Tainted | Kuroshitsuji ✔️

Chapter 24: Back to Their Doors

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Back to Their Doors

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Estella on the bed groaned groggily, quickly rolling towards the other side of the bed to get herself as far away from the glaring rays of the afternoon sun. A knock of her head against the bedside table the moment she got there, her eyes snapped open to the throbbing pain at the side of her head.

She scowled at the clock on the wall across. "Afternoon already…?" She sat up and leaned back on the headboard of the bed, rubbing her eyes sleepily. "No one woke me up?" She glanced at the door in confusion. With a shrug, she settled into staring at the wall across, instantly reminded of her dream.

With the reminder of the dream, flashes of it started coming back to her.

It was a very strange dream of her going around London really late in the night, leaping and running stealthily over rooftops which were definitely not possible for humans or at least for her. And…there were fire outbreaks here and there. The part of her dream which she could remember the most clearly was the Big Ben.

What crept her out was about the dream was that it felt really real, like she really did all those.

The thought of her doing all those instantly had her snorting incredulously at herself.

Yeah right. I will probably just fall flat on the ground and die a pathetic death trying to balance on a rooftop, dumbass!

Shaking her head, she heaved a sigh before swinging herself off the bed and making her way to the bathroom.

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Ciel heaved a sigh. He tapped his fingers against the newspaper in a rhythmic manner as he drifted into thoughts.

Sebastian studied the article his master was reading through narrowed eyes. His eyes lingered on its eye-catching headline.

"THREE MYSTERIOUS FIRE OUTBREAKS IN ONE NIGHT"

"… badly burnt…all dead…didn't know how the fire started…neighbors worried…police baffled…"

"Sebastian," Ciel finally spoke up," Any letters from the Queen?" He asked, massaging his temples wearily.

"So far, we haven't received any." Sebastian glanced down at the news article and back to Ciel with a knowing look. "Soon."

"Then we shall prepare for this investigation."Ciel announced, folding the newspaper neatly before placing it at the far end corner of his desk. His eyes widened at a remembrance at that moment. "Speaking of investigation, I feel that there might be a connection between the investigation I did last night and this. Like I told you, last night's incident was by a fire. Same goes for this case." His eyes narrowed. "This doesn't seem like a coincidence, don't you agree Sebastian?" He eyed his butler intently.

"I must agree." Sebastian nodded. "I'll investigate further on last night's."

"Good," Ciel took a sip from his cup. He moved the cup away from his lips to reveal a dead serious look. "Tonight we are heading for the Black Market. And Sebastian…" He scowled in distaste at a certain thought and heaved a resigned sigh."…I want you to get Grell to come with us."

When silence was all he was met with, Ciel glanced over to Sebastian with a raised eyebrow. The butler had a stun look on his face but it was replaced with a strained smile upon seeing Ciel's raised eyebrow. "Why…May I ask…is he coming?"

"Just in case."Ciel shrugged. A tiny smirk grew across his face, "I'm sure it would be absolutely easy for you to convince him to come." He mused, folding his arms behind his head.