A Contract From Hell

His Master, Reapers

"Midford. Down here a minute please" William T Spears the training leader of all the new reaper recruits shouted up to the girl who was sat on the balcony polishing her rapier. Elizabeth jumped down and pushed a piece of hair behind her ear.
"Yes Mr Spears?" She asked.
"You don't have a partner do you?"
"No sir." She had been working on her own because they didn't have another recruit that could match her skills, intellectually and physically.
"One has just transferred to us from a reaper training academy in the United States. She's a higher level than you, but that's an American level, you're equal in terms of strength, intelligence and skill." She nodded. Curse it. She liked working on her own it was so much easier. "The girl is just having a talk with Grelle Sutcliffe." Oh poor girl.
"Will I have to redo my previous tasks?" She asked hopeful not.
"No you don't. You're a fully qualified reaper you're just having a partner." She nodded. 
"You're free. I'll call you when I next need you. I'll introduce Jessica then." Jessica? That's an odd name, Scottish perhaps? Curse it. It's going to be so much harder to meet with Ciel now. Ciel? Why did her mind go to him. She hasn't seen him in months. It really was sad that he was down in hell. Perhaps she could write him a letter. The demon had slipped an address into her pocket. That's what she will do. Write a letter addressed to Hell? Where on earth would she post that kind of a letter? She couldn't possibly asked William. If he knew she had found a demon on earth and let him live she'd be in a lot of trouble. Who could she ask that could know. There's that flirty boy with the blonde hair and the grass cutter he's probably flirted with a demon before. Or perhaps Grelle... she always has an infatuation with people she can't have. Hmm. Grelle would work, besides her cousins Master was devilishly handsome. She'll get right on to that as soon as she gets back to her room tonight. She opened her blazer and put her hand in her inside pocket. That was where she kept Ciel's eyepatch. She hoped that Ciel still had her ribbon. It was a simple way to remember her. Of course Ciel did. He had wore that ribbon around his wrist every single day. It was getting a little tattered now and he was trying to figure out a way to make it into something new.

"You're messing with that ribbon again Ciel" Freckles told his friend from across the room. Ciel quickly put his hands down. "I can't help it" he sighed.
"Why don't you just take it off."
"I can't. It's important."
"It is?" The two had never had a conversation about Ciel's cousin. It had never been brought up.
"Yes it belonged to my cousin. I saw her for the first time a few months ago since I was on Earth and safe maybe two years ago."
"You've seen her since being down here?"
"Yes she's a Reaper now. She's alive which is lucky." He looked at the ribbon sadly. "I just want to figure out a way to have this ribbon on me but so it won't fray." Freckles thought for a moment.
"Your money bag" he smiled.
"It broke the other day" Ciel sighed.
"Exactly. We'll make you a new one with the pink ribbon as the pull string."
"No no that's extra work for you. I cannot sew."
"It's no problem at all. I have some time now. Can I have your ribbon?"
"Please be careful with it" Ciel didn't distrust Freckles but he did worry about the ribbon. He didn't want it lost or ruined.
"I will be I promise" Freckles took the ribbon, their hands brushed a few seconds more than usual. He smiled sweetly at his blue haired friend. "I'll be really careful." With that the brown haired one had the ribbon grasped tightly in his hand and he was on his way to the room the two boys shared.

Lizzy was in a daydream like state as she was sat polishing her rapier. She almost didn't hear Grelle calling for her. She jumped down from the balcony and looked at the girl besides Grelle. "Elizabeth Midford meet Jessica Tucker. Jessica Tucker meet Elizabeth Midford."
"Hiya" Jessica stuck out her hand, a twang to her voice that Elizabeth couldn't place.
"It's a pleasure" Lizzy shook her hand.
"You two I'm sure will make just the best of friends. Get to know each other now. It's play today work work work tomorrow" Grelle made a half turn before leaving the two girls awkwardly behind.
"Wait Grelle I..." She was gone. Drat it.
"That man sure is something I'll tell you that." Jessica laughed a little.
"Woman. And yes. You get used to her after a while she really is quite nice."
"Woman? But I thought..." she shook her head.
"Never mind. Tell me about yourself."
"My name is Elizabeth, I have been a reaper for six months now, including training, my weapon of choice is a sharpened fencing rapier. How about you?"
"Well basing it off of yours. My name is Jessica, I have been a reaper for nine months, including training, my weapon of choice is a two headed axe."
"Now that I have to see!" Lizzy's eyes lit up excitedly.