"Ladies and gentlemen, gather around. The frost fair hasn't happened in almost eighty years! Don't miss your chance!" You heard the announcer shout out as you passed by him along with Ciel and Sebastian. You along with Sebastian and Ciel were on the icy river of the Thames, standing on the outside of the frost fair that was opened for the day. You couldn't wait to head over to the fair and to attend in the fun activities that you heard they were hosting
"Impressive. 'Frost Fair' certainly is an apt title for this," Sebastian said as he glanced around at the stall that littered the icy river. His gaze flickered between the people that milled everywhere in the fair, seeming uninterested in those who were selling and buying the merchandise that were up in the booths.
"A large gathering held at the foot of the London Bridge when the Thames freezes over. from what I'm told it hasn't been held for several decades now. Not since 1814, apparently," Ciel states. The three of you began to make your way toward the fair, crossing over the frozen river and finally entering the tent filled fair.
For the day, Ciel had decided to come to the frost fair which would only be held for a week. He had said since it hadn't been held in eighty years, he wanted a chance to come see what it would be like. The other servants had been left to watch over the manor, however it seemed like neither Sebastian nor Ciel trusted leaving them behind. At least Tanaka was there to watch over them.
"This seems like fun!" you exclaimed out as the three of you began to make your way into where the stalls were at. People wandered around as they viewed over the items that were up for sell. The entire fair was filled with talking and laughter and you were glad that you had a chance to come to it. "I wonder what type of food, activities, and merchandise they have here," you said out loud. "Thanks for bringing me along with you guys," you said to Ciel.
"I thought that it wouldn't be that bad if we got out of the manor for a while," Ciel said in a monotone voice as his eyes viewed the fair and its people. "They don't usually host fairs in London so i figured we might as well come to this one to see what's it's like."
"I'm so glad you did," you said as your gaze darted back and forth to the attractions that were being held. Your gaze then locked onto the items that the merchants had propped up on display as they attempted to get people to buy them. 'Ooh I really want those,' you thought to yourself upon seeing several earrings that were up for sell.
Your hand reached down into the pocket of the gray jacket that you had on, grasping onto the knife sheath that you had found back in Houndsville. 'I wonder if there is someone here who can help me interpret the wording that is on it,' you thought. 'It's been so difficult to solve, not to mention maybe they might know the other part of it.'
"Step on up, ladies and gents! I've got bargains that will even blow Jack Frost away! Buy something for someone special," the merchant exclaimed out into the crowd trying to draw people to his booth. You glanced over to where he was gesturing to some of the merchandise that he was selling. You let out a giggle upon hearing the words Jack Frost and you couldn't help but remember the Rise of the Guardian movie that you loved watching during colder seasons.
Ciel paused for a moment and it was that you saw an amused smile appear onto his face. You followed his gaze over to a wooden boat that was up to for sell in the merchant's booth, which you clearly knew was a fake. You knew that Ciel was going to have a say in it and you came to a stop besides him as you crossed your arms.
"Is there something amusing?" Sebastian asked him curiously.
"Those good are all of dubious quality." Ciel stated. "Funtom should set up a stall, any of our products would be better than what that man is selling. Like that, there." he said as he pointed at the wooden boat with his cane.
"Ah, hello there, noble lad! You have a good eye," The merchant said when he caught sight of Ciel staring at the wooden boat. "That piece is one of a kind! It was manufactured by the Funtom Toy Company years ago when it was still only just a craft studio!"
'We all know that's a fake,' you thought as you crossed your arms and gave the merchant an unamused stare.
"No that is a blatant fake," Ciel directly stated out. "The Funtom Arks are rare; only three were ever made. My predecessor employed the talent of an artist incredibly skilled in his craft. Since our estate burned down, even we no longer possess one. One most certainly wouldn't turn up here."
"Sorry sir, but like my lord said that one is ever so a fake," you said. "I doubt anyone would buy it if they knew that it was."
The merchant sweat dropped upon hearing this as his eyes darted back and forth to the crowd of people in the fair. "Fine what can I do to keep you quiet," he said. It was clear that he didn't want anyone else to find out that the wooden boat was a fake in fear that no one would buy his merchandise's.
"Oh I wasn't planning on telling everyone, but since your asking.." Your gaze drew onto a blue rose charm that was laying on the booth. "If you give me that for no charge, you have my silence."
The merchant hesitated for a second before reaching over to grab onto the charm. "Here," he said as he dropped the charm into your outstretched hands. "Just please don't tell anyone."
"Thank you!" You squealed out as you gazed down at the flower charm. "Don't worry I won't tell anyone," you said as you headed after Sebastian and Ciel who were heading away from the booth. "Hey guys don't leave me behind!" you called after them as you raced over to catch up with them.
Sebastian let out an amused chuckle while a small smile was plastered onto Ciel's face however they both said nothing at the fact that you had practically threatened the guy to get what you wanted.
"Noah's Ark," Sebastian began to say. "You know, it reminds me of this country."
"Why is that?" Ciel asked as both you and he glanced up at Sebastian waiting for an explanation.
"Think about it, it's a boat captained by a single person. One filled with only the select few who have been chosen to be saved. Rather arrogant, don't you think."
You were puzzled at his words, trying to figure out what he meant by saying that. You didn't really understand as to what he was hinting by that. However, you were pulled out of your thoughts upon hearing a male voice say, "Is that?"
You glanced behind you to see a Scotland Yard Inspector standing behind the three of you. "Oh it's Fred Abberline!" You said out loud, causing both Fred and Ciel to glance at you curiously.
"So you happen to know who I am?" Fred asked you.
You blushed realizing that you had said that out loud. He must be wondering as to how you happened to know who he was and you racked your head to come up with a reason to divert his attention away form you.
"I just happened to hear a few people in town talking about the Scotland Yard and your name just happened to come up," you exclaimed out.
"Good things I hope," he said.
You nodded your head. "Yes they were good things indeed."
"Now it's a surprise to see a Scotland Yard inspector here at the fair," Ciel said, "London must be very peaceful. Today, anyway." He gave Abberline an amused expression causing Abberline to protest out.
"it's not! I'm on duty right now!" Abberline exclaimed out.
"Oh. Well, then, I'll leave you to earn your wage in faithful service to the Queen and country. Good day, Inspector," Ciel said in a sly tone as he turned his back upon Abberline, walking away with Sebastian.
You glance between them before shrugging your shoulders and heading after Ciel. 'Shouldn't we..'
"Wait, come back!" Abberline shouted. "I have some questions I want to ask you! Ciel!" He cried out as he reached a hand out to grab onto the back of Ciel's coat. You knew this wasn't a good thing to do for you knew for a fact that Sebastian wouldn't let him touch Ciel.
Sebastian quickly slapped Abberline's hand back as he turned toward him. "Pardon me, my master is a touch fragile at the moment," he said and you let out a giggle upon seeing Ciel give Sebastian a glare. "Oh, I mean sensitive," he continued on saying. "Perhaps you could try to be trifle more gentle when you're approaching him."
"Why don't we go somewhere to discuss this about," Ciel said as he glanced around the fair grounds. "Why not there?" he said pointing over to a very colorful tent which you guessed was probably an eat in. The design was one to almost make it look like a chinese palace.
'Why does that look so familiar?' You thought in your head but shrugged.
"You guys head inside," you told them. "I'm going to go and view the rest of the fair."
Ciel nodded his head. "We'll meet back up later on."
You nodded your head. "I'll see you later," you said with a wave of your hand as you headed into the crowd of people. You heard the laughing of children and you glanced over to see them along with their parents skating on the ice in the middle of the fair. Seeing them have their fun, you stopped for a second to watch the families skate along the ice, clearly having fun spending time with each other.
You let out a smile upon seeing this and you couldn't help but remember how your parents use to take you ice skating when you were younger whenever the colder season would come. You were never to good at it so your both of your parents would always have to hold each of your hands as you would clumsily skate on the ice. You tore your gaze away from the families and went back to venturing into the the crowd of the fair.
"Get your Kimchini here! Get your Kimchini here!" You heard a voice yell out in the crowd instantly catching your attention. You began to make your way through the crowd toward the sound of the voice, knowing that that booth must have obviously be selling food to the visitors of the fair.
Your stomach growled and you glanced down at it. "Don't worry I'm going to feed you," you said out loud as you caught sight of the booth in front of you. A delicious smell wafted through the air causing your mouth to water.
You stopped in front of the booth, gaining the attention of the cooker that was calling out. "Ah young lady are you here to try one of my delicious kimchini," the cooker said.
"Yup that's what I'm here for!" You told him with a laugh. He let out a smile as he handed you a wrap filled with kimchini which you gladly took from him.
"That would be $1.25," the cooker informed you and you reached into the pouch that you carried to pull out several coins to hand to the man. Ciel had just paid you a couple of days ago and you were planning on saving some of it.
You handed him the money and wished him a good day as you turned away from the booth. You bit into one ball of the kimchini and the taste was like pure ecstasy. In a matter of seconds, you had finished the kimchini and was wishing for another. 'I should have got a second one,' you thought to yourself with a sigh. 'Oh well I might as well go around and ask people if they know anything about this sheath.'
You pulled out the sheath that was in your pocket to study it in front of you. You gaze locked onto the wording that was on the sheath. 'A person who lives in disguise, who deals in secret and tells naught but lies..'
You spent a good amount of time heading around to different booths and asking merchants if they happened to know anything about the sheath. However one after another, each one of them shook their head saying they had no clue about the meaning of the words.
You were beginning to become discourage, thinking that no one was able to help you. You stared wistfully down at the sheath in front of you and let out a sigh. 'Is there anyone who can help me.'
"Excuse me miss, but does that happen to be the sheath of the Kumo."
You glanced perplexed to the side to see a merchant glancing down at the sheath. "What did you say? Kumo? What is that?" You asked him curiously as you slowly made your way over to him.
"You have the sheath of it yet you don't know what the Kumo is," the merchant said astonished. He gestured you over to him and you cautiously made your way over to where his booth was and he lead you over into it. He glanced back at you from the corner of his eyes and let out a sigh. "Since you have the sheath of Kumo and don't know about it I'll tell you what it is."
You were curious as to what he was to say. This was the moment that you were waiting for. After all that time searching around for info, you had finally found someone who had it. "I'm listening."
"The Kumo is made up of two parts," the merchant began to say. "The sheath and the knife. There is a written passage on each of these items, coming together to form a riddle. Although we already know what the riddle speaks of, we have no clue as to what it goes for, the bigger picture."
"Do you happen to know where the knife is?" You asked him.
The merchant hesitated for a moment, his eyes watching you. "I do."
"You do!" You said excitedly. "Can you tell me where it is!?"
The merchant paused for a second before reaching over into a box that was besides him. "Actually.. I have the knife on me right now."
You immediately perked up at this to see him pull out a silver dagger from the box and he turned around to show it to you. "How.. how do you happen to have it on you?"
"I happened to have won it at a bidding war," the merchant said as he swiveled it around in his hand. He was silent for a moment before handed the knife out toward you. "Why don't you take it," he said.
You were astonished at this. "Me.. why would you give it to me. You won it in a bid, it's yours."
The merchant let out a sigh and placed it in your hands. "It's true, but I have no use for it. What's the point of keeping it, if it's only going to be collecting dust in that box. I have a feeling that you'll have a better use for it. And don't worry," he also said when he noticed that you were reaching into your money pouch. "It's for free."
"Thanks," you told him as you accepted the knife. It was then that you noticed the silver words that was imprinted on the knife and you held it closer to your face. "What's always the last thing to mend, the middle of middle and the end of the end," you read of from the knife.
"A person who lives disguise, who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.. what's always the last thing to mend, the middle of middle and end of the end," the merchant stated out, he must have clearly memorized the riddle.
"What is the riddle speaking about?" You asked him, after placing the knife into the sheath. You tucked it into your pocket, planning on doing something about it later. "Who is this person?"
"Not a person, but a creature," the merchant said. "A spider is what the riddle is speaking about."
"A spider!" You were quiet for a second, thinking over as to why the riddle would refer to a creature so small in matter. 'Hold on.. the only 'spider' i know is...' You snapped out of your thoughts and glanced over to the merchant. "Thank you for the knife and advice," you told him.
He waved his hand, "No problem, hopefully you can find the true meaning of that riddle."
Thanking him again, you turned and headed back into the fair pleased that you had managed to find everything you wanted to know about the riddle. "It's over here?" You heard someone say and you glanced over to see Ciel, Sebastian, Abberline, and Lau.
"Ciel!" You called out to him from across the fair, causing him to turn to face you. You hurried over to his side, not minding the stares that you got from the people who passed you.
"Where were you!?" Ciel exclaimed out once you had come to a stop besides him.
"Sorry I was held up with something," you told him.
"It's fine," Ciel said with a sigh.
"It's good to see you again (Y/N)," Lau said to you with a smile.
You smiled back at him and gave him a wave. "Good to see you here Lau. I heard that you had opened up a food booth here in the fair."
"Ah so you have heard of it. You should come visit some time," Lau said.
"Back to business," Ciel said as he stared up at the tent in front of him. The huge sign read UNDERTAKER and you knew for a fact that the Undertaker was in there hence the sign and everything. "You're sure this is the right place?" He asked Abberline who nodded.
"Yes, it is," Abberline told him. "He set up a shop here because so many people have been freezing to death during the fair."
'Jeez that's absurd,' you thought to yourself. 'How many people died?'
"Inspector, you can't be serious.. not him," Lau said.
"Yes him," Abberline said as he began to walk toward the tent. "You lot can wait right here outside. You are lucky I let you accompany me at all." He reached out to open the door of the tent only to fall in due to the fact that it was a flap. "Aah!" He cried out.
You let out a sigh, but giggled upon hearing Ciel say, "What a hopeless fool."
"One of the privileges of youth, my lord," Sebastian said to him.
"So what is this place?" Lau asked out of the blue and we all turned to him in disbelief. You sweat dropped upon hearing him say this and couldn't help but to shake your head.
"It's the Undertaker's parlor," you told him. "You met him during the Jack the Ripper case."
"Oh, that's right!" Lau exclaimed out. "Thanks for reminding me (Y/N)."
"Abberline won't last a minute in there," Ciel said. "Sebastian, prepare to--"
It was then that a loud hysterical laughter echoed throughout the fair having come from inside of the parlor, causing you stare at it in disbelief. You all raced inside the parlor, coming to see the Undertaker hysterically laughing while Abberline looked on in confusion.
"I assure you, man, you're in the wrong profession," the Undertaker cackled out from where he was draped across a coffin. "That was hysterical. You could be a re-owned comedian"
"What did you say to him?" Ciel asked him curiously.
"I have no idea. I was just talking to him normally," Abberline said. "He began laughing like a madman."
'Now I really want to know what exactly he said,' you thought as you gazed him at curiously.
"How unexpected. You aren't lacking talent," Ciel said.
You went over and nudge Sebastian causing him to glance down at you, and you gave him a smirk in doing so. "I guess you got competition Sebastian. If you don't step up your game, you'll be out classed."
Sebastian shot Abberline a glare, causing the inspector to back up. "It seems you are a man to be reckon with. Most interesting."
"But I didn't do anything!" Abberline exclaimed out.
"Tell me more about the ring!" Ciel demanded to the Undertaker, slamming his hand onto the coffin in front of him. " I want to know it all. The man you pulled out of the river was the last to have it."
"Perhaps it was frozen in the ice near where the body was found," Abberline says. "You are a citizen of our great country, Mr. Undertaker. Please, give us your help in this matter."
After finishing laughing, the Undertaker turned around to face the five of you. "As I said before, I'm profoundly impressed with you, Inspector. I'll tell you everything. Where is the ring, you ask?"
"You see, right there!" The Undertaker said pointing to the ring that was on the ice sculpture in front of you. He had brought you out from his tent over toward the outside of the fair and you guys were currently standing on front of the ice sculpture that was to be the prize for the ice sculpting contest.
Abberline let out a shocked scream as he gazed in disbelief at the ice sculpture. Indeed on one of the fingers of the sculpture was the Hope's ring, the blue diamond sparkling in the light of the sun.
"Ah, it appears that the sculptor must have happened upon the ring and then designed a beautiful ice sculpture to complement it," Lau said. "Our mystery has been solved."
"Collect the ring right now!" Abberline ordered to the other inspectors, causing them to run toward the sculpture to abide by his order.
"What do you think you're doing, thieves?!" You heard a voice said and you glanced over to see several people standing on the stage. Your gaze instantly locked onto Lord Druitt who was standing next to them and you felt your heart stop for a moment upon seeing him. 'Why does he have to be here!?'
"That dear lady will be awarded to the contest's victor," He soothingly said. "You wouldn't want to defile her now, would you?"
"Viscount Lord Druitt!" You heard Ciel said uneasily and his face went pale upon seeing the blonde hair 'prince.' You were aware that Ciel shuffled closer toward you figure, seeming to be hiding behind you to avoid being seen by Lord Druiit. You glanced over at him. "If you want to hide behind someone hid behind Sebastian. Heck that's what imma do."
You quickly dashed around behind Sebastian, grasping onto his coat as you peered out from around him. "Sorry Ciel," you told the flustered boy and a smile came onto your face. Upon hearing Sebastian chuckle at your silly actions.
"Wasn't he just arrested for human trafficking?" Lau asked. "What a naughty man."
"He was released a few day ago," Abberline stated out.
"He must have paid well to get out," you said from where you stood from behind Sebastian.
"Excuse me, but this statue is now under the charge of Scotland Yard," Abberline addressed to the judges.
"Oh, no!" The large man with the beard said. "I don't care if you are from Scotland Yard, Sir! the frost fair is an event for our citizens. I will not let you disrupt it!"
'C'mon man. Can't you tell this is a serious matter,' you thought to yourself in your head. You came out from around Sebastian and crossed your arms as you watched the event fold out in front of you.
"Just look at her beauty," Lord Druitt said as he headed out in front of the sculpture as he gestured toward it. "Such an exquisitely noble lady. We could never allow her to be violated be anybody."
"You're one to talk," you heard Ciel mutter under his breath.
"If you insist on possessing this lady, you should offer something of equal beauty," Lord Druitt continued on saying.
"A well-spoken pronouncement from a true lover of art and beauty!" The man said. "As he says, if you want this statue, win the contest!"
"There's merit to your argument," Ciel said. "The ring belongs to whomever is the winner of the contest. Nice and simple."
"Really, Ciel?" Abberline said as he turned around to face the young earl.
"You don't have to worry Mr. Abberline," you said as you came to stand beside's Ciel. "Ciel will get the ring."
"But's it's stolen property!" Abberline shouted. Not to mention the fact it's our key evidence in serial kidnappings of young girl-- ah!" Abberline said as he raised a hand to his mouth, cutting himself off from saying anymore.
"I see, that's why the Yard is frantic to find it," Ciel said in a sly tone.
"The legend is true!" Abberline exclaimed out. "Every person who has owned the ring has met a horrible end! It's a cursed stone, and you still try to win it?"
"Cursed, eh," Ciel said. "Then is sounds like the perfect ring for me." You glanced down to the ring that was on his thumb, knowing that he was probably thinking about his parents.
"Come to think of it, isn't that family ring you wear set with a pretty blue stone as well, lord?" The Undertaker said to Ciel.
"Yes."
"Perhaps you should be careful," The Undertaker said. "Diamonds are quite hard. Because they're hard, they're also... brittle. If you go too fr, you may shatter as well."
"I'm not concerned," Ciel said. "My body, along with my family, both have already been shattered and then reborn," he said glancing toward you. "I've been through too much to worry about that anymore." He then turned around to face Sebastian. "Win the contest, that's an order!"
Sebastian bowed down to Ciel. "Indeed, young master."
"Good luck Sebastian, you told him with a smile. You made your way over toward him, "I have a suggestion about what you can make."
"Oh and what would that happen to be," he said and you gestured him closer to you and you whispered your plan into his ear.
"Welcome one and all to the Thames frost Fair!" One of the judge exclaimed out to the crowd that had just began to gather. "Now it is time for the traditional ice sculpture contest! You have until 3 p.m. All right. You may begin sculpting!"
The sculpting went on like this for the next hour and a half and you could only watch besides Ciel as the sculptures worked on finishing their sculptures. The clock tower ranged, which also signaled the end of the sculpting and the judge stepped up on the platform.
"And now folks, the judging shall commerce. First up, we have Scotland Yard and its Merry Man, with their sculpture, "Guardian of London!" They had created a statue of Sir Arthur, but it seemed as if the judges didn't seem to like it. "Judges' score."
The judges raised the boards that displayed the points. "One, two, one, one, zero!" the speaker voiced out. "For a total of five points!" The head of Sir Arthur came off, and you heard Ciel let out a sigh beside's you "Next team, whose is All Women's Dresses Should Be Tiny. And their entry!" Two of the men had to hold up several towels to cover the inappropriate parts of the naked Ran-Mao statue that Lau had made. "For obvious reasons, this ice sculpture has been disqualified."
"But why?" Lau said and you shook your head at this.
"How could you possibly think that was proper to display!?" Ciel shouted out to him.
"You know, when they hide bits like that I think it only makes it more erotic..."
The judges signs all held X marks, however Lord Druitt had an 10 on it and you couldn't help but sigh at his action.
"Win this. You can, right?" Ciel asked to Sebastian.
"Of course I can. You explicitly ordered me to do so, and I exist only to fulfill your orders, my lord," Sebastian said.
"Not to mention he had my idea, so we're going to win for sure," you said with a large smile on your face.
"And next, from the team known as Queen's Puppy, we have 'The ark of Noah!" The speaker announced.
The drape was let down and everyone's face lit up in surprise and awe upon seeing the giant ice boat that resembled Noah's Ark. You had a smug look on your face as you stared at the creation that Sebastian had made and you were pleased that everything had went well.
"What a sculpture! I've never seen it's like!" One of the judges said. "that is art in it's highest form!"
"An amazing piece! Let's see the total scores," the speaker announced.
"One moment," Sebastian said stepping forward and your smile could only get wider. "My apologies, but you haven't seen all of the sculpture yet."
With a snap of his fingers, the sides of the walls and roof ice boat split open in half, falling down of the ark of the boat and down onto the ice floor below. Standing in its place, what was once covered inside stood a small tower of several wild animals made to represent the animals that had been gathered onto the Ark.
"Wow!" The judge said. "They look like living animals!"
"Brilliant! He deliberately made the seam of the roof weak so it would melt and fall apart in time!"
"Ah! Ahh!" Lord Druitt shouted out. "Our ancestor, the brave man who stood fearlessly against the flood of God's wrath: Noah! He is depicted here with the pairs of animals he was ordered to rescue, awaiting rebirth from the sea."
"Astounding work, you man!" The judge said. "Its hard art! I declare you an ice sculptor of the highest caliber."
"No, sir. You're too kind," Sebastian said. "I am simply one hell of a butler."
"Is everyone ready for the final scores?" the speaker announced.
"Hold it right there!" You heard a voice shout out and you looked over to see one of the contest participant standing in front of the prized sculpture as he pulled out a gun from his shirt. "Hate to break up the party, but this ring is ours. We're taking what belongs to us."
"Hold on, that means you're the.." Abberline began to say.
"That's right," The man shouted out. "We're the team of thieves all of London's been talking about. Maybe you'll recognize these," he said as he pulled back his shirt to show of the bombs that he had wrapped around his torso. One of his buddy's knocked over a barrel full of more bombs. "You have ten seconds!" He raised a bic lighter and flicked on the flame. "Anyone who doesn't want to die should get the hell out of here. Ten!"
Everyone started to run to the safety of the road, however you stayed along with Ciel, Sebastian and Abberline.
"What do you want us to do Ciel?" You asked him.
"Master," Sebastian said waiting for an order.
"Nine!"
"My order remain the same. Do it now, you two," Ciel said.
"Indeed young master," Sebastian said.
"Yes sir," you said.
"Eight!"
"What are you doing!?" Abberline shouted to Ciel. "Hurry up, we need to get out of here!"
"Seven!"
"You can go if you want to," Ciel said. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I have my butler and (Y/N) with me."
"Six!"
You braced yourself next to him, watching the bomber cautiously while listening to Ciel's conversation with Abberline. "I can't leave you here!" Abberline shouted out to Ciel, his face serious. "I joined Scotland Yard to protect our citizens!"
"Five!"
Your gaze went over to Sebastian, only to find out that he wasn't anywhere near here and you glanced around trying to find him. It was then that you remembered what would happen and a wry smile came onto your face. 'Bitch about to be taken down,' you thought.
A gun fire sounded off and you turned to see that the bomber had shot a bullet at Abberline's feet causing him to stop his running. "Stay back investor," the bomber said. "You only have three seconds left." He pointed the gun at Ciel and you hopped in front of him, shielding him from the point of the gun. "Two sweet kids like you two, shouldn't you be running away?"
"I see no need for that," Ciel said from behind you. " Look behind you."
All of a sudden, Sebastian appeared out of no where, jumping in the air as he kicked the gun out of the bomber's hand and he skated around the statue to the bomber's shock. "What the!?" The bomber's partners said as they too took out their guns and began to shoot at Sebastian.
Sebastian skated back to where the event was and suddenly leaped up into the air, pulled his arms into a crossed position as he spun around four times. You felt your jaw dropped upon seeing this and you heard the watchers from shore let out a gasp of shock.
"Impossible!" you heard one of the, shout out. "He spun four whole times in the air!"
"A noble swan flying through a world of silvery-white snow!" Lord Druitt shouted out. "Lured by that devilish smile, the maiden is enfolded in his midnight black wings.
Sebastian landed back down onto the ground and did another spin. He skated his way over toward the bomber's partners and with his back leg raised he kicked them down and over to the side. "Ten, ten, ten, ten, ten," the speaker yelled after reading the judges signs. "That's it, a perfect score!"
"Why don't I join in on the action," you said out loud with a grin. "On my feet I envision, the cold blades that allows me precision." You glanced down to see several skates made out of ice replaced your boots. A smirk cross your features as you grabbed onto Ciel's hands instantly expecting what would happen. "Why don't we go for ride," you told him.
"Damn you... little brat," the bomber said. "I'm gonna blow you away!" He pulled out one of the bombs from around his torso and lit it up. His eyes glanced over toward where you stood with Ciel and pulled his arm back. Sensing that he was going to throw it over to where you guys stood at, you instantly began to skate forward, holding Ciel in your hands.
"(Y/N)!" Ciel exclaimed out as you managed to avoid the bomb that the bomber the had thrown. You glanced behind you to see that a hole had now appeared in the ice, the freezing water now visible.
"(Y/N)," you looked over to see Sebastian skating beside's you.
"Here catch," you said as you tossed Ciel over to him, who he easily catched in his hands. "I'm not a rag doll," Ciel protested out, however you both ignored him. He propped Ciel up on a raised hand as the two of you began to skate around the bomber. A gleam appeared in Sebastian's eyes as he glanced down at you. "I see what you're trying to do," he said out loud with a chuckle.
The bomber continued to throw the bombs after the two of you, not noticing that he was throwing them in a circle around himself. It seemed that his partner's realized what was happening and rushed over to stop him, however it was to late, the ice began to crack, causing them to look down in worry and fear.
Noticing what was happening, both you and Sebastian instantly stopped and it was the that Sebastian began to spin around in a circle. He released Ciel from his grasp, causing him to fly through the air toward the one thing you knew he would land on.
"Sebastian!" Ciel shouted out as he flew through the air.
"We can't forget about you," he said as he picked you up.
"Brace yourself," he said as he tossed you into the air like he had done for Ciel, however this time it didn't seem as forceful as it was for Ciel. You disperse the ice skates, your boots returning back to their place on your feet. You glanced over to see the Ark approaching you and you could already see Ciel on it. You gracefully landed besides him with a smile and he gawked at you. Giving him a smirk you settled down to sit along the side of the ice boat next to Ciel.
"You two could at least told me that you were planning on throwing me," he proclaimed out.
You let out a laugh. "Sorry about that Ciel. I'll make sure to warn you next time," you told him with a grin. By now the ice had begun to fully crack open and break apart. The prize sculpture and the bombers and his partners fell into the freezing water.
You heard a thud from behind you and you looked back to see Sebastian come walking up to stand on Ciel's left side. You glanced in front of you to see that the fog had finally cleared and you noticed that the bomber and his partner were struggling in the freezing water.
You didn't know how it was possible, but the ice sculpture of the Noah's Ark was floating on the water, even with the weight of you, Ciel, and Sebastian. The crowd on shore gazed at the boat in disbelief, and you could see that Lord Druitt was putting on a show.
"Was tossing me about like that really necessary?" Ciel asked Sebastian sternly and you let out a giggle.
"He did the same thing to me," you told him.
"i doubt he did it as forcefully as he did for me," Ciel said back to you.
Sebastian glanced down at Ciel. "My apologies, sir. But we did have an audience after all," he sad causing you to let out a laugh.
"Of course, you would try to please the crowd," you said to Sebastian as you glanced up at him from where you sat at the edge of the boat.
"You know me oh so well," he said with a chuckle.
Ciel glanced down at he freezing waters of the river. "The Hope Diamond will sleep safely at the bottom of the Thames. Not a bad end."
"But won't it curse all of London now?" Sebastian asked.
"I doubt that will happen," you told him as you glanced up at him.
"She's right," Ciel said. "Besides, if a ring can destroy the city, it wasn't meant to survive. After all, we Phantomhives have lived on.." he said as he glanced down at the ring that was on his thumb.
His gaze glanced over to look at Abberline who was trying to help the bomber and his partners out of the freezing water of the Thames. "Tell me something," Ciel began to say to Sebastian. "Earlier, you had accused Noah of being arrogant, but he was only trying to save a few. Wouldn't the desire to protect everyone be even more arrogant?"
You stayed quiet as you watched the crowd and the shore and Abberline helping the others from up from the water. Tearing your gaze away from the crowd, you glanced into the murky waters of the Thames, to where the Hope Diamond had vanished. 'This leads to a bigger picture,' you thought. 'And it seems that the Kumo may also be a part of it.'
"Yes it would seem so," Sebastian said with a nod answering Ciel's question.
"Ah well, an arrogant fool like that every now and then might not be so bad," Ciel said with a smirk.