"Go on, go on
Go bravely on
Into the blackest night~
Hold my breath til your return
My love will never die...
My heart, my heart
My drowning heart
Oh, all the tears I've cried
Oh I may weep forevermore
My love will never die~"
The wind blew with such ease, matching perfectly with Mute's tune. She stood on top of the Trancy Estate while looking up at the moon. She knew everybody in the mansion was either asleep or awake and didn't want to be bothered. Mute remembered what Sebastian told her about singing, but tonight she didn't care about the consequences. Just for tonight. To be free in her own skin without paranoia clawing down her back.
"My love, my love
My fearless love
I will not say goodbye
Sea my rise
Sky may fall
My love will never die"
Winds blew heavier. Some of the windows of the manor flung themselves open due to Mute's power. And of course, this caught the attention of the Trancy Butler. One of the flung open windows caught his attention as he was patrolling the hallways. His eyes set sight on the woman standing on the roof. Claude glared at her with thought, wondering what and why she was here. He didn't let the thought linger for too long when being captivated by her beauty.
Her song matched well with her appearance, and with the help of the moon's glistering light to enhance that beauty. 'A glorious creature wondering the night, and out of all places, she happens to land right above us. Like the angel she is.' He couldn't help but smirk. The heavy winds instantly stopped, as did the melody. Leaving Mute with the final verse,
"Sea may rise...
Sky may fall...
My love will never die.."
Mute sighed to herself before turning to face Alois, who had been standing behind her. Looking into his eyes brought a small smile to her lips. Her appearance had Alois staring at her in awe, just like when they first met eyes. "Your songs are as beautiful as you." Alois said truthfully with a kind smile.
"I hope my song didn't disturb your slumber." Mute communicated back with closed eyes and a gentle smile of her own.
"No. I'm glad that you're here, really! Let's go inside. The night air is going to have you catch a cold if you stay out here any longer." He chirped before grasping her hands into his. Alois gasps of how cold Mute's hands were. 'So cold...' He shivered in disbelief. 'How can anybody be this cold? Like a corpse.'
"Something wrong?"
"No. It's nothing. Come." Alois led her to his bedroom. Mute sat on the bed and faced the window to stare out the window. "What are you doing here?" He said, taking a seat next to her.
"As a creature of the night I don't require sleep. I came here for you."
"For me?"
"Are you aware that you are in contract with a demon? What are you goals in this contract?" The she-demon turned her head to the boy with an emotionless stare. To Alois it was a cold stare. It caused the hairs on the back of his neck to stand. With a hard swallow he replied,
"Of course, I am. And my goal is having Ciel Phantomhive all mine."
"Yours?" Mute raised an eyebrow out of confusion. "I will ask again the night of your costume ball. What does Ciel Phantomhive have to do with your goal? Once you have it, what happens?"
It takes a moment for Alois to reply. His head dips into his chest with his hair hanging over his eyes. "He took someone from me... My brother.." He fists the covers of the bed. "I know he did it. Once Ciel Phantomhive is mine, I will have him experience the same agony I did. He will know what it's like to lose something dear to him!"
"Is there any proof?"
"What?" Alois looks at Mute with a bit of confusion.
"How do you know that Ciel Phantomhive is the person who killed your brother? With evidence, it sets the mindset to achieve its goal and reach its true potential. So I ask, do you know for sure that Ciel Phantomhive is the one who killed your brother?" Her eyes never leave the moon.
"I know he did it. He killed my brother, Luka, just like Claude told me!" And that was it. The answers she was searching for from the very beginning.
'So Claude is behind all of this. He's using Alois to get to Ciel. Yet why tamper with his soul?' Mute slowly lowered her head and stood up from the bed. "Alois, what if I told you that there is a way to achieve your goal without having to be bound to a demon? I can help you with your revenge without the help of your demon butler."
"How?"
"It's quite simple. But there is something I will need you to consent to if you allow me to help you." Mute slowly turned to look at the boy with her eyes now a different color. "You will have to break your contract with Claude."
Hearing this made the boy's eyes widen in shock. 'Break the contract with Claude?' He repeated the request in his head.
"Wh-Why would I do that?"
"Do you want to avenge your brother? You want Ciel Phantomhive all to yourself, do you not? I can make that happen without Claude's help. Once your contract ends, he has your soul. I am aware of the Demon Law. However, if you end your contract with Claude and take my helping hand, you will still have your soul and your vengeance for Luka, all while still having Ciel Phanomthive in your grasp. With your, your desires will not faulter, Alois."
The woman lifts her hand for the boy to take. Alois couldn't help but be overwhelmed by this information. Having his goal achieved while still being able to keep his soul. A deal any human would agree upon. Anything to have their soul sold to a demonic creature. But he didn't know what to think. Should he break the contract and agree to allow this woman to help him?
Mute lowers her hand and kneels in front of the boy. "This is a lot to take in. I won't force you to make a decision right away. Rethink this for as long as you like. And once you are ready, I will be waiting in the shadows..." saying this she gently takes his hands into hers while gifting him one of her soft smiles. "Your rest is long overdue. Sleep. And when you wake...shall your soul be at rest."
She leans upward with her extended hand and softly pokes the boy's forehead, forcing him into a slumber. Mute catches him before he could fall off the bed. After tucking him in, Mute pulls the curtains together then exits the room. Once closing the door and turning to leave, Claude is standing in front of her.
Before a gasp could escape the girl's lips, Claude covers her mouth with his gloved hand and presses her up against the wall with his body. Her eyes remained widen with her hand wrapped around his wrist, attempting to have him release her. Mute made no attempt to struggle. She knew Claude was a lot stronger than her, so wasting her energy on him wouldn't have helped either way.
"Did you think I wouldn't hear every word that was exchanged between you and His Highness? Foolish thing." Claude glared as he tightened his grip on the woman's face.
"Mm..!" Mute squeezed her eyes from the pressure on her cheeks. "I know you tampered with Ciel's soul!" Claude's grip loosened. "His memory is not all quite there... He can't recall the deaths of his loved ones and the purpose of his contract with Sebastian..! What have you done to his soul?"
"Tch... A smart little thing." Was all Claude said. He harshly pulls Mute from the wall and drags her to his bedroom, pushing her inside then closing the door behind him. "What else do you know?"
"This has nothing to do with Alois, does it? You're after Ciel..." Mute glares while keeping her distance. "You're using your own master to get to another soul..."
Claude smirked. He couldn't lie his way out of this when Mute knows this much. "Your intention of breaking the contract I have with His Highness will not succeed. You know too much of my own personal goals, and I cannot have you slipping up my chances." With each step he took, Mute took a step back until her back was pressed against the wall. Claude stood in front of her and grabbed her wrist, pulling him into his chest.
"You're tampering with your own laws. Do you not consider the consequences of your actions?"
"There is no harm with what I am doing to the law. I am merely playing my cards to the extent. However," He grabs her face. "Your idea with ending my contract will ruin those chances."
"I am going to save that boy."
The fire in Mute's eyes made Claude's chest throb. The fiery, determination, and promise behind that sentence was enough to shoot electricity through his body. Not wasting another moment, the demon attacks the woman's neck. A quiet scream escapes her throat from the sudden attack. Claude is quick to cover her mouth again. His other hand snakes down her clothed thigh before hiking it around his waist. Mute whimpers when her core is pressing against his stomach.
"Hahh~" He breathes heavily into her ear. "I can feel how aroused you're getting~ Does being handled roughly turn you on that much? With your intoxicating aroma, I won't be able to hold myself back for much longer."
"You wouldn't...!" She whimpers, squeezing her eyes tighter. "You can't!"
"Why when you claim you're not Sebastian's mate?" His golden eyes stare deep into her scared wide ones. "He has not claimed you because you defy him. He respects your consent... But I won't. I'll take you before he does."
With those words, Mute lost it.
Black tendrils stretched out from her back and impaled Claude's chest. Her eyes were now a canine yellow and black markings began to appear on her face. "You would take me by force?..." her voice echoed in a deep tone. "Why?... How could you...How could you be so cruel?" Her voice is mixed between hers and demonic with black tears running down her cheeks.
Claude could only cough up blood in response. Mute cupped his face in her hands and dug her nails into his cheeks. His blood poured down his face as he struggled to escape Mute's mutilated grasp. 'A monster..!' The demon tried to remain consciousness. Mute's black tendrils dug deeper into the demon's chest. The room they were in was pitch black. All Claude could see were Mute's canine eyes. The last thing he saw before the she-demon lunged at him with her bared, razor teeth.
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