The Queen's Fairies

Chapter 16 - Funeral

        A day after the confrontation of Jack the Ripper, Fairy Tail had finally gotten news about their fallen comrade. The usually cheerful air surrounding Fairy Tail was gone, in place was a dark depressing atmosphere, nearly everyone was in tears, or close to them. As Erza had read them the letter from the Queen, he had tears falling down his cheeks, pausing at some points to let out a few hiccups and sobs. He had just lost one of his "children," one of his family, everyone had. Lucy was sobbing into Natsu's chest while he held onto her with teary eyes. Gray was sitting on a stool, a shadow covering his eyes as a few tears escaped his eyes, cascading down his face. Erza was letting her tears fall over as slight sobs shook her body, while Wendy was on her knees, weeping, as she had lost someone whom she considered a brother. Everyone felt the loss, a feeling of complete despair washed over them, some of them were in shock, others were crying and the rest were full on sobbing. Fairy Tail lost a piece of itself that day.
In Phantomhive's manor, everyone was sitting in Ciel's office, Madam Red had tears in her eyes and a feeling of guilt wrapping around her heart. Lau and Ran Mao were a bit upset at the news, since they hadn't gotten to know him too well, they didn't feel as upset but still, the feeling of sadness was there. Finny, Mey-Rin and Bard were crying, even though they hadn't known him well, only seeing him once in a while, never really talking to him, a great sadness washed over them, forcing them to be incapable of doing anything but wallowing in sorrow. Tanaka was in his true form, mourning the loss of a valuable person, never having officially meeting Zoro, he couldn't do much, but extend a sorry, for their loss. Sebastian was still in a slight stage of shock, surprising him greatly, he was a demon after all, why would he feel anything towards a pitiful creature such as a human? Well, in Zoro's Cinematic Records, he found that he had a connection to Zeref, an incredibly powerful demon, with an equally powerful army behind him. How would Zoro have died anyways? He would have to be a demon after all, unless being struck by a death scythe is what was needed to end his life. Turning to look at his Young Master, he noticed that he was deep in thought, saddened by what had occurred just yesterday, he may have not noticed but, he actually had cared for Zoro, not as a love interest nor a pawn but, a sort of friendship which was near impossible for Ciel.
In a run down shop in the middle of London, the Undertaker's, there the Undertaker was, finishing up the touches to his latest creation. A beautiful girl by the name of Cecilia Ludenburg, a young child with curly brunette hair and soft, clear skin. He had dressed her up in a cotton candy pink dress with many white lace patterns, her had surrounded her in purple and blue carnations. She was on her way home from a ball in a carriage, being driven by her butler but, it seems that he was someone working for an underground mafia, he was paid to kill her, but was told to gather information on her first, thus his plan of becoming a mere servant. He finished by putting the light gray coffin lid to cover her up, ready for her funeral. Starting to move to the back room to prepare another client, it ended up being Zoro, the man that came with Ciel to the shop. Undertaker did have to say though, he was a very interesting character, and had a strange aura he couldn't pinpoint, sadly he never would since his soul has passed on. Although, even when dead, the Undertaker till had a strange feeling about this, something wasn't right but, either way, he had a job to do so, he would do it. He even had special orders by the Queen to make sure everything would be perfect. Finding that Zoro was in a white coffin with black accents along with three strange black symbols, forming a triangle of some sorts on the lid. Strangely, one of the symbols, the one at the top, matched a turquoise blue symbol on Zoro's left arm. (Fairy Tail symbol, the bottom left one would be a Magic Council symbol and the bottom right would be a Kingdom of Fiore symbol.) Looking inside, he saw the pale, blonde haired man. He looked so much more peaceful than he had when he first met him. Zoro was tense and even with his hood covering him, the Undertaker could see the bags under his eyes. Now seeing him fully, the Undertaker noticed that he was fairly well built and his hair was a bit on the longer side and was messy and unkempt. Even with his disheveled appearance, the Undertaker could clearly see that he was quite a looker. Already having a plan in mind, he decided on fitting him in a black suit with a gray undershirt and a red tie. No shoes, as whenever he saw him, he never wore a pair, even being offered some, he denied. He tied his hair in a slightly messy bun but, it looked nice. He applied a bit of makeup to make sure he didn't look completely deathly pale. The Undertaker giggled a bit at that thought and continued fixing him up. Once he was finished, he put the lid on the casket and decided to take a break, eating some of his trademark dog biscuits. He had since decided that he was going to be attending his funeral, since he figured it would be the best idea. The actual funeral would take place that afternoon, in just three hours, giving him enough time to prepare him and Zoro.
Back in Fairy Tail, Everyone had gotten funeral appropriate attire, some were still crying, including Erza, Wendy, Lucy and Happy, and those were just a selected few, others were as well. They were just starting to head out, the funeral was going to take place in London, at a little graveyard, away from the church, as Zoro stated gave him a bad feeling. Their trek would be slightly long but, to honor their friend, and perhaps say goodbye, they would do anything so, beginning to leave, they all put their cloaks on, lifting their hoods, covering all of the sad and teary faces, they started to head out into the forest.
In the Phantomhive Manor, everyone began to get ready, everyone was wearing black, even Madam Red, as she had begun to wear red less and less. At the 1 hour mark, they started to head to the old graveyard, for some reason, a woman named Erza Scarlet had requested to be away from the church.
Undertaker had already headed out, wanting to get there a bit earlier with the coffin. He was wearing his signature outfit, hoping to stay away from the crowd. He finally made it to the graveyard and had to wait for Erza Scarlet, as she was going to be the preacher at the service, surprising as she is not a Pastor at all.
Once everyone had made it, whether it be Fairy Tail, Phantomhive or anyone who wished to mourn his loss, they were all there, crowded around the tomb. Which, is when Erza began her speech, having her face being blocked from view by her hood, she began.
"I never thought that I would have to be here, standing in front of my friend's grave, giving a speech but, here I am. Zoro, was a truly incredible person, with a heart as vast as the sky and a life as long and as hard as a war. No matter what had happened in his past, he put that aside and put a smile on his face, in his own way of saying that he was fine, that he didn't need help. Zoro touched many lives in his time, his boundless courage to protect his friends, was truly admirable. It's a painful reminder that love can give you strength, but losing love can render you powerless." Choking on sobs, she continued on shakily. "We'll miss him. Our Fairy Tail family will never be the same." She stopped and started to sob quietly. No one said anything after that, they all just cried. Some of them just mourned the loss but, a loss is a loss and they were effected by it, falling into their despair, not matter how much.

"I still have to make amends you know, you better hurry up soon Zoro."