Taken Under By The Love Of The Undertaker ( Black Butler / Kuroshitsuji )

CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

"d-does Ciel n-need y-you..." i hear a tiny voice say between sobs. "g-go t-to hi-im...i...ill b-be fi-fine..." Lady McKenzie continues. she loosens her wrap from me and rolls away from me on the bed. i feel something break inside me. it must be the heart i thought i lost long ago when i became a demon. i would stay longer, but i could hear my young master calling for me. "ill be right back, my lady." i say softly before bowing and leaving the room, closing the door behind me with a light click.

"was that Grell again?" he asks. i shake my head, remembering the scene at the door with Lady McKenzie. "well? who was it?" my young master asks. "it was Lady McKenzie Brunswick." i say. "oh. was she with Undertaker? what did they come for? why did you not get me before they left?" he asks. i sigh a little. "she was alone...and is still here." i say. "i would advise you not to go see her. when i had opened the door, she ran into me, crying. i took her up to a guest room and she is still there." i explain. my young master relaxes from when he was just about to go see her. "well, ill be in my study. watch over her, Sebastian. make sure she is safe. thats an order." my young master demands. i bow. "yes, my young lord." i turn and go up to the room where i had put Lady McKenzie. i slowly and quietly open the door and see that she is still on the bed. i step inside and close the door behind me and walk to her.

she is crying very hard and i am really worried at what had happened. her back is not to me anymore, but her face is buried in the blankets beneath her on the bed. i decide to sit on the edge of the bed and Lady McKenzie quickly comes to me and lays her face in my lap. she continues to cry into it and i very lightly stroke the silver locks of her hair.

"Lady McKenzie..." i say softly. she is clutching to my clothes. "Se-Se-Sebastian..." i hear her say in her sobs. she clutches me tighter. she attempts to sit up, but her despair has her weak and she falls back onto me. Lady McKenzie's head just lays on my lap, not looking up at me, though. she attempts to calm down a little to talk to me. i continue stroking her hair, trying to calm the poor, devastated girl.

i look at her clothing and see that Lady McKenzie's black dress she is wearing is covered with dirt and mud. i then look closer at some other stains i see around some certain parts of the fabric and skin:

blood.

i immediately feel the need to protect this girl with my life and i dont know why. i gently yet quickly sit her up to where she is almost fully upright with the support of all the pillows on the bed. i move to her legs and inspect them more. i realize there are cuts in her skin. i lightly run my gloved hands over the cuts. i hear a hiss of pain escape Lady McKenzie and i look up at her quickly.

for the first time since she just arrived today, i see her eyes. they arent her natural light brown color. they are green. i want to smile, knowing that she will be able to stay around if she becomes a reaper, but i dont smile because im terribly worried. "what happened?" i ask softly. Lady McKenzie tries to calm down a little to talk, but struggles. "wh-when i-i was r-running, i-i f-fell a l-lot an-and got scr-scratched b-by th-things li-like rocks a-and s-s-stuff..." she manages to say before breaking down in tears again. i am still terribly worried. "why were you running?" i ask calmly, but inside im wanting to find who did this and bash their face in. once again, Lady McKenzie tries to calm down. she does just enough to say one word. one name. "A-Adrien..." she then goes back to bawling. i am suddenly drowned in anger. i know damn well who Adrien is. Undertaker. i feel my crimson eyes flash fuchsia and i rise from where i was kneeling beside the bed. i put a thin blanket over her. "i will be right back, Lady McKenzie." i say softly as i brush a strand of silver hair from her face. she nods a little because she cant say anything from her crying state. i bow before leaving and closing the door behind me.

i go downstairs and tell the young master i am going out and that it is still not best to check on Lady McKenzie yet. finally, i leave the manor. i dont know why i am so angry, but i will be sure to know what the hell Undertaker had done to Lady McKenzie. i wont leave him alone until i get answers, and i WILL get answers.