Tainted | Kuroshitsuji ✔️

Chapter 25: Hear Fear Here

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Hear Fear Here

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The figure stood watching the giant gates in front of him swing open.

Her breath hitched at the sight of buildings that were all too familiar behind the gates.

Estella shuddered. "I-It looks exactly the same…" Her hands shook uncontrollably at the realization. Her eyes wide with fear. "Impossible…"

This was the place she burned to the very ground, and it should have stayed as it was. Why? Why does it look like nothing of that sort happened? Those hateful building was the exactly the same as it was, from the doorsteps to the roofs. Not a sign of damage.

Memories she could remember too clearly sprang out. Memories of the laboratories, the children who were with her, the feel of the cold examination table she used to lay on, the evil glints in their eyes came haunting her once again.

"Sebastian," Ciel's firm voice interrupted, bringing her attention back and to him, "Get one of those boxes from that suitcase."

"Yes, my lord," Sebastian bowed before his eyes swiveled over to the gates. They locked onto the distant walking figure.

"But firstly, Sebastian," Ciel brought Sebastian's attention back to him, "Get us all in there first."

Sebastian glanced over at the gates which the figure was making its way through "Yes, my lord," The butler bend down to scoop up Ciel with ease. His eyes which were on the figure the whole time, flickered over to the shinigami, "Grell, you're with her."

"Oh~" Grell pouted, leaping to his feet. "Why don't you carry me? Why this brat?" He huffed, folding his arms across his chest childishly, straight away reminding her of a child throwing tantrum.

Sebastian was no patient demon. "Quit wasting time, Grell." His eyes flickered red at the shinigami.

Someone who was not a red-haired homosexual shinigami would have naturally cowered in fear from that.

"Oh my, Sebby!" The shinigami sighed exasperatedly, apparently oblivious to the impatience in Sebastian's eyes. His face was flushed red."Ahhh…. Don't look at me like that! I'm not ready…" He batted his eyelashes shyly at him.

Estella, who wasn't paying attention to the shinigami, had her eyes at the towering butler the whole time.

What was that? She rubbed her eyes in disbelief. Was it just my imagination or did his eyes glow red just now-

She jerked upright at the feeling of being picked up and looked up to see Grell glancing down with a glare. She soon found out why. "Stop staring at my Sebby or I'll drop you, stupid girl!" He snarled.

An eyebrow cocked at him. "I didn't ask to be carried, you know?"

Estella yelped in surprise when she felt herself plummeting downwards. "Stupid shinigami…" She cursed under her breath, rubbing her bottom. She glanced up with a deadly glare, "Why did you drop me!"

"You little…."

"Grell!" Sebastian's deep voice had them turning to him to see him starting towards the gates.

"Coming Sebby~" The shinigami turned back to Estella with a scowl, roughly heaving her up into his arms before rushing up to catch up with Sebastian and Ciel. "Wait for me!"

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"What are we doing?" Estella whispered to Ciel in front as they sneaked their way on their knees down a deserted hallway. She could hear Grell grumbling behind. "Quiet, will you?" She growled over her shoulder.