The sleeping ash. Black Butler various x reader

In the afternoon: The Butler, Executor

*3rd pov*

[We met in the gutters, from which all the filth of this world is expelled.]

In the dark and filthy place is where Joker and the others are, sitting on the floor with dirty clothes.

[Those whose bodies were deficient from birth.]

Joker missing arm, Beast missing left leg, and Dagger's right leg.

[Those whose bodies stayed forever childlike.]

Peter and Wendy's bodies.

[Those who grew to be too large. Those whose countenances were transfigured by their parents.]

Jumbo holding Doll.

[Every last one of us was abandoned in this gutter. There was no way for the likes of us to obtain anything even resembling work here in Great Britain. We couldn't even do a good job of thieving.]

Joker gets beaten up as he holds a loaf of bread.

[I can't remember how we managed to eke out a life, but... ...Despite it all, we survived in the gutters keeping our heads down and laying low.]

They eat the loaf of bread that Joker stole.

[But one day...]

They look up to see Baron Kelvin reaching a hand to them.

[...There appeared a curious man who took us sewer rats in.]

*Time passes*

"Tom, he was a piper's son, he learnt to play when he was young. And all the tune that he could play." Little kids play as they sing. young Dagger and Beast sit by the bench as they watch the kids play. "Was 'over the hills and far away...'" 

Young Dagger pouts of the kids playing. "Somethin' wrong, eh? Why all the poutin'?" Joker walks up to them. "'t's nuffin'..." Young Dagger dismissed it. "Folks sure do get used to the goof life, eh? This place is 'eaven compared to 'em gutters, yet ye keep wantin' more and more." Joker past Dagger's head. "'eeeey there, Jumbo." Joker calls out to Jumbo, who was cutting wood. "'e says 'e wanst to play with 'em." Joker tells him.

"Then please hop on my back." Jumbo crouches down for Dagger to climb on him. "I–! I'm fine!!" Dagger blushes in embarrassment. "On ye get then, don't be shy!" Joker encourage him. Dagger gets on Jumbo's back and runs to join with the kids.

"Would ye like to go join 'em too? Well, I'd be able to carry ye on my back too if I'd a right arm." Joker tells her. "I'm all right here." Beast reassures him. Joker sits on the bench. "I'm sorry, yeah?" Joker apologizes. "Y–You... ...Don't need to apologize..." Beast blushes. "Ha ha! Is that right!?" Joker laughs.

"Over the hills and a great way off, the wind shall blow my top-knot off..." The kids continue to sing as they play.

"What a nice breeze." Joker said.

*Back to reality*

Cinematic records fly up to William as he checks on the records. "Judgment complete." William checks out the ones that died. "Good heavens. Whatever could the personnel division be thinking, I wonder. Though I told them that there was no way I could handle this mess alone... ...They now... ...Send you of all people as my reinforcement." William turns to look at his partner. "Ohhhh?" The grim reaper steps out.

"I knew it! You're sore about this after all!" Yellow-Black reaper teases. "Ronald Knox." William calls his name. "I did do my best to get here in a jiff. Or might it be that..." Ronald looks at his watch. "...You're disappointed you got stuck with me?" Ronald jumps down. "No. The fellow's suspension is slated to end today, so I had a dire foreboding, but... My being mistaken is nothing short of a godsend." William explained. "Oh, right. If it's Mr. Sutcliff you mean, he went off on another assignment looking abnormally happy. Umm, where was it again?" Ronald tries to remember. "The Phantomhive manor." William reminds him. "Yes, yes, that's the place! Sure looks like things would've been easier theeere!" Ronald cheeks his notebook. "That is unfortunate... ...For both you and him." William insults. "I say!" Ronald protests. "Because you bring emotions into your work, you expend more time and effort. The duty of we grim reapers is to judge and retrieve souls in accordance with the list that is distributed to us from higher ups. That is all. Furthermore, even the judgement itself is a formality– The target can be removed from the list only when they are judged to have been one 'who has the potential to be beneficial for this world.' But the number of humans who have that sort of value is few to none. Therefore we grim reapers merely work to confirm that rare possibility is not the case each time. We do this indifferently... ...Levelheadedly..."

"Then what do you say we hurry up and get those confirmations out of the way quick!? I'm going on a group date with the administrative division, you see. Besides, I've always been... ...Part of the anti-overtime school to begin with." Ronald stretches as William gets a tick mark. "The cause of death among the one behind said blaze was a devil." William informed. "GEH! Are you for real!?" Ronald shouts. "He doesn't seem to be the type to scavenge for a meal, but we must be on our guard. If he steals the souls, we will be forced to write a letter of apology." William adjusts his glasses. "Right-o! I'm raring to go! Being strictly against overtime on principle and all." Ronald pulls out his death scythe which is a lawn mower.

"Ronald Knox. What is with that death scythe you have there...?" William questions him. "I've obtained permission for it, as I'm on good terms with the girls in the administrative division." Ronald tells him. William pulls back his death scythe. "Then let's hurry and retrieve the souls so we can clock out on time." William said. "Roger!" Ronald and William jump down the burning manor. "Every last one of them."

*In front of the manor*

"What's this...?" Doll arrives, but sees the horror of the burning manor. "What's going on–!?" Doll gets off the horse. "Brother!! Brother Joker!!" Doll calls out as she runs to the manor. "Br..." Doll sees a figure walking out of the fire. Doll's eyes widened to see Sebastian and Ciel leave the fire with (Y/n) walking behind Sebastian as she hides Joker out of Doll's sight.

"Black... Kitty... Smile? Why're you three here...? What's happened!? Where's brother..." Doll questions them. "He has passed away." Sebastian informs as (Y/n) keeps Joker from being seen. "Eh...? What're ye sayin' Black!? Hey! Smile! C'mon! Talk to me!" Doll rushes to them as she clutches Ciel, but he pushes her away. "Don't you dare... ...Touch me in such a familiar manner!" Ciel shouts. 

"Under the orders of her Majesty, the Queen, we... ...Were in pursuit of the culprits behind the serial child kidnappings..." Sebastian informs. "!! So ya three were really from the yard!? Ya came to capture us..." Doll weakly said. "No, you are wrong. We came to kill you. As the house of Phantomhive, the Watchdog of the Queen." Sebastian informs her. "The watchdog... of the Queen... Phantom...hive..." Doll's eyes widened in realization. "No way... Smile, yer... ...yer a Phantomhive...? Then yer sayin' it was all a lie!? Everythin'! Everythin'!"

"Yes, exactly. I am Ciel Phantomhive. I have but one duty... to destroy all that causes her Majesty grief. That is why they were killed. Kelvin and Joker. It was I who killed them." Ciel confirms. Doll's eyes widened. 

*Flashback*

"We must 'ave stage names if we're to put on a circus. Ye'll be Beast, and ye Dagger. They're easy to remember, so they work well." Joker tells them. "Hey, hey, gimme a name too!" Little Doll walks to Joker. "Hmm. Let's see... Then... ...Ye'll be Doll." Joker tells her. "Ehhh!? But I don't want no girly name! It don't suit me!" Little Doll blushes. "Not at all. It suits ye perfect." Joker pats her head. Because ye are our adorable little sister." Joker smiles at her.

*Flashback ends*

"UWAAAAAH!" Doll screams as she falls to her knees and tears up. "...! ...Never... ...Forgive you... You won't... ...Get away with this! I'll never ever... I'll never, ever forgive you!" Doll glares as she cries. "I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!!" Doll screams and pulls out a knife from her bag. "SMILEEEEE!!!" Doll runs to him. "Sebastian." Ciel commands as the lollipop falls.

*Somewhere*

"Hee! Hee... A person has but one soul. I taught you to treat it well, but... ...Because you possess such great power, you continue to forget more and more the weight of the irretrievable." Undertaker takes a bite of the bone biscuit. "You only come to realize it when you can no longer support yourself... I mean, really, how many times have I warned the lot of you? Hmm.." Undertaker bangs move to reveal his eye. "...Earl Phantomhive?"

*Somewhere up the cliff*

"Ahhh!" Two men in white suits with binoculars watch from afar the burning manor. "What shall we do?" The short one asked. "We simply report what we've observed." The tall one said. "The poor thing. He might be punished." The short one smirks. "That's not up to us. That is for her Majesty The Queen alone to decide." The tall one said.

*Back at the burning manor*

Sebastian and (Y/n) walked away from the burning manor while carrying Ciel and Joker.