still in the same place.
"You still have it." I said softly. Ciel looked down to where my hand was, and saw the rose. His face colored slightly and he looked away.
"Ah, yes. Well," he tried to say, but couldn't find anything to say. I giggled at his loss for words.
"Well, well, well!" a high-pitched voice said. "What do we have here?" Ciel and I turned out heads to see a man, well, at least I think it was a man. He had very long, firey red hair, green and yellow eyes, red glasses on a chain, a red women's jacket, and red boots. He held a strange devide in his hands, it was long and had a metal point with sharp edges. He smiled toothily at us, revealing shark-like teeth. I shuddered and leaned into Ciel slightly.
"What is that?" I asked, my eyes glued on the strange man, or woman, before us.
"His name is Grell." said Sebastian stepping out from around him. "And he likes to stick his nose in other people's business." he said, eyeing him with annoyance.
"What took you so damn long?" Ciel asked, clearly annoyed with Sebastian.
"That showed up." Sebastian said, gesturing towards the strange man.
"My name is Grell Sutcliff, grim reaper at your service!" he exclaimed, making a hand sign and sticking out his tongue.
"Grim reaper?" I exclaimed. This was turning out to be a very eventful night.
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Chapter seven! Finally, some action! And a cute little moment there with Ciel and Katheryn! Awwww! :) Just had to add that in the story.
Yes, I decided to add Grell into the story. Sebastian just wouldn't be the same without him!
And yes, that weird man was responsible for the kidnapped girls. He apparently just kidnaps every blonde he sees and hopes it's the right person. And did you get what he was hinting? Kinda creepy.
Ciel's badass, answering "Says me!" and killing the guy with one bullet to the head. And all without Sebastian! Whom was dealing with a homosexual grim reaper.
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