An English Girl, An Austrian Name, A German Speaker

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Sebastian

I watch from afar as the kids run around the large yard happily. Ciel and Lizzy stand beside me with smiles on their faces.

"I'm gonna get you!" Philip giggles at Vienna.

"Nein! Nein!" My eyes widen. German.

"Vienna is learning German." Lizzy explains proudly.

"I was never very successful at it but she loves it." Ciel grins over at me and I can't help but grin back.

"She has a tutor who she absolutely adores." Lizzy adds in. "His name is Ludwig."

"She's an advanced little girl for her age. Very intelligent." I say gently.

"Vienna is learning quickly yes, but I'd wish she'd stop being so afraid socially." Ciel adds and before I can respond Vienna runs smack into my legs.

Ciel and Lizzy both burst into giggles. I watch as Lizzy moves to get her daughter but Ciel stops her.

"Let her warm up to him." Ciel looks at me and nods.

"Hi there." I say and kneel down so I'm on Vienna's eye level. She just stares at me with wide, horrified eyes.

"Talk Vienna." Ciel orders gently. "In English please."

"I'm not going to hurt you." I say while holding a gloved hand out to the small girl.

She looks up at Ciel then back at my hand. My heart starts to beat faster as she slowly extends her own hand.

"This is ridiculous." I hear Lizzy whisper angrily. "She's obviously uncomfort-"

Vienna throws herself into my arms causing Lizzy to shut up. I look up at Ciel for permission to hug back. His smile let's me know it's okay.

I gently wrap my arms around little Vienna and let my heart warm when I hear her giggles.

She was supposed to be our child......

Ciel's thought hits me like a ton of bricks. I look up to find him looking fearfully at Philip who had going eerily quiet. I do notice the light blush on his cheeks, letting me know that he meant for me to hear that.

"You brought his medicine Elizabeth?" I hear Ciel ask just minutes before Philip let's out a blood hurting scream. All three servants go running along with Ciel and Lizzy.

I try to pull away from Vienna to go help but she only holds me tighter.

"Brother is seeing him again. Please don't let me go Dad it scares me when this happens." My eyes widen but I don't pull away.

She's a child Sebastian, children make things up. Children hear things. She doesn't know what she's saying.

"Vienna I think I should go down ther-"

"Nein! Don't leave me alone! Please! There are scary people here!" Vienna grips me tighter.

"Mother doesn't let me go around Brother when he's like this. She said he could hurt me." I shake my head and pick Vienna up. I adjust her so she's sitting comfortably on my hip.

"Bitte nein! Mutter werden bekommen wütend!" So Vienna's german is a nervous reaction to situations that scare her. Intresting.

"H-he *gasps* was t-there!" Philip cries and points towards a tree. "Under the *sob* t-ree."

"No Philip he is a hallucination. He's not real." I take a deep breath in and I instantly feel my eyes change. Before Vienna can see anything I snap them shut.

"Elizabeth." I say calmly to not alarm the shaking child in my arms.

"Nein! Nein! Aufenthalt mit Papa!" Vienna cries as I hand her to Lizzy.

"Vienna no one knows what you're saying!" Lizzy snaps dramatically as Vienna shouts in german.

No! No! Stay with Dad......

Something's not right about this situation.

"Ciel." I whisper loud enough for him to hear. "We need to talk. Please take everyone inside."

"Alright." Ciel replies.

"N-No! We can't leave him!" I hear Philip cry.

"Philip not now." Ciel snaps.

"He'll hurt Mr. Sebastian! Father please!" I can feel Ciel getting angry.

"He isn't real Philip!" Ciel shouts angrily.

I let my eyes drift open as the dead man's scent continues to fill my senses. Once I know everyone's inside I take a good look around.

A small spiderweb is stuck to the tree Philip was freaking out about. These 'hallucinations' Philip seems to be having aren't hallucinations at all....their only the result of a demon who's looking for his next catch.

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Translations

Nein- No

Mutter wird wütend- Mother will get mad

Aufenthalt mit Papa- Stay with Dad

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