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

Chapter Eighteen: Decisions and Disapointments

Chapter Eighteen: Decisions and Disappointments

Lau waited at the front door of the Phantomhive Manor, even though he was more than well aware that the earl was not at home, but the servants didn't need to know that. "What? Not here?" He stared at Bard in confusion. Why the cook was answering the door was anyone's guess, when it was Tanaka who should have answered it should Sebastian be absent, which he would be if his master was not there.

He put on tragic expression and looked to Ran Mao. "Well that was a waste of a walk, wouldn't you agree?"

The woman nodded silently, one arm intertwined with one of his, like she were merely an extension of his body.

Bard chewed at one end of a cigarette. "Sorry to disappoint but he's still out and I gotta get back to work." He closed the door almost rudely in the Chinese man's face.

"Well, I like that," Lau sniffed, his brows knit in contrition. "Where shall we start looking, eh? Somewhere near, right?"

Ran Mao pointed towards the woods. "There."

Lau cocked his head to one side. "There, my little one? You don't mean to tell me you believe Ciel's tried to go there, do you?"

The girl nodded, her face expressionless. She was one of the few who knew that at least half the time when the Chinese man acted oblivious, it was just that, an act. He was actually quite attentive, when it really counted, though he often hid what he knew through being vague.

Lau gave an almost excited exclamation. "Wouldn't it be so much fun if we just happened to show up there and surprised him? Imagine the expression on Ciel's face when he sees us! Won't he be pleased?"

Ran Mao wasn't sure if Lord Phantomhive would be pleased to see them or not, but if her Shanghai Tiger wanted to go, she was more than willing to follow him to wherever he wanted to go.

Lau put one finger to the side of his nose, just under his slit open left eye. "But we mustn't let those in the house know what we're up to, should we? Might ruin the surprise." His smile was blissful as he thought about the possibilities, of seeing Tohru and Kyo again. "Our secret."

Ran Mao nodded and began to stride back down the long drive, as if they were really intent on leaving and going back to their London lodgings, instead of ducking into the forest in hopes of finding that tear in the very fabric of time that would, fingers crossed, send them forward in time to where Tohru and that amusing boy-cat lived. At least he hoped that was how it would work.

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Tessa quickly put down the containers of concessions she'd purchased with stolen money. The smell was putrid, but at least it would keep her human fed, and that was all that counted. She snapped her fingers and the door to the cat's prison opened.

He was where she'd left on, on the cold floor, bare chest exposed as he lay on his back, the mark where she'd sealed his soul to hers hidden underneath him. She'd want to make sure he was appropriately attired before too long as well.

"Wake up," she commanded. And, like a marionette, his eyes opened, but they were blank and lifeless. "I've brought you food. Eat until you are satisfied."

She turned her back to him as he moved towards the popcorn and began to eat it with a single-minded purposeful intensity. She resisted the urge to gag, wishing for something a little more to her taste to snack on. She would not interrupt her pet's meal to sneak a nip, no matter how hungry she felt. Besides, it was still too soon for that