"Luis..."
"I'm only saying I have a feeling..."
"Yes my dear but incase you've forgotten you haven't been sleeping.. Your judgement isn't at its best.." He said with a hint of annoyance in his voice. I shot Sebastian a hard look as we were making our way back to Ciel's room.
Just before I opened my mouth to retort, the sound of frantic footsteps echoed though the corridor.
"Oi! Sebastian! There's a man downstairs! He says the bloody demon hounds back! That he got Barrymore!" Bard explained, bent over his knees out of breath.
I looked towards Sebastian. "My judgement is impaired is it?" I asked crossing my arms and cocking my head to the side accusingly. He only pursed his lips at me, turning on his heal to fetch the young master.
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We found ourselves, again, at the now blood splattered brick wall.. The crowd crouched in the dirt, that was slowly turning to mud around the mutilated body of Henry Barrymore. They chanted their bone chilling verses;
"A white dog is a good dog a good dog good.. A black dog is a bad dog a bad dog bad..He'll eat your flesh down to the bone, down to the bone. He'll gobble you up until you're gone, until you're gone."
It was truly a sickening sight..
What... A horrible... Heartless village...
I scanned over the crowd.. There were children in this crowd.. How can a parent raise a child in a place like this..? How can a person sit by their child.. As they pray to their demon over a mangled, dead body.. And still be able to call themselves a parent..?
I felt a small tug on my sleeve, ripping me from my thoughts that I was unaware had taken over me.
My gaze shifted to see Ciel clutching a small amount of the fabric in his shaking hand, though the rest of his body was still.. His face void of fear and emotion. I quickly and discretely squeezed his hand and let go.
Sebastian stepped forward examining the body, raising what used to be his right arm, now severed at the elbow.
"Great demon hound! Great demon hound forgive us!" Someone called from the crowd. Suddenly Angela fell to the ground unconscious.
"Angela!" Finny exclaimed, rushing to her side.
~*~
"It's a shame, Young Master, after you'd already declared the case was closed..." Sebastian smirked, bringing a bent finger to his lips to hide a chuckle.
"Shut up. Where is Angela?" Ciel asked, glancing around the room for the missing maid.
"I put her to bed for now, but she seems very tired yes, it's too painful to watch.." Mey-rin answered in a sad, tired voice.
I put my head down, starring at my hands, I must be missing something.. How can they be so concerned for this maid, while I sit, for some odd reason, wishing she has been in Lord Barrymore's place..? I am not a hateful person.. But why is hate not a strong enough word to describe the churning in my stomach every time I hear her name?
"This village was completely isolated from the rest of society out of fear of the demon hound's curse.. I thought we established that the hound was faked by Lord Henry so that he could rule here. But now Lord Henry has..." Ciel sighed, closing his eyes to think, something I recognized from his father.
"Are you sure those bite wounds really weren't from the demon hound like the villagers say? Maybe he's mad at being blamed for Lord Barrymore's bad deeds..." I voiced quietly, it was all starting to look a little too radical for a mere human.. I raise my head to find Sebastian is smirking at me across the table. I furrowed my brows in confusion..
"Well I think we can say for that no human did this at least.." Sebastian said, glancing back down at Ciel. I shot him a glare, damn butler.. Listening to my thoughts again...
~*~
"What's the matter?" Sebastian asked Ciel as he was buttoning his night shirt.
"The way you phrased it earlier.. 'No human could do this'.. That red headed reaper better not show up again.." He said with a disgusted scowl.
"I'm quite impressed with the sharpness of your learning curve. There is no need to worry.. Miss. Luis' idea was not wholly incorrect, it was Lord Henry the demon hound was after, I imagine there isn't anyone else who would fall victim to it." Sebastian said, standing and slaughtering over to Ciel's wardrobe to skim through it.
"That doesn't mean I can just leave it alone.." He said watching his butler closely.
"Is that your beautiful loyalty to the queen?" Sebastian asked mockingly, I glanced up from my place in the corner of the room, the conversation was now peaking my interest..
"No, that's not all. You're normally a dull man, but when a dog enters the picture, you become rather fascinating.." Ciel said with a small smirk, I let out a small chuckle.
"He isn't wrong.." I said with a smirk at Sebastian, making him frown at me.
"You have learned.."
~*~
I stood next to Sebastian as Ciel had his morning tea, a slight smile on my face.. Sebastian had been saying with me the past few nights and I had been sleeping much better.. The nightmares still came, but the terrors had stopped, something about his presence soothed me.. Made me feel safe..
"Today's tea features cabinet pudding made with local blackberries." Sebastian announced, setting the plate down gently in front of him.
"You're certainly carefree.." Ciel said throwing a strange look toward the butler.
"There's no need to rush.." He said calmly, though the calming silence was short lived as the other servants rushed in in a panic.
"Sebastian!!" Mey-rin exclaimed out of breath.
"What is it? You're making a fuss.." He asked, a look of annoyance on his face.
"We can't find Angela anywhere!" Finny cried, concern and anxiety showing through everything he was.
"Oh she said there were some medicinal herbs growing by the fen, so she was going to pick them." Sebastian said a matter of factly, without a trace of concern.
"She went to the fen by herself..?" Finny asked, his shoulders sinking as his worry grew stronger.
"When there might be a demon hound lurking about!?" Mey-rin gasped, her concern growing to match Finny.
"Oh hell!" Bard exclaimed, I didn't understand.. She's a grown woman, not a child.. She can handle herself in her own..
"Why would she be picking herbs in a time like this..?" Finny asked sadly, tears welling in his eyes.
"Oh well, it looked like she was worried about how pale you were.." I said softly, Finny really liked this woman.. I had pity for him..
A look of shock took over his glum face, staring at me wide eyed. "She did it for me..?" He asked, I only shrugged at him.
"Let's go Sebastian!" Bard commanded, and when Sebastian didn't move he stopped. "What's wrong with you?! Are you a red-blooded man or what?!" He yelled before bursting from the room and out into the fog, the rest of the servants following after him.
"Well? What color is your blood?" Ciel asked with a playful smirk.
"It looks as though we've developed a need to rush.." Sebastian said, avoiding his masters question.
"Put on a first rate show for me Sebastian.." Ciel grinned wickedly, locking eyes with his butler.
"Yes my lord."
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Well well this chapter was awful.. Hello my lovely readers I am so sorry it took me this long to update.. It's been one hell of a crazy year.. Too much crap went down.. But now here I am! Back with my motivation to write again! I hope you guys will continue reading as I have much of this story left to write! Hopefully the next update will be out soon! Thank you guys so so much for reading and I'll see you in the next chapter! Bye! ☆〜（ゝ。∂）