I own nothing but my OC's. PLEASE REVIEW! Also, something I want to try. I want to see how I portray my character Nyra to everyone else. How would you all describe Nyra, personality wise? Let me know in your reviews.
She was still staring at the window, her knees drawn up to her chest. It couldn't be happening. It had to be a dream, a nightmare, a ghost, a hallucination. But deep down, she knew it was real. Andrew was alive, somehow. How had that... thing... survived? It just wasn't humanly possible. The witch then heard footsteps coming towards her room. Her heart began pounding in her ears. Her door opened.
"Ny-"
WHOOOSH
Sebastian found himself pinned to the wall, sharp spikes of ice pressed against him, one nearly touching his throat. He stared at the witch in shock. She usually wasn't this aggressive, not without reason at least. Looking at her he saw she was paler then normal, she had bags under her eyes, she was tense and he could smell the fear rolling off of her in waves. Realizing that it wasn't a threat Nyra waved the spikes of ice away. The demon looked her over.
"Are you okay? It doesn't look like you had a great sleep last night." Sebastian said, straightening his tie.
"I'm fine." The green eyed woman said in a quiet voice.
"Alright," Sebastian said, not believing her for a second which Nyra knew. He left and closed the door behind him so the witch could get ready.
Nyra went through her morning routine like a zombie. She used magic for everything, her clothes flying onto her, she tied her corset very loose, and her hair and teeth were brushed quickly. She felt dead on her feet and panicky at the same time as odd as that sounded. She had her arms wrapped around her as she walked through the halls of the town house. She met with Sebastian in the hallway, just outside of Ciel's doors.
"Excuse me...oh." Sebastian said. "It's rare to see you awake so early." Nyra poked her head in and sure enough Ciel was sitting upright in bed, waiting for his paper which Nyra handed to him. She gently sat down on the edge of the bed. The scent of tea didn't calm her nerves, but it helped a little and being around her boys made her feel a little more comfortable.
"I was feeling irritated so I had trouble sleeping." Ciel said, a tic mark appearing in his forehead. "It seems that those two stayed out all night. What exactly were they doing all night?" Ciel asked aloud, clearly irritated as he opened the paper. He then made a small noise of shock as he stared at the article.
'Another mysterious attack! A coffee house in Piccadilly Circus severely damaged!'
"So..." Lau said later that afternoon as he looked over the article.
"If I am to be honest," Madam Red said as the article was handed to her. "Those two were suspicious from the start."
"True enough," Ciel muttered opening another invitation. He seemed to get a new one every day. "I just don't see why those two would cause trouble. A grudge against the colonial rule? It just doesn't seem likely. Even if they do have a problem with the Anglo Indians returning to England, attacking them in such a fashion is just too risky." Ciel mused aloud before sighing.
"Most of all, if they are the criminals, why would they come and stay with me of all people? They don't seem to be all that 'suspicious,' do they?" Ciel said. Madam Red nodded in agreement, taking a sip of her tea.
Nyra wasn't paying all that much attention. She still couldn't shake the fact that he was still alive. How was that possible? It took every ounce of self-control to keep herself from crying and hyperventilating. On the outside she was calm, the only thing that could possibly give away her fears was the fact that her heart was beating at a mile a minute.
Sebastian glanced at the witch from the corner of his eye. She was pale, not like the white skin of her true form but still significantly paler than normal. She looked disheveled; there were noticeable bags under her eyes which were unfocused as she rubbed her hands up and down her arms. All in all, she looked like a mess. With his demon sense of hearing, Sebastian could hear the witch's pounding heart. HE thought of getting her to tell him but his mind flashed back to the last time he demanded answers from Nyra when she didn't want to talk.
'Nyra turned and looked back, tears starting to slide down her cheeks. "Can't you just leave it alone!?" She sobbed and ran the rest of the way to her room.'
Perhaps a gentler approach would be appropriate so that there wouldn't be a repeat of last time.
That night, Soma and Agni were heading out. The prince waved cheerfully towards Ciel. "We're off then, go get some sleep midget Ciel." Soma closed the door while the young earl glared at him, a tic forming in his forehead. Nyra's lips curled up into a barely noticeable amused grin.
Nyra, Lau, Sebastian, Ciel and Madam Red all secretly followed the Indian duo as they went from pub to pub with the picture Soma had drawn.
"Eh, it really does seem like they are just looking for that person." Lau said as the group peered around a corner to spy on them.
"In this country the best place for them to look for news of that woman would be in a club or pub. It doesn't seem like they're up to anything." Ciel said shivering. Noticing thing, Nyra placed her hands on his arms and generating heat into them, rubbed his arms in order to warm him up. The young boy's shivering decreased immensely and he sighed in relief.
"It is now 1 a.m." Sebastian said, noticing Nyra looking around as if keeping an eye out for someone or something. "I predict they will return home soon. We should return also."
They returned before Agni and Soma and Soma was sleeping in his bed. Agni quietly closed the doors, careful not to wake the prince. He then quickly grabbed his cloak and walked outside into the snow. Sebastian kneeled on the snow covered rooftop and watched the man walk away.
"2:45 am." He said aloud. "As expected, he is moving."
Appearing outside the window like a vampire, Sebastian hung upside down to give his report. "Young master, he's making a move."
"Good, so..." Ciel couldn't fight back a yawn, he was exhausted. Nyra stood nearby and couldn't help but yawn as well. She still hadn't had a moment's rest since she saw Andrew.
"Wait!" Everyone turned and saw Soma standing in the doorway. "Let me come with you. I have been aware for some time that Agni goes out while I'm asleep. I want to know what he is up to."
Ciel didn't object to Soma tagging along, but Madam Red chose to stay behind and get some sleep since she had work tomorrow and she was going to be tired enough as it was. The remainders of the group stood before a large walled off mansion with guards standing by the gate.
"So... he went inside this building?" Soma asked.
"This looks like...maybe we can see what is going on." Ciel said seriously.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Soma asked. "Who lives here?"
"Settle down prince, no need to panic." Lau said. "If you go in you shall see...the horrible truth...you...and I." Lau said mysteriously.
"You have no idea what's going on, do you?" Nyra asked, scowling slightly.
"Nope!" Lau said. "So, who lives here?"
"This is the home of Harold West Jebb. He is involved in the import of various goods. I've only met him once while off duty. He is rather creepy, not to mention his criminal record." Ciel explained.
"Imported goods eh? Then me and him are in the same business." Lau said with his usual laid back grin.
"Why would Agni want to visit such a person?" Soma asked, rubbing his chin in confusion.
"He mostly imports Indian spices and teas. He runs a general store names 'Harold Trading.' He also runs 'Harold's Hindustani Coffeehouse.'" Ciel said, explaining further.
Nyra wasn't paying too much attention. She was still looking down corners and into the shadows from where she stood. She hadn't felt safe since she saw Andrew. He was back, and he found her. There was no way he was back with good intentions.
"Mina's name appeared in some of Lord West's papers." Sebastian said. "According to what I read, business mostly took place in the Bengal area. The hanging incident may have hurt the business however...it seems such damage was avoided due to Lord West being absent while the incidents took place."
"I guess we'd better go in then..." Ciel said, looking up at the high wall.
"If it's your wish," Sebastian said. He then threw a hand around Ciel's waist and jumped over the wall.
"HEY YOU!" Ciel yelled, turning blue with shock.
"Showing off," Nyra couldn't help but shake her head fondly, before jumping up as well, using the air to give her a boost. She landed next to the demon, who was straightening out the young earl's coat.
"I do believe it's a much faster way." Sebastian said while Lau and Soma scaled the wall the old fashioned way.
Nyra turned when she heard footsteps. Or paw steps as it turned out. A dozen Dobermans began to stalk forward, snarling at the intruders.
"Ciel!" Soma cried out in worry.
"Stop," Nyra said in a commanding tone before Sebastian could act. The dogs froze in shock. A human could understand them?
"They listened?" Soma asked in shock.
"Sit." The witch commanded. As one, the pack plopped their behinds onto the snow. "Such obedient dogs Lord West has raised." Nyra said with a smile before reaching out and petting the nearest dog and scratched him behind the ear. Sebastian rolled his eyes.
"Yo, earl!" Lau called out. "Look over here! Over here!" Lau said. He was standing in front of an unconscious guard who had a rather large needle sticking out of the back of his neck. Lau was holding a similar needle and was twirling a ring of keys around it.
When he saw their shocked faces Lau laughed. "Aw come on now I just put them to sleep. It's not like they are dead!"
"Whatever," Ciel said, trying to cover up his shock with a cough. "Let's get a move on."
Sebastian led them inside through the door.
"No guards?" Nyra asked, looking around the surprisingly sparsely decorated mansion.
"I can hear two people." Sebastian said. "Let's go." The demon led the group up into a hallway that had many trophy animals mounted on the walls. They leaned close to the slightly open door in order to hear and see what was going on.
"You did a good job." A man's voice said. "Why give me that expressionless face? Take a cigar and loosen up a bit okay?" Harold stood in an expensively decorated room, holding a newspaper in one hand and a cigar in the other.
He had blonde hair, wore a brown tweed jacket and snakeskin shoes. Nyra thought he looked ridiculous. If you're going to show off your wealth through your clothes at least do it correctly. In the future, Nyra had experience with tabloids ripping on her so she knew how to dress and show off her wealth. West wasn't doing too well. Agni sat on the couch, fists clenched in his lap.
"These are grade A Havana cigars. I got these babies from James Fox, he has a royal warrant." Agni didn't say anything. West sighed. "Oh well, it's your problem. Everything is going as planned. In one week it will all be decided." He then grabbed Agni's bandaged hand. "Only with this 'right hand of god' will I realize my dream." West said passionately with a creepy smirk on his face. "I've been planning this for three years. So I'll definitely complete it."
"And if I help you accomplish this..." Agni said, sounding very uncomfortable. "Mina will..."
Soma burst through the door. "YOU SAID MINA!?" He yelled. West and Agni turned blue from shock.
"You fool!" Ciel yelled. The idiot had blown their cover! Sebastian quickly covered Ciel's mouth and pulled him back.
"He would recognize our faces. Let's just wait for now." Sebastian said quietly.
"P...Prince!" Agni stuttered in shock. Soma grabbed Agni by his shirt.
"Agni! What's going on!? You know where Mina is!?" Soma asked desperately.
"Ah, so this is your master Agni?" West asked, smirking.
"You..." Soma growled, glaring darkly at West. "You are the one who kidnapped Mina!?" He said angrily. "Agni! Beat this guy!" Soma yelled at an unimpressed West. Agni grimaced but didn't move. "Agni! What are you waiting for!?" Soma shouted.
"Heh," West chuckled darkly. "Agni, throw out this fussy prince."
"Huh!?" Soma gasped in shock.
Agni looked in pain as he broke out into a cold sweat. "Can't you hear me?" West sneered.
"It seems they are starting to argue." Sebastian mused.
"No, really? Do you think bird brain?" Nyra asked sarcastically. She then smirked when his eyebrow twitched in annoyance.
"Well back to what we were talking about before...it seems Lord West is involved." Sebastian continued quickly before Nyra could make another sarcastic comment. "It also seems that this has something to do with the black market."
"...So then this is the earl's jurisdiction. Since the black market is involved." Lau whispered.
"Indeed..." Ciel sighed.
"Reporting this to the Yard would be problematic. Perhaps we should just go home now..." Lau said.
"That would be nice but I have another idea." Ciel said. "I want to watch West a while longer. This time I will save that foolish prince."
"But won't he recognize you?" Nyra asked. Ciel's face was well known.
"Yes." Ciel sighed, not at all pleased with that obstacle.
"Leave it to me." Sebastian said. "I have a good idea." The demon smirked.
"Agni! What's the meaning of all this! Explain to me at once!" Soma ordered.
"I...I don't want to say anything. Please leave this place." Agni said, looking as though he had to force himself to say the words.
"Huh?" Soma looked up at Agni in shock and confusion. "What did you say?"
"Good kid." West said with a wicked smirk around his cigar.
Soma grabbed West by his coat. "You jerk!" He screamed. "What have you done!?"
"Please just stop!" Agni yelled out before restraining Soma.
"Let go of me Agni! Why are you doing what this jerk says!?" Soma yelled in confusion.
"Darn!" West straightened out his jacket while a vein throbbed in his temple. "You put a crease in my new Gieves and Hawks suit!"
"Agni! Let me go!" Soma continued to try and struggle out of Agni's iron grip.
"Why show your pain to someone who will not understand?!" West asked. "Agni! Beat the voice out of this prince!" West seemed amused when Agni broke out into a heavy cold sweat and began shaking. "Haha. What's wrong!? I'm not asking you to kill him. I just want him to shit up, that's all... Aren't I such a kind guy?"
"Agni..." Soma said shakily.
"Agni." West sneered.
Looking angrier with his self, Agni raised his hand and swung at a shocked Soma. The prince shielded himself but it would appear as though he didn't need to. A figure clad in a black tailcoat blocked the hit. Soma and Agni seemed equally shocked by the new development.
It was a...deer?
"Pfft!" Nyra couldn't help but laugh. Her shoulders were shaking as she tried to suppress her giggles. Sebastian had taken a deer head off the wall and decided to use that as a mask. Soma and Agni were frozen and staring at the deer man with complete confusion. West was...for lack of a better term...scared shitless.
"WHO THE HECK IS THAT!?" West screamed. Sebastian turned sharply to face him, causing the lord to let a little squeak.
Sebastian placed a hand over his nonexistent heart and bowed. "I am a deer sent to collect the prince."
"Using a stuffed deer...good one Mr. Butler," Lau said, looking at the now empty rack.
"Good? It's brilliant!" Nyra managed to wheeze out between laughs.
"This is probably one of the prince's spies! Agni!" West yelled.
"No, I am simply one hell of a deer." Sebastian proclaimed. This sent Nyra to the floor as she continued to roll around with tears of mirth sliding down her cheeks. It felt good to laugh after being paranoid all day.
"Destroy him!" West commanded.
"Destroy him? I can't..." Agni said in shock.
"Shut up! Do you want me to take back my promise!? I order you to do this! DO IT NOW!" West screamed, pointing at Agni.
"I...I..." Agni's fists were clenched and shaking. He dropped to his knees as tears of blood began to slide down his face. He was trembling violently. At this point Nyra had stopped laughing and watched anxiously. She didn't have an M.D but she knew it was not normal to cry tears of blood. "My god...I only wanted to serve him...This right hand I use only for his sake...I've chosen to...This sin of betrayal." Agni grit his teeth.
"Agni...no..." Soma said while Sebastian stood behind the prince adjusting his gloves.
"Please forgive me..." Agni tore the bandages from his hand with a pained war cry.
Soma turned blue with shock and fear as Agni charged forwards. Sebastian quickly scooped up the prince and flung him over his shoulder before dodging Agni's attack. The enraged man instead destroyed a beautifully decorated chest, even the wall behind it.
"NOT THE CHEST I GOT AT GENERAL TRADING!" West screamed in horror.
Sebastian continued to fight Agni like a Matador fought a bull. Agni continued to destroy West's material possessions, much to the blonde's despair.
"CUT IT OUT! THAT'S MY ONE OF A KIND TIFFANY LAMP! MY WOOSTER TABLEWARE! MY LOCK HAT!" West wailed in anguish.
"It seems things are getting a bit wild, we should leave earl." Lau said before scooping up Ciel, causing the young earl to yell in surprise. Debris was beginning to fall from the ceiling and it would not be a good idea to stick around.
Nyra got up from her position on the floor. As Lau began to run out of the house with Ciel Nyra turned and yelled at Sebastian. "A commotion this big is going to attract attention! Get the prince out of here!" Nyra said before running off after Ciel and Lau.
"Very well." Sebastian said. He then leapt out of the building. Looking back he saw Agni watching him take the prince away.
"You and I both know you can easily rip that head in half. Why don't you just do that, feathers?" Nyra asked. It would seem as though Sebastian was having issues with the deer head. It wouldn't come off. The butler who can bench press a tree, run all over London in three minutes and make an entire mean in fifteen minutes, couldn't get a deer head off. They stood in the kitchen, tea about to be prepared but Sebastian had other problems to deal with.
"That will make a larger mess to clean up." Sebastian said before tugging on the deer head harder.
"Do you know the story of the Princess and the Frog?" Nyra asked, an idea in place to get the deer head off.
"Yes?" Sebastian said, wondering what that story had to do with anything.
"I'm going to tell you the story of the Witch and the Deer." Nyra said, walking over to the confused butler. "Once upon a time a demon turned into a deer but was unable to turn back." Nyra grabbed Sebastian by his tie and began pulling him towards the counter. "He met a witch who quickly became irritated with his refusal to do things the easy way." Nyra hopped up onto the counter. "So the witch leaned down and gave the deer a great big kiss." Nyra grabbed the deer head by either side of its face and planted one right on its nose. Ice spread from her lips and slowly froze over the deer head, making it look like a perfect ice sculpture. "And that broke the spell and turned the deer back into a demon." Nyra said before snapping her fingers, causing the deer head to shatter, allowing Sebastian to see the witch's cheeky grin. "The end." She said cheerfully before directing the ice shard to go down the drain.
"My face is cold." Sebastian said, poking his own cheek.
"Alright, whiner." Nyra said, rolling her eyes with a smirk. She knew what he wanted. Generating heat into her hands, she placed both hand on either side of his face. "Wow you were cold." Nyra said in surprise and added a little more heat.
"What's been going on with you?" Sebastian asked.
"What do you mean, bird brain?" Nyra asked, shifting her hands to his ears to warm them as well.
"You've been paranoid, almost skittish and you haven't slept in a while." Sebastian said. Her wrapped a hand around Nyra's wrists, to make sure she didn't run away. His grip wasn't demanding, just hard enough to let Nyra know he wasn't going to let go.
'That's why he wanted me to warm his face.' Nyra thought. 'Clever birdy.' She would have spoken that thought if the situation had not been so dire. "I think..." She sighed. "I think I saw Andrew."
"Your ex-husband?" Sebastian asked.
"Yeah." Nyra said, trying to keep from shaking. "I know I'm not crazy and I know it wasn't a hallucination or dream. He was there...standing across the street."
Sebastian didn't say anything for a moment. How was it that a human could survive not only a burning, but live for another two hundred years, and find Nyra? It wasn't humanly possible, key word, human. The only way he could still be alive if he was no longer human. What he was now was anyone's guess. But back to the current problem, snapping Nyra out of her terror.
"Are you saying you couldn't take him?" Sebastian asked.
"What?" Nyra looked up.
"You're afraid of some ghost from your past? The great Sister Witch of Europe? You burned him at the pentagram, had your wolves slaughter the entire village and plunged said village into the river. Have the years turned you soft?" Sebastian sneered, his eyes turning demonic.
Nyra stared at him with a blank expression. Then her face contorted into rage. Her mask shattered and fell, revealing her true form. White skin, black veins, fangs and all. Her hands, still on the butler's face, ignited with flames, scorching his face. With a furious lion's roar she pounced on the demon and tackled him to the floor. Quickly freezing his legs and arms to the floor she grabbed him by his tie and yanked him up. Nyra sat on his stomach, snarling with rage and small wisps of fire slipping through her lips.
"I would never let that son of a bitch get the drop on me again!" Nyra growled, green eyes glowing in rage. The air was charge with hatred and magic. "I'd kill him again, and again, and again, and as many times necessary until he stays dead! It doesn't matter what form of creature he is now! A vampire, I'll put a steak through his heart! A werewolf, a silver bullet between the eyes! A grim reaper, I'll put his head on a spike!" Nyra snarled savagely.
"And if he is now a demon?" Sebastian asked, secretly enjoying the sight of Nyra being so vicious and feral. The burns on his face were already quickly healing.
"I can conduct an exorcism. I've summoned spirits before, I know how to send them back." Nyra hissed.
"If you're so positive you can defeat him then why are you scared of him?" Sebastian asked quirking a brow as he smirked, fangs gleaming in the fire light.
Nyra froze, letting his words sink in. She sighed and then smiled. That demon, able to make so mad she's ready to tear out his throat with her fangs and then able to calm her down with one sentence.
"You're really something, you know that feather brain?" She chuckled breathlessly. Her breathing was a little quick after flying into such a rage. She quickly fixed her mask, returning her face to it's human-esque appearance. "Thanks for snapping me out of that." She said, waving her hand and removed Sebastian's ice restraints.
"You can thank me by staying in this position." The demon purred before placing his hands on the witch's hips.
Nyra froze for a moment, taking in their situation. She smirked. "As much as I'm sure you would enjoy that activity." Nyra said in a breathy voice as she drew Sebastian closer by tugging on his tie. One hand slowly glided around her waist while the other slid up her back towards her head. Against her will, a shiver ran down the witch's spine. Nyra pressed her forehead against Sebastian's and with a flirty smirk whispered.
"But you have tea to prepare."
Nyra giggled and Sebastian's dumbfounded expression. She let go of his tie, prompting the demon to fall back and hit his head. Now sufficiently distracted, Nyra leapt out of his grasp and preformed a backwards handspring before leaving the kitchen and the stupefied demon behind. He laid there for a few moments before chuckling in amusement.
"Nyra Stark, you are the only woman I've ever meant brave enough to taunt and tease a demon."
"It was incredible...he was beyond human." Lau said as he, Ciel and Soma sat at the tea table in front of the fireplace. Sebastian was serving tea and Nyra stood beside Ciel.
"It's called Samadhi. Anyone with it had that power." Soma said, resting his face in his palm.
"Samadhi?" Ciel asked, tilting his head.
"Oh, I've heard of that. I saw a demonstration in India, and my friend Yanmei studied it." Nyra said, taking a sip of tea.
"It has to do with their religion." Sebastian said. "It's like entering a type of trance isn't it? Humans are strange creatures. Their blind belief that they call strong faith can call out enormous strength from within. The vikings of the past called upon Odin. The holy knights and the crusaders fought in the name of Yahweh. For Agni also...his belief in his one true god Soma allows him to use such power." Sebastian smirked before placing his hand over his chest. "Something we could never obtain...bred from love and belief. The power of 'faith.'" Sebastian smirked towards Ciel, who blatantly ignored him.
"Then tell me why..." Soma muttered. "Did he betray me?" Soma then swiped the tea set off the table in a rage. "HOW DID HE LEAVE ME BEHIND SO EASILY!?"
He had swiped the tea in Nyra's direction. Gasping she manipulated the flying tea and tea set to fly at a slightly different angle, away from her.
"You..." Ciel stood in shock, surprised that a seventeen year old would destroy his things while throwing a tantrum.
"WHY!? WHY IS IT THAT EVERYONE AROUND ME VANISHES! WHY...WHY!?" Soma screamed. He sat panting for a few moment before running off.
"Are you okay?" Sebastian asked.
"Yeah, we dodged." Lau said.
Sebastian looked down at the broken plates and cup. "Oh...The Haviland tea set that I went to the trouble of picking out for the young master..." The air around Sebastian turned slightly sinister. "I guess I should teach him some manners." The butler said.
"You mean we." Nyra said. "We should teach him some manners. It's only natural I help, I am the governess after all."
They walked into Soma's bedroom, only to see pillows and belonging strewn across the floor. Soma was obviously curled up in the blanket burrito on the bed. Sebastian grabbed the edge of the comforter, and yanked Soma out and off the bed.
"You jerk!" Some yelled. "Why you rude..."
"Who here is rude?" Sebastian interrupted. He began remaking the bed. "Tossing things all over as though it's nothing...how troublesome."
"EH?" Soma said in shock.
"We are in England, the Phantomhive manor..." Nyra said coldly. "This is not your palace and you are not our master." She glared down at the prince with hard green eyes. "We don't need to follow your orders." The witch spat.
"Your just a spoiled brat." Sebastian said in a frosty voice. "Without Agni you are just a powerless baby." Sebastian smirked. "And your last ray of light, Agni, just betrayed you."
"That's it...I have nothing. I've lost everyone." Soma said in misery.
"Lost huh? What a persecution complex you have." Sebastian chuckled. "You didn't lose them. More like they were never your's in the first place.
"What?" Soma asked in shock.
"Your social status, servants and palace were all given to you by your parents." Nyra said, smirking as she twirled a lock of jet black hair around her fingers. "You have never had one thing that truly belonged to you, did you?" The witch sneered. "You knew something troubling was on Agni's mind but you didn't even have the decency to ask him." Nyra said, glaring at the prince.
"NO!" Soma yelled, running for the door in an effort to escape Ciel's servants. Sebastian slammed his hand against the door.
"But isn't she right." Sebastian asked. "Even now in this situation you are playing the hero in a tragedy." Sebastian chuckled and raised a brow at the prince, smirking cruelly. "You really are just a spoiled brat."
"But...but... EVERYONE WAS THERE FOR ME!" Soma yelled.
"Isn't that the duty of 'in house service?'" Sebastian asked. "I guess they looked after you rather than looking back...back at the slums they lived in before working for you." Sebastian told the trembling prince. "No one ever really loved you."
"I...I..." Soma stuttered.
"That's how it is, eh?" A voice asked. Nyra and Sebastian turned and saw Ciel leaning against the doorway.
"Young master." Sebastian said.
"Ciel." Nyra nodded.
"I may have turned out like Soma..." Ciel said. Soma watched Ciel, shaking and still a little out of breath. "If... it wasn't for that month..."
Nyra's eyes turned sad. Ciel really didn't deserve to suffer like he did.