Black Butler: Book of the Circus, Kitty

Chapter 8

Inside of Snakes tent Sebastian is tying each snake into a knot.

"This is all of them." The butler tells his young master.

"According to the program, your act ends at 7:50 and the encore is at 8:00, so you have about a ten-minute window." Ciel tells the raven haired male.

"To do what?"

"As soon as your act ends, release all these snakes and go back for the encore. I'll look through their tents."

"Will you be alright by yourself?"

"Fine. Now get back to the show tent- they'll be suspicious if you're late."

"Very good, my lord." The two men walk off to their separate destinations.

"I thought Miss Wendy was the only one injured?" Sebastian asks Dagger and Kitty, while looking at Suit in disgust and shock.

"Right, but old Peter obviously can't hold your weight!" Dagger announces like the answer is obvious.

"Umm, Dagger? Why did you call him 'old Peter' when he is one of the youngest one of us?"

"It's just an expression Miss Kitty~" Dagger answers her, smiling. Kitty hasn't spent that much time interacting with humans, so she does not understand most thing they say, and why they do things.

"I don't see why I should have to pair with you." Will tells Sebastian, pissed.

"I don't like it either, but it can't be helped."

"Honestly, I can't believe I have to collaborate with such vermin."

"Halt seven..." Sebastian mumbles looking at his pocket watch.

"Common you too, at least try to get along." Kitty lecture the two supernatural creatures, pouting. "When you're performing you two will have to get along, ya know?" She pauses, takes a breath, then smiles at the trio( Dagger is still there) "Now, 'let's have some fun~!' " (Can you guess who says that? Sorry couldn't help myself~ :) )

Ciel walks into a tent thinking, 'These are certainly bare quarters.' He picks up a photograph. In it are the first-stringers younger, except for Snake and Kitty. But Kitty is in the photo, but she looks the same age as she does now. In between them is an older man. 'A photograph of children... Are these the first-stringers?' He looks a bit closer at the older man, 'Who is this?'

"What are you doing?" Black is upside down, frowning.

"I'd sooner die than take the hands of vermin like you."

"That hardly makes for a good show!" As the two are arguing, the scene zooms out a bit. Showing where the two are . They are performing...

"Hmph"

"What are those two doing?" Beast complains to Dagger, Doll, and Kitty. Watching them.

"I think their pride is getting in the way.." Kitty tells her black haired friend.

"My strings..." Beast looks behind herself to see that her strings have come undone.

WHAT DAGGER SEE'S

"Oh no, my strings!" Beast blushes.

REALITY

Dagger starts blushing and waves his arm around' "Nobody look! Miss, please go change. We've got time before the encore."

"I suppose I better."

Black looks over at them, panicking, 'Oh dear.'

Ciel in looking through a trunk. He pulls out a picture that has Bast and the older man in it, ' Here, too.. It's the same man with her.'

Beast is walking to her tent.

"Stop this nonsense and put out your hands!" Sebastian is worried about the trouble young master will get himself into.

"I told you: never!" However Will-chan has other plans. He shoves his Death Scythe by Sebastian's face, "My fingers would rot."

"Very well." Bassy smirks, "Then you'll have no objection to this!" Je grabs the scythe, pulling Will with it. The crowd gasps.

Beast overhears them, 'The crowd's excited.' She thinks still heading towards her tent.

'The sign behind them- ;workhouse'. And orphanage?'

"Unhand my death scythe! " He yells at his enemy, over the gasps of the crowd.

"I'm afraid not." William grits his teeth.

"Look out!" Dagger yells up at them. As Suit is getting closer and closer to a pole. But Suit touches a button and he moves up a bit.

"Let go." He yells at the demon.

"Alright." He smirks. He lets go and they both flip back and land on the platforms....The crowd loves it! They all cheer.

Beast is getting really close to her tent.

Ciel remembers Jokers words. ' We all come from the same place. So they must all be from the same workhouse. And that must've been around the time they meet the neko...'

Closer and closer.

'But where is this workhouse? I need a clear shot of it...' He keeps looking. Beast is at the door...flap thing.. of the tent. She opens it. It seem like there has been no on in there.

"This is so irritating." She mumbles as she walks into her tent. "I liked this one!" As she is changing the trunk moves a bit. And a new shirt is slipped out. She walks to the trunk not bothered. She picks up the new shirt, and puts it on. "Well, this'll do." She walks out.

The trunks opens slightly and you see a pair of red eyes. Ciels own blue eye is twitching,

"I was right to return ahead of schedule. The trunk completely opens to show that both were hiding in there.

"Oi, get off me!" Ciel face is slightly pink.

"I see. You think the photographs are important, then?"

"Yes. Do you notice anything?" Ciel shows Sebastian the photos.

"Ah, yes, I've seen the imprint from this ring recently."

"Signet ring? Imprint? You can make out details that small?"

"Yes. If memory serves... This matches the seal at the joint of Beast's prosthetic leg."

"The seal, the workhouse.. We need to know more about this man."

"It's almost time. Let's stop here for today." Sebastian looks at his pocket watch. "I must free the snakes before the encore."

"I still have Joker's tent left."

"But my lord..."

"I should manage it if I work through the encore. I'll end it all today. You go back so they won't suspect us." He turns to face his butler, "When it's over, get back here before they do and free the snakes. Got that?" He runs out of the tent.

"Yes, my lord."