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Anyone's POV
Phantomhive Manor
"I don't understand why we can't celebrate, the young masters birthday." Finny sighed while swiping away the fallen leaves.
"It's a special occasion, after all." Mey-Rin continued
They both sighed until a carriage appeared.
"Hello!" waved Elizabeth from the approaching carriage
"Ahh!" Finny and Mey-Rin screamed in terror as the hugged each other
Elizabeth got out of the carriage and ran straight inside to go and see Ciel. Paula, her maid trailed right behind her.
"CIEL!" screamed Elizabeth as she ran towards the Ciel and gave him a hug.
"Elizabeth what are you doing here?" question Ciel, hoping that Elizabeth would let him go.
"I came to see you silly, and I have brought you a gift for your birthday tomorrow." Elizabeth said, just as she was about to pass him the box containing ring, she saw the ring that she had destroyed. Well, thought that she had destroyed and so she didn't give him the box.
"I thought I broke that ring?" Elizabeth questioned, glancing at the ring on Ciels finger.
"Sebastian fixed it." Ciel stated
"But I smashed it into pieces!" Elizabeth protested, she did after all smash it into tiny pieces, the ring should have been beyond repair.
"What kind of butler would, I be if I couldn't fix a ring?" Sebastian interrupted with a smug expression.
"Elizabeth, what do you have in your hand?" Ciel tried to change the subject regarding the ring.
"Oh, this?" Elizabeth showed him the wrapped present.
"Yes"
"It's a secret" Elizabeth gave a secretive smile to hid her sadness.
"Care to share" Ciel pried
"No. Paula ring the bells" Elizabeth commanded to her attendant. Paula, who had previously been forgotten started to shake the bells for a few seconds, until Elizabeth pulled her to the entrance of the manor, so that they could leave.
"Bye!" Elizabeth shouted, before leaving.
The two of them left.
"She came to see me just so that she could show me some bells?" Ciel questioned
"Lady Elizabeth, probably wanted to see you before your birthday tomorrow and speaking of your birthday. Should I organise a party for tomorrow?" Sebastian asked
Ciel was lost in thought, it was the day of his birthday when the tragedy happened. The loss, sadness, guilt and humiliation that he felt. That day he swore vengeance, to make those who had wronged him and his family pay. And pay they did, while he didn't manage to get them all that night, he got some of them. He was continuing to look for the rest even if he had to wait for years, he was determined to make them pay.
"Young master?"
"Enough of this nonsense, go and make me tea and then bring it to my study." Ciel commanded
"Of course, my lord"
With Elizabeth
The carriage was stuck in heavy traffic. Elizabeth looked depressed, Paula noticed this and so tried to cheer up the younger girl.
"I think I should play my bells to pass the time." Paula said while shaking the bells.
"Paula...."
"Yes, my lady?"
"You always seem so happy about everything."
"I'm so sorry, my lady" Paula exclaimed with a panicked expression.
"I'm not criticising you, you just always seem so carefree and I truly envy you."
"So are you, well I mean that you usually are, my lady..." Paula continued to talk but Elizabeth, opened the box , that contained the ring and stared at it. As if possessed, Elizabeth ran out of the carriage with the ring in her hand.
Elizabeth came to a stop when she reached a toy shop. She went inside and looked at the many dolls and toys inside.
"Welcome, little girl." A man with orange hair and a tattoo on his face said while sitting down and playing his music.
"I eh...." Elizabeth spoke, unsure on what to say.
"I see, you have the ring." The man stopped playing the music.
"How unfortunate, the stone has not chosen you to be it's new master." the man continued and walked closer to her.
"I'm sorry sir but I'm betrothed" Elizabeth stated
"Your eyes are like deep green pools but they hold a deep sadness. You cant hid it from me."
Elizabeth started to cry. She explained why she was sad to him.
"I see so that's why you are sad, a birthday present, was it?"
"Yes, it was for Ciel."
"As you can see we have many things in the shop."
Elizabeth glanced around at the dolls and toys.
"Ah, yes nothing is special enough for him. So I think to my self. It's perfect, we'll give him you." He said with a dark glint.
With Ciel
"Elizabeth is missing!" Shouted Ciel
"Yes, her maid said she lost track of her" Sebastian confirmed
"We'll go to the last place that she was seen. Honestly what was she thinking." Ciel sighed in frustration
"First you should look at this" Sebastian Hades over a letter, addressed from the Queen.
"The Queen wants me to help solve a cause with Scotland Yard. A series of young girls have gone missing, their bodies have not turned up yet but they are most likely dead. The kidnapper sends a piece of the Hope diamond before taking them. The gem that we were recently after, who knew that we would be chasing it again." Ciel finished reading the letter.
"What now my Lord?"
"We do what the Queen asks of us, that is always a first priority. My job as a Phantomhive."
With the puppeteer
In a dark room with only a single chair facing the window. The orange haired puppeteer, stood tall behind the chair.
"My apologies, I am very sorry for making you wait, master. The next doll, she is almost ready." The puppeteer said
The person sitting on the chair started to sing 'London Bridge is falling down.'
"Build it up with wax and stone, wax and stone, build up with wax and stone, my fair lady."
"As you wish master"
With Ciel
Ciel had sent Sebastian away to make a suspect list. While he search for Elizabeth. Sebastian had forced him to take Pluto with him.
Ciel had made Pluto snide Elizabeth's ribbon so he could sniff her out. Instead of obeying Ciel, Pluto ran off to another dog..
"Why do you have to look for a mate now?" Ciel said annoyed by Pluto. He tried to pull him away but the dog was much stronger than himself.
"My, my, my need some help Phantomhive" Grell announced, making Ciel aware of his presence. He stood tall in the moonlight, adding to the dramatic effect, which he was going for.
"You again?"
"Of course" Grell said while flipping his long red hair. Grell jumped down and landed beside Ciel.
"Why are you here?"
"Shinigami business" Grell replied with a smirk, he knew the lack of information would annoy the young Lord.
Pluto decide, now was the time to run of. Ciel and Grell followed behind him. The two of them stopped in front of the same toy shop that Elizabeth went into.
Grell pulled out his shinigami list.
"Now Look here number 37596 on the to die list. A mister Drocell Keinz, a puppeteer for the Mandalay family."
The small group walked into the toy shop, Ciel picked up a doll that looked like Elizabeth. The doll had a small slash similar to Elizabeth's.
A hidden door opened and the group went inside. The door led them to an outside area with a big castle like structure.
"Elizabeth..." Ciel called in worry
"You truly care for that girl, how cute." Grell smiled
"Yes, as a sister even though we are betrothed."
"How admirable"
Ciel blushed a little, if anyone said he had blushed. He would deny it.
With the puppeteer
The now identified Dorcell, stored a bot gold with was. Elizabeth laid unconscious on a wooden table besides him. Dorcell hummed 'build it up with wax and stone' repeatedly while he worked on his masterpiece.
Back with Ciel
Ciel, Grell and Pluto entered the castle. They were met with a single girl, well what appeared to be a girl....
To be continued...
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