"!!" Chêne gasped, alarmed, as she woke with a start in the townhouse. What was that!? Between sleeping and waking, just as the medicine Sebastian gave her had started to wear off, she had caught a glimpse of something so disturbing, her previous dream almost paled in comparison... but not quite. If anything, this new dream had put everything into perspective, the results of which were terribly clear... She jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to Ciel's room. He was gone. Which meant Sebastian was gone. Her dream was coming true...
"No... I can't let it end this way...!!" she said determinedly, clenching her fists. She couldn't just stand by and do nothing, knowing what was about to happen... "I have to stop them, even if it's the last thing I ever do." Chêne jumped up onto her feet and grabbed her coat, pulling it on as she flew through the house towards the door.
"Hey, were are you going, Chêne?" Soma called as she rushed past him and Agni on her way out.
"It isn't safe for a lady to go out this late on her own!" Agni said, concerned.
"I won't be on my own! I'm going to my husband and Ciel!" Chêne said, slamming the door shut behind her before they could stop her.
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Chêne was halfway down the street when she realized she didn't have a clue where she was going or how she was going to get there. What was she supposed to do? Now that she thought about it, even if she did know where she was going, how was she ever going to catch up with Ciel and Sebastian in time...? Her eyes widened when she realized she could smell blood and sensed a familiar sort of presence in the dark alley behind her. If she was right, then this could be just what she needed! She spun around and saw a blonde man in a suit calmly standing there right next to a corpse, leaning against the handle of a motorized lawnmower. He had his face buried in a book.
"Ah, man. Just when I thought I was finished they send me this!" he exclaimed in dismay. "I can't believe I still have to hit some baron's manor after this... Are they trying to work me to death?" Chêne's eyes widened further. Those phosphorescent green eyes... glasses... that modern gardening tool... Just as she suspected, he was definitely a Reaper!
"Hey, you!" Chêne called out, approaching the Reaper. "Are you talking about Baron Kelvin's manor?"
"What?" the Reaper said, taken aback. He seemed surprised to have been spotted. "You... How...?"
"Are you talking about Baron Kelvin's manor?" she repeated urgently.
"Who are you that I should answer?" the Reaper asked dubiously, crossing his arms, though he did wonder how she knew the it was Kelvin. Chêne clenched her fists and decided to take a gamble.
"Do you know what a Code 42 is?"
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{Baron Kelvin's Manor}
"We have been waiting for you... Earl Phantomhive," Joker greeted the young earl and his butler grimly.
"Joker..." Ciel said, furrowing his brow. He might have known... It was clear by the dark and sober look on the young man's face that all pretense of innocence and friendship was gone.
"Please, come in," Joker said politely, bowing, as he stepped aside to admit them into the manor, as he had been instructed to. Once the earl and his butler were inside, and Sebastian had shut the door behind them, Joker snapped his fingers.
FWSH, FWSH, FWSH.
Suddenly all of the candles in the room, including the ones on the chandelier above them flickered to life, illuminating the previously black room.
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That Butler, New Face
FanfictionWe all know the story of everyone's favorite demon butler and young Earl, but what if they had a third partner in crime? Let's rewrite history by adding a new face, now shall we? Chêne's life is about to get a whole lot more interesting! [Original v...