Bedewed Maid - 2
Summary: My young master’s soul emites a heady aroma. A scent that intoxicated demons, drives them mad, impels them to battle. Music shall play, captivating all...And secrets shall be revealed.
Next time, “Bedewed Maid”
Surely I can resolve a prickly situation without Sebastian in 5 minutes, master. Otherwise, what kind of maid would I be?
Pairings: Sebastian X Demon!Reader X Claude
@wintersdoll @naniky @danabuggxd @redryderdesigns @inumorph
Word Count: 4217
Warnings: Mild language, Mentions of death, Minor gore
Your name: submit What is this?
His eyes instantly lit up when they recognized you, his toothy grin showing when you called his name.
He jumped up from the bag and tried to run to you before the maid walked over and grabbed him by the throat. He whimpered as she held him down to the ground.
Your eyes widened as you watched her. “What do you think you’re doing? And how could you have possibly known about him or his location? I hid him far too well for anyone to find.”
She chuckled as she glanced at you. “You think your attempts to hide this hound would go over my head? You aren’t as good as you think you are.”
You tilted your head, mildly surprised at her tone toward you.
“Pardon me, I never got your name. I’ve seen you around the manor and by your demeanor, I would certainly assume you would not be capable of this. Who exactly are you?”
She turned her head away from you and tied Pluto’s hands behind his back before standing up and making her way toward the nun.
“My name is Hannah. I serve under my beloved master, Lord Trancy.”
You slowly nodded as you eyed the bandage that covered one of her eyes. “Right. I see that. I was referring to your true identity.”
Her feet stopped right before the nun. Slowly, she turned her head, confusion clear in her eyes.
“I’m not sure what you mean. I am only a mere servant, nothing more.”
You frowned at her response. She turned back and smiled apologetically at the nun.
“I am sorry, but I have my orders from my master. I hope you’ll forgive me.”
Her eyes filled with panic when Hannah grabbed her by the neck and pulled her up, practically dragging her to the back of the room.
“W-wait, what are you doing? No, no, please!”
She locked eyes with you briefly, anger suddenly flooding her. “This...this is all your fault! If that woman never took me from the convent, I would have never been kicked out. I wish I never crossed paths with you!”
You slightly laughed at her as Hannah pulled her behind a pillar, her attempts to flee being futile.
“Blaming a demon for your own sins? How typical.”
Not even a second later, you heard her blood-curdling screams as a slicing sound cut through the air.
Beside you, Uriel sucked the air from his teeth. “That sounded like more than a papercut.”
A slow grin crept onto your face as you listened to her screams.
“Enjoy hell. Bitch.”
He looked at you, eyes narrowed. “You have some serious problems, you know that?”
You rolled your eyes at him as Hannah emerged seconds later, the nun nowhere in sight, but there was what you assumed to be her heart dripping blood in Hannah’s hand.
You watched her curiously as she moved in your direction toward a large object that was covered up with a red cloth. In one swift motion, she tore it off. Uriel tensed up when he saw what it was.
You eyed the black instrument closely, taking the outside details in until she opened it up and dropped the freshly cut out heart into the spirals of the inside.
Briefly, the instrument glowed but didn’t remain the bright light it had shown.
You scoffed. “Well, would you look at that? It doesn’t work.”
Beside you, Uriel cleared his throat. When you looked at him, he gave a guilty smile. “Actually, um...the instrument requires something else. Not just a demonically marked human sacrifice. I may have forgotten to mention it.”
Your eyes narrowed at him. “Oh really? You’re telling me this now? Great, what else is needed then?”
“The heart is what powers it.” Hannah’s eyes moved over to Pluto. “But the blood of a demon hound is what is needed to activate it.”
Your jaw clenched as Pluto’s large eyes stared at you, a howl erupting from him in despair.
Your fists tightened in your bounds. The blood was almost entirely gone by now, but you were still not strong enough to break apart. All you could do was watch as Hannah placed her knee on Pluto’s back, a blade emerging from her sleeve.
You leaped forward, but the shackles on your waist forced to stay put. Hannah noticed what you tried to do, but it didn’t stop her from continuing her actions. She flipped Pluto over on his back and brought the tip of the blade to his stomach.
You continued to squirm, ignoring the pain of the metal pressing into your flesh. But it was no use.
She cut deep into the center of his back, the howls of pain that came from him were enough to break your heart. Well, if you had one.
Hannah smeared her hand all over his back, soaking up as much of his blood as possible. Pluto had tears in his eyes as his entire body shook.
After a minute, Hannah stood and moved back to the instrument. She allowed the blood to fall into the interior. It only took one drop for the entire device to light up. At that moment, you could feel the power emanating from it.
She briefly glanced at you as she closed it once again and grabbed the red cloth beside her, covering every inch of the black build.
With a push, she rolled it toward the door she had entered through, only stopping to address both of you.
“My master will come for you when he is ready. I’d advise you to not try anything, it won’t go well for you if you do.”
And with that, she left the room with the deadly instrument in her grasp. The moment she shut the door behind her, you smiled at Pluto.
“Are you alright boy?”
He weakly smiled back at you and nodded, adding a cute woof to his actions. You scooted a little to place your bound hands in front of him.
“Good. Now, do you think you can tear through this contraption with those canines of yours?”
He barked happily and extended his neck. Within a minute, he had managed to chew through the chain that held everything together. You threw your head back as you pulled down your fists, which instantly snapped what remained.
You stood up and untied the rope around Pluto’s hands. Once you did, however, Pluto jumped onto you, his legs wrapping around your waist as he licked your cheek.
You giggled as you pet his head. “Good job, Pluto.”
Hearing a loud whistle of annoyance, you frowned at Uriel, who was looking at you expectantly. “I hate to break up whatever it is you’re doing, but I would like my awesome powers back if you don’t mind.”
Sighing, you moved over to break open his handcuffs. You couldn’t help but stare at the words you couldn’t read, silently telling yourself to take some time to study up on the Enochian language.
“You seem to be having a moment over there. Would you like some privacy with them?”
You couldn’t hide the smile that came on your lips at Uriel’s comment and you threw the cuffs back at him as you stood up.
Your smile dropped as you looked at Uriel. “Alright, angel. Tell me everything you know about that device.”
●●●
Music and merriment filled the atmosphere of the ballroom. The guests continued to happily dance the night away down to the last second the notes played.
The moment the band ceased their playing, the couples across the dance floor became idle and started to chat amongst themselves.
However, all attention moved to the center of the room once Hannah emerged, wheeling out her deadly surprise.
Lau lifted his head up and gazed at it curiously. “Oh?”
The servants stood beside him, their eyes also on the newcomer and her hidden object. Mey-Rin pursed her lips. “What’s in there?”
Finny smiled wide. ”An instrument maybe?”
Lau hummed as she stopped in the middle of the room and removed the covering, revealing the black box. ”This is a surprise. I certainly didn’t expect to see that here tonight.”
Soma stared at Lau in confusion while she opened it and sat herself down on a chair beside it.
”See what? You know what that is?”
Lau didn’t seem to acknowledge his question and they all instead watched Hannah as she licked her fingers. Even sticking them down her throat which earned a few gushes of attraction from the servants.
Moving her hands over the spirals of the inside, her foot pressed on the pedal connected to it, and immediately a hauntingly sweet sound began to play.
A few guests gathered around to get a better listen in admiration. All was well until Soma suddenly crouched down, his hands covering his ears in pain.
Ayani noticed this and ran to his side, only to collapse beside him in pain as well. ”M-My prince!”
Suddenly, the entire crowd of people erupted into shrieks and cries of pain, attempting to cover their ears as Hannah played.
Soma managed to look back at Hannah and her instrument. ”W...what’s happening?”
●●●
Sebastian was smiling down at Ciel as he continued to catch his breath. But his smile faded away as his ears picked up a faint ringing sound in the distance.
“Master. Cover your ears.”
Ciel looked at him weirdly. ”My ears? Why?”
Not even a few seconds later, Ciel found out what he meant when the sharp pain in his ears erupted a cry from him. His hands covered his ears as Sebastian ran over to put his own over them.
”What is that horrid noise?”
Sebastian looked into the distance in the direction of the manor. ”I haven’t heard it in a while. At least a hundred years, I believe. It seems to be coming from the Trancy manor.”
Ciel grabbed tightly onto Sebastian’s arm and looked at him. ”Then let’s go! We need to get back to the ball!”
Sebastian smiled at him, a worry-free look on his face. ”Don’t worry, master. Fortunately, someone I trust who is very capable is at the dance this evening.”
●●●
“What do you mean there’s nothing we can do?”
Your sharp tone made Pluto jump slightly but it only made Uriel shrug.
“Well, it’s as I said. There’s nothing we can do. I don’t know what’s so hard to understand about that.”
Your fists gripped his shirt tightly, pulling him off the ground as you you stared into his eyes. “I’m not in the mood for any games, Uriel. Tell me how to stop the device.”
He sighed and gently removed your hand from his shirt, falling back on the ground when he did. He smoothed down the wrinkles you had created and cleared his throat.
“I’m sorry. I forgot how hard of hearing you demons are. Let me make it simple for you.”
He got up in your face, his mouth moving dramatically with his words. “There. Is. Nothing. We. Can. Do. Capiche?”
He moved his hands in front of your face flamboyantly. “The sound it creates completely corrupts the mind of any human that comes near it. It was created by humans. Do you see where I’m going with this?”
You furrowed your eyebrows which was his sign that you didn’t. “Well, Abigail, if the sound was purposely made to corrupt and control minds, don’t you think they made it purposely impenetrable?”
You continued to stare at him in confusion. “What exactly are you saying?”
He rolled his eyes. “Oh my gosh, what I’m saying is once the instrument is being played nothing will stop the sound from being heard, because the closer you are to it, the stronger the effect is. The player is untouchable and the only way to stop it at that point is to counteract the ingredients put in, which means you need the heart of a virgin and the blood of a holy man.”
Your jaw dropped as you rapidly blinked your eyes in disbelief. “You’re not serious, are you? We don’t have time to look for those ingredients.”
He threw his hands up in the air. “Way to state the obvious, Abigail. Honestly, what did you think I meant by ‘there’s nothing we can do’? It means we can’t do jack!”
You closed your eyes and took a deep breath, trying to think up a way to protect the party guests, keep Ciel out of harms way, avoid fighting any of the demon servants or Hannah and not reveal what you really were over anything else.
Pluto’s head suddenly perked up and a few seconds after, that’s when you heard it. Your eyes opened back up as you stared at Uriel, who stared right back at you with worry on his face.
With a groan, you grabbed a costume that was laying on the ground and threw it to Pluto. “Pluto, I need you to get dressed, alright?”
With a woof, he turned and began doing as you said. You then walked to the door and gestured for Uriel to follow.
Once the two of you emerged from the hidden room, you spotted a balcony overlooking the ballroom.
You both got closer and hid behind a curtain in the archway of the balcony, allowing you to see the scene taking place.
Hannah sat in the center of the ballroom, playing the instrument while all the attendees surrounding her were clutching their heads. Their pain-filled cries echoed throughout the room and somewhere in the sea of people, you managed to spot the servants as well as Elizabeth and Soma covering their ears as well.
But beside them was Ayani, who seemed to be attacking the possessed party-goers. Some then began going around and hitting certain points of the servants’ necks, which resulted in them being able to no longer hear the sound.
You smiled as you watched them, but it dropped once Soma had begun to be surrounded by the guests that were still affected by it. Ayani was still caught up in fighting and didn’t notice. That was when you looked to Uriel with a smirk on your face.
“I think it’s time for plan b. If we can’t stop the noise, I guess we’ll just have to trump it.”
You removed your torn gloves, revealing your faded contract mark as well as your black nails, and pointed to the kitchen.
“Go and fill as many glasses of water as possible. I need to see something.”
Uriel didn’t give any snarky remark and only ran off to do as you requested. You walked up to the balcony and watched Hannah’s movements more while listening intently to the sound she played. And honestly, if a demon could have a distinct sound, that would be it. Dark, ominous and sinister, yet inviting and incredibly attractive. But it was as empty as a void and it made you feel cold all over.
That’s when it hit you. Humans had created it to corrupt other humans. Buy molding it out of the embodiment of a demon. But if it were to be made as an embodiment of human nature, it would be the opposite.
You snapped out of your thoughts when Uriel’s blurred figure came, placing each glass of water along the rim of the railing.
Once he finished, he looked at you, anxious to see what you would do. “Alright, now what?”
You looked into the water of the glasses and took a deep breath before exhaling. You spread your hands and delicately began to slide your fingers over the rims of the glasses. Your eyes closed as a warm feeling covered your entire body.
Slowly, a strong sound emerged from where you stood that covered the entire manor.
●●●
Soma shrieked as he was enveloped by the crowd of infected guests, ducking down as he covered his head. And he waited, only to notice that every person had frozen in their spot.
“Prince Soma!”
He turned his head to see Ayani running over to him. She crouched down and picked him up, pulling him away from the crowd. Tears filled her eyes as she looked him over.
“Prince Soma! You’re Highness! Are you alright, my prince?”
He smiled at her and patted her back. ”Yes, Ayani. But what is happening?”
He glanced around at the room, seeing everyone still as a statue, and he realized something had happened. ”The sound has changed.”
From not too far away, he heard Finny shout out and point up. ”Look! It’s Y/N!”
All the persons you were acquainted with gazed up at you in awe as you moved from glass to glass, seemingly in a trance by your own music.
Finny smiled widely as he watched you. ”I feel all peaceful-like somehow.”
Mey-Rin clapped her hands together. ”It’s very relaxing!”
Ayani couldn’t keep her eyes off of you.
”This is magnificent. Y/N’s music is merging perfectly with hers. Transforming the quality of the sound. Her threatening, ominous playing becomes a melody full of warmth and kindness...such a complete change is incredible!”
The tears that had threatened to fall before began streaming down her cheeks as she rubbed her hands in a praying motion. ”We are blessed to be able to witness such purity in a performer. True beauty! What a transcendence...thank you, Y/N.”
●●●
Your eyes opened when your ears heard Hannah start to play her instrument more aggressively as if she was trying to overpower you. You narrowed your eyes at this and your body swayed faster now, moving in a blur as you played every single glass in a specific order, making the sound come out fuller and warmer.
Mey-Rin sighed dreamily, a blush coming on her cheeks when she watched your body move. “She plays like some sort of goddess…”
You felt the vibrations of your glasses become stronger as you played and your eyes snapped over to Hannah when the instrument sparked on the inside. Not even a few seconds later, the glass coils of it shattered, sending Hannah falling to the ground as shards flew all around her.
Slowly, your fingers grew softer and your body sopped moving. The sound dies out and it became completely silent as your fingertip slid on the remaining glass rim.
Seconds passed with the room dead quiet. And then it erupted in applause and cheer. You glanced down at the many people that stood to look up at you, praising you for your performance as if they had completely forgotten that they were just being controlled.
You smiled down at them before climbing over the railing and jumping down. You landed directly beside Hannah and you stayed in the crouched position had you landed in to whisper into her ear.
“The performance wouldn’t have been the same without your help. I thank you, Hannah.”
Afterward, you moved to straighten up, but her voice made you stop.
”You won’t win.”
You chuckled at her words and leaned closer into her. “I find it amusing that you continue to underestimate me. It’ll make my victory all the more enjoyable.”
She stayed quiet which was enough for you to stand up and walk over to the servants. From the corner of your eye you spotted Ciel and Sebastian enter the room, coming over to the servants as well. This made you stop in your tracks.
You avoided looking at Sebastian as an uneasy feeling settled in your body.
“So that’s what you meat by plan b. I admit, it was pretty good.”
You tiredly laughed when Uriel appeared beside you, nudging you in the side. “Which is why I’m glad I chose to join you.”
Your eyebrow raised at him. “Join me? What do you mean?”
He smirked and tipped his hat at you. “This isn’t a one-time thing, y’know. I actually think you’ll add some spice to my life. And I am your warden, after all. I think we will both benefit from me staying by your side.”
He grabbed your shoulder and squished you into a side hug. “Say hello to your new bestie!”
You sighed and shook your head, but yours and his attention moved to Ciel and Sebastian when they walked up to you. Your back instantly became straighter and your hands folded behind your back.
“Ah. There you are, master. I grew worried when I noticed you had left. I am glad that you were safe from what transpired here, though.”
Ciel didn’t respond and only eyed you cautiously. “The servants tell me it was you who managed to put a stop to it.”
You grinned at him. “Of course, sir. If I couldn’t stop a horrible event such as this, what kind of cat would I be?”
His eyes widened and a blush crept onto his face when he remembered the outfit you still had on. “Yes, well...at any rate, how did you not become affected by it?”
You chuckled as your eyes shifted to Sebastian, a coldness clear within them.
“Simple, Ciel. I completely eliminated every trace of the negative demonic sound that tried to penetrate me. I had it briefly and it left me feeling angry and used so I ignored it and focused on myself.”
Sebastian tilted his head in confusion at your words, his eyes landing on the arm that was still around your shoulder. You could practically hear his jaw clench as he looked at Uriel.
He hummed, a proud smile coming on his lips as he crossed his arms. ”Then tell me, what was that instrument she was playing?”
Uriel leaned forward as he held up a finger to explain.
”That was a glass harmonica. It was popular in the 18th Century. Some call it the voice of the angels while others feel it disturbed the mind of those who heard it. Thus, it fell into the dark corners of history as a demon’s instrument.”
Ciel, who had seemed to completely ignore Uriel’s presence glared at him. “And who might you be?”
His eyebrows shot up as he glanced at you and pulled the brim of his hat over his eyes. “Oh, me? I’m no-one special, but you can call me Uriel.”
When his name left his tongue, Sebastian’s eyes snapped to you questioningly.
You smiled and looked at Uriel. “Yes, if it wasn’t for my new friend here, I wouldn’t have been able to do it. I think he would be a valuable ally, my lord. Please know that I trust and vouch for him.”
Ciel eyed him suspiciously but didn’t say anything further. “Right. If you say so, Y/N. Anyway, this harmonica, why would someone play such a thing at a costume ball?”
”As a diversion for my guests.”
You all turned at the sound of a new voice. And the air became tense when you spotted Alois, his butler, and his trio of demonic servants walking into the room.
He smiled royally at his audience. ”Ladies and gentlemen, please accept my sincere apologies for being late. I am Alois Trancy. I’m so honored that you came!”
He stopped once he passed by Hannah, who was still on the floor with broken glass surrounding her. You noticed the side-eye he gave her before addressing the guests. ”I see that you enjoyed the entertainment while I was away and I’m relieved that it was to your liking.”
The guests all seemed to start talking amongst themselves again as the servants of the manor cleaned up the mess that was made and dragged Hannah away. Uriel removed his arm from you when Alois and Claude came up to the four of you, his smile still on his face as he looked directly at you.
”That performance was amazing. I must say, you have a true talent for music, Y/N.”
You glanced down in embarrassment. “Oh, my. I cannot accept such praise. I am simply one hell of a maid.”
Ciel gave you an odd look at your statement but Alois only continued to smile as he turned to him.
”Yes, she is quite a servant. A beautiful one at that. You are lucky, Earl Phantomhive.”
Ciel glanced at you before looking back at Alois. ”Yes. I suppose I am.”
You bit back your smile at his compliment right before Sebastian stepped forward and looked down at Ciel.
”Master. I would like a word with Claude if it wouldn’t trouble you. It wouldn’t take terribly long.”
Your face fell as you were forced to stare at Sebastian, that bad feeling returning in your being. He noticed you staring and smiled as if telling you not to worry.
If only he knew that was the last thing you’d feel for him right now.
Alois laughed and turned to Claude. ”He can do that. Right, Claude?”
Alois turned so Ciel couldn’t hear. But what you heard him say made you want to roll your eyes.
”Ten minutes, Claude. I want you to settle this quickly. If you can’t do that, you’ll be punished.”
Claude gave a curt nod. “Yes, your highness.”
Ciel scoffed as he and Sebastian shared a look. ”Fine, but do it swiftly, understood?”
Sebastian smiled sweetly at him. ” Why, yes, my young lord.”
Your jaw clenched as you watched them walk away. But when you caught the look Ciel was giving you, you smirked.
“May I help you master?”
He placed a hand on his hip and narrowed his eyes. “So…”
He clicked his tongue. “You mind telling me what exactly is going on between you and my butler, Y/N?”
