Undertaken

36

"D-does Ceil need you...?" I hear a small voice say, surrounded by sobs. "G-go to hi-im... I'll... I'll be fine," Lady McKenzie continues. She loosens her grip around me and rolls away from me to the other side of the bed.. I feel something break inside of me a the sight of her like this. I truly would like to stay longer, but I could hear my master calling for me.

"I'll be back soon, my lady," I say softly before bowing and leaving the room, lightly closing the door behind me with a soft click.

"Was that Grell again?" my young master asks when he sees me.

"No, my lord," I say, remembering the scene at the door with Lady McKenzie.

"Well? Are you going to tell me who it was?"

"It was Lady McKenzie Brunswick," I say.

"Oh. Was she with Undertaker? What did they come for? Why did you not inform me of their arrival before they left?" he asked. I sigh a little.

"She was alone, and is still here," I say. "I would advise you not to go see her. When I had opened the door, she ran into me, crying. I took her up to a guest room and she is still there," I explain. My young master relaxes from when he was just about to go and see her.

"Well, I'll be in my study. Watch over her, Sebastian. Make sure she's comfortable and such. That's an order," he says. I bow.

"Yes, my young lord." I then turn and go up to the room where I had put Lady McKenzie. I knock once before slowly opening the door and see that she is still on the bed. I step inside and close the door behind me, then walk over to her. I hear her still sobbing rather harshly, and I'm honestly worried about her. Her back is no longer facing me, but her face is buried in the blankets beneath her. I decide to sit on the edge of the bed and Lady McKenzie rests her head on my lap, holding a pillow to her chest and continuing to cry. I allow for this and begin tenderly stroking her silvery hair.

"Lady McKenzie.." I say softly. She only clutches me tighter, then attempts to get up. However, her despair has her weak and she just falls back down onto me. I see in her eyes the clouded green. They don't look lively and happy like they had when I first saw her. They now look empty and dark and pained. I continue stroking her hair, attempting to calm the poor, devastated girl. I then look at her clothing and see that Lady McKenzie's black dress is torn at places and covered with dirt and mud and what I soon find also to be blood. I gently yet quickly have her sit up almost fully upright with the support of all the pillows on the bed. I look at her legs and see the bleeding cuts and dried blood. I let my gloved fingers roam over them, and Lady McKenzie lets out a hiss of pain. I look up at her and for the first time since she had arrived today, I see the actual color of her eyes. No longer the natural blue-brown they were when I first met her. Now they were two shades of green. No, I'm not very fond of Grim Reapers, but it warms me in a way to know that Lady McKenzie is going to be one. Meaning she will be around much longer than if she weren't to become one.

"What happened?" I ask softly. Lady McKenzie tries her best to calm down a little to speak to me, but still struggles a bit.

"Wh-when I was ru-running, I fell q-quite a bit and ran through th-thorns and... I d-don't know... It's all a blur to me... I wasn't p-paying attention... I was just running.."

"Why were you running?" I ask. Lady McKenzie finally manages to choke out one word. One name.

"A-Adrien..." Suddenly, I'm downed in anger. I know damn well who 'Adrien' is: the Undertaker. I feel my crimson eyes flash fuchsia and I rise from where I was kneeling beside the bed, then pull the sheet over Lady McKenzie's body.

"I will be right back, Lady McKenzie," I say softly as I brush a strand of silver hair from her face. She nods a little, and I bow before leaving and closing the door behind me.

I go downstairs and tell the young master I am going out and that it is still not the best idea to check on Lady McKenzie yet. Finally, I leave the manor. I don't fully know why I'm so angry, but I will be sure to know what the hell Undertaker had done to Lady McKenzie. I won't leave until I get answers, and I will get answers.

((A/N: Ughhh sorry guys! I know it's been a while and I promised another chapter, but I got caught up in things... Plus for some reason I've been so exhausted all week.. But it's not like these reasons matter. I will try to update a little more this weekend, but I won't make any promises. I'm so sorry, but I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Love you all!))