Kuro Kishi : Akuma no Joō - Dark Knight: Dark Queen (A Fruits Basket x Kuroshitsuji Crossover)

Chapter Five: The Meeting

Chapter Five: The Meeting

Tohru gave Hana a hug before they parted ways. Hana's house was in the opposite direction now. "See you Monday," she called to her friend and turned to head home. It had been a pretty good day so far. But if she didn't hurry home and start the laundry, she'd be at it all night. Not to mention, she needed to fix something for dinner.

She hummed to herself as she walked, trying to decide what to make. Nothing with leeks, that was for sure! She wanted to make something special, after all, something Kyo would like. She pulled up short and blinked a few times, tempted to rub her eyes at what she saw not too far ahead of her. Could that be?

"Ciel! Mr. Sebastian!" She waved her hand at the strange duo walking a street down, heading in a perpendicular direction to her own path.

Sebastian paused and glanced to the side, down a street they'd both decided not to take. He tapped Ciel on the shoulder. "Young master, I believe we've been discovered."

Ciel glanced over in the direction he indicated and saw Tohru waving at them from a block down. He blinked a few times. "Sebastian, tell me I'm not seeing things."

The butler smiled in wry amusement. "I believe I can safely confirm that you are not seeing a mirage."

Tohru, seeing that the two had stopped and were looking in her direction, now felt sure of their identities, though she was a bit shocked and surprised by it. How had they gotten here? Was it an accident? She quickly ran over, almost out of breath when she reached them.

Ciel smiled a bit when Tohru came to stop in front of them, taking a moment to catch her breath. "I was hoping we'd run into you," he confessed. "It would seem that we are both rather out of our element here."

Tohru had one hand to her chest to steady herself. "Ciel!" She flung herself on the boy, enveloping him in a hug. "I didn't think I'd ever see you again! What are you doing here?" She pulled away to offer a more shy greeting to Sebastian. After all, the butler was still a bit intimidating, for all they'd been through in the past.

Ciel took the attention with good humor, for someone in his situation, at any rate. Only Lizzy ever showed that much enthusiasm at seeing him and she was more than enough for him, but since Tohru seemed to have a bit less exuberance, he supposed he could endure it. "The Queen sent us on a mission to recover a fugitive, who, unfortunately, managed to find your rip in time and went through. We came chasing after."

The girl blinked a few times. "You mean there's a criminal from your time here in Japan?! Oh no! What can I do to help!? I'll do whatever I can!" She resisted the urge to curtsy; something she felt was almost needed, seeing as he was an earl, though in a totally different time and place. But she would still show him every courtesy she could.

Sebastian smiled. She was just the same as before. "I noticed that master Kyo is not with you," he said.

Tohru looked up at the butler's face. "Oh, he's gone to Kazuma's to do some training. He should be home in time for supper." She suddenly started, as though from a surprise. "Oh! That's right! How long are you going to be here? Do you have a place to stay? And do you need a place to go to for dinner? I can always make more than enough for everyone!"

Ciel contemplated. Dinner, at least, would be nice. The treat Sebastian had brought wasn't enough, but he still had to be careful. "If you think the other members of your household won't mind, we might come along for dinner," he said. "As to everything else, we're not really sure just yet. Isn't that right, Sebastian?"

Sebastian nodded in agreement. "We have not yet made any definite plans at this point. It all depends on how long it takes for us to apprehend our runaway."