the shadow that never left
For:Â petty-bocchan Author: redrosecrown Pairings/Character: Vincent Phantomhive, Undertaker, Phantomhive Twins Warnings: N/A Prompt:Â Undertaker babysitting the twins Authorâs Notes: Princess Joanne is a fictional character. I made her up.
-If his horse didnât poop on the Earl of Phantomhive, and if Vincent Phantomhive didnât make a princess angry, Undertaker would never attend Phantomhive twinsâ third birthday party. Undertaker felt dizzy from laughing, while untying the Earl. Vincent had to babysit Princess Joanne, but it seems that she threw a tantrum. She wanted to be the one driving the carriage. He had wanted to take her for a picnic with the twins, but before they could set foot on the carriage again, she ordered some guards to tie him up, and help her drive.
-âA tiny princess stole your carriage?â Undertaker asked smirking.
-âDaddy was pooped,â said one of the twins pointing his finger. âDaddy was pooped,â said the other.
-âAt least she is safe,â said Earl Phantomhive cleaning his face with a napkin. âEven the devil couldnât predict this. Hahahaha.â
-âI thought it waaaas a corpse lying on the ground,â said Undertaker, smirking.
-The twins used to be so shy, and they would cry for their mother or father, the moment their divine parents were five meters away from them. They were still scardey-cats, though, but it seems that the mischievous strike of their genes has finally started to show in them. Earl of Phantomhive pardoned himself so he can have a bath, and Undertaker was left alone with two three-year-old kids. Their mother was not feeling well, and the servants were busy preparing the event, and since, Vincent asked him to babysit his children, Undertaker agreed to it.
-âOuch!â a ball of steel suddenly hit Undertaker from behind. He even surprised himself by shouting. Little Phantomhive had hit him on his ass.
-âOh come on, little you,â said he raising his hands in a spooky way. âIâm going to get you.â
-And, soon there were two screaming kids and a running former Shinigami after them. He finally got one of them. The other was hiding under the table.
-âWhere is the oooother oneee?â said he. There was a giggling from under the golden table. âWhat should I dooo? Earl wiiiiill haaaaave my head.â There was another giggling. âWhat is this tiiiiny shoe doing under the taaaable? Donât tell me someone ate one of them.â He picked the giggling toddler up, who had a small C on his outfit. âI got you.â
-âRead a book for us,â said the twin that had a C on his blue dress.
-âOh my,â said Undertaker. âWhich oneee should IIIII choooooose?â
-There were dozens of books for kids on the table, and Undertaker had heard about all of them, but one particular one took his interest the most. It was the âFenian Cycle.â
-With one twin on his right side, and the other on the left side, Undertaker felt like a father reading to his own children, the story about a golden boy that could run really fast. The sun rays that shone through the windows looked like a hand trying to grasp the little bits of hope he had in him. The mirror reflected his thoughts of the past, and smirked at his attempt to get back what he once had.
-âSo, heâs the fastest in the world?â said one of them, âeven faster than a horse?â
-âEven faster than a horse,â said Undertaker. âThough, no matter how fast a human is, he can never outrun death,â Undertaker thought in himself. It seems that the Earl is late.
-âLetâs play with a ball, Ciel,â said one of the twins. Â They ran outside leaving Undertaker alone in the saloon. âWaiiiiit for meee,â said Undertaker, breaking free from the state of deep thoughts.
-The garden of Phantomhive was always so nice. The sun was now red, and it seems that the time for the party was soon. He didnât buy a present for them. They played for a little while, and when Undertaker managed to protect Ciel from falling on the ground, the people from the party started coming. Undertaker really didnât want to partake in that party, especially being present-less, but now it was too late to go back.
-âItâs so nice to have you in one of our parties, Undertaker,â said the Earl, smiling kindly. âI know you avoid social events, but itâs interesting for once in a while.â
-âYes, once in a while,â he said thoughtfully, but a scandalous event in front of him made him double in laughter. One of the kids was running, and he had accidentally pushed an elderly man into a gigantic cake. He was a philanthropist from what Undertaker knew.
-âYou are faster than Finnian,â said the twins altogether. âYou saved me from falling, and you were so fast.â
-âOh, thatâs noooothiiiing,â said Undertaker smirking. âCatching you was so eaaasy.â
-âMacaroons are so delicious,â said one of them. âDo you want one?â
-âThaaaank you,â said he picking a red one.
-Undertaker was bored, but he got to win that billiards game. The evil aristocrats always had their little secret discussions. The drugs, the human trafficking, and even occult were part of their discussion, and the Earl had always a quest from his master, the Queen.
-âRead us a story,â the twins ran to him. One of them had a Grimmâs fairy-tail book on his arms.
-âLeave the adults alone,â their father insisted.
-âDonât worry,â said Undertaker. âIâd looooove to read them the stooory.â
-There was a princess with black hair and fair complexion named Snow White, who had an evil stepmother. There were two orphaned siblings looking for shelter in a forest, and right after Cinderella had left the palace and her shoe, and the moment that the clock stroked 12, Undertaker found himself with two sleeping twins on his lap, and he was all alone in that saloon again. This saloon was always like this. That shadows of that place seem to form the shape of her body, like the ghost of her never left that place. It was the place where he fell in love with her. The âher,â whose shadow never left him alone.















