♚ Fourth Move - {Text}

[faustianphantom]

I just felt a chill.

[A long pause while Ciel searches his room for possible causes.]

I never noticed a draft in here before.

[But something is definitely different.]

Though I know that you are loathe to speak to me - Doll? Have you noticed any - [What does it call it? Unusual is the wrong word for it. This place is always unusual.] - unprecedented changes in the city lately?

This feeling is familiar...

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voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I...have an idea, but I'm certain I'm mistaken.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

What's the idea? Maybe it's right.

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

It feels like...him.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

Who's "'im" when 'e's at 'ome?

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

My butler.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

Oh. Bla... 'im.

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Yes. Black. But I know he can't be here.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

Why not? Anyone can turn up. Ain't sure 'ow you can feel somethin' like that though.

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

The last time I saw him, he was dead.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

W-what...but...

[She swallows nervously, not having expected that answer at all.] ...sometimes people turn up 'ere anyway. Even if they'd died in their worlds.

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

It might be him?

[He lets that digest.]

I have no other choice but to face him if...he is truly here.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

Could be.

...face 'im? But don't 'e work for you?

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

He is my butler, but -

[It's complicated now.]

Never mind.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

...alright.

[Because pressing him for an answer won't do either of them any good.]

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

...are you well?

voice;

[freckleddoll]

...course I am. 'm fine. Why?

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I wondered. [He frowns.] I'm not going to hurt you, Doll.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

...don't 'ave any reason to believe that, do I?

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Just my word. You were never my enemy.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

I...

I don't want any trouble, 's all.

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

You don't and you won't.

voice;

[freckleddoll]

...alright then.

Good.

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Do you want to know why it happened?

voice;

[freckleddoll]

[...does she? No, not really. She can't do anything about it from here. The only thing she really wants is to be with her siblings again, and have Joker laugh and tell her everything is fine. That they're all fine.]

No. It don't matter, not 'ere.

voice;

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I never thanked you.