Stuck in Kuroshitsuji

Chapter 40: His Butler and Maid, At the Funeral pt. 3

Aviva POV

It wasn't a long ride to Madame Red's funeral. I rode up front with Sebastian. I was silent the whole ride there, just staring at my feet. Every few minutes I could sense Sebastian glancing over at me.

Is it...is it my fault she's dead? I knew everything that was going to happen. Well...almost everything. But I knew she would die and I did nothing to prevent it. I remember stabbing her leg to try and get her away from Ciel. Did I shoot her? I can't really remember. That part's blurry.

It is a lovely day. I hate funerals. I've been to too many, too close together. We arrived at the church, late of course. Fashionably late though. As we approached the entrance, that included the hearse and the Undertaker. The hearse was full of red flower petals. I stayed with Sebastian outside of the church while Ciel went inside, carrying her red dress. I walked over to the Undertaker. He gave me a big crooked grin and I smiled back. I stood next to him silently, enjoying the breeze and lovely weather. Suddenly a gust of wind blew the petals through the church. It was beautiful. After a few minutes, Sebastian walked over to us.

"Miss Aviva, may I speak with you?" He asked stoically. I nodded in response. I turned to the Undertaker and smiled before walking off with Sebastian. After walking through the courtyard for a minute, Sebastian spoke up. "Do you believe in the devil, Aviva?" He asked casually. Ok...random.

"Yes." I said plainly.

"Then you believe in God?" He asked. What's with these questions?

"I do. Why do you ask?" I said, stopping our walk.

"Mere curiosity, Miss Faye. Nothing more." He said smirking. I looked at him suspiciously. "If I might change the subject, how are you feeling?" He asked turning to me.

"In regards to what, Sebastian?" I asked.

"Well...getting stabbed. You did lose a lot of blood." He said.

"I'm fine, I think. I mean the wound is healed." I said briefly glancing to my stomach. "Why isn't there a scar?" I asked him.

"William healed the wound fully. So he-" Sebastian said.

"Forced generation of new skin cells rather than scar tissue." I said, accidentally interrupting Sebastian. He looked at me like I had 3 heads. "What?" I asked.

"Yes. Precisely that, Miss Faye." He said smiling slightly, impressed. He looked back to the church. "Come, the ceremony is over." He said before leading us back.

For a moment I looked up at him and smiled. Even if he is very sly, I enjoy my time with him. I probably shouldn't though, right? I mean he is a demon.

We made it back to Ciel. He told us to follow him into the Church. That made me visibly anxious.

"Not a fan of churches, are you?" Ciel asked. I shook my head he sighed, aggravated. "Fine. Then stay by the carriage. We'll be back shortly." He said before walking in. Sebastian looked down at me.

"Don't wander off." He said before following Ciel.

As I walked back to carriage the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Nope. Bad feeling. Bad feeling. Suddenly I could hear a piercing ring. I cried out, covered my ears, and fell to my knees. The sight of a young girl in all white singing London Bridge was all I could see. Her umbrella concealed her identity. My head throbbed for about 10 seconds. Suddenly the ringing stopped and I opened my eyes. I looked out to the cemetery. Something told me to go through it. Something was calling out to me. If anything it was more like 'someone,' pulling me. Practically dragging me away from the carriage. I walked quickly passed graves and mausoleums. I didn't know what I was looking for, but I'd know when I found it. After a few minutes of walking, I was lead to a cliff in the cemetery. I walked closer to the edge and approached a freshly filled grave. I looked at the tombstone. Mary Jane Kelly. 1863-1888. So that's what year it is!

Did...did she call me here? Wait...what am I doing here!? Sebastian told me not to wander off and that's exactly what I did! Oh Aviva you are in for it. In the midst of my panicking over what Ciel is gonna do me, or worse Sebastian, I didn't realise they had come here with the Undertaker.

"I told you not to wander off." I heard from a very stern voice behind me. I jumped around to see Sebastian standing very close to me. Ciel and the Undertaker behind him. He is very unhappy with me. His eyes were pink and his pupils slitted.

"I'm sorry." I said quickly and nervously. The way he was looking down at me...I saw something I never thought I would. His aura became very present. It was the darkest red I had ever seen. It was almost pulsating. Fuck.

"How did you even find the grave?" Ciel said. Thank god. He doesn't seem very upset. Slowly, his aura appeared behind him. Red, but very slight.

"I don't know. Someon-Something just...pulled me here." I said correcting myself. I looked at the grinning Undertaker. No aura. Strange. I looked back up to Sebastian. "I am sorry. I couldn't stop myself. I didn't even realise what I was doing until I got here." I said.

Sebastian just stared at me. We were silent. The longer we stood the more it became apparent that he was not going to say anything. I slowly looked down, my lips starting to tremble. I slowly made my way away from the looming butler before me, to the Undertaker. Sebastian didn't even turn to watch me walk away. He reached his arm out for me.

"I'll take her back to the carriage." The Undertaker said grinning.

He put the flowers he had on her grave and walked back to me. He put his hand on my back and lead me away. We walked silently. My eyes were glued to the ground. After a few minutes we approached the church. When we reached the carriage he gave me a hug. I heard something behind and briefly turned around. When I turned to face the Undertaker, he was gone. I went to the front of the carriage and tried to climb up. I kept jumping and I couldn't get ahold of the step. Damn my short stature! I sighed and walked over to sit on the steps going into the church. I waited for the pair of them to come back. Time passed and the sun stated setting.

I feel horrible about going to the grave. Sebastian looked so disappointed in me. He told me not to wander. I practically ran away. I genuinely don't know what came over me. If I ever disobey Sebastian it's to his face. I wouldn't dare go behind his back. I'm more disappointed in myself than Sebastian could be. After crying a bit and brooding on it for a while, I ended up falling asleep right on the church steps.