Chapter Nineteen: Jack the Ripper

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 Watching Ciel complain in frustration about having not found the actual Jack the Ripper made me wonder who exactly the murderer was. I wasn't thinking about the medical skills necessary, but rather the skill needed to make such a quick, easy escape. The ease with which the murderer seemed to work almost reminded me of the ease and speed with which Sebastian cleaned the manor. I wasn't sure how to explain to Ciel that the murderer reminded me of Sebastain in terms of skill, so I sat and waited while Sebastian took the master to bed. However, he and Ciel both returned, but Ciel was dressed as a poor child.

"What are you two doing?" I asked.

"We are going out. Sebastian found a new lead," Ciel replied.

"Can I come with?" I asked.

"I doubt you'd want to. This time, I guarantee there will be blood."

"Well, then I should come with. I doubt a young boy like you needs to deal with bloodshed either."

He smirked, "If you insist."

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While we stood leaning against a wall beside an alley, while Ciel mused about the clues of the case. We were apparently waiting for the murderer to come to the back door of a building at the end of the alley. There, we would catch him. My attention turned to Sebastian, who wasn't paying his master any attention and was fondling a little black cat.

"Sebastian, are you even listening!" Ciel cried.

"Pardon me master, she was just so beautiful," Sebastian said. Ciel rolled his eyes and I giggled. 

A shrieking scream made me jumped and Ciel and Sebastian quickly hurried down the alley. I quickly regained my senses and followed. Ciel opened the door and a splash of blood flew out. I rushed forward, grabbed Ciel, and pulled him back. Looking into the room at the dead woman on the floor, I covered his eyes.

"You've made quite the bloody mess of things in there, Jack the Ripper," Sebastian said, stepping between Ciel and I and the door, "Or should I say, Grell Sutcliff."

My eyes widened as he stepped out.

"No, you're wrong. I heard her scream," he said.

I looked Grell dead in the eyes and he froze, "Grell Sutcliff, don't bother lying if you've been caught."

"This is the first time I've ever met someone like you in the human world. You played the role of helpless butler well," Sebastian said.

"You think so, how kind," Grell said, smiling widely and showing sharp teeth, "That's great to hear, after all, I am a great actress." He let down his hair, which became a bright red as he ran a comb through it, and put on red glasses.

"Chiyo, I'll have to ask that you keep quiet about what occurs here tonight," Sebastian said softly.

I nodded. I stopped paying attention to their conversation and tried to slowly move Ciel farther back from the scene and out of the alley.

"You don't really need to ask, do you?" My attention was grabbed immediately upon hearing Miss Dalles's voice. Ciel moved my hands away to see Grell and Miss Dalles. 

"I hadn't counted on this. I didn't think anyone would be able to tell who Grell truly is," she said.

"Naturally, you were on the suspect list from the very beginning, but your alibis were flawless," Ciel said, "But then again, you had a moment where you incriminated yourself. When Chiyo asked if there were any doctors in the medical community with a vendetta, you reacted as though she was talking to you."

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