Fragmenta Glacialis: a Ciel X Sebastian

The Mirror...

Narrator's POV

In a rather rural village in medieval England, there were just ten families residing there.

This small village, called Funtom, was nearly completely surrounded by an evergreen forest.

For as long as the residents could remember, the forests was full of magic and they all claimed witches lived in the forest.

But it was not just witches that caused fear in those dark woods, it was also said that there were portals to other realms hidden around the forest.

Additionally, anyone who went in the forest at night or stayed there past sundown would never emerge.

If you were lucky —or perhaps unlucky, depending on who you ask— you might stumble across the corpse of those who tried to brave the forest.

But today, two friends played in the forest, running around as they searched for each other.

The first of the two was a girl with golden hair held in curly pigtails, which perfectly framed her face and made her emerald green eyes stand out.

The seventeen year old girl wore a pale pink dress that had a ruffled white apron over it as well as white stockings and black Mary Janes.

Her name was Elizabeth Midford —but everyone called her Lizzy— and her family owned the town bakery.

With her was a boy with navy blue hair and beautiful sapphire blue eyes.

He wore black shorts, a white button down shirt and a brown vest.

This sixteen year old boy was named Ciel Phantomhive and his family were farmers.

Lizzy and Ciel were cousins and the very best of friends, they spent everyday together playing games in their village or in the woods.

Just like they were now, the sun having just risen in the sky to mark the morning.

These two friends were playing hide and seek, with Lizzy currently looking for Ciel.

The blunette giggled a bit as he ran through the woods, trying to find a place to hide.

As he looked around, a sheen caught his eye.

Ciel looked at the forest floor, curiously staring at the shiny object.

It was a mirror encased in silver, the metal shaped into a million tiny snowflakes.

"How could this be here?" Ciel whispered to no one, crouching down to examine it

Every fiber of his being felt compelled to reach out to it, to press his hand against the spotless glass.

The mirror was in perfect condition —which was odd if it had been dumped or fallen there— it was without cracks, scratches or even a speck of filth.

Almost in a trance, he pressed two fingers against the cold glass, staring at his own reflection.

Suddenly, ripping him out of the daze, the mirror shattered into three pieces; the first went into his forehead, the second for his chest, and the final in his right eye.

Screaming at the pain, Ciel fell to the ground, onto the silver mirror frame, curling up on himself.

"Ciel! Are you alright?" Lizzy asked, running towards him

She shook her cousin for a minute until he groaned and woke up.

Repeating her words, she asked what had happened.

"I'm fine. Nothing happened." Ciel monotonely said, "Leave me alone."

The blonde looked at him, laid atop the mirror as if he was the glass, "Ciel, we need to get you home, you're hurt."

"I need to wait." Ciel refused, staying put

Lizzy was confused, "Wait for what?"

"I...I don't know." Ciel admitted, "But I need to stay."

They stayed for hours, the girl begging him to follow her back home.

***

Eventually, Lizzy got scarred as nightfall began to approach and rushed out of the woods and got her brother to pick up Ciel and carry him out.

Ciel screamed and thrashed as he was taken out of the woods, begging to go back.

Both Midfords ignored his begging, taking him to their aunt, the town doctor.

They had to restrain Ciel since he was still trying to attack them to go back to the mirror frame.

"What happened." Angelina asked as her niece and nephews entered her home

"I-I don't know." Lizzy frantically stammered, "Something happened in the woods and Ciel is acting crazy to go back!"

Ciel was sobbing, feeling like he had been ripped in half, "I need to go back! Let me go! Please, please, please!"

"Why do you need to go to the woods, that's suicide?" The re haired woman gently asked

Ciel's eyes still dripped with tears, "I-I need my frame and I need to w-wait."

"Wait for what?" The doctor asked

"I don't know, I need to wait with my frame!" Ciel yelled, trying to kick her, "Let me go!"

They left him in the room, having no idea what to do.

"What do we do, Aunt Ann?" Lizzy asked

She sighed, "I don't know, I've never seen a mental malady like this before."

They then heard a crash and rushed back into the room, seeing Ciel had broken the window and was running out and towards the woods.

Lizzy screamed for her cousin to come back, all of them too scared of the woods to follow.

***

Ciel ran out of breath as he entered the woods, running out of adrenaline.

The only thought on his mind was returning to his silver frame.

He didn't know why he needed to go to it, but his body felt like it was on fire the longer he was away from it.

Finally finding it, he laid back down on it and sighed in relief as the pain faded away.

***

He must of fallen asleep at some point since when he opened his eyes, he heard a voice chuckling, "My, my, my, what have I here?"

Ciel sat up, his blue eyes shining in delight as his mind buzzed, "I waited for you!"...