Lords of Crime

Epilogue

Louis sat down in the armchair and crossed his legs. He pondered briefly as to whether or not Ciel was alive and back in his own world. He remembered their conversation and now he was stuck in a similar position. "I wonder," he muttered, holding his head in his hands, "Am I making Brother proud?" he sighed, trying not to cry. "I just don't know..." 

~ a few weeks earlier ~

Sherlock stood at the edge of the falls with a gun pointed to Moriarty's head. "Why are you doing this?" he asked. "Why did you do this?" 

"You should know better than anyone," Moriarty smiled, folding his hands in front of himself. "Are you going to shoot me?" 

"No, Liam...I-" 

Moriarty took a step back over the ledge. "You can't save me, Mr. Holmes," he chuckled but Sherlock leaped over the edge too. 

"I'm going to try-!" 

"Sherlock!" Watson cried, reaching his arm out to grab him but unable to. "Sherlock!" he yelled a second time. 

Moriarty closed his eyes, waiting for the thud of the water beneath him, but it never arrived. When he opened his eyes four pairs of eyes stared down at him. 

"I say, I never saw a man fall from the sky before, no I haven't." 

"Is he an angel?" 

"Why'd he have to land in my garden?" 

"'He smells strange' says Wordsworth." 

"Get out of the way," a familiar voice ordered. The four individuals moved to the side as the eye-patched earl grinned slightly, staring down at Moriarty's face. "Pleasure to meet you again, William." 

"You...survived?" 

"And so did you, so it seems," Ciel chuckled. He reached out his hand for Moriarty to grab. "I shall make full use of your services here. I take it your plan was a success?" 

Moriarty grabbed Ciel's hand and laughed. "I suppose you could call it that." 

"Stay here as long as you wish but try not to keep those brothers of yours waiting too long," Ciel smiled, staring up at him. 

"They'll manage for at least a while. I'm quite interested in your England," his eyes gleamed as he followed Ciel into the manor. 

"Welcome," Ciel gestured to the manor's interior, "to the Phantomhive estate."