Black Heart

Chapter 9: His Sister, Dedicated

I really hoped Alois wouldn't come back. Ever.

But that was unlikely.

I was getting this feeling that there was going to be something that not even Sebastian could stop... I was so worried.

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I hid behind my desk. I had forgotten to write down the last soul Grell and I had collected that afternoon. Now William was coming to yell at me.

Hopefully one of the other Reapers would happen to be in the hallway and save me. But I doubted it.

I heard him walk down the hallway in his calm manner, but his steps were quickened.

He barged in my office, I almost screamed but stayed under my desk silently.

"Annalisse, I know you're in here. I can hear you breathing."

I crawled out from under the desk slowly.

"William... I know who the last person was, I just forgot to put it on the paperwork. If you can find it I'll write her name down." I said forcing a smile.

"How about YOU go find it. I have work to do." He said walking out.

Ugh... Stupid job.

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Eric saw me searching and decided to help me, after we found the sheet and I fixed it, we walked out and since our shift was over we decided to hang out for a while.

"Eric, I'm sorry about the other night. I just wonder who my fiancee is." I said with a sigh.

"No problem." He said turning a little pink.

"Do you know who it is?"

"You mean you don't know? I thought you were joking."

"No I wasn't, now tell me Eric, please!" I begged.

"I would hate to get chewed out by William." He said with a sigh.

"I won't tell anyone!"

"Eh, sorry Anna, no can do. But I'm sure someone will tell you eventually." He said smiling.

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My brother and Sebastian were out solving this factory mystery.

So I was home alone. Well, with the servants.

When Ciel got back it was dark, and he of course had solved the case. We played a game of chess while drinking tea.

"I'm tired. I think I'll be getting to bed." I said slowly standing.

"Okay, goodnight then." Ciel said staying seated.

"I love you, Ciel." I said kissing his forehead and walking off.

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In the middle of the night I heard the carriage.

Alois was trying to kidnap me. Sebastian already had noticed and woken up Ciel.

"Damn, Trancy." Ciel muttered.

It wasn't only Claude, but Hannah and the triplets.

Even Sebastian and I couldn't handle that...

If only Grell were here...

I tried to think of ways to reach him but couldn't come up with anyhing.

I guess we'd just have to fight on without him.

Sebastian and I jumped down.

"Hello, Claude." Sebastian said with a frown.

"Greetings, Sebastian." Claude said throwing a golden knife at Sebastian's head.

"Stop with the casualties, Claude. Where's your little headache?" I asked while Sebastian caught the knife.

"After you injured him, he has to be hospitalized for at least a week." Claude said pushing up his glasses like William.

"Why bring these four?" Sebastian asked.

"They don't have a master to take care of at the moment so I decided to let them tag along in my revenge on you savage Phantomhives."

Savage? Did he really just describe us as savage?

Alois Trancy was the savage in this, not me.

The brat had started that fight yesterday. Not me.

I put on my glasses and did Grell's symbol. "Time for some DEATH!"

Sebastian sighed.

"Look, I just wanted to say something ok?" I said crossing my arms and flipping out my guns.

Sebastian charged at Claude and Hannah while I took on the twins.

Canterbury kicked me from behind, then Thompson slashed me with a knife to my chest and I fell.

"ANNALISSE!!!" I heard Ciel scream. He ran down the stairs.

"NO CIEL!" I screamed.

He ran and helped me up.

I put my arm around him and held one of my guns in my free hand.

The triplets surrounded us.

"You touch my brother. You die." I said giving them a deadly glare.

They laughed in unison and charged at us. I jumped up with my brother and they all ran into each other.

Sebastian had his hands full with Claude and Hannah, I felt bad.

We landed and I had wished that Ciel hadn't had run down here.

The triplets all swung at us I blocked Ciel and got slashed in the back, the leg and the arm.

I yelped in pain but at least Ciel wasn't hurt.

I finally decided to throw Ciel back up the stairs. I wanted him away from this fight.

I shot Canterbury in the arm. His brothers then tackled me and started slashing some more.

I kicked at them but then one cut my ear... That really hurt. I shot one in the chest and managed to stand.

The only one left was Thompson...

His knife was covered in my blood. His weapon must've been modified to kill anything.

That means it could hurt Sebastian...

I shot at him but he dodged them.

Then I heard a chainsaw... And Grell came bursting through the doors. He looked at Thompson and laughed and revved his chainsaw.

He turned to look at me and smile. "Want some help?"

I nodded and ran at Thompson, but he threw his knife, but it split into three and I couldn't dodge. I just hoped it wouldn't kill me.

Then I saw the long red locks fly in front of me.

And I saw the knives sticking through his chest.

Sebastian was beating Claude badly and they ran, Hannah carried the brothers that had been knocked out. Then Sebastian went to go check on my brother.

I caught Grell. He was smiling.

"What the hell was that about?!" I screamed reaching to pull out the knives.

He pushed my hand away. "Annalisse... It's no use. Pulling the knives out won't help. I'm either going to die or almost die but somehow live. Which only happens in plays." He said coughing.

"You aren't going to die. You're being melodramatic."

"Three knives in my chest, Annalisse. I'm not going to live."

"Yes you are, now tell me why you did something so stupid like that?"

"Look at your engagement ring, Annalisse. Did you ever think of that?" He said coughing and breathing heavily.

I took off my ring and saw the names engraved in it.

Annalisse Phantomhive and Grell Sutcliff.