Lizzie's Final Awakening
Days past since that day and all thoughts of Lizzy having a speaking issue went away. She was finally talking, again.
Lady Elizabeth walked out to the living room, sitting down on the couch, "Hey Ciel, can I show you something."
Ciel looked up, clearly confused, "Er... No."
Sebastian gave him a quizzical look and slowly murmured to Ciel, "If Lady Elizabeth wants to show you something you simply can't refuse her..."
Ciel groaned and got off the couch, following Lizzy upstairs. She walked over to the bed and picked up a wooden stick, "Look it's you!"
Ciel soon realized it wasn't a stick and a wooden doll replica of him. She used dark blue felt for his outfit and silvery blue yarn that was tattered and ripped for his hair. It stuck out in stringy strands. It was obviously glued to the wood with something. Ciel knew Lizzy was artistic but he never thought she'd be able to get his physical facial traits so well. It looked like she drew his face with a feather pen. He eyed it curiously, "Erm..." Lizzy held it out to him. "Th-"
Lizzy waited for a thank you. She worked very hard! "Just take it!"
"I... Er..." He reached out for it. "Tha-" He stuttered, trying to get out the right words. "Th-"
She rubbed her mark, uttering a few simple words in her mind; Just say Thank you, you Jerk! I order you to say thank you!
Ciel looked at her, his bottom lip beginning to tremble. He couldn't hold back, "Thank you, madam Lizzy..."
His voice sounded incredibly forced and evil. She looked at him as he took the wooden doll from her hand, with a glare. He looked at the doll that looked very accurate. She looked at him, "Now... I order you to smile."
She looked down at her mark that glowed when she spoke her order. He obeyed and the tiniest smile formed on his face. He still held his glare, though.
Lizzy looked at Ciel, tears forming in her eyes. "Can you smile kindly?" She was obviously feeling upset. So much he made her cry. He didn't appreciate her hard work. "I worked hard on that!"
Her hand flew to her eyes and her body pivoted to the side. Her tears continued to fall as she sobbed into her hands. Her mouth began to feel moist with her sharp tears that dragged down her face.
His glare loosened and walked closer to her, "Lizzy... Don't do this to me!" His voice held force. It was upsetting, but it sounded like he was almost begging her, "You know I can't take it when you cry!"
She whimpered into her hand, "I just want you to appreciate my work..."
He walked even closer to her, "Well then stop crying. If you cry I will never appreciate your work."
He took out his handkerchief and grabbed her chin, gently pulling it over to face him. He tried to control the heat in his face, as he patted her eyes with his kerchief...
Lady Elizabeth blinked a few times, "I am sorry..." She looked towards the ground, "I just..." Her eyes wandered up to him, "I wanted you to smile and... and..." Her tears fell down even more as he held his handkerchief against her nose and she blew into it. "You must think I am pathetic..."
He took away the handkerchief, "No not pathetic. Maybe mentally insane, but never pathetic."
She wiped her tears with the back of her hand. "I am so sorry..."
Ciel looked at Lizzy. He couldn't take his eyes off her for a reason, he had no clue, "Come with me."
He took her by the hand and led her downstairs. Sebastian looked at the two, "Ciel why is Lady Elizabeth crying?"
Ciel gripped the wooden doll in his hand. He forgot he was holding the thing. "I... I refused to take something she crafted with... Erm..."
Sebastian looked at Ciel, "Oh... This is what I feared." Sebastian walked over to Lizzy and Ciel. "Come on. I have a surprise for you two...maybe it will lift your spirits."
Ciel looked at Sebastian with confusion, "What?"
Sebastian began to walk out to the courtyard, While Lizzy and Ciel followed.
Lizzy walked out to the courtyard. It was lit up wit lightning bugs... It was so magical... The bushes glittered in the moonlight.
Ciel took Lizzy's hand, "Would you like to dance?"
Lizzy smiled, filled with happiness as she smiled the biggest smile she ever had. The wind blew on her hair, gently. Ciel spun with her. Her smile stretched wider.
It was nothing like the dance with Alois. It was so much more... It was full of memories, full of beauty, full of all Ciel was and what will be... She loved him. She'll never love anyone else. She felt like she belonged. Here... in Ciel's arms...