Tea & Biscuits (V.2)

Going Once

I wake up to find myself tied up back to back to someone who hadn't seemed to have wakened up yet, my eyes are covered by a blindfold and my mouth gagged. I sure hope this person doesn't have a kink...

I shake my head vigorously as the blindfold slipped down, obviously not very well tied.

"Honey! You'll ruin your makeup!" The same woman from earlier twirls elegantly and skips towards me, she kneels down so I am at eye level with her. I tried to scream, I was crying and I tried to plead but the gagged stopped me from doing so. "Let's get that nasty gag out of your mouth, huh?" she paused "promise not to scream, okay?"

I nodded in fear as she swiftly unclipped the gag and removed it from my mouth. I gasp for air. I stabilize my breathing and compose. "Where am I?"
"The Captains Chamber of Entertainment"
"And that means... what?" I raise an eyebrow.

"Hm, well, to explain it plainly you and your friend here are the stars of tonight's show!" the strange woman giggled in a ghastly manner.
"Who am I tied to?" I hiss, trying to steady my voice.
"Some... blue haired girl? I believe? She was with you when I saved you~"

They growled from behind me, it's Ciel, no doubt. "Ah... uh... yes! You must be speaking of my... one of my closest colleagues!" I paused as the strange woman looked down at me. "Cecilia...? Ah- uh- yes! She's undoubtedly my very best friend!" Please, Ciel, Please don't say anything. If she finds you're of any value to the queen, it could put both of you in danger.

"How cute~ What better way to perform?"
"So... what exactly is the show?" This strange woman spoke very ominously about some sort of performance but barely briefs the events. I figured that asking would be fruitless, but she proved me wrong.

"Ahhh~ Just a little musical number or two and you'll be on your way!" She smiled, although I was sure she hadn't finished speaking.

"on our way where?"
"To the fire pit, of course~"
"Guh-!" I gasped as I felt Ciel jolt, It must be true, the rumors concerning the Phantomhive Manner. I quickly reached for a pin in the back of my dress. The rope is thin, I should be able to unthread it.

"was that all of your inquiries?" she giggled as she skipped, I gulped and nodded.

"Actually, I believe I have another question," Ciel spoke loud and fierce.
"Yes, darling~?"
Ciel stands up and yanks me up from the ground harshly. "Will our butlers be attending the performance?" He grabs the elastic from my eye patch with his teeth and pulls it off quickly.

With both of my eyes, I was able to see the thread I needed to pull for the rope to fall apart. I quickly tore it off and practically ripped off my glove. "I believe they will be." I smiled at him as I called for Alfred, he did the same as he called for Sebastian. Without sharing a word the two of them swooped us off of our feet as they ran out of the building.

"H-hey! Bring back my performers!" The strange woman called, of course, they didn't listen.
I fell asleep in Alfred's arms, I was just so stressed and-

Suddenly I was falling from a large building into a pit of spikes, what's going on? I tore off my glove and called for Alfred and he caught me just in time. "You're a bit late, you know?"
"More than a bit, actually." He chuckled, except, this wasn't Alfred. This was a human! And one I knew all too well. My brother.

I quickly kicked up my leg as he dropped me to the ground. "Ugh, seriously? What is it this time? Did Matilda put you up to this?"
"Nobody put me up to this, I'm so glad I found you, Abigail!" He lifts me up from the ground, I've never seen him so genuinely happy.
"I was... right where you left me. In the manner, alone." I hissed at him, I couldn't even look at his face. "I had to make a deal with a demon to survive! What makes you think you can just turn up and expect me to want to see you?!" I fiercely shout in anger, who the hell does he think he is?

"Listen, I'm sorry. I'm here to break your contract."
"Wait... what? So now that I survived the terror you caused, you're trying to kill me, again!" I growled as I pulled my arm away from him
"Let me make things right again!" He grips my hand with Alfred's symbol on it and pulls out a pocket knife.

"Guh- Help!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, I then heard a distant voice calling to me.

"Sebastian! Quickly!" The voice called, it was Ciel! I've never been so happy to hear someone else's voice before! Sebastian launched himself at my brother, as Ciel grabbed my hand. "Lady Acacia, quickly!" we ran through the bushes and the trees, but... why was he doing this? He could've simply taken Alfred and left me to die.

"Why did you come back?!" I called, pushing branches out of my face.
"I- I just... had to." He muttered, slowing down.

"Well, someone just has to replace my red dress." I giggled softly.
"Sh-shut up! You're lucky I got to you when I did!" He sounded oddly embarrassed, I wonder if this has to do with the queen?
"If that's how you're going to be, let me go. I can run on my own, you know?" I spoke calmly, patting down my dress. My heart was pounding extremely fast and I was incredibly afraid, I tried to lighten the mood with some banter or to at least make myself feel a little better.

We finally get out of the bushes and reach a large paddock filled with nothing but flat grassland, a puppy would love it here.

"Just to clarify, we weren't going to kill your butler."
"'Just to clarify', I wasn't going to give him to you." I scoffed "Look, I appreciate you getting me out of there but I just... I have to go." I gave a soft smile and walked in the direction of the manner, my eye was aching from earlier and I couldn't see all that well, so I stopped at the town central for a rest. As expected, it was empty. I loved seeing it this way, though. An area usually so crowded completely empty.

I sat on the edge of the fountain and watched the water reflect the stars in the sky, it was gorgeous. Tears escaped from my eyes, slowly rolling down my cheeks. Why do I feel such an aching? Not in my eye, I feel almost sick to my stomach. I guess I can only suppress my emotions for so long, The Earl seems to bring out the worst in me, or at least the emotions in me? I can't explain it, really. I dipped my finger into the water and drew curly patterns and observed how the water followed gracefully, it's strange how when you're upset it can be so easy to find a distraction.

I wiped my eyes with my torn dress and smiled at the water.
Ciel, of course, ruins the mood and shows up out of nowhere. "What was that about?"
"Hm? What was what about?"
"That"

"Er- A fair amount happened, Earl Phantomhive. What are you referring to?"
"The whole 'I have to go' stunt!"
"Well, I did have to go. I needed to go back to the manner."
"Why didn't you call for your butler?"
"Needed some me time."
"Ok, what about the whole 'crying on the fountain' cliché?"
"First of all, it's not even cliché yet." I hissed, rolling my eyes at him. "And, well... I haven't been feeling the best lately." I sighed with a soft smile.

He sat down next to me on the fountain edge, he then held my hand for a moment, his hands were so warm. "Your hands are ice cold!" he gasps, quickly taking off his jacket and placing it on my shoulders.