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

Chapter Nineteen: Report and Explore

Chapter Nineteen: Report and Explore

Ciel fell back against his borrowed bed, wincing at the pain from his shoulder and head. With a flick from his hand, Sebastian was removing his unusual shoes and setting them aside, along with the other purchases they'd made that day.

Somewhere between taking his master's shoes off, and settling him more comfortably on the bed, the butler had managed to procure a glass of water and was pressing the medication Hatori had prescribed into the boy's good hand while he still held the glass to his lips. "Please do try to drink all the water, young master," he insisted. "It would not do to have you become dehydrated."

Ciel shoved the glass away as soon as he'd taken the pills, gagging a bit at the feel of them going down his throat. But, hopefully, they would at least ease the pain soon. He felt like throwing up again and wondered if he was still suffering from that food poisoning. He supposed it didn't really matter as he flung his hand over his eyes to shield out the light. "All right, Sebastian. Tell me what you discovered today."

Sebastian moved a chair he'd procured so that it was more conveniently close to the bed, where he could watch the boy as he gave his report, not to mention monitoring his health. He still seemed quite off from his usual. "As ordered, I attempted to follow the movements of our quarry," he began, Ciel pretending to ignore him as he kept his eyes covered.

The butler reminded himself to make sure his young master went to bed at a more than decent hour. "The trail was cold but I was able to follow it from our point of origin into the city, where it became a bit more difficult to follow. I must admit that I lost the scent several times, but, after combing around the area, I was able to pick it up again in several distinct locations."

Ciel looked up at the tone, uncovering his good eye to look at his butler's expression. "And," he prompted when he didn't immediately continue.

Sebastian's face went expressionless as he continued. "It would seem that our quarry has likely blended into society, but I found her scent most distinctive in two places, the school where Miss Tohru and the others attend, and at this abode."

Ciel sat up so fast at this that his shoulder panged and he had to wince with a hiss of air escaping his lips before settling back against the pillows from the strain. "Here?"

The butler nodded. "Yes. Her trail led to the front yard, though no further forward, and then returned back towards the town. I would like to note, however, that I found the point where master Kyo disappeared as well, and her scent was quite distinctly there as well, along with the strong hint of witchcraft having been used."

The boy stared thoughtfully ahead of him. "This doesn't bode well," he finally confessed. "It would appear that our friend has somehow become associated with our quarry. Most likely against his will." He looked sharply at his servant. "What else can you tell me about that?"

Sebastian put a gloved hand thoughtfully to his chin. "I would assume that our friend was not expecting the meeting with her. I sensed the strong smell of a particular feline presence at the area and can only guess that he was accidentally, or perhaps purposely, transformed by her, then taken prisoner, which means-"

"That our friends' attempts to recover him are likely going to be less than futile," Ciel finished for him with an inward groan. Why did his friends always have to get in the muddle somehow? Last time, it had been Tohru and Lizzy being kidnapped by a demon that had been feasting off of young women of a certain soul type. Would such atrocities never end?

Sebastian nodded. "I have had my suspicions about our witch," he confessed. "And I do believe that she may be of a type similar to my own, though not a full demon, by any means. I'm not positive on this mark, but I believe it to be entirely possible."