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I sighed as we left Undertaker's shop. What he had to say wasn't much help, so we were leaving pretty much empty-handed. I pulled my cloak tighter around my shoulders as I breathed in the cool afternoon air.
I walked behind Ciel with Sebastian beside him as we walked down the sidewalk. I wasn't exactly sure where we were going, but I decided not to ask any questions. I looked around to try and find out where we were. I eventually came to the conclusion that we were in the shopping district- although I had no idea why.
I noticed a man come up and walk beside me, and he turned his head and gave a smile. He had a scar running down one side of his jaw, and I recognized it immediately. He was one of the men that tortured me. I gasped and began walking slightly faster, but he kept right beside me, his eyes on me.
He soon reached out a hand to touch me somewhere very inappropriate, but I screamed, "Get away from me!", getting the attention of Ciel, Sebastian, and a few strangers. I stopped walking and glared up at him. He looked down innocently at me.
"What are you talking about, miss?" he asked too sweetly, obviously hiding his true nature.
"I saw what you were trying to do, pervert!" I yelled at him as I slapped him. His good-natured demeanor blew out like a candle as he turned his head to face me once again.
He grabbed my wrist and attempted to pick me up, but I screamed and kicked him where it counted. He bent over in pain and I slapped him once more before running off into the crowd of screaming people.
"Get back here!" he said in a slightly strangled voice before chasing after me.
I started to panic. He was much faster than me, and would soon catch up. And, that he did. He put a hand over my mouth and wound an arm around my waist. He lifted me up into the air and took off into a dark alley. I kicked and thrashed, but he was too strong for me.
He threw me down, making me land awkwardly on my left leg, and quickly put a cloth over my mouth to stifle my screams. He also bound my hands together tightly behind me, but I found it strange that he didn't bound my feet together.
"I finally have you." he whispered huskily in my ear, and I suddenly realized what he was going to do to me. I kicked and tried to scream past the cloth covering my mouth, but it was no use. The rope on my wrists dug into my skin and stung badly.
I held my knees together for dear life, but he managed to pry them apart, after unzipping his pants. I screamed again and felt tears running down my face. 'Someone, please help me!'
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Ciel's POV
I was angry and slightly disappointed that undertaker couldn't help us. I was going to have to find a different way to catch this kidnapper. To clear my mind, I decided a walk was in order. I walked down the sidewalk with Sebastian beside me and Katheryn right behind me.
Out of nowhere, I hear a voice scream, "Get away from me!" turning around, I realized, to my horror, it was Katheryn that had said that. I watched the man intently, whom had a scar on his jaw. It almost seemed as if they knew each other.
I listened as he played innocent and she called him a pervert, and slapped him. He put his dirty hands on her, and I was about to intervene. But before I could, she kicked him in a place that made me cringe and took off running. The man followed her, and I yelled, "Sebastian!" he knew immediately what I wanted him to do, and he picked me up and followed after Katheryn and the strange man, weaving through the crowd.
We soon came upon an alleyway, and Sebastian set me on the ground as he took off into the near-darkness. I noticed two figures in the darkness, one laying on the ground, the other slumped over the other one. Sebastian ran over and threw the figure off of the other and began to punch it. I ran over to the figure on the ground, and, to my horror, saw it was Katheryn.
She had her hands bound behind her back, a cloth over her mouth, tears running down her cheeks, and her skirt pulled up to her thighs. I became full of anger at the realization of what he tried to do to her.
I rushed over and pulled her skirt back down for her, then pulled the cloth from her mouth, releasing choked cries of terror. I gently brought her head forward and against my shoulder. I reached behind her and unbound her hands. She immediately wrapped her arms around my neck and cried into my shoulder.
I wrapped my arms around her and gently rubbed her back in an effort to soothe her. I looked up to see Sebastian just finishing off the perverted man. He brushed his gloved hands off and walked over to us. Katheryn's sobs had subsided to hiccups.
"Are you alright?" I asked Katheryn quietly. She pulled back and nodded slowly.
"I'm fine." she said, and pulled down her sleeves. I arched an eyebrow and took one of her wrists. She winced slightly and tried to pull away. I push up her sleeve gently, revealing purple wrists.
"No, you're not." I said, gently skimming my fingertips over the bruises. She yanked her hand out of mine and pulled the sleeve back down.
"Yes I am." she said stubbornly, standing and wiping her tear-streaked face with her palms. I can't help but notice that she's shaking ever-so-slightly. I sighed and stood, straightening my top hat on my head.
"Sebastian." I said, turning to him.
"Yes, my Lord?" he asked.
"Dispose of the body, and inform the Queen that we have taken care of the kidnappings." I said. I'm pretty sure that the man Sebastian just killed was the man we were searching for; judging by what he tried to do to Katheryn. "I'll walk to the townhouse with Katheryn." I said, considering it was only a short walk.
"Yes, my Lord." he said. I turned back to Katheryn, and she started to walk out of the alley. I noticed that she was limping. Not knowing what was coming over me, I walked over and swept her up into my arms bridal-style. She was surprisingly light.
"Ciel!" she said, her face painting a beautiful shade of pink.
"Yes?" I said, and couldn't stop a small smirk from working it's way onto my face.
"What are you doing? Put me down!" she said, struggling in my grip.
"You were limping." I said, as if it was totally obvious.
"I can still walk!" she exclaimed, trying to push me away.
"Just stop struggling and let me carry you." I said, feeling a little heat rise up into my cheeks. She sighed and wrapped her arms around my neck. I adjusted my grip on her waist and walked to my townhouse.
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Katheryn's POV
I was so relieved when Ciel and Sebastian showed up. Thankfully, the perverted man didn't get the chance to do anything to be before Sebastian threw him off of me.
When I stood from the ground and tried to walk away, it hurt to put pressure on my left leg. I limped down the alleyway, trying desperately to walk normally. When, out of nowhere, I felt myself being lifted from the ground.
"Ciel!" I yelped, feeling my cheeks heat up.
"Yes?" he asked, smirking lightly. 'I just want to wipe that smirk off his face.' I thought as I argued with him. He refused to put me down.
"Just stop struggling and let me carry you." Ciel said, his cheeks turning pink. I sighed and gently wrapped my arms around my neck, deciding he wasn't going to give up anytime soon.
As we were walking down the sidewalk, we got a more than few glances. Some of which making our cheeks heat up. When we finally arrived at Ciel's townhouse, he unlocked the door and carried me up the stairs to a bedroom.
He gently put me down on the bed and crouched down in front of me. "Does it hurt?" he asked, looking up at me.
"I'm fine." I said stubbornly. He sighed lightly and lifted my skirt up to just above my knee. "What-" I started to say, but I couldn't bring myself to say anything else as I felt myself start to blush. He gently ran his fingertips over a large bruise just above the top of my boot.
"I think it's just sore." he said, pulling my skirt back down. "You'll be alright." he said, standing again. "Lay down and get some rest, Katheryn. When you wake up then we will go back to the manor." I nodded and laid on my back, hands laced together on my stomach.
I had just closed my eyes when I felt someone give me a light kiss on my forehead. I snapped my eyes open to see Ciel hovering over me, his eyes wide and his cheeks pink. "Sleep well." he said, backing away and giving a nervous smile as he left the room and shut the door behind him. I stared at the door, bewildered.
'What was that about?'
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Ciel's POV
As I shut the door behind me, I reflected on what I just did. 'What came over me? Why did I do that? Why do I care so much for a girl I hardly know? What in the devil is wrong with me?' I thought as I walked to my study.
Once I made it to my study, I shut the door behind me and removed my top hat from my head. "I see you have finished." I said as I spotted Sebastian standing beside my desk, pouring a cup of tea.
"Yes, my Lord. I have done as you have asked." he replied, setting down the tea pot. I took off my cloak and handed it and my top hat to Sebastian. I sat down at my desk and leaned back, closing my eyes.
'It seems a bit strange to me that Katheryn is always attracting trouble. And the man that I shot said that she was what he was looking for. Was he mistaken? Is all of this just a coincidence? Is there a connection between Katheryn and all of these young girls going missing, being killed, or tortured?' all of these thought running through my head made it impossible to relax. I sighed and sat up, opening my eyes.
"Sebastian." I said before taking a sip of my tea.
"Yes, my Lord?" he asked, looking up.
"I want you to find out as much as you can about Katheryn. I also want you to see if you can find a connection between her and the people kidnapping and torturing those girls." I said, looking up to meet his gaze. "You have four hours. Be very thorough with your research." I said, expecting the best from him.
Sebastian gave a small grin and bowed. "Yes, my Lord."
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That's the end of the chapter! Uh-oh, Ciel's getting suspicious. Will he find out about her true identity? You'll have to wait until the next chapter, haha, sorry!
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