Laughter is Born From Madness

Chapter 47

It had been four weeks since Ciel and Red last saw one another since the discovery of the new color that was in Red's eyes. Neither had sent any news to the other of the sort and all was quiet in London, until Red became curious.

"Uncle Adrian..."

"Yes dear?" Undertaker replied while writing in his book, grinning as usual.

"Where did you get that ring?" she asked, pointing to the emerald ring on his left index finger.

His movements became still as he quietly replied, "Why do you ask?"

"Well...I've been having dreams lately...about a woman. She looked like me and she wore the same ring on her left hand..."

Undertaker slowly looked at his adopted daughter, grin vanished as a solemn and serious look covered his features.

"You've seen her...?"

"Who is 'her'? Is she the woman? Do you know her?"

Undertaker walked over to Red and sat on a stool in front of her, sighing as he took off his hat and moved his bangs out of his face.

"It's about time that I've told you the truth..."

"What truth?"

"The woman you see in your dreams...her name is Tonya, she is your mother. She died the night she left you at my doorstep for treason against England and Victoria. She was a very generous noble...she always visited me and made me laugh and tell me stories about her home. She joined the 'Aristocrats of Evil' like I... but things progressed worse. There were those who wanted us dead and I could only do so much to protect her from everything. Eventually time came around where she fell in love..."

"Fell in love?" Red asked after a moment of silence. "With who?"

Undertaker just stared at her as her eyes soon grew round.

"Does that make you-"

"Heh. No dearie, it doesn't. I couldn't have any kids, you see. It would've been unfair for her. So, I only did what I had to, I broke her heart as well as mine. She returned back to her country and married. A few years later I come to a knocking at my door and there you were...all tiny, smiling and confused about everything. Hours later, your mother's dead body arrived. From then on, I took care of you and raised you as my own."

Red stared blankly at him, trying to comprehend the information she had received.

"Y...You said she was from another country...where?"

"I don't know."

"How could you possibly not know from all the time you spent with her!?"