Ciel had decided to take the entire manor to a resort. I believe he may have done it because of his servants slight clumsy predicament. We see a woman and Finny tries to help her with the baby but messes up. I frown when I see the remains of whatever was in that baby carriage. All of a sudden the woman looks at me and gestures for me to come over.
I get out the carriage carefully and walk over to her cautiously, ignoring Ciel's protests. The woman pulls me into a tight hug and whispers in my ear, "the ancestor of yours need be gone." I freeze in fear but say nothing as Sebastian pulls the woman away from me after being ordered by Ciel. I stare wide eyed at the woman that continues on her way.
Sebastian finally snaps me out of it and helps me into the carriage. "Are you alright Ria?" Ciel asks me since Sebastian had placed me closer to him than I was before. "Yes, I'm fine." I comment and take a glance back at the woman who is giving me a hard look before returning to normal. Ciel says nothing more and we soon arrive at the estate we're supposed to stay at for our trip.
A woman comes to greet us and I feel my heart stop. 'If you are ever to see a fallen, stray far from them, for if they get close enough to have influence, you shall also become a fallen. Or in your case, damned.' Mother's words ring in my head and I grip Ciel's sleeve tightly. "What is it Ria?" He asks and I say nothing, allowing the frightened look to remain on my face.
The woman introduces herself as Angela Blanc. I say nothing but everyone is fooled by her act. We all begin our walk inside and the woman comes near me, she gives me a sweet look and inhales deeply. I jump and move quicker than Ciel and the others to get away from her. "Is something wrong Milady?" Angela appears behind me, her breath fanning my neck.
I jump and put my hand over the place she breathed. "I-I'm fine...." I mumble and walk back over to Ciel. Inside, we find Henry Barrymore waiting for us. When he sees Angela, he pulls out a whip and starts to beat her. I gasp lowly and push myself behind Ciel more. "Sebastian, stop this. That's an order." Ciel speaks and Sebastian moves fast, stopping Henry from hurting Angela anymore.
She looks weak and holds out a hand to me. I hesitate but take her hand and help her up. She puts her body weight on me and leans close to my ear, "you're so pure....I wouldn't want you to be tainted." She speaks in my ear and I shiver, pushing her off quickly. I gain some attention and take a step backwards, "I-I'll b-be outside." I say shakily and run out the room.
Outside I see something even more frightening, in the window is a reflection of me but not me. She looks exactly the same, her skin tone being a milky white compared to my milk chocolate completion, her hair a bright white, her eyes a dark red, yellow wolf ears and her mouth curved into a malicious smile. I shake in fear and hit something behind me, a vase. It falls to the floor and shatters.
Ciel and Sebastian come to check on me. "What is it Ria?" Ciel asks, looking a little annoyed. I take a shaky breath and glance at him then back to the window, now empty. I shake my head and turn to walk away. Ciel grabs my arm and I turn to look at him. "Ria, what are you hiding? Tell me so I can help!"
I furrow my brow, "I'm not hiding anything. I have to meet my opposite." Then I pull out of his grip and walk out the door. 'One of us is going down...and it won't be me.'
Ciel's P.O.V
I look to Sebastian who has wide eyes, "this isn't good at all." He mutters and I raise an eyebrow. "What is it? Why is she acting so strange?" I question, Sebastian looks to Ria's retreating figure and sighs.
"Her counterpart, Air. For every good there is a bad. She's the complete opposite of Lady Ria, for she searches and needs for hatred or evil. While Lady Ria is unaware of these things she can be drawn or repelled by her opposite. If Lady Ria is drawn she may become one with her opposite and become more evil than any human could imagine, perhaps worse than the wrath of a demon." Sebastian explains.
I let it all sink in for a moment before running after Ria quickly. Sebastian follows shortly, knowing he can't stop me. When we find Ria, she's standing with a girl that could be her twin but looks to be her opposite. At some view point some may see Ria's skin tone as evil, dirty even but compared to this girl, Ria looks like heaven itself.
Both have out a dagger and both are glaring at each other. Air opens her mouth first, "your name?" Ria blinks for a moment, "Ria. You are now Air." Air nods and her dagger stretches into a large sword, she lunges at Ria.
"Define your meaning of war
To me it's what we do when we're bored
I feel the heat comin' off of the blacktop
And it makes me want it more
Because I'm hyped up out of control
If it's a fight, I'm ready to go
I wouldn't put my money on the other guy
If you know what I know that I know." The two girls circle each other.
"It's been a long time coming
And the table's turned around
'Cause one of us is going
One of us is going down
I'm not running,
It's a little different now
'Cause one of us is going
One of us is going down
Define your meaning of fun
To me it's when we're getting it done
[The explicit version Air uses: "Is it fuckin', druggin' or guns"]
I feel the heat comin' off of the blacktop
So get ready for another one
Let's take a trip down memory lane
(Do you remember me?)
The words circling in my brain
(And what you did to me)
You can treat this like another all the same
But don't cry like a bitch when you feel the pain
It's been a long time coming
And the table's turned around
'Cause one of us is going
One of us is going down
I'm not running,
It's a little different now
'Cause one of us is going
One of us is going down
This is hardly worth fighting for
But it's the little petty shit that I can't ignore
With my fist in your face, and your face on the floor
[The explicit version Air uses: "When my fist hits your face and your face hits the floor"]
It'll be a long time coming
But you got the message now
'Cause I was never going
Yeah, you're the one that's going down
One of us is going down
I'm not running,
It's a little different now
'Cause one of us is going
One of us is going down
One of us is going down."
Both girls ended with many cuts and bruises before having a knife to each other's neck. "It seems they are repelling, which is a good thing." Sebastian explains their frozen position and snarling faces. This is the first time I've seen Ria really angry and cursing. Much less hissing and fighting like her life depended on it. She doesn't look bad despite the horrid fight that she just endured, it was worse than anything I've seen Sebastian do.
The girls look like they're about to jump back but at the last second, both their eyes soften. "No!" Sebastian yells. The girls smile at each other and lean until their noses touch. "They're drawing each other. Ria isn't doing it by choice, Air is forcing her." Sebastian growls. Ria closes her eyes and Air licks her tiger ears, like a mother would a cub.
Ria purrs lowly and bows her head, giving Air more access. Air brings up one of her hands to touch Ria's wings. "Sebastian, stop this." I order and Sebastian nods. He moves quickly and grabs Air's hand, "please excuse me Miss. It seems you have to be stopped." Sebastian states with a cruel smile, probably hating Air for trying to make a bond with Ria.
Air growls and yelps in pain when Sebastian grips her arm to the point of breaking. Ria's head snaps up and she let's out a animalistic growl. "Help me Ria....we can be drawn like no other." Air tempts Ria and Ria whimpers, bringing a hand to her head. "Miss, my master has ordered you be stopped. That is what I shall do." Sebastian kicks Air so that she goes flying and Ria releases tears.
I run to her side quickly, "what is happening Sebastian?" Sebastian takes a glance at us and smirks, "it seems Lady Ria is fighting the drawing." Ria clamps her eyes shut and grips her hair. I grip her hands in my own and pull them from her hair. She cries again and I wrap my arms around her small figure. I stop when I touch her wings, she let's out a small sigh of satisfaction.
I run my hand along her wing lightly, making sure I don't break it. She turns to face opposite of me and spreads out her wings. I trace the bones structure carefully and feel the warmth of her wings transfer to my fingers. Her body continues to relax until she's leaning her back to my chest and her eyes close slowly, her breathing evening out.
I stop when I see she's asleep but continue when she starts to tremble. She quickly calms down and after a while Sebastian stands over us. "You treat her as if you care for her," he comments with a smirk. "Shut up, did you dispose of her opposite?" He shakes his head, "I stopped the process but she'll appear again soon." I grit my teeth but nod, in my rush I had ordered him to stop Air not kill her.
Picking Ria up, I walk back to the house. Her wings disappear and so do her animal side's features. She yawns and curls up into my chest. I feel heat rise to my cheeks but do nothing. Sebastian leaves my side and I take Ria to her room. Placing her on the bed, I pull the sheets onto her. 'What exactly is this girl doing to me?' I think in my head as I stare at her for a moment.
Snapping myself out of it, I turn to leave but stop when a hand grips my shirt. "No....don't leave me alone....why do they always....leave me.... I'm alone....so....alone..." She cries in her sleep, my eyes widen and I have no choice but to sit myself back down. She wraps her arms around my waist and pushes her face into my back.
"Thank you..." I'm not sure if she's awake or asleep when she mumbles this. Her wings emerge and wrap around both of us as she sleeps. I sigh and lay down next to her, drifting off as well.
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Ja ne, Delirious Little Nutellas!
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