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But I DO own Juliet (Katheryn) !
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It was a few days later, and nothing else of note had happened. I was in the hallway, aimlessly walking around searching for something to do. Out of nowhere, a door swings open, scaring me half to death. I yelp and jump back. In the doorway is Sebastian, and he gives me an apologetic look as he shuts the door behind me.
"I am terribly sorry, Miss Katheryn." he said as he stood in front of me. "I hope I didn't frighten you too badly."
"It's alright, Sebastian." I say, dropping the hand that I had lifted to my pounding heart.
"It's a good thing I found you; my young Master wishes to see you in his study." he said as he started to walk down the hallway.
"Alright. Thank you, Sebastian!" I said as I started walking to Ciel's study.
After a few minutes, I reached the door to Ciel's study. I knocked on the door, and heard a voice from within telling me to come in. I opened the door and stepped inside, carefully shutting the door behind me. Ciel looked up from his desk and gave a slight smile.
"Hello, Katheryn." he said, setting down the papers in his hands.
"Hello Ciel. Sebastian said you wanted to see me?" I asked, walking up, only a few feet away from his desk.
"Ah, yes." he said, sitting up straighter in his desk. "Today, I need to run a few errands- there has been a crime in London and her majesty wishes for me to investigate it. Are you willing to come along?" he asked.
"Of course." I answered.
He smiled slightly at my response and said, "Very well, then. Be ready and waiting for me outside twenty minutes from now."
"Alright." I said, and gave a small smile as I left the room.
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Ciel's POV
I walked down the grand staircase with Sebastian following behind me, thinking about the new orders from the Queen.
Several other young girls had gone missing, but turned up. The scary part was: they were all tortured. They had whip scars, cuts, bruises, broken bones, and some had even been taken advantage of. The Queen wanted me to find the person responsible and eliminate him.
'What kind of sick person would do that to such defenseless, innocent young girls?' I asked myself as I placed my top hat on my head and stepped outside.
Katheryn was already outside, waiting for me. I smiled softly at her as she turned to face me. She returned my smile, except it was much fuller than my own.
We silently stepped into the carriage, and I explained what the Queen had told me and told her about the crime. She paled noticeably when I told her about what was done to them, and she started to shake slightly. I supposed it was because these things were happening to girls within her age range.
"Are you alright?" I asked, eying her shuddering form.
"I-I'm alright." she stuttered, and ran a hand over her stomach.
"Are you sure? You're very pale." I said.
"I'm fine." she said, barely above a whisper. Deciding to drop the topic, I told her about where we were going. Since one of the girls had died in a hospital, we were going to visit Undertaker, since he most likely had the body and could tell us about it.
When we finally arrived, we stepped out of the carriage and walked inside. 'Here we go again.'
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Katheryn's POV
Ciel was telling me about the Queen's orders. When he got to the part about how the girls were injured, I felt myself pale immensely and my body shake. It was exactly what those people did to me, well, except for the part where they were taken advantage of. I managed to escape before that happened.
And whip scars. That's what's across my stomach- a whip scar. Those poor girls. I know exactly how they feel.
"Are you alright?" Ciel asked, bringing me out of my thoughts.
"I-I'm alright." I stuttered. I ran a hand over my stomach, where my scar was, thinking about my time being tortured.
"Are you sure? You're very pale." he said. I looked up, and concern was floating around in his eye. That beautiful-
"I'm fine." I said quietly, putting an end to my thoughts. To his credit, he dropped the subject.
A few moments later, we arrived at a small shop- Ciel said it was run by a man named 'Undertaker'. Sebastian opened the door for us, and Ciel stepped inside first. It was dark, but bright enough to where I could see where I was going- mostly. There were coffins everywhere, on the floor, against the walls. . . it was kind of creepy. I looked around, but still found no one inside but the three of us.
I heard something moving, sounding a bit like scratching. No- it was a coffin lid moving! I turned my attention to the moving coffin lid and my heart jumped up into my throat. I unconsciously grabbed Ciel's arm and pulled him closer to me, staring intently at the coffin.
I didn't know what to expect. Maybe an undead body, an animal, maybe? I certainly didn't expect to see two glowing orbs- eyes. My eyes widened and I stared at it, tightening my grip on Ciel's arm.
"Hello." a voice said with a heavy English accent. The orbs inched closer, and I saw a face, well, half of one. They eyes were covered by gray bangs, and the smile was very creepy. His lips were parted, revealing a huge grin with white teeth. There was a scar on his face, and it ran up and behind his long bangs.
A man emerged from the coffin, wearing all black with knee-long gray hair. He had a top hat, cloak, and pointy shoes- all black. The only colored piece of clothing was a gray sash running across his chest. His sleeves were so long that one could only see his unusually long fingernails if he held his hands up.
"Who is this young lady?" he asked, still smiling and gesturing towards me. I cautiously removed Ciel from my grip and smiled nervously.
"I'm Katheryn Brooks, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you." I said, dipping into a small curtsey.
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well." he said, stepping closer and draping an arm over my shoulders as if we were close friends. I help back a yelp and he grinned down at me. "My name is Undertaker. Welcome!" he said. "Come, have a seat miss." he said, and led me over to a closed coffin. He gently pushed me down to sit on it. I felt like I was intruding into someone's private space, sitting on a coffin. I just hoped there wasn't a body inside.
"Hello, young Earl and Sebastian. Come, have a seat." he said as he gestured towards the coffins. Ciel sat down beside me, while Sebastian remained standing.
"How can I help you today?" he asked, standing a few feet away from us.
"We want information on the girl that was recently killed." Ciel stated, as if it was obvious.
"You know the price." he said, his grin growing in size. "A good laugh!" 'A good laugh? What kind of a price to pay is that?' I asked myself.
"So, a joke then?" I asked.
"Quite so." Undertaker said. My lips curled up into a sly grin as I recalled a joke my father once told me.
"I have one." I said as I stood and walked over beside him. I put a hand on his shoulder and gently pulled him down to my height. I whispered the joke in his ear, and he burst out in a deafening cackle. I jumped back from surprise as the entire building shook from his laughter.
Undertaker was now on his knees, and he dabbed his hidden eyes with the hem of my skirt. He then said, voice shaking slightly with laughter, "That was quite a joke, miss. You have a funny girl with you, young Earl!" Undertaker said as he broke out in a short round of giggles.
"What did you say to him?" Ciel asked, obviously at a loss.
"I just told him a joke my father told me once!" I said, holding my gloved hands out palms-up and raising my shoulders slightly. "I didn't realize it was that funny!"
"And I thought Sebastian told good jokes." Undertaker said, standing up once again. He gave one more short chuckle and sighed. "I'll tell you anything you want to know!"
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There's the chapter!
Sooooooo sorry, once again, for this chapter being to frickin' late! I'm also sorry if this chapter is too short- which it is. I know you guys wanted another chapter, so I decided to go ahead and post this one.
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