Blood Red Jack the Ripper
When me, Ciel and Sebastian arrived at the town house, we went straight to Ciel's office to discuss the matter of Jack the Ripper. We sat down and Sebastian brought us some tea.
"Sebastian can anyone else in this house hear what we say here?" I asked.
"No, milady, no one is listening to us."
"Good, I don't want anyone, not even people in this house, to know what we are going to talk about right now."
"Why can't Lau and Madam Red know?" Ciel asked.
"You'll see why." I answered. "As I was saying before, I think that one of the criteria we based the investigation on is wrong. Remember how we said the suspect should have no alibi, I don't think it applies to Jack the Ripper in this case."
"That is the basic criteria that applies to all of the cases I've worked on before. It is impossible that it is wrong." Ciel said.
"I didn't think you would believe me any way, so in order for you to believe me, I have to tell you something."
"What is it?"
I took a breathe and said, "I know about know about demons and stuff like that." I said. Ciel looked at me with a surprised expression, and glanced over at Sebastian. "And, yes. I do know that Sebastian is a demon in contract with you."
Ciel stood up abruptly, knocking his chair over, "Who are you? Why do you know about the contract?"
"Calm down! I am not your enemy! Please will you just sit down and let me explain!?"
Sebastian picked the chair up and Ciel sat back down on it, looking at me distrustfully. I hate it when people look at me like that. All I was doing was trying to help him, why does he have to look at me that way!?
I felt annoyance stirred up in me, but I suppressed it, "Okay, first of all, I'm not from this world."
"Ha, not from this world? What proof do you have?"
"I have been told by a Death God that I have no soul. Sebastian, you should be able to tell."
Sebastian nodded, "That explain why I sense that you are different. You are human, but it feels almost as if you are soulless. I wasn't too sure because I have never sensed something like this before. Turned out I was correct."
"And I'm not dead, am I?"
"You are very much alive." Sebastian answered.
"See, Ciel, no one from this world can be soulless and alive."
"And how do you explain why you know about demons and me being contracted to one?"
"In my world there is a thing called anime, one of them..... made me able to tell." I totally wasn't going to tell them that I knew all about them and what was going to happen to them. It would be no fun!
"So you are saying that this 'anime' thing can tell the difference between demon and human." Ciel asked.
"Something like that." I mean, its half true, I was able to tell because of the anime.
"And you are expecting me to believe a story as unbelievable as that?" Ciel said.
"Well, believe it or not, I am telling the truth." Making Ciel believe was so much harder than make Undertaker believe. "Sebastian, what do you think?"
"The story was very hard to believe. However, somehow I don't sense lies in it." Sebastian said.
"See Ciel, even your demon butler thinks that I'm telling the truth. I don't know how or why I got here in this world. That's all I can say."
Sebastian said, "Master, I think milady is telling the truth."
Ciel thought for a moment, and nodded. "Fine, I will assume that your story is true for now. I'm sorry for over-reacting. Let's get back onto the Jack the Ripper case."
"Yes, as I was saying before you got all angry, I think that the criteria of no alibi is wrong. And why do I think that? Let me ask you a question first. Ciel, if you have to get from one side of London to the other in ten minutes, would you be able to do it?"
"Yes, if I order Sebastian to carry me."
"That's exactly what I am saying. What if, Jack the Ripper has the help of a supernatural being. He can find a victim, kill her, and get to somewhere very far away all in under ten minutes."
"Are you saying that the Jack the Ripper is contracted to a demon as well?"
"Not necessarily. There are other supernatural beings that are able to do that. Remember how I was telling you about a shinigami, their kind can do it as well."
"Did that shinigami you were talking about do it?" Ciel asked.
"No, he has no reason to. However, Ciel, do you realize that you know a shinigami yourself? You know Madam Red's butler, Grell, he's a shinigami."
"Are you saying that he is Jack the Ripper?"
"Yes, but shinigami would not kill a person who's not on the 'To-Die list' for no reason, so I suspect that Madam Red is the master mind behind it."
"Madam Red? She has no reason kill."
"I don't know her motive," I lied, "But why don't we have a look at the victims."
"Sebastian, bring the file with the victims background." Ciel said.
"Yes, my lord." He got a file from somewhere in the office and put it on the desk.
I picked it up and start flicking through it. It had all the information of the identified victims. Than I found want I was looking for.
"Look at this, Ciel." I handed him the file. "they all have something in common."
He flicked through the papers, "I don't see any aside from that they were all prostitutes, which we already know."
"No, something else," I said, "look at their medical statues. They all underwent a surgery for abortion at London Central Hospital."
"London Central Hospital.....where Madam Red works...." Ciel said in shock.
"Yes, that adds more reason to suspect Madam Red. It makes her very suspicious,but it is not certain yet. It would be certain if we confront Jack the Ripper directly after he commits the murder. Saying all that, I may be wrong. It might be just me over-imagining things. Maybe the Viscount of Druitt is Jack the Ripper after all. All we can do now is to wait. If no more murders occur, Viscount of Druitt is Jack the Ripper. If murders still occur, it mean's that it is someone else, with a big chance of it being Madam Red and Grell. And also, Sebastian, please can you have a list of prostitutes who have undergone the surgery at London Central Hospital ready by tomorrow?"
"Of course, milady."
"Thank you, Sebastian."
Ciel nodded, "I'm glad we are working together. How are you so good at this?"
"Well, I guess you could say that I am an informant. Kay, I'm gonna, i mean, going to retire to my room now. Good night, Ciel. Good night, Sebastian." I finished my tea and went back to my room.
On the way I was stopped by Madam Red and Lau. Madame Red saw me first and said, "Oh how long have you been back? What happened? Are you alright?"
I smiled, "I have been back only for a little while. Don't worry, I am alright. Just got gassed, kidnapped, tied up in a cage, sold in an illegal black market auction, and might have been killed. That's all, nothing much really." I said sarcastically.
Madame Red sighed, "I'm just glad that you are fine. I wouldn't want anything to happen to you. Now go rest, you deserve it."
I smiled, "Thank you for being so kind to me. Good night." And I went up to my room. I got change into a night gown, washed and lied down on the bed. I started thinking, Madam Red is actually a nice women. She is traumatized by her own past much like Ciel. It's ashamed that she has to die. Maybe i can help her? I mean she is not on the To-Die list of the shinigami as William stated, she should be able to be saved, right? About that, I guessed Undertaker would know the most about it. Maybe I'll go pay him a visit tomorrow. With that thought, I fell asleep.
Next morning, I woke up at the sound of a knock on the door. "Milady, I have prepared breakfast. It will be served in the dining room in half an hour." Sebastian said through the door.
"Thank you, Sebastian." I stretched lazily and went to wash. I got dressed into the purple dress and went downstairs to the dining room. Madam Red and Lau were already there waiting. Ciel came in after me.
Sebastian pushed a trolley of food into the dining room. "Today's breakfast is poached kipper from the Northemberland village of Craster and scramble egg served with salad. To go with it, we have pain de campagne. And we have the high-class tea shipped from China, Tieguanyin, for drinks."
"What an international breakfast!" Lau said with his eyes closed as usual. Sebastian only smiled and served us breakfast.
It was delicious. Sebastian is such a good cook that he can put any chef of any restaurants with Michelin award to shame. Ciel is so lucky to get to eat this everyday.
"Sebastian, you food is so good that it when i eat it, it feels like heaven." I teased.
"Thank you, milady. I am not worthy of such praise." He understood the joke.
"Another murder by Jack the Ripper has occurred last night at around the time of the Viscount' party." Ciel said.
"So that means the viscount wasn't our man?' Madam Red said.
"Evidently not." Ciel replied. He looked at me questioningly remembering how I said Madam Red an Grell would be the prime suspects if yet another murder occur. I nodded.
Ciel then gestured at me, "She will be assisting us as our informant." Lau and Madam Red looked at me with there eyebrows raised. I smiled. We ate the rest of the breakfast in silence.
After breakfast, Ciel excused himself and went to his study to do work. I stayed down with Lau, Madam Red and Grell to finish the tea.
"So, is any of you planning to go out today?" I asked
"I am going to stay home and watch over our dear little earl." Lau said.
"I am actually planing on going shopping at the shopping street after this." Madam Red said and sipped her tea.
"Is that the one that's near the Undertaker's?" I asked.
"Yes, that's it." She answered.
"I actually need to go to the Undertaker's because I left one of my gown there." I said.
"You can come with us if you want, we can drop by his place on the way back."
"That would be great, thank you."
We all finished our tea. Me and Madame Red got into the carriage while Grell drove it.
We shopped for gowns, jewellery and shoes for ages. I brought a long dark blue coat that looked kind of like a dress(picture on the side). Almost everything Madam Red bought was red.
"Wow, that's a lot of red." I commented. She didn't say anything and I just smiled. "But somehow I gett he feeling that you hate red." She looked at me surprised. "It feels like as if you are wearing red just for the sake of it."
"Red.....is indeed not my favorite colour. But I wear red so much that I came to be know as 'Madam Red'."
"Red really suits you," I said, "like the colour of spider lilies blazing in the field."
Madam Red looked stunned by my words. I quickly changed the subject, "Grell, I bet you would look so good in red." Grell blushed at what I said.
We put the stuff in the carriage and we headed towards Undertaker's funeral parlor. We got there after five minutes.
I said as I got out of the carriage, " I'll be about ten minutes." I opened the door to the funeral parlor and went in.
"Hehehehe, who might our guest be today?" Undertaker got out of a coffin, "Ah, is you! have you come to visit me, my dear?"
"Yes, Undertaker, of course I've missed you although it's only been one day."
"Hehe, you are not only here to visit are you?"
"You are right. I came here to get my gown."
"Come upstairs with me, I 've got it there." Undertaker said. I went up with Undertaker into the room I slept in. There was the box with the gown in it. He picked it up and handed it to me.
"Hehe, how's the earl treating you?"
"Quite well. That demon butler cooks the best food."
"Hehe, have you told the earl about yourself?"
"I told him half of it. I didn't tell him that I know what's gonna happened because I think he needs to figure things out for himself."
"You are quite right."
"I am actually here for something else as well." I then whispered, "you do know that butler waiting outside is a shinigami, don't you?"
"Of course! I've know since the first time he came here."
"Can he hear us from where he is?"
"Hehe, no."
"That's good, " I went back to using normal volume. " I have something to ask you."
"Hehe what is it?"
"If a person is not on the To-Die list, but she was reaped by a death scythe, is there anyway to save her?"
"I think there is a chance that the person might be saved if you manage to stop the flow of cinematic record before it all comes out. So the soul would still be attached to the body."
"Will you be able to do that?"
"Anyone an do it. If the wound created by the death scythe is not wide enough, the cinematic record would not be able to flow through. Anyway, why are you asking about this?"
"Basically, Ciel and Sebastian is going to confront Jack the Ripper. And a shinigami is gonna kill a person who is not on the To Die list. I want to save that person. That's all."
"Hehe, you are kind. But because of that, you might get into trouble. So be careful."
"Thanks for the advice, but I've decide to save the person."
We talked over the plan to save Madam Red for about five more minutes. He gave me a small gray box with stuff that I will need to carry out the plan. I hid the gray box in the the box with my gown.
"Thanks again for the help, Undertaker. I will come to you with 'that man' when the the plan is done." then I walked out of the funeral parlor back onto Madam Red's carriage.
We went back to the townhouse. I put away the boxes and I went to find Ciel. He was in his study. I knocked on the door.
"Come in." Ciel said. I went in and saw Sebastian standing behind him.
"Hello, Ciel. Hello Sebastian." I smiled to both of them.
"Where have you been for the whole morning?" Ciel asked as I sat down on a chair.
"Oh I've just been out on a shopping trip with Madam Red and Grell. And I also payed Undertaker a visit on the way back."
"How do you have the mood to do leisure activities went Jack the Ripper is still out there terrorizing the people of London? And all that add more worries to Her Majesty!"
"Remember I am not from this world so I don't care much about the current Queen. And Jack the Ripper only commits crime at night. I was also watching the prime suspects of the case."
Ciel sighed, "What did you need the list of women undergone abortion surgery at London Central Hospital for?" He handed me a piece of paper.
I took a pen from the desk and crossed out people that has been killed. I than gave the piece of paper back to Ciel. "Look, Ciel, the only person on this list who has not been killed is a woman named Mary Jane Kelly. That's the next target of Jack the Ripper. What do you suppose we should do, o villainous noble Lord Phantomhive?"
"I and Sebastian will wait outside the place she lives for Jack the Ripper to turn up."
"Can I come?"
"No, you will be of no use there."
"Oh come on! I promise I'll stay out of the way!"
"Why do you want to go?" Ciel questioned.
"Because I want to witness an epic fight between a demon and a shinigami." That was one of the reasons. The other being that i'll have to be there to save Madam Red.
"We are not even sure that this is going to happen."
"Oh trust me it will happen. Please, just bring me with you."
He sighed, "Fine, but stay out of it. If it really comes down to a fight, it will be very dangerous."
I nodded and went to the living room. Madam Red and Lau were there. I had a game of chess with each of them. It turned out Madam Red was quite good and she beat me. But I beat Lau easily cuz he wasn't even trying. It was almost dark by the time we finished so I excused myself and started getting ready.
I put on the modern clothes that I wore to this world which consisted of a white t-shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans. And I put on the coat that I bought this morning over it. I also put on a pair of long black boots to cover up the skinny jeans. I got the box Undertaker gave me and went downstairs. Both Lau and Madam Red had retired to their rooms. Ciel came dressed like a poor boy. We went into the carriage Sebastian had prepared outside.
"What is that box for?" Ciel questioned.
"It is just some medical kits in case any human got hurt." I said.
We rode the carriage to a certain distance of the East End and walked the rest of the way so we don't attract too much attention.
"This is the flat where Mary Jane Kelly lives in?" Ciel asked.
"Yes." Sebastian answered. "Puni,puni. Ah, puni, puni." He started patting a black cat which I found very amusing. Ciel got quite annoyed. Suddenly, a loud scream filled the air. We all ran to where she lived and Ciel pushed open the door. Some blood splattered onto his face. He was clearly shocked at the site of the bloody corpse of the prostitute lying on the floor. Sebastian quickly covered his eyes and jumped back. The corpse was nasty!
"That's quite a mess you made, Jack the Ripper..." Sebastian said, "Or should I say, Grell sutcliff?"
"Y-you have it all wrong! I heard the scream and ran over here, but she was already..."
Sebastian interrupted, "I think you can stop playing innocent in that body, Grell. This is the first time I've met someone like you in the human world. You preformed the role of 'harmless incompetent butler' quite adeptly."
"Adeptly?" Grell than did a really creepy grin flashing all of his sharp teeth. "Do you think so?" he pulled out his hair band, removed his lame glasses. "That's right. I'm an actress, honey." He than used his comb and turned his hair back to red. "And I'm absolutely first-rate." He put on false eyelashes. "But you are not 'Sebastian either, are you?" He put on some black gloves.
"That's the name I received form Bocchan, so yes, I am...at the moment."
"My, so you're a 'faithful dog' character." Grell finally put on his awesome red glasses with the sculls. "Though for a fine-looking man like you, that's fabulous too. Well than, Sebastian... No, Sebas-chan...let me re-introduce myself. I am Grell Sutcliff, butler to the Burnetts. I'm sure we two butlers can get along marvelously." Grell then blew Sebastian a kiss which only made Sebastian shivered. "Ah, I finally get to meet you in my true form! I've never seen a demon playing a butler before, so I was so surprised when I first saw you!"
"That's my line. I never imagined someone like you would play a butler. Someone who stands neutral between man and God... A shinigami."
Finally! I get to see Grell in his shinigami form! It so worth it coming here. He is one of my favorite character of all time! I couldn't help but let out a tiny fangirl squeal. Luckily no one heard me.
"Why would a divine being such as yourself bother to play a butler?" Sebastian asked.
"Good question. Perhaps I should say I fell in love with a certain woman."
"And that woman would be?"
"You don't need to as, do you?" Madam Red said as she walked out of the crime scene."I didn't calculate on anyone being able to see Grell for what he is."
"Naturally you were on the initial suspect list. But your alibi was perfect." Ciel than explained how we found out that they were Jack the Ripper. "You two are the only ones who could be Jack the Ripper... Madam Red and Grell Sutcliff." And he explained how we found out that Mary Kelly will be the next victim.
"But I won't give anything up this time!" Madam Red shouted. Grell turned on his red chainsaw and went straight for Ciel. Of course Sebastian stopped it from hitting Ciel.
"Wh-what is that thing?" Ciel asked in shock.
"Shinigami possess tools for harvesting souls. That is a shinigami's sickle." What a lame ass name I thought.
" 'Sickle' is such a dull name; don't call it that! Not after I've customized it to my personal specifications!" Grell said. "This is a 'death scythe' only I can wield, and it can hack any being to pieces! I've behave myself so well lately, I'm out of shape now! I want to do some vigorous exercise...with..you!"
Sebastian was obviously not to thrilled at what Grell just said, "Can I ask you not to say such repugnant things? I'm on duty."
"How stoic you are! Yet another thing that makes you irresistible!" Grell said while waving his death scythe around. Gosh, Grell, that's dangerous! He then explained how much he loved red and how he wanted to make Sebastian more beautiful with his red blood.
Sebastian said something about Grel violating the aesthetic of both butler and shinigami. In respond Grell said, "Oh, Sebas-chan, you wound me. Kore demo shitsuji DEATH! (I'm a butler to die for!)" He did his signature death pose. WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM RIGHT NOW. AHHH, THE FEELS. Grell, you've became my favorite character at the moment.
Ciel took off his eye patch and said sternly, "In my own black name and that of the Queen, I order you: put an end to them!"
"Yes, my lord." Sebastian said as his demonic eyes glowed pink. He started taking off his gloves with his mouth. Why do they all so that? To make themselves look sexier than they already are?
"I told you it would come down to a fight." I whispered to Ciel.
Sebastian and Grell started having an epic fight. Sebastian was dodging around avoiding the chainsaw. Wow, Grell is really fast and strong. They then went into a stalemate with Grell's scythe pressing at Sebastian's shoulder.
"It's much more stimulating when it hurts a little, isn't it?" Grell was such a yandere.
Meanwhile Madam Red was confronting Ciel and I was just standing in the corner like 'is this real life'.
"We've now become a guard dog and his prey.." Madam Red pulled out a knife and charged at Ciel. I pulled Ciel into a hug and shielded him with my body. The knife made a deep cut on my right arm. That hurt like hell. And my new coat was ruined. I fell to the floor holding the cut. Blood was gushing out of my wound. Goddammit, Madame Red, that would make it harder to help you when you get stab with that bloody chainsaw! I leaned against the wall as I was feeling a bit light-headed from the blood lost.
"Tch." Madam Red started choking Ciel. She raised her knife to stab him, but hesitated.
"Bocchan!" Sebastian sacrificed his arm and jumped to kill Madam Red.
"Stop, Sebastian! don't kill her!" Ciel shouted. Madam Red dropped the knife after being unable to kill Ciel.
"Oh, Sebas-chan, you've got backbone. To think you'd sacrifice an arm to go save that kid... But how poorly you compare, Madam! Hurry up and kill the brat!"
Madam Red was shaking, "I can't. I can't do it after all. I can't kill him."
"You're saying that now? You've sliced so many women to bits! If you don't erase him, he'll erase you!"
"But... But... This boy is my-" She was cut off by Grell slashing her in the chest with his chainsaw. Sebastian and Ciel seemed very shocked at what just happened.
"I'm disappointed in you, Madam Red! I have no interest in you if you are just another woman!"
Cinematic Record started spilling out of Madam Red. Okay this is my moment. I've got to hurry before all the Cinematic Record comes out, otherwise, she will die. I threw off my blood stained coat revealing my modern clothes, so that it is easier to work in. I quickly ran over to Madam Red with the box. I got to work while everyone were watching the cinematic record that was coming out of her. In the box undertaker gave me was some stitching tools, a small bottle of black liquid and a small jar of dry paste made from medical herbs. I started stitching up her wound as fast as possible. The cut on my arm was not helping at all. My whole arm was drenched in my own blood and loads more was dripping onto the floor. My vision was getting blurrier and blurrier. I kept concentration and steadied my shaking hands.
Oh god Madam Red's cinematic record was almost coming to the end. I better hurry. Her cinematic record was literately *this* close to the end when I finally closed up her wound. I couldn't feel my right arm when I finished but I kept going and dressed the wound with the paste and some bandages. I then fed her the bottle of black liquid.
Now I successfully kept her soul attached, I need to keep her body alive. I gave Madam Red CPR and mouth-to-mouth until I got very dizzy from the blood lost. I put Madam Red' hed on my lap, pressed hard on her wound, and sat back to see that Sebastian and Grell has started fighting again and they were on the roof.
"Sebas-chan, I want to have your babies!" Grell said. They fought, Grell headbutted Sebastian and Sebastian jammed Grell's chainsaw with his coat.
"WTF?" Grell shouted while trying to pull the coat out. Grell then got beaten up pretty badly. Grell felt from the roof and Sebastian jumped down too. When Sebastian was about to kill Grell with his own scythe, he was stopped by William.
Will said cooly with the moon as his background, "I apologize for interrupting you conversation. I am William T. Spears, an administrator at the Shinigami Staffing Association. I came to take charge of that shinigami there." He jumped down and stepped on Grell's face. Lol at the sound Grell made.
Will and Sebastian had a 'deep' conversation. When Will was dragging Grell away by his hair, Sebastian threw the chainsaw full speed at William. He stopped it with only two fingers and let it drop on Grell. Will, why you got to be so cool?
"Now, please excuse me." Will said and adjusted his glasses with his scythe.
I used my remaining strength to wave and shouted to them, "Goodbye Will. Bye Grell! Shinigami is my favorite race by the way!" Then they were gone. I passed out from the blood lost.
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Me: Grelllllllllll you are finally here as your flamboyant shinigami form!!! ^0^
Shinigami Grell: Yassss, I was so happy to be able to show my true form in front of Sebas-chan!!!
Will: Temp worker Grell Sutcliff, you have yet again caused over time for me.
Grell: Willu! you are so cold! I'll warm you up! *jumps to Will for a hug*
Will: *Steps aside* Goodness me. *Adjusts glasses with his scythe*
Grell: *Falls face first onto floor* Ah..ah...
Me: Aw poor Grell-chan! I'll give you a hug *hugs Grell* Will-kun you are so mean to Grell! As your punishment you have to find the lesson of the chapter.
Will: Why do I have to be punished?
Me: Just do it.
Will:*sighs* Fine. "Is always good to have a friend who is knowledgeable so when in need you can go and ask him/her for advice." Or just be knowledgeable yourself, which I would prefere.
Me: Thanks Will-kun! Kay I'll do the inspiring quote, "Sometimes, the questions are complicated, and the answers are simple."--L, Death Note.
Grell: I completely agree with that quote from this L guy. Sometimes the question is complicated, why is my love always unrequited?
Will: And the answer is simple, because you are a guy and we are not gay.
Grell: So cold....*goes into emo corner*
Me: Reader-tan if you liked this chapter don't forget to vote! I'll try to update as fast as I can even tho school is starting! And Grell, *pulls Grell out of emo corner* you know how we just have to end this chapter like this.....
Me+Grell: KORE DEMO SHITSUJI DEATH! *Death pose*
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