Intertwined Fates

Improvising (When Your Plan Goes Awry)

Talia’s POV
After Undertaker said those four words, I stopped listening. I didn’t even pay attention when laughter caused some of the coffins leaning against the wall to fall down.
I tapped my chin and looked around as I tried to think of a way out of this situation.
My eyes lighted on some of the smaller coffins. Aha!
A light bulb popped into existence above my head. I motioned Summer over and pointed to the coffins as I explained my plan.
Ciel’s POV
After Sebastian had sent me outside so he could tell his joke, I noticed a window on the side of Undertaker’s shop.
I tiptoed over and peered through. Inside, I saw Talia whispering to Summer and pointing to the coffins. After a minute, Summer nodded, her beautiful white hair bouncing up and down.
I watched carefully as she gracefully climbed into a coffin and shut the lid. Talia made sure it was fully closed, and climbed into her own coffin. I took mental note of which coffins they were in and walked back inside.
No One’s POV
Ciel walked back into the shop and said, “Actually, we would like to buy two coffins.”
Sebastian gave his master a raised eyebrow, but Ciel just gave him back a glare. Sebastian nodded, and they both looked back at the giggling Undertaker.
Ciel sweat dropped.
The Undertaker nodded while holding his sleeve over his mouth. Ciel didn’t hesitate as he walked into the room marked “Guest Coffins.” He surveyed the many coffins, and eventually pointed to the two that the girls were hiding in.
**Time skip to carriage**
Summer’s POV
The coffin I was hiding in had been lifted, jostled, and placed back down. Now, I was in a carriage.
The lid of my coffin was removed, and I was staring straight into the serious face of Ciel Phantomhive.
I blushed, and scrambled quickly out of my prison.
I sat on the opposite side of the carriage from Ciel. I noticed he was staring at me. I shifted, uncomfortable with his stare.
Eventually, I snapped at him. “What do you want?”
I bit my lip and looked away as he smirked. Then he said something that I did not expect.
“I want you to work for me.”
Talia’s POV
After Sebastian had taken me out of my coffin, I had sat next to him on the driver’s seat.
I noticed that Sebastian wasn’t looking at me. Perfect.
I crept my hand into my purse, and grabbed my phone and a pair of headphones. I stuck the ear buds in, and unlocked my phone. I looked through my apps until I reached YouTube.
I turned it on, and found that I somehow still had Internet connection.
I shrugged, and looked through my history for a song that would sufficiently confuse or annoy Sebastian. I lighted upon the Kuroshitsuji Tik Tok Parody. I pressed play, and started singing along.
        Wake up in the morning to the words, Young Master.
        It’s Sebastian right out the door he says things are a disaster.
        Mey-Rin is breaking all the dishes,
        Finny’s burning the trees,
        And well, Chef Baldroy and Tanaka are already on their knees for mercy.
        I’m talking Shinigami on my back (back)
        Butler wearing black (black)
        Some Italian guy stealing my crack (crack)
        N-Now I’m going back into town
        Because of Finnian the clown
        Who broke my walking stick for the third time this week, I mean honestly
        Ciel Phantomhive
        Pentacle on my eye
        That’s right
        I’m not nice so you can kiss my feet and cry
        I’m rich, not a prick
        So don’t make me throw a fit or
        I will kill you!
        I will kill you!
        Ciel Phantomhive
        Pentacle on my eye
        That’s right
        I’m not nice so you can kiss my feet and cry
        I’m rich, not a prick
        So don’t make me and throw a fit or
        I will kill you!
        I will kill you!
        Now let’s talk about season two and the boy
        Who is named “Trancy”.
        I mean, seriously, did they think I wouldn’t happen to get angry?
        I mean the boy is a cheaper, blonder version of me,
        And well the butler can’t even compare to my Sebby!
        Still got a shinigami on my back
        Butler’s still in black
        And the Italian guy who stole my crack? (Well, he’s dead now)
        Ha-ha! How about my Auntie Red,
        Well it would appear she’s also dead…
        Oh God my li-
At this point, Sebastian ripped out my ear buds and shoved them into my purse.
As I pouted at him, I heard laughter inside the carriage.
I looked through the tiny window and saw that Summer was laughing at me, and Ciel looked halfway between horrified and severely pissed off. I stuck out my tongue at Summer and explained to her.
“I turned my phone on, and it turned out that we still have Internet connection, so I listened and sang to the song that would annoy Sebby the most! But I didn’t even get to the yaoi part…”
Ciel and Sebastian, who were listening in, both paled and whispered in mortification, “Yaoi?”
I laughed, and said, “People where we come from ship you two in yaoi.” They paled further.
I came up with a plan so we wouldn’t reveal too much of the plot.
“Sooo…anything big happen recently? Any dogs or dead people? Maybe a mission from the queen?” They looked at me strangely, and I just nonchalantly shrugged.
Eventually, Ciel replied to my questions.
“Well, my aunt died...but you already seemed to know that…” So we were just after the Jack the Ripper case.
Okay. I could build from there.
I turned away, but Ciel continued. “So. Where did you get that song from?” I started laughing my ass off at the discomfort on his face.
I noticed that he was serious and I calmed down, somewhat.
“Well, it’s a parody of another song called Tik Tok. It’s basically sung from your point of view, Ciel.”
After I finished my small explanation, I directed my thoughts back to when they said they were in the series. After the Ripper case…so that meant…Grell was known! I squealed, and grabbed on the edge of my seat, twirling so that I kicked the carriage door open.
I settled myself inside, and closed the now broken door.
Summer sweat dropped, and Ciel was clutching his heart in shock. I giggled and whispered in Summer’s ear, “We’re after the Jack the Ripper case, right? So that means Grell’s been introduced, and the yaoi corset scene happened recently! Oh, your two crushes! Sebastian and Ciel. In. A. Hot. Yaoi. Relationship.” She turned a dark red, and steam started coming off her face. I loved to tease her since her thoughts sometimes bordered on Mey-Rin type stuff.
The cushions she was sitting on caught fire from the heat coming off her face.
I got an evil glint in my eyes as I decided to add more fuel to the fire. Ciel looked frightened as I looked at him.
I picked up under his arms and manipulated his limbs so that he was sitting on Summer’s lap with his arms wrapped around her neck. His face was red. From the heat or from blushing, I couldn’t tell.
Summer had froze, her temperature slowly rising degree by degree, as she realized what position she and Ciel were in. I poked his stomach, making him blow cool air on Summer’s neck.
She immediately fainted, and the fire was put out. I smiled and placed Ciel back in his seat, whispering in his ear, “You know what started it all? I told her about that little yaoi corset scene you had with Sebby.”
I winked and he paled. Then he turned red again. I think that I just found my new target for evil pranks. Hehehe...
Ciel’s POV
After Talia had whispered that little bit of information, I turned red with mortification. How did she know about that?!
I must learn how she knows all my secrets, or nothing I do shall be safe! The carriage stopped, and I looked out the window to the Phantomhive Estate. I hope Summer accepts my invitation to work here… Wait, what was I saying?! I have a fiancé already! I huffed, and stepped out of the carriage.