Talbot's Camera
Me, Ciel, Sebastian, Angela and the servants went to the place where Henry Barrymore's top half of his body was dragged to. It was a gruesome scene. His right arm was missing and you could see his guts spilling out from where his body was ripped. Blood covered the whole scene and the air was filled with the stench of the decaying human flesh. I walked closer to examine his body, so did Sebastian at Ciel's order. Barrymore had bite marks all over his body. It was a twisted mess and more blood continually came pouring out of the wounds causing a blood puddle to form. Lol if Undertaker was here, he would be delighted to be able to see such a sight. When we cleared up I made sure that both halves of his body would be send to Undertaker.
The next day the servants decided to go to the mountains to pick some medicinal herbs whilst me and Ciel were having afternoon tea.
"Today's tea features cabinet pudding made with local blackberries."Sebastian said smiling while serving us stuff.
"You are certainly carefree." Ciel said after a sip of the freshly served tea.
"There is no need to rush." Sebastian answered his master calmly.
"By the way guys, Finny, Bard and Mey-Rin have gone to the mountains." I said.
"And for what reason would that be?" Ciel asked.
"I don't know, picking herbs or finding Angela or something like that."
"It is dangerous to wonder around the mountains while the demon hound is still at loose." Sebastian said.
"Yea I think we should go see how there're doing....just in case." I said.
"It look as thought we have developed a need to rush." Ciel said wiping his mouth.
We finished the tea and we set off to find the servants. When we arrived, Finny was about to be attacked by Pluto in his hound form. However, Sebastian stepped in just a second before Pluto hit Finny and stopped Pluto. Sebastian started doing his reward and punishment thing to force obedience on Pluto. This was way to cringy to watch while Sebastian bit and hugged Pluto so I shut my eyes for the whole thing until I heard a loud bang. I open my eyes and saw a big hole in the ground. We all ran towards the hole.
Ciel walked to the edge of the hole and said, "What are you dawdling for? Get back here in an instant!"
"Very good, my lord." Sebastian voice echoed out the deep hole. Suddenly the ground started shaking and a hot stream of water shot out of the hole.
"Hey, is this a hot spring?" Bard said putting his arm in front of him to shield himself from splashes of hot water.
"What a resort need is a tourist attraction to be its center piece. A way to luxuriate in abundant hot water and soothe the fatigue of everyday life. This is what we have here: a hot spring." Sebastian said with human Pluto in his arms. He was somehow standing on the stream of hot water. He jumped down and said, "A Phantomhive butler who can't strike on a hot spring or two isn't worth his salt."
Pluto started licking Sebsatian's face which in turn earned a disguted look from Sebastian.
"Pluto!" Angela shouted running towards us. Sebastian was obviously not thrilled to see her again. Angela explained how she met Pluto and what happened to everyone. It probably is just some random story she made up but she told it good enough for everyone to believe her. She than asked Ciel to take Pluto to his manor and take care of him.
Sebastian was not happy at the idea at all, not at all.
"Why not?" Ciel said surprising everyone.
"Do you really mean that, young master?" Sebastian said in such a dark tone.
"Yes. It sounds amusing, in several ways." Ciel said smirking. Sebastian sighed.
Not long after, the village has became way more lively and was starting to actually look like a health resort. They separated the hot spring into two parts for male and female. I was relaxing in the hot spring and I could hear Pluto barking happily next door in the men's pool. Mey-Rin came in bringing me some clean towels.
"M..milady,here is some towels if you....AHHHH!" She stepped on her own lace and tripped. She fell beside me into the hot spring with all the towels.
"Ohh, are you alright?" I said trying to hold in laughter.
"My glasses!" She came up from the water and her glasses appeared to have slipped off into the water. She frantically reached around for them but was going to the completely wrong direction. I picked it up for her and handed them to her.
She put them on, "Oh I am so sorry, yes I am! Ah! all the towels are wet!"
"It's okay, just, go get yourself clean up."
"Yes, milady." She said running out with all the wet towels.
After a few minutes I heard footsteps coming into the hot spring place. I thought it was Mey-Rin. but when I turned around, I saw that it was actually Angela.
She set down some clean towels on the edge of the pool and she sat down herself. "So, I heard that you will be leaving soon."
"Yea, I think we'll be leaving this afternoon."
"So will I. I have to go back to my duty as the Queen's butler."
At the mention of being the Queen's butler, i remembered that she is hermaphrodite. And I was naked. "OMG, don't you dare turn male right now. If you do I'll literately slap you in the face although, yes I know it wouldn't hurt you at all."
She chuckled, "Don't worry, my pure one. I wouldn't do that." But they are still he same person aren't they? And they share memory. Oh great, that means Ash has seen me naked.
"Yea, back to what we were saying. Will i see you again?" I asked.
"Yes, you definitely will. And i haven't forgotten about introducing you to the Queen." Angela said smiling.
I tipped my head back, "I can't imagine what meeting the Queen of a country would be like."
"Queen Victoria is a really nice woman. Though you might me a bit surprise at her appearance."
"Really? Can't wait."
I got out of the hot spring and got back into my dress. Of course, i needed help form Angela to get into my corset.
In the afternoon, we were ready to leave. Angela was saying farewell with Pluto.
"Don't forget me, Pluto." Angela said stoking his face gently. she gave him a kiss on his cheek which mad Pluto smile.
"Pluto, if you are going into town, put some clothes on! Don't just swing in the breeze!" Bard shouted while Mey-Rin just stared at Pluto's...ahem...you know where with a nose bleed. I literately laughed out loud at the 'swinging in the breeze' part.
"Er.... Angela..." Finny said shyly.
Angela turned to him and said, "Let's meet again, Finny." She then planted a light kiss on his cheek making Finny's face turned red like a tomato.
"Well then, shall we be off?" Sebastian spoke up.
"I'll certainly come to visit Pluto one day." Angela said with a smile on her face.
"I wish I could refuse. Not many people could tame a demon hound. You seem to have a talent for making lesser being eat out of your hand." Sebastian said. OOOOOooo, tension rising! Wait, did Sebastian know that Angela was an angel? Oh I am confused.
"Let's go, Sebastian." Ciel hurried them.
We took off on our carriages. I waved slightly to Angela while she waved back to us.
The next day the servants ran around the Phantomhive Manor trying to take a picture with the Talbot's camera. Apparently if you take a picture of someone with this particular camera, out of the world thing which is the most important to the person would appear in the picture. I decided that it was interesting and I was quite curious of it. i found the servants walking around with the camera.
"Hey, I heard about what this camera can do. Can you take picture of me? I'm curious." I said to the servants.
"Of course!" Bard said placing down the camera. He than took a picture of me while I stayed still for ten seconds. We went to develop the picture in the room with red light. I put the photo into the chemical and waited patiently. When the colours showed I took it out and waited for it to dry. Finny, Bard and Mey-Rin huddled closer to see the photo.
"Who are all theses people?" Finny asked when he saw the photo. In there, other than me, there was Undertaker, Sebastian, Grell, Angela, William and Ronald.
"Mr.Sebastian!? And also Angela? There are both in there, yes there are!" Mey-Rin exclaimed.
Oh wow I have always wanted a picture with all my favorite characters. This is like a dream come true. I put away the photo and said to the three, "Don't tell anyone about this picture, okay?" It would be quite embarrassing if Sebastian found out that he is one of the out of the world thing i valued the most. And also it would be quite hard to explain about all the others in the pic.
"Why not?" Bard asked.
"Because i said so. Don't tell a single person, not even Sebastian and Ciel. If you do I would be really really mad. Got it?"
They all nodded and went away to continue with their mission of taking a picture of Sebastian. I put away the picture carefully. I plan to keep and cherish it forever.
I looked out the window of my bedroom. The servants were having a lot of trouble moving Pluto so I decided to help them. I navigated my way around to the backdoor which leads out the garden.
"Come here, Plu-Plu!" Finny was dragging Pluto by a rope attached to its collar. However, Pluto was angry and it spit fire on Finny and ran away. It ran towards where i\I was at full speed.
"Look out!" Finny shouted to me.
"Sit, Pluto!" I shouted to Pluto. When it heard this it immediately stopped and sat down on the ground in front of me. I patted its head, "Good boy."
The servants ran to me and Pluto. They watched with wide eyes as I did all the dog tricks like shaking hands with Pluto.
"How do you do that?" Bard asked in amazement.
"I don't know. Maybe i am just a good dog tamer." I answered. Of course not, Angela told him to obey me and that's what he was doing. But he seems to like me anyway.
"Where do you want Pluto to go?" I asked picking up the rope.
"Around the garden to the woods behind it, yes!" Mey-Rin answered. Why does she always add yes tot he end of her sentences?
"Kay." I lead Pluto to the garden. When we walked around the corner I saw that Sebastian was patting a black cat and the expression on his face was enough to make me cringe for weeks.
"What a limber body..... and such soft hands. Ah! Cats are lovely!" He was so into the cat he did even take notice of me and Pluto. Suddenly I felt a wave of heat behind me. I turned around and saw that Pluto was back in his human form. He was really jealous of the cat. He ran up to Sebastian, ripped the cat out of his hand, and started crying on his shoulder. Oh no he didn't, no one rips cats out of Sebastian's hands.
Sebastian looked very annoyed, "Why must i always be interrupted like this?" He said sighing. I couldn't hold it in anymore and bursted out laughing. Sebastian just looked at me like I was an alien.
"Hahahaha....I'm sorry, that was funny. Poor cat! Where did it go? Oh its not here anymore. Nevermind, come here Pluto. Sebastian doesn't like you but I do. Come here for a hug!" I said opening my arms.
Pluto heard it and he happily ran over to me. He jumped on me while still in his human form nudged me with his face. He looked at me with his red eyes that were actually way redder than Sebastian's. I patted him and told him to get off me and sit.
"Pluto seems to respect you a lot, milady. Even you yourself have said previously that demon hounds only respect higher beings. Excuse me if you find this offensive. But may I just ask do you have any idea why it is respecting a mere human?"
"If even a demon dosen't know why, how would I, a mere human, know?" I said cleverly quoting what he just said.
"I am sorry milady, if that came across as offensive." Sebastian stood up and bowed.
I waved my hand dismissing it, "No, no, seriously, it's fine. I'll just be off to bring Pluto out the way of the guest. See ya." i lead Pluto to the forest behind the manor and told him to stay. i went back into the manor only to find Lau with Ran-Mao in the hall.
"Oh hey Lau! When did you get here?" I asked, surprised.
"Just a few seconds ago." Lau said with his eyes closed
"Oh yea, is...she doing well?" I asked lowering my voice. I was talking about Madam Red.
"Indeed, she is. She seems to be learning chinese quite well and have made a lot of friends in Shanghai."
"That's good. Oh and what are you here for?"
"I just thougth that I would give the Earl a surprise visit."
"Okay... Ciel is in his study."
"Thank you, I am off to see our little Earl then." Lau went with Ran-Mao to Ciel's study.
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Me: Ahhhhhhhhhhh! No one new is introduced in this chapter!!!!! Who should I get to say the stuff than?????
Grell: *skipping like a Japanese school girl* Sebas-chan! Where are yoooouuu?
Me: *eyes flash* Hey Grell-chan!
Grell: Oh hello!
Me: Your hair looks especially nice today! And your make up is totally on point!
Grell: Oh you really think so. Awww I know my beauty is just so radiant!
Me: Yea totally, totally. By the way I just happen to need someone to find the lesson of the chapter.... and here you are....may i just add you are absolutely FABULOUS!
Grell: The way you put it... i just can't deny it can I. Okay, "Talbot's camera is like Victorian era version of photoshopping yourself with your favorite characters."
Me: Thank you soooo much Grell-sama! *give Grell a bear hug*
Grell: This body is reserved for Sebas-chan and Willu only! *Starts day dreaming about them* Ahhhhh.... Sebby-chan.... Willu.....*giggles like a Japanese school girl*
Me: Okay i guess I'll be doing the inspiring quote then. "You trusted me, so i trust you too. This is what being FRIENDS means, doesn't it?"-- Rin Okumura, Blue Exorcist.
Grell: *continues day dreaming* Sebas-chan!? That's going too far! Actually on a second thought i don't really mind. Carry on! *Starts wiggling*
Me:Okay....Let's just leave Grell and his imagination to themselves. Thank you reader-tans for reading this far. If you liked this chapter please vote and comment! Now then, goodbye reader-tan, see you next time! ;)
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